Big Baby is shooting 35% from the field on the year. It’s hard to look away
from that, even if he does take less than 4 shots a game. It is a small
sample size, but either way that’s not just bad, its horrific. Especially
for a big man who does not shoot 3s. I mean, Eddie House’s fg% is higher
than that, and he’s a guy who takes almost 70% of his shots from behind the
arc. So until Davis starts hitting some shots, haters certainly have a lot to
hate about, I’m not doubting that.
However, if you look at last year, the same guy was shooting 48% from the
field. Some of this can definitely be attributed to the addition of a 15 foot
jump shot to his game. But his finishing at the rim just hasn’t been as
strong. He didn’t have hops last year either, so I’m not buying that just
because he can’t jump out of the gym he will never be a good finisher at the
rim. Ryan Gomes was an excellent example of a player for the Green that was a
great finisher down low without having a lot of athleticism. Give Davis some
time, just like we did with Rondo, and you might regret ever doubting him to
begin with.
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he hasn’t fallen out of favor…give it some time…Powe isn’t utilizing his
full post game, which I believe to be a product of infrequency of use – post
play is about rhythm and if you don’t have it then your game can be erratic…
The team knows that Powe is a far better PF than Davis – Davis is getting
his shot to prove otherwise through extended minutes and has not done so…
even assuming Davis is appreciably better defensively -which he’s not,
(marginally better maybe) – Productivity is still king in this league.
The team knows that Leon can be highly productive, so developing the nuances
in his game is a much better value proposition than hoping Davis can lose
30lbs and figure out how to make an impact statistically.
That “little things” argument is the same one we bashed Scal for all those
years….Little things are very important, but if you are going to play 15-25
minutes, you have to be productive statistically too…Celtics know Powe can
put up the numbers and hold his own in man defense – they will work to
develop the rest of his game….Davis I doubt sees another TC with this team…
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Really, the best way to utilize Davis would be to just have him crushing
people on picks all night long, and teach him to roll instead of fade. His
newly unveiled jumper that he’s been green-lit for this season sucks, to be
fair. If he gets the ball on a cut he’s a threat to get fouled or to use his
passing ability.
Really, what Doc has tried to do this season is to turn Big Baby into Ryan
Gomes 2.0 with the pick and pop play. It’s not working. And he’s the type
of player that gets frustrated with himself when he misses a shot he should
have made or screws up a rotation. He then gets mentally irregular, which
leads to more mistakes. If all he did was box people out and set picks and
not worry about the rest, the game would come to him a lot easier than it
does now.
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Ok so you’re claiming that you have an inside track on the reasoning for
Glenn Davis getting minutes? I would appreciate some further explanation as
to how you seem to know something the rest of us don’t. Unless that is you
are just assuming. Either way, I’m confused by your post. Mainly because you
go on for about 7 paragraphs telling me how much better Powe is than Davis,
then sum up the reason why Davis is playing over him being that the gap isn’
t big enough to matter, so showcasing the player they’d rather get rid of is
just the smarter move.
Outside of the first point I just made, there is another glaring problem with
your theory. Danny and Doc would have to be pretty naive to think that they
can showcase Glenn Davis right now and expect to reap any benefits from it. I
mean you yourself just went on for again 7 paragraphs telling us how bad
Glenn Davis is, and now your explanation for why he is playing is to showcase
him, hoping that a Kevin Mchale of the NBA is out there licking his chops?
That’s hypocritical and makes no sense.
Also, I played the game at the collegiate level so I understand what
rotations are. It’s not just about the pick and roll either, it’s mainly
about being in the right or wrong places on defense. I’m not saying that
Leon Powe is a horrible defender. If i was coming off that way, let me just
say for the record I don’t believe that. What I believe is that Glenn Davis
is extraordinarly good for a 2nd year player. His IQ is extraordinarly high
for a 2nd year player. I, like you, actually believe Powe’s ceiling is much
higher than Davis’. Simply for some of the reasons you’ve stated, we all
know Davis is limited in some areas. Leon Powe has and will continue to
improve in these areas that I feel he is currently inferior to Davis in.
Little by little, as he grows up, he will probably soar past Davis on the NBA
radar because he’s just more athletically gifted.
Most important thing here is I was simply making the case for why Doc is
playing Davis. I don’t necessarily agree with him. Like Van Gundy says “
give me tangibles ova intangibles every day of the week.” I was simply
making the case for why Glenn Davis should absolutely be in the rotation and
ahead of Patrick O’bryant of all people. If I were the coach, Leon would be
my third big man in this rotation, no question. But Davis would be my 4th and
I wouldn’t be looking to replace him.
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