ZOMG wrote:Guys... having watched the SL, a horrible thought just popped into my head.
I don't know why I didn't see it earlier.
Is Coby White just a young Kris Dunn?
The similarities in their games (and problems) are truly eerie.
Can't really shoot, trouble finishing at basket, quick but not elite athlete, high/loose dribble, likes to pound ball, questionable decisions, true PG instincts weak (used to be a scorer)... see what I mean?
Somebody hold me.
Having watched both play in SL, I think they're both very different players. Their core identity is different, Dunn from the beginning was always a guy who look to set up the table and the tempo. Regardless how good he is in that role, that's who Dunn is. He's not a scorer, he's a classic playmaker, whether it's breaking the traffic and finding the open man or try to finish at the rim. Dunn is a better fit to play in the early to mid 2000. This is probably not a perfect comparison, but Dunn is a Rondo type player (of course not the same level in terms of court vision).
Coby is a scorer. His game is better fit to the modern game. Coby's game is much more simpler than Dunn's. Dunn likes to probe the defense often, but many times he ended up holding the ball a bit too long, but that's also because he's a limited shooter. Coby have shown that he's also probing defense, but much less than Dunn and he makes his decision faster. This is also because Coby has confidence in himself as a scorer from anywhere on the court, so he knows he can pull up anytime at any spot.
The thing about Dunn is that he's a bit of a trickster, he likes to pull flashy move. Coby in what I see so far is far from flashy, the guy is about speed and just getting the job done. Coby is not the smoothest guy, like a Zach Lavine. His game actually is more herky jerky style, but efficient. I think Coby is going to be a pretty efficient player down the road, unless Bulls give him a very large role. But as 3rd or 4th option, I think Coby can be a pretty efficient player.