Ace Bailey is better than Cooper Flagg

["It Was Always Jerry"]

That is basically braun on the nuggets.
I was just complaining about last night.


Art Barr

Braun not 6'9/6'10. You gotta let that Duke hate go OG.

 

[Bigwhite2498]

Emoni was not great at anything look at the percentages that’s a horrible comp

I don’t think he was comparing them just giving an example of someone who made difficult shots

 

[DoubleClutch]

OP beat me to this thread

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Emoni was not great at anything look at the percentages that’s a horrible comp

I wasn't comparing outside of the fact both can hit contested shots. It wasn't a comparison of their games at all.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Bailey out there looking meh today

10 points
3/15 shooting
5 boards
(2 assists 1 block 1 steal)
4/6 ft
3 TOs
0/7 from 3

another Loss for Rutgers (trash athletics)


When his 3 point shot isn't falling he seems to check out

 

[Recca Gatsby]

I need my real estate in this either way

 

[CrimsonTider]

Again, have you watched them play? I'm guessing not.

Bailey and Harper have been fine. The rest of the team is just bad around them and they can't play any defense, so they're very erratic.

Basketball doesn’t work like this

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

There's no way you can watch either of these cats play and come away with the impression Ace is better.

Flagg is simply on another level.

 

[TM101]

There's no way you can watch either of these cats play and come away with the impression Ace is better.

Flagg is simply on another level.

Flag has a lot more skills in the toolbox to make plays whereas Ace tries to brute force everything.

 

[triplehate]

Bailey out there looking meh today

10 points
3/15 shooting
5 boards
(2 assists 1 block 1 steal)
4/6 ft
3 TOs
0/7 from 3

another Loss for Rutgers (trash athletics)


When his 3 point shot isn't falling he seems to check out

bringing up bad games. You going on the list

 

[Black Miller]

I'd give flagg the edge but bailey not bad. Bailey was struggling today that in your chest defense gave him trouble and he was forcing stuff.

Its college though, going to the NBA stuff changes. Team and your role can determine your potential.

Still early on both of them. Good luck to both

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

bringing up bad games. You going on the list

Bailey is good, he'll go #2.

 

[Controversy]

Flagg is a white boy that really plays def...crashes the glass, challenges shots, rotates from the weakside, gets deflections, moves really well for a player his size

Flagg is so much better defensively, the race for #1 shouldn't be a question...Flagg is an nba level defender, and don't forget he was supposed to be a senior in HS right now

 

[kevin arnold]

Nope

 

[feelosofer]

Naw. I can't cosign this and I am a Rutgers fan. Ace has very good to elite offensive tools BUT

-He's more of a finesse player despite his size. He can score at all 3 levels against weaker competition but more physical defenders can frustrate him.

- He is not the defender Cooper Flagg is.

- He needs to be more engaged in losing efforts.

With that said though. He has the makings of a very good if not great player the tools are there.

This is a personal red flag for me with any prospect. Highly touted guys worthy of the hype usually drag their teams into the tourney and near the top of their conference no matter what's around them.

The only guy who didn't and panned out that I can think of is Anthony Edwards. That was also the COVID year. Markelle Fultz and Ben Simmons are two notable guys who had a lot of excuses made for them when their college teams were trash.

With Rutgers having two consensus top-five guys, I don't care if Willie Green was their coach, they should be in the mix, not missing the NIT.

Rutgers Men's basketball has been slowly growing for the better part of 20 years. So I would not weigh that too heavily against them.