Hayward Finally doing well with a game winning performance against T-Wolves
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playing well does not equal MVP of the league.
nobody ever said he's going to be an MVP, we're just saying, compared to the recent struggles that he's had, he's finally doing better.
What's wrong with this stat line in 12 min: 5 pts, 3 assists, 3 rebounds - double the minutes and you have 10 pts, 6 assists, 6 rebounds - I'd take that for a 9th pick rookie who's only 20.
if playing 'well' in your vocab means playing at an MVP level, then 95% of the NBA would suck big time!
NAOS
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God damn, O Gatino at his worst. You are seriously pathetic with your hyperbole. Merry xmas
Inn Dawn
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Marty McFly
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You called that one...I still remember.
Gyp Rosetti
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He also had three rebounds and three assists with no turnovers in those 12 minutes. Dude can ball. He seems to be strong in the open court, can pass, rebound, play some decent d, and is fairly creative on the offensive end. His confidence will grow and I think honz is right, early or not, dude should be considered for ROY.
DutchJazzer
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thriller did you watch the game?
sure 5 points on 1-1 shooting isnt much ooh wait its 5 points per attemped field goal.
but still only 5 points but it was more baout him not making mistakes and playing good defense. and had 3 crucial entry passes. passes that deron at times has trouble with
sure 5 points on 1-1 shooting isnt much ooh wait its 5 points per attemped field goal.
but still only 5 points but it was more baout him not making mistakes and playing good defense. and had 3 crucial entry passes. passes that deron at times has trouble with
I'm a little confused by what you Expected then Thriller. Looking at who was still on the board, who would you have taken that is better? You can only take what is there and for what is there Hayward is performing like I would expect a 20 year old rookie to perform when he is give very little time on the floor.
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You seek to argue when I don't.
This draft wasn't all that great.
But the point still remains, he was a #9 pick and some of you are talking about him playing "well" with 5 points on one shot.
Again, it's amazing how far our expectations have dropped. Did he play better in this game than the previous ones when he started and looked like a D-league player? Obviously. So perhaps the title should be, "Hayward playing better aka not sucktastic." But playing well is subjective. I for one have higher expectations. Not much higher. But higher. Playing well for me would entail averaging 8-12 points per game, grabbing a few boards, and shooting above 41% from the field.
Scoring 5 points against the Twolves isn't playing well to me. Don't care who or what you are. Sorry.
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I couldn't agree more. Other than the point that he can ball. That fact remains to be proven. It's early and he's sucked this year. Did he play better against the Wolves? Sure. But so did AK and the majority of our team. Lets see what Hayward does over the course of this season. I'll refrain from calling his play "good" or describe him "playing well" until he does more, for a longer period of time, against better competition. Sound fair?