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Son, he has to stay healthy to surpass Duncan.
Why Antony Davis Is Destined to Be Even Bigger Than Tim Duncan
Even with the LeBron James-like expectations set forth for the rookie season of Anthony Davis, life in the NBA wasn't supposed to be this easy for the former one-and-done Kentucky star.
Consider the odds stacked against him.
Davis entered a New Orleans Hornets franchise in disarray. The team was fewer than 12 months removed from the departure of perhaps the top player in franchise history, a still-in-his-prime Chris Paul. The team's current best player, Eric Gordon, has yet to play a single minute in the 2012-13 season due to a lingering knee injury which Gordon and team doctors have said involves no structural damage (according to Jeff Duncan of The Times-Picayune).
Although injuries have limited Davis to just six of the team's first 10 games, the 19-year-old power forward has already proven worthy of that elevated draft stock. Davis' 26.4 player efficiency rating puts him ahead of any player's aged 20 or younger season in more than 30 years (according to espn.com's Justin Havens).
The sample size couldn't be any smaller. Then again, the sample itself couldn't be more impressive.
Davis ranks among the top two Hornets' rotation players in scoring (16.0 points per game, second), rebounding (8.3, first), field-goal percentage (49.3, second) and blocks (2.2, first). He's using good footwork to guide his 220-lb. frame to efficient scoring inside the paint (56.6 percent). Not to mention that the midrange jumper he displayed with the Wildcats has yet to factor in his NBA success (5-of-16).
He has the size (6'10") to continue his post production throughout the season. But thanks to his handles and quickness, defenders can't just wait for him to move toward the basket. And his passing ability (thanks to his point guard past) forces help defenders to think twice about bringing the double-team.
His defensive abilities led to predraft comparisons to Marcus Camby and Kevin Garnett. Those may sound like unrealistic predictions, but his defensive numbers with Kentucky (4.7 blocks and 1.4 steals per game) would say otherwise.
Stretching his early production over the span of an 82-game season shouldn't be a problem for Davis given the comparable talents of his teammates. If he can simply stay on the floor, he'll remain the offensive and defensive focal points.
His biggest challenge will be finding a way to channel his abilities in to making his teammates better. Duncan's impact in his rookie season of 1997-98 (21.1 points and 11.9 rebounds) helped lead the Spurs to a 36-game regular season improvement over their previous season. Then again, the 21-year-old Duncan also had the help of a 32-year-old David Robinson.
Robin Lopez isn't exactly in Robinson's category. And Greivis Vasquez isn't quite Avery Johnson.
Davis needs some help if New Orleans hopes to turn around their 3-7 start. He needs a healthy, focused Gordon back on the floor. He needs Austin Rivers to find the maturity that draft scouts wondered if he ever would.
But New Orleans didn't draft Davis for what he could help them accomplish this season. Hornets GM Dell Demps was thinking big picture when he made Davis the first overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft.
If these six games were just the preview of what the big man is capable of, his career has blockbuster potential.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...han-tim-duncan
Son, he has to stay healthy to surpass Duncan.
We'll need to bump this in a couple years to see if BleacherReportPelican45 is still high on Anthony Oden, tbh.
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Must be hard for BR to troll spurfan with his typical Duncan talking.
sons I'm not saying this is my opinion and never did. Its way too early to tell if Davis will be worth a or not. I am simply reporting the facts. this was an article posted and many feel this way.
Must be hard for BR to troll spurfan with his typical Duncan talking.
son everyone outside of San Antonio knows that Malone was a better player than Duncan. according to Spur fan logic, Robert Horry is better than Jordan because he has more rings. that's the only argument you can use with Duncan vs Malone because in everything else Malone was better. Duncan was blessed to play on stacked teams his entire career and Malone was not.
son, he's already better than Dwight Howard, tbh...
Here we go........
lol ONE player who is perhaps the most overrated white player of all time.
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Let's revisit this prediction in 5 years. If Davis doesn't already have a ROY, 2 Finals MVPs, and 2 MVPs by that point in his career, we'll confirm what we already know.
You cannot get the toothpaste back into the tube.
RT, Davis is going to be a much better pro than college player. It will be interesting if they can't get their season turned around and then get to draft Nerlens Noel to play center. The Rivers pick appears it was a good move in that direction tbh.
he's not even going to win Rookie of the Year
Son i know you like to troll them Spurs fans, but Timmy's got the hardware to show even Kobe doesn't. Don't think it's appropriate to compare him to Horry's rings analogy.
BTW i could always count on Malone to choke in big games. He would always sh!t the bed come 4th quarter.
padding stats in college doesnt really show what his going to become in the nba
look at kenyon martin, didnt he avg like 4bpg in college...now look at his career, now look at him now
u want another example, look at wankers who played for DUKE who come to the nba..
good stats in college gets you drafted, gettin drafted doesnt mean u going to post those same type of stats against men...
hey dumb dumb he is averaging 16 and 8 at 50% shooting right now in his rookie season lol. Duncan hasn't put up those kinds of averages in 3+ years!
the only concern is some of the tick tack injuries right now.
Son let's hope he takes that ROY award so Tlong goes back to hibernation
Son, what the
Since when does bleacherreport report facts? Most of it is fanbase opinions and nothing more. Bleacherreport is "for your entertainment" only. What a shock... a NO fan thinks AD will be better than TD.
son kinda like how no one in this country gives two massive, diarrhea s about that joke of a "city" known as Cleveland and their absolutely pathetic, piss poor, and disgraceful sports teams.
are you serious? stockton is top 3 all time pgs
says white people
sure he was a great player, but terribly overrated. if you watch old games of him IN UTAH they counted nearly every basket as an assist for Stockton.
"Stockton passes to Hornacek in the corner ... Hornacek bounce pass to Malone in the paint .... Malone with the slam!!!!" - Assisted by John Stockton!!!
Son, kind of like nobody cares about your overplayed piss poor white man pretending to be a black man schtick. You almost struck a nerve with your Cleveland dig, that is If I actually gave a flying about Cleveland, its fanbase or teams.
PS How long are you gonna stick with the boss hogg Dukes of Hazzard avator. Probably one of your favorite childhood memories, but everyone's got to grow up sometime SON.
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