Current player than reminds you of Glenn Bigdog Robinson?

Cyrusman122000 · Post #1 » by **Cyrusman122000** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 5:26 pm

Is there a current player that comes to remind that reminds you of Peak Glenn Robinson?

Post #2 » by **Quotatious** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 5:53 pm

Yes, Carmelo Anthony is like a better version of him.

Dr Positivity · Post #3 » by **Dr Positivity** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 7:39 pm

Rudy Gay?

chrismikayla · Post #4 » by **chrismikayla** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 7:47 pm

Agree with Melo and Gay. What about a better version of Marin Williams?

Post #5 » by **Quotatious** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 7:52 pm

chrismikayla wrote:Agree with Melo and Gay. What about a better version of Marin Williams?

Not a bad comparison.

I think prime Danny Granger is a solid comparison, too (but Granger shot more threes, while Big Dog relied more on his long twos).

SinceGatlingWasARookie · Post #6 » by **SinceGatlingWasARookie** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 8:39 pm

I agree that Glenn Robinson was stylistically similar to Carmelo Anthony but not as good as Carmelo.

I thought Granger had more quickness and was a better leaper and defender than Carmelo and Big Dog. I don't think Robinson and Granger were very similar.

Big Dog had a good mid range game. Big Dog is listed at 6' 7" but I picture him as taller than other players listed as 6' 7".

CaliBullsFan · Post #7 » by **CaliBullsFan** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 2:22 am

Melo is really the only guy who comes to mind no one else really has the post/iso game.

GYK · Post #8 » by **GYK** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 2:34 am

I think he's closer to Tobias Harris than Melo. But yea triple threat forwards. Parker once we get to see him. Wiggins has some in him(I do get the Gay comparison due to athletic ability). Pierce but more guard ability(pretty much better ball control in non scoring situations).
Hmm I think that's it.

Dcebucks11 · Post #9 » by **Dcebucks11** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 2:46 am

Yeah, Carmelo is like a quicker version of Big Dog.. and has his smooth mid range game..

Ryoga Hibiki · Post #10 » by **Ryoga Hibiki** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 11:08 am

SinceGatlingWasARookie wrote: Big Dog had a good mid range game. Big Dog is listed at 6' 7" but I picture him as taller than other players listed as 6' 7".

I think Robinson's mid range was something more than just good, but he didn't have much more to offer.
His defense was horrible, anyway.

Johnlac1 · Post #11 » by **Johnlac1** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 8:12 pm

Ryoga Hibiki wrote:
SinceGatlingWasARookie wrote: Big Dog had a good mid range game. Big Dog is listed at 6' 7" but I picture him as taller than other players listed as 6' 7".

I think Robinson's mid range was something more than just good, but he didn't have much more to offer.
His defense was horrible, anyway.

Robinson like the jump shot too much. He should have gone to the basket more.

Post #12 » by **Quotatious** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 8:37 pm

Ryoga Hibiki wrote:I think Robinson's mid range was something more than just good

Yes, it was. Based on the numbers available on basketball-reference (so starting with the 2000-01 season), in the last three seasons of his prime (2000-01 to 2002-03) he shot:

2001 - 443/968 (45.8%)
2002 - 309/635 (48.7%)
2003 - 305/674 (45.2%)

He was likely the best midrange shooter in the league those years (at least among All-Star caliber players). Off the top of my head, the only one who was comparable was Dirk.

Unfortunately...

Ryoga Hibiki wrote:but he didn't have much more to offer.
His defense was horrible, anyway.

Johnlac1 wrote:Robinson like the jump shot too much. He should have gone to the basket more.

All of these statements are correct, too. He was rarely getting to the basket and drawing fouls, which could have made him a more valuable player, because he actually shot 82% from the foul line for career. He also wasn't anything special as a 3-pt shooter (career 34% on 2.6 attempts is respectable, but nothing more than that). As a result, his great midrange jumper was a bit of a "fool's gold", because he wasn't a terribly efficient overall scorer. Hovered just around league average most years (52.9% TS for his career).

I think he was at his best in Milwaukee when Ray Allen and Sam Cassell played with him. They realled opened up easy opportunities for him to score.

Post #13 » by **Clyde Frazier** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:14 am

Quotatious wrote:
Ryoga Hibiki wrote:I think Robinson's mid range was something more than just good

Yes, it was. Based on the numbers available on basketball-reference (so starting with the 2000-01 season), in the last three seasons of his prime (2000-01 to 2002-03) he shot:

2001 - 443/968 (45.8%)
2002 - 309/635 (48.7%)
2003 - 305/674 (45.2%)

He was likely the best midrange shooter in the league those years (at least among All-Star caliber players). Off the top of my head, the only one who was comparable was Dirk.

Allan Houston was right there, too:

01 - 48.9% 10-16', 48.6% 16-<3PT

02 - 47.8% 10-16', 44.9% 16-<3PT

03 - 49% 10-16', 46.4% 16-<3PT

EDIT - combined with total FGAs: http://bkref.com/tiny/sLqRZ

scrabbarista · Post #14 » by **scrabbarista** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:26 am

A less efficient Carmelo Anthony.