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SI's take on Ed Davis:
He’ll struggle for minutes with Valanciunas around, especially once you toss in Linas Kleiza as a small-ball power forward. Davis, 23, just hasn’t developed much, on either end, and looks more and more like a fringe rotation player — if he sticks in the league.
Ouch! (lol)
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Nilanka wrote: View Post
Anthony Randolph even manages to still get people to buy into his 'potential'.
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joey_hesketh wrote: View PostSaw that. I think their comment about him 'sticking in the league' is a little extreme.
joey_hesketh wrote: View PostA guy with Ed's skill-set will ALWAYS have a job in the NBA. At least til he's 30ish.
I will continue to hope a first full training camp and regular practices will do wonders for his development.
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Hugmenot wrote: View PostI will continue to hope a first full training camp and regular practices will do wonders for his development.
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CalgaryRapsFan wrote: View Post...I think it's going to be tough for Davis to get the consistent playing time needed to realize his potential and actually prove himself to be a reliable backup.
If he does these things he will automatically get more playing time because somebody else on the bench will forget to do them. As it is, I will be surprised if Ed can meet these simple requirements.
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Puffer wrote: View PostAll he has to do to increase his minutes is pay attention to the game while he is on the bench so that he recognizes the on floor tendencies of the opponents he has read the scouting reports on, pay attention to what is happening on the floor when he is playing, keep moving to give himself opportunities to receive passes on broken plays, box out his man on D, provide good help D according to Casey's rotations and spend all his free time when he isn't in the gym getting stronger practicing his shot from 10 feet in so that when he gets them, he doesn't miss.
If he does these things he will automatically get more playing time because somebody else on the bench will forget to do them. As it is, I will be surprised if Ed can meet these simple requirements.
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Chr1s1anL wrote: View PostPersonally I think that ED can be a starter in this league. It took Kris Humphries a couple years to find his niche. ED has a higher skill level to me. He just has to work on his body.
Even when Hump was in Toronto, he was a very capable scorer and rebounder. His only knock was that he was too trigger happy (he thought he was Charles Barkley). He became a better player not because he improved his skill, but because he realized what his role was.
Davis, on the other hand, is extremely raw in every facet of the game, and hasn't shown much improvement since college.
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I'm withholding comment until the all star break. He got his summer league, his summer with the coaches, he will get his full training camp. I would like to see where he is at in February before I join the ship him out chantsFor still frame photograph of me reading the DeRozan thread please refer to my avatar
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Time to do a bit of digging and bring this thread back to the surface. So far, ED is doing exactly what he seemed to mean in this tweet : play hard to shut the doubters' mouthes.
To me, the most significant change is in his body language : no more shy looks at his feet, he's looking every opponent right in the eyes and challenge them to beat him. The result is great : he looks 10 times bigger than he used to, his shoulders are wider, he's a beast. A raw beast, but a beast. Part of it comes from the gym, but part of it comes from this new attitude.
Anyone still thinks that this kid would be lucky to have a job in the league in the upcoming years ?
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Fanchie wrote: View Post...Anyone still thinks that this kid would be lucky to have a job in the league in the upcoming years ?
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