Hornets vs. Hawks

For all the grieving, Marvin is only taking 7 shots per game. 30-34 from the line. His minutes have been cut to 27 min per game instead of the normal 34. His .389 FG% is not good, but compared with JT’s .325 FG%? I think most of us agree we want JT to get solid consistent minutes so where is the love for Marvin gone. He will turn it around. In the meantime the big’s will continue to carry us. Besides Evans and Crawford are playing great in those extra 7 minutes Marvin has had taken away. No reason to panic.

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Ken, Ive heard you say how Woody should play the game the way you think he should. Has he taken your advice? Has he changed from what hes been doing for 5 consecutive seasons? Have you had discussion with him telling him to stop switching and play teague? Does he even know you? So

My point is hes winning doing it his way and thats what he is paid to do! That makes him a pro.

What do you get paid to do?

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KEVINA-I agree wholeheartedly. Remember, there are only a select few going out their way to make an issue of Marvin’s play, so just let Woodson deal with that issue.

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Ree Roe and Deez Nutz,

I have been advocating getting rid of the guy named Marvin Williams from the first day I started posting on this blog, which was about two years ago. I also was very outspoken about us not resigning this guy for 7 to 8 million per year this summer and most on this blog called me crazy. He is vastly overpaid, we win in spite of him. He brings nothing but rebounding from the 3 position to this team. Our record was better without him last year. He has never done anything in the playoffs. He can’t defend any above average players at his position. He brings nothing for us on offense. WE STARTED OFF GOOD LAST YEAR ALSO. OUR RECORD WAS BETTER WITH MO EVANS STARTING LAST YEAR. HE IS AN ABSOLUTE BUST. Remember Woodson and Rick Sund stated that they expected much more from Marvin after he signed the new contract. He has failed miserably. If you actually ever laced up a pair of basketball shoes it is not hard to see that Marvin is a below average basketball player with limited skills. You don’t pay those kinds of players 8 million a year. He was only able to score 13 points a game on our team because of the double and triple teams on Joe. If teams ever guarded him man to man, he would never score. My dislike for his game is nothing new. TRADE MARVIN WILLIAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Rod from College Park In another time and space I would argue to show patience with Marvin. I have been a fan of his for quite a while. Last game the Hawks called his number repeatedly to get him crunk but he responded like paschulia use to with turnovers and missed layups. He understands the game but is not able to enforce is skill level. He came to the pros after only a year of college and the expectations were high. We have invested a lot of money in him and you are right. The production doesnt match the ability nor the investment. I think this is in marvins head. Hes a part of the chemistry of this team, which is an exceptional team of loyalty and unselfishness. Im sure his team mates feel his pain.

In a pure GM mind set I think you are right on the money. He plays out the year and then Its decision time for him. I would not mind if we package marv with some one and went after a low post presence to set us up to be ready for the half court game than will surely happen in the finals level of the playoffs.

Good point.

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“Better with Jamal starting at SG over JJ…”

are you serious…?

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You got me! Typo. If you will notice I got it right at 2:54 PM.
I concede; I am not infallible. Still curious about your res___ oh never
mind, your credentials that validate you as an expert on all things Basketball. Another question; were you the towel boy at IU when Woody
played? I forgot, you played on the girls intramural team at ITT Tech.

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To those that don’t believe JJ could jet for the money next season, you may want to reconsider
“I’ve got some pretty good friends on that team,” Johnson said. “It’s always fun to be around them.”

The way things could unfold, I hope Mr. Sund has a plan “B”

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some times we reap what we sow

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If you will notice I got it right at 2:54 PM.

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The Truth ,

I don’t think there is any reason to doubt that JJ is a coveted player. Now, shall we take the next step in thinking? What will Sund do if faced with the very real prospect that JJ may leave?

