Laya Hays year 2

[UpstreamHawkeye]

Layla …. I don’t think anyone wants to see her fail

Are you sure about that?

 

[KurtWarner]

Are you sure about that?

People would have to be stupid to want her to fail

 

[HawksGoneWild1]

From what I can tell from press conferences and interviews, Heiden's sweet spot is 27 mins a game. With that said, expecting Hays to pick up 10-13 mins/gm. Also for small ball lineups McW can pick up mins where Hays is too slow to keep up with a faster center.

I would consider this Towson team to be a small ball lineup and Hays did just fine for what we need her to do at least for a minimum expectation of growth over last year. At least from what I can eyeball and stats wise, Hays is showing that min growth if not better. Of course this is a very low ranked team we played, but Hays can not be beat up by them also. I would say we're in trouble if she had very little progress in a game like this. So far, I haven't seen that. Have to monitor it against stronger ranked teams to see where she falls.

Last year, Hays consistently brought down every lineup +/- combo JJ put out on the floor. This game was not one of them. The point being, there's hope yet she can just keep us from going backwards when she is in.

Player	Mins	FGM	FGA	FG%	Rebs	Pts	+/-	+/-/Mins
CC2	29:28	3	9	33%	4	14	23	0.78​
Dani	28:57	7	15	47%	5	21	7	0.24​
Amari	25:15	1	3	33%	5	2	16	0.63​
McW	23:51	4	6	67%	8	10	14	0.59​
Strem	21:59	2	6	33%	7	5	24	1.09​
Journey	20:06	2	6	33%	4	5	20	1.00​
Heiden	19:35	3	4	75%	7	7	5	0.26​
Hays	16:37	3	5	60%	5	6	17	1.02​
Faison	14:12	0	2	0%	5	2	14	0.99​

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[Hawk48]

People would have to be stupid to want her to fail

There is no shortage of stupid people........

 

[Kceasthawk@77]

Are you sure about that?

Clearly there are a couple of posters on this very thread that would rather she's not on the team. Call that what you will.

 

[Hawk14]

Layla brings value to the Hawkeyes. It might not be what some people want but our coaches determine the value players bring. Coaches play players they trust. Evidently they trust her. That’s enough for me.