Atlanta Hawks Squawks Game 2: Hawks 96, Bucks 86
– Well, what can you say about these first two games? The Hawks are just too good for the Bucks, who are competing but just don’t have the size, speed or offensive talent to keep up. Especially not at Philips, where they haven’t shown the ability to keep it together when the Hawks are defending, rebounding and running and the crowd is roaring.
– “They outplayed us in almost every spot up and down the floor,” Scott Skiles said. “We’ve got two or three days to get better.”
– The fans at Philip were hyped again. Say what you want about the Hawks’ troubles filling the arena with paying customers, but the people they do get in the building are doing their part.
– That’s 14 Ws in a row at Philips. “It’s the fans here,” Woody said. “The fans have been great the last three years. They really enjoy the product on the floor and how we play. They’ve been huge in the playoffs, like a sixth man.”
– It’s obvious the Hawks use that to fuel their big runs. I’ve maintained that the Hawks struggle to get up for games in front of sparse road crowds because they need a loud, packed house to generate energy. Woody dismissed my theory but I’m sticking with it.
– Al says the Hawks are ready to take it on the road for Game 3 on Saturday. “We’re on edge,” he said. “We can’t take anything lightly. I’m sure it’s going to be a tough environment. We’re fighting for our lives.”
– The Bucks once again can take solace that each time it looked like the Hawks finished them off, they showed some life. Then again, the Bucks also saw that when the Hawks decide they are going to play with passion for stretches the Bucks get left in their dust.
– That’s what happened when Milwaukee got within 80-72 in the fourth quarter. J.J. made a shot, he made another, Josh passed to Johnson in the corner for a 3-pointer, Al had a 3-point play, Smoove scored an alley-oop layup and Bibby made a jump shot.
– Just like that, it was 94-77 and the Bucks sagged. “We weren’t going to let them get over that hump,” Jamal said. “When a team like that can do that, it gives them life.”
– If you want to look ahead (because you can do that even if the Hawks can’t) you wonder if these offensive lulls will come back to bite the Hawks if they make it through this round and the competition stiffens. But the Hawks deserve credit for handling their business against an overmatched opponent. I don’t need to tell you that hasn’t always happened this season.
– Smoove was one assist short of a triple-double. He missed only two shots and on one of those he launched a jumper while trying to beat the shot clock. The thing I noticed is even when the Hawks made a bad play at one end he just sprinted back the other way instead of sulking.
– “I just have to give credit to my teammates for sticking with me,” he said. “They know whenever they pass the ball in the post and I get double-teamed, I’m going to make the right play. I was able to get it going early and sustain it throughout the ballgame.”
– J.J. was impressive, too. The Bucks couldn’t do anything to keep him out of the lane. He was noticeably spry off the dribble, shaking off Salmons a few times and slicing to the basket. J.J. was in control.
– J.J. also fared better checking Brandon Jennings. He can’t match the rookie’s quickness but he’s got six inches of height and about 70 pounds on him. He used those advantages and his vet savvy to make things difficult on Jennings.
– He got help from his teammates. The Hawks basically made Jennings a jump shooter and he wasn’t a very good one. “We wanted to give him different looks,” Jamal said. “Sometimes trap him, sometimes ‘half trap’ him, acting like we are going to trap.”
– Al was feeling it, too. It wasn’t just his efficient offense and his solid defense, it was the way his energy got the Hawks going. He’s a really smart player.
– The Bucks keep sending out bodies but they’ve got nothing for Josh and Al. At one point the Bucks put lumbering big man Primoz Brezec on Al, who easily got by him to draw a foul.
– Got to feel for Skiles. He’s got his team playing hard but he just can’t find a combination that works. You could see his frustration each time he slumped on the bench disgusted after J.J., Josh or Al got to the rim for scores. “They’re getting a lot of easy baskets,” he said. “if we keep handing out those easy baskets, it could be over quick.”
– The Bucks got more open looks in the second half, some of those on scrambles, but they didn’t look to have the legs to convert. That’s what happens when they spend most of the game chasing the Hawks into the lane and in transition.
– Teague looked lost during one sequence in the first quarter. Ilyasova shook free for a 3-pointer when Teague was slow on a rotation, then Teague didn’t seem to know the Hawks’ play and had to be shooed off by Jamal, and then he overdribbled and clanked a shot. That got Bibby back off the bench.
