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PJ Hairston Appreciation Thread

carolina-chuck

By carolina-chuck,
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He has been playing well.  Granted, it is summer league and he has played in the D league where the competition is supposed to be more challenging.  I will say this, my hatred for ESPN is growing exponentially.  They wrote an article stating Mcbuckets was awesome and PJ is struggling....

 

Mcbuckets is awesome yes, but to say PJ is struggling is down right idiotic.  ( I am just talking summer league play)

 

I can see PJ becoming a solid role player until he become a starter in a couple years.

he is a "shooting" guard that has shot somewhere in the neighborhood of 35% against summer league competition.  he is struggling right now.  not a big deal to me, but i'm not above admitting this obvious fact.  

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I expect pretty much nothing from late 1st round picks in the NBA, and Hairston has delivered. He's been abysmal this summer. I don't put any stock into summer leagues, but I didn't expect much from him this season to begin with and he's certainly done nothing to change that opinion. I still like the pick because he has "potential" and late 1st's are worthless, but he's years away. I get douche chills when I read people on here expecting him to be a major contributor right away.

Me too. I never expect much from late 1st rounders, but it's different this year. This has to be the best draft since 2003. I can't remember a SL where this much rookies are having impact performances. No need to talk about the high picks. I'm talking about guys like Stokes, Jordan Adams, and Hood whom are all later picks. Even the Brazilian Bruno Caboclo is contributing.

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PJ's handle in traffic is pure poo. 

 

If I were the coaches I would have to force him to focus on a hard 1-2 step drive protecting the ball. Anything more and he is getting stripped or fumbling the ball out of bounds. I did not realize his handle was that loose. So it is abit of a disappointment for me. Hopefully he can improve in that area. 

 

His 3 ball is looking nice though. 

 

 

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I expect PJ to be a very good NBA player, but we have to all remember he is just a rookie. I think some people see UNC fans talkin up PJ and they instantly expect him to go full beast mode on the court, while others are more realistic and realize the potential of this young fella and thats why we are excited about him.

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PJ's handle in traffic is pure poo. 

 

If I were the coaches I would have to force him to focus on a hard 1-2 step drive protecting the ball. Anything more and he is getting stripped or fumbling the ball out of bounds. I did not realize his handle was that loose. So it is abit of a disappointment for me. Hopefully he can improve in that area. 

 

His 3 ball is looking nice though. 

 

Dude shutup

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Wasn't PJ a top 10 recruit coming out of high school? I remember him being an elite prospect and having an NBA body before he even got to UNC. He's got the potential to be a very good player, he just hasn't been able to stay out of his own way and develop.

Roy tried but you can't force somebody to listen. Always wondered why PJ was always buried on the bench when he was arguably the best player on the team, and why Roy seemed to ride him the hardest. Guess it makes sense now, though.

Side note...

PJ, Cody, & MKG were all in the 2011 high school class. (MKG reclassified from '12 & graduated a year early)

Austin Rivers was #1 in the class, ranked above Anthony Davis O_o

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Wasn't PJ a top 10 recruit coming out of high school? I remember him being an elite prospect and having an NBA body before he even got to UNC. He's got the potential to be a very good player, he just hasn't been able to stay out of his own way and develop.

Roy tried but you can't force somebody to listen. Always wondered why PJ was always buried on the bench when he was arguably the best player on the team, and why Roy seemed to ride him the hardest. Guess it makes sense now, though.

Side note...

PJ, Cody, & MKG were all in the 2011 high school class. (MKG reclassified from '12 & graduated a year early)

Austin Rivers was #1 in the class, ranked above Anthony Davis O_o

I don't think PJ was anywhere close to the top 10, was he? I thought he was in the 30s

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