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  • ESPN Top 25 Players Under the Age of 25 - Guess which Raptor made it?!

    Interestingly enough, Boss is getting some media hype in the US.

    http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story...players-age-25

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    for those that can't read it...

    Current: Davis is finally seeing his production match his potential, and the Raptors are now one of the NBA's hottest teams since he has moved into the starting lineup. Davis has real talent to "feel" out a defense's weaknesses and earn easy baskets by moving to the perfect spot on the floor. He gets a lot of dunks this way, and he finishes a high rate of his non-dunks too. Davis works at rebounding every shot, and does so effectively, while making very few mistakes with the ball. -- Thorpe

    Future: With his performance over the past month, Davis has earned the right to stay in the starting lineup after Andrea Bargnani returns, and he might not give up that role for years. Strength remains an issue for the rail-thin Davis, especially in terms of defending the post. MySynergySports.com ranks him 124th out of 152 qualified players in points allowed per post-up. -- Pelton
    he has a terrible WARP, though i have no idea what it measures exactly.
    @sweatpantsjer

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    • #3
      Glad he made the list. Can't read the whole thing but THUMBS UP! I guess...
      Last edited by mike, prague; Tue Jan 22, 2013, 03:17 PM.

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      • #4
        Cool, where did he place out of those 25 players? The article (insider) only shows the top 3.

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        • #5
          He placed 24th

          1. Durant
          2. Westbrook
          3. Griffin
          4. Harden
          5. Rose
          6. Irving
          7. Ibaka
          8. Love
          9. Lopez
          10. Curry
          11. Faried
          12. Holiday
          13. Anthony Davis
          14. Monroe
          15. Ryan Anderson
          16. Batum
          17. Thad Young
          18. George
          19. Cousins
          20. Jennings
          21. Lillard
          22. Sanders
          23. DeAndre Jordan
          24. Boss Davis
          25. Eric Bledsoe

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          • #6
            Good company for Davis.
            "Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."

            -Churchill

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            • #7
              Interestingly

              Jeff Teague
              Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
              Kemba Walker
              Tristan Thompson
              Dion Waiters
              Danilo Gallinari
              Andre Drummond
              Brandon Knight
              Klay Thompson
              Chandler Parsons
              Ricky Rubio
              Al-Farouq Aminu
              Eric Gordon
              Evan Turner
              Tyreke Evans
              Kawhi Leonard
              DeMar DeRozan
              Jonas Valanciunas
              Derrick Favors
              Gordon Hayward
              Bradley Beal
              John Wall

              did not make the list.

              I am sure there are PLENTY of GMs (read 0) that would draft Ed Davis before John Wall and Ricky Rubio if there were to start a new franchise today...

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              • #8
                pesterm1 wrote: View Post
                He placed 24th

                1. Durant
                2. Westbrook
                3. Griffin
                4. Harden
                5. Rose
                6. Irving
                7. Ibaka
                8. Love
                9. Lopez
                10. Curry
                11. Faried
                12. Holiday
                13. Anthony Davis
                14. Monroe
                15. Ryan Anderson
                16. Batum
                17. Thad Young
                18. George
                19. Cousins
                20. Jennings
                21. Lillard
                22. Sanders
                23. DeAndre Jordan
                24. Boss Davis
                25. Eric Bledsoe
                cousins should be top 5. i like kevin love but i get sick of the media blowing him. zach randolph use to put up some phenominal numers as a blazer, but the media dismissed it and said, "he's just a guy padding hi stats on a bad team." has kevin love ever made the playoffs?
                "the raptors were my fav team growing up"-kevin durant

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                • #9
                  knickz wrote: View Post
                  cousins should be top 5. i like kevin love but i get sick of the media blowing him. zach randolph use to put up some phenominal numers as a blazer, but the media dismissed it and said, "he's just a guy padding hi stats on a bad team." has kevin love ever made the playoffs?
                  the same thing can be said about jamal crawford also, seems people only give you ratings if you are on a good team or not
                  "the raptors were my fav team growing up"-kevin durant

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                  • #10
                    Hugmenot wrote: View Post
                    Interestingly

                    Jeff Teague
                    Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
                    Kemba Walker
                    Tristan Thompson
                    Dion Waiters
                    Danilo Gallinari
                    Andre Drummond
                    Brandon Knight
                    Klay Thompson
                    Chandler Parsons
                    Ricky Rubio
                    Al-Farouq Aminu
                    Eric Gordon
                    Evan Turner
                    Tyreke Evans
                    Kawhi Leonard
                    DeMar DeRozan
                    Jonas Valanciunas
                    Derrick Favors
                    Gordon Hayward
                    Bradley Beal
                    John Wall

                    did not make the list.

                    I am sure there are PLENTY of GMs (read 0) that would draft Ed Davis before John Wall and Ricky Rubio if there were to start a new franchise today...
                    I seriously hope you're being sarcastic.

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                    • #11
                      You can trade Ed Davis for anyone on the 2nd list

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                      • #12
                        Surprised John Wall didn't make it. He's single-handedly revitalized a horrific Wizards team.
                        Twitter - @thekid_it

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                        • #13
                          isaacthompson wrote: View Post
                          Surprised John Wall didn't make it. He's single-handedly revitalized a horrific Wizards team.
                          he's fast, but i'm not sold on wall
                          "the raptors were my fav team growing up"-kevin durant

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                          • #14
                            knickz wrote: View Post
                            he's fast, but i'm not sold on wall
                            Not sold on Wall either, but on what planet is Larry Sanders a better player?

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                            • #15
                              jrdyck wrote: View Post
                              Not sold on Wall either, but on what planet is Larry Sanders a better player?
                              Larry Sanders has had a very good season so far this year.

                              That said, I think that he is a great example of how fantasy basketball (and perhaps short term results in general) has poisoned how people view basketball players and talent.

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