I just haven't seen the passing ability that gets brought up so much. He's averaging 2.8a/1.8to, which is great for his size and age, but I hear people brining up Jokic and he's nothing like that.
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2.8 APG by a big in college basketball is pretty impressive. That's what Flip averaged his 2nd year at Duke.
I've also been following Nolan Traore, who hasn't put together a highlight worthy performance in a couple of weeks, and I don't know how to see film on him unless he does.
Just box score watching it looks like his minutes have been reduced, even though he tends to have one of the better +/- on his team. It's probably because he is shooting so poorly. Since I can't watch I'm not sure if he's missing badly, or just in a normal slump. I know shooting has consistently been brought up as a concern from him.
Even in limited minutes he continues to rack up assists. He is currently averaging 8.4assists/36 minutes, which is top in the class. If anybody knows where to find game film for his past couple of games or has seen him, let me know. Hopefully he'll have another highlight worthy game soon.
Just box score watching it looks like his minutes have been reduced, even though he tends to have one of the better +/- on his team. It's probably because he is shooting so poorly. Since I can't watch I'm not sure if he's missing badly, or just in a normal slump. I know shooting has consistently been brought up as a concern from him.
Even in limited minutes he continues to rack up assists. He is currently averaging 8.4assists/36 minutes, which is top in the class. If anybody knows where to find game film for his past couple of games or has seen him, let me know. Hopefully he'll have another highlight worthy game soon.
It's very good. I'm not drafting him thinking he can be an offensive hub like Jokic, Sengun, Olynyk, or Sabonis though. He's not on that level, in my opinion.
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I think he just doesn't shoot it because he knows he can get in close to the basket and do other things. He also has the fat is potential in disguise thing going for him. I would like to see his measurements. It does seem like the crafty guys who tend to get dismissed because "their stuff won't work in the pros" may have had the hate go too far. Have been impressed with Flip and how much his driving, spinning, and maneuvering has worked thus far. Having a guy that can be a triple threat on offense and also dribble into the high post where he wants to maneuver could be the next "cheat code".
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yup. every superstar can score and do it efficiently. it's the elephant in the room. the bear in the room is he's having trouble impacting games with stocks (averages less than 3 stocks a game) - which i think is a result of his length and athleticism being less than stellar.
jayden quaintance is at 4.7 stocks per game, Flagg at 2.8 - it's not really close. we always give flagg the age excuse, but quaintance is 7 months younger.
If i'm drafting Flagg #1 overall, with the concerns with his shooting, i want him looking more like quaintance as a defensive playmaker. i think the difference is quaintance is a legitimately explosive athlete and probably has excellent length too.
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They have to guard someone--4s or 5s. If they're not going to provide rim protection, they need other skills, such as distance shooting, to compensate. So Queen will need to make changes to his game to fit in the NBA. If he's going to break the mold, say, like Al Jefferson or Zach Randolph, then he'd better be good at it. Otherwise, he's not going to play much.
Skilled bigs don't need to be Towns or Jokic, but if they're going to be Greg Monroe or Kenny Lofton, they're not going to fit the league.
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Again, he's a Freshman. They all have to make changes and add stuff to their game. Naz Reid exist in the NBA. It's not impossible for these guys to fit in.
So yeah, that would mean he needs to add deep shooting like Naz Reid did. He'll also need to work on his body and his defense to guard out on the floor. It means he's got a ways to go.
He's also a much better rebounder, passer, and defender at this stage, so no, I dont think he needs to add deep shooting like Naz.
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