Re: Game Day (Home Opener): Mavericks (0-0) @ Suns (0-0), Wed 10/17/18
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:09 am
As far as Ayton's D. They are saying that some of those lapses were just because he was gassed.
I have a hunch this has a lot to do with it. Sometimes that is conditioning and sometimes it is just natural ability. Shawn Marion could go flat out without stopping an entire game. Eric Bledsoe couldn't. Conditioning can only go so far.
The coach might have to figure out how to rest Ayton strategically so that he can be most effective when he is on the court. Not sure a run and gun game is for him.
I have a hunch this has a lot to do with it. Sometimes that is conditioning and sometimes it is just natural ability. Shawn Marion could go flat out without stopping an entire game. Eric Bledsoe couldn't. Conditioning can only go so far.
The coach might have to figure out how to rest Ayton strategically so that he can be most effective when he is on the court. Not sure a run and gun game is for him.