Squawkers Hawksquawk Posted February 1, 2010 Squawkers Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Iso-Joe in action (NBA.com) After covering the Hawks for a couple weeks, I can see why Iso-Joe late in games makes some of you mad. It slows the Hawks’ pace. It’s not pleasing to the eye when Johnson dominates the ball while his teammates stand and watch, makes a move to the basket and then misses. When Iso-Joe doesn’t work, it can look so bad. That’s got to be frustrating for you fans. But what about when it does work? What you saw against the Celtics is the beauty of Iso-Joe when he’s going good (and please don’t forget that’s much more often than not). He made seven shots in the fourth quarter against the Celtics. None of them were assisted. “They isolated us all game,” Paul Pierce said. “They’ve done that all four games, and they’ve beaten us all four games.” To Celtics coach Doc Rivers, that’s no coincidence. When it’s not Iso-Joe, it’s Iso-Jamal, and he said that’s what will make the Hawks a dangerous team to face in the playoffs. “Those two guys when they get the ball View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators macdaddy Posted February 1, 2010 Moderators Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 So who coined the term ISO-Joe? I'd like to know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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