Atlanta Hawks: Judging Joe Johnson
It would seem the pressure is on J.J for the playoffs.
He faded during the playoffs last spring and dismissed Hawks booing Hawks fans. J.J. came out of last year’s free agent summer with the most expensive contract in the league, one that limits the team’s financial flexibility going forward. He made his fifth consecutive All-Star game but just finished the least productive and efficient of his six seasons with the Hawks.
J.J. is the Hawks’ lead dog, and lead dogs in the NBA usually are judged by how far they take their squads. But J.J. said he doesn’t feel that burden.
“Not at all,” J.J. said. “In this case, it is not like that. We’ve got equal opportunity around here. We ain’t just depending on one guy. We’ve got two All-Stars. It’s not just going to be all on me. I don’t get all of the glory when we win so I don’t get to take all the [blame] when we lose.”
But as he said during the Orlando series last year, chances are J.J. will “take a lot of heat” if he stumbles and the Hawks fade like in the last two postseasons. Injuries were a factor both times for J.J. This year he had elbow surgery in December and sprained his shooting thumb in March.
Each time he’s queried about those injuries, he’s gone out of his way to say they won’t be an issue.
“It’s not going to affect anything,” he said. “I ain’t worried about it.”
All season J.J. has said he was looking forward to the playoffs so the Hawks could “prove everybody wrong.” And now that the postseason is about to start, I’ve noticed a difference in his mood. He seems more restless, as if he can’t wait to show what the Hawks can do.
J.J. has never been one to provide much clue to what he’s really feeling, but L.D. and his teammates have noticed a difference, too.
“You don’t get a lot of him from an emotional side, but just watching the things that he’s doing I can see that his focus is there,” L.D. said.
“I think he is ‘grind mode,’” Smoove said. “I know he definitely wants this series and definitely wants to play, and it all starts with him. If he looks like he is passionate and really wants it, I think it will trickle down. I think it might be a little bit more emotional for him this postseason.”
Perhaps J.J. feels slighted and disrespected. Maybe that could end up being a good thing.
“That’s the mentality we need him to have, and that’s the mentality we all should have is playing with a chip on our shoulder,” Al said. “That’s important.”
J.J. always has said he doesn’t care about the perception of outsiders. Now that it’s time for the Hawks to prove they are better than the beatdown they took from the Magic last spring and several times this season, he seems to be using the doubts as fuel.
“Speaking for myself, we are all we’ve got in this room,” J.J. said. “So we can care less what anybody else thinks about us. We are going to move forward. We know we are a pretty good team. We have just got to show it.”
Joe’s has played with more of an edge lately, too.
With the No. 5 seed locked up, he said he was using the last four games to “get in a rhythm.” You could see he was playing faster and getting to his sweet spots regardless of how defenses tried to play him. J.J.’s spot-up jumpers still weren’t falling–they haven’t all season, really–but there was purposefulness in his moves to the basket.
He got his post-ups and his floater. He made decisions quicker when the double teams came. It won’t be easy against Dwight and the Magic but J.J. going to the basket can be an an anecdote antidote to Atlanta’s jump-shot happy attack.
“I am really looking for him to get out of shooting slump he has been in,” Drew said. “He has been doing all the other things hard and I can’t really fault him on any of that. He’s doing things hard; he’s doing things with a pace; he’s doing things with energy. That’s where it all begins.
“I’m going to be going to him a lot in this series. He’s played well against Orlando [this season] and I expect him to do it again.”
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O'Brien
April 14th, 2011
10:09 pm
Hawks finished 14-26 against teams over .500. Only one playoff team out of the 15 other teams had a worst record, and that the Pacers, who went 13-31 against teams over .500
joejohnson_is_a_bum
April 14th, 2011
10:32 pm
hawks should have traded joe and resigned jamal crawford, everybody on the team carry joe johnson. he will do what he does every year in the playoff and disappear. the only difference this year is he has more money coming to him.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 14th, 2011
10:44 pm
“We rank last in second chance points because he leaves Al to rebound be himself.”
