Atlanta Hawks: Status quo as CBA sorted out
Sorry for the lack of posts the last couple days, blog people. I’ve been laid up sick after I made a major miscalculation and didn’t initiate my proven NyQuil Strategy at the first sign of trouble.
The Hawks had some meetings before Rick Sund headed off for Chicago but they weren’t detailed discussions about the team’s direction. The Hawks essentially are on the sidelines waiting to see what happens with the CBA. It’s hard for them to make plans that could become moot under the new rules.
ASG’s talks with a potential buyer for the team don’t seem to be affecting the basketball operations side of the organization. The key line in the story by the AJC’s Tim Tucker’s: “[A] deal is not close and that it’s far from assured one will get done.”
So it’s business as usual for the Hawks–or at least it would be if not for the uncertainty about the CBA. I wish I had more for you but everything is pretty much on hold right now.
In the meantime here are links to stories from the last couple days so you can tell me why I’m wrong:
- Teague got caught up in the sexual assault allegations by the former Wake Forest student. In a “Today” show segment, the woman accused Teague of pushing her in the bathroom where a teammate allegedly sexually assaulted her. But the Miami police report does not indicate that the woman told investigators Teague pushed her, nor do the cops list Teague as an alleged offender.
- Here are my player-by-player review capsules that appeared in the AJC today.
- Here are my five reasons to be optimistic about your Hawks that will appear in tomorrow’s AJC.
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SteveW
May 21st, 2011
9:30 pm
Grandad – You are correct about the Motion O not being soft. I was thinking what you said I as I typed.
But I was also thinking about what the Hawks need – a new Coach
I’m just concerned we are going to try and construct something based on LD’s offense, which doesn’t play to our current strength’s, then fire LD, and we’ll be stuck with a perimeter oriented team even more so than now.
Sorry I gave the wrong impresseion.
But if we are going to keep LD, I wouldn’t mind a Mike Dunleavy and/or a Josh McRoberts. At least those guys can pass and pop.
Al just discouraged me with his off season plan – more range on his J. I know he mentioned foot work and things later, but that’s tops on his mind.
So “Lion” becomes Andrea Bargnani – not what the Hawks need. We need some paint players.
And we are not a team of jumpshooters. We are a team of wanna be jumpshooters in many instances.
We need some cutters and slashers going to the basket.
And we need some low post O.
We have enough of the soft
And I know a true motion O has tons of cuts to the baskets – we just pass it around the perimeter for the open J too many times – and that is not our skill set at all.
Booo!
May 21st, 2011
9:33 pm
Check this out on Sergiy –
http://youtu.be/t2n6sGrzKPg 4:07 – 5:18, 6:50 – 7:58, 9:05 – 10:25
I feel a lot better about letting Jamal Walk now. Dude is the next Peja and FIBA Swithced to NBA 3pt range this past season so that’s NBA range. Dude is pure.
I say we dump Marvin on Cleveland. I beleive they have a 14mill Trade exception. Sign Tayshaun Prince, try to get our hands on a Center etc.
Only Trade smoove if you’re getting back Andre Igoudala, Rudy Gay, or Pau Gasol.
Pape Sy will draw fouls well with PT, we need to use him. He’s taller than Damien at 6′7 and the only way drew will play him him is if Wilkins is NOT brought back. With Prince, we wont need him on the roster anyway.
I think Kirk is good for the team but if the right deal arises he shouls be dealt as well.
SteveW
May 21st, 2011
9:35 pm
Al needs to develop a drop step, better handles, and some monster low post moves, even if he thinks he’s a 4.
Josh needs to be money 15 feet and in, and needs to go back to the 7 trey season he had. Get some more post moves in the arsenal.
Marvin needs to become money from mid -range. Don’t laugh. Hinrich was known as a mediocre shooter from midrange until he was 29 or 30. He’s just developed that part of his game.
JJ needs to go back to the old JJ shooting, except for the “ground and pound” iso. OB, point well taken about JJ driving to the hoop. Most guys say its too much wear and tear on the body to go inside in the NBA. But a couple more times a game would help for JJ, Al, Josh and Marvin. Kirk and Teague for that matter.
Teague and Hinrich can be quality floor generals for this team.
Booo!
May 21st, 2011
9:35 pm
With Guys like Durant, Kobe, Deng (Baisically long and annoying offensive players) I beleive us aquiring Tayshaun Prince is a must in order for us to move up in the east.
