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An Offseason Guide to Fixing the Holes in the Hawks' Game
by jrauch on Aug 1, 2009 5:54 PM EDT
on Peachtree Hoops
Just in case you're curious, we'd be moving up from Marginally Interesting to Legitimately Spunky. Still a few rungs away from Team that Nobody Wants to Play. We'll break it down into two categories Keep on Keepin' On - what the player needs to continue to do - and Stop Me Before I Shoot Again - what needs to get fixed, now. (Note: this includes only players returning from last year's squad, and those with an NBA track record. Jeff Teague gets a pass.)
Without further ado, after the jump:
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Crawford coming to Hawks
by jrauch on Jun 24, 2009 4:40 PM EDT
on Peachtree Hoops
ESPN's reporting Speedy Claxton and Acie Law IV are on their way out of Atlanta, for Golden State's Jamal Crawford.
Full story here.
Crawford, as the story notes, has been in Don Nelson's arbitrary dog house for some time. He would appear to fit the mold Woodson likes, a high-volume shooter who never met a shot he didn't like. But he may not stretch defenses the way Mike Bibby did for the last two years, as he's only a 34 percent career shooter from behind the arc, not exactly the eagle eye sharpshooter you might want at that position.
His lack of defensive commitment during his career is also puzzling when his new head coach is one committed to defense-first. It would seem unlikely, as well, that they'd play Crawford as a back-up at the #2 guard behind Joe Johnson.
Of course, some of that may be exacerbated by the fact he had to play for Isiah Thomas and Don Nelson the last few years.
But in the big picture, does this mean the Hawks won't be bringing back Bibby and we've found our point guard of the future (for now)? Is this a signal we might be looking for a big at #19 tomorrow night?
Finally, it may not have been possible, but Acie and Speedy appear to be headed into a team who might be more dysfunctional than their previous one.
Stop Sund before he picks again, please
by jrauch on Jun 23, 2009 10:30 AM EDT
on Peachtree Hoops
As the Hawks prep, in at least some scenarios, to draft with the #19 and #49 picks in this year's draft, one question has me deeply worried about Thursday night: We all know Rick Sund is running the Hawks draft, right?
What's the cause for concern, you say? This is the same Rick Sund who built a spunky Mavericks team in the 1980's, and kept the Supersonics hanging around the playoffs back before they were named for the weather in a tiny Midwestern media market.
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