Kosta Koufos making off season much easier

carrottop12 · Post #1 » by **carrottop12** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:15 am

I have to honestly apologize and eat a big old plate of crow.

When the Jazz drafted this kid I wasn't sold on him at all, I thought he was soft and settled for jumpers too often, but his length is absolutely unreal.

He always has the highest hand up for every rebounds, he's extremely aggressive, and has a good low post game. That spin move that he got called for travel on was a good move and the dunk after was incredible.

If he can continue to contribute anything like that today he has a place as the starting C for the Jazz. If he can be an intimidator down low the Jazz are 3X better defensively already. His potential is still through the roof, I can't believe he fell to #23.

Great pick up for the Jazz, I love this kid.

Ming Kong! · Post #2 » by **Ming Kong!** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:20 am

Batronuj wrote:I have to honestly apologize and eat a big old plate of crow.

When the Jazz drafted this kid I wasn't sold on him at all, I thought he was soft and settled for jumpers too often, but his length is absolutely unreal.

He always has the highest hand up for every rebounds, he's extremely aggressive, and has a good low post game. That spin move that he got called for travel on was a good move and the dunk after was incredible.

If he can continue to contribute anything like that today he has a place as the starting C for the Jazz. If he can be an intimidator down low the Jazz are 3X better defensively already. His potential is still through the roof, I can't believe he fell to #23.

Great pick up for the Jazz, I love this kid.

His 3 blocks are very nice. Luckily in this league, we can afford to have Okur as our center on most nights, but when we face a Howard, or w/e other offensive center we might play, it's nice to know we have a big guy willing to play hard on D.

Greek · Post #3 » by **Greek** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:58 am

Well Kosta most of all has great offensive game, but all reports where saying that he is little soft, and not great on D. I am so happy that he is getting so much better on D. Him and Nick Calathes of gators are the future of Greek basketball

Neon Black · Post #4 » by **Neon Black** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 7:19 am

Hopefully he can be the Millsap of the '08-'09 season. If he keeps working hard enough maybe Sloan will give him a chance.

Ming Kong! · Post #5 » by **Ming Kong!** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 7:32 am

ele.ven wrote:Hopefully he can be the Millsap of the '08-'09 season. If he keeps working hard enough maybe Sloan will give him a chance.

Yup, keep Collins' arse on the bench when he's healthy.

carrottop12 · Post #6 » by **carrottop12** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:57 am

The only thing you can complain about this kid is that he is raw, and the truth is, if you compare Koufos at 19 and CJ at 19, it isn't even close. To think that this kid can mix it up with the big guys at 19 and get a near double double with 5 blocked shots, that's ridiculous. He's a keeper, I see very bright things for him.

fivas14 · Post #7 » by **fivas14** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 5:22 pm

He's raw on offense at times, but on defense he looks to block EVERY shot.
I'm very suprised how good he's doing already.

Post #8 » by **jazzfan1971** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 5:28 pm

I didn't think he'd get 5 blocks all year. Color me impressed. I'm also how surprised at how confident he appears out there. Never afraid to launch a shot when he's open.

carrottop12 · Post #9 » by **carrottop12** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 5:30 pm

I love that he feels like he belongs out there. He has no problem bodying up people on defense or trying to push them out of the way for a rebound. I seriously can't believe how huge he is, I honestly can't believe he fell to #23.

The Sheik · Post #10 » by **The Sheik** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:07 pm

Hopefully he has another good game tonight and the cavs can feel like dumbasses for taking JJ Hickson.

Post #11 » by **JStockLivesOn** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:26 pm

I'm big on Koufos as well. He's been fantastic thus far. When Memo is healthy, I actually think Millsap is going to start losing some minutes to Kosta.

El Turco · Post #12 » by **El Turco** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:55 am

i hate to say i told you so

edfmx86 · Post #13 » by **edfmx86** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:02 am

didnt watch the cavs game tonight, but it sounds like this guy has a killer game. Happy to hear that a guy this big is play hard. We really really need him.

Reckless · Post #14 » by **Reckless** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:35 am

He was 1 positive thing on the road trip from hell

carrottop12 · Post #15 » by **carrottop12** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:23 am

Once he learns his spots he will be very effective, and unlike some players with huge potential, he appears to have the brain and the work ethic to figure out how he can help this team the most.

GP · Post #16 » by GP » Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:22 pm

JStockLivesOn wrote:I'm big on Koufos as well. He's been fantastic thus far. When Memo is healthy, I actually think Millsap is going to start losing some minutes to Kosta.

This is a good point, I think right now Koufos has been playing too well to just sit the rest of the year. Millsap is already undersized for a pf and he is getting time at center, his time at pf will remain consistent, but I think koufos will take millsaps time at center.

Greek · Post #17 » by **Greek** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:35 am

So can you see like 15-20 minutes for him? He can play with Memo as PF as well so what you think?

P.S. Fes looks like a 7 feet joke to me

Post #18 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:33 am

Fes will be the next CJ. He will stick around and develop slowly and show enough. Collins can put his Stanford degree to use and be a coach on the art of moving on the floor, over achieving and flopping. Mo and Jarron may be this years Giricek. Lets brainstorm teams that are looking to shed dollars and have a quality situational player like Kyle.

carrottop12 · Post #19 » by **carrottop12** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:26 am

Yeah, I think CJ has been good for the Jazz. Hopefully he makes them realize that sometimes it does pay to hold onto players for a little while and let them develop. Fes is a good example, he's a few years away from being a big minutes player but he certainly still has the potential.