How bad was Big Dog Really?

[Diesel]

I can't speak for everybody but when I think of the history of our franchise, Big Dog Robinson gives me a bad taste.  However, lately, I went back and asked myself why... I looked at his stats. .. ~21, 7, and 3.

 

He played under Lon Kruger and Terry Stotts.  Two guys who couldn't get it together.

 

What would he have done under Lenny or Bud?

 

It's time for Hawks fans to forgive the Big Dog!

 

[macdaddy]

How many days till training camp?   

 

I really like the Bucks when he was there.

[Guest]

He was all about offense. Not much else.

[capstone21]

I can't speak for everybody but when I think of the history of our franchise, Big Dog Robinson gives me a bad taste.  However, lately, I went back and asked myself why... I looked at his stats. .. ~21, 7, and 3.

 

He played under Lon Kruger and Terry Stotts.  Two guys who couldn't get it together.

 

What would he have done under Lenny or Bud?

 

It's time for Hawks fans to forgive the Big Dog!

 

It was not just him it was the whole team....we had a lot of talent but there was no chemistry 

 

JT was supposed to be the point guard...he was really a shooting guard

Ratliff was awesome the previous season in Philly but seemed like a shell when he came to ATL

SAR's game did not mix either

 

Then we had Dion Glover and Ira Newble playing the SG for us.

 

They just didn't play well together and it shows how important chemistry is to a team.  YOu can have a ton of talent but if the right mix is not there then it is not going to work.  

[Guest]

It begins and ends with the original big dog ...

Antoine Carr baby!!!

Everybody else was a small to medium pup

[AHF]

Part of issue for Big Dog when he was in Atlanta was efficiency as well.  He put up career lows or near career lows in FG%, TS%, PER, WS/48, ORtg, and TOV%.  When you add in his lack of D, it really undercuts the nice volume generated stats driven by his near career high usage rate.

 

When you lose your shooting touch and turn the ball over worse than you have since you were a rookie, that probably is going to mute most of your offensive contributions and leave the fans with a sour taste in their mouth.

 

We lost the trade when we dealt for him.  Badly: we gave up TJ Ford and Toni Kukoc.

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

Josh Smith's last season as a Hawk:

17.5 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 4.2 apg, 1.8 bpg, and 1.2 spg in 35 mpg.

Why did we hate Josh Smith? Oh yeah, cause there is more to a player than just stats.

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[lethalweapon3]

First player to score 30 points for the Hawks in the first 3 games to start a season (2002-03).

 

So, he'll always have that.

 

~lw3

[AUhawksfan]

Yeah that team was a mess and I try to forget about it.  Those were the days we were trying to go solely based on talent with guys like him and Isaiah Rider.

 

A lot of those teams looked good on paper but they weren't consistent or proven winners.  This left us with bad chemistry and the wrong group of guys with no offensive flow or sharing of the ball.  A good true point gaurd along the way would've helped.....makes me so glad that we finally have one now - our first real one since Mookie honestly.  Makes a huge difference.

[MrMeltdown]

I liked Big Dog with the Bucks and I think Jabari is more Big Dog than Carmelo. I would give a lot to have a Big Dog clone on this particular team.

[Nicholasp27]

Big Dog clone on this team would be bad

We are built around ball movement and high efficiency shots...we don't need black hole nor shots going to a more inefficient player

[Diesel]

Yeah that team was a mess and I try to forget about it.  Those were the days we were trying to go solely based on talent with guys like him and Isaiah Rider.

 

A lot of those teams looked good on paper but they weren't consistent or proven winners.  This left us with bad chemistry and the wrong group of guys with no offensive flow or sharing of the ball.  A good true point gaurd along the way would've helped.....makes me so glad that we finally have one now - our first real one since Mookie honestly.  Makes a huge difference.

 

i almost cried when Cleveland took Miller.

[Diesel]

Big Dog clone on this team would be bad

We are built around ball movement and high efficiency shots...we don't need black hole nor shots going to a more inefficient player

 

Ironically, he won an NBA championship with the Spurs!!!

[NJHAWK]

I got tired of big dog after awile. For some reason I always like Antoine Walker.

[Duff_Man]

Ironically, he won an NBA championship with the Spurs!!!

 

 

JR Rider has one from the Lakers.