Atlanta Hawks: Draft mockery (UPDATE: Hawks trade with Nets, get Crawford)

crossin’ my fingers that we either get a big or make a trade

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Chad Ford’s latest has been showing Hassan Whiteside.

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22yr OLD, that is…

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K Dub, where are you hearing that about Childress? That isn’t out anywhere. quit making stuff up

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@RaJaH: They are trying to clear cap room. Their pick is #17 and I doubt there is going to be anybody there that isn’t a project (like Whiteside) who is going to help much more than the Hawks #24. I don’t see the value in that trade.

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Bulls are dumping salary and I think their 1st is included in the deal. If JJ plans on going to the Bulls Hawks could have a couple assets in return.

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KDub, stop lying!

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I heard the Childress/ 24 for McGee thing on 790, but nowhere else.

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For clarification, Pollack said he heard something about it, and that it wasn’t a done deal. Sounded serious, but consider the source.

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Tonite will be another disappointment in Hawks history. They will likely trade the pick for cash and #24 will be an all-star in the NBA. With the Hawks its simple just follow the money, just like with the Larry Drew case.

NBA Draft Express: Horrible, why take Dominique Jones who is an undersized SG when Craig Brackins is there? Stupid so the Hawks would do it.

NBA Draft Net: Great the perfect guy and scenario Whiteside. So, the Hawks would not do that they are too stupid too.

SI.com: Jordan Crawford over Paul George, okay so lets pass on Danny Granger twice, this is really for special education students only, what a dumb ass suggestion. So, the Hawks would do it.

Sporting News: Jordan Crawford over Brackins again, what ignorance that would be. So, the Hawks will do it.

Chad Ford Insider 6.0: has Hawks taking Whiteside which once again is a great move. (By the way do more research before posting to meet your quota Mr. Cunnyboy)

Dime Magazine: Lance Stephenson over Craig Brackins and Damion James are you serious. Damion James was a player of the year candidate early in the season and a stud rebounder, runs the floor like a deer and Brackins has a special skill, he is a stretch 4 which the Hawks don’t have unless you want Josh taking jumpers. So, the Hawks would do it because they are stupid.

FanHouse: Larry Sanders is one of the more overrated players in draft but I would not be mad at this pick, he is atleast a big with overrated but decent athletic ability, better than Zaza to say the least. So, the Hawks would not do this because it makes some sense.

Hoopopinion: Larry Sanders, see above

Insidehoops: Daniel Orton over Craig Brackins are u kidding, Orton is like taking Marvin the Bust Williams all over again. A guy that did not even start for his college team and has shown nothing. The Hawks would do it because they love the great production they have gotten out of Marvin the Bust Williams

NBADraftRoom: Elliot I need to transfer to get playing time because I will never be really productive at Duke Williams over Larry Sanders who is once again big, long, and somewhat athletic, yes he is overrated but he is big and overrated, Williams is little and overrated. I will take the big overrated guy over the little overrated guy. The Hawks would do it because they are a trash operation.

SportsXChange: Terrico White, can’t argue here because all good players are gone, but this is the type of situation when you trade down, not for money when you are not gonna be able to sign any teams max players anyway.

SportsAgentBlog: This is the dumbest one ever. Quincy Pondextor over Hassan Whiteside and Craig Brackins: The Hawks will do it because they are the worse franchise in basketball, they even surpass the Clippers

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ahhh..my apologies if i was premature..i just desperately want us to do SOMETHING..

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K Dub you beat me too it. Rumors are fly’n about a possible S&T, Chillz rights for Javell Mcgee….. How is it that we hear rumors from every where exceptfor the person who has the most access to the team. MC step your game up,as of right now you are about as helpful/insightful as any ordinary joe who might post here………….

Honestly though i would rather read articles by Mr. Strickland…

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False Alarm

http://dc.sbnation.com/2010/6/24/1535142/josh-childress-wizards-nba-draft-free-agency

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Rub – a – Dub!

Put Kdub in a tub! Kdub you got us all jacked up? That was just wronge – man! LOL!
I feel you though. So anxious!

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RAJAH-The Bulls are suppose to have a deal in place where they’ve agreed to send Hinrich and their #17 pick to the Wizzards. Besides, like MBibby, Hinrich has declined in every way. So why give up JJ and pay him $9.5M for only 10.9PPG, 4.5APG, and .409FG% in 33.5MPG, compared to Bibby’s 9.1PPG, 3.9APG and.416FG% in 27.4MPG?

We can certainly come up with a much better sign and trade than that. Now if they’re willing to give up Deng or Noah and their 17th pick in a sign and trade for JJ, then we should talk.

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I just heard a report that Washington plans to sign Josh Childress to 4 year deal what could that mean. Do see a draft night trade with this news.

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@Ken…We can’t control where JJ goes. If he goes to the Bulls anyway we get a couple assets in return that can be used to upgrade the team. Hinrich still has value along with the 17th pick in a draft that many teams are spending to get into.

