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I love to have the finger wagging back in the ATL!!

Wizards get two guards in trade By Marc Stein ESPN.com The Washington Wizards, Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Hornets have agreed to a three-team trade that will bring two new guards to the Gilbert Arenas-less Wizards. The Wizards will receive New Orleans' Mike James and Memphis' Javaris Crittenton in the exchange, with the Hornets acquiring Washington's Antonio Daniels and the Grizzlies coming away with a future first-round pick. New Orleans also received a conditional second-round pick from Memphis. Arenas has yet to play for the Wizards since signing a new $111 million contract in the offseason after undergoing surgery on his left knee. A firm timetable for Arenas' comeback has not been established, but he has yet to be cleared to participate in contact drills, making a return by Jan. 1 -- as Arenas initially hoped -- seem unlikely. The pick is a conditional first-rounder that Memphis had sent to Washington in the trade to acquire Spanish guard Juan Carlos Navarro in the 2007 offseason. Navarro returned to club power FC Barcelona in his native country this season. The Wizards released guard Dee Brown to make roster room for their new players. The Grizzlies had been expected to part with at least one point guard this season after stockpiling several. Crittenton, taken 19th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 draft, arrived in Memphis in February as part of the Pau Gasol deal. James had fallen out of favor in New Orleans under coach Byron Scott and hadn't played in nine of the Hornets' past 10 games. Daniels, who has been a fixture on Washington's playoff teams over the past three seasons, is averaging 5.1 points, 3.6 assists and 22.4 minutes in 13 games.

Or you can do every jump shot that Josh Smith takes. Either way, you're already under the table.

Derrick Rose is a freak in the game now. Even though he can't shoot the 3 to save his life, you can isomotion and cross over everybody! I can get to the paint at will. I was also glad to see Josh's block rating finally match his true ability. The only problem is he gets backed down to far in the paint.

Yao's gonna get his 20 & 10, just don't let it be 40. I'm more concerned about their other guys going off. Alston, Barry, Head, Battier. If the Hawks can keep those guys under wraps, they should win this game. If one of them explodes (my prediction Head; his quickness will kill Bibby) the then Hawks will put themselves behind the 8 Ball. On offense, run and run some more. Houston's wants to play the half court game with Yao and Artest. Wear Yao out by making him chase Horford up and down the floor. The same with Josh. Scola can't keep up with Josh on the fast break. It's a simple thing. Play to your strengths. Try to mask your weaknesses.

If the Hawks can remain healthy from here on out, they have a chance this month (especially the 8 game home stand) to set themselves up for a really strong 2009 and prove that they can play with the big boys.

well, if it's any consolation, he only shot 1 against Dallas. Mind you, he was 0-1 but it was only 1 attempt.

If the Hawks keep a winning product on the court, fans will begin to turn out. You can't have the same crap on the buffet every night and expect to have a line waiting outside to get in. Now that we actually have a good team, I would expect the fans to begin to turn out as the season progresses. It would also help if we had a little more national attention so local fans could actually get excited about the game.

I'm sure Woody said matchups but more than likely it was just to give Pachulia's shoulder a game off. If you watched him shoot free throws, he simply couldn't use his left to guide the shot. In a close game, teams would put him on the line every time because he would probably be as effective as Shaq.

If you want something that is much more similar to the real thing, go with 2k9. If you just want a game to play against your friends occasionally, you'd probably want Live. Personally, I get really into the Association (Franchise mode). As said earlier, with the Free Silver Membership you can download roster updates. It's nice to as they update them about once a week or after any major trade. The Knicks, Warriors, Clippers all look vastly different than their original rosters. Also, certain players ratings have gone up or down. Derrick Rose went from an 80 to an 85. While Elton Brand dropped from a 92 to 88.

I just hope that Smith focuses on Defense and lets Joe, Bibby, Marvin, Mo, and Flip worry about shooting 3's. If Josh sticks to attacking the basket and defending the basket, I see no reason why we can't be hosting a first round series.

I wonder if his shoulder was bugging him. That's the only reason I could think of. I was watching the game last night wondering "Where's ZaZa?" Never thought I would be saying that.

The Hawks have such a staggering history of sucking that it is probably going to take the Hawks either several years of playoff runs or somehow acquiring a marketable superstar. No, I don't think we have one of the roster right now.

Welcome to the world of Flip Murray. He's either on fire or ice cold. There is no middle ground with him. And he can't realize when he doesn't have it. So he chucks up shot after shot and has a lot of 2-13 kind of nights.

I actually didn't make it. I'm still hoping to go see it. Maybe this weekend.

It was a good character test for this team. How do you respond when you're hurting? Do you just take your lumps and blame it on the injuries? Good teams find a way to win even when parts are missing. That's what the Hawks did last night. Hopefully we can do the same tonight against the Bobcats and get Horford back Friday for Lebron and the Cavs.

Matt Damon, Leo Dicaprio, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlburg, Martin Sheen (the president from West Wing), Alec Baldwin Great movie, not a family friendly flick but a great piece of cinema

Sund would be GM of the Year if he could pull off that deal. I would do it in a heartbeat. According to RealGM, Baron can't be traded until Dec. 15th.

Yeah, but HE actually has to want to come here!!! I'm sure the front office would love to bring him in but we have to be HIS choice. If you're wanting playing time and a chance at a ring, would you not rather go to Boston, Cleveland, or back to Detroit?? Sorry, we just don't rank that highly for us to receive his consideration.

Does anybody know if Devin Harris is expected back? I can't say that I wouldn't mind him missing the next two.

Couldn't you have immediately just hacked Perkins or Rondo? That would have sent them to the line for a foul away from the play. If they make them, you've got about 5 seconds instead of .5 seconds. Chances are they probably would have missed at least 1 giving you at least overtime.

I've had a ton of ankle sprains (several high ones) and sometimes it just happens that way. You wake up one morning and the swelling is just gone. But if we pick up 2 wins against NJ this weekend, why rush him? Trust the medical staff to do their job and make sure that he comes back with all his explosiveness. I sure would have like to have him last night though.

Georgia almost got rolled by freaking Kentucky!! I'm not so sure that Tech won't take them.

when he gets rolling, he's got some explosive hops. That's pretty impressive.

Yeah, I had one of those "Who is that?" scratch my head moments. Then, I was like "oh yeah, Othello. Forgot about ya."