I mean until we know the actual teams and their draft position, why is that necessary. I want him to specifically talk about the players and what they do well. I think this is a good unbiased way to introduce us to this class. It is very early, I am just learning the names of half these guys.
How is this guy saying Flagg has answered the question about his ability to create shots?! His efficiency numbers across the board are poor, the shots he does make are mainly put backs, breakaway dunks, etc. Yes he's made some mid range jumpers off the dribble but he's far from demonstrating consistency. Whoever this guy is clearly hasn't actually watched Flagg's games.
Flagg is very young and will improve. By all accounts he has the work ethic and mentality. Look at how much a guy like Jaylen Brown was able to improve skill wise ? With all that said he DEFINITELY hasn’t proven to be a consensus top Pick and isn’t looking generational at all. Atp it’s mostly “potential” for him.
@@shabazz360Players like Jaylen Brown and Pascal Siakam are very rare development cases, so you shouldn’t use them as examples. I do think Flagg is still the best prospect though
@@obi3924 why not Jaylen Brown ? JB didn’t come out of nowhere like Pascal. He was a Top 3 pick, highly touted prospect and had hoopmixtapes etc etc even though the skill wasn’t there yet. The intangibles were there, the athleticism, hunger and TALENT was. Cooper isn’t just some athletic kid, he’s also uber talented. Jaylen is a perfect best case possible arc for Cooper when it comes to skill development. It all depends on how hard he works and if he makes the investment.
@@shabazz360And that's exactly what I don't understand is how some pundits still have Flagg as the consensus top pick, like no other player can be in the conversation. There has to be an open discussion now and one thing all pundits should agree on as well as "Mainers" is the "generational" hype was way overblown and frankly unfair to Flagg.
Well bright side is that thank God we dropped in the draft last year to give our pick to the spurs or they would of had this year's from Toronto and that would have been THE worst thing ever
Jeremiah Fears definitely should be top 10 and at least lottery. 6'5 point guard with a combination of quickness, athleticism and IQ. Insane shotmaking ability in the mid-range and paint and an okay three point shooter. Good on and off ball player as well. You said Jakucionis is the most efficient player in all of college basketball at 48.7% but Fears creeps up behind him with 50% fgp on similar volume just a worse 3 point percentage.. Whether you think Jakucionis or Fears is better doesn't matter to me (both incredible prospects) but it pains me because Fears to me is at least much better than Kon Kneuppal, Nolan Traore, Boogie Fland and I might even argue he's better than Tre Johnson or Edgecomb. if not he is DEF in that same tier
@timmytheinventor4746 fears is. That's not even debatable given his play, what he's shown skill-wise and what he's done with that Oklahoma team. Essengue is debatable, but as far as modern 4s, the pickings are slim in that late lotto range. Noa is 18. Has long arms, athleticism, high iq and is productive in a men's league. The 2 way positional versatility is clear with Noa. What, you still got kon in the lotto like this dude?
@@melomanace3415 Fears may be a lottery talent, but I don't see any team projected to pick in the lottery taking him due to fit issues. I think he'll be off the board at the early-twenties. Essengue just isn't a lottery pick; I don't think GMs are going to make the same mistake they did with Salaün last year. He's been having a worse season than Salaün did last year (albeit a more difficult league I think) They'll assess his potential fairly and take him in the 17-25 range because I really don't see him contributing to a team a ton as of today. And no, Knueppel isn't a lottery pick anymore. Maybe like the 20th best prospect
@timmytheinventor4746 nets, wiz, jazz, pelicans, spurs...even gs if they don't make the playoffs could all draft a pg. Players who are creators to me are just more valuable than finishers. Fears creates. His ability to get a paint touch as frequently as he does without a ball screen is invaluable. Salaun has nothing to do with noa other than being French. It's too early to call his pick a mistake either. Everybody knew he was raw af. What stands out with Noa is his feel for the game at such a young age to go along with his physical tools. Kids as physically underdeveloped as he is shouldn't be that productive vs grown men, but he is bc he knows how to play. Moving off the ball, spacing, team defense, passing is ahead of the curve for someone who just turned 18.
Flagg is definitely not a consensus 1st pick at this point. Harper is way better and the Flagg is ahead of him on mocks only because of hype and age difference of several months.
Nba draft underrated player from Philippines 60 picks Francis Lopez.look the defense ability of this he looks like scenario giannis antetokoumpo under radar
ACE won't go #3!!!!!!!!!! Flagg and Harper are a lock to go 1 and 2! #3----thru #6 or so are up for grabs...My super sleeper is Jeremiah FEARS!!!!!!!!! also like Egor and Tre!!! and both Illini players Kasper!!! and Will Riley!!
