nba draft comparisons

miamiballer · Post #1 » by **miamiballer** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:05 pm

what do you think are some more accurate nba comparisons for some of the draft prospects of the last 2 drafts?

mine:

kevin durant: tracy mcgrady/rashard lewis
derrick rose: tony parker/dwyane wade
michael beasley: chris bosh/carmelo anthony
oj mayo: ben gordon/dwyane wade
russell westbrook: steve francis
brook lopez: chris kaman/brad daughtery

vincecarter4pres · Post #2 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:19 pm

Kevin Durant - Kobe Bryant/Super Reggie Miller
Derrick Rose - Steve Francis without the idiocy/Wade Lite/a consistent Stuckey
Michael Beasley - Antawn Jamison/Melo Lite/David West
OJ Mayo - Mitch Richmond/Joe Johnson
Russell Westbrook - Baron Davis, the shooting guard version
Brook Lopez - Tim Duncan Lite/Less athletic Alonzo Mourning

JordansBulls · Post #3 » by **JordansBulls** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:21 am

miamiballer wrote:what do you think are some more accurate nba comparisons for some of the draft prospects of the last 2 drafts?

mine:

kevin durant: tracy mcgrady/rashard lewis
derrick rose: tony parker/dwyane wade
michael beasley: chris bosh/carmelo anthony
oj mayo: ben gordon/dwyane wade
russell westbrook: steve francis
brook lopez: chris kaman/brad daughtery

Durant was compared to Dirk as well as T-mac.

canefandynasty · Post #4 » by **canefandynasty** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:21 pm

Michael Beasley: Glenn Robinson/Carmelo Anthony

He plays nothing like Jamison

vincecarter4pres · Post #5 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:17 pm

Glen Robinson is an interesting comparison.

Although Beasley is the absolutely superior athlete and less of an actual 3 point shooter, I can see the overall connection, just with style of play.

I don't see where you get he plays nothing like Jamison though?

youngcrev · Post #6 » by **youngcrev** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:22 pm

^^Big Dog was a midrange guy, not a 3 point shooter

Roger Murdock · Post #7 » by **Roger Murdock** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:10 pm

miamiballer wrote:what do you think are some more accurate nba comparisons for some of the draft prospects of the last 2 drafts?

mine:

kevin durant: tracy mcgrady/rashard lewis
derrick rose: tony parker/dwyane wade
michael beasley: chris bosh/carmelo anthony
oj mayo: ben gordon/dwyane wade
russell westbrook: steve francis
brook lopez: chris kaman/brad daughtery

Out of those players:

Durant: Better Rashard
Rose: Parker
Beasley: Melo
Mayo: Spreewell?
Westbrook: Wade
Lopez: Daughrety

vincecarter4pres · Post #8 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:39 pm

youngcrev wrote:^^Big Dog was a midrange guy, not a 3 point shooter

He also shot a lot of 3's.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... ngl01.html

youngcrev · Post #9 » by **youngcrev** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:59 pm

vincecarter4pres wrote:
youngcrev wrote:^^Big Dog was a midrange guy, not a 3 point shooter

He also shot a lot of 3's.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... ngl01.html

I consider that a very low number (especially for a SF who shot so much), but I guess since Beasley has rarely shot the 3 this year it is valid. I think it's more just a function of position though.

vincecarter4pres · Post #10 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:23 pm

youngcrev wrote:
vincecarter4pres wrote:
youngcrev wrote:^^Big Dog was a midrange guy, not a 3 point shooter

He also shot a lot of 3's.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... ngl01.html

I consider that a very low number (especially for a SF who shot so much), but I guess since Beasley has rarely shot the 3 this year it is valid. I think it's more just a function of position though.

Some people have a hard time just accepting facts.
I didn't say Glen Robinson was a 3 point specialist, but a career average of close to 3 attempts per game from a SF/PF hybrid, who for most of his career was surrounded by serious 3 point jackers is a pretty high amount of 3's.
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