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tsherkin wrote:
Yes, you are crazy for comparing him to KG. Flagg is going to have his own style, which is going to match his skillset and athletic tools in ways that the Garnett comparison does not provide.
FrodoBaggins wrote:Coop has a lot of potential for a Siakam-esque post-up game. He's got all the qualities to do it. I'd like to see him work from the mid-post more when they go to him for an iso.
tsherkin wrote:Cavsfansince84 wrote: On defense I agree but in terms of off+def I think he's more of a freak than Andrei was. He's more of a modern KG if people can get past only comparing white players to white players. I don't know if he actually has KG like size or if its just bs but if he's a legit 6-9 or taller that's the best comparison though he likely won't be as good on defense. I mean he's only 17 or 18 still.. he could be damn scary just by the time he's 21.
Doesn't much look like he has anything approaching KG-levels of playmaking, nor a KG-level shot. Not really sure Garnett makes any kind of sense. Definitely doesn't have the same size.
Could he grow? Sure. But their games don't look similar and they aren't physically that similar either, nor is their skillset set particularly comparable.
Hellcrooner wrote:Danny Ferry?
Bobby Hurley?
Christian Laettner?
Mike Dunleavy Jr?
Cherokee Parks?
man............... i would really hold my breath and not bet into the next Great white SHark from Dukeland amounting to a " generaltional" career.........i mean from that ( hyped in their moment) bunch, the best one was Laettner.......and he had a pretty Meh nba career.
Cavsfansince84 wrote: ok I'm crazy then. Life goes on. I don't think he'll actually play that much like KG but I don't think that KG would play that much like he did in 2000 if he were coming up now either.
FarBeyondDriven wrote:you're using prime KG and comparing him to 17 y/o Flagg.
I promise you Flagg is a better play-maker and shooter at the same age.
They play and look nothing alike.
Charlie Sollers wrote:I would be shocked if he doesn’t end up in Utah.
Lalouie wrote:Charlie Sollers wrote:I would be shocked if he doesn’t end up in Utah.
if he ends up on the wiz, i predict the nba will change the lottery once again
because no talent should ever be stuck with doomed incompetence. it's like asking rembrandt to do a great painting with crayons
assumming the draft is legit
azcatz11 wrote:I’ve never seen a freshman get to the rim at will like him.
Hellcrooner wrote:Danny Ferry?
Bobby Hurley?
Christian Laettner?
Mike Dunleavy Jr?
Cherokee Parks?
man............... i would really hold my breath and not bet into the next Great white SHark from Dukeland amounting to a " generaltional" career.........i mean from that ( hyped in their moment) bunch, the best one was Laettner.......and he had a pretty Meh nba career.
scrabbarista wrote:Lalouie wrote:Charlie Sollers wrote:I would be shocked if he doesn’t end up in Utah.
if he ends up on the wiz, i predict the nba will change the lottery once again
because no talent should ever be stuck with doomed incompetence. it's like asking rembrandt to do a great painting with crayons
assumming the draft is legit
But rembrandt with crayons sounds spretty cool actually
HotRocks34 wrote:He's definitely legit.
He only takes over when he thinks he has to, like in second halves. To be a top level scorer he probably will have to adjust that mindset to something more aggressive.
tsherkin wrote:Cavsfansince84 wrote: Come on. You can't possibly be judging his shooting and playmaking against what we think of as prime KG at 17 years of age. I think if most of this board saw 17 yr old KG right now they wouldn't possibly think he'd become a strong shooter or playmaker at his position. So it's another wait and see. It wouldn't be that uncommon for a 17 yr old to grow still as well. I wanna see his true height when he's 20.
No, that's still off, and badly. KG averaged over 6 bpg and shot nearly 67% from the field in his senior year. He was a ~ 25/18 guy in that last HS season. And his vision and passing were visibly different. KG was always a good shooter, that was a feature element of how he played. He's a good example of FT% not telling the whole story once he hit the NBA, to be fair, but he was MURDERING it from 16+ feet right away.
Not a close comparison.
