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An example of the "specialization" of the nba

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:58 am
by DDV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wQq9YWZ568

:rofl: :rofl:

hayes is a perfect example of the specialized players that have come into the nba the past 10 to 15 years with no ability to put the ball in the basket and cant even shoot fundamentally sound but is making million to striclty rebound and hustle

going back just 20 years you had to have some skill to put the ball in the basket there were no speicalized players like u have now

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:03 am
by MagicNolesFSU
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: WOW

AI is like wtf?

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:06 am
by Ian4
oh wow I've never seen such a thing lol :lol: :oops:

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:08 am
by NetsForce
The only thing Chuck Hayes specializes in is kicking ass.

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:13 am
by DDV

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:20 am
by Harm14
Is this like the 'enforcer' on NHL teams?

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:24 am
by jzmagik

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:25 am
by MagicNolesFSU
wow.....just woow

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:26 am
by MagicNolesFSU
can some1 please tell me how you make it to the NBA with that form...please

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:27 am
by Idunkon1stdates
Looks like he has the yips. If he does that intentionally, then wow.

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:28 am
by GreenWithEnvy
hahahah this is hilarious but i initiallly though of jason collins because all he does is set screens he can go an entire game without one point, one rebound and one block. i think he did that once haha

Re: An example of the "specialization" of the nba

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:28 am
by jzmagik
DDV wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wQq9YWZ568

:rofl: :rofl:

hayes is a perfect example of the specialized players that have come into the nba the past 10 to 15 years with no ability to put the ball in the basket and cant even shoot fundamentally sound but is making million to striclty rebound and hustle

going back just 20 years you had to have some skill to put the ball in the basket there were no speicalized players like u have now


Specialized players in the NBA whether be in defense or offense are still a hundred times better at putting a ball in the basket than your average basketball player.

Re: An example of the "specialization" of the nba

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:30 am
by MagicNolesFSU
jzmagik wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



Specialized players in the NBA whether be in defense or offense are still a hundred times better at putting a ball in the basket than your average basketball player.


uhh NO. Let me shoot free throws against that kat :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Re: An example of the "specialization" of the nba

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:31 am
by jzmagik
MagicNolesFSU wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



uhh NO. Let me shoot free throws against that kat :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


Well you single out freethrows, with is the bane of many nba bigmen. But I'd love to see you finish around the rim with 7 footers around you :D

Re: An example of the "specialization" of the nba

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:34 am
by DDV
jzmagik wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



Specialized players in the NBA whether be in defense or offense are still a hundred times better at putting a ball in the basket than your average basketball player.


im talking nba level, you u used to have to have some ability to put ball in the basket in some capacity

now theres guys who have no ability to score and are there just to hustle or defend

and if u are a "proffesional" its pathetic to have form like hayes does..

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:23 am
by Idunkon1stdates
For a free throw to look that bad, there has to be a psychological problem. Glancing over his stats, it appears his shot used to be more reliable in his first NBA years and much more reliable when he was in college. Also, a poster at a Rockets forum mentions that his form in practice is much smoother than in game, so I'm guessing it's a psychological issue that rears its ugly head when he's under pressure.

edit: just making the point that it's probably not due to lack of effort or knowledge of the correct form. In golf, it's called yips: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yips

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:45 am
by TNBT
That is by far the most horrific free throw shooting I have ever seen, and I've seen Shaq at the line, so that says a lot.

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:21 am
by pr0wler
Can some Rocket's fans please comment? Is his form this bad on all his free throws in games?

One of the clips against the Jazz for instance, although far from normal, is at least a little smoother than the Denver scenario.

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:53 am
by wilt
hey, Hayes hasn

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:53 pm
by SaxMachine
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/player/pr ... yerId=5538
chuck shot 73% from the line his senior year in college