Post by celticfan on Jun 29, 2007 21:12:31 GMT -5
I consider this to be good news.. he's gonna have a chip on his shoulder. We've all seen what that can do for a career.
Gilbert Arenas anyone?
Former LSU star Glen 'Big Baby' Davis (0) was disappointed he wasn't picked in the first round of the NBA Draft. Still, he went in the second and will join former teammate Tyrus Thomas (12) in the league. (Greg Pearson/The Times) BATON ROUGE — The large house on Dalrymple Drive by the LSU lakes was packed with friends, family, former coaches, little kids, barbecue, strawberries, fudge and high anticipation.
Former LSU player Collis Temple II, who has helped raise former LSU star basketball player Glen Davis, threw an NBA Draft party Thursday night for Davis and everybody came — 75 strong. But by the end of the first round, the house was all dressed up with little to celebrate.
"Who is that?" someone said as foreign player went before Davis.
"That guy's only 6-6. Are you kidding me?" another said.
Davis was not picked through the 30 selections of the first round before finally going as the fifth pick of the second round to Seattle. Davis is headed to the Boston Celtics, though, in a multi-player deal between Seattle and Boston.
"It's the NBA Draft," Davis said as he fought back tears. "It's just like a movie. You never know what's going to happen. I've got some mixed emotions right now, but I'm excited about going to the Boston Celtics. They're a great organization. I remember Larry Bird."
Davis' emotions ran the gamut as the "party" went on. When the 20th pick of the first round came and went, Davis gave his agent John Hamilton a quizzical look. When the 25th selection went by, Davis and Hamilton retired to a back room away from the crowd.
Most NBA experts had Davis not going in the first round, but Temple was very confident that Davis, who lived with Temple from the eighth grade until he went to LSU, would go in the first round.
"I'm not disappointed, but I'm surprised," Temple said. "He'll be fine. He's just a player or two away from the first round. He knows what he's got to do. This will make him hungry because he's mad."
Davis' mother Toyna Davis was as disappointed as her son but put on a stiff upper lip.
"It's more adversity for him," she said. "He's used to that."
Davis spent a lot of his childhood in and out of foster homes and the homes of relatives as his mother was often in jail for drug-related charges.
"He's come back from a lot of things," his mother said.
Davis was clearly disappointed and visibly shaken.
"But this is not a sad day," he said. "My dream is not shattered. This is not over yet. I'm ready to play. I wanted to go in the first round, but I'm still glad I came out because I'm ready to play."
"Two teams guaranteed me they would take him in the first round," said Hamilton, an old friend of Davis who is a sports agent out of Baton Rouge. "I'm pretty angry about that. I think everybody gets caught up in the first round, and I tried to prepare Glen in case it didn't happen. But he's still in the top five of the second round and will have a great chance at a guaranteed contract."
Davis worked out for 14 NBA teams over the last several weeks and, along with Temple, thought he had worked his way into the first round. Boston was not one of the 14 teams.
"I don't know a lot about their team, but I don't care," Davis said. "I just want to play. That's all I want to do. Because I'm ready."
Gilbert Arenas anyone?
Former LSU star Glen 'Big Baby' Davis (0) was disappointed he wasn't picked in the first round of the NBA Draft. Still, he went in the second and will join former teammate Tyrus Thomas (12) in the league. (Greg Pearson/The Times) BATON ROUGE — The large house on Dalrymple Drive by the LSU lakes was packed with friends, family, former coaches, little kids, barbecue, strawberries, fudge and high anticipation.
Former LSU player Collis Temple II, who has helped raise former LSU star basketball player Glen Davis, threw an NBA Draft party Thursday night for Davis and everybody came — 75 strong. But by the end of the first round, the house was all dressed up with little to celebrate.
"Who is that?" someone said as foreign player went before Davis.
"That guy's only 6-6. Are you kidding me?" another said.
Davis was not picked through the 30 selections of the first round before finally going as the fifth pick of the second round to Seattle. Davis is headed to the Boston Celtics, though, in a multi-player deal between Seattle and Boston.
"It's the NBA Draft," Davis said as he fought back tears. "It's just like a movie. You never know what's going to happen. I've got some mixed emotions right now, but I'm excited about going to the Boston Celtics. They're a great organization. I remember Larry Bird."
Davis' emotions ran the gamut as the "party" went on. When the 20th pick of the first round came and went, Davis gave his agent John Hamilton a quizzical look. When the 25th selection went by, Davis and Hamilton retired to a back room away from the crowd.
Most NBA experts had Davis not going in the first round, but Temple was very confident that Davis, who lived with Temple from the eighth grade until he went to LSU, would go in the first round.
"I'm not disappointed, but I'm surprised," Temple said. "He'll be fine. He's just a player or two away from the first round. He knows what he's got to do. This will make him hungry because he's mad."
Davis' mother Toyna Davis was as disappointed as her son but put on a stiff upper lip.
"It's more adversity for him," she said. "He's used to that."
Davis spent a lot of his childhood in and out of foster homes and the homes of relatives as his mother was often in jail for drug-related charges.
"He's come back from a lot of things," his mother said.
Davis was clearly disappointed and visibly shaken.
"But this is not a sad day," he said. "My dream is not shattered. This is not over yet. I'm ready to play. I wanted to go in the first round, but I'm still glad I came out because I'm ready to play."
"Two teams guaranteed me they would take him in the first round," said Hamilton, an old friend of Davis who is a sports agent out of Baton Rouge. "I'm pretty angry about that. I think everybody gets caught up in the first round, and I tried to prepare Glen in case it didn't happen. But he's still in the top five of the second round and will have a great chance at a guaranteed contract."
Davis worked out for 14 NBA teams over the last several weeks and, along with Temple, thought he had worked his way into the first round. Boston was not one of the 14 teams.
"I don't know a lot about their team, but I don't care," Davis said. "I just want to play. That's all I want to do. Because I'm ready."
