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Should Corbin move Hayward back to SG?

Should Corbin move Hayward to SG?

  • Yes, he is a SG

    Votes: 22 73.3%

  • No, he's a SF

    Votes: 4 13.3%

  • I like turtles

    Votes: 4 13.3%
  • Total voters
    30
Beantown

Beantown

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He played SG mostly last year and that's where most of his success came from. So there are a few main points why I think the switch is necessary.

- Hayward is exerting too much energy guarding stronger SF's

- He could get his shot off easier over smaller defenders

- In my opinion he's a pure SG, he has no post up game whatsoever which is essential for a SF.

So here are the options for a new starting lineup.

Harris
Hayward
Howard or Miles
Millsap
Jefferson

Corbin's gotta make this change.
 
Hayward is a 2. He likes playing outside, but that doesn't mean that as a SG he can't drive first and play inside-out ball to get into his groove. His shot has been off this year, but I think he's playing the wrong position and that doesn't help. Dude is a great passer. He makes plays for others, so he doesn't always have to be the go-to shooter. I think he's frustrated and I hope he will be moved to the 2 spot.
 
Point Guard. He can get his shot off soooo much better against those midget defenders .. because basketball is only about being taller and shooting.
 
I like it! Why not give it a go?

PKM, no need to get all, like, you know, sarcastic, is there? Well, maybeso.

I love comma's.
 
So here are the options for a new starting lineup.

Harris
Hayward
Howard or Miles
Millsap
Jefferson

Corbin's gotta make this change.
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Beantown -Just what i asked for in another thread, and got no response from anyone. I like that lineup. It still leaves a viable second unit. Rep upgrade for Beantown!!
 
billyshelby said:
What exactly do people think moving to the 2 would fix?
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They are saying that him being at the #2 he would be defending and be defended by a smaller man.

Making his life on defense easier and his shot easier to take without someone in his face.

Whether that holds water or not, who knows. I personally don't think that it does.
 
What exactly do people think moving to the 2 would fix?
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billybillybilly, i think you know what the idea here is. Just go along with for the grins, o.k.?

Everyone knows, that say a Quarterback playing out of position, as say a running back would not help his performance at all if you moved him back to Quarterback. After all football is just football and it makes no
difference what position you play. Right.
 
I don't see what skill he has that is being compromised by playing 3's.

When he drives, he gets all the way into the lane, and frequently under the basket. It's the tall people standing there that are causing the problems, not the 3 he just beat. I don't recall Hayward ever having a stop and pop game, so I don't see how he's going to suddenly get one just because the guy in front of him is shorter. He doesn't get great separation on his shot, anyway, and ironically playing 3's should help him more than 2's in that regard. 2's tend to play crowding defense whereas 3's are more inclined to back off, stop the drive, and use their length on jumpshots.

If Hayward is going to improve, he's going to need to come off screens ready to shoot. He's obviously going to have to go up at the basket. He's going to need to start shooting runners in the lane which he doesn't currently do. His position has little to do with any of this.
 
If Burks is a two and we think he is part of our future then Hayward needs to play the 3. It will be a struggle this year but needs the experience at the 3.
 
Hayward (or Haywood according to the majority of the announcers in the NBA) is capable of playing the 3. In fact, he consistently beats his man to the rim (and then he usually passes). He needs to be more agressive on offense, no matter the position he is playing on the court. He needs more confidence, and he needs to follow through on his shot. I've noticed his arm has been stopping a bit short when shooting, his release looks off compared with last year.
 
JAZZGASM said:
Hayward (or Haywood according to the majority of the announcers in the NBA) is capable of playing the 3. In fact, he consistently beats his man to the rim (and then he usually passes). He needs to be more agressive on offense, no matter the position he is playing on the court. He needs more confidence, and he needs to follow through on his shot. I've noticed his arm has been stopping a bit short when shooting, his release looks off compared with last year.
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Agree. Definitely beleive people are being shortsighted on this subject. We are not winning a championship this year. Play Hayward at the 3 even with the struggles. Howard and Miles will be unrestricted free agents after this year. Still have Bell and Burks at the 2.
 
billyshelby said:
What exactly do people think moving to the 2 would fix?
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Hey billy, how about because him playing the 3 isn't working very good.
So lets try putting him at the 2. Maybe it works, and maybe it doesn't but at least it better than trying something isn't working (hayward at the 3) over and over.
Plus i always see you posting about corbin playing bell less so moving hayward to the 2 would help play bell less..... Seems like you would be all over this proposal.
 
billyshelby said:
I don't see what skill he has that is being compromised by playing 3's.

When he drives, he gets all the way into the lane, and frequently under the basket. It's the tall people standing there that are causing the problems, not the 3 he just beat. I don't recall Hayward ever having a stop and pop game, so I don't see how he's going to suddenly get one just because the guy in front of him is shorter. He doesn't get great separation on his shot, anyway, and ironically playing 3's should help him more than 2's in that regard. 2's tend to play crowding defense whereas 3's are more inclined to back off, stop the drive, and use their length on jumpshots.

If Hayward is going to improve, he's going to need to come off screens ready to shoot. He's obviously going to have to go up at the basket. He's going to need to start shooting runners in the lane which he doesn't currently do. His position has little to do with any of this.
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Good SF's have a good post game or back the basket game. Guys like Wallace, Lebron, Granger, Marion, Pierce, Battier, Carmelo, Deng....etc......heck even AK

Hayward doesn't posses that back to the basket type of game that is essential for a SF to succeed. Hayward is a slasher and a shooter. That's his game. His skills point to being a SG.

I think he is playing out of position to accommodate Raja and that sucks.
 
I don't see what skill he has that is being compromised by playing 3's.

When he drives, he gets all the way into the lane, and frequently under the basket. It's the tall people standing there that are causing the problems, not the 3 he just beat. I don't recall Hayward ever having a stop and pop game, so I don't see how he's going to suddenly get one just because the guy in front of him is shorter. He doesn't get great separation on his shot, anyway, and ironically playing 3's should help him more than 2's in that regard. 2's tend to play crowding defense whereas 3's are more inclined to back off, stop the drive, and use their length on jumpshots.

If Hayward is going to improve, he's going to need to come off screens ready to shoot. He's obviously going to have to go up at the basket. He's going to need to start shooting runners in the lane which he doesn't currently do. His position has little to do with any of this.
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billybillybilly, Can't disagree with one word.
 
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