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maybe thabo could convince him I wouldn't get too excited, the only way he leaves OKC is probably with a first round exit like Aldridge (no one thought he would leave Portland in the start of last season)

they might be looking to trade him at the February deadline if he under achieves though, theres alot of rumors going around saying things like he didnt fit in the way they wanted him too and he was mediocre in the playoffs

jeff green is approaching the end of his contract with memphis, and seeing how hes underacieved so far, they might be willing to trade him. The guy is the closest to size to lebron in the leauge and he can score in a variety of ways that would only make the hawks better(post moves, athletecism, shot) as well as serving as a go to guy. These defensive highlights on lebron show that if he comes to atl, we will undoubtly be beast of the east and most deep team for a while. just think about it. hawks trade shelvin, mike scott and either kent bazemore or holiday, and our line ups look like this: teaugue, korver, green , milsap horford Schröder, hardaway, sefolosha, muscala, splitter holiday/baze,lamar/petteway, tavares, and 2 spots to sign depep rotation players for the low

Here's some more This is healthy Tiago.

In my opinion, the things holding teague back are Off ball offense, and a mid range jumper.

Personally, my favorite is at 0:27

Yeah, but even if they were healthy, he still would have experimented with his players. Don't you notice that the spurs always seem to rack up wins after the all star break, regardless of health. Look it up. This is when they go on their Rodeo Road Trip (away games after all star break) and solidify lineup changes. One reason you may not notice it much is because for 4 or 5 years in a row they have had the same starting rotation. 2011, 2012, 2013,2014, and last year. Parker Green Splitter Leonard Duncan but they make certain changes vs certain teams. Like I said Splitters on ball defense is not needed much against OKC since the primary goal is to stop Westbrook and KD. But they need Diaw's 3 point range to pull out Ibaka from the paint. But against teams like the Mavs, where Dirk can light it up, they need him to gaurd Dirk so Tim can focus on offense.

This adds in another dimension to this team. Not that we had bad pick and roll players, but this will make everyone on the team better. If you watch closely, you can see that even though he has an open layup/dunk someone on the wing is sometimes open. Much better than people daring Pero to shoot. This will help Kyle avoid having to run like 10 miles for an open look. Another thing you notice is that he doesn't try to just dunk on every possession. He goes for reverses, pump fakes, up and unders, etc. This makes up for him not having a big vertical.

I'm a guy who has watched a lot of Spurs basketball in the past few years and this year I'm wondering if Bud is going to do more of what Pop does in the regular season. We all now know that aside from getting a top 3 seed and building chemistry, regular season wins are not really important going in to the playoffs. Ex- 60 wins and ECF sweep One thing that Popovich often does before the all star break is experiment with different lineups against certain teams for a quarter or two. Ex- Starting Boris Diaw in some games and sitting Splitter or doing the same for Marco Bellineli and Danny Green, putting Cory Joseph on Westbrook and sitting Patty Mills or Tony Parker. The reason is not for rest, but to see if he can find any advantages against certain team line ups. Boris Diaw saved the spurs in 2014 against OKC when they needed spacing from Ibaka's shot blocking in game 6. When they started him,he had like 26 points, that was the first time in the playoffs. The same thing happened in the finals when they wanted a spaced floor for Tim Duncan to post up and Tony Parker to drive and dish. Since Tim Duncan is a good defender and the Heat only had Chris Bosh as their only big that could pose a threat, they sacrificed defense and rebounding for a better offense. But that was the opposite in the first two rounds when Tiago's defense was the reason the spurs got past Dirk Nowitski in Dallas and Lamarcus Aldrige in Portland. Last year, the bench depth wasn't as good and deep as it is now. I think Bud has more lineup flexibility this year. I can see times when Bud may start Splitter over Milsap in some situations, start Korver and Hardaway together to put a more three point attack with Splitter and Horford protecting the rim, dual point gaurd lineups, or some times with Millsap at the 3. Even though it can cost some regular season games it might be worth it down the road. If it does happen, don't feel bad if we lose to tough teams in the East sometimes. Finding out advantages will definitely help. I'd rather lose some games in the regular season if it means adding in playoff wins.

