Random Thoughts 4/28

After watching the Spurs get totally beat down by the Suns in their game 4, I don't feel so bad about the Celtics loss to the Hawks. The Spurs were just totally outplayed in that game. But then again, the Hawks can't be considered in the Suns category. Every team can let down and get beat by a team that isn't as good, but how they respond in the next game will be the key. I really think the shot clock situation in Atlanta affected the Celtics more than it affected the Hawks. The game was tied at the half. The Celtics usually come out strong in the 3rd quarter but, without he shot clock, they seemed disoriented and out of sync. The Celtics tend to take most of their shots as the shot clock winds down after moving the ball and looking for the open man and the best shot so not knowing how much time was on the shot clock affected their timing and shot selection. The Hawks tend to take most of their shots before 15 seconds on the shot clock so it didn't bother them not...