Booo!
May 21st, 2011
9:42 pm
Sirgey is a true role player. The Kid is a jumpshooter through and through. Run him off screeens or whatever. just get him open looks and He shouldnt go cold like the streaky Jamal who is just a scorer.
This works out better if you ask me. Sy/Teague for drawing fouls in the paint and Gladyr/Hinrich for shooting. Prince for lockdown peremeter D/better shoting than marvin. Smoove/Horford/Al for general scoring.
Now all we need is a better version of Zaza to hold down the middle. I’m all for verajeao but how do you get him without giving up too much? Also, he is comiong of of a torn achilles tendon. Something to think about.
SteveW
May 21st, 2011
9:46 pm
Al – Athlete
Josh – Athlete
Marvin – Athlete
JJ – Athlete
Teague – Athlete
ZaZa – For 275 – Athlete
So we get an Offense, that yes, correctly run requires stamina. But with our guys aversion to the hoop and the post, and lack of willingness to cut, bad offense for us. And i think the regular season showed that.
Get us running, and we’re hard to beat. But I know, playoff bb is about the 1/2 court game. But if Parker, Manu, and Duncan can get it going in San Antonio, we should be able to also.
New nickname for Al – The Little Fundamental.
SteveW
May 21st, 2011
9:46 pm
Booo! Gladyr looked terrible in Summer League. Very slow for the NBA game.
But I hope your correct – if he turned into a smaller Peja – good for us!
SteveW
May 21st, 2011
9:51 pm
Booo! I was reading a scouting report on Sy and the only positive it listed on O was he could get to the rim at will, and draw fouls. I think that is correct about him, and there is a place in the NBA for guys that can drive to the hoop and play D.
northcyde
May 21st, 2011
10:15 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
May 21st, 2011
7:26 pm
I just don’t see the point in worrying about having “shot creators” when the “shot creators” the Hawks currently have are not good enough to take the Hawks past a respectable second round defeat anyway. The four teams remaining have players of the caliber of Dirk, KD, LeBrick, D-Wade, and D-Rose creating shots for them. Joe is not and will never be even close to that level. Sure, those teams (and many other teams before them) have succeeded putting a go-to guy in that role. But why should the Hawks do that when they don’t have a player of that caliber?
Northcyde, you consistently talk about how the Hawks need to put their players in a position where they can succeed. Well, part of that is giving Joe a role on offense that is consistent with his ability rather than giving him a role consistent with Kobe’s ability.
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Najeh . . that’s not consistent with what the NBA is about though. Even John Salmons was a “shot creator” when we played the Bucks. You simply have to have multiple guys who can get their own shot when the play breaks down. And it would be nice if the team could have shot creators out on the perimeter and on the inside.
Defenses can be designed to shut down individual players and offensive systems. So the only thing that can overcome that sometimes, are guys who can create and make their own shots. Heck, even Teague was a shot creator during the playoffs, and it paid dividends. But we didn’t have one on the inside, and that killed us.
You simply have to have them on your team, whether it be guys who can get the ball out top and knock down tough jumpers, or guys who can get into the lane and score, or guys who can get the ball down on the blocks and score in the post.
Plays should be run for JJ so that he can catch the ball and shoot, or get it in the post, or catch it and immediately get into the lane. But he’s also shown the ability to take and make tough shots all throughout his career . . even in this year’s playoffs. So you don’t take that away from him either.
I got no problem with less ISO. But when a play breaks down, you get the ball to your best shot creator, and let him go. There’s no way that with the makeup of this current team, that JJ can be a complimentary player.
Teague can control the offense. If he can play like a true PG, I have no problem with that. It’s just that he has to get the ball to the scorers in the right spots. But any offense that doesn’t have JJ taking the most shots amongst these collection of players, is an offense doomed for failure. Instead of reaching the 2nd round, we’re 1 and done in the 1st round.
We need more shot creators on this team . . period. Preferably on the inside.
northcyde
May 21st, 2011
10:26 pm
@ Rusty . . . we don’t win a single playoff game without JJ doing what he did this year. Not one. The lack of a consistent interior scoring game forces our guards to do what they have to do to score points for the team. So talk about JJ all you want. We get SWEPT by Chicago, if it wasn’t for him. And we don’t beat Orlando without him either.