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As far as a Bulls S&T, I’m hoping the rumored Deng for Pietrus & Gortat trade happens. Those are a couple of pieces that we could use.

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Sell their pick? how the He** could ASG even consider selling a pick with the lack of success their teams have had. I can’t believe that the idea of selling picks is even allowed.

My thoughts…

Hopefully, the minds running the organization can figure out a way to give Josh and Al some help… outside of those two, the Hawks future is bleak. A top 10 talent to grow along with your main two is a start – then you still got to figure out what to do with Marvin somehow too – he just doesn’t fit in (unless Drew can work some magic with him.) Let’s face it, this team is much further away from winning a championship than it is close to it. resigning Joe only furthers us it doesn’t put us any closer. Get what you can for him Hawks! Hopefully, some team would be willing to part with a top ten pick for some combo of him, Marvin and Bibby.

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Crossing my fingers

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Cousins is going to Philly just a hunch…….

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No Gani Lawal……. he is not going to help us much. I saw him about a year ago and he is 6′7 about 225. Light in the azz tweener IMO

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http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Catching-up-with-Sam-Bowie-draft-bust-turned-ra?urn=ncaab,250269

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Just do that S&T, I could car less who we get at 24. Who ever it is will spend alot of time with cheseb urger and Morris. Mcgee actually held his own against Al and josh….18/11 and a couple of nasty dunks-young long athletic shotblocker. Hell i would even throw in ZAZA if need be….

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This may be one of the worst drafts ever!

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Can we be positive about what could happen this draft. Consider that we may be without JJ and we may part ways or at least bench Bibby we will have a new starting backcourt and that will require a single step backwards to take two steps forward. The great thing is that there will be wuality SG/Sf in this draft where we pick, and Jeff Teague will be ready to take over.

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What if:

Washington shocks the world & takes Favors !!!

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Squash It!

Please No negativity tonight! For Just one day – have happy feelings! -smiles-

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RickSund: I believe you youre really good at sucking maybe you could go down to Fulton Indy and do a better job.

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I’d love to see us get something useful in S&T for Childress. Make it happen….

I’ll take McGhee for sure, but I wouldn’t spit on Foye…that’s better than nothing, by far, which is what we might get for Joe when he leaves.

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Co-sign Rick Sund and 7:27

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Its hard is it to get a quality Center when youve had 2 years to find one? I hope we dont draft another power forward! Gee, how many do we need?

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Perhaps if we had of been nicer to joe instead of criticizing him for Iso-joes when he and jamal were the only to who create a shot, then maybe he would have stayed.

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I’m 2 out of 2 so far lol

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I’m right again lol

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Ignore that Fool!

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MsDee that was far as my mock draft went lol

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lol..steel..i feel ya

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I hope we trade up while theres still time to get a center

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I don’t know drmaryb

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Spitter

That was for Rick Sund! Interesting, you thought of yourself as the – village idiot?

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Thanks MC for that Chills clarification

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Oh ok Big Ray my bad

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STEEL

I hope we don’t bomb this….but we might. Let’s see how quickly those bigs fly off the draft board. Long as we don’t end up with Javicisuckius Nonplayerassius from Czechoslsorrya…..

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Finally a change!!

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Gordon Hayward to the Jazz. Now there’s a fit…

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Enter your comments here

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White Chocolate Thunder!

Gordon Hayward going to Utah. Surprised? LOL! Looks like a nice player!

AlFarouq.
( From a line of Kings?)

Doesn’t look very impressive to me.

What we are having, is some good, healthy conversation.
(Cedric the Entertainer)

Let’s Go! So far so good – right, Blue-Ray?

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There goes a guy I would’ve liked to see us get (but knew it wouldn’t happen)…

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TRADE! Bout time…started to get a lil bored!

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And Pacers still don’t it!

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Wow Pritchard gets axed in Portland!

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Yeah Big Ray . . I saw that. Good thought out answer.

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If we come away with a 7ft center, be it play ready or to develop I would be highly impressed

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Northcyde ,

Thanks. Interesting draft, eh? Or maybe not so much.

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Cousins

Bad feeling about this guy. Reminds me of Derrick Coleman, demeanor wise and conversationally!

Interesting young man.

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Boring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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There is hope u guys..there is hope

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Jss

Who is Pritchard?

Blue-Ray
(3D – HDMI)

Who did you see get away, besides the obvious?

Hornets are penny – pinching too? So is Phoenix.
As always, the Hawks are squeezing dimes out of nickels.

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i would prefer henrich for chills in a sign and trade given the numbers are right which chills might have negotiated to equal henrich. throw in bibby and give us mcghee if it aint quite equal and i am beginning to feel hawks fever ad tickets to buy. resign jj and we are gold with chicago at the altar.

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Heyyyy!!! Nobody has picked Alabi or Whiteside yet!!

Wait, am I supposed to be excited about this?

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drmaryb

I would’ve liked to see us have a shot at Sanders. Oh well. There are others. Still plenty of guards and wings on the board, which makes me a bit nervous.

