<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class="bi">Who Starts?</div> <div> <span style="font-style: italic">Nov 13</span> - Mike Woodson bristles at the idea that Al Horford's success could cost Zaza Pachulia's minutes or starts.</p> </p> "Everybody's caught up in who starts," said Woodson, who said he is still evaluating who he wants in the lineup against Charlotte. "I'm not into that. I'm interested in winning. Whatever combination happens to start the game ... it's who finishes the game and who helps you win. That's what it boils down to."</p> </p> Woodson sees Horford's natural position as power forward anyway.</p> </p> "I think he can play center, I think he's proven that," Woodson said. "[But] I think he's a natural forward. He'll play both spots, but [Pachulia's return] will free him up to go back to the 4-spot." -- <font color="#000000">Atlanta Journal-Constitution</font></p></div></div>
nah, I'd start Horford, he's been an absolute beast at center, so far, and he's earned it. What I like about having Zaza back is, it'll allow him to play center, and allow Horford to see some time at Power foward.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (o.iatlhawksfan)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> nah, I'd start Horford, he's been an absolute beast at center, so far, and he's earned it. What I like about having Zaza back is, it'll allow him to play center, and allow Horford to see some time at Power foward.</p> </div></p> Exactly, the ideal lineup should feature Horford at power forward and Zaza at center. This move will obviously push one of their forwards to the bench either Marvin or Josh Smith, and Woodson seems reluctant to have either come off the bench.</p> Everyone could see this eventually becoming an issue in Atlanta. The Hawks have too, much redundancy on their roster they need to get a deal done.</p> </p>
Right now the ideal line-up is</p> C. Horford</p> PF. Smith</p> sf. Marvin</p> SG. joe Johnson</p> PG. Acie Law</p> </p> Zaza is just coming off an injury, and from the way he played his first game, he still seems a bit rusty. Not to mention he's a liability on the defensive end. Josh Smith is to vauleable, to be coming off the bench, and Marvin hasn't done anything to be bench.</p> </p> Are main issue is the P.G situation, Acie is our P.G of the future and everything, but Woody doesn't seem to trust a rookie P.G. Tyrone Lue might just be the worst player in the NBA today...so what is really needed is a veteren P.G</p>
Looks like a good lineup to me. There's bench bower in Lue, Childress, Zaza, Williams, and Stoudamire, too.</p> What happened to Lorenzen Wright?</p>
But when Zaza is back to being 100% healthy shouldn't he be starting?</p> Veteran point guard, maybe the Hawks can trade for Stephon Marbury former GTech standout. LOL.</p> I agree the Hawks need to upgrade at point guard and also bring in a defensive specialist who moves well without the ball.</p> </p>
