jsmoove having a hell of a game tonight

[Admin]

he just frustrates me sometimes when he shows how he can completely take over a game when he really wants to and then disappears so many other times ... but man its nice ot see nights like this.

[exodus]

This game shows why Smith needs to play the 4. 10 rebounds and 5 blocks.

[HawksFan87]

I totally agree I think WILLIAMS will be the 3 and SMITH the 4 both of them have time to work on their games so im not worried about them I just wont the both of them to get the playing time to grow

[exodus]

Game tied at 25 when Al goes out.

Hawks up by 9 when he comes back in. Cats immediately go on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 2.

3rd quarter Al picks up his 4th foul and goes to the bench with the Hawks up 9.

After 6 minutes he comes back in and the Hawks are up 14.

They win by 10.

Anyone see a pattern here?

[Squawker24]

Interesting.

[Admin]

when he is in the game the ball gets moved around well and we are able to take a nice lead ... then he goes out and Lue decides he needs to take over the scoring, which is fine for a sg but bad for a pg, and we lose the lead ... I think Ivey is the only PG we have had since Mookie left that actually stops opposing PGs from driving down the middle at will.

[unknownjdb]

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I think Ivey is the only PG we have had since Mookie left that actually stops opposing PGs from driving down the middle at will.

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I don't know, Mike Wilks (Wilkes?) did pretty well for us in this regard when we pulled him out of the CBA.

[exodus]

The Ivey situation is something that really defies explanation. Everyone can see how much better he is on defense. He has been playing very consistently on offense as well and still gets pulled.

[Popeye]

If Ivey played for some good coach he would be playing at least 30min a night. There is not many PG who want to defend like Ivey. In the game against Ny we are up about 20pts and 1 min or so left and Ivey takes a charge. That is just crazy that he only gets 10min per game, if Larry Brown was his coach he would be getting about 30min per night.

Great game Smoove

[Johnnybravo4]

Ivey stinks....Salim should start...period

[exodus]

Only you could come up with something that far off base. Salim is just a chucker. He has more turnovers than assists and shot 38% from the field in January. He struggles on D also.

Ivey is way better defensively, shoots a better percentage and does a much better job of running the offense.

[Plainview1981]

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Salim is a good bench player to have... The only team he would probably start for is LA... He'd fit great in the triangle... But overall, he is simply a 6th man to bring in and score points.

Nothing wrong with that... But he just isn't a starter.

[DJlaysitup]

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I seriously doubt either one is the answer at PG. A defensive PG is a great bonus, but being able to run the offense is job 1. Good defensive teams can cover for a defensively challenged PG...and it's something the bigs will likely do if they are getting set up with good passing and a few free dunks a game. Our problem is we have guys like Felton last night, getting by their man and gettting into the paint where they are challenged by ?? generally nobody...

[Duff_Man]

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I seriously doubt either one is the answer at PG. A defensive PG is a great bonus, but being able to run the offense is job 1. Good defensive teams can cover for a defensively challenged PG...and it's something the bigs will likely do if they are getting set up with good passing and a few free dunks a game. Our problem is we have guys like Felton last night, getting by their man and gettting into the paint where they are challenged by ?? generally nobody...

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I think the point of the whole situation is this: Ivey may not be across-the-NBA starter material, but on this team, he obviously is bringing more to the table all-around than any other PG we have. The reverse lay-in he had on the assist from JJ last night was nice, and I thought to myself, "could Lue do that?" Not a chance. Lue is better from 3, and a stronger overall shooter, but I think Ivey is a MUCH better passer and ball handler...he fights through picks, and cuts off lanes way better.

I am not saying Ivey is our 30+ minute guy every night, but splitting time with Lue is at least an acceptable soloution. Or get a feel for the flow of the game and play whichever would fit the pace better.

Ivey should be getting more minutes for this team. Period.

[warcore]

with the 5 blocks he had hes now ranked 9th in the nba

[DJlaysitup]

[quoteI am not saying Ivey is our 30+ minute guy every night, but splitting time with Lue is at least an acceptable soloution. Or get a feel for the flow of the game and play whichever would fit the pace better.

Ivey should be getting more minutes for this team. Period.

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I certainly agree with you there, he should be getting a better look and more minutes. I had previously felt that Salim should be getting more minutes at PG (and maybe it's too early to tell) but as things have gone the last few games it looks like Ivey and Lue at PG - with Salim subbing at shooting guard. Problem is, none stand out enough consistently to gain a real foothold. In Royal's case that could be because he's not given that much of a chance to gain time.

[exodus]

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with the 5 blocks he had hes now ranked 9th in the nba

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The scary part is that he spends most of his time at the 3. Just think how many he will block if he gets 30+ minutes at the 4.

[hawksnumba1fan]

he's a great defensive player now but it is scary of thinking about how good he could be given more playing time and him playing at the 4