bwgood77 wrote:Biff wrote:His rebounding is elite. His timidness on offense still massively frustrates me. When KP blocked him in the 4th last night, he only blocked him because Ayton hesitated and then went up soft. Had he immediately went up strong and slammed it home, it would have been 2 points and a ball to KP's face. It ended up not being a huge deal because he got the ball back and immediately threw it out to Booker, who hit the shot, but it's still a concerning long-term trend. Guy just is missing some key attributes necessary to be truly dominate. I get that KP is tall and long but Ayton is also tall and long and much stronger and more athletic. Letting KP intimidate him so much is just silly. Suns need to get this guy the best sports psychologist in the business.
Hmmm..I came away thinking he responded well on that play..figured he just isn't used to a guy a few inches taller than him so easily having his hand above him going up. Wasn't KP behind him? Anyway, I didn't get the impression he could have avoided that block with KP right on him. But ended up keeping the ball as you said and turning it into an assist on a 3, which ended up being even better.
I think hes more alluding to the fact that Ayton caught the ball literally on the block and KP was a good 2-3 steps away toward the free throw line and he sorta just sat there with the ball waiting foe KP before going up for the dunk.
He went up for it a little stronger than normal in that he tried to dunk with two hands, which is progress i suppose. Though the next progression is to understamd how to use your body to take away the shot blocker's angle. But his initial hesitation on the catch i think is what irked people on that play. He stuck with it and got an assist though so thats good.