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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northcyde
May 1st, 2011
5:06 pm
I wouldn’t mind that at all JeJe. If Drew still wants to stay big, put Zaza in the middle and let him battle with Noah for a while. See if he can get under Joakim’s skin, while getting rebounds in the process.
ant banks
May 1st, 2011
5:10 pm
HELP!!!
PLEASE EXPLAIN THE VARYING DEGREES OF PLAYER READINESS FOR GAMES:
probable
questionable
doubtful
these all seem synonymous to me…
brigadierjerry
May 1st, 2011
5:12 pm
Good win by Memphis. I have watched them a lot the past year and a half. The thing with them when you have two inside guys like that and play defense and have a solid point guard, ut can really makes a difference. . I think they play better without Gay. Vasquez is a good point guard and Conley the way he play reminds me a lot of Kenny Anderson. I liked him at Ohip State. Looking at Memphis and Oklahoma City those teams will be the future teams of the West while I think the Heat Bulls and to a lesser extent Hawks, Knicks Pacers, Philly will be the next teams in the east battling for the next 4-5 years. I dont count the Lakers or Celtics because they are on the downside of their championship runs
northcyde
May 1st, 2011
5:26 pm
Grandad . . you’ve watched much more basketball than I have. You got to see a player that I’ve only get to see on youtube. And that’s the great Bill Russell.
You think Bill Russell would be cool with letting his man dominate him on the boards, even when he puts a body on him? How about Wilt? How about Moses Malone? Shoot . . how about Dennis Rodman?
To say that defensive rebounds have no merit in the convo is just false. If Collins boxes his man out, and that prevents him from getting the rebound, that means that some other player should be gobbling up the board.
And maybe, just maybe, we get an offensive board because Collins successfully prevents Bynum from getting to that rebound. But in that game, that obviously wasn’t the case.
Slimjr
May 1st, 2011
5:35 pm
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BILLY KNIGHT
May 1st, 2011
5:37 pm
northcyde Collins is the reason the hawks beat magic, with out collins the series would be over, plus why are you arguing about collins when the guy is the big body defender in the paint who makes a different on defense.
J from the A
May 1st, 2011
5:39 pm
I’m sure you guys have caught MC’s tweet, but just in case you haven’t:
“Drew says he’s yet to settle on GM 1 lineup. Teague and Crawford both have practiced as No. 1 PG. #Hawks #Bulls”
northcyde
May 1st, 2011
5:40 pm
Brig . . the Lakers and Celtics will always be able to acquire the star type players though. I could easily see the Lakers acquiring a Chris Paul or Dwight Howard, because they have an asset in Bynum that they can trade to a team that could potentially lose their star player for nothing.
If you’re the Lakers for example, you’d tell Orlando that Bynum or Gasol can be had in a sign and trade for Howard ( especially if it is believed that he won’t re-sign with the Illusion .. aka the Magic ). If you’re the Magic, how could you turn that down? Instead of losing Howard for nothing, you gain a Gasol or Bynum? To make the numbers work, maybe you throw in a Ron Artest.
Either way, the Lakers would be set for the next 3 – 4 years. You’d still have Kobe, who may still be playing at an all-star level 4 years from now, and you add a frontline beast in Howard. Even if Kobe is the complimentary player by that point, the Lakers would be a factor.
Or you could make that same type of deal with New Orleans, and acquire Chris Paul.
In Boston’s case, they have a tremendous expiring contract in Garnett next year ( 21.2 million ). And Ray Allen’s deal expires next year too ( 10 million ). So if Orlando wanted significant cap relief, they could trade a number of their players to the Celtics ( including Howard ), and rebuild. If Boston fails, look for KG to be moved to a team wanting cap relief, and the Celtics receiving a dang good player in return.
In my opinion, Boston nor LA are going anywhere anytime soon. They will simply reload. Both teams have too many tradeable assets that they can use.
Grandad
May 1st, 2011
5:42 pm
northcyde
If a player is on offense;
how is he supposed to box-out a player who’s on defense?
That’s all I’m saying.
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Time inject a bit of humor, what say ?
