Atlanta Hawks Ratings

ATLANTA HAWKS
90 - Joe Johnson (SG/SF)
86 - Josh Smith (PF)
85 - Al Horford (C/PF)
83 - Mike Bibby (PG)
82 - Jamal Crawford (SG/PG)
81 - Marvin Williams (SF/PF)
78 - Zaza Pachulia (C)
78 – Joe Smith (PF/C)
76 – Maurice Evans (SF)
74 – Jeff Teague (PG)
71 – Mario West (SG)
65 – Randolph Morris (C)

KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Inside Scoring: Johnson (B), Horford (B)
Outside Scoring: Bibby (A-), Crawford (B+), Williams (B), Evans (B), Teague (B), Johnson (B)
Perimeter Defense: West (B+), Josh Smith (B+), Johnson (B+), Evans (B), Bibby (B), Teague (B)
Post Defense: Horford (B+), Josh Smith (B)
Ball Handling: Bibby (B+), Crawford (B+), Johnson (B), Teague (B)
Rebounding: Pachulia (A-), Horford (B+), Joe Smith (B)
Basketball IQ: Johnson (A), Josh Smith (A-), Bibby (B)
Athleticism: Josh Smith (A), Johnson (A-), West (B+), Crawford (B+), Evans (B+), Teague (B+)

THE RATINGS

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Joe Johnson (SG/SF)
Overall 90 (down from 93)
AdjOverall 88 (down from 92)
Close 91 (up from 88)
Med 80 (down from 87)
3pt 82
FT 83 (up from 82)
Layup 85
Dunk 71 (down from 76)
Handle 86 (up from 85)
Pass 79 (down from 88)
PostOff 82
PostDef 70
Block 54 (up from 53)
Steal 66 (down from 81)
RebOff 63 (down from 67)
RebDef 66 (down from 71)
Speed 85
Stam 99
Dur 95
DefAwr 85
OffAwr 93 (down from 95)
Potential 88 (up from 83)
Strength 77
Vertical 80
Off Dribble 87
In Traffic 75
Quickness 86
Hustle 84
Hands 87
Ball Defense 85
Standing Dunk 50
ClutchOff 75 (Hidden Rating)

Outlook: I consider Johnson the most likely of all the star free agents to switch teams in 2010. The Hawks are not very likely to ever get past the second round with this team, and Johnson just isn't good enough to invest a max contract into. I would consider him a favorite to land with the Knicks considering he previously played for Mike D'Antoni and all their other FA options (LeBron, Wade) will likely dry up.

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Josh Smith (PF)
Overall 86 (down from 89)
Close 86 (down from 90)
Med 75
3pt 70
FT 68 (up from 55)
Layup 86 (down from 88)
Dunk 99
Handle 74 (down from 76)
Pass 65 (down from 68)
PostOff 76 (down from 81)
PostDef 80 (up from 74)
Block 79 (down from 89)
Steal 84
RebOff 76 (down from 83)
RebDef 79 (down from 85)
Speed 84
Stam 99
Dur 80
DefAwr 92
OffAwr 81
Potential 82 (up from 77)
Strength 75 (up from 72)
Vertical 97
Off Dribble 79
In Traffic 76
Quickness 81
Hustle 89
Hands 73
Ball Defense 80
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: J-Smoove is one of the most athletic defensive players in the game. However, the main reason he's masquerading as a PF (where he's outmatched on the boards) rather than SF is he's been unable to develop a quality perimeter game. That and the Hawks have terrible front-line depth and didn't really have a choice.

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Al Horford (C/PF)
Overall 85 (down from 86)
Close 84
Med 75 (up from 74)
3pt 50
FT 73
Layup 70
Dunk 74
Handle 68
Pass 65 (up from 60)
PostOff 84
PostDef 86
Block 81 (down from 84)
Steal 63 (down from 68)
RebOff 81 (down from 86)
RebDef 90
Speed 69
Stam 90 (down from 95)
Dur 80
DefAwr 82 (up from 79)
OffAwr 70
Potential 85 (down from 90)
Strength 84
Vertical 68 (down from 78)
Off Dribble 69
In Traffic 85
Quickness 71
Hustle 81
Hands 78
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: Horford's rebounding, mid-range shot, and post abilities compliment Josh Smith very well. Actually, they'd compliment just about any front court well since he's a capable PF or C.

