Atlanta Hawks: Would they be hopeless without Hinrich? (Update: Hinrich doubtful for series)
7:30 p.m. UPDATE: Hawks say Kirk Hinrich is doubtful to play in series vs. Bulls because of “significant strain” to hamstring.
Kirk Hinrich had an MRI this afternoon. The Hawks haven’t released the results yet but say they expect to announce something today. I’m told it didn’t look good for Hinrich last night but there was more optimism today because he was moving better.
If Hinrich can’t play or is very limited, the Hawks are in serious trouble against the Bulls. I’m assuming they can’t suddenly change their offensive habits to the point where they can score efficiently against the league’s best D. They need Hinrich for scoring, too, because if you are going to be a jump-shooting team it’s best to send out as many jump shooters as possible, especially one capable of getting his own.
So it seems Atlanta’s best chance in this series is to play rugged defense and pull out some grinding games. They did that against the Magic but the Dwight Defense is null against Chicago, which plays through D-Rose instead of the post. Among Atlanta’s guards, Hinrich is their best chance to slow D-Rose–if not by staying in front of him, then by going under screens and then recovering to challenge his (so-so) jump shot. As Hinrich showed during the Orlando series, he’s pretty good at that.
Hinrich’s availability is so crucial, in fact, that L.D. and his staff couldn’t really make a lot of decisions on their game plans today because they didn’t know if they’d have Hinrich.
“It certainly changes things,” Drew said. “Hopefully he will be able to go but if he’s not we will have to make an adjustment. Not knowing what we will do at that point, we will talk about it as a staff and then make a decision. We are looking at matchups to see what will work best for us and not really knowing if Kirk can go, can’t go, play some or can’t play at all—a lot of that will change things.”
If Hinrich can’t play or is ineffective, the other options to defend Rose are Teague, J.J., Jamal, and Damien.
L.D. hasn’t put much trust in Teague all season and now would be asking him to guard the best offensive point guard in the league.
“We’ve been talking to Teague already, getting his mind prepared,” Jamal said. “He understands the challenge at hand. I think he’s prepared himself for the opportunity. I think he got a little down when he was not paying as much. Sometimes things work out in strange ways. Now he gets his change to play.”
J.J. doesn’t like checking points and has proven to be effective at it only in small stretches. Plus the Hawks are going to need all the points they can get and tasking J.J. with chasing Rose through screens and also carrying his usual offensive burden is a lot to ask.
“I am sure through course of the series he will spend time on [Rose],” Drew said. “There is a high probability a few guys will see time on him. [The Bulls] put you in a situation where they do force you to switch. Joe has guarded point guards before; he’s comfortable defending point guards. Hopefully it won’t be much. I’d like to keep him off of him.”
Damien generally has fared better against opponents he can body up rather than those who require quick feet. Jamal had his moments playing acceptable team defense against the Magic but clearly this is not an assignment for him.
The pick-and-roll alignment the Hawks used against Jameer and the Magic probably doesn’t make sense. Noah isn’t a big threat on the roll–he’s scored 1.09 points per possession, according to Synergy Sports Technology, but only had 61 attempts. Rose is generally less concerned with kicking out to 3-point shooters than with getting to the basket for scores (he was third among point guards in field-goals per game at the rim with 3.8 and averaged five against the Hawks) or drawing fouls (.35 free-throw rate overall, .32 against the Hawks).
And, anyway, Rose has been much more efficient scoring in isolation (1.09 points per possession, ranked No. 4 in the league) than on screen-rolls (.87 ppp, ranked 45th). It could get ugly for the Hawks if the Bulls clear out for Rose and an Atlanta guard is forced to defend him in space.
There’s some sentiment in the Hawks’ locker room to play a zone against the Bulls. Good luck keeping the Bulls off the glass with that strategy. They were the fourth-best offensive rebounding team this season and they hammered the Hawks on the board in all three meetings this season.
