Atlanta Hawks: How much have injuries really hurt them?

FIRST

FIRE LD
FIRE SUND
FIRE WOODY
FIRE GEARON

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Hawks are winning the ship!!!!!!

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one^^^

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Brittney Sykes in the McDonald’s High School All American Dunk contest tonight on ESPN ll..She’s only 5′9″,HUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got to see this!

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Room on the bench, room on the court. Injuries allowed Teague and particularly Smith to mature and showed realm value of Zsa Zsa. Drafting too many similar players was an error, if Williams can stay healthy he might grow as well. Bayless and others knock James’ finishing ability. I wonder how JJ stacks up against Lebron in the clutch basket category?

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steve brown
March 26th, 2012
7:50 pm

Check http://www.82games.com

BEFORE JJ went on a tear during March he was FIFTH in ppg in the clutch with .471 shooting average from the field.

The stats which are available are only up to the 15th of February.

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FTPB

Grandmaster JeJe: interesting that you thought my comment regarding brevity -vs- novels were pertaining to you. Not even close … If you’re nothing – you’re brief. LOL at yourself honey bear, you never crossed my mind.

I was referring to the whole page posters that say the same thing for 5 years straight or, fall into that vein. I’ve been guilty of being long winded, (I can improve on that) however, I rarely say the same thing twice. I just enjoy all the different writing styles and fresh opinions.

Like the bloginator says: I looks like you already said that. Even the software get’s tired of posting duplicitous comments. LOL
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I think the injuries have allowed other player to shine. Since you do anything about being hurt, it sure is nice to see others step up and keep this thing rolling.

Drew and Sund should just stop pointing to the obvious: INJURIES and applaud the team for it’s winning ways. If their team goes farther in the playoffs Drew should be extended, but Sund should pack his “lame duck” duffle bag and, be on his way. The ASKG should all leave the State of Georgia, tie their long reaching arm behind their backs, and hire a REAL GM to build a champion with no limits.

Let the Real GM either extend or replace Drew without interference from them.

Let’s Go Hawks!!!!!!!!!
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Sorry to hear about Amare’ … Call Joe whatever names we like, he plays hard hurt or hobbled and shows up to play every night, neary a peep or complaint. I’ll take Joe’s contract over Amare’s all day long. Forget about three years from now, “I wanna’ be rich” and win a championship this year. The hella with next year, I might be dead by then$n. LOL

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dawgnole carry over, did the bulls in a one point win and the spurs struggle in a three point win the same night we struggled to a three point win against all dregs or did they win. oh did the clips struggle against the hornets or lose? dude a win is a win and prbably on the court in the nba most games are struggles.

i see you are now an honorary member via the gold admiral member of the charlie sheen winners club.

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“Grandmaster JeJe: interesting that you thought my comment regarding brevity -vs- novels were pertaining to you. Not even close … If you’re nothing – you’re brief. LOL at yourself honey bear, you never crossed my mind.”

Sounds good!

Seems like everyone is hating on me these days for telling the truth, albeit with EMOTION.

Cheers Miss Mary

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DawgNole,

Keep tearing it up on here. LMAO. Tell the world the truth

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Do You!

Grandmaster JeJe

You know you’re my boy! Do your thing … They did it, its your turn now. Last I checked, this was a public forum where all opinions are welcome and appreciated.

If they don’t like you tell them to:

GET YOUR SCROLL ON – bruh.

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i dont think the ball stagnates as often. this will be a really good chance for teague to go off if drew doesnt hold him back & he decides to be aggressive. he seems more intent on outscoring the opposing point guard when he does show aggression. http://bit.ly/GDYGvu

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Knicks up 57-56 with 5:47 left in the 3rd..A nail biter?

Cmon Woody!

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Hey, slimjr. … I love my Knicks too! My dad was born @ Manhattan General Hospital. Penmanship or Wordsmith – ing?

“odd how folks condemn wins if they arent done in the right fashion. win’s count and i dont think the spurs or bulls are giving last nights back against lesser opponents any more than we should here” -doc-

> Well, I NEVER heard Kobe apologize for any wins. Nor, have I heard the last season Bulls apologize for their 61 wins amidst the MVP chants for DRose on the road nor at home in Chicago. So, neither should the competing Hawks. __________

“anyway this is a blog with a lot of different styles including pompous, dmb, gdad or anal, do as you wish. me i slept well last night.” -doc-

> Surely doc, who has been defending his inability to spell or spell check for the past two days and beyond, has not resorted to throwing uninvolved parties under an old broken down Greyhound Bus?

If I am not mistaken, doc refers to Grand-Daddy and DMB as garnering a “pompus” or “anal” writing or communication style? I find this quite laughable, considering the source – to say the very least. If I have mis-interpreted doc, then I surely digress.

To doc’s credit, however, the smart phones aren’t so smart when auto-fill, auto-correct, touch screen keyboards and

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Injuries have not hurt them as much as their play.

Management has hurt more than any injury, including Al Horford

If Drew & Sund were worried about job security, then Sund should have requested funds to secure players and Drew better management of available talent.

Remember, after Horford got hurt the Hawks held the fort together.

Their play against over 500 teams is their biggest downfall.

Failure of Drew to keep the bench chemistry together when Hinrich came back destroyed the momentum the bench had developed.

Sund miserable GM work did nothing to improve team personnel

Frankly, they are looking for an excuse to fall back on, once the Hawks don’t get out the first round…….PERIOD!

