Jamal Murray reminds me of........

[UK_Johnny24]

I'm afraid to say who he reminded me of when he took over the game against the USA during the Pan Am games -- same size for a PG (in that game) same effortless movement, same vision, same ability to look like he's moving at three quarters speed but still be everywhere he needs to be, same sense of authority on the court, same command of the game.

I'll wait to see if he can do it consistently against major D-1 talent to say.

You were gonna say the same thing I said weren't you? Curry?

 

[smooth as butter]

Murray game reminds me of Bradley Beal.

 

[Aike]

DeAngelo Russell is a pretty good comparison. They go about it a little differently but neither is regarded as an elite athlete... both have good size that can translate to the 1 or 2 in the NBA. Both can play on or off the ball. Russell has more length though but it looks like Murray has a little better short area quickness and Curry like abilities to create separation.

Murray's standing reach measurements are all over the place... recently 8'1 at UK combine... but 8'4.5" at 2014 hoop summit. I'd guess he's closer to 8'4" on standing reach just by his height and wingspan. 8'1" standing reach would put him at PG only in the NBA and part time.

Murray would be a good comparison to anyone that is a "shotmaker"... he seems to have it all when it comes to scoring....Shooting, runners, midrange, left hand, right hand etc... He has a randomness about his moves that makes him unpredictable while guarding him. One thing though... he is quick, but does not have elite quickness or elite straight line speed - so he'll look a little more human when he faces better competition. He's talented and skilled though and thus far he's looked good against better competition at the hoops summit and the Pan Am games. College is a different game and the intensity and focus of Ds will improve. Good thing is, he'll have Ulis and Skal to help him get open jumpers without having to do everything himself.

Yeah, that standing reach looks a little strange. I'm 6'2" with a standing reach of 8'3". I would say I have fairly normal "basketball dimensions."

 

[minjo]

I don't want to compare him with other players. He is his own man and I'm so happy he picked my favorite team to play for his college carrier. Next year he will play alongside AD I foresee.

 

[UK2005_24]

A bigger Jay Williams(Duke)

 

[smooth as butter]

Shhhh! We don't want that dude posting here any more.

Lol

 

[*Bleedingblue*]

I've seen Murray play more than anyone on this board as I watched him in HS competition as well as in the all star games/ pan am games/ preseason etc etc.
I was the only one proclaiming how good he was this time last year. You guys have yet to see how good he is.
He has not shown his full versatility yet. When he gets used to the level of play he will take off. Watched him have over 30 points 8-9 rebounds and 10 assists several times in HS and did it against the best comptition their was. Did it so easily like he wasn't even trying. Look at your score card and add up his made shots and he would have 20 at the half without you even realizing he had over 4-6pts.
When his coach asked him to dish assists that's what he would do. When he was asked to score he looked like Meeks for us or Seth Curry.
Hard to say what he will become because he could look like totally different players in just minutes. Depends on what the coach asks him to do.

Looks more like a young Curry to me so far. If he was given a green light like he was in college he could average 30 ppg. But Cal has mouths to feed and needs him to feed the ball as well.

 

[Ky grandpa]

I'm going to call him Jiffy.......he spread's it all over the court.

 

[Bluemamba]

I thought this would be a fun thing to do. Who does he remind you of in how easy it looks like he plays the game.
To me he plays a lot like Pete Maravich. Not in the fancy stuff Pete did,but in how easy he made it look. He always looked like he was going at 3/4 speed and could play all night never looking tired. To me that's the way Jamal looks. Things seem to just be so easy for him. Who does he remind you of??

don't start that bull..............there is only one Pistol Pete and Murray not even 1/3 as good
nor wall or any point guard ever at UK. 44.2 over period 3 years no 3 balls ..........

 

[BlueCat43]

I like the D. Russell comparison although I do think that he will be a better player. I look for him to compete for player of the year and go top 5 in the draft. He is a VERY well-rounded player.

 

[etowncatfan]

don't start that bull..............there is only one Pistol Pete and Murray not even 1/3 as good
nor wall or any point guard ever at UK. 44.2 over period 3 years no 3 balls ..........

You misunderstood my Maravich comparison. There will never be another Pete Maravich!! I was lucky to watch him play. May be the BEST College Player ever IMO! The comparison I was making is if you go look at Pete he did things so effortlessly. He never looked tired. He looked like he could play all night and he did play every minute of the game some nights. Thats what I see in Jamal. It looks so easy the way he plays!!

 

[GonzoCat90]

You guys know Parker and Wade can't shoot, right? They'd both have two handfuls of rings if they shot like Murray.