Atlanta Hawks: Knicks 102, Hawks 90
Felton isn't the only one who does this to the Hawks. (Christopher Pasatieri / Newsday)
New York–After all the hype surrounding this game, it came down to some basic, boring (and familiar) truths about the Hawks.
- A team like New York, which has penetrating point guards, threats to roll to the rim and 3-point shooters, can slice up the Hawks because the first thing leads to the other two. And the Hawks can easily be induced to take long jump shots, either because opponents force them to do so or, like tonight, the Hawks abandon the game plan after a few misses in close.
- Both things happened against the Knicks, and so the Hawks were subpar both on offense (aside from making 11 of 22 3-point attempts) and defense (48 percent shooting allowed, 18 fastbreak points).
- Defense was the real problem for the Hawks, who never could put together any kind of sustained run because New York would easily get an open shot and make it.
- “Every time we tried to [rally], they made a big three or a big basket,” Al said. “It was a little demoralizing. We stayed with it, but we just didn’t have enough tonight.”
- The issues, like most times, started on the ball.
- “They run a ton of pick-and-rolls and we were trying to figure out the best coverages for it,” L.D. said. “They do a great job in the pick-and-roll with Felton and then they have a guy who is a forceful roller with Stoudemire. You have to defend the guard, you have to defend the big guy on the roll and then they spread out with shooters. It makes it tough for us. “
- Sounds like he pretty much just described the Celtics. Or the Bulls. Or the Magic. Shoot, take away the roll man but add two of the best screen-roll ball-handlers in the league and it’s the Heat.
- “We just had more individual breakdowns on a lot of simple things [like] transition defense, closeouts,” Drew said.
- “It’s kind of hard to really help, especially when they are knocking down the jump shot like tonight,” Smoove said. “We gave up too much dribble penetration and then we helped and were scrambling from that point on.”
- I’m thinking I can save time by putting the above three quotes in a macro file.
- At one point, a New York hack sitting next to me asked: “So, basically, whomever Bibby is guarding scores?” Me: “Not always. Sometimes his man passes to open shooters when everything breaks down, and they score.”
- Later from the hack: “If this team had a different point guard they could be so good.” I told him it was supposed to be Teague, and he asked: “Is he hurt or something?”
- I couldn’t decide if my blog people would have laughed or cried if you had heard that conversation.
- Al never really could get on track, though he dismissed his beef with Stoudemire as a factor: “I thought it was something small to begin with that he tried to blow it up and run with it. I think it was just a lot of talk. He didn’t say anything out there on the court. I went out there and played my game and he played his.”
- For the first time I can remember, Al complained about his touches. That’s odd since there have been plenty of other games when the Hawks did forget about him for long stretches but tonight he was involved.
- “I started to get touches a little later in the game as opposed to early or the start of the second half,” he said. “I didn’t get touches in the post like that so I could really get established.”
- I thought the Hawks might have been able to keep up if they had stuck with the post-ups. Joe and Marvin got into good position by backing down their men. Smoove got some drives at the basket and Bibby some good spot-up looks when passes came out of the post.
- The Hawks had trouble finishing at the basket, though, and instead of keeping at it, they went to their favored jump shots. That approach also quickened the pace.
- “We want to think inside out,” L.D. said. “Once you show you can attack inside they have got to collapse, they have got to double team. We missed some easy ones and then we started settling for outside shots, jump shots. On the road, it can be your demise. When they pressured us and sped us up some, we didn’t handle it well.”
- “We was rushing and they were giving us the jump shot,”Smoove said. “We weren’t able to knock them down tonight.”
- Especially not Josh (6 of 16) or Jamal (3 of 11). The latter forced things at times, as he tends to do when back in New York (usually with better results). He jacked a jumper on the baseline while double-teamed after the Hawks got within 74-65. They never recovered.
- The Hawks enter the All-Star break in fifth place in the East, a full game behind Orlando
- “I think we will come back re-focused and ready to go,” Al said. “I don’t think we are playing our best basketball yet. We are starting to be a little more consistent, we just have lapses like we did tonight. I hope we can get there.”
- I’m off to L.A. tomorrow, blog people. I’ll get back to blogging when I get out there.
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Air Zaza
February 18th, 2011
1:06 am
For the Sessions lovers,
Sessions is a solid NBA backup.
