Anyone have a comparison for Grayson Allen?

Rex Chapman.

Rex Chapman.

*Insert any athletic, white,  combo guard’s name here*

*Insert any athletic, white,  combo guard’s name here*

 Austin Rivers

 Austin Rivers

TFC,

We said ATHLETIC.

TFC,

We said ATHLETIC.

 Grayson Allen= Shannon Brown

Both were MDAA- Shannon was #3 overall, so yes he was a better player than Grayson.

Both were in MDAA Dunk Contest- Grayson won, and to this day I still feel Brown should have beat Lebron in 03!

Both are great athletes- obviously both have sick verticals. Plus, both are finess dunkers that don’t really try to go through people.

Both are excellent shooters- Shannon Brown would go off for 5 plus 3 pointers in games ALL THE TIME. That is what every Allen mixtape looks like.

6’3 to 6’4

Both were solid, but not great defenders in HS. Brown stepped it up under Izzo’s guidence, but at Provo East he was a star (but still wasn’t know for his defense). For Grayson everyone says, "Well, he’s not terrible" when talking about his defense.

I hate that people stick to only comparing white people to white people and black people to black people. With the exception of the color of their skin, I think this comparison is CLOSE, not EXACT…

 Grayson Allen= Shannon Brown

Both were MDAA- Shannon was #3 overall, so yes he was a better player than Grayson.

Both were in MDAA Dunk Contest- Grayson won, and to this day I still feel Brown should have beat Lebron in 03!

Both are great athletes- obviously both have sick verticals. Plus, both are finess dunkers that don’t really try to go through people.

Both are excellent shooters- Shannon Brown would go off for 5 plus 3 pointers in games ALL THE TIME. That is what every Allen mixtape looks like.

6’3 to 6’4

Both were solid, but not great defenders in HS. Brown stepped it up under Izzo’s guidence, but at Provo East he was a star (but still wasn’t know for his defense). For Grayson everyone says, "Well, he’s not terrible" when talking about his defense.

I hate that people stick to only comparing white people to white people and black people to black people. With the exception of the color of their skin, I think this comparison is CLOSE, not EXACT…

Ron Baker 2.0

Ron Baker 2.0

 i lol’d at ‘ great basketball IQ"

you havnt seen the kid play yet you say his IQ is high. im pretty sure you said that cus he’s white lol.

 i lol’d at ‘ great basketball IQ"

you havnt seen the kid play yet you say his IQ is high. im pretty sure you said that cus he’s white lol.

 Bob Sura

 Bob Sura

Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson

 Lol at the comparisons to white guys.

 Lol at the comparisons to white guys.

 Bobby Sura was Nice! good comparison.. I would go NicK Johnson tho

 Bobby Sura was Nice! good comparison.. I would go NicK Johnson tho

if he works on his defense he can be like a shorter verison of  dan majerle or a more atketic verison of jeff hornacek

if he works on his defense he can be like a shorter verison of  dan majerle or a more atketic verison of jeff hornacek

 Poor man’s Ray Allen. Similar builds, Ray is 6’5 ~200, but was more around Grayson’s 185 when he was coming out of UConn. Similar games, great shooters, but can put it on the floor and finish above the rim when given the chance. Not terrible, but middling defenders. I think Grayson will play a similar game to what Allen does, knock down lots of threes, and take it to the rack on occasion to remind everyone that he can get up. 

For those that don’t remember, Ray wasn’t a jump out of the gym athlete, but he still had some up. He was in the 1997 dunk contest, can watch his dunks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re_Nrc3JRII

 Poor man’s Ray Allen. Similar builds, Ray is 6’5 ~200, but was more around Grayson’s 185 when he was coming out of UConn. Similar games, great shooters, but can put it on the floor and finish above the rim when given the chance. Not terrible, but middling defenders. I think Grayson will play a similar game to what Allen does, knock down lots of threes, and take it to the rack on occasion to remind everyone that he can get up. 

For those that don’t remember, Ray wasn’t a jump out of the gym athlete, but he still had some up. He was in the 1997 dunk contest, can watch his dunks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re_Nrc3JRII

 I have watched 3 of Grayson Allen’s aau games live.  He won’t have the impact many of you expect IMHO.  He didn’t beat out D’angelo Russel for the 2-guard spot.  He was his backup.  As you all note he is an explosive athlete and good shooter, but is prone to disappear.  He doesn’t have a demanding presence on the court where he will draw the oppenents best defenders.  He has high upside but don’t expect him to make a splash until his junior or senior year.  I’d compare him to Andre Dawkins personally.  Of course I could be wrong (won’t be the first time nor the last) but I think he will be buried behind Suilaimon, Matt Jones, Quin Cook, Justice Winslow (now this guy OTOH will impact right away) and possibly Semi Olejeye in the wing rotation.  Even further down if Jabari stays.  

 I have watched 3 of Grayson Allen’s aau games live.  He won’t have the impact many of you expect IMHO.  He didn’t beat out D’angelo Russel for the 2-guard spot.  He was his backup.  As you all note he is an explosive athlete and good shooter, but is prone to disappear.  He doesn’t have a demanding presence on the court where he will draw the oppenents best defenders.  He has high upside but don’t expect him to make a splash until his junior or senior year.  I’d compare him to Andre Dawkins personally.  Of course I could be wrong (won’t be the first time nor the last) but I think he will be buried behind Suilaimon, Matt Jones, Quin Cook, Justice Winslow (now this guy OTOH will impact right away) and possibly Semi Olejeye in the wing rotation.  Even further down if Jabari stays.  

 Victor Oladipo

 Victor Oladipo