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Who will have the better career?...Hayward or Evans?

Who will have the better career?

  • Evans

    Votes: 12 36.4%

  • Hayward

    Votes: 21 63.6%

  • Both will be out of the NBA in no time.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    33
Beantown

Beantown

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The Jazz second round picks always seem to have the better NBA careers. I think this year is no different. Evans could be good on any team. I really believe if Hayward does not make it in the Jazz system he does not have much chance elsewhere. I think both will be successful but Evans will have the better career. Evans is as close to an AK type player as I have seen in awhile.
 
Just need Coach Hornacek to work with Hayward and he can become a great shooter/playmaker. OK he won't be a athletic freak but to thrive in Jazz's flex offense you don't need to be. I can see him become a taller Jeff Hornacek - a smart player, gritty on defense, who can shoot and make plays.

The flex offense is reliant on a wing player making that extra pass and if anyone can thrive in it Hayward can.

He just needs to hit those open 3's......
 
Hayward will have the better career.

Right now Evans is playing better because he was a role player at western kentucky and is a role player on the Jazz, so there isn't much of a transition. Just play hard and do your best. Hayward however was the top dog at Butler and is now having to translate into a role player which is taking some time to adjust. Hayward also has other skills besides pure athleticism which will help him down the line.
 
Rednecksbasketball said:
Hayward will have the better career.

Right now Evans is playing better because he was a role player at western kentucky and is a role player on the Jazz, so there isn't much of a transition. Just play hard and do your best. Hayward however was the top dog at Butler and is now having to translate into a role player which is taking some time to adjust. Hayward also has other skills besides pure athleticism which will help him down the line.
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Good point - Hayward was also the star player on a Cinderella team that was thrust into the national spotlight. That will put a bullseye on any player's back.

I doubt teams even have a scouting report on Evans yet.
 
Evans has one great NBA skill right now: rebounding - just like Millsap had when he came in.
And that's all the Jazz coaches are asking Jeremy to do, just get to your spots on offense and hit the boards hard. Any passes he gets are going to be going to the hoop.

Hayward, on the other hand, has a lot of skills, but he needs to improve on all of them: shooting, dribbling, passing, etc. Flash was a very good shooter 2 years ago, then his percentage really dropped. I'm just guessing, but it was probably due to him becoming a "go-to" player, drawing more attention and rushing or forcing up some shots. Hayward is being asked to do more for the Jazz: bring the ball up at times, drive and dish, shoot off curls.

In sum, I think Evans will have the better stats right away, but Hayward will probably follow a Matthews-like curve. He'll get action early and won't impress, but mid-season onwards, he'll have some games with double-digit points, 4-5 rebounds, 4-5 assists and a couple of steals.
 
GlassEater said:
Evans has one great NBA skill right now: rebounding - just like Millsap had when he came in.
And that's all the Jazz coaches are asking Jeremy to do, just get to your spots on offense and hit the boards hard. Any passes he gets are going to be going to the hoop.
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Actually Millsap's one great skill when he came into the league was shot blocking and deflections - which is kind of my point on Evans. No one knew who Millsap was when he came in the league. He just looks like an undersized PF - no one counted on his long arms and great instincts. He still is an above average shot blocker for his size; but once word got around the league teams made the adjustment. Once word gets around on Evans and his major hops I doubt you'll see many defenders fronting him in the low post without any weak side help.
 
candrew said:
Actually Millsap's one great skill when he came into the league was shot blocking and deflections - which is kind of my point on Evans. No one knew who Millsap was when he came in the league. He just looks like an undersized PF - no one counted on his long arms and great instincts. He still is an above average shot blocker for his size; but once word got around the league teams made the adjustment. Once word gets around on Evans and his major hops I doubt you'll see many defenders fronting him in the low post without any weak side help.
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Sap lead the NCAA 3 years in a row in rebounding, people knew who he was, too any extent. Evans on the other hand, is pretty much a complete unknown.
 
Dwill_PwnasaurasRex said:
Sap lead the NCAA 3 years in a row in rebounding, people knew who he was, too any extent. Evans on the other hand, is pretty much a complete unknown.
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Yeah, but what kept him on the court early in his rookie year was how active he was on defense and his ability to get in passing lanes. The first time The Jazz announcers started hyping "batting averages" was with Millsap (the first time I heard it anyway). His Rebounds per 48 his first 40 games or so was decent but in no way dominating.
 
I think Evans at best is a 6th man. Hayward at best is a fringe all-star. Hayward all the way
 
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