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Mike Bibby (PG)
Overall 83 (down from 85)
Close 78 (down from 81)
Med 86
3pt 86
FT 80
Layup 82
Dunk 50 (down from 59)
Handle 92
Pass 77 (down from 86)
PostOff 52 (up from 50)
PostDef 55 (down from 60)
Block 51
Steal 80
RebOff 57
RebDef 65
Speed 88
Stam 95
Dur 85 (up from 80)
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 86
Potential 84 (down from 89)
Strength 64
Vertical 72
Off Dribble 88
In Traffic 77
Quickness 87
Hustle 73
Hands 93
Ball Defense 74 (down from 77)
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: Bibby is among the better shooting PGs in the league, and while at age 31 he's not exactly the greatest bet going forward, he is the player most responsible for bringing the playoffs back to Atlanta.

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Jamal Crawford (SG/PG)
Overall 82 (down from 85)
Close 82 (up from 80)
Med 86 (up from 85)
3pt 79 (down from 81)
FT 87 (up from 86)
Layup 90
Dunk 64 (down from 84)
Handle 95
Pass 74 (down from 81)
PostOff 58 (down from 61)
PostDef 62 (down from 65)
Block 53
Steal 63 (down from 65)
RebOff 54 (down from 57)
RebDef 57
Speed 88
Stam 99
Dur 80 (up from 75)
DefAwr 65 (down from 70)
OffAwr 85 (down from 89)
Potential 79
Strength 60
Vertical 86
Off Dribble 87
In Traffic 71
Quickness 90
Hustle 67
Hands 83
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: The Jamal Crawford trade didn't make much sense to me, because Flip Murray gave them similar production last season at a fraction of the cost, and could have been re-signed for much less than the 19 million over 2 years Crawford is due to make. That's a lot to pay for a player who is only going to be backing up Johnson and Bibby, and it's not like Atlanta has money to throw around like that. Then it hit me. Crawford's their 2010 starter. He's a volume shooter with good ball-handling skills, just like Johnson. That's the only way the move makes sense.

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Marvin Williams (SF/PF)
Overall 81 (up from 80)
Close 84
Med 83 (up from 77)
3pt 80 (down from 82)
FT 82
Layup 79
Dunk 82
Handle 75 (up from 73)
Pass 59 (down from 61)
PostOff 73 (down from 78)
PostDef 70 (up from 67)
Block 59 (up from 56)
Steal 65 (down from 68)
RebOff 77 (down from 83)
RebDef 75 (up from 73)
Speed 77 (up from 72)
Stam 95 (up from 90)
Dur 80 (down from 85)
DefAwr 75 (up from 72)
OffAwr 77 (down from 79)
Potential 82
Strength 69 (up from 64)
Vertical 78 (up from 73)
Off Dribble 72
In Traffic 75
Quickness 76 (up from 73)
Hustle 69 (up from 64)
Hands 78 (up from 68)
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: Williams is one of the most underrated players in the game, mainly because he was drafted before Deron Williams and Chris Paul. He's only 23 years old and averages 15 ppg. He offers consistent production and it's reasonable to expect him to keep improving.

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Zaza Pachulia (C)
Overall 78 (up from 75)
Close 83 (up from 79)
Med 65
3pt 50
FT 74 (up from 71)
Layup 67
Dunk 64 (down from 67)
Handle 60 (up from 58)
Pass 58
PostOff 77 (up from 72)
PostDef 79
Block 60 (up from 57)
Steal 65
RebOff 93 (up from 89)
RebDef 84 (up from 82)
Speed 61
Stam 80
Dur 75 (up from 70)
DefAwr 76
OffAwr 68
Potential 68 (up from 63)
Strength 74
Vertical 56
Off Dribble 62
In Traffic 69
Quickness 59
Hustle 99
Hands 66
Ball Defense 67
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: One of the better offensive rebounders in the league, and consequently one of the more valuable backup centers.

