Is Hayward playing like he's worried about his box score?

[orangello]

1. Gordo never takes last second heaves. Not that big a deal, but a sure sign he's putting his stats first.

2. Gordo's been passing the ball to players in worse position to score very late in the shot clock recently.

3. To compound the problem above, Gordo's been passing up open shots recently, putting the Jazz in a lot of low percentage late shot clock situations.

Dude's stat padding to the team's detriment. He's been doing it a lot more over the last couple weeks.

And the Jazz are losing, so what is the problem?

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[GVC]

Hayward apologists haven't substantively responded to either billyshelby or GVC, two posters that deserve serious reckoning.

We're just haters (who were on board with Hayward getting a $10mm/year extension last summer...).

 

[GVC]

And the Jazz are losing, so what is the problem?

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Having a team full of players who put stats ahead of winning + top draft picks = The Sacramento Kings of the last 6-8 seasons. That's our goal?

 

[orangello]

Having a team full of players who put stats ahead of winning + top draft picks = The Sacramento Kings of the last 6-8 seasons. That's our goal?

So says you.

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I like Hayward, but this experiment with him as the linchpin should have ended 25ish games ago, at the latest. While there isn't a clear alternative, we should have put Hay in a better position.

If I were running things, I would have emphasized high-screen action with Burks and Burke, and tried to work in some more high-low action with Kanter and Favors. Basically, any scenario that has Hayward looking for spot-up 3s and secondary screen-roll action.

Whatever.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Tell me when you do because I've got some names to add.

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[NUMBERICA]

1. Why wouldn't he be? Honestly?
2. Maybe he's coming to terms with what the knock on him always has been and has been especially evident this season: he's not The Guy and he never will be.
3. If he's playing to the team's detriment at the moment, then that's absolutely perfect.

 

[NUMBERICA]

By the way, I haven't liked Hayward's body language this entire season. Maybe he doesn't have enough tats/melanin for people to complain about it every game.

 

[Ben10]

He knows we aren't playing for anything right now. Losing actually helps the team. I would be padding my stats to try to get more money if it were me also.
***not saying that is what is happening but I don't blame the guy if it is.

 

[Jazz Spazz]

I like Hayward, but this experiment with him as the linchpin should have ended 25ish games ago, at the latest. While there isn't a clear alternative, we should have put Hay in a better position.

If I were running things, I would have emphasized high-screen action with Burks and Burke, and tried to work in some more high-low action with Kanter and Favors. Basically, any scenario that has Hayward looking for spot-up 3s and secondary screen-roll action.

Whatever.

Hayward is shooting 33% this year in catch and shoot situations this year. Are we sure we want more of this?

 

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Hayward is shooting 33% this year in catch and shoot situations this year. Are we sure we want more of this?

His career averages suggest that catch-and-shoot should be his main weapon. And transition.

 

[akirac73]

I agree with the OP...it's quite obvious Hayward is in stat-padding mode. In my opinion, his greatest strength as a player is in the open court/transition (both offensively AND defensively)...he is the last person that should be trying to go after rebounds instead of getting open/running down the court in transition. On offense, for a guy that plays the most minutes and has the ball in his hands more than our point guard, 5 assists a game isn't very impressive, especially when you consider his propensity to turn the ball over. Like someone else mentioned, nearly all of his assists are always drive and kick. A basket is a basket, I get that, but if Hayward knew how to run pick and roll, it would result in better percentage shots for his teammates and likely higher assist numbers. All in all, 17-5-5 isn't all that great when considering how much minutes he plays, how much he has the ball in his hands, how many shots he takes a game, and how unsuccessful the team is. But I'm sure some sucker NBA GM will fall for it and pay him what he reportedly wanted, $12M+/year...hopefully DL is not the one.