And when Al sets screens and pops out instead of rolling to the hoop even when there is no resistance for him to do so, who is down there to rebound?
Al does this just as often as Smoove does. The difference, of course, is that Smoove is an average at best jump shooter whereas Al is an elite jump shooter, at least from mid range. If your problem is that Smoove doesn’t make that shot, I’m with you. He shouldn’t set himself up for jumpers if he can’t hit them consistently. If your problem is with the very idea of a big man spotting up for jumpers instead of rolling to the hoop and the resulting negative effects this has on the offense, Al is just as culpable of this as Smoove is.
I don’t really blame either one of them nearly as much as I blame LD for allowing them to do this.
Coach D
April 14th, 2011
10:53 pm
“Shock the World” Hawks!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 14th, 2011
10:55 pm
Congrats Samuel. That would have been a lot closer if I didn’t miss like 15 player-games over the last 3 days due to teams resting players.
doc
April 14th, 2011
11:02 pm
samuel, such grace in victory, maybe i need to come back and teach you a lesson. heh heh
doc
April 14th, 2011
11:05 pm
yes nba silly season is no time to finish the fantasy playoffs najeh and one of the reasons i dont participate. samuel, is a tough customer for sure as his record over time will attest.
Slimjr
April 14th, 2011
11:07 pm
“1980-2010, 30 years, there have been only 7 nba champions: LAKERS, HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, CHICAGO, DETROIT, MIAMI, AND BOSTON”
That is not an accident..Why do franchises like Atlanta consistently shoot themselves in the foot for the past 43 yrs????????????????????????????????????????? Ans:cause maybe its being done on purpose????
Mr. Stern, I finally get it!! There will be no NBA Championships in Atlanta…Never….. at least not under your watch…………………………………
Kaye
April 14th, 2011
11:11 pm
everyone check out this Hawks song for the playoffs! send it to every Hawks fan you know! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTY074F6Oio
Slimjr
April 14th, 2011
11:11 pm
“Hawks finished 14-26 against teams over .500. Only one playoff team out of the 15 other teams had a worst record, and that the Pacers, who went 13-31 against teams over .500″
That is an unacceptable stat and that alone should get LD outta here… The playoff debacle to come will put the hammer on the nail…………………………..
brigadierjerry
April 14th, 2011
11:15 pm
1980-2010, 30 years, there have been on 7 nba champions: LAKERS, HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, CHICAGO, DETROIT, MIAMI, AND BOSTON. what is the common thread in these winning organizations? storied franchises? great owners? hof players? great coaches? great fans? whatever you say is right and the hawks don’t have anything in common with these franchises.
ant banks what happen to philly in 1983 as one of those teams?
Grandad
April 14th, 2011
11:37 pm
” I don’t get all of the glory when we win -[Joe Johnson]-
so I don’t get to take all the [blame] when we lose.”
If Joe is such a socialist then he should *not*
have taken all the money.
” We’ve got two All-Stars.” -[Joe Johnson]-
yeah but one all-star gets alot more money
than the other all-star.
Perhaps J.J. feels slighted and disrespected -[MC]-
As well he should !
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Injuries = No Excuses:
Kobe, Jordan, Willis Reed, et al
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Joe to NYK
for
Chauncey Billups
*[straight up] NYK would need to exercise their option.
The #’s work.
Ra'mon
April 14th, 2011
11:37 pm
Sautee, thanks man. Its funny because one game last week when Al was bombing (forgot against who), I saw you asked about me. I tried to post “Is Al not playing tonight” to be sarcastic, but it was lost with all the others.
