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So G-Hay looked pretty good last night, huh? I actually think he looked pretty good against Portland as well, though the shots didn't fall. I posted this in the Portland game thread on the Jazz board:
Last night those shots started to fall for him, and his timing looked better -- there was no rush in his delivery when he got the ball. Hopefully he can keep it up.
And can I just say that when you guys rail on him for not having NBA athleticism, I'm not sure what you're seeing. Kid is significantly more athletic than a guy like Kal El Coober, and he's a far better athlete than Utah's gold standard at the 2-guard Jeff Hornacek. And even comparing him to our current options at the wing I think he's a better overall athlete than Raja and quicker than CJ -- on defense he especially has noticeably quicker reactions and feet than CJ.
IDK, I think the kid's going to be fine, and I think he has the skills. This is what Deron said about the other night:
That's exactly how's he looked to me. Like he just wants to fit in, not step on anybody's toes, and is just playing to not make mistakes. When he gets over that and starts to show the kind of assertiveness he did in the tourney I think he'll be fine.
This is going to sound like an odd comment about a player who missed every shot he took, but I was actually relatively pleased with Hayward last night. He looked a bit more confident and less lost than he normally does. I also thought he took good shots and showed good awareness on D.
Did anyone else hear the Portland announcers talking about him? They were watching him in pregame and could not get over the way he shot the ball. Every time he touched it, they went on and on about how impressive he looked shooting it.
Hopefully that starts to translate for him on the court. Right now his timing on his jumpshot looks just a split-second off. Every shot appeared just a fraction from going in, and I'm feeling good about the fact that he'll get it going at some point.
Did anyone else hear the Portland announcers talking about him? They were watching him in pregame and could not get over the way he shot the ball. Every time he touched it, they went on and on about how impressive he looked shooting it.
Hopefully that starts to translate for him on the court. Right now his timing on his jumpshot looks just a split-second off. Every shot appeared just a fraction from going in, and I'm feeling good about the fact that he'll get it going at some point.
And can I just say that when you guys rail on him for not having NBA athleticism, I'm not sure what you're seeing. Kid is significantly more athletic than a guy like Kal El Coober, and he's a far better athlete than Utah's gold standard at the 2-guard Jeff Hornacek. And even comparing him to our current options at the wing I think he's a better overall athlete than Raja and quicker than CJ -- on defense he especially has noticeably quicker reactions and feet than CJ.
IDK, I think the kid's going to be fine, and I think he has the skills. This is what Deron said about the other night:
"Just getting that confidence to go out and be aggressive," Williams said. "I think he's passive at times and wants to just kind of fit in, but he needs to take control of his game."
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