Haywards 3-month trend

[Sophomore]

Hayward took the least amount of shots in the starting 5 and had the second most points! He needs to shoot more.

yes ...more of Rozier and Smarts shots ...like 90% more.

He can have Rozier's shots. Smart's doing fine.

The starter who shoots too many bad shots is Tatum. Yes, he's very talented and I look forward to what he'll become. But please, please, please Boston, find a way to keep him away from Kobe this summer. Can Paul Pierce work with him?

I just think Kobe has nothing to do with it.  Tatum owns his own game.

Exactly, Tatum controls how good he can be.  He wasn't a chucker at all last year.  He is a good passer when he wants to be.  He can be more than what he has been this year.  He is more of a threat if he doesn't shoot the ball every time he gets it.

This is why I (and others) are throwing shade at Kobe. In his first year Tatum took fewer of those long 2s. He regressed at the start of this year. What happened to change his shot selection? I don’t know,  it Kobe was pushing him that way.

[ozgod]

Hayward took the least amount of shots in the starting 5 and had the second most points! He needs to shoot more.

I think it's more about the rest shooting less.

Remember that Hayward came from Utah, where they play a very patient ball moving system. They would dribble and pass the ball sometimes to the very last seconds to get the shot they want. In that way they broke down defenses who couldn't keep up tracking the offensive movement for that amount of time.

So Hayward isn't only unselfish, he's also a very intelligent player and doesn't settle for bad or mediocre shots, unlike other players on our team (like Rozier, Smart, Brown, Tatum, Morris, that list is way too long btw) he recognises what type of shots he needs to pass up to get a better shot elsewhere.

So in my mind it's all about shot selection by the other players. Yesterday I saw a lot of good plays, but Tatum took some bad shots and I'm not comfortable with Smart taking 3-point-shots like he's a 3-point-specialist.

Since January 18th, Smart is 16th in the league in 3PA with 88 attempts (32 makes at 36%) in 14 games (6.3 3PA per game). So he's shooting pretty good, but I don't want Smart to launch that many, since I'm not sure that's sustainable.

TP for actually seeing what's going on when it comes to Hayward and his shots.

[cman88]

I think the best part of the past couple of games is him attacking and getting to the FT line. Before, it felt like every time he was going to the hoop he would just kick it out.

to me thats the biggest sign. hes getting into the paint and isnt afraid to take contact.

sure there will be poor shooting nights, but before he wasnt attacking the paint, or would act awkward down there and pass it out. Now he is looking to score down there and create contact.

[apc]

That was premature.
What are the adjusted Hayward numbers for February?