The Atlanta Hawks team and their fans welcomed Josh Smith back to Philips Arena on Wednesday as the Hawks beat the Memphis Grizzlies. The Atlanta Hawks are a perfect 5-0 this year when they have their high flyer Josh Smith on the court blocking shots and dunking with authority. Josh Smith is the star for the Atlanta Hawks and he is the one that carries that team. Joe Johnson gets handed the reigns on a nightly basis, because the Hawks are still trying to prove that he’s an All Star after they gave up 2 first round draft picks for him from Phoenix. Joe Johnson has the ability to be an all star in about 6 to 8 games a year. The problem with that is there are 82 games in a season. So your giving the keys to a guy that is going to let you down far more times than he will help you. Joe Johnson does not have game and he never did. He’s NBA material and if used properly he can help a team win. Mike Woodson lets him stay on the court rain or shine and that has caused more problems in the Hawk’s locker room than anything else.
Josh Smith is the real deal and the true fans of the NBA know that J Smoove has game and he brings it nightly. All stars have off nights from time to time, but they don’t string those bad nights together like Joe Johnson likes to do. I really hope the fans in the ATL can see that Mike Bibby and Marvin Williams are better shooters from the perimeter than Joe Johnson is.
Tip-off is almost here with the New York Knicks. I’m gonna go watch the game and hope that our all star (Josh Smith) can play a 2nd consecutive game with no signs of discomfort from that ankle injury that kept him out so long. The Knicks might not be an easy win on the schedule anymore and they have changed things around over there with a new coach and players too. Stephen A. Smith and Spike Lee probably think they are playoff material this year, but the rest of us know the deal. The funniest thing about Stephen A. Smith is that he really does think the Knicks are going to get LeBron James in 2010. LeBron James won’t be putting on the Knicks jersey anytime soon, because it appears the L.A. Clippers are going to make him an offer he can’t refuse. If Kobe Bryant is still a Laker in 2010; then the city of L.A. will become the constant battle of Kobe .vs. LeBron and this would push each star basketball player to heights unknown athletically and financially.
Ok, time to go watch the Hawks run up and down on a team that thinks Stephon Marbury is less talented than the other guys they are suiting up each night. I wouldn’t mind seeing Marbury coming back to his college home in Atlanta and he would fit in with the current team. Mike Bibby does distribute the ball well either and he is a shoot first point guard and rarely drives to the hoop. Stephon might think shoot first, but he would instantly become the best player on the team that can drive to the hoop and create his own shot. Sorry Joe Johnson fans, his drives to the basket don’t count, because he fouls or turns the ball over too many times to count the few times where he does look half way descent going to the hoop.
