My interview with Josh Smith

SherronShabazz · Post #1 » by **SherronShabazz** » Wed May 4, 2011 8:26 pm

http://www.examiner.com/nba-in-national ... josh-smith

Ruhiel · Post #2 » by **Ruhiel** » Wed May 4, 2011 8:27 pm

SherronShabazz · Post #3 » by **SherronShabazz** » Wed May 4, 2011 8:39 pm

Ruhiel wrote:thx

you're welcome!

Ruhiel · Post #4 » by **Ruhiel** » Thu May 5, 2011 1:16 am

u should have asked him why they don't just play big and pound the Bulls on the boards. He could kill Deng in the post or at the very least prevent Deng from switching onto Joe.

Ruhiel · Post #5 » by **Ruhiel** » Thu May 5, 2011 3:47 am

Should ask him why he has to play the 4 and 5. And if he thinks he's Gerald Wallace or Dirk Nowitzki.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N52tHmp8F3Y[/youtube]

Skyhawk1 · Post #6 » by **Skyhawk1** » Thu May 5, 2011 4:09 pm

All i know is Noah could not have asked for a better match up....

Ruhiel · Post #7 » by **Ruhiel** » Thu May 5, 2011 4:14 pm

Skyhawk1 wrote:All i know is Noah could not have asked for a better match up....

smdh

SherronShabazz · Post #8 » by **SherronShabazz** » Sun May 8, 2011 5:02 pm

Joe Johnson
http://www.examiner.com/nba-in-national ... oe-johnson

Jeff Teague
http://www.examiner.com/nba-in-national ... eff-teague

Ruhiel · Post #9 » by **Ruhiel** » Sun May 8, 2011 5:59 pm

"A lot of people consider you guys the underdogs. Do you like being the underdogs in this series?
Jeff Teague: Yeah. We have nothing to lose. They beat us 2-1 in the regular season. We don’t have nothing to lose. They’re the number one team. They had the best record in the NBA. I think we can go out there and play freely and have nothing to worry about."

yeah just roll over, like a dog.

How about respect?
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Hawks coach Larry Drew is considering a "big" lineup for Game 4, moving Jason Collins or Zaza Pachulia to center and Marvin Williams to the bench.
Atlanta had success with such lineups earlier in the season, and it doesn't seem as though they have much to lose by trying. Al Horford has been ineffective on offense, Josh Smith has been erratic at best, and Marvin Williams has been a liability on both ends.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Years80HAWKS · Post #10 » by **Years80HAWKS** » Sun May 8, 2011 9:51 pm

Josh Smith: we have to treat every posession as it is the last one of the game... THEN, DO IT. Begin it with you.

Teague: we have to move the ball. No ISOs.
So the players (or our starting guard, at least) have things clear.

Ruhiel · Post #11 » by **Ruhiel** » Sun May 8, 2011 10:26 pm

can we move Josh and Al up a spot please?
I don't see Kevin Durant at the 4 and Ibaka at the 5
I don't see Battier at the 4 and Randolph at the 5

Tony Allen is 6'4 and a better forward than Marvin will ever be.

wow will Josh ever play the 3 in this series?

Ruhiel · Post #12 » by **Ruhiel** » Sun May 8, 2011 11:03 pm

ATLANTA -- With the possibility of going down 3-1 in the series, Hawks coach Larry Drew has decided to shake up his lineup for a boost.

As expected, Drew will start 7-footer Jason Collins over Marvin Williams in Game 4 against the Bulls Sunday night.

With Collins, 6-10 Al Horford, and 6-8 Josh Smith across the front line, the Hawks will have plenty of size.

"One, it gives us a different look,'' Drew said. "Two, it helps us on the glass. They (had) 18 offensive rebounds the last game. And the fact that we did have some success with that lineup during Orlando. Our guys are familiar with it. Going into Game 4, I think it's time for a change.''

After Friday night's 99-82 loss to the Bulls, a game in which Derrick Rose got into the paint with ease while scoring a career-high 44 points, Drew vowed to get more physical. Starting Collins is the first step.

"Well certainly Jason plays a physical game,'' Drew said. "He's not a guy that's looked at as a finesse guy. I think his physicality was a big reason for our success against Orlando.''

Collins will guard Joakim Noah. It will be interesting to see how Horford responds offensively for the Hawks, with Collins not much of a threat on offense.