– The Hawks’ reserves didn’t contribute much. Jamal shot just 2 for 10 and then drew Woody’s ire by becoming gun shy. Zaza seemed out of sorts. Mo took just one shot. The Bucks’ bench players had 40 points to seven for the Hawks.
– Zaza and Woody had a blowup when Woody took him out of the game after Salmons kept going around him for layups. Zaza didn’t want to talk about it. “We won the game, that’s what’s important,” he said.
– Did you see Bibby crossover Ridnour and draw a foul? Then he threw a nice lob to Al for an alley-oop layup. Bibby was just 2 for 8 from the floor but found a way to contribute with seven assists and six free throw makes in six attempts.
– The Hawks are taking the day off on Wednesday. They will meet up on Thursday for practice and plan to leave for Milwaukee on Friday.
– I’m out, Hawks fans
MC
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LouFan
April 21st, 2010
12:02 pm
That makes no sense. How are they to learn if there is no consequences to their actions? Playoffs or not, 2-10 shooting = bench. Especially the shots he was taking. If they want to get minutes, they have to perform. Zaza was playing with no heart either. Maurice Evans I felt deserved more but he got two fouls quick. Playoffs are about winning. Not keeping players in the game till they “get it”.
cp
April 21st, 2010
12:03 pm
The bench was horrible but hopefully they will play better. Teague is rookie and this is his first playoff experience so I expect him to struggle. Although Bibby didn’t shoot well the starters looked good……. The Bucks play very hard but their shot selection is down right horrible…… I was watching the Bulls game the other night and Flip showed why I loved having him here and why I hated having him here. He got them back in the game but at the same time he has those moments where he comes down the court and just jacks up shots. When he is hot its cool but watching him come down on consecutive possessions jacking up j’s used to frustrate the hell out of me.
drmaryb
April 21st, 2010
12:04 pm
Our road record is actually not that bad. What were we? A few games below .500?
The goal per, Sir Charles is to win @ home & play .500 on the road. I don’t know our road numbers right this minute.
Anyone…Anyone?
hawks_4_life
April 21st, 2010
12:06 pm
Loufan
I agree with you.
bigdave
April 21st, 2010
12:13 pm
Hawks Owner Compares Josh Smith to James
Posted: 4/21/2010 6:10:00 AM
Source: Chris Tomasson of NBA FanHouse
No need to move over, LeBron (James). You’ll still be the marquee attraction during these NBA playoffs.
But let us introduce the world to LeBron South. You might not know much about him since the Hawks play in the NBA outpost of Atlanta. Even though they’re located just down the road from the Turner studios, they rarely get on TNT during the regular season.
For those who missed it, it was a scintillating show by Hawks forward Josh Smith. He had a near triple-double with 21 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in the 96-86 win over Milwaukee for a 2-0 series lead.
“He’s the closest thing to LeBron in the league,” Hawks owner Michael Gearon Jr. said in an interview after the game with FanHouse. “I’m not saying he’s LeBron. But just look, he gets assists, he rebounds, he blocks shots. He’s a game changer. … Just look at his stats.”
WTF
April 21st, 2010
12:17 pm
Das BS Gearon and you know it! J-Smoove has been blocking shots in this league before LeBaby even knew it existed. LeBrick is a bandwagon shot blocker! He’s just on this now for more attention.
J-Smoove=fastest to 1,000 blks in NBA HISTORY
northcyde
April 21st, 2010
12:24 pm
The Hawks were 19 – 22 on the road. That’s not good in the grand scheme of things, because you do have to win on the road in the playoffs. As of right now, I don’t believe this team can win a Game 7 in Orlando, so we’ll have to take one of those first 2 games in order to have a shot in that series.
Sweeping the Bucks may do wonders for the confidence of this team on the road. But losing both games will only reinforce the trend of them playing bad on the road. Win Game 3 . . and this series is over. Lose it, and we’ll have to do what we did in Miami last year, and take Game 4.
jean
April 21st, 2010
12:34 pm
i know jamal struggled but u still dont pull him…..this man had 2 point in the 1st half before and finished wit 32 against kobe…..he is the difference on this team if u dont let him play his game it will be another 2nd round sweep
ShortBravesFan
April 21st, 2010
12:36 pm
I went to that game last night and it was a whole lot of fun. I haven’t been to a lot of Hawks games, but this was my 2nd of the whole year, but this game was very exciting. It’s a nice feeling to watch Atlanta crush those Bucks! Lets win it all! GOOOO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!
hawks_4_life
April 21st, 2010
12:37 pm
Jean
This is the playoffs man, no time to rely on hoping someone gets hot; besides we won isnt that whats important?