“We have to come up with a game plan to try to slow down the potential MVP,” L.D. said. “It won’t be an easy job; it’s going to be tough. He’s seen probably every conceivable defense there is. One guy won’t do it. It will take a total team effort.”
True, but that effort would appear to be doomed without Hinrich.
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425 comments Add your comment
JeJe
April 30th, 2011
3:47 pm
MY PLAN WAS TO START TEAGUE NEXT TO HINRICH VS. CHICAGO
NOW MY PLAN IS TO START TEAGUE AT POINT GUARD
FREE TEAGUE
JeJe
April 30th, 2011
3:48 pm
GIVE TEAGUE MAJOR MINUTES
HINRICH SHOULD BE TALKING TO TEAGUE 8 HOURS A DAY ABOUT HOW TO GUARD ROSE BEFORE MONDAY
Wink
April 30th, 2011
3:55 pm
Grand Dad
Joe is a self check…pounds the rock for 20 seconds…the shoots fade away or pass to Josh at 3 point line with short clock!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 30th, 2011
4:17 pm
“i to clicked onto the virus from the post under the name of Najeh”
Which link is giving y’all the virus? If it’s BSO I’ll stop linking them, but like I said I didn’t get any viruses from either of those links.
ag
April 30th, 2011
4:25 pm
If JT starts, LD needs to let the kid play. Not like when he started against Denver and played about 15 minutes. IF he plays 30 minutes per game the Hawks will win the series. If he plays at least 40 minutes, the Hawks will surely win. He has played at least 40 minutes twice and his career and each time gave the Hawks big games. He need to shoot at least 15 shots, and making 6 we will be okay. If he makes at least 6 fgs, he will average about 18-20 ppg because he will be at the line. The strategy is Plan A – run, Plan B run, and if Plan B does not work, go to plan A – run. The more the Hawks set up on offense the worst they will be. All that running will not be good for Rose’s ankle.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 30th, 2011
4:29 pm
“i could debate this point with facts and observations but since it’s not debatable, what’s the use?”
Since you bring it up though, could you do a comparison of PG defense for this team using Synergy or whatever? How do the stats say Kirk, Teague, Jamal, Joe, and for that matter Bibby stack up against each other when it comes to defending point guards in general and Rose in particular? My observation agrees with Booo that Teague, at least when he has played significant minutes with the starters, has defended better than Kirk more consistently, but his defensive performance seems to fall off when he’s in with the reserves or in garbage time which presumably is a significant chunk of his minutes.
ag
April 30th, 2011
4:33 pm
The Game Has Changed
April 30th, 2011
10:46 am
@Wordlwide Clyde- I think we need to change the whole entire game plan and go on the attack. I say start PG-Joe SG-Marvin SF-Smoove PF-Horford C-Collins. We need to keep Rose occupied on the other end of the court. Make him play some D on Joe or Marvin. They can both shoot over him or either post him up. Posting would be better. That way he would only be able to start the break underneath our basket on a rebound. This would also put him in foul trouble
U r an idiot!. Marvin could not even post up Jameer! I hate to say it, but I think that is the lineup LD will roll with. If so Hawks lose in 5.
JeJe
April 30th, 2011
4:38 pm
LET TEAGUE AND DAMIEN PLAY
HORFORD PLEASE SHOW UP
JeJe
April 30th, 2011
4:38 pm
Joe played less minutes this year than any other year with the Hawks. Also only went 6 games in Rd 1. He should have fresh legs to guard D.Rose. He also was meant to be our PG when we signed him 6 years ago
Adam
April 30th, 2011
5:16 pm
It doesn’t matter if Hinrich plays or not, first of all they need him at 100% to even stand a chance and that is not going to happen. Without him the Hawks will be very lucky if this goes to six games….
The Game Has Changed
April 30th, 2011
5:18 pm
@JeJe-How far does Drew has to go this year in the playoffs to meet your approval?
