Kosta Koufos is Showing Out With the Utah Flash

We would be remiss not to mention Kosta Koufos' recent play with the Jazz affiliate, Utah Flash. Kosta has now played four games since being assigned to the D-League, and all four have been noteworthy performances. He's averaging 21 points, 12 rebounds, in around 34mpg so far. We got a chance to view two of the contests. What we saw was a player who was obviously more confident, especially with his offensive moves, Koufos displayed assertiveness & patience in the post. The big man could always run the floor well, but it seems like he is now really carrying his bulky frame well..at least better than the last time we saw him in extended minutes (Eurobasket 2009).

Out current evaluation/conclusion of Kosta Koufos is a good player who would prove to be better than he has shown in a different situation. We think he is ready to help some NBA teams offensively. But with Koufos & Byron Mullens, it's all about rebounding & defense right now. Can they adequately & consistently defend & board on the NBA level? (Koufos looks a little bit more aware defensively, his lateral quickness has improved, but still needs to get better) These questions will remain until they can prove otherwise. But it is nice to see Kosta getting playing time & responding. He's a good player who still has a nice future.

More on Koufos

-Utah Flash Head Coach, Brad Jones on Koufos (DLeague Central)



-Some Dleague clips.