MyInsatiableOne wrote:GuyClinch wrote:As for his physical conditioning I think the Celtics are trying to get him in better shape without having him lose to much bulk, his future in this league is as a under-height center where his strong base and bulk allows him to physically hold his ground and his athletic ability, jumper and niftyness allows him to pull them out on pick/roll/pop plays.
Not really buying it - just looks like a guy that has trouble losing weight. BBD weighs 300lbs or so right now. He could lose 25 - 30 pounds without any real loss of muscle. He just chooses not too.
I agree...so the C's want him to stay fat, be slow, unable to jump, and have poor stamina? How does that make sense? I'm with Pete, here. It's amazing how the people who railed about how "fat" Antoine was when he was here (and he then did something about it) give Davis a pass....man-love alert!!
Glen Davis is 6'7 1/2 and he the reason he can't jump isn't just because he is too fat he simply isn't that kind of athlete. His bulk allows him to hold his ground in the post against nearly every center in the league but his footwork, low center of gravity and that he can pull them away from the basket with his jumper or go by them when they try and challenge.
Without that extra 25-30 lbs he couldn't play center and he'd no longer be at such a strength advantage or be able to use his large booty to clear space for himself in the paint.
This is a guy who can be a rotation player as is for a contending team as he has already proven, the key to his future isn't trying to lose weight and find out if he can play without the size but to keep him from getting any further out of shape.
He isn't ever going to be a starter in this league, he is going to be able to give teams 10-25 minutes a game of solid basketball at the center position and like most players of his ilk will have a shorter career because once he loses a step or begins to have injury problems its a quick ride downhill.