The Game Has Changed
April 30th, 2011
5:19 pm
Some of yall talking like Hinrich is our “White Saviour”. Give me a break
KD
April 30th, 2011
5:53 pm
That’s too bad. I was looking forward to him defending Rose. I was assuming that he would step up to the challenge and defen him pretty well. Will Teague be trusted to run point and defend Rose? Time will tell.
Ant banks
April 30th, 2011
6:06 pm
Jus brought playoff tix for rest of playoffs. Hawks will play boston in ecf. The arena will be sick wit it. Will beat the bulls in 6
The Real Mandingo
April 30th, 2011
6:28 pm
I’m beginning to second guess my call on starting Twin @ the Center position. I don’t trust Twin in trying to box out Noah on the boards. Noah can be a monster on the offensive glass. You know, when he (Noah) gets those offensive putbacks and displays a lot of emotion thereafter, this really hypes up the Chicago crowd which could powerfully and negatively impact the Hawks’ psyche and confidence. Once the Hawks’ confidence is shattered, lethargy sets in and that usually spells a trip to Blowout City for the Hawks. I guess the best option is to start either Marvin or JT at one of the guard spots if Hinrich is unavailable.
Question To All:
In your opinion, how many games do the Hawks win this (past regular season) year with Lionel Hollins as the head coach and what seed/position do the Hawks, if any, heading into the playoffs?
The Real Mandingo
April 30th, 2011
6:33 pm
That should read “…what seed/position do the Hawks ‘get’, if any, heading into the playoffs?”
You Cant stop the bullies!
April 30th, 2011
6:38 pm
The faster hawks fans stop dreaming the faster u all can get over this major loss…haha the bulls are taking this easy series ..end of story
Slimjr
April 30th, 2011
6:41 pm
Larry you need to get something check out.Its on top of your shoulders and shaped like a boulder……..
Deng will destroy Marvin.. Marvin would have to split his butt in two to defend Deng…LOL
I got Jokes….lol
Slimjr
April 30th, 2011
6:52 pm
Hey Marvin , drop down and give 35 pushups, then run a mile around this Gym today, tomorrow, and for the forseeable future…
Ah yes imho, Teague is by far our best defender at the poa(point of attack)..See you tube…
Come on mookie Jr save us from LARRY LARRY LARRY……
Slimjr
April 30th, 2011
6:55 pm
Hawks in 6.The will take game 1,not steal, take game 1!!! Cause they are real ballers….
superiorblogman
April 30th, 2011
7:46 pm
As long as we do not start Marvin Williams we will be fine. Marvin and Josh are both 2 inconsistent at doing anything well to be on the same court for long stretches. The former starter lineup should be dead by now. On the other hand, I am pretty sure that LD is too stupid to realize what a bad lineup that is. Marvin is not going to work at SG either because he can’t take advantage of his size you see how Jameer stripped him consistently in mismatches last series. Rick Sund or the new GM is going to have to find a way to get rid of Marvin or he will keep finding his way into the starting lineup.
PG Crawford (I know he isn’t a PG and will get ate alive on D)
SG Joe
SFJosh
PF Al
C Collins
Depth
Marvin
Teague
Zaza
Damien
Or
PG Teague
SG Joe
SF Josh
PF Al
C Zaza
Depth
Jamal
Marvin
Collins
Damien
But no way should Marvin be starting along side Josh. That’s starting 2 wild card type players since neither are consistent at doing anything good.
brigadierjerry
April 30th, 2011
7:51 pm
HawksPRGuy AT/HawksPRGuy
“Guys will have to step up,” Drew continued. “Jeff (Teague) will have to be ready. Marvin (Williams) hadn’t played starters minutes of late, but he gave us a great performance in Game 6.”
HawksPRGuy AT/HawksPRGuy
“I believe in his ability,” said Drew of Jeff Teague. “It’s a matter of getting it out of him all the time.”
HawksPRGuy AT/HawksPRGuy
“No one’s going to be able to stop him,” sad Drew of Derrick Rose, “we have to have a good plan of containing him.”. #Hawks #NBAPlayoffs
McGrawDHBulls Mike McGraw
Interesting note about Hawks: Jeff Teague, possible PG replacement for Hinrich, played 9 minutes total in Orlando series.
