Well you just said that he wouldn't have been able to play D1 basketball, and there are 347 D1 basketball teams. ESPN had him as a 4 star and I didn't see him listed below a 3 star by anyone. He was the Arkansas 5A Gatorade Player of the Year. So you suggesting that he couldn't play D1 basketball is probably the dumbest thing anyone has said on this board. He committed before his senior season to a team his dad was coaching at, so it seems pretty reasonable that other teams didn't waste time recruiting him after that point, nor is anyone at Rivals or 247 going to waste their time trying to figure out if anyone else did offer which is what it would have taken for you to be able to see it on his recruiting profile. The idea that you or I would be able to tell who's "radar" he was on is an altogether silly concept in itself.
This is from his 247 profile
- EVALUATED 09/28/2018
Brian Snow
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ANALYST
- PROJECTION
Power-5 Starter
- COMPARISON
Rayjon Tucker
ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK TROJANS
Evaluation
At 6-foot-5 and powerfully built, he is a beast going to the rim. Has tremendous athleticism to finish in traffic. While most players who are sons of coaches are praised for their basketball IQ, for him it is about athleticism and toughness on the wing. He needs to continue to improve his outside jumper, but the athletic tools are there for him to be a tremendous defender and someone who plays a good role on a successful team. Father is an assistant on staff at Auburn.
The only other stuff really out there are tweets covering him in high school, so here you go:
Here is a tweet from him playing at an all american game:
Here is a tweet from when he led his team to a big victory over current signee and also 4 star Chris Moore's team:
Here is a tweet talking about scoring 26+ points in consecutive games and referencing a 49 point game earlier in the season.
So yeah maybe Auburn would have ended up being his best offer, I have no idea and really there isn't any way to tell. But the idea that he wouldn't have been able to play D1 basketball is ridiculously stupid. Also the idea that Bruce is playing him over guys like Jaylin Williams who we know had tons of offers solely because his dad is a coach is asinine. Obviously Bruce is valuing defense over offense, which is clearly Flanigan's current strength.
You said he won't ever average 6 points a game. He is currently averaging 3 and Danjel is averaging 9.2 as a reference point. There is no way he doesn't get above 6 pts per game even if nobody fixes that shot, but I fully expect that shot to look better next year.
