Atlanta Hawks: Wizards 107, Hawks 92
JaVale Mc Gee (16 points, 11 boards in 24 minutes) took advantage of Atlanta's weak D. (AP Photo)
Washington– You can go down the list of excuses for Atlanta’s atrocious defense: short roster, tired bodies, back-to-back, preseason.
– Al was offered all those outs but he wouldn’t take them: “There’s no excuse. I think we have a long way to go as far as defense if we are going to be an elite team.”
– The Hawks lacked energy and Smoove was the only consistent deterrent at the rim against Washington’s bigs. Al said the Hawks also lack something else: “It’s going to take time for us to trust each other. We’ve been playing together for a few years but when things break down, the next guy isn’t there.”
– The Hawks were slow to get out on shooters. They didn’t fight hard through picks. They gave up too many free runs at the rim. “The defense was not very good at all,” L.D. said. “There energy wasn’t there, the intensity wasn’t there.”
– L.D. didn’t like the 16 turnovers, either. The Hawks forced passes in the offense in the first game, got sloppy in transition last night and this time did both.
– Former AJC Hawks beat guy and current Washington Post scribe Michael Lee came up to me during the second half and said: “I’m sold on Jordan Crawford.”
– It’s not hard to see why. The Hawks play faster with Crawford at the point. He never stops coming, he’s confident and he’s skilled. And he tends to look the same no matter who he’s playing with.
– Crawford needs polish but the raw material looks promising. He’s a dynamic player who can get into the lane and make something happen once he’s there. He’s also a rookie, which means he sometimes immediately follows a very good play (drive-and-dish to Powell for a layup) with a bad one (forced runner early in the shot clock).
— “He’s a true competitor,” L.D. said. “He has a big heart. At times he gets blinded by wanting to get the shot up but I like his competitive spirit. We will continue to nurture him along.”
– JC2 poured in 30 points, distributed the ball well and went 47 minutes after playing 46 at Washington. He looked spent by the end of the third quarter tonight but he kept going. “I’m beat up a little bit,” he said. “But it’s fun. I’m the new guy on the team and the preseason is for me. Coach is letting me play a lot of minutes and giving me freedom”
– For a while in the second half it looked like Crawford and John Wall were trying to outdo one another. Did Crawford have extra juice facing the No. 1 pick? “Not really. He’s a good player and you want to play against the best, but it’s not like I was sitting in my room thinking, ‘I’m going against John Wall.’”
– Joe continued his hot play from the second quarter last night. In the first six minutes of the game he made his first four shots, had an assist and nearly got a steal. It was one of those games where he made scoring appear effortless. You can see him getting his game in shape and building up to the opener.
– It’s the preseason and he’s got stitches in his right hand but Smoove is playing hard. He thwarted a Wizards fastbreak in the first quarter by going low to strip Nick Young, diving to the floor to take the ball away, and then hitting Bibby in stride. The play led to Al drawing a foul at the basket and fired up the the Hawks bench.
– Al, Josh and Joe went to the bench early for Zaza,Powell and Brock. That’s when the game got away from the Hawks. Zaza and Powell had trouble with the tandem of Yi and JaVale McGee. This would have been a good time to at least see what the new-look Twin can do.
– Zaza gave what he got, too. He left McGee checking his nose for blood after a head-to-face collision in the first half, then cleared McGee out with a shoulder to score in the second half.
– This was to be the first home game for Arenas since he was suspended due to gun charges last season but he was a late scratch with a knee injury. Or at least that’s what the Wizards announced.
– After the game, Arenas told reporters he bowed out for Young: “I told him I’d go ahead and fake an injury or say something is wrong with me so you can start.” Michael Lee says Arenas wasn’t joking.
– Tomorrow the Hawks will enjoy their first true off day since camp. “Man, I am so excited,” Smoove said. “I can’t want to go to sleep.”
– “I’ve got some guys banged up, I’ve got some guys tired,” L.D. said. “I’m not going to run them into the ground so we will have a day off. But when we get together Thursday we are going to watch a lot of defensive clips.”
