Body as exquisite as a heart, steel ambition, pulling Qian Shan, inspiring the world.
Blood is like fiery red, and the line of the river covers the sun.
It's really impressive to mention the two substitutes of the Rockets in Yao Ming's player era. The left protector is the stubborn Mutombo in his forties, and the right protector is Chuck Hayes whose height is1.98m.. Plus Yao Ming, the Rockets' insider will give opponents a completely different experience. The highest center and the shortest center in the league take turns to play, and the strongest center and the oldest center take turns to defend. Fans are also very kind to see them.
Times have changed. Young fans may not know them now, but you can watch Hayes' free throw video. Although he is no longer in this league, his legend is still circulating in the rivers and lakes: ultra-slow reflex nerve arc free throw. Hayes' attitude towards free throws is absolutely "the king is supreme". When he made a free throw, he moved slowly, his upper body leaned forward in a semi-arc shape, made an artificial arc, and then tilted his hips, which was beautiful, sexy and charming. After starting a free throw, he often pauses for a second, but he actually has a defender's eye for this second. He always observes the situation on the field. If the opposing player enters the line ahead of time, he will make a move immediately.
Chuck Hayes1June 1983 1 1 was born in San Leanju, California. Like Iverson, Hayes has shown good athletic talent since he was a student. He is the main force of the school football team and basketball team. He was also selected as the best football team in California high school in Grade Two, and began to focus on basketball after he transferred to modesto Christian High School in California in Grade Three. Helped the team reach the finals with a record of 34 wins and 4 losses in the state league, and won 365,438+0 rebounds in the state finals, setting a record for the number of rebounds in all levels of high school basketball in California history, but in the end the team lost to Mater Dei High School and won the second place. He was personally named the best player in the state this year. After graduating from high school, many colleges and universities including Kansas, St. Louis and Texas EP are willing to provide scholarships for Hayes, and he chose the famous basketball school Kentucky University. He and several students helped the University of Kentucky to complete its revival. Those people later joined the NBA, including Rondo, eric daniels, Bogans and Subek. It is worth mentioning that Bogans entered the Rockets together with Hayes in the Development League, and Hayes finally succeeded in staying.
In his first year of college, Hayes played 365,438+0 games on behalf of the University of Kentucky, including 9 starts, averaging 5.9 points and 4.5 rebounds, and shooting 73.8% of free throws, ranking first in the team. With his outstanding performance, Hayes was not only selected as the best freshman team in the SEC Division, but also won three awards voted by the coaching staff: the best free throw player, the fastest improving player and the most dynamic player. Sophomore year was the peak of Hayes' student life. He started all 36 games, averaging 6.8 rebounds and shooting the highest free throws in the team. In the match against Notre Dame in 1 month, he scored 16 rebounds, setting a new high for individual rebounds, while in another match against Irish University, he scored 17 points, setting a personal record. The school recommended him as the candidate for the best player in America. His slogan is "Everything he does is victory" (everything he does is for victory). Although the slogan was loud, he didn't win the prize. After the season, he was selected as the best team by Seth Davis, the writer of Sports Illustrated, and won the SEC Division Excellence Award selected by the Associated Press.
In the summer of 2003, Hayes represented the American men's basketball team in the Pan-American Games. He also performed well, averaging 1 1.2 points and 7.6 rebounds, and was also selected as the best team in the event. Hayes continued to play well in the college league this year and started in all 32 games. In the final of the SEC Division Championship against the University of Florida, he scored 23 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds. He not only set two new highs in scoring and assists, but also led the Wildcats to win the SEC championship for the second year in a row. Hayes averaged 10.7 points, 3.0 assists and 8.65 438+0 rebounds10.4 blocks per game this season, among which the latter two personal data ranked third in the SEC division and the number of assists ranked second in the team. After the season, it was selected by the Associated Press as the best team in the SEC Division.
In his final year of college, Hayes continued to play 34 games as a starter, leading the University of Kentucky to 28 wins and 6 losses, and entered the final of the SEC Championship for the third consecutive year. He is the first player in the history of the University of Kentucky to lead the team to rebound for three consecutive years after dan issel (1968-70).
After his college career, Hayes ranked seventh in the total number of rebounds in the school, eighth in steals, ninth in blocked shots and 35th in scoring. It also tied Alex Gloza's record of consecutive appearances at the University of Kentucky (1 10).
