Question by Highkin at 3:50 in the media availability.
Ayton had some high praise for Scoot, and also mentioned him being the starting PG and establishing himself as the franchise guard. Curious if this is just him talking him up, or if this is a glimpse into Scoot being the starting PG this season?
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I’m very curious about the role of Simons this year– could this mean he’s out of the PG role and settling into more of a SG? I see him as our best, most consistent shooter and scorer.
In 1978, the Sonics won the championship with a backcourt of a classic point guard (Gus Williams), a hard-nosed SG defender (Dennis Johnson), and a superlative shooter (Fred Brown), who split the time evenly in the two positions. I’d like to see a Henderson/Sharpe/Simons three-headed backcourt, with Simons in the Brown role.
From everything I’ve seen from Scoot and hear from him, and I’ve commented this a couple times, but he’s really gonna be Rubio 2.0. A guy who, no matter what the lineup is, pushes the temp, can get everyone involved and anyone open shots. A really important and great role to have, a top tier 6th man who can greatly elevate a second unit, can make life easier for starting lineups, but just isn’t quite skilled enough to be a great starter. I believe in Ant as our true franchise PG. Had statistically the hardest shot selection in the league last year due to everyone being hurt and him being the focus of defenses. Having a competent and healthy team, with a potential GOAT screener in Clingan, is gonna make him look like the borderline all star talent that he is. And with Scoot there to back him up, I think the teams gonna be a lot of fun this year.