re: The Good Side of Rondo

if they get motivated, focused Rondo, even at 31, that's a great deal.

Fisher's piece on Davis yesterday was also very good

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The Monty Williams plan can best be explained as training wheels. Anthony Davis was rarely asked to create his own shot beyond attacking the offensive glass.

Gentry arrived, injuries (not his fault) came along too, and the training wheels were forcibly removed.

In the past two years Davis has seen his usage increase substantially. The vast majority of that increase can be tied to AD cooking for himself rather than allowing a point guard to serve him the dishes we were all used to under Monty. Like many kids without training wheels or young adults living on their own for the first time, there were mistakes. Many, many mistakes.

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All along, be mindful of the fact that Davis has improved

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Creating less of his own offense (thanks to a changing role and being surrounded by better creators), more shots closer to the basket, and the ease of fewer double teams are on tap for Anthony Davis. The lessons he learned when Gentry took off the training wheels should now be better applied. And Davis will, even with all these environmental improvements, himself come back better after a healthy summer to focus on his craft without distraction of injury rehabilitation

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