re: Zach Lowe on the Hornets rest of the year

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Won't Davis' athleticism allow him to dominate 5s as well?

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Which athletic characteristics will allow him to succeed?

How many "athletic" 5s similar to Davis are successful in the NBA? Who are the best centers... Brook Lopez, Chandler, Al Jeff, Howard, Marc Gasol, Horford, Cousins, Pekovic, Monroe, Hibbert, Gortat, Asik. Those guys will eat Davis alive. He may have an advantage of being quicker than some, but how far does that get you? Im trying to think of a quick center that has been successful.

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Do you think that if Garnett had started playing C several years before he did that he wouldn't still have been a dominant player?

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He would have been a good player still, but it would not have been as easy. As a center, he would have had to face the likes of Shaq, Mutombo, Zo, Yao, the Admiral, Ben Wallace, Big Z, Brad Miller etc. All of those have the bulk and size advantage over a guy like KG.

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Again, I don't think the team gave Anderson that 4 year, 34M dollar contract to be a bench player. He doesn't really fit the sixth man mold.

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I don't believe in allowing a contract to dictate someone's role. Vasquez's contract is cheap, that doesn't mean he's an automatic bench player. I also don't think their is a specific 6th man role. Just look at the past winners.

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It seems to me like more and more teams are going with thinner, more athletic centers.

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I just don't see it. See above.