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My reasons are that if we're going to move Al, we'er going to need more veteran leadership to go along with JJ and his quiet, lead by example leadership. A.I. would also light a fire to the city and organization that hasn't been lit since Dominique was foolishly traded. The young guys would definately grow and develop faster and Woody would finally resemble a NBA coach. And I don't need to mention what kind of all around backcourt that we'd have with JJ + AI. We are just about $20M under the cap (cap being $50M+) this offseason and if we move Lue along with Al, that give us almost $24M. AI's getting the same as Marbury - nearly $16.5M and expires the year before the Joshes would resign. That would still leave us with about $7M + MLE this summer that we could use to add draft picks, bring over D.Andersen, add a solid big like: Nene, Gooden, Przybilla, Olowokandi, L.Wright at a reasonable price.

If they were to do it, why draft Lamarcus Aldridge at 2, Shelden Williams at 5, and Jordan Farmar at 16? Why not... LaMarcus Aldridge - #2 Marcus Williams - #5 Hilton Armstrong or Saer Sene - #16 and then...(if CHI doesn't demand our 2nd w/ Marvin) Dee Brown or Darius Washington - #33

What's this obsession with Roy? We don't need another young guard that is not a pure PG. Think about how our team struggled mightingly last season with the lack of pure PG play alongside JJ in the clutch. There was little to no penetration, playmaking, and fluid offensive play because there was no guy that could break down Ds, beat the presses, limit turnovers, get us in fastbreak situations, and set up other guys. Marcus Williams can do those things in his sleep. Marcus Williams was looked at as troubled before, but has never been looked at as a lack of talent/ ability. He is a great fit here because he can run an offense in different styles and makes very few mistakes. He is the only pure PG that may be picked in the lottery choices. Roy is not a pure PG, so why draft him when we just got Salim last year. Salim is not a pure PG, but he improved over the course of the year prior to the injury and his speed, quickness, and ability to score will only get better once the game continues to slow down for him. All of the SG mins are divided primarily by JJ, our starting SG, Chillz, our SG off the bench, and Salim is our tweener. Roy would not be able to start along with JJ any better than Chillz and produce enough wins to get us in the playoffs, would he? IMO, drafting Roy over Marcus will result in a Marvin-over-Paul ripple to continue, thus missing out on another opportunity to fill a need.

You forget that POR has a bunch of young PGs....So that theory is possible like anything is, but it's very unlikely, son.

I've been telling everybody about how good the game is. I love it. How did you download a updated roster?

Here are my reasons why... 1. LAST YEAR's MISTAKE MAY BE RIGHTED - We fluked last year and drafted Marvin over Paul who fit a bigger need and who also won ROY and kept the Hornets competitive all year. As long as Paul stays consistent with his 2005 numbers, we'll always wonder what if we had drafted Paul last year and signed JJ? 2. SIZE - He's a solid 6'3/ 200+ who has Jason Kidd-like vision/ Mark Jackson-like handles along with nice speed/ quickness. Paul was only about 6'0 and made a major impactlast year. 3. STYLE FITS OUR PG NEEDS - He excels in both the open court in transition as well the half court offense because of his vision and creativity. He may become a younger Kidd running the courts with the athletes and finishers that we have. He's aslo solid enough to play with a small lineup like with JJ + Salim and really spread the floor. 4. THE PG DIFFERENCE - NO, UTAH, and CHA (w/o the injuries to Okafur + May) all greatly improved by adding young star PGs last year. PHX, SAS, and DET are and will continue contending for titles over the next 2-3 years because of the additions of Parker, Nash, and Billups. We all will always wonder what if we had drafted Paul last year and signed JJ? Back to top View user's profile Add User to Ignore List Visit poster's website Display posts from previous:

Funny thing is at #4 Gay nor Morrison would be the BPA - LOL!!!

Anyone know exactly what day it will be held this year?

