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One star post. dwight did exactly what he was brought here to do. Surrounding cast struggles is a different story. Had they played like average nba players, Dwight would be stomping through Alice right now with TThompson next on the list.

Bolded key element missed by you @Thomas ...

I certainly hope you are right, but I'm not certain he will get better. I made the same statement to my friends last year after telling them I liked the Baze deal. Now I am regularly reminded of my statements, and that he in fact regressed. "Baze will be fine for that money." "He will have another year in the system; he'll only get better." Last game aside, he runs around out of control too much (hence the use of the chicken with its head cut off gif by some on this site) and takes ill advised shots, turns the ball over, misses bunnies on fast breaks, runs into the lane wildly, and hasn't shot as well. I hope he improves but I am less positive on Baze now than I ws during last offseason.

Dude had a solid performance tonight, particularly in the first half. And after the game he said all the right things in the presser. Seemed to be really mature, minus the giggling at Jose getting the unexpected Spanish question (which I don't really mind, i appreciate someone with a good sense of humour. it threw me for a loop for a moment when I didn't understand the words the reporter was saying there was a split second I was like "am I having a stroke or something?" Then I realized they just transitioned into Spanish without warning, no stroke. Whew.) but regardless, Dwight seems to have the right mindset (most of the time) and I still keep coming back to how nice it is to not get consistently destroyed on the glass like we used to. Very refreshing. and yknow, that guy is a crazy specimen of a human being. His shoulders are so broad that in looking at that post game presser it seriously looks like Baze and Jose together still wouldn't have shoulders as wide as Dwight. if we'd kept Edy with his crazy long arms, him and Dwight together could travel around on the freak show circuit.

Wasn't Kief the one crying when his brother got traded without his permission? Or was it the other way around? Either way, seems like there's a good crybaby reference to be had there that could make it on a poster.

Fwiw I remember hearing/reading that it was Bud, not Wes, around the deadline that refused to trade away Sap for assets. bud vetoed the quick rebuild idea, not Wes. Was a rumor that I saw on Hoopshype so take with a grain of salt. and Bud went to meet with Dwight on two different occasions to try to get him to come here. so not sure our current situation is all on Wes, but I get it. Still developing concerns about Bud and actual coaching decisions, ie rotations, and perhaps player development as well. Haven't seen as much about our player development since Quinn and Kenny left. Beginning to wonder if it's just a string of bad luck or growing pains, or if we've been hoodwinked. honestly, I wouldn't mind a big shake up.

I can't imagine Baze would have been re-signed. He would be playing alongside Harden in Houston.

Koonin flat out said on an interview on 929 a few months back that the was the plan. D8=C, Whore=PF, Sap=SF. No hesitation. No stuttering or anything resembling spin. Flat out said that was the plan. If I was techie I would go dig it up, but he said it. Straight from the horse's mouth. until I see or hear anything different that is better evidence, I gotta take the man at his word. Then Karl Mal.... Er, Alice screwed that plan up and now both the Hawks and the C's are floundering. Thanks, dickhead. and to be honest, I would have liked to see that. Maybe it would've worked, maybe not. But I would love to see it just to know. especially since it also would mean that Baze would be playing in Houston right now. It's fun to dream sometimes.....

Like the guy but might not be the worst thing in the world

As to the bolded: maybe for another team. Retarded coaching decisions in this one. Just inexplicable. And he can take Baze with him.

Baze was embarrassing, straight awful. Doesn't belong in the nba and we locked him up for serious loot for the next several. Garbage. f*** this. f*** bud for keeping him in so long. He better not play at all next game. Jumping on the guy inbounding the ball smdh wtf

Maybe the best game thread of the year, @lethalweapon3 ! Timmy and Dwight better be on point tonight, the haters are watching! oh, but after the Boston game last night I've discovered some interesting new math: 8 > 42. Lol!!!! Suck it Loston!

Whoreford amazingly had E-L-E-V-E-N (yes 11) reboards. only 7 points tho. He is about to get it from those C fans!!!

Killed them by 14, never really looked like it was in question. not counting chickens before they hatch, but looks like Boston has a tough road ahead just to stay alive. HILARIOUS!!!!

Now Chicago up 19 with 5 mins to go. Record for home teams down 0-2 in playoff eries is 3-20 something

Looks like CHI is taking it to BOS. Just started the 4th quarter and Chicago up 12. I really wanted to play Boston and ruin their *glorious* #1 seed season. Although them getting wiped out by a #8 seed would still be pretty good for me. I would take it. edit: I recognize that beating Was is goal no. 1, but even if we lost but Boston lost too I would see that as a silver lining.

Dunno. I became a fan in the 90s so I think it'd be a cool idea, but worried about throwing off what little mojo we might have. I vote just keep doin what you're doing, Hawks. Just my $0.02. PS no throwback blue unis during the playoffs, we are like 1-9 in them

Exactly. Some don't seem to realise that we finally have an answer for the Cavs and TT with Dwight and also other less bruising teams with our small ball bench rotation. But I'm glad we have the options now. And at least I dont have to to fear the Cavs outrebounding us by 20 now that we have Dwight (*ahem*like with Al*ahem*), and we have the other tools to match up with most other teams if we need to put Dwight on the bench. Flexibility. Adaptability. I'm with @Spud2Nique in being pretty optimistic about the playoffs, although I didn't want to face WAS. But that matchup isn't terrible, and I feel like with the other teams we may face down the road we actually have a realistic shot this year in the Eastern Conference, much unlike years gone by when the writing was on the wall.

What's the word on TT btw? How long is he supposed to be out? Anybody know offhand?

Yea, signing Edy and Dahntay Jones to solidify your playoff lineup is definitely a tactic that made me raise an eyebrow and say, "huh? For real?"

Well before anyone gets bent out of shape about us waiving this incredible specimen of a player, albeit a project, let's all pause for a moment and think about all of the wonderful contributions Ryan Kelly has made to this team. ... yeah, I got nothing either. wtf bud?!?!?

Eh .... Da Wiz?

Kind of messed up that my first thought was "is he talking about trannies?" Then I was like, "wait, that was Marv Albert, not Bawb." LOL. I need help apparently since that's the first thing I thought he was talking about instead of the Hawks win. Wtf but what the hell did we witness tonight? The Hawks second/third stringers really just thrashed the reigning champs? What in holy hell is with this team - losing to BKN twice and then take out the celts and the Cavs on a back to back (with one arm tied behind our back in tonight's game). Cray-Z. leBrawna is definitely holding a team meeting after this one, folks. There's a serious come-to-Jesus moment about to be force fed to the Cavs team. still not liking where we are seeded. Don't want to face WAS in the in the first round at all. Would rather fall a bit and take on Loston or Toronto. Maaaaybe that was what Bud was going for tonight by playing scrubs, but when they started whupping arse he was like, "well Sh!t, let's ride it out and see what happens, amiright?!?" What should this team do in the offseason? First thing that came to mind after this game was "consider resigning the bench guys....?" ?????

Pacers worst offseason loss may have been Vogel. Didn't understand the decision to not bring him back. Got nothing against Nate Mac, and he might be able to get them playing better next season, but Vogel did pretty well with them during the Time when George was down or recovering from the leg break. Also agree that the future doesn't look good for the Pacers since it's being reported that George is determined to go to LA after next season. About to have to pay Teague a lot of cheddar, and George having one foot out the door makes for a hard time trying to bring in solid vet help. Future definitely a little iffy for the Pacers. And George apparently being so deadset on going to LA makes Butler the primary offseason target for the Hawks. maybe would trade something for a year rental of George, but not nearly what I would give up to get Butler.