Here are some comparisons of players in the draft - you tell me if you think they're off base, and if so, how? (Please only comment if you've actually seen the player play.) Stephen Curry: Mike Bibby James Harden: Mitch Richmond Jordan Hill: Chris Wilcox Jrue Holiday: Antonio Daniels Terrance Williams: Deshawn Stevenson Eric Maynor: Acie Law Darren Collison: Gary Grant Ty Lawson: A taller Nate Robinson
I can't comment if they are true or not because I have not seen any of them play, but IF they are true...I would take Curry or Lawson.
Stephen Curry comparison is hard because no one really has his game...Harden a poor man's roy. Ty Lawson is a much better passer than Nate Rob!
- Not IMHO, Curry seems like a smarter and better shooter player. I kind of like to think of him as "what would B-Roy do if he was smaller, a better shooter and not as physical"... - maybe it's the way they are built - but I see him and I think Jameer Nelson, only faster.
James Harden is not like Mitch Richmond imo. He isn't the sharp shooter Mitch was or overall scoring machine. Harden, to me, is a lesser Roy/Pierce mix. Will be the best player out of the draft.
Williams will be better than Stevenson...he is smarter and a superior playmaker. Collison doesn't remind me of Grant at all. Collison played for a half-court oriented team, while Grant was highly dependent on his speed to be effective.
Sort of. Curry, I expect to be better defensively and a more well-rounded game. Wow. No, not at all. I don't see how anyone can forecast what Holiday will be like. Yeah. I could go with that. No. Not as athletic as Robinson.
Harden struck me as more of a swooping scorer rather than a catch-and-shoot scorer like Richmond. Despite lack of elite athleticism, he has a deceptively effective ability to get to the hoop, like Roy. But Roy has great athleticism, which gives him a ceiling that Harden likely does not have
I can live with most of your comparisons, especially Bibby-Curry But Lawson doesn't remind me of Robinson at all ... Nate averaged something like 3 assists and 2 turnovers a game in his three years at washington. I can't think of who Lawson reminds me of -- maybe the game of Ray Felton with 3 point range and the body of Kyle Lowry.
This is the best comparison IMO. But I think Curry will be lucky to have a career like Bibby's. I just don't feel like Curry is much more than a shooter, but we will see. Pretty fair, but Hill can be a better rebounder and defender. This also seems accurate, although I haven't seen Holiday much and he is all potential as of now. I do not see this at all. Williams is a much, much better playmaker and is way more versatile. Ooh, this is a good one, but I expect Maynor to be a better scorer. I don't see this very much, Robinson is a scorer, thats it. Lawson is a real point guard and doesn't have the athleticism of Robinson.
