He’s relentless on the floor and off, very hard worker. Runs the floor very hard. Posting some film below versus good bigs in high school, aau, and college. For “those who forgot who Isaiah Stewart was” in his words.
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Most of what I read suggests Hayes is going to need to fix his three point form. If you watch tape, he’s shooting it from his chin. I heard a pod with Nate Duncan (Dunc’d on) and David Thorpe (longtime NBA player development coach) who used the term “extensive surgery to his jump shot”.
Playing against the number 2, 6, 22 picks along with Gonzaga which has two players who are euro pros.
Rose to the occasion everytime
To check another Piston, when I see Stewart, I see Corliss Williamson.
Some of them have fallen short… after Quinton Roses frosh year at temple and how he surprisingly stood out at the under 18 USA trials / try outs he was getting buzz as a nba prospect. I thought for sure he’d make it with his length, athleticism, and size as a sg but he never improved.
Jeenathan Williams had a solid sophomore year at Buffalo. Still might break out. Still surprised he chose them over Cuse and Virginia. Thought he had perfect game for those schools.
Jalen Pickett has been a stud at Siena. Really wish he would have transferred up. Their coach left after his Frosh year so he had the perfect out and would have been highly sought after.
Lamb from UVM might just catch on after a g league stint or would be nice in Europe.
Naz has been solid at Washington but was pretty sloppy by years end and along with McDaniels lost them many games. Think he may have just got thrown off the team too due to conduct. Sad going into his last year.
Hoping we finally land a Rochester kid in Jaden Bradley. Would love Howard to land him. First one we offered. Thought it was odd too due to Coach B’s Rochester / western ny connections that they never recruited any of the glut of kids it produced the last 5-6 years.
Although he did have CJ Lee. Played him 4 times over the years, his high school was our main rivals. I thought he was good, d one good but would never had predicted he was starting at Michigan. When I saw him , I couldn’t believe my eyes. Thought it had to be a mistake,
I’d let Rose mentor Hayes up until the trade deadline.
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Who’s your favorite NBA team?
And they got a decent (and young) back-up C in Tony Bradley in that deal as well.
Not from Michigan obviously so I don’t know much about the Pistons fan base / thoughts but what is the consensus among fans about Seykou (hope that’s right again)? I only saw highlights of him really so I don’t have a lot to go off of.
Is he looked at like a future star? Franchise type guy? He was really under the radar but I rode him in fantasy on an emergency pick up while he was hot for four or five games.
His highlights are pretty amazing.
I wouldn’t say that he’s considered a future star/franchise guy. I don’t even necessarily think that Hayes is viewed as that either. I think the 2021 and 2022 drafts are where the Pistons are looking to get that type of player, with having a functional base of young players and future picks being the goal for this offseason and season.
There’s always the option to sign and trade Christian Wood to a contender that’s at or over the cap.
The dream scenario for me would be a sign and trade for Levert.
I would love to watch LeVert in Detroit from a fan perspective, but to me the fit wouldn’t make much sense. At 26, he’s someone that a win-now team is likely to take on, which is the opposite thing that the Pistons want to do.
Yea , I’ve only seen about ten minutes of Hayes on highlights so that one is wide open to me. Seykou looked pretty damn impressive at times for such a young kid. Lots of promise there, wasn’t sure if he was buzzing up there a lot more than he is nationally.
I’d add I agree with that strategy. Next years draft has elite talent up top. If they could land one of the young stars in 2021 and combine him with this class it’s a great set up/strategy.
They did well taking advantage of this drafts solid depth.
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I love Sekou and was ecstatic we picked him last year. He’s a high upside guy in my opinion. He would have been the youngest player on Michigan last season. He had a handful of double digit scoring games and was doing things like this:
I wouldn’t say the expectation is blossoms into a franchise player, but I think he has legit 2-way starter wing potential. He sort of reminds me of Paskal Siakam, although I think Sekou projects as a more versatile scorer and a slightly worse defender.
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I agree that he has the potential to be a starter on a very good team, especially at the 4 in a small ball setup.
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Funny Siakam was my first thought. Although Seykou almost looks longer if that even possible.
Cassius landed in a great spot actually. The Wizards were one of the winners of the draft imo. I really liked Deni from what I’ve seen and think he has potential to end up being the top guy in this draft.
I actually really like the Wizards moves the last two years. If Wall gets healthy and in shape and can find a way to come back to close to what he was previously they might just be ok.
I’d keep Beal too and build around him.
Wall/ Cassius
Beal/ Troy Brown
Deni/ Troy Brown
Rui/ Bertans
Bryant/ Moe
Brown might start with Deni coming off the bench but either way Cassius fits that second unit really well, I think he will succeed as a nice pg off the bench. P n R with Moe and the ability to kick out to Bertans and Deni if anyone cheats could be very tough particularly in the east.
I like their new gms vision.
A lot of highlights of Hayes here…