Kofi Cockburn in the transfer portal
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About to design a "This Team Makes Me Drink" shirt for this off-season. If we lose Kofi, I'm going to be heart broken.
sacraig
- The desert
I'll be sad but I am confident I'll live and have that much more fandom to devote to Curbelo.
This will work for me until I see a Kofi dunk highlight wearing a Kentucky jersey. That's going to ruin my day when it happens.*
*Edit: if it happens
Brad seemed to be over the whole thing. Doesn’t sound emotionally invested either way. Guessing he had mentally prepared for Kofi to be gone before the transfer portal and seems to have moved on mentally. Guessing Kofi is gone but would love to be surprised.
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
Or he's a professional who doesn't tip his hand. He didn't seem any more uninterested than he has with other recruitments. Or was a very pat line I thought, which makes sense. If he stays you want him to have his moment. If he doesn't, you don't want to look like you're whining about the result.
sacraig
- The desert
My solution: I haven't watched SportsCenter in years.
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
I could easily convince myself of the opposite. If I were to be optimistic.....
TheFameProtector
- Champaign
I only watch SportsCenter after my team wins a big game
As Illinois fans we need to stop clinging to any scenario where things go our way...FIFY.
Let's just keep in mind that telling the truth in the public square is almost unheard of anymore so whatever anyone says you can pretty much assume it's not exactly the facts. In other words wait to see who is enrolled in classes this fall and then you'll know who's on the team and who isn't!!!
TheFameProtector
- Champaign
Pretty funny for someone with your username to make this statement.
He's holding out to see which restaurant will pay the most for a signed autographed picture of him eating there.
Calillini
Now appearing in Tampa
We just started a long hot summer here in California and this whole Kofi kerfuffle isn’t helping my mood.
But I will say this. We should hang our hat on the fact our staff:
1. Recognized the potential in Kofi as a high schooler. Who else did that? Kentucky, Kansas, Duke?
2. In two short years, they sculpted him into physical Greek god.
3. In those same two years, they developed him from an awkward, one (no) dimensional basketballer into a second team All American. Show me a similar success.
Sure, some other college staff MIGHT have accomplished the same, but our staff DID IT.
No one can take that away from us; if Kofi leaves, that legacy STAYS AT ILLINOIS.
Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, yes you can all take a 5 star McD and turn him into an NBA first rounder, but you have yet to transform a Kofi into KOFI.
But I will say this. We should hang our hat on the fact our staff:
1. Recognized the potential in Kofi as a high schooler. Who else did that? Kentucky, Kansas, Duke?
2. In two short years, they sculpted him into physical Greek god.
3. In those same two years, they developed him from an awkward, one (no) dimensional basketballer into a second team All American. Show me a similar success.
Sure, some other college staff MIGHT have accomplished the same, but our staff DID IT.
No one can take that away from us; if Kofi leaves, that legacy STAYS AT ILLINOIS.
Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, yes you can all take a 5 star McD and turn him into an NBA first rounder, but you have yet to transform a Kofi into KOFI.
I mean his development has been great at Illinois but to say he was not recognized as an elite player with excellent potential (247 has him at 46 overall) is selling the other programs a bit short.
Where did he rank among centers? If it was lower than second, then coaching him into second team all American is beating the field.
He really has to be careful about having worse year somewhere else. Then his success here will be questioned. And there isn’t that much room for improvement.
He really has to be careful about having worse year somewhere else. Then his success here will be questioned. And there isn’t that much room for improvement.
Calillini
Now appearing in Tampa
0nly two other BIG teams offered (IU and Minny), no Duke, no Kansas.
Toss all the woulda, coulda, shoulas in the trash because we DID IT.
Maybe Kofi doesn’t owe the U of I basketball anything, but our staff owes itself a pat on the back and a “job well done”.
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IlliniFanHere
- New York
Withdrew from NBA action too.....tells ya something.
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