Anthony Davis will never be one of the greats

[Bone Bender]

Is there a vid for this gif?!

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

you made his point. shaq missed those games when he was older. not when he was a youngin in the nba. when you start off with injury after injury after injury this early in your career. its only right for people to wonder if you're prone to injury. and if thats the case. even if you're a baller. eventually too many injuries will kill your shot and being a great. you can only be considered a great when you lead a team into playoffs single handedly (cant do that if you're always hurt), or if you win multiple titles as one of the main cogs on your team(probably cant do that either if you're always hurt.)

thats all the OP has said. he didnt call him a bum.

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992–93 Orlando 81 81 37.9 .562 .000 .592 13.9 1.9 .7 3.5 23.4
1993–94 Orlando 81 81 39.8 .599 .000 .554 13.2 2.4 .9 2.9 29.3
1994–95 Orlando 79 79 37.0 .583 .000 .533 11.4 2.7 .9 2.4 29.3
1995–96 Orlando 54 52 36.0 .573 .500 .487 11.0 2.9 .6 2.1 26.6
1996–97 L.A. Lakers 51 51 38.1 .557 .000 .484 12.5 3.1 .9 2.9 26.2
1997–98 L.A. Lakers 60 57 36.3 .584 .000 .527 11.4 2.4 .7 2.4 28.3
1998–99 L.A. Lakers 49 49 34.8 .576 .000 .540 10.7 2.3 .7 1.7 26.3
1999–00† L.A. Lakers 79 79 40.0 .574 .000 .524 13.6 3.8 .5 3.0 29.7
2000–01† L.A. Lakers 74 74 39.5 .572 .000 .513 12.7 3.7 .6 2.8 28.7
2001–02† L.A. Lakers 67 66 36.1 .579 .000 .555 10.7 3.0 .6 2.0 27.2
2002–03 L.A. Lakers 67 66 37.8 .574 .000 .622 11.1 3.1 .6 2.4 27.5
2003–04 L.A. Lakers 67 67 36.8 .584 .000 .490 11.5 2.9 .5 2.5 21.5
2004–05 Miami 73 73 34.1 .601 .000 .461 10.4 2.7 .5 2.3 22.9
2005–06† Miami 59 58 30.6 .600 .000 .469 9.2 1.9 .4 1.8 20.0
2006–07 Miami 40 39 28.4 .591 .000 .422 7.4 2.0 .2 1.4 17.3
2007–08 Miami 33 33 28.6 .581 .000 .494 7.8 1.4 .6 1.6 14.2
2007–08 Phoenix 28 28 28.7 .611 .000 .513 10.6 1.7 .5 1.2 12.9
2008–09 Phoenix 75 75 30.0 .609 .000 .595 8.4 1.7 .6 1.4 17.8
2009–10 Cleveland 53 53 23.4 .566 .000 .496 6.7 1.5 .3 1.2 12.0
2010–11 Boston 37 36 20.3 .667 .000 .557 4.8 .7 .4 1.1 9.2
Career 1,207 1,197 34.7 .582 .045 .527 10.9 2.5 .6 2.3 23.7

he missed plenty of games through all stages of his career

 

[FTBS]

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992–93 Orlando 81 81 37.9 .562 .000 .592 13.9 1.9 .7 3.5 23.4
1993–94 Orlando 81 81 39.8 .599 .000 .554 13.2 2.4 .9 2.9 29.3
1994–95 Orlando 79 79 37.0 .583 .000 .533 11.4 2.7 .9 2.4 29.3
1995–96 Orlando 54 52 36.0 .573 .500 .487 11.0 2.9 .6 2.1 26.6
1996–97 L.A. Lakers 51 51 38.1 .557 .000 .484 12.5 3.1 .9 2.9 26.2
1997–98 L.A. Lakers 60 57 36.3 .584 .000 .527 11.4 2.4 .7 2.4 28.3
1998–99 L.A. Lakers 49 49 34.8 .576 .000 .540 10.7 2.3 .7 1.7 26.3
1999–00† L.A. Lakers 79 79 40.0 .574 .000 .524 13.6 3.8 .5 3.0 29.7
2000–01† L.A. Lakers 74 74 39.5 .572 .000 .513 12.7 3.7 .6 2.8 28.7
2001–02† L.A. Lakers 67 66 36.1 .579 .000 .555 10.7 3.0 .6 2.0 27.2
2002–03 L.A. Lakers 67 66 37.8 .574 .000 .622 11.1 3.1 .6 2.4 27.5
2003–04 L.A. Lakers 67 67 36.8 .584 .000 .490 11.5 2.9 .5 2.5 21.5
2004–05 Miami 73 73 34.1 .601 .000 .461 10.4 2.7 .5 2.3 22.9
2005–06† Miami 59 58 30.6 .600 .000 .469 9.2 1.9 .4 1.8 20.0
2006–07 Miami 40 39 28.4 .591 .000 .422 7.4 2.0 .2 1.4 17.3
2007–08 Miami 33 33 28.6 .581 .000 .494 7.8 1.4 .6 1.6 14.2
2007–08 Phoenix 28 28 28.7 .611 .000 .513 10.6 1.7 .5 1.2 12.9
2008–09 Phoenix 75 75 30.0 .609 .000 .595 8.4 1.7 .6 1.4 17.8
2009–10 Cleveland 53 53 23.4 .566 .000 .496 6.7 1.5 .3 1.2 12.0
2010–11 Boston 37 36 20.3 .667 .000 .557 4.8 .7 .4 1.1 9.2
Career 1,207 1,197 34.7 .582 .045 .527 10.9 2.5 .6 2.3 23.7

he missed plenty of games through all stages of his career

First thing I thought of. He stayed missing games when he got to the Lakers.

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

First thing I thought of. He stayed missing games when he got to the Lakers.

From 1995-96 through 1997-98 he missed 81 games and he missed 45 games his last 3 seasons with the lakers, at 15 exactly each season, then missing almost an entire year worth of games from 2005-06 through 2007-08. 348 missed games. An average of 18 per season. Sadly he was never terribly durable. Shame he didn't take better care of himself.

 

[Rosecrans]

Is there a vid for this gif?!

You'll have to ask the homie @3Rivers

 

[I AM WARHOL]

Not even gonna lie AD's injuries scare the hell outta me. His last fall had me like . Thread is premature but OP has a point . Will be amazing barring injury

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Anthony Davis is 21 years old and is already one of the top ten players in the league; he still has plenty of time to make up for the injuries he's had.

That being said, what's with this newer generation of players getting injured frequently? I don't remember hearing about injuries this much until the last 2-3 years

Jordan was hurt early too

 

[3Rivers]

Is there a vid for this gif?!

28:14 mark:nakamura:

 

[efrem winters]

Asinine thread. Anyone who knows anything about basketball knows that AD is already a top-5 player in the league. I'll guarantee at least 2 MVP's over the next 10 yrz. I just hope at some point he comes home to the Chi...

 

[the cool]

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

its his 2nd year

And he already the best PF outside of L.A

 

[Detroit Wave]

Hurt again tho

 

[Reggie]

There's no way he won't be a great one unless he suffers some type of devastating injury. The improvement he has made in the amount of time shows no other choice but for him to be a great one.

 

[$$$HotBoyRonald$$$]

Pelicans entire roster always hurting

 

[Rosecrans]