tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post7844418194043030532..comments2023-06-09T11:52:06.321-04:00Comments on Hoopinion: 2010-11 Season Preview: Larry Drew and PredictionsBret LaGreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-72005808841525743242010-10-26T21:03:17.427-04:002010-10-26T21:03:17.427-04:00I agree that other teams around us got better and ...I agree that other teams around us got better and the hawks roughly remained the same, but I don't see their efficiency decreasing by any means. I think with the new motion offense FG% will increase greatly, considering Joe won't be chucking up isolation shots every other possession. Drew seems to be putting each player in the position to use their talents, which I believe will make the offense much better. Turnovers will increase, but if that's what it takes to get this athletic team into a fastbreak offense then so be it. Show some love for your squadUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016059128959038871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-45805004090502120062010-10-26T17:15:43.338-04:002010-10-26T17:15:43.338-04:00Love reading the statistical analysis and will con...Love reading the statistical analysis and will continue to follow this excellent blog. However, I'm just going to lay it out in the simpliest of terms:<br /><br />Extremely weak at point guard<br />2 legit All-Stars<br />Defensive superstar in J-Smooth<br />6th man of the year<br />New coach with new system<br />Weak bench<br /><br />Resulting in 49 wins and first round exit at the hands of the Bucks..Matt DeForehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272304354404370753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-6975105883152811262010-10-26T12:50:44.697-04:002010-10-26T12:50:44.697-04:00Excellent, though the theme reminded me of the Sim...Excellent, though the theme reminded me of the Simpsons when Homer called in to a radio contest to give the name of an album "This Things I Believe."<br /><br />Anyway, great statistical analysis, of course--you are very good at parsing such items.<br /><br />Obviously I'm in hope that we're lucky again because I know we are going to pay a price, eventually, for Joe's cap unfriendly contract, so I am hoping everything goes right until that time.Jason Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622741233643856856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-78612505376910062662010-10-26T11:26:35.505-04:002010-10-26T11:26:35.505-04:00The Hawks win 55 Games....
I do not understand th...The Hawks win 55 Games....<br /><br />I do not understand the Negativity when it comes to the Hawks.....Oh wait, yes I do. The Hawks don't have any hype. The NBA is a "HYPE LEAGUE", and the Hawks have not provided any. <br /><br />I know that most NBA writers can't explain why the Hawks win....<br />They don't have a superstar player<br />They do't have a great PG<br />They don't play great defense<br />They don't play great offense, SO THEY WRITE ABOUT ALL THE THING THEY CAN'T DO OR DON'T HAVE. <br /><br />The Hawks won 53 games returned every starter and some writers are predicting a fall as far as 40 wins...Lol. Some of those same writers think the Bulls who signed an injury prone, defensive lacking, short PF(Boozer)and some New Jersey scrap metal to their bench, will win upto 55 games...Really!!!! <br />(I remember the WIZ prediction last year)<br />For 3 years writers have predicted the Hawks to get worse and every year the have been wrong...this they will be wrong again. <br /><br />LD only has to improve the offensive and defensive stratgies and the Hawks will be better...The offense is already better(a lot more open shots)...55 winsRufus1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11339605234003742895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-60226844017023005192010-10-26T09:26:06.864-04:002010-10-26T09:26:06.864-04:00If this team gets bitten by the injury bug in any ...If this team gets bitten by the injury bug in any significant way, its going to be a long season. I don't necessarily agree with your assessment that it will come from the Marvin/Josh/Al trio -- I think the basketball Gods are far more cruel, and would likely cripple Joe Johnson with some devastating knee injury after getting that huge deal -- but I really do fear what will happen if we have a Portland-esque rash of injuries.<br /><br />That, and Josh Smith will continue to chuck up bad shots at the earliest opportunity.jrauchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064708627368143691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-64734104772143612162010-10-26T09:11:45.467-04:002010-10-26T09:11:45.467-04:00What? No "I believe Josh will shoot 15% of h...What? No "I believe Josh will shoot 15% of his shots from midrange or longer"?<br /><br />Seems incomplete. :)Mark Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946843673069688415noreply@blogger.com