True Grit Personify the Rockets --- Hayes and Lowry!!!

First let me start by saying that Scola and Martin are stars. They are natural basketball talents and have been so since they were children. I remember hearing Scola say in an interview he was playing against grown men in pro leagues when he was like 13 years old. He's been the hope of Argentina's basketball since he was a teenager.

Martin is probably one of the best scorers I've seen. He shoots lights out, he's got guts (boy does he have guts to drive as much as he does), he's been simply amazing to watch. And everywhere he's been he's been scoring the basketball. Rick Knows that Martin will do whatever it takes to score, putting his body in harms way, so Rick plays him a reasonable 31 minutes a game.

But how many teams out there aren't riddled with dozens of guys like the ones I've described? Offensive basketball prodigies? I still am amazed that the Golden State Warriors with Mullen, Seikley, Hardaway, Spreewell, and Webber sucked so bad...

But Hayes and Lowry... What can we say about those two? Geesh, the fire they play with on the court is amazing. We know that they aren't blue chip NBA guys. But they are guys that are in total sync with their abilities. Has anyone done more with less that Chuck Hayes on the Basketball court? One of the shortest NBA Starting Center ever.

These Rockets are winning because of Lowry and Hayes. They are the identity of the team and personify perseverance!