A Little Love for the Chuckwagon
One of our favorite all-time Wildcat heroes, Chuck Hayes, is making quite a name for himself in the NBA.
With the Houston Rockets missing Yao Ming, Chuck has logged the bulk of the minutes available at center, despite his 6-6 frame. The results? Coaches and players are raving.
Check out the recent quotes on Hayes’ performance so far this season (for the record, he’s averaging 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 assists):
“He’s incredible,” Rockets Coach Rick Adelman said. “You watch him play that game against a 7-1 guy in Andrew Bynum. That guy is a really good young player. He gets 17 points and 17 rebounds. Chuck ends up with 14 and 14. When he’s on the court, we’re so different. Right now, he’s confident and making some plays for himself. He’s playing with a lot of freedom. I marvel at what he gets done against certain people in this league.”
“Luis Scola and I were talking in the weight room this morning,” Shane Battier said, “and we both agreed Chuck Hayes is our favorite player in the NBA.”
“He’s the perfect player,” Power Forward Carl Landry said. “He rebounds, plays defense, takes charges, gets steals. He does the dirty work.”
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