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Big Ray

November 15th, 2009
7:40 pm
We’re well past the point of right and wrong, are we not? There are certain people you are never going to agree with, regardless of the subject of conversation. And with some, the subject never changes. So what is the point of engaging in conversation with them? You know the outcome before you type the first word. Just something to think about

Yeah, Ray, I always hoped youd be none partial like Sekou.
This is just a couple days of recent sampling, but it go on for weeks and months at a time.
Like you say you know what some people are going to say before they open their mouths.

Ken Strickland
November 4th, 2009
10:01 pm
TRUTH SERUM-you made the comment: “HE(WOODSON)HAS WON”. Since no NBA team has ever gone winless, you can make that statement about anyone that’s ever coaching in the NBA. Saying HE HAS WON is a whole lot different than saying HE HAS A WINNING RECORD. Woodson 1st Hawks team won only 13 of 82gms, yet he still won. Last yr Woodson’s team won 47 or 82, and was his 1st winning season in his 5yr career as HC.
You can’t take anything away from what he’s accomplished, especially when you consider what he faced when he started. However, if he deserves as much credit as some of you seem to think, you shouldn’t have to skew the facts and/or make out of context statements to justify it.
Ken Strickland
November 5th, 2009
3:06 am
(4)Woodson is stubborn, a creature of habit, and isn’t blessed with a lot of confidence as a HC. I say that because even with a deep, talented and experienced bench, he’s starting to revert back to his old habit of overplaying his starters, committing less time and effort developing his younger player(s) as the season progresses and limiting the mins of his bench beyond an 8 man rotation. Joe Smith, MEvans and JTeague are getting cameo mins regardless of how well the perform. There’s no excuse for JCollins and/or RMorris getting DNP coach’s decision after 5gms.

Ken Strickland
November 5th, 2009
2:05 pm
Coaching scared makes you react for the moment and use up all of your ammo early. Coaching for the playoffs allows you to conserve you ammo and position yourself to weather the assault until help arrives. In this case, that help will be Teague, JSmith and Collins. However, you have to let them know their help is needed by consistently giving them adequate mins, or just playing them period.

