Old School Fans: Who was _____ before _____?

[RRR3]

Would like to hear input from those who have watched previous eras of NBA on what players were similar to modern day players (ex. "Player x was player y before player y").



So which players played most like these more recent players?


LeBron James:
Kobe Bryant:
Tracy McGrady:
Shaquille O'Neal
Tim Duncan:
Allen Iverson:
Kevin Garnett:
Chris Paul:
Dwyane Wade:
Dirk Nowitzki:
Dwight Howard:
Chris Paul:
Ray Allen:
Paul Pierce:
Steve Nash:
James Harden:
Stephen Curry:
Anthony Davis:
Russell Westbrook:
Kevin Durant:
Jason Kidd:
Carmelo Anthony:

[bballnoob1192]

these are too conventional in comparisons. get some role players in there mang

[RRR3]

Role players, eh?


Some more players (mixed bag of superstars, stars, and role players)


Monta Ellis:
Amar'e Stoudemire:
Mario Chalmers:
Tyson Chandler:
Pau Gasol:
Kyle Korver:
Draymond Green:
Al Jefferson:
Joakim Noah:
Serge Ibaka:
Trevor Ariza:
Blake Griffin:
LaMarcus Aldridge:
DeMarcus Cousins:
Ricky Rubio:
Shawn Marion:
J.R. Smith:
Tony Parker:

[Mass Debator]

Probably somewhat off but these popped in my head first

JR Smith: Isaiah Rider
Ibaka: Theo Ratliff
Derozan: Mashburn
Cousins: Vin Baker
Tyson Chandler: PJ Brown

[RRR3]

Probably somewhat off but these popped in my head first

JR Smith: Isaiah Rider
Ibaka: Theo Ratliff
Derozan: Mashburn
Cousins: Vin Baker
Tyson Chandler: PJ Brown
:cheers:

[L.Kizzle]

Would like to hear input from those who have watched previous eras of NBA on what players were similar to modern day players (ex. "Player x was player y before player y").



So which players played most like these more recent players?


LeBron James: young James is Pippen. Current the late Anthony Mason
Kobe Bryant: ??? Trick question
Tracy McGrady: Gervin
Shaquille O'Neal: Moses
Tim Duncan: McHale
Allen Iverson: Tiny Archibald
Kevin Garnett: Larry Nance
Chris Paul: Zeke Thomas
Dwyane Wade: David Thompson
Dirk Nowitzki: **** Vandeghe or Alex English
Dwight Howard: Gilmore
Chris Paul: Cliff Paul
Ray Allen: Lou Hudson
Paul Pierce: Mitch Richmond
Steve Nash: Mark Price
James Harden: Latrel Sprewell
Stephen Curry: Mark Price or Terrell Brandon
Anthony Davis: KG/Nance/Kemp
Russell Westbrook: Iverson and Kevin Johnson
Kevin Durant: McGrady and Gervin and English
Jason Kidd: Fat Lever
Carmelo Anthony: Glenn Robinson
There you go.

[WillC]

Probably somewhat off but these popped in my head first

JR Smith: Isaiah Rider
Ibaka: Theo Ratliff
Derozan: Mashburn
Cousins: Vin Baker
Tyson Chandler: PJ Brown

JR Smith and Isaiah Rider is a decent comparison.

The recent are horrendous though.

Mashburn was a burly small forward with perimeter skills and good passing ability.... nothing like Derozan.

I could go on.

[RRR3]

JR Smith and Isaiah Rider is a decent comparison.

The recent are horrendous though.

Mashburn was a burly small forward with perimeter skills and good passing ability.... nothing like Derozan.

I could go on.
What's your list look like? :cheers:

[sd3035]

Bran - Anthony Mason/Larry Johnson

Kobe - MJ

Harden - Cristiano Ronaldo

[FatComputerNerd]

Not on Op's list but don't care.


Kyrie = Zeke w/ a little bit of AI (and a dash of MJ...dat finishing ability) tossed in.

[FatComputerNerd]

Bran = MJ/Magic/Bird/Malone mash-up of some sort.

Once in a lifetime type of player.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Westbrook is something like a combination of young MJ, Portland Pippen, and peak Rodman.

[RRR3]

Westbrook is something like a combination of young MJ, Portland Pippen, and peak Rodman.
So WB=GOAT?

[warriorfan]

There you go.


Great post, repped.

