The Atlanta Hawks training camp begins Tuesday, which means the heralded (or unheralded, depending on how you see it) Larry Drew shall now ensue. Of course, the full story will not be revealed until the season gets going, and even then we still be abuzz about the playoffs, and the expectations going into them (is it wrong to assume playoffs?). Authentic Mike Adams Jersey
But first, there is camp, where more shall be revealed than Drew offensive philosophy. Originally, the word was that the roster would only include the fourteen players that the Hawks have under contract. However, there have been some few additions that include forward Ricardo Marsh (Old Dominion), guard Richard Delk (Troy), and forward Evan Brock (Alabama). Authentic Bjoern Werner Jersey
If you a diehard basketball fan, it can come quick enough, and still won in the month of September. But there is some good news, and that news is that training camp is less than a fortnight away. Although it ahead of time, here aresix questions we might consider going into training camp. Mind you, some of them are questions we already asked, and there will be some that I haven thought of, or simply didn list. By all means, feel free to give answers to the ones I pose, pose some of your own, and so on. But for now, here my six, along with some opinionated commentaryI think it safe to say that the Hawks have concluded their offseason roster moves where the frontcourt is concerned. Having signed Etan Thomas and Josh Powell to fill the depth in the paint behind starters Al Horford and Josh Smith, and backups Zaza Pachulia and Jason Collins, what next?
Nothing, quite possibly. In addition to the aforementioned six frontcourt players, the Hawks also have Marvin Williams, Mo Evans, Joe Johnson, Jamal Crawford, Mike Bibby, Jeff Teague, and Jordan Crawford under contract. This meets the roster minimum of thirteen players, and the Hawks don want to get a single penny closer to the luxury tax if they can help it. That begs a question or two (or four). Or maybe it just what the doctor ordered for the Atlanta Hawks. Perhaps are not the wordsone wouldideally wantto use in describing the Hawks most recent free agent acquisition, but if still fits, we be happy that Etan Thomas is now aboard. The 6 center/power forward was certainly known for his toughness when he was on the court, prior to all the health problems. Can he regain some semblance of the bruiser and rebounder he used to be, or will he turn out to be another minimum salary vet that is past the point of contribution? We know Etan will work hard, as he has always done. The question is whether or not he work effectively. If he effective, he can have a number of positive effects on the Hawks. He could be an upgrade (or a motivation) over Jason Collins, who wasn of much use last season.