The Regime Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 What do you guys think? I'm still 50/50 on this, but the way I see it... Positives:1) Horford moves back to his natural position2) Hawks get much needed frontcourt help, Shaq's presence even at his current age makes a huge difference in the way teams attack them offensively.3) From a management standpoint, this will put more people in the stands. Negatives:1) Hawks like to play up-tempo, adding Shaq will slow them down.2) If he starts (which I'm assuming he will), Josh Smith will have to play the 3 and that could be a epic failure. 3) Injury prone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Josh Smith playing the 3 is positive in my book, it is his natural position, he plays more like a SF and not to mention his shot has been steadily improving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 I think at this age shaq is just a liability for any team that plays him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest STL10 Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 All-Around TERRIBLE idea. Shaq come to Dallas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted July 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Josh Smith playing the 3 is positive in my book, it is his natural position, he plays more like a SF and not to mention his shot has been steadily improving. Ehh, I'm still not sold on his jumpshooting. If Shaq starts the Hawks will probably become more of a half court offense team, and I can't really see Josh Smith excelling in that situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 (edited) Ehh, I'm still not sold on his jumpshooting. If Shaq starts the Hawks will probably become more of a half court offense team, and I can't really see Josh Smith excelling in that situation. Who is to say Josh Smith cant play in a half-court offense? I think he would do fine if his jumpshot keeps improving but I dont watch the Hawks that much so I wouldn't know how well he can score in a half-court offense. I believe his defense will excel though. Edited July 2, 2010 by YugoRocketsFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Haha, remember when I said Shaqlanta. Looks like it could happen. But in all seriousness, how much longer is Shaq going to keep starting for teams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 I'd love to see him come here. He'd attract a lot more fans and he's 1000x better than any back-up center we have. Plus, when we play a teams with guys like Howard, who rape Horford, he can come in and help out. And Boston is the other leader? With Doc and Pierce back it's probably more like 40/60 in favor of them. If Ray Allen comes back it'll probably be 30/70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipHopHead Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Who is to say Josh Smith cant play in a half-court offense? I think he would do fine if his jumpshot keeps improving but I dont watch the Hawks that much so I wouldn't know how well he can score in a half-court offense. I believe his defense will excel though.He is very bad in the half court unless he's soaking up rebounds. He doesn't have a very good post-game and his jump shot is very bad, no doubt about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Shaq is useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Shaq is useless.Care to explain why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipHopHead Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Care to explain why? I'll do it for him. He slows down teams, he hogs minutes, he isn't productive anymore no matter what the stats say and there are better uses of the MLE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 I'll do it for him. He slows down teams, he hogs minutes, he isn't productive anymore no matter what the stats say and there are better uses of the MLE.Shaq > Pachulia any day of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Give me Pachulia any day of the week, at least he won't waste half the shot clock trying to score on the low block. All he does at this point in his career is take up space, when was the last time a team was better with him, compared to without him? A hustle big man like Zaza is better than Shaq at this point, Shaq doesn't provide very much besides his name and lame tweets these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 If Shaq is willing to come off the bench and become a sixth man while letting Pachulia start the game (Shaq will get more minutes overall), then I am all in favour of the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Give me Pachulia any day of the week, at least he won't waste half the shot clock trying to score on the low block. All he does at this point in his career is take up space, when was the last time a team was better with him, compared to without him? A hustle big man like Zaza is better than Shaq at this point, Shaq doesn't provide very much besides his name and lame tweets these days.I guess I should've said I want an upgrade when matching up against the big boys. His size is just what we need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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