drzachary

Well they projected us 2nd last year too. They were right for about a week.

Who knows.. maybe if we didn't lose Lou and Zaza...

Dave Berri & the Wins Produced guys love the Hawks so far for this next season.

I think this is very premature, wishful thinking, etc, but it at least gives me hope for a better-than-expected performance:

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On a related note, I recommend that everyone who's into math, sports and other nerdery read Berri's two books ("Wages of Wins," "Stumbling On Wins") and Dean Oliver's "Basketball on Paper." It's very much a 'taking the red pill' experience.

I'd give Teague 5x9 and call it a day.

See how the season starts, trade him at the deadline if it's a flop.

This reminds me, I was watching BKN-DET yesterday and the commentator (Kendall Gill, h/t Jason Walker for being there and knowing this stuff) brought up the Josh->Detroit move. He said that he could play SF in Detroit, that Atlanta played him there, and that he has the ability to hit the outside shot. He even implied that he was "tried out" at PF.

I tweeted at Jason to go rip the mic out of his hands, but it was too late.

Almost unwanted? Does that even make sense?

It's a very unique thing to say, that's for sure.

I have come to trust nothing the media says about the Hawks.

Does he invest in clubs and restaurants that go bankrupt shortly thereafter?

He actually did (does?) own a nightclub back home. I wonder if it's still in business.

Who cares how good he is? He fills the goofy-Euro void left by Zaza's departure.

A part of me enjoy this for BrazilianHawk, drzach, and others who attacked me and my past fanhood because I am retiring as a Hawk fan because I am completely turned off by the lack of championship direction from the organization. A part of me is sad because Monta is the ultimate frustrating player, more so than Smoove because Smoove has very good defensive impact but his offense is so meh. Monta can score and score extremely well but his lack of size, average BBIQ, and consistency issues leave you more frustrated than not.

It's hard to say I am done as a Hawk fan. I tried posting and Pelicansreport and I just get bored there and fast. With you guys, it's generally no real good news but you act like it is. I like that. While this is just the Hawks being the Hawks. I can't see me dropping all my ties to the Hawks and being a fan but the Hawks will no longer be my #1 team. They are too stressful and management plus ownership is awful. Maybe they start Schröder at PG, Ellis at SG, Korver at SF, Horf at PF, sign a C like Daly and make a run for it next year. It is what it is. The Hawks will never be a contender but if they can fun. Horf can make the transition into superstardom and Ellis can be a very good scorer who can alleviate Schröder of PG responsibility, it could be a fun season to watch. Who knows?

If you're done, just be done. Don't be done-but-still-posting-constantly-to-tell-us-you're-done. Adios!

We probably have made him an offer, but we'd never know with this FO.

He has never, to my knowledge, committed acts of genocide or other crimes against humanity.

He has both his arms and both his legs.

He is probably better at offensive and defensive schemes than a polar bear or a wheel of cheese.

He is not Andrea Bargnani.

Unless Horf is traded, giving us a Millsap-Pek frontline. Trade high!

I still see no indication that they've actually signed him.

Holding out hope.

This is an excellent signing if the idea is to get as high a draft pick as possible next year.

I co-sign the 'transit is a barrier' comments.

You are right about the required tenders, but the one thing you have wrong is claiming that a team will only retain 2nd rounder's rights for 3 years. You retain the rights for an indefinite amount of time, not just 3 years. I think you might be getting that part confused with a new section of the CBA that allows a team to sign a 1st rounder in excess of 120% of the rookie scale if said 1st rounder is unsigned for at least 3 years.

This is why we could bring Alain Digbeu out of retirement, who we drafted in 1997. Right? :D

Oh gawd, what a freaking moron. BACKLOAD!!!! <--sounds catchy, right?

Too bad there is no possible way for the Hawks to structure a contract offer like what Asik/Lin had. That only happened because Asik/Lin only had early bird rights and not full bird rights. Pek has full bird rights.

I hate people who suck at their job.

Can you explain this a little better to me? I've googled to no avail.

Just because they are Euros you can not send them overseas. You have to offer them the contract, and they earn much more in the States so you could be pretty sure they will take it. I doubt you would ask the same, if you get an american players even when it would be an similiar decision.

Let them in europe is usually a option when they have predraft a long and good contract, or more likely if you get them into the second round where in the past often the first picks was europeans cause of it.

Schröder have an exit clause in his contract for the NBA, and he would earn up to 100.000$ if he keep it. So ask yourself what you would do

Also i posted in the Schröder thread that he will play for the national team, in this report they also said that they agreed on an insurance for him which wouldn't be the case if Schröder don't have the contract for sure. Also the play on the point guard spot is quite different with FIBA rules, so i doubt it would be good for his development if he adjust to it(right now he plays a style which transforms well to the NBA), develope the "wrong skillset" and come back to atlanta where he have to get back to his old game.

Nogueira is in the same situation like a player who finish college, he have no contract. So why decline that, to get a worse one.

Silly question for me.

I never thought it worked like this, but I'm not too wise on this topic.

The way I understood it, you draft a player and you have his rights -- doesn't mean you HAVE to offer him any sort of contract.

As of this exact moment -- leave overseas so we can sign Pek or something.

After FA, I may change my response.

Normally I trash people who are fans of a player rather than a team, but you get not only a pass from me, but my commendations.

Godspeed, and may the forehead be with you.

Not a fan of his game but he is the number 1 SCORING free agent this offseason. And we are going to need to score some points. Like someone else mentioned though, I'd rather have Brandon Jennings or Teague with a different heart.

Pretty much any NBA wing can score points if you let them shoot -- Ellis is a good example of why you shouldn't do that.

Monta is like a small bullshit version of james harden

Bwahaha! This should be in his scouting report. Succinct.