Ken Strickland
November 5th, 2009
4:16 pm
Doesn’t is seem like Woodson is more interested in protecting Bibby’s starter status than giving a young, quick, fast and talented PG the time and attention needed to make a difference with this team? We all saw how Teague got DNP coaches decision immediately after a solid performance in the 2nd half of a serious comeback effort against the Lakers. Isn’t this the same irrational decision he consistently made with ALaw right after a strong performance
Ken Strickland
November 6th, 2009
1:07 am
SAMUEL-well, well, well. Your 10:17PM post is a definite admission of your aware that Woodson is coaching scared, which is definitely due to his insecurities. However, are you insinuating that Woodson’s refusal to effectively utilize his bench is his way of getting back at GM RSund for not giving him a contract extension? HOW CAN OUR PLAYERS BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP A CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBUR ATTITUDE, CONFIDENCE, AND TRUST AMONG THEMSELVES AND THEIR HC WHEN THE HC CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES CONFIDENCE AND TRUST ISSUES WITH HIS PLAYERS?
Allow me to clarify something. I’m not saying that everyone that supports Woodson and recognizes what he’s done is NARROWMINDED OR BLIND. It’s just the select few that have a limited one way thought process when it comes to Woodson and can’t bring themselves to accept he’s flawed
Ken Strickland
November 6th, 2009
11:27 am
DO YOU THINK THE NBA WOULD HAVE YOUNG ALLSTARS LIKE CPAUL, DROSE AND DWILLIAMS PRODUCING THE WAY THEY ARE IF THEY PLAYED UNDER A HC THAT THINKS ABOUT THEM THE WAY WOODSON AND YOU THINK ABOUT TEAGUE? Teagie is ready to start, it’s Woodson and his love affair with vets, especially with Bibby, that’s not ready for him to start.
Ken Strickland
November 6th, 2009
6:29 pm
Bubba Crew Head Quarters
November 6th, 2009
10:21 pm
Heres an analysis of todays game from Ken Stickland,
I HATE WOODY, WOODSON, HATE , ANGER, MO HATE, I HATE WOODY,SOME MO HATE, STUPIDITY, I HATE WOODSON, HATE WOODY, BITTER, ETC. ETC, MO HATE
PAID FOR BY THE LOCAL KNIGHTS OF THE SOUTHERN BUBBA CREW.
STAY TUNE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
Play Teague
Ken Strickland
November 7th, 2009
8:30 am
I’m not saying it’s a certainty, but maybe, juuust maybe, last nights beatdown was the result of playing the last gm of a West coast rd trip, playing in 2 different time zones, AND WOODSON STUPIDLY AND UNNECESSARILY UNDERUTILIZING HIS BENCH AND PLAYING HIS STARTERS WAY TOO DAMN MANY MINS. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, IN THE CASE OF OUR BELOVED HC, MAYBE YOU CAN’T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS.
Ken Strickland
November 7th, 2009
9:12 am
Please, will someone explain why we went to so much trouble to sign Joe Johnson just to see him sit on the bench and get, at most, token mins?
Dude, get some help… soon.
Ken Strickland
November 7th, 2009
3:43 pm
Sund and the ASG has got to start looking at the longterm ramifications of Woodsons continued irrational actions. Like CP said, JJ will likely walk, and I’m certain Joe Smith will take the same attitude towards us that he took when he refused to resign with Cleveland, and for the same reason.
Woodson’s refusal to play Joe Smith and JCollins will make it much more difficult for the team to sign quality vet FA in the future. Players know what’s going on with various teams and HC’s, and will make their choices accordingly. Any productive vet that signs a decent one yr contract is looking for an opportunity to show he deserves a longer contract, or at least another decent one yr contract. What do you think the chances of that happening be if he thinks he might end up geting the ALaw treatment, like JSmith and JCollins have gotten so far?
That means that no quality vet will waste time signing with the Hawks, as long as Woodson is the HC, unless he has absolutely no other options. And what quality FA vet would have no other options? We’re in the 6th yr of Woodson’s tenure, and we’re still looking for him to act like he has the intelligence, ability or inclination to develop the PG of the future this franchise needs. Someone needs to tell him that MIKE BIBBY isn’t what the franchise means when there’s talk about PG of the future.
Before this off season, one of Woodson’s biggest excuses for over playing his starters, and not using his bench, was its lack of talent, depth and experience. Well, Sund added depth, talent and experience, and we’re still seeing the same old SH!T from Woodson. I guess that proves he was only using those issues as excuses to mask his limitations as a HC. TAKE NOTE RICK SUND!
CP-I’m not so sure having more players and talent to work with throws his gm plan off as much as it exposes his lack of one. Isn’t it a negative indictment for any HC, going into his 6th yr of tenue, when his veteran players are still complaining about their roles? AGAIN, MAYBE WE’RE SEEING WHY SUND REFUSED TO COMMIT TO WOODSON.
Ken Strickland
November 9th, 2009
2:51 pm

Woodson has demonstrated an inclination to force what he wants on the team, rather than doing what’s best for the overall team. That’s why he hasn’t received an endorsement from GM RSund or the ASG, or offered a contract extension. That alone should tell anyone with a clue, as well as those who continue attacking me for not singing his praises, that management agrees with my assessment that there’s something wrong with his overall coaching philosophy and approach, despite the teams 2 playoff appearances and annual increase in wins.