Daniel
April 21st, 2010
12:39 pm
Michael- mentioned this twice, once in the blog and again in the comments. Jamal did NOT get benched because he was missing shots. He was benched because he was playing TENATIVELY and passing on shots. Please, at least base your arguments on whether Woody should have benched him or not on the facts.
northcyde- I disagree. 19-22 on the road is good, not GREAT. you flip flop that record and you are winning your division.
northcyde
April 21st, 2010
12:40 pm
LOL . . Gearon is really talking like a fan now. Smoove had a tremendous game, but please don’t go comparing the guy to Lebron. There’s only one Lebron.
Smoove played the way everyone thought Lamar Odom could possibly play at one point in his career. But Lamar doesn’t have the desire to be great, even if he had the skills. I think Smoove does have the desire to be great, but that jumpshot will prevent him from achieving that.
Nonetheless, Smoove is playing oustanding basketball so far in this series. Smoove is Smoove. To me, he’s a unique player in his own right.
Daniel
April 21st, 2010
12:48 pm
norhtcyde- Josh can develop a 10-15 foot jump shot and use the window. He will never be a good three point guy. Don’t give up on his jump shot just yet.
northcyde
April 21st, 2010
12:56 pm
11 of the 15 other teams in the playoffs finished with a better road record than the Hawks. Both us and Denver won 19 road games and 34 home games. Only Milwaukee ( 18 ), Chicago ( 17 ) and Charlotte ( 13 ) won fewer road games.
I say our win total isn’t good, because almost all of the current playoff teams are VERY GOOD home teams. So if you’re shaky on the road, you may not be able to win a road playoff game.
One of the reasons why these “experts” still believe in the Celtics, is because of their ability to win road games. They won 26 road games this year, 2nd only to Dallas ( 27 ). Even though the Celtics are down, they’re also battle tested and know how to win on the road during the playoffs.
Fact is that for the Hawks to beat Orlando, they may have to win 1 or maybe even 2 road games . . because they are more than capable of taking a game on our home floor.
northcyde
April 21st, 2010
1:05 pm
Daniel . . . no he can’t.
His shot mechanics and inability to shoot a pull-up jumper off the dribble, will prevent him from developing that shot. In fact, the 10 – 15 foot jumper is probably the least taken shot in the NBA, because very few people use the midrange game anymore.
This season, Josh took only 24 shots from that 10 – 15 foot range . . making 29% of those shots. From the range he likes to shoot from ( 16 – 23 feet ), he made only 29% of those shots as well.
Smoove just needs to keep doing what he’s doing. Work on that post up game. Keep driving the ball to the rim. Take VERY FEW jumpshots, unless wide open or late in the shot clock. And use his passing ability to make other players better.
Smoove’s jumpshot has actually gotten slightly worse since he’s come into the league. But his post game has gotten much better. He’s finally accepting that he’s a PF, that can be a playmaking one in the mold of Chris Webber. If he had Webber’s 18 foot jumpshot, he’d be a top 10 player easily.
But that’s OK. A player can’t be perfect. He has to have ONE weakness, I guess.
Jody
April 21st, 2010
1:11 pm
One thing I have to give props to Josh on is that even though the guys that are guarding a not as big, he’s driving the ball to the rim and consistently going to the post. The maturity in his game when it comes to recognizing his strengths on offense is why I don’t care what forward position Josh plays. He has learned that whether his opponent is bigger or smaller, he’s attacking the basket or posting up.
Daniel
April 21st, 2010
1:17 pm
northcyde- Josh doesn’t need to change anything RIGHT now. But, seriously last off season people were really down on Josh. He would never mature, he was selfish, he wasn’t a good team player, he didn’t understand the game, etc.. And, all those were legitimate points. He made a HUGE change in his entire game this past off season. I don’t see how adding a consistent low mid range jump shot is that impossible for the guy.
Interestingly, I actually compared Horford to Weber yesterday. I think that Horford can be a Weber level player (maybe better because he doesn’t have the nickel brain).
