Go bullethead, go

His EFG% is okay but not killer. The NBA hotzones page shows that he’s a putrid midrange shooter, and it indicates that having him chucking 3s is actually the better percentage shot. One of the criticisms levied against him is his poor ball handling, which is probably why he ends up taking so many long jumpers. I think the stat more indicative of his offensive prowess is his TS% (combines shooting percentages and free throws to form a measure of shooting percentage, basketballreference.com uses it), which has been way below league average his entire career, and it’s mostly because he never gets to the line.

More troublesome is his 82games position page, which has him yielding a 20.3 PER to opposing small forwards. I don’t consider opponent PER a holy grail or anything, but that’s awful for someone with a solid defensive rep (it basically means an average small forward has an All-Star night against him). joejoejoe also didn’t mention how bad his plus minus was, -8.1 points, which is nearly enough to offset Arenas’ +8.9. There are reasons for why his +/- wouldn’t be great. He’s replacing a much better player in Butler, for one. But still, he’s playing against backups and losing that much ground, that’s not a good sign.

Throwing away all the stats, I really hope Hayes succeeds here. He was a lottery pick and probably a deserving one, and his career has been fraught with injuries which have kept him from being consistent (Kander/Satan can help with that). Players who struggled in their first team have sometimes blossomed with a change of scenery (Boris Diaw, Drew Gooden, Tyson Chandler, Gerald Wallace), and I’m hoping something similar will happen here.

and defensive troubling..lol

swap Hayes and move Prince to the 4, and Max to the 5.

quick defenders, Prince and Max available alley oop slams… I could see this lineup possibly working against PHX

fun and gun?

Positives -
Excellent effective FG%
Low turnovers

Negatives -
Wizards were worse defensively and offensively with Hayes on the court

Now maybe the Wizards were worse because A) Hayes was replacing Caron Butler who was an inside player and B) His outside game duplicates Arenas. I think Tayshaun’s role in the Detroit offense fits Hayes better than Caron Butler’s role in the Wizards offense. I don’t think Hayes is going to be a change of pace type reserve, he’ll be more of a continuity reserve. I think if Hayes looks around the league he can see examples in Raja Bell and Bruce Bowen to follow that would allow him to play and play well for another decade in the league if he stays healthy.

He’s got all those plays, but he doesn’t know how or when to use them. He’s like Rain Man or something. I’d like Flip as an assistant. I dislike him as a head coach.

Your ichor makes very little sense in relation to how minor this move is.

Good point. Let’s play someone who has proven that he sucks. Eliminate the doubt factor. We certainly needed a backup SF. But backup-caliber wings are a dime a dozen, so much though that we have let two of them go in the past two years at the behest of Carlos Delfino.

I think that there is a mutual respect factor that would go a long way.