And longer yet until school starts in the fall but cautiously optimisticThis is important to remember. It's a long way to go until April 12th.
Can anyone else imagine what Kofi will look like after Fletch gets a hold of him? He is already a monster. Fletch is gonna rip him up and add a few inches to his vertical. So excited for the future.
I see what you’re trying to do there...One last thing: Say we land one more wing in this class whether it be Brown/Archie/Shannon/?
We will have a roster that includes
Kane 7”0
Cockburn 6”11
January 6”10
Georgi 6”9
Higgs 6”8
Jones 6”7
Nichols 6”6
Wing TBD 6”6ish
Griffin 6”5
last time we had a roster with 8+ guys over 6”6? 2007-08
Last time we had a roster with 11 guys 6”5+? 1989.
If you get bored today, read Uconn and Pitt fan forums. Feels good to be on the other side for once.
https://the-boneyard.com/threads/kofi-commits-to-illinois.138310/
Not being a jerk, but....
When you come for a visit, have the coaches coming to see you consistently and know you can step onto a roster and maybe be the best player on the team from day-1 at a program like UConn's and get a degree at a school like UConn and you don't commit when there's such an obvious want and need for you there - you're probably not coming to UConn.
Have never seen Cockburn play in person, only videos, but from what I see if he adds vertical he becomes frightening with just that. Big guy who's that strong with his hands, yet has such touch around the rim and give him more vert -Can anyone else imagine what Kofi will look like after Fletch gets a hold of him? He is already a monster. Fletch is gonna rip him up and add a few inches to his vertical. So excited for the future.
Bruh. Illinois is ranked #13 for public schools and UConn is #22. Regardless of the point that Kofi is looking for the NBA not a degree I assume, UConn is not a better school academically than Illinois. Idk why all these schools assume UIUC is some trash degree. This seems to come up every time we lose a recruiting battle to an east coast school.
Also congrats everyone, we finally made it. Now WE'RE the dirty rotten money laundering trash bags who bought a recruit. Apparently. That's rich coming from fans of a school that just last year released an over 1000 pg report alleging recruiting violations by Ollie as the basis for not paying him the rest of his contract.
If you get bored today, read Uconn and Pitt fan forums. Feels good to be on the other side for once.
https://the-boneyard.com/threads/kofi-commits-to-illinois.138310/
"All this means is a late signing when they can Underwood." - Delusion is not exclusive to this board.If you get bored today, read Uconn and Pitt fan forums. Feels good to be on the other side for once.
https://the-boneyard.com/threads/kofi-commits-to-illinois.138310/
Just caught up with all the comments...yes, this does make my morning nicer after the Bears. My hope is that our players see hope. If BU can just convince them that they are building toward something, and he and the staff will keep adding the pieces they need, we can retain all our young guys and build that solid core we need. I also hope it has a residual effect on their play this year...getting them exited about where the program is heading.
I just think if we pay players to come here, we've historically done a VERY bad job of it, even in the last 2 years. So maybe he just likes the B1G over the AAC, likes his playing time opportunity and the pieces and players that would play with him, likes that Underwood is a no nonsense hard nose coach, and has a good relation with Antigua and his track record coaching bigs to the NBA.
Those are all valid and legit reasons a 4/5 star player would pick a 4-12 team.
Assuming we get Kofi and January to the campus, with current players and dare I say at least 1 more high rated wing, we will be set for the next 2-5 years. Miller should be the next big name guard to come to town, Frazier will be gone, Ayo will be finishing, Miller will run the show with the current young guns and recruits coming in. In the span of one recruit and one promise to recruit more, our fortunes have turned for the next 2-5 years dramatically.
Lets see what BU can do with it now?
A near 7-footer with a physically developed frame, Cockburn is the definition of a paint presence that will leave a major mark from 15-foot and in immediately next year.
A major contributor for the famed Oak Hill Academy program this winter, Cockburn first left a giant dent on the Nike EYBL circuit last summer. He posted per-game averages of 16.3 points and 10.3 rebounds, all while providing for a difficult time for his opposition in scoring around the basket, an asset that will be used next season, enabling Illinois’ guards to get after things on the defensive end in funneling the ball towards a rim protector that is Cockburn.
“Kofi is an extremely skilled modern big,” Borman said. “He holds every offensive tool. He can finish around the rim consistently. He shoots it at a high clip in the mid-range and beyond. He is excellent at the free throw line. He rebounds on both sides of the floor. The thing I love most about him is that he is a terrific passer. He allows you to run your offense through him because he has incredible vision and is naturally unselfish.
“He’s a great young man with a huge personality. He’s a true teammate and just a great young man.”
Really, really want to flip Kahlil. Anyone have any type of *bold* prediction on whether that is even possible after this Kofi commitment?
Videos only. He seems to have some pop in his step already for being so big. 2-3 more inches off the ground would be huge for him.Have never seen Cockburn play in person, only videos, but from what I see if he adds vertical he becomes frightening with just that. Big guy who's that strong with his hands, yet has such touch around the rim and give him more vert -