Tatum: “Hayward is one of the best players in the league”

[CelticsElite]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bostonherald.com/2019/12/26/kemba-walker-lauds-the-gordon-hayward-effect/amp/


Loving this respect for a team veteran. The team has great chemistry

[ederson]

Usual empty comments about teammates.

[BASS_THUMPER]

[Birdman]

Dude was top 15 player before injury..i would do "load management" during the season with him..

[GreenFaith1819]

Oh how soon some have FORGOTTEN how potent this man's game was - IS -

He led a young Utah team (right before Gobert came into his prime AND before Spydah Mitchell) to the WCS.

Dude even had a few explosions LAST year - with Kyrie - but even THEN wasn't quite himself. But his brilliance shown through in those few games.

I doubt we'll see that kind of brilliance from him again with the weapons this team now has but make no mistake about it - Gordon Hayward, Marcus Smart AND Kemba are the GLUE of this team.

[ETNCeltics]

Usual empty comments about teammates.

Guessing you missed the first 10 games of the season.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

This team needs Hayward in key moments in the playoffs if they have championship aspirations.

[ederson]

Usual empty comments about teammates.

Guessing you missed the first 10 games of the season.

Cause pro athletes are well known for their honest nonPR driven opinions abou

He may speaks his mind exactly the way it is but I am not will not put any credit on this kind of quotes. They don't mean anything99% of the time

[Somebody]

Oh how soon some have FORGOTTEN how potent this man's game was - IS -
He led a young Utah team (right before Gobert came into his prime AND before Spydah Mitchell) to the WCS.

Dude even had a few explosions LAST year - with Kyrie - but even THEN wasn't quite himself. But his brilliance shown through in those few games.

I doubt we'll see that kind of brilliance from him again with the weapons this team now has but make no mistake about it - Gordon Hayward, Marcus Smart AND Kemba are the GLUE of this team.

I haven't forgotten his All-Star calibre play in Utah, what he is now (more or less fringe All-Star level) is just not "one of the best players in the league" material lol (unless your criteria is top 40-50).

[timpiker]

I've yet to see a Hayward trade proposal that makes any sense if you want the C's to succeed.   You'd think Gordon was a mass murderer with all the disrespect he gets from some C's fans.  He's a core piece and essential to any success the C's might have.  And, by the way, Marcus is my favorite.

[keevsnick]

I honestly can't tell if Hayward is overrated or underrated at this point. On the one hand you have many fans all who want to trade him for a bag of balls which is silly considering he has when healthy looked very good this year, maybe our best distributor and a very efficient scorer. On the other hand he's a one time all star who has averaged 20ppg once and has played like a dozen good games in the last 3 years yet we are constantly reminded that Gordon hayward is "amazing," "One of the best players," "indispensable."

My guess is he is a good player who if the right deal was available we could absolutely trade and it wouldn't be stupid at all, but the right deal probably isnt going to be available while he's under contract so lets hope he's healthy and make a run with the guys we have.

[Vermont Green]

It is good to see the teammates sending some love his way but Hayward is not one of the best players in the league.  Not sure he ever was.  I guess it depends on what you consider by one of the best but I am thinking it means top 10 type player.

It is still hard to know exactly what Hayward is now.  This year, when he has played, he has been good, no doubt.  And more consistent than last season.  But there are still durability issues.  After his gruesome injury, I was not surprised that he was never quite back last season but this season, I don't think the big injury is still the problem.  Or if it is still the problem, then it will always be a problem.

It is really a shame if you have to manage his minutes or whatever for the rest of his career or even the rest of this season (which could be his last in Boston). 

[wiley]

I will assume that the negativity toward Gordon on this blog is not true negativity, but from a certain rabid brand of Celtic fan who fears being disappointed so intensely that they have to douse their fear with acerbic sarcastic criticism.

in this case, the haters are afraid we'll lose Hayward again to injury, so they take the negative track.

That's the only explanation I can think of for dismissing what was a full Hayward comeback earlier this year before the freak wrist injury.  He was DOMINANT on offense.  He wasn't just scoring he was driving all over the place, unstoppable.  He was the C's organizing principle, passing and getting whatever he wanted on the floor.  The national media took notice.  He was a top 15 player during that stretch. 

I am fearlessly rooting for him to get back to that zone he was in, Utah Hayward, and to stay healthy..

 

[droopdog7]

Obviously Hayward has injury concerns but he’s still better than Tatum and brown at this stage.

[GreenFaith1819]

Oh how soon some have FORGOTTEN how potent this man's game was - IS -
He led a young Utah team (right before Gobert came into his prime AND before Spydah Mitchell) to the WCS.

Dude even had a few explosions LAST year - with Kyrie - but even THEN wasn't quite himself. But his brilliance shown through in those few games.

I doubt we'll see that kind of brilliance from him again with the weapons this team now has but make no mistake about it - Gordon Hayward, Marcus Smart AND Kemba are the GLUE of this team.

I haven't forgotten his All-Star calibre play in Utah, what he is now (more or less fringe All-Star level) is just not "one of the best players in the league" material lol (unless your criteria is top 40-50).

If my criteria was "top 40 or 50" I'd be interested in where YOU'd rank Gordon Hayward.

To be fair I'd use his first 10 games of this season.

Just from his play while in Utah he made the All-Star game. That - alone - is top 30, right? (15 players each All-Star team).