05-12-2025, 08:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-12-2025, 08:08 PM by Dixon Cider.)
(05-12-2025, 08:04 PM)I'm a diehard UNC fan and watch as much ACC hoops as possible, so I saw Flagg in several games He's going to be a bona fide stud by year 2 or 3. I think it's going to take him a little bit to get accustomed to the NBA because so much hype was put on him. He can score from anywhere on the floor, has great court vision, and is a very good defender. He's not as good of a passer as Luka, but he's not bad. About the only knock on him was in every Duke loss, he did something in last few seconds that hurt the team. Went over the back in the Final Four, slipped and lost the ball out of bounds against Clemson, did something similar against Kentucky, etc. He was going to be the Naismith Player of the Year no matter what, but the ACC was extremely weak this year. The conference has been bad for several years, but this year it was really bad, and he dominated against poor competition. Again, I don't think it matters THAT much, but I do think it would have helped him better prepare for his rookie year had he faced some consistently good competition in his one and only year in college. Anyone expecting him to put up Luka type numbers in his rookie year is probably going to be disappointed. He'll have more good games than bad, but he will be a rookie, and it will show in several games. All that being said, I think by year three I think he'll be a top 15 player in the league and will only get better. I don't think he'll ever be a top 2 or 3 NBA player, but he'll be close and leaps and bounds better on the defensive end than Luka. Wrote: I'm a diehard UNC fan and watch as much ACC hoops as possible, so I saw Flagg in several games. He's going to be a bona fide stud by year 2 or 3. I think it's going to take him a little bit to get accustomed to the NBA because so much hype was put on him. He can score from anywhere on the floor, has great court vision, and is a very good defender. He's not as good of a passer as Luka, but he's not bad. About the only knock on him was in every Duke loss, he did something in last few seconds that hurt the team. Went over the back in the Final Four, slipped and lost the ball out of bounds against Clemson, did something similar against Kentucky, etc. He was going to be the Naismith Player of the Year no matter what, but the ACC was extremely weak this year. The conference has been bad for several years, but this year it was really bad, and he dominated against poor competition. Again, I don't think it matters THAT much, but I do think it would have helped him better prepare for his rookie year had he faced some consistently good competition in his one and only year in college. Anyone expecting him to put up Luka type numbers in his rookie year is probably going to be disappointed. He'll have more good games than bad, but he will be a rookie, and it will show in several games. All that being said, I think by year three I think he'll be a top 15 player in the league and will only get better. I don't think he'll ever be a top 2 or 3 NBA player, but he'll be close and leaps and bounds better on the defensive end than Luka.
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