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doc LOL! You cracking on GM-JeJe caps and you NEVER use any at all? Two kettle pots pointing? Bow out doc, while you can … Leave the lid on that can with all your iphone typos galore. LMAOROFKTCSMH

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drmary, how long do you believe Amare’ will be out with this bulging disk? Is it a possible season ending injury?

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TMAC has had a ton of that bulging disk stuff, it’s not a good thing.

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On another note, the 76ers and the Celtics now have the same record. This playoff race is confusing.

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JR Smith with 9 rebounds! That’s what Joe needs to do, help the bigs rebound the ball…

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DawgNole

Not sure what you’re arguing about. All I did was caution a poster (might’ve been Najeh, who’s as knowledgeable as anyone on here) against assuming the Hawks had an easier path because the schedule lightens up a bit. I pointed out that we’ve STRUGGLED against the dregs–and we have. Again, I didn’t say we LOST to them–or that a win isn’t a win. In the final analysis, take a look at the Hawks’ 45-year history in ATL. Have they won any championships? Afraid not. Have they made it past the third round of the playoffs? Nope. Have they made it past the second round of the playoffs? Nada. Those are the things (championships especially) that define success when you’ve been around as long as the Hawks have been in ATL. And until the team wins a title, I’ll continue to be extremely cautious about predicting victories–even over the scrubs. You’d be well-advised to do the same if you truly are a fan.

ETHER!!!! Damn. Plus you are ARTICULATE.

you dtno tpe like thsi with hideuos typos and memaingless bableb

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doc
March 26th, 2012
9:21 pm

dmb he mistakes caps for content.

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GOOD JOB! Zero typos!

If you think I lack content, you clearly are AN ANAL MINDED MORON

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Runner-: “Maybe if a native Atlantan or someone who actually cares about the city were to buy the Hawks things would be different, but until the passion is shown by the owners, very little passion will be shown by many average fans out there.”
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Passionate ownership would help, but the team also sorely needs keen basketball minds and wise draft picks to build a real winner–and ultimately a champion. A shame that we’re still talking about the strategy for building a champion 45 years after this “project” began.

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*YAWN*

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One thing it seems to me on this blog – No matter if the Hawks won the NBA Championship this season, some would still complain.

They would say things like:

- Why did it take so long?

- It was a weak year for other teams – It was a fluke

- Well, what does it matter, we’re going to lose Josh anyway

- We’ll never repeat

- We have no young players in the pipeline

And on and on.

Sometimes I think we have fans of other teams who just happen to post on a Hawks blog. We’re 30-20 with an injury to an All Star, and have played well against some good competition recently. It’s a fact, no matter how negative we want to be.

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I mean last I checked, isn’t Denver pounding on the Bulls tonite – the same team we lost to in Denver by 1 point, and only lost on a blown layup? (Chicago may be ahead by now, haven’t checked in a while, just sayin’…).

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“A shame that we’re still talking about the strategy for building a champion 45 years after this “project” began.”

DawNole, your quote is a “CLASSIC” dude.. It is beyond belief that this franchise has not even been to a freaking Eastern Conference Final???????????????? Forget Championship? WOW!

At least others here want to win a ring and aren’t just grateful we have been beating up on wack teams like we do every year.

Yo Worldwide Clyde, are you distributing FIRE WOODY shirts Friday? I’d like 1

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If we would have lost like the Heat have on back to back nites, there would be panic and gore all over this blog…

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Slim – Great! That is hilarious.

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We are back at 6th in the standings… dang

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Grandmaster JeJe (GM): “At least others here want to win a ring and aren’t just grateful we have been beating up on wack teams like we do every year.”
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Yeah, there are a few of us on here, thank goodness, although we’re usually drowned out by the indignant (and ignorant) ones who just can’t comprehend our “negativity” when we take the team to task for doing dumb things.

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gm jeje, i know it is part of your grand scheme to under mine the hawks accomplishments only the discerning eye wees clearly that there are only two teams in the east that could hold up in the west based on their play thus far this year, the bulls and the pacers, the only teams with less than 5 losses in head to head competition. fortunately, none of the teams in the east have to worry about the west until the very end and hope they have worn themselves out by then. so, what is your point if it is true for all teams in the east really except the bulls?

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Dawgnole – I want a Championship if you’ve followed this blog for any length of time at all, you know that. So ok, you complain about the past. Why not wait until we’re bounced from the playoffs to complain.

Complain one really good time about the past 45 years, that I’m assuming you’ve been alive, and been a Hawks fan like I have (at least for about 40 years of it). Then live in the present dude, not in the past – can’t change it no how.

I’m living in the reality of we lost Al, and we’re competing better than at anytime since the late 90’s in my opinion. Better than the 53-29 season when we were great against bad teams, and pretty bad against most good teams.

‘Nique never won a championship. But i still liked the ‘Nique years. Same with Mutombo, Smith and Blaylock.

But reading the same bloggers month after month predicting blowout after blowout, which rarely comes to pass, and saying 46 years and no ECF blah, blah blah – Just get it out 1 good time – Can’t change the past – no need to be bitter about it – let’s just see if they can win it this season or next.

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Dawgnole – I guess we can both agree we want a Championship in the ATL! With the Hawks!

The rest is just repeating we haven’t been to a ECF in 46 years dozens of different ways, dozens of different times, but with the same result.

So I just enjoy the team, and root for a Championship – the rest is out of my hands. And yours to.

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easy schedule helped but team still needs improvement if they are going to win a playoff game or series.thats why players such as a quality center should have been added.rick sund has done nothing to improve the team.it’s been 5 years and the hawks have gone backward and are still struggling, nuff said, long way to go to compete with the playoff teams.

