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What Hayward and Harpring have in common

jimmyjazz

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Played another sport, which announcers and media will never ever tire of mentioning.

So Harp played football, eh? Well, Hayward will be noted for the rest of his NBA career that he was also a former tennis player.

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MH 6'-6.5"
GH 6'-6.75"
MH 226 lbs as a senior at Ga Tech
GH 211 as Soph
MH in 36 games as soph 36.9 min 51.0 fg% 42.9 3p% 76.2 ft% 8.1 reb 2.2 assists 2.4 TO 0.1 blocks 1.8 steals 18.6 points
GH in 37 games as soph 35.5 min 46.4 fg% 29.4 3p% 82.9 ft% 8.2 reb 1.7 assists 2.3 TO 0.8 blocks 1.1 steals 15.5 points

Matt Harpring Scouting report- Has the right skill set to be a 3 in the NBA; he can
shoot the NBA 3-pointer and has decent rebounding ability to go with it.
Hustles all the time, very emotional player. May be limited in the NBA because
he isn't really quick enough to beat most NBA players off the dribble or to
defend most NBA 3's one-on-one. At worst a useful rotation forward; at best a
solid starter for a team that plays a lot of zone-like defenses and uses a
motion offense (Houston? Cleveland?). https://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/1...s/harpring.htm


Souting report Hayward-

While his game has some scouts swearing by his ability to emerge as a Mike Miller-type complementary scorer, Hayward still has his detractors. His status as a small conference star with questionable athleticism elicits a wide spectrum of opinions when projecting him to the next level.

A large part of the variation in scouts’ sentiments about Hayward is his physical profile. While he has excellent size for a NBA small forward at, he spent a great deal of time at the power forward spot last season and lacks the prototypical athleticism that would allow him to seamlessly transition his game to the next level. He’s not terribly explosive and will have to answer some questions about his lateral quickness and defensive ability. But he also has positive attributes. He displays good speed and shows tremendous body control. His ability to use those tools to effectively complement his outstanding basketball IQ and perimeter stroke remains a subject of debate.

Looking at Hayward’s body of work, it is difficult to knock what he could bring to the table in a complementary role. Smart and savvy, he is a coach’s dream. But his lack of athleticism raises questions about his long-term potential. Hayward is being projected all over the board at this point. It will be interesting to see how his stock changes throughout the draft process.

From DraftExpress.com https://www.draftexpress.com/profile/...#ixzz0rqIL8k1r
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