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Quote: While I believe the Panthers have the edge, my heart compels me to predict a Falcons victory. The Falcons will gel and show that they are just as defensively sound as, if not more than the Panthers and the other fellow NFC South defensive powerhouses. And in addition to that, we probably have the most offensive fire power out of anyone in the division. Falcons will be fine. I see a great start similar to the Falcons convincing win over the Eagles to start last season. I say the final will be something like ATL 27 - CAR 13. LET THE DIRTY BIRD SWAGGER BEGIN!!!

That is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. It would be great to see him do it in person, hm?

Quote: I agree. I just don't agree that the loss falls only on the shoulders of the players. Coach K had more tools than he knew how to use. I agree with Wade: Why didn't he even try a zone? Exactly. That was poor coachign decision making, which as I stated in the other posts caused us the gold. A 3-2 defense would have ran Greece out of the building and put Shor%$*^%#tis ( Remember the Hawks losing so many games just like the last year, and it was mainly because of Woody's poor decisions. Players should never look that lost for that length of time in a playoff-type game.

Wow Batista with votes!

Salim would start before BOzeman would (if Bozeman makes the team.

I've never seen anyone selling anything on our board, but I don't think anything is wrong with that. And hey, one good deal deserves another. So guys, I got a pool table that I'm trying to sale immediately before moving. I have pics and I'm asking $400. You can mail me at: y2kdp_atl@yahoo.com

I think the minutes and point production will probably break down more like this. Starters: Zaza - 30 mpg = 10 pts, 9 reb, Smoove - 32 mpg = 14 pts, 7.5 reb, 3blk Marvin - 30 mpg = 17 pts, 6 reb JJ - 38 mpg = 23 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 1.5 stl Speedy - 26 mpg = 11 pts, 6 ast, 1 stl Bench: Chillz - 24 mpg = 11 pts, 6 reb, 1 stl Salim - 20 mpg = 13 pts, 2 ast Lo - 18 mpg = 8 pts, 6 reb Lue - 14 mpg = 6 pts, 2.5 ast Shelden - 15 mpg = 5 pts, 5 reb, 1 blk Batista - 9 mpg = 4 pts, 3 reb Ivey - 6 mpg = 2 pts, 1 ast Solomon - ??? - hopefully - 6 mpg = 2 pts, 2 reb, 1 blk Keep in mind, averages per game doesn't equal the team total average. Averages don't mean that every player have those amount of stats every game nor does it mean that they play every game. These are just projected averages that should produce a pretty good season for us.

I saw this a few weeks ago and I definately feel like that was the perfect thing to do. His shoes have all the quality of the $100+ shoes, they don't look too bad (especially the all black ones) and he'll be wearing them too. Great idea that should bank a lot of chips. Shaq shoes are always cheap, but they always look cheap too, so no one really wears them. LOL!

I liked, defended, and supported Boris when he was here and I still like the versatile parts of his game now. So it's nice to see him show what BK drafted him for and what Woody wanted (but couldn't get) from him here in ATL. But the NBA Live cover? WTF? Isn't T-Mac on the cover this year? My comment is that he's not a "NBA" video game cover player, because he's not a big star or household name. I mean Joe Johnson or hell, even Josh Smith would be a better cover athlete for NBA Live. Maybe they wanted to desperately have an international player, but you mean to tell me they couldn't get any of the other international superstars like Dirk, Nash, or even Ginobli to be on the cover. Tony Parker alone would have been a lot more sensible to me, but Diaw looks out of place. No wonder NBA 2K6 smahsed NBA Live 06 last year and that's why I'll pick 2K7 over Live 07 this year as well. Hey, maybe it's a international version - LOL!!!

Yep. But hey, we all do at point or another. LOL! I went to that game last year and it was cool seeing guys from our boards and I shook hands with Nique (for about the 4-5th time) and one of the owners. However, a lot of us are hoping that they do it again sometime this year. Another home opener would be great!

This thread is almost tearful...LOL! But seriously, thanks Al for the leadership and professionalism through it all. Good luck in IND and we'll see you in the playoffs sooner or later (if Belkin vs AS doesn't bury us before the youngsters fully develop.

I'm against making them better and only getting a weak@ss pick too, when we could come away with better talent/ exp. contracts + a 1st from our other options. Hell, we probably could have hard-balled DEN out of Camby in a 3-way and made us stonger now without a huge salary hit.

The ownership = DEFINATELY The organization = Yeah, I guess so The players = Not really The fans = HELL NO!!!

DAMN!!! That kid "could" be the next big thing in about 9 years. I wasn't that good until I was about 12-13. But I had to teach myself the game without someone guiding/pushing me. So I think this kid has really got a great start and some amazing opportunities. It will remain to be seen whether he'll stay committed and focused on his "God-given" talent through puberty, life's ups-n-downs, deceptions, and other things that we all go through as we grow up and mature/develop. Right or wrong?

