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Message: [QUOTE="Hunt for 7, post: 5114144, member: 12414"] I agree on Nowell his body gives him an edge and I would imagine his wingspan is more like a 6’3” player. A few times at the end he stopped penetration in a way that Mahaney or even Diarra could not. But that was clean up time so tough to tell. I am very high on Nowell, small guards can play but they have to be special and a must is a big body without sacrificing too much quickness. I think of the Kyle Lowry comp and even Brunson both played for Jay when Villanova was dominant. He is built like them. Also reminds me a bit of Taliek Brown but more offense and have not seen enough to know how good a passer he is but he has had a few penetrate and kick out passes that looked legit. I have such loyalty to Diarra and his contributions so it’s tough. But as far as the ability to break down a defender on the dribble and become a passer or take it to the rim he is our best guard. Diarra can penetrate but he tends to finish more than dish when he gets going downhill. Ross may be our second best at breaking a defender down on the dribble and becoming a double threat pass or shoot on our team. It is funny but I kind of agree on the AK/McNeeley comp. Actually to me McNeeley might be the same size as Karaban. Ok it’s two games against low mid majors so some of these takes can obviously be discredited by lack of sample size on the new players, but I also think as a freshman McNeeley is a much better rebounder than AK was. I was worried about rebounding but not so much anymore. Our front court of Reed, AK and Liam will be just fine. I also wonder if we will see some post ups for McNeeley when we play teams with three guards or a smaller wing. Because McNeeley has a nba ready body and I don’t see a lot of 6’4”-6’5” college players who would be able to cover him close to the basket. [/QUOTE]

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