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Hawks4Life - So your main concern with moving Joe ...

2012-01-22T21:41:51.577-05:00

Hawks4Life - So your main concern with moving Joe to the 3 is keeping up with faster 3's???? He plays the 2 which has faster players....Also, Willie Green is not the answer - he is a black hole on the court. Also, Marvin is a league average player. The reality is, not everyone can score 20 a night. We have 3 all star caliber players and we dont run an offense to put those players or any of our other players in a place to maximize there strengths.

Josh Smith needs to stop taking jump shots. Joe Jo...

2012-01-21T13:59:18.054-05:00

Josh Smith needs to stop taking jump shots. Joe Johnson needs to take more shots, and we need a new coach and we also need a better mindset. We have the players to win it all just not the mindset.

Willie Green has been a huge lift to this team off...

2012-01-21T10:13:17.282-05:00

Willie Green has been a huge lift to this team off the bench. He comes in and does his job consistently...knock down shots. Why is this guy on the bench and Marvin Williams starting nobody knows. Why not put Joe at the 3(other than the fact that he's too slow and can't defent quicker 3's) Green at the 2, Teague at the 1, Josh at the 4 and Zaza at the 5. Makes sense to me. And yes, let Tracy get more run with the starters in the game so that the offense is more efficient.

It goes beyond everything I can understand as to w...

2012-01-21T10:00:31.224-05:00

It goes beyond everything I can understand as to why Marvin Williams is a starter in the NBA. He didn't even start in college did he? He wouldn't start on any other team in the NBA. I don't see what usefulness he brings to this team. He's not a knock down shooter, he consistently misses layups, he doesn't hustle at all, consistently jogs upaand down the court,and doesn't fit into the offense nor is he a great defender, so again, why is he a starter on thei team? Go Figure.

Jeff Teague needs to share the floor with people w...

2012-01-21T02:59:47.254-05:00

Jeff Teague needs to share the floor with people who can either hit open shots or execute the pick and roll successfully enough to get lay-ups. The sole fault of his game tonight was the he was too passive, too willing to yield control to players who weren't nearly as efficient or effective as he was. I don't think that's likely to change, as long as he's got a coach that talks down to him and teammates that don't really look to him to lead.

Jason Collins is a monument to basketball uselessness-unfortunately, Zaza Pachulia failed to capitalize. Outside of a two minute first quarter stretch when he got two of his rebounds and all 5 of his points, he was equally useless.

One thing that will continue to bug me-I don't know why Willie Green and Vlad are both seen as fit to play alongside the starters, but Tracy McGrady never does. His ability to be a floor general is a great asset to the second unit, but his skills are useful beyond that.

That 3rd quarter was just an awful display of bask...

2012-01-20T23:13:21.029-05:00

That 3rd quarter was just an awful display of basketball. Turnovers and an overeliance on jump shots did the Hawks in. Most of the turnovers were of the live ball variety too, which only exposed the poor transition defense the Hawks have continually shown over the last few years.

Almost every player was subpar tonight, so the Hawks can have no complaints with the result. Every team has their stinkers every now and then, but lets hope it doesn't become any kind of trend.