Flagg can't shoot

[Bluegrass79]

I don't know how you going to be the number one pick when you shot 8 for 36 from the 3-point line so far.
That's 22%.
He can't buy a three.
O-3 tonight. Scored a big 6 points.
Fading dreams dukie.

Starting to look like Ben Simmons little brother, Pooper. Try harder.


That's all I got. I feel better knowing you're going to get the dookies beat.!!
Praise Be Pooper praise Be

 

[anonymous_2011]

I don't know how you going to be the number one pick when you shot 8 for 36 from the 3-point line so far.
That's 22%.
He can't buy a three.
O-3 tonight. Scored a big 6 points.
Fading dreams dukie.

Hes only 17 years old. Give him time.

 

[KY_Kid]

Hes only 17 years old.

I had no idea. You would think ESPN would mention it at least occasionally.

 

[anonymous_2011]

I had no idea. You would think ESPN would mention it at least occasionally.

I had to look it up on Wikipedia.☺️

 

[Bluegrass79]

When your 17 you can't shoot threes y'all didn't know that shit?

 

[HeartofUlis]

Pope gave him so much PTSD that they had to go beat up on a Catholic school.

 

[TNCatfanforever]

Hes only 17 years old. Give him time.

And a freshman who is projected number 1 draft pick.

 

[blubo]

wolverines shreddin’ some pork 😊

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

I don't know how you going to be the number one pick when you shot 8 for 36 from the 3-point line so far.
That's 22%.
He can't buy a three.
O-3 tonight. Scored a big 6 points.
Fading dreams dukie.

Starting to look like Ben Simmons little brother, Pooper. Try harder.


That's all I got. I feel better knowing you're going to get the dookies beat.!!
Praise Be Pooper praise Be

I'm hoping Dybansta reclasses ala Shaedon Sharpe at the winter break and plays for BYU in the Spring, thus depriving Flagg of being Duke's 6th #1 pick all time.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

wolverines shreddin’ some pork 😊

Cal's guys have struggled against everyone and anyone with a pulse this year.

 

[bluefaithful]

He's only 7 years old, he'll be a better shooter in his teens.

 

[Blue Bigfoot]

Cal's guys have struggled against everyone and anyone with a pulse this year.

Cal isn't interested in making his teams play defense anymore.

 

[Deli owl]

L. James was a terrible shooter when he first got to the NBA. It was laughable but turned it around. Jason Kidd also started out awful.

 

[Wonky]

He hasn’t been the same since Kriisa scoffed at all his hype before our game. He came out hot but was gasping for air by the end.

 

[Cat Ballou]

Give the kid a break. He’s going to get the Caitlin Clark treatment because he’s a white guy who is really good at basketball.

That’s not his fault - it’s all about ratings and clicks. Wish he was playing for us - he is legitimately a very good player - not sure about “generational talent” but probably the best freshman we’ve seen in the last 4/5 years.

 

[JonathanW]

Flagg looks like he will eventually shoot it well, not bad form. He’s not horrible from 3, just bad. I think Mashburn only made 24% from 3 as a FR. But we weren’t claiming Mashburn as the best in the country as a FR either.
Ice been saying since before we beat Duke that he isn’t a good shooter.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Only mustering 72 on Incarnate is not good...

Maybe they should move them behind us next week assuming both teams win their games this week. Right that's how this works? Because Kentucky didn't play it's absolute best game against WKU, I'm assuming that's the ammo they needed to move Duke past us? So I'm sure they will do the same for Kentucky next week.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Give the kid a break. He’s going to get the Caitlin Clark treatment because he’s a white guy who is really good at basketball.

That’s not his fault - it’s all about ratings and clicks. Wish he was playing for us - he is legitimately a very good player - not sure about “generational talent” but probably the best freshman we’ve seen in the last 4/5 years.

Welllll...

I think it's more that he's a Duke player, who is also white. It's everything Duke fans love, and everything the rest of the basketball world hates: a privileged caucasian Dukie. You cant be in the middle on this one.

As for CC, he's no where near close to her level, in their respective sports. CC is probably going to be a top10 wnba player as soon as next year. She's on a Kobe/Lebron/Magic type of trajectory and thats to say she's going to be among the greatest women basketball players of all time before she's done. Flagg is no where near that yet, and I'd say we're seeing some very big weaknesses in his game, namely shooting. If he can't shoot, he's going to have a tumultuous NBA career.

 

[Joerules19]

I don't know how you going to be the number one pick when you shot 8 for 36 from the 3-point line so far.
That's 22%.
He can't buy a three.
O-3 tonight. Scored a big 6 points.
Fading dreams dukie.

Starting to look like Ben Simmons little brother, Pooper. Try harder.


That's all I got. I feel better knowing you're going to get the dookies beat.!!
Praise Be Pooper praise Be

Horrible take; Anthony Davis couldn't shoot well either as a freshman. Neither did Embid. Kawhi Leonard shot 25% from three for his entire college career. Any team in the nation would kill for Flagg to be on their team

 

[yabbadabbadoo]

Flagg looks like he will eventually shoot it well, not bad form. He’s not horrible from 3, just bad. I think Mashburn only made 24% from 3 as a FR. But we weren’t claiming Mashburn as the best in the country as a FR either.
Ice been saying since before we beat Duke that he isn’t a good shooter.