It’s funny. People don’t want JJ to try to play like a superstar . . but get mad when he doesn’t play like a superstar. Upgrade the overall talent on this team, and balance it out, and maybe some of you can take some of the offensive responsibilities away from JJ.
northcyde
May 21st, 2011
10:32 pm
@ O’Brien . . . no doubt on that. Asking JJ to up his FTs to 6 a game would be like asking Smith to play in the point 80% of the time. Maybe if he played the 3, he’d draw more fouls. But like everyone else on the team not named Zaza, he’s kind of “contact shy” ( aka SOFT ) himself.
hawksfancents95
May 21st, 2011
10:36 pm
i hope the cba gets figured out in a timely manner. id like to see the hawks be proactive this offseason with our hawks doing so well in the playoffs and just one step(it seems) from being a true contender for the eastern conference and making a finals appaerance. with very little cap room it seems everyone is thinking we need to trade josh or al. i love both guys as they have contributed in different ways to getting us to where we are now.
josh +’s
athletic, can play the 3 and 4, IQ, blocks and steals, showed he can play at high level in playoffs,from atl
josh -’s
shot selection, lacadaisical, whines if he doesnt get call, FT consistancy
al +’s
energy, hard worker,gets dirty, developed jumper, rebounding
al -’s
6′9 C, not known for inside offenseive game, good not great IQ, hard to contribute offensively if not hittin J’s
I think if the hawks decide to part with one of the two it would make more since to part with al. He has a high trade value as a 2 time all-star(somewhat by default but he did work for it) as we saw in game 6 of the bulls series by scoring only 73 pts, we need offense. With jamal probobley not resigning we really need someone to help joe and josh get our points. if we part with josh not only will we give up offense but a lot of the hawks fan base will feel torn by that decision. I believe that L.D and Sund will be back after all the cba gets figured out and im ok with that. As a huge hawks fan ive stuck with the team through the early 2000s, and to see this team now, so close to the finals, it would be upsetting to see us not try to add a few neccessary pieces to give us the team required to win the O’Brien.
*oh ya/ a few names of FA maybe we could sign (mostly bench help)
Jarred Jeffries backup PF
Josh McRoberts backup PF
Troy Murphy backup PF/ maybe he finds new life can go 15&7 as starting C
Kwame Brown- might sign for more than we can afford
Sheldon Williams- (just kidding)
Ryan Hollins=poorer Javale Mcgee
My Dream Hawks trade
AL for Monta Ellis/throw in a 1st or 2nd if they wont take it straight up
*get better MC* i need more posts so i got something to read during work
Worldwide Clyde
May 21st, 2011
11:08 pm
Every year yall come with these crazy trades and free agents we need to sign.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 21st, 2011
11:26 pm
Damn, Nick Collison is really underrated.
Jae Evolution
May 22nd, 2011
12:40 am
Some steals I think are very makeable in the draft for us having a late pick. If we are looking to get a big that would would rebound block shots and run the floor we could go for Keith Benson who has a crazy vertical leap and is legit 6′11. Another big that could be very good for us is Nikola Vucevic he averaged a double double this season for USC and is as close to 7 feet (6′11.75) as we’re going to get with all the undersized positions we have, I think we should go after this guy for sure with our pick.
If we are looking at guards there is Isaiah Thomas who I think will be there regardless of how late our pick is. But someone who I think is being overlooked big time in this draft is Reggie Jackson. Didn’t play for a big school but put up great numbers, arguable that he isn’t a true PG but neither was Teague and look how he played when given a chance.
I doubt Reggie drops this low and I think we should pick either of the bigs above but he would be a great choice that late.
Grandad
May 22nd, 2011
1:00 am
SG is more athletic than Redick.
He will never be Tony Allen on defense
but he is what he is.
“a shot maker”
A perfect fit for a real motion offense;
if indeed that’s what LD has in mind.
SteveW had it right,
where are the -Hard- screens away from the ball,
with cuts to the basket ?
SG / Serg glad
Grandad
May 22nd, 2011
1:02 am
[..I left this out..]
SG is more athletic than Redick:
per scout reports.
excellent vert leap.
Buddy Grizzard
May 22nd, 2011
1:23 am
Soon as we start talking about Josh Smith here comes Jeff Shultz with a column saying the Hawks should trade him because he shoots too many threes. If I was Josh, I would want out of Atlanta as well. The guy shoots threes because that’s the way the offense is designed, shoots them better than Joe Johnson, and gets labeled a villain for it. Meanwhile Joe says “I don’t care if the fans show up,” has the second worst shooting percentage among active players in win-or-go-home playoff games, and gets rewarded with a $120m contract.
