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<blockquote data-quote="hoopsfan47" data-source="post: 1682629" data-attributes="member: 4716"><p>This makes him a valuable NBA player. He is a great guy for the locker room. But when he passes out quickly, he cannot be double teamed as a defensive strategy. </p><p></p><p>I will say this, the past couple of games (and why not his frosh season I don't know) he has shown to be on top of all the critics shortcomings in his game. Not a reliable FF shooter but not to the point of being a liability. I hope and believe he is thankful he made the decision to return to the Illini where he is surrounded by shooters. Kofi, when he plays like he did tonight, is not only the Alpha Dog of this team, but deserving of his pre-season All-America accolades.....and who knows how much better he can become. Maybe he will cherish going scoreless with 18 boards and 12 assists for a double-double. We should feel assured that BU values his shooting percentage, but with the shooters this team has....why should he care. The more assists he gets, the more money he will make in the NBA. To me his value is boards, defense, assists, and scoring....in that order. </p><p></p><p>Bottom line is we all feel good because the entire team played their roles and played well at both ends. And we saw what Kofi is capable of bringing to the court...and it is massive if it continues. He is no longer a black hole...and the team will be colossally better if he continues his trend to improve and add parts to his game that are so important. I assure you that the coaches are having the time of their life coaching him.</p><p></p><p>Great game from the entire team...and a great day for Kofi Cockburn!!! I-L-L....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hoopsfan47, post: 1682629, member: 4716"] This makes him a valuable NBA player. He is a great guy for the locker room. But when he passes out quickly, he cannot be double teamed as a defensive strategy. I will say this, the past couple of games (and why not his frosh season I don't know) he has shown to be on top of all the critics shortcomings in his game. Not a reliable FF shooter but not to the point of being a liability. I hope and believe he is thankful he made the decision to return to the Illini where he is surrounded by shooters. Kofi, when he plays like he did tonight, is not only the Alpha Dog of this team, but deserving of his pre-season All-America accolades.....and who knows how much better he can become. Maybe he will cherish going scoreless with 18 boards and 12 assists for a double-double. We should feel assured that BU values his shooting percentage, but with the shooters this team has....why should he care. The more assists he gets, the more money he will make in the NBA. To me his value is boards, defense, assists, and scoring....in that order. Bottom line is we all feel good because the entire team played their roles and played well at both ends. And we saw what Kofi is capable of bringing to the court...and it is massive if it continues. He is no longer a black hole...and the team will be colossally better if he continues his trend to improve and add parts to his game that are so important. I assure you that the coaches are having the time of their life coaching him. Great game from the entire team...and a great day for Kofi Cockburn!!! I-L-L.... [/QUOTE]
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