Mike's Mailbox: Which Syracuse legend does Orange freshman Kiyan Anthony compare to?

[JOC44]

I see Kiyan Anthony coming down to the court with big white wings. He's got a guitar and is playing Lynyrd Skynyrd. And the crowd is going nuts.

 

[miamicuse]

Darius Bazley?

 

[dasher]

Love Mike Waters. He is not allowed to ever retire. Ditota is also very good.

Enjoy while you can. They won't be working all that much longer.

 

[hoopsupstate]

If he’s anything close to Moten or CJ Fair, we will all be very happy.

 

[McCuse]

The answer is Moten... 100%

I was thinking that watching the last game. Definitely some poetry in his game!

 

[Sbucketball]

Enjoy while you can. They won't be working all that much longer.

Surprised they won't stay on in some capacity or part-time. They seem passionate about their work and while they are retirement age they aren't that old yet.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I see Kiyan as a shorter, quicker, better ball handling, more athletic, better shooting, more agile version of Devin Brennan-McBride.

Get your cross -racial athletic comparisons off this board right now, young man.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

Get your cross -racial athletic comparisons off this board right now, young man.

He reminds me of Kristof but with better handles, a smoother shot, and less likely to fall on his head.

 

[Skinny.Atlas]

What about Preston Shumpert? Effective scorer at three levels, effective but underwhelming athleticism. Both guys have a slowish release on the deep shot, a little more like a set shot than a catch and shoot jumper. Moten and Shumpert were both slippery in the lane. Kiyan displayed some of that slipperiness last game.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Kiyan could seal it if he decides to wear knee high white socks.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

What about Preston Shumpert? Effective scorer at three levels, effective but underwhelming athleticism. Both guys have a slowish release on the deep shot, a little more like a set shot than a catch and shoot jumper. Moten and Shumpert were both slippery in the lane. Kiyan displayed some of that slipperiness last game.

That's a good comp. Shumpert gets forgotten a little bit but he was one of our natural scorers. Not overly athletic but very skilled.

I think he had a season in Europe, probably at a league that wasn't all that great, where he shot something absurd like 70% from three.

 

[Cuse_NYC]

There’s a touch of devo with the craftiness