SteveW
April 15th, 2011
12:12 am
As bad as we hate on Al around here, especially recently and sometimes deservedly so, it’s nice to see Bill Simmons just non-chalantly put Al on his All NBA 3rd Team:
“Third team: Al Horford, Garnett, Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul and … Zach Randolph? Paul Pierce? Carmelo Anthony? Blake Griffin? Aldridge was the best of the bunch. The Blazers had every right to pack it in after Oden and Roy went down; Aldridge wouldn’t let them.”
Good for Al and let’s go Hawks!
SteveW
April 15th, 2011
12:18 am
As far as a prediction for this series, my gut says Orlando in 4, all close to double digit wins, but with ATL competing in 3 of the 4 games.
The fan side of me says ATL in 6, because we can, and then we win 1 or 2 against the Bulls and make it interesting in the 2nd round. We have way more experience in the playoffs than most of the Bulls players, and we may have an edge.
I’m afraid the pragmatist will be the truth over the fan side. I can even see us beating Orlando in 5 if we get on a roll.
SteveW
April 15th, 2011
12:20 am
So the official prediction is: Orlando in 4, with at least 3 of the wins in double digits, but only one by 20+. I hope I’m wrong.
Go Hawks!!!!
Ra'mon
April 15th, 2011
12:26 am
SteveW, that’s part of the problem with Al. Bill Simmons put Al on his list as a CENTER, not as a power forward. I don’t know anyone who would think that Al would be one of the top 6 PF’s in the game.
Playoffs – Hawks face Magic, face themselves | Atlanta Hawks: Fan Nest
April 15th, 2011
12:31 am
[...] The Hawks have what should be an advantage when it comes to star power. Joe Johnson is a 21 point/5 rebound/5 assist threat anytime he hits the court, though he fell off of that this past regular season. Joe’s body language and attitude in the wake of a massive max contract have rubbed many fans the wrong way, and the playoffs will be his chance to make people think differently of him. He can’t repeat last postseason’s miserable performance for the Hawks to have a chance at success, but there is already a caveat in place, however slight it might be. Clearly Joe has not recovered from all of his injuries (bad thumb), and though he always plays through injury, it’s silly to think it will not have any effect on his game. For what it’s worth, both Joe and those around him think he’s in the right mind/mode for the playoffs. [...]
marcus
April 15th, 2011
12:59 am
the hawks made a big mistake with jj, he is not a leader of men. i don’t begrudge him his salary, but if you ask any other fan of the nba who is the highest paid, jj’s name would not immediately come up. he has done nothing to distinguish himself amongst the nba’s finest. except make the all star team and get paid.
My Man Woody
April 15th, 2011
2:54 am
Do you think if the Hawks gave up teague and their 2013 1st rounder that some foolish team would take Joe “NBA equivalent of Barry Zito” Johnson for cap relief and 2nd rounder?
northcyde
April 15th, 2011
3:36 am
The comments in the blog are funny.
If you were to ask most Hawks fans . . “who is the best player on the Hawks?” . . most would NOT say Joe Johnson. In fact, he may come in 3rd. And this would’ve been the sentiment even last year.
Fans don’t want JJ taking the majority of the shots, or even forcing a few shots.
Fans don’t want JJ handling the ball, despite him leading the team in assists 5 of the 6 years he’s been in ATL.
Fans want JJ to be more of the “team guy” on a nightly basis, than to try to be the “hero”.
So when JJ basically affirms all of this with his comments about “him not getting the glory when we win, so he shouldn’t get all the blame when they lose”, why are people mad at what JJ says?
That IS the JJ that you want, right? The complimentary team type player? Not the megastar mentality that takes 20 – 25 shots on a given night, and tries to will his team to victory.
Which JJ do the fans want?
Because you can’t have it both ways. You either have to live with that man simply doing what he can do, even if it means forcing a few shots . . or you can expect him to be the exemplary team player at all times.
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Having said all of that, I disagree with his comments and his mentality.