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“ETHER!!!! Damn. Plus you are ARTICULATE.” JeJe

I’m strangely turned on by the blooming bromance between you two.

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“Knicks WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7-1 under Woody! Carmelo went for 28/12.. 12-12 from the line!

Go Woody! Huge Win!”

Slimjr

You’re turning into that 76ers troll. Nobody cares about the Knicks on a HAWKS blog–only Woody sympathizers do.

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Mary Ellen & doc

Yawl make sure and don`t make any typos when dicussing
Amare`s bulging diks.

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*disk

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Big Lou speaks for nobodys….Drum roll please…….

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World Wide= what you talkin bout Willis?

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as an older guy i dread going from dessicated to rudimentary to obliterated. nothing left except excinerated.

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“It’s rare to find Hawks fans who actually want to win rings. Most people here are raving about a winning streak against mostly the worst teams in the league. Others see the big picture.

It’s also nice to see some people here actually know how to write and take the time to articulately convey a point rather than spewing out garbage a 2nd grader could’ve written more properly.” JeJe

Hey man, why do you think I was aroused? I agree with you. In all serious, I’m just giving friendly banter. We agree on most things; I’m just more humorous with it.

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“No matter if the Hawks won the NBA Championship this season, some would still complain.”

Haha I wouldn’t go that far. To be honest if they make the ECF I think about 90% of the negativity would stop, at least for about a year. Until they do that, though, some amount of negativity is justified.

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“he’s out for the regular season, remote possibility to return for playoffs. i’m thinking he’s done.” MC

Another year of elimination within the first couple rounds of the playoffs. Womderful…

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9/7(39-games) in playoff competition was not going to get them out of the 2nd round anyway….Comp too good..

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HawkEye= A mind of Reason!

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thanks for checking but it gave me the dreaded duplicate for a long post. once there there doesnt seem to be any escape.

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I really think Sund has never accomplished much in his career but have to give him credit on creating a decent bench on the cheap,now if LD used the bench like he should we would be better off. I give JS & JTa lot of credit.JJ has played better but is inconsistent & usually disappears against the better teams.

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From previous blog:

Rod,

Tell me something:

Apart from the first round where we faced a team (ORL) we had already beaten in the regular season without Jamal last year AND that we beat again this year, making it now – as you well said a couple of days ago, a potentially good match up for us – where did Jamal’s offensive prowess, and that will be sore rely missed, help us against the Bulls?

You said that we will lose in the first round because we will miss Jamal BUT at the same time said that the best possible opponent for us would the very same team (ORL) which you use as the measuring stick of Jamal’s playoff worth?

I say that Jamal’s playoff worth was what he showed against CHI.

Streaky guy who had one good game and another decent/good in six whilst being thoroughly beaten on D by every guy he faced from Rose to CJ to Brewer to Bogans to Korver.

Jamal was no more the focus of the CHI defense than were Al, Josh and JJ. That’s what CHI does to win games. THEY PLAY D.

And that is what we are now playing even when we have sub-par talent on the floor.

That is how we beat CHI, MIA and OKC this season. With D not by trying to outscore those teams.

CHI and MIA rely heavily on D (that’s why they continue to win even when they miss key players) and none of these two ball clubs give substantial minutes to completely one dimensional players.

Yes, guys like Jamal, JR Smith, Louis Williams can be effective and important but you cannot rely on them.

Reliance on D is paramount for playoff success, then you need brilliant coaching to use offense-only players in the right usage levels.

By the way – Jamal seems headed yet again to an early holiday and playoffs on TV and got NO interest from major players at the deadline even with POR shopping him hard.

If we fall on the first round it will not prove anything about us missing or not missing Jamal.

If that happens the main reason will probably be Josh eventual regression / re-emergence of his immaturity.

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doc thanks … normally I`m a pretty good speller.

disc … much better … got it … thanks.

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I swear I did not do that on purpose.

Freudian slip !

Seriously, I made a real typo.

I`m so ashamed.

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“No matter if the Hawks won the NBA Championship this season, some would still complain.”

No

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“No matter if the Hawks won the NBA Championship this season, some would still complain.”

Well unfortunately for Hawks fans that theory will not be tested anytime soon…

Maybe in 10-20-30 years perhaps?

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On the upcoming games:

I think we will lose all 4 games or maybe go 1-3.

Just 1 day to rest after three nights and 4 OTs and traveling again.

MIL are now a faster team with Ellis – although he is struggling a bit – so they will probably try to go fast tempo and our legs will probably falter.

Look for Delfino to be subbed rather quickly by Luc Mbah a Moute who is a notoriously effective defender on JJ.

Ilyasova seems to ALWAYS cause us problems.

Also, MIL already laid an egg last night against NYK with a putrid game. Usually teams bounce back.

Next in line, on a back to back: CHI (even without Rose they have been beating competitive teams, although last night the varnish came out).

Then NYK and PHI… very complicated stretch to play with tired legs.

We will need J-Smoove at his best level (25-12-5-2-2) on .500 shooting and JJ at the same pace he is now which is probably a bit too much to hope for against CHI and PHI’s D.

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Which would give us 39-27 – equivalent to 48/49 wins on a normal season.

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doc, the ownership spent 2milion on a steak house?

Maybe they should have spent that on players to help them get to a finals?

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The War of Attrition!

Typically head coaches shorten their rotations to 8 – 9 players, for the play off championship quest. That is the general flawed consensus. But really deep teams like those of the ”80’s always had sniper, rebounders, and defensive specialist buried from 10-13. These guys would come in on que and remedy the starters and deliver the wins and thus the rings.

