RedDawg#8

Sheed is also a 6'11 PF/C. Smoove is a 6'9 PF/SF. So the fact that he has taken more 3's than him but still averages more rebounds only makes Smoove look that much better. People need to stop making Smith out as if he is a true PF. Thats never been the case. Even at 6'9 he is UNDERSIZED for the position yet his athleticism helps him. He is not a banger, never has been. We are trying to turn a HS wing player into an NBA PF and its worked so far. Thing is, he still has some wing skills. His jumpers isnt gorgeous, he does brick sometimes, but when they fall, its all the much sweeter. The only thing he needs to improve on is making smarter decisions in his OVERALL game, not just shooting 3's. That only comes with good ole experience. TRIAL and ERROR. By the way everyone...... we won the last 2 games, were 11 games over .500. Be happy for cryin out loud

Like some have already pointed out, i think that the difference is that when one of the the starting 5 is out, it forces woody to use our bench more. Whenever Solo and Acie get playing time, they bring needed dimensions to the game, particularly hustle and more commitment to defense. Did anyone besides me notice how when Acie was in the game, he ALWAYS fought through the screen to stayed manned up on CP3, whereas when bibby/flip/joe were gaurding him, they did the same switch routine which ended in mismatches. fortunately tonite the mismatches did not hurt us much, except for when bibby was on rasual butler early in the game. I dont know if it was by design but Acie really gaurded CP3 well and I loved that he never gave up on getting back in front of him man to man

Joe Johnson: All star, one of the best all around skillsets in the league Mike Bibby: Very talented shooter, floor leader, vet, FEARLESS Marvin Williams: San his passing, is a great all around player with his pure shot rivaling JJ's Josh Smith: This time last year, he was on his way to being a young superstar with freakish exciting athleticism Al Horford: Great rebounder with a good jumper for a player his size, underrated passer from the post, WINNER Flip Murray: Fearless and agressive scorer, good smarts for the game, plays fast Mo Evans: Money from the corners, plays hard on both ends even if his shot isnt falling ZaZa Pachulia: May look clumsey but always finds away to chip in the game, great rebounder, wont back down from anyone Solomon Jones: Athlete who is still improvong, plays aggressive defense, plays hard Acie Law: Great skillset on the wrong team Mario West: Can instantly change the tempo of the game on both ends, inspires teamates, Always gives 100% We have a talented team, esp. within the starting 5 and 6th man Murray. The thing is everyone will never be on at the same time, but every night at least 2 players will burn you giving us a chance to win. If we have a 3rd player making an impact we almost always win. I think the lack of consistency is a result of not knowing who will be the main guy next to Joe or Bibby each night. We know it could be any two other players but we dont ever know which one, and neither do the players. If they can play hard for 48 mins tho they can beat anyone and thats the prolem with our team... playing hard for 48 mins. Sometimes they become too passive on Offense or Defense because they either knowingly or sub-consciously defer to the OTHER guy too much not knowing who the supporting playmakers will be. 5 very talented players cant all stand out at the same time. Weve seen from Horf, Marv and Smith (last year) that they all can be great one day, but Marv and Horf tend to defer despite have better overall games than Smith, who (to our dismay) seems to think he is better than he is. I think their roles should be: Joe: Distribute ball during game, only take available shots, make plays happen for other players, take over in crunch time Bibby: Stay behind arc, share ballhandling with Joe, shoot every open three, drive and kick when lane is available Williams: Move more without the ball, spot up and call for ball for open J's, drive at the end of the clock to go to FT Smith: Stay in post, set some screens, rebound, take over in the fast break Horford: run the offense through Horford, he will make the right pass out of the post or take good shot if its there Murray: Run, drive, get to the rim, make defense collapse, find teamates more, stay aggresive taking open shots Evans: Live in the corner, its home, run the baseline from corner to corner til you are open Zaza: Clean up the glass, shoot open post shots

We dreaded this road trip all season long, but now its finally behind us. As we look ahead we still have tough games remaining but we have alot of winnable ones as well. with the 7 game homestand on the horizon after the next few, be prepared for wins to come in bunches. before you know it, we will have forgotten this little trip. Go Hawks!!!!

I really hated when he stopped getting PT last season, it seams like everytime he is on the court he brings energy that can rub off on whoever is on the court. He chases loose balls nobody wants to chase, he runs the floor hard on both ends, he contest every shot he can, even if it isnt his man shooting. Why doesnt Woody relize that when we need a lift (which is far too often) West is up to the challenge. Im listening o the Nuggets feed and they are raving about his play. The little things he brings to the game really make a noticable difference from all perspectives.

channelsurfing.net im watching right now on this site

seems like he assumed he would have been suspended and decided to take off for home early

we will lose at denver. they are an even better team than Utah. we will make up for this tough road stretch when we bring it home for 7 straight in march tho.

@ Lakers-L @Sacramento-W @Portland-L (will surprise us with their balanced scoring attack) @Utah-L (great home team) @Denver-L (they get payback at home) Miami-W Cleveland-L (lebrons hits a game winner in last seconds) @Washington-W @Knicks-W @Charlotte-W Detroit-W New Orleans-W (we won on road, gotta think we can do it at home) Utah-W Indiana-W Portland-W (we get payback) Sacramento-W Dallas-W (will be a tough game, matchups will give us fits) @Cleveland-L Minnesota-W San Antonio-L (very winnable but their guards kill us w/ dribble penatration) Boston-W (gotta believe we can get atleast one against them) Lakers-L (close early, but kobe puts out of reach late) @Philly-W @Boston-L Orlando-L (they win last match against us but we get payback in playoffs) @Toronto-W @Milwaukee-W (will be out of contention after all their injuries) Indiana-W Miami-W (L if we already secured seed and dont play as hard) @Memphis-W (reserves play mostly but Grizz suck so bad anyway) Overall: 20-10, I think we get 50 wins as the team comes out with a new attitude after the break. we will struggle with the early west coast trip but will reel off a 10 game win streak against weak teams on road followed by 7 game homestand. wins later on may change though depending on if we have any competition for the 4th seed. we could possibly hand in the last few games against some scrappy teams. Overall i think our team will show us they have a lot of fight in them that they havent been showing since before the new year. season will break down as: 20-10 great start/ came out with purpose 11-11 average middle/ struggle to keep up intensity night in and night out 20-10 great final push/ head into playoffs hot total: 51-31 solid #4 seed