The Dunker Spot on Cooper Flagg’s improvement so early into his rookie campaign
"[Cooper Flagg] is just starting to put things together the way we haven't seen."
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones break down Cooper Flagg's recent surge. (via The Dunker Spot)
Video Transcript
Cooper Flagg is playing some basketball, and the guys, Hello.
Increased comfort, increased confidence.
He's 4th in the NBA in total clutch points.
50.9% of his shots in November came from 9 ft or Lower on the floor.
In December, 29 of his 58 field-goal attempts Are from 9 ft and in, and he's 8 to 15 from mid-range in December.
So what you're seeing is this guy just starting to put things together the way we have them.
He is driving, putting his head down.
And its not just that hes driving.
He's looking to get to his spots.
He's trying to get to where he wants to go.
More patience, more confidence, increased comfort, and hes playing with counters.
Right?
Countering how defenses want to guard him.
Those improvements get you to a point where moving him around the board offensively makes sense A lot more sense.
We've reverse-engineered the Cooper flag that We thought we were gonna get it, yes.
