getrichordie wrote:brackdan70 wrote:Dr Positivity wrote:
There's a realistic chance Hayward is Parsons level a year from now. Pretty risky to take him. I think he's in about the right place.
What leads you to that conclusion. He is getting healthier and better every day.
Yeah... that take is looking worse and worse every day... I think you jumped the gun to quick, Dr. Positivity.
Actually, I's say your take is getting worse every day.
To me, the biggest thing you and others are missing, is that Haywood's current role on the celtics just doesn't allow for him to consistently put up numbers like he did in Utah. He's had 2 or 3 really good games, and I'd guess that if he was still a #1 option, he'd probably have twice that many or more, but his role simply doesn't allow for it most of the time.
IMO he's definitely lost a step athletically, but it's really a combination of that and his diminished role that is preventing him from putting up impressive numbers on a consistent basis, and his role isn't likely to change much with how their current roster is structured.
But yeah, I don't know how anybody could question his making this list. All you have to do is look at how much he makes compared to his current contribution. Just because he might get better someday doesn't mean jack squat. You could make that same argument for a bunch of guys on this list. Wiggins may turn into the next Olidipo for all we know. That doesn't mean he shouldn't be on the list as of now.
If anything, I'd say Haywood should be higher on this list than he is. Maybe by next year he won't belong here, but that has nothing to do with which contracts are currently the worst in the league.
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