You're asleep at the wheel the past oh so many draft years. Do you know Wemby? How about Zach? Evan? Chet? Jabari? Paolo? What these guys have in common?
you have to look at teams they playing. example egor was beating up on scrub teams with no talent that didnt play defence. but once he started playing better teams that played defence, egor demin's numbers dropped cuz he not that good. you likely see egor drop to 8-12 by end of season. egor doesnt play any defence either so he is a 1 way player. flagg and harper are 2 way players.
Why does everyone keep giving the Wizards the #1 pick when they don’t have the worst record? Quit following the leader and stand out. This is just lazy.
5 👻 predicted to go top 10 😂😂😂😂 there’s about to be 4 Reed Sheppard’s in this group… Flagg is legit but the rest are strong maybes. Most won’t be able to get their shit off in the L…
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You didn’t bother talking about team fit.
in draft, smart gm's take best player available. would you have passed on lebron james because you already had a number 1 option on the team?
@@giovanni-ed7zqtrue
I mean until we know the actual teams and their draft position, why is that necessary. I want him to specifically talk about the players and what they do well.
I think this is a good unbiased way to introduce us to this class. It is very early, I am just learning the names of half these guys.
@@giovanni-ed7zqNot everyone is LeBron James 😂😂. Team fit matters for some teams.
Outside the top 10 you should draft for fit
How is this guy saying Flagg has answered the question about his ability to create shots?! His efficiency numbers across the board are poor, the shots he does make are mainly put backs, breakaway dunks, etc. Yes he's made some mid range jumpers off the dribble but he's far from demonstrating consistency. Whoever this guy is clearly hasn't actually watched Flagg's games.
I agree, Flagg should still go 1-3 his shooting splits aren’t very impressive especially from 3 but his upside is definitely there
Flagg is very young and will improve. By all accounts he has the work ethic and mentality. Look at how much a guy like Jaylen Brown was able to improve skill wise ? With all that said he DEFINITELY hasn’t proven to be a consensus top Pick and isn’t looking generational at all. Atp it’s mostly “potential” for him.
@@shabazz360Players like Jaylen Brown and Pascal Siakam are very rare development cases, so you shouldn’t use them as examples. I do think Flagg is still the best prospect though
@@obi3924 why not Jaylen Brown ? JB didn’t come out of nowhere like Pascal. He was a Top 3 pick, highly touted prospect and had hoopmixtapes etc etc even though the skill wasn’t there yet. The intangibles were there, the athleticism, hunger and TALENT was. Cooper isn’t just some athletic kid, he’s also uber talented. Jaylen is a perfect best case possible arc for Cooper when it comes to skill development. It all depends on how hard he works and if he makes the investment.
@@shabazz360And that's exactly what I don't understand is how some pundits still have Flagg as the consensus top pick, like no other player can be in the conversation. There has to be an open discussion now and one thing all pundits should agree on as well as "Mainers" is the "generational" hype was way overblown and frankly unfair to Flagg.
Very Good video, keep up the great work!!
Yall sleeping on Jeremiah fears he’s good
With the first pick in the 2025 draft… The Toronto Raptors select… 😂😂😂
Raptors aren’t even tankin anymore 😂there just that terrible it’s sad we’re worse then the wizards ong
Well bright side is that thank God we dropped in the draft last year to give our pick to the spurs or they would of had this year's from Toronto and that would have been THE worst thing ever
@@steejayyy No this year would have been top 6 protected. Spurs would have gotten 2nds next year. Was unlucky we lost Clingan last year.
A better fan base
@@steejayyy the pick would’ve been top 6 protected too
Jeremiah Fears definitely should be top 10 and at least lottery. 6'5 point guard with a combination of quickness, athleticism and IQ. Insane shotmaking ability in the mid-range and paint and an okay three point shooter. Good on and off ball player as well. You said Jakucionis is the most efficient player in all of college basketball at 48.7% but Fears creeps up behind him with 50% fgp on similar volume just a worse 3 point percentage.. Whether you think Jakucionis or Fears is better doesn't matter to me (both incredible prospects) but it pains me because Fears to me is at least much better than Kon Kneuppal, Nolan Traore, Boogie Fland and I might even argue he's better than Tre Johnson or Edgecomb. if not he is DEF in that same tier
0:50 since when is 16 ppg on horrible efficiency monster numbers
Did he have the 7ft guy from Michigan?
My man from Georgia should be here joining his Montverde teammates!
This looks like every single mock draft from 2 months ago with the exception of Derik Queen. Fears? Essengue? Newell?
Fears and Essengue aren't lottery picks, sorry
@timmytheinventor4746 fears is. That's not even debatable given his play, what he's shown skill-wise and what he's done with that Oklahoma team. Essengue is debatable, but as far as modern 4s, the pickings are slim in that late lotto range. Noa is 18. Has long arms, athleticism, high iq and is productive in a men's league. The 2 way positional versatility is clear with Noa. What, you still got kon in the lotto like this dude?
