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Durham – Soft is not a word you would associate with Cooper FlaggS
Flagg, the estimated No. 1 NBA Duke 2025, has become the best Duke Basketball player and the favorite for winning a national player of the year at Basketball in College.
But Flag said he “plays soft and passive” in the first half of Victory from the second ranking of the Blue Devils 74-64 vs. NC State On Monday night at Cameron Stadium indoors.
Flag continued to say that the “S” word of media members in the dressing room, citing its start as “Fineth first half”, which ended with it, registering five points and two fights in 18 minutes. Duke left 37-33 at the half.
Duke Coach John Sheyer said the Flag game is about “influencing victory in every aspect”, something that flag is constantly displayed as a two -way player ready to do anything to help the blue devils be on the right on the dashboard.
Duke’s third year coach reminded the flag of this message and thinking while waiting in the first half.
“He didn’t have the same pop in the first half. … Finally, at halftime, he was just angry. He just had a chip, ”Sheyer said.
“Sometimes when you do, you forget to be tired. He had some plays of all time in Cameron, just to bring us back. This is a merit for his spirit and what he did in the second half. “
In the second half, Flag scored 23 points – knocked 10 out of 11 free throws – and grabbed five rebounds. After lagging 13 points in the first half, Duke surpassed the Wolfpack 41-27 in the last 20 minutes.
“For me, this is no longer a choice if I want to be aggressive or not,” said Flag. “I have to be aggressive at any time and be in attack mode.”
NC State (9-11, 2-7 ACC) gave Duke (18-2, 10-0) everything he could handle, but Wolfpack had no flag. At one point in the second half, Flag scored 10 straight points, including a four -point game.
Duke finished the 11-2 run game, with a flag scoring five points during the last section to prevent some chance of disorder.
“I think he is the best when he has fun and just the cleanliness of it,” Sheyer said. “. … But he is really the best when he has a chip. I thought you definitely saw this. ”
The Baksli spouse covers Duke, North Carolina and NC State for Faithville observer as part of the US network today. Follow its ACC cover on X/Twitter or Bluesky: @roddbaxley. Do you have any questions about these teams? Send them to rbaxley@fayobserver.comS
