A little of this, a little of that in Hawks nation
by hawksdawgs on Jul 22, 2009 11:55 AM EDT
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PrintI remember being sort of kind of excited about Shelden Williams' summer league performance. Even in my optimism I always knew that Mr. Parker was dominating men who would never be in the league in a style of play that would rarely be seen in an actual game. I of course chose to ignore said facts because the only other option was crying about how a late first rounder went in the top five.
Let us pause on this trip down memory lane to throw up.
Everyone good. Well, good. Because the news of yesterday is that Jeff Teague is going to be a star and Othello Hunter is ready to dunk on your head.
And of course we are not even talking summer league. We are talking mini camp Which is code for don't ask us why we didn't have a summer league team. Can you not see we have a mini camp? But it is July and I love the NBA so lets dive into the world of false optimism.
Jeff Teague
But the good news is Jeff Teague is doing what he is suppose to do. He is being the best player on the court. It won't translate one to one, but Teague is at least holding up his end of the bargain. The one thing that may translate is this little line from Sekou Smith's twitter, "Teague is really impressive. His quickness is off the charts."
You may make more shots against bad competition. You may finish a little easier against borderline 12th man talent. But you are either fast or your not, and without a doubt Jeff Teague is really fast. I can be excited about that.
Othello Hunter
The other good news, more because I like him and less because it may actually affect the team, Othello Hunter has gotten better. Sekou and Micah Hart both saw him this time last year and say quite emphatically the man is better. Granted Othello played 92 total minutes last year so whether the improvement can translate to a regular season role in the rotation who knows. And by who knows, I mean probably not.
But mark my words now, one day Othello Hunter will be an above average 8th man in the league. And I hope it is with the Hawks.
Some other notes
- A guy with the nickname "Homicide" was invited to camp. Let us all begin praying this man makes the team.
- Yaroslav Korolev can shoot. I like that. Then again, so could Thomas Gardner. By the way, Mr. Korolev was drafted 12th. I forgot that. Good work there Clippers. Somewhere Danny Granger is laughing.
- Micah Hart's recap from yesterday.
- Jeff Teague is officially a Hawk.
- Joe Smith anyone? How about Ben Wallace? Considering the Cavs felt the need to go get Joe Smith when they already had Ben Wallace on the team, I would take Joe on a one year deal and be quite happy about that.
Actual blogging coming later today. Your thoughts on summer league? Who is ready to buy a Teague jersey? And I will pay someone five dollars if he or she can convince me to buy an Othello Hunter jersey. And I want to be convinced.
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Teague
Seems to be looking good from all accounts, but no one out there should be able to guard him truthfully. It was said Siler had a good day Monday but I’m not sure about him. He got mixed reviews in Summer League play. Hunter I like something about him. I can remember a game towards the end of the season against the Cavs when he did some good things against NBA competition. So, he has some untapped potential. I also would not mind the most lights out shooter of this bunch getting a training camp invite. I also still would have liked to see Heytvelt here.
Guys I would like to see invited to training camp.
Othello Hunter
Silar
The best knockdown shooter from this bunch
Josh Heytvelt
On another note its being reported that Indiana is pursuing Solomon Jones. Solo did some decent things this year but not enough. He can make a open jump shot but he does not rebound well and hardly ever blocks a shot. I don’t think he is worth $1 million a year, but on the other hand, I know Mario West is not worth that.
but will Teague get in games?
The question with Teague is not is he good but will Woodson play him any more than he did Acie Law. Barring injuries to Bibby or Crawford, I’m going to go way out on a limb and guess the answer is no.
Disagree with anyone blaiming guys like Acie, Shelden, and Salim on Woody
When one of those guys turns out to be productive with another team I will get right with you guys on the Woody bashing until then I dont agree. Futhermore, Teague is a different type of beast than Acie. He is a combo guard. So, he will not have the burden of having to think pass first on a team that we all admit, we don’t know what the hell they are doing in the half court about 50% of the time. Just play ball Teague. Woody could not stop Al from being good. He couldn’t stop J.Chills from being decent and good at some things he does and he could not stop J.Smoove from being good at some things he does. I don’t get it. It is not just guards, remember Shelden Williams?
You may be right
except that Acie was a combo guard too. I have taken to calling Teague “Acie Law V” because of the eerie similarities in comments surrounding their drafting, plus I doubt Acie Law V will get any playing time either.
But maybe Teague is the real deal. I’ll stop calling him that if he is.
Add Chris Ellis
To my list of guys I would like to see in training camp. He was a beast down-low at Wake. I had to jog my memory to remember this guy, but word is he put in work this evening.
I wrote a 400 word
comment part of which said how good/potential filled Othello Hunter is on the “…Mike Woodson… Litmus” post the other day then my internet blinked and I lost it all… It was really good. I cried.
Bottom line, the guy has plenty of talent and potential. I too hope he can blossom on this team.
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
Hawksdawgs,
More Jeff Teague. Less Mike Woodson. This would make for much more enjoyable summer reading.
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