07-11-2025, 06:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2025, 06:58 PM by Razzmatazz_Hopskidillydoo.)
Flagg surprised me with his composure rather than his handles. He does not have advance dribble moves for a guard and that would have been problematic in bringing the ball up against pressure. But his movement was purposeful and effective, not mechanical and predictable, and that allowed him to play PG. All that while still having the court vision to see what's going on around him. I'm not saying he could be a PG full time, but he'd be a better option at quasi-PG than Naji (who himself has the handles and the vision to play some emergency minutes at PG and a full time secondary playmaker).
That said, I'd like Flagg to gain more muscle. He needs a boost of strength all over. Currently, Flagg can blow by slower SGs and even some 1s, but he won't be matched up often with those dudes. Sacrifice some speed in favor of strength. He needs to be able to hold ground in close to the basket moves and still would be quick enough than most of the forwards in the league.
From what I can see of Flagg, once he gets in the paint and stops his dribble, a zealous physical defender makes him off balance and he either attempts a difficult fade or pass to a team mate. The "bump" from a defender also takes away a bit of time for him to make a counter move and that loss time is enough for secondary defender to crowd him even more. As opposed to Luka, even in his leaner younger years, knows how to play with contact and has the strength to handle it and even use the physicality of a defender to his advantage.
And comparing CF to Luka (unfaiir yes!). Flagg needs to improve his footwork and needs to learn a floater or some unconventional way of taking a shot. If CF gets even half of Luka's craftiness, coupled with more strength, he would be a force.
That said, I'd like Flagg to gain more muscle. He needs a boost of strength all over. Currently, Flagg can blow by slower SGs and even some 1s, but he won't be matched up often with those dudes. Sacrifice some speed in favor of strength. He needs to be able to hold ground in close to the basket moves and still would be quick enough than most of the forwards in the league.
From what I can see of Flagg, once he gets in the paint and stops his dribble, a zealous physical defender makes him off balance and he either attempts a difficult fade or pass to a team mate. The "bump" from a defender also takes away a bit of time for him to make a counter move and that loss time is enough for secondary defender to crowd him even more. As opposed to Luka, even in his leaner younger years, knows how to play with contact and has the strength to handle it and even use the physicality of a defender to his advantage.
And comparing CF to Luka (unfaiir yes!). Flagg needs to improve his footwork and needs to learn a floater or some unconventional way of taking a shot. If CF gets even half of Luka's craftiness, coupled with more strength, he would be a force.