Atlantaholic

Does anyone think that Phoenix will take a step back this year?

Nash is getting older, and Shawn Marrion is really unhappy, and I think Amare's health is still a little bit of a concern. I think they finish in the middle of the conference this year.

Yeah I agree, the logo is fine.

And here is the link to the Uni-watch article. It's an interesting read.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...30&sportCat=nba

I doubt it. He would be around 15-16 and would shoot in the low 40's... he is too slow to create his own shot, that's why despite his shooting touch, he has always been a low percentage shooter. Gilbert is on another stratosphere of speed in comparison to Salim, it's not even comparable.

Did anyone noticed that Lue is on the injury report on ESPN.COM? has anyone heard anything?

Foul trouble did Law in yesterday. He could have come in on the fourth, but the game was real tight and it was a good call by Woody to stick with the more experienced Lue.

The shooting is the problem though... he needs to continue on working to get better shots. I love when he's driving, and I don't mind the turnovers that occasionally come up from him trying to do something going to the hole... but the long jumpers out of rhythm and the errant passes have to stop.

The nuggets don't have it -

From the Uni Watch article on ESPN.com:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2030/176912...f786e3660_o.jpg

I think Chillz is one of the best 6th men in the league. like most good 6th men in their contract years though, there's gonna be plenty of attention from clubs that will be looking for him to start, and that will mean bye-bye Chillz... unless he's loyal/crazy enough to want to continue to be our 6th man, which is most unlikely.

If the right trade is available before the deadline, I'm jumping all over it.

How about his improved defense? he showed flashes of being a great defender out there last night.

I think Marvin is close to being the second scorer... there's no reason to think he couldn't develop into a 20 point scorer by next year. (heck, even maybe this year). If Marvin perfects his mid-range jumper to go along with his ability to drive quick to the hole, he's a perfect #2.

Shelden was alright man... he missed easy shots inside and outside, and put the game in peril by missing free-throws. He did pick up important boards, which redeemed his performance from being a bad one. He was not "great" though. JJ was great, Horford was great (when he was in there), Shelden was alright, maybe even good (because of the importance of some of those boards) but not even sniffing great.

Teams can do pretty much what they want for the center court. The Nuggets have these two chisels that, as far as I know, is not their primary or secondary logo. The Celtics, I think, have this commemorative "50 years" logo. If the Hawks had wanted, they could have kept the Hawks primary logo but used the secondary for the center court... I don't mind either way, I think both logos are fine. I agree that the out of bounds area is pretty ugly though.

Goddamn! why didn't I check the boards before the game? Had to listen to it on the Radio. Still, it was exciting to hear Steve Holman call the game. He's probably the happiest guy in the planet right now... this guy is a more hardcore fan than all of us put together.

Josh Smith is an emotional guy, and playing in front of this crowd tonight with the expectations spurring from the preseason, I think he put a lot of pressure on himself to do everything he could to win. I don't think the mindset is wrong, but he needs to learn to control his emotion and channel it into smart play. I think/hope that as we continue to win games and he becomes accustomed to atmospheres like tonight he will settle down a little more.

I'm rooting for them all the way.

Mookie is #1... better than Doc IMO.

Pete was more of a scorer, and probably the better player out of all our PG's, but I think Mookie was better at running the point than him.

Bimbo Coles needs to be mentioned

hmm.. I seem to remember JT absolutely dominating in the playoffs two years ago. Perhaps I'm mistaken.

He isn't a perfect PG, but JT always was a competitor in my mind.

*sighs* I can't wait for the BK era to come to a close. It's not so much this draft that is the problem, the picks were good in themselves... the problem is all the moves in the past that have preceded this draft. I mean, what direction are we going in? the team has no identity, they seem like a team made through the randomizing feature in some video game rather than a team built with a specific strategy in mind. What kind of team are we expected to be next year? what are our strengths? I have no freaking clue. And I think Woodson and BK really don't either.

Initially, my gut reaction was that this trade was terrible for Boston. But now that I think of it, Allen + Pierce + Al Jefferson really gives Boston a shot at being a very, very, competitive team in the east.

I'd love for this to happen. Unfortunately it makes too much sense, which means BK will never go for it.

Yes, because Horford and Shelden can't spend minutes at C. Uh huh...

I can't figure out what people expected. We had picks 3 and 11, not 1 and 4. How we were supposed to solve everything in one night?

huh? Didn't Pierce and Walker make it to the Conference Championship??

I really haven't seen these players play much so personally I don't really know what to expect. From the scouting reports I've read it seems like the most realistic thing is to assume Horford will be at worst a 10 and 8 and at best a 15 and 10 guy (in 2007-8 seasons) and Law a better version of Tyronne Lue (14+ points 4-5 assts). If this is the case, then the Hawks haven't really "filled" their needs. However, with Josh Smith, Marvin, and Shelden hopefully improving we would have a TON of depth, and probably will be improved from last year. (borderline playoff team)

What are everyones expectations from these players, and how do you see their presence influencing the success of the team NEXT year?.

So basically we still need to fill the same two needs we have been trying to fill for the last three years.

Awesome! BK is a mastermind!