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2025 Recruiting: Cooper Flagg offered

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MrSec224 said:
Hes blessed to receive an offer from Providence and Kansas St in the last week too. He was Scheyers first priority going back to last April.

I was being sarcastic when I said 12 years old. It would be a gigantic stunner if he didnt end up there tho.
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Coach K is gone. Players that should be 1-and-done are having to stay an extra year. Just because a kid thought duke was his dream school when he was 8 years old and watching coach K win championships and turn out NBA talent doesn't mean that they will think that when they are 17 and deciding on a school to attend. If Duke gets him it will be because they offer more NIL than other blue blood schools and he goes for the money. Otherwise he will want to play for a hall of fame coach or play within driving distance of his family and friends to watch him play.
 
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Not to be confused with Colonel Flagg.

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Just remember even Bobby Hurley was a UConn fan the first Monday night in April. Never say never.
 
Umami Zen said:
Scheyer is starting to be more visible in NE on recruiting trips.. ie. Betsey home visit in Windsor.. Maybe some gamesmanship by Dan Hurley on Cooper to show that UConn isn't going to concede top recruits from their home turf when there is a fit/obvious talent even if he is a Duke lean. Would be cool to get him on campus while DC is still here and roll the dice..
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We’ve lost or fair share of long time UConn leans so we should court everyone we like.
 
aburks41 said:
Lol he does follow Dixie D'Amelio on twitter. That would be quite the recruiting pitch for him. Maybe he wants to be a TikTok star?
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Whatever it takes! I hope Marc D’Amelio can arrange an introduction!
 
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looks like a more athletic Austin Reaves (starts for the Lakers)
 
Is he going to college . Maybe.
If so, is he going to Duke ? Probably, maybe…who knows .

Either way, UConn is linked to one of the best, if not the best, player in his class and will be until he makes his choice. Its almost certain that when “experts” talk or post about Flaggs offers they will mention “ including the National Champion UConn Huskies “ or some variation of the saying.

Kids in AAU know each other or have heard of each other and know when offers are made to players. The more offers we have to legitimate players that can help us the better. Even if it’s a token offer knowing that a player X is set on going to a particular university or the G League. This keeps the interest and hopes of players
, whether a 3*,4* or 5*, if they already received an offer or end up getting an offer from UConn.

The staff is using the programs recent trajectory, recent players( including this years players) drafted to the NBA and the clout of winning a Natty in offering some of the top talent in next years class and into 25 and 26.

Offering Flagg was the right play.
 
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Chin Diesel said:
Some say best recruit of past decade.

If I were using hyperbole I'd say he is the perfect incarnation of a Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Thunder Dan Majerle love child.

Bottom line is the kid can get to anywhere he wants and score from anywhere on the court.
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What he said. Except kid's quicker than Bird/McHale by a lot. Will probably grow some more. One year in college at best but what a fun year.

Mr. Flagg would look perfect in Red, White, and Blue.
 
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aburks41 said:
Scheyer ain't Coach K. Let's see how long that magic lasts for them
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Very true — but I do think that Duke can probably buy any player with NIL $ if they choose to do so… it’ll probably keep Scheyer viable long after the fact
 
GotNets? said:
Very true — but I do think that Duke can probably buy any player with NIL $ if they choose to do so… it’ll probably keep Scheyer viable long after the fact
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If Duke needs to keep outbidding schools to get top recruits and stay relevant, then Scheyer won't last very long as the coach. K forced Duke to give Scheyer a shot at coaching when he has absolutely zero business being the coach. The boosters will demand a coach with a proven track record if they are throwing millions at high school recruits and not getting championships.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Flagg would give his soul to have the athleticism of Bird before Bird hit 30 years old. And Bird still has one of the best mid-range games ever. And I was a Sixers fans who despised the Celtics.
Flagg is already 25 pounds heaver than KD was in HS, college or first few years in the pros. KD is a horrible comp.

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Was this supposed to highlight Birds athleticism?!?
 
GotNets? said:
Very true — but I do think that Duke can probably buy any player with NIL $ if they choose to do so… it’ll probably keep Scheyer viable long after the fact
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They certainly can. I wonder how big their payroll is each year. If we’re talking each starter being close to $2M, then yeah there’s no shot. But if they’re offering a kid $500K, Hurley could say is that 500k life changing? No, the $30M guaranteed for being a top 10 pick is the life changing money.

But Flagg will probably be getting offers in the millions so he’s not the best example to use I guess
 
Chin Diesel said:
Flagg would give his soul to have the athleticism of Bird before Bird hit 30 years old. And Bird still has one of the best mid-range games ever. And I was a Sixers fans who despised the Celtics.
Flagg is already 25 pounds heaver than KD was in HS, college or first few years in the pros. KD is a horrible comp.

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This video is not making nearly the point you think it is.
 
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I want Duke to disappear as much as the next guy but he impressed me in Year 1. Their players got better and their team peaked late. His recruiting classes are stupid and he seems to have a good handle on the importance of the portal to get experienced role players.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Flagg would give his soul to have the athleticism of Bird before Bird hit 30 years old. And Bird still has one of the best mid-range games ever. And I was a Sixers fans who despised the Celtics.
Flagg is already 25 pounds heaver than KD was in HS, college or first few years in the pros. KD is a horrible comp.

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Uhm…If Bird had Flagg’s athleticism, he’d probably be the GOAT.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Uhm…If Bird had Flagg’s athleticism, he’d probably be the GOAT.
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Agree on this but it will take a long time to see if Flagg ever compares to 33s in game intelligence. So many players with so much more athleticism than Larry but very very few as good at all that he did.

This kid is amazing though at this point sky’s the limit.
 
mauconnfan said:
Agree on this but it will take a long time to see if Flagg ever compares to 33s in game intelligence. So many players with so much more athleticism than Larry but very very few as good at all that he did.

This kid is amazing though at this point sky’s the limit.
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Of course, that’s no comparison at this point, it would be unfair. I just don’t understand the athleticism comparison either.
 
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