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Oh may goodness, they will get over that quick! That guy has in the atmosphere range!

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Seraphin picked by the Bulls, probably getting traded to the Wizards.

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I don’t want Alabi becuz of his foot problems. Trust me Big guys with foot problems are a No NO.

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Seraphin went earlier than I thought he would.

Wow…the Thunder picked up Bledsoe? Better them than us…Six picks away, guys and gals…

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OK there’s a trade for sure with Bledsoe or Maynor

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The Thunder are trading Bledsoe to the Clippers.

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Will Damion James drop to us?

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STEEL,

No doubt big guys with foot problems are NOT a good idea.

Watch us pick up a wing. Like Stanley Robinson or Quincy Pondexter. Just watch.

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James Anderson is a goner. No way does he drop to us.

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Four more picks remain before the Hawks. I haven’t seen enough of most of the remaining players to make any qualified judgment. But from what I’ve heard and what little I’ve seen, I would be cool with Anderson or Whiteside, maybe even Damion James.

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I wonder who the Spurs are gonna pick. Those guys are savvy as hell. Every time they pick and you go “who?”, they turn that pick into a rotational player. They haven’t had somebody drop in their lap since Tim Duncan, yet they get the right guy nearly every year.

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Something tells me there are going to be wings on the board when we play that are better players than the bigs who are left.

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“when we pick” is what I mean to say..

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I knew the Spurs were going to take Anderson

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Craig Brackins is going off the board at #21.

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I wouldn’t be mad if we got Dominique jones

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Dang..so close but too late

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Didn’t see it coming. And guess what? Orton is still on the board, along with Flip Flops Whiteside and Alabi.

I really think teams saw what happened last year with Hasheem Thabeet, and aren’t going for this.

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Yea Big Ray I’m not to hight on either one of them. And I remembr the Hawks said they were gonna get a Center through a trade. So I don’t expect the Hawks to draft either one.

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G. Vasquez is the guy I hope now will fall 4 us..cause I believe Whiteside will be gone next

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2 more picks ya’ll….please join me in a moment of silence!

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I hear you Rajah…why am I nervous?

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Please Hawks don’t flub this up.

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Maybe we should pick up K.P. when Portland lets him go after the draft.

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Oh boy….there goes Trevor Booker. I think I’m about done with trying for a big in the first round. Bring on the wings and guards…

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Here we go

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Damian Jones I will take (I think we will lose Chills).

Watch the Hawks take Whiteside

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@ j. Somebody probably does but not me. Whats the point of getting somebody just like Jamal Crawford?

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bc when we lose joe, jamal becomes the starter, we need a new 6th man

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Did I just hear Barry say something nice about the Hawks? Must be rum in his punch…

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I feel like the astronauts in Armageddon, waiting for Bruce Willis to press the button.

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What planet are the Minny Clips living on?

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Damion James.

Hopefully he replaces Marvin.

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yuck

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WTF…. fired Sund and Pendergraph right now…. Whitesides still on the board. Are you kidding me…

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Duck is shivering lol

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Northcyde ,

Last comment was funny as hell. What do you think of our pick?

Najeh ,

Word, my brotha.

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FML!!! FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!FML!!!

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@WojYahooNBA says the Hawks are trading Damion James to the Nets.

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Alabi has foot problems thats why he’s not being picked.

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My guess is maybe they are trading down in the first round to pick Whiteside or Alabi with the #31 pick (currently owned by the Nets) so that they don’t have to commit as much salary.

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Im not made with the pick but i still wanted G. Vanquez..but, oh-well!! Welcome to the Hawks, Mr. James!!

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Freaking Marvin Jr.

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ALABI HAS FOOT PROBLEMS STOP MENTIONING HIM DAMN.

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hawks already traded him?? that was quick

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This allows the Hawks to get their big man and fill in another depth position and pay both players less than they would have paid James.

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This draft does say one thing, can we now tell these kids that falling for all this certain schools is the key to getting drafted garbage? Well except where ever John Calipiri coaches…

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Najeh,

How do u know that? Hasnt been mention on the draft..

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BOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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FIRE WOODY

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FIRE SUND!

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apparently we got #27 and #31 pick now…

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Damion James:::

Meets my criteria: (not that that make a hill o’ beans)
*he’s a basketball player
*he has ”competitive spirit” [warrior mentality]
Mary Ellen – think Rodman

Don’t try to label him.
Bilas said he can *guard* multiple pos.
Don’t dismiss that statement.
Think *Pippin
*Main thing = *guard* = *defense *[from above]…^…

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This is cheap pick this guy is a project not a lot of offence he will be sent to the minors. I just hope the Hawks have something up there sleeves because it looks were taking a step back.

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Either ESPN announcers don’t have a clue what’s going on, or the trade never happened. They’re still saying the Nets are on the clock….wtf…

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I don’t know if the Hawks really traded him

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Yep !

