This is absolutely preposterous to say. He was Honorable Mention All Freshman in the Pac-12 while shooting 45% from 3. He is by no means not any good.
As far as next year goes, yeah we won't be as elite. But to say we wont be good is also dumb. We have two juco guys coming in who can play. Also get a 4 star recruit who I'm sure can provide some minutes. As well as having Burton, Thomas, Naz, Babb, and Cooke (possibly Monte). Lets not jump to conclusions about this team next year just yet and enjoy what we have going this year.
Agree on Cooke. There is no reason he should have regressed so much since his freshman year and with so little playing time, it's not fair to evaluate him yet. He had a beautiful assist and has shot well his last few games, even though getting very few minutes, and he gives us a ball handler that can play point and give Monte a badly needed break once in awhile. Maybe he's still having hip issues or attitude problems (though it doesn't show on game day), but it's hard to explain why he's become the forgotten man on this team. We badly need bench help and while Ashton does well in spot duty, he adds very little in substantial minutes where we need some production.