I think that the really interesting question for Flagg is whether pushing him into too much of a ball handling role early will slow his development in other facets of the game. The Mavs are going to be under tremendous pressure both to win now and have Flagg blossom into the same early trajectory as Luka did. I think that’s unfair to Flagg this early in his career. The expectation is that he’ll win ROY, the Mavs will make a deep playoff run, and Kyrie will come back at an elite level this year. Too much pressure. Has any team managed to make the 2-timeline strategy work (except the Spurs)? It will be fascinating to watch either way!
yeah, I think there will be challenges you mentioned. Not easy to navigate all that. But he seems very level headed and mature for his age...so if anyone can handle this, it's probably him.
I think that the really interesting question for Flagg is whether pushing him into too much of a ball handling role early will slow his development in other facets of the game. The Mavs are going to be under tremendous pressure both to win now and have Flagg blossom into the same early trajectory as Luka did. I think that’s unfair to Flagg this early in his career. The expectation is that he’ll win ROY, the Mavs will make a deep playoff run, and Kyrie will come back at an elite level this year. Too much pressure. Has any team managed to make the 2-timeline strategy work (except the Spurs)? It will be fascinating to watch either way!
yeah, I think there will be challenges you mentioned. Not easy to navigate all that. But he seems very level headed and mature for his age...so if anyone can handle this, it's probably him.
I’m sure he’ll be fine. Spacing will be interesting with DLo and AD. Let’s see how it goes.
Yeah, the style of play I touched upon briefly in this piece will be interesting