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Qualified interested folks can apply online via: http://nbateamjobs.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/r.cfm?i=30587 Other jobs at: http://nbateamjobs.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/jobs/jobskey.cfm?s=Atlanta%2Bhawks ~lw3

Worst contract in sports: Kimi Räikkönen. That is all. ~lw3

"Next, on The Real Housewives of Utah..." ~lw3

^^ The other two stat lines belonged to the 1996-97 rookie years of: Steve Nash (playing behind Sam Cassell and Jason Kidd) and Derek Fisher (playing behind Nick Van Exel). Both turned out okay. ~lw3

I'm in the "No" category on Teague, but I was curious to see the following rookie-year stat numbers: 10:05 Mins, 3.2 Pts, 0.9 Rebs, 1.7 Asts, 0.7 TOs, 0.5 Stls, 39.7 FG%, 21.9 3P%, 83.7 FT% 10:30 Mins, 3.3 Pts, 1.0 Rebs, 2.1 Asts, 1.0 TOs, 0.3 Stls, 42.3 FG%, 41.8 3P%, 82.4 FT% 11:30 Mins, 3.9 Pts, 1.2 Rebs, 1.5 Asts, 0.9 TOs, 0.5 Stls, 39.7 FG%, 30.1 3P%, 65.8 FT% The first stat line belongs to Jeff Teague. Any guesses as to the other two veteran guards? ~lw3

http://www.hawksquawk.net/community/index.php/topic/350522-shaq-a-cancer/ ~lw3

White and Mullens will probably just head to the D-League for more seasoning. And Pleiss will do the same in Europe. ~lw3

Congrats to Darvin... http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/07/27/darvin-ham-to-be-named-head-coach-of-nba-d-leagues-new-mexico-t/ As an aside, his son Junior was killin' it up in Michigan as well, and will play D-II ball this fall: http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/-7437777575371021059/darvin-ham-jr-follows-in-his-dads-footsteps-as-late-bloomer-for-bridgeport-boys-basketball-team/ ~lw3

Latest rumor has Imperial Fez looking at Spain. http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/v/20100727/deportes/baskonia/pivot-fesenko-agenda-caja-20100727.html ~lw3

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_YAO_FUTURE explains a bit why Houston has been stocking up on centers. ~lw3

http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/Powell_Signs_072610.html

Should we keep the local vibes going? Douglass High/UGA's Jarvis Hayes can be had for a song. Celts claim they've been interested but haven't bitten yet. ~lw3

Paul/Teague/Bibby Joe/CrawDaddy/CrawSonny Marv/Mo Hofo/J-Pow Shaq/Zaza We'd need just a lil more help at SF and PF-C to cement contender status. If Marvin's the starter, he'd need an epiphany to make this work. Perhaps Paul would be the epiphany he needs. Lockout notwithstanding, these CP3 polls will be interesting about a year from now. ~lw3

Mo & Josh, and they can keep Mek. Being required to take Mek is the one thing that would give me pause. If they still want picks, they can accept any of our growing array of second-round picks. ~lw3

http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/gen/20100727/53971328303/noticia/portland-acepta-traspasar-a-rudy.html Where will he be taking sus talentos? New York or Jersey-Brooklyn would like him, I'm sure. ~lw3

Nope, this one was a pick of the Wizards (2nd Round, 32nd overall). Ernie Grunfeld and the gang. Only bad news is Ernie was among the Knicks braintrust that took Freddy Weis in the 1st round. ~lw3

Any interests in Peter John Ramos? 7'3" 275-pounder, had a spin with the Wizards a few years back and most recently performed modestly well with champion Puerto Rico at Centrobasket in Santo Domingo. We gave him a tryout a few years back if I recall correctly. Rumors based on his recent Twitter/Facebook entries suggest he's getting ready to sign with an NBA team, but no hints as to which. Some believe he'll join his teammate Arroyo in Miami, although that would mean somebody would have to shake loose at the Center position for the Heat. ~lw3

http://www.hawksbasketblog.com/2010/07/26/powell-a-good-sign/ ~lw3

Good article from 1996 on his father Herb (who I understand has not yet conceded his son is actually "missing"): http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-01-30/sports/9601300036_1_father-and-son-rec-center-herb-wright ~lw3

Still no news, but in the interim, what is with Lo's middle name? Somebody was a big pro wrestling fan, I suppose? ~lw3

ouch. ~lw3

Still crickets thus far... One correction on the O-Sentinel piece is where Pat Riley was "quoted": What was actually said by Riley, in full context, was in the ESPN article: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3314347 The subtle difference between the two bolded quotes are the difference between: (a) a coach that was used to Shaq saying such things about the team from within when he was there; and (b) disappointment about Shaq saying such things about his former team now that he's been shipped to a new one. In fact, "(b)" seems to be the general theme: mud isn't slung (either at/from Shaq) until AFTER he leaves a team and its city. That's different from being a "locker room cancer" in my estimation. It illustrates the way even journalists will twist words to fit a hometeam-biased agenda. One other subject frequently cited involves Nash "insisting" on Shaq being traded as a condition for his accepting a contract extension with the Suns. As usual, no direct quotes, just more "sources say" drivel. It may have nothing at all to do with Shaq as a teammate, but Shaq as a business associate. http://niketalk.yuku.com/reply/6680561/t/Shaq-swagger-jacked-Steve-Nash-for-Shag-vs-.html Another possibility for Nash's "rumored" insistence involves actual basketball logic. As one AZ Republic writer noted: ~lw3

Which part, JY, I can unravel the mystery for ya. ~lw3

As if Teague doesn't have enough to worry about when his Hawks match up with Miami. No crossover dribble to speak of, but he does have this move. I thought I was watching a telenovela. ~lw3

On the Potapenko reference... http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/07/24/lorenzen-wright-reported-missing/ Assuming they weren't trying to joke about that, any news on either? Potapenko took the Pacers' assistant coach job just a couple weeks ago. ~lw3