Cooper Flagg Thread V3

[Huskyforlife]

There’s no interpretation where this is bad for us, one less big money contender in the race is always good. Think it’s just a question of how much he’s bought in on Duke already.

 

[LBird33]

Cancel Duke and I will streak naked down Calhoun Way....

LoL please keep your clothes on. There are children present

 

[DieHardConn]

I hope we can get him back to campus for First Night

 

[ucp990411]

Duke was his dream school when Coach K was there. Who would you rather play for Jon Scheyer who has done nothing or Dan Hurley who has a national championship on his resume? Nobody mentions Coach K isn't there anymore. I think we have a chance.

 

[TheHorde]

That we have a real shot. And to not sleep on our NIL

Duke was his dream school when Coach K was there. Who would you rather play for Jon Scheyer who has done nothing or Dan Hurley who has a national championship on his resume? Nobody mentions Coach K isn't there anymore. I think we have a chance.

ESPECIALLY if he waits until the spring to announce.

 

[Durks07]

Probably using that weekend to set up an official visit with Providence.

You can never count out those Friars. But, I hope he has more respect for his family than that.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Duke was his dream school when Coach K was there. Who would you rather play for Jon Scheyer who has done nothing or Dan Hurley who has a national championship on his resume? Nobody mentions Coach K isn't there anymore. I think we have a chance.

My thoughts exactly. Plus he’d have to stare at his jersey # up in the rafters formerly worn by the biggest d bag in college sports history.

F Duke

 

[HooperScooper]

Since taking a late summer unofficial to Duke and his recent official visit to UConn, Flagg has remained tight-lipped about the status of his recruitment. Throughout the process, though, behind the scenes indications have been that the Blue Devils began the process as the team to beat and that they are still in a strong position. Sources have indicated to 247Sports that the reigning National Champion Huskies did improve their standing with Flagg during his official visit and that they have made this a competitive battle to land the services of the the top ranked player in the country.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

 

[Ricker]

Flagg & Ngongba = #7
My hopes were completely in check until this series of posts.

 

[Waquoit]

Not necessarily good news, he may have not enjoyed listening to our sales pitch, we didn’t move the needle an inch, he’s ready to go to Puke.

Wait, what? UConn's pitch was so disappointing he cancelled his KU trip?

 

[CONN78SEJ]

If he goes to Bowdoin, it could be the first time the Haldane Cup was awarded to a freshman.

I think he will surprise everyone by staying very close to home and become the greatest 4 year player in the glorious history of Bowdoin hoops where they have promised to rename the school after him along with a special sandwich at the dining hall. It was brought to his attention that Bowdoin has never lost to Kansas. Duke or the current and 5 time national champs.

Not sure if you’re aware the history of the Haldane Cup and the man it’s named after……..

From Here

www.bowdoin.edu

Andrew Haldane - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I need one of our math nerds to work through this:

From what I remember of the Let's make a deal probability excercise, if you pick one of three possibilities (doors), then they remove a door, the door you didn't pick now has a 2-1 chance of being correct.

If Duke was the odds on favorite when there were three options, then Kansas is removed, wouldn't that now put us in the lead?

We need to see the math.

 

[vtmikeb]

I need one of our math nerds to work through this:

From what I remember of the Let's make a deal probability excercise, if you pick one of three possibilities (doors), then they remove a door, the door you didn't pick now has a 2-1 chance of being correct.

If Duke was the odds on favorite when there were three options, then Kansas is removed, wouldn't that now put us in the lead?

We need to see the math.

Don’t think it applies to this because there’s no “game show host” who knows which school he is going to choose. But I like where your head’s at.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Possibly he or his Mom decided they didn't want to play for an enabler.

Probably more likely he just wants to go to Duke and decided future other visits (as enjoyable as they are) are just a waste of time in the long run (or the Duke/Nike bag got enormous in fear of KU/Adidas).

People often discount the sneaker company thing but Cooper is already a social media phenomenon with 400k followers. Wouldn’t shock me if he has Nike NIL money lined up already, even as a HS player. Nike shouldn‘t care between Duke and UConn.

 

[businesslawyer]

Don’t think it applies to this because there’s no “game show host” who knows which school he is going to choose. But I like where your head’s at.

For those playing along at home, when you pick door #1 there is a 1/3 chance that you are correct and a 2/3 chance you are wrong. If the host, knowing whether 2 or 3 has the prize, shows you that 2 does not, door #1 still has a 1/3 chance — eliminating a door which the host knew was empty doesn’t change anything with respect to #1 — but door #3 represents the other 2/3ds of the odds.