But he is not a Point Guard, he is a Shooting Guard. He only looks like a PG because he is relatively small for a SG.
Sessions is gritty and will play hard all the time. He is not a good distributor. He is great at driving to the basket, but he relies on going to his right too much. When teams learn that they can overplay him and force him left, he can be neutralized. He has a solid mid-range jumper, but his real value is in driving to the basket.
When he has the ball, he does not put pressure on the defense. He avoids turnovers, but that is also because he does not make very many passes into the defense, electing instead to pass the ball around the perimeter. For most offenses that is the kiss of death, resulting in a lot of long jumpers as the shot clock winds down. Maybe that is Ok in the D’Antoni Express.
Defensively, he is slow to react. Other PGs eat him alive. He will steal some balls, but mostly he lets other teams work their offense. Net effect, his team shoots a lower than average FG% and the other team fattens up their FG%. It is not a coincidence that he has never played for a team to finish over .500 or make the playoffs. Of course that could all change if he is traded to Atlanta as being rumored.
I would not get too excited over his rookie 24 assist game. That was in garbage time at the end of the season for a pair of lottery bound teams with neither team playing any defense. Sessions also shot 43% 3FGA% his rookie “season”. Since then, he is under 15% 3FGA%, missing 47 of the 55 shots he has attempted.
northcyde
February 18th, 2011
1:07 am
@ Big Ray . . . I’m not worried about this team. Deep down, we all knew the type of team they are. Good, but not championship caliber. So I don’t expect them to play at a high level every night.
Every year around this time ( especially in the past 4 years ) the Hawks have played poor to mediocre. Then after the All-Star break, we go out West and still look mediocre.
But when we have that homestand in March, they always seem to pull it together. And we will beat some top level teams along the way. So unless this team freefalls during March, I’m not too concerned with them.
Even with Jamal, everybody knows that he’s streaky. One explosion of a game, and people will be right back on his jock.
When it comes to the Hawks, I just don’t expect them to be more than what they are. Same goes with management.
But anything can happen between now and the playoffs. People get hot. Other teams may lose a player. Just have to let it play out.
I just want March to hurry up and get here, so that I can see if this team can rise to the occasion against those top level teams night after night.
Grandad
February 18th, 2011
1:37 am
I’ve been lookin’ for some scouting info on Ramon Sessions.
*[Air Zaza seems to have looked elsewhere from where I did]
**(his info does not jibe with mine)
Comparison – Rod Strickland
Not bad…source – Brendan Bowers *[writer in Cleveland]
*(listed one source BrewHoop/Milwaukee)
Poor three pt shooter therefore does not attemt *[any] hardly.
Slasher & can get into the lane on anyone.
Excellent and willing passer.
Has played the [2] but a natural [1].
Played @ Nevada for Coach Fox…(this is from my recollection)
Energetic & willing defender – good size on defense for a pg
6-3 legit size (sometimes listed @ 6-4) *6-3 / true size
**Ability To Get To The FT Line ! … would be “invaluable” on the Hawks
Worldwide Clyde
February 18th, 2011
3:04 am
Time for some new t-shirts.
O'Brien
February 18th, 2011
7:58 am
Najeh,
According to your trade, Hollinger gives the Hawks +10 wins, while the Nuggets are -6 wins, and the Knicks are -9 wins. That being said, that’s way too many guards for the Hawks, and the more pieces involved is the more likely Rick will mess it up.
Let’s simplify it. A trade that works is Josh Smith and Etan for Nene and Anthony Carter.
Why would the Hawks do it? Nene would be better at Center than ZaZa and Collins, and Al could move to PF full time. Anthony Carter is old, but maybe he has enough in the tank to outplay Teague.
Why would Denver do it? Nene has a player option* for next season, and might not want to stick around for a rebuild if the Nuggets trade Carmelo. So rather than risk losing him for nothing, Nuggets get their starter at PF, and someone who can also play minutes at SF. I think George Karl would do well with Josh (and Kenyon Martin’s contract comes off the books this season).
* Hawks would need confirmation from Nene that he will pick up his option for next season before trading for him of course.
And they dont need Anthony Carter because they have Ty Lawson and Chauncey (if they trade Chauncey, they will probably get another PG back).
And they will still have pieces left over so that they can trade for a Center. Etan was just a throw in to make the numbers and roster spots work.
