A day in a life of Big Baby...

BillessuR6 · Post #1 » by **BillessuR6** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 9:36 am

Link: http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball ... ps/?page=1

"I want to make it so Doc [Rivers] plays me every day because he has to play me every day," says the 23-year-old Davis, who is averaging 5.4 points in 18.5 minutes.

No Celtic has put more time in the gym. "I want to be an All-Star," he says.

After the Celtics won their 17th world championship last spring, Davis did not return to his home in Baton Rouge.

"I really didn't celebrate that much, maybe a week in the Bahamas, and then I started working on my game," he says. "I took a lot of jump shots. I counted them - 20,000 shots the whole summer."

Shaq jokingly calls Davis, who followed in his footsteps at LSU, "my son."

"I was 14 or 15, and I went to his house and I was hanging with Shaq," Davis says. "He says to me, 'Let's go outside and wrestle.' We started wrestling. I pinned him down. He couldn't budge me."

The 7-1, 325-pound O'Neal confirms the story.

"He picked me up and body-slammed me," says Shaq. "That's when I knew he was for real."

Nice article about Big Baby...seems like a really nice guy...hopefully he continues to work as hard as he has done this year in non-contract years...

DieselCeltic · Post #2 » by **DieselCeltic** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 11:22 am

NO CELTIC HAS PUT MORE TIME IN THE GYM.... ehhh kevin garnett would have to disagree

MyInsatiableOne · Post #3 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 12:17 pm

DieselCeltic wrote:NO CELTIC HAS PUT MORE TIME IN THE GYM.... ehhh kevin garnett would have to disagree

I find this amazingly hard to believe...maybe the rest of the sentence was "...eating or not working out"

Ok, so he takes lots of jumpers...the guy is still a **** terrible shooter (at least in the flow of the game), cannot jump, and has horrible conditioning. Remember coming into last year how he dropped about 30 lbs of his college weight, and Danny said at the beginning of last season they'd like him to drop more? Yeah, if anything he came into this season a little heavier. Contrast with Powe, who looks like a chiseled block of granite...guess who probably spent more time in the gym???

And I'll admit upfront my Davis-hate is most likely coloring my perception! :lol:

GuyClinch · Post #4 » by **GuyClinch** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 12:49 pm

Diet can undo ALOT of time in the gym in just a few minutes. Not only that - but as others have pointed out intensity is the key. You can work harder in 1/2 hour then most people can work out in 3.

aboubata · Post #5 » by **aboubata** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 1:36 pm

Hahaha, I just had bfast in the same place on Saturday. And i too recommend pedicure at T&T.

It says that he lost 40 pounds from his college days. That is an extra 10 in the summer. I think he could go for another 20. Maybe 1 chicken sandwich could have been enough.

cisco · Post #6 » by **cisco** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 2:04 pm

Nice article. BBD is a pretty funny guy. Nice to see how hard he is working on his game. And he does look more chiseled than fat. Good for him.

OBisHalJordan · Post #7 » by **OBisHalJordan** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 2:26 pm

cisco wrote:Nice article. BBD is a pretty funny guy. Nice to see how hard he is working on his game. And he does look more chiseled than fat. Good for him.

Its nice to see someone say something positive about BBD. I think its clear he has really improved his game from last year. While Powe, who may be better player at the moment, seems to be the same solid player he was last year, not that there is anything wrong with that. He certainly seems like he could be come quite an interesting and dynamic player if he keeps it up. He's got good hands, is crazy quick for his size and he's got a developing outside game.

Datruth345 · Post #8 » by **Datruth345** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 2:53 pm

nice article

he has played well in Kg's absence

avg 13.6 points 4 boards and shooting 59%
his midrange jumper is looking very solid nowadays too

MyInsatiableOne · Post #9 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 2:59 pm

Davis' midrange jumper is mediocre at best...I guess the improvement from "atrocious" is what you guys are saying is "coming along nicely"?

The guy will never be an All-Star, mark my words...

humblebum · Post #10 » by **humblebum** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 3:09 pm

I don't really get what people expect out of Glen Davis. I mean, clearly he's working hard to be in shape to play and his court game has improved. He's 23, a Second Round pick and he's in his second season playing on a championship calibre team. I mean, people were hating on the guy early in the season because he's not a shotblocker and he was struggling to make shots. Well he's never going to be a shotblocker but he's about as solid as it gets in the team defensive system, taking charges, stopping penetration, defending the post. And offensively he's carving himself a niche role on a Championship team. IMO the guy is going to be here long-term and before long people will begin to view Davis in the same light that they view a guy like Udonis Haslem. A solid player who works his but off on the court... a guy who helps you win by doing all the little things. He's got the tools to be better than that but he's going to have to wait his turn to explore his full game. I don't understand the Davis hate. Really.

cloverleaf · Post #11 » by **cloverleaf** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 3:25 pm

Maybe it's because he's got that saying wrong for his diet: peasants are hard-working people who may eat plainly, but they eat hearty. Breakfast like a prince, lunch like a peasant and dinner like a pauper would serve him better.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #12 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 3:54 pm

^^I think any meal as a homeless bum would serve him better...dude needs to drop some more weight and work on actually being able to jump. He has NO GAME around the rim because of this...

tombattor · Post #13 » by **tombattor** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 4:10 pm

MyInsatiableOne wrote:Davis' midrange jumper is mediocre at best...I guess the improvement from "atrocious" is what you guys are saying is "coming along nicely"?

