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The same deal with the "gift cards" is also available here. I hate to be this kind of a fan, but unfortunately, this deal still isn't good enough for me to come to a game. When all is said and done, you're still gonna dropping close to $50 to go sit in poor seats and watch them play a dull team. I'd rather watch at home. I'll applaud the Hawks for trying something innovative to get more people coming out, but I'm afraid this just isn't it. Hawks - I want to be excited about your team, and excited about the opportunity to come see you play live. I really do. I'm afraid you have to do better than this though, one way or the other.

Get Chris Paul, and bring Dwight Howard back home to Atlanta! /don't ask me how

(crossing fingers) Arthur Blank......Arthur Blank.....Arthur Blank.......

Yeah, that's going to be pretty awkward in the locker room.

Rockets pick up Goran Dragic. Am I the only one who would've liked to see that guy in a Hawks uniform????

Just a little friendly editing....

Sure, but if the Nuggets said "No deal unless we get Horford", would you give up Melo to keep Al?

Okay, I'll admit I haven't paid much attention to the Hawks this year. I've been watching football, and I'm still a bit upset about the JJ contract. So, I"ll fully admit that you guys all know more about the team than I do.That being said.......I'm not sure I would mind losing Al for Carmelo.(ducks flying objects)Just hear me out!With "the core", we're well on our way to getting swept in Round 2 again. Nobody wants that, so we need some type of change. If we lose Al but pick up Melo, we've now got:1.) The Star - Carmelo2.) The Robin - JJ3.) The Rodman - SmithUnless we're different than what I remember last year, Horford is a better offensive threat, probably better all around player, but Smith is our defense/dirty work/enforcer. If we pick up Melo, having that piece seems like maybe it'd be more important.Or am I wrong? I'll readily admit that I haven't watched much of the Hawks this year. Sorry for the ignorant post!

I'll take one good year with Melo as a championship contender over 2-3 years of getting swept in Round 2. Screw it - the wheels are falling off anyway.

I'm still not sure how I feel about the JJ contract, but I'll give Sund credit for at least making some moves. He's obviously trying to be creative with what he's working with. I wouldn't trade Josh Smith for anybody except CP3.

(looking at some of these other threads) Are we all suddenly okay with this now??? Any "help" that we could bring in seems like it's going to be some 2nd rate "has been/never was" unless we pull off some blockbuster trade. Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like (with Joe at a max salary), we don't have room to bring in anybody that will be even close to the Horford/Smith level. I'm stoked that ASG is willing to spend money. But you still have to spend it wisely. I don't know. Hopefully Sund knows what he's doing, but I still don't understand why we're paying Joe max money. I'd love to have him back, but not at that price.

You nailed it.

I'm giving an optimistic B, but like some have already said: the draft is the beginning of the offseason, not the end. Grades can change. For now, we got the player we wanted and some extra cash. If we had simply picked Crawford at 24, I feel like everybody would've been moderately satisfied. So, I'm gonna lend Sund a little good faith here to see what he does with the rest of the summer.

I did! Not bad! You also referred me to Chosen, right? They're pretty awesome too. Did you go to Atlantafest this weekend? I was hoping to catch RED, but I missed it.

Yeah, I just started playing multiplayer last night. Lots of fun, even though you start out with a ridiculous looking character riding a donkey. I kept reading all these different threads about hysterical random things happening to people in this game, so I had to buy it.

Anybody on here playing this game? I just got it and am really enjoying it so far.

Hey guys! If anybody's interested, I wanted to share my blog with anybody who may want to read it. It's called "The (Local) Rockstar Devotional", mostly as a joke about the current status of my music career (anybody who's every met a typical Local Rockstar will hopefully understand and enjoy the tongue-in-cheek humor). It's a weekly blog, mostly about lessons I learn being a young Christian musician, but I often find it branching out to areas of my life beyond simply music. The (Local) Rockstar Devotional I update every Wednesday (typically around noon). Thoughts and comments are welcome. Thanks!

Agreed. Make it happen.

Am I the only person that thinks calling it "The Highlight Factory" is stupid and embarrassing? Definitely need better marketing.

Stay away from that ficus.

I saw an interesting article in the NY Times today about how half the teams in the draft lottery are already pretty set at point guard. Obviously, it seems to me like the Hawks would love to trade for the #1 pick and take John Wall. NY Times Anybody think they Hawks could make a move here? Would Joe agree to a sign-and-trade to one of these teams for enough money? Would they take the deal? Do we have any other "chips" to work with? Or, is it more likely that, for example, NJ gets the #1 pick, takes John Wall, then trades us Devin Harris? This possibility has been discussed on these boards before. What do you guys think?

Are choices 2 and 3 necessarily mutually exclusive? I like where your head's at, though right now it doesn't seem like Dwight has any reason to leave Orlando. Nice thought for sure!

Here's my thing - we've peaked with Woody as our HC and JJ as our "main guy". Both have done a good job, but this may just be a situation where the combination of Woody/JJ/Atlanta Hawks has hit its ceiling. Are we worse next year without JJ? Of course we are! But, if we sign JJ to a big contract, doesn't it seem like we'll never get any better than we are right now? I, for one, would rather keep our 2 younger stars (JJ and Horford) and concede the fact that it's going to be rough waters for at least a season or two, and give Sund a chance to make this team better through better draft positions or free agency cap space. Then again - we did win 50 games this year. If we keep JJ, and he at least maintains his current level of play, don't Horf and JJ improve which makes us a better team? I think it's a tough decision (I know - I'm wavering). I'll take solace in this - Rick Sund had a good offseason last year. He drafted Jeff Teague (good for our draft position), and he got us Jamal Crawford for virtually nothing. So far, it seems like we only have reasons to think that he is a good GM.

I'm not ready to jump ship on Josh yet either. We need a head coach or a leader on this team that he respects.

+1 Think of it like football: Woody is a phenomenal defensive coordinator. Coming from the Pistons, Woody of all people would probably appreciate the formula of leaders and role players. Woody is more of a role player than a leader. There's nothing wrong with that! You have to have both for a championship team. The fact that he's improved this team every year since he's been here speaks volumes about how effective he is as a defensive coach. However, as a head coach, I feel like Woody is playing out of position. If we keep him, it won't be the worst thing, though I'm not sure if it's the best decision. If he goes, I wish him all the best.