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The five senses are:
horse sense
concupiscence
common sense
innocence
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nonsense
If you could Only pick one which would You choose ?
* I [no doubt] would pick concupiscence !
BILLY KNIGHT
May 1st, 2011
5:44 pm
Collins may have started 10 games all year and the hawks did good when he started, HORFORD, JOSH, is just to small to defend the paint thats why the hawks was rank 27th in rebounding because of the smallish line up, last year in the playoffs agianst the magic horford look like he wanted no part of dwight and it showed because all of dwight point where dunk, and hawks loss by AVG 25 points a game.
Grandad
May 1st, 2011
5:45 pm
_____________________________________
Time *[to] inject a bit of humor, what say ?
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brigadierjerry
May 1st, 2011
5:46 pm
Brig . . the Lakers and Celtics will always be able to acquire the star type players though. I could easily see the Lakers acquiring a Chris Paul or Dwight Howard, because they have an asset in Bynum that they can trade to a team that could potentially lose their star player for nothing.
If you’re the Lakers for example, you’d tell Orlando that Bynum or Gasol can be had in a sign and trade for Howard ( especially if it is believed that he won’t re-sign with the Illusion .. aka the Magic ). If you’re the Magic, how could you turn that down? Instead of losing Howard for nothing, you gain a Gasol or Bynum? To make the numbers work, maybe you throw in a Ron Artest.
Either way, the Lakers would be set for the next 3 – 4 years. You’d still have Kobe, who may still be playing at an all-star level 4 years from now, and you add a frontline beast in Howard. Even if Kobe is the complimentary player by that point, the Lakers would be a factor.
Or you could make that same type of deal with New Orleans, and acquire Chris Paul.
In Boston’s case, they have a tremendous expiring contract in Garnett next year ( 21.2 million ). And Ray Allen’s deal expires next year too ( 10 million ). So if Orlando wanted significant cap relief, they could trade a number of their players to the Celtics ( including Howard ), and rebuild. If Boston fails, look for KG to be moved to a team wanting cap relief, and the Celtics receiving a dang good player in return.
In my opinion, Boston nor LA are going anywhere anytime soon. They will simply reload. Both teams have too many tradeable assets that they can use.
northclyde good points but cant you see okc or memphis if they keep their teams intact and make moves here and there win a title within the next 5 years?What about teams like the Heat or Chicago or even the Knicks if they were to get say CP3?I see you on the Lakers if they get Howard or CP3 but what for argument sake say the Hawks could get Howard?I see Deron staying in NJ cp3 possibly ny i think Chicago is set other than getting a two guard. I am not sure with Boston cause it will be hard to replace Garnet and Allen and even Pierce cause they are on the downside of their careers
Slimjr
May 1st, 2011
5:47 pm
Zebo is unstoppable on the Low block!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Hey AllStar Al, are you watching..Thats how your supposed to be ballin.and need to in order for your team to advance to the ECF…..Yeah you not Joe, You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Mandigo, fyi the longer I live the more lies I uncover…We live in a matrix thats based on a multitude of falsehoods and major suppression of knowledge and technology because our enemy is the Master Liar…….But the good book says all secrets will be revealed!!!!!! Ask your self this, why are we paying $4.12 for a gallon of gas today in Atlanta when our country owns the worlds largest oil reserves???? Our reserves look like the Atlantic Ocean compared to Saudi Arabia…We have 2 reserves holdng at least a 10 thousand year supply of oil to fully fuel the country daily…Welcome to the Matrix man…………………..
northcyde
May 1st, 2011
5:47 pm
BILLY KNIGHT
May 1st, 2011
5:37 pm
northcyde Collins is the reason the hawks beat magic, with out collins the series would be over, plus why are you arguing about collins when the guy is the big body defender in the paint who makes a different on defense.
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Mr. Knight . . nice for you to drop in. But have you been reading anything that I’ve typed about Jason Collins for the last 2 – 3 months? Jason is most effective when he can guard a center that has offense ran through him in the halfcourt. Dwight Howard represents one of those types of players. And while Collins didn’t necessarily stop him, he did do enough to disrupt his game, especially in the turnover department. Collins was definitely needed vs the Illusion.
