re: AD's just unreal (PER, ortg, drtg, vorp)

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Assuming health I think his floor will be in the same tier with the big name centers of the late 80's to mid 90's. I think his ceiling is probably the next LeBron/Kobe, trying to unseat Jordan. A Pelicans Dynasty would be pretty sweet.

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Its interesting how that narrative has changed, especially nationally.

Here's Coach David Thorpe(who I think is probably the best pure "basketball guy" left at espn.com) last night:

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david b. thorpe @coachthorpe · 17h 17 hours ago
I was lucky enough to coach future NBA stars when they were in high school.A Davis is more dominant now than they were against other preps.

It's domination that is almost hard to swallow, in part because he almost does not even need to sweat. It's like he's playing w children.

It's an enormous mistake to only appreciate his physical talent. His intelligence and emotional IQ are just as much a part of the story.

Pelicans execs should be burning the midnight oil trying to make upgrades in an effort to win now. I mean WIN IT ALL NOW. AD is that good.

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Amazing stuff from somebody who truly knows what he's talking about. At 21, Davis is more dominant vs nba players than other nba stars were vs guys working at Wendy's right now.

What stands out to me is this, though:

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Pelicans execs should be burning the midnight oil trying to make upgrades in an effort to win now. I mean WIN IT ALL NOW. AD is that good.

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In the matter of, what, months? Maybe dating back to the end of last season? The narrative about the Pelicans front office has begun to shift from "they're morons for rushing, RUSHING!!!, the rebuild around Davis. To, they ought to speed it up and try win NOW with him because of how good he is.

From pairing him with Trey Burke and/or Nerlens Noel(who looks awful right now, btw) being nba twitter's ideal Pelicans' rebuild, to "who can the Pelicans package to win a championship this season?"

Dell basically split the difference, imo.

I'm sure Davis would be pumped to be looking at a another 15 win season with Trey Burke by his side and Dario Saric ready to make an impact in 2017...