Cooper Flagg: Was it all Hype?
Is Cooper Flagg the Rookie of the Year? Is he on track to be a generational talent? Was it all hype?
20 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds, a steal, and a block–that’s Cooper Flagg’s average statline per game after playing for the Dallas Mavericks for 3 months. But we all know that although stats are important, some things are significant, yet intangible.
At first glance, he looks lanky and slim at 6’9”, much like Dirk, KG, or KD in the old days, but that part is really deceptive. Anyone who has seen him play knows that he can be a bruiser and can slam with bigs inside. He also has pretty good balance and a low center of gravity, which enables him to have decent footwork for his height.
In this era, players touted to be generational talents must have everything–scoring, defense, team play, grit, chutzpah, and the like.
We all know he can score, but he can also create for his teammates. He plays unselfish basketball and is team-oriented. He is great during transitions, and can be a lob-city type of player.
He plays great defense too–sometimes he guards the ball handler at the perimeter, but occasionally, he would be a rim protector as well, particularly when Anthony Davis and the other Dallas bigs got sidelined.
It is given that he would be an excellent, all-star level wing in the future, but he has already made history–he is the youngest NBA player (at 18) to have scored over 40 (December 15 game against Jazz). He scored 42 points, and had 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 blocks, plus the win against Utah.
So was it all hype? It does not seem so.
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