rofl, he must have been enamored by Green's elite athletic ability and Jarret Jack's dual first name.
Gordon Hayward can not Score in the NBA
- Thread starter Archie Moses
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rofl, he must have been enamored by Green's elite athletic ability and Jarret Jack's dual first name.
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How many players have sucked in the Summer League only to turn out to be great players in the NBA?
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What are you talking about?
Beantown
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I think the best part about Hayward so far is that he is showing how bball smart he is. He is letting the game come to him and not trying to do to much. He is a great passer and flows very well within the offense. Also he runs extremely well without the ball. I have to admit that I get turned on thinking about him playing next to Dwill and within the Sloan offense.
Archie Moses
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How many players have played well in summer league only to turn out to to be great players in the NBA? It goes both ways. You can't hate on players for playing well in the summer league.
Gyp Rosetti
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The most important question has yet to be asked. Why the hell does Archie have Jim Caviezel going all Butch Cassidy in his sig?
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Please, answer my question. Have there been any players that have sucked in the summer league only to turn out very well in the NBA? Because it's probably influential on how I'd react if he'd been sucking so far.
Of course you can have it both ways. You have yet to prove it otherwise. Some players have looked great in the summer league only to suck in the NBA. But how many players have sucked in the summer league only to have great NBA careers?
Archie Moses
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Of course players can suck in the summer league and go on to have a good career and be great players in the NBA. I'm not arguing that. Eric Maynor sucked last year in the summer league, and he'll probably have better than average NBA career.
Matthews
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And why don't you answer Archie's question? His point completely counters yours. How many players have played well in summer league only to suck in the NBA or not even play in the NBA? It's happened in both circumstances and it's tough to gauge what they are going to be. But Archie has reason to be high on Hayward right now because he's played very efficient. He's not proclaiming he's going to be the rookie of the year.
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we all know that everyone can. You can fly to the moon.
But until someone actually has a terrible summer league campaign only to succeed well at the NBA level, why is it wrong for me to, as you put it, "have it both ways?"
Again, name me some players that have sucked in the summer league and have succeeded well at the NBA level? Then, I will admit to being incorrect in my assumption that had Hayward been playing poorly then I would use it as indication as he being unable to succeed at the NBA level.
Unfortunately, up until now, no one has shown any example of a player playing poorly only to succeed. However, we've seen plenty of Summer League and D-League all stars who sizzle out at the NBA level.
Hence, my level of hesitation in declaring Hayward a success remains unhindered. I'll root for him, but lets remember, it's still only summer league.