[外電] Hayes battles bench blues

[Afflalo (Arron Afflalo)]

Reserve's minutes down for the postseason, and he's struggling to figure out
the reason.

Chris McCosky / The Detroit News

PHILADELPHIA -- There are a lot of emotions roiling around inside Jarvis
Hayes these days. He is trying to remain upbeat and positive presence, even
though his role has all but been taken from him thus far in the postseason.

"How am I holding up?" he said, repeating the question before shoot-around
Thursday. "I am holding up good. We're up three games to two, so I will just
say it like that."

He may be feeling better today. Hayes played almost 11 minutes Thursday night
as the Pistons went on to beat the 76ers, 100-77, winning the first round
series in six games.

You don't become a professional athlete without having fierce pride. And
there is no question Hayes' pride has been hurt. He had averaged 5.8 minutes
through the first five games of this series, after averaging 15.7 per game in
the regular season.

Hayes' most deflating moment came in Game 5. He was summoned by coach Flip
Saunders, as usual, in the second quarter. But before he got into the game,
Saunders called him back, deciding to use rookie Arron Afflalo instead.
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"I just thought we needed a defensive presence at that time," Saunders said.
"And Arron did a great job on (Andre) Iguodala."

When asked if he understood why Saunders used Afflalo and not him in that
situation, Hayes said, "No. There was no understanding. That was never made
aware to me. It's just if we had a little communication, it would have been a
lot easier to understand. But I am hanging with it right now. We're winning,
and winning makes it a whole lot easier."

Both Saunders and captain Chauncey Billups said they planned to speak with
Hayes before Game 6. Hayes finished the night with six points and three
rebounds.

"It's the playoffs and certain matchups are going to require certain people
on the court," Billups said. "When you are coming off the bench, you don't
know the amount of minutes you are going to play. It all depends on the flow
of the game. It's very important you stay locked in. You saw the importance
of that when Arron came in. He hadn't played all series and he came off and
was ready to go. That's what we need from everybody."

Billups said he talked to Hayes about that on the bench in Game 5.

"Jarvis has never been a part of something like this before," Billups said.
"Coming off the bench takes some tough skin and a strong mind. Sometimes you
aren't going to have an opportunity, but the longer we go and the better we
play, the better everybody is looked at."

Hayes, who will be an unrestricted free agent in July, has missed 11 of his
15 shots in his limited appearances. He has also struggled on the defensive
end, with more fouls (six) than baskets (four).

"It's tough, especially after the role I had pretty much the whole season,"
he said. "I mean, what can I do? It's pretty hard to get into any kind of
rhythm, offense or defense, when you are out there for one or two minutes at
a time.

"But, we're winning. And whatever he (Saunders) wants, I will be ready,
regardless of what it is."

Saunders said he hasn't given up on Hayes, but will continue to use Afflalo
if the game situation calls for defense, and Hayes if it calls for offense.

"We talked to the whole team before the series that there could be situations
where guys don't play," Saunders said. "We haven't played Theo (Ratliff) or
Lindsey (Hunter) that much, either. I think our guys understand that and they
understand that when they are called upon, they have to be ready."

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推 loki761124:可以讓阿福跟Hayes合體嗎? 進攻防守兼備
→ loki761124:感覺Hayes也會像Delfino一樣...唉
→ glittering:沒辦法阿 他守的住AI就不會坐在板凳上了
推 Frankaze:Delfino的防守可比Hayes好
→ Frankaze:此外 Hayes不會繼續留在活塞的:D
推 DrLuna:大概只有THEO會留下吧
推 syueboss:感覺他有拼命守  但怎麼看都覺得他防守很囧
推 kolay:其實留afflalo就可以打2,3號了.....