Ed Davis and the art of rebounding

Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsIn a lot of ways, Ed Davis is what the Nets had hoped Kevin Garnett would be back in the day. Davis is not KG but his very presence, toughness and ability to grab the damn ball is reminiscent of the Hall of Famer. Besides, Davis is 29, eight years younger than Garnett was when he joined the Nets.

Gritty doesn’t begin to describe his style of play, but as Howard Megdal writes in FanSided, there’s a science as well as an art to Davis’ rebounding prowess.

“If you look at the court it’s got spots where like 88 percent of the time, the ball lands in a certain spot,” Davis told Megdal prior to Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. “So I try to stand in the hot spots…