re: Comparing naz reid and JOB III

You realize that JOB played in a much less competitive SEC and was our number 1 option on those teams? If you gave Naz the same amount of touches and attempts vs the competition JOB faced it’s a pretty safe bet to assume even as a freshman Naz would’ve outperformed JOBs best season at LSU. Not accusing you of doing this but I’ve seen a few posters saying Naz didn’t play up to his recruiting ranking or 5* designation but that’s entirely false. Naz ranked #18 on the national recruiting board yet finished 13th among freshman in scoring and 8th in rebounding. So Naz actually played better than his ranking.

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much less competitive SEC

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Florida and Kentucky say hello

Lol did Kentucky leave the SEC? There’s no comparison as to if the league is stronger today than it was in 2013-14. I could give you the numbers but so far you’ve shown that facts don’t mean anything if they’re in the way of your narrative.

There are a lot of similarities. Neither are explosive in the sense of some of the elite athletes you see in the NBA, and both like to maybe try to dribble and shoot from the perimeter more than they really should.

I actually think OBJ's post game was further advanced as a frosh than Naz's, but not by much.

I think Naz may have a bit more upside that OBJ going into the league. I think both came here with a rep for not having a good motor....and I think both largely debunked that by their effort here. I think both gave good effort most of the time....there were exceptions, but I thought them rare compared to the reps they had in that regard.

This thread should have been titled I think JOB was better than Naz and I’m slowly gonna make my case under the disguise of a comparison thread. It’s obvious that’s what you think. I was a huge JOB fan but there was one area of the game where he was better, in the paint scoring. Naz was better in pretty much every other category and by margins so wide that those areas are not comparable. Shooting, passing, handling the ball, finishing at the rim, getting up and down the floor especially in transition, defense versatility which is a necessity these days all go to Reid. JOB was a good college low post scorer and rebounder which makes the comparison at least not completely laughable for college but on the next level it’s not close at all. And Reid played 6 more minutes on a deeper team as a freshman and pretty much doubled all the stats. Mix in that the SEC is undeniably much stronger now and Reid is the clear answer for college and pro prospects. But I loved JOB he was my type of player. Reid is just more talented

Naz is much more advanced than JOB III, it's really not that close. JOB III was never made for the NBA, should have stayted in college all 4 years. Naz can translate.

Agree with you 100%. I’m a big Johnny O’Bryant fan, he was a warrior and did great things at LSU but he’s not on Naz’s level. And you’re right JOB3 should’ve stayed 4 years. He didn’t even ask for an evaluation after his Jr. season, his explanation was that after his sophomore year he was evaluated as a borderline draft pick and that he felt he had improved so he had to be a first rounder. His thought process made absolutely no sense at all.

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Naz is going round 1 and he will have a very successful nba career. The kid is still learning to play in his big frame. By year 2 he will be a starter

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Not to hate on Naz but unless he’s playing for a tanking team two years from now I’d bet almost anything you’re wrong.

I'll take Naz any day over JOB III