Evaluating DA by production alone is moronic when like 95% of his value is defensive + rim gravity on offense.
Deandre Ayton discussion
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Ouchie-Z-Clown
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Other the insult, you’re not wrong. But in the performances where his measurable as were subpar they were usually accompanied by low effort poor defense. Game day threads evidence that.
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which I why I also highlighted how atrocious we were defensively in those games where Ayton's production was pathetic.
GDT disproportionately focus on minor errors OMG HE DROPPED A PASS ONCE and counting stats. Nobody is talking about his inverted gravity in the throes of a heated contest get real.
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I'm glad the kid turned it up when the lights came on.
Tonight is huge...... Really huge.
Tonight is huge...... Really huge.
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I agree that not very many of us are talking about his inverted gravity.
But acting like you know hoops? Mais, oui.
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Not very much discussion of his retrograde angle of rotation, either.
Sometimes I really question the cosmological awareness of this forum.
He played well in all of them. They didn't need him to score in the last game but he anchored our defense throughout this entire series. The Lakers have been scheming around him. Nobody called that 3 point bank shot heading into this series.
Some folks’ ends at the ball is a sphere.
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I'm not sure we are disagreeing.
Only said Deandre Ayton played "exceptionally well" in 4 of the 5 playoff games.
Chaplin
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Why exactly do you do this? You just love trolling posters. You're not fooling anyone with your attacks buried underneath stat quoting.
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Some more love for DA:
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Why do so many people act like Ayton doesn’t control a game on both ends even when he gets 8 and 7? You’re not fooling me with your red herring.
Shocked that more actually smart basketball people realize Ayton is elite
Chaplin
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What are you talking about? I didn’t say anything about Ayton.
Chaplin
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Why are you even here?
Because no one else will listen to him when he tries to talk about basketball.
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he played well with those numbers in Game 5.
You curiously haven’t touched the post where it showed Ayton with those numbers where we either were getting BLOWN THE F OUT or barely beating the worst team in the league.
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you mean when he’s not going to be named to any all-defensive teams... again. Or even get mentioned for Defensive Player Of The Year?
He has the ABILITY to be elite. But the idea that he is consistently is really unfounded.
Stat wise not a great game again. However, go back and watch the game. When Ayton went to the bench the Lakers were getting points in the paint.
That’s not a coincidence. He anchored our defense and had a great overall series.
That’s not a coincidence. He anchored our defense and had a great overall series.
Ouchie-Z-Clown
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They kept getting them when he returned as well. We just hit some big shots to counter them.
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I’m so happy.
Ouchie-Z-Clown
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Great night. Great freaking night.
This. Dominate big dudes have a consistency about them. He isn't there....yet. I see motivation issues and/or the game being too fast and intense for him at times...and those are problems. I'm never easy on guys like that unfortunately. Wish I could give em a little more leeway..but it is what it is. I'm still glad we have him. Lol
