The recent thread on the hawks not hitting many buzzer beaters and Fran's teams losing down the stretch of the season made me wonder who could have been the type of player to get those teams over the hump. I think Matt Gatens could have been that type of player. I am sure Oglesby who was about the same size etc and known as a shooter was supposed to pour in the points to make the 2013-16-17 hawks win a lot more and make some tourney runs.
But Gatens had the ability to catch and shoot the trey and also drive and make a patented shot of his from about 15 feet. He was good at getting his shoulders past his defender on the drive and choosing his spot to get off his shot. It was something missing from those year's teams. Those teams could run the floor and score and also score in spurts. But all those years Fran's teams would suffer through long offensive droughts and just having a Gatens could have maybe helped them win 4 more regular season games a year by having that consistent scorer.
But Gatens had the ability to catch and shoot the trey and also drive and make a patented shot of his from about 15 feet. He was good at getting his shoulders past his defender on the drive and choosing his spot to get off his shot. It was something missing from those year's teams. Those teams could run the floor and score and also score in spurts. But all those years Fran's teams would suffer through long offensive droughts and just having a Gatens could have maybe helped them win 4 more regular season games a year by having that consistent scorer.