AD looking to add even more aspects to offensive arsenal

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“If a team puts a center on him, (Davis) is going to look to shoot over him or go by him,” Hanson said, explaining how Davis’ approach changes depending on the defender. “If they put Blake Griffin or a natural matchup (a similar-sized power forward) on him, then you might mix it up and change up your medicine; you’re not going to just give them one thing. But if they put a small forward on him, now he’s going to be able to use his size as an advantage. He saw more (small-forward defenders) last year, so this summer we were able to cater his workouts to different types of defenders.

“It’s a matter of recognizing matchups and how defenders are guarding you. For instance, are they blitzing you or doubling you on the catch, or on the dribble? Knowing how to react to all of that comes with time and experience. He got a lot of that experience last year. He’ll get more of it this season.”

“I’ve definitely been working on passing, reading defenses better,” Davis said. “I’ve kind of just been doing some basic drills out of the post, playing against double-teams… That’s definitely going to be helpful once I figure out what plays we’re going to run, what sets we’re going to run, and try to incorporate my passing out of double-teams a lot easier.”

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