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ExactlyThe reason people are nervous about drafting 6'8" white guys:
The reason people are nervous about drafting 6'8" white guys:
ExactlyThe reason people are nervous about drafting 6'8" white guys:
They should probably avoid 7 foot tall black guys too.
Good point, but Kandiman still had a better career at this point.
Eh...Morrison is a bad comparison to Hayward anyway. Morrison is a 3rd overall pick drafted to make an impact. Hayward will be a role player that should be drafted in the teens/early twenties. All he'll be asked to do is come off the bench and hit a few open shots, pull down some boards and play decent defense.
Pretty much any player taken at the #20 spot should be considered reserve material.
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Last edited by Bruno; 05-17-2010 at 09:27 AM. Reason: Wrong Hayward
And I actually do think he'll work out better on the boards and on defense, just based on his effort in college alone. And I think he is more selective with his shots than Morrison was, which will go a long way toward his game translating better to the NBA.
I agree that said player, taken by the Spurs @ #20, would likely be considered reserve material this season. However, ideally you would want that rookie to be talented and gifted enough that he would at least challenge RJ for the starting SF position this year and, with continued upward development, be ready to assume the position the following season.
That's why this pick, the highest the Spurs have had since '97, is so very important.
I agree that this will be a big pick to add depth but please do not even compare this to 97'. This pick is only 7-8 spots before the spurs normal pick and 19 picks behind 97'...Cracks me up that some think the #20 pick is going to deliver big minutes next season and they do then the odds are the spurs are having a horrible season.
Look. Nobody is proclaiming this as a lottery pick. Or that the player selected is going to be an instant difference-maker. We all know the draft is such an inexact science. Yet it was just last year that we saw a very good college player (Blair) fall into the Spurs laps.
The track record of the Spurs FO indicates they do very good job of scouting and drafting the kind of player that fits into their system. They will be helped considerably this year in that they are now drafting near the middle of the round, and more importantly, ahead of young teams like OKC & Portland. Both of which have a lot of what the Spurs don't have - a wealth of young, athletic talent.
The point is the Spurs, now picking at #20, should be in a better position to nab a young, talented player earlier than have in recent years. A player that that can hopefully be both a contributing role player and an integral part of their future.
from what i see from him he is very Hedo Turkoglu clone!(meybe with more energy)
That article is about Lazar Hayward from Marquette, not Gordon Hayward from Butler. I doubt Lazar Hayward gets drafted.
Oops, Thanks.
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba...combine-recap/
What also came quickly for Hayward was his meteoric rise into the national spotlight and his place on many draft boards as he interviewed with a number of teams while in Chicago. “I interviewed with eight teams [on Thursday}. I interviewed with Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Utah, Atlanta, and I interviewed with the Bulls. I know I'm leaving somebody out, but it's been a lot."
Did the Spurs interview everybody?
Spurs in Preview: With the draft, an opportunity to build for the future
by Dan Oshinsky / KENS 5
A few players caught the Roundup’s eye this season:
Gordon Hayward -- 6'8'', Small forward, soph. Butler
-What you need to know: Hayward is the kind of prospect who might not even be on the board when the Spurs pick in the first round. But then again, he still might be sitting there when the Spurs pick in the second. Teams love his size and his scoring ability. He shot 59 percent from two-point range last year, and he’s also a very good ball handler. But he shot below 30 percent from three-point range last season, and DraftExpress might have the reason why: teams were much less likely to allow Hayward to catch and shoot last year once they discovered that he had good range.
He "still might be sitting there when the Spurs pick in the second"?
Who writes this ??
Bump. I now see him as a more realistic option for the 20th pick.
Don't most people still think the Pacers will take him?
I think he might get picked there, but he could also drop all the way down to 20. People think he is going to get drafted by the Pacers because he played in Butler, so he is more of a hometown favorite. We will see come draft night.
no ... that's just terrible.
Hayward's an intriguing prospect. I wouldn't mind if the Spurs draft him at #20 and he should fit well under Pop's system, however I have a good feeling he'll be drafted much sooner.
Kids like him, ones that have shooting ability, but are not very athletic, really scare me. The inevitable question always seems to be "who are they going to guard at the next level?". They're too slow to guard 2's and 3's, but they're also not strong enough to guard 4's.
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