All Things Ayton
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Or how about Oden over Durant?
Or Rubio and Flynn over Curry?
Or Rubio and Flynn over Curry?
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I think everyone's hope was that maybe we missed on a Jordan, but at least we got an Olajuwon. Oh well..
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Jordan won 6 championships. Luka may end up with 0 for all we know.
And Ayton is between a Bowie and Olajuwon so far. Bowie averaged a double-double only once in his career.
And Ayton is between a Bowie and Olajuwon so far. Bowie averaged a double-double only once in his career.
"I'm a Deandre Ayton guy."--Al McCoy, September 21, 2022.
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The particulars don’t matter…it was a major draft blunder looking back now.
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Not that it matters, but because Hakeem was an elite player that won 2 titles. Bowie, Bagley and Ayton won’t lead their team to titles. If Ayton gets there he will not be the best player on his team, by far. Doncic is the best player on his team and he led them to the finals. As much as it pains me to say, picking Ayton over Doncic was a HUGE mistake. I wanted Ayton because I thought he was a generational center. He is not. He’s just another big that doesn’t have the drive to be great. The Suns have had plenty of them from Bedford to Miller to Lampe to Tsakailides to…….
Doncic is the one that is a generational player. We hate him because he’s not ours. If he were on our team we would all love him.
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It doesn't matter the number. We took Ayton #1 when we could have had an all-time great in Doncic.
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That's right. Just because there's one other team that is also stupid, doesn't excuse us for being stupid.
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Hey, who left the lights on in here!?!
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Guys, we all wish we had someone in our life that endures us and loves us through all of our faults as much as Jeremy does with Ayton. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and ayton is a 10/10 in Jeremy’s eyes.
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It's too bad he was 1/1 on our draft board. :/Kryptonic wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2024 7:57 pmGuys, we all wish we had someone in our life that endures us and loves us through all of our faults as much as Jeremy does with Ayton. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and ayton is a 10/10 in Jeremy’s eyes.
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One other team? What about Atlanta?
"I'm a Deandre Ayton guy."--Al McCoy, September 21, 2022.
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How does the behavior of any number of other stupid teams excuse our own stupidity? We had #1, we had full control. We had lots of info about Ayton, having been in our home state. We had lots of info about Luka, since we had his former coach, and he'd been covered extensively as a Euro. We should have known. We blew it.
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Maybe one day we'll have another shot to draft a once every 15 years type of player. Probably not though.
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Unfortunately the conventional wisdom in basketball even among professional players still values the quintessential big man and 90s style of talent over modern basketball. A friend of mine was a professional bball player who played a lot abroad—he was arguing with me how Ayton is the clear pick. Luka seemed more like to be a generational talent than Ayton.Mori Chu wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2024 11:23 amHow does the behavior of any number of other stupid teams excuse our own stupidity? We had #1, we had full control. We had lots of info about Ayton, having been in our home state. We had lots of info about Luka, since we had his former coach, and he'd been covered extensively as a Euro. We should have known. We blew it.
Edit: TBF, Ayton had the potential to be a DPOY type player with a legit shot and post game- he just lacked the personality and traits to get there and sustain it. Hard to predict when all you get is a nice guy who just says all the right things. It’s not like he exhibited outward bad traits for a young man. I thought Ant Man seemed like a similarly immature kid as a rookie.
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I'm hoping AI and science can significantly extend human life during my existence otherwise I'm certain most of us won't ever live to experience it in our lifetimes.
What is smallball? I play basketball. I'm not a regular big man. I can switch from the center to the guards. The game is evolving. I'd be dominAyton if the WNBA would let me in. - Ayton
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If only there was tape of him in college that demonstrated the lack of consistency, heart and fire.Drewsprocket wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2024 1:02 pmUnfortunately the conventional wisdom in basketball even among professional players still values the quintessential big man and 90s style of talent over modern basketball. A friend of mine was a professional bball player who played a lot abroad—he was arguing with me how Ayton is the clear pick. Luka seemed more like to be a generational talent than Ayton.Mori Chu wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2024 11:23 amHow does the behavior of any number of other stupid teams excuse our own stupidity? We had #1, we had full control. We had lots of info about Ayton, having been in our home state. We had lots of info about Luka, since we had his former coach, and he'd been covered extensively as a Euro. We should have known. We blew it.
Edit: TBF, Ayton had the potential to be a DPOY type player with a legit shot and post game- he just lacked the personality and traits to get there and sustain it. Hard to predict when all you get is a nice guy who just says all the right things. It’s not like he exhibited outward bad traits for a young man. I thought Ant Man seemed like a similarly immature kid as a rookie.
What is smallball? I play basketball. I'm not a regular big man. I can switch from the center to the guards. The game is evolving. I'd be dominAyton if the WNBA would let me in. - Ayton
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People sometimes overrate tournament performances, but Ayton vs Buffalo showed exactly what he was.
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Ayton was like that for most of his time at U of A, no? Inconsistent effort, on and off, sometimes awesome, sometimes disappointing. And then the disappointing tournament. All the signs were there.