– I’m out, Hawks fans.
MC
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northcyde
October 13th, 2010
3:43 pm
@ Ramon . . . that would be my target for Jamal . . Dalembert.
Both are expiring contracts, so if the Hawks opt to, they can just let him fall off the books. But Dalembert would potentially change the dynamic of this team, because of his shot blocking/rebounding ability, and his ability to allow Horford to play the 4.
If the 2 young guys in Sacramento pan out ( Cousins and Whiteside ), and if Jason Thompson continues to improve, the Kings may very well have a need for another perimeter scorer like Jamal.
Honestly, that’s a no-brainer type move to me, if the Kings would take Jamal.
One more domination of us by Dwight Howard, may set a trade like that in motion.
The Truth
October 13th, 2010
3:51 pm
Ramon
“Marvin may be able to replace half of Crawford’s production”
Marvin himself averaged nearly 12 ppg last year. For Marvin to produce half of Crawford numbers, he would need to increase that total to 21 ppg for the year. That would put his numbers on par with JJ. Though I expect Marvin to improve some, I think this type of turnaround would be unrealistic IMO.
Ramon
October 13th, 2010
3:52 pm
The Truth, also a trade such as that will leave another roster spot available. Allowing the Hawks to possibly pursue Stackhouse or another veteran wing who would sign for minimum.
Ramon
October 13th, 2010
3:54 pm
The Truth, I was thinking more like 17 -18 ppg for Marvin. But realize with JC1 gone, everyone’s average (including Joe’s) goes up, because everyone’s shot attempts drastically increases.
Grandad
October 13th, 2010
3:55 pm
Rose Colored Glasses: [part II]
It’s about what fits for LD.
Mary Ellen, you mention Dampier, I’ll that opportunity to address
Mr Dampier. Upon studying up on the Big guy I came around on him
a bit. I’ll come back to E.D. momentarily.
LD needs a Big, I agree. If it takes Jamal to get one, so be it.
on the other hand, let LD & and Sund see exactly what they have
before they pull the trigger.
A Big for LD, 1st & foremost must possess a high basketball IQ.
earlier someone mentioned a long (7 ftr) which I’ve been calling
for since forever.
Now, for LD and for Mary Ellen, a Laimbeer prototype would not
be such a bad fit.
Now back to Dampier, I’m not sure LD wants him.
I think if he did we would get him. Ld must think that he’s not
much of an upgrade over J-Cheese.
For myself, Dampier does not fit my specs:
Yi, AA, Bargnani, & maybe Spencer Hawes are my touchstone.
Passing, offense, shooting and / or b-ball IQ, then it’s:
Bogut, Kaman, Hibbert, both Gasol’s, T.Murphy,
or rookie Greg Monroe most of which are not available.
Another abrupt ending! [part III eventually]
***Miners Comin’ Out! captivating***
The Truth
October 13th, 2010
3:56 pm
Ramon
On the Dalembert trade however, if the Kings has plans for Cousins more as a PF then I assume Dalembert would still be in their future. If they expect to be beat the Lakers, the need a twin tower set.
Ramon
October 13th, 2010
3:57 pm
Northcyde, two seasons ago, when Orlando went to the Finals, Dalembert gave Howard a lot of problems in the first round. In fact, the Sixers were up 2-1 in the series before Hedo took the series over.
Ramon
October 13th, 2010
4:00 pm
The Truth, you have a point. But Dalembert has a pretty nice price tag, and they just drafted Whiteside. And I think they’re sold on Jason Thompson being their PF. He averaged close to a double double last year, and has a really nice game.
Grandad
October 13th, 2010
4:00 pm
* “I’ll that opportunity” {{{take}}} -I’ll “take” that opportunity-
One point I left out;
I left open the possibility that E.D.’s [B-ball IQ] could be a ?.
The Truth
October 13th, 2010
4:02 pm
In general I think some of our expectation of LD seems unrealistic. While I am pulling for him, we must keep it real.
