Why doesnt Cope get more minutes?

[Patrick Ewing33]

He's an outstanding scorer no doubt, although his defense and rebounding is a little shaky, that could be worked on... He is a deadly shooter, that 3 he made last night with the defense all over him made me go nuts and shows what kind of scorer he can be..

[BEASTINEAST]

we already have a deadly 3pt shooter with shaky defense and rebounding.

[still a fan]

you answered your own question and understand who the coach is?

I bet Mike D would love this guy. Hmm trade lol

[HouRealCoach]

Copeland for... Lakers have nothing we don't already lol

But because he doesn't deserve minutes over JR Smith, Brewer, Melo, Novak, & Kidd. Then we got Iman returning and squeezing him in now will only make it harder to fit Iman in when he's ready

[Patrick Ewing33]

He should get 15 minutes a game so he could get his trade value up. He can bring a 1st rounder

[NYKGuY]

When I woke up this morning I asked myself the same thing. Copeland has definitely shown he can play. His highlight game alone where he produced numbers in every category in only 10 mins is a prime example of how good he can be. Sure his rebounding and defending is something that needs work, but I think that gets adjusted with game minutes. Cope and Novak are the same height and Novak is even starting to go after rebounds.

But back to the issue, although I also believe he should get more minutes. You have to understand the school that Mike Woodson came from. His way of thinking is, games go to the vets and rookies must learn the "NBA" game. Red Holzman was a great coach for specifically this type of philosophy.

It is a long season and injuries are bound to occur, Cope is doing exactly what he needs to do. Which is what Woodson has told everyone. Stay ready and produce with the minutes your given. I'm sure these type of productions don't go on blind eyes.

[knicksfan42]

His defense is horrendous, is why.

[Kashmir13579]

Because he plays 'Melo's position

[SHOULDA COULDA]

because he could'nt defend you....

Cope scores 8 points, his guy scores 7.

Whats the point?

[knicksfan42]

because he could'nt defend you....

Cope scores 8 points, his guy scores 7.

Whats the point?

Actually cope scores 8, opposition scores 10. In fact that's what happened yesterday.

[Jagged QT]

His rebounding and defense isn't "shaky", it's down right awful.

Even Novak tries, Copeland doesn't try.

He can score, but that is all.

[D-Leethal]

There isn't a role for him when Melo is healthy. He's a good guy to have on the bench when you need an additional scoring punch and their is a guy he can matchup with on defense and not get super-exposed for his tweener status.

[still a fan]

won't be long he won't be dressing soon, January I'd say.

[Quietmoney]

I think he and Pablo should get minutes together every game at least until Amare comes back. When Chandler comes out we don't have another pick n roll player in the game.

[nycericanguy]

He should get more time, especially when JR can't buy a shot, or when Felton is off.

Novak doesn't play D but that doesn't mean he's not huge for us.

I'd like to see more of Prigs & Cope together.

I respect what JR has done this year on defense and his overall game, but I think Woody has way too long of a leash with Felton & JR.

I also wanna see White get more time, I think Woody is playing Kidd & Chandler too much lately, hopefully Shump & Amare can fix that next week.