Ken Strickland
November 9th, 2009
6:45 pm
TRACEMAN-to answer your question, YES. Right now, we aren’t a good DEF team, but we are a good OFF team. Despite it being early in the season, we have to judge a team by what it does, not what it has the potential to do. If a student has made A’s on every previous test taken, but makes an F on this test, do you record the F on this test, or an A, based on previous tests?
You can’t get better constantly living in the past. What Bibby did for us when he got here was fantastic, and started us on our way to consecutive playoff berths. But the team that he came to in the 07-08 season has matured, as well as the players, and we’ve acquired more talent. Teams recognized what he did for the team, and now know what he can’t do and have adjusted accordingly.
Why does everyone that abjects to the idea of replacing Bibby as a starter react as though I’m advocating we get rid of him? What he does for the team as a starter, he can continue doing from the bench. When we played Denver, they concentrated on attacking Bibby whenever he was in the gm because they knew he was our weakest link defensively, as does the entire NBA.
We don’t have a dominant BIG like DHOWARD, KGARNETT OR TDUNCAN, nor do we have a superstar like DWADE, KOBE, LEBRON OR PPIERCE etc. Therefore, we have to rely more on the team concept and take advantage of our abundance of speed, quickness, athleticism, versatility and depth. BIBBY HAS NONE OF THOSE ATTRIBUTES, THEREFORE HE LIMITS THE OVERALL OFF/DEF POTENTIAL OF OUR STARTING LINEUP. Since JJ is our only starter with one on one skills, and our other starters all have limited individual OFF skills, we need a starting PG that can help create easy scoring opportunities for them, and BIBBY DOESN’T DO THAT.
We need a PG with enough speed, quickness, lateral movement and aggressiveness to:
(1)pressure the ball and provide more protection for our frontline by making it more difficult for the opposition to make entry passes into the post.
(2)display enough speed, quickness and lateral movement to defend the quicker PG’s and prevent JJ from having to do so.
(3)have enough speed, quickness and lateral movement to make it more difficult for opposing PG’s to breakdown our DEF and attack our frontline.
(4)add more versatility to our OFF, and reduce our dependency on shooting longrange jumpers, by being able to penetrate and create easy scoring opportunities for others.
(5)create a consistent enough concern for the DEF to limit the double/triple teams on JJ.
(6)have the speed and quickness to get ahead of a teams’ transition DEF, after a missed shot, and going coast to coast if necessary.
(7)fight over picks and maintain position in front of the ball(PG) and eliminate the need to switch on every pick and roll, as well as subsequent mismatches.
BIBBY CAN DO NONE OF THESE THINGS, AND TO CONTINUE STARTING HIM WILL CONTINUE TO PENALIZE OUR STARTING TEAM.

KevinA
November 9th, 2009
7:02 pm
Ken,
I normally don’t do this much so don’t bite my head off. If Bibby is going to get his 20 min Don’t you think he works better with JJ? Because of his lack of mobility he fits with the first unit better? ZaZa, Evans and Joe Smith need a Crawford/Teague to break down the defenses and deliver the good pass.
If Bibby can’t be effective with the first unit why would you think he would be better with the second. I think we agree with one thing for sure. 15-20 minutes for Bibby is much better than 30-35. Bibby can be a deadly assassin in small stretches and should be used that way.
Ken Strickland
November 9th, 2009
7:06 pm

KEVANA-don’t lose sight of my focus, which is CONSISTENCY. I’m not being critical of Woodson because he hasn’t done the things I’ve been criticizing him for

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Big Ray

November 15th, 2009
7:40 pm
We’re well past the point of right and wrong, are we not? There are certain people you are never going to agree with, regardless of the subject of conversation. And with some, the subject never changes. So what is the point of engaging in conversation with them? You know the outcome before you type the first word. Just something to think about

Yeah, Ray, I always hoped youd be none partial like Sekou.
This is just a couple days of recent sampling, but it go on for weeks and months at a time.
Like you say you know what some people are going to say before they open their mouths.

In the last four days here is a sampling of his posting…It seems to me that he has a Woody for Woodson.

