Anthony Davis: NBA's next superstar. 32/17/6

[D-Rose]

What a freaking beast....youngest player to ever put up that stat line. Sportscenter said he's the first since Shaq to put up those numbers.

What a refreshing young player. :applause:

[JebronLames]

What a freaking beast....youngest player to ever put up that stat line. Sportscenter said he's the first since Shaq to put up those numbers.

What a refreshing young player. :applause:
If he can raise his bpg to 3, he will be the first since shaq to put up 20/10/3 in a season.

[Jlamb47]

Dude is an amazing player. Reminds me of KG in a way

[K Xerxes]

Future GOAT pf in the making.

[dannywpt]

He has an incredibly versatile skill set, his agility is unheard of for someone his size, and he is great at both ends of the floor. It almost seems like you can see him getting better and better every month. If he has a 15-18 year injury free career he WILL go down as one of the greats.

[ImKobe]

Duncan in his 2nd year: 21.7 ppg 11.4 rpg 0.9 spg 2.5 bpg on 54%TS 23.2 PER
Davis in his 2nd year: 20.6 ppg 10.2 rpg 1.4 spg 2.9 bpg on 58%TS 26.3 PER


dat potential

[Chrono90]

He has an incredibly versatile skill set, his agility is unheard of for someone his size, and he is great at both ends of the floor. It almost seems like you can see him getting better and better every month. If he has a 15-18 year injury free career he WILL go down as one of the greats.

Very big IF right there. To me, its if he can adjust his game to play through injuries. The talent is there though.

[Sarcastic]

Just to think, if the NBA had its way (and many on this forum as well), with requiring players to stay longer in college, there is a chance he would still be at Kentucky.

[All Net]

Hopefully in time he will turn his team into winning games...

[hawksdogsbraves]

Duncan in his 2nd year: 21.7 ppg 11.4 rpg 0.9 spg 2.5 bpg on 54%TS 23.2 PER
Davis in his 2nd year: 20.6 ppg 10.2 rpg 1.4 spg 2.9 bpg on 58%TS 26.3 PER


dat potential

He's also way younger than Duncan was considering he was only in school for one year while Duncan was in for four.

[scm5]

Hopefully in time he will turn his team into winning games...

His team sucks so badly.

They really ****ed up in trading away Nerlens for Jrue.

Davis/Nerlens could have had amazing potential.

[Basketbolero]

This guy is going to be a top 10 player for the next 12 years if he stays realtively healthy

[WallIn]

Before we start jizzing, that was done in 45 minutes. Impressive nonetheless

[WallIn]

Duncan in his 2nd year: 21.7 ppg 11.4 rpg 0.9 spg 2.5 bpg on 54%TS 23.2 PER
Davis in his 2nd year: 20.6 ppg 10.2 rpg 1.4 spg 2.9 bpg on 58%TS 26.3 PER


dat potential
:applause:

[Basketbolero]

Before we start jizzing, that was done in 45 minutes. Impressive nonetheless
That's an average night for Jimmy Butler :durantunimpressed:

[russwest0]

Duncan in his 2nd year: 21.7 ppg 11.4 rpg 0.9 spg 2.5 bpg on 54%TS 23.2 PER
Davis in his 2nd year: 20.6 ppg 10.2 rpg 1.4 spg 2.9 bpg on 58%TS 26.3 PER


dat potential

And Duncan was how old in his 2nd year? Like 23?

Impressive as hell. Too bad for AD he's playing for a shit organization that wants to win NOW despite not having the pieces at all.

Could of built their own twin towers with AD and Noel. And tanked in the process since Noel won't play this year. Like damn, the mindset of some of these teams has me shaking my damn head

[FKAri]

Before we start jizzing, that was done in 45 minutes. Impressive nonetheless

point of no return here bruh.

[DMAVS41]

And Duncan was how old in his 2nd year? Like 23?

Impressive as hell. Too bad for AD he's playing for a shit organization that wants to win NOW despite not having the pieces at all.

