Atlanta Hawks: Nets 89, Hawks 82
Devin and the Nets broke down the Hawks. (AP Photo)
Newark, N.J.–The Nets a) are 2-1 against the Hawks and 6-19 against the rest of the league and b) have a penetrating point guard, a big post presence and a coach who gets them to play a scrappy defensive style. A and B are closely related.
- “This is the type of defense we’ve been playing but we just haven’t been able to score,” Avery Johnson said. “We only scored 89 points tonight but it was seven more than our opponents.”
- The Hawks got 30 of those points in the first quarter. They started off the game passing the ball around with ease and making lots of shots but then the Nets turned up their pressure. They wouldn’t let the Hawks catch it clean in the post and chased them away from rhythm shots on the perimeter.
- The Hawks didn’t make of those things very difficult for New Jersey. Their entry passes to the post were poor and they were content to shoot lots of jump shots and fade away from the basket instead of go hard at it. Two plays in particular stood out in my mind to illustrate how the Hawks’ passiveness did them in.
- One time Al had Vujacic guarding him and started to back him down. Troy Murphy offered some token help, then retreated. It’s a situation where it’s hard to think Al wouldn’t at least end up with a foul. Instead, he pulled up for a jump shot and missed
- Another time, Murphy ended up guarding J.J. near the top of the key. Joe dribbled, juked a couple times, then threw up a long jump shot while fading away. He missed.
- The Hawks attempted 74 shots. Only 27 were from the painted area.
- “A lot of jumpers,” L.D. said. “We were looking to get more in the paint. We tried to post and they were coming on the double team, which we were already prepared for. That was a situation where we were settling from the outside when we should have tried to put the ball on the floor more to get more drive-and-kick situations. We had some open looks and they just didn’t fall tonight.”
- Joe made four of his first eight shots, then missed his next eight. He looked uncertain for much of the second half and said he’s still rusty. “It’s not going to come back overnight,” he said. “I just have to take my time. “
- “It will probably take another game or two for him to get into a rhythm,” L.D. said. “Early he was explosive and really making some nice plays. He kind of got cold again and couldn’t get it going again.”
- When winning time arrived, the Nets did to the Hawks what any team with competent pick-and-roll guards can do: Get dribble penetration then take advantage when the defense scrambles. Good shots usually will be available against the Hawks in those situations and then it becomes a matter of making them. The Nets made enough to win.
- “They were running the same plays and it took us a while to catch on to them,” Bibby said. “They were running pick-and-rolls, getting mismatches, spreading us out.”
- Atlanta was down 74-70 when Josh was forced to hack Lopez, picking up his fifth foul. Smoove played less than a minute in the first quarter before picking up his second foul. He finished with just 26 minutes and had three blocks. When he wasn’t out there cleaning things up in the back it’s no surprise that New Jersey found it much easier to score on drives and post-ups.
- After Lopez made those free throws for a 76-70 lead, here’s what Atlanta’s next 11 possessions looked like: J.J. travel . . . Collins foul . . . Al misses a fading runner across lane (he wanted a foul). . . J.J. missed corner 3 . . .Bibby made 3. . .Al’s miss over Vujacic . . . Marvin miss . . . Marvin made 3 . . .Josh made 3. . . . Horford made free throws . . . Bibby missed a rushed 3.
- “In the first quarter, we had good ball movement,” J.J. said. “We were getting into the teeth of the defense and making the game easy. After that, for whatever reason, we stopped doing that.”
- Bibby, among the least turnover-prone guards in the league, had five today. He had three brutal miscues in the second quarter, twice throwing it away while trying to feed the post and another time when the Hawks had a chance to get off another shot near the end of the half.
- The Hawks had two turnovers in the first quarter, 14 over the final three. It’s not even that the Nets were taking all those turnovers and scoring–they had just nine points off the 16 turnovers. It’s just that the Hawks needed all the possessions they could get.
- “It’s frustrating,” Drew said. “What’s even more frustrating is they are unforced turnovers, just coming down and making bad decisions on when to deliver the ball. When you are on the road, you have got to be more selective. You can’t have the high-risk plays, the high-risk passes.”
- Without all those turnovers and thus more possessions the Hawks probably win. Consider that they had 12 assists on the 15 shots (out of 52 attempts) they had over the final three quarters.
