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No one wants him chucking up 3's everytime he touches the ball, but if teams are going to dare him to shoot it by clogging the lane leaving him somewhat open, wouldn't you rather him be able to knock it down?

I don't know how this would be possible. Your saying that Davis wouldn't be able to get inside the paint? He should already be there posting up or fighting for position. Something is wrong if he is trying to create at the top of the key. He's not a guard and it's asking him to do to much.

This is the flaw in the let him shoot 3s to open spacing logic. Davis already commands constant attention from defenses. Moving him out to the 3PT line wouldn't change that. Evans already gets to the rim whenever he wants. It's how you manipulate those facts to create shots for others that counts.

Plus, Davis's two best moves right now are one dribble to the rim and one dribble pull up jumper- which are both largely unguardable and happen because teams won't just sag and dare him to shoot. Getting to the rim in one bounce is a lot harder from 23 feet and one dribble pull up from 20 feet is the definition of bad shot.

Like I said earlier, he probably should add 3PT range. He has the ability and it just makes sense to add that weapon (high PnR becomes a nightmare). But he doesn't need it to dominate (see Amare Stoudemire in PHX). Even peak Dirk was only taking 2-3 3PA/G.

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Posted by Gtothemoney

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Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:38 pm to corndeaux

He's probably been a guard type player most of his life. He definitely looks comfortable with his outside game. That's a reason I say I see his game trending more 3 than 5, offensively.

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Posted by THRILLHO

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Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:41 pm to corndeaux

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Plus, Davis's two best moves right now are one dribble to the rim and one dribble pull up jumper- which are both largely unguardable and happen because teams won't just sag and dare him to shoot.

Yarp. Imagine Davis adding a legit corner 3. I'm thinking that Ibaka might be the only guy in the West that might be able to defend him. Even if someone gets in tight while he's in the corner, he's going to be able to draw tons of fouls driving to the basket. He's also a capable passer that should be able to find guys like Reke in the lane. If Reke has a SG (or even better, a PG) on him, I could see AD passing it in to Reke by himself in the paint (with Ryno along the perimeter) and Reke being able to post up a guy 2" shorter and 20lbs lighter than he is. I'd rather AD develop a post game than a 3pt game, but he's already got the sweet stroke, so why not add some range to his game if he doesn't have to put in much work? He's only 21 years old, and still svelte. It's not the end of the world if he keeps improving as a player but doesn't become an above average post player until he's ~25.

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Posted by Galactic Inquisitor

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Posted on 8/19/14 at 8:28 am to corndeaux

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This is the flaw in the let him shoot 3s to open spacing logic. Davis already commands constant attention from defenses. Moving him out to the 3PT line wouldn't change that. Evans already gets to the rim whenever he wants. It's how you manipulate those facts to create shots for others that counts

I don't think anyone is talking about making it an offensive focus for us, but there could absolutely be situations and plays where he could slip behind the arc in the corner while Tyreke breaks down the defense. He already posts along the baseline in many of those situations, why not back up a foot and half where the shot is worth more?

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