Deandre Ayton Discussion: This Is A Platform I Can't Run From

again, the weird issue is that he's having a career-worst offensive season (btw, it looks like nic claxton's offensive season last year, for folks interested in that). defensively, he's been ok to good (not great, but better than say, vucevic).

the two centers i thought we might get in the offseason were lopez and capela (either/or). they're performing a little worse for a little more money than ayton.

iow, beggars could not be choosers.

my guess is ayton's not got much trade value given his PO combined with a lack of bird rights, so we're just going to have to try to make it work. one thing that's become clear is we need him to play minutes with reaves and hayes to play minutes with doncic. so when reaves gets back, the first sub should be hayes and gabe's replacement (praying) for reaves and ayton, who can come back together when luka sits to start the second.

 

Need to make more lion tshirts I guess

 

i think what's funny/sad about the lion shirt type stuff is that the team clearly knew he needed lots of support and encouragement, but he still kind of continued to be him and people just couldn't keep it up for a full year.

 

Got murdered on a couple above the break switches too.

2 rebounds. How?

Here's the Lakers he outrebounded tonight:
Gabe
Timme and he was knocked out in less than 60 seconds

We're not at another game he didn't close and was pulled for Jax in the 4th before JJ went small for the final 2.

 

my man ayton at least made some shots tonight - this was going to happen. Once AR gets back he''ll have another good run.
Just a weird dude

 

Free Vucevic!! Or Myles Turner!!!

 

Eh. Two were toddler airplane spoon fed lobs from Luka. Take those out of the equation and he was 1/4.

 

Roller Coaster ride - it's not really explainable either - Ayton was legit for the first 2 months of the season and above average center who outplayed wemby.
JJ will get the ship righted