Who’s your Benny Williams player comparison

[20plus]

For Syracuse comparison it’s a lot of Melo with body type and passing dribbling

He’s also just a touch more athletic than Carmelo and not the shooter. Who else do you think his game is most like?

 

[Cusefan0307]

Melo? Good grief. I think the kids going to be good, but there’s a lot of pre anointing going on before this kid has even played a regular season game.

 

[20plus]

Melo? Good grief. I think the kids going to be good, but there’s a lot of pre anointing going on before this kid has even played a regular season game.

I’ve seen a lot of Benny and I’m not the first to compare him to Melo. As I said he doesn’t have the touch or range to be in the same league! There’s a lot of similarities good grief! The whole point of the thread is to get a better comparison than Melo!

 

[Cadillac]

Dennis Rodman when he first got to Detroit.

 

[Orangezoo]

I would say a cross between Kris Joseph and Damone Brown. Not really one exact comparison I can think of.

 

[Cusefan0307]

I’ve seen a lot of Benny and I’m not the first to compare him to Melo. As I said he doesn’t have the touch or range to be in the same league! There’s a lot of similarities good grief! The whole point of the thread is to get a better comparison than Melo!

So have I. You just compared him to a top 75 player of all time. I’ll be happy if he can replace Quincy’s production and their style of play doesn’t look anything remotely similar to each other. He’s likely the 3rd option on this team for now.

 

[Jake]

There's not a great comparison that comes to mind quickly. Maybe Jerami?

 

[orangefog]

I am going to go with a more athletic Ryan Blackwell.

 

[Phillymoose]

Billy Owens was significantly more polished at this stage, but he had similar size and skillset. Billy was more of a shooter and had a better handle, but I think Benny might have a greater ceiling as a post player / player in the paint.

 

[jgeorge322]

Elvir ovcina minus the creative passing

 

[Ceerqqq]

Honestly, I was thinking about Derrick Coleman last night, only I'm thinking Benny's has a more complete game than DC when he was a freshman. Same height/athleticism. I think when he becomes our top rebounder, the comparison will be more apparent.

Are there ways Benny doesn't compare favorably to DC?

 

[orangefog]

Honestly, I was thinking about Derrick Coleman last night, only I'm thinking Benny's has a more complete game than DC when he was a freshman. Same height/athleticism. I think when he becomes our top rebounder, the comparison will be more apparent.

Are there ways Benny doesn't compare favorably to DC?

Demeanor.

 

[br801]

Honestly, I was thinking about Derrick Coleman last night, only I'm thinking Benny's has a more complete game than DC when he was a freshman. Same height/athleticism. I think when he becomes our top rebounder, the comparison will be more apparent.

Are there ways Benny doesn't compare favorably to DC?

As a freshman, DC was one of the great college rebounders from the jump.

 

[Jake]

Honestly, I was thinking about Derrick Coleman last night, only I'm thinking Benny's has a more complete game than DC when he was a freshman. Same height/athleticism. I think when he becomes our top rebounder, the comparison will be more apparent.

Are there ways Benny doesn't compare favorably to DC?

Here's the thing with DC. He was told by JB as a freshman "if you want to score, go get rebounds, I'm not running any plays for you". And Derrick said "Okay, coach".

Bennie should get the same speech.

 

[Jake]

Honestly, I was thinking about Derrick Coleman last night, only I'm thinking Benny's has a more complete game than DC when he was a freshman. Same height/athleticism. I think when he becomes our top rebounder, the comparison will be more apparent.

Are there ways Benny doesn't compare favorably to DC?

Good lord, we've got comparisons to Melo and DC right out of the box. Can we dial back expectations to a more reasonable level. If we get 8ppg and 5rebs out of him off the bench this year I'll be happy.

 

[jgeorge322]

Here's the thing with DC. He was told by JB as a freshman "if you want to score, go get rebounds, I'm not running any plays for you". And Derrick said "Okay, coach".

Bennie should get the same speech.

Why would you not run plays for benny? Hes shown the ability to get by guys and has good vision. His passing has been super impressive. Id run some plays for him.

 

[Ceerqqq]

Good lord, we've got comparisons to Melo and DC right out of the box. Can we dial back expectations to a more reasonable level. If we get 8ppg and 5rebs out of him off the bench this year I'll be happy.

It would probably help me to dial back my expectations if long-time observers like yourself could point out some of the ways--other than attitude--that Benny doesn't compare favorably to Derrick Coleman in his freshman year.

I'd be happy to be set straight with a few keen observations, but simply invoking the knee-jerk "Don't be too optimistic!" cant isn't really helpful, quite honestly...

 

[HOFCeluck]

Good lord, we've got comparisons to Melo and DC right out of the box. Can we dial back expectations to a more reasonable level. If we get 8ppg and 5rebs out of him off the bench this year I'll be happy.

Devin Brennan-McBride.

You’re welcome

 

[orangefog]

It would probably help me to dial back my expectations if long-time observers like yourself could point out some of the ways--other than attitude--that Benny doesn't compare favorably to Derrick Coleman in his freshman year.

I'd be happy to be set straight with a few keen observations, but simply invoking the knee-jerk "Don't be too optimistic!" cant isn't really helpful, quite honestly...

While DC was a capable ball handler and passer in the open court, I don't remember him initiating offense from the wing very often, especially as a freshman. Although we have only seen two preseason games, Benny looks much more like Billy Owens in that regard.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Not a Syracuse comparison, and may be slightly blasphemous, but I think his game compares to another Williams…….Reggie Williams

 

[syrBossHogg]

Tough to think of an SU comparison, I do see a little Grant and a little Joseph in his game

 

[AZOrange]

Reminds me of Cmac a bit with a sprinkle of G and a dash of Grant. When he was in high school he reminded me of Jeremy Lamb

 

[UnknownOrange]

seems like a melo/DC/Pearl/Bouie/JW/JimBrownErnieDavisFloydLittle hybrid IMO.

 

[NineOneSeven]

seems like a melo/DC/Pearl/Bouie/JW/JimBrownErnieDavisFloydLittle hybrid IMO.

With the tweet savvy of Sean Tucker

 

[cliftonparksufan]

I'll go with Jerami. Great leaper. Not a great ball handler yet. Not a great shooter yet. Maybe more physical than Jerami and a better passer/more court vision. What is going to help Benny the most is the experience of the other players. Helping him with positioning on defense and taking the load off of him offensively.