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How does a team start off a season with five consecutive road games?

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We have to hope that our draft picks develop effectively and not become total busts.

We need to somehow get Jerry West in our front office! Can't an Atlanta Hawks fan dream?

Thank you Bucks!!!

I don't know why the Hawks would want Dellavedova. I would not risk ruining team chemistry for him.

Jeremy Evans and Norris Cole were great!

Frank Kaminsky, the guy I wanted the Hawks to draft, played well too.

That's it? That's pretty cheap. If I knew that was his asking price, I would've at least reached out to him.

Is he the right fit for our team and should we go after him? In 67 games last season, he averaged 8.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.5 apg, and 0.5 spg in 21.1 mpg, while shooting 48.9% from the field, 40.2% from 3, and 73.3% from the line. I'm not sure how good his defense is though.

I would not throw in a first round pick.

I wanted us to draft Rodney Hood.

Should we go after Robin Lopez if Millsap leaves? I've hardly watched him play, so I'm not sure if he is the defensive stopper and rim protector we need. What do you guys think is his asking price? During the 2014-15, he averaged 9.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.4 bpg and shot 53.5% from the field and 77.2% from the line in 27.8 mpg. Does he fit our system? Does everyone on our team have to be able to hit a consistent mid-range or long-range jumper?

Not against Chicago in the playoffs last year though.

Exactly! People need to calm down. The Hawks have one bad game in a long while and everybody wanna start the rebuilding mode.

Yeah, I agree with that. Last night he hit his first 6 out of 9 free throws, which is where he probably should be, around 67%. Then, he missed two big free throws late in the game, making him 6-11 from the line, about 54.5%.

Damn, Diesel went in!

Well, actually Joe hit his free throws and so did Vlad. Josh was the only one that missed clutch free throws, and I didn't expect him to make those free throws anyway, but he did get a big offensive rebound after Teague's missed shot.

Dumb!

I'm talking about the people who change their opinion on Josh just because he has a good game. Now, I'm not sure if you are one of those people. I was just saying, trying to make a point. I wasn't talking about you specifically.

It's funny how people wanted to get rid of Josh, but all of a sudden when he has two good games, people want to extend him.

I agree, but I don't understand the missed free throws.