The Bulls, however, are not the Illusion. And Noah isn’t Howard. Noah is a garbage rebounding collecting big, who is extremely active off of pick and rolls and and run the floor. Unfortunately for us, Jason Collins does not fare well vs those types of players.
Before this season, Horford pretty much had his way with Noah.
LOL @ Paul Pierce’s soft azz. That was not a flagrant foul. That was a foul preventing him from getting the shot up, even if it was from 20 feet away. So does he get suspended for that minor headbutt he gave James Jones, like Zaza did with Richardson?
The Real Mandingo
May 1st, 2011
5:56 pm
Attention: Larry Drew
Whether you win or lose tomorrow, after the post-game presser, please don’t use the word/term “irregardless” when answering questions, making points or providing comments. “Irregardless” is a non-standard English term and considered a poor choice word. The term “irregardless” is also deemed as redundant and is usually used to express emphasis.(Technically, the word, “irregardless,” does not exist.) You remind me of Sarah Palin and her use of the term “refudiate” (a vulgar portmanteau [word] of “refute” and “repudiate”). Please use either the terms “irrespective” or “regardless.” I am not a grammarian, I do not possess a Ph.D., in English, and I am not some self-proclaimed expert in the English language. I make mistakes all the time. Just stop using the term “irregardless.” I want you, LD, to present yourself to the national media as intelligent, knowledg[e]able, educated, qualified, dignified, sophisticated and not as some token hire. Maybe at the end of this year’s Hawks’ playoff run, the powers-that-be may officially admit “irregardless” to the English language like, I think, they (officially or unofficially) admitted “refudiate” for Sarah Palin. (LOL)
Slimjr
May 1st, 2011
5:57 pm
Yeah Allstar AL got punked against Dwight last year and would have again if Larry did not make the switch..Allstar Al had publicly stated his natural position is PF and that he is not as big as his daddy…
Poor Al! Cut the Sh-t and play ball dude!!!!!!!! Your big azz is on TNT, dont embarrass our City tomorrow night dude……………..Tear down the freaking RIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dude if I were your coach I have you crying for mercy..
Drop down and give us 50 pushups and run around this Gym for a mile, today, tomorrow, and the foreseeable future………………………..
Slimjr
May 1st, 2011
6:03 pm
Hey Billy Knight, the self proclaimed “BasketBall Expert”, go take a swim in the Atlantic. I hear Jaws is looking for men like you……You big Dummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Worst GM in Hawks HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
northcyde
May 1st, 2011
6:12 pm
@ Grandad . . . it’s kind of hard to argue against physical evidence, isn’t it? The great offensive rebounders that have every played in the NBA have found a way to box out a defensive player, and get an offensive rebound . . or prevent that defensive player from getting the rebound.
Rebounding is one of the biggest issues we have as a team, both on the offensive and defensive end. It wasn’t a coincidence that we won Game 6, when we gathered 14 offensive rebounds. Rebounding was the difference in Memphis beating San Antonio, and winning Game 1 today in Oklahoma City.
Players who are on offense box out players who are on defense all the time, especially when they desire to get the offensive rebound. And that’s the major issue with Noah . . because he will consistently do this when the Bulls are on offense. And when he is on defense, he’ll be all over the boards.
Great rebounders tend to play the same way on both ends of the floor. And I would think that a player who fundamentally boxes out on one end, would do the same thing on the other end, especially when no offense is being run through him.
drmaryb (*_-)
May 1st, 2011
6:16 pm
The Real Mandingo!
That word, or shall we say, non-word “irregardless” drives you over the edge, much like the abuse of the word “consistant” being consistently misspelled drives me to the brink of a nervous break down.
Word – Up!