- The Hawks got nothing from their bench with Jamal out. Just two points after halftime for the reserves. Two rebounds in 13 minutes each for Twin and Josh Powell. Teague never could get the offense going and played just three minutes after halftime. Zaza played two minutes total and had two turnovers.
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Section 303
December 19th, 2010
11:00 pm
O’Brien, I would pack Josh’s bags for him if the Love trade ever went down. It’s a dream, though. Will never happen now.
Joe Johnson isn’t saving anything. He just is not that good. This organization will regret the panic they showed giving him that contract. He will never live up to it.
SteveW
December 19th, 2010
11:03 pm
I think we could get Troy Murphy and Jordan Farmar for Smoove and Bibby. But I wouldn’t do that trade in a million years for a loser like Murphy. But it is tempting at certain times…
Section 303
December 19th, 2010
11:03 pm
Just thinking….looks like a lockout is bound to happen next year. The players are a huge underdog against the owners. A lot of the owners own NHL teams and know they can handle losing an entire season, if that’s what called for. How do the players have hope?
I’m picturing, the player reps meeting. In the room, a picture of the Atlanta Spirit Group, under the heading: We can beat THESE guys.
Knowing there are dipsh#ts like the ASG out there must give the players motivation.
SteveW
December 19th, 2010
11:04 pm
I think give JJ 2 or 3 weeks to recover from that injury, which I think he’s such a great athlete he’s coming back far too soon from, and you will have a 19 ppg, 4rb, 5asst. JJ back. We’ll see.
darrell starks
December 19th, 2010
11:05 pm
ASG MUST SELL THE HAWKS.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!
darrell starks
December 19th, 2010
11:08 pm
Why in the world would hawks trade for nash the guy is 37 and maybe 1more year, there is no future in that.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!
darrell starks
December 19th, 2010
11:09 pm
Hawks are desperate for a big 2 move horford power forward, it would only make sense.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!
SteveW
December 19th, 2010
11:12 pm
Is it true that Mo’ Evans, like many NBA players, waited until training camp to have surgery so they could be out on the owners time, and not their personal time? On ESPN radio, they were saying that’s standard thinking now amongst many NBA players. If so, I say lock’em out and starv’em for all I care. That’s just not professional. You get paid 2.5m per year, so have the surgery, rehab, and be ready to go during training camp, not limping around 2 months into the season because you were being a jerk. My 2 cents worth.
The ESPN radio report ws on Andruw Bynum, saying he waited to have his surgery, so he would be incapacitated on Laker’s time, and not his personal time, and how furious Phil Jackson was at that, because it cost Andruw the first 2 months of the season. But he still gets paid for his time injured during the season. That just seems wrong to me, and no wonder the owners want to shaft the players so bad.
I’m usually for the players during talks, but if that stuff is really happening…..
darrell starks
December 19th, 2010
11:12 pm
Please marvin continue 2 play good so your stock can rise for and trade baite.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!
JeJe
December 19th, 2010
11:15 pm
Who the hell is Ida Cavin?
JeJe
December 19th, 2010
11:16 pm
How come no one is mentioning Marvin tonight?
8 & 4 in 34 minutes
I think any small forward in the NBA can put up those numbers against New Jersey in 34 minutes
darrell starks
December 19th, 2010
11:17 pm
LD again get a big fat f, rotation was bad and plus marvin should have came off the bench and starte collins, I WONDER WILL LD HAVE THE SAME LINEUP AGAINST CELTICS.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!
JeJe
December 19th, 2010
11:19 pm
In 8 minutes LESS than Marvin, Smoove put up 7 more points and 6 more rebounds
Good job Marvin!!!!
JeJe
December 19th, 2010
11:21 pm
Wow @ SteveW
Firstly, Mo sucks
Second, Lakers will go to Finals with or without Bynum unless one of the Texas teams ousts them.
Mo seems like a really good guy so IDK what his intentions were. He certainly isn’t pleased about his contractual situation, saying that his contract is “undervalued.”
When did the guys on ESPN say that?
