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He had 17.9 percent of his shots swatted away, according to the number-crunching advanced metrics website, hoopdata.com.
Davis used that fact, of course, for motivation. You’ve got to learn from that,’’ Davis said. “That’s not a good stat.’’
He looked at undersized power forwards such as Corliss Williamson, who played below the rim and excelled for 12 seasons in the league, winning a title in 2004 with the Detroit Pistons. This season, Davis’s percentage of shots blocked has dived to 5.2, while his field goal percentage has jumped from 43.7 to 49.8.
“The motivation is to get better, to learn how to finesse it, make sure that you don’t get your shot blocked,’’ Davis said. “Use your body, make sure they can’t get to your shot.’’
“He’s finishing a lot better,’’ Rivers said. ...
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