How good is Cooper Flagg?

[Vfl2407]

Had a friend say last night that the Duke star is the best white basketball player he’s ever seen since Larry Bird. I know there have been some great white players from Europe but I don’t follow it enuf to state an opinion.
Wish I was his agent because he’s about to be really wealthy.

 

[05_never_again]

He's definitely one of the best college players of the one-and-done era. I don't know if he's better than Carmelo Anthony or Kevin Durant, but he's up there.

 

[05_never_again]

Anthony Davis would also be in the best one-and-done player conversation.

Ultimately, how far Duke goes in this year's tournament will have a lot to do with how people remember his college career.

 

[VolPack22]

People forget about Michael Beasley. Dude was a grown man in college.

 

[tennrich1]

I’ve only seen him play 3-4 games…looked like the complete package. Dominant when I saw him.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Anthony Davis would also be in the best one-and-done player conversation.

Ultimately, how far Duke goes in this year's tournament will have a lot to do with how people remember his college career.

I dislike Kentucky as much as anyone but Davis was pretty much unstoppable on both ends of the floor.

Cooper Flagg is still really good though.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Cooper Flagg is the most complete basket player I’ve ever seen at Duke as a freshman. He is this weird blend of Grant Hill and Christian Laettner. He leads Duke in every major statistical category. The way he gets his teammates involved, while at the same time having the ability to takeover the game reminds me of Grant Hill. His competitiveness reminds me of Laettner .

 

[omghulkhands]

I think Cooper Flagg is the second coming of Scottie Pippen / Grant Hill.

A great, all around player and elite defender.

his value is in how high his floor is, and less about how high his ceiling is.

 

[omghulkhands]

I dislike Kentucky as much as anyone but Davis was pretty much unstoppable on both ends of the floor.

Cooper Flagg is still really good though.

Davis’s stats in college are hard to wrap my head around

62% Fg Pct
10.4 RB
4.7 BLK
1.4 Steal

I mean. There isn’t a major conference player averaging even 3 blocks per game this year. Not one.

He averaged 4.7!!!

 

[05_never_again]

Cooper Flagg is the most complete basket player I’ve ever seen at Duke as a freshman. He is this weird blend of Grant Hill and Christian Laettner. He leads Duke in every major statistical category. The way he gets his teammates involved, while at the same time having the ability to takeover the game reminds me of Grant Hill. His competitiveness reminds me of Laettner .

He isn't even unlikeable like good Duke players (especially white Duke players) are. It's amazing.

 

[butchna]

Generational…not overused in this case.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

Always wild when a truly elite player comes out of a low-population state like Maine. Haven’t seen him play but I may have to watch Duke some in the tourney to amend that.

 

[TNHopeful505]

And the talk that he might even come back....ludicrous, but he said it.

 

[loosecannon]

He will never be Batman, but he will be a HOF Robin.

 

[C-south]

He’s no Zach Edey

 

[Dudleys87]

@RDU VOL#14

He’s good but he’s no RJ Davis. He’s got a long way to go before he’s in the same conversation as Bacott too.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

@RDU VOL#14

He’s good but he’s no RJ Davis. He’s got a long way to go before he’s in the same conversation as Bacott too.

Haha. Very true . I hope that he can have a final 4 in common with them though.

 

[sami]

And the talk that he might even come back....ludicrous, but he said it.

The contract the #1 pick in the draft this year got was worth $57 mil, and the really big money will be in that second contract. Unless Duke is ready to pony up about $15 mil and Flagg buys a ridiculous insurance policy, or the kid is a complete fool, he's not coming back.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

The contract the #1 pick in the draft this year got was worth $57 mil, and the really big money will be in that second contract. Unless Duke is ready to pony up about $15 mil and Flagg buys a ridiculous insurance policy, or the kid is a complete fool, he's not coming back.

He’s not gonna comeback, but he said he’d like to. He already has a shoe deal w/ New Balance and also a deal w/New Era. I’m not sure of the #’s, but I’m guessing those are pretty big deals. Even if he gave Duke a discount I don’t think he would stay.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Flagg shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath as guys like Carmelo, AD, Beasley, Edey. He is good but not generational good.

 

[GrayWaterCanine]

We are talking Adam Morrison territory here.

 

[superdave1984]

He's a better player than me.

 

[Voljayton]

I can't figure out why some of yall are saying " well he's not this guy or that guy." The kid is himself. He's a phenom, he's fun to watch and he's a team player. ...and why is Edey even showing up in this conversation?

 

[05_never_again]

I can't figure out why some of yall are saying " well he's not this guy or that guy." The kid is himself. He's a phenom, he's fun to watch and he's a team player. ...and why is Edey even showing up in this conversation?

It's the "old guy *****ing on the new thing so they look smart" phenomenon. I don't know why it is so hard for people to say that he's certainly one of the best one-and-done players ever (which is basically an objective fact), and leave it at that.

 

[volfanbill]

It's the "old guy *****ing on the new thing so they look smart" phenomenon. I don't know why it is so hard for people to say that he's certainly one of the best one-and-done players ever (which is basically an objective fact), and leave it at that.

He plays for Duke is a big piece of it. Same people said it about AD and even Edey in the moment