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TOO wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 24, 2023 12:27 pm

virtual9mm wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:26 am

Split T wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 24, 2023 8:32 am

I no longer think it is crazy to compare him to Kobe.

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 24, 2023 3:00 pm

Something that I think most people miss is the fact that Ayton may have the most mileage/steps of any player on the team during most games. Is there a stat that tracks that?

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 24, 2023 12:06 pm

Neither one is coming back until at least game 8.

Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 24, 2023 6:36 pm

Split T wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 24, 2023 3:10 pm

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 24, 2023 3:00 pm

Something that I think most people miss is the fact that Ayton may have the most mileage/steps of any player on the team during most games. Is there a stat that tracks that?

Yes. Booker leads the nba in mileage this postseason. Here’s the suns numbers:

https://www.nba.com/stats/players/speed ... DIST_MILES

Ayton comes in 4th. But minutes played is a huge factor. Avg. speed might be a better indicator. By average speed all the role players jump to the top. Ayton is 3rd among starters. Craig and Booker ahead of him.

If we go regular season:

https://www.nba.com/stats/players/speed ... =AVG_SPEED

Mikal was clearly 1. Booker/KD still ahead in total mileage. Ayton passes KD in average speed.

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 24, 2023 9:32 pm

Split T wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 24, 2023 3:10 pm

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 24, 2023 3:00 pm

Something that I think most people miss is the fact that Ayton may have the most mileage/steps of any player on the team during most games. Is there a stat that tracks that?

Yes. Booker leads the nba in mileage this postseason. Here’s the suns numbers:

https://www.nba.com/stats/players/speed ... DIST_MILES

Ayton comes in 4th. But minutes played is a huge factor. Avg. speed might be a better indicator. By average speed all the role players jump to the top. Ayton is 3rd among starters. Craig and Booker ahead of him.

If we go regular season:

https://www.nba.com/stats/players/speed ... =AVG_SPEED

Mikal was clearly 1. Booker/KD still ahead in total mileage. Ayton passes KD in average speed.

Thanks, I remember looking for it awhile back and didn’t find anything. My guess was based off of how much he inbounds the ball (I wonder if that counts toward the stat?), and the fact that he’s constantly coming out to set screens, etc.

So in the playoffs Ayton is second among the big 4 in feet per minute, just barely behind Booker. And yet people say he’s not active and just stands around. Just today I saw a clip of Wolfley saying that he looks like he doesn’t even want to move out there. I don’t see anyone saying Booker looks like he’s refusing to move on the court.

Superbone wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:27 pm

YES! If he can be average, he can really help us.

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 25, 2023 6:34 am

Superbone wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:27 pm

YES! If he can be average, he can really help us.

Honestly at this point his "average" game is a DNP.

Superbone wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:57 am