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Chuck Hayes Free Throw Appreciation Thread

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Angkor Wat, Dec 22, 2007.

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  1. Omer

    Omer Member

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    Could probably make more using 2 hands, plus it would look better.
     
    #81 Omer, Dec 27, 2007
  2. sirbaihu

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    Good post on Hayes' strong points. If you look at his data on 82games and compare it to say, Shane Battier, he seems to be a comparable performer in terms of impacting games. In particular, per 48 minutes, when Hayes plays the Rockets hold a +2.5 point advantage over opponents. That means he's a winner.

    Seems like a pretty good statistical measure, so here's what that site lists for other players:

    Alston +4.3
    McGrady -0.3
    Battier +0.8
    Hayes +2.5
    Yao +0.0
    Wells -2.5
    Scola +0.9
    Head +1.1
    Brooks +2.1
    Francis -1.2
    James -3.6
    Mutombo -16.2
    Snyder +5.0
    Landry -11.0
     
    #82 sirbaihu, Dec 27, 2007
  3. WhoMikeJames

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    Sorry to bump but does anyone actually know WHY he has that hitch?
     
    #83 WhoMikeJames, Jan 28, 2008
  4. Hayesfan

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    He's always had a slight hitch on his FT and on his jump shot.. but it has progressively gotten worse the more people talked about it and tried to get rid of it.

    Now I think its all psychological. Apparently, the mental block is spreading to the rest of the team.
     
    #84 Hayesfan, Jan 28, 2008
  5. battousai

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    I thought Shaq's Freethrow was bad, until i saw hayes'.
     
    #85 battousai, Jan 28, 2008
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    I think it's difficult to improve his FT technique during the season. However,
    I would strongly hope that the Rockets management would get a FT speciailist coach to improve not just Hayes but the lot (Scola, TMc and others) during off season or the summer.
     
    #86 kwng, Jan 28, 2008
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    The chuckwagon's FT's (or lack of FT's) is reason enough, Les, to rehire CALVIN MURPHY, the greatest free throw shooter in NBA history.
     
    #87 Docsdock, Jan 28, 2008
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    Thanks for the laughs Hayes
     
    #88 BoomShakalaka, Jan 28, 2008
  9. rocketman1979

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    he should shoot them underhand like the great Rick Barry.

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    #89 rocketman1979, Jan 28, 2008
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