RMJ

The guy is a JJ basher. He will always find a way to make Joe look bad even if it means using inaccurate stats to back his claim. The only thing JJ has below average is 3pt shooting and he's been very good from there lately.

The guy you qouted is right. Teams do live and die with their best player when it comes down to the wire.

That's the truth

I disagree completely. The Hawks can afford for any one guy to have a bad night but not 3 freaking starters. Hell, even if Marvin or Bibby played average the Hawks win. Some of you are giving Smoove way more credit for the team's turnaround than he actually deserves. The only area of his game that's improved is shot selection. He's averaging 15(51%fg) and 8 this year an15.6(49%fg) and 7 last year. His production is almost the same as last year. The bench (and taking care of the ball) is by far the biggest reason for the turnaround IMO.

I agree but you have some idiots on here who bash the guy everytime he has a bad shooting game. The criticism>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>praise and it should be more balanced

You can't seriously be this stupid. The reason smith isn't drove on as much by smaller guard is because he's not asked guard them. He gets abused when goes up against guys like dirk who can put the ball on the floor

It's obvious you're a Joe hater so your opinion doesn't really matter much. Joe's a much better defender than you give him credit for.

I agree with you on rebounds. JJ's fg% isn't reall that bad. Hell, he shot 50 against the knicks and Atl still lost. Defense is rebounding is the key to the hawks having a REALLY good season

You can also say those two back to back 6-18 games hurt his fg%. You can't take away his good shooting nights without taking out his bad shooting nights. The truth is JJ has shot the ball well outside of the three. Most of his 3's are wide open shots and eventually he'll make or stop taking them hopefully. What do you think JJ's fg% would be if he was shooting 38% from the 3 instead of 28%?

I don't think he'll leave Atlanta to play for a team like NY. I see him in a Dallas or Cleveland uniform next year if he wants to play for a title contender.

I don't think JJ's coming back after this year.

Hotlanta, JJ is shooting .444 from the field despite hitting only 1 of his last 17 three point attempts and shooting 28%. I'd be shocked if he continues to shoot that way from the 3 all year. JJ is only struggling with his 3 point shot not his overall shooting.

I swear some of you idiots don't know much about basketball.

Smith and Horford doesn't have a low post game so if they're not getting easy baskets(put backs and transition) the hawks are all perimeter. The Hawks will remain a joke until they get a real low post player. You can't have two guys with no offense.

Damn guys, the hawks are winning so stop complaining about everything.