Flagg: Being a point guard is a big responsibility and I’m not sure I’m ready yet
6686 Sports News on November 16. In a recent interview, Mavericks player Flagg talked about the feeling of serving as the team's starting point guard.
Flagg said: "Being a point guard requires a lot of responsibilities. I'm not sure I'm ready yet, but that doesn't mean I can't do it or can't keep moving forward, but it's been better recently to have someone help me share the pressure. It's not that I can't advance with the ball, but having another ball-handling point does help. Brandon Williams He has played very well recently, and when Russell is in good form, it is difficult to put him on the bench."
Flag has been the team's starting point guard in the first 7 games of this season, but the results are not good. He averaged only 13.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.9 interceptions and 0.4 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was 38.8%.
In the past six games, Kidd has sent Russell and Brandon Williams as the starting point guards. After Flagg returned to the front line, he averaged 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2 interceptions and 1 block per game, with a shooting percentage of 48.3%. All statistics were significantly improved compared to when he was a point guard.