Big Baby is shooting 35% from the field on the year. It’s hard to look away from that, even if he does take less than 4 shots a game. It is a small sample size, but either way that’s not just bad, its horrific. Especially for a big man who does not shoot 3s. I mean, Eddie House’s fg% is higher than that, and he’s a guy who takes almost 70% of his shots from behind the arc. So until Davis starts hitting some shots, haters certainly have a lot to hate about, I’m not doubting that. However, if you look at last year, the same guy was shooting 48% from the field. Some of this can definitely be attributed to the addition of a 15 foot jump shot to his game. But his finishing at the rim just hasn’t been as strong. He didn’t have hops last year either, so I’m not buying that just because he can’t jump out of the gym he will never be a good finisher at the rim. Ryan Gomes was an excellent example of a player for the Green that was a great finisher down low without having a lot of athleticism. Give Davis some time, just like we did with Rondo, and you might regret ever doubting him to begin with. ------- he hasn’t fallen out of favor…give it some time…Powe isn’t utilizing his full post game, which I believe to be a product of infrequency of use – post play is about rhythm and if you don’t have it then your game can be erratic… The team knows that Powe is a far better PF than Davis – Davis is getting his shot to prove otherwise through extended minutes and has not done so… even assuming Davis is appreciably better defensively -which he’s not, (marginally better maybe) – Productivity is still king in this league. The team knows that Leon can be highly productive, so developing the nuances in his game is a much better value proposition than hoping Davis can lose 30lbs and figure out how to make an impact statistically. That “little things” argument is the same one we bashed Scal for all those years….Little things are very important, but if you are going to play 15-25 minutes, you have to be productive statistically too…Celtics know Powe can put up the numbers and hold his own in man defense – they will work to develop the rest of his game….Davis I doubt sees another TC with this team… ---------- Really, the best way to utilize Davis would be to just have him crushing people on picks all night long, and teach him to roll instead of fade. His newly unveiled jumper that he’s been green-lit for this season sucks, to be fair. If he gets the ball on a cut he’s a threat to get fouled or to use his passing ability. Really, what Doc has tried to do this season is to turn Big Baby into Ryan Gomes 2.0 with the pick and pop play. It’s not working. And he’s the type of player that gets frustrated with himself when he misses a shot he should have made or screws up a rotation. He then gets mentally irregular, which leads to more mistakes. If all he did was box people out and set picks and not worry about the rest, the game would come to him a lot easier than it does now. ----------- Ok so you’re claiming that you have an inside track on the reasoning for Glenn Davis getting minutes? I would appreciate some further explanation as to how you seem to know something the rest of us don’t. Unless that is you are just assuming. Either way, I’m confused by your post. Mainly because you go on for about 7 paragraphs telling me how much better Powe is than Davis, then sum up the reason why Davis is playing over him being that the gap isn’ t big enough to matter, so showcasing the player they’d rather get rid of is just the smarter move. Outside of the first point I just made, there is another glaring problem with your theory. Danny and Doc would have to be pretty naive to think that they can showcase Glenn Davis right now and expect to reap any benefits from it. I mean you yourself just went on for again 7 paragraphs telling us how bad Glenn Davis is, and now your explanation for why he is playing is to showcase him, hoping that a Kevin Mchale of the NBA is out there licking his chops? That’s hypocritical and makes no sense. Also, I played the game at the collegiate level so I understand what rotations are. It’s not just about the pick and roll either, it’s mainly about being in the right or wrong places on defense. I’m not saying that Leon Powe is a horrible defender. If i was coming off that way, let me just say for the record I don’t believe that. What I believe is that Glenn Davis is extraordinarly good for a 2nd year player. His IQ is extraordinarly high for a 2nd year player. I, like you, actually believe Powe’s ceiling is much higher than Davis’. Simply for some of the reasons you’ve stated, we all know Davis is limited in some areas. Leon Powe has and will continue to improve in these areas that I feel he is currently inferior to Davis in. Little by little, as he grows up, he will probably soar past Davis on the NBA radar because he’s just more athletically gifted. Most important thing here is I was simply making the case for why Doc is playing Davis. I don’t necessarily agree with him. Like Van Gundy says “ give me tangibles ova intangibles every day of the week.” I was simply making the case for why Glenn Davis should absolutely be in the rotation and ahead of Patrick O’bryant of all people. If I were the coach, Leon would be my third big man in this rotation, no question. But Davis would be my 4th and I wouldn’t be looking to replace him. --

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