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baka98

baka98

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Does anyone have access to Thorpe's review? I saw Gordon's pic on the page and wondered what he said about him.
 
14. Gordon Hayward, Jazz
Summer-league stats: 10.8 ppg, 3 rpg, 1.4 apg

Get used to lofty praise for Hayward, despite somewhat pedestrian numbers. He does all the little things that don't show up on stat sheets -- smart help on defense, toughness in digging out loose balls inside and great awareness of whom to move the ball to in their offense. He's really a 2 who can play the 3 and even some 4 within a few years. How many guys can we write that about?
 
NUMBERICA said:
I'd love to eat the darkest meat of the crow.
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I admit I haven't agreed much with Numberica as of late, but that was funny.
+1 Rep for you!!!

I wasn't exactly a Hayward "hater," but I thought there were better choices and was hoping the Jazz would move up/down and get a big. I'm prepared (and HOPE) to say I was wrong...dead wrong.
 
honz said:
14. Gordon Hayward, Jazz
Summer-league stats: 10.8 ppg, 3 rpg, 1.4 apg

Get used to lofty praise for Hayward, despite somewhat pedestrian numbers. He does all the little things that don't show up on stat sheets -- smart help on defense, toughness in digging out loose balls inside and great awareness of whom to move the ball to in their offense.
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I feel like Im reading the Dnews take on Matt Harpring.
 
Hayward is far more skilled and a much more fluid athlete than Harp ever dreamed of being.
 
Hornacek curl -> Harp curl -> Hayward curl. Am I the only person excited by the prospect of this?
 
KM32MVP said:
I feel like Im reading the Dnews take on Matt Harpring.
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Except Hayward actually makes his layups. And he passes the ball. I still remember the season we started keeping track of assists for Harpring. Wasn't it like 2 weeks before Matt actually got one?
 
beantastic said:
Hornacek curl -> Harp curl -> Hayward curl. Am I the only person excited by the prospect of this?
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Korver Kurl? He made fantastic reads coming off the curl and would have won us game 3 against the Lakers if Boozer didn't have body oil residue on his hands.
 
I really like what Hayward did in the Summer league. He did a lot of those little things that just help a team win. Watching him it felt like he was one of those guys that could really dominate the game but his shot wasn't falling so it was doing all of the other things to make sure his team wins. But when really needed he could step up and get the job done himself. Like scoring the last 7 points in the second game and icing the win.
 
I think the pedestrian comment is a little unfair considering how few minutes he got in summer league. I admit he was a bit overly cautious, but if had gotten the same minutes as the others higher on the list his stat sheet would have been as full.
 
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