Ken Strickland
November 4th, 2009
10:01 pm
TRUTH SERUM-you made the comment: “HE(WOODSON)HAS WON”. Since no NBA team has ever gone winless, you can make that statement about anyone that’s ever coaching in the NBA. Saying HE HAS WON is a whole lot different than saying HE HAS A WINNING RECORD. Woodson 1st Hawks team won only 13 of 82gms, yet he still won. Last yr Woodson’s team won 47 or 82, and was his 1st winning season in his 5yr career as HC.
You can’t take anything away from what he’s accomplished, especially when you consider what he faced when he started. However, if he deserves as much credit as some of you seem to think, you shouldn’t have to skew the facts and/or make out of context statements to justify it.
Ken Strickland
November 5th, 2009
3:06 am
(4)Woodson is stubborn, a creature of habit, and isn’t blessed with a lot of confidence as a HC. I say that because even with a deep, talented and experienced bench, he’s starting to revert back to his old habit of overplaying his starters, committing less time and effort developing his younger player(s) as the season progresses and limiting the mins of his bench beyond an 8 man rotation. Joe Smith, MEvans and JTeague are getting cameo mins regardless of how well the perform. There’s no excuse for JCollins and/or RMorris getting DNP coach’s decision after 5gms.

Ken Strickland
November 5th, 2009
2:05 pm
Coaching scared makes you react for the moment and use up all of your ammo early. Coaching for the playoffs allows you to conserve you ammo and position yourself to weather the assault until help arrives. In this case, that help will be Teague, JSmith and Collins. However, you have to let them know their help is needed by consistently giving them adequate mins, or just playing them period.

Ken Strickland
November 5th, 2009
4:16 pm
Doesn’t is seem like Woodson is more interested in protecting Bibby’s starter status than giving a young, quick, fast and talented PG the time and attention needed to make a difference with this team? We all saw how Teague got DNP coaches decision immediately after a solid performance in the 2nd half of a serious comeback effort against the Lakers. Isn’t this the same irrational decision he consistently made with ALaw right after a strong performance
Ken Strickland
November 6th, 2009
1:07 am
SAMUEL-well, well, well. Your 10:17PM post is a definite admission of your aware that Woodson is coaching scared, which is definitely due to his insecurities. However, are you insinuating that Woodson’s refusal to effectively utilize his bench is his way of getting back at GM RSund for not giving him a contract extension? HOW CAN OUR PLAYERS BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP A CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBUR ATTITUDE, CONFIDENCE, AND TRUST AMONG THEMSELVES AND THEIR HC WHEN THE HC CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES CONFIDENCE AND TRUST ISSUES WITH HIS PLAYERS?
Allow me to clarify something. I’m not saying that everyone that supports Woodson and recognizes what he’s done is NARROWMINDED OR BLIND. It’s just the select few that have a limited one way thought process when it comes to Woodson and can’t bring themselves to accept he’s flawed
Ken Strickland
November 6th, 2009
11:27 am
DO YOU THINK THE NBA WOULD HAVE YOUNG ALLSTARS LIKE CPAUL, DROSE AND DWILLIAMS PRODUCING THE WAY THEY ARE IF THEY PLAYED UNDER A HC THAT THINKS ABOUT THEM THE WAY WOODSON AND YOU THINK ABOUT TEAGUE? Teagie is ready to start, it’s Woodson and his love affair with vets, especially with Bibby, that’s not ready for him to start.
Ken Strickland
November 6th, 2009
6:29 pm
Bubba Crew Head Quarters
November 6th, 2009
10:21 pm
Heres an analysis of todays game from Ken Stickland,
I HATE WOODY, WOODSON, HATE , ANGER, MO HATE, I HATE WOODY,SOME MO HATE, STUPIDITY, I HATE WOODSON, HATE WOODY, BITTER, ETC. ETC, MO HATE
PAID FOR BY THE LOCAL KNIGHTS OF THE SOUTHERN BUBBA CREW.
STAY TUNE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
Play Teague
Ken Strickland
November 7th, 2009
8:30 am
I’m not saying it’s a certainty, but maybe, juuust maybe, last nights beatdown was the result of playing the last gm of a West coast rd trip, playing in 2 different time zones, AND WOODSON STUPIDLY AND UNNECESSARILY UNDERUTILIZING HIS BENCH AND PLAYING HIS STARTERS WAY TOO DAMN MANY MINS. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, IN THE CASE OF OUR BELOVED HC, MAYBE YOU CAN’T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS.
Ken Strickland
November 7th, 2009
9:12 am
Please, will someone explain why we went to so much trouble to sign Joe Johnson just to see him sit on the bench and get, at most, token mins?
Dude, get some help… soon.
Ken Strickland
November 7th, 2009
3:43 pm
Sund and the ASG has got to start looking at the longterm ramifications of Woodsons continued irrational actions. Like CP said, JJ will likely walk, and I’m certain Joe Smith will take the same attitude towards us that he took when he refused to resign with Cleveland, and for the same reason.
Woodson’s refusal to play Joe Smith and JCollins will make it much more difficult for the team to sign quality vet FA in the future. Players know what’s going on with various teams and HC’s, and will make their choices accordingly. Any productive vet that signs a decent one yr contract is looking for an opportunity to show he deserves a longer contract, or at least another decent one yr contract. What do you think the chances of that happening be if he thinks he might end up geting the ALaw treatment, like JSmith and JCollins have gotten so far?
That means that no quality vet will waste time signing with the Hawks, as long as Woodson is the HC, unless he has absolutely no other options. And what quality FA vet would have no other options? We’re in the 6th yr of Woodson’s tenure, and we’re still looking for him to act like he has the intelligence, ability or inclination to develop the PG of the future this franchise needs. Someone needs to tell him that MIKE BIBBY isn’t what the franchise means when there’s talk about PG of the future.
Before this off season, one of Woodson’s biggest excuses for over playing his starters, and not using his bench, was its lack of talent, depth and experience. Well, Sund added depth, talent and experience, and we’re still seeing the same old SH!T from Woodson. I guess that proves he was only using those issues as excuses to mask his limitations as a HC. TAKE NOTE RICK SUND!
CP-I’m not so sure having more players and talent to work with throws his gm plan off as much as it exposes his lack of one. Isn’t it a negative indictment for any HC, going into his 6th yr of tenue, when his veteran players are still complaining about their roles? AGAIN, MAYBE WE’RE SEEING WHY SUND REFUSED TO COMMIT TO WOODSON.
Ken Strickland
November 9th, 2009
2:51 pm

