white lightning
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Yeah, probably the worst half I've seen Flagg play. He typically comes out a little slow, but quickly gets it going, usually. He didn't get it going until the second half last night scoring 23 second half points and finishing with 28 points, 7 boards, 3 assists and a couple of blocked shots. The way NC State came out throwing up 3's and making them was unusual for them. They were 9-10 coming into this game, but Duke is going to get everyone's best shot as they have nothing to lose and everything to gain. It's the second time in as many games a very young Duke team has come from behind to win. Duke was down by as many as 13 points in the first half! Kon Knueppel finished with 19 points and 6 boards.
Don, interestingly, I haven't seen the typical fan hatred of White Duke players on Flagg just yet, however they still have to go to Chapel Hill later this year. The play them at home on Saturday.
With his age it shouldn't be a factor but Flagg admitted that himself and his teammates were tired playing 2 hard games in 3 days. Coach told him he was playing soft and Cooper Flagg responded. Article on espn where I read this yesterday.