Bro he might not even play 20 minutes ALL SEASON! Did somebody actually say he’ll play 20 minutes a NIGHT!!??
This is why I’m blown away that people are happy DA is gone. He’s better than all our other centers COMBINED! With him and Ant gone….. at least next years draft is strong!
Guards Jrue Scoot Shae Forwards Deni Tou Jerami Backup Guard / Forward Tisse Rayan Kris Centers DC Yang Backup Forward / Center Rob Duop Until Jerami is traded, we can't expect any FA acquisitions
Blazers had over a ppg better offense in minutes Ayton wasn't playing and about 4 ppg better defense. You spent time around Ayton of the court - please let us know if he was a great locker room guy and example to lead our young players. All reports are the opposite. He was also the most lazy Blazers center I've ever seen since watching the team back to the late 80s. Listen to Oden and Frye shock at how bad he was on the floor. If we have center injuries I'd prefer we run Duop or some scrub next season that will at least act like a professional basketball player.
I have been an Ayton supporter. Yes, he was overpaid, but he was on an expiring contract and was still better offensively than most centers we have had. I did not care what he did in Phoenix. He was young and immature. My question to you, since you are around the team more than any of us, was his off-court issues suggested in the article legitimate? Because that changes things in my mind.
Offensively we will definitely miss some of the things he brought to the team. Problem with Ayton he didn’t set screens to get guys open he set screens to get himself shots, he didn’t play hard on defense and obviously had issues being a true leader on a young team. can’t keep a guy around for the wrong reasons
The blazers ORTG was higher with clingan than da, screens and offensive rebounds are an underappreciated part of the offense - so DA's scoring will certainly not be directly replaced by the current centers. But the blazers offense should still come ahead... While blazers were also better on defense with clingan, da is not a bad defensive rebounder and his switch ability is the biggest thing the blazers will miss, it is a look on defense that they will find hard to replicate
Who cares if he is better than our other centers COMBINED? Everybody is aware of that. But in order to improve, Clingan has to play more. And with Ayton in house, it was clear he wouldn't come of the bench. Yes it will be a stepback at the beginning. The goal is 1 step back and 2 steps forward. Winning next season is meaningless when you zoom out.