I don’t see a great comparison for Josh’s skill set. Rodman without the crazy and better ups? (that’s not a great comparison, I know… although I loved Rodman)
sleepy
April 21st, 2010
1:25 pm
Woody sitting Crawford was a great move because as Northcyde said he knows his team . He knows that guys like Marvin and Bibby are frontrunners and will play great at home . We didnt bring Crawford in for help with first rd opponents at home . He was brought in for road games and his moves basically insures us that Crawford will be zoned in and ready to go on Saturday when we will need to him to break their spirit and setup the sweep.
Smoove just needs to work on his footwork and study Tashaun Princes post game that little lefty hook and he also needs to develop a move from the opposite block as well preferably a nice jumpshot and a dribble move going either direction . His biggest issues are that he sometimes zones out if the play doesnt involve him.
jean
April 21st, 2010
1:26 pm
yes we did win the game but bucks have no chance either way they dont even belong here with out bogut…..crawford needs to be ready for orlando and benchin him is not the way to get him ready……if buck win a single game that a good series for them…..
The Truth
April 21st, 2010
1:50 pm
Regarding Jamal playing timid and being pulled, Woody’s rotation may have something to do with that. With JJ and Jamal are both in the game, Jamal instinctively refers to JJ and pass-up more shots than normal. During the regular season when JJ was resting and Jamal was in the game, he tended to be more aggressive on offense. However, the playoff series against the Bucks has been unique so far for the Hawks. Without Bogus, the Hawks are unusually exploiting the Bucks interior weaknesses so in addition to referring to JJ, Jamal is also referring to Josh and Al in the paint. If Woody wants Jamal to be more aggressive, he should match him up with the appropriate lineup. Also, give the Bucks some credit, they have been playing stingy defense against Jamal. They are not giving him much space to find his rhythm. Since he has never been in a playoff series before, he will need time to adjust to the higher level of defense against him.
Jody
April 21st, 2010
1:53 pm
The Truth,
Great point.
Clyde
April 21st, 2010
1:59 pm
Bibby doesn’t get benched for lack of defense.
FIRE WOODY
Josh's Tude
April 21st, 2010
2:02 pm
Just after Josh made one of his monster dunks (the one on ESPN’s top ten where he slammed on the whole Bucks team)), he got a serious frown (yeah that one) and turned and stared hard at the ref (while running down the court) He was about to get into a serious funk. Someone immediately called a time out (think it was the Bucks). Josh was met half way on the court by one of the hawks assistants (dark skinned Black guy). This guy put his arm around Josh and walked him to the huddle. He was still talking to Josh when the T.O. was over. Josh came out relaxed with a smile on his face.
Long story short: I think Woody has assigned an asst coach to do one thing….KEEP JOSH’S HEAD IN THE GAME….Great move if that is what has happened. Will keep my eye on that interaction.
GO HAWKS!!!! Stay Smoove Josh!!!
Mr Webster
April 21st, 2010
2:05 pm
@The Truth: Don’t mean to nitpick dude but the word you are looking for is “defer” not “refer”.
Good point though.
The Truth
April 21st, 2010
2:15 pm
Mr Webster
Thanks for the props. The word “refer” (as I used it) means to submit to someone else for consideration or action. I meant “refer”
Sautee
April 21st, 2010
2:15 pm
Daniel,
You KNOW that I’m a Horford guy, but I just don’t see the Webber comparison.
From Webber’s very first Fab Five games it was apparent that he could score on ANYBODY. And that didn’t change two years later when he was drafted. While Al is growing and improving rapidly, I just don’t see him having the smoothness AND craftiness of Webber’s offensive game. I’ll take Al on defense all day, but I’m afraid he’ll never be as smooth as CWebb. I hope that you are right and I am wrong.
lewis
April 21st, 2010
2:16 pm
Teague played decently, he needs to learn how to setup the pace better bringing it up the court.
Bibby counts for nothing on defense. It’s 4 on 5 on D when he’s in the game, the coaches, players and fans know it.
