Quadir Copeland is a menace.
He’s also a sparkplug, a guaranteed mismatch, a playmaker, and most importantly, a leader.
But the Copeland you see today wasn’t the Copeland we saw at Syracuse a few years back.
The Philly product moved down to Florida to play for IMG during high school, hoping to be molded into a more complete player. At the time he was a 6’6 combo guard who wasn’t a consistent shooter from long range. He was wiry,slippery and had good vision, but just didn’t really look the part of a classic PG. He had a lot of flash and athleticism, but he also turned the ball over more than you’d like and at 6’6 most coaches saw him as a guy they could mold into a playmaking wing.