Defense
So far at this point in the season we have an above average PPG in the east, in fact we are 2nd behind Boston.
The difference maker for these past few years has been defense. What will it take for us to be a top 8 defense in the EC? We are currently 12th.
I'd like to only discuss ideas on how the Hawks can be a better defensive team. Murray clearly is an upgrade on perimeter defense. What advanced stats might show us is somewhere in the mid-range is our weakest spot.
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I'm old enough to remember when it was said that Mike Longabardi's arrival was going to be a difference maker in this regard.
And, statistically, we're better, no question.
But the massacre that Charlotte has been able to inflict on us twice in the last month--scoring 122, then 144--rightfully summons up severe concern. Even having replaced a defensive-average-at-best KVon in the starting line-up with a defensive-plus-caliber DJ, we need more. We need a secret weapon somewhere on the b