All Things Ayton

[O_Gardino]

It is what it is. He used to sleepwalk to 18 and 10 when he had something to prove. He used to play hard for stretches when his coach and teammates held him to a high standard. Now all that's gone and he'll be 14/10-ish. Interested to see if they JJ or Luka/LeBron make a concerted effort to raise his effort and level of play.

Ayton has only reached 18/10 twice in career and just barely at that. He's a 14/10 guy who was carried by the players around him. He's trash.

Which is a shame as he could be a 25/15 guy if he had any dawg in him at all. But only in contract years. Sporadically.

Not sure if I've said it here or to friends in the past, but if you put Amare's heart and desire into Ayton's body and you have a perennial MVP candidate. What a shame.

Add in Sophie Cunningham's karate skills, and ... maybe this is getting out of hand

[Superbone]

It is what it is. He used to sleepwalk to 18 and 10 when he had something to prove. He used to play hard for stretches when his coach and teammates held him to a high standard. Now all that's gone and he'll be 14/10-ish. Interested to see if they JJ or Luka/LeBron make a concerted effort to raise his effort and level of play.

Ayton has only reached 18/10 twice in career and just barely at that. He's a 14/10 guy who was carried by the players around him. He's trash.

Which is a shame as he could be a 25/15 guy if he had any dawg in him at all. But only in contract years. Sporadically.

Not sure if I've said it here or to friends in the past, but if you put Amare's heart and desire into Ayton's body and you have a perennial MVP candidate. What a shame.

Add in Sophie Cunningham's karate skills, and ... maybe this is getting out of hand

I'm all in on Sophie Cunningham. (Do with that what you will.)

I have no idea what they're advertising but I'm always stopped dead in my tracks by the two hot blondes commercial starring Sophie during Suns games.

[AmareIsGod]

Sophie Cunningham definitely does something to me inside.

[carey]

Sophie Cunningham definitely does something to me inside.

Is it gas? If it persists longer than a few hours I'd get it checked out.

[JJ Slim]

Well this thread took a turn lol

[Mori Chu]

DA/Lakers watch: He had 29 points (on 14/19 shooting), 10 rebounds, 3 blocks in their win yesterday over Portland.

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401810018

[Superbone]

DA/Lakers watch: He had 29 points (on 14/19 shooting), 10 rebounds, 3 blocks in their win yesterday over Portland.

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401810018

Yeah, I watched some of that game. Classic Ayton against his former teams. Had one of his best games and was really giving effort throughout.

[O_Gardino]

Revenge game for waiving him, I guess.

[Kryptonic]

Always the infuriating thing about that bum.... He's lazy and chooses when to play.

[ShelC]

19 shots and only 2 FTs. But that's the kind of game that fools people into thinking "If he can play like that consistently we've got a top 5 center!".

[Mori Chu]

Yeah, agreed on all counts. We've always known what DA was capable of at his best. That has never been the issue. The issue is motivation, consistency, playing hard and smart and playing the right way. Good money says he has, like, 7 points in their next game now that he is relieved of his temporary motivation to play hard against his former team.

[Split T]

Revenge game for waiving him, I guess.

It’s pretty telling that he has these revenge games

[Vladimir_Taltos]

I know, I know, I know...its like picking a scab, I can't always help myself...vs. Pelicans, 20 pts, 16 Rebounds, 5 PF, 36 min...wow..

How in all that's holy does a 7ft. center have those kind of stats for a game...and not get ONE FT? Not ONE? THAT's why I always loathed him...that SCREAMS SOFTTTTT...how? 16 REB...5PF...and not ONE FT? It defies logic...is he invisible? Does he just nimbly bypass every defender and draw no contact? Just...wow...

[TOO]

He shoots jumpers and hooks, there ya go, hope this helps.

[Vladimir_Taltos]

He shoots jumpers and hooks, there ya go, hope this helps.

5 fouls...0 FT...even by bloody accident he should get '1'... ZERO...null...cero....

[Mori Chu]

I mean, if he consistently put up 20 and 16, I wouldn't care that he had 0 FT. But he had all too many games where he completely disappeared on us. Good for him if he has finally found a basketball situation that works for him, I guess.

[Superbone]

I know, I know, I know...its like picking a scab, I can't always help myself...vs. Pelicans, 20 pts, 16 Rebounds, 5 PF, 36 min...wow..

How in all that's holy does a 7ft. center have those kind of stats for a game...and not get ONE FT? Not ONE? THAT's why I always loathed him...that SCREAMS SOFTTTTT...how? 16 REB...5PF...and not ONE FT? It defies logic...is he invisible? Does he just nimbly bypass every defender and draw no contact? Just...wow...

Yeah, and?

[Superbone]

I mean, if he consistently put up 20 and 16, I wouldn't care that he had 0 FT. But he had all too many games where he completely disappeared on us. Good for him if he has finally found a basketball situation that works for him, I guess.

Not if it's the Lakers.

[Kryptonic]

I mean, if he consistently put up 20 and 16, I wouldn't care that he had 0 FT. But he had all too many games where he completely disappeared on us. Good for him if he has finally found a basketball situation that works for him, I guess.

Not if it's the Lakers.

Every time I see a lakers fan say how great he is after having some great game I just let them live in that fantasy world in knowing that they're in for the ultimate dick punch from that guy when he's needed most. Ayton could have had Popovich or Phil and still would have blamed them for his shortcomings.

[specialsauce]

Please God let him keep it up and the Lakers extend him