i hope conservative NBA fans, i.e. Hawks haterz arent going to try to deny and ignore the skill and great team that is the 08-09 Atlanta Hawks all season Of course its only the first game but the Hawks showed that they are much improved and SOOO many things can be taken just from this game:
1. AL HOrdford just might be the #2 Beast in the East even "undersized" at the center position, he way the more aggresive owner of the paint in this game, Dwight is the best center in the league, so he did he thing, but AL Horford is up next, as soon as this season
Al Horford 13 pts (6/11 fgs 1/1 fts) 9 rbs 4 blks in 22 minutes
Dwight Howard 17 pts (6/9 fgs 5/6 fts) 5 rbs 8 blks in 25 minutes
2. Acie Law is going to be alright. He led the Hawks in scoring in this game showing poise strength and good decision making skills. He was a great floor leader in the 2nd half, dishing ot 4 assists and scoring 13 points, even hitting a crazy 60-foot buzzer beater at the end of the third quarter, he played to the end and showed he can will his team to a win
Acie Law 20 pts (8/11 fgs 2/2 fts) 5 rbs 4 asts 2 stls
Jameer Nelson 7 pts (3/6 fgs 1/2 fts) 2 rbs 5 asts
3. Josh Smith needs to do better. I am a firm believer that Josh Smith is the best player on the Hawks team and the defensive anchor that will make the Hawks a eastern conference contender in the near future, but tonight he got seriously otplayed by rashard lewis, he is no slouch, he could also be an all-star, lewis played like it tonight
Josh Smith 9 pts (4/14 fgs 1/2 fts) 7 rbs 1 blk in 31 minutes
rashard lewis 22 pts (8/14 fgs 4/5 fts 2/3 3pts) 6 rbs 1 blk in 30 minutes
4. Maurice Evans is going to be all right. He was the catylist in the 45 pt 3rd quarter driving to the basket and hitting threes, his veteran skill and experience is joe biden to our obama hawks, he could average his career high here as the 6th man
maurice evans 17 pts (6/9 fgs 1/2 fts 4/4 3pts) 3 asts 2 stls in 23 minutes
micheal peatris 9 pts (4/9 fgs 1/1 fts) 2 rbs 2 stls in 24 minutes
Overall, the hawks went 3-1 against the magic last season, so we have always played them well, but these Hawks are much improved from last season, every played indvidually and collectively, even Woodson's coaching was very good, different and diverse plays, good substitution pattern, and everybody played. i keep trying to tell people, haters of mike woodson, if Doc Rivers then why not Mike Woodson?
P.S.
Is StarVin MarVin AIRBORNE in this picture? *sigh*
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