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2019 big man Kofi Cockburn @kxng_alpha is planning visits to Illinois, Pitt and Kansas in August.
https://twitter.com/AdamZagoria/status/1014946387463757827
2019 big man Kofi Cockburn @kxng_alpha is planning visits to Illinois, Pitt and Kansas in August.
https://twitter.com/AdamZagoria/status/1014946387463757827
Is that Orlando's brother? Didn't realize he was recruiting for us.
Some Kofi highlights
Is that Orlando's brother? Didn't realize he was recruiting for us.
I'm assuming that was a typo.
I hope it isn't Oliver. He got caught providing improper benefits to recruits as an assistant at USF.
He reminds me of Patrick Ewing in terms of physical presence. Not comparing skill level from a brief recording but he looks dominate inside.
Patrick Ewing always reminded me of Rick Brunson.
We should have officials by then correct?
2019 big man Kofi Cockburn @kxng_alpha is planning visits to Illinois, Pitt and Kansas in August.
https://twitter.com/AdamZagoria/status/1014946387463757827
Fifteen years ago, Kofi Cockburn would be slated to be a top five or top six pick in the NBA Draft. A mammoth of a big man who measured in last summer at 6-foot-10 with a 7-foot-3 wingspan, they just don’t make them the size of this five-star center anymore. A true low-post asset who can score over his left shoulder, Cockburn has developed a Dirk Nowitzki-like mid-range jumper and is a willing passer out of the double team, and his numbers on the Nike circuit this spring reflect just how dominant of an offensive threat he is.
Unfortunately, players in his mold are a dying breed, which makes deciding on his ranking that much more difficult. Seeing that the low block post-up is the worst shot that can be taken (through the lenses of advance stat gurus), and because questions remain as to how Cockburn can guard the heavily used high-ball screen, polarizing would be an understatement when it comes to evaluating his various outcomes. He might have found greater success in 2003, but Cockburn still is a valuable interior weapon that will shine in college.
2019 big man Kofi Cockburn @kxng_alpha is planning visits to Illinois, Pitt and Kansas in August.
https://twitter.com/AdamZagoria/status/1014946387463757827
When compared side-by-side with the other targets HCBU has gone after recently, yes. I think he's a normal high school big still getting used to his size.Is he kind of a plodder? In those highlights he looks like kinda of a plodder
Seeing that the low block post-up is the worst shot that can be taken (through the lenses of advance stat gurus)
Completely false. Low block post ups are relatively inefficient shots in the modern NBA. They are not the worst shots by any means though, and are more efficient both in an absolute and a relative sense in college, especially when done by guys with a talent advantage.
His skillset with affect his NBA stock, but that ain't our problem. It's our benefit, really.
Dan D’antoni referred to it as the worst shot in the game when i saw him in a clinic.
I think it’s in the lens of the worst shot that’s viewed as a good shot. Id bet (no numbers researched to back the following hypotheses) that it is converted at about the same frequency as an open midrange, so probably makes it tied for the second worst shot after a contested midrange.
How can it be "completely false" if the statistics say otherwise?
They don't.
Off the dribble pull-up long twos are the worst shot in basketball.
They don't.
Off the dribble pull-up long twos are the worst shot in basketball.
... and into huge failure.
They don't.
Off the dribble pull-up long twos are the worst shot in basketball.
Much like not all jump shots are alike, not all post ups are alike.
Kofi Cockburn in good position against a much smaller defender is a very good look.
But in the NBA, almost all defenders have great length, great post position is tougher to come by, and the floor is more open presenting a greater opportunity cost to stopping the ball in the post.
Now you’re talking about mismatches and mismatches change everything, no matter where they happen on the floor.
A straight big v big matchup in the post is very different.
-most big men don’t have the moves
-most bigs however, are able to defend the post
I don't know. Look at possibly the best "traditional" big of the last decade coming out of HS... Jahlil Okafor. He hasn't exactly set the world on fire in his career. It's just a different game than it was 20 years ago.