LOL
JeJe
May 1st, 2011
6:17 pm
DELONTE AT THE FT LINE WITH LEBRON LOOKING AT HIM. LOL
JeJe
May 1st, 2011
6:19 pm
BIBBY WITH 3 POINTS IN 21 MINUTES
WOW WHAT A FACTOR
brigadierjerry
May 1st, 2011
6:21 pm
I would feel better if the Hawks had a player that is a banger rebounder type like a Reggie Evans or Kevin Love or going back Wes Unseld, Dave Cowens, Oakley, Michael Cage type player. Horford or Smith or going to have to crash the boards and average over 11 rebounds a game because this series will be won in the trenches
Slimjr
May 1st, 2011
6:22 pm
Hey drmary, JeJe been looking for ya??????LOL
Shes back JeJe!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wabe
May 1st, 2011
6:24 pm
I’ll go ahead and say this.
And this isn’t a cop out.
But, Drew’s gonna plug a 2nd year PG into the lineup for some of the biggest games this year for Hawks when he’s shown no trust in him all season. So now, if Teague doesn’t perform up to everybody’s standards, I can already see people coming out bashing the kid. But remember, before you bash Teague, bash coach for not giving this kid enough PT to prepare for a moment like this.
But, I’m optimistic Teague will be better than most might think. He might not give you the jumpers Hinrich can, but he’ll most surely add other elements to the offense with his ability to penetrate and also possibly kick our transition game up a notch.
We’ll see.
Free Jeff Teague
Slimjr
May 1st, 2011
6:25 pm
“DELONTE AT THE FT LINE WITH LEBRON”
His Future Step Daddy?…Wow……
Rip: Phebe Snow…. “I am the poetry Man.I make things alright!”
Sleepy
May 1st, 2011
6:27 pm
Wabe its not Drew responsibility to teach Teague how to be a PG .
This is the pros to blame Drew for Teagues inconsistency is is crazy .
drmaryb (*_-)
May 1st, 2011
6:29 pm
JeJe
In the tunnel, LeBron probably said, “We won” and DeLonte retorts,
“Yo Mamma … Didn’t say that last night!”
Slimjr
May 1st, 2011
6:30 pm
Give me two months to work with teague on his J.He’ll have one of the best in the league!!!!!
Grandad
May 1st, 2011
6:36 pm
northcyde
The most amazing thing about today’s players
[you alluded to Russell & Chamberlain]
is the sissyfication of the players. Period.
In the olden days, there was more finesse,
yet the players were tougher and more hard nosed.
(sounds like a paradox)
Todays players are buffed up & puffed up.
Bigger, stronger, louder, trashier talking, &
look at…me…me…me…!
Today’s game is more one on one,
Iso-JoeSchmoe, or pick & roll. (2 man game)
Used to be team, 5 man weave, feed the post,
every team had a Center, every team Could screen
and Would cut.
Each team had two guards but no two-guards or point-guards.
Best of all – officials were rarely noticed.
definition of a good ref = you don’t realize they’re there.
Stern was unheard of.
Players didn’t whine. (it would have been considered unmanly)
Those times predated “Jordan Rules” (Wade, LbJ, et al)
They had names like;
Pogo, Cooz, Frosty, Bevo, Googs, Hap, Butterbean, & Slats.
Thanks nc for prompting my little romp with nostalgia.
drmaryb (*_-)
May 1st, 2011
6:41 pm
“WHERE ARE ALL THE DIEHARDS LIKE DRMARYB”
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I’m lurking in the wings and, then Wham-Bam! I pop out,
like a thief in the night. LOL!
Gotta’ get my mind right JeJe for Monday night. I will be on here raising hell, when them refs blow the whistle and make bad calls.
That’s one thing we can all count on is the bad whistles and no calls.
brigadierjerry
May 1st, 2011
6:42 pm
The most amazing thing about today’s players
[you alluded to Russell & Chamberlain]
is the sissyfication of the players. Period.
In the olden days, there was more finesse,
yet the players were tougher and more hard nosed.
(sounds like a paradox)
Todays players are buffed up & puffed up.
Bigger, stronger, louder, trashier talking, &
look at…me…me…me…!
Today’s game is more one on one,
Iso-JoeSchmoe, or pick & roll. (2 man game)
Used to be team, 5 man weave, feed the post,
every team had a Center, every team Could screen
and Would cut.