Hawks are playing really solid basketball right now. Based on the fact that i’m already bored with this series, i’m sure the Hawks are too, and will probably lose game 3 because of it. Hopefully they can stay motivated and prove me wrong. I can’t help but think ahead about matchups against Orlando…
Terrell
April 21st, 2010
2:40 pm
For those pushing to keep the players in that struggle, you can only do some much especially in the playoffs where every possession counts. If a guy is struggling you have to pull him out, because if you don’t he becomes a liability to the team. Take him out, let him gather himself and try him later or the next game.
ncat96
April 21st, 2010
2:59 pm
I agree that you must pull players out of a playoff game if they are struggling. It’s part of being a coach . . . recognizing when players are not contributing to the play on the court whether it be offensively, defensively, or both. Plus if their play, attitude, or demeanor is not meshing with the chemistry on the court they must be benched also to give them chance to adjust their mindset. It’s all a part of game manangement for the coach. I thought that Coach Woodson did a nice job with player substitutions last night. Most of his substitutions were based on giving players rest, but some of them were based on the ability of the players to contribute on the court.
Mike is Back
April 21st, 2010
3:02 pm
@MC, and @ Section 303 I made a similar observation a couple of games ago on Josh. The difference for me is he seems to be playing with more focus and discipline. Its starting to carry over in his post game interviews. ESPN finally did a nice write up on him and Hawks after last night win. I’m loving what I see in that Josh and Al combo…they are dynamite.
JJ looks like a man on a mission. He looks like he starting to relish his role, as the leader of this team…those buckets going down the stretch was huge.
The reserves looked kind of salty because of the minute distribution the first two games, but you can’t blame Woody for wanting to lock those two games up, before his team heads to Milwaukee. Guys just have to be ready to go…when their number is called…at point it should be about winning in the playoff…nothing else.
jean
April 21st, 2010
3:25 pm
when joe goes iso i dont get why he cant just make his move why does he have to hold the ball 15 seconds…….
Section 303
April 21st, 2010
3:27 pm
lewis, come on…Teague did not play decently. He has been horrid this postseason, so far. I want Teague to succeed, too. But, don’t tell us the sky is purple when we know it is blue. And, don’t let your hatred of all things Bibby help you rationalize that Teague is playing well when he is not.
Woodson took Teague out of the game last night and things settled back down to the Hawks favor. No one will ever call Bibby a defensive machine, but he is not as bad as some are making him out to be on that end of the floor. He can hold his own.
Mike is Back, good point on the Josh Smith interviews. Josh is actually a good interview these days. Our boy is growing up…sniff, sniff..
Section 303
April 21st, 2010
3:29 pm
Mike is Back, one more thing….I am betting the reserves come out on Saturday and play well. They will have 3 and 1/2 days to hear about how bad they played last night. I think it will motivate them to come out and play well. Zaza, especially. He has to make ammends for his little temper tantrum last night. Thoughts?
Daniel
April 21st, 2010
3:55 pm
Sautee- I hear you, but I was using Weber as a ceiling of what I see Horford COULD become. Sure Weber had more offensive talent to begin with and less defense, but both improved their all around games, and Horford clearly has the better work ethic and his head on right. I am not calling Horford equal calibre to Weber in his prime, but I think if you looked at both in their 2cd and third years, Horford looks good. Remember Weber kinda went haywire with the Warriors for a little while. It wasn’t till he settled down with the Kings that he really became a true PLAYER and not just a “playa”. No what I’m sayin?
Daniel
April 21st, 2010
3:57 pm
BTW- fellas if you haven’t heard Guru from Gangstar passed away today at the age of 43. Gangstar is probably the most underated hip hop duo of all time. He will be sorely missed. If you don’t own Hard to Earn, then you are not cool, and that’s comin’ from a white dude.
Lewis
April 21st, 2010
4:07 pm
Guess i didn’t phrase that correctly. I meant decently in terms of the expectations you’d have for a rookie in the playoffs. He barely got any playing time during the season but I think his speed and seeming ability to get to the lane (though he needs to work on finishing) makes him a solid third option at point. Factor in his ability to run the fast-break and be at least somewhat of a pest on defense. I’m glad Woodson is letting him get a glimpse of what it’s like on the court during the post-season.
That said, I don’t really have anything negative to say about Bibby’s offense so far (he’s not really fast enough any more to penetrate in the paint). But even with the switching defense (the one Woodson uses to hide Bibby’s defensive inefficiency) it seems an infinite mismatch on defense.
I believe the Hawks need to look at it one game at a time. But it’s hard not to look ahead and consider: how is Bibster going to fare against Jameer Nelson? Mo Williams? Guess it’ll probably be Jamal in the game at that point anyway. But other than being bigger and faster, he’s quite soft on defense as well. Is Mo Evans fast enough to cover the point?
rambling…
Mike is Back
April 21st, 2010
4:31 pm
Section 303, I agree on the reserves…they will step up…They will be sorely needed if we are to go deep in the playoff. Each series will provide a different set of challenges. That’s why you have to scratch head at times…when hear people say Woody doesn’t make adjustments. Teague will get more opportunities…but they don’t call him BIG SHOT BIBBY FOR NOTHING. The man got ice water in his veins.
