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I can't really say anything right now since everyone is 0-0. As soon as the Hawks are half way through the year, I'll gladly dis Hollinger (assuming the Hawks will be where I think they'll be..somewhere around a .550 winning %)

EDIT: I could dis him on the Chils being the 3rd best player, but its not even worth it. Every Hawks fan knows that Chills was probably the 6th best on the squad last year. One could argue that he was better than Marvin, but I'll give the edge to Marvin.

Where the heck did this thread come from?

Thats exactly what I was thinking. Not the most optimistic thread I've seen. Usually threads like this get created when your team is 15 games under .500 and you want to vent a little. This is the time of year to be optimistic.

I really do see us being for real. I'm just worried about a slow start.

Yah that interception was a "i thought i was playing in a college game" ..but then again i havent been impressed with Ryans Arm strength. I had the falcons winning 5-6games, but yah those corners are ugh.

Guess we gonna have to ride ABRAHAM to the promise land

Dude, Ryan has a great arm. He can make any throw. Did you see when he launched a strike in week 3 to White for a TD. http://www.atlantafalcons.com/media_librar..._-_9-21-08.aspx - It was about a 60 yard throw without much effort. He could of thrown it farther if needed.

Yes, it will be on 790 tonight. Too bad they canned Brandon Leak. He was a big Hawk supporter.

Cool, so we got the Speedy injury out of the way.

:computer8: NO!!, NoT SMITTY!!!

Everyone is saying that the East is so much better but we didn't do much except replace Childress. I disagree with the ranking as well, but I'm not surprised by the low expectations.

I can't wait till we can put Ryan in this discussion.

Sweet! Too bad the sound on my computer is busted. :sad:

I expect us to be bad for a long time. By the time we get some decent players in here, Chipper will be done, and he's the heart and soul of the team. We'll be going against the Mets and Phillies, and they don't seem to be going anywhere in the East. All we really have on this team to build around is Mccann and MAYBE Esocbar. I'm still not sold on Jair and Campillio as #2/3 starters. It would be nice if we get CC next year, Jordan Schaefer comes up and becomes a beast, then followed by Jayson Heyward, but thats a lot that has to go right. Teams go through ups and downs, and the Braves are in the midst of their down. Its time for Wren to think long term, and long term only when making moves.

Yes, of course. I mean, Horford isn't as good as Tim, so why not? Its not like Duncan is "Ewing on the Magic" old, so I say yes.

No, I guess none of it really matters, I just thought Mario was a short guy....like 6'2-6'3. When he's on the court he just seems so much shorter than everyone else.

In Sekou's new article, he list Mario as 6'5...but I was thinking that he was way shorter. Am I trippin? I also thought that he gave ZaZa an inch when saying he was 6'11 and he gave Al an inch in saying he was 6'10. I don't know, maybe I'm trippin.

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/h...ard_center.html

I enjoy the drum-line that plays almost every game. I also enjoy being one of thousands of people trying to go down that skinny escalator after the game.

Nice video Chillz. BTW where did you get all that footage? Do you record Hawks games or something?

Pros

• 1 more year of expeience for our youngsters
  We got a taste of the playoffs
  Bibby will be close to %100
  Speedy could be...COULD BE..healthy
  We got a much needed big in Morris
  We added another 3pt threat in Mo Evans
  

Cons

• Childress is gone
  All aquired FA's are no names and have done nothing, excluding Mo Evans
  We kept Woodson
  Smith 'may' be a disgruntled player with the way things played out in FA (I'm doubting this one, but I've heard it from others)
  

I bet Smith is feeling like a sucker right now...

I bet Smith is feeling like a sucker right now...

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/09tleWY02h5h9/610x.jpg

I guess this pic proves that Ewing was 6'9 as well.. :cant believe:

I just think Horford is better suited at the 4 spot, kinda like Karl Malone.

In Sekous new blog about how Horford and Smoove compliment each other he mentions some names the Hawks may be interested in. He says they are still in the hunt for Elston. He also talks about how JJ and Pargo are close pals.

You're talking about Elson right? Elson, who played for the Spurs for a little while? Hell yeah, I would love for him to be a Hawk. GET HIM!!

Josh, Bibby and Joe are making to much money for the Hawks to afford high quality veteran help.

I'm not expecting 'high' quality vets like Posey, but there had to be some better FA's than Morris and Hunter. I just don't seeing these moves improving our team that much, if at all. I'm more comfortable with ZaZa/Solomon at C than ZaZa/Morris, but thats just me. Lets pray that I'm wrong, and these guys will help improve the Hawks.

Yeah, I don't agree with that statement. Smoove is definitely our 2nd best player, and at times plays like our BEST player. He just brings so much to the table, as where Horford mainly brings rebounds and post scoring. Don't get me wrong, Horford is awesome, but just look at Smooves stat line at the end of one of his games. It never stops. Points, Rebounds, Blocks, Steals, Assists, etc.