Game 13: LAC (3-8) @ DAL (3-9) 7:30 PM CT

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I don't get this criticism at all for Flagg.

What we will see at 21 will be different from 18, but at 18 itself he has made quite a few plays for himself and for others around the basket.  His FT and mid range percentages were why he was considered the consensus #1 pick, because it bodes well for the one weakness that he currently has which is that he is not a bonafide scorer.  He has already had quite a few floaters and some in clutch situations as well around the paint area.  Heck he even hit a left handed floater over McClung. I know McClung is short, but I can point to many more highly touted veterans who have not hit a floater with their off hand..EVER.  Anyone who can hit floaters IMO has an offensive touch and are not just rigid 3 point shooters. 

I'm not saying Flagg will be Pippen or Tatum.  Those are lofty goals and unfair and folks saying they'll be disappointed if that's his ceiling, are massively underrating what level of talent it takes to be like those 2.  I have made a lesser comparative role model in Wiggins and if Flagg can be a more aggressive version of that, I will be content.  Anything more is a bonus.

As for Luka, I can remember myself making plenty of posts early on in his career that he was taking long shots or posting up but that he needs to work on a mid range game.  Maybe he always had it but he went to it much more extensively after a few years, as opposed to Brunson.  In any case, comparing those 2 with Flagg is also a disservice to him.  Luka is a savant. Brunson might be the most crafty player in the game.  However, both of them are defensively weak, and the team has to work around their weaknesses.  Flagg is easier to plug in.  Again, I'm not saying his impact will ever be at their levels, but just that you're picking the weakest part of his game to compare against superstars, but overlooking their weaknesses where Flagg compares better.


Christie is who he is.  A 3&D role player off the bench. Nothing wrong with that either.

I hope Cooper, the top American prospect since Davis, is better than Wiggins. Wiggins is the 4th best player on a championship team. Cooper needs to be a 2 at least.