I think we are going to love this kid.
From News14:
“Other schools, they were telling me I’m going to get 30 minutes a game, I’m going to get this, get that, like with my playing time and how I fit in, but Coach Williams never told me I was going to get anything. Roy told me everything that I needed to hear, not what I wanted to hear.”
Roy is not promising playing time or anything else for that matter and he is still blowing the doors off all the other coaches in college basketball on the recruiting trail.
Nice.
Oh, and don’t get Ed Davis angry, you won’t like him when he is angry.
“He’s not one of those kids who’s going to come over and block your shot, scream in your face, you know, chest bump or anything of that nature… unless maybe you’ve provoked him,” McAloon said. “If you’ve provoked him, I’ve seen kids provoke him now in the last two years and when you do, it’s scary to watch him take it to that other level. I think that’s what Coach Williams will probably get out of him more than I did.”
Davis, like Marvin Williams in 2005, could be a nice surprise before it is all said and done.
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That’s great! Sounds exactly like another Tyler Hansbrough. When these guys get angry, they don’t lash out with a temper-tantrum, they simply muster more energy, play harder, and make sure they dominate you in a way you will remember. When I have had the opportunity to see Ed Davis play, he looked like he had the energy of a Hansbrough/Ben Wallace type of guy. He went after every rebound like someone was going to kill him if he didn’t get it. He also has a lot of finess around the rim when he shoots the ball like Elton Brand did. Great upside this kid has. If there is any knock on him it will be how he carries his body around. His shoulders hover over like someone might attack him when he is posting up. I have the fear that he will draw a lot of fouls, similar to how Brendan Haywood did. They just get penalized on how their body is framed. Guys bump into him, fall down or react dramatically, and whistle, they drew a foul. I hate that. I don’t recall BigBaby Glenn Davis having the same problem. Oh wait, he wasn’t in the ACC playing for UNC!
WOW! What a Compliment using the word “Like” Marvin Williams. I’m giddy already!!!
I’m curious about the use of “surprise” and “Marvin Williams” in the same sentence. Were you surprised at the production UNC got from him in 2005, or his ability to fit into the mold?
How he fit so well onto the team and gave them valuable minutes in a specified role. Remember he had two huge tip-ins, one versus Duke and the other in the title game.
How about that tip in against Villanova?
I agree with being surprised with how well he fit, but his production didn’t. He would have put up Durant Beasley #’s in a different system, and would have been the unanimous POY in 2006 at UNC. I think his high school class may have been the best in the last decade.
Although I don’t see Ed being the player that Marvin was just yet, the circumstances are eerily similar to 2004. He’ll likely be the 7th or 8th man, whenever Deon comes out (wow, I started typing Jawad).
Our depth is unbelievable. I love Roy.
Yeah, Jawad would be a tough act to follow. I agree too that Davis is not a replica of Marvin. I am not sure that he has the “multi tasking” ability that Marvin had. But overall total production?-Yes, I do see him putting up as good of numbers, maybe even better. No, he won’t be hitting 18 foot jumbers like Marvin, but he will score with ease inside and grab more boards than Marvin did.