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He is not coming backDon’t get your hopes up.
He is not coming backDon’t get your hopes up.
We will 100% have another recruit as good as Kofi. It just might take another 10-15 years.This might sound gloom and doom but I don't think we'll ever get another recruit like Kofi. That dude is once in a lifetime here and I'm really going to miss him if he truly is leaving. I hope this all just a way to build more hype for him returning for 1 more year. He'd be preseason all-everything and would be one of the favorites for National Player of the Year. With Curbelo leading the way I think Kofi could easily average 25 a game. The amount of press he'd get this coming year would be insane me thinks.
Kofi has the kind of athleticism that can be molded into a good contributor in the NBA. My take is he will go to a G League team to work on his deficiencies and develop more basketball instincts and will have a roster spot in the league in 2023. If he stayed he'd make more money but I think he's ready to move on and work on his craft without worrying about being a student and having to worry about grades and long study sessions.Thinking about it, Kofi won't play a game in the NBA.
He blew his best opportunity here, needed to play at least one more year to work on his game as has been discussed here for sometime.
He may make a lot of money but it will be outside the NBA, his game as currently comprised doesn't work.
Or he could just transfer to North Carolina.If Kofi stayed he'd make more money but I think he's ready to move on and work on his craft without worrying about being a student and having to worry about grades and long study sessions.
Those are deep 3’s!Papi working on his stroke:
pretty good, pretty goodRamses Melendez with 30 pts/9 rbs and 4 assists in the 2021 Omni Elite Classic this weekend. Game is for elites in the NY tri state area. Scheduled to be in the game were Simeon Wilcher (247 #8), Jaylen Blakes (Duke) and Kyle Flipowski (247 #56 for 2022).
I'm in Atlanta visiting my in-laws for Memorial Day and watching the Hawks - Knicks Series.Papi working on his stroke:
Hopefully he’s getting some work in off the dribble. As the guy with the ball in his hands most of the time, he needs to be able to pull when the defender goes under a ball screen or after he shakes somebody and creates some space.Papi working on his stroke:
Gotta think he is. He's driven and his hoops IQ is very high. He knows what he has to work on.Hopefully he’s getting some work in off the dribble. As the guy with the ball in his hands most of the time, he needs to be able to pull when the defender goes under a ball screen or after he shakes somebody and creates some space.
Some players are hard to predict and we need to see against NBA talent. Believe Kofi is one them and when he settles on a role we will see.Thinking about it, Kofi won't play a game in the NBA.
He blew his best opportunity here, needed to play at least one more year to work on his game as has been discussed here for sometime.
He may make a lot of money but it will be outside the NBA, his game as currently comprised doesn't work.
If the guy was playing basically his whole life, I'd pretty much agree (with a hedge). But he may keep on improving and carve out a niche. I think he has a chance.Thinking about it, Kofi won't play a game in the NBA.
He blew his best opportunity here, needed to play at least one more year to work on his game as has been discussed here for sometime.
He may make a lot of money but it will be outside the NBA, his game as currently comprised doesn't work.
Wonder if he will see time at the 4. At 6’7” and a quick athlete would fill a position of need if Grandison plays more at the 3.Ramses Melendez with 30 pts/9 rbs and 4 assists in the 2021 Omni Elite Classic this weekend. Game is for elites in the NY tri state area. Scheduled to be in the game were Simeon Wilcher (247 #8), Jaylen Blakes (Duke) and Kyle Flipowski (247 #56 for 2022).
If he plays adequate (or better) D, I think he'll get some tick. And the vast majority of it will be at the 4.Wonder if he will see time at the 4. At 6’7” and a quick athlete would fill a position of need if Grandison plays more at the 3.
This is laughable. As though NCAA is the only place to develop basketball skill. In my opinion he was more likely to plateau here since he wouldn’t be challenged by the type of athletes he needs to face to expand his game.Thinking about it, Kofi won't play a game in the NBA.
He blew his best opportunity here, needed to play at least one more year to work on his game as has been discussed here for sometime.
He may make a lot of money but it will be outside the NBA, his game as currently comprised doesn't work.
Agree. Earning 2nd team all-American (and could have easily been 1st), is not any version of blowing an opportunity nor could it be any further from it.This is laughable. As though NCAA is the only place to develop basketball skill. In my opinion he was more likely to plateau here since he wouldn’t be challenged by the type of athletes he needs to face to expand his game.
You can debate whether or not he can become a NBA regular, but saying coming back to Illinois is the ONLY way he would ever make it just doesn’t make sense.
I agree with this sentiment. At the same time, I don't think there's a lot of grand platforms like the NCAA through which you can showcase yourself and improve your stock. If Kofi were to return, dominate, and improve, he could make a case for first-rounder next year.This is laughable. As though NCAA is the only place to develop basketball skill