Gives the clue that Collins is not starting. Marvin Williams will start as expected and it’s looking like Teague will start for Hinrich.
Teague
Johnson
Williams
Smith
Horford
Not sure I like that starting lineup. I would rather have Marvin come off the bench
superiorblogman
April 30th, 2011
7:55 pm
Gives the clue that Collins is not starting. Marvin Williams will start as expected and it’s looking like Teague will start for Hinrich.
Teague
Johnson
Williams
Smith
Horford
Not sure I like that starting lineup. I would rather have Marvin come off the bench
Where are you getting this from? We are done if Marvin is starting
drmaryb (*_-)
April 30th, 2011
8:06 pm
Breaking News! Ta Dah …
Allegedly, NATO has conducted an Air Raid on Mommar Ghadafi’s youngest son, Saif’s private residence. Allegedly, Ghadafi’s son, Saif and his three grand children were killed today.
This story has yet to be confirmed, however, the uprisers in Tripoli, Libya
are celebrating in the streets. I can not ascertain if the grand children arer that of Saif or Mommar. Allegedly, Mommar and his Wife have narrowly escaped their death.
_______________
What does any of this have to do with Hawks Basketball, you might ask?
Answer: Nothing.
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Speaking of Hawk’s Basketball, the loss of Kirk Hinrich for the post season is horrible. Can or will the Hawks overcome? Probably not, however, what really are the chances of the Hawks winning a title this year?
Answer: nullified, with or without Kirk. Oh well, that’s my Hawks.
That is RealTalk – right there. So, let’s just enjoy the games and have some fun. These games are erected to take our minds off of what is really important – human life.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 30th, 2011
8:14 pm
What does Kirk’s skin color have to do with anything?
I’m confused.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 30th, 2011
8:16 pm
If someone saves your life? Do you really care what color they are?
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In response to the Great White Savior commenter. Hugh?
brigadierjerry
April 30th, 2011
8:19 pm
drmaryb whats up?How are you?What are your thoughts on the series coming up
superiorblogman
April 30th, 2011
8:22 pm
I like Kirk but in all fairness he has been treated like the great white savior on these boards and I could care less about his skin color, but if you listen to people on these boards, words like IQ started getting thrown around when Kirk became a Hawk and if you ask them he is our only high IQ player when people like Jason Collins went to Stanford and would not even be in the league if it was not for his smart position defense. Not to mention Joe played with guys like Nash who you have to learn things from that increase your basketball IQ. I don’t care about his skin but a lot of people on sites like this do. That’s why they swore he was a great move when he really wasn’t and when he was not even looking like it during the regular season.
Scott
April 30th, 2011
8:26 pm
KH isn’t a game changer and the Hawks will be fine. They’re losing 10pts, 2assts, 2rebounds and 1steal per game with KH being hurt! Now if Crawford or Smith get injured it’s time to Panick!
drmaryb (*_-)
April 30th, 2011
8:30 pm
Round 2!
brigadierjerry! What’s up my friend?
My thoughts are measured. If! The Hawks come out and compete hard for 48 minutes each game, they can absolutely win this series.
It is entirely up to the Hawks.
Win or lose, I just hope they compete. Injuries are an unfortunate part of the game. Perkins go down in game 6 last season and they lose game 7 to LA. Would they have won the Title if Perkins had not gone down?
Maybe, maybe not. We will never know. If the Hawks advance to the ECF? That will be our Super Bowl right there. We don’t garner enough talent to take down OKC nor Lakers. We could possibly defeat all the obstacles in the East. (with tongue in cheek)
_________________
brigadierjerry, if I’m nothing? I’m real.
Sleepy
April 30th, 2011
8:32 pm
I have to say I agree with SuperiorBlogman on this one .
Marvin should not be starting
You are essentially starting 3 guys who you cant depend on in Marvin,Josh,and Teague in hopes of trying to win a playoff series .
