Anthony Davis Discussion: Only Player On Both All NBA + All Def

this place is nothing if not predictable.

return last year's title for a full refund.

 

I hate how it takes games like these for AD to show up. Like why can't he just play like he's capable of from the get-go and not respond with a monster game after being publicly shamed. Maybe he's a glutton for punishment.

 

'This L is on me. I take responsibility.'

Seems like a lot of the L's are on you lately...

 

yeah, doesn't look to me like anybody can claim they really came out and killed it today.

if AD had said "i'm good, rest of y'all figure it out", would that have pleased everyone?

phx was favored in this game for good reason. tons of rest, knew who they were playing, zero pressure. they might get game 2, too. game 3 is where this series gets interesting to me.

but AD admitting he wasn't great is sort of...duh. lebron wasn't either. i should bold that. down the stretch, he was doing jack, too, but won't get the heat.

 

bron getting up there in age n does much of heavy lifting all yr, Ad been out most of the season and in prime of his career, criticism towards qd n lack there off for bron is fair

 

Not going to panic or worry about losing the first game. The things that concern me all season are missing open shots and Kuz being inconsistent.

 

I can appreciate last year’s title and still point out that AD got outplayed by an inferior player this year. Both can be true.

I expected AD, with current injuries and all, to win his matchup against Ayton. If I’m being unreasonable with that, then that’s another conversation altogether.

 

i'd say you're being unreasonable considering that most of ayton's minutes were against not AD?

now, if you want to argue that AD's refusal to start at center is a problem...i'm willing to listen.

but otherwise, he...AND EVERYONE ELSE...played a subpar game.

 

but again...who came out strong today? it was just a weak game all around, AD included but not alone.

 

I’m just worried that sooner or later the “turn the switch on” strategy will backfire. AD will probably have a monster game on Tuesday and I can see us taking game 2, but this was a very winnable game in the sense that Chris Paul was injured and we never capitalized on it.

 

In the first half, Ayton appeared to be Drummond's cover and the latter had a bunch of blunders which allowed Ayton be a factor in the game. That is not on AD's watch, and you're right about that.

But also in the first half, I felt there were many instances were Ayton had better positioning and outrebounded both AD's and I count this as a loss on Davis' part. They are bigs and it's the paint. If one guy controls the paint, then both guys on the other team lost the match up... but that's just my opinion.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't AD playing center in the 4th? Ayton was rebounding and outplaying him there. I think that counts for something and I didn't like it.

But overall I agree that it's just 1 game and that AD will probably come out hot in game 2. I'm just saying, after a loss, there has to be room for objective criticism when the guys actually play bad.

 

A lot of you are missing the point.

AD knows that when he plays soft vs good teams, the Lakers are likely going to lose.

Yet, he still plays soft. He tries to get away with it. I want to see an aggressive AD from the get-go. You would never have to tell Dirk, KG, or Duncan to be great out there. It's almost every 5 games we have to have this discussion with AD.

And before any of you think AD can just flip the switch. Can he really? Since his return from injury, AD is shooting 21% from three and 41% from the field overall. That's a POWER FORWARD right there...

And AD sure talks a lot like he is a Lakers legend. You won a title, great. But you are no Kobe, LeBron, Magic, Kareem, or even Derek Fisher for the Lakers... Go out there and dominate instead of acting like you've proven yourself.

 

No, I think you are. It is one game.