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YEZZZZZZZZZZIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

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you heard it here first!

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if they get a big then i like it

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Vasquez…No?

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Well, NJ Nets drafted Jordan Crawford for us … and giving us pick No. 31, probably a big if Alabi, Whiteside or the kid from Tulsa keeps slipping.

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Of course the Marshall center goes 30 : (

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Dunking on Lebron
Dunking on Lebron
Dunking on Lebron

Jor-dan Craw-ford

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Gotta give Sund a helluva lot of credit if he turns #24 into Crawford and Whiteside!

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Hawks have to go big at 31 though. Maybe they will take a chance on Hassan Whiteside or the other JJ (Jerome Jordan).

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What a stupid ass pick Jordan Crawford is garbage and undersized why not take the big guy 1st? The Hawks are the dumbest bunch of MF’s ever

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Good trade in my opinion. The Hawks go the guy they wanted from the start and they pick up an early second round pick. They might still be able to get the big that many on here want. Great move by Sund.

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Typo. I meant James

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Orlando or Wash will pick Whiteside there not stupid but the Hawks are

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Hawks just traded the pick and got the #27 and #31 pick, one of which is is jordan crawford, great job hawks.

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In my Florida Evans voice….DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!!!!

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Hmmmm, now which big do we grab?

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Do yall think the Nets just really wanted James, or did they not want to have to sign 2 more guys? Seems odd to only trade a few down but give up 2 picks.

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That’s exactly the case HoosierHawk.

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I don’t want Jordan Crawford to be like Jamal Crawford.

I want somebody to teach the kid to play defense FIRST THING. Jamal didn’t get taught until he came here, and we see how that works…

In the meantime, if he can do offense the way Jamal does, I ain’t mad at him!

I knew Orton would go…. Alabi, Varnado, Jerome Jordan, and Flip Flips are left over…which will it be, Hawks?

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On behalf of the Atlanta Hawks please accept this Moonie with the 27th pick and this middle finger with the 31st pick

Its time to rebuild guys, so keep your eyes on my middle finger.

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can my man lance stephenson get some love??

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A real 7′ prospect coming next? Good job Sund.

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Damn!

Jhan is that you?

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when you have a 7′ player on the board you got to take him

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Orlando just drafted another big man to go with Dwight Howard, the HAWKS will probably draft another forward to go with JAMES.

We traded his rights to New Jersey….

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truthspitter are you wrong about everything? dude just stfu so the rest of us can discuss the Hawks

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Lazar Hayward makes the first round cut. Hawks up next….

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It is I Big Ray! Had to stop by tonite & see what was happening. 2 real centers left on the board. Which one do we get?

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Here we go again Whiteside is not a stiff and he is available. The Hawks are so stupid if they choose a injured guy in Alabi over Whiteside or a 4 year guy in Jordan over Whiteside who only played 1 year. So, you know they will make wrong pick

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We stashin a Euro with this pick or the next one?

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Jhan ,

Hit me up on e-mail.

As for our pick, I say we get Whiteside or Jerome Jordan.

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Hawks take Alabi, Whiteside, or Varnado

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Whiteside or Jerome’s next

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The Hawks couldn’t have picked a better time to make a move…with all the reaches in the first round…We should be able to get talent at 31 and 53.

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Jordan Crawford has me excited!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XejLyk3kJZg

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WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are u serious

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oh crap … a EURO!

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Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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What a bunch of cheap stupid mutherphuckers the Hawks are

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OMG Hawks what are u doin

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Didnt Grandad put us on to him?

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And to make it worse, His rights are going to be sold to OKC? Do the Hawks need money?

We could have taken Whiteside, Varnado, Alabi, Jerome Jordan…Wow

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I hate the Hawks. The front office sucks. JJ, leave because we are a lost cause. The Hawks suck. The Hawks suck, The Hawks suck

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Ray,

What does the ASG need? Cash. He was sold, not traded

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Four 7 fters right there @ beginning of 2nd rd, who would’ve guessed?

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Garret Siler welcome back to the Hawks!

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A reacher center run & we’re not involved . This sucks .

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Wow Sund you could of had a great draft but u f’ed it up. WOW

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I’m with you Steel

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Damn, somebody I actually saw play in the Euro League!

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I think tonights Hawk maneuvering were straight money moves … the ESPN guys alluded to that fact (in general) when that GM guy was on: 1st rounders count against the cap hold, 2nd round guys don’t count vs. salary cap until they sign. So by trading Damion James to NJN for the No. 27 and 31st picks, the Hawks get a cheaper 1st round player (by slotting of salaries) and and a 2nd round guy who doesn’t count until he signs. ….then on top of that, by signing a Euro who will need a couple of years to develop, now he doesn’t count until he signs in a couple of years from now (at best)

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MC: Please explain this to us. Sund is an idiot. The Hawks suck.

