Ed Davis ranks 61st in Saletta's top 100

[BonesJones]

Not exactly. There are 3x #2s better than him on the Warriors, and many teams have #2 not as good.

He's better than JJ Redick and Dirk, who've been listed ahead of them. He's easily a top 40 player.

 

[blue9]

http://www.todaysfastbreak.com/nba-...alettas-summer-top-100-countdown-61-ed-davis/

There will probably be some brush back on this, but let’s put things into a context that justifies Davis’ placement this high. Last season, he recorded .192 WS/48, a Player Efficiency Rating of 18.7 and a usage percentage of 12.7. In the history of the NBA, only two players have gotten that kind of production with that little usage, according to Basketball-Reference.com. Look how Davis compares with them in the advanced stats:

Totals Advanced
Rk Player Season Age Tm MP PER ORB% DRB% TRB% STL% BLK% USG% WS/48 DBPM
1 Tyson Chandler 2011-12 29 NYK 2061 18.7 11.8 22.7 17.2 1.4 3.4 13.0 .220 2.8
2 Tyson Chandler 2014-15 32 DAL 2286 20.1 14.1 27.4 20.7 0.9 3.2 12.8 .216 2.3
3 Tyson Chandler 2012-13 30 NYK 2164 18.9 14.1 24.3 19.0 1.0 3.0 13.0 .207 1.8
4 Ed Davis 2015-16 26 POR 1684 18.7 14.4 24.2 19.3 1.7 3.3 12.7 .192 2.5
5 Ben Wallace 2001-02 27 DET 2921 18.6 12.9 28.9 21.0 2.5 6.7 10.5 .190 6.5
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/24/2016.

He’s not a big usage guy, and he doesn’t get a huge number of touches, but there’s no denying his impact on the game. His rebound, block and steal percentages are right there with prime Tyson Chandler and not too far behind Ben Wallace.

That’s a pretty persuasive demonstration of what he contributes off the ball. And when I looked at impact-to-production ratio, he ranked 30th in the NBA. Davis is not a box score star, but he makes his presence felt.

Keep in mind that both Chandler and Wallace were starters, and played against some very good starting Cs. Davis plays limited minutes against 2nd units. I like Davis a lot, but he really lacks a lot of skill. He makes up for it with hard work, and playing to his strengths - but I just don't think his name belongs alongside Chandler/Wallace.

With that said, I do think he could be a fine starting PF with the right rotation. Say, if we had a DMC-like player at C...and maybe if Turner had more range on his shot. I'd also be interested to see how Meyers/Davis at C/PF would perform in the starting unit.

 

[Denny Crane]

Keep in mind that both Chandler and Wallace were starters, and played against some very good starting Cs. Davis plays limited minutes against 2nd units. I like Davis a lot, but he really lacks a lot of skill. He makes up for it with hard work, and playing to his strengths - but I just don't think his name belongs alongside Chandler/Wallace.

With that said, I do think he could be a fine starting PF with the right rotation. Say, if we had a DMC-like player at C...and maybe if Turner had more range on his shot. I'd also be interested to see how Meyers/Davis at C/PF would perform in the starting unit.

Davis started 24 games for the Lakers a year ago, and his stats were as good or better in most areas, worse on defense. For their careers, Davis has played about 7 minutes per game less than the other two.

His name belongs with the other two because if you do the search on the stats site, his name shows up with the other two

 

[KingSpeed]

Oh, good point! Then this is wrong then for CJ

I ain't never been so good with numbers.

No you haven't.

 

[Denny Crane]

Oh, good point! Then this is wrong then for CJ

I ain't never been so good with numbers.

Or betting. Or predictions.

 

[BonesJones]

They got Jae Crowder, Nic Batum, and even Danilo fucking Gallinari over CJ McCollum. That's a fucking joke. What a dumb list

 

[theprunetang]

They got Jae Crowder, Nic Batum, and even Danilo fucking Gallinari over CJ McCollum. That's a fucking joke. What a dumb list

This just killed the thread. Dumb (them, not you).