Thomas “Skip” Chappelle is a University of Maine icon and someone who took the game of basketball to new heights in the Pine Tree State.
He can’t believe what Cooper Flagg has done to push it even further.
Chappelle is part of a tiny fraternity of Maine players who have been drafted into the NBA. The talented player from Old Town was an 11th round pick by the St. Louis Hawks in 1962, and went on to try out for the Boston Celtics during training camp. He later returned to Maine to coach in Fort Fairfield and then at his alma mater UMaine, where the basketball court is now named for him.
And what word does the legendary Maine player and coach use to describe Flagg’s ascendence to become the likely number one pick in Wednesday’s draft? Chappelle called it “unbelievable” in a Monday interview.shots, and make the move to block the shot without just knocking someone down to do it.”
Chappelle also remarked on how much the game of basketball has changed since his days on the court. He pointed to other comparisons likening basketball of the past to a ballet.
