07-11-2025, 05:26 PM
Nico won’t get fired unless AD continues to be Street Clothes, Luka comes back with a strong season, and the Lakers are better than the Mavs. All three are highly likely (I’d bet that trifecta and consider it to practically be a sure thing), so Nico has a problem, even if he does have support in the organization.
But, back to our first knee jerk reactions to CF playing under NBA rules. Assuming Flagg really can shoot and that was just nerves, my main impressions were that he’s worse on the interior than I expected (the rebounding was problematic) but has better handles, agility, and passing. Thus, he’s probably a 3 not a 4 like I thought. That’s actually for the best. I’d rather have a star player at the 3 than the 4. As he gains strength in the next few years, he’ll get better at competing on the glass. He has a ways to go though. I don’t expect him to be a top 5 player by his second season, like Luka was. It will probably take him three.
But, back to our first knee jerk reactions to CF playing under NBA rules. Assuming Flagg really can shoot and that was just nerves, my main impressions were that he’s worse on the interior than I expected (the rebounding was problematic) but has better handles, agility, and passing. Thus, he’s probably a 3 not a 4 like I thought. That’s actually for the best. I’d rather have a star player at the 3 than the 4. As he gains strength in the next few years, he’ll get better at competing on the glass. He has a ways to go though. I don’t expect him to be a top 5 player by his second season, like Luka was. It will probably take him three.