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"Me can do what he can. Me get max contract now?"

http://www.nba.com/h...chedule_PR.html Full schedule here: http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/1011_Schedule_PR.html#SCHED So the Hawks have 14 National Televised games....7 if you don't consider NBA TV as a National Televised game.

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Where did you hear about his attitude being a problem in the workouts? The only thing I read on why Bulls passed on him is b/c they're looking for more shooters. Also, he seems a lot more mature than Allen Iverson by the quotes I've read of him this off-season. I read somewhere that he has no problem coming off the bench. I'm with Gametime on this one, I would love it if T-Mac signs for the vet min. to play for us. I think it will definitely develop competition on who starts between T-Mac and Marvin. Imagine a Bibby (or Crawford), Joe Johnson, McGrady, Smith, and Horford lineup.....that's one good passing team especially in an offense that supposedly going to revolved around sharing the ball.

I'm guessing "Poppy Seed" is Pape Sy. If so, he's not going to be on the team this year. It's been reported that he's staying with Le Havre. Anyway, snagging Tmac or Stackhouse would be fine with me. They might fill in that "Zo" role that Michael Cunningham was talking about.

Sorry Hawks fans.....I don't want to be the one to deliver the news. Sherrod Blakely who covers the Celtics said on his Twitter: http://twitter.com/SherrodbCSN :temperature:Temperatures will be high for Hawks fans now. Better start moving faster Mr. Sund.

Josh Childress was also there. Must have been a big big wedding.

Eh, I don't see Dwight Howard going here. Orlando has shown that they are willing to spend money, make trades, sign players, etc. and surround Dwight with the right players. They have been a contending team for two years now(about to be three), and unless they stop doing so....I don't see him leaving there. I would love for Dwight to play here in his hometown, but right now....I'm not getting my hopes up.

I don't think it's disrespectful. I think Jamal Crawford doesn't mind not being a starter and being the first man off the bench. He already implied that he wants to finish his career here in Atlanta. I doubt a player who says that feels disrespected about his role on the team. He has the talent of a starter, don't get me wrong, but I think it's best for the team if he came off the bench.

I think northcyde is trying to say what he thinks Sund's excuse will be when they announce the signing of Jason Collins and not Shaquille O'neal.

Right now, I'm in between with this signing. I'm still optimistic about signing Shaq though. I wouldn't mind this re-signing if we sign Shaq and trade Zaza. It would suck for Zaza though, he's becoming a restaurant entrepreneur in Atlanta.

+1 Totally agree. I'll still be buying the same number of tixs, but the higher the talent level of the Hawks....the lower the seats I get. If we get Shaq, I'll definitely buy a lower level ticket than what I usually get for the first home game. I also think the number of season tickets will increase when we get Shaq. I think casual fans would be more inclined to see a personality like him for 41 games.

I haven't heard any bad stuff about Lorenzen, and I just want to wish his family well.

A body was found in Southeast Memphis, no confirmation if it's Lorenzen's body.... http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/jul/28/body-found-memphis-police-lorenzen-wright/

Lang Whitaker's Twitter: Hawks just announced addition of Kenny Gattison as assistant coach to Larry Drew's staff. follow him at twitter.com/langwhitaker Kenny Gattison's coaching career (Wikipedia): After retiring, Gattison served as an assistant coach on John Calipari's staff with the NBA New Jersey Nets from 1996–98. He then returned to his alma mater, Old Dominion in 2001 as an assistant coach until 2003 when he was named assistant coach with his former team, the New Orleans (former Charlotte) Hornets. He remained with New Orleans until June 2009. Slow Hawks day huh?

How does Josh Smith's assist numbers go up when you add one of the top assists player in the league? I agree with you though. I see Josh Smith improving more with Chris Paul than I see Al improving with Chris Paul. I think the leadership ability of Chris Paul can make Josh Smith a more mature and efficient player.

I've said the same thing before....they're not limited to one move. They take the best talent offered and make other moves accordingly. They don't have to keep Horford/Smith/or David West, they can package them to another team for a player that would fit on their team. You shouldn't take a less talented player just because they fit a positional need when you're being offered better players...especially when you're trading a superstar player.

Do you have a white authentic Horford jersey? Also, I saw the Jamal Crawford Authentic red jersey on sale, but the only available size I could select was 56. Do you have a size 52?

To answer the poll, I'm unsure about Teague starting. He looked solid for the most part in Summer League, but I still question if he can go from a player who saw very limited minutes last season to a player that receives starter minutes. That's a big jump. I would actually like to see Bibby (if he's still w/ us when the season begins..) start at the beginning of the season and gradually increase Teague's minutes and eventually make him a starter if he proves worthy. I've said this before, I would rather keep Jamal Crawford at the bench and keep Joe Johnson at his natural position at the 2. Joe's size and strength compared to other shooting guards is a big reason why he's so effective. Move Joe to the SF position and he loses that advantage he had.

I loved the "Rise Up" slogan. The "Now You Know" one we have going on right now is just a little bit corny for my taste. Also, the "Shock The World" thing we did vs. the Celtics was good as well...thanks to Josh Smith.

LOL dang dude. I +'ed it so it's back to neutral. :)

I wouldn't think so. We still needed a backup Power Forward, and I think Powell will be that. If we get Shaq...Smoove, Horford, and Powell will be sharing minutes at that position.

I would rather not see the Hawks waste another roster spot with one of them, in my opinion.

As I've said before, Shaq is the difference between a horrible off-season to a good one. As for Shaq drawing no interest, I'm fine with it. I'm pretty sure he would draw a lot more interest if he wanted to play for a lottery team, but he doesn't. He wants to play for a winning team...and all those winning teams either have no cap space or have no space for him.

I'm pretty sure that he will get more. How much more is the question....but I seriously doubt it's three rounds more. I'm not even sure if it's two playoff rounds more.