Locke's endless apologies for Hayward.
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It's not that he's a bad player, but if any player who had previously shot 40% from 3 suddenly can't hit the ocean from the boat it's hard to know what to think. I know he can shoot because I have seen him do it before, I didn't even know it was possible to regress like this.
It's a little odd, and at this point it will have driven down his value tremendously, but if he really can't ever figure out how to shoot again he's not even worth 7.5. This slump has gone on for so long it's making me question whether it's really a slump, as dumb as that may sound. Such a weird season for him.
It's a little odd, and at this point it will have driven down his value tremendously, but if he really can't ever figure out how to shoot again he's not even worth 7.5. This slump has gone on for so long it's making me question whether it's really a slump, as dumb as that may sound. Such a weird season for him.
fgcamel
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perhaps it's due to a change in his shooting coach
fgcamel
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Why not? his shot has been worse ever since hornaceck left. his form is visibly worse and regardless of what option he is, he's missing good looks that he has buried consistently in the past.
yamers
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so he loses his shooting coach and he falls apart?
im sorry man, but a player DOES not lose his shot b/c of a coach leaving. IMPOSSIBLE.
fgcamel
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I can see some obvious circumstances where it is possible.
old coach leaves -> new coach comes in -> new coach tries to apply different technique -> shooter loses rhythym
could be as simple as that. I don't know what is going on with him behind the scenes and i don't even know if he uses a shooting coach, I'm just looking for a reason for how someones shoot can go from what it has been consistently over his career to being so bad this year. and accept that having a larger role on offense was inevitably going to cause his numbers to drop, but i have watched him miss open shot after open shot badly this year and i don't believe that can be because of the role change.
akirac73
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I really think that Hayward's sharp decline this season is all mental. It's hard for me to believe that a professional athlete suddenly forgets how to do something they've done their whole life like shooting a basketball. He really needs to see a shrink something is wrong with him upstairs.
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You will never win anything with a player so inconsistent as Andrei Hayward.
We would be better off with a player who is less talented but more consistent.
We would be better off with a player who is less talented but more consistent.
ijazz
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I agree.
His consistency bugs me as does his body language.
I have now revised my $$ for Hayward.
Before I said he was worth 10/year but someone will offer 12/13
Now: He is worth 8/year. Someone will offer 10/11.
Will the Jazz match ? Should they match ?
Jazz Traveler
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Who would have thought before this season started that Jeremy Evans was going to be a better shooter than Hayward? Hayward has taken a massive step back.