This is not Cooper’s first brush with the substance abuse police.  His history dates back to 2002 when he was playing for University of Maine and he was caught with possession of 1000 steroid pills.  He was not penalized as possession of steroids as possession of steroids was not an offense by N.C.A.A. standards.  Consequently he went undrafted in 2002 and was drafted by San Diego in 2003.

It is unfortunate that a man who is considered a considerable talent feels the need to stoop to the use of drugs to improve his game.  Overall the feeling is that he is a great instinctive player, who plays a smart game.  That is all you need to really succeed.  Let’s hope he uses his suspension time to reflect on all he stands to lose if he keeps flirting with enhancement drugs. They can be a dangerous mistress.