It is confirmed that the B!G has named Kofi B!G Freshman of the Week. Reuvers was name POW.
Would 37 years ago(player with a double-double mentioned in tweet) have been Efrem?
I'm putting the O/U at 4.5 on how many times he wins this....
If he starts hitting that number we may not have him next year.I'm putting the O/U at 4.5 on how many times he wins this....
If he starts hitting that number we may not have him next year.
I'm pretty sure this will be his one and only year at Illinois. We haven't seen a kid like this since Leonard.
Agreed. We really struggled to get him the rock inside against Arizona. That will have to be figured out for the conference season or it will definitely limit Kofi's production. Not saying he isn't a good player, just wondering if we have the team and passing to support that potential right now.A lot of players who look like studs in the non-conf don't hold up during conference play. I know it's a limited sample, but if you look at his game against AZ, it's significantly weaker than those other two games. Still decent production, but his efficiency dropped noticeably.
Am I worried? A little, but I'm personally not projecting one-n-done yet.
He certainly looked to have that potential, like a man among boys in the first 2 games when he had 4+ inches & 50+ lbs. on the the other bigs, against AZ not so much. I think there is still room in the nba for a bruiser that is good for 10 rebounds a game and a high efficiency scorer. But let’s see how he does against the big 10 before we make that call. I don’t think he is anyone’s mock draft yet & rightfully so.I'm pretty sure this will be his one and only year at Illinois. We haven't seen a kid like this since Leonard.
Think he will have to shoot from outside to be o and d.He certainly looked to have that potential, like a man among boys in the first 2 games when he had 4+ inches & 50+ lbs. on the the other bigs, against AZ not so much. I think there is still room in the nba for a bruiser that is good for 10 rebounds a game and a high efficiency scorer. But let’s see how he does against the big 10 before we make that call. I don’t think he is anyone’s mock draft yet & rightfully so.
A lot of people seems to float that out, but last year Jaxson Hayes went 8th & attempted 0 in his college career Stats, Deandre Ayton was the number 1 overall in 2018 & he went 0 - 4 his rookie season, Wendell Carter has shot 41 in his first 2 years in the NBA at a .171 clip, Ben Simmons was 1-3 at LSU and drafted #1 overall, take a look at his NBA stats. It certainly would help, but it is far from required if you are special elsewhere.Think he will have to shoot from outside to be o and d.
I'm pretty sure this will be his one and only year at Illinois. We haven't seen a kid like this since Leonard.
It's notable that Kofi has managed to stay out of foul trouble so far and this may be the reason. Hopefully he can continue to stay out of foul trouble. Additionally, if he can clean up some of the turnovers that would be great too. It's early....I'll take a win any way I can get it while the team figures things out.I wonder if he has been coached not to try too much on defense as a way of keeping him on the floor longer. His mere presence in the middle strengthens our D and doing more means fouling more.