ESPN Rookie Watch: Which NBA Veteran Should Ed Davis Study?

[MangoKid]

Lol!!!

chris bosh
miami heat








davis already looks like a solid rebounder and paint finisher, which would be good enough for toronto. His slinky game is nice, too. But bosh's scoring game is tight -- money jump-shooter, excellent triple threat from the pinch post and an improved right-hand finisher.

With a scoring game out to 18 feet, davis would become a much more dangerous weapon for a team looking for players who can score inside and out. He has that kind of potential.

[Joey]

I think they did that just to spite us. haha
And I disagree with this, as well.
Ed Davis and Chris Bosh play two completely different style games.
We don't want Ed to become a face-up jump-shooter.
We want his focus to remain on Defense, where Boshs focus was very rarely found.
And for him to get his buckets not from set plays, but from hustle and energy. In my opinion.
Nice find though. Very unsettling. haha

[MangoKid]

I think they did that just to spite us. haha
And I disagree with this, as well.
Ed Davis and Chris Bosh play two completely different style games.
We don't want Ed to become a face-up jump-shooter.
We want his focus to remain on Defense, where Boshs focus was very rarely found.
And for him to get his buckets not from set plays, but from hustle and energy. In my opinion.
Nice find though. Very unsettling. haha

Remember, when Bosh came into the league, he played VERY good defense, especially in his rookie season when the team put him at centre and he was giving up all sorts of girth (anywhere from 20-80 pounds nightly) to other players. I do agree with you Joey when you say that we don't really want Ed to become a face up jump shooter. It would be nice for him to expand his repitoire to include a 18-foot jumpshoot so he could use it when he needs to, but not hang his hat on it.

[hateslosing]

Ed should model himself after Garnett. More inside dame than Bosh and better D.

[Hotshot]

Al Horford

[Bendit]

Ed should model himself after Garnett. More inside dame than Bosh and better D.

Absolutely A.

And I would add a wee bit of the glare and rib poke and have all the other teams say what a dirty player ED is!! But then he'll be our "dirty player". I dont want the centre or PF be known for their pretty jump shots ...nice to have but not necessary from that position...it kind of muddies up the responsibilities on the team like "who does the inside work while the bigs are taking the long j".

[grindhouse]

rasheed wallace

[smushmush]

Lol!!!

Nah Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett (the best at his position in the NBA currently). He should improve his defense and rebounding coupled with bulking up too. A defensive big man is a dime a dozen in the scoring oriented NBA nowadays, even if Ed Davis does not play out his career here, because of his defense, he can start on a championship team in the future. My 2 cents.

[Apollo]

I would have said Joakim Noah and Ben Wallace.

[Rich Content]

Definitely J.O.

In his prime Jermaine O'Neal had it all ... amazing post moves and great team and one-on-one D ... shot blocker extraordinaire. A bit of attitude, too. Ed would do well to take note ... just hope his knees don't go south like J.O.'s ... and that he doesn't go into the stands to throw a few punches.

[Multipaul]

I say Timmy D or Garnett.

I can already see flashes of Timmy D, with the one handed floaters.

They gotta teach Big Ed how to use the window like Timmy does, that would be sick.

[Joey]

I would have said Joakim Noah and Ben Wallace.

Fully Agree, but Ed has shown flashes of having a developed Offensive game. These guys don't even know what offense means. hahah But if he could come anywhere close to the swagger both of these guys have on the defensive end, then I don't care if he ever scores a bucket again. haha

[mcHAPPY]

Al Horford

Yessir!

[Papa Burgundy]

Antonio Davis
... bulk up that frame ... polish the mid-range ... attack the rim with monster two-handed dunks.

[Joey]

Antonio Davis
... bulk up that frame ... polish the mid-range ... attack the rim with monster two-handed dunks.

Dig this one. I think this is PERFECT actually. Well done.