Atlanta Hawks: Quiet at the trade deadline
I talked with CineSport’s Noah Coslov about the Hawks standing pat at the trade deadline.
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Slimjr
March 16th, 2012
2:55 pm
Dam the schedule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
14-8= contenders
8-14= write offs
Slimjr
March 16th, 2012
2:59 pm
5 games above .500 and people are saying they believe this team is pretty good?
Is that stuff LEGAL?????????
Ra'mon
March 16th, 2012
3:25 pm
Truth be told, Woody was a better coach for the Hawks than Lenny Wilkins. He did more with less.
Astro Joe
March 16th, 2012
3:31 pm
Rufus, since you’re a teacher, I’ll try this analogy. The NBA is like AP-Calculus and not everyone is going to succeed in AP-Calculus. Just because you do well on standardized tests and the previous Math teacher thinks that you can handle it (in this case draft gurus) it doesn’t mean they are perfect in their evaluation. Acie was not able to stay in the NBA. I recall that he missed games for seemingly no particularly good reason. And this is from someone who was thrilled when we drafted him and was more thrilled after his debut in Philips against the Mavs.
Both Joshes played as rookies. So did Marvin, Al, Salim and even Acie (prior to the Bibby trade). Bibby was coming off a 15/5 season when Teague was a rookie, not exactly poor numbers (yes, his defense was bad but the Hawks won 53 games that season).
Back to the Knicks, they have struggled most of the season, so the fortunes of Lin should not take precedent over the team’s success. Lin was a story because he helped them win, I honestly don’t see the difference on who delivers the victories. Lin averaged 5 TOs in February and is averaging 4 TOs in March. His A:T ratio is less than 2, bad by any standard for a PG. How many head coaches would accept that from their PG? Think Pop, Phil, Karl, Carlisle or Larry Brown would go for that? I don’t.
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
March 16th, 2012
3:37 pm
Making another run with the core. That means another 2nd round exit. Its good to be a Hawks fan.
FIRE SUND
O'Brien
March 16th, 2012
3:45 pm
Funny stuff from 680 the fan;
“After being acquired by the Hawks in a trade yesterday, Cash Considerations will be in uniform tonight. However, it has not been determined if cash will be starting or coming off the bench” lol.
Rufus1
March 16th, 2012
4:34 pm
AJ,
I haven’t been a teacher for about 20years….FYI
Everyone doesn’t have the skill to succeed in the NBA/classroom, but a good teacher/coach can get the player/student to maximize their abilities…. A good teacher can take a “C” student and make them a “B” student and put them on the path to college….A BAD teachers could send that “C” student on the path to being a drop-out.
If we assume that every player starts at the same skill level, then I agree with you that Law failed in this league….I believe Law was a “C” level PG (CP3 & DWill were “A” level) and Woody turned him into a DROP-OUT.
There are a numbers of “C” level PGs performing well in this league(Jenning, Holliday, Lowry, Lawson and Conley), because they were under the right coach/teacher. Some coaches always have Multiple good young PGs(Aldelman, Sloan, Brooks(OKC) and Scott), but Woody hasn’t had a SINGLE ONE.
Analogy:
If a person is rear ended more than 4 times, the insurance industry considers that person a bad driver, even though the accidents weren’t their fault. The statistics say that they are doing something to cause the accidents, but the law is in their favor, so they are not at fault.
Statistics say Woody can’t develop a young PG.
NBA Turnover list..Turnovers are what happen in a PG centered offense
http://www.nba.com/statistics/player/Turnovers.jsp
cdog
March 16th, 2012
5:39 pm
if the hawks had a billion dollars to work with, rick sund would still mess things up.the hawks won’t go in where as far as past the first round until sund is gone.we need a gm who will do anything to win the championship, sund is not the one
Luke Cage
March 16th, 2012
6:03 pm
SWEET CHRISTMAS!!!