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Great trade by Sund to move down, but…

f-cking ATROCIOUS pick. I have it on mute and I went off to eat so I don’t know whether the rumor is true that the Hawks are moving that pick to OKC, but if so, that’s even dumber. Dexter Pittman went one pick later. Solomon Alabi and Hassan Whiteside are still available. SECOND ROUND PICKS DO NOT REQUIRE GUARANTEED CONTRACTS. YOU DON’T LOSE ANY MONEY BY PICKING SOMEONE IN THE SECOND ROUND. You gotta be kidding me.

Jordan Crawford seems like a nice player. He ain’t going to make a huge difference one way or another though.

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WoW…

For money?

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“… you call him a risk/reward player, but in the second round, he’s all reward.”

–Jay Bilas, on Hassan Whiteside.

Get that, DASG and Rick Sund? Second round picks have NO RISK TIED TO THEM.

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That should be our project right there . I hate the Hawks ……. I wish I hated Hawks . I stayed up for this ?

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We dont want a 7 footer, we want a 6 foot 9 forward. Please someone explain this idiotic move to me.

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The Hawks deserve to be losers. I will cheer for JJ somewhere else next year, this is the biggest disaster ever. Sund I hope a poison snake bites you in your ass

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Dont tell me Jordan Crawford is supposed to be JJ’s immediate replacement, as we know JJ is going on to greener pastures with a contending team as a 2nd or 3rd option like he should be in the first place.

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Sounds like Memphis is broke too!

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I normally don’t get too bent out of shape about second-round picks, but when you have the first pick in the second round, that’s basically a free late first-rounder. Like I said, there’s no risk tied to that pick. It’s not like you are stuck paying him for several years if he turns out to be a dud. Maybe none of these big men pan out, but what do you lose by drafting someone and giving him a shot?

Tibor Pleiss wouldn’t have been higher than my 5th or 6th choice, definitely not over Whiteside or Pittman, but sh-t, at least bring him into training camp and give him a shot. Trading him for cash pretty much confirms all the accusations of cheapness that the fan base throws at the ownership.

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Great trade by Sund. Why get a project big? Do u people really want another Solo?

Resign Joe Smith, RandMo, and J. Collins. They are all seasoned (2 of them are) and they cost NOTHING. Resign our VETS for NOTHING and let Drew implement Collins as appropriate. He obviously can be utilized better than our previous coach…Whatever his name was…..

FIRE WOODY

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Jerome Jordan is still out there so who knows? He’s bigger than so of the other prospects you all wanted and he’s more pro ready now which is what we need.

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Najeh,

Co-sign. And I won’t believe otherwise unless we pick up a guy at #53. And I mean an american, not some “stash and forget” guy from another country. We never get any use out of that. The most we got so far was cash for David Andersen, and we didn’t even use it.

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I wonder if Tiny Gallon will drop to #53.

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SOMEONE PLEASE FILL ME IN WHAT JUST HAPPENED???????

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Well I’ll be Dawg-gone.

I had Tibor nailed
&
now this.

1st James = okay
then
the trade = hot dang Dawg !

Then my boy Teebore Plice
$ sold $
I’m out, may not be back.
I can’t take it any more.

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Najeh,

Good thought. Hope Sund and his minion share it…

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We got cash for a pick we wouldnt use..I wanted Whiteside or Jerome but maybe they didnt look good enough in workouts to be with us so we got cash for them..thats not a bad idea..that cash may come in handy to bring someone over..and remember u guys, Siler is still out there..hopefully Sund has something up his sleave where a center is concern.

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Maybe that rumor trade about Hawks/Wizards might be true that Chill will be going to Wizards and we pick up Mckee(?)

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The Hawks must like losing fans

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FAIL = Rick Sund

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Several Eastern Conf. teams that were worse than the Hawks last year will be better this year because of the “class of 2010″ …The Hawks Ownership knows this and is planning for a season where they are more comfortable, battling it out for a 7th-8th seed and a first round exit.

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The Hawks will avg 11,000 fans next season.

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“SOMEONE PLEASE FILL ME IN WHAT JUST HAPPENED???????”

Hawks picked Texas F Damion James with their original #24 pick. They moved it to the Nets for the #27 (first round) and the #31 (second round). They picked Jordan Crawford with the #27 and Tibor Pleiss with the #31. They sold Pleiss’ rights to the Thunder for cash.

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That dang 7 foot 16 year old German could have been picked at #53. Not the 1st pick in the 2nd round!

Sund = Dingleberry

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If I’m the Hawks, I’m trading the #53 pick and one of the second round picks from next year to move up in this round.

Varnado and Jerome Jordan are still there. i would like to see us get one of those guys. I am even okay with Lawal if he is there at #53.

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The Hawks just lost this fan.

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and there is more good news!!!

CP3 might be traded to Orlando for Nelson and Carter. Oh Joy

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MC thanks

anyone got a clue yet as to what to expect yet. allen pays 2 mil for a second rounder. we sell even though we have needs to fill on the roster.

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STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
They averaged that last year when they were winning. It’s said because they would attract a better crowd away than they did at home.

