{"id":7300,"date":"2025-07-13T18:54:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T18:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/7300\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T18:54:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T18:54:04","slug":"jon-scheyer-gets-brutally-honest-on-cooper-flaggs-ability-to-cope-with-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/7300\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Scheyer gets brutally honest on Cooper Flagg’s ability to cope with pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cooper Flagg<\/a> only missed a national championship during his short, yet strong tenure with the Duke Blue Devils. The now Dallas Mavericks forward became a huge star under Jon Scheyer, leading the team to a Final Four participation in the 2025 NCAA tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Flagg carried high expectations coming into his freshman season, which he exceeded by making his team a serious candidate to win the national championship in April. <\/p>\n

Scheyer lauded the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA<\/a> Draft for how he handled all the pressure that came with being the face of one of the most iconic programs in college basketball<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jon Scheyer raves about Cooper Flagg\u2019s mental strength<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought that group did an amazing job, and Cooper was the prime example of keeping the main thing the main thing,\u201d Jon Scheyer told CBS Sports, \u201c\u2026 And I thought Cooper did an amazing job of just being present, being the best player he could be in the moment. Same thing with every single one of the guys we had on last year\u2019s team, and I think that\u2019s hard to do. I think it\u2019s easier said than done, because there\u2019s internal pressure they feel.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Duke<\/p>\n

Head coach Jon Scheyer and Cooper Flagg.<\/p>\n

Cooper Flagg was must-see TV during his freshman season at Duke. The Maine native averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, shooting 48.1% from the field, 38.5% from deep and 84% from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n

He only spent one season at Durham, but there\u2019s no doubt his impact was bigger than some could have imagined.\u00a0Now, he\u2019s ready to take the pros by storm as well.<\/p>\n

\"ernesto<\/a><\/p>\n