Uncategorized31 Dec 2008 07:02 pm
Much like posts in this blog… Hayes hasn’t gotten much time lately… I miss him.
That is all.
Chuck played some incredible man to man defense in the second half of the Portland game on Aldridge (his help defense was pretty good too) The shoulder injury wasn’t enough to keep him out though.
On his shoulder
Rockets forward Chuck Hayes returned to the Rockets rotation on Friday, a day after his left shoulder briefly popped out of the socket as he picked up his sixth foul defending LaMarcus Aldridge.
Hayes has had problems with that shoulder since playing high school football and suffered the same injury during a training camp practice when reaching in to defend Joey Dorsey.
“When I retire and get old, I’m pretty sure there is going to be a lot of pain,” Hayes said. “I’ve had this since I was 16. It’s not really an injury. It’s just wear and tear, I guess.
“It doesn’t hurt so much when it pops out. When it pops back in, it really hurts. I drop my shoulder, and it goes back in. It will sting for a few hours, but then I do the exercises and get the treatment and it will be fine.”
08-09 Preseason& News20 Oct 2008 10:57 am
Jason at Rockets.com talked to the creator of the ESPN Trade Machine and now Rockets employee Sachin Gupta who in the course of the interview talked about players who are undervalued.
Chuck was one of them.
“Though my work is mostly objective and doesn’t involve me giving my own personal opinion, Daryl and [Vice President of basketball operations] Sam Hinkie are both very open to hearing what I think. I think they like the fact that I bring a different perspective to the group, even though I may not be right. Daryl and Sam are both very open-minded and they want to make the best decisions possible regardless of who comes up with the ideas. Especially since I got to know the trade and salary cap rules pretty well while building the trade machine, they listen to my ideas about trades and free agency, and respect my opinion about players who I think may be undervalued.”
And precisely what type of player is undervalued?
“Chuck Hayes has always been one of those guys,” says Gupta. “A lot of things just can’t be measured in the box score stats. So one thing that we like to do is measure a player’s impact by seeing how the team performs when he’s on the floor versus when he’s off the floor. And Chuck is always a guy who, when he’s on the floor, the team just wins. He may not have a direct impact by putting up big points, but when he’s on the floor our defense is better and he makes the hustle plays that help us win games.”
“In general, defense is what’s not captured in the box score, so defensive players are probably the ones who are most underrated in the league.”
08-09 Preseason19 Sep 2008 02:56 pm
[Jason's Blog] Update on Chuck’s broken nose
Chuck Hayes has been back at the Toyota Center practice facility taking part in non-contact drills since last week. Today, the Rockets’ power forward was fitted for a facemask to protect the broken nose he suffered on August 28th. He’ll have to wear the Rip Hamilton Shnozeroo for an indefinite period of time once he returns to full-contact situations.
Thanks to Jason for the update!
I know I am about the most horrible blogger in the planet (I am working on getting my masters, cut me some slack.) but this is just a quick post. I love when Jonathon Feigan posts something about his talks with other people and Chuck just “comes up”. Scroll down the comments until you get about half way down.
(A few weeks ago, I was visiting with Tom Thibodeau, the former Rockes assistant that ran the Celtics defense. I mentioned to him that it was really something to see that defense he and Jeff always ran with the Rockets work with a long and active four like Kevin Garnett, the Defensive Player of the Year. He said a few words about Garnett, particularly about his practice habits and consistent effort and then launched into a long spiel about Chuck Hayes, his style, his strengths, the ways they could defend because they had him. I never mentioned Hayes or the Rockets. We all know there are things Hayes cannot do, but the qualities Tom talked about were very tangible. Clearly, he disagreed with your assessment that Hayes sucks, but what does he know about NBA defense. It’s not as if he will ever win anything as a coach in this league. As for Ridnour, I don’t think they would spend their summer allowance on a backup point guard. — Jonathan)
