Training Camp Roster Announced

[Cwell]

http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/0809_Training_Camp_Roster.html

[capstone21]

http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/0809_Training_Camp_Roster.html

Well it looks like it is between West, Hubbard and Robinson for the final spot. I looked up Hubbard and Robinson. Robinson is redundant and Hubbard is an NBADL potential. West is basically an NBADL player too but he has some experience that he can bring. I guess whoever the 15th player is, is a practice player anyway.

[Traceman]

:huh:

http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/0809_Training_Camp_Roster.html

Interesting to note that Marvin and Smoove are both being listed at 6'9" 240 this year. That is a 10 lb jump for Marv and a 5 lb jump for Smoove.

JJ is being listed at 6'7" 240 this year which represents another 5 lb jump for him. I'm sure he will be ridiculously strong for a SG, I just hope he is quick enough to continue to defend that position.

Solo and Morris are both being listed 15 lbs heavier than last year. Morris is being listed at 275 to Zaza's 270. I didn't realize that Morris was THAT big. If he is a legit 270, I think that is a very good thing.

Finally, interesting that Bibby could grow an inch at his age. I see they are listing him at 6'2" this year after he has been listed at 6'1" his entire career. :huh:

[Iman]

Looks to me like it's Gardner or Mario for the last spot. Either way, we won't see much of the last few guys anyways, Hunter, Solo, and West or Gardner will probably be wearing a suit most nights.

[DrReality]

Interesting info on Oyedeji:

A terrific athlete who never really panned out as far as the NBA is concerned, Olumide Oyedeji is a "summer league warrior" type who has a great chance of showing NBA scouts exactly what they are missing out on in a leading role with the Nigerian National team in Japan. In the absence of Ike Diogu, who was listed on the preliminary roster for Nigeria but will not be attending, Oyedeji will have to be the team’s star.

Oyedeji is an impressive physical specimen, featuring great size, terrific length and a chiseled NBA body. He gets up and down the floor extremely well and possesses the right amount of quickness and explosiveness to get the job done effectively inside. He has raw footwork once establishing position inside but a good enough touch around the hoop to knock down shots from close range when a dunk isn't an option. Olumide plays extremely hard and is not afraid to throw his weight around in the paint. He'll even surprise you at times by stepping back and knocking down a mid-range jumper. His biggest strength has to be his ability to hit the glass, though. Oyedeji utilizes all of his terrific physical attributes here to come up with rebounds outside of his area, particularly his length and sheer tenacity in which he goes after boards. He impressed the DraftExpress staff in last year's Vegas Summer league by putting up 9 points and 7 rebounds in just 20 minutes per game, but apparently not the NBA scouts in attendance who warned us that he "does this every summer and then never pans out." If he's anywhere close to his listed age of 25 (most have their doubts) then the book on Oyedeji might not be closed quite yet as far as the NBA is concerned.

He is a well known player who was projected as a lottery pick back in the 2000 draft after a dominant performance in the Hoop Summit, only to fall to the middle of the 2nd round after concerns over his true age saw his stock plummet. Oyedeji already has 3 years of NBA experience under his belt playing with the Orlando Magic and Seattle Supersonics, but has been bouncing between Europe, China, Korea and the Puerto Rican league stockpiling as much cash as a super strong and athletic big man can, which is quite a bit.

[DrReality]

I think there is substantial difference in talent in the bottom five guys invited to camp over any year in quite a while.

[Cwell]

Interesting info on Oyedeji:

A terrific athlete who never really panned out as far as the NBA is concerned, Olumide Oyedeji is a "summer league warrior" type who has a great chance of showing NBA scouts exactly what they are missing out on in a leading role with the Nigerian National team in Japan. In the absence of Ike Diogu, who was listed on the preliminary roster for Nigeria but will not be attending, Oyedeji will have to be the team’s star.

Oyedeji is an impressive physical specimen, featuring great size, terrific length and a chiseled NBA body. He gets up and down the floor extremely well and possesses the right amount of quickness and explosiveness to get the job done effectively inside. He has raw footwork once establishing position inside but a good enough touch around the hoop to knock down shots from close range when a dunk isn't an option. Olumide plays extremely hard and is not afraid to throw his weight around in the paint. He'll even surprise you at times by stepping back and knocking down a mid-range jumper. His biggest strength has to be his ability to hit the glass, though. Oyedeji utilizes all of his terrific physical attributes here to come up with rebounds outside of his area, particularly his length and sheer tenacity in which he goes after boards. He impressed the DraftExpress staff in last year's Vegas Summer league by putting up 9 points and 7 rebounds in just 20 minutes per game, but apparently not the NBA scouts in attendance who warned us that he "does this every summer and then never pans out." If he's anywhere close to his listed age of 25 (most have their doubts) then the book on Oyedeji might not be closed quite yet as far as the NBA is concerned.

He is a well known player who was projected as a lottery pick back in the 2000 draft after a dominant performance in the Hoop Summit, only to fall to the middle of the 2nd round after concerns over his true age saw his stock plummet. Oyedeji already has 3 years of NBA experience under his belt playing with the Orlando Magic and Seattle Supersonics, but has been bouncing between Europe, China, Korea and the Puerto Rican league stockpiling as much cash as a super strong and athletic big man can, which is quite a bit.

he was on our summer league team. He's nothing.

[gsuteke]

Trace this is the Hawks we're talking about.

That and I always subtract 2 inches from listed heights because they're never accurate.

[DrReality]

he was on our summer league team. He's nothing.

I knew I had heard the name, just didn't remember where.

[crimedog]

In my opinion the most important of all the developmental guys is Solo. He probably won't pan out but if he does, he gives us a shotblocker to play when Smith goes out and a guy who could be a legit defensive rebounder which is another thing we desperately needed last season after the Bibby trade coming off the bench.

[gurpilo]

I expected Bennet to get an invitation to the camp after his performance on the last game, it´s strange they invited Robinson and not Bennet. A little disapointing also the bigs invitations, I don´t think any of them have a chance to make the team. I hoped someone like Justin Williams or Fazekas would get the invitation.

[frosgrim]

I keep thinking that a trade will be made to change the way the roster looks.

I don't have a trade in mind per se, its just seems like the team isn't what Sund has traditionally put togethr. The Hawks seem to have too many undersized power players, and not enough shooters.