People can talk about his defense all they want, but you can’t replace his years of playoff experience…he is a calming present on the team. His intangible can’t be quantified in numbers. He has help nature this young team…it is absurd to expect him to be a lock down player at this point of his career. He may be at a disadvantage on defense…but he is savvy…he knows how to play the refs…they respect him. The bottom line is…the guy is winner…you can go all way back to his college days…heck, its in his blood line…that whatzup!!!
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sam'l
April 21st, 2010
5:30 pm
Look Mike, Woody needs improvement figuring things out on the fly and it will become more crucial down the stretch, but I have absolutely no problem when the team is ready and raring to go and plays smart.. As for Bibby, he’s a fine human being, he can do assists, shoot well most nights and he is probably responsible for a lot of the low turnover rate….we still need him to pull his own weight on defense because Orlando, Cleveland (or Boston!), and whoever in the West will be ready to rumble. .
Based on what the team is saying and what the coach is saying, the Hawks’ understand the challenge, they’ve accepted it, and they’re going after it. I’m down with that.
Go Hawks. ..
Cedrick
April 21st, 2010
6:21 pm
I hope the ownership is enjoying this run through the playoffs so far because we can’t resign Joe “The Dagger” Johnson our squad will take a step back. Make sure they have noticed in the big games who has been taking the big shots when needed and tonight it was Joe Johnson!!
O'Brien
April 21st, 2010
6:40 pm
No surprise that Scott Brooks of the okc won COY. they improved by 27 wins wihoit signing a significant free agent.
Also no surprise, Scott skiles finished second and nate Macmillan third.
If woody comes back, and the hawks win 60 games next year, he will be COY
Blast
April 21st, 2010
7:45 pm
Great win last nite. Solid team win.
Bench were benched because they allowed the Bucks back into the game. Jamal is still nervous after two playoff games. In game 1, Jamal tried to pass the ball on the break, twice, when he had the shots, and turned the ball over. Twice. Game 2 he still played tentative. That’s why Wood yanked him.
Very nice to see that 136 sport writers appreciated Josh’s defensive skills enough to vote for him. Howard is a 7 foot center while Josh plays the four. You go, Josh.
Hawks just have to play the next two games the same way they played the 1st two. Inside out.
ILL-logical
April 21st, 2010
7:59 pm
Congratulations to the team for their play to date. Good to see some accolades being tossed Josh’s way but a word to the wise(and Jason Heyward): sic transit gloria.
Melvin
April 21st, 2010
8:01 pm
I would love to have Chandler a reserve on the Hawks bench…
Melvin
April 21st, 2010
8:02 pm
*as a reserve
Samuel
April 21st, 2010
8:21 pm
Man,
I wish we had a great coach who knows how to coach “offense” like Larry Brown. 30 points in a half. WOW, he’s good.
Blast
April 21st, 2010
8:27 pm
Yeah… Bobcats have been stunking it up all 1st half. Multiple turnovers, bad offense, terrible defense, some of them do not look like they wanna play.
O'Brien
April 21st, 2010
8:38 pm
Melvin,
Unfortunately, Chandler makes $12.75 mil next year. Tyrus Thomas has a QO of $6.3 mil, so if the Bobcats let him go, would you be interested? Or does his bad offense and possible mental issues scare you off?
Samuel,
No love for Woody in COY voting…
Melvin
April 21st, 2010
8:55 pm
OB,
I dont want any part of Tyrus. He’s damage goods. Look good sitting on the lot but performs like a lemon….
Samuel
April 21st, 2010
9:26 pm
Why would he if our own “so-called” fans don’t.
sleepy
April 21st, 2010
9:27 pm
Right now I think MJ would trade us Tyrus ,Tyson,and Diaw for Jamal roflmao this si what happens when you trade everyone with an offensive bone in there body for tough defensive players LARRY !!!
the league does not cater to those piston type teams anymore youve got to be able to put the ball in the hole
for real though I really expect the Bobcats to go hard after someone like Al Harrington with there MLE and use the expiring deals of Chandler and Nazr to try and get a scorer .