Everyone on the board seems to be bashing Big Dog with the exception of Diesel. If you have followed the Hawks as many years as I have one must take a look at the past........
The Hawks have always lacked the quality outside shooting threat........We have had Lou Hudson and Pistol who could shoot the ball, we had Tom Mcmillen who shot pretty well. Doc Rivers, Armond Hill, Tom Henderson, Nique, and others were never pure shooters, heck even Steve Hawes our one-time undersized center could shoot the jumper.
I remember when we made a trade for Terry Furlow from Cleveland who came in and shot the lights out and put the Hawks firmly into the playoffs.
I guess what I'm trying to say is Big Dog is a legitimate big time shooter, yes Terry can shoot the ball but we have no other outside threats. Teams have camped in the lane for years daring the Hawks to, shoot the ball.
Theo complains about the misgivings of the guards and Big Dog on the defensive end. I would say they could complain just as loudly about his no offense game and turnovers, [censored] Theo has no hands.
I'm just saying we are trading a legitimate pure shooting player and I see no one to take his place.