Anthony Davis Discussion: Thanks For The Ring AD!!!

i'm guessing they let it ride a while, but if he stays in the 20s, everyone will eventually agree that a running 17ft hook has a similar probability of success.

 

Speaking of blocks, how about LeBron’s incredibly timed chase down and block from behind way the H up in the air at the rim after turning the ball over. At a month shy of 37.

 

clear offensive foul, but if he didn’t initiate, refs probably allow the defender to body him into a bad shot. So yay!

 

He has overwhelmingly proved that he has no outside touch besides in the corners (which I pointed out before the shot charts) and Vogel is showing a bit of cowardice in my opinion by not getting AD under control on these shots. Someone needs to step up (LBJ?) to the big guy and tell him to back off save for the corner shots.

And frankly, his corner 3s are a bit of a small sample size but promising.

 

not only that, but he's capable of doing other things (attacking closeouts, crashing the glass, flashing to the strong side behind the defense, etc.) if he spends more time in the corner. i'm not an offensive strategist, but i'd have him on the elbows and in the corners instead of floating out near the top of the arc so much. he should only be there if he's setting a screen, imo.

 

Someone on the coaching staff needs to step up and show him his shooting chart and continue to demand that he stop shooting threes unless they are from the corners. It’s beyond ridiculous at this point.

 

This AD three point shooting stuff isn't exactly accurate. He was developing into a decent three point shooter, for a big in New Orleans. He shot 38% from three in the bubble. He shot 42% from 3 in the Finals. It's not like he can't make those shots. As I stated before, I think AD was resting his body more in these last two offseasons. I don't believe he's been able to shoot as much as he would have liked, and his shooting touch will come back in time. Anthony Davis is never going to be some kind of low post terror, if that's what folks are expecting, you will forever be disappointed. However his jumper is good, it has the potential to be great. Karl Malone like great, and he can extend it out to the three point line. Throw in the lobs put backs and low post moves he does have? That's still a devastating offensive arsenal IMO. This guy is just different...I appreciate that fact about him.

 

Anthony Davis, even though he has won a title, has Lakeritis. See, in Laker land, previous titles do not mean d***. Lakers Kingdom wants titles every year with no losses. Remember, the Lakers are a franchise that's won back to back titles THREE times in their history and 3-peated TWICE. The Lakers franchise have won more repeat titles (7) than 2/3 the NBA franchises have won, COMBINED.

Lakeritis is the constant pressure of having to win. Unless you are wired like Magic or Kobe and to some degree Lebron, you see a wear, mentally with players. I am not saying AD is over and done. But there is a mental weight on him that's pretty visible in his play and demeanor. We will see by the end of the year how it develops or doesn't.

 

Does Tony Todd get a kick back for his Halloween mask?

 

26% last year and 14% this year are the facts. I couldn’t care less what he shot FOUR seasons ago. The fact remains: he is currently an awful shooter from behind the arc, with the exception from the corners.

 

More like recovering from an Achilles injury

The bubble was a little over a year ago dude. Which FOUR seasons are you referring to exactly?The man hurt his Achilles in Game 5 of the Finals. He reaggravated it last season and missed most of it. This season is 6 games old, this is real NBA basketball not NBA 2k. How about letting Davis play his game in the manner he wants? He's not an elite player for no reason.

 

He sets screens and then should roll, not hang out outside, He rolls and good things happen.

 

Talk about small sample sizes, dude. So he shot 42% for a few games in a row a year ago. Big deal. Since then, he has failed behind the arc. It’s the Coaching Team’s job to stop players from reproducing actions that hurt the team. Anyone with a brain would consider shooting 14% from three to fall into that category.

 

What part of recovering from injury escapes your grasp? The guy wasn't at 100 percent at all last season. Fwiw anyone with a brain, would consider a player's performance in the playoffs, including the Finals, over some 6 game span early in the season. Perhaps the coaching staff actually considered THAT.