The Hawks biggest problem is the absence of a championship culture. This culture includes equal accountability for everyone involved, and the Hawks have nothing like that. The biggest reason for this is the hiring of Larry Drew. Contrast this with the Bulls, also coached by a rookie head coach. But you can’t question the fact that the Bulls have a championship culture.
So I wonder what kind of garbage we’re going to get for our best player.
Ramon
May 22nd, 2011
9:23 am
The deal I’ve thought of is a high risk high reward type of move. I would considered a trade of Al and Marvin for Roy, Camby, and the rights to Oden
sam'l
May 22nd, 2011
9:28 am
Seeing Teague mentioned in an alleged sexual assault dampens my enthusiasm for the Hawks next year.
I agree….it’s purely an emotional reaction.
doc
May 22nd, 2011
9:36 am
ramon, that is as dangerous was asking ryder to come back here for steve smith. roy has no cartilage in either knee and oden has a broken body from head to toe, throw in camby whose body is too old? you better have good insurance to cover those salaries.
Ramon
May 22nd, 2011
10:12 am
Doc keyword is consider meaning investigate. And if my doctors thought either of them could duplicate their old selves or be productive I would be tempted. To me the ultimate trade is still Al and Macintosh for Gasoline with acquiring a center in free agency along with Prince
I MUS WRITE
May 22nd, 2011
11:08 am
Ramon who is this gasoline u speak of?
I MUS WRITE
May 22nd, 2011
11:27 am
Do we really expect our players to come back next year greatly improved………..NO !!!! Marvin will still be who we know him to be. Al will add a few pounds but will still lack the post moves/game we need- and yes He’ll keep shooting that jumper get used to it- Josh- no comment
Clyde u know the routine around here were all arm chair GM’s when the season is over. All we have is hopes n dreams o of what could be – because we dont make major moves in the off season. normally its Joe smith,Resign collins, Hilton armstrong etc etc
With that said here is my crazy trade lol……….
JJ/ Heinrich/Marvin/2012 2nd to Denver for NeNe/ Gallanari/Afflalo
Sign AAron Brooks
Teague
Afflalo
Josh
AL
NeNe
Bench-Brooks,ZaZA,Galanarri,Sye,Collins, FA -SG
Ramon
May 22nd, 2011
12:13 pm
Al and Marvin for P Gasol. Typing on phone
Najeh Davenpoop
May 22nd, 2011
12:23 pm
Al and Macintosh for Gasoline? I know gas prices are through the roof but damn…
ant banks
May 22nd, 2011
12:48 pm
IMUS,
why in the hell would denver go for that? WHEN MAKIN’ TRADE PROPOSALS, PLEASE MAKE IT MAKE SENSE FOR BOTH TEAMS.
all of the trade proposals that i have seen on here are severely favorin’ the hawks, which is wasteful typin’ and readin’. I DO ENJOY READIN’ THE TRADE PROPOSALS THAT MAKE SENSE FOR BOTH TEAMS
ant banks
May 22nd, 2011
12:49 pm
BERNARD HOPKINS has to be one of the ignorantest mf’s on the planet. he ripped donovan mcnabb for not bein’ “black enough.” wtf does that mean? i guarauantee you that b hop kids are not livin’ the way that bernard did, so are his own kids not black enough? smf
O'Brien
May 22nd, 2011
3:24 pm
Ramon,
IMO, there are too many issues.
Lakers already have Ron Artest for 3 years, $22 mil, so I dont think they would want Marvin, who is also owed 3 years, $22 mil.
And in addition to paying JJ big money, can the Hawks afford Gasol’s remaining salary, 3 years, $57 mil?
And where do we play Gasol? Center? he is better at PF.
I MUS WRITE
May 22nd, 2011
4:20 pm
Ant banks I’ll throw in ZAZA if it makes u happy……. O and you are about two weeks late on the Bernard hopkins story try to keep up why dont you. Or maybe Lil Ant cant use the computer when mommy aient home……..FAIL
O'Brien
May 22nd, 2011
8:48 pm
Steve Kerr talking about Mike Bibby. “His post season struggles continue.” And to think, if Bibby was still a Hawk, he would probably still have started over Teague…SMH at LD.
