Summer League Finale: Jazz vs. Sixers, 7/9, 8:00 AM MT

[Ben10]

I just got absolutely owned. I had no idea Dunleavy ever put up numbers like that. +1 rep to you, my friend.

Don't play much fantasy Basketball do you Honz.

 

[Ben10]

So how long before Hayward gets a career ending injury also?

Ummmmm. Not cool. We just got rid of Boozer.

 

[honz]

Don't play much fantasy Basketball do you Honz.

Not before we drafted Hayward, no.

 

[VINYLONE]

I'm glad you are coming around on my boy. You are right, Hayward will never be an elite slasher, but he has the ability to finish in a variety of ways around the rim. He's a good enough athlete to finish on the break against defenders, knows how to draw contact and get to the line, and also has a nice floater game that he didn't show at all in summer league. I hate to toot my own horn, but my analysis of Hayward as an NBA player has been spot on so far...and yes, I know it's just summer league.

Dude, it's freakin summer league.

 

[Stifle Tower]

They have a similar style - good passers, take smart shots, get to the free throw line, make their teams better. We will see, but that comparison keeps me hopeful.

I understand the comparison to Dunleavy. I don't think Hayward will get that many shot attempts. But who knows? If the 2/3 becomes a 3-man rotation in 2012 (or whenever the NBA starts up again) with Matthews, Hayward and CJ each getting 32 mins, I could see all three in the 14-18 pt range. Hayward is already pretty good at coming off those curls and fading out to 15-ft for an open look. Granted, it was summer league, but he's not afraid of driving and drawing fouls. Keep that FT% up and he could easily score 8 pts/per just on his FT's.

 

[Stifle Tower]

NBA.com hacks interviewing Austin Ainge, former BYU player and nepotism-facilitated coach of the Celtics D-League AND summer league team.

And the Jazz have Scotty Layden. He also had a famous daddy. Your point?

Actually, Austin Ainge was pretty well-spoken. I enjoyed his analysis of some of the rookies, even though he was talking about the Celtics, of course. Adds some insight into what teams look at during the summer league, the evaluation process, etc. He wasn't just a hack. From D-League/summer league coach maybe he lands a job as a 3rd assistant somewhere. It's not like Danny handed him some cushy corner office and put him at the top of the org chart.

 

[Shaggy]

Actually, Austin Ainge was pretty well-spoken.

You do know he's not black? I'm pretty sure it's in the bible that this term can only be used when describing a african american athlete from the inner city.