Clyde
December 19th, 2010
11:22 pm
FIRE SUND FOR GIVING ZAZA AND MARVIN NEW CONTRACTS
SteveW
December 19th, 2010
11:23 pm
People say ‘Melo holds all the cards with the Nuggets. Not necessarily. With the new CBA, the owners are looking at a 48 mill. per year hard cap. Most agree that will never happen, but many think 58 mill. a year is realistic, with teams that are over having a 5 year sliding scale to meet that new hard cap. If the Nuggets don’t trade ‘Melo, there won’t be a team that can give him 22m per for 3 years. Players salaries will be cut by 33% or more. The owners want a 40% reduction in salaries. So I know the Nuggets wouldn’t get anything in return, but ‘Melo will probably be getting 15m per year somewhere, so they’re really playing a high stakes game of chicken right now. I think ‘Melo’s agent must be telling him he’ll make up for the lost salary in endorsements in NY. Just thinkin’
YoDaddy
December 19th, 2010
11:28 pm
somebody is actually suggesting Jordan Farmar????
That’s taking it way too far….the boy is a bum and can’t even start for the Nets….(even though the Nets beat the Hawks twice)
I’m just sick and tired of this team. There’s no reason we shouldn’t be able to score against the Nets with the talent we have. 82 friggin points against the NETS? The worst team in the league other than the Wizards??? Gotta be friggin kidding me.
Go back to IsoJoe and speed up my goodness we play so slow like we got Shaq or Tim Duncan to just dump the ball to…run up and down the court like NYC or the SUNS.
There’s no sense of urgency with the Atlanta Hawks. We walk the ball up on offense, pass it to our 4 or 5’s at the 3 point line…hold the ball for 12 seconds and then take a long jumper. It’s craziness. Too many athletes for that nonsense. On defense, there’s no aggressive hedging or double teaming, no trapping, no scrambling….just lazy as can be on defense.
I’m willing to trade everybody and I do mean everybody. Al Horford, Josh Smith, Joe Johnson…yall are all on the block. I’m so sick of the same tired excuse. Give them credit???…it’s the freaking Nets they suck and we’ve already lost to them twice. We didn’t knock down shots??? well BEEYOTTCH get to the dang free throw line. I don’t even know who starts for the NETS but I guarantee you they have no one that can guard our Medium 3. Maybe Jamal Crawford is more valuable than we’ve given him credit for. Without him our offense is horrible.
Put Teague at the top of the key and run pick and roll like every other good team. Josh and Al are more than capable on the roll or on the pop. Joe Johnson can spot up. ATTACK THE BASKET…i repeat ATTACK THE BASKET. I wonder what our free throw average is…it’s probably near the bottom of the league because we never penetrate.
SteveW
December 19th, 2010
11:28 pm
It was about 4 days ago on Pat O’Brien’s show, the three something or others they call themselves. ESPN radio in Albany Ga. (1250 or 1450, both sports stations, not sure which one he’s on). 1 of the hosts is a big Lakers fan, and always giving the inside scoop. O’Brien has courtside seats he’s always bragging about. Interesting stuff though, and I had no idea that was going on. I’ve always like Mo’ also as a person, but he is our player rep, so it makes you wonder. Maybe MC can give us the word.
I do know there was a ton of guys on this blog asking why he waited until the start of camp to have the surgery. Maybe that’s why.
SteveW
December 19th, 2010
11:31 pm
JeJe – Marvin did have 3 steals however. If he did 8 pts., 4rbs, and 3 steals per night, I might could live with that. Ok, maybe not..
JeJe
December 19th, 2010
11:32 pm
LOL @ 82 points vs. Nets
LD boasted how no one had ever seen his offensive plan anymore
What a joke
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SteveW
December 19th, 2010
11:34 pm
We’ve stopped fast breaking, because we have no one to rebound to initiate the break, or when we do, Bibby is too slow to help out on the break. It is sad to see maybe the most exciting team in the League with breaks, speed, quickness, and Josh’s dunks become an ordinary team. We need an identity, and we don’t seem to have one.
SteveW
December 19th, 2010
11:35 pm
And Josh’s blocks I might add
Section 303
December 19th, 2010
11:36 pm
SteveW, I’ve heard those things, too.
I would not be surprised if Mo’ Evans did delay his surgery for those reasons. This is the same guy that complained he was “undervalued” after he signed his $2.5-million 1-year deal.
