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Deandre Ayton’s Blazers Tenure ‘Defined by Tardiness and Tantrums’



Article Link: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10108759-nba-rumors-deandre-aytons-blazers-tenure-defined-by-tardiness-and-tantrums

by DWalker02

40 Comments

  1. AH_BareGarrett

    So the source is Quick? The guy who hasn’t had a good report since Olshey left?

    I’ve been happy with Ayton personally, and think the season as a whole has been dysfunctional. Whether it be through our coaching or injuries to our best players, I have a hard time believing a lot of blame can be placed on Ayton.

  2. GuyIncognito211

    He might be one of my favourite blazers ever. Got the bag and just doesn’t care anymore

    Legendary shit

  3. nerdpulse

    Quick strikes again. Dude has quickly become Clownzano Jr with this shit.

    It’s literally no wonder why Dame didn’t fuck with this clickbait artist and left him out of the media shout outs in his goodbye letter.

  4. WateryGravy

    There almost no substance to this article. And the part about the organization needing to trade him in the last year or two of his contract doesn’t make any sense given our rebuild timeline.

  5. Zealousideal_Bath29

    Jason quick shouldn’t be employed. Wonder what he’s pissed over this time to do a hit piece

  6. ripshippy77

    Not surprising. Ayton is notorious around the league for half asssing

  7. DrawMoreCats

    Hard to tell what’s what here. Ayton and Quick had such an uncomfortable exchange early in the season. I’ll take this with a grain of salt.

  8. myNameBurnsGold

    No idea what his personality is like, but they compared him to empty stat Whiteside. Yet if you watch this team, the games that Ayton plays for us are competitive and without we look terrible.

  9. Pocketdiva666

    Ayton can be late all he wants as long as he keeps providing the defensive boost he does. Not like he’s our career center anyway. He fits well within our scheme unlike that clunky bumbling oaf we traded to Phoenix.

  10. I don’t like Quick either but I don’t think he would just make it up to stir the pot, and this type of behavior wouldn’t be at all surprising to notice from Ayton behind the scenes.

  11. Classics22

    You guys sound fucking absurd trying to write this off because you don’t like it. What in the world has Ayton done to make any of you think this didn’t happen lol? This shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody

  12. ReflectionGloomy8851

    It’s kinda hard to get to work on time when you can’t even get out of your house because of ice haha

  13. spittafan

    Man. This sub is so thin skinned. It’s hardly a stretch to expect this type of behavior from Ayton who has always been immature and shown inconsistent effort/buyin. Just because y’all don’t like that quick actually criticizes our team doesn’t automatically discredit him

  14. JayChucksFrank

    Yeah, not going to trust a second hand article which heavily relies on insight from Quick, ESPECIALLY if he’s the only one reporting it. Dude is as out of touch as Jaynes. Far more trustworthy sources out there like Highkin and hell, even Fentress.

  15. The look on Quick’s face and head shake when DA gave him a short answer early in the season, said it all. DA sealed his fate, Quick needs compliance and access, or he’ll put your head on a spike otherwise.

  16. masta_wayne__

    Ayton is a tremendous defender. He’s fundamental sound and his presence is always felt, unlike Whiteside who just chased blocks. This comparison is so horrible

  17. Careful people don’t like different opinions. I already had a similar post taken down without a reason. 

    I mean uhhh Quick bad upvotes to the left fellow redditorinos

  18. I read this article and his takes were pretty terrible.

    DA’s been anchoring the defence exceptionally well and especially killing it on the offensive side as of late.

    I’m sure there was somethings going on in the locker room, but as everyone can attest to that happens in all of sports.

    DA’s ability to score wasn’t ever really taken advantage of, as he was injured for a while along with Scoot and Ant.
    He can truly be unlocked with a solid playmaking guard as shown with CP in PHX.

    Yeah I can agree he’s not a max player, but we’re in a rebuild and I rather have DA than Jordan Poole

  19. This might be one of Quick’s worst takes ever.

    > And there has been an eerie resemblance to Hassan Whiteside, the former Blazers’ center whose statistics looked nice, but had little to no impact on a game. The quicker the Blazers can move off Ayton, the sooner I will believe this franchise is headed in the right direction.

  20. HaphazardHippo

    Quick writing a Cronin hit piece, who could have seen that coming

  21. Parking-Couple773

    So let me get this straight DeAndre ayton who is new to this city/area is gonna be tardy/late every now and then for the fist month or so…Consider me shocked I tell you, shocked……And he’s had tantrums/frustrated because he has to adjust to a new coach, a new defensive gameplan, new teammates and a new defensive and offensive vocabulary..So it makes him frustrated and has tantrums the fist few month he’s here….Again Consider me shocked I tell you, shocked…….🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

  22. 1850ChoochGator

    Quick has fucking sucked for a long while now. Dude lost his source and then took half a year off.

    The Athletic needs to get someone else in there I’m done with his bs lol

  23. TheeBacksideOfWater

    Sounds like Jason Quick is salty that Ayton didn’t want him to be is wittle buddy, so now he’s resorted to hearsay and slander.

  24. Ayton needs to stop acting like a man child. He has no defense and is inconsistent on offense we don’t know what game of what Ayton we get.

  25. Not_A_Bucket

    Headlines like these are acts of desperation from the journalist for views. The more inflammatory the headline, the more views. Don’t give into this reporter baiting you, he’s just desperate to get your attention.

  26. Not surprising. CP had stay on him in Phoenix. Now he back to his old ways. Dude isn’t a max player. He has talent but his desire and effort are lacking.

  27. No_Information3972

    Jason Quick stinks worse than a soiled diaper on a hot sunny day.

  28. SonofNamek

    Eh, I wouldn’t discount this. It’s obviously drummed up and dramatized because it’s Quick but the reality is that Ayton did have a bad attitude in his early interviews.

    I haven’t seen that as much in recent interviews but the article states this happened in the early months and we saw it so, yeah, I can see that.

    Tardiness, I’m sure he had a few. From what I understand, a few other players have done similar things (look, it’s the NBA, some guys get in and make tens of millions and then, they don’t take it as seriously as the average Joe does for their career…not everyone is a workhorse like Lillard).

    That said, it’s really not that big of a deal imo unless he is completely absent from practice sessions.

    Regarding Quick’s conclusion that Portland will better off once it moves away from Ayton. I think there are some good centers in this draft that can do what Ayton does for cheaper but I also think Ayton is a good 4th/5th option on a winning team like he was with Phoenix.

  29. freshbrainstump

    Being that this is from Quick I’d take it with a grain of salt. His writing has been very poor for a while, feels like he’s got personal issues with the blazers and he’s projecting that into his articles. Makes him look like an amateur really.

  30. BlueDevilz

    When I went to the preseason event where the team did some drills and a scrimmage, Ayton was the only player who wasnt comprehending the warm-up drills.

    Such a severe lack of effort/care. All the things that haunted Suns fans for years. He COULD be a top NBA player. He just doesnt want to be.

  31. TripletFather1030

    I remember when Jason Quick used to be a decent semi-credible source of news. Now he’s just a clown it seems, constantly targeting players for clicks.

  32. hotdogfordinneragain

    I’m a fan of quite a few franchises and the Blazers reporters are easily the worst.

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