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Thread: Building Around Cooper: A Backward-Looking Thought Experiment
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meistermatze Wrote: (Today, 03:00 AM)
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Well, I would say this is kind of a truism, isn’t it? Of course a rule of thumb is the right way to go - until it isn’t. So I’m not even sure you would disagr... |
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Thread: Building Around Cooper: A Backward-Looking Thought Experiment
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Winter Wrote: (Yesterday, 04:43 PM)
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There was recently an analyst from San Antonio who was on a podcast who was wishing they had drafted Kon. Looking at San Antonio guards, it's easy to see why. N... |
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Thread: MAVS NEWS:
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Winter Wrote: (Yesterday, 03:25 PM)
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Jason Timpf on Cooper Flagg's rookie impact and a comparison to Tatum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgsei40fj2A
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The comp to Tatum is so fascinating to m... |
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Thread: MAVS NEWS:
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| This is what sucks about where the Mavs are right now:
Is Kyrie sitting out 100% about tanking, at this point? Maybe, maybe not. We can't really know. I'm sure it's at least part of the equation. I... |
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Yesterday, 12:32 PM |
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Thread: Building Around Cooper: A Backward-Looking Thought Experiment
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DanSchwartzgan Wrote: (Yesterday, 08:25 AM)
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I thought I'd move this to a different thread.
Yes, I see Flagg as an offensive superstar. Not in the heliocentric 29+ PPG sense of the current top ... |
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Yesterday, 10:49 AM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
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| Flagg's defense is what makes this possible. Players Donnie Nelson routinely put around Dirk and Luka...you know, the Tim Hardaway, Duncan Robinson types...it didn't work because Dirk and Luka weren't... |
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02-17-2026, 10:49 PM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
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Smitty Wrote: (02-17-2026, 10:27 PM)
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Because there’s not really a 4 and a 3 in today’s basketball. The other PF doesn’t just magically guard the PF because that’s the position label on the game ca... |
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02-17-2026, 10:33 PM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
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| I guess the last thing I'd add is that while Giannis is often pointed to as a future pathway for Flagg, that idea makes me SICK. I think he (Giannis) has been wasted, and should NOT have had the ball ... |
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02-17-2026, 10:24 PM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
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Smitty Wrote: (02-17-2026, 10:10 PM)
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I just think we have a fundamental difference on who Flagg will be. I think we agree a lot on who he is right now.
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That's part of it, but not all of it.
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02-17-2026, 10:16 PM |
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Thread: Building Around Cooper: A Backward-Looking Thought Experiment
Post: RE: Building Around Cooper: A Backward-Looking Tho...
| Flagg is the rare player that offers you the possibility of playing "small ball" WITHOUT BEING SMALL.
The fault might be with me, but for the life of me I can't understand the inclination to play hi... |
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02-17-2026, 10:11 PM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
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Smitty Wrote: (02-17-2026, 09:53 PM)
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Well, Thats my point. Both sides matter. You call Flagg a PF mostly because of his strengths defensively. Being the weak side shot blocker type that AD was so ... |
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02-17-2026, 10:02 PM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
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Dirknows Wrote: (02-17-2026, 09:42 PM)
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Mikel Brown has really come on as of late, 29 points. The 7 turnovers isn't great, but his shooting numbers continue to rise. I'll be curious to see if he is... |
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02-17-2026, 09:44 PM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
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mvossman Wrote: (02-17-2026, 09:26 PM)
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Yep. I made this comp a while ago. I think he might operate a little more inside, but there are a lot of similarities right down to work ethic.
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It's a... |
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02-17-2026, 09:28 PM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
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| This thread is kind of veering off topic, and I apologize for that, but thanks to Dan's contribution to the conversation (mostly from the other thread), I feel compelled to share this:
If I were maki... |
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02-17-2026, 09:08 PM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
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DanSchwartzgan Wrote: (02-17-2026, 08:49 PM)
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I think you’ve made a good point in the past about playing Flagg where he has the greatest advantage. That may be Flagg at PF, but in a switch-heavy o... |
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02-17-2026, 08:54 PM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
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DanSchwartzgan Wrote: (02-17-2026, 08:12 PM)
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I think some of the issue is the ability to imagine (or forecast) what Flagg will become versus what he is currently. Today, he’s closer to Giannis, b... |
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02-17-2026, 08:17 PM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
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DanSchwartzgan Wrote: (02-17-2026, 08:00 PM)
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Because that is his actual job. While Nico was here (first as Senior Director of Pro Personnel and then as Asst. GM), he was in charge of Scouting and... |
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02-17-2026, 08:03 PM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
Post: RE: 2026 NBA draft thread
| The more I watch Flagg, the more I see a more modern version of Kevin Garnett, tbqmfh.
...or (and I've said this before) a version of the player Lamar Odom was supposed be, could've been and briefly ... |
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02-17-2026, 07:01 PM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
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Smitty Wrote: (02-17-2026, 11:53 AM)
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Tatum is also a PF. So is Giannis. So was Duncan and Dirk and Bird. All very different players, with different skillsets. It's just a position label. I think F... |
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02-17-2026, 06:56 PM |
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Thread: 2026 NBA draft thread
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Smitty Wrote: (02-17-2026, 12:08 PM)
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I agree with this opinion a LOT!
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I agree with that opinion, too (whomever made that point seems really smart), but it strikes me as a point made more abou... |
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