02-17-2026, 06:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-17-2026, 07:00 PM by KillerLeft.)
(02-17-2026, 11:53 AM)Smitty Wrote: 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 Flagg's current game and future trajectory make him a fit with just about any other great SF, PF, Forward, Wing, whatever label.
But that's the point we're making.
Whom from that list is most like Flagg, in your opinion? Bird, to me, is the least similar, and yet that seems to be what about 50% of us think he'll be (not me). I think Giannis is probably the best comparison (maybe Tatum), and I personally hate the idea of the ball being in either of their hands too much, personally.
It's not the "label" that we can't get past, it's the assessment of what he does well and maybe more importantly what he does best. That's how I see it, anyway.
If I were running the team, my goal would be to put Flagg into situations wherein he was 1-on-1 from about 17' in, not above the break. I think we'd see a consistently dominant offensive player in those circumstances. For me, that means there are at least three DANGEROUS shooters on the floor with him. The only three dangerous shooters on this whole TEAM are Kyrie, Thompson and Christie. That's a problem, imho. I think more shooting (in the top 6-7 guys, not just on the roster) is an important goal.