Big Baby was a terribly inconsistent in the beginning of the season, and i have to admit i wanted him to get traded.
I always new he had range and could shoot decent, because of watching him college, and his rookie year i was very high on glen. Recently I've jumped back on the davis wagon and have convinced myself that he is a potential all star.
Big baby has several post moves, can make a short quick move off the dribble towards the basket, has great hands, finishes great around the basket for the most part, rebounds great, plays hard d despite his insufficient length, and lets not forget his deadly jump shot.
Davis playing 35-40 minutes with out the big 3 in the future getting the ball more and more. I think he could easily average 20 points and 8 rebounds, especially with rondo looking for him.
Leon Powe has all the tools to be a 6th man of the year, Though I don't think leon powe could be an all star, he will average 12 and 6 and be a great off the bench. After the big 3 are gone and these guys are 26 and 27 and molded into their games. WOW
Future Team
Pg-Rondo-Pruitt
SG-Bill Walker-Tony?
Sf-FA future draft pick
Pf-Davis-Powe
C-Perk-Powe
I really think big baby is going to be a big time player
Really, I like your optimism with some of these young players, but lets face it, Rondo is probably the only one of this group that will probably be an all star one day (I feel like he was one this year). Big Baby, MAYBE... Just MAYBE could be an all star. The rest have a ceiling of either being a solid role player/starter on a good team or a great 6th man. I honestly believe half of those players mentioned won't be here in 2 or 3 years, and for good reason.
Just two years ago (feels a lot longer than that), I was dumb enough to believe our team of Rondo, Gerald Green, Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Kendrick Perkins was actually the future of the celtics and would compete for a title by 2010. That team as is, right now, would probably be fighting for 8th place in the east right now (probably better w/ Pierce), and I doubt Rondo would have matured as quickly as he did without the team he has around him right now.
I guess I'm just rambling on at this point. I love Powe and Baby and hope we re-sign both of them, but realistically, I think you are going overboard by suggesting he will be an all star. It could happen, and I would love to be proved wrong, but I'm not sure it will. I can tell you right now that Pruitt will probably be gone this time next year.
Bottom line- Celtics need to start thinking about their future beyond the big three soon, but not just yet. They still have a few years in the tank. I'd like to see them try to put some peices together to trade for a high draft pick in one a strong draft within the next few years so they can grab that potential all star to replace the big three.