Time Capsule Tread: Who is in and Who is out on Gordon Hayward?

[zeitgeist49]

Both Horford and Haywood are getting much more than they're worth. Unfortunately, Danny was desperate to bring in high profile FA's. I'm confident Haywood will fully recover from his injury and become a top 50 player. Seems many posters want to trade Haywood. That seems unrealistic, given his contract and current value. Haywood will be a valuable piece of next year's team, as he is an efficient shooter, a good defender, an above average passer and a veteran presence.

[Monkhouse]

Both Horford and Haywood are getting much more than they're worth. Unfortunately, Danny was desperate to bring in high profile FA's. I'm confident Haywood will fully recover from his injury and become a top 50 player. Seems many posters want to trade Haywood. That seems unrealistic, given his contract and current value. Haywood will be a valuable piece of next year's team, as he is an efficient shooter, a good defender, an above average passer and a veteran presence.

I agreed with most of your points except Horford.

He was worth every penny.. Without Horford, I seriously think we would've been like the 7th seed or dare I say it... 8th seed struggling to fight for playoff contention ala Los Angeles Losers.

Hayward should be given more patience.

[Roy H.]

Time capsule, you go in a different direction.

[johnnygreen]

Both Horford and Haywood are getting much more than they're worth. Unfortunately, Danny was desperate to bring in high profile FA's. I'm confident Haywood will fully recover from his injury and become a top 50 player. Seems many posters want to trade Haywood. That seems unrealistic, given his contract and current value. Haywood will be a valuable piece of next year's team, as he is an efficient shooter, a good defender, an above average passer and a veteran presence.

Both of those guys were paid their FMV based on their respective free agent years. I believe Hortford was the #2 free agent behind Durant. And Hayward was the #1 free agent the year he was eligible.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

I think he can regain his All-Star form assuming the chemistry issues within the team gets fixed. I'm optimistic that way.

I mean, we've seen flashes of it come back during the season, so we know it's still there. It's just a matter of if he will be able show it again with a team and a system that will allow him to.

[hwangjini_1]

Time capsule, you go in a different direction.

i had assumed the OP meant to bury this until a certain date.

[seancally]

Optimistically Option 2.

For those comparing to PG and the 19-month mark... remember, Hayward had that setback during recovery last March. So We should expect the timetable to be different than PG. We should expect that anyways, since they are different players with different injuries.

I got a little tired of the "Hayward looks so great at the end of the season" message from fans and media. He didn't. He looked better than early in the season, and he had some very good games against opponents' benches that weren't keying in on him. When the playoffs came he did not have that extra gear. That's where it'll be won and lost with GH - does he get back that explosiveness and extra gear? I think he does.

[rondofan1255]

Voted (3) Team Leader Top 50. Glimpses were there.

Time capsule, you go in a different direction.

This. I thought of those Time Capsule music shows where they show you MVs from the 70's and 80's

[GreenCoffeeBean]

Remember that we signed GH before Kyrie Irving was even a possibility. We were building “The Death Wing” rotation. I really want to see THAT team without Kyrie.

[tenn_smoothie]

Hayward, Tatum and Brown were all hurt by the clash of playing style from last year's team to this year. Brad Stevens coaches an offensive system centered around ball and player movement. All three will thrive in that type of system. Hayward needs the ball in his hands and on the move to be effective, same for the others. Standing around watching Irving dribble is never going to fit the rest of the team, especially Hayward.

[Mingia]

Hayward, Tatum and Brown were all hurt by the clash of playing style from last year's team to this year. Brad Stevens coaches an offensive system centered around ball and player movement. All three will thrive in that type of system. Hayward needs the ball in his hands and on the move to be effective, same for the others. Standing around watching Irving dribble is never going to fit the rest of the team, especially Hayward.

Agree

[Birdman]

I was excited like anyone else when Hayward sign with us..great signing..then had that terrible injury..hope im wrong but i think we will never see Utah Hayward again because of it..also Kyrie dribbling for 18 seconds doesnt help

[PAOBoston]

If Hayward never gets back to what he was or close to it, that injury 5 mins into his Cs career will be one of those massive “what ifs” of sports history.

Having the Utah Jazz version of Hayward is just a game changer imo.

[gpap]

I voted for the 2nd option. Hayward had a tough year. I wouldn't be heartbroken if he was traded but I also think he'll be better next season if he was the focal point of the offense.

He needs to return being a starter however for that to happen.

[gouki88]

I voted option 3, but I can see him returning to Utah form (here or elsewhere). I think him having an uninterrupted offseason and pre-season is of paramount importance to this. He'll definitely have a higher usage rate next season if he stays as Rozier, Tatum, Smart and Morris could all be gone. Heck, even Irving could be gone too.

Whether or not he's put into a position to succeed by our coach is a different question