Ok, what about this? I think you're dismissing his defensive shortcomings too generouslyINFORMER wrote:Eh. They put together a video of every bad defensive possession he had, so of course he isn't going to look good. Plus, most of those moments were him guarding perimeter players at the 3-point line. How many centers in the NBA can defend a perimeter player at the 3-point line?UglyTruth wrote:Eh watching this, Ayton’s defense is actually a lot worse than I imagined
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His timing is super, super bad. I think many D league players can score on him at will if given the opportunity.
And most of those plays, he stayed with the player. He just took some bad angles, and his challenges were late. I think that can be coached up.
https://www.thestepien.com/2018/04/29/f ... -nc-state/