Yeah in fairness heās one of the best hand passers the game has yet seen
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So fast some fellas think heās throwin it.
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Thrun it
Hes obviously class and a bit of a maverick which makes him very likable (along with Hannon the most likable player on this Limerick team) but heās a good bit to go to be rated alongside the Tony Kellys and TJ Reidās of this world.
He needs to drag Patrickswell kicking and screaming to Croke Park.
Says a lot about how good he is that heās being mentioned in the same breath as a TK.
It does.
TK has the highest ceiling of any hurler, ever.
A pure magician. He sees things weāll never see.
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Come off it. Canning on a bad day had a higher ceiling than Kelly ever did.
Stay out of this if youāre not going to be serious
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In some random league match a few weeks ago he took out half the Galway defence with a sideline from his own half back line. A magician.
Even in the Munster Club final last year on a well beaten team he was absolutely untouchable. A privilege to watch.
Tisnt a hurl he has, Tis a wand
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Its the pace and stamina allied with the wrists. No one has ever had that.
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Tony Kelly is the most gifted hurler Iāve ever seen. Joe is up there too.
Lynch is class but I havenāt seen him beat teams on his own the way those two have.
As of right now the best is between Kelly and Lynch but again Iād edge it to Tony. A matter of personal preference really at the moment between the two.
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Different players. Lynch is very much a play maker - his first thought is to find a team mate. Kellyās first thought is to score.
They can both do things the other canāt.
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You wonāt ever see Lynch beat teams on his own, itās just not his game. Thatās not to say he couldnāt do it but he is unselfish almost to the point of foolishness. At underage level, it was a flaw in his game, that he would always look to pass the ball to less-skilful players than himself. But at adult level, in an unbelievable team, he can elevate the rest of the team because of the way he plays.
And I donāt think Kelly can do that, thatās not a criticism of Kelly, he is just a very different player as @Thomas_Brady says. He is almost a pure scorer; brilliant fleetness of foot, if he gets the ball and has any sort of space in front of him (pretty much anywhere on the pitch) and itāll be a score. Whereas you almost need to scream at Lynch to take shots that he should take on, Kelly will shoot from anywhere and itās the opposite really, heāll pretty much never pass.
Kelly is the better shooter, and probably looks better in full flight, his striking on the run is a joy to watch.
Lynch has the better vision, has an almost scary ability to win any sort of ball high or low and works harder defensively. That isnāt the pretty side of the game but has to be done too. Would say that Lynch is more unpredictable than most hurlers around because of his natural skill levels.
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Very different players. Lynch is a much more team player and makes the other players around him 10x better. His vision, game IQ and skill level is off the charts Iāve never seen anything like it. Kelly is an individually gifted player and carries Clare but also that is partially to his lack of bringing others into the game.
Heās no Aussie Gleeson thatās for sure.
The usual suspects being sent out to bat, all weāre missing is the big dog
Is TKs ceiling even as high as GearĆ³id Hegartyās?
I would argue someone like young Cathal O Neill has a higher ceiling than Kelly. Big ask to reach that level mind but has all the potential in the world.