Who does he remind you of? Rankings-wise (if you hate rankings then ignore) he compares to Zeller. How does his game compare to Zellers?
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Too lofty to put on a kid.
Zeller is a good one. He runs the floor so well and can handle it a bit so that's why Zeller comes to mind. He can also step out and shoot from 12-17 feet which is Zeller-like as well.
Brian Cook that played at Illinois and for the Lakers but bigger. Been saying this since the first few times I watched his game footage.
Can run like Zeller? That would be amazing. Zeller was like a damn gazelle.
It just isn't fair to a kid to compare him to a top 10 all time player.
Remember when we compared Barnes to Kobe? And Barnes was the #1 player in the class. He wasn't Kobe just as Bradley isn't Duncan.
Let's just be very happy if he gives us a Zeller like career at UNC.
Remember when we compared Barnes to Kobe? And Barnes was the #1 player in the class. He wasn't Kobe just as Bradley isn't Duncan.
Let's just be very happy if he gives us a Zeller like career at UNC.
I believe the question was who he reminds you of. NOT who hes gonna be. Its awful hard to not see a YOUNG Timmy. Not the hall of fame Tim we see now. Remember, Duncan was a frosh at one point also. Just sayin .
Duncan averaged 9.8 pts and 9.6 rbs per game his fresh year in a little over 30 min per game. I know tony wont , well shouldn't, see the floor for that much, but that is totally attainable when given the opp.
That is not what it's about. It's about his game and how he plays, His game resembles, and in fact is patterned after, Duncan's. It takes all of two possessions to see it, and he has since said so himself. His ceiling will be what it will be, but the Duncan moves and release are unmistakable.
And for the record nothing about Barnes' ever game resembled Kobe's. Totally different builds and styles of athlete.
You see the comparisons all the time. You see if every year in Rivals and Scout's Top 25. They always tell you who a player's game "remind" you of. It gives us an idea of the player's make-up. No one is saying that that player will be as good as the star player.
Exactly, only when folk say "the next so and so" does it make me smh. Tony and all our guys will be unique in their own right. Enjoy them while we have them, gone on to pursue their careers far to soon.
Yeah, I think when we invoke Tim Duncan to many people recall him as a great player but few can think of him as a wide eyed freshman playing his first games for Wake. So I agree, using his name sets the bar of expectation way to high. I don't really like the Zeller comparison either but it may set the expectation bar better than saying Tim Duncan. I do like the Brian Cook comparison more but wonder how many really can understand that one? I think we like to compare to players we all know well and thus the Duncan name pops out.
His game is very similar to tim duncans. That doesnt mean he's as good or hes expected to be 3 time all acc and 15 time nba all star. He hs a similar style of play. Great shooting touch from outside. Not a great leaper. He even carries himself a lot like duncan and has a similar on court demeanor. I hope he'll be able to use his outside shot.
I havent been this excited about a class in a long time. Besides bradley B rob is an amazing shooter off the dribble and reminds me of wayne ellington. Then theres 7th woods who shows flashes of vince carter but with a better handle. Shea rush shoots a set shot that he'll have a hard time getting off at the next level. He plays taller than 6'6 with a big wing span and can jump and run. Hes the consumate roy williams type player.
I havent been this excited about a class in a long time. Besides bradley B rob is an amazing shooter off the dribble and reminds me of wayne ellington. Then theres 7th woods who shows flashes of vince carter but with a better handle. Shea rush shoots a set shot that he'll have a hard time getting off at the next level. He plays taller than 6'6 with a big wing span and can jump and run. Hes the consumate roy williams type player.
About certain they will. UNLESS Hicks really cuts way down on fouls.
Early this past season Kennedy was slimmed down and moving well. He looked like he could easily play the 4, if needed. Which is to say that if Bradley isn't able to fill in at the 4, maybe Kennedy can. I sometimes think Kennedy would rather do that. Playing under the rim isn't a liability if you aren't at the rim. And it would let him show off his passing.
Agreed. I actually said Big Brad when he committed with us. Daugherty was 16 when he came to UNC.
Brad is a great guy. Hes from my high school in Swannanoa. Class act. I hope Tony is as nice and committed to working as him.
I actually think the Chilcutt comparison is pretty accurate, I just think Bradley is gonna be a little better version.
Tony Bradley has been awarded a 5th star in 247's final 2016 rankings.
There isn't one. His game is patterned after Duncan and his moves show it. Comparing a new player to a random UNC player is sorta silly --- like Stackhouse to Jordan, their games had little in common. Dave, you and I both know Bradley is in no size shape or form similar to Wright.
Whatever his ceiling may or may not be, Duncan is a spot-on comparison for Bradley. It takes all of five minutes watching him to see it. Don't uinderstand why folks get upset about that. OP asked for a reference point and there it is.
gary, the only reason I shy away from the Duncan compares, well actually 2 reasons. First, I don't think most folks recall when Duncan was a freshman, he was not nearly the player he is now and most folks just latch more on to the player he became while at Wake. I am not willing to put that kind of tag on the kid, think it is unfair to the kid as well as fans that may expect to see Tim Duncan and not see that.
Secondly, Duncan as a freshman was a really fluid athlete for his length, he was a swimmer and soccer player prior to basketball and had developed his core that allowed that fluidity that he was able to translate in to basketball. Not sure I see that level of fluidity in Tony but that is like saying not sure I see Meeks playing with the same kind of motor as Hansbourgh and using it as a negative toward Meeks. Tyler's motor was freakish, it was a God given talent in that his mind worked a certain way most don't. So to hang such a huge tag on a kid just feels unfair to the kid or the fans setting their expectations.
I do see the kid as somewhat between Brad Daughery and Brandan Wright, I actually do see some traits of both but that does not mean he is a clone of either, just that I see some traits that may translate but who knows till he starts playing how he will develop.
I like the Brad Daugherty comparison. Not a guy that will wow you with his athleticism, but a cerebral player with an old school game that should fit Roy's inside out approach to a tee.
He and BRob are going to play important roles from day one, IMO.
He and BRob are going to play important roles from day one, IMO.
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