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  1. Word. All these years later -- this is so sad. The plight of the Hawks fan, I guess.
  2. Sheed Wallace was the worst Hawk of all-time. Came here with an All-Star rep and led us to exactly ZERO wins. Scored exactly 20 TOTAL points in his ATL career on 33% shooting. Ugh.
  3. We wouldn't give him the max. He reportedly wanted the max. He came down a bit and we were 6mil apart. I don't have a problem with any of that. My only issue was his daddy talkin' loose. That was uncalled for.
  4. Agree Schultz and Bradley should never write Hawks articles as they just blow hot air. Schultz is of the old guard -- a "hot take" artist. Sometimes he's almost funny, though. I give Bradley credit for evolving as a baseball writer over the last few years. Some of the basic new metrics are in his lexicon. He hasn't extended the same due diligence to basketball so his columns still read c. 1996ish. C-Viv should have been let go after the Thrashers skipped town. He contributes nothing. Sekou was great. Michael Cunningham was very good.
  5. Isn't Al's move to the perimeter more a result of Coach Bud's philosophy? He developed the 3-point shot under Bud's watch.
  6. Let's hope you're right, but I would say back + knee > torn pec. It is obvious Howard doesn't move laterally as well as he used to. That doesn't necessarily mean he's a worse player than Horford today, but the direction of travel does not look good.
  7. Does Dwight stay healthy? I think this team is slightly worse unless draft picks are ready to come in and contribute right away. You traded two starters for 1. Horf for Dwight is an acceptable tradeoff if D12 is healthy, but we'll have to see how this works in pace-and-space. Ultimately, it's a moot point. Last two years' config had peaked in familiar Hawks territory (can handle 2nd tier teams but quickly dusted by a true contender), so you're not losing anything by going in a different direction. Fine with the Teague trade ahead of a contract year. Appreciate the willingness to shake things up, but I'm not sure we've done the right shaking. Not convinced we're better today than we were a year ago.
  8. Not sure career comparison is quite apt given Howard is in steep decline and Horford is still on his plateau. The good thing is we will have flexibility in 3 years when alternatively, we would have had Horf with 2 years left on a max deal as he is really starting to fall off. That's a bit of a consolation prize, I guess. As Hawks fans, we are always hoping for a better tomorrow.
  9. The Warriors build can't be replicated. They got a massive discount on Curry because of his ankle and hit a sleeper homerun on Draymond. They drafted Klay, who was a hit -- good on them for that -- and were able to add Iggy because of the discount they got on Curry. They were reportedly close to walking away from Curry -- his ankle was viewed as a serious risk at the time and no one projected the impending supernova that he would become. Now all that has coalesced and they are a brand name at the perfect time, right as mass dollars are added to the cap and a premier superstar is coming on the market. A superstar who just gave them all they could handle in a 7-game series. Give them credit for some shrewd moves, but they have also been extremely fortunate. For the most part, the new CBA has been effective at maintaining parity, with only a few teams going into the luxury tax and most keen to avoid the repeater tax. The TV dollars just worked out in the Dubs' favor to spectacular effect. The rich get richer. Obscenely, grossly, over-the-top wealthy, actually.
  10. KD and the Warriors trolling the NBA. The worst part of this is Joe Lacob is REALLY feelin' himself now.
  11. The only way to get a superstar here is to engage tank mode, and that is not guaranteed of anything. It can be done without a superstar but we are definitely outgunned against our big brother Cavs from a talent standpoint. It's glaringly obvious. It's going to take some outside-the-box thinking and we have an unproven GM whose only moves thus far haven't exactly panned out.
  12. 52 is the sweet spot. Last year was exceptional. We'll be solid and win a lot of games, but last year was this configuration's peak, I think. No Run DMC, who filled all the gaps for this team. Baze and broken Thabo not replacing that. Korver, Millsap, Al not getting any younger. Splitter is a nice pickup, but I hope Bud the coach makes Bud the GM look better than that Hardaway Jr trade might suggest...
  13. It is true that you have to ask your basketball players to make a smart basketball play. I acknowledge that those negative scenarios are all possible, but so is a made 3 point basket. The latter in fact, I would argue, is the most likely of any of the undesirable outcomes. Even if you play good defense (which the Hawks did in this case), the offense knows it will most likely get a clean look because the defense does not want to foul the 3 point shooter. There isn't much stopping a good shooter from squaring their shoulders and elevating for a relatively clean look. NBA players make those types of shots quite often. Would like to hear Bud's thoughts on the subject.
  14. There was an article in the Washington Post that said PP was the 3rd option on the play. I was screaming at them to foul, noting that they had no more timeouts so if you go trade fouls they have to go the length of the floor in a couple of seconds, almost assuredly resulting in a desperation heave. The only factor that gives me pause is the rebounding issue. We consistently get manhandled on the defensive glass and there is no lineup configuration that you can put out there that you feel comfortable with as far as getting a "must-have" rebound. I am disappointed and honestly a bit surprised that we always play it straight up, given developing sentiment on the issue among the progressively-minded basketball community. I'm sure Bud thought about it and has a cogent counterargument (perhaps in line with the above), but I would like to hear him answer the question.
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