Draymond Green says the Hawks are leaning too hard on CJ McCollum, who's averaging nearly 25 points per game. Green wants coach Quin Snyder to play Buddy Hield more, praising his defense, and to get Corey Kispert off the court because he's not ready for the playoffs.
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Knicks versus the Hawks, also tied up 2-2. And I would say the Hawks have dominated this series. Knicks got it back where they want it, but they don't feel great about it. And sometimes in a playoff series, you just know you got a team number. CJ McCollum been going off, averaging 24, almost 25 points a game. What I will say about this is what I saw in game 4 though was them overly dependent on CJ. And I don't think that's good for CJ. And I don't think that's good for the Hawks. This is JJ's first series being the focal point. He gotta figure it out. Gotta be more aggressive. I think they need to play Buddy Hill. I'm watching Corey Kispert out there. I'm watching Gabe Vincent out there, and Gabe's played well, but those guys don't guard great. Buddy Hill's not a great defender, except Buddy Hill gonna pick you up full court if you tell him to pick you up full court. And Buddy Hill, I will say, a very, very underrated defender. And I think Quinn is doing themselves a huge disservice by not playing Buddy Hill. Corey Kispert ain't ready for these playoffs. I'm sorry, I've watched enough. He's not ready for these playoffs. Buddy Hill is ready and always ready whenever his number is called, and he's been in these situations.