The Look of Sheer Concentration!

Chad has always gotten so lucky when the time for taking action photos rolls around.  For some reason, he's always pitching on picture day or just getting more playing time than usual for whatever reason.  This year, he got  more action photos than anyone else in the basketball program - even more than Bryce and Kory Alford.  And if you know New Mexico basketball, you know that no one gets more playing time than UNM Lobo Coach Steve Alford's sons.  They are absolute beasts on the court.  But when it comes to photo ops, no one beats the Chadmeister.  I think Chad got 67 basketball pictures and 63 baseball pictures.  A lot of them were just awesome, but the ones that are the most fun are the ones that show his concentration face.  These eight were so funny.  Chad asked me if he really looks this dumb when he's playing and I assured him it's only weird looking if you catch the individual moments.  Still, I don't think any of these pictures are going in his Facebook albums. :)

 I don't even know what is going on here.  It's just a warm-up throw for goodness sakes.

Now he's getting serious - so serious that he's sucked in his entire lower lip and it looks like his lower arm is attached to his elbow at a very unnatural angle.

Chad rarely hits without sticking his tongue out.  One of these days he's going to bite it off!

 There are those strange unnatural looking arms again.  Maybe it's just because they are so long and skinny.

 Now that is a stink face.

 I don't think he even opened his eyes before he took this shot.  I'm dying to know if it went in.

The crazy three point shooting face!

 

And the twisted, creepy lips.  Can you see how intimidated his defender is by those lips?