Quote: I love NBA2k6 even though I think it has not so great graphics. I think graphics do matter some. Atleast to me. There is no excuse for really mediocre graphics when the systems can handle so much nowdays. Cartoonish stuff was fine when I was a teenager, but not now. I agree 100%

Quote: a guy on the falcons messageboard posted this message: "On both 790 and 680 on my way home this is what they were talking about. Reportedly Allen Iverson is interested in playing for the Hawks, which may get me to finally view an NBA game featuring the Atlanta Hawks. Allen Iverson is 100% out of Philly, everyone knows this, including him. I personally think that acquiring AI would be the greatest move in Hawks history and would FINALLY, FINALLY give Atlanta basketball fans a superstar they've been lacking since Nique. When asked why Atlanta he said because he's got a lot of friends that live here, including Ludacris, Alge Crumpler, and Michael Vick and that they are a young team that needs veteran leadership." It's not impopossible! And if you think about all the rumors of stars that may be moving, past trades like Carter, Shaq, McGrady and the way things have changed lately, it's almost likely that he "could" end up here. - THE PAST: Usually a superstar is more than likely traded to either a young team or a non-contender for younger talent and picks. - THE CITY: Iverson is here in Atlanta all the time, partying with those "friends" in one of the hottest cities in the country. He probably already has a place here. - THE BUSINESS: With AI not leading them to the playoffs through it all this year, the city will not like it and not want to accept it, but the organization has no choice if AI demands a trade, which is likely. Stranger things have happened like ATL trading Nique for Danny punkass Manning. - ATL OFFSEASONS: Smoove/Chill gave us a pulse again, JJ/Marvin/Salim/Zaza gave us a new life here in ATL, so a superstar like AI blow the roof off the city. - ATL+AI = TITLE CONTENDERS? We would be and in title contention within 2 years. How? Because Shaq's almost through, we played DET tough already + Ben could walk this summer in FAcy, we also played NJ tough (winning 1 of them in OT), swept IND, and CLE is not yet title ready. ATL would take over the East over the next 2 years. - Unlikely, but POSSIBLE DEALS: 1. PHI sends AI to ATL ... ATL sends Al/Marvin/1st to PHI 2. PHI sends AI to ATL / NY sends Marbury to PHI / ATL sends Al/Lue to NY

Size? Send it to me, because I can play ball in it or something.

Not enough to really get a good idea for how good he is or is not, but he definately looks like he has some handles, bbIQ, and great size. We need to see more from him. Now Andrea Bargnani's video showed a lot and he looks like a poor man's Dirk. He looks very good over there, but I'm almost certain he wont play immediatly over here in the NBA.

Quote: Sidenote: Marvin leads the league of %of dunks blocked (at approx 11%). Half of those blocked dunks are simply because he's rookie and won't get calls this year.

I saw that just like I saw at least 4 fouls between Kidd and Jefferson on JJ's dribble and then to top all of that off, they killed the game with a offensive against JJ, while Jefferson was reaching in the whole drive to the basket. The announcers even commented on it a couple of times. Now, that's just a ridiculous, punkass way to end a hard fought comeback by the shorthanded Hawks. How many times, man? How many FU{KING times, man? Games like this make me even more anxious for us to get a star PG or big. Because when the hottest team needs the ref to beat us shorthanded 1 time, win late 1 time, and lose to us on Al D'ing up Carter, we're gonna be hell.

1. DRAFT: L. Alridge or Marcus Williams - If we get a top 3 pick, we should draft Alridge or Noah. But with the 5th pick or less, we should draft Marcus Williams. But with knowing the Hawks lottery luck, we'll end up with something like the 5th pick. So let's take Marcus Williams. 2. S&T Al Harrington - To NO/OK for [JR Smith] + rights to #15 (if it's either Shelden or Hilton) 3. Sign Ben Wallace to 5yr-$55M - Backup plan: Joel P 4. IDEAL LINEUP C - Ben / Zaza / John E PF - Smoove / Hilton / Batista SF - Marvin / Chillz / Donta SG - JJ / JR Smith PG - Marcus / Salim / Lue

Smoove is showing all of us including the organization enough to dee that we definately won't need Al next year. The best thing that Al can bring to this team would be a sign-n-trade for a star PG. That would be the only thing that he could do to help us make the playoffs next year. A star PG along with JJ gives us a quality backcourt with solid playmaking and great chemistry on the court. A S&T with AL for a big would almost defeat the purpose. Because with Smoove playing the way he's playing and Marvin sure to improve, AL's PT, shots, and plays would be essentially split between Smoove and Marvin. And with a great offseason and plays designed for them, I think that their numbers next year look something like: SMOOVE - 15ppg / 8reb / 4ast / 2.5blk MARVIN - 13ppg / 6.5reb / 2ast / 1.5stl

Wow the Hawks aren't in that group of the 5 worst defensive teams this year. That's a little comforting to know.

