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CavaliersFTW
03-10-2015, 01:39 PM
Pelicans fans, why is he such a black hole to this point in his career, do you see him developing an inside passing game any time soon or is he basically in the mold of a Kevin McHale - great potential defensive and scoring PF but a black hole with the ball on the offensive end?
dubeta
03-10-2015, 01:40 PM
Good point but he's better than Wilt
Fudge
03-10-2015, 01:42 PM
Good point but he's way better than Wilt
StephHamann
03-10-2015, 01:45 PM
Good point but he's better than Wilt
Im Still Ballin
03-10-2015, 01:47 PM
What's Wilts assist career high? (rhetorical DO NOT ANSWER)
hawksdogsbraves
03-10-2015, 01:48 PM
His apg has increased from 1.0 as a rookie to 1.8 this season. He's only 21, so there's very little doubt in my mind that he'll average 2.5-3 apg in his prime as he improves.

Maybe more if he gets a coach who's worth a damn.

It's frankly frightening to think that this isn't his prime.
Trollsmasher
03-10-2015, 01:48 PM
pretty good for a guy who only affects the offense on open shots provided by teammates
ISHGoat
03-10-2015, 01:50 PM
Because when you are averaging 25 ppg on 55% .605% TS, there is no dam reason to pass the ball.

Oh and he's way better than Wilt.
Marchesk
03-10-2015, 01:50 PM
What's Wilts assist career high? (rhetorical DO NOT ANSWER)

His best season average is equal to Lebron's best. Let that sink in.
SugarHill
03-10-2015, 01:51 PM
His apg has increased from 1.0 as a rookie to 1.8 this season. He's only 21, so there's very little doubt in my mind that he'll average 2.5-3 apg in his prime as he improves.

Maybe more if he gets a coach who's worth a damn.

It's frankly frightening to think that this isn't his prime.

That's what people said about Chris Paul in 08-09 :(
dubeta
03-10-2015, 01:52 PM
His best season average is equal to Lebron's best. Let that sink in.

While relentlessly statpadding to the detriment to his team, on a league that had 30-40% more possessions, with little to no defense.

Would be equal to 2-3 assists in today's league
Im Still Ballin
03-10-2015, 01:52 PM
You just couldn't help yourself, could you old man
SugarHill
03-10-2015, 01:52 PM
His best season average is equal to Lebron's best. Let that sink in.

the coach's thought as Wilt hoists up a freethrow
Marchesk
03-10-2015, 01:52 PM
Because when you are averaging 25 ppg on 55% .605% TS, there is no dam reason to pass the ball.

Oh and he's way better than Wilt.

Wilt did have a 24.1 ppg / 7.8 apg on 68% shooting one season, so that's not necessarily true.

His team won 68 games in route to a championship that season, so he wasn't stat padding.

I love Davis, though. It's great to have a new potential elite big for the next 10 to 15 years in the league.
Im Still Ballin
03-10-2015, 01:53 PM
That's what people said about Tracy in 2002!
Marchesk
03-10-2015, 01:54 PM
You just couldn't help yourself, could you old man

I started watching around the time Jordan and Hakeem came into the league.
Quickening
03-10-2015, 01:54 PM
His best season average is equal to Lebron's best. Let that sink in.

Wilts assists avergae in his first 4 years, 2.5... :lol Whilst average over 40 ppg... dat blackhole
CavaliersFTW
03-10-2015, 01:55 PM
http://hotmeme.net/media/i/d/6/9b3-getting-evicted-after-living-rent-free-in-nyc-for-6-months.jpg

Now back to Davis. He had a great 43 point game with 6 assists that's when I noticed that was his career high, thus the thread. Seems like a rather low career high though he's still early in his career.
Marchesk
03-10-2015, 01:56 PM
Wilts assists avergae in his first 4 years, 2.5... :lol Whilst average over 40 ppg... dat blackhole

Different role though. That was volume scoring Wilt.

I'm not criticizing Davis for lack of assists. I love what he's been able to do so far. I just hope he stays healthy for his entire career. There's nothing more dissapointing than seeing a potential great big have his career sidelined by injuries. Such as Oden or Sampson after his first several seasons. Or Walton too (talk about a great passing big, though).
ISHGoat
03-10-2015, 01:57 PM
Wilt did have a 24.1 ppg / 7.8 apg on 68% shooting one season, so that's not necessarily true.

His team won 68 games in route to a championship that season, so he wasn't stat padding.

I love Davis, though. It's great to have a new potential elite big for the next 10 to 15 years in the league.

He was stat padding on purpose. Wilt is literally the definition of stat padder.

