By LARRY VAUGHT
In case you missed it, likely No. 1 draft pick Anthony Davis gave a great answer to the Shreveport Times (http://www.shreveporttimes.com) during a recent interview when asked about what was the biggest thing he learned at Kentucky under John Calipari.
“Just working hard. You don’t work hard then you won’t be successful. He always pushes us to work hard before practice, after practice. Work hard every day, don’t take any plays off in practice or the game. He made sure we were in great shape and didn’t lose focus,” said Davis.
Not a bad answer considering so many critics like to label Calipari as doing little more than just rolling the basketballs out for his players to knock around in practice.
I also liked how Davis acknowledged that NBA players would be “smarter” with their shots than college players and what he would have to do to be an effective shot blocker at the next level.
“I’ve got to play even smarter now. College and the NBA are two different levels. You’ve got to learn a lot of guys’ tendencies and moves. That way it will be easy for me,” Davis said.
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Coach Cal has mentioned that WCS shocked him as to how good he is and further mentioned that he already weighs in at 230lbs prior to the summer work outs in the weight room. If he puts in the time like Ant Davis did then we could conceivably be treated to one hell of a power forward come October. Willie’s handle isn’t bad at all for a 6’10″+ big man and he is so athletic. Watching him run the floor and back pedal in getting back on defense during one of the all star games convinced me that Coach Cal found a real hidden gem…he’s never been a project to me! If his medium range game improves, he is going to be a nightmare match up for teams…I think he starts early on for Coach Cal. Dickie V’s “swat city” saying then becomes a real possibility for our front court. I wonder how Noel will feel, knowing he has Willie lurking if he wants to gamble on a block…going to be great to see how it all comes together-go cats!
I have never understood how so many top-level athletes could waste their talents because of laziness and a poor work ethic. There is NO reason not to work hard and strive for improvement at all times.
It is great to see that our guys understand and embrace the opportunity to improve as people and players and that Cal leads them right where they need to go.