FINALLY MORE JOE JOHNSON SUPPORT… !!

thought i was by myself…

When was the last time Kobe or Lebron had to play 40-42 minutes EVERY GAME this season while having to guard the other team’s best player or shooting guard, handle the ball and create for their teammates on 70% of possessions, defend quick point guards (since Mike Bibby can’t defend) AND create his own shot???? It hurts to see Joe struggle, but the minutes and responsibilities are taking their toll on his body and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out. If we can get a playmaker like Speedy (if Woody would let him play) to create for others and Joe, it makes Joe much more efficient and he probably won’t have to play so many minutes.

And the main reason why the Hawks win at home is not because of Woody. It’s because of the crowd, and the team plays uptempo more.

Woody deserves a lot of credit for taking the team to where they are now, from 13 wins to 43 and counting. However, I think Woody has taken the Hawks as far as he can take them. I think we need to give another coach an opportunity to pick up where Woody left off.

We need a head coach who:
1) has an offensive system 2) plays his bench
3) knows how to make in game adjustments
4) coaches to the team’s strengths.

Ken, you’re right. Woody has gone back to his old self, and I’m sure he’ll blame it on injuries.

Ryan Cameron stinks. News flash Cameron- there’s not a soul in Phillips arena that came to listen to you. I kind of doubt they’ll fire Woodson this summer, but PLEASE lose Cameron.

I don’t know who makes the musical selections during our games, but they stink worse than Cameron. We live in Black Hollywood, a veritable mecca of great R&B and rap. Instead of pumping out Goodie Mobb, or some ‘Kast, or some Monica tunes…nah, let’s play Hungry like the Wolf and that same crappy Led Zeppelin tune. It’s embarrassing.

Dear Spirit Group: it’s 2009. White people like good music too. Playing Hungry like the Wolf is NOT selling tickets. And it’s definitely NOT getting our players or the crowd hyped up.

Imagine how many games the Hawks could have won if their ownership “group” had made ANY attempt to bring in some help at the trade deadline.

Hey, why win when you can save money?

After 5yrs of waiting, Woodson either doesn’t get it, or refuses to do what’s best for his team and his players, if it goes against what he wants. So far, it appears Billy Knight was the only individual within the Hawks organization that saw the potentially negative effects Woodson’s attitude, approach and philosophy would have on the team and players. When he tried to do something about it, It ultimately cost him his job.

LET’S FACE IT, I’VE BEEN CRTTICIZED FOR CONSTANTLY POINTING OUT THE VERY WOODSON SHORTCOMINGS THAT ARE NOW BEING OPENLY EXPRESSED BY SO MANY OF YOU. During our season opening win streak, when Woodson used the bench and allowed us to play uptempo, I made a point of saying the real issue will be how he responds to adversity. Will he automatically revert back to his old habits of shortening the rotation, overplaying his star players, slowing the tempo and playing more ISO and one on one. WOODSON SEEMS TO OPERATE FROM THE IDEA THAT THE PLAYERS ARE THERE FOR HIS BENEFIT RATHER THAN HIM BEING THERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PLAYERS. A LOT OF YOU CRITICIZED BK FOR NOT TALKING TO THE MEDIA AND FANS AND KEEPING US INFORMED. WELL, HOW MUCH HAS ANYONE HEARD FROM SUND, AND HOW INFORMATIVE HAS HE BEEN SINCE REPLACING BK?