At some point, he’s going to have to realize that this team isn’t going anywhere unless he plays at an extremely high level. And because he’s one of the only shot creators on the team, he shouldn’t even hesitate to get up his shots, especially when he has the advantage.
He played at an extremely high level in the first 4 games of the Milwaukee series last year. We’re going to need more of that from him. But it also means that when he’s a little cold, people can’t act like he should defer every shot to somebody else, and be the decoy. This team is nowhere near talented enough to survive playing like that.
The bottom line is that when JJ has a good game in the playoffs, we usually win. When he plays poorly, we usually lose. So yes, his play is going to be a BIG REASON why we win or lose games.
When the team needs points or a play made, his mentality should be that he should make that play. And whatever happens ( good or bad ), is because of him.
Honestly, it’s the same type of mentality that Danny Manning brought to the Hawks back in 1994 when he was here. In the playoffs, you simply can’t be just “one of the guys”, you have to try to be “the man”.
With this being his 4th trip to the playoffs, he should expect a lot more out of himself, than to just be “one of the stars”. Be THE STAR, and let the other two follow your lead. If this doesn’t happen, we’re not beating Orlando ( unless Jamal plays out of his mind to make up for any offensive shortcomings that JJ may have ).
sam'l;
April 15th, 2011
3:55 am
The whole team has to show up to win this series…..they have to play together…….and each player has to defend. Simple enough request. We’ll see if it happens.
The thing about Joe Johnson is he is a great player and has proven himself to be that. But I don’t think he gives all he’s got 100% of the time. the teams that do, Chicago, OKC and recently Philadelphia are hard to beat. you can’t just try hard the last four games…..you’ve got to do throughout the year…..
Hey…..Joe have a good series…I’m happy…..but as someone else said “Don’t hold your breath.”
northcyde
April 15th, 2011
4:01 am
“Honestly, it’s the same type of mentality that Danny Manning brought to the Hawks back in 1994 when he was here. In the playoffs, you simply can’t be just “one of the guys”, you have to try to be “the man”
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That should read . . . “honestly, JJ’s mentality is the same type of mentality that Danny Manning brought to the Hawks back in 1994 when he was here.”
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And it’s the wrong type of mentality. When these playoff games grind to a halt, because everyone is giving maximum effort ( hopefully including us ), the people that come through, are your playmakers and shot makers. I don’t want JJ deferring to Marvin to make a play. JJ needs to make that play.
Unfortunately, part of JJ’s approach does relate back to how Drew wants this team to operate. To not have to depend on one guy to carry the team offensively, but to have the entire team do it. This is the reason why JJ is averaging 2 less shots per game this year.
Mike Woodson
April 15th, 2011
4:50 am
This is the year of the HAWKS, look at their record against East Conference Playoff teams. Jan 28, they 10-4, they ended up 13-14, most were meaningless games and the 3 victories after Jan 28 were against Chi, Bos and Orl. If the fans show up, the Hawks will prevail against Orlando, then Chicago or Indiana. JJ is ready, AL is ready, SMOOV is ready, JAMAL is ready, MARVIN is ready and the man who now has the experience playing with all the talent, HEINRICH is ready. LETS GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!
Jameer Nelson hasn’t accomplished anything, Van Gundy would be better off bring Rafer Alston back.
hot_cup_of_joePLZ
April 15th, 2011
6:01 am
We have the worse fans in every sport. We expect to get wine with beer money every year. Yes we have a good team, but we need to understand that we don’t come from championships. I’m just glad to have my team in the playoffs so I can talk junk to my knick friends. Joe has been a blessing for us. If we should be made at someone it should be josh smith and that horrible ugly jump shot and that coach with his thrift store suit.
STRETCH
April 15th, 2011
6:38 am
I dont know why anyone on this blog thinks that these Atlanta Ducks are going to play any better now that the playoffs are here. Please, somebody tell me, im curious???