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Joe Smith (PF/C)
Overall 78 (up from 75)
Close 77 (down from 87)
Med 78
3pt 58 (up from 50)
FT 79 (up from 75)
Layup 65
Dunk 68
Handle 56
Pass 59
PostOff 77
PostDef 73 (up from 67)
Block 69 (up from 64)
Steal 60
RebOff 85 (down from 89)
RebDef 79 (up from 75)
Speed 66
Stam 85
Dur 80 (up from 70)
DefAwr 75 (up from 73)
OffAwr 70 (up from 57)
Potential 78
Strength 73
Vertical 57
Off Dribble 64
In Traffic 79
Quickness 66 (up from 58)
Hustle 71 (up from 66)
Hands 60
Ball Defense 64
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: Should be a great fit in Atlanta, mainly because his name isn't Solomon Jones. He offers the best mid-range shot of among Atlanta's bigs, and should be one of the team's better rebounders. He's only 34, though the way he's been treated the last few seasons (being waived so he can sign with a contender), you would have thought he'd hit that years ago.

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Maurice Evans (SF)
Overall 76 (down from 77)
Close 69 (down from 79)
Med 78
3pt 85
FT 77 (up from 71)
Layup 77
Dunk 88
Handle 78 (down from 80)
Pass 59 (down from 62)
PostOff 68 (up from 58)
PostDef 68 (up from 54)
Block 53
Steal 66
RebOff 72
RebDef 63 (up from 60)
Speed 85
Stam 95
Dur 80 (up from 75)
DefAwr 80 (down from 85)
OffAwr 68
Potential 63 (up from 60)
Strength 78
Vertical 87
Off Dribble 81
In Traffic 74
Quickness 88
Hustle 79
Hands 73
Ball Defense 83
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: Evans brings solid perimeter defense and three point shooting to whatever team he's on. Just don't expect much else out of him.

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Jeff Teague (PG)
Overall 74
Close 74
Med 80
3pt 82
FT 82
Layup 82
Dunk 63
Handle 88
Pass 68
PostOff 52
PostDef 52
Block 54
Steal 79
RebOff 55
RebDef 62
Speed 92
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 67
OffAwr 74
Potential 70
Strength 56
Vertical 85
Off Dribble 79
In Traffic 69
Quickness 90
Hustle 65
Hands 84
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: Teague takes Acie Law's place on the roster. The hope is that he'll actually contribute something of value (unlike Law, or Salim Stoudamire) over the next couple years.

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Mario West (SG)
Overall 71 (up from 70)
Close 66
Med 68 (down from 71)
3pt 64 (down from 69)
FT 65 (down from 68)
Layup 76
Dunk 84
Handle 80
Pass 63 (down from 68)
PostOff 55
PostDef 65 (up from 60)
Block 61 (up from 53)
Steal 86 (up from 80)
RebOff 85 (up from 70)
RebDef 68 (up from 57)
Speed 86
Stam 90
Dur 85
DefAwr 79
OffAwr 62 (up from 57)
Potential 51
Strength 64 (up from 54)
Vertical 84 (up from 72)
Off Dribble 71
In Traffic 61 (up from 53)
Quickness 88
Hustle 95
Hands 79
Ball Defense 80
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: Probably coming back for another season of spot defensive minutes. Exciting, I know.

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Randolph Morris (C)
Overall 65 (down from 67)
Close 72 (up from 68)
Med 66
3pt 50
FT 50
Layup 58 (up from 50)
Dunk 65 (up from 62)
Handle 54 (up from 50)
Pass 53
PostOff 66
PostDef 67
Block 59 (down from 76)
Steal 63 (up from 56)
RebOff 76
RebDef 79
Speed 60
Stam 80
Dur 80
DefAwr 62
OffAwr 57 (up from 54)
Potential 57
Strength 82 (up from 78)
Vertical 53
Off Dribble 53
In Traffic 68 (up from 55)
Quickness 58
Hustle 58
Hands 58
Ball Defense 50
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: Hasn't really improved since entering the league. He'll actually be counted on in Atlanta's thin frontcourt this season, which will make or break his NBA career.