Based on what you've seen from both players so far in their NBA careers. Who will have a better NBA career?
Anthony Davis
61%
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KAT
38%
[ 12 ]
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:08 am Post subject: Anthony Davis vs. Karl-Anthony Towns
Both players are early into their careers. But who do you think will go down in history as the better player when all is said and done?
They have tons of similarities. They are both Power Forward-Centers, drafted #1 from Kentucky, who are ideal big men in the modern NBA since they can spread the floor offensively, defend the rim defensively, and rebound on both ends of the floor. _________________ "Every hurt is a lesson, and every lesson makes you better”
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:35 am Post subject:
Imagine if the Lakers had Towns instead of Russell and Porzingis instead of Randle. _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:46 pm Post subject: Re: Anthony Davis vs. Karl-Anthony Towns
kikanga wrote:
Both players are early into their careers. But who do you think will go down in history as the better player when all is said and done?
They have tons of similarities. They are both Power Forward-Centers, drafted #1 from Kentucky, who are ideal big men in the modern NBA since they can spread the floor offensively, defend the rim defensively, and rebound on both ends of the floor.
Towns is good but Davis was a one man wrecking machine at Kentucky. Anthony Davis is already there with the NBA elite players. They just need to build a better team around him.
Imagine if the Lakers had Towns instead of Russell and Porzingis instead of Randle.
Yesterday a dude told I'm here since 2001 but didn't use to post about Shaq, Kobe, Pau, Lamar, even Drew ... man, good times, even the feuds were funny and I was never about to cry watching a Laker game in deep disgust the way I'm now. That frontcourt would be insane, I had really high expectations for this draft and I'm sure front office had ways to trade up and grab KAT, but they were not looking for a big and went for the best guard available. We never had a shot at those those two, but could and should at least have one impact player after two tanking seasons. I can live with all the arguments, but a 9 win record is too little even for a Scott team, our roster sucks. I feel sorry about all the Pau Gasol blaming, those guys have to live with our all scrub team.
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Imagine if the Lakers had Towns instead of Russell and Porzingis instead of Randle.
Yesterday a dude told I'm here since 2001 but didn't use to post about Shaq, Kobe, Pau, Lamar, even Drew ... man, good times, even the feuds were fun and I was never about to cry watching a Laker game in deep disgust the way I'm now. That frontcourt would be insane, I had really high expectations for this draft and I'm sure front office had ways to trade up and grab KAT, but they were not looking for a big and went for the best guard available. We never had a shot at those those two, but could and should at least have one impact player after two tanking seasons. I can live with all the arguments, but a 9 win record is too little even for a Scott team, our roster sucks. I feel sorry about all the Pau Gasol blaming, those guys have to live with our all scrub team.
How where we going to trade up for KAT when Minny was dead set on him? _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
A little early - as Towns is still only a rookie. Rookie vs rookie, Towns has looked just as good.
However I think I go with Davis due to the potential. Davis' has physical tools and a level he can reach, or reached last year, that I don't envision Towns reaching.
I think Towns will be a 18/12/3/2 type of guy. A bigger, better Al Horford or Sheed without being a head case. Davis has the ability to be the best big in basketball and his athleticism really puts him on a different level. He can be the Dwight of this era, the guy that can lead a team to the Finals as the big man. They should get him to go back to playing more physical and relying more on shots closer to the basket though.
You should probably question New Orleans management for surrounding him with garbage.
Exactly. I do not understand why they tried to contend so quickly. They honestly should have drafted Nerlens Noels, and kept their pick (#10 in 2014) and used free agency to add shooting and guards.
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:57 pm Post subject:
yinoma2001 wrote:
nash wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
Imagine if the Lakers had Towns instead of Russell and Porzingis instead of Randle.
Yesterday a dude told I'm here since 2001 but didn't use to post about Shaq, Kobe, Pau, Lamar, even Drew ... man, good times, even the feuds were fun and I was never about to cry watching a Laker game in deep disgust the way I'm now. That frontcourt would be insane, I had really high expectations for this draft and I'm sure front office had ways to trade up and grab KAT, but they were not looking for a big and went for the best guard available. We never had a shot at those those two, but could and should at least have one impact player after two tanking seasons. I can live with all the arguments, but a 9 win record is too little even for a Scott team, our roster sucks. I feel sorry about all the Pau Gasol blaming, those guys have to live with our all scrub team.
How where we going to trade up for KAT when Minny was dead set on him?
Townes is a great, will be a star, player in the NBA. WE BLEW IT. Okafor was there for the picking and we went with Russel.
