Born: Jun 11, 1983 Height: 6-6 / 1.98 Weight: 238 lbs. / 108.0Kg. College: Kentucky Years Pro: 5
2010-11 Statistics
PPG 7.6 RPG 7.60 APG 2.4
ON March 23, 2011, Chuck Hayes of the Houston Rockets accomplished a triple double. A rare occasion for any NBA player but somehow this one seems special. You can say I respect this one a bit more than others. I'll get into the whole respect thing in a second. But firstly, Hayes pulled down 14 rebounds, 13 points and 11 assists against the Golden State Warriors last night in Houston (standing ovation for Hayes). And the Rockets won at a time when they really needed it as the Memphis Grizzles (8th in the West) beat the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden. Zach Randolph playing a big part in Memphis's victory as it was announced today that Rudy Gay is out for the season. But here come them Rockets and all their centers (Yao Ming, Hasheem Thabeet, Brad Miller, Jordan Hill and Chuck Hayes) as they carry 5 on their roster. Hard to consider Hayes a center since he's only 6'6". Hayes developed his skills during a stint in the D-league (Albuquerque Thunderbirds) and now has become an everyday player for the Houston Rockets. I'd say this triple-double is well deserved by the 5th year man out of Kentucky. A triple-double that was accomplished with emphasis on team play.....Not what we were forced to consider a triple-double last week when Javale McGee painstakingly crawled his way to one versus the Chicago Bulls. With the Wizards down twenty late in the fourth quarter, McGee was left in the game to tally up two more points to finish with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 12 blocks. In McGee defense, whenever a player puts up more then 3 blocks in a game, I am very impressed but what spoiled the party was how pathetic McGee looked at the end of the game trying to pat his stats. He missed 3-4 shots toward the end of the fourth quarter that reminded me of Shaq's free throws but I'll let you be the judge of that (below). HE eventually completed the triple-double with an huge jam that was called a technical for hanging on the rim. THAT'S HOW EXCITED HE WAS!! "Come on Son!! Com' on!" What are you doin' Javale?!?!?! Have you never watched Dr. J do work?? Class Javale. Class!! Chicks dig guys with Class. You should know that...
Score End of 3rd Q: WASH 58 CHI 73
Conclusion: Well done Chuck Hayes. I respect what you did last night and more importantly you helped your team get the W! I'd buy your D-league Albuquerque Thunderbirds jersey before a Washington Wizards key chain.
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