Woodson has demonstrated an inclination to force what he wants on the team, rather than doing what’s best for the overall team. That’s why he hasn’t received an endorsement from GM RSund or the ASG, or offered a contract extension. That alone should tell anyone with a clue, as well as those who continue attacking me for not singing his praises, that management agrees with my assessment that there’s something wrong with his overall coaching philosophy and approach, despite the teams 2 playoff appearances and annual increase in wins.

Ken Strickland
November 9th, 2009
7:06 pm

KEVANA-don’t lose sight of my focus, which is CONSISTENCY. I’m not being critical of Woodson because he hasn’t done the things I’ve been criticizing him for

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Did you say something Ray?

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ant banks

November 15th, 2009
9:20 pm

CLYDE,

enuff wit’ that “FIRE WOODY!” bs. that is so ‘07.

Not as long as Ken’s around.

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Excuse me…Ray? did you say something?

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Come on man, I think Ken Strickland has quit the “fire woody” stuff.

If anything, your target should be Clyde . Hell, if Clyde has nothing else to say besides “Roll Tide”, it’s “fire woody.”

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The dudes obsessed. I cant have a decent conversation with him because everything goes back to his obsession with Woodson. Dude. These are just the last few days of his post but hes been going on like this for over a year.

Get some help!

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Big Ray

November 15th, 2009
9:31 pm

Come on man, I think Ken Strickland has quit the “fire woody” stuff.

All of those post I just show you of Kens obsession with Woody were written this past week. Excuse me?

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Big Ray: I’m sorry, I’ll leave him alone. You said the blog monster ate yours; well Mrs Grandad censors my posts and would not permit my last one. He thinks I’m Ken Strickland but I’m not[hopefully it's obvious].
K.S. has his own distinctive style. I am the one who enjoys dangling the ball of yarn in front of him [T S]. I’ll try to stick to hoops from now on.
like a little kitten.

