Bedard's Daily Briefing 01.03.18: Gordon Hayward lives, B's at Garden, Brady in focus

Good morning!

A few random thoughts while I wonder why the Celtics don't just get Aron Baynes his own pompoms...

• Gordon Hayward erupted for 35 points last night in a win over Minnesota just about when people were starting to wonder if we'd ever see anything out of him this season.


• Of course, Hayward has gone for at least 30 twice this season and ... they were both against the T-wolves. This is the NFL equivalent of Sony Michel going for 150 twice against the Falcons.


• B-Robb puts the performance in context with his four takeaways.


• What's up with Jayson Tatum?


• Terry Rozier was also great. Expect to hear a lot of chatter about this happening with Kyrie Irving out. I don't agree with that. He's not the problem. The issue has been with Brad Stevens trying to make it all work when everyone's healthy.


• Bruins are back at the Garden — presumably wearing normal clothes — against the Flames.


• Pasta is your All-Star Game representative. Patrice Bergeron is in the Last Man In voting. That's weird ... it's like Tom Brady being put in a fan vote for the Pro Bowl. Just seems wrong.


• Speaking of Brady, I'm still waiting for Full Brady in the postseason because we didn't see it against the Jets. He's still leaving a ton of yards on the field.


• Maybe that could be a good thing ... that he still has another level he can go in the playoffs ... if he gets there. These Patriots really need him to.


• If I was betting, I would wager on Josh McDaniels returning to the Patriots. The Packers would certainly be enticing to him but he wants the perfect job, and I can't seeing Green Bay, with a GM in place, being that.


• One month to the Super Bowl ... will the Patriots be there?