SEC Talk

Big start for Big Baby.

The Boston Celtics played last night and LSU fans will be happy to hear that Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis started his first NBA game last night and had an awesome debut starting performance. The man was all over the boards and he was one of the big reasons why the Celtics were able to beat the Sacramento Kings 90-78 last night.

Glen Davis got the start over injured center Kendrick Perkins who has an injured toe. Glen had a season-high 16 points and added nine rebounds. Glen also made 10 of 10 free throws and shot 3 of 6 from the field in 27 minutes. Before the game, Glen said he was the most nervous he had ever been in his life, Celtics head coach Doc Rivers just reminded Glen to breath.

A lot of people think Glen made a big mistake by coming back for his Junior year last year. Following LSU’s 2006 final four run, Glen would’ve easily been a lottery pick in the 2006 draft. Instead, Glen returned to LSU, did not make the NCAA tournament in 2007 and wound up as a second round pick by the Boston Celtics. But now that the Celtics are off to a hot 19-2 start, it appears to be the perfect fit for Glen. He plays behind one of the best power forwards ever to play in the NBA in Kevin Garnett and is able to learn how to be a good NBA player. It’s not easy making the transition from college to the NBA. I’d say the biggest adjustment is speed of the game, in the NBA you have to be in shape to run up and down the floor for 48 minutes, and sometimes 3 games in 4 nights. In college, you probably play twice a week with 40 minute games and a 35 second shot clock.

In that area, I’ve seen a big improvement in Glen’s conditioning. He’s dropped a lot of weight from over 300 pounds to his current weight which is around 285 pounds. He needs to turn some of that baby fat into muscle.

Glen Davis, LSU