Is this really fair? I think we all know who will be Rookie of the Year once the season is over. Anthony Davis is the consensus choice for ROY and here is why.I was not on the Davis bandwagon in the beginning. I didn’t think he was that good, even though he was an obvious game-changer in his only season at the University of Kentucky. I mean the dude averaged nearly five blocks per game, that’s insane. He didn’t need to score or get touches. Simply, he just seemed to enjoy playing basketball.
But here is where my opinion changed about Davis.
Once Blake Griffin injured his knee and Davis was selected to take his spot, I was thinking “this is his opportunity to represent his country and show what he can do.” Though he didn’t play as much I wanted him to, or as much as he liked, Davis showed that he wanted to learn just as bad as he wanted to play. Being around Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Chris Paul and other did Davis wonders, even though they pulled some pranks on the young kid. He al...
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Anthony Davis dunks over Skip Bayless cut-out
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