PF/C Kosta Koufos (CSKA Moscow)

[buckiprof]

Welcome aboard!

“I know the tradition is it’s a ‘football school.’ It’s soon to be a basketball school, too. ... I’m real excited to commit to Coach Matta’s program. I feel like I will flourish there.”

It sure is!

 

[smith403]

WELCOME, Kosta...:osu:

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

I remember not to recently, that a player like Koufos coming to tOSU would have been unthinkable, now its a given that Matta and company will continue to get the best players in Ohio to come to tOSU.

At this point, Kosta is the headliner of the 2007 class and hopefully he can not only help with Roe in the 2008 class but hopefully with Lauderdale and other potential targets.

 

[WaitingforKickoff]

Welcome to tOSU Koufos! Matta is not only locking up Ohio but also picking up talents in Indian and working hard in Illinois. I bet he is giving the neighboring B10 coaches quite a few sleepless nights!

 

[OregonBuckeye]

He was just on Outside The Lines. It was about text messaging and recruiting.

 

[Dryden]

He was just on Outside The Lines. It was about text messaging and recruiting.

Jwins just posted the story to the Delvon Roe recruiting thread:

http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14144&page=5

The original article is here:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2461072

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Scout.com$

6/17/06

At the tOSU camp this weekend, Koufos went up against B.J. Mullens and also against Dallas Lauderdale. In the contest against Lauderdale, Koufos was dominate on the offensive end, scoring 29 points and 8 rebounds in a win.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

This kid is going to be so good. I wish he was coming in this year.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

This kid is going to be so good. I wish he was coming in this year.

The scary thing is that he is only probably around 90% back from his injury.

 

[ScriptOhio]

You have to like Scout.com's analysis on Kosta.
Strengths: 3-point range
Areas for improvement: Perimeter Shot

OK, what is the difference between the "3-point range" and a "perimeter shot"? I would have thought that they are basically the same.

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3-Point Range </TD></TR><TR vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff><TD>

Competitiveness </TD></TR><TR vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff><TD>

Rebounding </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD vAlign=top width="50%"><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="100%" bgColor=#cc0000 border=1><TBODY><TR bgColor=#ffeeee><TD align=middle>AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=center>

Defensive Presence </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=center>

Perimeter Shot </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=center>

Strength </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[akronbuck]

scout should just close down. Everything they try to do is just a joke to any sports fan of common sense

 

[crazybuckfan40]

You have to like Scout.com's analysis on Kosta.
Strengths: 3-point range
Areas for improvement: Perimeter Shot

OK, what is the difference between the "3-point range" and a "perimeter shot"? I would have thought that they are basically the same.

<TABLE style="BORDER-RIGHT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0 1px solid" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD bgColor=#e3e3e3 colSpan=2>Scout.com Player Evaluation:</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width="50%"><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="100%" bgColor=#009900 border=1><TBODY><TR bgColor=#eeffee><TD align=middle>STRENGTHS</TD></TR><TR vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff><TD>

3-Point Range </TD></TR><TR vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff><TD>

Competitiveness </TD></TR><TR vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff><TD>

Rebounding </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD vAlign=top width="50%"><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="100%" bgColor=#cc0000 border=1><TBODY><TR bgColor=#ffeeee><TD align=middle>AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=center>

Defensive Presence </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=center>

Perimeter Shot </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=center>

Strength </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

What a joke. Kosta looks to be a lot stronger than a lot of these big men coming out of high school, I mean he beat up on Lauderdale and they want to question his strength. Also one would think 3 pt. range and permimeter shot were the same thing.

I agree with Defensive presence, but we will see how he does over the summer when he is recovered from his foot injury.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Scout.com$

6/22/06

Recap from the first day of the NBA camp.....Koufos is hard to ignore when you see a 7 footer making shots the way he can.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Rivals.com$

6/22/06

Recap of the first day of the NBA camp.....Koufos scored from everywhere in his match-up with Scott Thompson.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Scout.com$

6/23/06

Day 2 recap at the NBA camp....Koufos continues to impress, the most productive player at the event.