‘Big Baby’ growing up quickly</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <span class="articleBegin">I</span>t is with deep regret that we inform Herald readers of the indefinite demise of Glen Davis’ diary. The Celtic rookie doesn’t want the sometimes whimsical drive down his lane to interfere with a more pressing goal.</p> Seems the big lug wants to be a basketball player.</p> “I want to get down to business,” said Davis, who punched New Jersey’s clock Saturday in his first meaningful NBA appearance. “I haven’t done anything yet, so I think I should just be doing my work and staying focused, you know? I don’t want to draw any attention to myself, except on the court.</p> “That’s the approach I want to take now. So until ‘Big Baby’ gets a little more manly and becomes a player, I’m going to just keep to basketball.”</p> Davis insists his decision comes unilaterally, but it’s fair to believe some around the club were a little concerned when the bundle of personality was given his own space to fill. Then again, if he can maintain the impact he had against the Nets, Davis won’t have any First Amendment issues.</p> Taking advantage of playing time vacated by the injured James Posey and Brian Scalabrine, Davis came in during the second quarter and helped turn the game in the Celts’ favor with seven rebounds (six on the offensive glass) and four points in six minutes. He finished with six points and eight boards in 17 minutes.</p> Nets coach Lawrence Frank tabbed Davis as “the one who changed the game.”</p> More importantly for his future, Davis has been changing his attitude of late. His eagerness to play hasn’t been well concealed at all, though he’s been told to be patient. That he doesn’t hide the feelings every player has is refreshing, but he’s trying to be careful not to give the wrong impression.</p> After Scalabrine suffered a concussion in Friday’s home win over Atlanta, Davis called across to the dressing room to team physician Dr. Brian McKeon, asking whether the former would be able to play Saturday.</p> “At first, it was just to check if he was OK,” Davis said. “He’s a good friend of mine and a teammate. I wanted to make sure he was all right. Then when I came to the game and he wasn’t there, I knew I had to get ready to play. My number can be called at any moment.”</p> Big Baby is aware he must improve to keep his number on coach Doc Rivers’ lips.</p> “I just have to execute the plays better,” he said. “I have to know where to be at and what to do at the right moment. And defense, too. There were times when I should have been in a different place. I have to get better.</p> “It was my first time out there in a real game, a real atmosphere. You learn. I still have a lot to learn about how things are done in the NBA, and I’m not just talking about basketball. If you’re going to be professional on the court, you have to be professional off it. You have to make being professional a habit. You can have a little fun, but it’s important that I let people know I’m serious about getting better and helping this team.”</p> </div></p> GO BABY!!!!!!</p> haha</p>
