Comments on: ROY Race

By: michael u.

michael u. — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:59:47 +0000

DM, I WAS STARTING TO THINK YOU HAD SOME SENSE. RAY ALLEN AND RASHARD ARE HUGE CONTRIBUTORS OF TEAMS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE A PUSH FOR THE WHOLE TAMALE!! THE HAWKS ARE YOUNG, THUS, NOT ENOUGH EXPERIENCE. I’D PLAY YOU 2 AGAINST 3 ANYTIME D.M. WITH THOSE PLAYERS OF YOUR CHOICE. I TOLD KEVIN THE OTHER DAY TO TIGHTEN UP HIS “D” , AND, HE WOULD BE A LOCK FOR THE ROOKIE HONORS! BUT, HE IS A LIL DEPRESSED WITH THE OTHER PLAYERS ON HOW CLAY HAS THROWN THEM TO THE WOLVES!!!!!!!!
MIKE U.

(Mike, the Hawks are 2-1 against Rashard Lews and No. 3-seeded Orlando this season, with one of those wins coming at Orlando before Bibby arrived. So those inexperienced players must be doing something right. Having said that, the Hawks are 0-6 against Boston and Detroit. However, before making conclusions on which would be a better fit consider that Allen and Lewis led the Sonics to a mighty 31-51 record last season. The Hawks squad I’m speaking of went 30-52 WITHOUT Bibby. You be the judge. Oh, and I’d much rather surround Durant with a group of young guys all under 30 than a soon-to-be 33-year-old Allen and highly overpaid Rashard Lewis. But of course this is all hypothetical anyway. -DM-)

By: donuteyes

donuteyes — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:13:02 +0000

horford’s numbers are a little better, but how much easier is it to play in the east? and look at that free throw percentage, ask memphis how well that works… if durant got to play the hawk’s schedule, he may have made the playoffs as well… wait, probably not, but he would have had great (maybe better) stats.

By: SEATTLE Sonics

SEATTLE Sonics — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:33:11 +0000

So you’re saying that if Durant were on the Hawks instead of Horford, they’d be a playoff team in the West? I don’t think so. Now if Durant had Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis, then I’d say maybe so.

(No. I didn’t say that. Coaching plays a big part, and I’ve seen little out of Mike Woodson that suggests he would get it done in the West even with Durant on that team. Of course this is all hypothetical. But If I had my choice of surrounding Durant with Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis versus Mike Bibby, Josh Smith and Joe Johnson, I’m taking that current Hawks trio. -DM-)

By: SEATTLE Sonics

SEATTLE Sonics — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:25:11 +0000

The best parallel to Durant’s rookie season is Emeka Okafor. He was the top player on a terrible team just as Durant is. Ben Gordon definitely had the best rookie season that year and Okafor won because his status as a #1 overall draft pick and for having top-player on a bad team stats. I think Ben Gordon’s contribution to his team’s success was more substantial than Horford’s contribution to the Hawks’ relative success. It would be interesting to statistically compare Okafor’s rookie season to Durant’s. I’m certain that Durant has the greatest potential coming out of their rookie season and this alone will likely get him the award.