Good for Kofi. He now gets to work on his game and his body full-time without going to class or mandated practice limits, and with a higher level of training and competition.
The beauty of this great game is that 'The Floor' is the Judge and Jury. Nothing else.
All the wondering and speculating and posturing and fortune-telling is fun. But that all determines nothing.
'The Floor' is all that matters. You show what you have on The Floor. Your strengths. Your weaknesses. Your 'intangibles'. Your Game Presence. All of it.
All any baller can ask for in this World is a chance to show what he's got and do it on the biggest stage that there is... roundball at the highest levels.
Ayo got that chance and is growing into a better player with each minute on the Floor.
Now, Kofi gets his chance. Whether this particular opportunity works out for him or not... he WILL get a chance to show what he's got in Today's Style of Game.
Just like in the business world... you enter that world as it exists today. Not as it was years ago. And you find your place in it... or not.
Whatever happens to King Kofi from this point is a bonus for Illini Nation. He's given us his heart and soul on the Illini floor. And we'll never forget that.