@@melomanace3415 Fears may be a lottery talent, but I don't see any team projected to pick in the lottery taking him due to fit issues. I think he'll be off the board at the early-twenties.
Essengue just isn't a lottery pick; I don't think GMs are going to make the same mistake they did with Salaün last year. He's been having a worse season than Salaün did last year (albeit a more difficult league I think) They'll assess his potential fairly and take him in the 17-25 range because I really don't see him contributing to a team a ton as of today.
And no, Knueppel isn't a lottery pick anymore. Maybe like the 20th best prospect
@timmytheinventor4746 nets, wiz, jazz, pelicans, spurs...even gs if they don't make the playoffs could all draft a pg.
Players who are creators to me are just more valuable than finishers. Fears creates. His ability to get a paint touch as frequently as he does without a ball screen is invaluable.
Salaun has nothing to do with noa other than being French. It's too early to call his pick a mistake either. Everybody knew he was raw af.
What stands out with Noa is his feel for the game at such a young age to go along with his physical tools. Kids as physically underdeveloped as he is shouldn't be that productive vs grown men, but he is bc he knows how to play. Moving off the ball, spacing, team defense, passing is ahead of the curve for someone who just turned 18.
@@melomanace3415 Noa is Salaün 2.0 in my opinion. Not even a race comp, they just objectively play alike
Might want to check the standings if you doing the order based on that lol
He probably just did a tankathon simulation or something like that.
Flagg is definitely not a consensus 1st pick at this point. Harper is way better and the Flagg is ahead of him on mocks only because of hype and age difference of several months.
Boogie Fland not being in top 10 is craaazzzy
Ron Harper's number one he got the ball in his hans
He won’t go number one but he really is the best
@TyCollinsSr 3rd best player Rutgers got one and two they can create there shots cleaner more efficient . He is a super role player on the next level.
@@Karen-rv5ds Dylan’s 3rd best?
Cooper leads his team in APG with 3.5? lol
Traore only 14? The other french players?
Traoré has been having a terrible season.
Boogie fland is danger
Where Thomas sorber
size does matter...just think that there are a couple of players that may go ahead of him!!
Noa Essengue is 3 days younger than Cooper Flagg.
If Traore is there when the spurs pick they won’t pass on him.
Nba draft underrated player from Philippines 60 picks Francis Lopez.look the defense ability of this he looks like scenario giannis antetokoumpo under radar
Man anybody that don't got downhill dyl #1 ain't watching ball
I’d favour Rocco Zikarsky over Maluach.
Ben Saraf is so good for playing in the toughest league out of anyone here
Still not going high buddy it doesn’t work like that
@@Justfrank_0 Why you hating on him so much?
@@timmytheinventor4746 u seen me somewhere else? & im not hating
Charlotte gone trade up watch
ACE won't go #3!!!!!!!!!! Flagg and Harper are a lock to go 1 and 2! #3----thru #6 or so are up for grabs...My super sleeper is Jeremiah FEARS!!!!!!!!! also like Egor and Tre!!! and both Illini players Kasper!!! and Will Riley!!
Size matters Ace is going top 3.
@@Matt-ul2rf I like Ace..just not sure he is a lock top 3!!
You're asleep at the wheel the past oh so many draft years. Do you know Wemby? How about Zach? Evan? Chet? Jabari? Paolo? What these guys have in common?
you have to look at teams they playing. example egor was beating up on scrub teams with no talent that didnt play defence. but once he started playing better teams that played defence, egor demin's numbers dropped cuz he not that good. you likely see egor drop to 8-12 by end of season. egor doesnt play any defence either so he is a 1 way player. flagg and harper are 2 way players.
@@bigradwolf5001 i wouldnt include jabari in there. he has been kind of a bust for such a high pick.
Stop it and then you're fired for drafting a role player he is Alex SARS 2.0.this draft got more talent than that.
Kai sotto please be drafted😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Why does everyone keep giving the Wizards the #1 pick when they don’t have the worst record? Quit following the leader and stand out. This is just lazy.
He probably did a Tankathon simulation
5 👻 predicted to go top 10 😂😂😂😂 there’s about to be 4 Reed Sheppard’s in this group… Flagg is legit but the rest are strong maybes. Most won’t be able to get their shit off in the L…
5 white boys in the top 9... Idk mannn
DJ is better than flagg
id like to hear why as someone from the garden state
Bub Carrington
Bilal Coulibaly
Kyshawn George
Cooper Flagg
Alex Sarr
A monster young core if made 🔥
This would turn my franchise around
@@P0tent_ I got news for u buddy
So Flagg and 4 busts .
Lol, Demin is mid 2nd round pick in a good day. This ivan is extremely overrrated.
Lol