Sefolosha has the size of a 3, and he guarded a lot of 3's in his career. Offensively the 3 and the 2 are kind of interchangeable so that wont be a problem.

Yeah, but Atl would make sense if he left SAS last year.

I know this is just a fantasy, but there is probably no other small forward who fits the atlanta hawks better than he does. Unfortunately he fits the spurs even better. - dominant post player for a wing( mj fadeaway) - elite rebounder 7.2 per game - amazing midrange jumper -three point range -another ball handler with teague in the starting lineup - DPOTY - commands double teams - star power if only...................... who agrees with me

I don't think that is a fair comparison. In OKC he and KD had no solid backups and he was the only defensive option they had at the wing, which means he obviously played more minutes. I think even without Demmare him and Bazemore could shore up the wing defense pretty well. I'm thinking Coach Bud might go with the Tim Duncan approach of giving him a certain amount of minutes. He has way better backups in Bazemore and hopefully Hardaway

Lately some people seem excited that the hawks might snag some decent small forward when teams start dropping players. I don't think we should get our hopes up. There are 14 guaranteed contracts without Lamar Patterson or Terran Petteway. Unless this is some huge acquisition that can make an immediate impact. I don't expect anything. My guess is that they might unload some of the shooting guards we have or Shelvin Mack/ Mike Scott r maybe even Muscala to make room next year or make a trade this year. You have to give up something to gain something. Also, I've been thinking, do we really need a new small forward? The only big guns that scare me are Lebron ,KD , Melo,Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard. I honestly think Sefolosha if healthy can do a better job than Demarre handling those guys. Even though we lose some shooting, we get, a better rebounder and playmaker in the starting lineup. So unless we get someone like Nicolas Batum, I'm keeping quiet.

Part of me is excited, but the other part of me is keeping his hopes locked up. Glenn Robinson part 2 Or he may not make the roster.

He is most likely weighing his options like Tavares

Is GRiii our new SW? faster, stronger, one inch shorter all matters if he can learn system, play good d and shoot the three

I would not trade Mike Muscala since he is the only legit stretch big on the team. Al Horford CAN stretch it out, but not very often. Paul Millsap is good at it, but prefers to drive into the paint. Muscala has a quick release and will open up the floor for our bench. But who knows? I wondered why they were giving Mike Scott's minutes to him, maybe he was better or maybe they wanted suitors to trade for him, not likely

Daye is complete trash. Every spurs fan is happy they cut him. Cant guard wings cause he is too slow, cant guard bigs cause he is too thin. Can only shoot three's. He is like a tall version of john Jenkins with no handles.

Trade? Mack, Scott, Daye? picks?

I'm honestly surprised at the Wesley Johnson rumors My biggest question is can he guard the premier SF's in the league. I know he has the height, length, and athleticism. But he looks kinda undersized compared to these physical freaks in the NBA, and by undersized i mean muscle. Whats to stop lebron from posting up again? Wilson Chandler looks like the better option to me. I'm surprised why no one cares about him. He's a major upgrade over Demarre. He has a bigger frame, more fluid offense and is more athletic. How the hell is Demarre getting a max contract over him? I'm not too worried since Bud obviously knows how important this is. He coached the reigning defensive player of the year. @aali34

I disagree, with the emergence of Dennis and the addition of Hardaway we need a legit small forward who can guard big SF's in the league. I say we need a starting SF who is physical, has good 2 way potential, and can dribble. Not some swing man. I prefer Wilson Chandler but that's not gonna happen.

Trade Jenkins for Perry Jones, similar contracts.

I like Perry Jones a lot. Gives defense, shooting,and size. Good potential if stays healthy. Jae Crowder is like a shorter more athletic version of DMC Both could be had on cheap contracts

Perry Jones or Jae Crowder