Cooper Flagg sets ACC Freshman record

[jibsey]

I dislike Duke and meeting and beating them would be pretty sweet. The kid is great, Liam is great, no reason to get all defensive about though.

 

[Jaker]

Flagg is pretty good at basketball.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

He is the real deal. But Duke's defense and coaching will hold them back.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

He is no joke.... a cuse coworker (might call a friend but hard) says melo was better as a player his one year if college. Not sure i agree

Flagg has to lead his team and win a National Championship as a freshman if he wants to be compared to Carmelo Anthony. I think it would boil down to coaches, that being said I’d take Nosepicker over Scheyer any day.

 

[Huskyforlife]

He is the real deal. But Duke's defense and coaching will hold them back.

They have the number 2 defense.

 

[RuffRuff]

They have the number 2 defense.

Their defense is 100% what separates them. They have a legit rim protector at the 5, and another at the 4 and length 1-3. KPD2 behind Houston who seems to game the system by slaughtering lambs, yet have lost to every top 25 team they’ve played along with SDSU.

To someone’s post, Scheyer runs a drab iso offense but the defensive talent on this squad may be able to overcome that. We shall see, it’s why they play the games. ND did make it close at the end but Duke was up in that game by 18 with 6 minutes to go and in command throughout. Not much diff than our game against Gtown as a young team that sleptwalk down the stretch.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Their defense is 100% what separates them. They have a legit rim protector at the 5, and another at the 4 and length 1-3. KPD2 behind Houston who seems to game the system by slaughtering lambs, yet have lost to every top 25 team they’ve played along with SDSU.

To someone’s post, Scheyer runs a drab iso offense but the defensive talent on this squad may be able to overcome that. We shall see, it’s why they play the games. ND did make it close at the end but Duke was up in that game by 18 with 6 minutes to go and in command throughout. Not much diff than our game against Gtown as a young team that sleptwalk down the stretch.

Cooper Flagg and Maluach come to UConn: OMG Generational defenders, they'll be impossible to score on in March!

They go to Duke: How will Duke win with that putrid, freshmen laden defense? Scheyer is in over his head!

 

[Methalius]

Flagg has to lead his team and win a National Championship as a freshman if he wants to be compared to Carmelo Anthony. I think it would boil down to coaches, that being said I’d take Nosepicker over Scheyer any day.

I don't know if I agree with that. Flagg and Anthony are apples and oranges. Anthony was a hell of a player but he was not even an average defensive player. I have watched pretty much every game Flagg has played and I have to say he is absolutely legit. One of the best freshmen I have seen in college in many, many years. I think what makes Flagg so special is that he is dominant in both ends of the floor. Would I have liked to have seen him at UConn? Of course. He is the best player I have seen all year. Duke will go as far as Flagg can carry them which I believe is very, very far. Don't compare him to Zion Williamson either. Williamson is soft. He has the talent to be an all time great but he doesn't have the mindset. Flagg is a straight up killer.

 

[aceboon]

kinda surprising how little Flagg is being talked about outside of hardcore college basketball media circles, the men's game media presence has really fallen off of a cliff

 

[ctbro1999]

Shows just how weak the ACC is...............

Flagg drops 42 and they still only beat a bad ND team at home by 8? Not that impressive as a team.

 

[RuffRuff]

Flagg drops 42 and they still only beat a bad ND team at home by 8? Not that impressive as a team.

How about the 30 point win over Pitt, beating Auburn, winning at Louisville by 9? They were up by 18 with 6 minutes to go, so by that rationale our win over Gtown must have also been unimpressive .

 

[August_West]

Honestly, their D is pretty tough. Might make them Scheyer-proof. They are big at every position with a 7-2 guy in the back. That’s a formula we know works.

Offensively they run middle school stuff, but they have shot makers so simple stuff can work. Wasn’t like we ran the “picket fence” with Kemba. If their freshmen have a bad day on the big stage, they can be upset, but they’ll be a tough out. I don’t think their imported veterans (Gillis, James, Brown) are going to be guys they want making offensive plays in tight games.

That squad would be a crime to try to set a complex offense on, sometimes you have to let talent just talent. And yeah their D is really legit. That kid from Syracuse was a quiet but key pickup, no stats, just glue and toughness, a good piece to put with the 5 stars.

I know so many here have a little brother thing and inferiority complex with Duke , which I mean let it go already 6>5 , but it’s ok to call a spade a spade. Duke is a favorite this year, legitimate.

That being said, they better catch it this year, because not many mixes are capable of being Scheyer proof. This one certainly is.

 

[August_West]

If a UConn player did this, it would be a buried headline at best. ESPN (and to a large extent CBS and NCAA media affiliates) only hype events that resonate with major ratings markets (Trad blue blood and Top Football schools).

Are you kidding?

Cooper Flagg is so undersold this year, and I’m actually surprised by it. He really hasn’t moved the national needle at all to this point. Coming into this year I thought it was going to be Zion circus 2.0. It’s not. At all.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

They have the number 2 defense.

They have been playing bums in the ACC for weeks.

 

[August_West]

They have been playing bums in the ACC for weeks.

They beat Auburn

 

[MilliniumPrince]

They beat Auburn

....1 game...in which Auburn scored 78 and shot 45% for the floor, 40% from 3....but ok.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Kansas scored 75 on 49/47/91....but I guess that is considered good defense to some.

 

[Scrutineer]

I don't care when we get them. Beating them in the title game or final 4 would be fun but beating them to keep them out of the final 4 would also be fun.

Maybe even better to keep them out of the Final Four. Would make Scheyer's seat hotter........

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Duke is the best.

Did I capture the tone of this thread correctly?

 

[uconndogs]

Flagg is the real deal and was probably ready to go straight to the NBA. Along with his exceptional skills he is surprisingly strong. Could carry Duke to a natty.

 

[ctbro1999]

I didnt know there were so many dookies on this forum.

 

[RuffRuff]

Duke is the best.

Did I capture the tone of this thread correctly?

No. It’s recognizing that they are very good, but the usual contingent is out claiming they’re a fraud due to whatever the complex is that disallows you from seeing reality.

 

[RuffRuff]

Maybe even better to keep them out of the Final Four. Would make Scheyer's seat hotter........

Scheyer whether you like him or hate him ain’t going anywhere anytime soon. Flukey it may have been, got to an Elite 8 last year, is bringing in ridiculous recruiting classes. Flagg lighting the college scene on fire will only perpetuate the recruiting train that is Duke. I don’t think he makes the most of his talent, but when the talent grade you bring in is that good it’ll keep your job safe.

 

[whosurdaddy2720]

Apparently, political energy is seeping into everything nowadays.

If my side does it, it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.

If the other side does it, it's fraudulent and evil and they deserve to fall off the face of the Earth.

Flagg is legit and dook is very good people. It's ok to say it out loud.

 

[ctchamps]

Apparently, political energy is seeping into everything nowadays.

If my side does it, it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.

If the other side does it, it's fraudulent and evil and they deserve to fall off the face of the Earth.

Flagg is legit and dook is very good people. It's ok to say it out loud.

Tribal energy has been with us before we came down from the trees. It’s a biological issue.