tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post2527359807025744596..comments2023-06-09T11:52:06.321-04:00Comments on Hoopinion: Season Review: Acie Law IVBret LaGreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-66287305219825577062008-07-01T08:19:00.000-04:002008-07-01T08:19:00.000-04:00I think I have to disagree here with the overall t...I think I have to disagree here with the overall tone of your review on Law. Looking at only the numbers, sure he was inconsistent, but I don't think you put enough emphasis on why that was. You yourself even state that he received little to no playing time so I would have thought that you would recognize that the numbers represent such a small sample size as to not put too much weight into them.<BR/><BR/>The feeling I got from your review made it seem like you think Law has no chance to succeed as a whole. While that may be true while he is still under the Woodson influence, I think Law could easily be the right PG for us going forward in the future, under the right coaching staff that is. Law showed time after time how he could take over games against superior competition when it mattered most in college and there is nothing that says he can't do that in the NBA. First, he was a rookie, and almost all rookies struggle with bigger stronger opponents in the NBA. Given enough time under an NBA workout program with a proper nutritionist I am sure you would see him bulk up some and become a more physical player. Secondly, he rarely was on the court so how could he have ever had a chance to show what he was really capable of? Given that, of course his turnover ratio was high. That's easy enough to do when you only handle the ball a small amount of times, and he's still a rookie. If he had been able to play a consistent number of minutes each game I would be inclined to believe that his numbers would level out into a set which we could then properly evaluate. Finally, he was under Mike Woodson, so can you really blame him for being a little lost when he did get to play? If you say that he didn't know how to move with the without the basketball, then you have to damn the whole team outside of JJ as well with that one. Did anyone know what to do when JJ was playing 1 on 5? Also, is it not possible that maybe Law did know what to do, but he just couldn't get the ball from Lue, who you admitted refuses to let the ball go unless he is shooting, to be able to make anything happen?<BR/><BR/>Frankly, almost everything you pointed out in your review points back to Woodson and his lack of coaching intelligence, not Law or his ability to play the game. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Until Woodson is gone and we have a real NBA coaching staff in the ATL, none of our talented players will live up to their potential. It's an unfortunate fact and I really feel for those players. Talent has carried almost of all of these guys through their entire basketball careers, but in the NBA, everyone was an All-Star or All-American at some point and all of them are talented, so you then have to add in proper skill and strategy, both of which come from good coaching.<BR/><BR/>I like your reviews because you cut the fat and lay it out how it is, and there's nothing different here. It's just that I think more of the cause should be placed on Woodson and not on Law. I think the reasonable expectation for the upcoming season would be for Law to see a significant jump in minutes and therefore an increase to his numbers, which we can then properly ascertain his ability and value.<BR/><BR/>-Jesse<BR/><BR/>Drew! Where the hell have you been?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-37685776013151160322008-06-30T16:41:00.000-04:002008-06-30T16:41:00.000-04:00Coco--I suspect you're right in that the true bene...Coco--<BR/><BR/>I suspect you're right in that the true benefit of Law developing here would be the living, breathing example of this organization looking at a young player, evaluating what he can and cannot do, and then utilizing him in a manner that allows him to maximize his strengths, minimize his weaknesses, and be useful.<BR/><BR/>That would be a nice change of pace. Whether or not it would be enough to dry Drew's tears, I'm unsure.Bret LaGreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-20764860427480527032008-06-30T16:36:00.000-04:002008-06-30T16:36:00.000-04:00Brett, I want to be optimistic, but I don't think ...Brett, I want to be optimistic, but I don't think we'll know what Law is made of until we get a new coach or he goes to another team.CoCohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580418511916359036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-71044281658339447782008-06-30T16:05:00.000-04:002008-06-30T16:05:00.000-04:00I read a week or two ago a story about Woodson phi...I read a week or two ago a story about Woodson philosphy for handling multi million dollar accets and he said something like "i did a poor job of developing Acie last season. but he is my project this season."<BR/><BR/>Did i cry a little the day i read those words in the paper?<BR/>Yes<BR/><BR/>Am i embarrassed? <BR/>NoDrew Ditzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054635962501499706noreply@blogger.com