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Marvin has proven to be an asset to this team. I think we can all agree that he is very much needed on the defensive end. Specially now that it's clear that both Crawford and Bibby will get significant minutes next season. In addition, he has gotten better every year and will continue to improve. I would give him the 8 mil and not risk watching him improve and become a great player elsewhere!!!

I don't think marvin is ever going to be a great player, but I do believe he is vital to our team. He fits what we need at that spot perfectly. He's our best on the ball defender and his jumper has steadily improved over the years. If he keeps this up he could be a very solid 18 and 8 guy and I'll gladly take that!!!

If we don't keep JJ then what do we have? He's the 3rd best overall shooting guard in the east, he's definately our best threat on the offensive end by far. So with that said I say give him 60/65 for 5 years.

not that I am defending Rubio (he should be happy to be drafted by Minn) but at the same time being slow has not affected Nash in this league.

I wouldn't call nash slow!!!!!!

Not being a downer... but how come it didn't take Lebron 5 years to turn into a productive player? In 5 years, LeBron is the game's best. Can we expect Smith to be among the top five or even a perenniel All-Star?

Holla!

Everybody isn't lebron james, thats y he's lebron james!!!!!! Josh will be an all-star, maybe not a perenniel all-star but he will make a couple.

i agree. with crawford and teague added, as well as bibby returning, we def need some defensive pressence added to the team, cause no one's gonna stop opposing guards' drives. i don't like bowen's play on a personal level, i think he's a cheap shot artist, but he's one of those players that if he's on the court, you want him on your side, not the other. he's living off of cheap shots (some might call it veteran savvy), knowing he can get away with it more times than not, and it does get into opposing player's heads and give them a second thought on driving the lane knowing he might do some crazy ish if they do. there are a few tricks (not neccessaryily the flagrent crap he does) that marvin and others could pick up from him. it's often all about what you can get away with, within the rules and outside of the rules. unfortunately, boyscouts don't always win in the league. there's plenty of stretching of the boarders, whether it's holding/tugging on jerseys, taking 3 steps instead of 2 1/2 to the basket, lebron's crab dribble, whatever. but until the league enforces the rules on a stricter and blind justice manner, there are going to be guys like bowen playing and lebron bulldozing defenders and getting the and 1.

chillz doesn't want to be here, bowen will help us out (even if only for a few minutes a game). bring em in.

Couldn't agree more!

Smith might have a chance. Al and Marvin don't.

Al has a great chance of being an all star, I say he makes 2 or 3 in his career

I'll say it again. Billy K. was a darn good GM that lacked the communication skills to deal with the whiny ATL media. The man did a helluva job sewing this thing together.

And big props to Mark B. for keeping it real!

WHAT? Not that marvin is just horrible but everytime i look at him i want to puke because i think about us passing over deron williams AND chris paul! Thats just the one that always sticks out in my mind but there was bad decision after bad decision! BK SUCKED!

maybe we can trade RM for a box of rocks so we can open up a roster spot.

LOL!!!!!! Totally agree!

I want us to go after Joe Smith. I think he would be a perfect backup at PF

Yeah he would but he wouldn't come here, he's chasing a ring and we can't offer him that this year!

SIGN HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Get it out the way so we don't have to worry about it anymore!

The way Rick Sund is going seems like he's not worried about getting Flip back. I mean I would love for him to return but with the

addition of crawford, teague, and bibby coming back, Im pretty sure he's last on our list to get. Marv is next, and then Im thinking

we are going to get childress for backup small forward for marv and thats going to be great. I just cant see chillz returning to a

team (bucks) he know isnt even probably going to the playoffs next year. Chillz can make plays without the ball (we've all seen

what he can do).Then theres andersen, he will come cheaper than any other big man left(have you seen this kid he's a way better

scorer than zaza, he's like a little okur! not sure about his defense though but atleast he can help with scoring. Hey its either him,

morris or solo.....................uhhhhh yeah i thought so, andersen come on down!!!) With that said look at our lineup! Do you think

we can compete for the championship cause i sure do! With this lineup we actually have some depth ATL!!!

Predictable lineup for 09-10: (starters/backups)

pg-bibby/crawford/teague

sg-johnson/evans/crawford

sf-williams/childress/evans

pf-smith/andersen/marv

c-horford/zaza/morris or solo

ATL LOOK AT THAT DEPTH. IF A PLAYER GOES DOWN THIS YEAR IT WONT HURT US AS BAD AS IT DID LAST YEAR CAUSE WE WOULD NOW HAVE A 5 PRETTY GOOD BACKUPS (CRAWFORD, EVANS, CHILDRESS, ANDERSEN, ZAZA). WE CAN WIN WITH A GROUP LIKE THIS ATL!!!!!

taking a look at what our backups will give us off the bench and their abilities:

Primary Bench:

pg-Crawford (we know he's going to give us POINTS any given night and thats really about it but hey thats good cause he can score with the best of them!)

sg-Evans- (we all know he's known to be a DEFENSE SPECIALIST plus he can KNOCK DOWN THE 3 well and thats needed for this team)

sf-Chillz-(this man dont even need the ball in his hand. he's a HUSTLER and pretty good DEFENSE PLAYER, on top of that he has a special ability to OFFENSE REBOUND!!!)

pf-Andersen(okay so he hasnt even played a lick of nba b-ball but check this i know for a fact this guy is going to give us some good points, he can SHOOT VERY WELL and actually can probably knock down the 3 BALL also he has a NICE OFFENSE POST UP GAME)

c-Zaza(king zaza is all HUSTLE and REBOUNDING. an he KNOWS HOW TO DRAW FOULS getting himself to the FREE THROW LINE)

WE ARE LOOKING LIKE CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDERS WITH A STARTING LINEUP AND A BENCH LIKE THAT ATL. DONT YOU AGREE?

I wouldn't really call mo a defensive stopper, he got killed by athletic wingmen last year, but i still love what he brings to the team. I don't think we should start putting championship expectations on this team yet, give em at LEAST 2 years. I'm just happy with the way the team is moving but I think we should set realistic expectations so we won't be upset at the end of the year. We're moving foward and thats great, lets focus on bringing chillz back and just add a veteran big and we'll be exactly where should be 4 next year, we'll really give people problems in the playoffs