Kinda it was yeah, but he didn't have much problems till that year, even that year as well. I think he did fairly well. The role of him was not entirely the way I described though in the years with Devin Harris and Mo Williams as the main PGs. Because I don't like too much point forward responsibility for him which he had to have starting with his sophomore year that we downgraded to DH from DW at the PG position.
I like Hayward's production for the last years too, in the first place. It wasn't that horrific at all like one would think reading the reactions on this board. But the improper use of him and the heavy duties indeed made him less effective, detrimental even sometimes. His FG% dropped significantly. He couldn't show progress on the mental side of the game, couldn't shake off the inconsistency and certainly couldn't improve his self confidence as he failed at the leadership.
Still, it was a necessary experiment in my book. We had to see whether if Hayward could be a first/second option on a young team and lead them, the odds that he could weren't high and it didn't happen. But all this is in hindsight. Now the thing to do is setting the things for him in a more appropriate way.
He is so underrated in this forum but I really like him as an all around versatile very valuable wing in this league. Plus this season he'll still be only 24 years old! With tons of experience as well.