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TS: Personally I don’t want Woody fired right now.
Last year I could not have said that.
I do not think a new contract is apprropriate right now either.

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Correction, thats a recent four day synopsis of what kens favorite subject is.

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Truth-Serum ,

Okay. This is what I see from all of that: Ken still doesn’t like certain things that Woody does. I’d say he doesn’t like Woody much at all. But not once in those postings did I see where he said “fire him.” I’m just saying….

Now I see where he has mentioned Rick Sund needing to take note of what Woody typically does. I see where he’s saying that some of this same old stuff is why Sund hasn’t extended Woody.

I actually disagree with Ken on that particular subject, but I do so for technical reasons, not personal ones.

I personally believe that Sund is doing his due dilligence here. And here is why:

1) Sund just got here. This will be his second full season with the Hawks. He still has to see what this team can do, particularly with the additions/subtractions he made. A hasty decision in either direction could be harmful.

2) Woody signed the 2 year contract that Sund (and the ASG) offered him. He did so, having to know that he might not get an extension until his contract was up. If he signed it, thinking that he would get an extension before it was more than halfway over, then his expectations were unrealistic. Similarly….point #3…

3) Last year was Woody’s first year with a winning record as a head coach. It’s admirable that the Hawks have improved their win totals every year he’s been here. But that’s also 5 years with only one winning record. The other years were improvements, but still losing records. I’m not taking away from his accomplishments, I’m trying to look at it from a purely objective, “numbers” point of view. Having said that, I think he’s a lock for an extension (and a nice one) if the team maintains a winning record and playoff appearance (although we still will probably have to win the first round, at least) again this season.

4) Tying points 1 and 3 together, I think Sund is doing the right thing by allowing Woody to work both years of the extension he was given, to prove that he can do more than just win in one season. And I think, at least based on what we’re seeing right now, that he is going to do just that.

5) I don’t think Woody wants to be anywhere else. Sure, the Hornets have a head coaching job open, but I doubt Woody wants to go there. I mean, coaching CP3 might be fun, but the rest of it is a crapshoot on a good day. Their GM hasn’t done much to help CP3 out, and Byron Scott was the first scapegoat. No, Woody wants to be here, where he got his first chance to be a head coach, and where he has put so much work in. If he and the team are decently successful, we’ll see him around for many years to come. If not, he’ll be sitting somewhere next to Scott, looking for a job. But I don’t think that’s going to happen, unless for some reason, this team implodes all of the sudden.

Getting back to Ken , I know he’s heavily critical of Woody. But he’s not calling for him to be fired. He’s just griping about the things he doesn’t like, that Woody does. An obsession? Possibly. I’ll let him answer for himself.

I don’t see a reason for the two of you to keep up your fights with each other, but I’m not in charge of either of you. It’s just considering how opposite you feel about the same subject (Woody), I can’t believe y’all are even addressing each other at all.

Ain’t no biggie, though.

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BIG RAY-point taken. I honestly didn’t realize I had a serious stalker until I scrolled down shortly after reading your comments, especially one so doggone deranged, WOW!!! You can bet I’m going to leave this psycho alone from this point on.

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Ray im on my way to bed, got a big day tomorrow. I am a Hawk fan, I come here because it is advertised as a hawks blog site. In reality it is a Woodson cell and Ken is the chief publisher. I find people like Rod and Samuel worth the conversation. Snowman was good too but he decided he couldnt take it so he went to another site to root for the hawks. .

You did not answer my question.How can you say the soup is good but the chef did a bad job? The building is great but the architect is an idiot? The Hawks are great but Woodson is a fool?

In reality I dont separate Woodson from the rest of the Hawks, hes is the teams leader and a part of the team. Id rather talk about something else, and I thought by humoring Ken hed move on to something relevant and uplifting but he keeps going back to woodson. So I ask… how much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood>?

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