I think you have to look at the value of the centers, the talent level, and the potential to really rate all of them fairly. I think you have to rate them on both sides of the ball (OFF - DEF) and avg it out. Here's my (2) top-10 lists: OFFENSIVE: 1. Shaq 2. Zydrunas 3. Curry 4. Zaza 5. Krstic 6. Brezec 7. Darko 9. Muhammed 10. Bogut DEFENSIVE: 1. Ben 2. Shaq 3. Dalambert 4. Zydrunas 5. Ratliff 6. Foster 7. Muhammed 8. Krstic 9. Nesterovic 10. Zaza / Bogut

I keep seeing these speculative rumors of us trading Al to LAL for Mihm (instead of Bynum), Cook, and cash/fillers? Some rumors stated that we are requesting Mihm over Bynum? WTF? True, Mihm is older, experienced, and can produce now, but Bynum is perfect for our team right now. Of course, I don't mean he'd make an impact now, but after learning under Drew's coaching + Lo-Wright/ Zaza, he and Zaza could be an inside duo that develop into our bigs of the future. Some of you guys are saying that we should take Mihm to have an experienced backup for Zaza. But isn't that what Lorenzen is here for the next couple years? Bynum has shown flashes of a dominant center, has the body and mobility, and could develop by playing spotted minutes gradually. He may become a force down low within another year or two like Dwight Howard is becoming. It'd kinda be like we got our G.Ogden without the pick.

Why are you guys coming up with all these trade proposal with us dealing Salim and/ or Batista? We are not trying to get rid of everybody. The goal is to lose Al (who was limiting our youngsters) and get value in return. Now even though I don't agree with just getting cash + a 1st for the top free agent left this summer and teams (like GS) offering more. And we also add a player (allbeit just a stiff, Edwards) for only CASH and a pick! Why not get Foster, Tinsley, Harrison, or somebody. With Al gone, all our guys will have more opportunities to step and Salim is a pure scorer and Batista is very young and pretty good already while he's learning. Why do we need to move them again?

Quote: There will be immediate chemistry problems between Allen Iverson and Joe Johnson/Marvin Williams simply because both Johnson and Williams have the ability to be scorers. Allen Iverson will never be able to coexist with another scorer on his team. JJ is a pure playmaker before anything else. He is a very good scorer, but his best attribute is playmaking and playing off the main guy. So I think they'd gel more than they would have chemistry problems. AI has avg. 6+ assists throughout his career, including about 7.5 over the last 3 years with guys that aren't exactly big scorers. Those 2 in the backcourt together would probably avg. about 48+ ppg / 12+ assists.

Quote: I don't think Iverson will ever deviate from his insatious desire to shoot 30 shots a game and gets his points. He has run off every player that could score during his time in Philly. What about when he played with team USA? He didn't shoot everytime or pound the ball too much. So I think he can and will change his game a bit and he'll have more fun playing with guys like JJ, Smoove, and Marvin - impact guys that are athletic and very versaitle and don't have to shoot all the time. The whole team/ city/ organization would have a lot more fun winning than losing. I've said over and over that we'll have to part with something to get something as valuable as AI. So, if we get him we're going to have to lose value. Let's just hope we can hold on to JJ + Smoove + Marvin + Zaza and add AI because that's a nucleus that will put us in the playoffs for the next 5-6 years. I really like Salmi and Chillz as Hawks too but, I got a feeling that we're gonna lose one or more of our good youngsters.

HE's currently averaging about 24 pts/ 12 reb and shooting decent numbers from the line. He even knocked down a couple 3pts! So, it looks like the guys that are returning from last years may have progressed well and we will be a lot better than 26 wins with or without an AL trade. But I honestly hope we get a good deal for Al and add either Magloire or Andre Miller. Because either one could help us make a strong push for the playoffs immediately.

Quote: Win for all except Bucks. Borderline for Pacers. Not bad. Too complicated for executing it. Are you on something? MIL gets Murphy which is a nice compliment to Bogut and Gads. Pacers get everything they want with Al + Bonzi.

Wishful thinking. But I'd rather have Andre Miller starting and Claxton backing him up.

Weird. Wild. Fake. Funny or Foolish. Either way you chalk it up, this is highly unlikely. What's the most teams ever to get involved with one trade in the history of the NBA? Would a 6-team trade be sanctioned? But just to "wishfully" think with rest of ya'll, I'd definatley be all for A.Biedrins + A.Miller for Al + Lue. That could give us a playoff roster and possibly the best offseason of any team.

Quote: Actually, I was thinking about our needs: BU C - Chris Mihm (Mihm could actually beat out Zaza for the start). I thought about 1 year deals. All of the contracts are ending. I thought about getting Al's Salary passed 8 million dollars. I also thought of a team that Al would like to play for.. I figure with: Bynum, Odom, Al, Kobe, and Farmar, the Lakers would be back. You forget that the Lakers are adding V.Radmonavic and still have Odom.

I want us to keep Solomon and Batista. I think we have enough athletic bigs to let Big John go if needed.