JoJo the Godfather
February 18th, 2011
8:42 am
I’m all for Sessions, but only if the cost is an expiring contract and a 2nd round pick. I’m not giving up Teague or Jo Craw, just so I can pay Sessions $8.8 million over the next 2 years.
Cleveland got Sessions along with Hollins and a conditional 2nd round pick for the cap friendly contract of Delonte West (basically a $4M savings) & Sebastian Telfair.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 18th, 2011
8:42 am
The reason I liked that trade though (it wasn’t my idea, I saw the link on a message board) is because it got the Hawks a dependable center while also taking care of the point guard position for the next ten years. I’m a fan of Ty Lawson. Trading Smoove makes sense if it means the Hawks can solidify two positions. I’m not so sure Nene alone is worth it considering his age and injury history, although Nene certainly beats some of the names that get thrown around here, like Gortat and Biedrins.
Air Zaza
February 18th, 2011
8:44 am
LOL, Rod Strickland. You can’t be serious. That’s like saying Josh Smith is Lebron James. Please man. He’s a good backup PG. Don’t make more of it than what it is. Teams are going to sag off of him like they do Teague and teams will be quickly shut what he likes to do down since players come to play v. the Hawks as they are a respectable team throughout the league. If he’s going to spot minutes with Bibby and share the starting role for this season. He’s not the answer. He’s basically on the same level with Sebastian Telfair with less PG skills, more size and athletic ability.
Air Zaza
February 18th, 2011
8:46 am
LOL, Rod Strickland. You can’t be serious. That’s like saying Josh Smith is Lebron James. Please man. He’s a good backup PG. Don’t make more of it than what it is. Teams are going to sag off of him like they do Teague and teams will quickly shut what he likes to do down since players come to play v. the Hawks as they are a respectable team throughout the league. If he’s going to spot minutes with Bibby and share the starting role for this season, fine. He’s not the answer. He’s basically on the same level with Sebastian Telfair with less PG skills, more size and athletic ability.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 18th, 2011
8:53 am
Also, I wouldn’t put a ton of stock into those win projections. There’s a lot more to winning that PER, and those projections are entirely PER-based.
Double Zero Eight
February 18th, 2011
8:57 am
The Hawks are not a priority for ASG right now. As a result,
there will be no significant trade. They are too concerned about
the money the Thrashers are losing. Drew knows that he is
pretty much stuck with the players that he has.
Many have posed excellent trade scenarios, but it
“ain’t gonna happen”. If any trade is made, it will be
a token trade to appease the fans but it will not be a
significant upgrade.
Air Zaza
February 18th, 2011
9:02 am
I remember David Lee PER was really high and KG was low last year. Also Kevin Love PER is much higher than Dirk. But who is a much better player?
slimjr
February 18th, 2011
9:44 am
“The Hawks are not a priority for ASG right now. As a result,
there will be no significant trade. They are too concerned about
the money the Thrashers are losing. Drew knows that he is
pretty much stuck with the players that he has.
Many have posed excellent trade scenarios, but it
“ain’t gonna happen”. If any trade is made, it will be
a token trade to appease the fans but it will not be a
significant upgrade.”
Right on Point! Gearon and his boys are losing their shirts with that albatross called the Thrashers.So Hawks fans will continue to suffer as their franchise hands are tied to make proper choices to take it to a championship contending level.. It’s just not going to happen with incompetent ownership….4.5 decades without an NBA finals visit.
I get it Mr. Stern.The fix is in….I get it now…….
Hoops
February 18th, 2011
9:57 am
You have to make a trade proposal that makes financial sense to ASG and to the other team. This trade helps all parties involved:
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=6fdsdnm
O'Brien
February 18th, 2011
9:57 am
I agree that we shouldnt put too much in PER. I dont think Denver makes that deal though, because even if they get Felton, Ty Lawson is still on his rookie contract, so I dont think they will give him up. And the Knicks wouldnt give up Felton and Toney Douglas.
Josh for Nene is a lot to give up. What if they throw in one of their first round picks that they get in the Melo deal?
Sautee
February 18th, 2011
9:58 am
Air Zaza,
Not a good distributor, but he had 24 assists in a game?
Does NOT compute, man. I don’t care if it was rec league, 24 assists is NOT “poor distribution”, LOL!
I’m not saying go get him, or that he’s all that and a scoop of ice cream, but 24 assists in a game does nothing to show me that he’s “not a good distributor”.
