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I definitely put some of the blame on ownership and management. But when I take a step back and look at it from Chilldress's point of view, I don't really blame him. More money. Less games. Possibly having histaxes paid for. Mediterranean! Can come back to the NBA whenever basically.

I'm really looking to see some improvements in the play calling. Just gimme a damn pick and roll every once in awhile! Is that too much to ask? How about some Bibby-Horford pick and roll? Or JJ-Horford? Or Bibby-Horford with JJ spotting up in the corner, whatever. I'd love to see some Princeton offense Bibby use to run up in Sactown too...

Good stuff. The Joe Johnson video reminded me how much better our new uniforms are, and also how glad I am that the T. Lue era is over.

Yeah, I think we definitely need to wait and see. If it's not working out with Bibby or Za, those expiring contracts could be really tempting for another team.

[quoteI have no problem spending money on the team if the ownership also spends money on the team. No more of this bottom 3 in the league in payroll crap. As long as the owners are cheap the fans will be cheap too. Exactly. We live pretty close to The Phil now and went to probably about 15 games last year. Usually just bought the ten dollar tickets. If the ASG spends some dough and keeps the Joshes, it's going to be real tempting to save up for season tickets. I really hope Bibby and Law come back healthy too.

Quote: ...but be prepaired to have a half-court play in hand if nothing presents itself. Preferably one that involves more than just iso for Joe.

Don't forget to trade Woody for Adelman.

Quote: I really like that system that those Kings teams ran, but you have to have the right personnel to do it. In order to run that high post offense Adelman had going you need a skilled power forward that can shoot consistently from medium range (in order to make the defense defend the elbow) as well as make great decisions about whether to drive or dump down to the low post man. Those don't come around too often. You also need perimeter shooting to keep the floor spread. Joe would basically be reduced to a spot-shooter to make this scheme work for us, and I think we'd agree that is not in the best interest of the Hawks. Webber was the perfect player for that system, and Bibby's skill set was perfect for his role in that offense as well. Smooth and/or Horford may one day be able to be the fulcrum of that offense, but neither one is ready for that role right now. Hi all, new member here. Wish I knew about this forum throughout last season! Big hawks fan, probably went to about 15 games this year. Anyway, I agree with the post above. I use to love those kings teams, and I almost cried with joy when I heard Bibby was traded here, but I don't know if our personnel fits that system completely. We could maybe borrow some elements from that offense, especially since Bibby knows it well. Maybe Horford could run the high post a little, I dunno. I also agree that we shouldn't be trying to emulate that Pistons team completely either. You have to adapt to your personnel a little.