tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post7746756456095367108..comments2023-06-09T11:52:06.321-04:00Comments on Hoopinion: Quotes, Notes, and Links: Boston Celtics 99 Atlanta Hawks 76Bret LaGreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-55251997932087269532010-11-23T12:02:17.665-05:002010-11-23T12:02:17.665-05:00Has a max level contract ever looked more indefens...Has a max level contract ever looked more indefensible?<br /><br />And we're not even 20 games into the first year of this thing yet.<br /><br />He makes Jon Koncak look like a bargain basement deal.jrauchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064708627368143691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-40841104671946209172010-11-23T11:09:54.019-05:002010-11-23T11:09:54.019-05:00Bronn --
First, congratulations on missing the ga...Bronn --<br /><br />First, congratulations on missing the game.<br /><br />Secondly, Drew was absolutely right about not doing things quickly. There was a heavy and predictably unproductive dose of pick-and-rolls with Johnson or Bibby as the ball-handler. Neither of those guys are going to trouble the Celtics with the ball in their hands.<br /><br />So, either Drew doesn't understand the strengths and weaknesses of these guys any better than Woodson did or he's no more successful in getting them to run what he wants. And why should they? Their minutes aren't going to be reduced. Not when Jeff Teague's around to be taught a lesson about the importance of perimeter defense when you're down 25.Bret LaGreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-75365938788501537742010-11-23T11:05:30.250-05:002010-11-23T11:05:30.250-05:00Didn't get to see the game last night, but I&#...Didn't get to see the game last night, but I'm going to assume that we had a re-emphasis of one of the major previous Hawks themes: When the offense struggles, they do the opposite of what most teams do. Rather than working harder in their offensive sets to get easier looks, they stop running offensive sets at all and sit back to get the laziest possible looks at the basket.Bronnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706422637764110117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-4867435451909638402010-11-23T10:57:20.269-05:002010-11-23T10:57:20.269-05:00Adam --
I'm coming around to the idea that Wi...Adam --<br /><br />I'm coming around to the idea that Williams is playing through rather than recovered from his knee injury. Not that he was blossoming before Greg Monroe fell on him but he's possibly suffering (as is the team) right now from the inexplicable decision to back up both the third-string center and combo guard rather than the starting small forward.Bret LaGreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-11018680912382091572010-11-23T10:41:33.431-05:002010-11-23T10:41:33.431-05:00There are so many things about which we as fans ca...There are so many things about which we as fans can discuss right now--the bizarre minutes Horford and Teague have been getting; the utter uselessness of Powell and Evans; the umpteenth step backwards by Marvin Williams; the lack of defensive accountability or aptitude for the three primary guards; the waste of valuable resources expended upon three terrible "big men"; even the possibility that the Hawks have already quit on their coach--but for me, it all comes back to that contract mindlessly offered to Joe Johnson this summer. When watching the Hawks, it's often hard to fathom that he's the "superstar." Indeed, the fact that management thought Johnson was the key to the team's future (or even present) success hints at such a lack of vision, and such a lack of understanding about this team in general, that all of the other aforementioned issues were in some ways predictable.Adam Malkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906845916098689970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-45540622089056575042010-11-23T10:16:32.475-05:002010-11-23T10:16:32.475-05:00So, anyone hoping for a lottery pick this year?So, anyone hoping for a lottery pick this year?jrauchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064708627368143691noreply@blogger.com