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http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives..._a_10_day_deal/ Press Release - The Atlanta Hawks today signed center James Lang to a 10-day contract, according to Executive Vice President/General Manager Billy Knight. The 22-year-old Lang has played in 31 games this season (10 starts) for the Arkansas RimRockers of the NBA Development League, averaging 8.4 ppg and 5.0 rpg (.572 FG%, .626 FT%). He ranks third in the league in field goal percentage, and tied for 24th in rebounding (tied for 19th in offensive boards). [READ]

No to Marko, is very undersized and cannot block shots well at all. He is a big body but he is not athletic enough to contest shots in the paint. He reminds me of a shorter Al Harrington without perimeter skills.

You have a good nose

I am not saying I am agreeing with the article, I was merely posting Hawks articles for discussion.

The Hawks can't recall swingman Donta Smith from the NBA Developmental League because he is out with a knee injury. http://www.ajc.com/monday/content/epaper/e...2c51a1003b.html

http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?...ll=1&thispage=2 ATLANTA -- Al Harrington was practically built to play Broadway. There's the contagious smile, the warm, outgoing personality, and an intellect that would flourish under the big lights on Seventh Avenue and 33rd Street, if not West Madison Street in Chicago, or perhaps even the We already know Harrington can make sweet music with a basketball. But did you know he can really sing? In a high school production of "Annie Get Your Gun," he played cowboy Frank Butler and sang five solos. When he was a McDonald's All-American coming out of St. Patrick's of Elizabeth, he sang a duet version of "Anything You Can Do" with Rosie O'Donnell on her old show. Now that's a one-on-one mismatch. Everywhere he goes, whether coming off the team bus or driving to a shoot-around, he can been seen wearing a Yankees hat, even when he's decked out in a suit that would make David Stern proud. Unless the game is under way or GM Billy King tells him to take it off, that Yankees cap sits proudly on his head. Even though he moved to Indiana when he played there, Harrington is still a Jersey guy at his core. He grew up in Orange and Roselle, and obviously still has those strong Jersey ties, with cousins sprinkled throughout Elizabeth, Irvington and Orange -- "all over there," he says. And, like him, they're all Knicks fans. Harrington even interned for state Senator Richard Codey in 1997 when he was still in high school. "He's my boy," Harrington said recently with that resonant voice and infectious smile, making you laugh out loud. Who else calls a former governor "my boy?" A guy who is about to be served the NBA world on a platinum platter, that's who. Free agency. Talk about music to Al's ears. Come the end of the season, Harrington will be free to talk to anyone, anywhere. He wasn't traded before last week's deadline, so he will finish the year with the Hawks, and could eventually re-sign a megabucks deal with them. But he could (and likely will) also play the field, and let teams such as the Knicks, Bulls, Nuggets and maybe the hometown Nets make offers Harrington's mother, Mona Lawton, moved out to Indiana to be with her son, and after he signs his next contract, she'll move again. So, naturally, her vote is to come home. "Of course. Who wouldn't want to come home?" she said. "Technically I'm a Hawks fan right now, but I'm a Knicks fan at heart. So it would be great if he ends up there. But it's not my choice." When the Pacers selected Harrington with the 25th pick in the summer of 1998, he was the first high school kid taken in that draft. Eight years later, he gets the chance to relive that feeling of excitement and anticipation about what his future holds. "It's all come back to me," he said in a recent interview in Atlanta. "I do feel that way. It could be the best thing for me because at the end of the year I can go play wherever I want without anyone saying, 'No, you can't do that.' I'm looking forward to that because it will be a good thing. And I should have some fun with it." In '98 Harrington skipped some leafy college campus and instead went to study in the real world. He played a couple of minutes, became the apple of Isiah Thomas' eye along with Jermaine O'Neal, and eventually blossomed into a very good NBA player, if not an All-Star. To this day he doesn't care about missing out on Sociology 101, the keg parties and rivalry week. He does have one regret about going pro right away, but it's a regret that can be remedied this summer when he will head the '06 class of NBA free agents. "Sometimes I think maybe if I went to college, I might have been the top pick," he said, "maybe top two or three coming in from college, instead of coming from high school and having to sit three years before you play. "But as far as the college experience, I don't think I really missed anything. I'm very happy with the decision, and I'm also happy I was with a veteran team (In Indiana) because those guys taught me everything I know. I was very fortunate to play on a great team like that with such a solid group of professionals." After the three years of watching in Indiana, Harrington really began to develop his game, and averaged double figures the final three years there. Since being traded to Atlanta for Stephen Jackson in the summer of 2004, he has shown what he can do as a soloist, averaging 17.5 points and 69 rebounds per game last year. Harrington takes averages of 18.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game into tonight's game against the Nets in Atlanta. Thomas will likely investigate trying to trade for Harrington if the Hawks re-sign him in the summer. And even though Harrington is focused on the Hawks now, he never has been able to hide his desire to be a Knick and finally take his act to Broadway. "I'm a Hawk right now," he said. "But to play at home in front of family would be a great thing. I know Tim (Thomas) was able to do it and he enjoyed it, Stephon (Marbury) loves it. It would be a great opportunity if it could ever happen. "And I wouldn't mind playing for the Nets either," he added. "I just want to win. If it's the Nets, some new team on Mars, I just want to win."