Look at what Doc Rivers Did in Boston with Big Baby and Lil” Nate just a few championships ago. It worked for them as it did those great teams back in the day.

It literally becomes a war of attrition, the healthiest, deepest and most skilled team has the best chance to win it this year as well. Some teams, like the Suns made a surprising run to the WCF and almost upset The Lakers for the championship game, but came up short. The mistake their GM and owner made was: they saw their glass as half full when, in reality it was half empty. They should have made a substantial upgrade to stay in the championship hunt, instead they low balled Amare’ and digressed from there.

Here’s my point: The Hawks, albeit without Al Horford, has the deepest bench of reserves in recent memory. However, the glaring hole is the 5 spot. The GM and owner has refused to address this issue and will be sent home for it. Unless Ivan can emulate Big Baby and, without Horford, we can not do what the recent Celtics did and grab that ring.

Bottom line is the ASKG have not supplied the groceries. The only we have a shot is other contender lose key players to injury at the 5 spot. Either way, the injuries have uncovered what our bench is capable of: the question is will coach Drew push the right buttons and extend the rotation to 10-12 players deep. It is a war of attrition: the last man standing and, the survival of the fittest.

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drmaryb.[*_*].

Nate was not involved in the championship run.

BOS’ bench did count on several veteran players and bench specialists. Most notably Powe, PJ Brown, Cassell, Eddie House, Posey, Tony Allen, … that 11 men deep.

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actually dmb, it was not nate who was on the knicks bench but the brother in law of bibby that used to come off the bench as a sniper, residing in heat land last year, in their championship year. lil nate only lasted one shaq season in boston. not sure but i dont think he even made it to their post season roster.

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Seeing RED!

“doc, the ownership spent 2milion on a steak house?” -slimjr-
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Beat that drum slimjr until a hole appears. This is the type of non basketball related revenue that irks the hard core fans! We don’t go to the Arena to eat over priced, poisoned steaks – we don’t want none!

Give uS some real beef – a bonafide big man. How long must we cry out in pain?

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Thanks doc, I totally forgot about Eddie House.
Melvin from yesterday, also thanks for the Doc Rivers correction, I forgot he coached for The Magic and was fired and landed in Boston before the big three revealed the NEW MODEL to the trophy case.

You guys are awesome. We keep each other on point, that’s good for everyone.

Keep it coming fellas! We finally got a decent bench, then a key starter goes down! Tough luck!

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Grandad, you are not the only one talking about bulging… disks.

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yeah slimj, i know and i bought into it for years. the man who did the research to get fluoridation in immediately realized his error and spent the rest of his life trying to undo what he had wrought. fluoride deposits in your pineal glands affect sleep as well. yup calcified. now, think products with phosphorus is going to save bones? another hoax for the malady of “osteoporosis”, that exercise and good bone soups wont cure, served by fosamax and similar drugs that only poison good cells and make the bone brittle for worse fractures, dont change fracture rates significantly and the phosphorus integrates into the bone to make it look better and more dense. uh dont get me started, but i think you did. heh heh

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way too funny najeh.

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with the advent of the tech world disc’s became disk’s i guess. back in the old days of school i think it was a disc out of alignment could give pain to the lower back and extremities. maybe there was a freudian reason.

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Back to MC’s topic: I actually think injuries have helped the Hawks in some ways. Losing Al has brought Zaza to the fore, and while he’s not perfect, he has definitely stepped up his game. Losing Joe for 6 games made Smoove the center of the offense, and I believe that’s what brought Kirk and Teague together as starters–a lineup that seems to work quite well. And Joe’s return has pushed Marvin to the bench, hopefully for the rest of the season, because he does seem much more consistent coming off the bench (we saw some of that last year, but then LD put him back in the starting lineup.)
Also, there was a quote from Joe where he said he thought being out helped him see his team and his role on the team better–and if his performance since his return is any indication, then maybe it did. (Also, I don’t think Ivan would have emerged so rapidly if not for injuries.)
And I think LD is a better coach than he was before all this. He seems more willing to stick with what works (eg the Teague-Hinrich lineup, Marvin on the bench) and less prone to lapse back into ISO Joe.
Of course, it would be nice to have Al back, or at least have someone more useful than Twin or Dampier at backup center. But all in all, I’d say the players and head coach have grown a lot through this adversity.

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Najeh,

The deadliest sniper in the blog

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“My preview of the whole stretch until the playoffs: 9 W – 7 L”

I will go 10-6.

7 of the remaining 16 games, including tonight’s game, are against below-.500 teams. Six of those are against some of the league’s worst teams — CHA, DET, and TOR twice each. Two more of those games are against the .500 Knicks likely without Amare, and one more is against Orlando who the Hawks have owned under LD. I realize they already lost at Detroit and the Knicks give this team problems, but on paper those are 10 games that the Hawks should win.

I wouldn’t put it past this team to drop one of those winnable games — likely one game to the Knicks — but I also wouldn’t put it past them to beat at least one of the above-.500 teams they play (PHI, CHI, BOS x2, LAC, DAL). 10 of the remaining 16 games are at home. More importantly, out of the 9 games against teams .500 and above, 6 are at home, and one of the road games is the game at Orlando.

I am guessing they will beat all the below .500 teams, split with the Knicks, beat Philly, and lose to all the other above .500 teams. Really I think they have a good chance at splitting with Boston and beating the Clippers, but I’ll keep my expectations reasonable.

10-6 would make them 40-26 on the season, which would be their second best regular season record with this group of players (after the 53 win 2009-10 season).