This is the worst possible move that you could do for opening a series on the road.
You save that type of stuff for a home game .
Slimjr
April 30th, 2011
8:44 pm
LARRY LARRY LARRY???????
What are you doing man????
I told you to stop taking calls from the godfather, chief gangsta himself!! Let him hear voice mail…
Tell him you were in the bathroom reading the paper or somethin….GEE WIZZZZZZ……………
Slimjr
April 30th, 2011
8:49 pm
Marvin, you need a membership to LA Fitness to put on some muscles and work on your one dimensional game this summer.You cant have munchkins embarrassing you like that on the block!!!!!
brigadierjerry
April 30th, 2011
8:50 pm
Regardless of what happens this series for the Hawks where do they go as far as moves going forward?I know a lot depends on what the CBA looks like. Drew will be back. He did that getting past the first round. Does anyone see them trying to make a move for Dwight?I get the impression Josh Smith will try to be moved. It seems a lot of fans have fallen out of favor with his play lately. I also think Marvin probably needs a change of teams.
Honestly where are the Hawks going forward? They dont have a lot of capspace and I dont get the impression they are going to go over the cap. 2nd round is nice and if they get to ECF that would be great but you get to a point in time where you want to see more. How many times you go through with a team first making it to first round great then second round then ECF and then maybe a finals then a chance to win a championship. I am at the point with the Hawks they need to get to a Finals with a chance to win a championship. Been through the late 70’s early 80’s with Nique 90’s Blaylock Smith Mutumbo. Looking for more. I am not saying i am expecting the hawks to make deep postseason runs like the Lakers do, but is it too much to ask for them to have a run like Pistons in the mid 2000’s or even the Nets when they went back to back to the Finals
drmaryb (*_-)
April 30th, 2011
8:51 pm
Superior
I hadn’t noticed the correlation of skin color and IQ comments.
Now that you mention this, I see your point.
Hey white people! (and IDK which of the bloggers are white), knock it off!
IQ has absolutely nothing to do with skin color! Keep your comments confined to the skills levels. All the basketball players are intelligent.
Dennis Rodman was one of the most intelligent basketball players to ever lace them up. Yeah, he was crazy as hell, but never dumb/stupid or whatever you would have called him, low IQ or otherwise.
So, knock it off!
brigadierjerry
April 30th, 2011
8:54 pm
drmaryb,
I agree with you. Just would like to see the effort. Yes injuries are part of the game. Does this series coming up remind you of the 1996-97series Bulls vs Hawks with Blaylock, Mutumbo, Laetner, Smith?Remember Alan Henderson?I was never a big fan of his back in the day. He was always hurt. I think that game 4 where the Bulls won was the last game at the Omni if I am not mistaken.
Slimjr
April 30th, 2011
8:57 pm
legend has it wbuya scored a 91 on his IQ test, 2 DUI’s,2 bankruptcies,a drug possession…et al
And became the most powerful man on tv……..enough said…
brigadierjerry
April 30th, 2011
8:57 pm
superior,
You bring up an interesting point. I have seen this a lot in all of the major sports of iq and skin color but I think a lot of it mostly applies to basketball and to a lesser extent football. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other. Minority cant be quarterbacks and players who have great athleticism arent smart. Stupid talk
Slimjr
April 30th, 2011
8:59 pm
Dont worry be happy!!!
drmaryb (*_-)
April 30th, 2011
9:01 pm
brigadierjerry
Oh Yeah! ‘94 … Old memories. I was there.
HINDU! Somebody had a voo-doo doll losaded wtih stick pins of this guy.
He wore the nicest suits and drove the prettiest drop-top Bentley I ever saw. Such fond memories.
Do you recall Adam Keefe? #6 Pick I think, we all booed when he was selected. Many, many bad draft picks around these parts!
