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He basically averaged about 10 and 6 in 30 minutes per game.

His FG% was a low 37%. If he just got a few more shots to drop....

He shot 72% from the line.

At this point, I think the only way we get Curry is with a sign and trade for Al. I wouldn't do it, unless the Bull's resign Curry and then I might do it.

btw - didn't Darko stink in this year's summer league play?

Free agent signing date pushed back another week

They're killing the Hawks with this news.

From an ESPN Board, quoting AZ Republic. The column is not online, and therefore can't be verified.

Might be all BS.

From HoopsHype

Now we know that BK doesn't talk about what he's up to unless he has a reason to. The Hawks just might be that other team.

Good points.

But people need to stop talking "max" about Dalembert.

He's not getting a Max offer from Philly or from us. He's not worth that much.

Read the Philly boards. They think he's worth a little more than Gadz 36 mil. The Philly fans would pay him $50 for 6, but they would swallow hard at that number. I think if we offer $50 mil for 5, they will still match.

I think we can have him for $60 for 5. But is he worth that much?

It's interesting to compare the Philly and Chicago boards. The Philly folks have plenty of bad things to say about Dally, though they admit they need him and there just aren't other bigs around. But they don't love him. In Chitown, on the other hand, their posters are concerned that Curry might get away.

Based on the knowledge of these fans, I think Curry should be our choice, provided some type of insurance is available.

Incorrect. The problem already has surfaced. The DNA helps pinpoint the cause.

It's not 'allowed' the NBA talent, either.

No box score yet, but here's the recap.

Looks like Boris stepped up a litte.

Hawks now 1-3 in Summer League play.

story here

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He's gone in a sign and trade for Curry

The Hawks Starting line-up at the end of the season will be.

JJ

Chillz

MWill

Smoove

Curry

I think Curry is BK's priority for center. From the stuph I've read on the Sixer's board, I'm not sure I want Dalembert. They question is love for the game.

I like that he went 12 for 12 from the line in that game.

Childress 2

Marvin 3

Smoove 4

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What's so complicated about that?

Smoove had 5 blocks against Nowitski in 1 night last year!!

per the Chicago measurements.

Sekou the moron doesn't know the difference between the Hornet's Chris Andersen and Hawks draft pick David Andersen. Apparantly, the AJC doesn't have competent editors either. The rapidity with which newspapers are rendering themselves obsolete in the internet age is mind-boggling.

He also represents Swift and Kwame Brown.

I'll say it again.

Our max offer to JJ is a favor to Tellem/SFX in return for which he will deliver either a Curry/Swift of Curry/Brown combination to the Hawks.

That's my consipiracy theory and I'm sticking to it!

2001 draft class agent list

short aside---

I'm watching "Entourage" on HBO last night and one of the storylines is the agent, Ari, trying to get work for the movie star, Vince. Well Vince was in line for this movie, and then he's out of the running, but then the director wants another one of Ari's clients, so then Ari put's the screws back in to get the job for Vince. Maybe this type of quid pro quo is happening here.

SFX represents 18% of NBA players. Which centers do they represent? Maybe the Hawks went to an agent and said we want so-and-so to come play for us, and the agent (just like Ari on Entourage) says, OK, I'll deliver, but first you have to help my guy JJ get some fat money out of Phoenix.

Quid pro quo.

Could happen.

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As others here are saying, Chicago can't give fat contracts to both Chandler and Curry. If we force them to match one contract, then we can pick up the other with a second large signed offer sheet. In that sense, we should make the first offer to the guy we want less.

We don't have that kind of leverage with Dally, though I think Philly's cap space issues are much worse than either Phoenix' or Chicago's.

It will be easier for Philly to match Dally if they use their one time lux tax waiver on CWeb. But they say they won't do that. Does anyone know if there's a time deadline to exercise that waiver option? Perhaps the Hawks wait for Philly to commit to keeping CWeb, then they apply the screws with the fat offer sheet to Dally.

I dunno. I'm confident someone is going to take our money.

I just hope that if it's Curry, his health problems really are behind him.

Good point - let's call that "Plan B"

I aggree that we need a young center badly. And I think we can get one without the SnT, we'll see.

I don't think it is. Ironically, the way to get Curry is to try and overpay Chandler. If you can get Chandler to sign an expensive offer sheet, then once the Bulls match it, Curry will be available for much less. I wouldn't mind overpaying a little for Chandler.

Here's a prediction.

Let's assume the Hawks have no interest in BigZ and this talk was all a smokescreeb from Z's agent. If so, Z's price will fall to the Cav's if the Hawks get Dally or Chandler to sign a big offer sheet. I predict Z will reup withe the Cavs before the Hawks make they're move for a young'un, just like the other smokescreen (Allen) already has re-upped.

First - get familiar with the Hawks salaries so far.

Hawks Salaries from Hoopshype

Now let's add in Salim, Donta, Royal. Morris and MW and generously say that number is 6 mil, plus the 17 above brings us to $23 mil in committed numbers.

Let's say the cap is going to be 50. That gives the Hawks $27 in cap room. But since they have to spend 75% of the cap, they have to spend $14.5 mil ((50 x .75)-23).

It's not going to be easy spending that money on about 3-4 roster slots.

So with the groundwork laid...

Reason #1) if they do a sign and trade for a center with Al, then they won't use much of that 14.5 mil they need to spend. Maybe they use 2 mil of it and the rest is a substution for Al's salary. They will be hard pressed to spend it in this year's FAcy. They're better off keeping AL, and dealing him at the deadline for picks or other expiring contracts that they can spend next year. Think about it.

Reason #2) I don't buy this 'log-jam at forward' line I hear everywhere. Sure, in the long-run, somebody's got to go. But Marvin will not be ready to play 40 minutes a night next November. There's 96 minutes of total forward time available each game. That means there's 33 minutes each available for Smoove, Marvin and Al. If Marvin starts at 20 mins, there's plenty for Al, and by the time Marvin's ready for a lot more minutes, well by then it will be trade deadline time, and AL can be moved for pic/cap space.