<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>John Hollinger: (3:01 PM ET ) Greetings everyone. Got treated to a great battle in the ATL yesterday between Blazers and Hawks... let's hope this chat session can match it.</div> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Zain, Atl: Are Hawks a playoff team this season? John Hollinger: (3:05 PM ET ) I still think they're going to squeak in, but this five-game roadie will be a big test. They really need to get at least two of them.</div> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Jake (Atlanta): Don't you think a team like Atlanta should consider trading some of their SF for a PG like Segio rodriguez? John Hollinger: (3:08 PM ET ) Keep in mind that Sergio doesn't normally play like he did yesteday. That said, ATL really needs a PG who can push the pace and get those wings some easy buckets, and few are as good at that as Rodriguez. You just might have a future as a GM.</div> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Paul, Atlanta: John, you've said several times you don't like Acie Law. In 19 minutes he went 3-4 with 3 boards and 5 assists. He has not received more than 25 minutes this season. How can you possibly justify saying that Sergio is an answer for the Hawks when coach Woodson can't coach his way out of a paper bag? Sergio, and answer over Law? Please stop. John Hollinger: (3:24 PM ET ) Law played fairly well yesterday, primarily because he actually shot the ball when he was left wide open instead of doing the fake-the-J-take-two-dribbles-and-let-Zaza-get-called for-3-seconds routine. I'm sure he'll be OK once he gets used to the 3-point line and gets confident pulling the trigger. That said, I'd take Sergio over him in a nanosecond.</div> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Chris (DC): With ATL's shaky ownership and Josh Smith's FA status in question, any chance they package him to move Claxton for a reasonable PG like Jason Terry or Andre Miller? Keep up the good work! John Hollinger: (3:31 PM ET ) There's no question about Smith's FA status -- he's restricted and the Hawks will match. Josh Childress is the Hawk who is likely to be in play, because Atlanta would be skittish about matching a large offer to a guy that's caddying for the Johnson-Smith-Williams trio.</div> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Kyle (ATL): You saw them yesterday.... Does Joe Johnson or Josh Smith make it to the All-Star game? John Hollinger: (3:39 PM ET ) I think they might end up taking votes from each other and end up with both falling short. If I had to pick one it's still Josh, but Joe has played a lot better the past two weeks and is rapidly closing the gap.</div> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Sam (Providence): John, Atlanta has no perimeter shooting. How much would a 3-point specialist help them on offense? And is there anybody available, like that Matt what's-his-name who played for Charlotte? John Hollinger: (3:50 PM ET ) Atlanta has perimeter shooting, it's just that they're mid-range guys -- Marvin has been death from 17 feet and Joe Johnson is a fantastic shooter, though he's been a little cold this year. As for Matt Carroll, who do you play him ahead of? Smith? Willliams? Johnson? Childress? He'd get five minutes a game with the Hawks. The solution is to get a PG who can push the ball and hit open 3s. You know, somebody like Deron Williams or Chris Paul or ... here we go again.</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The solution is to get a PG who can push the ball and hit open 3s. You know, somebody like Deron Williams or Chris Paul or ... here we go again.</div> Damn you John Hollinger. Law can shoot the 3, not as well as Paul, but he can come close. I really don't like how Hollinger would take Sergio over Acie. Law was a very good PG at A&M, and was Mr. Clutch. I understand why some of the Nets fans hate him.
Both Hollinger and Ford are transfixed on the Hawks passing up Deron and Paul. These two need to get over it already. The Hawks just need to do a better job of winning on the road.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shapecity @ Jan 23 2008, 05:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Both Hollinger and Ford are transfixed on the Hawks passing up Deron and Paul. These two need to get over it already. The Hawks just need to do a better job of winning on the road.</div> co-sign!!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Chutney @ Jan 23 2008, 11:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>How has Law played this season? I haven't really heard about him since the draft.</div> blah...we still need a PG! It's gonna take some time, if he ever develops. For a Senior coming out, after just leading his team to the sweet sixteen I would have expected more.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Chutney @ Jan 23 2008, 11:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>How has Law played this season? I haven't really heard about him since the draft.</div> Law has been a let down, but I look past that because of the injury he had. From what I've seen from him this year, he is a good mid-range shooter, and a good rebounding PG. His rebounding kind of reminds me of Jason Kidd, but Law doesn't turn around and explode up the court yet. He can hit the 3, but not consistently and every game he gets better with the players around him. Right now Law is adjusting to Hawks and the team will get better when he knows everyone on the court and how they play. I personally think Anthony Johnson and Lue playing more minutes, hurts the development of Law. He needs the time to play with Johnson, Smith, Marvin and Horford. I blame a lot of that on Woodson though. His defense is getting better, again, every game. He has pretty good footwork and his build is nice for his size. He is able to box out other PG's and get the defensive rebound, which is a big plus for the Hawks. I think he has the potential to be a good defensive PG, however, the Hawks would need a different coach for that to happen.
The only thing I questioned with the Law pick was his ability to distribute the ball. I think he's got great talent everywhere else (scoring, rebounding, etc.), but I wondered if he could be the type of PG that Atlanta needed. They have an above-average distributor at the SG spot in Joe Johnson, but they lack someone who can play within himself, run an offense without dominating the ball, and focus on setting up others.