It truely makes me sick that guys like Mo’ Evans make that kind of jack. Evans is not even good. Sund was a f’ing idiot for re-signing that guy.
Section 303
December 19th, 2010
11:36 pm
JeJe, you have to have the record for most times typing LOL. God, you put that in every post.
SteveW
December 19th, 2010
11:37 pm
I say at this point, start ZaZa and see if starting gets him motivated. Then bring Josh off the bench. I think he and Teague would be electric off the bench. I could see a new role for Josh, blocking shots, providing energy etc. He could win 3 straight SMOY’s IMO.
SteveW
December 19th, 2010
11:39 pm
Section 303 – Mo’ had a player option, so Sund was stuck. And if Mo’ was so undervalued, I wonder why he didn’t reject it and go on the FA market? Can we say Jarvis Hayes?
JeJe
December 19th, 2010
11:40 pm
Amen, YoDaddy. Farmar is not starting because D.Harris is pretty good…..
But I agree with your post. We are freakishly athletic but have a horrendous half court offense.
The Knicks RUN the basketball. Why don’t we? If we have Teague in, we have no reason to be pissing away the damn shot clock.
I swear, you can bank on 7 possessions AT LEAST a game of Horford having ball at the 3 pt line, waiting for a player to come close so he can pass it, then he can’t get it to the player, and we’re forced into some low percentage jumpshot
I’m REALLY tired of this core
Bibby and Marvin are the main problems
JeJe
December 19th, 2010
11:44 pm
northcyde wins that one, S303
Clyde
December 19th, 2010
11:58 pm
We have had the same problems for 4 years now so what makes yall think the Hawks are going to make a trade now?
YoDaddy
December 19th, 2010
11:59 pm
All we have is excuses. Larry Drew needs to throw a clipboard or something. He’s not animated enough in my opinion in suits one size too big.
He needs to pull a Coach K and take his jacket off or something.
When Doc Rivers tells Rondo to run up the court…guess what…his @$$ is running up the court.
The Hawks never look like they are having any fun. Freaking run up the court…take some quick shots…gamble on defense…ANYTHING. The Hawks are unwatchable…I can see why they have no ESPN games and no one comes to the games. Coach Drew needs to take the playbook down to 5 plays and once we execute those in a game with supreme success then move on.
Hell I’ll settle for running the same play everytime…at least players will know what the heck is going on. Holding the ball for 23 seconds and then taking a fadeaway contested jumper from JOsh Powell because of confusion and hesitation is not a formula for success.
We may even need to take a page from Erik Spoelstra….forget the play…just create as you go
I’m just tired of teams like the Pistons, Bobcats, and Nets looking like playoff teams versus the Hawks
ole hawk's fan
December 19th, 2010
11:59 pm
ASPG is a JOKE! Bringing or should I say signing JJ to the Max was not a good business decision. I would have preferred ro see JJ playing somewhere else not here! JJ does not work in the motion offense but is STILL DOIN WOODY’S ISO OFFENSE! This team will never be an elite NBA team with JJ hogin the basketball. Break this group up right NOW! There will not be takers for JJ’s Max contract so he is STUCK HERE In A HAWK UNIFORM for the duration of that contract. Bad Decision to give him The MAX. This team as contructed, will not win 50 !GAMES THIS SEASON!
Grandad
December 20th, 2010
12:22 am
O’Brien;
If Joe is saving his best for ths 2nd half,
perhaps he would give ASG a refund for the 1st half.
SteveW;
I made similar points yesterday concerning Josh
as an aging player. He’s still young but his game
will not translate well with age.
Concerning Joe:
He worries me. His demeanor and body language
suggest he is not dialed in.
Concerning Josh:
We should not move/trade Josh for anything less
than an impact player.
It’s clear to me that something is not 100% right
with Josh @ this time.
*Note – The Magic saw that their current formula was not
going to work. So, they broke it up.
Hawks…..please take notice !
MsDee
December 20th, 2010
12:45 am
I think the problem with JJ is that HUGE CONTRACT he has..MANN, ever since he sign that contract, he has had PRESSURE, PRESSURE, PRESSURE, written all over his demeanor!! He is trying and/or thinking too hard out there and he is not letting the game come to him. He missed a couple of easy put-backs around the baskets whereas he would have normally made those with his eyes closed. I think he just needs to relax and not worry about ALL THAT MONEY that will continue to grow each year in his bank account and just PLAY BALL!!
northcyde
December 20th, 2010
1:26 am
MsDee . . JJ simply need to just stop shooting 3s . . even if wide open. He’s shooting at a clip Josh Smith used to shoot them at, plus he’s taking way too many per game.
