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Glad to see ESPN complementing the Hawks for a second-straight season!

Bad decision. Since we re-signed Jeff instead of Devin, we are going to need a veteran PG to mentor Dennis. Neither one of them looked particularly good in preseason, but other than being a vet, here's also what Royal had going for him: - He threw a great alley-oop pass to J-Flight in the open scrimmage - Shelvin also looked bad in Summer League - He has remained in this league as a third-stringer for so long, something I doubt Shelvin will manage

Thanks for doing this! Just joined (Atlanta Soar Squad)!

I think Millsap is a better player overall than Smith, and I think our offense will be more defined now. I don't think we will run as much without Devin and Josh, but I think we will play a lot of inside-out basketball, trying to get something inside with Paul or Al, and kicking it out to Korver and Jenkins when the defense collapses. I also see Lou Williams being our go-to scorer down the stretch when he comes back, which was what we really needed in the playoffs last season.

Not sure exactly what this will mean for his future, but Ivan Johnson has apparently left his agent. I didn't think it was particularly likely he would resign in ATL anyway, given that we drafted a power forward, are looking to move Al to PF full-time, and still have Mike Scott under contract, but I thought this was interesting at the very least. Best hidden gem Rick Sund may have ever found.

Don't know if that means anything, but I would be happy to have Iggy here. He would help attract another FA next season, and I think we could use his perimeter defense, since Stevenson certainly isn't returning and I doubt Dahntay Jones is. He is also very versatile, which would make up for what we're losing in Smith, but without the poor shot selection and not showing up sometimes.

He could be extremely useful even if we get Al Jefferson.

Is Dwight here too?

We didn't overpay him! He does one thing great and one thing very well: shoot (great) and rebound (very well). And before resigning him, SF was the only position we didn't have anyone at. And missing 10 games a year isn't bad at all.

I agree. I am getting worried, too! Out of the major free agents, I think Dwight is the one we have the most chance of signing, but if we don't sign him, I am very worried for next season. I think Devin, Korver, and Zaza will be back, and I have a feeling all four of our DPs would make the team (unless one of them opted to stay overseas or something), so that would give us 10 guys, but I'm not sure how good that roster would be unless one of our DPs makes a big immediate impact.

My bad -- didn't realize it had become official that they had joined Coach LD's staff. But Coach Ham's hiring isn't old news. Just wanted an overall opinion of the two subtractions and two additions.

The Hawks have hired two new assistants in Coach Quin Snyder and Coach Darvin Ham. It looks like Coach Bender and Coach Van Exel are out, as they have been working out prospects with Coach Drew in Milwaukee. I was wondering if anyone had any opinions about Coach Snyder or Coach Ham. Coach Snyder had a great stint as a head coach in the D-League, taking his team to the Finals, and he has coached under legendary CSKA Moscow Coach Messina. As for Coach Ham, he is a former Hawk player, and while neither his pro playing career nor coaching career has lived up to his college playing career, I am always a supporter of bringing back someone who has been part of the organization in the past.

So I posted something last night with my opinion on what the Hawks should do if they missed out on CP3 and Dwight, but then I realized I wanted them to resign a couple guys, so my plan changed, and I hid my post. Forgot my favorite Hawk is a FA lol. Can't not resign him. Here is my new plan:2013:Sign Monta EllisResign Devin, Korver, Za aDraft Dieng, Adams2014:Use the $$$ we have for a second max deal on a FA that yearPG - Devin/LouSG - Monta/JenkinsSF - 2014 FA/KorverPF - Al/ZazaC - Dieng/AdamsNot bad, eh?Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Dwight,We have a great team here in Atlanta. Coach Bud can help you become even better like he helped Tim Duncan become one of the best big men of all-time. We have two scorers here already that will compliment you very well in Lou Williams and Al Horford. Both of them were double-figure scorers last year. Al doesn't demand too many touches, and Lou is a great passer, so you will get a lot of touches despite having two other scorers. We have four draft picks this year, so as they develop, we will keep getting stronger. Also, John Jenkins, Mike Scott, and Shelvin Mack are all under contract this season, making it more youthful than your Orlando team, which got older quickly.We would love to have you back in your hometown, and we will cheer for you a lot. You could attract Chris Paul, and we have the cap space to sign him also, bringing you a great, All-Star, young PG to play with.Please come home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He can be a second option on a championship team, depending on who the first option is (Joe was not it).As a first option, we saw what Al could do, and that's get us to the playoffs but not much else.But, I don't think that Timmy D would've won a ring without David Robinson and then Tony and Manu. Al does remind me of Duncan, though.

Joe made it in 2010, Al made it in 2011, no Hawk made it last season.Does anyone think any player from this year's roster deserves to make one of the All-NBA teams?Both Al and Josh got snubbed from the All-Star team, so we'll see if the writers are any less biased against Hawks than the NBA coaches.IMO, Al and Josh are so close in terms of on-court production, but because of Al's leadership, I would have him as a third team player over Josh if I had to pick one or the other (and I would only pick one of the two).

He is a Top 5 prospect in the D-League, and since we already have him under contract, I would be happy to give him a Summer League and/or training camp invite. Couldn't hurt...

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DeShawn just said the Hawks did him wrong in an Instagram comment. Doesn't sound like he'll be resigning.

Indiana for sure. I actually think we play them better than we play the Nets, and if we win, we have an easier second round matchup. Like coachx said, we would also get a slightly higher draft pick, too.

I am looking for a 14U boys AAU team in the metro Atlanta area that has not held tryouts yet. If anyone can give me a coach's email address or a team website, that would be great! Thanks.

I actually like LD as a coach. He was able to keep a team that lost their leading scorer about where they were when they had him. That deserves at least a couple more years. And from what I've heard, Ferry likes him too. As for Josh, I can't imagine he is here next year. I think Horford and Lou Williams are really the only two locks. I don't really see us giving any FA a max this offseason, because Danny is smart enough to see next year's FA class. As for the draft, I really am excited!

If we don't re-sign Ivan Johnson, Derrick Brown is in my mind a more than capable replacement as our backup PF.

In my opinion, he is the fourth best Hawks player in franchise history after Dominique Wilkins, Bob Pettit, and Pete Maravich. He deserves to have his number retired. He was a six-time All-Star, and he lead this team to five straight playoffs appearances.

Yeah, Anthony Morrow will keep wearing #22 this year. John Jenkins will wear #12.