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A bench of Austin Rivers, Jamal Crawford, Lance Stephenson, Glen Davis, and Ekpe Udoh is somewhat of an improvement to their bench.

I had to watch the finals just to see the Cavs fail. I do this whenever the Hawks lose to someone in the playoffs.

The Clippers are that desperate for another wing player?

In a perfect world, I think bringing back the same starting lineup, and improving our bench would get us to the finals. Injuries really bit us in the ass towards the end of the season, and the team kind of got complacent when they were in first place for so long. I think getting to the ECF woke up our Hawks although they didn't show it much during the series. I think next season, with a healthy roster and another year in Coach Bud's system, we'll finally get over the hump and get to the finals.

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Exactly. Hawks need a legit low post scorer whether it be at the 4 or 5.

Nothing is written in stone just yet. Just about anyone with capspace will be interested in DMC.

He's one of, if not the best, post scorer(s) in the NBA.

LaMarcus Aldridge. He's a legit 20-10 guy and he could be an MVP candidate in our offense.

He would ruin our ball movement.

Of course not. But they both have one thing in common; they are terrific scorers.

I think trades can be made year round.

We desperately need that Manu type off the bench to give us some needed scoring punch. I don't know if at $12 million, Monta should be an option. Guys like Afflalo and Wesley Matthews are the type of players that would be considerably cheaper, while also being a fit for our ball club.

Nope, I want the Cavs to lose.

I can honestly say Curry doesn't deserve it. He hasn't played at that MVP level like he did in the regular season. His shooting has been atrocious and he's been turning the ball over alot. IF you were to ask me, I'd say Andre Iguodala deserves Finals MVP recognition. He's been the most consistent 2 way player for them so far, and he's honestly the only reason why they've hung in with the Cavs thus far. Who's your pick?

Maybe in a 6th man role.

Also, almost 50% of DMC's points come from him cutting to the basket, which I'm pretty sure Thabo is capable of doing. Thabo starting wouldn't hurt the team much, if at all.

There are better bigs that play better defense than him. Ed Davis and Kevin Seraphin come to mind.

Looks like it will be 3 straight years for me. I'm in.

They got Teague's dinosaur wrong.

Antić should accept the veterans minimum, because there is no way his value is worth above 2 million.

I hope so. I don't want to imagine Horford in another jersey.

Looking at the Finals Media Day, and the reporter Jared Greenburg is claiming that the AJC says that both Ferry and the new ownership have agreed to part ways. Hope this isn't true.

That was an entertaining game, albeit Stephen Curry didn't exactly dismantle the Cavs like I wanted him to do.

Not if Burke continues shooting 36% from the field. They really could be the Atlanta Hawks west, but Burke is preventing them from doing so.