Hey, everyone, and welcome to Sloan Alone, where I talked in depth about hoops, basketball and a little bit more about hoops. I'm your host, Sloan. I'm seventeen years old, and today on the show, I'm gonna be talking to you about if Cooper Flags are returned to do the craziest NBA stories of all time, answering your guys's questions to me, and so much more. Let's get into it. I'm filming this episode on April third, So the month of March just concluded. In my opinion, the month of
March is the best month for hoops. It's March Madness and the end of the NBA season, So there's so much drama, so much tea, and so much basketball. Let's get into March Madness. So I want to talk a little bit about my top five players in March Madness this year. Now, there isn't any particular order, and we haven't even seen the Final four play out yet, so this has completely changed. But this is my ranking for now.
So to start off, we have Walter Clayton Junior. Walter Clayton Junior has really solidified Florida as a number one seed. I personally think that Florida is a great team, but they don't give number one seed without Walter Clayton Junior. He's averaged twenty two points per game this tournament, which is really saying something and even let his team pass Texas Tech and the defending champions of Yukon and Dan Hurley doesn't let anyone score twenty two points, so you
know that's big time. Next up, we have Johnny Broom of Auburn. Now Auburn is the number one overall seed in the tournament. I personally think it should be Duke, but that's a story for another day. He hasn't fallen off in the tournament one bit. Yeah, he played a great regular season and he's continued to do so. He hasn't had a game yet under eleven rebounds. He's a board machine. Third up, we have LJ. Cryer of Houston.
Houston has a special place in my heart because I've interviewed Mercy Miller, who's a freshman on Houston, and it's pretty cool to say that I've interviewed someone in the Final four. I love saying that. Anyway, back to LJ. His three point shooting percentage has dropped a little bit in the tournament, down to thirty five percent, but it doesn't matter because he's averaging seventeen points a game, which
is an increase from the regular season. Reminds me a little bit of a Paul George or Jimmy Butler who performs even better in the playoffs, if you know what I mean. So Number four is Cooper flag Duh, It's Cooper. Everyone loves Cooper Flack. He's been the number one projected NBA draft pick since high school and he classed up instead of classing back, which means he's one of the youngest players in the tournament, which is super impressive. He's been a dominant two way player and is shot just
under fifty percent from the field this tournament. His injury, all the hatred meant nothing to Cooper, who's led DUP to the final four. But let's be real, Cooper hasn't done it himself. I want to shout out some of his teammates like Conk Nipple, come on, Mallowatch and Tyrese Proctor. They've also been killers and it looks like all of them are going to be heading to the league next year as well. Number five is j T. Toppin. Though JT. Toppin is not related to Dunk Contest participants Jacob or
Obi Toppin, He's still a fabulous basketball player. He's had played four games the tournament and he's had four double double super impressive. I'm guessing you would have led his team to the final four if Walter Clayton Junior of Florida hadn't crushed their dreams. All right, So that was my first team All March Madness, just as a recap, I had Walter Clayton Junior, Johnny Broome, LJ. Crier, J T. Toppin, and Cooper Flag. I personally think Duke's gonna win. Let's
see what happens in two days. Let's continue talking about Duke's starboy, Cooper Flag. Is he gonna stay another year or is he gonna go to the league? That question has been troubling the minds of NBA experts and fans everywhere, and so I want to talk a little bit my take about it. The obvious answer for a kid as talented as Cooper would be too head to the league. That's every kid's dream. But with nil and the powerhouse
that is Duke University, maybe he should stay. It seems like it's most like that he would be drafted to an organization like the Hornets or the Wizards. Is that somewhere that Cooper wants to go? If I were Cooper personally, that wouldn't be somewhere i'd want to go. But also we've seen instances. I mean with Wempy's draft, the Spurs weren't supposed to get the first pick. It is a lottery for a reason, so a lot of other teams
could get him. But it's it's interesting because you know, if those two teams get the number one pick in the lottery, I don't know what he does. Personally. I think Cooper should just go to the league. I get it. College is fun, it's a good time. It's a good time for development. But remember when Zion shoe busted open and he almost ruined his career. We don't want to see that happen to Cooper. Cooper, go to the league. Take that NBA money. It's a great thing that you
can get traded. If you get drafted to the Hornets, you do not have to stay there forever. That's my advisory. And you still get to be in North Carolina. Pretty cool. So Cooper, if you're listening, I think you should go. But selfishly, as a Duke fan, if you guys win this year and then next year, it would be cool to see a little two peed action. But take it
to the league. Now, we've talked about March Madness, but like I said, the month of March is exciting for two reasons, March Madness and the end of the NBA season. So let's talk about the MBA. I want to start doing this little thing on sloan alone where I highlight a player that's underrated. My favorite question to ask everyone knows is who is the most underrated player in the league.
