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I Yearn for Cockburn

Cockburn has a chance. His best case scenario is a player like Andre Drummond with more defensive awareness and who doesn't make a living rebounding his own misses.

Whether the league still cares about this kind of player is another question. He might just get completely lost with NBA speed and spacing. And it would be nice if he'd keep his head up and make a pass once in a while.

Maybe he can end up like Ian Mahimi as a slightly better than average outcome.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Cockburn has a chance. His best case scenario is a player like Andre Drummond with more defensive awareness and who doesn't make a living rebounding his own misses.

Whether the league still cares about this kind of player is another question. He might just get completely lost with NBA speed and spacing. And it would be nice if he'd keep his head up and make a pass once in a while.

Maybe he can end up like Ian Mahimi as a slightly better than average outcome.
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He has nowhere near the athleticism or conditioning that Drummond has.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
He would not. Lofton was extremely overweight during the season and was still one of the best rebounders in college basketball. He got into better shape at the combine and looked great. He's a better athlete than Cockburn and way way more skilled.
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Ok, there's things he does better than Kofi, like passing. But to say he's a better athlete... Nah. Kofi has better athleticism.
 
Cockburn definitely looks the part. He just has to really improve his basketball IQ. Interested to see how he picks things up in SL if the offense isn't running through him.
 
Elizah Huge said:
Cockburn can actually play though.
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Hard to imagine Cockburn isn't an NBA player. a legit 7' in shoes, 7'4.25" wingspan, 8% body fat, solid athlete for his size, chiseled frame, legitimately skilled as a basketball player and put up big numbers in college. yeah, centers are de-valued in today's league, etc, but it just seems like there has to be a place for a guy like that in the nba even if just as a 10 minute/game back up.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
Hard to imagine Cockburn isn't an NBA player. a legit 7' in shoes, 7'4.25" wingspan, 8% body fat, solid athlete for his size, chiseled frame, legitimately skilled as a basketball player and put up big numbers in college. yeah, centers are de-valued in today's league, etc, but it just seems like there has to be a place for a guy like that in the nba even if just as a 10 minute/game back up.
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There are at least two 2nd round to undrafted big men like Cockburn ever year. They usually have much better shot-blocking numbers though.
 
From what I can tell Cockburn's best skill is that he's a pretty quick jumper for a guy his weight. He doesnt jump super high, so IDK about him being an elite lob threat, but he does get up pretty quickly and runs the floor (at least in highlights) well.
 
Cockburn is big, and he moves pretty well. He can catch and finish near the rim. He eats up space in the paint. He contests some shots and just watches others. He seems like a third-string backup right now.
 
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