Hawks sign Damien Wilkins

[DeacKillsaDevil]

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[MaceCase]

I know CoachX is ecstatic.

[Deeman]

Larry Drew must really hate Jordan Crawford. :question: Or they can just be signing Wilkins for insurance who knows.

Edited December 3, 2010 by Deeman

[swolehawk2]

Bout time he became a Hawk. I think he will play well and will be tough to cut when jj is back.

[Sothron]

Good signing. We finally have a true backup small forward on the roster now.

[coachx]

I know CoachX is ecstatic.

I most def am !

I'm a big Wilkens fan from his days at UGA. The guy played everything from PG to PF for us under Harrick. He has a high BBIQ. He has his best games in Atlanta. I like him more then Mo Evans for sure. He is a much better ball handler and passer then Mo and is bigger. Both are above average on defense. I hope Wilkens is in shape enough to play.

One thing is for sure. If Marvin pulls his dissapearing act Damien will give quality minutes. at SF. He has the handles to play SG too.

Edited December 3, 2010 by coachx

[MaceCase]

Larry Drew must really hate Jordan Crawford. :question:

The kid is a rook.....and doesn't offer size on the wings which is what the team lacks when it lost it's 6'8" 240lbs starter. The team would be foolish to not address that need during Joe's absence.

[JohnnyCASH]

good move and this has nothing to do with jc2 guys!

[frosgrim]

Great pickup given the team's financial constraints. Allows for guys to play normal minutes while JJ is out.

[cam1218]

At the very least, it should be interesting to hear Nique talk about him during the games!

[lethalweapon3]

About two seasons late, but yay.

~lw3

[exodus]

At least he won't be able to abuse the Hawks now, except in practice lol.

[Gray Mule]

At least he won't be able to abuse the Hawks now, except in practice lol.

:snowballfight:

Great signing. He's always played great in atlanta AGAINST the Hawks.

:thumbsupsmileyanim:

[DJlaysitup]

About two seasons late, but yay.

~lw3

:biggrin: Very glad to read this! It makes sense since while CrawSr will still be a 6th man, he will be even more of a "starter off the bench" in JJ absence. Also seems like a logical move since we are in need of a backup to Marvin at SF and Mo?? I hope he gets a few minutes right off the bat...he should be comfortable here. Good on Sund!

[Diesel]

I hope he's in good basketball shape.

BTW, I see the Legend of Jordan Crawford continuing. I just don't know why.

[Randy]

I am pretty excited about this too. He always did light it up against us. Maybe playing here in ATL will be what he needs to make the most of his talent on a consistant basis. I am wondering though why he's available? Looks like he has not been playing this year. Hope he is in shape.

[IHeartAtlanta]

Happy For the signing, but when he was with Memphis in the Pre-Season he didn't look to good.......

Still solid signing, but is it a one year deal, ten day contract, or what?

[DJlaysitup]

... Looks like he has not been playing this year. Hope he is in shape.

Well he is still young and I would imagine he's been working out. He certainly won't have to worry about going for 20-30 minutes anyway. I just hope we don't do him like we did that 6-10 guy awhile back who came here on a ten-day and never even got in a game.

I don't think we will though. Everybody knows he can play the game some and likely is out of the league this year due to numbers/vet status. One bad thing about the stars making the huge mega-bucks is that it often causes the owners to try and save pocket change on their bench players.

I really like the move and hope Damien can give us some offense and energy off the bench a few times. It's unrealistic to expect JP to suddenly become a 12 ppg guy every night - and really - if JP hadn't stepped up in the Memphis game we probably lose it. Damien should give LD another card to play.

P.S. - I haven't been following Damien lately but IHeart (above) saw him in Memphis training camp - so he can't be out of shape much - that isn't that long ago.

Edited December 3, 2010 by DJlaysitup

[Admin]

This is outstanding!!! Bout damn time we brought him home!

[jerrywest]

Wilkens scored 41 on the night Durant beat us in that buzzer beaterhttp://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=271116001