No one knows what BU is telling him to do or not to do on the offensive end. BU himself has said that he has given Hawkins a lot of mixed messages on the offensive end because of the many spots that he has put him in. I am glad that he is an emotional player. Imagine how many times those on here would be claiming that he doesn't care if he were not showing emotion.
Maryland 81, Illinois 65 Postgame
I don’t think the staff was trying to recruit more centers from the portal after Kofi announced he was coming back. So the point that we couldn’t get anyone due a to playing time shortage is probably moot.
Payne was supposed to be developed to be a good backup. Had Kofi not come back, he may have even been expected to be the starter.
Though, had Kofi not come back, the staff would have probably been on the lookout for another big man. We’ll never know.
Regardless, the dominoes fell how they did, and Payne hasn’t reached his potential yet. (Hope he does!) And because of that, BU owns not having someone who can replace Kofi for long stretches. (Again, as of now, I hope Payne can get there)
Agree with this but am disheartened that they looked panicked down the stretch. We need to be a well-oiled machine to win games like this. Adversity should not be sending guys in to panic mode at this stage of play.