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Sam Vecenie

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1143 total appearances

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

They take up as much space as possible in the one on two. It's just a very, very difficult because of where teams set ball screens in the NBA. Like there's just a lot of space to cover. And I worry that he might not be long enough to cover all of that space effectively. So concerning for me, for sure. Okay. Concerning.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

They take up as much space as possible in the one on two. It's just a very, very difficult because of where teams set ball screens in the NBA. Like there's just a lot of space to cover. And I worry that he might not be long enough to cover all of that space effectively. So concerning for me, for sure. Okay. Concerning.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

They take up as much space as possible in the one on two. It's just a very, very difficult because of where teams set ball screens in the NBA. Like there's just a lot of space to cover. And I worry that he might not be long enough to cover all of that space effectively. So concerning for me, for sure. Okay. Concerning.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

more often than he should be because they just don't have good point guard play this year. So he's asked to like, kind of separate from his man occasionally and try and get downhill. And like, that's not really what he's great at. Like he's an unbelievable shooter and floor spacer and movement shooter and everything that has some ball skills, but is not like a primary creator out there.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

more often than he should be because they just don't have good point guard play this year. So he's asked to like, kind of separate from his man occasionally and try and get downhill. And like, that's not really what he's great at. Like he's an unbelievable shooter and floor spacer and movement shooter and everything that has some ball skills, but is not like a primary creator out there.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

more often than he should be because they just don't have good point guard play this year. So he's asked to like, kind of separate from his man occasionally and try and get downhill. And like, that's not really what he's great at. Like he's an unbelievable shooter and floor spacer and movement shooter and everything that has some ball skills, but is not like a primary creator out there.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

So you look at him and he's shooting 40% from the field and like 35 from three. And it's like, well, yeah, he's shooting 39, 40% off the catch from three and he makes his shots off of movement. And like, he's doing everything that we expected of him coming into the year.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

So you look at him and he's shooting 40% from the field and like 35 from three. And it's like, well, yeah, he's shooting 39, 40% off the catch from three and he makes his shots off of movement. And like, he's doing everything that we expected of him coming into the year.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

So you look at him and he's shooting 40% from the field and like 35 from three. And it's like, well, yeah, he's shooting 39, 40% off the catch from three and he makes his shots off of movement. And like, he's doing everything that we expected of him coming into the year.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

It's just that the efficiency tanks, because he's like a 37% shooter or 40% shooter at the rim when he's asked to drive and take these like leaning floaters and things like that. So he's an answer here for sure. I mean, Carter Bryant, like he's, I love that Arizona scheme. I think Tommy Lloyd does a great job. It's just baffling to me that he doesn't play as much as is humanly possible.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

It's just that the efficiency tanks, because he's like a 37% shooter or 40% shooter at the rim when he's asked to drive and take these like leaning floaters and things like that. So he's an answer here for sure. I mean, Carter Bryant, like he's, I love that Arizona scheme. I think Tommy Lloyd does a great job. It's just baffling to me that he doesn't play as much as is humanly possible.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

It's just that the efficiency tanks, because he's like a 37% shooter or 40% shooter at the rim when he's asked to drive and take these like leaning floaters and things like that. So he's an answer here for sure. I mean, Carter Bryant, like he's, I love that Arizona scheme. I think Tommy Lloyd does a great job. It's just baffling to me that he doesn't play as much as is humanly possible.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

All of the numbers dictate that Carter Bryant should be on the court for them. They are a drastically, drastically better team when Carter Bryant is on the court. I'll pull up the numbers while we're talking, but you can look at any of the numbers and it's just like...

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

All of the numbers dictate that Carter Bryant should be on the court for them. They are a drastically, drastically better team when Carter Bryant is on the court. I'll pull up the numbers while we're talking, but you can look at any of the numbers and it's just like...

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

All of the numbers dictate that Carter Bryant should be on the court for them. They are a drastically, drastically better team when Carter Bryant is on the court. I'll pull up the numbers while we're talking, but you can look at any of the numbers and it's just like...

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

So, so abundantly clear, you know, they are, um, you know, a plus 9.2 in the minutes where Carter Bryan is out there and all of their starting lineup is in the negatives in terms of their on operating. So, you know, him and Henri vase are like, who are currently, as I look at this, I believe, you know, sixth and seventh in minutes played for Arizona this year. Like,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

So, so abundantly clear, you know, they are, um, you know, a plus 9.2 in the minutes where Carter Bryan is out there and all of their starting lineup is in the negatives in terms of their on operating. So, you know, him and Henri vase are like, who are currently, as I look at this, I believe, you know, sixth and seventh in minutes played for Arizona this year. Like,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

So, so abundantly clear, you know, they are, um, you know, a plus 9.2 in the minutes where Carter Bryan is out there and all of their starting lineup is in the negatives in terms of their on operating. So, you know, him and Henri vase are like, who are currently, as I look at this, I believe, you know, sixth and seventh in minutes played for Arizona this year. Like,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

they've been two really, really impactful players ahead of guys like Trey Townsend and, you know, some of the other guys, you know, Townsend stands out to me, but you know, a walker this year is another one that hasn't been like wildly impressive to me. So I look at them and I'm like, okay, like Carter Bryant's probably capable of a little bit more than what we've seen this year.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

they've been two really, really impactful players ahead of guys like Trey Townsend and, you know, some of the other guys, you know, Townsend stands out to me, but you know, a walker this year is another one that hasn't been like wildly impressive to me. So I look at them and I'm like, okay, like Carter Bryant's probably capable of a little bit more than what we've seen this year.