Jaxson Hayes Discussion: He's Back

Well there you go, sign Marcus Notso Smart with that

 

i see we're reacting hard to small news when events haven't yet played out, as is custom.

let's see if a) the plan was ever to use the BAE, b) if the BAE ability is regained via a consolidation trade, c) anyone we wanted signs for the BAE if we end up not able to use it, etc.

feel like we've maybe learned nothing from the ayton saga that played out like three days ago.

 

i think in another thread someone was again calling for rob's head due to this news. i should have responded there.

i'm also not sure why hayes became such a whipping boy here. because he was miscast as a starter whilst playing on a vet min? he produced well for a backup last year overall, overperforming his contract. he does that again, and it's a good signing. if he was truly as bad as people seem to imply, i'm pretty sure jj would have told rob not to bring him back.

i suppose the duffy connection could overrule that, but i doubt it as it would be bad for his client to sign somewhere where the coach was going to nail him to the bench.

 

Kind of the nature of these threads. After the OP has 10-20 comments added to it a little negative or irritation has grown into stalks that hold up giants in the clouds. Magic beans don't always sprout but more often than not they seem to. I know I'm guilty of piling on at times. Probably not productive but passes time...lol.

 

Honestly, I'm not a fan of this move.

Hayes outplayed his vet minimum contract and was shifted into a starter role when he's a 3rd stringer center at best but in the two seasons the Lakers have had him, he hasn't improved defensively.

I'd preferably would have liked the Lakers to take a chance on someone who could still be developed, e.g., Zubac. Hayes isn't going to get any better. He's got a limited skillset, which is fine for vet minimum, but with Ayton and likely another backup big behind him, you could have done better than Hayes imo.

Not upset at the move, though.

 

Lakers have that development guy on a two-way in Koloko. Not sure there was a better option in that mold via free agency.

 

maybe kai jones, but he's kinda nutty.