Even if Marvin Williams grows into the All-Star the Hawks presumably still believe he'll be, he was the wrong choice. All Williams has done as a rookie is become the eighth-leading scorer on the league's third-worst team. Had the Hawks picked more astutely, they wouldn't be the league's third-worst team. Believe it or not, the Hawks have talent. As Terry Stotts, who once worked here and who now coaches Milwaukee, said Saturday: "They've got all those 6-foot-8 guys." And that's the trouble. That's all they have. The Hawks went into the 2005 draft knowing they needed a point guard and believing two really good ones --- Chris Paul and Deron Williams --- were available. Instead they chose Marvin Williams, another swingman. Deron Williams, taken two picks after Marvin, starts for Utah and averages 9.5 points and 3.7 assists. Paul, taken immediately after the Hawks selected, averages 16.3 points and 7.7 assists for the Hornets and will be the rookie of the year. The Hawks are 17-37. Substitute Paul for Marvin Williams and they might be 24-30, which would put them 10th in the Eastern Conference, within hailing distance of the final playoff berth. When you're a franchise that hasn't reached the postseason since the last millennium, just being in the hunt would stir some interest. Being the Hawks, they flubbed their chance to become a civic talking point and, not coincidentally, they rank 29th among 30 NBA teams in attendance. By drafting another wing, Billy Knight kept his similar-sized Hawks from taking wing. Their losses tend to track the same numbing path. They hang tough for a while but lose at the end because they have nobody to get the ball to the right guys in the right spots. Saturday's game was vintage. The Hawks drove hard and made every shot early, flying to a 14-point lead against an opponent that had lost four in a row. Then Stotts had the Bucks press, and that was essentially that. "We've got a lot of athletic guys who can get up and down the court," said Josh Smith, lamenting his team's failure against the press. But the athletic Hawks lacked the one man who could dribble through the traps and turn Milwaukee's pressure against it. (Yeah, Tyronn Lue is hurt, but he shouldn't be mistaken for a first-rate point guard.) The Bucks pressed for the final three quarters. When the Hawks did advance past midcourt, they were blunted by the 2-3 zone Stotts ordered up in the second half. Again, that's what happens when you play without a distributor. (It happens at all levels of basketball. Ask Georgia Tech.) Put Paul --- or even Deron Williams --- in a Hawks jersey and the Hawks would have won by 15. They lost by 10. Same as it ever was. And Marvin Williams? He had an OK night --- 24 minutes, 10 points, five rebounds, three turnovers. But there were long moments when you forgot he was on the roster, let alone on the floor. The Hawks needed their highest draft pick in 30 years to be an impact player, and Williams, who's averaging 7.3 points on 42.7 percent shooting, simply isn't ready to make a splash. And now his team will approach the 2006 draft seeking to fill the spot they should have filled last summer but with a lesser group of guards --- Kentucky's Rajon Rondo can't shoot, and Villanova's Randy Foye and Daniel Gibson of Texas are more hybrids than true points --- to consider. Someone asked Smith what the Hawks should do this offseason. Josh Childress, having apparently appointed himself room monitor, said: "Don't answer that. You'll get in trouble." "I won't answer," Smith said. Then, to the questioner: "I'm not the GM. You'll have to ask Billy Knight." Surely the Hawks know what they need. Surely they've looked around the locker room and seen a lot of guys who do the same things but nobody capable of doing the essential thing. Surely a few among them might like to ask Billy Knight just how this happened. http://www.ajc.com/monday/content/epaper/e...2c322700fa.html

