…if he stays healthy that is.

Despite all the Stuckey hype, the offseason move that I’m most excited about is Jarvis Hayes. Jarvis played some solid minutes with the Wizards (again, when he was healthy), and usually dropped around 20 PPG on nights when he started. Not bad, considering any man on the same team as Gilbert Arenas isn’t going to get many touches. However, you can probably tell that the main problem at hand is that the guy just needs to not get hurt s’darn much.

Hayes always seemed to be in the background (especially last year behind the Arenas-Jamison-Butler trio) which is primarily the reason why nobody in Detroit really knows much about him or what to expect. I assure you, we will see big things from Jarvis if he remains active. I just can’t get enough of that soft, fluffy, pillow-y release in his shooting form that has an arc from heaven itself. Hayes will undoubtedly provide a boost from downtown, which may come in handy since Chauncey’s seemingly diminishing 3-point ability and Sheed’s probable focus on the post this season.

Despite the fact that Hayes will finally give our favorite small forward a solid backup, we have to remember that this guy was a starter, and an underrated one at that.

Keep an eye on Jarvis Hayes ladies and gentlemen, because he might just give Tay a run for his money.