Danny Granger’s Ideal NBA Comparison
Yesterday we went around the office forever to try to figure out Danny Granger’s ideal NBA comparison. Though he’s already at 25-per game, Granger is still only seven games into his fourth season and he’s clearly not a household name at this point.
But as he continues to progress and makes it onto SportsCenter with monster blocks like this one, Granger might start to get real shine. The question is who will he be “marketed” as following in the footsteps of? Here are some names that have been thrown out there:
* A bigger Josh Howard
* A more athletic Stephen Jackson
* A better three-point shooting Grant Hill
* A better defending version of Rashard Lewis
Who is Danny Granger’s ideal NBA comparison?
November 15th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Student Of The Game says:
I would say a bigger and more athletic josh howard.
November 15th, 2008 at 11:15 am
hooper5013 says:
I think he is a throw back kind of guy. He rebounds, you would feel comfortable with him at the four, he is not a great shooter more of a scorer. He normally torches you from mid range and being a bull going to the basket. When you watch him play he reminds me of Bernard King a lot. Through Glen Robinson in there too (offensively) but overall I say Bernard King
November 15th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Antonioni's Blow Up says:
Way more Pippen than any other contemp players they try to say is like Pippen just because their ceiling is second string. Besides Prince that is.
November 15th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
QQ says:
‘What Gerald Green could have been 2 years ago if only he had his head in the right place’
November 15th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
weezy f says:
out of th elist the best comparison to be would be a better shooting grant hill…the other 3 have been in the news too much and not on a good note
November 15th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Ansonious says:
Ron Artest minus the thug life image
November 15th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Dagomar says:
Easy to forget how incredibly good Grant Hill was . . . Granger isn’t on his level yet.
I’ll go for the Josh Howard comparison.
November 15th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
JCARR says:
the only respectable good players on that list are grant (back in the day) and Captain Jack (if he continues to take a leaders mentality). I say he is a much better 3 point shooting Grant Hill.
Josh Howard is overrated
Rashard is a bust - he got paid too much and contributes too little.
November 15th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Ian says:
grant hill comparison
November 15th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Ree says:
A better 3 point shooting, less everything else Grant Hill.
Grant Hill was sick before he got injured, a Hall of Fame talent. Granger is good but nowhere near that.
November 15th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
da bulls says:
He is way better than all those guys if he keeps it up and a fair comparision is to the greatest small forward of all time and thats scottie pippen.
November 15th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
blah says:
granger should not have his name in the same sentence as hill. Hill was THAT DUDE before he got hurt. IMO he was hands down the best in the L back then. (leaving out MJ of course).
November 15th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
malik says:
TMac in Orlando
November 15th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
chiaki says:
josh howard without the pot
November 15th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
kowtz says:
Josh Smith with leg weights…
November 16th, 2008 at 12:43 am
Skywalker says:
Danger was being called the next Scottie Pippen when he was drafted
seems like a strong comparison
November 16th, 2008 at 12:48 am
Skywalker says:
sad what happened to Grant with all his injuries
an awesome talent made it look easy
November 16th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
benjamin says:
he is like t mac on one way but still a´little like igoudala with a worse leaping ability and worse passing skills.,
November 16th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
MSkittle says:
Rudy Gay-like
November 27th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Buffalo Brave says:
I’d say pippen too.
Nice to hear the Grant Hill love, i thought i was the only person who remembered this guy…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhd5SWS8u4Y
March 27th, 2009 at 2:21 am
Cain says:
Tracy McGrady