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Anthony Davis is Scary Good

Posted on 8/7/14 at 3:48 pm
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 8/7/14 at 3:48 pm
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Kevin Durant, the reigning MVP told reporters at Team USA's camp in Las Vegas, per Jim Eichenhofer of NBA.com:

quote:

I know how good he's going to be. I know how good he is now, but I know how good he's going to be. He's an MVP-caliber player. So he's next. He's next in line - a guy that has grown so much in just a year. I'm excited to see what he does from here. He's definitely on pace.


Durant concluded: "It's scary. Scary."

...Per Bradford Doolittle of ESPN.com (subscription required), Davis ranks in the top five of his projected breakout candidates for next season:

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Put this one in the category of the truly frightening. Davis' 15.1 WARP last season ranked fifth in the league, and yet SCHOENE sees him getting even better. Davis is entering his age-22 season, so he could still be far from his peak. The system predicts a happy regression in playing time for Davis, who has missed 33 games over his first two seasons. If that happens and New Orleans' addition of Omer Asik aids a surge in Davis' defensive metrics, he could challenge the likes of LeBron James and Kevin Durant for the top WARP figure in the league. Scary stuff.


There's that word again: scary.

Apparently, it doesn't matter if you're an MVP or an analytics maven; Davis' potential frightens everyone.


There's more at the LINK Yeah it's Bleacher Report, but their quality seems to be improving in the last year or so.
Posted by Cap Crunch
Fire Alleva
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 8/7/14 at 3:51 pm to
I am flapping so hard right now
Posted by Gtothemoney
Da North Shore
Member since Sep 2012
17717 posts
Posted on 8/7/14 at 3:53 pm to
The dude is unbelievable.
Posted by NawlinsTiger9
Where the mongooses roam
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 8/7/14 at 3:54 pm to
Posted by c on z
Zamunda
Member since Mar 2009
128106 posts
Posted on 8/7/14 at 4:08 pm to
They all see the locomotive running towards them.
Posted by htran90
BC
Member since Dec 2012
30490 posts
Posted on 8/7/14 at 4:17 pm to
AD's Per36:
Rookie -> 2nd year
.516/.000/.751 (.559TS) -> .519/.222/.791 (.582TS)
13.2 fga -> 15.3 fga
4.4 fta -> 6.7 fta
16.9 ppg -> 21.3 ppg
10.2 rpg -> 10.3 rpg
1.2 apg -> 1.6 apg
1.5 spg -> 1.4 spg
2.2 bpg -> 2.9 bpg
1.7 TOV -> 1.7 TOV
10.3 TOV% -> 8.3 TOV%
21.8 USG% -> 25.2 USG%
21.7 PER -> 26.5 PER
113 ortg -> 119 ortg
104 drtg -> 104 drg
6.1 WS -> 10.4 WS

He improved on everything except for steals. He may not become a 15rpg PF, but he could definitely become a 25/12/3 with a combined 4.5-5s/bpg. Hell, this year he combined for 4.1s/bpg
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 8/7/14 at 4:56 pm to
KD to the Pels
Posted by Chair
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 8/7/14 at 8:00 pm to
I like how bleacherreport seems to be improving when it's positive talk about an LSU/Saints/Pels player, but if it's negative, then it's, "Well, it's only bleacherreport."
This post was edited on 8/7/14 at 8:01 pm
Posted by DelU249
Austria
Member since Dec 2010
77625 posts
Posted on 8/8/14 at 8:28 pm to
Girl, dun dun dun, he'll be a laker soon
Posted by Mack
Member since Nov 2013
827 posts
Posted on 8/11/14 at 10:25 am to
Jrue
Reke
KD
AD
Asik


unbeatable
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