Dejay

You couldn't convince me that the Hawks wouldn't have won the title had Trae not gotten hurt. The Bucks had no answer and would've jobbed out clean in six. And the Suns? CP3 would've had to tackle Trae into the stands to keep him from averaging 37 a game in the Finals...

I try not to think about it. Really try not to think about it...

They're 17th overall because of the arena size, which is bottom-5 overall and technically only a few hundred seats more than the Omni was. I'm more than confident that if they didn't renovate the building, they'd have 19-20k in there every night. I've been to a few of the games and there aren't swaths of open seats floating around as we've been so accustomed to...

A good win over another streaking team. I'll take it, especially after the loss in Cleveland. On another note, I was looking at overall attendance figures and despite all of the issues we discuss, the Hawks are 2nd in the league in percentage of tickets sold at 103.3. For the veterans here, we've often debated about the empty seats and needing giveaways at the gate unless (insert superstar here) arrives in town. No more...

Yeah, that '88-89 team would've been pretty stout had Willis not broken his foot. Fratello spent the entire season changing out guys at his spot before settling on Koncak at the end, who had a pretty good run. Of course, we know what happened afterwards. They were talented, a veteran bunch, and would absolutely undress you on the fast break if you were slow in transition defense. Chemistry was the main issue though...

It's what a lot of us envisioned a long time ago. Having a star player on our roster surrounded by guys who can actually play and more than fill the void whenever he's out or having an off night. Just as important, having a player in DJM who looks the part of being that guy who helps takes them to another level. This is truly what a competently run franchise actually looks like. Unlike so many regimes we saw who sat on their hands and put it in the deep freeze after a successful season, they pivoted and made this team look very different. And extremely dangerous...

When they made that run in the playoffs over a year ago, Mrs. Dejay put a ban on me from watching. I joked around and told folks on this board, the Hawks kept winning, then the Braves won the World Series, and well, it kind of stuck...

On an aside, am I still banned from watching Hawks basketball games?

I'll say 52-30...

Wow, I remember folks here wanting to take him with the 6th pick before the Hawks moved up to take Hunter. Now they got Culver for a song. Uhm, can he play?

I can go with this (a little). As you could probably guess by my multiple posts on him, I never, Ever, EVER liked the selection of Childress and literally screamed on this board for BK to take Al Jefferson, Luol Deng, or Andre Iguodala instead. As much as I hate rebuilds (for good reason looking at how BK tried to do it), if you're going to go young, for the love of GOD, get guys who have the pro skillset to actually play. IMHO, Childress had a good motor (until he got paid in Greece) but he wasn't the guy opposing teams thought about having to account for on the court. Not even a little bit. In other words, Osh (no J) Childress had ample playing time while here and although he was a 'glue guy' on the roster, you just don't select wing players with bad shot mechanics with the sixth pick overall. That's what 2nd-3rd tier free agents, career journeymen, and fringe players fighting for final roster spots are for.

'All I want right now is for all of you fat, out of shape, New York numb nuts to keep the noise down while I take off my robe and show your old ladies what a REAL man looks like. Now, hit the music!!!'

It would be the chef's kiss to another miserable Knicks off-season. And I'm here for all of it, like Bart Scott...

Like a prime-Britney Spears, Trae is like... 'Oops, I did it again...'

I'd be a lot more weary had they gotten hossed by the Knicks in last year's playoffs and never made that run. Whether by hook or crook, they were still one official's foot away from likely making the Finals and winning a World title. I'll still say that they're closer to being that team than the one that languished and were beset by injuries/'rona last year. They saw a mistake in running it back with the same squad and quickly pivoted. That's a far cry from the years where our front office would sit on its hands while the entire conference passed us by. But don't take my word for it; ask Dominique or Joe Johnson how it felt having to carry entire teams on their back while their counterparts had REAL players riding shotgun alongside them. They'll verify...

The Spurs got their wish with the picks but you know what they say; scared $$$ don't make none. And besides, what has been one of the chief criticisms of this franchise since this forum was created over 20 years ago? That it's mostly been run by folks who were so satisfied with just being good that they never dared to be great. Well, we can't say that they didn't at least try this go around. The thought that they might not be done yet should be a frightening thought to opposing teams in the East. Could it be Gobert? Ayton? I have no clue but neither do they...

If this works out, the rest of the East will be looking at the Spurs like....

I think Schlenk went into his old bag of tricks. Even the Sith Lord, R.C. Buford isn't immune...

That G-League team is going to be fire...

I dunno. For the cost San Antonio is demanding for Murray (players and picks), how much greater would it be to get Beal? I've been out of the loop for a few months so please let me know...

If the trade actually takes place, it will be over the 150 mark...

Oh, those draft picks. Good God Almighty, there were a few times where I thought that my name was going to get called, they were so bad...

I'll just leave this right here. Even the national folks are coming around...

That in my expert opinion, was an ASSKICKING. Midway into the 3rd, I already knew that this game was over. It was obvious to me that Luca was having a hard time getting good looks with Hunter and Reddish riding him like Secretariat at the Belmont Stakes. And without him going off, the poor Mavs were as helpless as Elizabeth Schuyler was in that Hamilton musical. Can't wait to see the replay of this one...