HS member Questions for Sekou Smith

[gsuteke]

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Edited May 18, 2009 by AHF

[AHF]

My question is:

"It would seem that this team could have incorporated elements like pick and rolls, off-the-ball-screens, etc. into the offense to give the team more options given the personnel last season but that never happened. Does GM Rick Sund or other Hawks management or ownership recognize that this team relies too heavily on Joe Johnson (and specifically isolating Joe Johnson) on offense and, if so, are there any plans to upgrade the offense through a change or addition to the coaching staff?"

[atlien]

There are a lot of PG options out there this summer, and I am of the opinion that the Hawks can't take the "next" step with Bibby at the helm. So, my question is: what skill-set do you think we should be targeting in a PG in order to improve most as a team? Are there any potential FAs, players in the draft, or players on the "trading block" that you personally see as 1) feasible and 2) a good fit for the team?

[Wurider05]

What are you hearing about as it relates to Marvin's future with the Atlanta Hawks?

[AHF]

my question is

are we gonna draft a point guard and what is the most likely status for bibby and acie law?

[coachx]

1.) Any reason to believe Sund and the ASG may use their rights on David Anderson ? If so would they plan to keep him or trade his rights ?

Edit: I do believe his rights can be traded unlike Chillz (who can only be moved in a sign & trade)

2.) In your opinion, will the Hawks looks to trade Speedy's expiring deal for a longer contract or keep his expiring deal to add flexibility to the JJ free agency decision ?

Edited May 18, 2009 by coachx

[phoostal]

Are you restricted on what you can report when it comes to the Hawks?

I have noticed, that it seems like you don't criticize the team as much as some reporters. I have heard it is because you will not be able to keep your job if you do to many negative articles. Is this the case?

Also, when you get insider information are you allowed to share it? For example, if you know a trade is going down would you report it or do you have to wait til it is official? Or could you report it as a rumor.

Thanks,

P

[crimedog]

Obviously the team has a lot of needs -- starting point guard if Bibby leaves, backup point guard regardless, backup 2 if Flip leaves, backup 5 if Zaza leaves and another backup big regardless; that doesn't even touch on Marv's FA status or Joe's possible extension. How would you rank management's priorities?

[DrReality]

Lot of talk about Woody being replaced, which I doubt will happen. What are your thoughts that they will make a change to his assistants to focus on the offensive woes?

[Diesel]

1. Was there a change in the locker-room demeanor since the addition of Bibby? Did he bring a playoff presence to the Hawks team?

2. Is there any urgency (or perceived urgency) to resign Flip?

[Guest]

How much interaction throughout the season was there between Rick Sund and the team (Coaches and Players)?

Have the Hawks maintained contact with Josh Childress throughout his time in Europe? This could be either management or players.

[phoostal]

Any truth to this report out of the Boston Globe that we are looking to dump Marvin for cash considerations? Thanks.

P

[NJHAWK]

On a scale of 1-10 in your opinion what is the Atlanta Hawks and in particular Rick Sunds interest in the following players. Chris Bosh ( trade involving Josh Smith) Ron Artest ( FA) Allen Iverson ( FA ) ?

[JTB]

We have a big huge problem on offense and i wanted to know if there is any talk of getting an offense coordinator to help out woody and his staff, so we can be a better offense team next season? Also what players are we most likely going to go after in the free agency or sign and trade with possibly?

Thanks!

[phoostal]

Do you think this team is being run on the cheap?

Thus we can not fire Woodson, because he is inexpensive and we don't want to pay two coaches. Also, we won't sign or trade for any big time players for the fear of a big contract.

If this is the case, how can anyone take this organization seriously?

It would seem they aren't doing everything possible to put the best team together. How do they expect the fans to come out and support that?

Thanks,

P

[exodus]

Is it part of Woody's gameplan to have Smith shooting 3s and leading the fast break or is Woody just incapable of preventing Smith from doing those things?

[AtLaS]

Is there any particular reason we are one of the most athletic teams in the NBA, have no half court offense other than ISOs and are 24th in the league in pace? Since that is the case, shouldn't we be running more?

Why do we not run the pick and roll with Bibby more? He's such a great PnR artist, and has been his entire career.

Why don't we tell Horford to shoot that midrange jumper more often when he's wide open?

Is there any chance we will install some kind of offense to silence the crowd on the road? We are so inconsistent because we have no way to stop big runs, other than running ISO's until someone hits a tough jumper. By that time the opposing team has already went on a big run, and we struggle on the road as a result.

Edited May 19, 2009 by AtLaS

[AtlHomer]

Given the current mix of players, what kind of 'playing personality' should define the Hawks going forward? What do you think about the overall team chemistry with the current players? What kind of players, despite their ability, could disrupt that chemistry?

[DrReality]

What do you hear about what we will do with our draft pick. Sund has said he doesn't want to get younger. Will there be a trade?

[GST]

As a continuation of phoostal's questions, are we about to go into fire sale mode?