07-31-2023, 10:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-31-2023, 10:12 PM by dirkfansince1998.)
(07-31-2023, 09:52 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I agree that Ayton's athletic profile suggests that he SHOULD be a useful, modern big. I'd stop short of even saying I've seen him do it, as you're suggesting, but I definitely trust your basketball acumen.
But, as you say, he has no head and no heart.
Doesn't run the floor.
Doesn't roll hard to the rim.
Has no post game, yet expects the ball in situations other than rim rolls (we know how that story ends around here)
Doesn't defend, at least not consistently.
I have seen Capela do ALL of that. Fairly recently. There was a time not so long ago when he was the best pick and roll defending big in the NBA. Kind of like Bill Cartwright was the best post defending big in the NBA for a while during his Bulls time. Nobody knew that, but it was a big part of that team.
Kinda crazy how the narrative changed and how badly Ayton declined. From future DPOY (question was more about the number) and people arguing that he was the right pick over Luka to the current situation where fans aren´t willing to take on his contract without any additional assets included.
Just to get an idea...
https://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/3...oenix-suns
https://fansided.com/2021/06/10/deandre-...uns-favor/