RonMexico

I might be crazy but every time he played he seemed to play really well. Is it strictly a personality/mental issue or am I crazy?

I can't wait to see this dynamic pouting duo!

Interesting article on Bazemore http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/69693/kent-bazemore-ready-to-soar-with-hawks

Is this some sick joke??

Oops! How do we delete this thread? I apologize

Not sure if this belongs here but since we were in talks with the Bucks and Pistons have Jbrick, I figured people would be interested. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9522945/detroit-pistons-acquire-brandon-jennings-sign-trade-milwaukee-bucks-according-sources Sources close to the situation told ESPN.com on Tuesday that the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a sign-and-trade deal that will net Jennings, a restricted free agent, a new three-year contract worth in excess of $25 million. The Bucks will receive guard Brandon Knight, forward Khris Middleton and center Viacheslav Kravtsov, two sources told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard.

Really sorry it took me so long to respond, wasn't able to check the forums for a bit. http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9507100/early-look-eastern-conference Also, I'll make sure to include links in all future posts

6. Atlanta Hawks (2012-13 finish: 6th) The general public probably responded to the Hawks' offseason with a resounding "meh," but there's a good chance that the post-Josh Smithera will pick up where it left off. Paul Millsap remains one of the more underappreciated players in the league (seriously, how did he sign for just $19 million?) and the rest of the core remains intact, including supersub Lou Williams, who missed the end of last season with a torn ACL. The additions of summer league standout Dennis Schröder and Elton Brand should bolster their bid to crash the top-four party, but they'll happily take the sixth seed without Smith. Do you guys think this is accurate? I love that they keep talking about Schröder and Millsap in a very positive light. Also to clarify. we finished 6th in 2012/13 and they're predicting us in the 6th spot again.

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/page/dime-130719/daily-dime For the Atlanta Hawks -- for years defined by their inability to transcend mid-seed purgatory -- a little uncertainty has to feel like a bit of a reprieve. Moving forward after the departure of Josh Smith, the Hawks are a team loaded with value contracts and intriguing young players. It's a construction that affords the flexibility so many teams crave, but almost no certainty about the team's future. And yet, despite letting Josh Smith walk and stocking the cupboard with tantalizing prospects, the Hawks are a far cry from tanking. They replaced Smith with Paul Millsapon a deal that makes cap nerds salivate; he makes just $9.5 million for the next two years, a pittance for a player of his quality and an almost entirely painless contract length.In Vegas, the Hawks possess two of the most intriguing rookies and a player in John Jenkins who figures to have a spot in the team's plans as a knockdown shooter. Rookie point guardDennis Schröder was drafted the spot after Brazilian center Lucas Nogueira in the first round, and the two rooks together don't have 40 years between them. Schröder has been the darling of Summer League with his preternaturally mature game, and though Nogueira is likely a few seasons away from regular rotation duties, the Hawks nonetheless boast a cache of promising youth many teams would envy. They matched Jeff Teague's offer sheet from Milwaukee to retain the point guard for four years at $32 million -- a deal that, like Millsap's, seems so reasonable as to be a shock amongst the contracts that free-agency arms races often produce. In short, the Hawks have spent the summer locking in a 25-year-old starting point guard and one of the league's most efficient scoring power forwards for less than Zach Randolph is owed. What's more, they continue to employ Al Horford at one of the league's best values, have signed Kyle Korver for $6 million a season and will pay Lou Williams a shade less to provide a little bench combustibility. If it's possible, this team is excessively frugal, awash in solvency. For a squad locked into the enormity of Joe Johnson's deal and Josh Smith's caprice just one year ago, the Hawks enjoy a confluence of talent and frugality few teams can match. A major factor in this course shift is GM Danny Ferry, who was hired a little over a year ago. Ferry seemed to announce his intentions with the Johnson trade, and in swapping Millsap's contract for Josh Smith, to have nearly realized his vision. Or at least, his vision of the cap sheet. How the team will compete, exactly, is an open question, which means that the Hawks' enviable ledger must be more transitional phase than final goal. Hence, the crossroads. Horford, Millsap, and Teague form a nice core, but they are nobody's idea of a murderers' row; with the depth Atlanta has amassed, the Hawks have every reason to be confident of a playoff berth, but without more firepower it seems that even their previously inevitable 4-seed might be asking a bit much. Similarly, Schröder and Nogueira have the makings of a long, athletic and fluid pair of franchise players, but both are years away from warranting that sort of commitment. In trying to stay young while competing in the postseason, it's impossible to have the best of both worlds, but the Hawks have pulled off something close. It remains to be seen which of the worlds has more gravitational pull. One of the lessons of this offseason is that amassing talent can pay off big even if the talent doesn't necessarily mesh perfectly, as the Rockets demonstrated by turning their stockpile of desirable young players into the superstar they'd been pursuing. The Hawks' questions of fit are not so much an on-court issue as an organizational one --- you can think of their assets as conflicting positions in the game of roster building. Will the Hawks try to split organizational touches, between their young but developing players and their veteran stalwarts? Is that even the game? Perhaps Atlanta's future looks like that of a few other teams starting over with smart management: fringe competition, a revolving door to the locker room, and a constant effort to land one of the league's crown jewels. But for a team that had been locked into a level two steps above mediocrity, the devil they don't know is likely the one they prefer.

I was interested to get your opinion on who you think we would have grabbed in the draft this year if Rick Sund was still our GM? Who do you think we would have on our roster with Sund?

I feel safer knowing he's preoccupied with basketball. God forbid you're walking to Philips and see an unsigned Ivan in the streets

Al is the man. i'd let him play PG if it made him happy.

I agree, Ferry isn't doing everything in his power to woo these guys. Take any one of these guys to the Clermont Lounge and they'll be ATLiens for life

Do you think this has to do with getting more playing time here in Atlanta or he really believes in whatever Ferry sold him on?

All you need to know about Metta World Peace... During his rookie season in Chicago, he was criticized for applying for a job at Circuit City in order to get an employee discount.