JustAThought
April 15th, 2011
6:56 am
It’s going to be game time Saturday in a few minutes people……………then all this BS talk will be put to rest. So why is Josh supposely “wink wink” taking what palyers from Orlando has to say personal……………Seems to me he should have taking the “azz” whupping from last year play-off
personal and played during this season like a man with his hair on fire. hawks fans, you should really get your mind right, cause it’s going to be the same result as last year. ESPN2….what a joke!
HawkFanWithClearVision
April 15th, 2011
7:08 am
Joe Schmoe: That sounds like he’s getting prepped to say “it wasn’t me” when they bow out in 4
JustAThought
April 15th, 2011
7:14 am
The beating that Orlando put on the hawks in last year play-offs was an embarassment to the entire state of Georgia. More importantly, how did these “panty-waders” respond? They sign a 2nd rate guy as head coach, and a 2nd rate player to a $120,000,000.00 max contract. Then on top of that, they played this season like they had no particular place to be. This team has NO heart or soul! I wouldn’t be caught within 20 mile of Phillips Arena next week to watch this bunch of NO GUSTS losers.
O'Brien
April 15th, 2011
7:25 am
northcyde,
I dont put it all on JJ, because players need to do a better job communicating, and giving JJ better options when he has the ball. And LD also takes some of the blame. However…
Fans don’t want JJ taking the majority of the shots, or even forcing a few shots..
I think thats because he doesnt make them at a high enough % against good teams, and he doesnt get to the FT line to help offset nights when his shots arent falling.
Fans don’t want JJ handling the ball, despite him leading the team in assists 5 of the 6 years he’s been in ATL..
Some fans just want him to make a quick decision. Either pass quickly when the double comes, or take the shot before the double comes. But his tendency is to pound the ball and wait for the double team. When the double team comes, pound it some more. And then either a) pass to somebody else who has to take a tough shot (Josh?) with the clock winding down or 2) JJ takes the tougher shot
Fans want JJ to be more of the “team guy” on a nightly basis, than to try to be the “hero”..
I dont think fans had any issues with JJ in Gane 4 against the Celtics in the playoffs when he had like 20 points in the 4th and was the hero. The problem is, he has not shown the ability or the emotion (this year) to be the hero, especially when other guys are off.
voice of reason
April 15th, 2011
7:52 am
“I DON’T TAKE ALL THE BLAME WHEN WE LOSE”
that is the problem with this team. joe has always been looked to as the leader, and he refuses to be one. he does not want the role, but no one else has his talent, so consistently the ball is put into his hands. thus the lackadasical attitude of this team.
tp
April 15th, 2011
8:04 am
True leaders take none of the glory and assume all of the blame. Until Joe Johnson accepts this simple fact, he will never garner the respect or admiration of the fans, NBA insiders, or his teammates.
Hey Joe, why don’t you go have dinner one night with Matt Ryan and learn a thing or two about leadership?
Veteran Fan
April 15th, 2011
8:17 am
Joe who? He is irrelevant and has made himself totally expendable! He got his money because the Gearons can’t admit their mistakes and he steals from the fans and the franchise every night! When he is done whining and going through the motions in the playoffs, we need to trade him to NJ for their last #1 and Lopez. Then send Josh to Minnesota for Love and package two #1s to whoever will draft Jimmer Fredette. Line up Lopez, Horford, Love, Fredette, and Heinrich. Resign Jamal and the team improves and is exciting and maybe the fans come back!
RMikel58
April 15th, 2011
8:40 am
Atlanta vs Orlando hmmmmm may not be humiliated like last year but the end results will be the same. Orlando in 5.
JJ has a history of not showing up in the playoffs and this year should be no different. Losing 6 games in a row should tell you something bout these Hawks.
So what if they get pass Orlando, they still have to face Chicago. The only team that they would have a chance against would be Boston. Lets be realistic about this.
Do you think the Hawks have a chance to go to the NBA Finals? They are no where close to having a team that can win it all so why bother even discussing how they’ll fare.
