Wokker
- "The Good Land", WI
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If he comes back he's a virtual lock for the all time rebounding record and has a very good chance at Deon's all time points record (he'd tie it by scoring 2 fewer points than he did this season - and he missed 3 games due to suspension, and missed a couple due to injury).
I have to imagine that kind of record chase also provides some unique NIL opportunities as well.
There was a big todo related to trying to force a scholarship player onto an academic scholarship at NW a few years back. The player balked at the transition saying they said that they were promised a 4 year athletic scholarship, and the academic scholarship did not provide the same level of services. The academic scholarships gave access to additional facilities, meals, etc.. It got ugly. There were claims that the administration tampered with student work records and then used the tampered records to try and prove that the athlete was not meeting their obligations. I think that it came out that every time an independent party investigated, it looked like the student was telling the truth. It was ugly enough that I wasn't sure Collins would survive.
This moved Collins from my damn he's done a good job (for NW) list to my what a slimeball list.
A lot of inaccurate info in this post.
Dude it's a longer shot that he leaves.....
Why would't you want 3 or4 guys on the court like that? It gives you so many options offensively and defensively, Brad would like to be able to switch everything defensively like Baylor and Houston.
lmao, you offer me 3 RJs to play with the PG and Kofi i take it in a heartbeat
Sweet mother of ... he's gonna entertain us with those breakaway left hand dunks!
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Don’t get me wrong, I hope that Kofi returns, but there are some bigs in the league that are kinda like Kofi. Andre Drummond, Dwight Howard and DeAndre Jordan to name a few. Not near as many as there were a decade ago, but there might be an opportunity for him to be a backup center and get about 10 minutes per game as a banger in the future.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
This creates some fun ideas: Some type of $100k+ bonuses connected with breaking all-time records. I'm sure Illinois could also make some pitches of things they could do "down the road" for accolades.
But there are a handful of 6’10” guys who cannot shoot free throw or threes. They just have to be elite rim protectors and/or rebounders.
Clint Capella
Mitchell Robinson
Steven Adams
Andre Drummond
Might only be 30-50 roster spots, but Kofi could grab one of those if he shows some improvement in those areas. That’s his path to getting drafted in my opinion. Forget threes. Keep improving shot blocking and going to get rebounds that are out of his area.
There is a very good likelihood Kofi plays in the NBA. Not saying he will be a star or even start, but there is a place for guys with his size and skill set
There are a dozen NBA Centers that average 20 minutes or more, who have not attempted a 3 pointer this season.
That said, there is nothing guaranteed in the NBA. He can't declare again and change his mind. Based on that, i think he may say:
Is there reason to believe that if TSJ came here, he would be eligible to play next season? Or would it be a 23-24 pickup? The last few years of transfer bedlam has really thrown off my understanding of how this all works, but he doesn't seem to be a grad transfer right? Isn't that the only way to avoid sitting out with the NCAA granting a special waiver (lol)?
I think that Kofi adding a 3 point shot as a possibility would be a game changer. Its hard to justify as a coach to have your 7 foot dominant post player do that...but it would be personally beneficial to him. And perhaps if we have some additional size out on the floor we can get a larger share of offensive boards even if Kofi is shooting a few 3s a game(or hell...maybe he'll just make them all?). That being said I have yelled at my tv about how stupid Hunter D is when he gets carried away shooting them instead of going inside for Michigan...and I love seeing those guys fail.
I think the best comp for Kofi in the league is probably Udoka Azukuike...but he's behind Gobert and the guy keeps getting hurt so its hard to tell what kind of impact he could have. When he has played, though, he's done pretty well. Kofi needs to commit to improving his outside shooting or his rim protection and then he will have a good NBA career.
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Kinda makes you think of ..............................THIS????
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Isn’t DeAndre Jordan still in the league? Javelle McGee?
I get the point you are making. They’re outliers, but so is Kofi. I wouldn’t say never.
Im guessing players have to check social media more often with potential NIL opportunities, just hope the players remember most of the fans have their back. Any fan base is going to have the guys that bash players, illinois just happens to have a ton of fans on social.
One time transfer exception applies unless I'm missing something.
The 3/4 guard lineup is out, the 3/4 wing lineup is in.
Makes sense if you think about it, so many wings these days have well rounded skillsets and can shoot, so everything else being equal, taller/longer is always better, especially defensively.
Question is how does it compare with:
Trent/Belo
Alph/?
DaMonte
Jake/Hawk
Kofi/Omar
Weaker defensively at 1 and 3, stronger at 2, 4 and 5? And the real issue is the amount of time our best lineup was injury free this year. Also hope that Dain is an important part of the 4/5 rotation. Could be a real weapon beside Kofi.
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