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Hayward an Allstar?

No way Hayward averages less PPG, at least not by anything significant. I would be surprised if he averages less than 20 ppg this year. Highly surprised if it's less than 19.
 
Somebody will get an all-star status if this team is in the top 5 in the west. I think the most likely is Hayward but Favors and Gobert are not too far behind as possibilities.
 
Hayward has been our PG the last 2-3 years. I expect his shots per game to stay the same (15) as he is by far our best player. He should be shooting it 15-20 times per game.

What I do expect, is that with the increase in talent and the better PG play, he will become more effective in his shots. It wouldn't surprise me if his 3 pt% is around 40% this year. The last year he had PG's around him that were effective (Mo Williams and Tinsley) he shot over 40% from three. I'd also expect that he will shoot around 45% from the floor.If you keep his shots the same, then he looks like this for next year:

2/5 from three
7/15 from the floor.

That gives him 16 from the floor. Then you add in 5/6 from the FT line and puts him over 20 pts a game.

He is our best player. Joe Johnson and Hill should not be taking shots from Hayward. They should be taking shots from Mack, Neto, Hood, Gobert.

Our shots should look like this:

Hayward
Favors
Hill
Johnson/Hood
then you'd hope by the end of the year that Exum is here or even above Johnson/Hood.
 
Of course, being an All Star is primarily a popularity contest. I could give a crap about that. I just want Hayward to be the best player and team leader on a team that wins and can contend because of their elite defense. I think he's capable of that.
 
green said:
Think about it. Hayward averaged 19.7 pts a game last year. At the end of games, you take the ball out of Hayward's hands and put it in Hill's. Now you run pick and roll with Hill and Favors. Hayward camps out on the corner three. A quick P&R, a couple swing passes, and instead of a TO Hayward gets a wide open three in the corner.

Now he is averaging 23 pts a game. You do this twice a game and Hayward is averaging 23-25 pts a game.

I think Hayward is a max player and he is our best player and it's not close. I think that now that's he's not playing PG this year, he will appear even better. Just 1-2 plays a game can take him from 19.7 pts to 23-25.
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Hayward's usage goes down, his efficiency goes up. How does that affects PPG? I'd guess it goes down a bit.
 
silesian said:
Hayward's usage goes down, his efficiency goes up. How does that affects PPG? I'd guess it goes down a bit.
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His usage should not go down. It should go up. He is by far our best player. By making Hayward a SF instead of a PG, you should be able to put in a position to take more shots with less defenders around him.

You don't take away shots from Hayward so Hood, Hill, Johnson, Burks, etc can shoot it more. The whole point of Johnson and Hill is to open up the floor and set up Hayward for more shots that have a better chance of going in.
 
silesian said:
Hayward's usage goes down, his efficiency goes up. How does that affects PPG? I'd guess it goes down a bit.
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The big change I'd expect this year is that Hood's usage goes down, his efficiency goes up. That is what you are looking for out of Hood.
 
green said:
You don't take away shots from Hayward so Hood, Hill, Johnson, Burks, etc can shoot it more.
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If those players are more efficient, or not defended as well, or are able to get better looks then you do.
 
fishonjazz said:
If those players are more efficient, or not defended as well, or are able to get better looks then you do.
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Sure, game by game that could happen. But over the course of the season, you'd expect Hayward's shots to go up, not down. It would be dumb to have Hayward's shots go down. He is your best player.
 
green said:
Sure, game by game that could happen. But over the course of the season, you'd expect Hayward's shots to go up, not down. It would be dumb to have Hayward's shots go down. He is your best player.
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Best player does not mean best shooter/scorer/guy you want taking the most shots.
 
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