Ew, Passan is a smarmy, unctuous phony. ESPN is really going downhill. The one good basketball writer they had left, Zach Lowe, was let go. What are they doing in Bristol?
Hopefully going forward we will be a little more careful about making sure our draft picks have not just the physical, but the mental makeup to be productive NBA players. It's a grind, it's not for everybody. You have to love the game.
There were reports that he had some psychological issues, but we took a chance on him because of his talent. But us being the Hawks, of course it back fired on us. Another wasted first round pick.
Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy were so much better. Funny, irreverent, unafraid to criticize players or refs. Doris Burke is a total snooze fest, sorry.
I'm skeptical about DD being our starting small forward. He is going to have to take a huge leap forward offensively. It is possible, but it's asking a lot.
Who is going to be our third scorer after Trae and JJ? And is JJ ready to be a 20+ scorer? Overall I'm not bullish on this team. I think we will be better defensively though.