I totally remember that game. Ryan Thompson was on the team and Kobe gave his all for 20 whole minutes.
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I totally remember that game. Ryan Thompson was on the team and Kobe gave his all for 20 whole minutes.
vslice02
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It's far too early to write Hayward off - although if it means people will stop whining about him then please feel free to give up on him. He's not quite as nba-ready as I hoped he would be (actually he's not really nba-ready at all) but I still think he's got a place in the league and will improve his game by leaps and bounds over the next 18 months.
GoJazz
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Ya cause Deron is horrible...
I wasn't a big fan of the pick but I am not going to give up on the kid so soon. The kid is freak'n 20 years old. As long as Sloan is saying he is working hard then I will have patience but I can understand the frustration because Hayward has been absolutely horrible. Matthews, Fields and even Evans make strong cases for staying in school.
I think Hayward needs to play some and needs to stay with the Jazz team because his biggest problem is not knowing the offense and thinking too much. Hopefully, the Jazz have an assistant coach talking to him and telling him to keep his head up.
I think Hayward needs to play some and needs to stay with the Jazz team because his biggest problem is not knowing the offense and thinking too much. Hopefully, the Jazz have an assistant coach talking to him and telling him to keep his head up.
vslice02
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It's things like that where I wish Gordan Chiesa was still an assistant coach. I know Layden and Corbin do a great job working out the younger players - but Chiesa was a great positive-energy coach who was also a great communicator and really had alot to do with Howard Eisley's development from a CBA-player to best backup PG in the league.
Lost_Jazz_Fan
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I think if he can get a few easy buckets in a game he will get a lot of confidence and we'll start seeing the potential. Right now, the guy can't get anything to go right for him and he obviously doesn't know the playbook yet. He is too busy thinking about playing good instead of just playing, when he decides to finally let the game come to him he'll be alright.
gregbroncs
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I was never sold on him. However it's way too early to call him a bust. After next year maybe, but not now.
It is not a good sign that he is in danger of losing all of his playing time to a 2nd round pick in Evans though.
It is not a good sign that he is in danger of losing all of his playing time to a 2nd round pick in Evans though.
InGameStrategy
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That's the understatement of the day (yesterday). There weren't many options with Bell out, but if Miles had started against the Mavs on Saturday, it is quite possible that Utah could've pulled off a win. It's complete foolishness for the coaching staff to keep making the same mistakes game after game. It was completely clear from the previous game(s) that Hayward was a big negative starting games, and it showed. He wasn't all of the problem--defense in the paint and on Nowitzki was also a big issue--also mitigatable by lineup changes--but the obliviousness of this coaching staff continues to amaze me.