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

Hate to say it but, I was one of loudest upset fans here when we signed him.
He has no heart.
No Fire.
Time to return to the islands, my guy.

 

lebron was utterly disgusted with him earlier in the game, too. i actually wonder if the eye is bothering him? he started by missing some of those floaters he never misses, then i think he got in his head a bit. he gets so sluggish out there, too, especially when you contrast it with hayes's energy/activity. he did a couple good things on the defensive boards and just being a presence in the paint, but offensively that was one of the worst games i've seen from him. i actually felt bad for him after a while.

 

He's shot has been hitting the front of the rim more often lately. I thought he (and Jake too) just were tired from the last roadie, but it extended past that.

The bobbles and clank after clank after clank. Bron and Luka can't make it much easier for him than tonight. Disgraceful outing.

He started out the season doing what he had to do on both ends to command a higher, long term salary. When he was outplaying nearly every center he faced up against, his annual salary would have doubled (maybe even up to $20m) if that was the level he was going to bring for the rest of the season. His play would have suitors lining up for him. Pivot to now, he's looking closer to a TPMLE player somewhere else.

I know Bron came back and that ate into his touches, but that isn't an excuse for the reduced effort, impact, defense and going full on Kwame Ayton.

Mavs are small right now and you get FOUR point blank tries and still can't get it done. When you're not missing a shot, you're getting traffic coned by a vertically challenged guard.

 

reminds me so much of kwame. same stone hands and lack of awareness

 

Horrible game, but overall he has pretty good stats for this team. If you told me when we got him that he would average 13.7 while shooting 68% and leading the team in rebounds, I would have been happy.

 

whacha talking about?