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'm looking for some book recommendations. I really enjoyed Smart Baseball by Keith Law, and I was wondering if anyone could recommend similar books but about basketball (or even football) instead. I like looking deeper into the numbers side of the game, and I enjoy reading about the new stats that come out for each sport.

We just gave up 131 points to the Magic, and you think our biggest weakness is not hitting open 3's?

I regret my decision.

f*** it, I'm with you.

When do we decide to bench Korver for THJ? Use Korver as the spark off the bench.

Benching D8 would be a drastic decision and a rash one IMO. He came here to rebound and play defense and he has done just that. I don't think sending him to the bench would do us any good, especially if he is to be replaced by Muscala. If we're to make any starting lineup changes, it should be either Korver or Bazemore.

I'm gonna be attending the Hawks-Celtics game and wanted to buy something new to wear to it. Where do you guys suggest I go? I was thinking of rocking my classic Nique jersey but I kind of wanted to wear one of the newer jerseys. What do you guys think? Sorry if this is in the wrong forum.

For Mack, Scott, and a 2nd round pick, I'd be all for it... Imagine a lineup of Teague / Schröder / Cheap Backup Point Korver / THJ / Bazemore Chandler / Sefolosha / Project Wing (Patterson?) Millsap / Muscala / (Veteran Big) Horford / Splitter / Tavares We pretty much stayed stayed the same or improved on every aspect of the game including rebounding, inside D. Losing Carroll's D and energy sucks but Chandler can also provide that 3 and D type of play in our system and it would only be a matter of time until Bud can bring this team around to playing at a high level in the playoffs.

I wonder if Luol Deng would be available now that the Heat have Winslow and are reportedly looking to dump some contracts to be able to re-sign Dwyane Wade.

Has anyone ever tried any text-based simulation games? I'm sure some have heard of Out of the Park Baseball, but what about games such as Front Office Football and Draft Day Sports: Pro AND College Basketball? DDS just came out with their newest installation of Pro Basketball 4, and I'm working on reformatting one of my older brothers' laptops to start playing these games again cause most of them dont work on my Mac.

Thanks for the trade idea for 2K!

Hey Wretch, stopping by to tell you that I'll be keeping you and your family in my prayers. Not sure what it is, but I hope every thing turns out okay.

What kind of trade would you guys have in mind? I wish Milwaukee would trade Giannis Antetokounpo to us lol.

I also live in Connecticut, and my brother is moving from here to Douglas, GA. Good luck with your transition!

Unfortunately, as long as Schuerholz and Cox are making the major decisions in this organization, we won't be seeing much change for quite a while. You can already see that this will be apparent for at least the next year or two with them leaning towards keeping Fredi Gonzalez. If it were me, I would take a very close look at Kim Ng as our next possible GM. She has a ton of experience as she was an assistant in the front offices of the Yankees and Dodgers when they made their championship runs, and she's supposedly heavy into scouting so you can rest assured that she'll invest in that department so that our farm systems are always kept well-stocked. Realistically, the Braves will most likely stick with John Hart for no more than a year and then promote John Coppolella.

The injuries definitely piled up this week, but I don't see how the Falcons could have competed this season with a defense that consistently trotted out players such as Osi Umenyiora, Kroy Biermann, and Tyson Jackson. Our linebacking corp. is just horrendous. When Weatherspoon went down, so did heart and soul of our defense too. It's a shame because our offense looks as dynamic as it's ever been with the acquisition of Devin Hester and the dynamic core of running backs that we have. But then there's our Jekyll and Hyde defense to balance it out. Our coaches certainly have their fair share of blame, but if the Falcons move past the trade deadline without making a major acquisition on defense, Thomas Dimitroff and company will definitely deserve much more of it. I don't believe losing Lamar Holmes for the season will be as significant as losing Joe Hawley. Gabe Carimi can play at a level just below or at the same as Holmes, but replacing Hawley with Peter Konz will be petrifying to say the least. Hopefully, Ishmael can step up for Moore until he is recovered. I still haven't lost hope on this season, but this defense definitely needs more talent if we want to even think about any postseason games.

Congrats, man. I graduated from college exactly a week ago today. I think I should be saying "time for life. huh" as well haha. Enjoy these next few years man. College flies by so fast.

According to RealGM (not sure how often they refresh their home page), Mike Muscala leads the Spanish ACB league in rebounds this year with 8.60 per game.

I haven't had much luck keeping up with the Hawks as much as I would have liked to this season. But I just wanted to ask... What's wrong with Dennis Schröder? I know he had a brief period in the D-league, but how come he's not playing at all? Is he just not as good as we'd like him to be yet? I would be lying if I said I wasn't concerned with the lack of playing time as I do believe young guards need some experience to develop in this league, but I haven't watched the games like most of you have so that's why I'm asking.

Teague's inconsistency rears its ugly head yet again. I wasn't able to catch the game tonight, but nights like this where Teague posts a stat line of 15 points off 5-for-18 shooting, with 5 assists and 5 turnovers a night after one of his best performances of the season doesn't really surprise me anymore. Granted, I didn't see the extent of his injury and how he played when he came back. And what's up with Al Horford? Only 3 rebounds tonight?

Thanks for sharing that list, supes. It gives me a list of players to keep an eye on this season aside from the obvious "big names". I don't think I would put Embiid above Parker and Wiggins, but I can see why there's an argument as to why he may just be the best big man in this draft. There's still a whole lot of college basketball to play this season, but I'm really liking what I see from him. Aside from his low IQ, which can be attributed to his lack of experience in the game of basketball, he looks like a complete big. If we're in the position to draft in the Top 3 and somehow miss out on Parker and Wiggins, I think I would take a shot at Embiid. Not to hijack your thread, but I would personally order my Top 5 like so: Parker Wiggins Embiid Randle Smart I haven't seen enough of Exum to make my own judgments, but I'm really liking what I've seen from Smart so far. Either way, this season is really gonna be an interesting one. And I don't think I've been this excited for a draft in a long, long time!

Has anyone been able to keep up with our young, big draftees? I apologize if there's already a thread for this, but I didn't see one so I figured I'd put this up so we could keep each other updated on what the latest buzz is overseas. I was definitely in favor of having both of them play there this season as I was of the opinion that both needed some "extra seasoning" overseas. It's just that Elton Brand looks like he's in that journeyman stage of his career, and I'm anxious for either of these two to develop enough to take over his spot next season. I haven't heard much about Noguiera lately... Is he injured?

That shot was clutch by Al Horford, but let's not go any further in this thread without speaking of Jeff Teague's excellent performance tonight. He was easily the catalyst of our 4th quarter comeback -- he was aggressive, hit his FT's, and didn't back down to anyone on D. Granted, Dallas had plenty of good looks in that last quarter, but they just couldn't get their shots to go in. Still still a great win for the Hawks.

Agreed. Jabari Parker is EXACTLY what the Hawks organization needs.

It really IS weird how Schröder resembles Rondo. I think just as Rondo has an upper hand in rebounding, I think Scrhoder will have an upper hand in FG% and 3 pters. I'm excited to see how well this kid develops.