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Yep. Off the bench with a minutes restriction it seems.
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not bad for a rusty AD...
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Anthony Davis returns from 20-game absence, Hachimura makes Lakers’ debut
Anthony Davis comes off the bench and scores 21 points with 12 rebounds in his return from a right foot injury.
| Quote: | He was 7 of 15 from the field and also had 12 rebounds in 26 minutes for his 19th double-double in 26 games played this season.
Patrick Beverley scored a season-high 18 and Rui Hachimura added 12 in his Lakers debut. |
https://www.nba.com/news/lakers-anthony-davis-to-return-tonight |
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epic_
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Isn't it great when our big can defend
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| He instantly makes us a much better defensive team, but unfortunately, instantly had fans held their breath too… |
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| Welcome back AD… Hope Ham keeps playing him under 30mpg until the trade deadline or ASB. Just keep his minutes down with Lebron. |
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| Ok, rest is done, time to be MVP/DPOY and lead us to a chip |
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Davis please stop going so high for block shots, just let them score on those instances. We can't have you get injured every time you go up for a shot. Just jump vertically with both arms so that you know how your landing will be. You can do that in the playoffs when it counts..
Also I would seriously consider starting Bryant so that AD can absolutely just CHILL and shoot jumpers to get his shot back but I don't want him doing too much and getting injured. Our team has enough scorers we shouldn't run him to the ground |
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| Quote: | Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT
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One of the biggest urban myths is that “high tops prevent ankle injuries.” It makes no difference and has consistently been shown as such in the research. Further, he’s getting taped up every game anyways. |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| epic_ wrote: | | Quote: | Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT
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One of the biggest urban myths is that “high tops prevent ankle injuries.” It makes no difference and has consistently been shown as such in the research. Further, he’s getting taped up every game anyways. |
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What about that fancy ankle braces? (I think Curry wears one) |
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I don’t know what the solution is, but he won’t sustain with these falls and “freak” plays. At some point, it’s his responsibility to be available
Just always feels like a ticking time bomb. I desperately want to be proven wrong so that we can legitimately compete for the chip. |
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| epic_ wrote: | | Quote: | Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT
@3cbPerformance
One of the biggest urban myths is that “high tops prevent ankle injuries.” It makes no difference and has consistently been shown as such in the research. Further, he’s getting taped up every game anyways. |
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True, and one of the reasons knee injuries are on the rise is because of high top shoes. Ankles are mobile joints and if you restrict their movement during a high force activity, it usually gives at the next joint up, which is your knee (designed to be a stable joint.) |
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I don't think he requires any special equipment. More than anything he's gotta train his mind not to jump into the air and contort his legs loosely into compromising positions, like on that heave. He's gotta act a little bit heavier and stable than he is, even if that lowers his ceiling as a player.
Big Bird is such a good nickname for him. |
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epic_
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Pretty much, he should play like Kawhi in terms of limiting jumps over 5 inches. And bring it out sparingly.
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| levon wrote: | I don't think he requires any special equipment. More than anything he's gotta train his mind not to jump into the air and contort his legs loosely into compromising positions, like on that heave. He's gotta act a little bit heavier and stable than he is, even if that lowers his ceiling as a player.
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That's probably the truth of it. He plays at 100 at the time, and is always up off the ground. Slow it down to 80-85 and a ground/length based game, at least until the playoffs, then show us that athleticism
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epic_
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Stupid Zion got voted over AD?
Might as well, I rather AD just rest over the all-star break anyway.
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| epic_ wrote: | Stupid Zion got voted over AD?
Might as well, I rather AD just rest over the all-star break anyway. |
Best thing that could’ve happened |
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levon
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| Yeah, people are going to cite injury reasons despite Zion going to have missed more time this season (and he might not even be ready for the game). |
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| levon wrote: | | Yeah, people are going to cite injury reasons despite Zion going to have missed more time this season (and he might not even be ready for the game). |
It was the players vote that did it. They put Zion number 3 and Davis number 7 in their voter front court players. |
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epic_
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| activeverb wrote: | | levon wrote: | | Yeah, people are going to cite injury reasons despite Zion going to have missed more time this season (and he might not even be ready for the game). |
It was the players vote that did it. They put Zion number 3 and Davis number 7 in their voter front court players. |
Ridiculous. But oh wells.
If Zion can't play in the game, AD might take his spot as starter as he's next in line in the weighted votes.
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I could be wrong about what caused AD to drop behind Zion, but we see how much blog boys hate the Lakers. The same seems to go for “reporters” who are nothing but glorified blog boys. Andrew Lopez who now works for ESPN and probably has a vote, is a former Pelicans blogger. He’s celebrating on Twitter right now.
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levon
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| activeverb wrote: | | levon wrote: | | Yeah, people are going to cite injury reasons despite Zion going to have missed more time this season (and he might not even be ready for the game). |
It was the players vote that did it. They put Zion number 3 and Davis number 7 in their voter front court players. |
Yeah I saw. No biggie. |
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| Polarbear wrote: | | epic_ wrote: | Stupid Zion got voted over AD?
Might as well, I rather AD just rest over the all-star break anyway. |
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Neither Davis or Jams should play a min of the ASG. Rest both for the last 20 games a push for a play in spot.
Enjoy the break. Maybe do some interviews and light workouts but use it to rest the body. |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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| epic_ wrote: | | Pretty much, he should play like Kawhi in terms of limiting jumps over 5 inches. And bring it out sparingly. |
The problem is that Kawhi is a way better player without his athleticism than AD is.
If AD could shoot 40% from three, then he would no longer need to justify himself by leaping out of the building.
What he should do is continue to work on his three and just resign himself that he is not going to be the dominant defensive force he once was.
Aim to be a top 30 player instead of a top five... except during the late playoffs.
I think he feels like he has to justify the steep rice we paid... but he's just not going to stay healthy that way. |
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