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Hawks Team In Review: Tyronn Lue
Posted by: Micah Hart on August 15, 2007 at 7:43PM AFT
With summer league play over (job well done Shelden and Acie, nabbing All-RMR honors - and Al Horford might have if he hadn't hurt his ankle), and nothing else really going on until the start of training camp in October, I thought this would be a good time to take a look at the Hawks roster and check out everyone's status on the team. It should be a good way to kill some time over the next few weeks and help bridge the gap until the season starts!

Today we continue the series with veteran point guard Tyronn Lue. How do you think these players will do? Leave your answers in the comments!

Tyronn Lue

2007 Stats: 11.4 ppg, 3.6 apg, 35% 3-pt FG, 88% FT

2007 Highlights: T-Lue's most memorable performance from 2006-07 has to be his game-winner in OT over New Jersey on Feb. 4. That wasn't the only instance of last-second heroics for the player they call "The Show" last season though, as he also nailed a game-tying runner at the buzzer against Cleveland on Nov. 7, forcing overtime in a game the Hawks eventually won to move to 4-1 on the season.

What he needs to work on this summer: Getting healthy. T-Lue has had injury issues throughout his career, and unfortunately had what started out as a great year derailed early on last season by groin issues and a knee problem that led to arthroscopic surgery earlier this summer. Lue is off the court for a few more weeks, but expects to be ready to go in time for the start of training camp.

Lue has always been a reliable perimeter shooter and (in my opinion) an underrated distributor. Defensively, his best days may be behind him, so the more he can work on using his experience to overcome speed/height disadvantages, the better.

Click here to see T-Lue's video highlights!

Outlook for 2007-08: Tyronn Lue is well respected in the Hawks locker room and around the league (word on the street is his advice to his boy Kevin Garnett is what led KG to approve the trade to Boston). He is a veteran presence, a clutch perimeter shooter, and is generally the guy who keeps the team loose with his nonstop chatter and story-telling. While incoming PG Acie Law learns the ropes of the NBA, the Hawks will be counting heavily on Lue and Speedy Claxton to lead the team. But with Lue also going into the final year of his contract, he also figures to be a target of other teams looking to upgrade at the one for the short-term.

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