I just found this article and thought I would send it along.
Its all about how Chuck Hayes is finally getting some recognition. He is the starting center for the Rockets now and is really showing off talent both offensively and defensively. Especially on the defensive end. He's always been a really good defender but there is talk of an NBA-All Defense team this year which would be outstanding.
Congrats to Chuck. He's always been a Cat favorite for a guy that worked extremely hard and got the most out of his talent. He's always been undersized (did I mention he is a starting center on a playoff team from last year and he is 6-7) but he plays bigger and makes up for the size in hardwork.
(I'll avoid going off on the rant of how UK should have won the 2004 game in the tourney against UAB if they had pounded the ball down into Hayes on the final play when he was best player they had going and were only down by 1 instead of having Gerald Fitch throw up a 3 pointer. Angers me to no end and thats coming eventually but anyway I digress)
Its also fun to see in the article that 2 former Cats rank 1-2 in NBA Steals--Rondo is 1st and Hayes 2nd.
So Congrats to Chuck and keep up the good work.
that is a cool stat about two cats leading in steal %... both of those guys bust it every night, and effort has a lot to do with things like steals. Great to see Chuck getting some love!
ReplyDeleteI agree Austin, I love Chuck and he is always been a hard worker on the court. It's nice to see him get some kudos, they are much deserved.
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