Cooper Flagg

[slightly biased bias fan]

The kid is pretty amazing.  It makes me laugh at all of the social media posts three weeks into his career saying he was "exposed".

I stand by my earlier statement that the Celtics should have traded Tatum for Flagg & Brown for Harper.

where's that posted?  I have my doubts this was actually posted since Tatum was injured on May 12 and the Draft Lottery was on May 12.

Given the current roster constraints, I actually wished that Stevens would make an offer for Flagg.

Even if the offer ends up being Tatum & White, a full rebuild seems the way to go. You may get the 2nd pick & our 2028 pick back from the Spurs for Brown.

It might actually be beneficial for Mazzulla to be able to grow as a young HC without the pressure of needing to win 60 + games every season.

yeah, that June post isn't what you said that you had said.

When did I say that?

[Roy H.]

Happy 19th birthday Cooper Flagg. 

[Goldstar88]

Cooper Flagg in 34 mins of play tonight: 51pts/6reb/3ast/3stl/1blk. He went 19-30 from the field, 6-9 from 3pt and 7-7 from the line. Unbelievable game from him.

[Roy H.]

Cooper Flagg in 39 mins of play tonight: 51pts/6reb/3ast/3stl/1blk. He went 19-30 from the field, 6-9 from 3pt and 7-7 from the line. Unbelievable game from him.

I hope Dallas can build around him.  He's exceeded all realistic expectations for a teenager.

[Goldstar88]

Cooper Flagg in 39 mins of play tonight: 51pts/6reb/3ast/3stl/1blk. He went 19-30 from the field, 6-9 from 3pt and 7-7 from the line. Unbelievable game from him.

I hope Dallas can build around him.  He's exceeded all realistic expectations for a teenager.

I don?t. I want Flagg to come home to New England when that rookie contract is up. He belongs in green. Also, he put up that stat line above in 34 mins, not 39.

I?m a big fan of Kon as well, but Cooper is on a completely different level. Flagg should win the ROY award.

[Donoghus]

Given the current roster constraints, I actually wished that Stevens would make an offer for Flagg.

Even if the offer ends up being Tatum & White, a full rebuild seems the way to go. You may get the 2nd pick & our 2028 pick back from the Spurs for Brown.

It might actually be beneficial for Mazzulla to be able to grow as a young HC without the pressure of needing to win 60 + games every season.

This aged well.

[Roy H.]

45/8/9 tonight in a win against the Lakers.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Cooper Flagg in 39 mins of play tonight: 51pts/6reb/3ast/3stl/1blk. He went 19-30 from the field, 6-9 from 3pt and 7-7 from the line. Unbelievable game from him.

I hope Dallas can build around him.  He's exceeded all realistic expectations for a teenager.

I don?t. I want Flagg to come home to New England when that rookie contract is up. He belongs in green. Also, he put up that stat line above in 34 mins, not 39.

I?m a big fan of Kon as well, but Cooper is on a completely different level. Flagg should win the ROY award.

I feel they should get the Jason Kidd / Grant Hill treatment. Both are deserving.

[Goldstar88]

DALLAS -- The NBA Rookie of the Year odds have flipped in Cooper Flagg's favor after a historically spectacular weekend by the Dallas Mavericks' teenage phenom.

After scoring 96 points in a two-game span, Flagg overtook Charlotte Hornets sharpshooter Kon Knueppel as the favorite for the award, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. Flagg has -250 odds ahead of Knueppel at +180.

Knueppel entered the weekend as the -300 favorite to win Rookie of the Year over his Duke roommate Flagg, who had +225 odds. Then, Flagg became the first rookie since Allen Iverson -- and the only teenager ever -- to average at least 45 points, five rebounds and five assists over a two-game span.

According to ESPN Research, Flagg is the first rookie to score at least 45 points in consecutive games since Hall of Famer Walt Bellamy in 1962. Wilt Chamberlain, who accomplished that feat on three occasions, is the only other rookie to have such a streak.

Flagg has three of the four 45-point performances by a teenager in NBA history, including these past two games. He's one of only six players to score at least 45 points three times as a rookie. The other five ---Bellamy, Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Earl Monroe and Lew Alcindor -- all won Rookie of the Year en route to becoming Hall of Famers.

[Roy H.]

I'm as big of a Flagg fanboy as there is, but I don't think *anybody* -- probably including his mom -- expected scoring like this from Flagg immediately.

It's wild that Flagg was a consensus #1 pick, came in an exceeded expectations, and still might not win ROY.  And, even though I think Flagg deserves it, if Kneuppel wins it won't even be all that upset, because he's worthy.

[angryguy77]

Cooper Flagg in 39 mins of play tonight: 51pts/6reb/3ast/3stl/1blk. He went 19-30 from the field, 6-9 from 3pt and 7-7 from the line. Unbelievable game from him.

I hope Dallas can build around him.  He's exceeded all realistic expectations for a teenager.

I don?t. I want Flagg to come home to New England when that rookie contract is up. He belongs in green. Also, he put up that stat line above in 34 mins, not 39.

I?m a big fan of Kon as well, but Cooper is on a completely different level. Flagg should win the ROY award.

God is going to right a wrong and allow Flagg to do for JT and JB what Bias would've done for Bird, McHale and Parish.

[Phantom255x]

Cooper Flagg in 39 mins of play tonight: 51pts/6reb/3ast/3stl/1blk. He went 19-30 from the field, 6-9 from 3pt and 7-7 from the line. Unbelievable game from him.

I hope Dallas can build around him.  He's exceeded all realistic expectations for a teenager.

I don?t. I want Flagg to come home to New England when that rookie contract is up. He belongs in green. Also, he put up that stat line above in 34 mins, not 39.

I?m a big fan of Kon as well, but Cooper is on a completely different level. Flagg should win the ROY award.

God is going to right a wrong and allow Flagg to do for JT and JB what Bias would've done for Bird, McHale and Parish.

Brad needs to make some shrewd offseason moves with the picks (ex. trading current ones for multiple future ones) to try and accumulate some more for when the time is right 

[radiohead]

Cooper Flagg in 39 mins of play tonight: 51pts/6reb/3ast/3stl/1blk. He went 19-30 from the field, 6-9 from 3pt and 7-7 from the line. Unbelievable game from him.

I hope Dallas can build around him.  He's exceeded all realistic expectations for a teenager.

I don?t. I want Flagg to come home to New England when that rookie contract is up. He belongs in green. Also, he put up that stat line above in 34 mins, not 39.

I?m a big fan of Kon as well, but Cooper is on a completely different level. Flagg should win the ROY award.

God is going to right a wrong and allow Flagg to do for JT and JB what Bias would've done for Bird, McHale and Parish.

That?s a beautiful way of putting it.