Some people still doubt Flagg, but that’s getting more and more difficult.
There are apparently some people who still think that Cooper Flagg is the product of hype, the latest Great White Hope, but the facts on the court show how lazy that sort of thinking is.
Because Flagg is just killing it. These are some stats from the last three games:
- 49 points, 10 boards, three assists vs. Charlotte.
- 34 points, 12 rebounds, five assists vs. Houston
- 36 points, nine rebounds, six assists vs. Boston
Over his last 10 games, Flagg is getting 24 ppg, 7.5 rebounds and 4 assists. He’s shooting 50% too.
And he’s just 19, with a teenager’s body.
Lazy thinkers think it’s all media hype or entitlement, but Naji Marshall, who actually plays in the NBA and who is currently a Maverick, says he wants to play his entire career there because “I want to play with Cooper Flagg my whole motherf*****g career. That’s my dog, and he’s gonna create history. And to be part of that would be unbelievable.”
What really sets Flagg apart, like his buddy and former Duke roommate Kon Knueppel, is that they were brought up on playing the game the right way. Those guys understand there’s much more to basketball than three point shots and dunks. The modern NBA has gotten boring but if you go back and watch old tape from when teams actually had different styles and approaches, well, the past is the future.
Or should be.
If you take the vastly improved skills of today’s players and combine that with the subtle nature of old school basketball, you get what Flagg and Knueppel are doing. Hopefully there will be many more who emulate them.
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