At some point, either he or Drew needs to tell him to STOP taking that shot. You don’t let him keep shooting that shot just because he has a history of making them. The stop sign needs to be imposed on him, as far as 3s go.
@ O’Brien . . surely the coaching staff or someone in basketball operations know how bad JJ is shooting from 3 this year. Surely the have statisticians that track where everyone shoots and what a player’s “hot spots” are on the court.
The dude just needs to stop jacking up 3s. I’d rather for him to dribble around and take a contested 18 footer, than to take an open 3.
I don’t want to hear excuses from JJ taking about “it takes time” for his shot to come back. His 3 point shot has literally been off since Game 5 of the Milwaukee series back in May.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
1:31 am
Thanks for eating my post, blog monster. I really could use those five minutes back.
lewis
December 20th, 2010
1:35 am
i applaud jj’s effort but i think it was too soon
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
1:35 am
Let’s see if splitting it in half will allow it to post.
(Part 1)
The overreaction to every loss is funny.
The fact that the general blog consensus among y’all (I’m assuming y’all watched the game, since I didn’t) is that the guy who put up 15 and 10 with 3 blocks, 1 turnover and 7/8 from the line in 26 minutes is the culprit — as opposed to the guy who shot 4/16, the point guard who turned it over five times, the bench that combined for 11 points — is hilarious and predictable.
At the beginning of this year, Smoove was playing like this team’s unquestionably best player. Joe got hurt, they moved him to SF for extended periods of time, and he predictably started drifting away from the PF things he normally does. I was wary of moving him to SF all summer long because I thought he didn’t have the handles, jumper, or lateral quickness to play out there and that being on the perimeter would allow his bad habits to resurface. Well, aside from the jumper — which is way improved regardless of how much y’all choose to deny it in the face of facts directly contradicting you — all those weaknesses are manifesting themselves.
northcyde
December 20th, 2010
1:37 am
@ ole hawks fan . . . 2 of the most untradeable contracts in the history of basketball got traded . . in the same day.
Somebody will take JJ in the future, unless he just turns completely worthless to the level of Mo Evans or somebody.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
1:37 am
(Part 2)
Ultimately, the problem is in the way the roster is constructed, not in the shortcomings of one player or another. Bottom line is that Smoove and Al are both best used at PF. So either you play Smoove at PF and play Al at C, living with his defensive and size limitations there and the effect that will have on his aggressiveness, or you play Al at PF and Smoove at SF, and live with his weaknesses and poor decision making there.
Or, of course, you trade one or the other for a player that will allow the remaining player to play at his position of strength. In other words, a center.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
1:39 am
(Part 3)
Not a PF who can’t guard anyone, makes no impact on help defense, shoots under 45% from the field, jacks up even more 3’s than Smoove and makes them at a lower clip. Not on a team that is so reliant defensively on Smoove’s ability to challenge shots at the rim and create turnovers and deflections by stepping into passing lanes. The difference in the Hawks’ defense when Smoove is in the game vs. when he is out of the game is palpable, game after game after game.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
1:40 am
(Part 4)
This idea that Kevin Love is superior to Smoove in any way other than rebounding would be funny if it wasn’t so annoyingly asinine.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
1:41 am
By the way, if you want to know how I recovered my post from the blog monster — if you use Firefox, there is a plugin called Lazarus that allows you to recover anything you enter into a form on any web site. Right click in the box and choose from the last 10 things you entered anywhere and you can try resubmitting your post.
slimjr
December 20th, 2010
1:46 am
TOO LATE TO TEACH JOSH HOW TO SCORE THE BALL! YOU LEARN THE SKILLS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE! JOSH IS ALREADY PRE-WIRED! HE DOES NOT EVEN HOLD THE ROCK CORRECTLY ON HIS SORRY SET SHOT…HIS OFFENSIVE SKILL SET IS IMMATURE AT BEST! A MAJOR LIABILITY IN THE 4TH QUARTER TIME AND AGAIN…ITS A WRAP. THE 3 STOOGES ARE A FAILED EXPERIMENT!
