Cockburn withdraws from NBA draft

[RoyKent]

Twitter tweets says it's either back to Illinois or going to UK for him.

 

[NickB86]

Come on

 

[Tampa_cat54_rivals112262]

Wow. Might have him wrapped up by Friday.

 

[NickB86]

Let’s wrap it up today

 

[Cowtown Cat]

Damn, I was just thinking, it should be anytime now we hear word on Kofi and the draft. I refresh RR and BOOM, there it is! Man, I really hope we can land him! Come on down, Kofi! Game on! Thanks for the post, OP! @JFCats22

 

[anon_ce2llurbpkli4]

 

[Dr.LutherSan]

I feel like Kofi is what Matt Pilgrim was supposed to be.

 

[Tampa_cat54_rivals112262]

It's tough that this probably eliminates us from the Duren sweepstakes, but that's okay.

I just watched his last 100 FGAs from this past season at Illinois and whoa boy, he is even better than I remembered him being.

Wrap him up and let's go win #9.

 

[cats#1again]

He and Oscar together. Good lord

If we land him it's far and away the best roster uk has had.
Compare it to 2015. Experience blows 15 out of the water

 

[bnewt]

It's tough that this probably eliminates us from the Duren sweepstakes, but that's okay.

I just watched his last 100 FGAs from this past season at Illinois and whoa boy, he is even better than I remembered him being.

Wrap him up and let's go win #9.

If Duren is serious about UK, then maybe this will push him to commit

 

[cats#1again]

After daffy it's kofi cockraw.....

 

[Cats192]

He come

 

[tmuck]

Back to Illinois is my guess. Their insiders seem pretty confident, but they also thought that Chin and Antigua were staying too.

 

[Dr.LutherSan]

He and Oscar together. Good lord

If we land him it's dark and away the best roster uk has had.
Compare it to 2015. Experience blows 15 out of the water

I dunno if it is talent-wise. UK had several returnees from a national title runner-up on that team.

 

[Catclaw1]

Coach O earning that money

 

[Tampa_cat54_rivals112262]

It's tough that this probably eliminates us from the Duren sweepstakes, but that's okay.

I just watched his last 100 FGAs from this past season at Illinois and whoa boy, he is even better than I remembered him being.

Wrap him up and let's go win #9.

Just re-watched the last 100 FGAs from Oscar as a Freshman at WVU....a little less impressed, but he'll be overwhelming for most bigs at the 4 spot. He will still need to play some minutes at the 5 though for sure, along with Collins, so it'll be tough to get everyone the minutes they need, but Cal will figure it out.

 

[Tampa_cat54_rivals112262]

Back to Illinois is my guess. Their insiders seem pretty confident, but they also thought that Chin and Antigua were staying too.

Then why put his name in the portal at all?

99.9% of guys who enter the portal end up leaving, just 0.1% return to their original school.

And Illinois lost ALL 3 of their assistants (the ones who spend the most time with the players), and 2 of those 3 are in Lexington.

The odds are overwhelmingly in our favor.

 

[drbubba]

Chin and O must have been working on him for a while now. Why stay at Illinois now ?

 

[BBUK_anon]

Got that Nazr look about him.... (Don't know what it is... )

 

[Bigblueamyou]

Back to Illinois is my guess. Their insiders seem pretty confident, but they also thought that Chin and Antigua were staying too.

i wouldn’t read to much into it,those guys are full of crap

 

[Short-Dawg-69]

 

[tmuck]

Then why put his name in the portal at all?

99.9% of guys who enter the portal end up leaving, just 0.1% return to their original school.

And Illinois lost ALL 3 of their assistants (the ones who spend the most time with the players), and 2 of those 3 are in Lexington.

The odds are overwhelmingly in our favor.

Don't know, but they seem confident. Maybe he just wanted to keep all of his options open. A few guys have entered the portal but ultimately decided to stay at their current school.

 

[Tampa_cat54_rivals112262]

Don't know, but they seem confident. Maybe he just wanted to keep all of his options open. A few guys have entered the portal but ultimately decided to stay at their current school.

Yeah their "insiders" have been wrong about pretty much every single thing this offseason, so if they're saying he is staying at Illinois, I feel even better about our chances.

 

[bigblue1971]

He'd be a monster here. More athletic and agile than alot of people think.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Back to Illinois is my guess. Their insiders seem pretty confident

LOL. Here's what you said in another thread this weekend about Cockburn:
"Stays in draft. It's gonna suck when we miss out on both Kofi and Duren..."

Just keep hoping the Cats fail. Real Kentucky fans are counting on your track record.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

Live shot of me eagerly waiting for the next shoe to drop.

 

[BassProCat]

He cometh

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

He cometh

I will too if he does.

 

[bucsrule8872]

I’ll take him even if it means losing out for Duren.

As the old saying goes, “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”

First come, first served and it’s likely that Cockburn will decide before Duren.

 

[Ryan Lemonds Hair]

He come

 

[Victorbmyboy]

If Cal runs a double post with this team you should run him out of town. Good lord if you get Kofi and surround him with those shooters it’s on. I suspect he will run the double post though.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

He'd be a monster here. More athletic and agile than alot of people think.

He runs the floor very well. He’s a great 4 out big.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Wow.. I figured some team was gonna grab him no later than the 40s.. some drafts figured he could be in the 1st round, just for his size.

 

[so_obvious]

If Cal runs a double post with this team you should run him out of town. Good lord if you get Kofi and surround him with those shooters it’s on. I suspect he will run the double post though.

Cal will run multiple sets this year regardless of Kofi committing here. So many possibilities.

 

[GonzoCat90]

Sure sounds like he's coming here.

 

[Cats192]

Feels like Cal finally found the last infinity stone. Just waiting for him to place it in the gauntlet.

 

[bigblue1971]

Why some people don't want a 7'0" 285 lb. stud All American possibly falling into our lap... Mind-boggling

 

[MdWIldcat55]

If Cal runs a double post with this team you should run him out of town. Good lord if you get Kofi and surround him with those shooters it’s on. I suspect he will run the double post though.

Why? Oscar can play the role Terrence Jones did in 2012 or Patrick Patterson did in 2010 - out on the floor while Davis and Cousins played inside.

 

[Tampa_cat54_rivals112262]

Why some people don't want a 7'0" 285 lb. stud All American possibly falling into our lap... Mind-boggling

Who said that? I haven't seen a single person on here say they don't want Kofi.

 

[bigblue1971]

Who said that? I haven't seen a single person on here say they don't want Kofi.

I've seen quite a few that are cringing at the thought of 2 bigs on the court together instead of 4-5 shooters. Rebounding is a huge part of the game too and points in the paint play a large part in championships.