Could of built their own twin towers with AD and Noel. And tanked in the process since Noel won't play this year. Like damn, the mindset of some of these teams has me shaking my damn head

Yep...and now they are going to lose a top 10 pick as well. It boggles the mind how dumb these franchises are.

They essentially traded Noel and probably like the 8th pick for ****ing Jrue Holiday and his bad contract.

The Pelicans are ****ed for at least the next two years...and the sick thing is that they are going to be kind of decent...probably fighting for the 7th or 8th seed both years with little chance to win anything.

All while Davis wastes two more years of his career playing with a team that won't look anything like the team of the future.

I hope I'm wrong, but it looks very bleak for the Pelicans the next couple years...which sucks because I watch a lot of their games and I really like Davis.

Could have had AD and Noel and a top 5 pick this year. Probably could have traded Gordon as well to some stupid team to free up cap space. Then you play Noel, Davis, and their pick this year heavily in the 2015 season....likely get back into the lottery...and then start signing quality players around your young core and have likely a legit contender in 2017 if Davis is as good as we all think he'll be after 2 more full seasons.

Instead...

[BoutPractice]

AD is the kind of player you could easily build a dynasty around if you don't screw up. Unfortunately, I think the Pelicans already did, so he might be stuck in KG mode until he moves teams.

[Blue&Orange]

Gonna kick Lebron out from the top15.

[imdaman99]

Duncan in his 2nd year: 21.7 ppg 11.4 rpg 0.9 spg 2.5 bpg on 54%TS 23.2 PER
Davis in his 2nd year: 20.6 ppg 10.2 rpg 1.4 spg 2.9 bpg on 58%TS 26.3 PER


dat potential
Thats great, but I have a feeling that you could throw that Duncan on ANY team and they would be in the playoffs. That's hard to confirm since Duncan already came into a winning situation. I love AD but let's slow down. Yes he has ridiculous numbers for a 2nd year big man, but he does not have the same impact that Duncan did.

[Milbuck]

Thats great, but I have a feeling that you could throw that Duncan on ANY team and they would be in the playoffs. That's hard to confirm since Duncan already came into a winning situation. I love AD but let's slow down. Yes he has ridiculous numbers for a 2nd year big man, but he does not have the same impact that Duncan did.
Tim Duncan in his 2nd season was 22. AD right now is 20.

Barring any injuries or unexpected regression in his game, I see 22 year old Davis being better than 22 year old Duncan.

[dzav323]

His team sucks so badly.

They really ****ed up in trading away Nerlens for Jrue.

Davis/Nerlens could have had amazing potential.
The Twig Towers would never have worked. Nerlens is going to be dominated physically down low. Sure they could block a crap ton of shot, but that doesn't always mean good D.

If we can ship out Eric Gordon for a bag of chips, start Tyreke (averaging 25/8/8 in March since being a starter), and sign a sf/c, and keep everyone healthy, we will be a playoff team next year.

[swagga]

you can't run a playoff offense through Davis like you would through Duncan.
Duncan was mad calm. A true cold blooded methodical killer. When people was defending him they was paying for every mistake.

Davis is more like KG, an exceptionally versatile player and a great defensive anchor but they both lack duncan's strength and control/iq down low to truly be the focal point of the offense. Even if more versatile and energetic they can't match the offensive pressure that a prime duncan put on teams.

So I think he needs to show more to be comparable to duncan imo. Very nice player tho.

[swagga]

Tim Duncan in his 2nd season was 22. AD right now is 20.

Barring any injuries or unexpected regression in his game, I see 22 year old Davis being better than 22 year old Duncan.

Duncan came in at MVP level. Young davis is in the bottom 4 in the west with eric gordon, holiday AND tyreke on his squad. Not world beaters but very decent teammates. You think young duncan does that? Think again bro, game is beyond stats, you got to consider mental toughness and leadership too or else kevin love is mvp.

[dzav323]

Duncan came in at MVP level. Young davis is in the bottom 4 in the west with eric gordon, holiday AND tyreke on his squad. Not world beaters but very decent teammates. You think young duncan does that? Think again bro, game is beyond stats, you got to consider mental toughness and leadership too or else kevin love is mvp.
You also got to consider injuries bro. AD, Anderson, Tyreke, EG, and Holiday have played a grand total of 6 games together.

