Jungle Jack Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Hello, With all of the speculation seeming to center on the whether or not Smoove will be Traded, the thing that I have noticed more than anything else is how badly JJ has been Playing so far. I realize that the Season is just getting under way , but JJ's really has been posting dreadful Shooting Percentages. As I write this Post, JJ is 3-12 with 8 Points and 5 Assists. Last Night, I feel we won in spite of JJ. I realize Jump Shooters will continue to keep on Shooting, but his numbers have been rough. While I hope this is just a rough patch, it really has been difficult to watch him play like this. Cheers, JJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyI11 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 He is not regressing. He's just been struggling with his shot lately. Shut up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01d0rd3r Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 1 game under double digits and you are going to condemn him. This is a useless topic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodus Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 All of the open looks are probably throwing his shot off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsuteke Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 He is not regressing. He's just been struggling with his shot lately. Shut up. Joe has been struggling with his shot but now the team is winning those games as opposed to losing them. More importantly respect your fellow posters. Everyone is free to enjoy this site and express their opinions in a respectful manner. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Jack Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 (edited) He is not regressing. He's just been struggling with his shot lately. Shut up. Quality reply. Absolutely classless. Edited November 4, 2010 by Jungle Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Atlantaholic Posted November 4, 2010 Premium Member Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 If Joe Johnson can't hit wide open looks all season, then I can't really fault Larry Drew for his drop in production. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 All of the open looks are probably throwing his shot off. LOL. +1 Too early to get too concerned about Joe, but he's gotta start knocking them down. Every shooter goes through ebbs and flows...I am just thankful that we no longer have to rely on JJ having a good game in order for us to play well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Mule Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 JJ is a volume scorer AND a volume shooter. He takes a lot of shots. He hits difficult shots - over and over again. He misses the easy ones. You may have a good point. He's not accustomed to having easy, wide open shots. :shake_puter: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNorthCydeRises Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 The obvious answer is that he has played 40+ minutes in each of the last 3 games. People talk about Woody running JJ into the ground, but JJ is playing major minutes under Drew as well. And with Marvin potentially out tonight, JJ is officially our ONLY healthy SF. I guess that means that Smith will be the backup SF, seeing that Drew doesn't trust Jordan Crawford eough to go with a 3 guard lineup off the bench. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foeteen14 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 All of the open looks are probably throwing his shot off. +2 just needs to hit the gym on an off day and put up about 300 uncontested jumpers. but he can't leave until he hits his last 10 in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Wretch Posted November 4, 2010 Premium Member Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 I think he was just tired tonight...that and yeah, he's getting some quality looks and it's probably scaring the s*** out of him. lol On a side note, man this system sure is giving guys A LOT of quality looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99PROBL3MS Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 It just looks as if he is in a shooting slump to me. Nothing more, nothing less. He has been a very willing passer and has gotten his teammates a lot of quality looks with the attention he draws from the defense. Once he gets on a roll, the Hawks will be tough for anyone to beat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Sothron Posted November 4, 2010 Premium Member Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 He looked tired tonight to me from the back to back. I also agree with exodus that Joe is seeing a ton of wide open looks and I honestly think its throwing him off. He usually had to go one against five in Iso Joe mandated Woody He's No Goody offense so not having to make circus shots through traffic is throwing his shot off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremor Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 LD has to find the way to rest JJ even with the risk of losing a game e.g. vs Phoenix. It is nice to see the team on the top of conference but season isn't decided at its beginning and Hawks will need their leader healthy and fresh when it counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogfulness Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 I don't buy any notion of JJ being tired. He's well conditioned and its 5 games into the season. Its just a shooting slump. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsslomotionbaby Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 i am tired of all the excuses for jj a 120 million dollar man ought to be able to get you 20 pts. a night. im afraidt to think what might happen if we loose jamal if we constantly got to wait to allmost the end of the fourth qt. for joe to warm up. I don't buy any notion of JJ being tired. He's well conditioned and its 5 games into the season. Its just a shooting slump. well how long is acceptable for a shooting slump to last for the superstar of your team b/c 2 yrs. ago joe acctually went 2 months without scoring 20 pts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Jack Posted November 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 And at this point, JJ is 4-13 tonight. Something is amiss. This Minnesota Game is looking good, Crawford's 3 and Foul was huge. I just wish JJ would snap out of it. Cheers, JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Sothron Posted November 6, 2010 Premium Member Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 I'm officially concerned about Joe as of tonight. He's just throwing up bricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Atlantaholic Posted November 6, 2010 Premium Member Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 I'm officially concerned about Joe as of tonight. He's just throwing up bricks. The bricks were actually a highlight for him tonight. The airballs were a bit more concerning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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