Do you not notice that Teague (for example) would have higher assist totals if some of his passes weren’t fumbled by less athletic teammates? So if Sessions had 24 assists in “garbage time” how many more would he have had playing with the big boys?
Like I said, I’m not on his bandwagon yet, but anyone capable of 24 assists in an NBA game is NOT a poor distributor. Period.
O'Brien
February 18th, 2011
10:01 am
Did anybody watch the Bulls and Rose beat the Spurs last night? Rose had 42 pts, 5 rebs, and 8 assists. When we play the Bulls next week, Noah should be back as well.
So JJ will have to defend Rose, while everyone rotates to try and cover up for Bibby. If Rose is on his game, Hawks could easily lose that game.
Hoops,
I think the deal Cleveland might take is Mo Evans and Teague for Sessions (no Josh Powell).
ejh
February 18th, 2011
10:04 am
To Air ZaZa
Derrick rose is not a great 3 point shooter either, but what he does is drive the basketball and make other defenders have to help leaving space on the floor for Kyle Korver and deng, while giving easy passes to boozer. Sessions can do those things and allow for Joe and jamal to have easy looks while distributing to Al and Josh around the basket. This kid has the intangibles to be not just a solid point guard in this league, but special.
the other trade the hawks need to make is trying to acquire Samuel Dalembert, he is a good defensive center and shot blocker, knows what his role is and would give the hawks more size. Move him to the starting lineup. Trade zsa zsa, and Marvin Williams for Dalembert and Reggie Williams.
slimjr
February 18th, 2011
10:13 am
Rose is going to dismantle the Hawks next month!! We see him three freaking times in March!!! Just OUCH!!!!
It’s gonna hurt like a bee sting…………………….3X……………………
lewis
February 18th, 2011
10:16 am
Rose is going to dismantle a lot of good teams, like the spurs last night.
He’s arguably the best point guard in the NBA right now, no point in worrying about it.
kwooden1
February 18th, 2011
10:17 am
I finally got a chance to watch this game and the HAWKS didn’t play that badly, the Knicks just played better. The bench had a bad stretch in the 2nd quarter which the Knicks used to get the lead, but the HAWKS could have overcome it but NY kept scoring. Obviously NY was attacking Bibby all night but I don’t think that was all of the problem. I did have a problem with the Bibby, Crawford combo during the 2nd but LD really never went back to that lineup after that sequence. I think LD could have used Wilkins and Collins during the game, but I’m not sure if that would have slowed down the Knicks offensive. We also could have gone inside more, but that might not have worked either. I still believe Jeff should have started and gotten 15-20 per game, which probably wouldn’t have made that much of a difference this game but at least he would have gotten some burn. LD really has some serious work over to do over the break because he’s got to get the bench to play better. Crawford trying to play PG and not trying to score clearly isn’t working.
GO HAWKS!
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February 18th, 2011
10:19 am
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vava74
February 18th, 2011
10:22 am
kwooden1
Please check http://www.popcornmachine.net
Our small lead disappeared and the game went out of control as soon as Jamal got in DURING THE FIRST PERIOD.
Jamal played 8 min 33 second spanning last 5 of 1st and first 3′30” of the second and the point differential was MINUS 17.
KevinM
February 18th, 2011
10:58 am
kwooden, you know the problem with the Hawks right now? Every other team knows your weaknesses and they attack those weaknesses.
So what does Larry do in response? He plays JC1/Bibby/JJ/Smoove/Marvin to start the 4th down 13…now you tell me what happened in that quarter? Larry’s decisions cost us any chance to compete in this game. He threw in the towel after 3 quarters.
That to me tells me he isn’t much of a game coach. Not making adjustments to get back in the game. The Knicks are far from a top East team. It is simply inexcusable.
Larry must have had a plane to catch and just threw this one away.
And I agree with you as many do here; no way Teague does worse than Bibby with equal minutes. And I say Teague is as good as Ty Lawson.
Want to prove it? Fire this long term assistant we hired on the cheap as a stop gap, quit trying to fool the fans and saving a buck.
Gearon is the problem here, not the solution.
Larry will not develop a point guard as long as he is here. He will not make players better. Is anyone on this team playing better than last year? The exception is Jason Collins, who quit overeating. That isn’t coaching; that’s trying to keep a paycheck.
