Chuck Hayes Appreciation Thread

You took the words right out of my mouth :grin:

 

Nothing needs to be said about his real value, what a performance!.

The Chuckwagon just earned his pay raise tonight!

 

I want to play defense like Chuck Hayes when I grow up

 

Love Chuck Hayes. I hope he finshes his career in Houston.

 

He needs to be on the NBA All-Defensive Team.

 

Anta Peak LiNing w.e. better help us out.

 

One word

BEAST

 

If Chuck Hayes was 5 inches taller...

People always wonder about how much better Chuck Hayes would be if he were several inches taller. Over the years, people have said that he could have been a defensive player of the year or a potential all-star if taller. But I believe that Chuck is a great defensive player mainly because of his low center or gravity and strong lower body. I really don't think that he would necessarily be a better player if taller. If you substract his low center of gravity, then post players would have an easier time against him.

I think Hayes is successful because of his defensive versatility. On many occassions, I have seen Hayes guard and keep up with SF/SG and even PG in pick-and-roll situations. He has the quickness and wits to keep up with fast players when needed and the strength to prevent big guys from running over him down in the low blocks. Unlike many on this BBS, I think Chuck's height is not a disadvantage. Additionally, his relative "short stature" on his spin moves allows for him to get to the basket without having the ball stripped.

 

agreed..if he was taller he wouldn't be as dominant as a defender he is now..and most likely would be more injury prone..that guy is a tank!! :grin:

 

Good post that actually makes sense.. well thought out. I never really put much thought into that..

 

Solution = 6'6" Hayes with 7foot 5 wingspan = Ben Wallace with better offense

 

Theory makes sense. Also, if Yao was 5 inches shorter, he would probably have been a better player, and still playing.

 

Chuck would not play for the Rockets cause somebody would draft him after what everyone saw in Big Ben's impact on the floor

 

He reminds me of Anthony Mason from the 90's Knicks. Mason was just a bit bigger, but not by a whole lot 6-7, 250 lbs.

Chuck is definitely better than Mason with fundamentals on getting to spots and hand speed, but the build is similar with above average foot speed. Mason made up for this with physicality, but you can't get away with that now.

 

I was seriously thinking that as soon as the game was over, man he would shut down any center in the league and I mean any!

 

One thing about Chuck is that he's a SMART defender. Hence, what you say don't hold water. It's because he's short that he plays defense the way he does. If he actually had center height, he would play a style of defense that's befitting of his height.

Players like Chuck make use of whatever tools he possesses. Just because he plays a certain way doesn't mean he can't do something different with different skillset.

So as someone before has said, if Chuck were 5 inches taller, he'd a lottery pick and we'd be pissed that Rockets don't tank enough.

 

I doubt it. Yao uses his length to shoot over his defenders.

 

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