[RRR3]

Bump

[L.Kizzle]

Monta Ellis: More athletic Dana Barros
Amar'e Stoudemire: Antonio McDysse
Mario Chalmers: :biggums:
Tyson Chandler: Can't think of one, Mutombo maybe?
Pau Gasol: Tom Gugliotta
Kyle Korver: Wally Sczerbiak
Draymond Green: Tim Thomas
Al Jefferson: Otis Thorpe
Joakim Noah: Michael Cage
Serge Ibaka: Theo Ratliff
Trevor Ariza: Stacy Augmon
Blake Griffin: Shawn Kemp
LaMarcus Aldridge: Derrick Coleman
DeMarcus Cousins: Charlotte Alonzo Mourning
Ricky Rubio: Kenny Anderson
Shawn Marion: Jerome Kersey
J.R. Smith: Ricky Davis
Tony Parker: Bob Cousy

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Did some old era stan just compare LeBron "King" James to Anthony Mason (RIP)....lmao at these supposed "unbiased" posters

[RRR3]

Monta Ellis: More athletic Dana Barros
Amar'e Stoudemire: Antonio McDysse
Mario Chalmers: :biggums:
Tyson Chandler: Can't think of one, Mutombo maybe?
Pau Gasol: Tom Gugliotta
Kyle Korver: Wally Sczerbiak
Draymond Green: Tim Thomas
Al Jefferson: Otis Thorpe
Joakim Noah: Michael Cage
Serge Ibaka: Theo Ratliff
Trevor Ariza: Stacy Augmon
Blake Griffin: Shawn Kemp
LaMarcus Aldridge: Derrick Coleman
DeMarcus Cousins: Charlotte Alonzo Mourning
Ricky Rubio: Kenny Anderson
Shawn Marion: Jerome Kersey
J.R. Smith: Ricky Davis
Tony Parker: Bob Cousy
Don't hate on Rio, give him a comp :(

[L.Kizzle]

Don't hate on Rio, give him a comp :(
Okay, Matt Maloney.

[FatComputerNerd]

J.R. Smith: Ricky Davis


:rolleyes:


J.R. has been doing well. Unfair comparison!!!

[jongib369]

It's hard to make direct comparisons, so this will probably be garbage...buuuut to name a few

Jefferson reminds me of Reed/McHale

Fredette is an extremely watered down, stale version of Mark price...And it's not just because he's white and 'good' at threes lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTc22SZs2Yw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfqqfwk3I7Q

LeBron is similar to a mix of Malone/Oscar

Durant is similar to Ice in McAdoos body, I guess

Shaq is like the BIG brother of Dawkins, with a constant angry Chamberlain mindset. Footwork for his size second to none
I'll name a few more later

:cheers:

[AlphaWolf24]

Big O or Magic before LeBron James:
MJ before Kobe Bryant:
Dominique before Tracy McGrady:
Wilt before Shaquille O'Neal
Kareem before Tim Duncan:
Tim Hardaway before Allen Iverson:
Kevin Mchale before Kevin Garnett:
Isiah Thomas before Chris Paul:
Clyde Drexler before Dwyane Wade:
Bird before Dirk Nowitzki:
Larry Nance before Dwight Howard:
Reggie Miller before Ray Allen:
Alex English before Paul Pierce:
John Stockton before Steve Nash:
Mitch Richmond before James Harden:
Mark Price before Stephen Curry:
Shawn Kemp before Anthony Davis:
Alvin Robertson before Russell Westbrook:
George Gervin before Kevin Durant:
Gary Payton before Jason Kidd:
Bernard King before Carmelo Anthony:

I tried off the top of my head

[sdot_thadon]

How about
Monta~John starks
Chalmers: BJ Armstrong
Kyrie:ai
Montejunas: scola?
Blake griffin: Shawn Kemp
Kobe: mj duh
Lebron: n/a
Kg: n/a
Durant: young dirk? (SF version )
All these 3pt shooting bigmen: Sam perkins
Dying to find a good match for Robert pack, maybe westbrook dunking only.

[Psileas]

Well, it can be done. Problem is, all-time greats are too scrutinized not to find striking differences in the stylistic ways of their old-time analogies, not to mention, the game changes all the time.

Here's some kind of analogy. I remind, this is mostly stylistic, rather than a comparison of their levels:

LeBron James: healthy Baylor
Kobe Bryant: 2nd 3-peat Jordan, with some less intelligent mentality
Tracy McGrady: Wilkins with more passing
Shaquille O'Neal: very unique. Old Wilt, with Darryl Dawkins' aggression.
Tim Duncan: Brad Daugherty with much more defense
Allen Iverson: Nate Archibald
Kevin Garnett: Webber-McHale mix
Dwyane Wade: Early ('85-'87) Jordan
Dirk Nowitzki: McAdoo or Dan Issel
Dwight Howard: Dawkins with better rebounding and defense
Chris Paul: Isiah Thomas
Ray Allen: Fred Brown or Eddie Johnson
Paul Pierce: Latrel Sprewell
Steve Nash: Mark Price with a little Jason Williams mentality
Stephen Curry: Drazen Petrovic, the way he played in Europe (PG-SG combo, instead of pure SG)
Anthony Davis: Garnett-Duncan mix
Russell Westbrook: Iverson-KJ mix
Kevin Durant: Umm, Peja had a somewhat similar game with early KD, but now we're looking for something more versatile. Taller Gervin?
Jason Kidd: Fat Lever, with more defense
Carmelo Anthony: Alex English