How many superstar 2-guards average 6+ ast a game with putting up 20 ppg.

Does Ivey make those around him better, is Ivey a good outside shooter? JJ is proving he can make those around him better with his high assist total recently. We just need someone to play D, handle the ball at times to relieve JJ, and shoot while taking good shots. Of course we should not take him with a high pick but if we traded down, why not. He would be a major steal in the second round.

Shannon Brown 6-4 PG/SG with great athletic ability, range, and plays with heart Shannon is a phenomenal athlete comparable to few prior. A true highlight-film waiting to happen on the fastbreaks, he is just as likely to rise up and dunk on the defense in a half-court setting. An on-target shooter with a high-rising jumper and pretty form. A capable handle despite not having to play the point guard spot with his high school team. He also is a solid defender when he sets his mind to shutting down his opponent. Exciting player with supreme athletic gifts, draws comparisons to Ronnie Fileds. Has the ability to play the point guard position on the next two levels. With his athleticism coupled with very large hands, bigger than his 6'9" teammates, and long arms, he has the tools to dominate. 34.9min 18.2ppg 4.3reb 2.8ast 1.10ast/to 1.6stl .500fg .827ft .409 3fg http://www.nbadraft.net/profiles/shannonbrown.asp

We need a little more depth on the bench cuz last night JJ and Marvin almost fouled out. We should be auditioning some of these D-league players and recall Donta, how about a JJ/Donta backcourt. As for Bynum, I think he is just as good as Nate because he actually has some point guard skills.

If Paul would have kept teams from shooting 50% from the field on us then he is right.

JJs last 10 games 5 double doubles 1 triple double

A big athletic big man that can challenge/block shots and rebound!!!

If he didn't look so goofy, people would be all on him, calling him the next best thing.

This is depressing, I want to see a move being made

How did Wilcox look, is he the type of big that we need. He a FA at the end of the season, right?

Pg-Ivey Sg-Johnson Sf-Childress Pf-Harrington C-Smoove

link http://proxy.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2332021

Its time for us to make a move, I cannot watch this team the rest of the season with Lue, Edwards, and Harrington.

I think Kyle Lowry out of Vilanova has some serious skills, he been coming on of late. Min: 28.5 Points: 11.5 Reb: 4.4 Ast: 4.0 Stl: 2.4 A/T: 1.9 Fg%: .506 Ft%: .778 He is the point guard im looking at now. His per40 stats are pretty impressive NBADraft.net has him going #5 in the deep Oden draft.

Damn Sura and Stephen Jackson

Exactly. Vick had two young receivers who dropped many, many passes, especially when the game was on the line. Manning has one of the best backs in the NFL as well as three very good receivers. The Colts defense and offense was far superior to the Falcons this season.

Quote: I know enough about football to know that Michael Vick will never be anything more than a media creation. You want to know the reason he will never be in Tom Brady's and Peyton Manning's class as a quarterback? How long has Manning been in the league and what makes him so great dispite he puts up great numbers during the regular season. He chokes in the palyoffs all of the time. Vick has a better postseason win percentage than he does. If our defense was not so injured and horrible then maybe we would have made some noise in the playoffs.

^^ Al is looking bigger and slower isn't he?