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I think my secondary team (The OKC Thunder) might have just became my primary team.

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big ray I woudlnt be shocked if the Hawks took Pape Sy with the 53rd pick. They brought him in twice so he might be the pick.

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“CP3 might be traded to Orlando for Nelson and Carter. Oh Joy”

I don’t think the Hornets would be dumb enough to do that; it wouldn’t even save them money.

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I think the drafting of Crawford maybe a signal that Joe is leaving…

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Well Varnado will be a starter with Miami next year

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The Heat come away with Jarvis Varnado and Dexter Pittman in Round 2 with non-guaranteed contracts. They incur no financial liability if either one doesn’t pan out.

The Hawks come away with enough money to buy a couple of houses in Alpharetta.

One team has a plan; the other team doesn’t.

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will somebody tell the spirit group that nobody in their right mind would invest their money with this group of idiots. they are bankrupt in the head, and the heat drafts VARNARDO and BUTLER. their second round can play in the nba.

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“RESIGN OUR VETS LIKE COLLINS AND JOE SMITH. THEY COST NOTHING AND LIKE THE ATL. WE HAVE OUR YOUNG BIGS IN ZAZA AND HORFORD”

Do you really think Collins and Joe Smith, based on what you saw of them this year, are better players than the bigs who have gone in the second round so far?

My recollection is that Cheeseburger Collins could barely moved and committed a foul a minute, while Joe Smith had little left outside of his mid-range jump shot.

Maybe none of those second round big men end up panning out. But how does it hurt to just bring them into summer league with no financial liability and see whether or not they are good?

By the way, these second round big men would cost nothing too.

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The B.A.S.G. does it again smh

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At this pace, Alabi might still be there. He must have been a total head case during workouts.

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And the Heat still have one more 2nd round pick.

With them basically gutting their team to try to sign some big names, all 4 of those 2nd round picks may make the team and play.

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“There’s still a chance that one of those centers that everyone was drooling about, will be available at #53. But because they’ve fallen so far, you really have to question how good those guys really are. I’ve always said that most of those guys weren’t worth worrying about.”

You’re right… even when it comes to guys like Whiteside and Pittman, who knows how good they will be. I’m not so p-ssed that those guys won’t be wearing Hawks uniforms. I’m mainly p-ssed at the message the DASG is sending, which is blatantly that they care more about money than assembling the best collection of players possible.

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time to play “guess that european country” from which the hawks will choose a player with the upcoming pick.

My guess is Bulgaria.

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Six picks left. Solomon Alabi and Grandad’s boy Brian Zoubek are still on the board.

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Six picks left until the Hawks, I mean.

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f*ck larry drew, f*ck rick sund, f*ck the ASG as a staff, front office, and a mother f*ckin’ crew. if you wanna be down with the hawks, f*ck you too. chino xl, f*ck you too!

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Not sure if I wanna see the Bucks again next year??

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I’m guessing Alexei Shyved from Russia or Zoubec

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Stanley Robinson is still available out of UConn

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It’s official, Trade S&T Joe b/c Jordan Crawford is better!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XejLyk3kJZg

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“Grab your glocks if you see Belkin…”

lmao

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Well there goes the kid from FSU smh

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This organization is such a mess. They don’t care about winning, they only care about making money, which is okay but to make money sometimes you have to spend money. I wish Commissioner David Stern would make the ASG sell this franchise to an owner who knows how to run a NBA franchise. Dumb ass owners.

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What about harangody?

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Solomon Alabi just went off the board.

If the Hawks are going to pick a big man now, it’s between Zoubek and Art Parakhouski.

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Maybe we get Stanley Robinson but damn smh

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I hope Joe Johnson leaves this sorry ass franchise and win a championship with the Knicks, Bulls or Nets f@ck the Hawks!!!

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Magnum Rolle… I would have picked that guy just for the name. He should be a Bond villain or something.

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I’m just going to throw up!!

If ASG does not sell this franchise, we will have to experience this same crap over and over. SOMEONE PUHLEEZE BUY THIS TEAM!!!!!

Having to sell a draft pick is so embarrassing! ASG must be a joke around the league. If you cannot fund a team, get OUT OF THE BUSINESS, you jerks!!

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lol@porn stars getting drafted

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booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooobooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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@ Najeh…
LOL, or a non premium champagne at a VIP room in one of Atlanta’s strip clubs!

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pap smear ?

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Someone called Pape Sy like 20 picks ago. Whoever that was gets props from me.

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Pape Sy = ROY

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“LOL, or a non premium champagne at a VIP room in one of Atlanta’s strip clubs!”

LMAO… I actually liked Mac-Town’s theory the best… Magnum Rolle is a nice porn star name.

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Well I called it earlier big ray. I knew they liked Pape Sy . It is what it is

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Should have taken Mikhail Torrance

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lol@they just said he was garbage even in some french church league didnt they?

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Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaase give Pape Sy a chance to play and make the team. Don’t dump him in Europe for the next few years.

