Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:10 pm
They obviously told him they want to tank and that he shouldn’t try too hard to win.
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Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:28 pm
He will have all the time in the world to get better at nba2k
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:33 pm
We’re never moving on are we…
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:36 pm
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:37 pm
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:40 pm
I don’t think it’s hard…it’s just fun to gloat…I’m excited for the day Deandre plays a game and it’s not mentioned
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:02 pm
Gonna be hard to hit 25 ppg with one combined 3 and FT every 3 games.
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:05 pm
Honestly it’s more about the crazy talk here than anything, if there wasn’t talk about him being a legit #1 or #2 on a winning team and coaches and teammates holding him back and yadda yadda, he’d be a huge afterthought.
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:21 pm
There was a massive gulf between what most thought of Ayton and how he was viewed by a few select fans of his. We’ve had years and years of debates about it, so I get that everyone is gonna pop up and gloat when it looks like they are right.
Ayton struggling doesn’t surprise me, but I also don’t need him to struggle to feel good about moving on. It was the right move. And short of him turning into a 25/15 monster who is a perennial DPOY candidate, I’m going to continue to believe it was the right move.
Ayton struggling doesn’t surprise me, but I also don’t need him to struggle to feel good about moving on. It was the right move. And short of him turning into a 25/15 monster who is a perennial DPOY candidate, I’m going to continue to believe it was the right move.
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:27 pm
The way his performance is trending, even the people who were upset with the perceived low trade return will also be proven wrong.
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:32 pm
On a max contract.
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:40 pm
It’s so easy to ignore facts.specialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:05 pmHonestly it’s more about the crazy talk here than anything, if there wasn’t talk about him being a legit #1 or #2 on a winning team and coaches and teammates holding him back and yadda yadda, he’d be a huge afterthought.
He was an actual #2 on the winningest team in franchise history—despite a coach who was holding him back.
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:58 pm
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:14 pm
I'd agree that Ayton has spent more of his career so far than most of us would care to reminisce about, playing like actual #2.JeremyG wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:40 pmIt’s so easy to ignore facts.specialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:05 pmHonestly it’s more about the crazy talk here than anything, if there wasn’t talk about him being a legit #1 or #2 on a winning team and coaches and teammates holding him back and yadda yadda, he’d be a huge afterthought.
He was an actual #2 on the winningest team in franchise history—despite a coach who was holding him back.
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:01 pm
2nd in scoring does not mean second option.
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:15 pm
L.JeremyG wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:40 pmIt’s so easy to ignore facts.specialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:05 pmHonestly it’s more about the crazy talk here than anything, if there wasn’t talk about him being a legit #1 or #2 on a winning team and coaches and teammates holding him back and yadda yadda, he’d be a huge afterthought.
He was an actual #2 on the winningest team in franchise history—despite a coach who was holding him back.
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:15 pm
#alternativefactsJeremyG wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:40 pmIt’s so easy to ignore facts.specialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:05 pmHonestly it’s more about the crazy talk here than anything, if there wasn’t talk about him being a legit #1 or #2 on a winning team and coaches and teammates holding him back and yadda yadda, he’d be a huge afterthought.
He was an actual #2 on the winningest team in franchise history—despite a coach who was holding him back.
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:18 pm
Common sense should lead someone to realizing he wasn't the second option on that team when he didn't make the All-Star game nor receive a single vote for any season awards.
Edit: He received 1 All-Defensive team vote. My bad.
Edit: He received 1 All-Defensive team vote. My bad.
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:30 pm
The fact that he was second in scoring despite being the 4th best Sun means that, I don’t know, maybe Monty wasn’t holding him back.
Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:03 am
Clearly Chauncey is holding him back now. He'd be the 25/15 monster if Chauncey would just let him play.......
You can't sit there at your introductory press conference, proclaim that you are 'Dominayton', average 8.3 PPG in your first 3 games and expect to be taken seriously in your 6th year in the league. The guy will be a journeyman for the rest of his career.
You can't sit there at your introductory press conference, proclaim that you are 'Dominayton', average 8.3 PPG in your first 3 games and expect to be taken seriously in your 6th year in the league. The guy will be a journeyman for the rest of his career.