2005-06 was a disastrous season for the Rockets. At the beginning of the season, the Rockets signed power forward Swift with a large sum of money. This young man with explosive sports ability makes everyone look forward to it. However, at the beginning of the season, the Rockets were injured in succession, and Joan Barry, McGrady and Yao Ming were injured one after another. There are only two old guys left in the Rockets, Uncle Mu and Uncle Huo, and Swift's performance is also struggling. Desperate rockets have to start looking for people in the free market and development alliance, including Bogans and Hayes. Hayes first signed a short contract with the Rockets for 10 days. In the second game on behalf of the Rockets on 10/20, 2006, the team beat the Chicago Bulls by 109- 108. Hayes 12 points 13 rebounds, the Rockets quickly renewed his contract with him until the end of the season. In the first season of the Rockets, he was very efficient, playing 40 games, averaging 13.4 minutes. He is one of the most efficient players in the league, shooting 52.6% and shooting at least 100 times.
Hayes cherishes hard-won opportunities more than other players. He said, "I don't know how to prove that I can play in the NBA. All I can do is try my best to play every game well and constantly remind myself to seize the opportunity! "
He became the starting power forward of the Rockets in the 2006-07 season. His duty is to defend the restricted area and ensure rebounding. In the attack, he is the wall of pick-and-roll tactics He shared the dirty work on the inside for Yao Ming. He is coach Van Gundy's favorite player type. Hayes's play is more exhausting than most other players, and he is still trapped by his height and movement. The number of fouls in the league is the first, and the average foul in the league is the third, each point.
His diligent performance finally paid off. On July 3, 2007, Kloc-0, Hayes signed a four-year contract with Houston Rockets worth 8 million dollars. Although this is only the same salary as the rookie contract, the Rockets players are very popular in China because of Yao Ming. He won a $5 million advertising contract for China sports shoes brand "Li Ning". After the contract with Li Ning expired, China sports brand Jordan signed with him again. In 2009, he and shane battier were appointed as the captain of the Houston Rockets in 2009-20 10 season because of their spirit of daring to fight.
With Van Gundy's class, the Rockets ushered in the Adelman era, and at the same time, the Rockets' lineup has also been greatly improved. Landry and Scola were added to the position of power forward, which greatly reduced Hayes' playing time. At the same time, because of Adelman's tactical reasons, Hayes, a player who can only defend, pass and attack almost zero, was doomed to fail to meet his tactical requirements, and finally he left Houston. After joining Adelman's old club, Sacramento Kings, the Rockets fans were very sad about him, but this is the way of the league. Of course, fans should be happy for him, because he got a four-year high-paying contract of 2 1.3 million dollars in Sacramento. When the king gave him a physical examination, an accident happened. Hayes was found to have a heart problem. Knowing the inspection results, the king could only declare the contract invalid. After that, Hayes went to the famous Cleveland Hospital (one of the most famous cardiovascular disease treatment centers in the United States) for follow-up. As a result, there was nothing wrong with his heart. 20 1 1 February, the two parties will sign a contract again with a four-year full guarantee, with a total value of 22.3 million US dollars. Hayes finally won the first big contract in his life.
At that time, the Kings were centered on Cousins and Thornton. The famous figures of the team are Evans, Thomas Jr. and Whiteside, but the management and coaching level of the team has been criticized. The long-term countdown to the league, the annual lottery draft, the lottery failed to pick a good player, Hayes lost competitiveness in this team. After playing for the Kings for two seasons, he went to the Raptors in a multi-player transaction and gradually became a member of the Raptors.
After the expiration of his four-year contract, his career came to an end. September 20 15, he signed a one-year basic salary with the clippers, but he didn't play a game. The Clippers cut Hayes to clean up the payroll, and then he rejoined the Rockets. After two games, the rocket laid him off again. He didn't realize it himself. September 20 15, laid off again. It was the last game of his NBA career, and he was still struggling to grab the last rebound. Everything seems doomed. His career started with the Rockets and ended with the Rockets.
In 20 16, Hayes announced to join the coaching staff of Denver Nuggets without any retirement ceremony. He announced the end of his playing career in a different capacity, without farewell or regret, just to continue his fate with basketball.
Now Hayes has become attached to the Rockets again, and he has become a scout for the Rockets. This is what old Rockets fans are most happy to see. Perhaps many years later, he has found the next Yao Ming and Olajuwon for the Rockets through his own experience and efforts. Anyway, we all wish him well.
There are too many people in the league who are destined to be fleeting players. They won't go down in history like superstars. Hayes is such a player, but for China fans who used to like Yao Ming, Hayes is not a passerby. He is more like an old friend. Thanks to this player who has brought happiness and happiness to the fans with his own efforts and struggles.