germanhawk17

You`re right! I didn`t noticed the last announcement. I think it`s a good decision. Dennis can concentrate on working for the season and our nationalteam should be right without him against these opponents... I hope so :D

Dennis will be on the German National Team, but unfortunately they aren't qualified for the olympics. They will only play some European Qualification Games this summer.

Dennis was playing at a german streetball tournament named " shut up and play" in Berlin. Fist he was doing the "Uncle Drew" playing masked. After that he was playing in the tournament 3 vs 3 and came up winning the whole thing with his squad. Here are some impressions including a big poster by dennis!! Looks like he is having a lot of fun!

Just finished watching the game and i was really impressed with Prince. His ball handling and playmaking was way better than i expected. His body looks good for a rookie and he has the size and long arms. Just what we need at SF. I really hope Bud gives him some minutes. However it looked like he was a little hesitend with the 3-point shot..he always faked the shot and drove to the basket. In our system he has to hit the 3. Regardless i liked his drives. He tried to get others involved and was looking for easy buckets.

Love the signing of Hump!! Great job by Wilcox. Hump will give our bench some rebounding and toughness! Now we have 3 guys who really like to bang under the basket (Howard, Hump, Splitter)... last season we got nobody, as Hump was aquiered later and splitter was injured... horford was soft as hell! And in addition we have Sap, who is also a good rebounder at PF

Great to hear that! Thank you! What a warm welcome by all of you. I am also a optimistic guy and i am looking forward in pure excitment for next season!

I really hope Bud will give Prince some chances at SF. Just like with Patterson at the beginning of last season (who obviously couln't use his chance).

Yes thats right. In Germany many people don't like him because of his attitude. They call him arrogant and selfish. But i call this confidence and look at all the great ones... jordan, kobe , james etc... not that i would compare dennis to them, but dennis got this kind of attitude.. and even more important to this point of his career he makes it up with his work ethic. he really wants to be great and does everything to be great. So i think he will be fine..Also as Coach BUD and maybe Jack will help him with that. If dennis overacts in some way, iam sure BUD will take him to task! At any rate i rather have a little more to confident guy, as a too passive and restrained type of guy.

Yeah, he started that to get green cards for his family i think, so that they can be with him in Atlanta. Dennis is a very family oriented guy.

@Thomas I hope too, that he will play a looong time in Atl. He seems to be very comfortable in Atlanta so far. Having a good relationship with Coach Bud, too and getting the trust now as a starting PG. I think Dirk wohl never leave dallas. I met him twice. He's such a humble and loyal person.

@Thomas @Spud2Nique Thank you guys!

Yes i am thinking the same. Dennis always grew with his challenges. There was a time here in germany i said, that dennis will once be a starter in the german bundesliga (first league in germany) ...At that time there where few people who believed me... He made it and he was one of the best german players in the league. Than there was a time i said, that he will get drafted and be the next german player in the nba....At that time also few people believed that.. You know what happenend... And some time ago i said, dennis will be an all star.( which was his goal also.. as he came in the nba he once said, that he wants to be an all star in the next 5 years i think). And now we will see how dennis will grew again!!

@JayBirdHawk Thank you! When i see a game live, then i will join for sure. Usually i watch the games on nba league pass re-live, because i have to go to work and the games are at night here in germany.

thank you @hazer nice to be welcomed like that :) Really excited about next season.

Yeah thats right @sturt My "predictions" are what we can get in the best scenario.. i have to admit.

@capstone21 Injuries of course are an issue with Howard. I hope he will be healthy. What i've heard in interviews etc. Howard is at a time in his career where he really wants a redemption. For me it looks like he wants to proove that he can be a superstar at his hometown. I really hope so. But of course i can understand your worries. Especially the free throw worries. Maybe the atlanta shoowing coach can help him a litte. On twitter i also noticed, that he workes on a new shooting routine and maybe it will help... I also can understand your worries about schröder, but i think in his starter role he really will be looking to involve his teammates first, as he has the security to play 30 minutes or more. He will knew he will have enough opportunities to score, so he can take just what the defense gives him and not overlooking for his own shot just like a bench scorer. With our rookies i agree.. Maybe prince can contribute directly.. but dont know if bembry can..

Hello to every Hawks Fan and every member of this forum !! :) I am a Hawks fan from Germany. My love for the Hawks grew 2013, when Dennis was drafted. I always was a big fan of Schröder, since i first saw him play i my hometown gym against some of my old teammates. At this time he played in the third german league. I always liked his style of play and his confidence and believed he can be a big time player. Since he was drafted by the hawks i watched nearly every game of atlanta and really became a Die Hard Atlanta Hawks Fan!! This team really got me excited! I still watch every game and am really looking forward for next season. Some time ago i started to read in this forum and now i decided to join the action and discuss with you guys and girl about our beloved hawks. So enough of my introduction. Lets come back to my headline. I really believe the Hawks are one of the winner of the offseason and improved their team overall and here is why...! 1) Howard is a big upgrade over Horford for our team: - Howard will be the much needed Big for us. He will improve our overall rebounding and take this big weakness away. Besides that he can be our rim protector that will make our defense deadly. Just image a defensive lineup with Dennis, Baze, Thabo and Sap. This will be one of the best defensive lineups in the entire league! - Horford was soft as hell and Howard will bang inside and get us the easy buckets and will make space for our shooters. - Howard is a media guy and finally atlanta will get some attention!! 2) Resign of Baze and making Dennis a starter: - These two players are our best young guys with the most upside. Baze is having the athletic abilities and added the shooting last year. He can be a very good player and iam looking for him to get better next season. He also is a very positiv energy guy, that always helps with team chemisty. I think him, dennis and howard will be a good connection. - Dennis of course is our guy of the future! With the starter minutes he can develop into an allstar! I can imagine he will have a breakout season and maybe will be a MIP candidate. I am also looking forward to his connection with Howard. These to can provide a deadly P&R, that will also give oppurtunities for our shooters. 3) Developing of THJ and our rookies: - It's the second year of him. He can absolve the whole offseason with the team and according to experience players under Coach BUD often improve dramatically in their second year. So maybe he will surprise us all and can be a scorer/shooter of the bench. - I also like our rookies. Prince can be the 3 and D player for us at SF that we need so much. Bembry can be another ball handler who will make plays and facilitate. These two just fit in our system and improve our weaknesses. 4) Jarret Jack! - Very good signing! He can be a scorer of the bench and mentor dennis! This can be huge.. just imagine what steph curry said in his mvp speech! I think BUD also signed him to help dennis develop. 5) Malcom Delaney: - also a very good acquisition with no risk. He was a very good player in europe and also a big time winner! I am excited how his game will translate to the nba. So i am really satisfied with the offseason by the hawks so far. I would be perfect if we can sign Humphries again or some shooting of the bench. But at this point iam very happy with the job the hawks organization has done. So this was my first post and i hope you will forgive me for my bad english and let me know how you think about the hawks offseason and this team.