McHale's comparison for Lillard

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  1. Fez Hammersticks

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    Tim Hardaway.

    [video=youtube;_cxk35cuEDo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cxk35cuEDo&feature=player_embedded[/video]
    [around the 4:15 mark]

    Do you agree?
     
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    Wow that's a good comparison; but I think I disagree. The only reason is Hardaway is bulkier and stronger at the rim. They both have the same "range" and drive to win ballgames. I just think the drive game is much different. Lillard is more tricky in the paint and Hardaway would take contact and finish strong.
     
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    Lilliard has a better brain.
     
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    Hardaway played more uptempo than Lillard in my opinion.
     
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    Yeah I don't see the comparison either. Both are/were very strong and quick, but their styles were different. Hardaway was 6' with not much vertical leap.
     
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    If we're talking that era, KJ is closer. Except that Lillard doesn't have that deadly pull-up.
     
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    I THINK DANNY YOUNG IS A BETTER COMPARISON.
     
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    I haven't seen much of Tim H's ankle breaking crossover from Lil's yet.

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    Not seeing the similarity.

    Did not see him play, but the numbers and description of Dave Bing sound like DL.
     
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    There's something a little screwy about the bits in bold ...

    My memories of Tim H are a little fuzzy with time, but minus the bulk difference, I do think Lillard has a little bit in common with him in terms of the way he looks to score first, but can still distribute competently.
     
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    I second the KJ comparison, although Lillard is taller than KJ, too, and is not yet as good of a passer.
     
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    [video=youtube;urjO9NYFLT0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urjO9NYFLT0[/video]

    I see some similarities but Bing looks like he had a great mid-range (Im sure due to the lack of the 3 ball) and seems like he could post and rise up over people. I never got to see him play. They are very similiar in height and build.
     
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    KJ is the closest comparison.
     
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    I like the KJ comparisons. But the more I see of Lillard and try compare him to someone else the more he really is his own unique player.

    [video=youtube;v-8c4zD40fg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-8c4zD40fg[/video]
     
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    I don't remember Tim Hardaway being that great of shooter
     
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    The characteristic that comes to mind when talking about DL's game with me is how in control he is and how well he shoots the ball. With Hardaway, I remember the flash and him occasionally getting hot from outside. With Kevin Johnson, I remember his speed and not his shooting from distance.

    I did not see Bing play and of the 50 top point guard list I was looking at, his description matched best for me. As Boise Believer said, the more I see of him the more unique I think he is.
     
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    I wonder whether McHale meant that their faces look alike, because I think that's true.
     
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