Both of them are undersized PFs who hustle and have great position to get rebounds. They are physical for their size, and if they are limited offensively, they bring a lot to the table at the PF spot. Who do you take, Chuck Hayes or Reggie Evans? I want to see your guys' opinions first.
This is a very good comparison seeing these players are nearly identical, but as far as right now, I have to give the edge to Evans. In the limited minutes he gets, he puts up great rebounding numbers. Hayes puts up good rebounding numbers too, but as of now, Evans takes the edge. Tough comparison though.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (junot111 @ Jul 20 2007, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I pick evans because chuck hayes has a bad free throw habit</div>Hayes (61%) shoots a much higher percentage than Evans (49%).
I really like both of these guys, but I'll give the edge to Evans right now. I think Evans is one of the best rebounders in the NBA without question and I think he's a better post defender.
Chuck Hayes. Reggie Evans is the better rebounder, but half the time he throws it away. Offensively when you give him the ball it gets stolen, he throws up a bad shot, or just makes a horrible pass. I would take Najera over both of them, he may not be the better rebounder out of the 3, but he is one of the biggest hustlers out there.
Hayes no question. He's incredible around the basket too. He finds a way to get it through the hoop. Evans has 0 offensive awareness.
I guess I would take Hayes over Evans even though Reggie literally cleans up the glass.. and I'm pretty sure he'd get 10+ rebounds if he was inserted in the Nuggets lineup. But Hayes is pure hustle, he dives on the floor if he needs to, and I think he has a higher basketball IQ than Evans (as in making the right decisions).
Great comparison. I'd take Evans alone on the fact I feel he is more athletic and agile. Hayes seems very stiff to me.
Evans is a better rebounder. But I have to disagree with CelticKing -- I think Chuck Hayes is the superior all around defender, despite his smaller stature. Both foul a ton, but Chuck makes more positive plays on the defensive end. I think Chuck is a better "intangibles", glue-guy as well.</p> I'd rather have Chuck, but its close. </p>
I'd lean towards Hayes as well. I think his is the rare situation where the lack of size is an advantage, because it forces him to play all out every time he hits the court.
Evans does 1 thing very well and that is rebound. His defense is average on his best days and his hands are awful when it comes to catching passes (which is surprisng with the way he grabs rebounds). Evans also compounds his own problems by often taking the ball straight back up instead of letting the offense reset up. That was a major reason for Karl keeping him on the bench.</p> Hayes doesn't rebound as well, but he contributes more and turns the ball over a lot less.</p>
Rebounding is one of the most overlooked stats in the NBA today. Rebounds = more possessions and more possessions are very very valuable and sometimes underrated.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JfizzleRaider)</div><div class='quotemain'>Rebounding is one of the most overlooked stats in the NBA today. Rebounds = more possessions and more possessions are very very valuable and sometimes underrated.</div></p> Yes, rebounds are great, but if you turn the ball over right after you grab a rebound, you really haven't helped your team.</p> </p>
Evans....</p> He has consistently boarded well regardless of matchup or minutes. Rebounding is about desire, and as peg182 alluded to...he has shown that he has more desire than anyone else.</p>
Hayes. The difference in rebounding ability is negligible relative to Hayes' superiority in other aspects of the game.
Hayes is also more foul prone and isn't that much of a better scorer than Evans to be honest. Hayes shot over 100 more times than Evans while only playing like 10 games more than him. Evans has a important role and he gets itdonemaking him one ofthe top rebounders in the league.
