How Can The Trail Blazers Build with Deandre Ayton? + Warriors Out of the Playoffs
Looking back at Deandre Ayton’s first season in Portland and what’s next for the Trail Blazers center. Plus the Golden State Warriors lost and the Blazers are likely to get two lottery picks in the 2024 draft.
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9 Comments
I wonder if Mike meant to put this out today. Messed up on the premiere date…
If you look at comments Mike, you posted this one to premiere a day late.
Is this working for anyone on Spotify?
The team should trade Ant and Rob Will for Ingram
The team needs more shooters on the court to maximize DA's ability. Teams are going to continue to pack the paint because there's no shooters who other teams respect
I think Ayton is perfect for the Blazers! He plays more of a old school style game. I do not believe we saw his best this year I believe he was trying to avoid injury and to see how this roster shakes out before he puts out his full effort! With this young group the coach is the key! I love Chauncey, but I do not think he fits with this young group. Had we kept Lillard and went the other direction and found another talent or two he would have been the coach for it. The young group we have now, in the direction we are going Chauncey and his style do not fit this team.
His entire shot diet is a mess. If he got 5FTA and took 2-3 3 pointers a game I'd feel great about him, but as is you're trading long 2s for either 3 pointers or 3 point possessions at the rim way too damned often. Great tank commander, not a guy you want to build a team around ATM. Because of said shot diet opposing teams can cover the corner 3 and clog the paint easier.
is audio poppy for anybody else? Not Mikes mic but the encoding or whatever it is. Its not really that bad at all just hoping to help Mike know if it is so he doesn't have it happen for next show.
To get the most out of Ayton, he needs a partner in crime under the rim! Commit to D.
He could use a similar player to Maurice Lucas or Buck Williams. A good scoring,rebounding defensive enforcer underneath to go with his finesse. We have had his style of team before, if you remember? Defend and get the Greyhounds out to run! The Blazers most successful teams were when they had a good center, but not a dominating center. Remember a good center can dominate on any night but should not have to. When you have a good center like Ayton, you need to adjust your concept to have that badass power forward to do some dirty work and then build a kick-ass transition game. I seem to see a lot of young pieces in our current roster that fit the transition dominance style. Find us that power forward beast and the coach that knows that game! Ayton success plan. My opinion after watching Blazers for 50 years.