RamblinCharger

I'm okay with Barnes, but I agree with others that say no to the max. He's a solid young player that can still improve, since I think he's only 24, but he is not a max player. Not yet. Maybe his next deal if he improves.

People wanting to trade our best player (Paul Milsap) are nuts.

He looked terrible this year to me. Trade him for a 2nd rounder if you can and sign Jordan Hill. Realistically we could let Baze go, sign Hill, Afflalo, and Augustine and sign Horford last if need be and we would improve. Maybe find a vet SF that we can make the next Baze or DMC while we groom Prince for the role.

Just say no to Dwight Howard. We don't want that bad attitude whiney baby on our team.

As a Georgia Tech fan I would love to see that happen.

Augustine, afflalo, and Jordan Hill would all be great additions. If we could sign those 3 and keep horford we would definitely improve

Why would we do this?

I highly doubt we bring back Baze after drafting 2 wings. We drafted no big men so we obviously want to bring Al back. We will have to try to sign a wing in free agency.

Probably should've gotten George Hill and the pacers pick for Teague instead of the 12th pick

I would be okay with this. We would improve and have a chance to get a young guy that turns into a star, which is what we need.

Trade for Ibaka with 21 and the Minny pick, let Horford walk and draft a wing with the 12th, or see if you have anything left to trade to move up further than 12.

Couldn't agree more

That would be as good as we could get I think.

We really need to keep Baze. Like others have said, I'd also like to see us trade Spliter. I'd also like to see us sign and trade Horford along with Teague for Jimmy Butler. Bring in some sort of rim protector that can play 20 minutes a game and resign humphries and we've got ourselves a squad.

Like others have noted, I think we're an elite wing player away from being a championship team.

Some of you guys need to RELAX, we started 7-6, I believe, last year. Did any of you expect to win it all? I didn't. We don't have the cap room to acquire the talent needed or the talent on the roster needed to win the championship. I didn't like our last two draft picks, but Bud is a good coach and I think we are still a good team. If we make a couple of good moves in the off season we have a chance to win a championship with Bud and some of the pieces that we have, but if you expected to beat the Cavs or the Warriors this season you were dreaming.

If only the f***ing Nets lost 1 of their last few games. We would've had the 9th or 10th pick, and we could've gotten Justice Winslow.

He's a thug that thinks it's all about him. Basically the opposite of what we are trying to do here in Atlanta.

I love Milsap, but honestly I'm not a huge Horford fan. I think he's an odd guy. He's a talented 4/5 offensively, but he is soft in the paint. We need a banger to come off the bench and Splitter isn't that guy. We also need a scorer at the 2 guard that can slash and shoot. Korver won't cut it much longer. I love him, but he's a 6th man. If we could find a solid 2 guard that can score and a banger that plays 10-15 minutes a game with good rebounding and defense I think we would be an even better team. I trust bud though. We had the best year EVER last year, so let's give the guy a little wiggle room.

Somebody wrote this after too many drinks...

Not unless he shows the ability to play consistently like he's doing. I do wish we would start signing guys for 3 years.

I think we are playing better to start the year than how we ended last year, but in midseason during our big win streak we were beating teams by 15-20 almost every night. We are starting to show signs of that, but I'm not sure if we're quite there yet. I think we can get there though. I was one that thought DC was a product of the system so I am not surprised that Baze is stepping in so well.

I think what angers me the most about this entire situation, is that we could've gotten RJ Hunter. That dude can ball, and we're going to regret not getting him. He's not quite Steph Curry, but he is a similar player. He has that crazy quick release and can shoot the lights out. We really needed someone like that.

I'm not sold on our team just yet. I think the scheme and coaching alone will carry us to 45-50 wins, but are we elite or as good as we were last year? I'm not sure. We should be, but we need Korver to knock the rust off, and we still need some guys to rebound. Honestly it would be great if we could trade Mac and Scott at some point for another big body that can rebound. I'm not sure who that would be, but that would be nice come playoff time. Hopefully trading our pick for Hardaway works out, because we need him to be instant offense off of the bench. With our PG's set, and Korver, Thabo, Hardaway, and Baze as our main 2/3 spot players I think we will be good on the perimeter, but only having Sap, Horford, and Splitter will leave us a tad short in the rebounding and post defense department again. Adding a big that can bang in the paint, and maybe another shooter, would really put us in a good spot.

Is hardaway banged up, or just not in the rotation? This may have been discussed, but I'm on Tapatalk and I'm not sure how to search for a topic. Never Mind, I didn't realize the Hardaway defense thread was so long. I basically got what I needed from that.