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I say Kenny's take was part BS. If we revert, what do we revert back to... Iso Joe? Iso Joe won 53 games last year. I think the thing they miss is that we're different. Philosophically different. I just say that as LD improves the BBIQ ofthis team, we will make believers out of people.

Reverting to Iso Joe would only be an issue if we're doing it in the playoffs.

All these players IMO will be upgrades to Marvin.

Where's my "Bring in Keith Van Horn as a positions coach" option?

People are:

1.) Placing far too much pressure on a rookie coach. It's highly likely that Drew will need time to adapt to being a lead coach.

2.) Ignoring the fact there is likely to be a lockout in 2011.

3.) Going to be extremely disappointed if they expect to find an elite player with expiring contracts and late first rounders. The reason the Gasol trade is so well-known is that it was so out of the norm for NBA trades. (Even then, the Grizzlies got a young European big man, something the Hawks don't have to offer, in that deal).

I'm not sure Marc Gasol had 1% of his current trade value at the time he was traded.

Other then that I agree. Just still don't know of a better alternative to resigning Joe, unless maybe Bob Sura was willing to come out of retirement.

People talk about a "void" left by Joe, but no one ever really discusses what object Joe was actually a part of.

There's a big difference in a void left in an apple and a void left in a bar of gold.

There's a big difference in an apple and horse s***.

Let's see where a new coach can get us. And no one really mentions that Crawford and Mo are expiring and we have future firsts. The Lakers got Pau Gasol for a whole lot less than that.

This thread was a backhanded compliment, correct?

Yeah, not so much a backhanded compliment, but definitely a compliment. It was more making fun of the fans who are pissed we resigned Joe, as if we had any other options considering we're over the cap. I've never seen a fanbase angry at an ownership for spending money on an all star.

Anyway, I suppose this topic shouldn't have been started, and I deeply, deeply apologize. It really takes away from insightful topics such as, "Hawks MANAGMENT Grabd your ***** and pull the offer" that had nearly 100 replies and over 1,000 views. That's some good stuff right there.

Atlanta Hawks fans everywhere were enraged Sunday when news trickled out that the Hawks had successfully resigned Joe Johnson, a four-time all-star, to a 6 year max contract. The Hawks, who are over the salary cap, could not have signed any noteworthy free agents to fill the void that would have been left by Joe Johnson.

When asked about this, a Hawks fan replied, "Yeah, I'm not stupid. I know we couldn't have signed any other big-name free agents like Carlos Boozer. But I still just can't escape the feeling that this money could have been better spent by the owners. You see, if they had not spent the money on Joe, they could have re-finished their mansions. Perhaps they could have each bought a new yacht. A fleet of new yachts could really help this team come playoff time. I just think it was a frustrating move by the ownership group to spend max money on an all-star player in his prime, when the potential benefit of spending the money elsewhere is so much more appealing to us as fans."

Time will tell as to whether this move will pay off or not for the Hawks franchise. In the meantime, the Atlanta faithful are left shaking their heads at what could have been, if only the owners had instead chosen to support a slightly more extravagant lifestyle.

I'll believe it when I see it.

At the very least, I don't expect to hear Drew yell,

"Put da ball in da air, Joe. SHOOT IT!"

...Like we used to hear Woody yell. That's some high level coach s*** right there.

I'm relieved we keep Joe and am excited to see what he can do under a new coach.

6 years at the age of 29 isn't that bad for a player like Joe, because he doesn't rely on his athleticism to be effective. Those type of guys can play at a high level through their mid-30s.

Joe Johnson is on the brink of accepting a $119 million contract with the Hawks, according to a source.

Johnson has been a targeted free agent of the Knicks, Bulls, Mavericks and Nets, amongst others.

The delay on Johnson's agreement has been contractual terms and not on competition from rival teams.

Read more: http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/67808/20100704/johnson_on_brink_of_accepting_$119m_contract_with_hawks/#ixzz0sgi9wmTi

Crawford has really quick hands on defense. I watched 2-3 Xavier games, and this stood out more to me than his scoring ability even.

http://www.realgm.com/src_feature_pieces/864/20100211/trade_deadline_fantasia/

Why the Clippers should make this trade: Josh Smith is a special talent who would be incredibly marketable in the city of Los Angeles. He would fit right in at the power forward position and allow the Clippers do what they should do – run. With Blake Griffin returning (or should I say, “beginning his career”) next year, Smith is flexible enough to move to the three. At only 24-years-old, Smith has yet to reach his full potential – a scary thought.

He is signed at a reasonable price through the 2012-13 season and would bring a sense of excitement to the other Staples Center tenant. With Eric Gordon, Baron Davis, Al Thornton, Griffin and Smith, the Clippers would have a great nucleus that would appeal to future free agents. Why the Hawks should make this trade: Although it may be far-fetched to believe that Atlanta would even consider dealing their beloved star Josh Smith, Chris Kaman is the type of player who could lead the Hawks into the Conference Finals or possibly even The Finals. Al Horford is not a true center and will be exposed by the likes of Dwight Howard or Cleveland’s twin towers come playoff time. The addition of Kaman would allow Horford to move to his natural position (PF) and give the Hawks an inside presence that they need.

Kaman is the type of player who forces opposing coaches to focus on how to slow him down. Although the Hawks would lose a lot of their athleticism with the departure of Smith, Kaman would help open up the floor for guys like Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford. He would also provide a lot of scoring himself – all while being a nuisance on the defensive end. If the Hawks are really serious about the time being now, Kaman is the guy they should go get.

I don't like this trade at all, especially considering we could lose JJ in the offseason. We'd be left with a front-court that would benefit from a grind-it-out, half-court style of play, and a backcourt that is one of the worst in the league at defending (Bibby + Crawford). I don't see that combination working well together.

Does anyone here actually think this would benefit the Hawks?

I've never been impressed with Tyler's game

haha, really?

One thing I noticed about that DA youtube video is that he doesn't keep the ball high when he's down low.

You mean someone like Jamal Magloire?

He's a huge step up from Solo. :no-no:

the atdhe links usually work the best to me

The broadcast just started, and the atdhe link is working. Anyone know how to make it full screen?

edit: double click on the video.

Does anyone have a link to watch the game free online?

Street racing is more dangerous still, but like I said earlier, none of us normal people have millions of dollars riding on us not being paralyzed, in jail or dead. That makes anything he does illegal and/or dangerous 10x more idiotic. I know I'd be a lot more grateful for the gift he has been given.

I'm sure that if Josh Howard was paralyzed, in jail, or dead how well the Dallas Mavericks fared would be the least of his worries.

Even Jordan? He may be retired, but come on...

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My prediction is that won't happen.

There's absolutely no way a GM risks his own job to screw over the coach or to say FU to the media.

And Terrance Morris from the Terps.

Trajan Langdon's out there, too.

Andersen just drained a 3 but then got subbed out for a breather. His current coach must be trying to get him adjusted to Woody ball in advance.

You should've just said that his system was retarded, then, because that analogy doesn't work.

No need to outdo yourself.

yeah i know.. what a brilliant game plan by woodson this whole series.. you think maybe we could have kept a single road game below 20 points?

your a moron.

i wonder how successful a nfl team would be if their coach called a flea flicker every play... cant be successful in a bad system

I'm not going to argue with you about whether beating the Celtics three time was a success or a failure.

But I really want you to elaborate on that flea flicker analogy. For a coach that is criticized for being overly conservative (unwilling to run after made baskets, scared to play young and developing players, hesitant to play players in foul trouble), I don't see how that makes any sense at all.

Haha and thanks for calling me a moron.