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Somebody who goes undrafted is gonna end up being a 10 yr vet, watch! Won’t be for us of course though.

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Well this was a rollercoaster of a draft for the Hawks. Tense in the beginning…everyone got excited by the trade…then these nicompoops sell the first pick in the second round and go for ? with the last pick.

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Its so hard to support this team with moves like this. We take a guy who wasnt even good in some league I never heard of. Is BK still making the picks?

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Hawks were so impressed with what “Air France” Mickael Pietrus did to us, they just had to go and get a fellow frenchman…

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Dwight Howard is going to whupp Daniel Orton’s A$$, that is too funny.

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Pape Sy > Marvin Williams

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The blog feels so deflated now…can’t wait for an explanation from the Hawks on this draft.

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Is it football season yet?

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Don’t Forget that Sirgey Gladyr is coming over for summer League. He might stay…

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i told you the hawks were gonna draft another forward. i guess BILLY KNIGHT must have taken over RICK SUNDS body. hate to say i told you so.

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So… how is the jersey situation going to work out next year assuming Jamal isn’t traded? Do they go with “Crawford” and “J. Crawford”, like how Chipper and Andruw went with “Jones” and “A. Jones” for the Braves? Do they go to “Ja. Crawford” and “Jo. Crawford”? Do they just list their full names on the back of their jerseys?

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Ja. Crawford
Jo. Crawford

probably that one.

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Thank You Atlanta Hawks for once again not drafting anyone over 6′9 im not saying any of those centers could compete with Dwight Howard down low but did the dismantling of our team in the playoffs prove that we need an inside force I mean do these guys even study tape on anyone?

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J’aimerais remercier les Faucons d’Atlanta, Rick Sund, et Larry A Dessiné pour le dessin me et permettant à me dans cette Ligue. Je ferai mon mieux prendre l’endroit du William de Marvin de buste de brouillon.

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Après la moitié d’une saison avec moi, vous oublierez complètement Joe Johnson. Je suis l’embrayage et il est un aucun spectacle dans les match décisifs.

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Bouldin to PHX?

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Typical draft from the Hawks. We needed a center and we get a sg and a 6′7 power forward. SMGDH

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The atlanta hawks picks are like cow manure 2 fertilize the earth.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!

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Now all you have to do is trade my sorry azz (and Mo Evans) and sign one of those quality undrafted guards like Sherron Collins, Jerome Randle, or Mikhail Torrance!

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Atlanta Colporte des ventilateurs n’a pas de foi dans moi, mais j’amènerai un championnat à la ville d’Atlanta.

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Well it doesn’t matter now 2012 is almost here.
THE END OF THE WORLD.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!

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THREE DRAFT PICKS 27# 31# 53# not one big man drafted how retarted are ASG and rick sund.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!

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Psychic Forecast: Hawks bring in a few interesting guys for summer league, only for them to lose spots to Randolph Morris and Mario West on the last day.

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This crawford guy is like rodney monroe who the hawks drafted in the early 90’s 3 year from now will be playing ball over in europe.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!

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DON’T BUY TICKETS!! HOLD OUT FOR BETTER OWNERSHIP!!!!!!!!!
crider is right, this BS is just going to continue until ownership changes hands. Every year it’s going to be early playoff exits (if we make it) and be pissed all over again.Joe will wise up and leave and it wouldn’t shock me if Horford ultimately demanded a trade.

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We guys thanks for staying up. I am really overwhelmed with tonight’s draft! Wow! Im gonna get a beer and just kind of let this one soak in. I suggest you do the same.

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My legacy is still intact!

http://www.bullz-eye.com/paulsen/2007/0307.htm

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Who’s the worst GM in the NBA?

By: John Paulsen (jpaulsen@bullz-eye.com)

03/07/2007

Paulsen Home / Sports Channel / Bullz-Eye Home
ALSO: Got an opinion on who is the NBA’s worst GM? Let’s hear it at The Scores Report!

Over lunch, I asked a friend of mine, “Who’s the worst GM in the NBA?”

His answer?

“Besides Isiah Thomas?”

Over the past few years, Thomas has certainly staked his claim as the very worst in franchise management, but I don’t think it’s fair to rush to judgment. There are some other perennially awful teams in the league, and in most cases, poor management is to blame. So who else should be in the conversation? I came up with a list of nine GMs who are leading teams that have gotten appreciably worse (or haven’t improved much) over the last few seasons:

Isiah Thomas (Knicks), Kevin McHale (Timberwolves), Billy King (Sixers), Billy Knight (Hawks), Danny Ainge (Celtics), Rick Sund (Sonics), Chris Mullin (Warriors), Bernie Bickerstaff (Hornets) and Larry Harris (Bucks).

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Outside of Dick Motta here is Sund’s legacy for Coaching Hires

♦ 2. John McLeod (Dallas, 1987-89): Also a veteran coach who had reached the finals with Phoenix. In his first season with Dallas, McLeod coached the team into the Western Conference finals (Sund’s only conference finals appearance). But the Mavs failed to make the playoffs the following year and Sund surprisingly fired him only 11 games into the 1989-90 season. GRADE: C.