Some players like kobe stat pad accidentally. By that, I mean stat pad his teammates OReb #s. Wilt stat padded his own.
Marchesk
03-10-2015, 01:59 PM
He was stat padding on purpose. Wilt is literally the definition of stat padder.

I didn't see the games, so I'll have to defer. But I doubt it's really stat padding when your the offense for a 68 win team is running through Wilt on the high post, as I understand it.

But I'll let someone like Laz, Cavs or fplii respond to that.
navy
03-10-2015, 02:15 PM
Because when you are averaging 25 ppg on 55% .605% TS, there is no dam reason to pass the ball.

Oh and he's way better than Wilt.

He doesnt get assist because he scores so easily and the offense doesnt run through him.

Would dominate Wilts era.
RoundMoundOfReb
03-10-2015, 02:18 PM
His best season average is equal to Lebron's best. Let that sink in.
Nope. LeBron's was higher, slightly. And adjusting for era it was about 5x higher.
RoundMoundOfReb
03-10-2015, 02:19 PM
He doesnt get assist because he scores so easily and the offense doesnt run through him.

Would dominate Wilts era.

There's no way Davis doesn't average at least 70 ppg in the 60s. No way.
scm5
03-10-2015, 02:25 PM
OP, do you ever watch the games?

Davis rarely gets a chance to create shots for himself or others. He gets the majority of his points off of open jumpers or cutting to the basket. He is amazing at it.
CavaliersFTW
03-10-2015, 02:34 PM
OP, do you ever watch the games?

Davis rarely gets a chance to create shots for himself or others. He gets the majority of his points off of open jumpers or cutting to the basket. He is amazing at it.
No thus I asked the question in the OP, looking for answers like this.

I got a bunch of people talking about Wilt instead.

Thanks though.
robert de niro
03-10-2015, 02:42 PM
the coach's thought as Wilt hoists up a freethrow
http://i.imgur.com/ZxKTjXE.gif
navy
03-10-2015, 02:44 PM
the coach's thought as Wilt hoists up a freethrow
Kevin Garnett Gif. :bowdown:
kuniva_dAMiGhTy
03-10-2015, 03:04 PM
Assists, especially for big men, won't tell you whether they're a black hole or not.

Watch the games; Davis is far from that.
ralph_i_el
03-10-2015, 03:38 PM
Who should he pass to?
CavaliersFTW
03-10-2015, 03:45 PM
Who should he pass to?
Players who are open, cutters, etc

But what I'm gathering from the few people who responded honestly is that his touches are more opportunistic in the nature of loose balls and offensive rebounds rather than actual feeds is this correct?

What about when he's actually fed, does he then have the ability to wait/look for opportunities to set teammates up and keep the offense/ball moving or does he tend to turn right to the hoop and look to score?
notatop29pg
03-10-2015, 06:17 PM
He's basically poor man's Marcus Camby.

It's just that whenever he tries to dribble or pass the ball it just goes in the basket instead. It seems it's the basket that is actually the black hole.
Burgz V2
03-10-2015, 06:49 PM
how many assists per game did Wilt average?
CavaliersFTW
03-10-2015, 06:52 PM
how many assists per game did Wilt average?
Thread is about Anthony Davis
T_L_P
03-10-2015, 06:53 PM
Still a higher PER than Wilt :lebronamazed:
navy
03-10-2015, 07:02 PM
Thread is about Anthony Davis
Wilt of his era
Burgz V2
03-10-2015, 07:55 PM
Thread is about Anthony Davis

well you clearly have never watched the Pelicans if you think he is a selfish player so I asked you a question that you could at least answer without everyone calling you a liar.
Prime_Shaq
03-10-2015, 08:34 PM
His teammates can't hit open shots except Gordon. Tyreke prefers to create his own shot for whatever **** reason.
CavaliersFTW
03-10-2015, 08:42 PM
well you clearly have never watched the Pelicans if you think he is a selfish player so I asked you a question that you could at least answer without everyone calling you a liar.
What do you mean if I think!? I'm not asserting an opinion here.

I'm asking a question - based on being surprised 6 assists is his 'career high'.

No shit I don't watch the Pelicans, asking is an admission that I don't watch the Pelicans is it not?

You can answer the topic at hand with your first hand observations or not, this is not a thread about Wilt no matter how much trolling you wish to impose.
Horde of Temujin
03-10-2015, 09:20 PM
6 too many.
deja vu
03-11-2015, 12:06 AM
the coach's thought as Wilt hoists up a freethrow
Damn...
Hittin_Shots
03-11-2015, 12:29 AM
Damn...

That was pretty terrible... Wouldnt all coaches want the free throws to sink for any player..