Grandad
October 13th, 2010
4:07 pm
ahem
Dalembert = low, low, low B-ball IQ, so I’ve read.
D-bear could and or would not run E.Jordan’s offense!
D-bear along with Brand helprd get EJ ousted = ouch.
If I’m LD, I’m sayin’…..nosiree!
The Truth
October 13th, 2010
4:08 pm
Ramon
“But Dalembert has a pretty nice price tag,”
In your trade proposal with them picking up both Jamal and Zaza; Jamal eager to sign long-term, that likelihood would not ease their pocket book either
Grandad
October 13th, 2010
4:10 pm
crap, “helped” -not- helrdndldmcvd or whatever the heck I typed.
Melvin
October 13th, 2010
4:11 pm
Guys, Yall do know that Dalembert will miss up to 6 weeks b/c a strain abductor….
Ken Strickland
October 13th, 2010
4:15 pm
NORTHCYDE-If you really believe Woodson would totally embrace Jordan Crawford, then tell me why he was so against drafting CPaul or DWilliams? Why did he feel the need to publicly state his doubts about their ability to be effective NBA PG’s? In both cases he used their size, or stature, as the reasons for his doubt. He felt CPaul was too short and frail, and DWilliams to stocky and slow.
When you add this fact to his history of limiting the mins, opportunities, consistency and growth of every young guard he’s had in his 6yrs as HC, how can you make such assumptions? You certainly can’t say SStaudemire couldn’t shoot, or create his own shot and score. Yet, he still got the WOODY TREATMENT. Your exuberant assumptions about Woodson possibly treating Jordan Crawford differently than his predecessors is definitely not supported by any facts or history.
Your assessment of Woodson is very much like the COMPLETE AND TOTAL CONTRADICTION of him sitting in a studio as an analyst stating his preference for starting a franchise by drafting a PG. Yet as a HC, he proved himself a liar by showing a total disdain for rookie PG’s by dissing and then refusing to draft the 2 top PG’s available to him in that draft, and who ultimately became 2 of the NBA’s most prolific and productive PG’s.
And do you really think 6′9″ 230lb Jarvis Varnardo, a college shot blocker who went undrafted, would be able to improve our outside and interior DEF, or hold his own against the likes of DHoward? While most everyone else is claiming we need to get bigger and taller, you feel we’d be better off with someone smaller. Don’t we already have a starting PF that’s a prolific shot blocker and fits the Jarvis Varnardo mold? Why not just move Smoove to C and Horford to PF, shot blocking problem solved, right?
Come on NORTHCYDE, we have to go into this season competing with what we have, not with what we shoulda, coulda had. Varnardo wouldn’t have made us anymore of a finals caliber team than we already are. Horford, Zaza and Collins would have still been our top 3 bigs, and that’s that. All 4 of our centers offer us something different talent, size, strength and height wise, and it’s up to LDrew to use them according to match up situations and need.
Anyone that feels we could have gotten, or afforded, a center that possessed most of what these centers bring to the table collectively, needs to go back to indulging in fantasy basketball.
Grandad
October 13th, 2010
4:20 pm
Shaq’s ass weighs more tha vanardo.
Ramon
October 13th, 2010
4:23 pm
Melvin, yea I know. That’s why I made sure to say that he hasn’t missed any regular season games since 2006.
@ Grandad, they say Dwight Howard’s IQ isn’t too great either. Patrick Ewing’s IQ definitely wasn’t that high either. And I know you remember hearing years ago that Kevin Willis’ IQ (nor Moses’) wasn’t too grand either. I know that it seems like Dalembert hustles on defense and on the boards. There aren’t too many good defensive C who have high bball IQ who are available.
Najeh Davenpoop
October 13th, 2010
4:26 pm
As an aside: if you want the troll to be banned, don’t quote him in bold in your own post.
Grandad
October 13th, 2010
4:35 pm
If JC2 were to develop into rotation status this year?
Keep Jamal.
