I don't get the point in keeping the same starting 5 next year About to become the Atlanta Hawks with Joe Johnson, Horford, Smith, etc where they keep the same core guys around and pretty much accomplish nothing.
It all comes down to what they show this year. So not knowing the outcome beforehand all I can say is that if they end up being sort of in that "good but not great" Hawks mold, then yes I suspect big changes will be coming ... hell even if they storm the playoffs and get to the finals, changes will be coming; that's just an inevitability of the free agency era. Personally, I like to see change when the formula isn't quite working, so a shakeup this summer doesn't scare me and on the other hand if they are unexpectedly great, Paul might even open up his checkbook and keep most of the key parts. Good stuff either way as far as I'm concerned.
I think people should be concerned. To this point.....and I realize it's VERY early, we are 29th out of 30 teams in bench scoring and minutes played. As for the whole minutes played thing I was mocked about, our bench played a whopping 13.7 minutes per game last season, and only 14.1 so far this season. Guys will go somewhere where they have a legit chance of winning. 14 minutes a game from the bench is not that place.
They have a cheap ass owner. If you want to try and convince me Allen wouldn't fork up cash to win, then we have a different view on our owner
They have a cheap ass owner. If you want to try and convince me Allen wouldn't fork up cash to win, then we have a different view on our owner
Top 5 in what? Matthews and Lopez are both 9th in PER for their position. I'm not saying that's bad, but it's not 5
So top 5 in defense? Just looked on basketball reference, and neither one is rated in the top 5 for their position in defensive rating. Funnily enough, Thomas Robinson leads the entire league in defensive rating. Thankfully we won't have to put up with that next season
Many tough choices indeed. At this point though, Neil as proven himself prepared and trustworthy so I'm not worried about it.
I'd have to look at the stats. I am simply wondering what metric, Eric is saying they are top 5 for their position. So far it's not PER or defense
Lee is averaging 16ppg and has a 24.4 Per Per 36, Zeller is averaging 18/8 with a 23.9 PER Just sayin
