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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
With Evans hurt, should Davis get a look or is he not ready yet?
Should add, I do like Amir though, he has played well this season.
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Erie plays today, and then doesn't play again until Friday, so I don't see a reason to keep Davis down unless he looks out of shape, and he certainly didn't in the first game. So I think he'll be in Toronto for the game against Washington on Wednesday.
I think he's going to do great. He understands defensive positioning better than anyone on the existing Raptors lineup. In 18 minutes in his first game, he was a +22, and though he had only 10 points and 5 rebounds, he had a massive effect on that game.
Amir is sooo frustrating. I love his potential, but these games where he picks up two soft fouls in his first four minutes make him essentially useless. It starts with the Raps giving up too much perimeter penetration and then he ends up outnumbered and swatting at guys. I think that once Davis gets adjusted to playing in the NBA, the two of them will make a great pairing.
The Raptors actually look far better against Atlanta today than they did through most of the Bosh era. I'm not too worried about how this team will perform without Evans.