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Gordon Hayward

Lack of minutes is making him look a lot worse than he is. I've watched him closely when he does play; at this point he looks better at SG than SF, as his strength is lacking, but he's surpised me with his quickness, especially defensively and rebounding. Offensively he has been open for easy hoops while running plays and never got a look from the guy with the ball as he wasn't the option. He shows very good all-around instincts. And being a rookie, he's gotten his share of 'rookie calls' from refs...
 
I like that he plays fearlessly. After the first few games where he was kind of timid he has really played with gusto.
 
Exactly. He plays hard, gets after loose balls, but doesn't get out of control either. And, he doesn't back down from contact; in fact, he looks very good at forcing contact to draw fouls when he does get the ball. I think in a couple years he could become a very good NBA SG at 6'8".
 
NotDeadYet said:
Exactly. He plays hard, gets after loose balls, but doesn't get out of control either. And, he doesn't back down from contact; in fact, he looks very good at forcing contact to draw fouls when he does get the ball. I think in a couple years he could become a very good NBA SG at 6'8".
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r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t said:
https://bkref.com/tiny/2syhQ

replacement-level PER is 9. the Jazz could just pick up a guy off the street and achieve a similar result.
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Jeremy Evans PER 23, he must be one of the top 10 players in the NBA right? What? Let me guess, limited playing time can be used as an exception here but not for your agenda vs Hayward....
Here's something for you to gnaw on....at 20 years old Hayward is leading the team in 3 point %.
 
NotDeadYet said:
Exactly. He plays hard, gets after loose balls, but doesn't get out of control either. And, he doesn't back down from contact; in fact, he looks very good at forcing contact to draw fouls when he does get the ball. I think in a couple years he could become a very good NBA SG at 6'8".
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I can only hope that this scenario pans out.
 
I get the feeling we're going to regret passing on Paul George. But hopefully Hayward is a much taller, more (but still not very) athletic Hornacek.
 
VINYLONE said:
I can only hope that this scenario pans out.
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Well we can at least give him the same shot we gave CJ. He has shown some real promise, let's see where it goes.
 
Dear Dwill,

Could you make a Kyle Beckerman(RSL) or a Jamison Olave(RSL) for me?

Thanks in advance.

yours truly,

Shaggy
 
Jazz4ever said:
Jeremy Evans PER 23, he must be one of the top 10 players in the NBA right? What? Let me guess, limited playing time can be used as an exception here but not for your agenda vs Hayward....
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c'mon man. i have no agenda, other than being impatient with Gordon and his sucky play. He has played enough minutes to qualify for the season stats leader lists. Evans hasn't even played a third the minutes Gordon has.

Jazz4ever said:
Here's something for you to gnaw on....at 20 years old Hayward is leading the team in 3 point %.
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i gnawed and came to the conclusion that it says more about the team 3point shooting % than it does Gordon's shooting.
 
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