Superiorblogman

It was okay. Teague went 2-2 in starts on the road which is good IMO. Most teams will take .500 on the road. He is the player I am most intrigued and concerned with at this point because he is our best chance for internal improvement considering we gave up 2 1st rd picks to get Hinrich.

If you give me Marvin at the Mid-level Exception which I think is a about 4.5 million a year I think he is a good player, but at $7 million to 7.5 he is not, but neither is Zaza a good player for his price, Hinrich is not a good player for his price, that's just how the Hawks do business. There are probably 10 SF's coming off the bench that are better than Marvin.

http://twitter.com/ajchawks Nope :scratchhead:, oh more money problems :banghead:

http://twitter.com/ajchawks We need owners with cash

http://twitter.com/ajchawks We are sitting this one out and falling further behind because of cashflow Already :Nail Biting:

I really want Brewer he was a beast at Florida on D. If Jamal is trying on D, I imagine Brewer will be Tayshaun Prince on D

I wan't Brewer

I want him

Kirk has not been as good on defense as some would lead you to believe. You have to watch the game for yourself to see that it is just as much or more about Teague on D as it is Kirk. He really disturbs me with some of his play for a so-called heady leader. Him being in when we gave up big leads both times is not a trend that I can just ignore because I have been holding the rest of the guys accountable for such for 2 straight years in 4th quarter meltdowns. If he is in when meltdowns occur he is part of the problem. Lastly, I agree Perkins trade will help out teams like Miami, New York, and Atlanta that don't really have that prototypical size up front. It was a bad move for the Celts IMO.

Honestly, reputation proceeds you and Hinrich is known as a combo guard so I am not the bit surprised. As long as he keeps Jamal off the floor with Teague I am fine. Kirk is what he is but I don't want to see Teague turn into that also. As for why LD is doing this it is simple. He learned it from last years head coach when he was the assistant coach, nothing wrong with playing Jamal as the primary ball handler if you ask Woody or Drew. Drew should have never been hired and this is not the only or main reason.

I think it will end up looking like this. 1 Miami vs 8 Indy Heat 4-0 2 Boston vs 7 Philly Celtics 4-1 3 Bulls vs 6 Magic Bulls 4-2 4 Hawks vs 5 Knicks Hawks 4-3 1 Miami vs 4 Hawks Heat 4-2 2 Boston vs 3 Bulls Bulls 4-2 1 Miami vs 3 Bulls 4-3 Heat It's fun to watch us try to find something that will work, but we need better depth which includes 2 more bigs, a knockdown shooter, and SF upgrade over Marvin.

I would much rather see what we have in Pape during summer league

I don't like the giving away picks myself because both situations have been without stern or correct principles IMO. One was for money and the other was a part of a trade that is just bad in principle.

:thumbsupsmileyanim: Yes Yes Yes

Wish we could get Murphy or Butler or Rip if he gets bought out but owe well that's what happens when you try to keep up with the jonses when you are not one of them.

Both stud players you could argue either way.

Back to back in the toughest climate for road teams because of the element with inferior quality depth. I am trying to be optimistic but this is most likely a L. On the bright side the ASG and Sund will not be able to use that we have won how many ever months in a row pitch anymore

Zaza was a starting C on a losing, lottery team. Dalembert and Chandler have been starting C's on playoff teams. I understand the one aspect you point out but Chandler and Dalembert are clear overall upgrades over Zaza. They are just 2 of the many big men that I would rather be spending the near $5 million that we will spend on Zaza next year on instead. Glen Davis Kendrick Perkins Troy Murphy Kurt Thomas Tyson Chandler Kenyon Martin Chris Wilicox Chuck Hayes Jeff Foster Josh McRoberts Craig Smith Deandre Jordan Erick Dampier Kris Humphries Nick Collison Nenad Krstic Spencer Hawes Greg Oden Dalembert Carl Landry Reggie Evans Alexis Ajinca Fesenko All these guys could be free agents this summer and we are stuck paying Zaza almost $5 million a year to do nothing 90% of the time. I'd rather have any of the above. We could improve if the ASG would go over luxury or we ditched Zaza and Marvin.

Marvin's best asset is his size and length any warm body from this year's draft that is his size can do what Marvin does. Marvin and Zaza are less worthy of there contracts than Mike Bibby was of his.

Yes, he forgets what got him there. LD has no strong convictions which makes him a bad coach.

He used to be a knockdown shooter and we need one but I don't think the Hawks are #1 on veteran lists, just saying.

The real Zaza is most likely the one you have seen on the regular do nothing this year. He has had 2 to 3 good games all year and has been in the regular rotation for the most part because of our lack on depth up front. He has really been a sad player for the last 2 years. He complains a lot for someone that does not produce also. I don't like Zaza's attitude or play. Hopefully he can get traded this offseason. I would much rather be using that almost $5 million next year on Dalembert, Tyson Chandler, or some other above average defensive minded C.

Yeah, I just can't see why we need to give this guy every chance in the world but Teague get's very little wiggle room. The guy played 29 minutes last night, got to play through 4 turnovers to 1 assist, got torched on defense for double digits when he only scored 8, that would get Teague sent to the D League, but he needs time. Teague has never gotten time. I am just glad that the nation, commentators included saw last night that Teague affects the game on the defensive end in a positive manner for the Hawks.

Your whole statement really warrants you a warning from the mods but since I know it is not going to happen because they only want to make a big stink of things with the newbies I will just take it in stride, but for the record this insinuation is something that should not be allowed. Lastly, I feel the same way about people in love with Mr. Hinrich when he still has not done a thing to show he is some type of heady floor general, honestly he has been on the floor both games when we gave up huge leads, not Teague and he makes some disturbing TO's to be a vet. Carry on.

Yes Teague is our best defensive guard it is great to see him making an impact