The Cooper Flagg hype has reached a fever pitch.
And it has been utterly warranted.
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The 18-year-old Duke Blue Satan has exceeded each expectation that was positioned on him when he arrived in Durham, North Carolina.
Flagg has helped lead the second-ranked Blue Devils to a 24-3 report and has them rounding into kind because the event attracts close to.
As soon as the season is over, if and when he declares for the NBA draft, Flagg is projected to be the primary identify referred to as.
He has been for a while now.
One Corridor of Fame coach even in contrast the younger star to one of many recreation’s biggest gamers.
The legendary Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim appeared on Do not @ Me with Dan Dakich, and had excessive reward for the Duke freshman.
“I feel he is virtually — to me he is Hen-like a bit of bit,” Boeheim mentioned.
Larry Hen, the person with three NBA championships, two Finals MVPs, three common season MVPs, 12 All-Star choices, 10 All-NBA groups and one of many biggest shooters of the basketball that the sport has ever seen.
That is who Boeheim in contrast Flagg to.
And he did not cease there.
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“Besides, he is faster, quicker, extra athletic; he does not shoot (the ball) as nicely, however his shot is coming,” Boeheim continued.
“His shot is there; it might not be there this 12 months, nevertheless it’s there. He is received an excellent launch.
“Those that say different individuals are higher than him simply do not know something about basketball, I imply, it is simply loopy.
“I do not know what they’re watching, perhaps they’re simply making an attempt to be contrarian or one thing, I do not know, however Cooper Flagg, he is the perfect all-around participant — by way of doing all of the issues in school basketball — that I’ve seen.”
Boeheim basically referred to as Flagg a greater model of Hen.
He wasn’t saying that Flagg might be higher than Hen, that will be ridiculously unfair, however he mentioned the he has the instruments (after which some) that remind him of his fellow Corridor of Famer.
Boeheim additionally talked about that it is not simply Flagg’s bodily traits and abilities that he has been most impressed with.
He loves the psychological facet to Flagg’s recreation as nicely.
“The factor that he has — and I’ve talked to Coach Ok (former Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski) about this — he has an edge to him,” Boeheim mentioned.
“He isn’t backing down from no one.”
Sounds lots just like the man who wore #33 in Boston.