24istheLAW wrote:Hayward and Green are very different players.
Hayward:
AST% - 23.4
TOV% - 13.6
TRB% - 8.3
Green
AST% - 7.8
TOV% - 11.8
TRB% - 7.7
Hayward is a playmaker and has a very high BBIQ. Green's BBIQ is nonexistent as we all know. On the other hand, Green defends small forwards at a great level, while Hayward isn't much of a defender once you get past steals and blocks (he blocks more shots than Green).
The real concern with Hayward is that he's shooting .309 from 3-pt range this year. He shot .400 in his first three years so there's cause for optimism. But unless he's going to that %age back up, investing in him to be an offense-first wing is a non starter.
Well you have to consider that for the games with outBurke Hayward was the ball handler most likely causing is % Ast to be inflated this year, its probably closer to 16-17% which it has been in the previous 2 years. He has better passing ability than Green but only by about 2 per game, and with the with one of the best creators in the NBA on the Celtics roster in Rondo I have to favor the % of putting the ball in the basket over 2 extra assists per game. Especially when you have KO, Sully and Crawford already showing the ability to pass for their position.
