mirrornick wrote:Hey Grizz fans. What do you think about Ed Davis so far?
He's coming along nicely and starting to produce. A couple of thoughts
- He's better at protecting the rim as an off-the-ball, help defender than I thought
- BUT, the flip side to the above, is that he gets caught watching the ball and lets his man cut to the hoop wide open at times
- His thin frame lets him get backed down and bullied by stronger power forwards
- Overall, his offensive game is more limited than I thought; he hasn't shown a face up jumper from any distance or a back to the basket post game - he's getting his bucks after having the table set by Gasol or Conley and cleaning up missed shots from his teammates (which generally leads to efficient scoring)
- His length and athleticism is something the Grizz did not have on the roster before
- His free throw shooting is Dwight Howard level awful right now
At this point, I think I still prefer a healthy Darrell Arthur over him if Hollins is going to stick with a 3 big rotation; but I hope that Hollins will use both Arthur and Davis in a 4 big rotation. The problem with playing them both at the same time is that neither of them can consistently get you buckets in a post up situation - which is the entire basis of our offense - meaning our offense reverts to Bayless pick and rolls with Arthur/Davis when they're playing together.
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