Anthony Davis Discussion: That's Why They Pay Me The Big Bucks

That was Sacramento in a player-friendly FA market.

 

Shoulder.Injury.

Halloween is over, but the scare remains. Make sure you do not put our prized FA to be in any type of “uncomfortable” “positions”.



Keep him happy!

Y’all already know what it is...

 

yea Rob go get us Noah and any other has-been C so this baby wont cry about playing C so much

 

Some players kick it into another gear when they go home. AD kicked it into reverse. Worst game as a Laker. Bron got him a pity 7 at the end to pad his numbers. They have no one to check him. Those two easy dunks he had, he should've had 10 more of those without trying

Luckily they're not contending for a very long time. AD'S kryptonite?

 

he had markannen on him at times early and only walked him under for a dunk once. seemed like he was hoping they could coast and win. he was defending, though.

 

theres alot of bad gms out theres, thus the fact Portet current contract, at the time he got his deal his #s were quite similar to barnes of today

 

He's not going to Chicago. You don't make a huge fuss about wanting to leave the Pelicans and then accepting LeBron's #23 jersey just so you can go play with Colby White. It ain't happening.

 

Horrible game - and to be honest, horrible choice of words too regarding free agency. You JUST got here - and then you s*** the bed in front of your hometown crowd? Don't say stupid s*** like that again - you got a GREAT team now, enjoy it, embrace it, and give the same answer regarding free agency that you've been giving us - which is that you're focused on this season and that you're not thinking about free agency. Anything more than that regarding ANOTHER TEAM and you'll feel the wrath of Lakers fans and you'll deserve it.

Now rest up cuz we got 3 tough ones coming up with the HEAT, Raptors and Suns

 

Soft game. I hope it's an aberration, but he has the propensity for playing soft and settling for jumpers. Markannen is guarding you, FFS... attack.

 

who would have thought pre-season that that would be a tough 3-game stretch? but it is.

 

Eh, he had an off game. He looked tired at the end of the road trip I'll give him a pass.

His midrange game isn't quite there, he's more effective on the pick and roll and pop. If he has a mismatch, fine, but he needs to stop settling on jumpers. AD needs some post moves, get some work in with Kobe or Hakeem.

 

AD has some great post moves, imo. playing him next to non-shooting 5s make it tough to execute them, though. i don't know why he's been so off with his jumper. his efg% on jumpers last year, for example, was 44%, which is basically the same as lamarcus aldridge, who's considered a good shooting big (guys like horford and towns were up above 50, blake griffin at 47, for reference). i couldn't find the number this year, but i'm guessing it's considerably lower.

 

He has some nice spin moves, but with his length and already solid footwork, he can make the most of this size advantage down low. Not to mention, it would reduce his injury risk with some of the moves he's trying out there.

 

speaking of Alridge, thats how I think AD gm will evolve, as he ages he's going to cont. shooting more and more from the outside and less and less post ups

 

Maybe his shoulder hurts more than we think. Anyways, i expect another 30/15 game soon.

 

I agree he ought to seek out Kobe and work with him seriously on his footwork and back to the basket game. Can you imagine? Why not make use of the opportunity of Kobe Bryant in your home town of Los Angeles working with you once in awhile if you simply ask?