He's too limited and he doesn't fill a need we have. That is rebounding and size down low, and hopefully some athleticism too. Davis is very one dimensional and cannot play under the basket because he doesn't have the length or lift. He even managed to somehow gain weight during the season and he's also a headcase. When his jumpshot isn't falling he's pretty much useless, and that was the case the majority of the latter part of last season. The league is becoming more and more athletic and we need to adapt and recognize that. It seems like he's only able to do one positive thing at a time and for a limited period, like taking charges for example. He wasn't able to put forth any cohesive efforts when we needed him most and that's one reason we failed to progress further.
Outside of Rondo and the rare offensive rebounds we do get...it is BBD getting them.
You can kiss those rebounds goodbye, kiss the charges drawn good bye, and those bail out late in the shot clock shots will be taken by Rondo.....
True. When something's going really bad, you tend not to see the positives.
I remember when Tony Allen was here he'd be a bit of a bonehead too.
I was on the bandwagon of losing Baby but now, I'm more leaning towards getting Baby back. Obviously we cannot offer him too much but other teams will not be paying much after the horrid playoff performance by Baby. Ainge should give Baby a bigger role and more recognition, especially as KG is older. Ainge should also look at making Baby lose a lot of weight this summer, as the weight is not only affecting his game but also injuring him. If anything, he can be traded later.
Now that I think about it, even if Baby comes back, we'd still need another PF in the future. Baby cannot consistently play starter depending on the matchup. However, Baby will shoulder the load with the new PF (if we get one) meaning that the new PF will not need to be amazing, just solid. Baby also helps with the center problem. If he loses weight, he'd be a decent center at times and the depth at the center position will be great as we will have J.O. (and Krstic if he comes back).
I'd like Baby to come back so the focus can be on getting a center. Losing him will just be more problems.
Topic: Wait...so can we afford to lose Baby? (Read 18530 times)