Is Anthony Davis a franchise-changer or just over-hyped?

KrazySixersD · Post #81 » by **KrazySixersD** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:39 pm

this guy is the most overhyped player i can remember

sure he can and probably will be good... but when i say good i mean marcus camby... or tyson chandler

larry brown is an IDIOT if he thinks you can put davis on charlotte and that team wins 50 games

the guy is a stick, has no offensive game... and hes in the class of wilt?!?!?!?!

gtfo of here

PG3 · Post #82 » by **PG3** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:48 pm

Everyone isnt always sold on the potential # 1 pick. Its true that he does have his weaknesses and question marks, but which player doesnt, coming out of the draft. It'll just depend on him if he will continue to improve. I think he'll be a franchise changer. I see 14ppg and 8rpg as his rookie stats.

EddieJonesFan · Post #83 » by **EddieJonesFan** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:57 pm

What bothers me is everyone is treating him like he's some blue chipper, and he's not. It's sickening how overrated this draft class is.

Tommy Sneakers · Post #84 » by **Tommy Sneakers** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:09 pm

Jon1798 wrote:lol, he was a mcdonald's all-american guard, and people act like he's only good because he's tall. I really wonder how much some here have truly watched him play. Watch:

<span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19rHE-zfqqU&feature=player_embedded" class="smarterwiki-linkify">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19rHE-zfqqU&feature=player_embedded</a></span>

AD is a special special player. This is an easy one.

He was a McDonalds All-American as a center. He was a guard when he was younger and wasn't recruited by anyone til he had a growth spurt.

JS87 · Post #85 » by **JS87** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:15 pm

He was not an all-american till he grew, but he was a mid major recruit when he was 6'2

Jon1798 · Post #86 » by **Jon1798** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:48 pm

Tommy Sneakers wrote:
Jon1798 wrote:lol, he was a mcdonald's all-american guard, and people act like he's only good because he's tall. I really wonder how much some here have truly watched him play. Watch:

<span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19rHE-zfqqU&feature=player_embedded" class="smarterwiki-linkify">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19rHE-zfqqU&feature=player_embedded</a></span>

AD is a special special player. This is an easy one.

He was a McDonalds All-American as a center. He was a guard when he was younger and wasn't recruited by anyone til he had a growth spurt.

You are absolutely right, my apolgies. He grew before his senior year and really blew up. He did have an offer from DePaul and Cleveland State as a 6'2 Junior, but not much to write home about.

Saciid11 · Post #87 » by **Saciid11** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:57 pm

I think his offensive game is extremely underrated while his defensive game is extremelly overrated... I think Davis in his prime will be 20/10 player and all nba 1st or 2nd defensive team for years.

In his prime Chrish Bosh with better defensive abilities

ChicagoStrong · Post #88 » by **ChicagoStrong** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:57 pm

RutgersBJJ wrote:Dwight came into the league at 240lbs.

Dwight was 220-225 coming into the league.

He was a stick.

Shamrock · Post #89 » by **Shamrock** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:57 pm

Davis should never been in the same sentence or even page that Russell is in.

albo23 · Post #90 » by **albo23** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:20 pm

JS87 wrote:
albo23 wrote:He is a carbon copy of Hasheem Thabeet.

This is the worst post i've ever read on this site

Welcome to the forums. Nice Hornets avatar by the way.

http://i.imgur.com/zO9YM.png

Guess who the player on the bottom is?

azuresou1 · Post #91 » by **azuresou1** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:33 pm

albo23 wrote:
JS87 wrote:
albo23 wrote:He is a carbon copy of Hasheem Thabeet.

This is the worst post i've ever read on this site

Welcome to the forums. Nice Hornets avatar by the way.

http://i.imgur.com/zO9YM.png

Guess who the player on the bottom is?

Right, because Hasheem Thabeet was a 19 year old who had been playing basketball his entire life and hit a late growth spurt changing him from a guard to a big man.

And because Thabeet tore through the tournament like a defensive golden god.

And Thabeet obviously had the same outstanding athleticism and mobility.

And he obviously has the same basketball IQ and motor.

EddieJonesFan · Post #92 » by **EddieJonesFan** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:51 pm

ChicagoStrong wrote:
RutgersBJJ wrote:Dwight came into the league at 240lbs.

Dwight was 220-225 coming into the league.

He was a stick.

Dwight weighed 240 lbs at the draft combine, that's a fact.

Antetokounmpo · Post #93 » by **Antetokounmpo** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:57 pm

rjgraca wrote:IMO, Anthony Davis will be very good along the lines of Marcus Camby. Some fans over-hype him, but in NOH case--- he is a franchise-changer for them.

I don't get the Marcus Camby comparision. Camby is not as good defensively, even though he has that reputation. He's quite lazy and often leaves ground to get a block.

MannyRam99 · Post #94 » by **MannyRam99** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:59 pm

Anthony Davis shares the same story as Marcus Camby.

you would think players with this type of background would be GOAT caliber but for some reason its never the case, I could only imagine if a player like Chris Paul grew like half a foot in his adolescence.

Mamba Venom · Post #95 » by **Mamba Venom** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:11 pm

There is no way to know, but Davis sure has as much potential as any 1st pick over the last few years.

Is he D-12 or is he Oden? Big men in particular can go either way.

miltk · Post #96 » by **miltk** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:23 pm

i don't believe in DEFENSIVE franchise changers

BarnabyJones · Post #97 » by **BarnabyJones** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:50 pm

miltk wrote:i don't believe in DEFENSIVE franchise changers

What does this even mean?

nitetrain8603 · Post #98 » by **nitetrain8603** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:52 pm

I think he's overrated. His impact won't be greater than a Serge Ibaka.

Gus McCrae · Post #99 » by **Gus McCrae** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:57 pm

How does he have no offensive game? I don't pretend to be a college scout but I saw maybe 7-8 Kentucky games last year and he could hit jumpers, hookshot over people, got putbacks, etc.

He seemed almost like a bailout option when the guards couldnt' get a shot off.

Post #100 » by **og15** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:03 am

MannyRam99 wrote:Anthony Davis shares the same story as Marcus Camby.

you would think players with this type of background would be GOAT caliber but for some reason its never the case, I could only imagine if a player like Chris Paul grew like half a foot in his adolescence.

Though different situations, Camby did put up 20.5 PPG as a college junior, which is likely something Davis would do if he stayed 2 more seasons. Camby was not always a good rebounder though, even in college, he really improved that coming into the NBA.

If Davis can do all the same defensive and rebounding things, but have a better offensive development / not being so injured early on trajectory he will be nice. Camby put up 14.8 PPG as a rookie, 17.7 pts/36 minutes on .523 TS%. Of course he had injury issues and all, but his scoring rate really didn't recover after his rookie season.