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His team finished near the bottom of the league with a 10-20 record. He didn't play much until the end of the season which I believe was due to the fact his team was out of the playoff picture. The guy in only 22 years old and from what I can tell he has been in this French league for two years. I would guess he gets one more season over there before the Hawks get serious with him. One last note: He did improve from season 1-2. Scroll down after you click

In a related story the Hawks have guaranteed a roster spot for Pape Sy. Sources close to the situation cite Sy's willingness to pay for his own travel expenses and meals during away trips. Hawks brass are willing to overlook his putrid numbers in a putrid league b/c they will be saving nearly 10,000 dollars. BUG OFF ASG

The Hawks are so damn stupid. There are so many potential European fans in/around Atlanta yet they won't bring in the talent that could draw these fans to the games. One good European starter and you have an additional 2-5,000 fans per game. A 7' foot Euro with upside would have been worth a look yet we pissed him away. I still think if the Hawks found some way to trade for Rubio you would see a totally different atmosphere at Phillips.

AJC says 3 million for the pick. I shutter to think these POS owners have to f***ing worry about 3 million dollars breaking the bank. On top of that they had to save 90,000 by trading back 3 spots and take the risk their guy is not there. I would not have anything to say if they had just picked the guy they wanted at #24. THIS TEAM IS A JOKE...................

I would take David McDavid over the *ss CLOWNS we currently have.

I don't care who it is as long as I do not have to see this look of dumb anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taking your analysis as the gospel. NO and my main reason is his ok defense and ball handling. I have been a proponent of finding more guys that can handle the rock and play defense. I don't care if they can shoot we just need more guys on this team that care about defense / rebounding and can handle the rock.

Money aside I would think it beneficial being drafted in the 20s. Playing minimal minutes for a playoff team is a better situation than heavy minutes for a bad team. Especially for a guy that has so much more developing to do.

Montiejunas withdraws from NBA draft

Does not make much sense to me????? If we are branching the search to guys with no coaching experience why not look into guys like Patrick Ewing?

Lebron playing against the Hawks I HATE.................... The idea of Lebron in a HAWK uniform I LOVE. Who cares what he endorses or the fact he pimps himself out for the mighty dollar!!!!!!!! The simple fact is he is an amazing basketball player and if the Hawks ever got their hands on him nothing but good/great things would come of it. Phillips being sold out / Atlanta making it past the 2nd round of the playoffs / other freeagents wanting to play in Atlanta / Lebron's Hawk jerseys being worn in every country. The list is endless........................... We have not had a superstar since NIQUE and for those of us that can remember, this city was upside down back in the day. Amplify that times 10 and that is what getting Lebron would mean. Now I know for a fact Lebron will NOT even visit Atlanta on his free agency tour but I can't fathom any Hawk fan saying no to 10 years of having the best player in the world on your team.

A player much in the same mold is Ricky Rubio. I wonder what it would take to pry him away from Minny. He will not be available until 2011 but he sure would generate a lot of interest locally. Guarantee every home game is sold out if Rubio is in Atlanta. Having really good foreign players on your team opens you up to a whole new fan base.

I think the commish got a good laugh out of the idea that Lebron would sign with the Hawks then to top it off the Hawks actually having a payroll in the luxury tax.

There is no possible way Avery wants full control. It just doesn't make any sense for him to tell his possible boss (the GM) that once you hire me your work is done. My guess is he wants the veto power to say no to any player acquisitions. Imagine Mike Woodson with the authority to slap Billy Knight after Knight tells him we are gonna take Sheldon Williams. I have no problem with a coach that knows what type of players he needs in order to win.......Bill Parcells said it best. "They want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries"

For me it boils down to one question.......Can this team win a championship as constructed? My opinion is NO! So the next question becomes what needs to happen in order for this team to become Orlando / Boston / Cleveland? My opinion, dismantle and build it right this time. All we need is the right GM (some believe in Sund) making the decisions. Bottom line is Babcock and Billy Knight suck balls and I feel like we deserve a good GM and that GM deserves the opportunity to mold this team to his liking. If that means letting JJ walk and trading Josh Smith so be it. I believe the fans would still show up and watch a losing team if that losing team had someone like Chris Paul running the point.