From the perspective of defensive coordination and ability, the Hawks team was even worse than the Pacers. Danny Granger, Dunleavy, Marquis Daniels, Tinsley... their defensive skills and habits of cooperation were quite good. However, their interior defense was too weak. Little O'Neal had no interest in fighting and only wanted to leave, Troy Murphy's defense was subpar, and the reserve players were not even worth mentioning. If Big Shark could pull off a miracle move and trade these two players with trade value for pure blue-collar players that O'Brien favored, the Pacers could rise within a year or two.
As for the Hawks team, with one point guard at 183cm tall teamed up with four forwards between two meters and 2.1 meters tall, they lacked both individual and team defense. So, Zhang Yang, if he had the chance to make a move, was actually quite efficient, like in counterattacks and cutting in... but the Hawks even double-teamed Zhang Yang off the ball...
Hate!
