Maybe all this will lite a fire under Ayton and he plays better. He has to show it against Embiid, Jokic, Gobert, Bam, Cap and a few other not to mention Brook Lopez...........
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They tried to trade Ayton!
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I haven't read the whole thread was there any detail on who they contacted and what they were looking for? just curious what they thought the market for Ayton would be.
I get that he's not set the league on fire and he needs to play harder than he does, but he is an elite rebounder and his first 2 years he was a pretty good scorer albeit not taking to the basket hard enough. This year his scoring is down for whatever reason. THe obvious of course is a guy that big and strong and athletic should not average less than 3 fta's a game
I get that he's not set the league on fire and he needs to play harder than he does, but he is an elite rebounder and his first 2 years he was a pretty good scorer albeit not taking to the basket hard enough. This year his scoring is down for whatever reason. THe obvious of course is a guy that big and strong and athletic should not average less than 3 fta's a game
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There is speculation it was for Giannis or perhaps Towns.
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We don't really know but I don't believe they shopped him per se, they just inquired about unhappy stars with the idea that Ayton would be the center piece of our side of the deal. I suspect they found out that it would take Ayton and quite a bit more for the 2 or 3 stars we probably looked at.
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If Ayton was on another team, we would be dying to trade for him.
Chaplin
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After the last two games? Sure. Not sure we'd be falling over ourselves wanting him a week ago.
He's received some outlash nationally this season, so i wouldn't think so. Mainly due to us having cp3 and us atually having a game or two televised.
Only because his value is low right now. Don't get me wrong, I like what he's shown lately but he has to do it consistently.
Chaplin
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His value isn't "low" and never has been, it's just not as high as we'd like it (or as high as a #1 pick should be).
Interesting that DA is second on the team in Player Efficiency Rating: (You can say first because ... Abdel Nader)
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/stats/_/name/phx/table/game/sort/PER/dir/desc
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/stats/_/name/phx/table/game/sort/PER/dir/desc
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Whatever the case with the trade rumor, Ayton has been a different player since
the mini-layoff. In my mind, Suns lose that game last night v. Rockets without
Ayton's performance. Hopefully it continues.
the mini-layoff. In my mind, Suns lose that game last night v. Rockets without
Ayton's performance. Hopefully it continues.
Ouchie-Z-Clown
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Uh my comment was about Ayton not having a problem being underpaid. What issue do you have with that statement?
Ouchie-Z-Clown
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Yeah the FTs are a big deal. And not just bc it’s scoring opportunities. The stress you place on the opponent by causing fouls is invaluable.
And a random aside, Jokic is averaging 25/11.5/10. That is just astounding.
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Crowder is looking over his shoulder. Put the **** in
BC867
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That's a critique of our coaching staff.
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Yuma
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Compare to Wilt at 22 years of age! Just kidding!!
GatorAZ
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I remember wanting to trade him for Embiid last summer. There was nothing to the Towns stuff other than Booker and him being buds.
