4th quarter
So far in this fourth quarter against the Sixers I’ve seen Joe in isolation 5 straight possessions. Whats going on Larry? Move the rock! The Hawks have 2 points (both free throws) to show for it. The other ones resulted in him passing to Bibby for an errant 3 at the end of the shot clock, an offensive foul on Joe, another missed shot off a late pass from Joe, and a horrendous jumper by Johnson. All the while the Sixers are finding it all too easy to stay in what was, not too long ago, an 11 point game. It’s not hard for defenses to zone into this. Have we not learned? Joe is clutch, but it helps to get the ball in space, he can’t create for himself one on three. At least not efficiently. Let Bibby take the ball up, hell let Josh. I’m tired of seeing Joe fight off a defender at midcourt, then again at the three, leading to him barreling into the lane to be met by two other Sixers. C’mmon Larry Drew, this is where your offensive strategy should come into play. This iso Joe does nothing good late in games for anyone on the team. It puts the rest of the team out of rhythm, offensively, while the constant ball watching influences their transition defense to lag.
Can I hear an amen? Excuse the brashness of this blog; I’ve had some drinks.
UPDATE:
Hawks squeaked it out, won by three. Josh Smith has 11 blocks in two games.
BOX SCORE NOTE:
Check out below where Jamal Crawford played and did not. I’ve felt this way about Jamal in the past, just never noticed it in the box score. Zing
