Commentary: Flagg wants to be reasonable too much but becomes irrational. His own idol baggage may be too heavy.

"Sports Weekly" reporter Ji Mengnian published an article today analyzing the current situation of No. 1 pick Flagg. The original text is as follows:

In the first 7 games of Flagg's career, he averaged 13.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 39%/31%/100%. When he was on the court, the team lost 12.9 points per 100 possessions.

Especially on the offensive end, when Flagg was on the court, the Mavericks only scored 99.6 points per 100 rounds. Except for the game against the Raptors, Flagg's offensive presence was indeed not strong enough in the remaining games. It gives people the impression that Flagg wants to play reasonably too much, but instead achieves a lot of unreasonable results.

For example, he hesitates when handling the ball, for example, he will not take action when there is not a particularly big open opportunity. So much so that maybe more than 50% of the time in the game, you can't feel him on the court. In fact, as a rookie player, it is not a big deal if his shooting percentage is not high and he makes mistakes during the game. Kidd also gave the stage to Flagg, and paying some growth costs is now acceptable to the Mavericks.

At the age of 18, it is normal for him to not perform well in the game. There are indeed many areas where he needs to improve his game. Of course, we cannot deny Flagg's efforts over the past 18 years in just a few games. But what is really disappointing is that Flagg was too timid in the game and wanted to pursue an unrealistic rationality, which even gave me the feeling of "do more and make more mistakes, do less and make fewer mistakes".

Growing up with a halo and shouldering countless expectations is a pressure. On the one hand, Flagg's own idol baggage may also be a bit too heavy.