The guy will never be an All-Star, mark my words...

You are right. Davis' midrange jumper IS mediocre at best, but as you said, it's a big improvement from atrocious. And he had to have put in a ton of work to bring up his jumper from atrocious to almost mediocre. If Rondo made such improvement in his jumper, he'd be an allstar.

NES 247 · Post #14 » by **NES 247** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 4:15 pm

I agree with the whole losing weight concept. He's a big man by default, I don't want him at SF b/c the guy is just a blubbery fat mass out there who can't play extended minutes. His jumpshot has been good of late but overall its something I'm not impressed with, nor do I want him taking jump shots. He has no ups, and as a big man thats terrible. He needs to lose some weight to help out his jumping ability

chakdaddy · Post #15 » by **chakdaddy** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 4:24 pm

I'd say his jumper has made it to "decent", and if he keeps working, who knows.

He's solid for a guy who can't jump. I don't get the hate, he's played well since he got into game shape.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #16 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 4:30 pm

NES 247 wrote:I agree with the whole losing weight concept. He's a big man by default, I don't want him at SF b/c the guy is just a blubbery fat mass out there who can't play extended minutes. His jumpshot has been good of late but overall its something I'm not impressed with, nor do I want him taking jump shots. He has no ups, and as a big man thats terrible. He needs to lose some weight to help out his jumping ability

That's his main problem...not enough lift to have ANY game around the rim, but not enough to even be a good midrange jumpshooter...

MyInsatiableOne · Post #17 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 4:31 pm

tombattor wrote:
MyInsatiableOne wrote:Davis' midrange jumper is mediocre at best...I guess the improvement from "atrocious" is what you guys are saying is "coming along nicely"?

The guy will never be an All-Star, mark my words...

You are right. Davis' midrange jumper IS mediocre at best, but as you said, it's a big improvement from atrocious. And he had to have put in a ton of work to bring up his jumper from atrocious to almost mediocre. If Rondo made such improvement in his jumper, he'd be an allstar.

This is what frustrates me to no end about Rondo...it's almost as if he feels he doesn't *need* to learn how to shoot...it's like a guy aspiring to become a black belt in karate who is a lousy kicker but thinks it's OK because he's really good at punching...

Collinto · Post #18 » by **Collinto** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 4:52 pm

I think that the stereotype of long and athletic has gotten too far into some posters minds. Not all basketball players are built the same and to try and get BBD to fit that mold is crazy. Players outside of that box can still give productivity.

First, he does not need to loose weight. In fact, it would be a detriment to his game. His strength has always been his size/weight/strength in keeping opposing bigs off their spot on the block while still having the lateral quickness to make the defensive rotations needed in this scheme and defend the pick and roll/on switches. Loosing weight wouldn't help him keep guys off the block and his effectiveness decreases 10 fold.

That said, he is an under the rim player, which has its issues. He is never going to block alot of shots (although his quickness helps him contest shots and eventually he will draw alot of charges). He is never going to have a huge rebound rate. Offensively he has to finish under the rim, which he does reasonably well. I think he has a soft touch and seems to use both hands. He has worked on the jumper and I think it is moving well past passable, but time will tell.

I don't think he is an All-Star, by any stretch. But I think he may eventually be a highly sought after 3rd/4th big off the bench. My big concern is whether he blows up to 350 again after signing a large contract? JMHO.

Bad-Thoma · Post #19 » by **Bad-Thoma** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 4:55 pm

God, the way some of you people hate on a guy is ridiculous. BBD has come a long ways since the beginning of the season, he hustles out there, and has started to contribute offensively. He's got to be in the top 10 in the league for strength, and is quicker than your average PF. He's constantly working to take charges, set picks, and block out. And while losing some more weight would help his game, he's by no means "fat". He's a **** brick **** house.

Davis' midrange jumper is mediocre at best...I guess the improvement from "atrocious" is what you guys are saying is "coming along nicely"?

The guy will never be an All-Star, mark my words...

Well what do you want his goal to be? To be a benchwarmer?

He's a big man by default, I don't want him at SF b/c the guy is just a blubbery fat mass out there who can't play extended minutes.

Blubbery fat mass? Are you kidding? BBD is a **** house, not a whale.

I just don't get the hate people develop for certain players, it's pretty sad.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #20 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Wed Mar 4, 2009 4:58 pm

^I don't want him to be a benchwarmer, but he and anyone else is delusional if they think he's going to be an All-Star. Have you seen who makes the All-Star team? Some of the worst All-Stars are better than BBD.

I have always disliked him, from his goofy demeanor to his lack of game. I'm sure in real life he's a really great person...I just dislike Glen Davis the player on the Celtics...