<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> Both Salim Stoudamire and Shelden Williams were back on the floor Wednesday and both looked like they eased into the flow of things rather well. I snuck into practice a few minutes early today just to see who was in and out of the action with injuries and Tyronn Lue was the only guy on the sideline. He did some stretching with the training staff and had an ice pack on his right knee after that but it’s nothing to worry about, he said. Lue is still working his way back into game condition after knee surgery. He’s working to be ready in time for the start of the regular season and will slowly work his way through training camp.</p> I don’t know if it means anything yet or not, but Al Horford’s quickness with either hand around the basket could make him an extremely intriguing offensive option in the Hawks’ half court set. He far more skilled than I thought he was watching him at Florida (granted I didn’t watch him regularly there). And he shoots it well facing the basket, too.</p> Everybody on the sideline is watching Acie Law and the consensus is that the rookie point guard is going to be hard to keep off the floor if he continues to show as well as he has thus far. His ability to get to the basket in transition is going to make him the most effective option at the point, if he doesn’t struggle with the transition too much once the regular season lights come on. The Hawks have the luxury of not rushing him, though, thanks to their abundance of depth at the position.</p> “Solomon Jones might be the longest man on the planet,” was the phrase someone muttered when he took off from the 3-point line (or somewhere near there) for a dunk during one drill. He certainly looks comfortable getting up and down the floor. And he’s showing much better here than he did during his stint in summer league play in July. His confidence appears to be soaring right now.</p> Another conversation hatched during practice revolved around the idea that the Hawks, for the first time in at least three years, will have a full-fledged second unit. We’re just not sure who those five guys will be. You figure Al Horford, Shelden Williams, Josh Childress and a backcourt tandem of Acie Law and perhaps Tyronn Lue or Anthony Johnson. But that second five is certainly going to be fluid at this point. But it’s certainly a topic worthy of debate.</div></p> Source: AJC.com Blog</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>“Solomon Jones might be the longest man on the planet,” was the phrase someone muttered when he took off from the 3-point line (or somewhere near there) for a dunk during one drill.</div></p> WOW. that's pretty impressive.</p> I'd like to hear more about Salim, like whether or not he's getting better at the point.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>“Solomon Jones might be the longest man on the planet,” was the phrase someone muttered when he took off from the 3-point line (or somewhere near there) for a dunk during one drill.</div></p> WOW. that's pretty impressive.</p> I'd like to hear more about Salim, like whether or not he's getting better at the point.</p> </div></p> Is that where they plan to use him? I've always thought of him as an undersized shooting guard. The Hawks have plenty of ballhandlers already so I'm not sure why they'd want to convert Salim into a point guard. He's one of the few players on the team with any outside game. I think he's struggled because Atlanta doesn't have much punch on the inside to free up open looks for him. Maybe Horford will change that and possibly Shelden Williams. There was a good inside-outside chemistry with Shelden and Redick at Duke, so the potential is there for these two. I think Salim was a better shooter than Redick in college statistically speaking.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>“Solomon Jones might be the longest man on the planet,” was the phrase someone muttered when he took off from the 3-point line (or somewhere near there) for a dunk during one drill.</div></p> WOW. that's pretty impressive.</p> I'd like to hear more about Salim, like whether or not he's getting better at the point.</p> </div></p> </p> LOL dude give it up! the word Salim and point guard just don't go well together!</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shapecity)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Is that where they plan to use him? I've always thought of him as an undersized shooting guard. The Hawks have plenty of ballhandlers already so I'm not sure why they'd want to convert Salim into a point guard. He's one of the few players on the team with any outside game. I think he's struggled because Atlanta doesn't have much punch on the inside to free up open looks for him. Maybe Horford will change that and possibly Shelden Williams. There was a good inside-outside chemistry with Shelden and Redick at Duke, so the potential is there for these two. I think Salim was a better shooter than Redick in college statistically speaking.</p> </p> </div></p> I don't know where they plan on using him...and I know he's more of an undersized shooting guard. I was just hoping he would've picked up some point guard skills during the offseason, such as ballhandling....</p> And yeah, Salim was and is a better shooter than Redick.</p> </p>
Salim is very 1 dimensional. He just shoots it. I mean, if he could some more moves, or better PG skills, I could see a use for him. He would be good on a team like the Cavs or Lakers who need a shooter. The Hawks need a guy who can play point or come in at the SG spot and play the game well. Salim cannot just do that.</p>
I was almost positive that Atlanta was going to end up trading or releasing Salim after the end of last year. Guess I was wrong.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Master Shake)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Salim is very 1 dimensional. He just shoots it. I mean, if he could some more moves, or better PG skills, I could see a use for him. He would be good on a team like the Cavs or Lakers who need a shooter. The Hawks need a guy who can play point or come in at the SG spot and play the game well. Salim cannot just do that.</p> </div></p> </p> yup. that's why i was hoping he'd develop some other skills. I had high hopes for him coming out of college, he was a college favorite of mine...maybe my hopes were just too high.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Master Shake)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Salim is very 1 dimensional. He just shoots it. I mean, if he could some more moves, or better PG skills, I could see a use for him. He would be good on a team like the Cavs or Lakers who need a shooter. The Hawks need a guy who can play point or come in at the SG spot and play the game well. Salim cannot just do that.</p> </div></p> </p> yup. that's why i was hoping he'd develop some other skills. I had high hopes for him coming out of college, he was a college favorite of mine...maybe my hopes were just too high.</p> </div></p> Possibly a bit to high. In college, from what I saw, he was a main point on offense. On the Hawks, there are no set plays for him. I think there should be a few, but we have a potent offense, so there is not much for him.</p> </p>