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well as everyone knows the playoff is a whole other animal.. The Defense on the perimeter steps up big time, you’ll have a easier time finding a needle in a haystack than finding a wide open jumpshot!

Ask Joe about playoff perimeter defense.. Josh will have a horrific time out there on the perimeter..Stay tuned…

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Najeh man! How do you continuously find this stuff? Hilarious link … I guess we know what was on this guys mind. LMBO

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doc: for you,

“Fluoride is produced as a toxic waste by product of many types of industries such as aluminum, glass, steel, fertilizers, and cement. Fluoride was regarded as an environmental pollutant before 1945. At that time fluoride was responsible for any lawsuits against the aluminum industry and the phosphate fertilizer industry. Fluoride destroyed crops and killed animals. It was found that fluoride was a toxic environmental pollutant that had to be reduced or eliminated from the environment. It had to be disposed of but manufacturers would have had to pay millions to dispose of it properly. So what did they decide to do to get rid of fluoride? Why, put it in the drinking water of course.

Make no mistake about it fluoride is a poison. As early as the 1984 issue of Clinical Toxicology of Commercial Products listed fluoride as being more poisonous than lead and only slightly less poisonous than arsenic. It had been used as a pesticide for rats and mice yet Andrew Mellon who was Secretary of the U.S. Treasury with jurisdiction over Public Health Services and founder of ALCOA. promoted it as being good for teeth in small amounts. The family owned, Mellon Institute had Dr. Gerald Cox on the staff had researched the effects of fluoride on human physiology. The company was under contract with major corporations that produced fluoride and soon promotionally skewed data about fluoride reducing tooth decay was published. Dr. Cox convinced a Wisconsin dentist, J. J. Frisch, to promote fluoridated water. This was the beginning of the big lie about fluoride”.

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Najeh: “. . . but on paper those are 10 games that the Hawks should win . . . .”
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I sure am glad you italicized that “should,” Najeh.

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“well as everyone knows the playoff is a whole other animal.. The Defense on the perimeter steps up big time, you’ll have a easier time finding a needle in a haystack than finding a wide open jumpshot!

Ask Joe about playoff perimeter defense.. Josh will have a horrific time out there on the perimeter..Stay tuned…”

Cosign.

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Chicken George!

There is a man in Roswell, GA that lives Near my practice. He has a high value property nestled amongst hand clipped lawns and sprawling landscapes.

For over 20 years the neighbors without an Association has filed grievances to shut this man down. His property is riddles with nasty, filthy, clucking, stinking chickens and makes The Beverly Hillbillies look respectable. Yesterday, the Marshalls arrived to usher an eviction warrant.

When they approached the front door, the “chicken man”, (as he was called) set off a TNT Explosion and not only blew up his home, his chickens and his own azz – I think he tried to blow up the Marshall’s too.

Here’s my point: Coach Drew reminds me of the late “chicken man” (who died yesterday). I would like to see coach play Horford and Zaza beside one another next year on a stater’s level, game in and game out and give us that size in the paint we yearn for. Like Gasol and Bynum in LA. We all cried for this before Al went down, but that would force the ASKG to get a back up for zaza and, they won’t spend the money as we know. Marvin rides the bench, Josh moves to SF, Joe at SG and Teague can grow at the point. That would be the biggest team in the NBA at all 5 positions and very long and athletic. Kirk could back up Joe and Pargo for Teague.

Before Drew does this? He would rather plant the TNT! That is why I would like to see him exit after this season. We need a strategist in that first chair, not an attritional activist.

Oh well … There’s always next year, or is there? I remember John Smoltz saying after their last exit from the World Series saying, “We’ll be back next year!”. Well, next year never came. Glavine, Maddox and Smoltz were done forever and, we’re still waiting for the elusive Braves next year that never came around again. Their window of opportunity had slammed shut and, they didn’t even realize it. Tragic! Just Tragic!

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drmaryb,

playing Horford at PF and Zaza at C is playing smaller than playing Josh at PF and Zaza at C.

Horford is a disciplined defender but lacks length and lift to be a rim defender and Zaza is working wonders because he has Josh covering his back.

And on offense, who plays inside? Horford is a basically a jump shooter with just a couple of robotic (but decently effective) moves and Zaza’s offensive game is composed of transition buckets (this year) and his classic put backs.

Trading Horford for a high pick is BY FAR the best option since we could eventually benefit from quality talent on a rookie scale contract and use the remaining cap space to extend Josh and offer a decent middling contract to Ivan and eventually Hinrich.

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Ode to The Chicken Man!

If I wrote his euology, here is what I would say:

So, yeah … I respect “the chicken man”

He did it his way
He went down swinging – like Treyvon Martin.
He did leave his house, but in a body bag.
He left on his terms.

The “chicken man” would rather die than live without his chickens.

Roswell was basically farm lands and horse stables before the city folks invaded his world and weeded him out. They were the intruders – not him. He was there for probably generations before the complaints rolled in from generations X and Y, (why were they born?) For they contribute nothing.

If I were Drew and had to leave, I would not hold back any player on my bench and, would bodies in my exit path. Grow a spine Drew and stop coaching for a job and coaching scared. Forget about the injuries, stop making excuses and man up! Play TMac and Daimpeer on your way out. Cook ALL the groceries they gave you and leave your legacy on the court. Do it your way and remove all their (ASKG) excuses too!

LEAVE THE CHICKEN MAN ALONE!

