Steady Eddy

Ed Davis. I like this kid so much and Scout wrote a nice article on him. Everything they say is so true. He has been a great inside defender and rebounder and that was fine earlier in the year, but as he has adjusted to college basketball, his offensive game has expanded as well. This article compares him and his shot-blocking ability to that of Brandon Wright. It’s hard to believe that Wright has more blocks than Davis, but B-Wright also started almost every game (I know he was sick for the Arizona game, along with Ginyard) and played a bigger role for that Tar Heel squad. So let’s compare these Heels’ stats from their freshman year.

Wright: Averaged 14.7 pts, 6.2 boards, 1.0 steals, and 1.8 blocks, while playing 27.6 minutes per game. He was mostly the second option as he was the 2nd leading scorer behind Hansbrough

Davis: Has averaged 6.6 pts, 6.7 boards, and 1.8 blocks while playing only 18.8 minutes per game.

So I believe that if Davis started, he would probably be at 10, 8, and 2 per game, which would have probably made him ACC rookie of the year, but I think he would agree that he has had a great opportunity to not have to shoulder the load, but come in and play solid defense and score a few buckets. Plus Deon Thompson can shoot the ball with a little more range and is an underrated shot-blocker.

With Davis' first game in the tournament, he reminded me of Marvin Williams 1st game. If you remember, Marvin was the 6th man, but I would consider him more versatile than Davis because of his ability to handle the ball and his range, but Davis, like Williams, is playing an important role on this team and I hope that he sticks around to develop into the ultimate player.