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

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  1. karacha

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    I agree. He is the center we need. This was a really good game from him.
     
    karacha, Oct 25, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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    For real, such a strange take. Ayton did what he was brought here to do.
     
    Juronimo, Oct 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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    Much better game and I can only see improving.
    Luka has to continue to find him, he eats off that.

    He's best skill for our team is the rebounding. He's a really good one and we have always struggled with that. It's a huge improve to last year's group
     
    pika1708, Oct 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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    He's so quick on his feet for a big. Lakers got used to AD but to replace that on D. He gets a ton of deflections and hands on loose balls. Really under rated aspect to his game. Even when he's not scoring you can it help the defense and boards.
     
    Pioneer10, Oct 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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    He needs to finish quicker around the rim. When he catches a pass, he's looking around him to see if there are defenders when he should be able to just lay it in or dunk it. At the worst, he gets a foul call. Too many times he's taking a half second to think about it and then the other team either deflects the ball or gets in front of him.

    He's a guy who needs that confidence to get going. What do you guys think about him spreading out to the midrange instead of just rolling to the basket? Seems like that hasn't really happened.
     
    Astros, Oct 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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