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Message: [QUOTE="spudzj6, post: 2482970, member: 6812"] Based on the limited viewing of Arizona this year, there may be a decent opportunity on offense to play the high pick and switch game with Ayton. If you can get Ayton on JA one on one, you can take him off the dribble. Key is getting Ayton up top and taking their second 7 footer away from the paint (read: need to hit some shots). Offensively, its pretty simple, and its the same thing everyone has complained about - have to hit shots, and keep the off ball movement going. Cant get caught ball watching against this team, or they will turn you over and be at the rim on the other end before you blink. Defensively, I feel we have some options to take Ayton out of his element, but bottom line, if the man decides to be aggressive, you wont be stopping him, regardless of what team he's playing. I don't want to say hes necessarily soft around the rim, because he has thrown some monster dunks this season, but I don't feel like that's his first instinct. If he catches it and faces up from 8-12 feet out, he will most times be looking to shoot, and his jumper is OK, he'll hit 40% if you give him the space. But if a defender lets him get set up in the paint or just outside, back to basket, you've already lost that battle. Doubling him when his back is to the basket is an option, but with their shooters hitting as of late, might be a detriment. The best option for Ayton is to never take your body off from him. Do not let him move easily through the lane. If you make him work hard for position, he likes to get set up outside where he may hit a few 3's, but I'd rather have him shooting from the arch than the paint. When he sets picks up high, he looks to pop most of the time. Again, I only saw a couple of games, one early vs NC State, and the A&M game. The man knows how to move and is a great defensive rebounder. Has tools to develop into a good NBA talent. Someone told me he has the game that mirrors Lamarcus Aldridge but with the physical build of Dwight Howard, not sure I would go that far, but that would have the make up of a future NBA star. [/QUOTE]

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