Teague starts 2 the [1]
Jamal starts @ the [2]
Joe starts @ the [3]
Josh & Al @ the [4,5]
Marv becomes 6th man, JC2 backs up Jamal, Zaza et al inside,
and if Pape Sy actually exists he could be a versatile def stopper.
*[notice I didn't mention Bibby]
Small but talented starting line-up.
Talent on the bench.
Another miner just came up # 27!
JD
October 13th, 2010
4:36 pm
CLD is all about the motion offense but if we’re serious, we’ll learn to play D and right now, we aren’t serious……
True Hawks Fan
October 13th, 2010
4:48 pm
I’m worried that this is turning into the NY Knicks circa 2008-2009. Everyone jacking up shots and no one playing defense. A lot of players like playing offense in a “Run n Gun” offense, but forget about the defense.
Grandad
October 13th, 2010
4:49 pm
Ramon
I elaborated more than “B-ball IQ.
But, since you brought it up,
there’s no way in the world I would trade jamal for SD.
None – No way – zero – zilch !
You trade Jamal you must acquire talent for talent!!!
“IQ” and “B-ball IQ” are two dif entities.
Grandad
October 13th, 2010
4:55 pm
I’m glad that everyone is worried that Evan Brock & Charlie Chan
plus Hugh Downs & Ricardo Marsh are struggling on defense right now.
But the fact remains that they will not even be on the roster.
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
4:58 pm
Ramon said:
lDrmaryb, the Hawks don’t need Dampier, in my opinion. If four teams (Charlotte, Miami, Chicago, and Phoenix) have passed on him being a backup. ”
Respectfully Sir, I don’t care what those other teams did/do.
I only care about what the Hawks did/o. What other options
do we have at Center? We did nothing to get Al & Josh any
help. Them boys said, “we NEED help!”
We pretty much sat on our azzes and watched all other viable
options go elsewhere.
Shaq? (Gone)
Oniel? (Gone)
And, it don’t stop!
Dampieer is the only thing left!
Aye People! Javale McGhee was NEVER available, stop it!
Yi … I don’t want another candy-azz soft PF in here!
He is way too soft, light in the hips and ain’t NEVER skurred’
nobody, especially Howard, Bynum and no other Center in between!
We don’t need a world beater at center!
But, we do NEED a bigger Center who can take out the Garbage!
Daimpeer is NOT my 1st choice, He is the ONLY choice available
right now! Size Matters !!!!!!!!!! Even a girl knows that!
KevinM
October 13th, 2010
5:01 pm
I still don’t think there’s a slot for JC2 on the current roster. You throw him at the 1, Bibby just lost all his value and you owe him, gulp, 12M!
Like Grandad said, Dalembert wants no part of the PO! I quoted this 2 columns ago.
He doesn’t fit here IMO….did he ever make a difference in Philly in any scheme?
As for those wanting Dampier, are you telling me that if Shaq wasn’t a good fit because of the running potential, where does Dampier fit in?
What I am confused about is what is Houston thinking? They have a full roster of bigs, so they would have to package someone to make room. If he wanted Houston, he would be there already IMO. He would be a fair backup to Yao.
Anyone think Houston improves this year and ends up in the Elite 4 of the WC? You’re talking Phoenix, Denver, Utah with major changes, so that might open the door for the West to end up:
Lakers / OKC / San Antonio / Houston / Dallas / Portland / Denver / Utah (if Jefferson bombs, especially)
Huh!
October 13th, 2010
5:19 pm
Who the HELL cares about Value man?! It’s all about the W’s. BENCH BIBBY. Woodson gave him enough special treatment at the expence of Acie and Salim. He’s FINISHED, DONEZO. The cat’s got nuthin’ left. Why would you play him? That’s just stupid and idiotic. Why would you play someone who doesnt help you win regardless of what they are being paid? JUST PLAIN STUPID!
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
5:21 pm
A Crying Shame!
Grand-Daddy, you are spot on as usual! However, the guys
you mentioned are all under contract elsewhere. The ASKG
did nothing to get these guys when they were possibly
available. I’m looking only at who’s left.
