Agreed. There's a reason KY quickly rose up to become highest paid NBA assistant and we're seeing why now.

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Can’t wait till next year all of the headlines will be about AJ not Cooper.

Recipefordisaster

Mar 13, 10:24pm

I see Flagg as sort of a superstar role player…AJ has true superstar ability

PHXSUNS31

Mar 13, 10:26pm

They're very different players, but I don't see NBA role players in either of em

SinkingQuffa

Mar 13, 10:33pm

Don’t get me wrong, I think Flagg will be great, but I don’t see Lebron

PHXSUNS31

Mar 13, 10:58pm

Marion & Flagg is an odd comparison to me on so many levels.

SinkingQuffa

Mar 13, 11:08pm

Thats my fear, that people will expect him to be Tatum…I’m not sold he has that

PHXSUNS31

8:26am

If he don't grow from where he's at he won't be all that great, I agree.

SinkingQuffa

9:12am

Cooper Flagg!?

gaffer

Mar 13, 10:29pm

I love Richie, but Flagg is dominant as a freshman

Hammurabi

Mar 13, 10:32pm

Darryn Peterson has been putting up stats on par or better than AJ this year for Prolific Prep. He's going to KU.

BackPacker

Mar 13, 10:32pm

KY will prepare AJ better than Self will prepare Peterson.

Archaea

Mar 13, 10:34pm

No doubts there. Not sure how much longer Self will coach, but I could see KU following the same model as BYU in the

BackPacker

Mar 13, 10:37pm

I don’t believe every team that tries the BYU model will succeed.

Archaea

Mar 13, 10:41pm

Agreed. There's a reason KY quickly rose up to become highest paid NBA assistant and we're seeing why now.

BackPacker

Mar 13, 10:43pm

KY is succeeding due to a perfect storm

Archaea

Mar 13, 10:46pm

Lots of teams have hired NBA assistants before...

krindorr

8:55am

I'm confident Hall, Saunders, Keita will return. No idea on Baker. Would be surprised to see Catchings back

krindorr

Mar 13, 10:50pm

Kanon is returning

Archaea

Mar 13, 10:56pm

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