Roy Williams Compares LeBron James and Blake Griffin...Huh?!

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Blake Griffin's showing against the powerhouse North Carolina Tarheels in the Elite Eight March 29 was yet again a reinforcement of his athleticism and future top draft pick credentials, as he scored 23 points and grabbed 16 boards.

Griffin also made a dry towel out of Carolina All-American F Tyler Hansbrough, holding him to single-digit scoring while making him look scared as a scurrying squirrel in the path of an oncoming tractor trailer.

Hansbrough was obviously in over his head—and to answer scouts' questions of whether he will be a force in the league, imagine that effort against the likes of a Tim Duncan or Al Jefferson.

Not enough.

In the wake of Ty Lawson's Road Runner-esque footsteps, the Oklahoma Sooners were sent back to the saloon with a 72-60 beat-down that wasn't close as it ended.

Griffin posed many problems for that UNC frontline as expected, but he was neutralized by UNC's cast of Lawson, Danny Green, and Deon Thompson.

It didn't help that his running mates—his bro Taylor, Austin Johnson, and Sweet 16 hero Tony Crocker—were a combined five for 19 overall and 0 for eight from three, with just 10 points.

Everyone knew that Blake would need a 35 and 18 type of game with help from his supporting cast if they were to upset the Tarheels.

Griffin may have over and outperformed his All-American counterpart, but unfortunately for him, his rival had a speedy ACC Player of the Year for a point guard.

And a guy who loves to dance—and even has a dance named after him.

So now we wait for the inevitable decision of Blake Griffin to head to the money and NBA spotlight. Great, another guy who can't shoot a lick to be drafted first.

I wonder how that is going to work out.

We don't know, but what we do know is that legendary UNC coach Roy Williams was quite enamored with the play of Griffin against his Tarheels.

So enamored that he compared him to the likes of arguably the NBA's best player, LeBron James.

As girls used to say back in high school, "oh no he didn't."

Yeah, he did.

In a fit of borderline stupidity, Williams began his comment by saying, "this isn't a comparison, but..."

He went on to compare Griffin's dominance and freakish skill to that of LeBron James. That's like comparing Derrick Rose to Jason Kidd, or Ty Lawson to Chris Paul. It's simply to early for that.

Griffin is a junior in college who has some glaring differences with James. Other than the No. 23, there's nothing similar about Griffin and James.

They play different positions and bring different things to the table. Here are three similarities between Griffin and James:

Both are freakishly athletic

Both Griffin and James can do thunderous dunks that look like mid-air poetry. Griffin can find many ways to flip the ball into the basket, and his athleticism allows him to make great blocks and plays others can't make.

James can do all the above, a whole lot better.

They happen to wear the same number

I'm not sure if this is coincidental or if Griffin actually wears 23 because of admiration for Bron, but either way this similarity doesn't mean much other than they have the same taste in numbers, along with Jim Carrey.

Both overpower the opposition

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