I'm disappointed that we lost, but I think it's really encouraging and important how well Ayton has played recently. I don't think we go very far without him. If he continues to play like this, we have a real shot at being special this year. I'm not very worried about most of the other guys; they will figure things out. But Ayton is the biggest question mark, the guy who can most change our trajectory depending on how his season goes. I find the past week or so very promising for him. He ended up with 27 points on 11/13 shooting (!) and 13 rebounds. Wow. That's a hell of a stat line.
I hope that in the rematch against the Nugs tonight, the Suns do a ton of CP3/Ayton and Payne/Ayton pick-and-rolls. Booker's probably out, so just feed the big fella.
Game Day: Suns (8-5) vs Nuggets (7-7), Friday, 1/22/2021
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Re: Game Day: Suns (8-5) vs Nuggets (7-7), Friday, 1/22/2021
The problem with the CP3 PnR with Ayton is when the D starts switching, CP immediately goes iso mode and stops the entire play. He has got to realize that is losing basketball.Mori Chu wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:11 pmI'm disappointed that we lost, but I think it's really encouraging and important how well Ayton has played recently. I don't think we go very far without him. If he continues to play like this, we have a real shot at being special this year. I'm not very worried about most of the other guys; they will figure things out. But Ayton is the biggest question mark, the guy who can most change our trajectory depending on how his season goes. I find the past week or so very promising for him. He ended up with 27 points on 11/13 shooting (!) and 13 rebounds. Wow. That's a hell of a stat line.
I hope that in the rematch against the Nugs tonight, the Suns do a ton of CP3/Ayton and Payne/Ayton pick-and-rolls. Booker's probably out, so just feed the big fella.
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Re: Game Day: Suns (8-5) vs Nuggets (7-7), Friday, 1/22/2021
It seems like he's waiting too long for the perfect pass and play to develop instead of just taking the first option available.specialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:47 pmThe problem with the CP3 PnR with Ayton is when the D starts switching, CP immediately goes iso mode and stops the entire play. He has got to realize that is losing basketball.Mori Chu wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:11 pmI'm disappointed that we lost, but I think it's really encouraging and important how well Ayton has played recently. I don't think we go very far without him. If he continues to play like this, we have a real shot at being special this year. I'm not very worried about most of the other guys; they will figure things out. But Ayton is the biggest question mark, the guy who can most change our trajectory depending on how his season goes. I find the past week or so very promising for him. He ended up with 27 points on 11/13 shooting (!) and 13 rebounds. Wow. That's a hell of a stat line.
I hope that in the rematch against the Nugs tonight, the Suns do a ton of CP3/Ayton and Payne/Ayton pick-and-rolls. Booker's probably out, so just feed the big fella.
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Re: Game Day: Suns (8-5) vs Nuggets (7-7), Friday, 1/22/2021
I bet part of the problem is that Paul doesn't trust Ayton's hands (or more in general, his ability to catch a pass in movement when rolling) so he won't try any passes that are not gimmes for Ayton.specialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:47 pmThe problem with the CP3 PnR with Ayton is when the D starts switching, CP immediately goes iso mode and stops the entire play. He has got to realize that is losing basketball.Mori Chu wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:11 pmI'm disappointed that we lost, but I think it's really encouraging and important how well Ayton has played recently. I don't think we go very far without him. If he continues to play like this, we have a real shot at being special this year. I'm not very worried about most of the other guys; they will figure things out. But Ayton is the biggest question mark, the guy who can most change our trajectory depending on how his season goes. I find the past week or so very promising for him. He ended up with 27 points on 11/13 shooting (!) and 13 rebounds. Wow. That's a hell of a stat line.
I hope that in the rematch against the Nugs tonight, the Suns do a ton of CP3/Ayton and Payne/Ayton pick-and-rolls. Booker's probably out, so just feed the big fella.