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I Booed the Hayward Pick and Now I am so Ashamed

My bro and I were one of the few cheering the pick at the draft party. Probably only because we had no clue who he was. We were focusing on Monroe, Patterson, and Davis.
 
Very few people, myself included, thought Hayward was the best player left on the board at 9. Objectively, he hasn't proved he is yet given the success of other players taken after him. But this determination isn't made until around year 3 or 4. I don't know how good he'll be, but he won't be a bust, and he can be a big player for us. His rookie season is turning into a nice story.
 
margodydek said:
I think what's got most people excited is that the type of game he had against the Lakers should be something he can replicate on a consistent basis. It wasn't as if he just got hot and couldn't miss - everyone will have a night like that during their career that will overinflate perceptions (see Miles, C.J.) - it was that he played above average defense on Kobe and was able to dribble penetrate and finish or assist, a combination of which we've never seen in our SG. Horny was the last to do this at a productive rate, but besides the great shooting, Hayward looks to project better in every other area of the game - and who knows, maybe he can become just as good a shooter as Horny.
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46.5% from the field and 45.2% from 3 pt range this year (28 of 62) from g

horny had rookie numbers of 45.4% from the field and his 3pt % was an astonishing 27.9% (12 of 43)

if he can keep it up, i think he could easily match horny's shooting numbers, and be a longer and better defender. uptimism is high right now.
 
sojodave said:
I agree he played great against the Lakers; however, even a bind squirrel finds a nut some days. Don't get me wrong, I am excited about his progress, but let's see if he can do this with some consistency.
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I'm one that generally tries no to get too excited over one game, but I think this one is illustrative of the actual potential Hayward has. Will he play like this every night? Of course not. But on the other hand, I don't believe it was just a fluke either. Hayward has made steady progress over the course of the season. He has only recently been given the kind of PT that a player needs to really find his groove and contribute. And he is taking advantage. He will be an important piece of the team for the future.
 
Bronco70 said:
I'm one that generally tries no to get too excited over one game, but I think this one is illustrative of the actual potential Hayward has. Will he play like this every night? Of course not. But on the other hand, I don't believe it was just a fluke either. Hayward has made steady progress over the course of the season. He has only recently been given the kind of PT that a player needs to really find his groove and contribute. And he is taking advantage. He will be an important piece of the team for the future.
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Agree. I also don't read too much into any one game. But he has played noticeably better over the course of the last several weeks, Is it mere coincidence that the guy who called him out early in the season for a rookie mistake is now gone and Hayward is playing better? Maybe, too, the fear of playing for Sloan is gone. Perhaps Hayward isn't afraid to make a couple of mistakes without looking over his shoulder for Deron or over at the bench waiting to be yanked from the game.

Kobe gave Hayward props after the game. That showed some class I didn't think Bryant had. What IS important is that Hayward is turning into a decent defender. Many of us, including myself, didn't think he had the lateral quickness to defend. Well, he just got the best of one of the league's elite. Hayward needs to be a starter next season. And I think he'll be slotted in at SG. With his size, that's a tremendous advantage. If he can continue to hit off the curl, drive and dish, and play solid defense, we may look back and think he was a steal at #9.
 
I was not pleased or upset with the pick. I now think Hayward will be our starting sg or SF for a while and that we really need to have him and Favors be 2 of the main pieces of our core going forward.
 
I didn't boo but I was somewhat skeptical about the kid's shooting skills. What I liked was his mental toughness and how he seemed to like taking the big shot. I thought he was a very good defender in college but I wasn't 100 percent sure it would translate to the NBA. The only guy I really would have considered over him was E. Davis because the Jazz needed size. I would have been ok with George but I thought Hayward fit the Jazz system better.

Nevertheless, I am happy he is a Jazz fan and hope people go out of their way to make Hayward feel welcome. The kid can be very good and has the "it" factor you want on the team.
 
cowhide said:
I didn't boo but I was somewhat skeptical about the kid's shooting skills. What I liked was his mental toughness and how he seemed to like taking the big shot. I thought he was a very good defender in college but I wasn't 100 percent sure it would translate to the NBA. The only guy I really would have considered over him was E. Davis because the Jazz needed size. I would have been ok with George but I thought Hayward fit the Jazz system better.

Nevertheless, I am happy he is a Jazz fan and hope people go out of their way to make Hayward feel welcome. The kid can be very good and has the "it" factor you want on the team.
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Thankfully the shooting from his freshman year is winning out now. Wonder why he is missing so many FTs though?
 
I was mad at the time because I thought they needed a big man and there were good ones left on the board. I also thought they probably could have traded down to get Hayward if they really wanted him that bad.

Regardless, I'm happy to be wrong.
 
i think he is the best player in his position as a rookie. wesley johnson , evan turner may be more talented, but hayward is too complete. He doesnt have a weakness in his game, and if he improve his shooting and do all those stuff with consistency, he can really be an important guy in nba. Just he needs to work and work
 
I think the bad FT shooting comes from being nervous and not really getting as many trips to the line as he was use to in college?
 
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