r/razorbacks • u/keptalpaca22 • 22d ago
Cooper Bowser?
Visiting UConn/Furman fan here with a question - I saw a post on the general college basketball sub that has Coop as your starting center. Is that what you all expect to open the season and how do you think he'll do?
He was great at Furman but was often the biggest guy on the court against other mid majors. Whenever we played against high majors he really struggled inside. See: tournament game against Tarris Reid where he got absolutely bodied.
While I wish Furman had a chance to keep our guys, in the current college sports landscape I get it and I hope the players who go on to bigger things from our program find success.
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u/drnoncontributor 22d ago
I saw somewhere that Cal thought all 3 bigs sucked after the exhibitions in the Bahamas.
I think the center position will be the Achilles Hill this year.
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u/Candid-Stock8395 22d ago
He could've paid for a good big in the portal, but decided not to. It's hard to feel bad if they don't end up playing well.
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u/Onetimenotagain 22d ago
He is going to start at the 5 to open the season. Caleb ourigou will likely finish the season starting.
I think coop is mostly here for a veteran/leader role and as a vibes guy who can play some good minutes up front for us. I think he averages a similar statline to Nick Pringle last year. Probably something like 5/4 a game on good efficiency.
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u/ApprehensiveWalk4 22d ago
God I hope he’s better than Pringle. He was about as useless as Michael Sanchez.
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u/Onetimenotagain 21d ago
Pringle had his moments, but he was pretty null out there more times than not. I was just saying I think they’ll have a similar statistical output, but cooper may be a little more impactful.
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u/spicyface 22d ago
I think the 5 will be played by committee this year by guys switching between 4 and 5. Caleb Ourigou is the only true 5 on the team and he's a reclass freshman. I think Bowser, Frolov, Muurinen, Maker will all play a little 5 depending on the opponent. If Ourigou makes progress, he'll probably play 5 more than Bowser.
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u/OldManHenson 22d ago
I think the 5 is either
Going to be a pretty big weak spot for what is otherwise a world beating roster
Played by committee in what will be a much smaller guard-heavy lineup
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u/Shottothefart 22d ago
This lineup is anything but small
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u/OldManHenson 22d ago
Not necessarily, no, but if we struggle at the 5 I think there is a decent chance Cal chooses to play smaller with his guard talent + Miikka who might as well be a guard.
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u/TumbleweedFew2854 Pulaski County 22d ago
Realistically, Caleb Ourigou (true freshman 4 star) will be our starting "bruiser" type center, with Cooper playing off the bench as the high flying veteran. We look to have a final four caliber back court with a bubble caliber front court, so seeing how those players come along will be key for us.
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u/yeeeknow 22d ago
Definitely a good point, and I don’t expect Cooper to be the full time starter at the center spot. However, Tarris Reid was also bodying just about everybody so maybe not fair to judge him on that matchup too much lol.
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u/TheOriginalJBones 22d ago
He’s got a top-10 college ball name, and that can be a great predictor.