tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post2855928694510736954..comments2023-06-09T11:52:06.321-04:00Comments on Hoopinion: ESPNLA: McMenamin: Josh Powell To Leave L.A. For HawksBret LaGreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-51257259597754189922010-07-23T12:12:20.010-04:002010-07-23T12:12:20.010-04:00He wasn't a good player at NC State, and was m...He wasn't a good player at NC State, and was merely one of those "he's athletic" kind of guys with no real discernable basketball skills.jrauchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064708627368143691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-53526936142498333202010-07-22T13:24:13.863-04:002010-07-22T13:24:13.863-04:00Nityn --
I mentioned that but I also figure that ...Nityn --<br /><br />I mentioned that but I also figure that Smith and Horford and Pachulia are a lot closer to Gasol and Odom and Bynum than they are to Josh Powell so he could face similar issues in Atlanta when viewed through the on/off lens.<br /><br />It's not dissimilar to Joe Smith's numbers last season: the Hawks were +4.8 per 100 possessions overall but -5.3 per 100 possessions with him on the court. Some of that was dependent on who Smith played alongside and some was due to Smith's terrible play.<br /><br />Mostly I'm trying to preempt anyone attempting to mitigate Powell's bad offensive record by assuming him to be a good rebounder or defender as his record doesn't support that argument.Bret LaGreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-91223529740140179312010-07-22T13:01:21.037-04:002010-07-22T13:01:21.037-04:00I can't verify this, but in my opinion, the dr...I can't verify this, but in my opinion, the drop in production on offence/defence doesn't fall only on Powell's shoulders as we have seen Jackson make multiple substitutions before Powells entry resulting to him playing on a bench team for most of his minutes rather than with the starters.<br /><br />Now i don't know whether i'm correct, i'm simply stating from the games i've watched and it could be that your stats take into account the aboveNitynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546014372882068109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-58603336363765285532010-07-22T11:14:40.579-04:002010-07-22T11:14:40.579-04:00Finally!!! something to be ecstatic about!! yipeeFinally!!! something to be ecstatic about!! yipeeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855192438843995133noreply@blogger.com