Lucky I was sitting on my bed when the Lakers announced they were taking Russel with the second pick. Had I been in a chair I would have injured myself with I collapsed.
Look at the running for the ROY, Jahail and Karl are running neck and neck, D'Angelo's not in the conversation.
I'd go with Townes. Minnesota knew what they were getting. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:03 am Post subject:
yinoma2001 wrote:
nash wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
Imagine if the Lakers had Towns instead of Russell and Porzingis instead of Randle.
Yesterday a dude told I'm here since 2001 but didn't use to post about Shaq, Kobe, Pau, Lamar, even Drew ... man, good times, even the feuds were fun and I was never about to cry watching a Laker game in deep disgust the way I'm now. That frontcourt would be insane, I had really high expectations for this draft and I'm sure front office had ways to trade up and grab KAT, but they were not looking for a big and went for the best guard available. We never had a shot at those those two, but could and should at least have one impact player after two tanking seasons. I can live with all the arguments, but a 9 win record is too little even for a Scott team, our roster sucks. I feel sorry about all the Pau Gasol blaming, those guys have to live with our all scrub team.
How where we going to trade up for KAT when Minny was dead set on him?
Don't you know? It's obvious Mitch knows how to perform hypnosis. But he was dead set on D'LO. Lazy bastard of a GM should have busted out his Magician's hat and wand. We are Laker fans, and these are reasonable expectations.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:05 am Post subject:
jodeke wrote:
yinoma2001 wrote:
nash wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
Imagine if the Lakers had Towns instead of Russell and Porzingis instead of Randle.
Yesterday a dude told I'm here since 2001 but didn't use to post about Shaq, Kobe, Pau, Lamar, even Drew ... man, good times, even the feuds were fun and I was never about to cry watching a Laker game in deep disgust the way I'm now. That frontcourt would be insane, I had really high expectations for this draft and I'm sure front office had ways to trade up and grab KAT, but they were not looking for a big and went for the best guard available. We never had a shot at those those two, but could and should at least have one impact player after two tanking seasons. I can live with all the arguments, but a 9 win record is too little even for a Scott team, our roster sucks. I feel sorry about all the Pau Gasol blaming, those guys have to live with our all scrub team.
How where we going to trade up for KAT when Minny was dead set on him?
Townes is a great, will be a star, player in the NBA. WE BLEW IT. Okafor was there for the picking and we went with Russel.
Lucky I was sitting on my bed when the Lakers announced they were taking Russel with the second pick. Had I been in a chair I would have injured myself with I collapsed.
Look at the running for the ROY, Jahail and Karl are running neck and neck, D'Angelo's not in the conversation.
I'd go with Townes. Minnesota knew what they were getting.
Neck and neck? LOL! Yeah right. Hyperbole to drive home your bias point. D'Lo is a Laker.. FAN EXIT door that way. Please leave your jerseys in the bin when you leave.
Imagine if the Lakers had Towns instead of Russell and Porzingis instead of Randle.
Yesterday a dude told I'm here since 2001 but didn't use to post about Shaq, Kobe, Pau, Lamar, even Drew ... man, good times, even the feuds were fun and I was never about to cry watching a Laker game in deep disgust the way I'm now. That frontcourt would be insane, I had really high expectations for this draft and I'm sure front office had ways to trade up and grab KAT, but they were not looking for a big and went for the best guard available. We never had a shot at those those two, but could and should at least have one impact player after two tanking seasons. I can live with all the arguments, but a 9 win record is too little even for a Scott team, our roster sucks. I feel sorry about all the Pau Gasol blaming, those guys have to live with our all scrub team.
How where we going to trade up for KAT when Minny was dead set on him?
Townes is a great, will be a star, player in the NBA. WE BLEW IT. Okafor was there for the picking and we went with Russel.
Lucky I was sitting on my bed when the Lakers announced they were taking Russel with the second pick. Had I been in a chair I would have injured myself with I collapsed.
Look at the running for the ROY, Jahail and Karl are running neck and neck, D'Angelo's not in the conversation.
I'd go with Townes. Minnesota knew what they were getting.
I think Anthony Davis is likely to be the guy with a higher peak level of play and perhaps a shorter career. He hasn't made the seventy games played plateau yet, though he's on an arc to reach it this season so far. May be continually prone to injury. I'd prefer him on my dream team to Towns.
Towns strikes me as a better modern center right out of the box, but I think he's also probably nearer his peak playing level already. He's a little more of a stay on the ground player, a good trait for treatment of one's feet, ankles, knees.
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Okafor was there for the picking and we went with Russel.