[Milbuck]

Duncan came in at MVP level. Young davis is in the bottom 4 in the west with eric gordon, holiday AND tyreke on his squad. Not world beaters but very decent teammates. You think young duncan does that? Think again bro, game is beyond stats, you got to consider mental toughness and leadership too or else kevin love is mvp.
Tim Duncan in his rookie season played alongside David Robinson, who put up 22/11/3/3/1 on 51% shooting (58 TS%). With a 27.8 PER, 114 ORTG, and 94 DRTG. But yeah, I guess Tyreke Evans (13ppg on 41% shooting), Eric Gordon (16ppg on 43% shooting, and Jrue Holiday (who has missed nearly half the season) is right up there. You can point to as many inconsistent pseudo-studs you want to, none of them are even remotely close to 1997-98 David Robinson.

You can bring up impact all you want, but it's pretty absurd to compare underachieving, inconsistent Eric Gordon and Tyreke ****ing Evans to near-prime David Robinson. The fact of the matter is, you can't go season by season with these guys. Davis is 20 years old, and putting up comparable stats to 22 year old Duncan.

And the Kevin Love reference means absolutely nothing. Love's problem isn't his mental toughness or leadership. They're not his strengths, but they aren't killing his impact or anything - his absolutely disgusting defense is.

[ralph_i_el]

Duncan came in at MVP level. Young davis is in the bottom 4 in the west with eric gordon, holiday AND tyreke on his squad. Not world beaters but very decent teammates. You think young duncan does that? Think again bro, game is beyond stats, you got to consider mental toughness and leadership too or else kevin love is mvp.

duncan joined a team with Drob putting up better than 21/10

[swagga]

duncan joined a team with Drob putting up better than 21/10

I'm not implying that he didn't. I'm implying that young duncan with the current squad would of done better. I understand the stats view but stats don't tell the whole story, especially with duncan.

Duncan is a shaq/lebron level talent and you could see that from day 1. Davis is on a lower tier from a talent POV, a great player, monster stats, but he don't have the same carrying capacity. Duncan is just more subtle to observe (not being a physical beast like shaq/bron) but he is just as impactful through his intelligence and maturity/understanding of the game.

You can sell me alot about davis, I really like him as a player, but if you're old enough to have seen duncan when he was young you know you can't compare them.

Maybe a knowledgeable spurfan can add something to this thread?

[allball]

I'm not implying that he didn't. I'm implying that young duncan with the current squad would of done better. I understand the stats view but stats don't tell the whole story, especially with duncan.

Duncan is a shaq/lebron level talent and you could see that from day 1. Davis is on a lower tier from a talent POV, a great player, monster stats, but he don't have the same carrying capacity. Duncan is just more subtle to observe (not being a physical beast like shaq/bron) but he is just as impactful through his intelligence and maturity/understanding of the game.

You can sell me alot about davis, I really like him as a player, but if you're old enough to have seen duncan when he was young you know you can't compare them.

Maybe a knowledgeable spurfan can add something to this thread?

a lower tier? you have no idea what you're talking about.

[BoutPractice]

Duncan unquestionably came in the league a more polished product, and impactful player, than AD. He's been pretty much the same player for 17 years - he got better with time but he didn't suddenly learn new things or anything like that, it's all been about refining a preexisting skillset.

AD's curve is closer to a KD, where he already has out of this world talent but still lots of untapped potential. It wouldn't surprise me if 5 years from now he has a complete 1-on-1 game complete with playmaking abilities. The scary part is, he wouldn't even need it to become a future HOFer.

[russwest0]

Lol, people need to quit looking at names. The trio of Eric Gordon, Jrue Holiday, and Tyreke Evans is stupid as hell. Three guys that don't fit well together at all. Their bench is weak. Ryan Anderson is out for the season. They are playing in the toughest conference I've seen in a long ass time. possibly ever.

Nothing AD could really do to bring them into the playoffs besides play like Kevin Durant on offense.