Bibby is shooting 26% from the field in the playoffs, 23% from 3.
drmaryb (*_-)
May 22nd, 2011
8:59 pm
Drum Circle!
At Siesta Keys – Sarasota, FLA on the beach chilling to the drum circle with about 4K people and live belly dancers. So kewl. Life is Good.
What’s up with my Hawks? Anything SOLD yet?
Worldwide Clyde
May 22nd, 2011
9:13 pm
drmaryb post a bikini pic of you on the beach.
The Hawks ain’t gonna make no moves yall. Stop wit the trades and free agent we need to sign. This will be our squad.
pg- Hinrich
sg- Joe
sf – Marvin
pf- Jsmoove
c – Horford
Bench – Teague, Sy, Gladyr, Damien, Zaza, Collins, Powell, 2nd round draft pick
Spirit Group ain’t gonna make no major moves until the Thrashers are sold. Same old routine next year without Jamal.
hawkfan
May 22nd, 2011
10:13 pm
seeing bibby play well in the heat game, it’s hard not to cheer for him when the ball goes in
SteveW
May 22nd, 2011
10:24 pm
ATL’s idea of a Motion O about 80% of the time – Swing the ball outside:
Ball swings to JJ – He holds it to long to decide what to do – rarely drives
Ball swings to Josh – Shoot
Ball swings to Al – He will square up his man, and usually shoot, but sometimes a nice dish. He won’t drive to the hole.
Ball swings to Marvin – he ditches it like a hot potato usually
Jamal will dribble, back out, pretend to drive and shoot a weird shot that goes in many times.
Or there’s the pretend motion O we run – We swing it around the perimeter for 22 seconds, then hoist a terrible shot or get a shot clock violation.
Every so often we run the real Motion O, and is a beauty to watch.
But all too rare.
O'Brien
May 22nd, 2011
10:25 pm
Worldwide Clyde,
Bench – Teague, Sy, Gladyr, Damien, Zaza, Collins, Powell, 2nd round draft pick.
Dont be surprised if the Hawks second round pick spends next season overseas. And I dont know if Gladyr is ready to come over. I think the Hawks are more likely to sign a player for the vet minimum
SteveW
May 22nd, 2011
10:26 pm
Northcyde – Agreed we need more shot creators. Look at the Heat with DWade and LeBron, or OKC with Durant and Westbrook, and also Harden.
Those two teams may lose their series, but they do create matchup nightmares for opposing teams.
And we did also with JJ and Jamal
SteveW
May 22nd, 2011
10:42 pm
My analysis of Josh Smith:
Josh has a decent low post game.
He’s just at a stage in his career with knee injuries, and a loss of athleticism, he really needs to consider bulking up, working on his game from15 feet on in, being 6-7 255 of chiseled muscle and be a 22 and 12 guy for the next 5-7 years of his career.
But he has a problem. He he plays on a team with a 5 who desperately wants to be a 4. So I think Josh thinks his future on the Hawks is as a 3. Josh is a much better NBA 4 than 3 both offensively and defensively in my opinion.
So we basically have a team with two 4’s, as has been observed ad naseum on this blog.
Josh is not that far away from being a modern Buck Williams, Charles Barkely, Karl Malone kind of hybrid.
I think if he would use this summer to perfect some low post moves, and play 15 feet on in on O, he could be a dominant All Star for the next 5 years or so.
Otherwise, I see a tweener 3-4 who is frustrating Coach’s, fans, and probably himself, and costing himself a brilliant career in exchange for a very good career.
And i don’t care if Al improves his range. 80% of his summer needs to be working on his low post game also. We have the tools to be a grind it out, physical playoff basketball team. I’m just concerned our players are going to misuse their talents in a different direction.
SteveW
May 22nd, 2011
10:49 pm
With Al and Josh’s passing abilities, could you imagine the nightmare they would cause if they both played the low block?
Could you imagine if Al reported this next season 6-10 260 and ripped?
And Josh reported 6-8 255 and ripped?
And both said “We’ve been working on our low post game. We aim to grab every rebound and punish every slasher?”
I think ATL fans would faint
Grandad
May 22nd, 2011
11:18 pm
SteveW
I imagine ‘roids will make your “bollocks” shrink.
