Devon

I think Joe Johnson is our Point Guard come hell or high water... J-Chill is going to mature into one helluva SG and I hope it is in a Hawks' uniform. Think of the matchup problems when you put Childress and JJ out on the flor with Smoove, Al and Zaza. We have a large backcourt that it would be awesome to be able to take advantage of.

was Predrag Drobnjak all that bad? I know he had stonefeet and move like molasses in January, but his numbers weren't all that bad and he didn't appear to be too foul prone. That is my main worry with ZaZa; he's a hacker

You could tell that the Hawks' heads were just elsewhere yesterday in their game with Charlotte. I really hope they can take the positive from Jason's life and not be consumed by the negative of his passing. That isn't what Collier would've wanted. I hope we can rebound from this and put together a respectable season in Jason's memory!

I just hope he turns out to be a steal and not a stiff!

Yeah... The dude seems like a "glass is 1/2 empty" kind of guy. He didn't mention Al, JJ, or Marvin.

Marvin = James Worthy Good call; I've been saying that since I saw him play against Georgia Tech here last season. Howard won't escape Orlando kinda like Okafor will be wearing Bobcat colors for a decade

What's the word on Banks?

But defense is teachable... ala Tayshaun Prince He was never a defensive wizard at UK and is now a beast with the Pistons... I think Josh Smith is going to become a better defender; but it's gonna take time... He's a year removed from High School and never played against the Pac-10 and National Competiton that Josh Childress did... Everyone needs to keep in mind that Smoove was drafted on pure-borderline freakish-athletic potential alone. He's basically clay, waiting to be molded by the right coach/system. But face it, he's a legit 6'9" 240lb teenager that can jump out of the gym. Hopefully Woodson is an artist when it comes to molding young players; he's certainly got a lot of clay to work with... GO HAWKS "I'll be there opening night... Will You?"

Bynum is gonna be good but,unfortunately, he's WAAAAY Young and has a lot of bumps to take before he can ever really be considered "NBA READY". I don't think the Hawks would benefit by trading for a guy who in turn is going to spend 2 or 3 years on the bench... David Lee is gonna be a stud; just call it a hunch. I wish everyone would stop on the Marvin bashing; he's yet to play "Game 1" of his NBA career and we're already writing him off and looking for ways to trade him. Marvin does a J-Chill this year and next season is doing big things... I feel it~!

My one concern with that was the stressing of Al harrington not really feeling his role here in Atlanta. Are we really gonna trade him based on Marvin's potential alone? I'd love to see him become a star and actually have some stability for once in his career. Joe Johnson/Tyron Lue Josh Childress/Salim Stoudamire/Royal Ivey Josh Smith/Marvin Williams Al Harrington/Esteban Batista Zaza Pachulia/??? We;re young, but athletic!

I like Tyson a lot... BUT The dude is 22years old and already has Back Problems. Do we really want to offer up yet another MASSIVE contract to someone that, until this point, is somewhat unproven? We aren't talking about Amare or KG here. Tyson reminds me a lot of a young Theo Ratliff. So my question then would be; "Would you give Theo Ratliff a max contract 3-5 years ago?" If not, then you'll understand why I dont think we should offer a MAX deal. I'm new here guys, glad to be on board and away from the GAWD AWFUL ESPN boards.... GO HAWKS!