2009-hawks-player-preview Stories - Peachtree Hoops
Joe Johnson, enough is enough
So much has been written about Joe's position on the franchise player pecking order, on his athleticism and ball hogging, on his smooth scoring ability and strong defense, concerning his lack of leadership and ability to lead the team in assists, and regarding contracts, extensions, and trades. Can...
Josh Smith, the enigma
via www.joelkimmel.com In sports, can an enigma ever really break out? Would they not have to undermine all that they are? People talk about Josh Smith every year like this is the one. This is it. Somehow this summer Josh figured it out. But do things so obvious to everyone else just come on a...
Jeff Teague, flashes of potential wrapped in a workman's effort.
There is maybe one rookie each year that makes a legitimate impact on a team. Doing something an average veteran role player could not do. And any time you can make a list affirming something basketball related and LeBron does not make it then you know it is a short list (it might be this and...
Mo Evans, inconsistently consistent
Maurice Evans is strikingly consistent. Every close to full season he plays, Mo grabs about the same amount of rebounds, shoots roughly the same percentage, averages about the same amount of points. It is striking because game to game, Mo can be Jeckyll and Hyde. Month to month he would go from...
Celebrating Zaza Pachulia Day
Today is 9/9/09. As the eminent Ben Q. Rock of Third Quarter Collapse pointed out to me. 9+9+9 equals 27 and therefore could easily be the day of Zaza. And if you read my former blog, you know any day that can be a day of Zaza will be here. So to kick off the season preview of Hawks players, we...
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