BRIGGS wrote:

reub wrote:"Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes has agreed to a partially guaranteed deal with the Knicks, league source tells ESPN."
8:04 PM - Aug 17, 2017
Woj

Long wingspan, decent shot, ability to get out on the perimeter. I don't mind this deal even though he didn't excel in summer league..

Walt got him signed. He's not going anywhere in this league-- but it's great to get a shot while being paid

Yeah, I agree. I won't completely write him off based on summer league, but I have hard to picturing his role. That's been the story of his career at Wisconsin, following a solid freshman year.

BRIGGS wrote:

reub wrote:"Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes has agreed to a partially guaranteed deal with the Knicks, league source tells ESPN."
8:04 PM - Aug 17, 2017
Woj

Long wingspan, decent shot, ability to get out on the perimeter. I don't mind this deal even though he didn't excel in summer league..

Walt got him signed. He's not going anywhere in this league-- but it's great to get a shot while being paid

Not sure what he looks like in practices...had a good final game, if I remember correctly (Had a few moments in the other games, including a few decent passes). One of these got him the tryout.

Throw out the final game and I'm not sure you could have justified giving him a contract unless he showed himself to be a different player in practices.

Has to learn to use his body and his length to overcome his vertical issues. Strange player who never seems as motivated as he should be, and he needs to be more selfish on the court, IMO. Intelligent kid if you listen to him and read about him. I think he will be popular with the media if makes the team, or has any time with the big club if he comes up from the DL.

Will be rooting for him, but he has a lot to prove to me before I give the Knicks the OK to sign him to anything more than a DL contract.

CrushAlot wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

reub wrote:"Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes has agreed to a partially guaranteed deal with the Knicks, league source tells ESPN."
8:04 PM - Aug 17, 2017
Woj

Long wingspan, decent shot, ability to get out on the perimeter. I don't mind this deal even though he didn't excel in summer league..

Walt got him signed. He's not going anywhere in this league-- but it's great to get a shot while being paid

Knicks brass was in constant contact with me on this signing, Briggs

Not sure what he looks like in practices...had a good final game, if I remember correctly (Had a few moments in the other games, including a few decent passes). One of these got him the tryout.

Throw out the final game and I'm not sure you could have justified giving him a contract unless he showed himself to be a different player in practices.

Has to learn to use his body and his length to overcome his vertical issues. Strange player who never seems as motivated as he should be, and he needs to be more selfish on the court, IMO. Intelligent kid if you listen to him and read about him. I think he will be popular with the media if makes the team, or has any time with the big club if he comes up from the DL.

Will be rooting for him, but he has a lot to prove to me before I give the Knicks the OK to sign him to anything more than a DL contract.

Summer league sucked. I hope the Knicks go back to Vegas. I didn't see much from Hayes. I might have missed the last game. I was excited when I heard they had him on the team.

He did not play as well as I would have hoped, no doubt about that. Based on what we saw it would be hard to give him anything more than a DL contract if any contract at all.

BRIGGS wrote:He's not going anywhere in this league--

That gives him something in common with Christian Wood.

BRIGGS wrote:

reub wrote:"Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes has agreed to a partially guaranteed deal with the Knicks, league source tells ESPN."
8:04 PM - Aug 17, 2017
Woj

Long wingspan, decent shot, ability to get out on the perimeter. I don't mind this deal even though he didn't excel in summer league..

Walt got him signed. He's not going anywhere in this league-- but it's great to get a shot while being paid

Bold statement for something that is statistically in your favor. What is there to refute? Do you root for his success or the guys you promote in hopes of a glorified "told yah so" Moment?
I hope Nigel Hayes is an Iggy type glue player. Im talking off the bench older Iggy, not young Iggy.
Summerleague does not show us much. I would think the training and practice leading up to it does.

The kid is not a first round pick, and thus his odds are not good. But we can cheer him on to succeed.
Funny, If he is the next coming of the greatest thing fans will yell why the hell we did not sign him to a long term deal!!!!