Post#85 » by Illmatic12 » Sat Aug 17, 2019 7:15 am
When I watch Ayton, he is clearly highly athletic but he doesn't seem to have the same motor that a lot of all-time great bigs had.
That's the thing - it's not just about raw athleticism but how you use it, your motor and intensity level.
That's what made Robinson, young Shaq, young Dwight Howard, Embiid etc into such dominating forces. They had a high motor and were always physical, always trying to make an impact on the game. Even someone like Amare Stoudemire was more of a "live body" player. Ayton has the body to do those things, but on the inside he's probably more of a laidback big man like Lamarcus Aldridge. Which is fine and there's nothing wrong with that.. what makes LMA great is he knows who he is and never tries to go outside of his game.
Just my opinion, Ayton will still be a great player in this league and multiple All-Star but I don't believe you can change your inner make-up as a player. Best-case scenario for Ayton's style of play would be something like a Patrick Ewing minus the shotblocking.. which is still a great ceiling if he can reach for it.