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Vava … I see your point and, I’ve heard this before. But, I maintain try it – you might like it. The board would be covered … Feed the post anyway, let them play like dogs inside and substitute Ivan for Al and Eric for zaza.

They can design plays to post Josh up inside with floor spacing and “real” player movement.

Zaza, Josh and Horford are above average to excellent passers to the perimeter shooters and cutters.

Al can get open for the mid-range jumpers, Josh can slash to the hole, joe can drop bombs and Zaza can get the offensive boards.

Open up the NFL playbook … Think outside of the box for a minute:

Look at “possibilities” not limitations. Put your team in positions to succeed … THINK POSSIBLE!

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o’b yeah i got it. we have been saying it for years to set some folks free. go back and look when we discussed the formula when pargo went down with everyone else hurting and it was simple, hinrcih teague, jj one two; jj and marvin, three; ivan, josh and zaza with maybe marrvin four and five. that is also the rotation they better have when they go into the playoffs with maybe erick off the bench if he has been used before the playoffs and pargo and green spot duty if healthy and immediately on.

keep vlad, tmac and twin on the sidelines unless some one is dying., too many liabilities, tmac cant go regularly and it disrupts timing, vlad has not been consistent at what he does best and you know what you wont get which is vital in playoffs defense and rebounding. twin needs to be in a suit getting ready for his next job as a broker, because zaza can now handle dh if necessary.

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yeah najeh, i sold them a bit low maybe this month at 10-9 but oversold them at 6-7 for feb. overall, they are exceeding my own expectations of 33 to 36 wins at this win rate and that is with a lot of home games remaining at the end. for me, this is huge and what i can cheer, especially, with al on the sidelines. i set what i think their expectations are and then if i am surprised, then so be it. cudos to them.

heh heh, i still think they could have it in them to fall back to “my” expectations, predictably unpredictable as they are. i didnt think we would get back to ten wins over .500 even when we sat at that mark. i also dont intentionally set em low to falsely get excited as i set it for third in the east in woody’s last year.

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doc: “again the basg suck but if that is all you got to worry about, voice the lack of championships which all know the history of and to make sure you are right over and over; and wanting to seem a superior being because you are so obsessed about winning the championship ring as the only thing to enjoy and everyone else is inferior to enjoy nba basketball for the sake of basketball, you can come right back here and continue that one track mind and say it over and over and be right every time. go for it, the forum is yours as much as it is anyone who wants to write something down.”
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Let’s see, you can’t write clearly, your research is flawed, and you don’t want to hear the relevant facts (no championship in 45 years) repeated, so you resort to insults? That’s like trying to justify the gibberish you post by proclaiming that it’s “only a blog.”

Keep up the good work.

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slimj what i learned was initially the fluoride used was waste from the aluminum industry. part of the project was to find a useful place for it and the guy doing the primary research really believed it until a very short time after things were put into place to make it in everything you put in your mouth. glad they decided however to put folate in more things since it was being processed out of most ‘healthy” things sold to eat and neural tube defects were showing up frequently.

btw you take the flu vaccine every year?

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Slimjr
March 27th, 2012
11:27 am

0-45 0-45 0-45 0-45 0-45 0-45 0-45 0-45 0-45

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Ah that feels better..Now for another hot cup
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That’s a good start, Slimjr. Hopefully you won’t be reciting 0-90 0-90 0-90, etc., 45 years from now.

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Yeah, the “championship in 45 years” is getting old but you have the right to say what you want. Maybe someone can go back in time and change those 45 years. Just saying

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University of Excellence!

Astro Joe, that was an excellent rebuttal right there. I just loved it – brilliant come back. I agree with you about circumstances and common sense survival choices.

Coach had to grow a garden to feed his team, when faced with key injuries. I suggested playing zaza and horford as starters next year (not due to injuries). Vava thinks that makes them smaller which is physically irrational to suggest. Zaza and Horford are bigger than Josh and Horford, no way around that.

I give Drew credit for leading his injured laden squad to vitories and for stepping over the down bodies. All he can do is cook the groceries in the fridge and Drew doesn’t neefd to apologize for that. What would we do?

Drew has to receive the credit for encouraging the team to win regardless of circumstances. And, if he should be asked to leave? He should leave no stone un-turned, cooks those lame and blind chickens too. Cook everything!

Be like Dennis Rodman, (the most mis-understood player of my era) … reek havoc, leave carnage … Leave your jersey on the court, sneakers too … Exit naked, they way you arrived here! Smuck the Haters!

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drmaryb.[*_*]. = such a kiss up.

We can all tell who’d slip right out of their unmentionables to any guy with even the smallest bit of a mouthpiece.

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.::. | T-Mac Playing TIME) [Now Leaving Atlanta City Limits]
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Lets keep it real on this injury front. The injury that was supposed to doom us, was the Horford one. But a combination of Zaza holding his own at C, along with Smith playing much more at center, compensated for Horford’s loss.

The Hawks did play well without JJ for the games he were out.

But when you talk about the time lost by all the other guys, those injuries were easily overcome simply by our main guys doing more. While it is nice to have guys like Pargo, Green, and T-Mac in the mix, the contributions by those guys are simply made up by Teague, JJ, and Marvin doing more offensively.

I honestly think that the less options Drew has, the less chance he has to mess up the rotation. I’ve long said that Drew should reduce this rotation to 8 or 9 guys.

If Hinrich is better as the starting off guard, he’s played himself into the rotation, while a guy like Green or Pargo should probably be out. With JJ playing more SF, that means that Vlad should never play. With Marvin coming off the bench, that means he gets minutes at the SF and PF spots. And this means less of T-Mac. And Ivan should get his minutes at PF and spot minutes at center.