The problems with this team are many despite the record. Sund is a fool if he continues to banter that same jargon he threw out there a couple of weeks ago.
MC, please do not interview Sund anymore. I don’t want to hear his spew.
Rufus1
February 18th, 2011
11:03 am
Trade our 1st rd pick…
Trade our 1st rd pick + Mo and Damien for session and Parker. If he becomes our starting PG for the next 3 years, isn’t he worth the 24th pick or higher.
This will be the best team and the best finishers he has ever played with. He might average 8 or 9 ast a game with Joe, Al, Josh and Marvin on the floor. His game is going to the basket, we have no one that does that with regularity and we only need an average defender at the point…That has to be worth our 1st round pick.
Hoops
February 18th, 2011
11:08 am
O’Brien,
Sending Powell in the deal would be attractive to ASG because it would keep them out of L. tax.
KevinM
February 18th, 2011
11:10 am
Houston wants help to get on track for a playoff slot. WE NEED A PG!
Aaron Brooks can be gotten at 2.0M…..Houston willing to take on salary. While you are there, inquire about Battier…both are expiring contracts. Brooks is a proven version of Teague, and can hit a 3 if needed.
At least inquire Sund, earn you paycheck!
KevinM
February 18th, 2011
11:12 am
Can anyone explain how Dallas has 3 point guards better than what we have? Scouting? You think?
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
February 18th, 2011
11:55 am
lol@Najeh’s link
According to invoices attached to the complaint, Johnson ordered:
A 14 karat white gold rosary necklace, with 60 carat total weight enhanced black diamonds, for $29,980
A custom diamond Breitling Super Avenger watch, with black PVD coating, for $15,800
A black-coated stainless steel diamond bracelet for $7,500
A custom 18K yellow gold diamond grill, with enhanced yellow diamonds, for $4902
A macrame bracelet for $2,600 and bracelet for $1,800
An eight-piece diamond grill (bottom) for $5,900
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
February 18th, 2011
11:56 am
lol@Grilled out Joe Johnson
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
February 18th, 2011
11:57 am
tell Sund & Company to get off the poo poo…and get Sessions in here.
Rev in Tampa
February 18th, 2011
12:05 pm
February 24: Trade deadline, 3 p.m. ET
Another day closer, yet no activity by the Hawks. If we lose in embarrassing, blowout fashion to the Lakers on the 22nd and the Suns on the 23rd, does anyone think it will force the ASG’s hand? At this point, I don’t.
Nor do I have any confidence that Drew will keep his word and shake-up the line-up in any significant way.
Worldwide Clyde
February 18th, 2011
12:25 pm
Fire Sund
KevinM
February 18th, 2011
12:27 pm
Rev, no pun intended….but no faith in Gearon, Sund or Larry.
This is not a business striving to be the best. The best example of a decent company that would rather blame the economy, reduce the employee head count, and not be accountable for their average leadership.
Waiting for Gearon to come out and ask Hawks fans for more support and how they are losing 20M this year……
vava74
February 18th, 2011
12:28 pm
This is very simple:
There are a couple of games between now and the trade deadline.
Start Teague and nail Crawford’s ass to the end of the bench. Get Bibby and possible Marvin to come off the bench as designated scorers.
Teague would have 2 games to show SOMETHING and give or not Sund the push he needs to make a move.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 18th, 2011
12:30 pm
Of course, all that bling will go nicely with Joe’s monster truck.
KevinM
February 18th, 2011
1:00 pm
Hey MC, have you made it to LA-LA yet? Ready for a blog update….Have you seen any sign of Hawks’ management in hopes of possibly discussing the roster?
slimjr
February 18th, 2011
1:25 pm
Gearon, is going to have to step up his lame game if he expects me to acquire free tickets to come down to Philips…Right now its a waste of time…Yawn……… They fixin to get steam rolled by LA and Phoenix next week!! It’s going to be real ugly.Expect 20+ pt losses and their back to back too? Yikes!!! Let me take a peek at Monique Minor to calm down..Goodness Gracious! Is she related to drmayb by any chance? lol
Booo!
February 18th, 2011
1:52 pm
Yes, as If one Grill isnt already one too many. What is this halloween? Those aren’t even in style anymore,and that watch doesn’t look all that special… $16,000!!! I can find a nice expidition watch that looks just as nice for less than $100. And I have always thought Joe’s truck looked cool….but it’s not 2007 anymore like when we first heard about it. Gas prices have doubled since then smh….makes me cringe now.
