"Bird Rights"

[JB]

Anyone know how we can get some protection for Davis' contract, if  
we've used up the full mid level with the signing of Posey?

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/x354100774

{Davis has been spending time in the Boston area and attended the  
team's Waltham training facility last week, looking noticeably  
slimmer and more chiseled than he did last month at the Las Vegas  
Summer League.

Seeing a leaner and meaner Davis could be first of many eye-catching  
moments from a player who slipped to the second round because he was  
judged by some as too big (at nearly 300 pounds) to play out of the  
post, and not big enough (at 6-foot-8 with an average wingspan) to  
play against NBA big men.

"I don't know what the opinion of him is up there," said LSU coach  
John Brady, "but I think Glen is going to be a pleasant surprise in a  
lot of ways. He's one of those guys who can do a lot of things you  
don't expect him to do.

"I am convinced he can guard on the perimeter, despite his size,  
because his feet are so good. ...

............"People too often equate the ability to play this game  
with the ability to jump over the rim," Brady said. "That doesn't  
hurt, but Glen has a feel for the game and can do a lot of things  
that you wouldn't think he can do. He can put the ball on the floor.  
He can make jump shots. He is not going to make a living in the NBA  
behind the arc, but he can open up defenses with his outside shot.

"If you just think of him as a power forward, then you are  
restricting what he can bring to your team."}


		 JB

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