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Ed Davis put the work in this summer (Sun article added post 24)
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SuperRaptor wrote: View PostThis raises the question will the raptors depth chart look like this:
PG- Bayless/Calderon
SG- Derozan/Barbosa
SF- James Johnson/Kleiza/filler (until Kleiza gets healthy)
PF- Andrea Bargnani/Amir Johnson
C- Ed Davis/Solomon Alabi
That kinda looks like an exciting team to me... Just need a filler at the 3 maybe a Grant Hill?
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Matt52 wrote: View PostVia Twitter.com:
Hopefully that is 17 pounds of muscle. Assuming it is and glad to hear.
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RaptorsFan4Life wrote: View PostYou can't gain anywhere near 17 pounds of muscle in such short amount of time. It's still good he's putting the time in though...
BTW Hopefully he doesn't end up like Bargs when he gained weight (he got slower and less explosive).Twitter @WJ_FINDLAY
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Apollo wrote: View PostSo he followed through on his promise and now he's got the mass to log some time under center. To gain that much muscle in that much time is a great accomplishment. He should feel proud.
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ED bulked up
TORONTO - Ed Davis knew he would have to hit the weights hard in order to build off of a solid rookie campaign.
Davis’ father, Terry, a former NBA bruiser, told a Raptors scribe late last season that Ed would be “sleeping in the weight room.”
Mission accomplished. The University of North Carolina product said he used his extended time in the gym in Los Angeles wisely.
Davis, who said he finished the season weighing a slight 216 pounds, now seems more equipped to battle with the league’s burly veterans.
“I got to like 236 (pounds) at one point, I’m probably like 233, 234, somewhere in there now,” Davis told the Toronto Sun.
With no true centre on the roster aside from the very raw Solomon Alabi and since Andrea Bargnani is expected to move back to his more comfortable power forward position, the 6-foot-10 Davis might find himself manning the middle on some nights depending on what happens in free agency.
Davis, who averaged 7.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and a block in 24 minutes per game and was jobbed out of a spot on the all-rookie team, said he had a “a couple of goals written down” for himself, but would not reveal them.
Davis missed training camp and the pre-season in 2010-11 due to a freak injury and said he was understandably pleased to be healthy to start the campaign and to finally have the lockout behind him.
Source: Toronto Sun
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Nilanka wrote: View PostThis is the exact same team as last year...
1) We didnt get Bayless until the 2nd half of last year, and he never started until the last month during which he played his best ball.
2) Demar only kicked it into the next level in the 2nd half of the year, and barbosa struggled with injuries the whole year.
3) We only picked up James Johnson at the trade deadline and he filled up the stat sheet, Kleiza was injured most of last year.
4) Andrea Bargnani wasnt playing his natural position, now he will be.
5) Ed Davis is 20 lbs heavier and big enough to play the 5, so now we actually have someone that protects the rim. All accounts say that Alabi has improved too, and he is a defensive player.
Last year our starting lineup at the beginning of the season was:
PG- Calderon
SG- Derozan
SF- Kleiza
PF- Bargnani
C- Evans (we were doing good with Reggie at the 5 until he got hurt)
Now our starting line up should look like this:
PG- Bayless
SG- Derozan
SF- James Johnson
PF- Bargnani
C- Ed Davis
Slightly different with each player coming in stronger, in better shape, and more mature than last year... I think its exciting."Defense wins championships."
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Ed Davis was not 215 lb last year
Ed Davis weighted 227 lbs at the draft combine so unless he lost about 12 pounds during last season. A season where he was injured for most of it. Spent most of the time working out cause he couldn't put any pressure on his knee, so technically he only gained 8 pounds. Its probably all muscle looking at this footage from this summer.
His number 34 in white and than number 33 in red
His Draftexpress profile showing his weight after the draft combine
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Ed-Davis-1354/@Chr1st1anL
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SuperRaptor wrote: View PostThe difference is:
1) We didnt get Bayless until the 2nd half of last year, and he never started until the last month during which he played his best ball.
2) Demar only kicked it into the next level in the 2nd half of the year, and barbosa struggled with injuries the whole year.
3) We only picked up James Johnson at the trade deadline and he filled up the stat sheet, Kleiza was injured most of last year.
4) Andrea Bargnani wasnt playing his natural position, now he will be.
5) Ed Davis is 20 lbs heavier and big enough to play the 5, so now we actually have someone that protects the rim. All accounts say that Alabi has improved too, and he is a defensive player.
Last year our starting lineup at the beginning of the season was:
PG- Calderon
SG- Derozan
SF- Kleiza
PF- Bargnani
C- Evans (we were doing good with Reggie at the 5 until he got hurt)
Now our starting line up should look like this:
PG- Bayless
SG- Derozan
SF- James Johnson
PF- Bargnani
C- Ed Davis
Slightly different with each player coming in stronger, in better shape, and more mature than last year... I think its exciting.
And while JJ does fill up the stat sheet, that doesn't exactly equate to wins.
And, yes, Bargnani will be playing the PF position. Again, how does that equate to more wins?
And while Davis adding muscle will definitely help, you know he was on the floor last year, too? The center doesn't really protect the rim and more than the PF. This seems to be a point you ignore when I make it.Read my blog, The Picket Fence. Guaranteed to make you think or your money back!
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Puffer wrote: View PostAs a drop out from Kinesiology, and a certified personal trainer (now lapsed) I can guarantee that no one gains 17 pounds of muscle in a summer, even a long summer, unless they are hitting steroids big time, which I doubt is true in this case. He may well be 17 pounds heavier, but about 4 pounds is liquid and 4 pounds is fat. But considering the ration of muscle to everything else, 9 pounds of muscle is going to make him a lot stronger, since it will probably be equally divided between his legs (thighs) and upper body (chest, shoulders and arms).
Chr1s1anL wrote: View PostEd Davis weighted 227 lbs at the draft combine so unless he lost about 12 pounds during last season. A season where he was injured for most of it. Spent most of the time working out cause he couldn't put any pressure on his knee, so technically he only gained 8 pounds. Its probably all muscle looking at this footage from this summer.
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Apollo wrote: View PostIt was seven months and the rest of it you may be right but it was seven months, not a summer.
That was in May/June. Perhaps he worked on conditioning all summer and dropped to 215lbs? NBA.com, Yahoo Sports, CBSsports.com, ESPN.com and TSN.ca all have him at 215lbs. I'm thinking the 215lbs number is the most recent number.Twitter @WJ_FINDLAY
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