Each team had two guards but no two-guards or point-guards.
Best of all – officials were rarely noticed.
definition of a good ref = you don’t realize they’re there.
Stern was unheard of.
Players didn’t whine. (it would have been considered unmanly)
Those times predated “Jordan Rules” (Wade, LbJ, et al)
They had names like;
Pogo, Cooz, Frosty, Bevo, Googs, Hap, Butterbean, & Slats.
Thanks nc for prompting my little romp with nostalgia.
Grandad,
You bring up good points you know who brought the iso type of play in the league?Jordan did?I dont fault Jordan that is his style but before him game was much more team oriented. Also kids dont want to be two way players they just care about offense. That is why you dont see any inside players epsecially centers. They want to shoot jump shots and pick and pop. Even if you go back to the 90’s remember all the big man that were inside players. You can count the ones now on your hand and they are really finesse players as big men
The Real Mandingo
May 1st, 2011
6:46 pm
To: drmaryb
You just made my day! Like Larry Blackmon of Cameo said “Word Up is the code word…”
JeJe
May 1st, 2011
6:50 pm
Can’t believe Pierce got ejected for that
Go Celtics
Grandad
May 1st, 2011
6:55 pm
brigadierjerry = Co-[dang]-Sign
Having coached at the HS level,
youngsters (6-8 and up) and I had a bunch,
all saw themselves as small forwards [3's].
You had to almost beat ‘em with a 2 X 4 to
get ‘em in the post.
“But coach, I’m a shooter”
Duncan & Garnett both 7 ftrs. refused to be listed at 7ft.
Both will go down in history as power forwards [4's].
-Why- ?
If Russell were listed as a power forward,
he would clearly be the best of all time.
It baffles me.
Just do it / just play ball / team ball.
drmaryb (*_-)
May 1st, 2011
7:29 pm
The Real Mandingo!
Cameo, Roger Troutman & Zapp, The Dazz Band all opened The Show for:
The Gap Band! at The Bell Auditorium in Augusta, GA
somewhere around 1976 or so. I’ll never forget it because that was my first concert @ age 13. My Mamma let me go there with my big cousins who had driver’s licenses around age 16.
Man, those were the days! Cameo – Alligator Woman!
Where did they get those song names from?
What in the hell is an Alligator Woman? Eeww Wee …
chitown brown
May 1st, 2011
7:31 pm
i thought that NICK VAN EXEL was supposed to be helping TEAGUE get that “inner dog.” the van exel’s obviously have that “inner dog” seeing how the son murdered someone…
chicago in 4 games.
S.A.N.
drmaryb (*_-)
May 1st, 2011
7:39 pm
790 The Zone!
Just left Taco Mac (ate too much and feeling miserable), I hate that.
I heard Spolestra say, “Wade has had a few days of introspective on how the Celtics defend him. They play the best defense on him and Wade has figured how to “crack the code.”
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“Cracked the Code” is a very interesting way of seeing things.
Mr. Johnson needs to sample that idea and stop letting games occur where defenders thwart his entire offensive game in games.
brigadierjerry
May 1st, 2011
7:46 pm
drmaryb,
Cameo, brings back some memories good group. I dont know if you watch the show unsung comes on tvone , they profile artists like those and teena marie, melba moore, donny hataway, mikki howard, heatwave, ojays,. It is a great show. That was when people actually knew how to sing!!
drmaryb (*_-)
May 1st, 2011
7:55 pm
I don’t see what Pierce did wrong to be ejected. Did he say something?
I didn’t see his lips moving. Very bad call and may have cost them a win.
They got it down to 8 with plenty of time left. Were the refs holding a grudge from the previous little head butt? LOL! Trying to be like
the Georgia Boyz:
Evander Holyfield
ZaZa Pachulia
vava74
May 1st, 2011
8:01 pm
northcyde,
Not that I disagree completely from what you say about Collins but doesn’t this prove you wrong?
http://www.nba.com/statscube/team-vs-player.html#Bulls-vs-Jason-Collins|1610612741,2215;season=r
You may have already dispelled the contents of this page, but since I have not been following the blog close, I didn’t notice it.
