Comments on: Finding Value at 24

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:50:18 +0000

and get off Josh Smith case without him we are nothing youngest player in NBA history to reach 1000 blocks get off his case man……. I can tell yall dont know nun about basketball…… if he or Joe leave we in trouble

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:47:30 +0000

yall crazy all we need is a big man resign Joe Johnson make sure you do that because he is the glue of our team but get a big man

By: tony

tony — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:58:39 +0000

I need to correct myself. The Lakers salary for 2004 was $65,510,147.

In 2003 the Spurs($52,817,688) defeated the Nets($60,412,919) for the nba title.

By: tony

tony — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:33:42 +0000

I meant to say the similarities between Doc and the coach who coached Danny Ainge.

By: tony

tony — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:20:05 +0000

BadaBing, thanks for the post. Like i said in my previous post, Pittman have health conditioning issues. He doesn’t play that many minutes because fatigue becomes a factor. He is also a poor free throw shooter. My main concern with him is limitive playing time due to health issues.

I believe Avery Johnson will be a better fit for the hawks than Casey. As a matter of fact all the coaches I mentioned in my previous post will be a better fit than Casey. How many nba finals have the Mavericks been back to since they fired Avery Johnson? NONE!

I prefer a full time championship player to coach my team. I’m glad you brought Doc River into the mix because Danny Ainge hired Doc Rivers. As a championship player Danny Ainge knows what to look for when it comes to selecting the right people to coach their basketball team. I’m sure when he interviewed Doc he saw similarities in Doc that he saw in the coach that coached him.

You would think spending big money to get the best nba players will win you alot of championships but that’s not case. Take a look at these big spenders oppose to small spenders.

2001 Salary……………..and 2002 Salary……………….
Lakers $52,985,249…………..$62,577.317 LA won Titles

Knicks $85,253,575…………..$93,014.156 No Titles

2004 Salary
Lakers $95,067,539…….Pistons $52,942,639 Pistons wins Title

2005 Salary
Spurs $47,404,123……..Pistons $49,329,935 Spurs wins Title

The big salary teams didn’t get to the finals in 2005
Knicks $94,067,539/Lakers $65,138,975

I would like for Bill Laimbeer to be the hawks next hc.

By: tony

tony — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:43:34 +0000

On June 15th 2009 he(Bill Laimbeer) resigned as head coach of the Detroit Shock, due to family reasons and the desire to become an NBA head coach.

Get him to Atlanta Mr.Sund.

By: tony

tony — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:33:51 +0000

I checked out Jamar Smith and he is a pretty good shooter but he is not a assist(3 apg) guy. As a freshman and sophomore at the University of Illinois he average 8 pts a game. He transfered to Southern Indiana where he average 20 pts a games in his 2 seasons there. He didn’t do himself a favor by transfering to a small college from a major university.

I hope Mr Sund do not take Pittman and if we take another forward I hope he’s either Paul George, Luke Babbitt or Gordon Hayward. If we take a sg I hope Dominique Jones is our guy. We need a high IQ big man(Omar Samhan) who can score in the paint. If we take a assist guy we should pick up Johnathon Jones after the draft.

Dwane Casey will never get the hawks to the nba finals. Hubie Brown demanded respect from his team but how many times did he get the hawks to the nba finals? Take someone who has championship written on his resume. The players will trust him more.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:24:54 +0000

JAMAR SMITH…UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA.

I have seen him play the last 2yrs, he doesn’t miss!!!
He will be the big sleeper in the draft.

By: V3

V3 — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:21:18 +0000

The thing about the coaches is very nice. I like Avery and Byron..Up to the best of my knowledge, both have had explosive season runs within the past 5 years.

Btw Looks like Lebron and Wade figured out where they want to go. The other place Joe Johnson could really have spot in is with DWade, and thats if they dont sign like Ray Allen but they lookin for a shooter. Any other place thats looking for a shooter, really depends on if there getting Amar’e, Bosh, or Boozer

By: tony

tony — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:49:04 +0000

Hawksfanman, they have Terrico White listed as a pg/sg. I don’t like him as a pg because he is not a assist guy and he is a average free throw shooter. He might do well as a sg and he’s a terrific rebounder.

You know, I’ve been looking for anwsers as to why a few teams(Celtics, Lakers, Spurs and Bulls) win a lot of championships but the rest of the league do not. During the Celtics championships run Bill Russell was a major contributor. He later became the Celtics hc coach and won championships. KC Jones won championship as a player with the Celtics and won championships as the Celtics hc.

Jerry West won a championship with the Lakers and later bacame the Lakers gm and built a dynasty. Pat Riley won a championship with Lakers as a player and won championships as the Lakers hc. He also won a championship as Miami hc.

Phil Jackson won a championship as a player with the Knicks and won championships as a hc with Bulls and Lakers.

Although Gregg Popovich never played in the nba as a player, he did win a championship as player at the Arm Force Academy and was their teamleader.

Take Joe Dumar for instance. He won championships with the Pistons and later won a championship as the Pistons gm.

Danny Ainge won championships with Celtics as a player and won a championship as the Celtics gm.

Bill Laimbeer won a championship the Pistons and won championships as a hc in the wnba

Michael Cooper won championships with Lakers as a player and won a championship as a hc in the wnba.

All the people that I named were formerly associated with a championship team. When you think about it, it really makes sense to hire championship former players because they understand the way they were taught as player. They know what goes on in practices, and more importantly they observed what goes on in the huddle especially during crucial moments during games. If you been there before people will buy into what you have to offer them. This I prefer we hire a championship player.

Here’s a list of championship coaches:

1)Mike Budenholzer-he been with Gregg Popovich since their championship run.

2)Clifford Ray-he won a championship as a player and is currently the assistent coach with the Celtics

3)Avery Johnson-won a championship as a player.

4)Bill Laimbeer-won a championship as a player

5)Byron Scott-won a championship as a player.

If a coach wasn’t associated with a championship team I do not want him coaching this team unless we have a championship gm calling the shots.