Mike Bibby's Impact for the Hawks
Potentially large. That's a pretty damn decent team full of athletic young players he's been dropped into.
Bibby as leader should not be underestimated:
"Bibby sat courtside until getting the go-ahead to join his new teammates. The minute he got on the floor, the tenor of the session changed dramatically.
The Hawks' pick-and-roll sets got sharper instantly. The little inside passes in transition that rarely found mark before were on the money now. Bibby waited all of 15 seconds to start leading, playfully chiding Josh Smith and Al Horford to "run with me, run with me" on a fast break during part of the full court scrimmage portion of practice. "We got to look every chance we get, even the little creases, he'll find you," Smith said. "He sees the opening even before it happens. I'm not used to that." Bibby said his teammates better get used to it, because they're going to see heavy doses of it every night.
"I told them I'm going get it to them," Bibby said after practice. "One of my strong assets is being a strong shooter, so I have to shoot it to be a threat. I'm going to shoot it sometimes. But I'm not going to shoot it every time. I've got a lot of young horses out here, so I'm going to get it to them."
Michael at Braves & Birds is appropriately excited.