What Former UNC Players Do Our Current Players Remind You Of?

[What Would Jesus Do?]

A few of these comparisons have popped up from time to time in this or that thread. I thought it might be fun to gather them in one place. Here are a few of my thoughts to get the ball rolling. Feel free to agree with or make fun of my choices.

Berry - Ray Felton
Cam - Reggie Bullock
Theo - a happy JP Tokoto or maybe Max Owens
Seventh - Jeff McGinnis
Kenny - Leslie McDonald
Brandon - a scrawny Danny Green

I don't have much clue on the freshmen, but maybe some here can draw comparisons.

 

[TPFKAPFS]

Poor Theo! I loved Max, but he was the definition of a practice legend and JP just never could find a niche!

TP = Dex Strickland!
LUUUUKE = exact replica of Larry Freakin' Bird!
Miller = Kevin Salvidori or Serge Zwikker
Platek = Henrik Rodl
Manley = Big Brad (young in bball, long, and hard-working)
Brooks = Alex Stepheson
Huff = Ed Geth

Have at it boys!

 

[dadika13]

Berry - Ray Felton
Theo - Jason Capel
Brooks - Julius Peppers
Jalek - Jerry Stackhouse
Luke - Ademola Okulaja
Huff - Brendan Haywood
Kenny - Ronald Curry
Cam - Dante Calabria

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Poor Theo! I loved Max, but he was the definition of a practice legend and JP just never could find a niche!

TP = Dex Strickland!
LUUUUKE = exact replica of Larry Freakin' Bird!
Miller = Kevin Salvidori or Serge Zwikker
Platek = Henrik Rodl
Manley = Big Brad (young in bball, long, and hard-working)
Brooks = Alex Stepheson
Huff = Ed Geth

Have at it boys!

I was thinking Dex as an alternative for Seventh.

I also see a little of Alex Stepheson in Brooks. Not just being ripped, but also his posture. Alex played too stiff; I'm hoping Brooks doesn't.

Serge and Walker Miller are good comparisons. I keep thinking that Miller needs a redshirt year to mature and bulk up and learn the college game. But since he's a walk-on I guess that isn't an option.

I'd like for Platek to be a better shooting (and injury free) Bobby Frasor. Don't know if that's fair.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Berry - Ray Felton
Theo - Jason Capel
Brooks - Julius Peppers
Jalek - Jerry Stackhouse
Luke - Ademola Okulaja
Huff - Brendan Haywood
Kenny - Ronald Curry
Cam - Dante Calabria

I like the Capel, Stackhouse, Okulaja and Calabria comparisons.

I'd put Huff more like Peppers than Brooks.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Sterling Manley - Scott Williams

 

[soap - new and improved]

Poor Theo! I loved Max, but he was the definition of a practice legend and JP just never could find a niche!

TP = Dex Strickland!
LUUUUKE = exact replica of Larry Freakin' Bird!
Miller = Kevin Salvidori or Serge Zwikker
Platek = Henrik Rodl
Manley = Big Brad (young in bball, long, and hard-working)
Brooks = Alex Stepheson
Huff = Ed Geth

Have at it boys!

Little known fact: Luke is a natural blonde. He started dyeing his hair (and later eyebrows and beard) dark in 6th grade because he got tired of constantly being asked if he was Larry Birds son. True story.

 

[DSouthr]

A few of these comparisons have popped up from time to time in this or that thread. I thought it might be fun to gather them in one place. Here are a few of my thoughts to get the ball rolling. Feel free to agree with or make fun of my choices.

Berry - Ray Felton
Cam - Reggie Bullock
Theo - a happy JP Tokoto or maybe Max Owens
Seventh - Jeff McGinnis
Kenny - Leslie McDonald
Brandon - a scrawny Danny Green

I don't have much clue on the freshmen, but maybe some here can draw comparisons.

Berry - Ray is not bad
Cam - Rey Terry
Theo - Brian Reese, maybe Jackie
7th - Hard one, maybe Ron Curry with his athleticism?
Kenny - Cecil Exum
Luke - Matt Doherty, the player
Huffman - Have said it before, I see some Alec Stephson
Brooks - Hard one, maybe Jawad?
Manley - Just really need to see more before I can tag him. Scott Williams maybe for now.
Platek - Steve Hale, I like the Bobby compare as well but wanted to be different
Walker Miller - Tommy Legarde

 

[gunslingerdick]

Berry - Ray Felton
Theo - Jason Capel
Brooks - Julius Peppers
Jalek - Jerry Stackhouse
Luke - Ademola Okulaja
Huff - Brendan Haywood
Kenny - Ronald Curry
Cam - Dante Calabria

Berry and Felton are a good match.

Theo is the better athlete and Capel the more skilled of the two, but I can get down with this one. I was thinking David Noel.

WTF? - Brooks as Peppers? I was thinking more like Scott Williams.

Even more WTF? - a 6'2" combo guard being compared to our great SF/PF NPOY? I'll say Jalek is more Shammond Williams on the low side and Kenny The Jet on the high side.

Luke and Ademola is your best one. Totally agree here.

I like the Huffman/Haywood comparison as well.

Kenny is a tough one. He's a much better defender than Melvin Scott but he's the former Heel that comes to mind.

Not sure we've had a player like Cam. Dante isn't a bad comparison.

 

[dadika13]

Even more WTF? - a 6'2" combo guard being compared to our great SF/PF NPOY? I'll say Jalek is more Shammond Williams on the low side and Kenny The Jet on the high side.

Their styles of play are very similar though. Both amazingly athletic slashers.

The Shammond and Kenny comparisons bother me cuz Jalek is that level of shooter just yet.

 

[NCAAUCoach]

Berry - Ty Lawson
Theo - Jackie Manual
Cam - Ademola Okulaja
Kenny - Shammond Williams
Robinson - Danny Green
Seventh - Dexter Strickland
Platek - Bobby Frasor
Jalek - Combo of Raymond Felton and Jeff McInnis
Brooks - Can't think of a good comparison
Huffman - Alex Stepheson
Manley - Warren Martin
Maye - Joe Wolf

 

[imajericho]

I don't agree with the Felton comparison. Berry much greater resembles Lawson. He lacks both Lawsons speed and Feltons power. But Lawson was an accurate 3 point threat who could score and that's moreso what Berry is. Felton had speed and loved contact. Berry tries to use angles to shy away from contact as much as possible.

I would say Berry is a mix of Lawson and Felton almost exactly. But, if I had to choose one he is more like it would be Lawson.