thatsrightJSmoove

You're right, it is what he needs but he's not going to get it here unfortunately.

My thought exactly. Josh is sometimes the best player on this team in terms of giving them a little bit of everything. He's capable of giving you a triple double on any given night. That's more than I can say for the rest of them. I too understand the frustration with some of his decision making, but the Hawks have never brought in the kind of coach that can get the full potential out of Josh Smith nor this team in general, as evidenced by the complete lack of a REAL looking offense, and the disappointing season year after year. I was really hoping any change they made this year would first start with the coach and not Josh Smith.

I'm with you there. The Lakers definitely have a history of robbing teams, and they will not make a bad trade for themselves. We lose in the end on this one if this trade is made.

It looks like Josh has deleted his twitter account. Anybody know why?

i'm sorry, i just don't agree. i just don't think Al gives us the intangibles that Josh brings... Josh is a triple double threat on any given night. he probably has more triple doubles than anyone on this team in the past 3 years. in my opinion, he more than makes up for the miscues he makes, and that jumper does go down on occasion. not to mention, right now he already has a better post game than Al. Josh is "that guy" on this team, as evidenced by the comments from his coaches and his teammates. they expect a lot from Josh, he has to be the energy guy, the guy that plays all over the floor, the guy that ignites this team. and i've seen way too many nights where if he doesn't do it, no one else will. they're all waiting for him to do it- and when they lose, he gets a lot of the blame, but little of the glory when they win. Chris Mullen echoed my thoughts on it perfectly after game 4 in the bulls series, when he said "if Josh is gonna give you this kind of effort, he's earned the right to take an outside jumper sometimes". and most nights he gives it to you. but having said all that, i like Al, and would like to see us keep them both. i'd play them at the 3 and 4 because i think Al is beginning to shy away from playing the 5 more and more, and it's showing in his game. i agree with others- i would love to see us get that consistent, legitimate low post scorer, and with what Josh can bring us down there a few plays a night, that's just that much more scoring we can get underneath the basket, and not jumpshots.