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15 Davidson over 2 Ohio State 11 San Diego State over 6 Indiana 15 Winthrop over 2 Tennessee 12 Utah State over 5 Washington I went out on a limb here. Looking for a couple of home runs. Maybe even a grand slam!

I am in with my screen name and my WINNING picks are set.

Hawksquawk is definately an excellent messageboard. Big props to all of those who read and post. Especially all of you guys who manage to make major (and often very insightful) contributions. Hawksquawk is THE #1 reason for my internet use.....and I am very proud of it!!!

Why would we SnT Al for just Nene? We already turned down an Al for Watson/Nene/2 1st trade before the deadline? And please don't just say that BK did not want Watson. He could have been dealt again just like when we got Rasheed. BK is looking for a bigger and better SnT (or maybe even to keep Al) this offseason.

Thank you, sir. My day has just become much better!

I almost got physically ill last night watching Diaw play against the Spurs. He is NOT the same player he was with the Hawks. It is very frustrating. We will probably never know the exact reason why he is playing so much different now, but one thing is for sure, he would NEVER play that way for the Hawks. Alright drZ, lets hear some more insults so I can feel better about him playing better somewhere else. PS -- to clarify, I am MORE than happy we made the trade to get Joe (he is going to be a star); it just sucks that Diaw decided to play now that he has left the Hawks

Sure. I'll give it a go. As long as it is free, that is.

What amazes me about the situation is that Belkin wants to sell for hundreds of millions of dollars but wants to buy the team from the EIGHT other owners for MUCH, MUCH less. It's ridiculous. He needs to just go away. No one likes him or wants him to own the team. And what else is amazing is that he continues to find judges that will rule in his favor. How is that even possible? Who all is on his payroll?

I think that Marvin has become more aggresive as the season has went on. He drives more and he mixes it up more in the paint. Last night, I was impressed by the way he was taking rebounds. He didn't just grab the board, many times it was like he was saying, "This is mine!" and just took the ball from anyone else who was near. He will be fine. Give it time.

"In this draft if a guy was projected to be even 3/4 of Wade, he would be a top lottery pick. This is a very weak draft." That's my point. I don't recall many people thinking that Wade would be near as good as he is. And he was drafted at 4 (or 5, can't remember for sure). So if Roy ends up 3/4 as good and is projected the same, that would put him at about 7-10 spot in the draft. Note that I am not saying this is necessarily who we should draft, just that he kind of reminds me of Wade.

I may be completely off, but from what I am reading about this guy, he kind of reminds me of Dewayne Wade. If we could pick Roy up and he turned out to be even 3/4 the player that Wade is, we would have gotten a steal at the 7-10th pick.

They seemed to be fairly intelligent. Most of the guys on their board seemed to think that Gordon is going to be a VERY good player and do not think he is worth giving up for Al Harrington. Others just said that they could sign Al in the offseason without giving up anything. But overall, most fans explained why they felt Gordon was a better option. And thinking back, I don't think a single fan was willing to do the trade. The trade that I had proposed was: Al/Salim/Delk for Gordon/Piatkowski/Sweetney

I proposed this trade before the deadline (minus the first rounder that Chicago would be giving up) and checked the Chicago boards to find out their opinion. My trade was shot down quickly and I was almost laughed off the board. So, unless something changes in the final months of the season, I do not think that Chicago is going to trade Gordon. Many Chicago fans have started to view him as their best player. With that said, I really like this trade and think it would be great for the Hawks. Maybe something will change Chicago's mind and get them to do this trade (even if we don't get the first rounder). Ben Gordon would be a great compliment to JJ in my opinion.

One of my favorite songs of all time is "Tempted by the Fruit of Another" by Squeeze.

No worries. I just get bothered by everyone talking about how 'cool' it is to go have relations with lots of people.

The difference this makes to me is that I believe the moral fabric of our society is falling apart. I am a religious person and think that sex outside of marriage and extra-marital realtions are wrong. You do not have to agree with me just I do not have to agree with them on this subject. Sure, they can do whatever they want. It is their choice. With that said, their choice still makes a difference to me because of how prevalent this mindset is becoming in our society. That fact bothers me because I worry about how it will affect the choices people I care about might make. Also, you decided to post this because you seem to think it was worthy to be discussed. I gave my opinion. If you don't care what difference it makes to me, why post this topic on a forum where responses are expected?

I guess the concept of manogomy and sex only after marriage are not that important any more. So sad. I guess I am in the minority thinking that it is a problem that a married couple are okay with extramarital relations.

here here (At least we all hope they do!!!)

I know this is going to sound far-fetched, and I will admit, it probably is. With that said, I think that Smoove probably has the best chance of any player in the NBA to be the next to record a Quadruple-Double. No one else that can block shots, other than Kirilenko, can also pass. Even so, Smoove is much more likely to block ten in a single game (at least in my opinion). And there probably isn't going to be anyone else getting ten steals as often. Points, Rebounds, Assists, and Blocks. At least ten in each. This is something that Smoove can do before his career is over. Only a select few have ever accomplished this. Maybe I am crazy, but then again, maybe not. Only time will tell. Until then, we can all only hope that if this happens, it will be in a Hawks uniform.

Word. Chill is playing great and I am looking forward to him being our team's leader next year when Harrington is traded. He does look a lot like Urkel, though. But then again, the guy that played Urkel is supposed to be a good basketball player. I wonder if they are related?

I tried this trade last week on the Bulls board at RealGM and I got shot down pretty quick. I even posted it here and on the Hawks board at RealGM and never really got a response. With that said, this would be an awesome trade for the Hawks. But it is unlikely. Glad to see that someone else has a similar opinion, though.

Hawks, Lost, Seinfeld, ER, Whose Line is it Anyways?

I agree. I thought this was an excellent movie. The real life story of these animals is what makes it so amazing in my opinion. It was hard for me to even imagine what they have to go through just to survive. Awesome, awesome movie (although this could just be because I am a nature guy).

Another feasible trade that I have mentioned previously is: Al/Salim/Delk for Gordon/Sweetney/Piatkowski This trade works salary-wise and I have a feeling it would be one both teams might be interested in. For those that think trading Salim is not going to happen, I really believe that adding him would be the only way that Chicago would trade us Gordon. And to think, after this trade we would have a JJ/Gordon backcourt. Both can handle the ball and score. Not sure how good Gordon can defend, but his scoring ability makes up for it (I think he could get 20ppg as a full-time starter). Our new lineup would be: Gordon/JJ/Marvin/Smoove/Zaza with Lue/Ivey/Chill/Donta/Esteban off the bench. By next season we will be able to pick up some more bigs (possibly Aldrige). Next year we would be a playoff team. Oh well, back to reality until this actually happens. Sure would be sweet.