bumpyphish1 Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 He's back, baby. BHayley, now do you see why I tout Salim? Sure, he missed a few shots at the end but I love the confidence. I hope Woody cotinues to give some consistent minutes to the SNIPER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlanta Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Yo, it's just one game. And he's playing one of the worst D's in the league... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cwell Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Quote: Yo, it's just one game. And he's playing one of the worst D's in the league... one game that he got to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Quote: Quote: Yo, it's just one game. And he's playing one of the worst D's in the league... one game that he got to play. Exactly...he finally got some minutes. I knew people would come in here and trash Salim's good play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfwolf Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Are we watching the same game? Salim looks horrible out there. The Golden State announcers called it....he's a great wide open shooter, but awful if you make him put the ball on the floor or get a hand in his face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Yes, we are watching the same game. He looked a lot better out there than he used to. He started chucking a bit at the end, but he generally deferred quite a bit and looked decent. Just about every player is going to look bad with someone draped all over you. And yes, I know he was playing the point when he was in there...that was obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackB1 Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Salim did exactly what we needed him to do....get some solid minutes at the point, make a few shots and play a little D. Good job Salim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Thank you... Good grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfwolf Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 I don't want to get into a big thing about it, but I just don't understand where all the "play Salim" stuff comes from. I do think that the Hawks are the wrong team for him, and he needs to find a team where he can have a role like Steve Kerr had on the Bulls. But that's the extent of his ability. We're playing one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA, and you guys are making a fuss about a completely unimpressive performance. He shoots 6 times in 9 minutes (not chucking?) and doesn't have a single assist. His defense was the usual: lots of gambling which sometimes pay off with a steal but more often than not results in an easy bucket for the other team. I also saw one GS player (not sure which) just shoot right over him because he doesn't have the size to defend bigger guards. I was overstating it when I said he looked awful out there, but I was watching the game and thinking "Salim sure isn't impressing with his minutes" and was really surprised to see everybody praising his performance on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfwolf Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 He's having a much better second half. He's not forcing anything. Looks good out there now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnybravo4 Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Quote: I don't want to get into a big thing about it, but I just don't understand where all the "play Salim" stuff comes from. I do think that the Hawks are the wrong team for him, and he needs to find a team where he can have a role like Steve Kerr had on the Bulls. But that's the extent of his ability. We're playing one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA, and you guys are making a fuss about a completely unimpressive performance. He shoots 6 times in 9 minutes (not chucking?) and doesn't have a single assist. His defense was the usual: lots of gambling which sometimes pay off with a steal but more often than not results in an easy bucket for the other team. I also saw one GS player (not sure which) just shoot right over him because he doesn't have the size to defend bigger guards. I was overstating it when I said he looked awful out there, but I was watching the game and thinking "Salim sure isn't impressing with his minutes" and was really surprised to see everybody praising his performance on here. Hating just for hating sake is just so damn corny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunt91 Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Salim finally decided to drive the ball instead of taking so many outside shots when he gets the ball in his hand. I think that is why he had a good game tonight unlike most nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member hawkman Posted February 23, 2008 Premium Member Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Quote: Quote: I don't want to get into a big thing about it, but I just don't understand where all the "play Salim" stuff comes from. I do think that the Hawks are the wrong team for him, and he needs to find a team where he can have a role like Steve Kerr had on the Bulls. But that's the extent of his ability. We're playing one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA, and you guys are making a fuss about a completely unimpressive performance. He shoots 6 times in 9 minutes (not chucking?) and doesn't have a single assist. His defense was the usual: lots of gambling which sometimes pay off with a steal but more often than not results in an easy bucket for the other team. I also saw one GS player (not sure which) just shoot right over him because he doesn't have the size to defend bigger guards. I was overstating it when I said he looked awful out there, but I was watching the game and thinking "Salim sure isn't impressing with his minutes" and was really surprised to see everybody praising his performance on here. Hating just for hating sake is just so damn corny. Thankyou. Salim played great tonight in his first significant opportunity of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakin Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 He may or may not deserve more playing time, but i don't see how anyone could deny that salim saved us tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WraithSentinel Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 This was the perfect game for Salim to play in. I give him props for having a good game tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardbird Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 As Woody said in the post game conference, Salim earned an opportunity to remain in the rotation tonight. Until now, he had not earned that opportunity. He doesn't have to be perfect, but tonight he didn't hurt the team, probably for the first time this year. I hope he keeps it up. We need him to contribute on a consistent basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenzy Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Quote: I don't want to get into a big thing about it, but I just don't understand where all the "play Salim" stuff comes from. I do think that the Hawks are the wrong team for him, and he needs to find a team where he can have a role like Steve Kerr had on the Bulls. But that's the extent of his ability. We're playing one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA, and you guys are making a fuss about a completely unimpressive performance. He shoots 6 times in 9 minutes (not chucking?) and doesn't have a single assist. His defense was the usual: lots of gambling which sometimes pay off with a steal but more often than not results in an easy bucket for the other team. I also saw one GS player (not sure which) just shoot right over him because he doesn't have the size to defend bigger guards. I was overstating it when I said he looked awful out there, but I was watching the game and thinking "Salim sure isn't impressing with his minutes" and was really surprised to see everybody praising his performance on here. & against one of the worst defensive teams Marvin was 2-11 although he scored 10 pts.....salim played solid,why cant we just give the man his props, geez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member hawkman Posted February 23, 2008 Premium Member Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Because people hate to admit when they're wrong about something. I keep hearing people calling Salim a "cancer" or saying that he hurts the team when he's on the floor. Yet, he gets praised by the coaching staff for his work ethic and rarely gets on the floor in the first place. It just seems that when people make their mind up about a player, that's it. If Marvin had 18 pts tonight, the lovefest would be in full swing. Hey, ALL of these guys are Atlanta Hawks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfwolf Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 I don't think Salim is by any means a cancer, but I do think it's overstating it to say that he's earned significant playing time. The guy is shooting 30% from the floor this season and 28% from beyond the arc. I don't care if you're not getting consistent PT--that's just terrible for a guy whose best skill is supposed to be shooting. He's got to realize that his limited skill set means he's never going to be a guy who gets 25 minutes a game in the NBA. If he wants to establish a career, he needs to be able to come into games for limited minutes, make shots, and not do anything bone-headed. I would say that tonight was a move in the right direction. Teams that play crappy D like G-State are the perfect teams for Salim to get minutes against because he's more likely to get wide open shots. I certainly wouldn't want to see him get minutes against the Spurs or Pistons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukegotgame Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Quote: Salim finally decided to drive the ball instead of taking so many outside shots when he gets the ball in his hand. I think that is why he had a good game tonight unlike most nights. I think he had a good game tonight because unlike all other nights this season, he actually got to play and wasn't yanked after two minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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