♦ 3. Richie Adubato (Dallas, 1989-93). This started a string of colossal failures by Sund. Adubato mostly had been an assistant, with one unsuccessful year as head coach in Detroit. He made the playoffs in his first season with Dallas but exited quickly. In the next two-plus seasons, the Mavericks went 52-141. He was fired after a 2-27 start in 1992-93. GRADE: F.
Quinn Buckner made the mistake of trying to emulate the ways of Bob Knight, his former college coach.

Quinn Buckner made the mistake of trying to emulate the ways of Bob Knight, his former college coach.

♦ 4. Gar Heard (Dallas, 1993): He took over as interim in 1993 and couldn’t stop the downward spiral. Record: 9-44. GRADE: Incomplete.

♦ 5. Quinn Buckner (Dallas, 1993-94): The grease fire of Sund’s hires. Buckner, who had no coaching experience, attempted to replicate the dictatorial ways of his college coach, Bob Knight. Didn’t go well. Dallas started the season 1-23 and finished 13-69. When it was over, Sund was gone too. GRADE: F.

♦ 6. Doug Collins (Detroit, 1995-98): Collins had a decent coaching run in Chicago but couldn’t win a title. He was replaced by his assistant, some guy named Phil Jackson. Collins lost in the first round twice in two seasons with the Pistons, then was fired in year three following a 21-24 start. GRADE: C.

♦ 7. Alvin Gentry (Detroit, 1998-00): Gentry is having a great run with Phoenix in the Western Conference finals. That wasn’t the case in Detroit. He mostly was a well-traveled assistant (save for one season as head coach in Miami) before he took over for Collins. The Pistons missed the playoffs in that first year and made a quick postseason exit the following season. Gentry was gone after a 28-30 start in 2000-01. GRADE: C-minus.

♦ 8. George Irvine (Detroit, 2000-01): Sund’s time in Detroit clearly was running out (the Pistons hired Joe Dumars as vice president of basketball operations in 2000). Hiring Irvine didn’t help his cause. Irvine’s record: 46-60. After the season, he and Sund both were gone. GRADE: F.
Bob Weiss represented one of Sund’s biggest coaching mistakes.

Bob Weiss represented one of Sund’s biggest coaching mistakes.

♦ 9. Nate McMillan (Seattle, 2001-05): Sund inherited McMillan, who had taken over as interim the previous season. He kept him. The Sonics made the playoffs in two of the next four seasons and won 52 games and a division title in 2004-05. But after the season, he opted to leave for Portland, taking a reported five-year, $30 million offer over Seattle’s four-year, $18 million deal. GRADE: B.

♦ 10. Bob Weiss (Seattle, 2005-06): The only explanation is that when McMillan left, Sund went insane. Bob Weiss? He was fired after 30 games (13-17). GRADE: F.

♦ 11. Bob Hill (Seattle, 2006-07). A step up from Weiss. But not by much. Totals: 53-81 in a season and a half, no playoffs. Neither Hill nor Sund (who had several draft mistakes in Seattle) survived. GRADE: D.

Many believe Sund had it right when he said the Hawks needed a new coach to take them to the next level. To find that guy, he’ll need a bit of a turnaround.

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x-Mac-Town-x (West Macon’s Finezt) if Mario makes this team next year I’m done with the Hawks and switching to the Thunder. I wonder what the summer league roster will look like. Knowing the Hawks some guys are going to play well only to have the Hawks not offer them a contract.

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That was a terrible sequence of events. I wonder if every hawks fan chipped in 20 dollars if WE could buy the team. I really hope that we have a better off season than that draft.

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RICK SUND ATLEAST I DRAFTED CHILL, JOSH, HORFORD.

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we should have kept the 31st pick nd drafted Alabi. But 3 mill cash isnt bad…if we actually use it…

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I don’t know a whole lot about basketball, or the NBA draft for that matter, but I have enjoyed following the Hawks for the last several years now but what I think is kind of disappointing is that the team is one solid move away from having a true championship contender, but they don’t have the FO or the ownership to get it done. If we did a sign & trade to lose JJ, then did the same to get one of the big time bigs on the FA market this offseason, & slipped Joe Crawford into JJ’s spot, I think this team instantly improves from where it was last year, which was pretty good in it’s own right.

I don’t really understand the uproar about the draft tonight though. If the Hawks really targeted Jordan Crawford as the player they wanted, did they not really just make a move to get the guy they wanted AND get some cash back in the process? Sure, when you’re talking about our ownership, it reaks of being cheap, but let’s be honest about the likelihood of any of the bigs we could’ve drafted there ever being more than a last ditch option off the bench. If we had a FO we trusted, I think I really wouldn’t mind the move, b/c it would tell me they got the guy they wanted and got cash to use later.