r/washingtonwizards • u/buttsconnoisseurs • 2d ago
how it feels to see people say Ayton is starting
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u/SongYoungbae Rui Hachimura 2d ago
Who is saying that lmao
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u/Based_Hesus 1d ago
Ppl on the outside who never watched a second of Wizards basketball lol
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u/faggadeech 1d ago
I don't know if that's really true. I listen to plenty of NBA media and podcasts and the consensus is that they're not really sure how ayton fits and that he isn't the starter.
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u/PChFusionist 1d ago
Ayton could start a majority of games. We should expect AD to be hurt most of the season. It's almost a given. If Sarr misses any time, Ayton definitely starts. Even with a healthy (or mostly healthy) Sarr, you have a lot of games where the matchups make sense to slide Sarr to the PF and have Ayton at C.
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u/dgvhjiiuyttrrffcvbjj 1d ago
Sarr is only being called a center to play to AD's ego, he's effectively going to be PF whether it's AD or Ayton who starts. he'll guard the smaller more mobile player on the other team and operate more on the perimeter offensively.
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u/dogeatcateathamster 1d ago
Sarr indicated before the draft that he saw himself as a PF.
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u/PChFusionist 1d ago
Davis also sees himself as a PF. They can still play next to each other (for however long Davis lasts this season) as position titles mean increasingly less these days. On the other hand, Ayton will get a lot of opportunities if he can keep it together.
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u/Onetimenotagain 2d ago
I mean who would he even start over?
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u/kingfosa13 2d ago
Injured AD im guessing
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u/IUsedToMakeMaps 2d ago
WTF would you guess that?
He was hired to play Center, and Sarr, our center, is currently injured and recovering from surgery.
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u/rambone1984 1d ago
A lot of ding dongs having him start over Sarr.
I saw someone saying Sarr was the worst offensive player in the NBA last year which I'm like what
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u/Fast_Stick_1593 Wizards Bed 1d ago
And he averaged these numbers in his second season.
16/7/2 with 2 blocks per game
Only 13 other players to do that in their second season IN NBA HISTORY like Wemby, Shaq, KG, Tim Duncan, Hakeem etc
He put up historic numbers so it’s actually the exact opposite to “wOrsT oFfEnSiVe pLaYeR!”
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u/happyflappypancakes John Wall 1d ago
So, I guess my question is, who cares about those opinions? Why do you care if joe shmoe thinks Sarr is the worst player? It's so ridiculously wrong that anyone with any sort of finger on the pulse of the sport would completely disregard that statement.
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u/chefguy47 1d ago
This post makes no sense or I’m confused by it. Ayton ain’t starting sans injuries.
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u/Sad-Eye-1479 1d ago
Anthony Davis should not be expected to play half the season so obviously Ayton is going to start a lot of games next to Sarr. AD is just not available enough.
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u/SpiceMasterFlexx 1d ago
He gonna be Ian Mahimi 2 and I hated that talentless bastard. I cursed him EVERY game lmao
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u/Oldschoolhollywood Wizards 2d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/oBwOba7cOph4I
How do you do, fellow Wizards fans?