He’s 13 away with like 20+ games left

Please don’t jinx him

holy fuck how did steph make 400 of these in one season

He’s gonna beat it before the end of February

I said he has no chance of being Curry, I might be wrong but at least he’s in the realm of Klay, Reggie, Ray, etc. It’s crazy.

Has Kon even hit the record wall at all this season?

If Kons shot wasn’t so incredibly wet this might worry me lol

This year is kind of a wash for him due to an early season surgery he had and the Kings tank job. But he’ll really need to start figuring things out next year to justify that extension.

Damn I set that up perfectly lol

Are you really making a ⁶⁄₇ joke in the big 26?

Sucks that ROTY is a narrative-based award. If Kon makes 50/40/90, voters are gonna have to wake up.

I just hope the votes can somehow equal out for two Co-ROTY’s, like Hill & Kidd. Neither Coop’s nor Kon’s rookie seasons should be forgotten.

idk if it didn’t matter for chet vs wemby when okc was the 1 seed and wemby was on the 22 win spurs it shouldn’t matter here

Scottie vs Cade playoff team ROTY thing

I mean it’s not like Flagg’s horrible - he’s shooting 38% in his last 20 games (coinciding with a lingering thumb injury healing) on 3.9 attempts. He’s just not as good at it as Kon is.

Sneaky athletic, I’d let him date my daughter

knows the secret

I’m really not trying to hate at all, I just don’t think that he is going to improve much.

We have enough data to all but know that 45-46% at volume from 3 is a human limit, it seems to be a barrier that no one can cross. He’s already an elite shooter, but unless he turns out to be the shooting GOAT, he really doesn’t really have much room to improve.

Physically he may be at his peak. He’s already filled out his frame yet hasn’t developed any wear and tear that slows him down. I see him having a similar trajectory to Luka in that regard - heavier players who had a brief window of athleticism, but quickly fell off because they’re too heavy to sustain moving like that.

Same reason makes me doubt he’ll ever be able to be elite off the dribble. He hasn’t got the jerky agility like Steph, nor a great first step, nor the bag of Luka at the same age. He’ll probably be good in this area, he’s pretty good now, but I see him as a secondary ball handler at best.

His best comparison is a blend of Klay and Harden, which sounds awesome but unfortunately for him, that playstyle is no longer revolutionary or unstoppable. I see him peaking as a great second option who’s a net neutral on defense.

His form looks like Klay. It freaks me out

I mean co-roty IS possible. They just have to split votes

Is there actually that risk for Flagg?

It would be such a crazy scenario not to play a rookie because he’s too good.

40% usage on a team intentionally tanking. He’s obviously fuckin great, but his last 20 games are literally the Mavs folding and hoping he can win roty.

It’s rookie of the YEAR, not rookie of the middle 20 games of the season. Cooper has edged out Kon in these past 20 games, but Kon was head and shoulders above Cooper the first 30 games. Overall Kon has simply been more consistent. 

Kon leads Flagg in every advanced metric under the sun and the Hornets have improved significantly compared to last year. So yeah, I’d say Kon brings a lot of value on the court.

Just making up shit now huh champ 😂

Nobody who watches games thinks Flagg has been all that much better defensively. He has the tools to be great on that end, but he certainly hasn’t been.

Kon has a higher BPM and VORP as well as qin shares

He’s got a way better handle than Klay though. He’s somewhere in between the two.

He’s got Klay’s off-ball shooting + genuinely good secondary creation, which kind of makes him a better shooting version of Booker if he hits his prime!

They shoved the ball to him on 29 shots lol kon had 34 on 16 shots and the win

Coop has had amazing highs but Kons historic shooting efficiency and volume has been across a whole season

It’s rookie of the YEAR not who had the best game

(This isn’t saying coop hasn’t had a great season just pointing out how ridiculous it is to base a season award on a single game)

It doesn’t mean nothing, but that’s not how you determine ROTY. Risacher had an insane 40-point game against the Knicks at MSG last year, so what? It’s Rookie of the Year, so you look at the whole year, not just the best game.

This is one year where both should be Co-ROY. There’s a precedent and Flagg and Kon are both absolutely historic. I’d hate to see either lose out.

The whites are separate from the Europeans when there’s enough to fill both categories

Jokic isn’t white, hes Balkan, furniture-store beige.

Yeah this seems like a dumb retort from the original guy, I’ve watched games of the Hornets winning through defense. Saying Flagg is clear MVP when Kon has looked insane - they literally trusted him on clutch shots last night - idk man he’s my front runner with Coop a hair behind

What exactly does stand his ground mean, hes a below league average defender. Ig he’s not just a complete cone, but dude is not a good defender or even an okay one by any means. Flagg is a consistent good defender to even great in flashes

I watched the game today. Cooper didn’t play (again)