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

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  1. JSM

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    JSM, Nov 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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    LakeShowAZ, Nov 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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    Could use that Ayton revenge game tonight.
     
    JSM, Nov 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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    Ayton was really good tonight. He was able to not pick up his 6th foul in the 4th which was a huge key to the Lakers winning.
    The lob threat is overrated - he's a good enough lob threat and his ability to finish with that soft touch from anywhere close to the paint is absolutely elite and just opens up the game.

    Just a really solid performance on D and the glass, etc.

    I don't think he's a lost a center matchup since game 1
     
    Pioneer10, Nov 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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    That'll do



    Very efficient. Few more rebounds would've been nice against the smaller lineups the Blazers were running against us but that's nitpicking this one.
     
    JSM, Nov 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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    I'd like Doncic not to be our leading rebounder, so nice to see double digits
     
    sirronstuff, Nov 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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    I thought he was fantastic. He was aggressive from the start, he played under control and like he was a former top pick, like he belongs. He’s never going to be perfect, he has lapses, but man, we don’t win without that performance.
     
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    A lot of tonights win is due to Ayton, very good on both ends of the floor.
     
    svtzr, Nov 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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    Great pickup
     
    Slick2021, Nov 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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    DominAyton!
     
    KareemtheGreat33, Nov 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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    My best hater impersonation:

    But but Ayton is not as good as Wilt or Shaq and and he hasn't scored as many points as Jabbar. And I am smarter than everyone so if you don't ....... blah blah blah!!!

    Great game, great season so far and he is holding his own and giving us something we did not have and needed.
     
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    Outstanding revenge game by Ayton against his former team! He was so good tonight. If not for a bogus foul call or two he would have put up 30 plus.
     
    lakerjones, Nov 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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    What a perfect fit for this team.
     
    CarolinaLakerFan, Nov 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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    ElginTheGreat, Nov 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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    Really solid pick up and at the right price

    He has found the desire to play hard again with our team

    So glad for him and the team and we are seeing it unfold
     
    LakeShowAZ, Nov 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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    He was really pissed when they called him for a tickety tack foul for his 5th.

    He also was talking to Knecht about how he could use him to protect the rim instead of getting a silly foul.

    He definitely has lapses where he tries to get a little to cute or finesse too much but he seems committed this year

    Credit to JJ with him. Monty Williams and Portland really didn't seem to know or care about trying to get him to a positive but he's been terrific
     
    Pioneer10, Nov 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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    Well, I’ve had to pour a ton of hot sauce on all of the crow stew I’m eating.
    All of the “motor and heart” issues have seemingly dissipated with Ayton’s move to the PNG.
    I’m pleasantly surprised and hope that he keeps this up all season because if he does, we have a real shot at going really far.
     
    FrontOfJersey22, Nov 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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