KevinM
May 22nd, 2011
11:29 pm
OB, the one statement you just made re: Bibby should be just cause for LD not returning, That along with a team who underachiever all year only to finally show ’some’ heart in the playoffs.
No way I let LD run this team further in the ground.
And Bibby is living on borrowed time in Miami.
drmaryb (*_-)
May 23rd, 2011
12:33 am
Nitro-Glycerin!
Yeah Worldwide! I could do that but, you’re gonna’ need to put that pill under your tongue. -wink-
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You stoopid boy. Naw man … The Hawks aren’t going to do diddly squat until they are shamefully forced to do so. All the excuses are lined up for these 8 feces throwing orangutans to – do nothing!
The CBA
The SALE
The FANS
SteveW
May 23rd, 2011
12:52 am
Prediction for Bulls – Heat Series:
Bulls in 6, unless Rose, Boozer or somebody significant gets hurt for the Bulls.
Why?
They now begin playing every other night. No more long layoffs. This very much favors the Bulls, with the deeper bench.
Haslem is the difference maker so far in this series. We’ll see how well he continues to hold up with the every other night format.
SteveW
May 23rd, 2011
12:56 am
15 weeks between June 1st and Sept. 15th.
Al can easily gain 1 lb. of muscle per week until then, and actually increase his agility and speed.
Josh can easily gain .667 lbs. of muscle per week until then and do the same.
It just takes the right training regiment. These guys have the bucks, so cost in not an issue.
And both can improve their handles also. Dribble with the off hand.
You just gotta have the want to – Great book by Alan Oggs
northcyde
May 23rd, 2011
2:14 am
@ SteveW
I was almost convinced that we could win with those two playing alongside each other.
That their skill could make up for their lack of size, if only they’d play bigger.
But when it became apparent that both guys wanted to play on the outside, I thought that could lead to trouble. That fear was validated by the time the All-Star break came around.
If we keep both guys, one of them is going to have to start playing more in the paint. And since Horford has the better outside shot, that guy has to be Smith. But we can’t have both of them playing on the outside, and expect to be successful as a team. SOMEBODY has to battle.
That free agent low post scoring and defending PF or center isn’t going to walk through that door, because of our financial constraints. We’re not going to be able to afford him. So if we don’t trade for a low post scoring/defending PF or C, Horford or Smith MUST decide to play much more on the inside.
It sure would be nice at time, that, instead of running ISO all the time down the stretch up top, that we could throw the ball into the post, and let Smith or Horford go ISO down on the blocks and score that way. And if they couldn’t score, they’d be able to pass it out to a shooter ( who may be wide open ). Like you said, both guys are good passers out of the post.
But if they can’t consistently score down on the block, they won’t consistently draw double teams, and the passing lanes won’t be there.
If we keep Smith and Horford together, Smith must be the guy that plays more on the low block, while Horford must get tougher defensively and be able to guard bigger centers.
O'Brien
May 23rd, 2011
7:55 am
KevinM,
The Bibby situation also falls on Rick too, because he was the one who signed Bibby to a 3 year guaranteed deal. If he was an expiring contract, he would have been easier to trade, and would probably not have costed us 2 first round picks.
northcyde,
And if they couldn’t score, they’d be able to pass it out to a shooter ( who may be wide open )..
Agreed. But who on this team would you consider a “shooter”? I dont think we have any, and that goes back to Rick and his mismanagement of the roster. Where are the role players?
Question for you. Do you think we have the personnel to execute a motion offense consistently?
Trojan
May 23rd, 2011
10:12 am
If Larry was the right coach, we would not be having the conversation about someone needing to play on the inside.
We need leadership.
JoJo the Godfather
May 23rd, 2011
11:43 am
As far as shooters, a motivated Joe Johnson & Kirk Hinrich both shot 42% from 3 in the playoffs this year, but did it by only making just over 1 a game. That’s all we got.
Gladyr’s shooting 35% from 3 for the season.
JoJo the Godfather
May 23rd, 2011
11:47 am
I don’t expect Chicago to win another game. Heat in 5. Chicago is behind, is inexperienced, and is facing a much more athletic team. The only depth that matters is that Miami has 3 all-stars that can score, and Chicago has 1. Chicago doesn’t have enough fire power to keep up. Their only hope is for a guy like Korver to catch fire and hit like 7 threes in a game.
Sautee
May 23rd, 2011
12:18 pm
JoJO,
That’s what I see as well.