 

[Huskyforlife]

People often discount the sneaker company thing but Cooper is already a social media phenomenon with 400k followers. Wouldn’t shock me if he has Nike NIL money lined up already, even as a HS player. Nike shouldn‘t care between Duke and UConn.

Nike is probably telling him Duke is better for his brand value. But he probably doesn’t care much about that.

 

[Dove]

10-1s aren't favorites.

Dukes probably a 1/5 favorite.

They probably have a 74-77% chance of landing Flagg. Just a hunch.

 

[navery12]

What did Bill say?

Also I could’ve read it wrong but I thought Kansas was suppose to be the paid courtesy visit kansashusky was talking about.

Based on his followup posts it was definitely about the UConn visit

 

[dennismenace]

Anyone that thinks Duke is a lock is making a huge miscalculation. Sure, CF was a Duke fan as a child, but no New England team was a viable choice during those years. UConn was lost in the abyss of the AAC and didn't merit consideration. But all of that has changed in the past year.

Cancelling on a Kansas visit is the logical first step in choosing between UConn and Duke, and it didn't happen until shortly after Cooper's UConn visit. That means something. Also, the UConn visit scheduled by another top recruit, Ngongba, was announced a few days after CF completed his UConn visit.

Although Cooper could land at Duke, I believe his thinking has changed and things are pointing to both Cooper and Ngongba becoming Huskies. I've got a strong feeling about this.

 

[dennismenace]

I hope we can get him back to campus for First Night

Maybe get them both back. See Dogpause post above

 

[Vancat]

I'm thinking he is 99% sold on UC, and leaving the Duke visit in there just because it 'was' his dream school. Also have a good feeling about this.

 

[cohenzone]

Not sure if you’re aware the history of the Haldane Cup and the man it’s named after……..

From Here

www.bowdoin.edu

Andrew Haldane - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Thanks. Many years ago my son was accepted by Bowdoin but went elsewhere. We had visited and liked it a lot. He had some very good choices to makrv. He was known as the Cooper Flagg of his generation.

 

[cap10dingus]

For those playing along at home, when you pick door #1 there is a 1/3 chance that you are correct and a 2/3 chance you are wrong. If the host, knowing whether 2 or 3 has the prize, shows you that 2 does not, door #1 still has a 1/3 chance — eliminating a door which the host knew was empty doesn’t change anything with respect to #1 — but door #3 represents the other 2/3ds of the odds.

From the Courant

"If UConn can land Flagg, he would become the first No. 1 overall recruit ever to sign with the Huskies. Despite having won more national titles than anyone else in the sport this millennium, UConn had mostly remained a notch or two below schools like Duke, Kentucky and Kansas on the recruiting trail. If Hurley captures Flagg though, it would signal that UConn takes a back seat to no one– on the court or in luring five-star talent."

 

[Deleted at users request]

Maybe get them both back. See Dogpause post above

If he comes back in with PN for our first night, I’m going to be unreasonably excited.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

I'm thinking he is 99% sold on UC, and leaving the Duke visit in there just because it 'was' his dream school. Also have a good feeling about this.

Just remember he already has visited Duke, (unofficially of course) and taken photo ops with the players, etc.

 

[husky429]

I'm excited because no matter what happens, the board implodes.

Most likely outcome: He picks Duke. Everyone is shocked for some reason. The board implodes.

Less likely outcome: He picks UConn. The old-timers complain that one-and-dones are useless. Chaos ensues. The board implodes.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

For those playing along at home, when you pick door #1 there is a 1/3 chance that you are correct and a 2/3 chance you are wrong. If the host, knowing whether 2 or 3 has the prize, shows you that 2 does not, door #1 still has a 1/3 chance — eliminating a door which the host knew was empty doesn’t change anything with respect to #1 — but door #3 represents the other 2/3ds of the odds.

Great movie and even better book.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

I'm excited because no matter what happens, the board implodes.

Most likely outcome: He picks Duke. Everyone is shocked for some reason. The board implodes.

Less likely outcome: He picks UConn. The old-timers complain that one-and-dones are useless. Chaos ensues. The board implodes.

How much could he make with NIL if he stays a 2nd year?

 

[krinklecut]

I'm excited because no matter what happens, the board implodes.

Most likely outcome: He picks Duke. Everyone is shocked for some reason. The board implodes.

Less likely outcome: He picks UConn. The old-timers complain that one-and-dones are useless. Chaos ensues. The board implodes.

No one’s gonna be shocked if he goes to Duke, we’re all expecting it.