Colin

“Oooooh, Colin came back! This is gonna be interesting.”

51-31, including an impressive 8 game winning streak AND 8 game losing streak.

I’m hyped for when Murray and Trae both go through hot stretches together.

The acquisition of Murray has boosted my excitement a fair amount. I’m hoping his defense and intensity and consistency will help take a bit of every-play, both-sides-of-the-ball pressure off of Trae and he won’t be so easily exposed by whatever guard he gets put on.

9 hours ago, marco102 said:

Rumor has it was someone in security and not part of the warriors organization. 

Anywho, Draymond should be suspended for that and for a long time.  You don't do things like that at work.  If any of us did that, we'd catch a charge along with fists.

Agreed 100% that if it was any of us at our jobs, we would be facing termination and criminal charges.

I work at a bar with every single one of my co workers being constantly drunk and beefing and this has never even happened there in the alcohol-fueled misery of a dive bar with too many drugs around.

On 9/29/2022 at 3:28 PM, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

LETS GOOOOOOOOOO, what a number to pick

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

I think OKCs first priority would be trying to move Dennis Schröder ($15) and his 2 years remaining, but I think they'll have a hard time doing it. Not many takers.

Roberson ($10) and Patrick Patterson($5) are the two expiring contracts.

The question though is this:

Is OKC just looking to just cut cost to save luxury tax payments or are they looking to also upgrade their roster since making these trades does not take them below the cap to sign any players in FAcy, they'll be limited to exemptions and vet mins to improve their roster.

Here's a trade idea if OKC is just not looking for salary relief with pick #21:

OKC trades - Steven Adams (25x2), Roberson, (10) Patterson (5),  OKC 2019 1st, OKC reduces the protection to top 8 on the  2021 1st owed to the Hawks.

Hawks trade - Kent Bazemore ($19), Alex Len ($5), picks #41 and #44.

The deals saves OKC $14 mil and provide them with defense at the wing and 3pt shooting and 3 point shooting at C.

Hawks get a C (his offensive fit is not ideal but we get defense), another 2019 1st and better porotection on the future pick and we finally get rid of Baze.

I like the direction you're speculating in and what you're trying to build, i'm just highly skeptical that OKC would move Adams and take back Len when big man depth and size has been an achilles heel for them. Obviously the Adams contract makes it possible because he is getting paid pretty heavy, but I just can't convince myself that the Thunder would be alright rolling out Alex Len and Nerlens Noel as their only two bigs on the entire roster.

We would probably be better off trying to bring Capela over from Houston than Adams from OKC.

I would love your proposed deal though.

Ecstatic to see the Squawk back up and running, man I probably tried 100 times to come back here when it was in hiatus. I was lost on the web!

If Goga ends up a Hawk, you'll have me back again. It will bee the perfect transition into fandom for a goofily-named Georgian big man. Even more ideal because it is looking kinda unlikely that Zaza catches a roster spot somewhere next year.

I’ve been watching all the pistons games this year, for obvious reasons, and the key to beating them: frustrate Drummond and/or let him take too many shots. Then, let them shoot and brick threes— they don’t have the shooters.

Zaza should be good for about 4 points and 7 rebounds tonight. I bet Alex Len (my new favorite Hawk) eats him alive 

Just now, Spud2nique said:

F that Zara is dead to me. Let him retire a bitchass warrior.

Probably how it will happen; not sure any team in the league can (1.) stand him, and (2.) need him for anything.

I wouldn't mind if the Hawks brought in someone like Montrezl Harrell as another big. I want at least one real bruiser on the team.

I think Zaza Pachulia would be a nice signing for this team. Let him teach John Collins some goofiness, maybe give him the one inch he has left on his own vertical, and let Zaza retire a Hawk. 8-17 minutes a game (besides game #82 in which Zaza should play all 48) on a 15-year vet minimum contract is just what this team needs. Probably accidentally wins 2 games, but then fumbles 3 away--voila!

3 minutes ago, AHF said:

BTW - Welcome back to @Colin!  You know about a trade with the Warriors coming that we don't?

No insider info here, but i've become a HUGE John Collins fan. Been watching every game this year-- only right it is because of a backup big man. (Though, I think Collins has dunked more since I started this post than Zaza has in his career).

I was a fan for sure; I think the shoes have to be just right though for it to really be set off. I'm eager to see some of our uniform combos in the future to see what all we try.

I like that he only has one turnover in his last 110 minutes--though I do think some of that is them setting him up to be more careful with the ball--but I haven't seen too much to convince me he deserves the bulk of the backup PG minutes. 

If he can keep knocking down open threes though, THEN I could live with him out there in important moments.

I'm assuming the Warriors upgrade from Zaza and win again next year. But maybe Zaza can come back to ATL, take the starting job from Dwight, and inspire him to get better and then lead this team to a ship.

4 hours ago, Spud2Nique said:

Both plays were dirty as hell. Zaza knew what he was doing. Zaza might have been clumsy in 2004...not now...there's no excuse for that cheap bullshit play and I hope karma gets the Warriors..oh and Delly, the people calling that a hard nose play are a bunch of f***in idiots.

Great. Now Zaza gets to be the most-hated player in the entire f***ing NBA.

I'm expecting a big game from Ersan. 25+!

Gonna be big to get the win here and move them Bucks back a game. Hope y'all been living good.

5 hours ago, lethalweapon3 said:

I promise I'll get to sleep, the Chamomile is ready.

But... 48 defensive rebounds. Fell one shy of the team's all-time** record of 49, set twice at home vs. Philly in October 1974 and versus Utah in March 2012 (Al was not there! Pec tear season #1. Zaza had 20 boards), as per Hawks Media Guide. On the Jazz 2012 team was Paul Millsap.

**O-Reb and D-Reb records only started getting split apart by the league in the 1973-74 season.

~lw3

That was a triple overtime game too...I remember Zaza played 55 minutes for those 20 rebounds.

He did have 0 turnovers though :)

I assume it is Shump and maybe we throw in Tiago to even up with a 2020 pick from them?

I'm disappointed by this, I can't really understand it, and I wish it wasn't true, but oh well.

I've watched Zaza fight through legitimate tears and heartbreak after some losses. He looked broken down when we he was on the 21-win Magic as a rookie. He wanted to die when Garnett hit him with that killer screen in game 7 where the Celtics smashed us. He was crying inside on the sidelines when he got hurt and wasn't able to play in the playoffs...twice. He looked into Larry Drew's eyes during that 1st year in Milwaukee winning 15 games, and said "just f*** me up fam". Last year getting muscled around and bosshogged by OKC he looked like he was mulling retirement.

He wants to win...

BUT COULDN'T IT BE ON A TEAM WITH MIKE BIBBY AND JOE JOHNSON AND JOSH SMITH AND MARVIN WILLIAMS AND AL HORFORD AND MAYBE A LITTLE SALIM STOUDAMIRE AND JAMAL CRAWFORD AND ESTEBAN BATISTA?!

2 minutes ago, ATLiott said:

Who's going to take Splitter? 

Somebody who loses the FA carousel this year and knows they'll have the cap room and will gladly take a pick as a thank you...Dallas?

Oh, damn...

Losing Horf would really mark the end of an era... :'( at least for me

Keep Horf...Lose Bazemore...bring back Joe...and then John Jenkins?