Kofi Commits to Illinois

[RayIsTheGOAT]

I'm just happy none of our players post 300 second insta stories. Did I want to get him absolutely he will be a great player, but my comment about him being an attention seeker still holds

The same can be said for 95% of high school basketball players with high end D1 offers.
As a matter of fact, I know kids from my high school who play D3 basketball and they all have that trait.

 

[Towney007]

Some of the best players we've had don't fit your theory.

Oh you're right - but this one was a little different. It was almost a little too good of a fit. There's literally no downside to being here stacked up to who else was recruiting him. If he was gonna come here, he'd have committed early.

I just never got the sense from him he had any enthusiasm about coming here.

 

[AntG168]

This one isn’t over by a long shot. Something $trange happened. Bouk and Gaff are caught off guard and they’re “friends” with him. If I was Hurley I’d keep recruiting the hell out of him

 

[I Bleed Blue]

Can someone post. Not an Istagramar

Same :/

 

[UconnU]

sketchy recruitment.

 

[Jaker]

next!

 

[Towney007]

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Same :/

Huge fan of kids who want to be here and help.

 

[Jaybo]

@Jaybo , do your thing.

I hate him. Didn’t really think he’d come here but I thought one of the big boys would swoop in and grab him.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Literally no way he isn’t being paid. Illinois?!?

 

[polycom]

Also precious isn’t coming here guys let that go.

 

[AntG168]

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Same :/

This gives our insiders a pass imo. They’ve been right about EVERYTHING since the Hurley signing. Bouk and Gaff being shocked says it all

 

[Jaker]

we had better get back with the program and the $$$$$

 

[husky429]

Antigua $$$

Told ya'll his mentor was all about the money. Lower level than NY Rens kids, but I know the aau scene well

 

[Jaker]

Also precious isn’t coming here guys let that go.

exactly

 

[superjohn]

Yeah, there's no way a kid would ever want to commit to somewhere other than the school I've been rooting for my entire life!

Nah, this one is dirty.

 

[AntG168]

We need to push hard for wahab AND Mitchell to commit. There are minutes to be had

 

[AntG168]

Also precious isn’t coming here guys let that go.

He’s a luxury anyway. Give me wahab and Mitchell and I’m good

 

[the Q]

hoping hurley and co. are checking in on wahab and mitchell as we speak...

perhaps Akok, Mitchell, and Wahab would actually fit better together than Akok, Mitchell, and Kofi would???

with akok and wahab on the roster you'll have a rim protector on the floor at all times. the same wouldn't be true with mitchell and kofi sharing the floor....

i'm either in the bargaining or acceptance stages of grief

You can make it work. Getting wahab Mitchell and precious is still a huge win of a class

 

[yukonfan4]

hoping hurley and co. are checking in on wahab and mitchell as we speak...

perhaps Akok, Mitchell, and Wahab would actually fit better together than Akok, Mitchell, and Kofi would???

with akok and wahab on the roster you'll have a rim protector on the floor at all times. the same wouldn't be true with mitchell and kofi sharing the floor....

i'm either in the bargaining or acceptance stages of grief

 

[navery12]

hoping hurley and co. are checking in on wahab and mitchell as we speak...

perhaps Akok, Mitchell, and Wahab would actually fit better together than Akok, Mitchell, and Kofi would???

with akok and wahab on the roster you'll have a rim protector on the floor at all times. the same wouldn't be true with mitchell and kofi sharing the floor....

i'm either in the bargaining or acceptance stages of grief

You are. We're not getting both of Mitchell and Wahab

 

[AntG168]

hoping hurley and co. are checking in on wahab and mitchell as we speak...

perhaps Akok, Mitchell, and Wahab would actually fit better together than Akok, Mitchell, and Kofi would???

with akok and wahab on the roster you'll have a rim protector on the floor at all times. the same wouldn't be true with mitchell and kofi sharing the floor....

i'm either in the bargaining or acceptance stages of grief

Yea we are lol. But it’s a helluva back up plan imo

 

[Towney007]

Eh I think we have as good a shot at Precious as anyone, tbh.

It's just that any time you get to top-10 guys, there's the NBA and anyone at anytime can step in with a need they didn't anticipate having and now you're in super competition central. It's just like successfully navigating a mine field. And heck, that's even how it was when we were landing those types of guys. It's kinda a crap shoot.

I think Mitchell/Wahab have to be the guys they're on like white on rice. I'm not sure we're at a point where we're back to getting guys like Precious. Yet. We could, but i'm not counting on it.

 

[AntG168]

You are. We're not getting both of Mitchell and Wahab

If Mitchell sees himself as a 4, then why not?

 

[HawkHusky]

Wahab/Mitchell (please!) and a grad transfer. Thanks.

 

[huskyrob1]

All this means to me is he’ll be a late signing when they can Underwood.

Illinois was crazy to hire him in the first place. With all the Oklahoma State baggage, I'm not so sure Underwood will be coaching by this time next year.

 

[UConn990411]

I’m not one to throw stones because UConn hasn’t exactly been an impressive basketball program in the past few years ... but if you’re a highly rated recruit with NBA aspirations, Illinois is a baffling decision.