The stats cube says that with Collins on the floor, CHI rebounds per 48 minutes less than with Collins on the bench.
Collins is obviously not a very good rebounder but he does influence space in the paint. Also, he draws charges like few and not only from bigs.
He looks slower than he in fact is since he beats even small agile players to the spot.
Someone said around here that he should be on the floor when Kurt Thomas is inserted in the game.
Maybe. But against K. Thomas I would prefer to see Etan. Both are slow and rugged and would neutralise one another, so Kurt Thomas would not punk Al as he usually does.
drmaryb (*_-)
May 1st, 2011
8:23 pm
Brigadierjerry
I never saw that show “Unsung” but, I will definitely watch it next time.
I’m watching Terry Crews now. Terry is one lucky dude.
How did he get on? I think it’s his body built with loads of muscles.
What a late bloomer?
Reminds me of Danny Glover, dude got his first role at age 45 years.
Wasn’t Danny washing dishes in LA, when that call came from Spielberg for: The Color Purple?
vava74
May 1st, 2011
8:33 pm
How terrible is LD as an Head Coach?
Listen (read):
“The decision that I have to kind of ponder is whether to disrupt what we do off the bench versus just going back and starting [Crawford],” Drew said. “The last few days, we’ve looked at both situations. The things we’ve done, we’ve used them in the starting lineup and out of the starting lineup.”
With the above he is clearly stating that he will only start Teague not because he has trust in him as a valid replacement for Hinrich BUT ONLY BECAUSE he may not want to disrupt Jamal’s thing off the bench.
Heck, why doesn’t he say out loud in a press conference: I believe that Teague sucks and I prefer to go to war against a PG who is the league’s MVP with a makeshift PG who is unable to guard his own shadow…
brigadierjerry
May 1st, 2011
8:35 pm
you know that is funny i was watching the crews show too. I didnt know they moved to NY. He is one of those actors you dont notice until he becomes somewhat famous. He has been in a lot of movies I am sure you have seen such as Fridays everybody hates chris, the benchwarmers I actually remember him he played in the NFL for about 7-8 years them went to start acting
vava74
May 1st, 2011
8:35 pm
drmaryb,
Terry Crew rocks. His performance on White Chicks was epic!
Worldwide Clyde
May 1st, 2011
8:46 pm
Teague!!!!!!!!!!!!
vava74
May 1st, 2011
8:48 pm
Clyde,
What’s up man? Did you wake from a bad dream?
LD has already said everything with the above: Teague will play little and only as an excuse for Jamal to continue to come off the bench.
vava74
May 1st, 2011
8:50 pm
You can now diversify your business:
Instead of T-shirts exclusively directed at the “fire – whoever is the head coach” marked, you should have “free teague” Ts on the printers already.
drmaryb (*_-)
May 1st, 2011
8:57 pm
VaVa & Brigadierjerry!
Have I been living under a rock? The NFL? Dang! I first saw him on
Everybody Hates Chris … a show I only discovered 10 months ago along with Family Matters. When, these shows first came on, I was in the Clubs and Partying I guess.
I’ve seen every episode of Chris and Erkle just this past 11 months.
Great shows. I am catching up on Sanford & Son and Good Times now.
LOL! But, Terry Crews was in Fridays? Wow! I thought he was a new kid on the block. I love this man’s work. Also, because he looks like an average Joe and drives a Toyota Prius. Nice and sensible guy.
Classy not Flashy.
Thanks for schooling me.
Hey yall, I just can’t talk Hawks right now.
I’m burned out on it. Waiting for Round 2, I’m Collins and Teagued out maane.
drmaryb (*_-)
May 1st, 2011
9:03 pm
Royal Burger!
I don’t give a damn about that royal wedding!
Geez-Us! Please kill it from my flat screen, all I care about is:
The NBA and The Hawks – maane!
Najeh Davenpoop
May 1st, 2011
9:10 pm
If LD is going to start Jamal at point guard we may as well hit up Wal-Mart and buy our friendly neighborhood Bulls fans some industrial strength brooms right now.