Diaw= SLAM DUNK CHAMPION???

[Wurider]

IS he that good. If he were to enter and win it would really get the attention of the fans in Atlanta.

[JaHawk10]

Yeah you're right, that would give Atlanta some attention. But does anyone know that Atlanta has never had a contestant in the 3 point shooting competition. NEVER. It's useless info, but just something that I thought I'd throw out...

[HAWKSFAN]

If JT was shooting just a little better he probably would have been in it last year. But at the time his percentage was like 36.

[Guest]

perhap's like Desmond Mason or Brent Barry? Interesting...

[JaHawk10]

"If JT was shooting just a little better he probably would have been in it last year. But at the time his percentage was like 36."

Yeah, but traditionally, ATL has never had a shooter good enuff to get into the competition. The closest was probably Steve Smith in the late 90's

[Blunt91]

this goes to show that the Hawks are and has always been a poor shooting team.

[Dejay]

To the best of my memory, Steve Smith and Jason Terry are the only guards the Hawks have had that could consistently hit an open shot since Lou Hudson wore Atlanta gear. This has always been an achilles heel for the Hawks and rarely have they ever addressed it and its sad. That was the antedote the Pistons and Celtics used to beat them back in the late-80's when they were really good; pack the lane with defenders, get it out of 'Nique's hands, make the likes of John Battle, Doc Rivers, and Mike McGee beat you, then sprint on a fast break once it clangs off the rim. It shows, if anything, how great a player 'Nique was because he never, EVER, had a guy alongside him that could nail a 20-footer and be a threat from the outside (and, once again, Randy Wittman's 11 a night doesn't count).