Yeah its good entertainment and maybe good for Bar Room discussions but the Hawks have not showed all year “they belong” and to put all this on Joe Johnson is a joke.
I believed in the Falcons last year because they showed that they belonged, the Braves havent showed me that theres hope the past few seasons so i dont get up for them to win it all and the Thrashers will never win.
Take me anyway you want but im being realistic more than optimistic and flat out saying the Hawks arent going anywhere this year and all its about is revenue.
Orlando vs Chicago and Boston vs Miami, you know that and i know that so to make any comments about JJ and the Hawks are fruitless at this point.
JeJe
April 15th, 2011
9:03 am
Highly doubt any of the home games sell out LOL
Trojan
April 15th, 2011
9:13 am
Everytime JJ speaks he sounds down, disgusted and tired of explaining.
Jon Koncak
April 15th, 2011
9:17 am
The fans don’t matter. Hawks management proved this by awarding a guy like Joe Johnson who simply does care about anything but ball hogging.
vava74
April 15th, 2011
9:39 am
The Hawks are like the Bounty:
Fletcher Christian (LD) led the troops into a mutiny situation against an excessively disciplinarian and strategically blind Captain (Woody – Capt. Bligh) – LD’s soft discipline mentality is clearly at the source of last year’s playoff collapse and I am now convinced that LD laid the bed for Woody’s dismissal by undermining him.
Then, at the elm of the Bounty, just like for Christian, things started well for LD and the Bounty, with morale up.
But when Christian’s plan lead them to nowhere: unable to return to England, stranded in the middle of the Pacific, the soft discipline brewed a new mutiny and Fletcher Christian (LD) lost control over the ship and his men.
This, just like the Bounty, does not mean that Bligh/Woody was the right man, simply that discipline is necessary and a leader emerging out of a mutiny will always be a bad leader.
vava74
April 15th, 2011
9:40 am
Captain Bligh was excessively disciplinarian.
Woody was only excessively disciplinarian in the mind of Josh.
That’s the only wrong parallel, but you’ll get my drift.
Grandad
April 15th, 2011
9:50 am
vava74
That was beautiful
Rufus1
April 15th, 2011
10:10 am
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH…
The reason most believe the Magic will win, is about a lack of faith in the Hawks. Most think the Hawks won’t bring the consistent effort. Most feel the Hawks will fold mentally. HAVE YOU WATCHED THE HAWKS AND MAGIC PLAY THIS YEAR? The Hawks have not taken off ONE MINUTE in those games and have played with focus and determination. When we play this way, our talent WILL OUTLAST THE MAGIC.
The Celtics beat the Magic last year with the exact same stratagy and Twin plays better post defense against D12 than Perkins. The Magic are shooting like 22% from 3 against the Hawks, they are smaller, less athletic and they have one player who can break down our defense. THEIR PROBLEMS ARE REAL AND PLAYOFFS WON’T FIX THEM!!!
have a little faith, the Hawks in 6.
Kaye
April 15th, 2011
10:12 am
everybody check out this Hawks anthem and lets get HYPED UP for teh playoffs!!! Go Hawks!
Send to all the Hawks fans you know!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTY074F6Oio
northcyde
April 15th, 2011
10:15 am
Vava . . that’s an interesting analogy. To me, it was obvious that Woody tried to push these guys to do things that they didn’t want to do. Some responded, some bucked up to him.
Even with JJ, he gave him “superstar like responsibility”, even if he wasn’t a superstar. He pushed Smith to work on his inside game, even though most people thought Smith was doing that all on his own. The same goes with Horford, and forcing him to play center.
It’s almost the opposite under Drew. Drew has tried to play these guys where and how they WANT to play, instead of where and how they NEED to play. It’s unfortunate that the players didn’t respond to Drew’s system, but then again, the team as a whole isn’t good enough to play like that.