You hit the nail on the head with Dalembert!
Ramon and others: read your scouting report on Dalembert!
Be Careful!
Dalembert is a major cpmplainer and whiner in the locker room!
A major Cancer on his team! The coaches there literally
begged this guy to stay away from the team and go away early
, often and daily.
Dalembert is an entitled, self-absorbed piece of garbage, who
refused to go near a BB in the off-season or do one single
thing to improve his low-post scoring and foot-work.
Go to the Philly Newspapers there are a ton articles and blogs
on how glad Philly was to see him exit the arena for good!
I don’t want him here, unless he is in the visitors locker room!
Besides, he is also under contract!
Sund, apparently doesn’t know how to make a trade ..
But, Dampieer is available and would be an upgrade over
anything we have! I am tired of hearing how much weight
Twin lost! If I had a million $$ I would have a Chef & Personal
Trainer living in my basement – I am NOT impressed, one bit!
Sautee
October 13th, 2010
5:28 pm
Ramon,
You have accused Horford of saying:
“we can’t win without me playing PF”
You say he said it repeatedly. Where are the links?
If you are going to accuse him falsely you should provide proof.
Unless you made that quote up and it was just what you THOUGHT HE MEANT.
But what you say he SAID, and what you may have THOUGHT HE MEANT are two very different things.
So, Ramon, which is it?
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
5:29 pm
Those four Centers can do the job collectively?
Unless, we can roll all four of them into one body – what good
is what the do collectively? They will not all 4 play in the game
@ the same time!
All we need is one Luc-Longley or Bill Cartwright!
Rebound, Defend and Slow the rest down.
On this team? Daimpeer can do that as a Starter.
I won’t repeat my earlier roster fix for the two All-Star
PF’s we already have.
richbrave
October 13th, 2010
5:38 pm
drmaryb:
Sitting here reading to my oldest granddaughter and loving life. Hope it’s treating you as well.
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
5:42 pm
Old Hat!
BB IQ maybe overstated to a degree. You listen to JWall
speak & his best friend who is a WR-? for the Redskins who
spoke at half-time last night? High IQ’s never entered
my mind!
These guys are ballers! Naturally gifted athletes who play on
pure adrenalin and instincts! Dampieer has been playing in the
Post prolly’ since he was 5 years old. Has probably seen every
offensive play imaginable. There’s nothing new going on here.
It comes down to Heart and Desire – Period!
We need SIZE and Effort down low!
That will move Horford to the 4 to compete with Josh for that
spot. They can split those minutes equally based on match-ups.
I doesn’t matter which one starts if we get a BIG CENTER.
We would be almost as BIG as the Lakers and Houston immediately!
Size does Matter in BB!
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
5:55 pm
Ding, Order – Up!
RichBrave, hey baby! What’s up?
Hey, I’m still in the trenches with all the Big Boys,
trying to do what Sund didn’t do! Fix this damned roster!
As usual, we are still 2 pieces away from Elite Status.
Shaq (Gone)
Melo. (Tradeable)
Daimpeer (Available)
All three coulda’ been had and woulda’ helped tremendously!
No one on this team is untradeable for the right piece – IMHO!
Until you WIN? You are Tradeable, and even if you do WIN?
You can always WIN better.
“A successful Stock Broker – Never falls in Love with his Stocks!”
-john schurholtz-
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
6:00 pm
BTW I would have at least tried like the dickens’ to
acquire all three players I mentioned above, in lieu of what
we got now!
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
6:02 pm
Blake Griffin!
Watch this Kid play.
Sautee
October 13th, 2010
6:05 pm
drmaryb,
IMHO Griffin will make the All-Star team this year. He’s a beastly boy.
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
6:07 pm
Discovery Channel!
This pre-season is ALL about Jordan Crawford.
Mark my words! (DWade 2.0) a real sleeper.
L.D. Will find this kid a role – believe it!
No worries! Jordan has enough HEART to carry the entire team!
Add Smoove & The Boss and what do you got?
The Three Heart Beats!