Luke Cage
March 16th, 2012
6:05 pm
In honor of our 2nd rd pick being traded for CASH, I say they should play C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) LOL
brigadierjerry
March 16th, 2012
6:14 pm
woody just stated that lin will remain starter soo i dont see any issues with knicks and dolan loves to rake in that msg dough. also msg cuts some deals with a taiwanse cmpany and other asian sposorships
brigadierjerry
March 16th, 2012
6:24 pm
also and woody stated even yesterday he was taught under red holzman about rookies not getting a lot of playing time as he was one when drafted by the knicks. also not sure i would say woody was better than wilkins. which wilkins hawks team underachieved?
Sautee
March 16th, 2012
6:30 pm
“also not sure i would say woody was better than wilkins. which wilkins hawks team underachieved?”
Good question jerry.
A better question might be which Wilkins team lost by an historic margin in the playoffs? Answer: none. Don’t ask that about Woody. We all remember.
Big Lou
March 16th, 2012
6:32 pm
Is it Sunday, yet? I want to see some zombies!
Anyways, looks like the Hawks play Nene again. I wonder if he’ll get the same calls as that Nuggets game. This is the weekend to get plastered. Nothing better than green-colored beer. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Big Lou
March 16th, 2012
6:35 pm
Well, the trade didn’t happen… time to move forward and watch an empty arena for the Washington game on TV. I can’t wait for the Hawks to play Boston on Monday, though. I always love their games.
brigadierjerry
March 16th, 2012
6:56 pm
congrats to norfolk state beating missouri i am sure my wife brother and her mother rip are happy since they are alums
brigadierjerry
March 16th, 2012
6:58 pm
jerry sloan interested in coaching next year would like to see him or even mcmillion who got let go coach hawks next year
section 303 i like youe spartan team although they beat my alma mata uconn years back in final four
brigadierjerry
March 16th, 2012
7:01 pm
woody said lin remains starter barring injury for rest of year.maybe he learned his lesson
northcyde
March 16th, 2012
7:02 pm
No doubt . . congrats to Norfolk St. 3rd time a MEAC school has won as the #15 seed and beat a #2 seed.
northcyde
March 16th, 2012
7:03 pm
Lin may remain the starter, but I bet he doesn’t play 30 minutes a game. Not with Baron Davis on the squad.
doc
March 16th, 2012
7:13 pm
aj, just guessing lin’s are better than our point guards of the last few yearsmincluding bibby. the kid’s days are over. go get him sund.
Sautee
March 16th, 2012
7:17 pm
Someone who attends the season ticket holders meeting should tell us if Sund still has hand prints on his butt from sitting on his hands for so long.
brigadierjerry
March 16th, 2012
7:18 pm
northclyde i would agree with that lin with play 25-30 minutes. also congrats to vcu seems to be buiding nice ball program there similar to what george mason becameand butler
northclyde would u like a change in hawks coaching next season and who would u like
doc
March 16th, 2012
7:19 pm
aj
http://m.yahoo.com/w/sports/nba/player/nba.t.18/nba.p.4795/news/article?offset=1&urn=urn%3Anewsml%3Asports.yahoo%2Cac%3A20100802%3Anba%2Carticle%2Cycn-11109982%3A1&.ts=1331939743&.intl=US&.lang=en&.tsrc=yahoo
drmaryb.[*_*].
March 16th, 2012
7:28 pm
Zombie Watch!
Biggie Lou, sugar plum cakes … I’ve been counting down till zombie night too. I’m on zombie watch now … last night I was peering through the burglar bars to see if I was in danger. LOL!
I got $15 on a green beer tab that Rick and Carl (the kid) are headed to the barn to bait them in (Rick) and, the house (Carl) to tell everybody wassup!
Unless the blonde chic is sitting atop the Winnebago with binoculars and has already peeped wassup. Don’t forget Shane built that platform atop that windmill to look out too.
Thanks for the movies to see list FTPB, that’s like The Oprah Book List! LOL!
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Wassup my 1st Love, Grand-Daddy … I see you over there. We might as well hang up that Trade for The Day post for now. You should be the GM of this org., you baby doll, have more heart!
Well another boring game to watch. The Wizards with no McGee will Ka-Fizzle tonight. No Nick Young, no NeNe either. Scrub City should be a cake walk for my Hawks!
Blast
March 16th, 2012
7:31 pm
Hawks schedule gets easier, now. Time to pick up some wins!