The polite Cooper Flagg says, “Thank you, guys,” when his 15 minutes in Breakout Room 1 concludes, a startling contrast to the Cooper Flagg desperate to lead Duke back to the Final Four, the one and only Final Four he would get to experience with the NBA his next stop.

There are two Cooper Flaggs:

The 18-year-old Maine teenager who plays video games and likes to hunt and fish and go bird-hunting — and please allow his teammates to tell you about The Other Cooper Flagg, the Cooper Flagg who doesn’t merely want to win, but needs to win.

“It’s like a different guy,” freshman Khaman Maluach said.