Too many to count. Where is Jimmy Johnson when you need him?
brigadierjerry
April 30th, 2011
9:12 pm
drmaryb,
Adam Keefe terrible pick Doug Edwards, how bout Eldrige Recasner but you know what drmaryb?No one ever talks about the terrible Steve Smith Rider trade what a terrible trade that was.
Alan seems like a nice guy but he was made of glass. I believe if they had kept Smith Blaylock and Mutumbo and Jordan only played till 98, The Hawks would had a chance to get to the Finals. Look at the Atlanta Hawks draft history since 1990. Some rough picks!!
2009 1 17 Teague, JeffJeff Teague Wake Forest University
2007 1 3 Horford, AlAl Horford University of Florida
2007 1 11 Law, AcieAcie Law Texas A&M University
2006 1 5 Williams, SheldenShelden Williams Duke University
2006 2 33 Jones, SolomonSolomon Jones University of South Florida
2005 1 2 Williams, MarvinMarvin Williams University of North Carolina
2005 2 31 Stoudamire, SalimSalim Stoudamire University of Arizona
2005 2 59 Akyol, CenkCenk Akyol
2004 1 6 Childress, JoshJosh Childress Stanford University
2004 1 17 Smith, JoshJosh Smith
2004 2 34 Smith, DontaDonta Smith Southeastern Illinois College
2004 2 37 Ivey, RoyalRoyal Ivey University of Texas at Austin
2004 2 42 Sanikidze, ViktorViktor Sanikidze
2003 1 21 Diaw, BorisBoris Diaw
2003 2 37 Hansen, TravisTravis Hansen Brigham Young University
2002 2 36 Andersen, DavidDavid Andersen
2001 1 3 Gasol, PauPau Gasol
2001 2 33 Morris, TerenceTerence Morris University of Maryland
2000 1 6 Johnson, DerMarrDerMarr Johnson University of Cincinnati
2000 2 40 Möttölä, HannoHanno Möttölä University of Utah
2000 2 57 Penn, ScoonieScoonie Penn Ohio State University
1999 1 10 Terry, JasonJason Terry University of Arizona
1999 1 17 Bowdler, CalCal Bowdler Old Dominion University
1999 1 20 Glover, DionDion Glover Georgia Institute of Technology
1999 1 27 Jones, JumaineJumaine Jones University of Georgia
1998 1 20 McLeod, RoshownRoshown McLeod Duke University
1998 2 49 Carr, CoryCory Carr Texas Tech University
1997 1 22 Gray, EdEd Gray University of California
1997 2 49 Digbeu, AlainAlain Digbeu
1997 2 50 Crawford, ChrisChris Crawford Marquette University
1996 1 28 Lauderdale, PriestPriest Lauderdale Central State University
1995 1 16 Henderson, AlanAlan Henderson Indiana University
1995 2 42 Boyce, DonnieDonnie Boyce University of Colorado
1995 2 45 Brown, TroyTroy Brown Providence College
1995 2 57 Martin, CuonzoCuonzo Martin Purdue University
1994 2 34 Nickerson, GaylonGaylon Nickerson Northwestern Oklahoma State University
1993 1 15 Edwards, DougDoug Edwards Florida State University
1993 2 40 Manning, RichRich Manning University of Washington
1992 1 10 Keefe, AdamAdam Keefe Stanford University
1992 2 38 Bennett, ElmerElmer Bennett University of Notre Dame
1991 1 9 Augmon, StaceyStacey Augmon University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1991 1 15 Avent, AnthonyAnthony Avent Seton Hall University
1991 2 30 Monroe, RodneyRodney Monroe North Carolina State University
1990 1 10 Robinson, RumealRumeal Robinson University of Michigan
Slimjr
April 30th, 2011
9:15 pm
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^That #2 lottery pick in 2005 was the worst of em all!!!!!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Slimjr
April 30th, 2011
9:19 pm
1985, passed on Charles Barkley for Jon Contract……….
1978 traded draft rights for David Thompson
1976 gave up on Julius Erving….
NUNNA!!
April 30th, 2011
9:22 pm
While we on it,i seen it a lot too..
