In his post for ESPN, Eamonn Brennan takes a look at a Anthony Davis’ put back dunk from last night’s game. He also ponders the newly coined nickname for AD, ‘SpiderMan’
[I][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana]I mean, [/FONT][/COLOR][I]come on[/I][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana]. When [/FONT][/COLOR][URL=”http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/51540/terrence-jones”]Terrence Jones[/URL][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana] fires that shot, Davis is standing at the 3-point line. He quickly realizes “hey, I should be by the rim, just in case.” But his timing and the ball’s bounce is such that he really isn’t running in to establish position; he’s merely trying to get somewhere near the thing if it caroms off the iron. And then somewhere between the free throw line and the takeoff he says “oh, I can get this,” contorts his body in unfathomable directions, and dunks the basketball from almost behind his body. Sick. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana]And then he jogs back down the court, expressionless, as if what he just did was a fast-break layup, while fans cheer and the rest of us pick our jaws up off the floor. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[/I][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana][I]Oh, and one other thing, quickly: Are we calling Davis “Spiderman” now? Because I know his coach, John Calipari, called him as much word-association feature with ESPN’s own Jimmy Dykes before the broadcast Thursday — but I had never heard that nickname before. Kentucky fans, you care to weigh in? Is this a thing? Because I’m OK with it. Spiderman is not only my second-favorite super hero (behind Batman, duh), but the nickname a) fits Davis perfectly and b) is awesome.
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