Gordon Hayward at the Rookie Photoshoot

[Scat]

Doesn't look like strength should be that big an issue for Hayward. Dude's ripped.

Doesn't mean he's strong, just low body fat.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Doesn't mean he's strong, just low body fat.

Most people in the NBA have low body fat. And Hayward actually looked a lot closer to dunking than most of the other shots like that. Babbits isnt anywhere close, and he has a 40 inch vert. It must of been a 1 take thing.

 

[YB85]

Bill Simmons uses the "Utah drafts a white guy...again" joke way too often. Especially when his favorite team drafts guys like this:

Born to be a Celtic.

 

[Fishsticks]

Does he ball in K-Swiss? WTF?

 

[KM32MVP]

Does he ball in K-Swiss? WTF?

Actually, they more like low top Air Force I's ...still a bad choice.

 

[Edgewriter]

<---- still hates the pick.

Your Fruity hole hates the pick?


I'm cool with that, being sans fruit hole myself.

 

[Stifle Tower]

I had the impression while everyone else was on thebanquet circuit leading up to the draft he was already seeing a lot of the weight room. He seemed bigger at the draft, and even more so now. Looks like a dedicated young man.
Likin' this pick more every day!

He looked pretty good in the Orlando league. I was surprised at how big he was, no not Malone-like, but certainly not the rail-thin forward we had been making fun of.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

Still looks like he needs more upper body core strength. Arms look pretty good, but you need the core strength to battle down low.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Doesn't mean he's strong, just low body fat.

Or maybe he actually has some strength, especially given his position and style of play. He benched 185 pounds 10 times at the pre-draft workouts. Wesley Johnson benched it 16 times, Luke Babbitt 15, and Aminu and Damien James 13 times each; however, Hayward's 10 repetitions are six more than Paul George's whopping four, four more than similarly-sized players like Stanley Robinson and Devin Ebanks, two more times than Xavier Henry, and one more than Evan Turner. So all in all, he's not a weakling. He has about average strength for an NBA rookie of his size and skill/style.

 

[C l u t c H 385]

He can jump for a white boy.

Racist prick.

 

[Scat]

Or maybe he actually has some strength, especially given his position and style of play. He benched 185 pounds 10 times at the pre-draft workouts. Wesley Johnson benched it 16 times, Luke Babbitt 15, and Aminu and Damien James 13 times each; however, Hayward's 10 repetitions are six more than Paul George's whopping four, four more than similarly-sized players like Stanley Robinson and Devin Ebanks, two more times than Xavier Henry, and one more than Evan Turner. So all in all, he's not a weakling. He has about average strength for an NBA rookie of his size and skill/style.

LOL Relax! I was simply pointing out that just because you can see a well defined muscle does not automatically mean he's strong as was the assertion made by several people. Hayward may very well be strong as indicated by the stats you posted. This however has nothing to do with the fact that he's "ripped". He could be 30% BF and still lift those weights.

 

[Jazz4ever]

Or maybe he actually has some strength, especially given his position and style of play. He benched 185 pounds 10 times at the pre-draft workouts. Wesley Johnson benched it 16 times, Luke Babbitt 15, and Aminu and Damien James 13 times each; however, Hayward's 10 repetitions are six more than Paul George's whopping four, four more than similarly-sized players like Stanley Robinson and Devin Ebanks, two more times than Xavier Henry, and one more than Evan Turner. So all in all, he's not a weakling. He has about average strength for an NBA rookie of his size and skill/style.

Bench press is really a worthless stat for an NBA player though. It might come into play a little when your trying to grab a rebound away, but other than that has real no bearing. Leg press would be a much more useful attribute to measure and think they eventually will.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Bench press is really a worthless stat for an NBA player though. It might come into play a little when your trying to grab a rebound away, but other than that has real no bearing. Leg press would be a much more useful attribute to measure and think they eventually will.

Be sure to pass that along to the league office.

 

[unluckyseventeen]

Here is the rest of the Rookies(with some funny captions):

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/b...om-the-2010-rookie-photo-shoot?urn=nba-263124

Lowellz. That was awesome.

 

[carolinajazz]

Still looks like he needs more upper body core strength. Arms look pretty good, but you need the core strength to battle down low.

...we don't need Heyward to be "battling down low".....we've got other clowns to do that dirty work!