Mash sure scorched the hell out of Wake Forest in 1993 in the tournament

 

[LmdCat]

Horrible take; Anthony Davis couldn't shoot well either as a freshman. Neither did Embid. Kawhi Leonard shot 25% from three for his entire college career. Any team in the nation would kill for Flagg to be on their team

It isn't about the players it is about the coach. Any team in the nation would love to have Big Z on their team too. They would be using the kid totally different than Cal and the kid would be killing it. For most of the kids who play for Cal, it isn't about their talent; it is about having the mental toughness to not be permanently broken by Cal.

 

[gracetoyou]

I don't know how you going to be the number one pick when you shot 8 for 36 from the 3-point line so far.
That's 22%.
He can't buy a three.
O-3 tonight. Scored a big 6 points.
Fading dreams dukie.

Starting to look like Ben Simmons little brother, Pooper. Try harder.


That's all I got. I feel better knowing you're going to get the dookies beat.!!
Praise Be Pooper praise Be

This kid was crowned before he stepped on the court.

 

[jwphelps]

I don't know how you going to be the number one pick when you shot 8 for 36 from the 3-point line so far.
That's 22%.
He can't buy a three.
O-3 tonight. Scored a big 6 points.
Fading dreams dukie.

Starting to look like Ben Simmons little brother, Pooper. Try harder.


That's all I got. I feel better knowing you're going to get the dookies beat.!!
Praise Be Pooper praise Be

For a 17 year old I thought the kids was pretty good, but not what ESPN and all the analyst were saying good. He has flaws.

 

[shaudyshaud]

I'm hoping Dybansta reclasses ala Shaedon Sharpe at the winter break and plays for BYU in the Spring, thus depriving Flagg of being Duke's 6th #1 pick all time.

Even with just this group of college kids he still might not be the unanimous number 1 pick . Dylan Harper has been playing great .

 

[Titpwhami2014]

His shot form is fine, and he shoots it comfortably from mid-range. Just doesn’t have the long-range down yet.

I see him more as a 2nd or 3rd guy on an NBA team. Scottie Pippen all-around type talent. Not saying he’s Scottie Pippen. I just don’t ever see him being “The Guy.” Is that worth the #1 pick? In this draft you probably still take him first unless you think Ace Bailey is another Kevin Durant (I don’t).

Now bookmark this post so I can look like an idiot in 5 years.

 

[gracetoyou]

Most over-hyped freshman I've ever seen in my life. Like, its like commentators have cards given to them with good things to say about him even when he plays like crap. I think Filipowski was better his freshmen year. Flagg is not even a top 5 Duke freshmen over the last 20 years at Duke.

 

[lakercat]

Cooper Flagg is really good, but he's not invincible like ESPN wants to tell you. He might be the best player in the nation, but I wouldn't say that he is definitively the best.

 

[gracetoyou]

Cooper Flagg is really good, but he's not invincible like ESPN wants to tell you. He might be the best player in the nation, but I wouldn't say that he is definitively the best.

Best freshman i hope you meant & even thats debatable. He's in no shape, form, or fashion the overall best player in college basketball. Should not even be in the conversation. Do people even watch basketball anymore or get brainwashed by the hype?

 

[rolaid]

I don't know how you going to be the number one pick when you shot 8 for 36 from the 3-point line so far.
That's 22%.
He can't buy a three.
O-3 tonight. Scored a big 6 points.
Fading dreams dukie.

Starting to look like Ben Simmons little brother, Pooper. Try harder.


That's all I got. I feel better knowing you're going to get the dookies beat.!!
Praise Be Pooper praise Be

Tremendously overrated people got the spin move down
GM will get fired taking him
Can’t shoot had bad form & release

 

[Rockfly78]

Just wait till he hits puberty

 

[PopesReignOverCardinals]

Hes only 17 years old. Give him time.

He doesn't even know how to tie his own shoes yet!

 

[Kybluedude]

I’d take him on UK in a minute.

 

[fatguy87]

I don't know if you heard, but he is only 17! Isn't that amazeballs?

 

[Fox2monk]

Give the kid a break. He’s going to get the Caitlin Clark treatment because he’s a white guy who is really good at basketball.

That’s not his fault - it’s all about ratings and clicks. Wish he was playing for us - he is legitimately a very good player - not sure about “generational talent” but probably the best freshman we’ve seen in the last 4/5 years.

He looks no better than Brandon Miller overall to me.

 

[Fox2monk]

Even with just this group of college kids he still might not be the unanimous number 1 pick . Dylan Harper has been playing great .

I’d take Harper or Bailey over Flagg.

 

[gracetoyou]

He looks no better than Brandon Miller overall to me.

Brandon Miller was a 110% better than Flagg. Not even close

 

[mike93813]

I don't know if you heard, but he is only 17! Isn't that amazeballs?

LOL. Did you also hear that he is 17? I think Jay Bilas said he was 17. All kidding aside, I would love to have that 17 year old on our side.

 

[NociHTTP]

A whole bunch of ticks wearing ladybug costumes in here.

 

[JonathanW]

Mash sure scorched the hell out of Wake Forest in 1993 in the tournament

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I was at that game. Wore my WKU shirt for game 1 (WKU-FSU), and took that off showing my UK shirt for game 2.

 

[JonathanW]

I’d take him on UK in a minute.

That’s not the point. Is he the once in a generation talent AS A FRESHMAN that he is being touted to be (mostly by ESPN)? The clear answer so far has been NO.
I would not be surprised if he eventually becomes thst, but he is not that NOW. That doesn’t mean he’s not good. He is good. They keep on trying to tell us “he’s a great 3 level scorer”, ignoring that on the one level the data is showing he’s not so good at that level (3’s).