exodus Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Marvin made two jumpers. Josh made 2. Zaza made a bunch. Harrington....got punk'd by Ryan Bowen lol. The Hawks have shooters, more than most teams actually. Just a matter of time until they start showing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodus Posted November 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 False alarm. Once JJ and Al started their 1 on 1 festival the party was over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudderfudder77 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Quote: False alarm. Once JJ and Al started their 1 on 1 festival the party was over. LOL... As per the usual Hawks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member mrhonline Posted November 30, 2005 Premium Member Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 This has to be one of the worst shooting teams ever for a team with a handful of good shooters... ...Makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathway23 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Why the hell are you here? Go back to the Bulls boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodus Posted November 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Not really. The young guys have an excuse. They are young. Al and JJ combined for 11 of 34 for 32% The rest of the team was 19 of 42 for 45% The numbers are self explanatory, as was the Rockets scoring at will driving down Hwy #3. JJ's 5 turnovers were a nice touch too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudderfudder77 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 I thought the Hawks would have trouble scoring consistently, but I expected them to be a much better team defensively. With all of the athleticism they have you would think they'd be able to get in front of their man, if even by accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathway23 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Defense involves more than just athleticism, it requires experience and knowledge of the game. Young team like the Hawks can fall for the veteran tricks of teams like the Rockets who are veteran teams (Wesley, McGrady, Howard)...it takes experience and knowledge not to fall for those vet tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodus Posted November 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Harrington is a matador defender, Childress isn't much better. Lue is weak too but he wasn't playing. Zaza can struggle at times but he is better than those 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathway23 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Defense wasn't so much of a problem in this game as it was turnovers and limiting opponents second chance points.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Diesel Posted November 30, 2005 Premium Member Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Our main problems arise from the lack of an experienced PG. Right now, Brevin Knight and Speedy Claxton are looking pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Final_quest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Quote: Not really. The young guys have an excuse. They are young. Al and JJ combined for 11 of 34 for 32% The rest of the team was 19 of 42 for 45% Granted 32% is low and unacceptable, but in Al and JJ's defense they have to take the tough shots for the team. Neither of them has been effective as the go to scorer. Salim has been a little cold lately too. As far as defense goes. I have to agree with the guy who said young players do not play good defense. Veterans generally are better defenders than young players. It's just our luck that Tmac comes back to play against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packfill Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Because this team is a bunch of bricklayers. Horrible in the second half last night. How does JJ go from a 40% 3 point shooter to a 20% 3 point shooter in one season? Salim is supposed to be one of the best shooters to enter the league in years and he was clunking them from long range. Hopefully the Hawks core players can survive this season, develop some modicum of chemistry and experience, and then the front office can go about correcting the severe roster deficiencies in the off-season. If BK does not acquire a quality point guard in the off-season he should be fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Final_quest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 JJ's shooting percentage problem is obvious. He is having to take lower percentage shots because he is more of a focus of the offense. He is a good shooter, but is still getting comfortable with his new role. No question that Salim is a good shooter. Did you see any of the Oklahoma City game? Even great shooters go through cold streaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packfill Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Quote: JJ's shooting percentage problem is obvious. He is having to take lower percentage shots because he is more of a focus of the offense. He is a good shooter, but is still getting comfortable with his new role. I don't know the answer, but that begs the question: Did the same thing happen to T-Mac when he left Vince and Toronto; Redd when Allen left Milwaukee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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