When the Hawks have been fully healthy ( sans Horford ), Drew has shown a tendency to try to play too many people. And he overthinks. The main guys off the bench should be Pargo, Marvin, and Ivan. Everyone else should play spot or situational minutes……or not play at all.

If JJ is our starting SF now, that makes the need for T-Mac far less. Collins should NEVER play. Vlad should hardly ever play. And Dampier should only be used against big frontlines.

But Drew won’t make it that easy. When he gets everyone back, he’ll overthink it.

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And I see I can post from my phone again, after not being able to for 4 days. LOL, I guess the blog monster or AJC had me blocked for some crazy reason.

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Question: would you take a HIV vaccination to build up ant-bodies, just in case you contract HIV in the future which, is completely avoidable if, you don’t lie down with infected people and, refuse blood transfusions? Of course not!

What an awesome question drmaryb? Dam! Thats is a good one there!

doc, search on the term: operation paperclip

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vava74,

You can post all the I hate Jamal post until the cows come home. The facts are the facts. When he was here, he was our second leading scorer in the playoffs, and often times outperformed our best player Joe Johnson. Also over his two year playoff run with Atlanta, he was only second to Smoove in Free throw attempts, which is a very important stat during playoff time. He forced teams to double him, similar to Joe, and was a mojor reason we advanced to the second round last year. I’m assuming you are in the camp that thinks that the bench this year, with guys like Pargo, Willie Green and TMac (Who you called LOSERS) will make the Hawks better this year. The good thing about our argument is that god willing, We shall see.

“The Magic held Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford to 13 points on 4-of-20 shooting in Game Five thanks to an adjustment they made defensively: as Zach McCann explains, they had Dwight Howard shade the strong side of the floor whenever either of those two touched the ball. In turn, the perimeter defenders assigned to Johnson and Crawford individually felt freer to play more aggressively.

Bench Production
Through four games, Crawford outscored Orlando’s bench by himself, 96-69, and that figure includes Gilbert Arenas’ surprise 20-point performance in Game Four. The tables turned Tuesday, when Crawford scored 8 while the Magic’s reserves scored 49. Redick had 14, Ryan Anderson had 11, and overall the second unit came alive. Should the shooting funks of Jameer Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu persist, the Magic’s reserves will need to pick up the slack. And should they not? Orlando sure as heck needs to keep Crawford in line, lest he blast it yet again.”

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Rotations!

Also, nortycyde – when Joe first went down, Drew started Willie and, he was dreadfully awful. The remedy was to start Kirk and, viola!!!!!!!!!!!

A permanent solution to the Marvin problem.

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aj, all of our esteemed opinions here are free. if anyone thinks he or it is any more than that, then that is their problem. we are all just jawing here, rather than down at the barber shop or service station over a cup of coffee like men used to do. again a buddy of mine referred to that old time behavior as going to the “liar’s table” every morning in some small town or in a community in a big city. it is nothing more, nothing less.

again, it is all offered up as free advice, that is all it is worth. and yes it is just a blog of guys jawing away. it is not a forum where someone will be found and elevated to some prominent position. it isnt a tryout for anything of greatness. this isnt a way to get on any program to elevate us to riches, just a bunch of guys and gals talking about a sport they love and a team they have adopted as their own in spite of the many years of at least 45 and counting before the pot of gold will be found. then the countdown to the next one begins. always it has to the about the process or you are forever counting.

warning to the common uneducated, unknowing fan! the nba is about as rigged as wwf/wwe. how else could there be only 8 to 10 winners over the last 45 years of more than 30 cities. yup, everyone of them “others” are losers, too, just like atlanta. maybe the new cba changes things. i doubt it as incompetence in ownership is rampant. look only to the dimwit owner sterling in l a who has paul and hasnt spent the money to get a coach or relevant gm probably in spite of sitting on a gold mine because he wouldnt know a good one after how many years as an owner?

enjoy the team when it does well or not. me, it has been fun to see josh elevate his game and jj go to playing a game that he is capable of though he made every effort to do what was expected of him before. it is also fun to see them exceed my expectations set fairly each season. why worry about what no one here has any control over and that is lousy owners. the team is doing its best to resemble a team that can win games but they are not built for the post season. nope, they wont put anyone out of their misery to exceed the glass ceiling and fans wont show up in the playoffs, probably me included, because of how shoddy the foundation is around the owners. guess they got 16 games to get folks to buy in or not. in the mean time just go ahead and say 46, why not? get ahead of the curve.

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Jamal was the 2nd leading shot taker. Anybody can increase scoring if they’re shooting a lot. Look at Smith. He’s taking a hell of a lot of shots now, hence, his scoring has increased. Give Marvin 15 shots a game, and his scoring will increase as well.

LOL @ all of this Jamal talk. With Brandon Roy out the mix, and a schizophrenic Raymond Felton at the PG, Portland was a perfect opportunity for Jamal to play as best as he could. He’d have a chance to take as many shots as possible and improve his stock in the offseason if he chose to exercise his player option.

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Ken Strickland – yeah, honey boo … I know, my plan requires a legit back up big for zaza, next year. Kirk may not be here but, I hope is here.

Good stuff as always, Ken.

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And how did Jamal respond?

39% FG
33% 3FG

Ask Blazer fans how they feel about Jamal these days. Even Jordan Crawford is outplaying him in recent weeks. Portland still has an outside shot at that final playoff spot in the West, but your dude isn’t helping them one bit.

