Beard or Bust

Gordon Hayward’s pre-pubescent beard may remind some of you of J.D. from Scrubs but his growth, shot, and understanding of the game over the second half of the season kind of reminds me of a hybrid of Jeff Hornacek and Matt Harpring (weird right?)

When Hayward got drafted, people began to second guess the Jazz organization, which, let’s face it that is something to be considered with their track record. Me, I knew that this kid would grow into something. I know that it is too early to really start making any pre-conceived notion as to what he will become but if you just take one look at the before and after of the season, you can’t help but believe that he is going to help this organization out.

Since the passing of the torch from one coach to the other, Hayward has been given room to grow and gain some sense of confidence in the shot we saw him possess at Butler. Corbin has is giving this rookie a chance and it worked. Yes, the Jazz have to rebuild and had a lot of emotion conflict in the middle of the season when they had a shot at making the playoffs but that doesn’t change the fact that next year this will be a good team and Hayward will be a good starting player.

March 7^th, his stats increased from 4.8 ppg at the end of February to 16.4 ppg at the end of their season. His assists have gone up from 1.1 to 3 apg. He is not selfish but he will be, trust me. He can create; he’s learning to handle the ball better and comes off screens ready to shoot with a very quick release.

I believe now but then again I always have. Too bad I have to wait 6 more months to see if I am going to eat these words.

"We should know by the end of the week!"

Over the past few weeks I have come to hate, HATE, this phrase and people have told me that only the devil has the power to hate.

This phrase has been uttered multiple times by employers that I interview with. Am I the only one that gets this reaction from people interviewing for a job? Or, maybe it is just I am so badly qualified for the position they are just letting me feel better for a split second before making my world come crashing down again? Possibly, it could be that they actually haven't made a decision and really do need some time. I would hope that the positive side in me (the side that no one sees) would like to believe the third option. It has come to my attention recently, though, that this phrase is is only uttered here in Utah and to me so I think that the third option isn't the route I will be taking.

My friend in the northwest has told me when they interview someone, the person coming in will meet with three people and each interview will last about 20 minutes. So for one hour, the company will get an idea of the personality, experience, and overall status that the person wanting the job has to offer. At the end of the day the team meets and decides on who they want to hire. That is really simple and I guess the concept is one that is hard to grasp.

It's a waste of time to wait isn't it? Don't they need to fill these positions ASAP? That's why they posted the job listing. Taking the time slows the process for them meeting deadlines and it makes me stress out more and possibly cry myself to sleep on my over-sized pillow.

So, with these two interviews I have just had, I will let you all know by the end of the week if I have a job.

"We should know by the end of the week!"