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PF/C Kosta Koufos (CSKA Moscow)

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OSUBasketballJunkie;1010908; said:
If and when he becomes more physical will be the point where the team changes from having potential to being dangerous.
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Is that and if or a when? Big difference. I don't know I guess I was just expecting more from everything that I have read and seen. It makes you wonder if he will just be the typical Euro player who is not very physical. I know it is very early in the season and it will be interesting to see how he develops especially when the Big 10 starts.
OT sort of but if he does not become more physical, I cannot see him leaving after this year.
 
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Koufos faded vs. strong

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Quick hitters for Thursday:

? Ohio State's Kosta Koufos has had a rough time against stronger and more effective post players from Texas A&M and North Carolina. Koufos scored 18 points against Wisconsin-Green Bay, 10 against Columbia, 24 against Syracuse and 22 against VMI. He shot a combined 35-for-56 against those four teams. But against the Aggies and Tar Heels, both losses, the 7-foot Koufos was a combined 5 of 26 for 14 points total.

"I've got to get my teammates more open," Koufos said. "I rushed my shots. I was too excited before the game, and I've got to establish better post presence and get to the basket."

Koufos said he'll be back in the gym on Thursday to work on his game. The Buckeyes coaching staff needs Koufos to establish a better base inside. It was clear during the game against North Carolina on Wednesday night that Koufos wasn't getting the proper angles in the post against the Tar Heels. And, the Buckeyes expect teams to scout Koufos even more on his spin moves to the hoop, meaning he'll have to develop even more of a repertoire in the post. His outside shooting isn't an issue for the most part.
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LitlBuck;1011117; said:
Is that and if or a when? Big difference. I don't know I guess I was just expecting more from everything that I have read and seen. It makes you wonder if he will just be the typical Euro player who is not very physical. I know it is very early in the season and it will be interesting to see how he develops especially when the Big 10 starts.
OT sort of but if he does not become more physical, I cannot see him leaving after this year.
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Look how KK did against 'Cuse compared to ATM and UNC...The later two they were more physical with him, and that hurts his game, not due to the fact that he isnt just about him not being physical, but due to his physical stregth and the guys from those two teams were much stronger than him...

Much like Dallas forced KK to struggle last year at the high school level...

It is just a matter of him getting in the weight room to get bigger and getting used to playing against bigger guys...It takes time to adjust your game due to bigger guys...

For example take a look at KK's first shot where he left it short on a little jump hook because Hansbrough was pushing him out farther and farther from the hoop with his strength...

With struggles inside KK struggles some outside...Also on his moves off the dribble when they body him up he struggles...I think with a couple more games he is going to get used to this and we will see a much improved KK over what we saw in the two losses, and like Junkie said once he starts to improve his strength we will become a dangerous team...
 
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crazybuckfan40;1011354; said:
Look how KK did against 'Cuse compared to ATM and UNC...The later two they were more physical with him, and that hurts his game, not due to the fact that he isnt just about him not being physical, but due to his physical stregth and the guys from those two teams were much stronger than him...

Much like Dallas forced KK to struggle last year at the high school level...

It is just a matter of him getting in the weight room to get bigger and getting used to playing against bigger guys...It takes time to adjust your game due to bigger guys...

For example take a look at KK's first shot where he left it short on a little jump hook because Hansbrough was pushing him out farther and farther from the hoop with his strength...

With struggles inside KK struggles some outside...Also on his moves off the dribble when they body him up he struggles...I think with a couple more games he is going to get used to this and we will see a much improved KK over what we saw in the two losses, and like Junkie said once he starts to improve his strength we will become a dangerous team...
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And thats another thing that shouldn't be happening. No way he should be getting pushed out away from the basket
 
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Actually I was thinking during the game that Hansbrough isn't that athletic or powerful, it was more that he plays well within the systems and gets most of what he gets from positioning. Off track??
 
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Best Buckeye;1011371; said:
Actually I was thinking during the game that Hansbrough isn't that athletic or powerful, it was more that he plays well within the systems and gets most of what he gets from positioning. Off track??
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Hansbrough is a big bull, but usually has been beaten up by guys taller than him, like Hibbert...

He does play with in the system and has a great work ethic...

I was talking more when he is playing defense against KK, KK lets himself get pushed out, or lets the defender effect his shot...Much like Z for the Cavs if you watch them, but Z has altered his game because he realizes he is not strong enough to really bang with the big guys, so he uses that jump hook where they don't get into his body...KK does have a great hook shot, and I think his best move last night was the left handed hook that he missed, but he needs to use it more...But the thing is he has to be able to establish positioning on the block to be able to get the ball there...
 
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crazybuckfan40;1011385; said:
Hansbrough is a big bull, but usually has been beaten up by guys taller than him, like Hibbert...

He does play with in the system and has a great work ethic...

I was talking more when he is playing defense against KK, KK lets himself get pushed out, or lets the defender effect his shot...Much like Z for the Cavs if you watch them, but Z has altered his game because he realizes he is not strong enough to really bang with the big guys, so he uses that jump hook where they don't get into his body...KK does have a great hook shot, and I think his best move last night was the left handed hook that he missed, but he needs to use it more...But the thing is he has to be able to establish positioning on the block to be able to get the ball there...
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Oh you are right on IMO, KK was off on his shooting because of the D of NC. I was surprised by the number of shots he missed in close, way too many.
 
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Matta: Koufos just needs to relax a bit
[FONT=Verdana,Times New Roman,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Ohio State notebook[/FONT]
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
BY MKE POPOVICH
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER

COLUMBUS Head Coach Thad Matta?s message to Kosta Koufos in Ohio State?s last game was to relax and play within himself.

The freshman from GlenOak High School heeded his coach?s words and responded with a game-high 21 points in Saturday?s 87-43 win over Presbyterian. It was a big lift for Koufos after a tough few weeks.

Koufos shot just 1-of-10 from the field when the Buckeyes faced top-ranked North Carolina. Matta also sat him out during the final 13 minutes of the Coppin State game, saying Koufos was not as aggressive as he needed to be.

Matta said Koufos is a perfectionist, but believes the 7-foot forward is doing a better job of not letting a tough play affect the next play he has to make

?He is understanding there may be a missed shot or a shot you think you got fouled on, but you have to get back and defend, and we have to come back on offense,? Matta said. ?I think that?s just him feeling his way into it.?

Koufos finished 8-of-9 from the floor in Saturday?s game.


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