tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post9185224716225966838..comments2024-03-22T05:48:26.129-05:00Comments on Braves & Birds: The Greatest 2-2 Start EverMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-18681797225586601732007-11-08T17:32:00.000-05:002007-11-08T17:32:00.000-05:00last night Sheldon did not get a lot of time becau...last night Sheldon did not get a lot of time because the hawks played small for about a fifteen minute stretch to match up with the sun's personnel. horford wasn't in the game either. it was marvin, joe, salim/al/tyronn, josh, and josh.Drew Ditzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054635962501499706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-12312449684747464512007-11-08T15:46:00.000-05:002007-11-08T15:46:00.000-05:00Shelden's not getting minutes because he's not tha...Shelden's not getting minutes because he's not that good. The Hawks' can run a tight seven-man rotation--Law, Lue, Johnson in the backcourt, Marvin, Childress, Smith, Horford up front--and just leave him the garbage minutes. Offensively, running Smith or Marvin at the 4 seems such a better solution to me than trying to move Horford to the 4 just to get Shelden on the court. This is probably, as you pointed out Michael, Atlanta's biggest strength--they really don't lose a thing (or not much, anyway) going to guys like Law or Childress or eventually Zaza off the bench. If they can get a bona fide PG to let Law play 20 min. a game and develop rather than shouldering the load (decent as he's been, he's had an assist-to-TO ratio of 1-10 the last three games), the Hawks will be scary. Maybe Cassell could be had for Lue (expiting contract) and one of Shelden, Zaza, or Wright?Jerry Hinnenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097537044668238939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-89875541513255657142007-11-08T11:39:00.000-05:002007-11-08T11:39:00.000-05:00Saw Shelden pick up an early technical in the Detr...Saw Shelden pick up an early technical in the Detroit game. Might've had something to dow with why he didn't get many minutes after that.LDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416468186977171781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-21939422356572853662007-11-08T10:55:00.000-05:002007-11-08T10:55:00.000-05:00Shelden didn't play much against NJ or Detroit, ei...Shelden didn't play much against NJ or Detroit, either. He got 30 minutes in the opener, probably because of Horford's foul trouble, and has gotten relatively minimal minutes ever since, despite the fact that he's the only true big man on the team besides Horford. (I guess Solomon Jones counts, but he rarely plays.)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-12559911795238563502007-11-08T09:42:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:42:00.000-05:0015 rebounds in 28 minutes from Horford. This is o...15 rebounds in 28 minutes from Horford. This is officially the best rebounding line ever, where best means exactly what I want it to and nothing else.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it was a depleted Phoenix team in terms of big men, but Horford is really cleaning the boards right now. I love it.<BR/><BR/>Is it possible Shelden also didn't play as much because we were going "small big" against Phoenix? Quicker/more athletic post players only? I dunno, I'm guessing.peacedoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474788565660706482noreply@blogger.com