Tacomallini
- Washington State
Say what now?
Kofi Cockburn in the transfer portal
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Dee was a 2x AA in ‘05 and ‘06. Luther and Deron were AAs in ‘05.
None were ever first team
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Here's the AP list. A lot of 2nd and 3rd teamers. Ayo was 1st 1st team. https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html
Hard to believe, I know! All good.
Looks like all 2nd team for Dee and Luther 3rd for Deron. Wow. Can’t believe Deron was third team. Though I do recall being surprised that he was the biggest success in the NBA from that year. Obviously, he shined in the tourney, but throughout the year, Dee always had more star power.
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Tacomallini
- Washington State
Think Kofi was second team too. Dee back-to-back sure, I was confused by OP. Thought the claim was Deron and Luther 1) played college ball in ‘06 and 2) were also AA that year.
Tacomallini
- Washington State
I’ll drink to that, friend. Or more precisely, take a break a la pruman91 to that.
Trust me, you wouldn’t want to take a break for that
I must’ve been thinking about the recent video of him knocking down 3’s while training…while not looking up his stats to confirm. Whoops
altenberger22
- South Carolina
And even then, they probably thought he was a Defensive Lineman/Edge Rusher.
blackdog
- Champaign
I keep saying Adams or DeAndre Jordan are the best comps for Kofi. Adams came in pretty raw as well but he's developed into a great passer and post up threat. Plus everyone says he is by far the strongest dude in the league so he's a perfect role model for Kofi.
The best comp for Kofi, imo, is Dewayne Dedmon.
This is what happens when you mix desperation and intellect
FT shooting is not a natural use of the arms --most people take it for granted because basketball players have done it so long by the time they get to D1 basketball. They're fluid with their shooting and may only need a tweak or more practice. Kofi seems to have a lot of headwinds in the sense that he's not a shooter (and doesn't need to), so he doesn't have the shooting reps and time into it that other players would.
The Adam Spinella video talks through it pretty well. He doesn't (yet) have a fluid push from his legs up through his body and shoulders to start the release, and then his arm position is a bit forced on top of that, such that he isn't consistent lining up well going into the shot. IMO that stuff is both easy and hard to fix. I.e. once you get where you're motion is off or jerky, you can smooth it out with a lot of focused repetition, but it takes a LOT of dedication to establish a new habit and get it to the point where you're comfortable. Then you have to work on the next area to improve while integrating your changes. It's highly iterative, and requires building up a lot of muscle memory before you start seeing the results. Not sure he's got enough time to make a ton of progress in one season, but he could certainly improve. If he's working on a jumper, that could help establish better legwork in his FT shot.
Kofi seems really confident as a player, so I like his chances of making progress. Some guys struggle with changes and it gets in their head so they don't trust the process enough to keep at it. His improvement as a player has been phenomenal. Should be fun to watch him try and add to his game this season.
TheFameProtector
- Champaign
I agree that the best ones do, the ones that are stars or high-level starters. But there's a lot really good players that also don't, and a ton of the quality backups don't either. Clint Capela, Rudy Gobert, Steven Adams, Andre Drummond, Jusuf Nurkic, Jarrett Allen are all starters or starter-level without a shot. Most of those guys are either elite defenders + great lob threats or have pretty good all-around offensive games (Nurkic, Drummond). Then there's tons of backups with similar limitations: Montrezl Harrell, Enes Kanter, Boban, Hassan Whiteside, Tristan Thompson, Cauley-Stein...list goes on but you get it. Heck Jaxson Hayes was just a top 10 pick a few years back and he can't shoot a lick. Hitting a mid-range is a nice skill but not essential -- defense is the swing skill. Even guys like Rudy Gobert, the 3x DPOY due to rim protection, are slowly becoming hard to play in the playoffs b/c good guards just continually target them on the perimeter. If I'm an NBA scout, that's my biggest question mark with Kofi: we know he can be a force in the post, but will his defense be sufficient for how the game is now played? If it isn't realistic for Kofi to become an elite defender, then adding that mid-range + passing might be his best path towards adding value. My point is just that the mid-range is not critical -- unless you're an elite all-around big, being a capable shooter is one way to add value on the court and make up for deficiencies elsewhere.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
BRAVO...............................ENCORE..............................................
Slightly cringy.....but still cute.
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