WakaFlocka

He's been working out in Atlanta for a while now - I played with him a few times at the Buckhead LA Fitness over the summer.

In N Out has to be the most overrated fast food in the world.

I just want the season to start already. Especially so my Knicks and Nets buddies will shut the hell up. Dudes actually think the Nets are a top 3 team in the East and that the Knicks will make the playoffs while the Hawks miss them entirely...

:laugh: Was just using that as a point towards how important players staying healthy is. I punted FT% and TO and won 7-2 or 6-3 almost every week until the injury bug hit.

Drafting and luck (not losing top players to long term injuries) are definitely the keys. I recall crushing the 2nd league until my team got decimated by injuries.

Everything Diesel posts makes me scratch my head.

I still don't understand why the heat isn't on the Cavs organization and the person in their front office who actually typed those words.

Before Gearon came out with his letter, it was reported that Ferry said "he's a good guy overall. But he's not perfect. He's got a little African in him. And I don't say that in a bad way. He's a guy who would have a nice store out front, but sell you counterfeit stuff out of the back." Now, Gearon comes in with his letter and says that Ferry finished that quote by describing Deng as "a two-faced liar and a cheat." Gearon backs all that up by saying, in his letter, that he and his colleagues were recording the entire call. Implying that Ferry's exact words, whatever they may be, are on that tape. Clearly Gearon has an agenda and it's to force out Levenson and Ferry. If Gearon actually has those words coming from Ferry's mouth on tape, why would't he just get it over with? If you want to believe everything you read online and can't see through Gearon's bullshit in his letter, be my guest, but I'll hold my judgement until the real facts come out. And they will, they always do.

I'm not going to judge Ferry until we hear the supposed recording of that conference call... If Gearon Jr. actually has the tape and it's as damning as his letter wants you to believe, why hasn't he released it already? That would for sure be the nail in the coffin for Ferry and that's clearly what Gearon wants. Makes you think that the tape either doesn't exist or that it does and it's not nearly as bad as it's being made out to be.

This whole think just stinks... If it's true that there's audio of this conference call (like Gearon Jr.'s letter states there is) then we should all know it will leak out at some point. Depending on what Ferry actually said and how it sounds when he says it, we can go ahead and kiss him goodbye. My hope at this point is that Coach Bud doesn't resign.

If this has already been covered, my apologies... But is there any proof beyond Gearon Jr.'s words that Ferry actually said the whole "liar and a cheat, etc." part about Deng?

What does that even mean...? "Him and his buddies are ass" Do you not understand how marketing works? All Levenson was trying to do was market to a different demographic to (potentially) attract people/families who'd be bigger spenders at Hawks games. Should he have chosen his words with a little more tact? Absolutely, but nothing he said was racist.

The "moron" who wants to make more money and put more butts in the seats.

Until Dennis makes a real impact in real NBA games, we all need to temper our expectations and until further notice, he's the third string PG. Let's see if he keeps developing before we start hyping him up again like we did when he was drafted and we searched him on youtube.

The Pacman logo at half court looks great, but it's a little odd to see three different Hawks logos in one setting.

You're doing something wrong if you're hitting more 3s with Teague than Korver in 2k14...

Quoting this so that I can laugh about it again when the time comes. Also, having Brad Stevens second to last on this "list" is a total joke. Gordon Hayward and his soon to be fat pockets agree.

Some of these threads seriously pain me to read... Carroll is great for what he is, but he'll never be able to replicate what Stephenson does on offense. Literally any fan of any team in the league would agree.

My fault, used the wrong words - I think you know what I was getting at, though. Past teams didn't feature him as a true PG because he's not one and never will be, but they still liked him enough at one point to pay him handsomely and feature him on offense.

We'll never know when exactly the extension was put on the table, all we know is that the Bucks liked Monta enough to want to pay him $36m over 3 years. He was only a UFA because he turned down their offer and then opted out of the final year at $11m. I'm not some Ellis fan, I just don't think it's fair to say that all his previous teams wanted nothing to do with him. The Warriors liked him enough to give him $66m at one point. The Bucks liked him enough to offer him $25m on top of his $11m option year. The Mavs clearly trust him enough to bring in Felton and ship out Calderon and Larkin.

No, I wouldn't want Ellis as the Hawks starting PG. I'd definitely take him over Jennings if Teague hadn't been matched, though. Regarding your post above, that's not entirely true re: the Bucks. They offered him an extension before he hit FA that he turned down and he ended up signing for less money with the Mavs.

For what it's worth, Monta controls the ball and can pass like a PG. Calderon primarily played off the ball as a spot up shooter last year.

I immediately thought of Teague at $8m/year vs. Vasquez at $6.5m/year, too. Teague isn't perfect, but he looks like a steal compared to many of the contracts being dished out so far this FA period.

Please, no. This dude shouldn't even be in the NBA.

Good for Chandler, whether it's with Houston or Dallas. As a Gators fan I really wanted him in Atlanta, though.