IVEY STINKS!

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Johnny, I guarantee you that Salim TRULY BELIEVES that he is the best player on the Hawks. That's his mentality as a player and it's not necessarily a bad mentality to have.

But when you take the type of shots that he takes, and you're constantly missing them, that mentality can destroy a team.

Johnny, the only way this team could survive with Salim at the point, is if you had a true PG here that he could play alongside, and put JJ at the 3. Salim can play with JJ, but putting JJ at the point limits what he does best as well. Put a PG out there with the option of having him get the ball to Salim or JJ out on the wings, then you may have something.

Diesel said it best . . Salim is that gunner at the rec center that thinks his shot is falling every time. But when it doesn't, he plays that matador defense when that fast break is coming back at him.

If the shot does fall, his entire game picks up. You'll never see him pass when he's on, but at least if he hits a couple of shots, his rebounding and even his poor defense will pick up.

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As for you Ivey lovers . . LOL. Ivey should thank the Lord every day that he's still in the NBA.

I don't think there is one team in this entire league in which Ivey can step in and be the backup PG for a team, let alone the starter. It just illustrates how bad our PG situation is here.

It's not that Ivey's defense is great, because he isn't shutting down anybody when he's in the game. It's just that his defense is far and away better than Salim's and Lue's, who are horrible. Ivey's "average defense" makes him look like Ron Artest, compared to Salim and Ty.

I would be SHOCKED if Ivey was on this squad next year. Seeing that we need a starting PG, and that we already have Lue locked up for two more years, re-signing Ivey to a spot where he would be the 12th man at best, would be a waste of money.

Ivey "holds his own" on defense. Calling him a "good or great" defender, is a stretch.