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@ O’Brien . . the fact still remains that someone on this team has to take those shots and make the plays for others. When you look at the East playoff team that JJ has played the best against, it actually is Orlando, while he played the worst against Boston. Drew wants this team to play offense like the Celtics, and we’re just not talented enough to do that efficiently.
Taking the ball out of his hands not only limits the amount of touches he gets, it limits the amount of points he can make and the amount of points he can create for others. Without a true PG on this team, or a good low post presence, or great shooters, he’s pretty much one of the only options we have to do those things.
I think when Drew installed the offense, he imagined JJ being this great catch and shoot type player who could get the majority of his points like Ray Allen. He imagined JJ shooting 40%+ from three, while getting easier looks in other areas.
When that didn’t materalize, it threw things out of whack for JJ and the team in general.
Grandad
April 15th, 2011
10:16 am
northcyde
To be ” The Man ” [Alpha Dawg]
one does not have to take the most shots or lead in assists.
He doesn’t even have to be the best player.
*[However, your Danny Manning analogy is right on.]
But [ - tp - ] hit the nail on the head:
” True leaders take none of the glory and assume all of the blame ”
Some statistical categories [Alpha Dawgs] might consider leading:
taking charges, coming up with loose balls, rebounds,
be *The Best Defensive Player,
those blue collar stats that say to his teammates:
” I’m the lead dog get behind me and let’s run ”
Also ” The Man ” doesn’t put up with mediocrity (or worse).
Those guys like Kobe, Jordan, Bill Russell, et al,
put the team on Their back or the team feared Them so much,
or the team just did not want to let ” Their Man ” down out of respect.
Whatever method worked !
Last thought;
with all that money came responsibility.
Joe is not up to the task.
He never was and should not have been led to believe he was.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 15th, 2011
10:39 am
A Good Read!
vava74 — Brilliant analogy! Fundamentally fantastic perspective.
-The Bounty-
Plain & Simple...
April 15th, 2011
11:18 am
Joe is the least passionate, non emotional athlete in all of pro sports.
honest_abe
April 15th, 2011
11:22 am
the words “danny manning” should never be uttered in a hawks blog. EVER!!!!!!!!!
Lp
April 15th, 2011
11:34 am
Enter your comments here
drmaryb (*_-)
April 15th, 2011
11:35 am
Honest_abe
Can we mention: Ed Gray, Isaiah Rider or Roshown McCloud?
Barry
April 15th, 2011
11:40 am
Hey Y’all:
It’s that time. It that time to “SHOCK THE WORLD!!”. The have been counting this Hawk team out all year with a new coach and a new scheme of doing things but I believe the HAWKS at this point are one of the most “DANGEROUS” teams in this playoff. ALl year the have been feeling and tinking. Seeing what works and won’t work. They are an EMOTIONAL TEAM team on both ends. They showed when they are good they are good. And when they are bad they are bad. They are however, in my opinion, FEELING each other under this new “FAST PASSED SCHEME.” I believe they cam into the season out of shape and unprepared to play fast pace on offense and defense throughout a whole game, for a whole year. That is something they have to address this summe which is “CONDITIONING” AND HAVING LEGS AND WIND. But right now, I think they are in shape enough to show us what this motion offense and defense is all about. THEY SHOULD BE READY TO HEART A LOT OF TEAMS IN THIS PLAYOFF!! I AM LOOKING FOWARD TO IT!!!!!!!!
IT IS ROUND 1. DING!!!! THE BELL SOUNDS!! OUR HAWKS MOVE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING SCOWLING AT THE OPPONENT AND THEIR FANS. FEAR IS IN THE OPPONENST EYES. ANGER IS IN THE HAWKS EYES. THE ANNOUNCER COMES TO THE RING AND SAYS AER YOU READY TO “RUUUUUMMMMBBBBLLLEEEEEE!!!!”
“SHOCK THE WORLD!!”
LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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