Baron Davis
Baron Davis
Baron Walter Louis Davisis an American professional basketball player for the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. A two-time NBA All-Star, he was drafted with the third overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets. He also played in the NBA for the New Orleans Hornets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks. Davis played college basketball for UCLA, where he was an All-American honoree before turning professional after his sophomore...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth13 April 1979
CityLos Angeles, CA
Caron came out with great energy and he was unstoppable tonight. We couldn't stop him down low. We didn't have an answer for him.
That's why we're losing. When we're down, we pull together. We trust each other out there on defense, and on offense, we make extra passes. That's the sense of urgency we got to have through the whole game. If we start with it, we stay close.
That's the type of energy we need. It's good to see guys getting an opportunity.... Last year when I came (to the Warriors via a Feb. 24 trade), our bench was so critical. The energy they brought was fun and exciting. That's what we were missing.
They were trying to show me L.A., ... But I knew more than they did. That was my city.
I used to always brick, ... I used to always do like UCLA or Indiana late game, on the road, and I'll always miss.
He's been playing well for us, carrying us throughout the whole game. Guys are inspired by that, want to sacrifice themselves to get him shots and help out and play at the level that he's playing at.
I didn't realize how injured I was and how much rest my body needed throughout the summer,
But, obviously, I don't think that had much to do with it. It's motivation. I'm just going to do what I got to do on the court and let my game speak for itself.
He's established himself as a guy to have that confidence to take that shot.
They pound us on the boards every time they play us. If we can do a better job of rebounding the basketball and close that rebounding gap, we'll be all right.
Everybody hits a wall. We hit our wall and now it's time for us to start bouncing back and to play better basketball. It was a great win for us, a much-needed win for us.
It's frustrating. We could have put that game away had we come with the energy we started the game with. It's up to every individual to come mentally prepared and ready to play. If that doesn't happen, we're not going to win.
There's going to be some nights where he's going to score big for us and there's going to be some nights where he won't. His defense and his ability to be out there and to make plays without having the ball is going to be really helpful in the long run.
I tried not to push off too hard on it.