New Favorite College Player

[SportsFan88]

We were a favorite of precious early in his recruitment but the longer it went on the more we knew that he wasn’t coming here, if I’m not mistaken Kofi was our main target and the Illini weren’t even considered a threat for his signature until O. Antigua did what any Calimari disciple would do, i still think kofi should be a husky and would have been ??‍♂️

 

[TheChamps990411]

Cool guy to root for but wow. These fouls. Definitely getting his hacks in!

Had on off day on Feb 13th though. Love was in the air before Valentines day.

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Yikes! I happy with Sanogo so not worried about losing out on Cockburn.

 

[superjohn]

We were a favorite of precious early in his recruitment but the longer it went on the more we knew that he wasn’t coming here, if I’m not mistaken Kofi was our main target and the Illini weren’t even considered a threat for his signature until O. Antigua did what any Calimari disciple would do, i still think kofi should be a husky and would have been ??‍♂️

From what I heard Kofi told Hurley he was going to UConn. Kofi still wanted to take his other visit to Illinois and he committed right away to them when he got to campus, heard it was shady.

Yep, the ship sailed on Achiuwa the longer it went on.

 

[Deepster]

Every time Sanogo shows off his footwork I like to think about how, 30 years ago, he would have NBA scouts drooling over his size and potential. Not that weren’t not excited for his progression, but the traditional big man, save for the outlier freaks like Drummond, have gone the way of the gaucho

I was thinking the other day that Sanogo is here for 4 years and we're lucky for that. At his size, he needs to work on his handle and on anything outside the paint and that'll take time if he wants to get to the next level.

 

[ZenConn]

Yikes! I happy with Sanogo so not worried about losing out on Cockburn.

Sanogo is going to be really good. His low posts moves are uncanny. If he puts on his strength and muscle, I see him being an Al Jefferson type of player.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

I'm 75, and barely pay attention to recruiting, but I still remember us going hard after him.

As hard as we went after him, day after day, it’s a shock we didn’t get Cockburn

 

[Magruber]

Speaking of favorite players, anyone check this sophomore (Kofi Cockburn) out yet? Was peeking at their game and he takes up the whole TV screen.

7' 285lbs! How the hell do you create someone like this?

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To Minnesota Dude:
Good luck getting that rebound.
Looks like A Man Among Boys.

 

[BGesus4]

On another similar note, if you watch Omoruyi play we’re lucky we missed on him and got Adama instead.
Not that he won’t eventually be able to be a good player but he’s very raw right now. And Adamas already one of the better offensive bigs in the BE.

 

[Magruber]

We were a favorite of precious early in his recruitment but the longer it went on the more we knew that he wasn’t coming here, if I’m not mistaken Kofi was our main target and the Illini weren’t even considered a threat for his signature until O. Antigua did what any Calimari disciple would do, i still think kofi should be a husky and would have been ??‍♂️

How O. Antigua has been busted for criminal and corrupt recruitment practices is unbelievable. The ENTIRE BASKETBALL RECRUITING WORLD knows what he does. It's a secret to absolutely no one.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Sanogo is going to be really good. His low posts moves are uncanny. If he puts on his strength and muscle, I see him being an Al Jefferson type of player.

Sanogo is smaller and doesnt have as good a set of hands as Jefferson. I dont see him being that good a pro but its possible.

 

[SportsFan88]

How O. Antigua has been busted for criminal and corrupt recruitment practices is unbelievable. The ENTIRE BASKETBALL RECRUITING WORLD knows what he does. It's a secret to absolutely no one.

Agreed man it’s really mind blowing

 

[SportsFan88]

From what I heard Kofi told Hurley he was going to UConn. Kofi still wanted to take his other visit to Illinois and he committed right away to them when he got to campus, heard it was shady.

Yep, the ship sailed on Achiuwa the longer it went on.

Yea I heard something similar as well.. maybe even a silent commit.. ahhh the joy of shady recruitments LOL

 

[navery12]

I was thinking the other day that Sanogo is here for 4 years and we're lucky for that. At his size, he needs to work on his handle and on anything outside the paint and that'll take time if he wants to get to the next level.

I think this is an interesting discussion and I'm not sure where I fall. I hope he stays all 4 years because he's going to absolutely dominate in college, but it wouldn't shock me if after his sophomore or junior season he were to declare. His NBA potential isn't going to increase by coming back so I wonder if he wants to start making money earlier

 

[SportsFan88]

I think this is an interesting discussion and I'm not sure where I fall. I hope he stays all 4 years because he's going to absolutely dominate in college, but it wouldn't shock me if after his sophomore or junior season he were to declare. His NBA potential isn't going to increase by coming back so I wonder if he wants to start making money earlier

Yea I’ll definitely expect him to at least test the waters after that 3rd year..

 

[HuskyHawk]

Yikes! I happy with Sanogo so not worried about losing out on Cockburn.

Honestly I’m not sure what Dan was thinking. He’s a beast mode guy, but he would be a lot worse than Sanogo running Hurley’s hard hedge defense. Dan would definitely need to sit him when St, John’s goes small.