Waka – Flocka – Flame!
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
6:17 pm
Sautee
I saw Blake’s line the other night!
29 pts, 9 rebs, 5 dunks in 23 minutes.
Dang!
And he plays PF with Kaman at C!
Del Negro as HC!
Watch out foe the Clippas’!
They may have surpassed the Hawks.
Oh! And Baron Davis at point.
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
6:25 pm
Inside Out!
IDK who plays SG and SF for the Clippas!
But, you build your team from the Inside-Out!
No different than F-Ball!
O'Brien
October 13th, 2010
6:36 pm
KevinM,
If Dalembert was with the Hawks, he would not be the kind of chemistry crusher that Shaq might have become. Also, over the past 4 years, he has been healthier than Shaq.
Plus, if we got Dalembert, it would be in a trade, so our salary would not increase, whereas Shaq would have pushed us closer to the luxury tax.
I’m not sure if he would be a good fit here, but I dont think he can be compared to Shaq.
northcyde,
Agreed about resting the starters to get ready for Orlando and Miami.
I remember last preseason, when Orlando blew out the Hawks, and the word was they wanted to send a message to ATL that they (Orlando) were still the class of the division, even if it was still preseason.
The last thing we want, is to blown out in a preseason game to Orlando and Miami. We already have quotes about the players still not trusting each other…
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
6:47 pm
In God we Trust!
OBRIEN,
Sorta agree with you about the Shaq – Dalembert thing!
I would have taken Shaq in a heartbeat – by any means necc.
MJ didn’t worry about The Worm!
Kobe didn’t worry about Artest!
Where do The Hawks BBall Arrogance and Chemistry Crap -
come from? What have we ever won – Period!
We should have paid Shaq or traded Marvin in exchange for
a remote chance to WIN now!
Dalembertr? Heck, who has he ever stopped from scoring
- besides himself?
As far as, Al’s comments re: team chemistry?
I think he was referring to the new offensive schemes,
they need ample time to install and gel there, as expected.
Great comments to think about there.
Thanks for keeping it real on the board.
Michael Cunningham
October 13th, 2010
7:11 pm
@bubbamumf13: “MC, which starters do you think have come into camp focused and ready to prove something? Is josh doing this? I think the sky is the limt for him if he becomes more mature and focused. He’s only 24 and is still young.”
Josh is certainly playing hard. i’m sure he could have asked out because of the hand but he’s out there doing his thing. it’s hard to judge this team as a whole because the non-roster and end of the bench guys have clogged up the works. in the parts of practice i’ve seen, when things break down and L.D. and his staff have to do corrections a lot of the time it’s those players. the Hawks need some time with their top 9-10 out there together.
Michael Cunningham
October 13th, 2010
7:13 pm
@ D. Watkins: “Hey Michael can you post a legend or a Key beside your article because I’m having a hard time trying to figure out all these nicknames like Twin JC1 JC2 Smoove LD I assume is Larry Drew. Maybe it’s me but trying to keep up with all these nicknames is confusing. Guess i’ve been out of the loop too long”
L.D.=Larry Drew and Twin=Jason Collins (that’s what they are called by the team)
JC2=Jordan Crawford (that’s a nickname my blog people said they liked when he was drafted)
Smoove= Josh Smith (i’m told that’s what his nickname for a while)
Michael Cunningham
October 13th, 2010
7:16 pm
@i_am_soulstar: “MC, I know the team has the day off today, but could possibly include an injury update in your next post following tomorrow’s practice?”
sure. also, if you are not following me on Twitter you should because i usually tweet injury stuff from practice.
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
7:53 pm
MC
Be Cool! (ahem..) DWatkins might be your boy? (cough ..)
-im just sayin’-
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
8:00 pm
For The Love of Sam!
Just google: sam dalembert, complainer, lazy and feast your little eyes!
I tried to copy and paste some stuff, but the Blog Monster is working O.T.
vava74
October 13th, 2010
8:19 pm
KevinM,
Are you &%#$£ serious?
