I was always a Hayward fan and applauded the signing when it was made. The first year was obviously a disaster and, while he was able to play in year 2, obviously things didn't go well (I always thought he should be the starter from day 1 - he earned that right despite what other teammates thought).
This year has gone well and I assume he has another one in him next year. should he pick up his option. If we win the championship this year, I will give him credit if he performs well in the Finals; however, since he is scheduled to miss pretty much the entire ECF (or at least most of it), I will likely give other players more credit.
To my comment about Kemba's contract vs Hayward's - Kemba just needs to have one more decent year out of three to come out on top. It wasn't a knock on Hayward - he just didn't even come close to living up to his contract (by no fault of his own)...but, yeah, if he wins Finals MVP, I will gladly tip my cap to him. I definitely want him to succeed.