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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin" data-source="post: 1512441" data-attributes="member: 4069"><p>With regards to Ayo, expectations are playing heavily into opinions on whether he's playing well this year. Most guards make a nice jump from Fr to Soph, and we can't ignore the fact that the bar is higher for him, since he wants to be in the NBA asap.</p><p></p><p>Looking at his profile on sports-reference, several of his metrics are actually down for the season: assists per game, turnovers are up, 3pt % down, FTA down. I'm not sure where he finds a home in the NBA. He's not really a play-maker (high assist guy, ball handler), and he's not really a SG (no where near the 3 pt % he needs). I don't see him as a great defender either. I liked his chances last year, but he seems to be having a sophomore slump relative to last year. Teams have to be playing him for drives, and I think his decision-making and execution there is suffering from added pressure due to his 3 pt game. Really needs to be able to score from outside to open things up.</p><p></p><p>Based on the eye test, I don't see the confidence and play-making he showed at times last year. There's still a lot of ball left this year, and a lot of tough opponents to play. Every one of those is an opportunity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin, post: 1512441, member: 4069"] With regards to Ayo, expectations are playing heavily into opinions on whether he's playing well this year. Most guards make a nice jump from Fr to Soph, and we can't ignore the fact that the bar is higher for him, since he wants to be in the NBA asap. Looking at his profile on sports-reference, several of his metrics are actually down for the season: assists per game, turnovers are up, 3pt % down, FTA down. I'm not sure where he finds a home in the NBA. He's not really a play-maker (high assist guy, ball handler), and he's not really a SG (no where near the 3 pt % he needs). I don't see him as a great defender either. I liked his chances last year, but he seems to be having a sophomore slump relative to last year. Teams have to be playing him for drives, and I think his decision-making and execution there is suffering from added pressure due to his 3 pt game. Really needs to be able to score from outside to open things up. Based on the eye test, I don't see the confidence and play-making he showed at times last year. There's still a lot of ball left this year, and a lot of tough opponents to play. Every one of those is an opportunity. [/QUOTE]
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