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What I was getting at is that guards aren't going to be making themselves aware of where Davis is on the floor, which is both a good thing and bad (more on that in a moment). Oden and Sean Williams should be what Duncan is, the sort of defensive presence that every opponent on the floor has to be aware of. Even if you're a shooting guard you have to know where guys like that are, and will think twice about driving the rim if they're in a position to defend.

Davis can really only alter his guy's shots. I think his instincts are good, and that Ray can make him into a competent lane defender, so that the other four opponents on the floor won't take special notice of him. This is one of Jefferson's problems, because of the way he runs around looking for shots to block, opponents look out for him, and use simple swings to open up clear lanes to the rim (by luring Jefferson out of position). Because Davis isn't trying to pad his block numbers, I don't think he'll be as easy to fool.

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