Those comments from the Milwaukee blog are halarious though.
…&& $600 a tank! you know how many kids you could feed with that? Or how many times I could fill my tank up with that? JOE HOLLA AT YA BOI, GIVE TO THE NEEDY MAN! IM RIGHT HERE!IT’LL BE A TAX WRITE OFF! GET AT ME!
drmaryb (*_*)
February 18th, 2011
2:02 pm
Nuttie – Buddie!
Slimjr is my Nuttie-Buddie. Or is he T.S.? Mmmh …
Man you wild! LOL! With some smiles.
_________________
We will probably get Sessions for all this is worth. That trade will definitely improve the Hawks w/o giving up Jordan or Jamal.
drmaryb (*_*)
February 18th, 2011
2:18 pm
Jewelry Heist!
Perhaps the jewelry did not meet the expectations of the buyer?
Why would a sound business man create custom jewelry without a substantial payment/deposit of at least 50% up front, much less ship it without any payment made at all? Typically custom made jewelry would have no value to anyone other than it’s buyer, so, perhaps there is a non-returnable policy for it.
Bottom line is, Mr. Johnson should pay for the value of the precious metals and diamonds supplied to the design at best, if not for the unique design itself or simply return it to the supplier of it all.
Apparently, this is not a money issue since Mr. Johnson has plenty of that “mean – green” – Allegedly. Obviously, there is more to this story than meets the indiscriminate eye.
____________________
Aye Mr. Joseph! Pay Your Bill!
KevinM
February 18th, 2011
2:34 pm
I wonder what Marvin’s doing this weekend….he’s definitely not headed to LA.
Play a few video games, go to a couple of movies….get away from basketball so it doesn’t wear on him??
KevinM
February 18th, 2011
2:36 pm
Meanwhile, Chris Paul and Deron make appearances at the all-star festivities…what could have been…
KevinM
February 18th, 2011
2:40 pm
Things happen when you get together face-2-face:
According to realgm, the deal is getting done:
The trade would send Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Sheldon Williams, Melvin Ely and Renaldo Balkman to New Jersey, and Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, Troy Murphy, Ben Uzoh and four first-round draft picks to Denver.
Denver would then try to unload Murphy’s contract on a third team, presumably using one or more of the picks received from New Jersey.
Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/211081/Report_Nets_Nuggets_Reach_Tentative_Agreement_On_Carmelo_Trade#ixzz1ELDFxvl1
KevinM
February 18th, 2011
2:44 pm
Shellhead looks like he is headed to team number 7 since being drafted in ‘06. FYI, the record is 12, so perhaps Shell is headed for that record.
4 1st rounders? Wow, not sure if there has ever been such a steep price?
drmaryb (*_*)
February 18th, 2011
2:52 pm
Melo-Drama!
Melo will never sign that extension for 65M to remain in NJ!
Why would he agree to rebuild at this stage of his career?
Final Destination is NYC! Why not? The desire in a man’s heart is what he will ultimately do. NJ will be de-boning their team for a 40 Game Rental at best, which is probably fine from their perspective if they van unload all those unwanted contracts at once.
___________________
Kanye Shrug!
Who cares, if it doesn’t concern my Hawks.
ryan
February 18th, 2011
3:00 pm
Man i wish we had an owner like the Nets to be able to get Mello away from the Knicks is impressive why can Atlanta get some rich Russian .
slimjr
February 18th, 2011
3:05 pm
“Shellhead looks like he is headed to team number 7 since being drafted in ‘06. FYI, the record is 12, so perhaps Shell is headed for that record.”
Can you believe, Mr basketball expert BK passed up Rondo,Brandon Roy, and Ruy Gay for that buster??..I personally would have drafted his wife Candice Parker! Goodness Gracious!..Talk about filling the seats…LOL
slimjr
February 18th, 2011
3:09 pm
790 the zone just mentioned the trade! It all hinges on Anthony committing to long term extension with the Nets….Mellow gonna end up like Ewing, Barkley, et al.. No rings, but a Hall of Fame player…..
ryan
February 18th, 2011
3:17 pm
We have got to find some way to get rid of ASG get a good owner like Blank i tired of Atlanta not having any buzz .