re: HoopChalk on Davis

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There are not many examples of them in the league and none shoot as many three's as Anderson does (6+ a game, no one else is even close). When compared to the rest of the players in the league, he is not a great shooter. He is not even in the top 40 in 3pt %, 

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Your first sentence nails it. He is rare. He hits 40% of his 3PA on a crazy number of attempts. That type of efficiency is unheard of. Seriously, how many sfs or sgs shoot 40% from 3 on that many attempts? Its a 3pt league and a pf that can do that is a rare bird.

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I'd rather have a SG or SF that is a 3pt threat and have 2 power players in the post. 

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Anderson forces teams to abandon the lane. You put the other teams's 4 in a difficult position, out of the paint and guarding the 3pt line and give your own attackers more space.

His defense is poor, but he is a decent rebounder- a very good offensive one- who can score 20 pts efficiently and doesnt turn the ball over. The Hornets had a top 15 offense mainly because of the work and the threats of Anderson and Davis.

What they need is a 3 who defenses have to at least pay attention to and this offense will take off.

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In NBA history, 37 seasons where a player had > 6 3pa/game and shot over 38%. Anderson has done it twice. Only other repeaters- Ray Allen, Peja, Rashard Lewis, and Jason Richardson.