And I always hear answers like a Drew Holiday, right, But there's other underrated guys in the league that I think are so underrated people don't even answer that question about. And so the person that I'm going to highlight this week is the Hawks Dyson Daniels. Now, last year with the Pelicans, Dyson was averaging six points, four boards, three
assists to night. That's decent. That's decent. NBA players numbers now with Victor Webbin Yama out, Dyson Daniel is one of the two favorites to win Defensive Player of the Year. It's a completely different story. He has fourteen points, five rebounds, four assists a night, and he's the steals leader in the league with three steals per game. You want to the last time somebody that nineteen ninety one, I wasn't even a thought my parents head at that time. They
weren't even married, they didn't even know each other. I don't even think they were in college. That was thirty years ago when Alvin Robertson did it for the Seattle SuperSonics. Now that's crazy that a six' eight guard From australia is doing. It, now that's pretty. Cool why aren't enough people talking about? THIS i think they, should and that's WHY i Think Dyson daniels lockdown. Mode daniels is a
underrated player in the league right. Now i'd love if you guys could let me know other underrated players in the league that you want me to. Cover, now for the part of this, Episode i'm most excited for answering your guys's questions for the first, time just so you know if you have any, Questions because there was so many incredible questions, TODAY i only picked. Three you can continue to write questions on My. Instagram, sorry we will
always post a drop box before we. Filmed let's talk about. It so the first question is From raptors And. Hoops raptors And hoops shout out to. YOU i always see you in my comments interacting with my. Videos it really means so. Much your question is what is your biggest hot take for this upcoming? Playoffs you know. Me i'm sure you can guess. It as a Diehard warriors. Fan my hot take is that The warriors are gonna go far in this. Playoffs they're making it way past the first,
round second. Round The warriors are making it to The Western Conference. Finals The warriors are nineteen and four With Jimmy butler By Steph curry's. Side i've said it once And i'll say it. Again When Steph curry has a great scoring second, option there is no stopping. HIM i don't. Care give Me, yogic give Me, braun give Me. LUCA i want it. All we played The grizzlies two nights. Ago it was, Fine who Cares steph score fifty two?
Points fourth in The, West Anthony? Edwards who? Cares we Got Steph, Curry we Got Joymond, Green we Got Jonathan, Kmingo we Got Jimmy, Butler we Got Kevvon, looney, who by the, way started hitting threes for literally the first Time i've ever seen. Him i've never seen Kevil On looney hit threes until this, season where he shot two threes two for, two one hundred. Percent If Kevin looney shooting one hundred percent from the three point, line It's dubbs, Basketball,
Baby we're going. Far the next question is From Freddie underscore seventy, seven who asks do you think there's a chance The clippers make it out of the Stacked west if fully? Healthy, Now, freddy let me tell you stacked is not an. Understatement The west is insane this. Year, unfortunately with The, CLIPPERS i feel like this is how
their roster. Looks it. Goes you, know we got The James, Harden Kawhi, Zubac Norman powell up, here and then there's a big drop down to The Derek jones, Junior's Nico, batooms et. CETERA i think if there was a little bit more action going on in this, gap The clippers could have a, Chance but, UNFORTUNATELY i just don't think the depth is, there AND i think without, depth they
can't make it far in The. West thanks for that. Question, okay my last question for today is From Lexi Underscore adam's Thirteen Underscore, LEXI i don't know if thirteen's your lucky, number but it's, mine so shout. Out lexi's question is what inspired you to start up your podcast about? Hoops thank you so much with the, Question. Lexi that one is really special to. Me SO i started my Podcast Slow knows WHEN i was about. Thirteen and this is,
crazy BUT i don't play. Basketball i'm actually a soccer. Player so why, Basketball Like lexi, asked, Well i've just always loved. BASKETBALL i know it's a boring, answer but WHEN i Saw Steph curry play for the first time WHEN i was seven years, OLD i fell in love with the. GAME i love the way that basketball combined so nicely with pop, culture AND i think it's the. SPORT i know this is so cringey with the most, aura and SO i always loved. It WHY i, started,
specifically my podcast is for three. Reasons number, ONE i love to. Talk number, TWO i love. Basketball number, THREE i want to be here as a voice for teenage. GIRLS i think teenage girls are a really UNDERREPRESENTED nba fan. Base everybody knows grown men love, basketball a lot of grown women love, basketball a lot of young boys love.
Basketball but where it's the love for the teenage. GIRLS i think that there's a lot of stereotypes out there thinking teenage girls are just focused on makeup and hair and all that and not. Sports but let me tell, YOU i have so many friends that can have, intense deep KNOWLEDGE mba conversations with, me and SO i wanted to be here and show that the teenage girls can love basketball. Too SO i just hope THAT i can be a voice for all those girls out. There thank
you guys so much for your. QUESTIONS i love answering, them so feel free to ask. More now that's a wrap for this episode Of Sloan. ALONE i appreciate all of you guys tuning, in let me know what you want to see me talk about, next and most, importantly don't forget to, subscribe like and comment down. Below, bye see you guys on the next. Episode