They (tv play by play teams) would always say about the white player,”ohh he’s a hard worker”,or “he is a smart player”(like the alabama qb who the jets drafted today),and a lot of times those comments would be followed after they would say,”he may not be the most gifted or the fastest athlete but”,and then those 2 earliers quotes would follow..
“What they mean is,he may not be black and fast but”………..
Im tired of hearing it too..If thats what they really mean then they should say it..
I guess they think that just because u are fast and u can avoid tackles or dribble the ball and run and dunk it that it takes no intelligence at all??!!!
Well,it takes concentration,it takes seeing a play before it happens to avoid a tackle or the ball being stripped..It takes thinking just as fast as u are playing..Hard work is all those years in the backyard playing with your dad and fams and neighborhood friends..
Then playing at the boys club,school playground or rec center..
Then actually playing on a team at an early age..
Then a lot of running,jumping and not knowing it but putting muscles on your body..
All while being a student of the game and a student in school as well..
U think J-Smoove is not smart in what he does? Timing his blocks,measuring the speed of a player,his distance from Smoove and how fast and high that smoove has to run and jump to block that shot???
Give me a break
northcyde
April 30th, 2011
9:23 pm
Najeh . . it’s an extremely small sample size ( only 13 minutes ), but here is what Rose did against Teague, when Teague was on the court. These numbers are per-36 minutes:
13.8 ppg
5.5 rebs
11.1 asst
14% FG
33% 3FG
Rose was 1 – 7 FG and 1 – 3 3FG when Teague was in the game. He missed 3 midrange shots and one shot at the rim.
Now of course Teague isn’t going to hold Rose to 14% shooting, but it is an indication that he could give Rose some trouble in short stretches. Maybe instead of 14% shooting, he could hold him to 33% shooting, or somewhere along those lines.
It would be interesting to see if a combination of Teague and JJ harrassing Rose out on the perimeter on a double team, could bother Rose and force a few turnovers.
JeJe
April 30th, 2011
9:29 pm
The Game Has Changed,
We have been swept [EMBARRASSED] 2 years a row in the 2nd round.
Anything less than a tough 6 or 7 game series, or probably ECF, I willl consider a colossal failure.
HOW MANY MORE YEARS DO WE HAVE TO BE ELIMINATED FROM RD 2 BEFORE WE MAKE CHANGES?
FIRE LD
northcyde
April 30th, 2011
9:30 pm
And the fact that he only got to the rim one time, and only got to the line 5.5 times per 36 minutes, ( which equals one free throw every 6.5 minutes ) . . means that he also only shot 2 FTs while Teague was guarding him.
Like I said . . it’s a small sample size. But it is an indication that he may be able to hold his own a little bit against Rose.
Drew would be silly to not try Teague against Rose. And if he’s going to play, I’d rather him play with the Starters, than with the reserves.
NUNNA!!
April 30th, 2011
9:31 pm
Now on the KH thing..
I don’t understand why the players on the team don’t put the ball in his hands when they rebound..
I see him holding his hands out and asking for the ball but Al,Smoove,Joe would all run with the ball and start the fast break or they would give the ball to Jamaal..
Am i the only one who see’s this?? Probably not..
I think these guys have some kind of secret loyalty to bibby..
JeJe
April 30th, 2011
9:33 pm
Nick Van Exel,
MAKE SURE TEAGUE IS A WARRIOR OUT THERE. PISS ME OFF. MAKE HIM ANGRY
TEAGUE, PLAY WITH A CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER. THIS IS YOUR TIME, FAM
JeJe
April 30th, 2011
9:45 pm
NUNNA I agree
Especially JOsh
That genius dribbles up the ball while Kirk begs for it
Kirk >>>>>>>>>> Bibby
Bibby CAN’T EVEN MAKE SHOTS WITH 3 ALL STARS ON HIS TEAM, AND 2 OF THE 3 BEST PLAYERS IN THE NBA
BIBBY = GARBAGE