RICK SUND=BILLY KNIGHT JR
slimjr
December 20th, 2010
1:49 am
At this time the Hawks look like an 8th or 9th seed….sad…They peaked last year..This run with Billy Knights team is over RICK SUND!!! Pull the plug on this ish and fast!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
1:52 am
Now on the other hand, if they choose to blow the entire team up and create an entirely new identity, then whatever. Deal whoever you have to deal in order to rebuild. I think it’s way too early to go that route — we gave Woody six years, LD deserves at least one full year to show what he can do — but if that’s the case, I would be open to dealing anyone on the team for the best future assets available. Of course, in order for that to work, they would actually have to nail their lottery picks this time around, something they failed at miserably last time.
Jae Evolution
December 20th, 2010
2:31 am
Do you people who think the Hawks won’t make playoffs or 8th seed SEE THE EAST? I mean come on man I know we drop these easy games all the time but look at 7th and 8th Indiana and Sixers…COME ONNNNN!
This team will AT WORST be a sixth seed come playoff time, and AT BEST be a 2nd seed, because lets face it NO ONE IS TOUCHING BOSTON’S FOOD THIS SEASON also they are still missing vital players from their bench when and IF they get completely healthy I don’t think they can be stopped.
rusty
December 20th, 2010
2:50 am
First of all ld is one of the worst coaches in the league. He makes the most stupid decisions who to play together.he had jj,Wilkins,moe bib by & league in at the same time.I blame most of our problems on him,his substitutions are horrible.he is not only dumb but actually more pig headed than woody.jj never was a great player,far from it ,really just a ball hog & a choker. I really cant understand why more of you bloggers don’t see this. We inspite of what nortcyde says will never be able to get rid of that fat contract. Mike bib was exhausted ,he can’t play 40′min a game.what he brings on offense he gives away on defense,but even worse he doesn’t break the defense down & is incapable of running a fast break. JeJe your easier to take when you are only nasty,but when you add stupid it’s tougher. Teague will make this team much better if he was ever given a real chance,as far as jc2 goes, he has already shown in the summer league & in the preseason ,also in brief occasions that he is already head & heels better than mo. Ld is doing to him what woody did to league.why pull him out when he takes a bad shot or miss a defensive mistake. All our vets do this all of the time. He is not afraid of anything & has tremendous time,let’s not fk him up to. Ld has to learn quicker or get the he’ll out of here
Spud
December 20th, 2010
3:03 am
@rusty — Larry Drew is in over his head, but it has little to do w/ substitutions. The Atlanta Hawks are used to playing one way together(ever since Woody started) and it’s going to take more than 20 games to learn how to play in a motion based offense together. Also, Teague has been getting more and more time since the season started so it’s fair to assume this trend will continue.
The problem Larry Drew faces can be summarized in one word. F-U-T-U-R-E. His future. Larry has to put the best 5 players on the floor in order to put together the best record possible. The better his record this year, the more likely he is to get resigned here in Atlanta or with another squad.
In the back of his mind he knows the best thing for the FUTURE of the team is to get Teague & Crawford2 time but the ‘growing pains’ that come with that may not be the best for this years record. Or his future.
Chad
December 20th, 2010
3:10 am
Even all of this talk of offense masks what the Hawks real problem was which is an inability to defend night in and night out. I don’t like Mike Bibby playing 43 minutes and I am unsure of Johnson playing 41 minutes after being out so long but can an argument really be made with the way the bench played today? Maybe Jeff Teague makes a lot of sense as Devin Harris was carving up the Hawks early but Bibby was one of the few Hawks that was making shots and coach Drew has said time and time again that he wants shot makers on the floor late.Would Teague have been able to get the Hawks into the offense?
darrell starks
December 20th, 2010
7:12 am
The biggest problem with the hawks are there smallest line up, every night looking at the satistics they are getting killed in the paint, and with horford getting 10rebounds and josh 10rebounds a night is deceiving when your opponent are scoring 40points in the paint and the hawks are scoring 24points in the paint, it will be the biggest problem on this team unless LD make a big decision on what 2 do with starting 5.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!