Not that I have seen enough, and yes, am admittedly jumping the gun, but to me, he looks like Tim Hardaway, or a smaller D Wade. He just seems to have that swagger, shot, and body control. You?
This guy [video=youtube;d1euE0pj_JE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1euE0pj_JE[/video] [video=youtube;y5U0UV4stZI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5U0UV4stZI&feature=fvwrel[/video]
Smaller Brandon Roy. He doesn't have the midrange game (who does?) but the seeming unhurriedness and the ability to finish really tricky layups reminds me of Roy. He is prepared to push the pace a bit more, though. Also (perhaps) Stephen Curry, anyone?
I guess I would pick Roy. He has a good change of pace, likes to finish left, and can finish well at the rim. Also has shown (albeit in Summer League) to be a potential clutch shooter.
He's a mishmash of a few different people. I see some DRose, I see some Roy, I see some Billups.... even a little Isiah Thomas. There isn't one clear person that jumps out to me though.
He reminds me a little of two other Bay area players. Lestor Connor and Kevin Johnson. Connor because of his long arms and the way he moves around the court and Johnson because of his move to the basket. Certainly he is not quite as explosive as KJ but he comes close. If he could actually combine both these guys skills he would be an all star. Easier said than done.
Zeke liked to go left too, but I'll be damned if any player has his handles nowadays. I like the comparison though!
This guy, before he went crazy: [video=youtube;iQ8FKVxokv4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ8FKVxokv4&feature=related[/video]
Since my damn work computer won't show the videos, would people please title them with who the hell it is?
Arenas pre-injury, pre-crazy was a pretty damned good player. If Lillard can come even a little bit close to a prime Arenas, but make more of a commitment to defense and if he can keep himself focused on basketball that would be pretty amazing. A lot of variables and work between here and there, but it's fun to speculate.
Arenas in his prime was maybe my favorite player to ever watch. Dude would stick ya from anywhere on the floor. So, so confident in his abilities. I remember Lebron as a younger player getting matched up with Arenas defensively. He had 0 answers. Pull up 3 from four or five feet behind the line? No problem. Lillard has those same qualities.
