On September 30th, when Dyson Daniels first introduced himself to Atlanta Hawks fans after being acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans, one of the first things that he said during his Media Day press conference was that he had “a big goal of making first team All-Defense” this season.
While this was an admirable goal, and exactly the type of statement that Hawks fans wanted to hear from the player who would be replacing Dejounte Murray in their starting lineup, the reaction from some circles of the fanbase likely went something like this: “I like his mentality, but let’s just hope he can shoot well enough to stay on the court in crunch time.