Cooper Flagg went 3 for 12 from the field in the fourth quarter and overtime against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. That's awesome.
Okay, it's not awesome that Flagg shot 25% from the field in the game's final frame(s). The awesome part is that Flagg was willing to shoot the ball 12 times in the fourth quarter and overtime, powering through shooting struggles to still make the most important plays. Not being scared off by a few misses is, among about 100 other things, a trait that signals stardom for Coop.
That aggressiveness from an 18 year-old, especially against the No.