You expected adjustments from LD and a serious comeback attempt by the Hawks since just before the half time break?
With Brock, Delk and Marsh all playing major minutes? Complemented with Etan, Powell and JC2?
That’s a completely unreasonable argument and show your bad faith.
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
8:24 pm
Googled: sam dalembert, complainer, lazy:
Calling in Gay Weekly Award – Samuel Dalembert

For some reason I have a feeling that this won’t be the last time Sammy makes the list this year. Just a hunch there. Certainly, there will be other Sixers to appear on this list because they are such frauds. Yet, none are bigger than Slammin Sammy Dalembert. Sammy is riding the bench more and more, his defending skills have eroded to almost nothing, and he still looks unbelievably clueless on the court night after night. It’s almost unbearable. Now with the injury to Elton Brand, expect to see Sammy out on the floor even more, confirming to the rest of the world how poisonous he is to the team’s success.
Let’s tackle Sammy from two angles here because it’s easier to understand just how worthless this clown is when you look at two simple facts.
#1 – Sammy is simply not talented in any way, shape, or form. Let’s just get that out of the way up front. His career numbers are 8.3 points/game, 8.0 rebounds/game, and 52% shooting from the floor in 27 minutes a game on average. This season? Try 5.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 45% shooting from the floor in 25 minutes a game. And the Sixers are paying him 10.5 million dollars this year, with only 48 players in the entire NBA making more than this joke. In the next two years he is owed 11.3 and 12.2 million by the Sixers. Dalembert’s best year was last year where he averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds a night, which for 60 million dollars seems almost criminal. Really? 60 million dollars for that? I could stand at half court and heave up shots and score ten points a night. This guy has been a full time player in the NBA since 2003 and he hasn’t lifted one Basketball in the Summer to improve his game one iota. If you look up the word ‘stagnant’ in the dictionary it will have Sammy’s picture and career stats next to it. Guarenteed.
#2 – Even more egregious than his unbearable level of talent is the fact that Sammy doesn’t give two shia-ts about being a good player. How can we say he does? When you are in the league and don’t strive to improve then what are you? Seriously. People who are successful in this world are ones who look for advantages, look to educate themselves in their profession, whatever. Sammy? Sammy has the willpower of a homeless person. Sammy got kicked off the Canadian national team this past summer for NOT CARING. He didn’t fkn care. Do we need to say anything more? If you can’t make the Canadian basketball team as a starting NBA center then you might as well pack your bags and get the fck out of dodge. He has zero commitment to his job and we’re stuck with him for two more years. It’s sickening.
So thanks Sammy. Thanks for swindling the team with some ungodly 60 million dollar contract that should have you thrown in jail for essentially breaching, and thanks for not getting serious about helping this franchise win anything. You are a total disgrace to the Sixers organization. I’d feel better if the Sixers gave the money to Al-Q u e I d a to finance t e r r o r attacks than give it to you. And thanks for being an amazing candidate for this award you lazy pig.”
A Fan’s Perspective: Ramon, Wanna’ trade places w/this guy?
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Say what we will about Rodman or Artest, but one has NEVER
questioned their, hard work, commitment, heart or love for the
Game. And, those guys played for a lot less money than Sammy.
-drmaryeb The Entertainment Reporter-
drmaryb (*_*)
October 13th, 2010
8:36 pm
Deal or No Deal?
And The Winner is – Ramon!
Show Him What He’s Won!
“A Dalembert Mayonaise Sandwich on White Bread!”
No Thanks! I’ll Pass ….
I’ll take Slammin’ Sammy Sosa right now, over this
entitled, narcissistic guy named Dalembert!
I have read a ton of articles about this guy going back
two years now!
Give Me a D! Daimpeer!
darrell starks
October 13th, 2010
9:01 pm
DALEMBERT AND DAIMPEER IS A BUST.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!
darrell starks
October 13th, 2010
9:08 pm
drmaryb trading marvin for shaq would have been perfect fit only if the hawks would have kept chill, but by the hawks trading chill kept them handicap at small forward.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!