re: Ryan Anderson has been diagnosed with a herniated disc.

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Allow him to work the post a lot more consistently. He needs more touches down low in isolation

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Davis isn't ready for that yet. Part of the offense's problem is that Davis needs to be, and will be, the hub; he just isn't there yet.

His post and dribble drive game aren't at a point where they can isolate him and expect him to get a good shot at necessary frequency. He's shown flashes, but he cant be tge primary force of a good NBA offense at this point. Give him time.

On top of that, he is also learning to be the anchor of an NBA defense. Give him time.

He's 20. Just because he isn't a combination of Garnett, Robinson, Olajuwan at this point in his career is not indicative of poor development, bad coaching, or whatever else.

He is arguably the best 20 year old NBA player ever. Let's enjoy the ride without worrying about what he isn't doing.

Some good stuff on Davis

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Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans, Brian Roberts, Eric Gordon — all are viable pick-and-roll options when Davis sets the initial screen. Yet none can quite get Davis the ball enough, if only because of the inherent limitations on the back end of pick-and-roll play.

Even the league’s best roll men are likely under-used relative to team preference, as the space they utilize and the structure of team defenses makes it possible to contain them. Doing so might by extension give up open looks elsewhere, but an early rotation or a crowded lane can help deter these kinds of easy scores from ever happening. Davis is flexible enough to provide offense through other means, but it’s telling that the pick-and-roll possessions Davis finishes (whether by shot attempt, turnover or drawn foul) account for only 2.5 percent of the Pelicans’ total offense. Holiday, even while sharing the ball with Evans and Gordon, accounts for roughly three times as many used pick-and-roll possessions as a ball handler.

None of this in any way reflects poorly on Davis’ value; in fact, it’s quite the opposite. It’s because of his rolls to the rim that his teammates are able to create deeper dribble penetration, sometimes resulting in easy baskets. It’s in part due to Davis’ roll work that Ryan Anderson has converted 43 percent of his spot-up three-pointers, many of which came without even the slightest contest. It’s from Davis’ gravity that Al-Farouq Aminu has found room to make backdoor cuts, that Evans has found new life as a playmaker and that Gordon has been able to counter-drive for scores against a stilted defense. His base influence has allowed the Pelicans to pull off the league’s seventh-best offense while juggling new additions and injuries. That’s no small accomplishment, and it serves to show how even that 2.5 percent of New Orleans’ offense goes a long way.

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