Free Agent Rumors Thread

[mellow]

I think hayward will thrive at the three

Yep, now that Jazz have cleared Richard Jefferson out of the way Hayward should finally get a chance to thrive at he three.
(That was sarcasm)

Now that he is getting paid the max he sure should play better.
(That too)

I know he had some moments, but I don't think he has shown he can play consistent quality minutes at the three.

He played 595 minutes as a sf, when he played with Diante, Alec, Jeremy and Enes for 132 minutes the jazz were +8.

On the other hand when he played sf with Trey, Alec, Marvin and Enes the jazz were -36 in about 59 minutes.

In all he only played sf for about 550 minutes out of 3,900 possible minutes or out of 2,800 actual minutes he played.

 

[infection]

I could see Hood starting because I think his game would complement well. We also need shooters. With Novak coming off the bench, we could have a shooter on the floor for at least 30 minutes per game. When was the last time we had that?

 

[Stoked]

Rumors about the Jazz keep mentioning a 3rd PG that isn't JL3 and other rumors keep mentioning Francisco Garcia.

 

[green]

Isn't Garcia a 3?

For good or bad, we are starting to get set at positions for the next 2-4 years

Burke/Exum
Hayward/Burks
????/Hood
Kanter/Booker
Favors/Gobert

Everyone else is irrelevant. Burks and Kanter may or may not be here after this year, and frankly I don't care, because that group might not even be good enough to make the playoffs. We at least need another Boozer (when he signed with us) level player and we need Exum to go Deron on us and vie for best at his position for us to have an outside shot at home court.

Kind of depressing.

 

[green]

Anyways, another point from my last post is we are disgustingly thin at the three.

Burks = below average starting SG
Burks = above average backup SG
Hayward = below average starting SF
Hayward = above average starting SG

If you want another top 5 pick, start Hayward and Burks together. If you want to progress this young core, you need a starting SF.

 

[colton]

Yep, now that Jazz have cleared Richard Jefferson out of the way Hayward should finally get a chance to thrive at he three.
(That was sarcasm)

Now that he is getting paid the max he sure should play better.
(That too)

I know he had some moments, but I don't think he has shown he can play consistent quality minutes at the three.

He played 595 minutes as a sf, when he played with Diante, Alec, Jeremy and Enes for 132 minutes the jazz were +8.

On the other hand when he played sf with Trey, Alec, Marvin and Enes the jazz were -36 in about 59 minutes.

In all he only played sf for about 550 minutes out of 3,900 possible minutes or out of 2,800 actual minutes he played.

...and last year was not his best year, by a long shot. Could that be evidence that he plays WORSE as a SG? I'm kind of thinking, yes.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Anyways, another point from my last post is we are disgustingly thin at the three.

Burks = below average starting SG
Burks = above average backup SG
Hayward = below average starting SF
Hayward = above average starting SG

If you want another top 5 pick, start Hayward and Burks together. If you want to progress this young core, you need a starting SF.

rofl. green being green.

 

[The Midnight]

I've said this since the draft, this would be an amazing lineup (if Burke accepts the backup PG role and doesn't pout):


Exum
Hayward/Burks
Hood
Kanter
Favors/Gobert


Long at every position. Shooters at every position except PG and C (which is really ideal). Two/three ball handlers. Defensively imposing with Exum at the point setting the tone.

 

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I've said this since the draft, this would be an amazing lineup (if Burke accepts the backup PG role and doesn't pout):


Exum
Hayward/Burks
Hood
Kanter
Favors/Gobert


Long at every position. Shooters at every position except PG and C (which is really ideal). Two/three ball handlers. Defensively imposing with Exum at the point setting the tone.

Just like last year, that starting lineup would struggle to score consistently. There would be lots of early holes to dig out of.

I hope Quin is smart and puts Burks in the starting lineup. We have enough depth now that we can afford to do this.

Gimme:
Exum
Burks
Hayward
Kanter
Favors

Let Exum and Burks carve things up.

(And if you counter this post with a claim that Hood is a better scorer than Alec, then LOL GUIS. LOL)

 

[green]

Wasn't Burks' PER 15.8 last year? Isn't 15 average? So, against backups, he was slightly better than average? And yet, make him a starter, and he is going to suddenly blow up?

Yeah. Not buying it.

 

[The Midnight]

Just like last year, that starting lineup would struggle to score consistently. There would be lots of early holes to dig out of.

I hope Quin is smart and puts Burks in the starting lineup. We have enough depth now that we can afford to do this.

Gimme:
Exum
Burks
Hayward
Kanter
Favors

Let Exum and Burks carve things up.

(And if you counter this post with a claim that Hood is a better scorer than Alec, then LOL GUIS. LOL)

Just not enough 3pt shooting to space the floor for Quin's offense, tbh. Exum cant shooะ it. Burks and Hayward are inconsistent. Too easy for opponent to clog the lane.


Also who's gonna be your scoring 6th man?

 

[mellow]

...and last year was not his best year, by a long shot. Could that be evidence that he plays WORSE as a SG? I'm kind of thinking, yes.

I hadn't considered that, it seems plausible. 2 yrs ago Hayward played only 2100 minutes, but played about the same number (550) or a little more as a sf. So he did play sf more often.

Dang, something else I want to watch and have to wait for. Is it October yet?