Gameday thread: Hornets @ Heat

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Originally Posted by Erik Spolestra

"The first two or three drills I saw were full court, and he was bringing the ball up as if he were a guard. I had heard his name. I hadn't seen him play. When somebody said, 'Anthony Davis' I had to turn to one of the scouts and say, 'That's him?'

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^^About that Davis coast-to-coast play and his ballhandling, going with Spolestra's comments: I have to kinda disagree with my man Kibner and Throne. Sure, any NBA player should be able to dribble full court in a straight line with some sort of competency, but for Davis to not only attempt that when most coaches would have blown a gasket for a big man even trying that, but to outrun the two Heat players that were essentially AHEAD of him, WHILE pressuring him, then splitting them for a layup is definitely something most big men outside of LO cannot do.

For a big man, that was quite impressive, albeit it was just one play. Hopefully we'll see it more to see if that was just a fluke or not.

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Originally Posted by djpaul89

^^About that Davis coast-to-coast play and his ballhandling, going with Spolestra's comments: I have to kinda disagree with my man Kibner and Throne. Sure, any NBA player should be able to dribble full court in a straight line with some sort of competency, but for Davis to not only attempt that when most coaches would have blown a gasket for a big man even trying that, but to outrun the two Heat players that were essentially AHEAD of him, WHILE pressuring him, then splitting them for a layup is definitely something most big men outside of LO cannot do.

For a big man, that was quite impressive, albeit it was just one play. Hopefully we'll see it more to see if that was just a fluke or not.

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http://www.nba.com/hornets/video/201...nba/index.html

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Originally Posted by CP3nDX30

Amino did everything Aminu needed to do tonight to win the starting role

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Can't be overstated how huge that is. Between Lopez, Davis, Anderson, and Aminu we are cleaning the glass. There was a time when we were just too short. Now we have a pretty lengthy front court.

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Originally Posted by djpaul89

^^About that Davis coast-to-coast play and his ballhandling, going with Spolestra's comments: I have to kinda disagree with my man Kibner and Throne. Sure, any NBA player should be able to dribble full court in a straight line with some sort of competency, but for Davis to not only attempt that when most coaches would have blown a gasket for a big man even trying that, but to outrun the two Heat players that were essentially AHEAD of him, WHILE pressuring him, then splitting them for a layup is definitely something most big men outside of LO cannot do.

For a big man, that was quite impressive, albeit it was just one play. Hopefully we'll see it more to see if that was just a fluke or not.

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe

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Point taken

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe

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That didnt describe anything he said in his post, besides a big man taking it coast to coast.

Shaq did that a few times, though usually it was in All-Star games. And no one tried to get in his way cuz...he's Shaq. It's a great way to get your *** run over.

Davis was under a LOT more duress than Shaq right there.

Shaq did that more than a few times while at LSU. Even going behind the back.

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

Davis was under a LOT more duress than Shaq right there.

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Yep, there was no one within a meter on Shaq until he got into the key

Look at this video. Chalmers barely trouts after Davis and Lewis jogs. Both go 1/4 speed and 1/2 speed respectively. And neither attempts to stop him until after he's already in the paint. At which point he picks the ball up and makes the lay-up. Albeit a tough lay-up at that point. But don't fool yourself to thank Davis just beat these two guys with his unbelievable handles and blazing speed with the ball in the open court. the 2 defenders just weren't trying very hard. You won't see that in the real games.

Same thing, different day.