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Post by DERRENMATTS on May 24, 2019 18:47:14 GMT -5
Amidst the many disappointing things we've encountered this past season, it's easy to lump Gordon Hayward onto the pile. He had his share of being the invisible man when we needed his heroics -- but let's not forget his many strong outings that came the second half of the season. Looking at some of his advance stats, he turned in a season that was close to his career averages.
It seems everyone outside of Kyrie had a down year -- no one got into a groove or familiarity with their role. But yet, Gordon's season, in spite of trying to get the rust of, and trust that his ankle was not going to crumble under his weight as he drove to the basket, stop on a dime, or take off for a dunk, was surprisingly still efficient. His True Shooting % (TS%) was the second highest of his career (only in back of his All-Star 2016-2017). And his rebounding% and assist% was still near his career average, even though his usage was way below normal.
Meaning, in the portion of time he was given to do what he used to do at Utah (at his All-Star level form), he was pretty good.
I can only assume that next year will be a much better year for him with confidence in his ankle and a whole summer dedicated to getting his game back to its high level.
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Post by jmost on May 24, 2019 20:58:29 GMT -5
What I expect is that the great games we saw from him occasionally this past year will become the rule rather than the exception next year.
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Post by Roadrunner on May 24, 2019 21:52:19 GMT -5
What I expect is that the great games we saw from him occasionally this past year will become the rule rather than the exception next year. Hayward is probably my favorite BOS player now. A really really efficient player, definitely Brad Steven's type. I think the only difference between the past, and present is Hayward as the focal point of the offense. This year, he trended upwards peaking at game #1 of MIL.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on May 24, 2019 22:20:01 GMT -5
I imagine regardless if Kyrie is back or not, that Hayward will be used a lot more as a fascilitator. He and Horford had good chemistry together.
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Post by jmost on May 25, 2019 7:34:21 GMT -5
I think GH allows Danny to draft small shooting guards who have Steve Kerr type skills and not have to force them into traditional PG roles. It seems that over the past 20 years we've drafted a lot of "point guards" who are fast, athletic types but have no clue about running a team. And unfortunately aren't great shooters either. I think it's extremely hard to develop PG skills at the pro level if you don't already have them coming into the league. TR is just the latest failure in this regard.
Let's pick a guy who can fill the role of great shooter, a JR Reddick type, and let GH run the offense when Irving is sitting. UNLESS we are lucky enough to find a true PG like Rondo out there.
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Post by Roadrunner on May 25, 2019 11:21:54 GMT -5
I think GH allows Danny to draft small shooting guards who have Steve Kerr type skills and not have to force them into traditional PG roles. It seems that over the past 20 years we've drafted a lot of "point guards" who are fast, athletic types but have no clue about running a team. And unfortunately aren't great shooters either. I think it's extremely hard to develop PG skills at the pro level if you don't already have them coming into the league. TR is just the latest failure in this regard. Let's pick a guy who can fill the role of great shooter, a JR Reddick type, and let GH run the offense when Irving is sitting. UNLESS we are lucky enough to find a true PG like Rondo out there. I agree, no more drafting combo guards. Hayward was running the offense, second unit, in the playoffs.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on May 25, 2019 15:48:52 GMT -5
Brad aims for a positionless lineup. 5 guys responsible for moving the ball and making the right pass is better than a Point guard running everything by himself.
One guy in this draft whom I feel can help steer us more in this direction is Ty Jerome.
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Post by Roadrunner on May 26, 2019 10:50:02 GMT -5
Brad aims for a positionless lineup. 5 guys responsible for moving the ball and making the right pass is better than a Point guard running everything by himself. One guy in this draft whom I feel can help steer us more in this direction is Ty Jerome. BOS had (3) PGs, which two of them were ISO type of players. I agree, Brad's system - read and react works well with 5-players sharing the ball.
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Post by runrondo on May 26, 2019 10:56:18 GMT -5
I hope so for GH. He's always gonna get some blame because of that contract regardless of the situation (coming off a serious injury). It's unfair, but it is a business after all.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on May 26, 2019 19:05:58 GMT -5
I agree that Gordon is still a very good player and will be a star again for the Celtics. No player can come back from an injury like that one and pick up right where they left off. And don't forget, in June last year he had to have a second surgery after experiencing complications from a plate and screw implanted in his leg. That set him back also.
I think we will see Gordon back to All Star form this season. We saw those glimpses of it this season but I think it will become an every game thing next season.
I also agree that Brad's system works best with 5 guys who can handle the ball and not one player who dominates the ball. For the team to be at its best Kyrie will need to change if he comes back and I don't know if he is willing to. He may know that and maybe that is what is driving his reluctance to commit to come back to Boston.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on May 27, 2019 0:39:55 GMT -5
If Kyrie leaves us, I think I’m ok with going in a different direction. But if he stays, I think we’ll see him and Hayward do more pick and rolls with each other.
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