Rome26

The reason they were better collectively was because the played D and rebounded not because they were necessarily better players. Chicago has a team full of role players (minus Rose) that play D and rebound.

The Pistons didn't have a superstar on their team when they won their title.The won because they played great D and rebounded well. The reason Chicago beat the Hawks wasn't because of their superstar Derrick Rose. It was because of that outstanding rebounding and defense. If this Atlanta team played D and rebounded like Chicago they'd still be playing right now. Does this Atlanta team have the players to become a great rebounding/defensive team?? If so, then LD might not be the man for the this job. If not then trades need to be made immediately. Trading JJ for another guard WILL NOT make this team better on the boards and on defense. Trading him for a big would mean Josh at the 3(and leave a hole at SG) which is not a good option.

Outside of the poor second half shooting (0-6) in game 3, JJ has been scorching hot. Him finding his 3pt shot has a lot to do with that.

I should have been more clear but this is exactly what I meant.

against Orlando. Do you consider trading one of them?

It's not the guards fault Smoove can't shoot but choose to stand around the perimeter.

Team defense wins the mvp award. That was the difference in the hawks winning or losing this series. Not individual play

This will never happen. You'll always have fans complain about Joe no matter how hot he is.

Switching defense is the single biggest reason the hawks lost this game.

You beat me to it arhawk. I agree. The fans will finally get what they want

Are you serious? The guy was shooting over 50% most of the game. Yeah he missed a few shots at the end but the game was already over.

Exactly. What he failed to realize is that Milwaukee put their best defender on JJ which allowed Smoove to go against a much weaker defender.

Josh Smith is more comparable to guys like Marion, Kirilenko, Gerald Wallace.

You might wanna hold up on this until the 2nd round. The bucks might have the worst frontcourt in the NBA without Bogut

No, Joe would be a fool to settle for four years. This is his last big contract so I don't blame him for settling for that.