If you are from Atlanta or represent Atlanta, then it's a must from all the critics, viewers, and reporters that I've heard. I plan to check it out. " --> V for Vendetta"

Quote: Quote: Mine would probably be Dominique Wilkins for Paul Arizin. I'm not a big fan of the Warriors and his scoring was not that great. Sorry nova fans. Nique would be in. Wilkins is not in top 50? Damn! IMHO, that has really been one of the most damnable overlooks in sports. Nique was the Hawks and the Hawks were always there with (Jordan's) Bulls, (Bird's) Celtics, and (Isiah's) Pistons every year until he was traded. It's been a shame and very much undeserving.

The movie is good enoough to buy and own. Very solid and dramatic. You'll probably love it.

Quote: He's a 7 foot stiff who can stick the open shot. And attempts to play defense, by contesting a lot of shots and taking up space well. The guys is not a starter, but he looks good enough to backup Zaza if we decide to get a star PF/C this summer, because he doesn't have to be a star. Play the man!!! Same can be said for Donta, Batista, and now Grundy.

Even if he was to draft Ty Thomas, who mirrors Smoove in sense defensively. what would be wrong with two Smoove-like defenders?

I don't know why in the hell everybody is blaming Smoove for Wallace's 41 pts. That no totally justified and it's not quite fair. Granted, Smoove got abused on 2-3 backdoor alley-oops and a couple quick post moves by Wallace. But plain and simple Wallace got tons of points because we have no interior defense to say the least. We really have no defensive resistence period other JJ and Smoove. Now if JJ has to limit as much perimeter play as possible and Smoove has to back up the entire frontcourt, can't Zaza or Al at least foul out trying to help stop the layups lines. It's like an all out assault on our interior now, so we have to look for teams to attack us like that nightly. AND THE MOST DAMNABLE THING is that Woody hasn't even shown a pulse, half of a brain, or any other resemblence of a real NBA coach. I mean the dumbass slug just stands there and watches like he is just now see the NBA for the first time in his life. He doesn't try other guys, he doesn't rest our main guys, he won't get FA help and when he did he doesn't play them. IT'S JUST REALLY HARD TO WATCH.

Just a sickening lost tonight. The Hawks have really gone down the drain over the last 12 games or so. There's no more fight and pride on the defensive end and Woody's dumbass won't play the bench guys no matter the game situation. Just sickening to continue the way things are going and for him to continue playing JJ, Al, and Zaza huge minutes every night. And for what? Donta, Batista, Edwards, and Grundy all need run. They all need to develop or show if they can develop. What's goign on with the coaching staff? I'm really pissed, man.

Why Marvin? Why not Chillz? Because, the trade would probably persuade NY to give Frye, but I would rather we include Chillz instead. I also wouldn't really mind getting Marbury or Francis here to fill our PG gap, even with their issues. I DON'T PREFER EITHER, but to get Frye and a veteran PG, I'd welcome one of them. Marbury: headcase /spoiled / egotisitcal - has history with JJ and history with Atlanta from his GT college years - would have more freedom - contract is up in the same year that the Joshes option expire - the most likely because of his battle with LBrown Francis: spoiled / cancerous off court, but hasn't shown inability to play with guys - is a more athletic, versatile, all around PG than Marbury - is also cheaper than Marbury - would compliment JJ better LINEUP: I'd even go with this lineup for toughness, balance, defense and depth on the bench. ZaZa / Batista / J-Edwards Frye / #LP - Noah or Shelden or Thomas Smoove/ Marvin / JJ / Salim / Donta Marbury or Francis / Lue / #21-Rondo or Gibson -if no Marcus W.