Re: 2024 NBA Draft (euro season, college season, scouting, prospects etc)
Posted: Wed May 8, 2024 8:48 pm
Pattycakes wrote:BlazersBroncos wrote:Pattycakes wrote:
We instantly drop off majorly from an already dreadful record. No thanks. DA recovered fine last year
Good. We need to suck next year and get a good pick in a really good draft.
DA is a stopgap to keep us watchable. He is going to be long gone by the time we are a playoff team again IMO (Which is 3+ years away).
There’s literally no sign that is actually true.
Perfect age, perfect on-court compliment to our other pieces, shows will to hustle and improve to fit others around him.
He needs to mature, that is clear to anyone. But he appears to love and support his teammates and they appear to do the same.
I think many people here just don’t like him.. but Nurk once got a lot of hate for his emotions too. Became a fan favorite. Don’t see any real indications DA can’t or won’t evolve to the same spot once the team is winning more.
He is a C who shoots 14 times per game without stretching the floor, getting to the line or really passing well. He is a decent man defender but otherwise isnt a rim protector or smart off ball defender. He is a dinosaur in todays league.
Every other C in the league shooting 12+ shots per game can either stretch the floor, get to the line or create points via passing (Outside Vucevic) -
Joel Embiid - stretch (3.6), line (11.0), pass (5.6)
Nikola Jokic - stretch (2.9), line (5.5), pass (9.0)
Jaren Jackson JR - stretch (5.5), line (6.3)
Anthony Davis - line (6.8), pass (3.5)
Victor Wembayana - stretch (5.5), line (5.2), pass (3.9)
Nikola Vucevic - sucks
Alperen Sengun - line (5.6), pass (5.0)
Karl Anthony-Towns - stretch (5.3), line (4.7), pass (3.0)
Bam Adebayo - line (5.5), pass (3.9)
Kristaps Porzingis - stretch (5.1), line (5.3)
Domantas Sabonis - line (5.1), pass (8.2)
Ayton doesnt stretch the floor (0.2 3PTA per game), doesnt get to the line (1.3 FTA per game), and doesnt pass well (1.6 APG).
Ayton is just-a-guy. A guy that gets enough shots to put some numbers up, but really nothing special in any way.