The Horford situation has made me realize how much

[TheBillShanksShow]

Jason Walker is the bomb. He'll be on my show today at 4:00. If you're in middle Georgia, we're on 93.1 FM in Macon and 99.5 FM in Warner Robins. We are not streaming online yet. But we will be soon.

HERE is my column on the Hawks in Wednesday's Macon Telegraph.

[jrok23]

5 minutes ago, TheBillShanksShow said:

Jason Walker is the bomb. He'll be on my show today at 4:00. If you're in middle Georgia, we're on 93.1 FM in Macon and 99.5 FM in Warner Robins. We are not streaming online yet. But we will be soon.

HERE is my column on the Hawks in Wednesday's Macon Telegraph.

Nice I'll be sure to tune in. 

[Thomas]

30 minutes ago, TheBillShanksShow said:

Jason Walker is the bomb. He'll be on my show today at 4:00. If you're in middle Georgia, we're on 93.1 FM in Macon and 99.5 FM in Warner Robins. We are not streaming online yet. But we will be soon.

HERE is my column on the Hawks in Wednesday's Macon Telegraph.

Thanks Bill. This time of year accurate information is appreciated more than ever.

[RandomFan]

Perhaps CViv will prove to be more than useless, at least for one day.

[RandomFan]

42 minutes ago, TheBillShanksShow said:

Jason Walker is the bomb. He'll be on my show today at 4:00. If you're in middle Georgia, we're on 93.1 FM in Macon and 99.5 FM in Warner Robins. We are not streaming online yet. But we will be soon.

HERE is my column on the Hawks in Wednesday's Macon Telegraph.

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Horford was a fine player for the Hawks, but when he announced Saturday he was leaving you would have thought Dominique Wilkins had been traded. Horford was no Wilkins, and the Hawks will survive.

Darn straight!

Although he's got to be a better announcer than Nique.  

[jhay610]

Agree Schultz and Bradley should never write Hawks articles as they just blow hot air. Schultz is of the old guard -- a "hot take" artist. Sometimes he's almost funny, though. 

I give Bradley credit for evolving as a baseball writer over the last few years. Some of the basic new metrics are in his lexicon. He hasn't extended the same due diligence to basketball so his columns still read c. 1996ish. 

 

C-Viv should have been let go after the Thrashers skipped town. He contributes nothing. Sekou was great. Michael Cunningham was very good. 

Edited July 5, 2016 by jhay610

[Pacman21]

I forgot about Jason he's cool lol. Kris is OK just a lil childish at times but I had to unfollow Brad cause he's wood buffing for Zach Lowe RTs all the time now

[TheNorthCydeRises]

If Korver says something negative about Howard, trade Kyle immediately.   If he's not on board, it won't work  with him here.   Just move on.   We need Dwight as comfortable as possible here, while Bud tries to mold him back to a great center.

Edited July 5, 2016 by TheNorthCydeRises

[AHF]

6 minutes ago, Pacman21 said:

cause he's wood buffing for Zach Lowe RTs all the time now

[benhillboy]

1 hour ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

 

My rants on how terrible Pero was, didn't help me over there either.   A lot of those dudes were Pero fans.  I've always spoke out against Pero, and that caused a lot of problems for me over there too.   As Pero started playing like garbage though, they all started to see the light.  I believe I got banned right before last year's playoffs.

You didn't get the memo.  Pero is forever a Hawk Legend after the clutch one-legger.

I can totally understand your dislike of what he brought to the table (or didn't), but you also have to understand why he was a fan favorite.

[Guest]

 

[Thomas]

34 minutes ago, RandomFan said:

Perhaps CViv will prove to be more than useless, at least for one day.

As they say "figure the odds".

[Pacman21]

6 minutes ago, AHF said:

Lmao It's the PG-13 version of d***riding 

I was trying to keep it clean.

 

 

[Sothron]

1 hour ago, TheBillShanksShow said:

Jason Walker is the bomb. He'll be on my show today at 4:00. If you're in middle Georgia, we're on 93.1 FM in Macon and 99.5 FM in Warner Robins. We are not streaming online yet. But we will be soon.

HERE is my column on the Hawks in Wednesday's Macon Telegraph.

Is there a link to either radio station? Those of us living in areas that can't pick up stations from that far out would love to hear you guys.

[RandomFan]

By Chris Vivlamore - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Posted: 4:06 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2016

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Dwight Howard was described as humble and showed a willingness to change and be coached in his free agency meeting with the Hawks last week.

Time will tell.

The Hawks agreed to a three-year, $70.5 million contract with the eight-time All-Star center. The move, coupled with the re-signing of their own free-agent Kent Bazemore, was part of the reason the team parted ways with Al Horford.

Howard had issues upon leaving the Magic after eight seasons. His one season with the Lakers left much to be desired. In the past three seasons with the Rockets, the pairing with James Harden proved not a good fit. Howard opted out of the final year of his contract with the Rockets.

There were overtures that Howard wanted to return to his hometown of Atlanta throughout last season. Also, those close to Howard believed the Hawks were indeed his first choice when he entered free agency. Just hours after a lengthy afternoon meeting last Friday, the Hawks and Howard agreed to a deal.

Horford agreed to a deal with the Celtics on a four-year, $113 million max deal the next day.

Current Hawks player Kyle Korver admitted the team will have to make adjustments with Howard at center. He’s simply a different player than Horford.

“He definitely adds a whole different dynamic that what we’ve had,” Korver said Tuesday. “We are going to have to evolve as a team. It sounds like he really wants to get himself back on track and prove that he is among the elites. It’s exciting for us. There is a ton of potential. I think we have to evolve as a team a bit. There is no doubt about that. He plays differently than Al. But I think there are a lot of new possibilities and potential and we are excited about it.”

Howard appeared on TNT’s Inside the NBA in May and was asked by co-host Charles Barkley why he appeared disinterested at times with the Rockets.

“I’m always interested in winning,” Howard said on the broadcast. “As a big, sometimes you want to feel a part of what is going on. If I could bring the ball up the court, shoot 3’s, dribble between my legs, do all that stuff, that would be great. But I have to rely on my teammates in certain aspects to get the ball. Now, there have been times when I’ve gotten upset and taken myself out of games and situations. That’s on me. And I have to grow and be a better player at that. I’m always interested in the game.”

Howard’s answers to questions about his willingness to accept a role and be coached was a key reason the Hawks offered him a contract.

According to Howard’s agent, Perry Rogers, Howard was “very impressed” with the vision for the Hawks’ franchise of owner Tony Ressler, coach Mike Budenholzer and general manager Wes Wilcox. The building of a state-of-the-art practice facility, in partnership with Emory Healthcare, was seen as proof the organization is committed to winning.

[RandomFan]

 

[GrimeyKidd]

im starting to understand what yall meant about Kris