05-17-2025, 07:33 AM
This is really unfair to him because of what these two guys have done as pros, but I see some AD and Duncan comparisons. Both fit in really well into a team despite being the best players in college. AD and Duncan could have put up ridiculous stats but they sacrificed for the greater good. I feel the same about Flagg.
College basketball is different than when Duncan was in college. It lacked the high tier upper classman. Not every freshman ran to the draft. College basketball today is much older though. You either leave after your freshman year or you stick around 4,5 or 6 years. A lot of guys 22 or older. For Cooper being 17 and clearly be the best player in college is pretty impressive. Most of the other freshman who had big roles with their teams either had trouble winning or had major up and downs. Maybe both. Not so with Flagg.
I may rate Zion above him but the age needs to be factored. Zion was so damn good at Duke. Just hasn’t worked out in the pros.
College basketball is different than when Duncan was in college. It lacked the high tier upper classman. Not every freshman ran to the draft. College basketball today is much older though. You either leave after your freshman year or you stick around 4,5 or 6 years. A lot of guys 22 or older. For Cooper being 17 and clearly be the best player in college is pretty impressive. Most of the other freshman who had big roles with their teams either had trouble winning or had major up and downs. Maybe both. Not so with Flagg.
I may rate Zion above him but the age needs to be factored. Zion was so damn good at Duke. Just hasn’t worked out in the pros.
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