3 observations from Killian Hayes’ play off the bench

On Jan. 18 against the Golden State Warriors Isiah Thomas Jersey, Detroit Pistons point guard Killian Hayes suffered a hip injury in a collision with a baseline camera man. To make matters worse, this was the same right hip he had surgery on during his rookie campaign. Fortunately, the second-year guard was only sidelined for a couple of games with a right hip contusion https://www.dpprostore.com/Deividas_Sirvydis_Jersey-30. Injuries are nothing new to the career of the French playmaker, in fact, Hayes has only played 10 consecutive games in his career once. Upon his return to the line-up from his most recent absence, Dwane Casey and staff made the decision to reinstate Hayes back into the rotation as the first guard off the bench. As a rookie, Hayes started eight games on the bench, fetching mixed results. Since being reintegrated into the lineup as a reserve this season, we have seen Hayes put together arguably his best stretch of play as a sophomore. In three games Hayes is averaging; 8.3 points Bill Laimbeer Jersey, 3.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists to only 1.0 turnover. Not to mention, he’s kept up his usual defensive production, disrupting opponents with a steal and a block each night. While the the shooting statistics are still painful to digest, it’s been encouraging to see the former lottery pick get back to his free flowing, playmaking ways. In this piece, I’ll dive into three components of Hayes’ game which we have seen positively impacted by the recent change in role; from starting guard to sixth-man.