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northcyde

“Jamal was the 2nd leading shot taker. Anybody can increase scoring if they’re shooting a lot. Look at Smith. He’s taking a hell of a lot of shots now, hence, his scoring has increased. Give Marvin 15 shots a game, and his scoring will increase as well.”

I wonder why he was our second leading shot taker? In case you did not know, in the history of the NBA, usually the best players on your team take the most shots. Maybe you have not realized that. Marvin could not get up 15 shots against Atlanta Public School hiigh school competition. Take away the wide open jumpshots he gets, he has no chance of scoring.

“And how did Jamal respond?

39% FG
33% 3FG”

While our two all stars shot 42% from the field for the playoffs.

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The Hawks are not judged by how they play against below. 500 teams, they’re judged by how they play against their future playoff opponents. It is great that this team has posted a good record with all of the injuries, but our regular season record at this point will only determine our seeding.

The ultimate goal is to still make a strong showing in the playoffs.

Hopefully this team isn’t dealt a few blowout losses to playoff level teams this week, because if it happens, the negativity and skepticism about this team’s chances in the playoffs will return.

They simply have to show and prove.

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Al Horford coming back to play along with Zaza in the paint will be crazy.

STARTERS TEAGUE, JOE, JOSH, HORFORD, ZAZA

BENCH HINRICH, GREEN, TMAC, MARVIN, ZAZA

RESERVE VLAD, COLLINS, PARGO,

IR DAMPIER

PLAYERS COACH STACK

GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jamal was instrumental in helping us beat Orlando. However, he didnt do it on his own. Having JJ on the court helped, because the other team’s game plan usually started with JJ, so Jamal had a little less defensive attention (imo).

AJ,

Likewise, what if Ivan could be better than Josh? Should LD try that? What if Pargo could be better than Teague? Should LD try that? What if Joe is better coming off the bench? What if TMac would be an ideal PG? Do we want to see that played out in the next 10 games?.

The difference is there was evidence (even if it was inconsistent) to suggest that Zaza played better with more minutes, and there was evidence to suggest that Teague deserved more minutes. What evidence is there to suggest that those scenarios you mentioned would be beneficial to the team?

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Rod, those are his shooting % this year in Portland.

You act like the Jamal we saw in the Orlando series is the norm for him. Nope. He has never been a consistently good basketball player. He’s always been a hot and cold player. That’s why we need more people on the bench who have the opportunity to score the basketball. It’ll give us more of a chance to ride a hot hand, than to simply rely on the “roller coaster” every game for bench points.

Much better to split up 18 shots between Marvin, Green and Pargo, and feed the hot hand between those 3 …… than to give Jamal 18 shots, and see him only play well 35% of the time.

That’s why truly good teams avoid Jamal like the plague, despite his offensive skills.

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Al injury supposedly takes anywhere from 6-9 months to fully heal..

Hes done…Next!

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doc, I dispise the dang if you do and dang if you don’t mindset. LD doesn’t get credit for keeping the team afloat because he stumbled upon a solution that works. Could you imagine if people who invented something useful by accident didn’t receive credit/income for their invention? Jed Camplett would have never moved to Beverly Hills because he didn’t intentionally uncover the oil on his land. Seriously, there were other options worth exploring for each and every injury that took place. He opted for options that have resulted in a similar winning percentage as previous years (and likely one that will exceed his first year as the head coach). But several want to deny giving him credit? That’s BS in my book. Likewise, we have NO idea if option B (let’s assume he tried option A) would have been better. We don’t know because most head coaches aren’t paid to operate their team in the comfort of a lab. There are probably less than 1,000 people in metro Atlanta who would pay their hard-earned money to watch a basketball “scientist” explore various line-up changes, position changes, play-calling, etc. during an NBA season. If someone wants to tinker, they should pick up an EA video game and sit in their mother’s basement and see what happens when Ivan plays 36 minutes and TMac is the PG. Meanwhile, I’m ready to give LD (whose hiring I decried) full credit for this team’s unlikely success amidst injuries to key players (and an exhausting schedule).

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Its just a hunch, but is it still holding up that our Hawks have a losing record against +.500 teams this season thus far?

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Vulcan mind meld:

99% of playoff teams= +.500 wining record….

Hmmmmmmmmm

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Is the game on FSS tonight? I looked on the television schedule and I didn’t see it. Is it playing on another channel?

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Big Lou: “Is the game on FSS tonight? I looked on the television schedule and I didn’t see it. Is it playing on another channel?”
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The game’s on SportsSouth, Big Lou. That’s the channel/network carrying the vast majority of the Hawks’ games this season.

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2-12 in the 2nd rd the last 3 yrs=.143 wining %,

Is that a strong showing? Perception is reality? I guess..

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OB, winning a playoff series against a higher seeded team would suggest that maybe LD knew how to utilize his assets properly (or at least in a manner that would provide better results). I know the new stadanrd is tolose better, but if you focus on the last series we actually won 9which few do around here), then maybe LD actually had a clue after all.

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Bob Rathbun ‏ @BobRathbunTV Close
Hey Joe! Congrats on the well deserved Eastern Conf POW award. You are amazing. @TheJoeJohnson2

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Piped Down!

Mr. Davenpoop is the one blog leader icon that has taught me not to fight with trolls and to listen, embrace and respect other’s opinion on the fan blog.

I appreciate that, because I have changed my views from old ones to new ones and have learned more about the intangibles of basketball, plays run, what a “top of the key” is, statistics relevance and not, etc.

I even learned from the troll that you don’t have to be a troll to get attention. No one, I believe comes here because they don’t have a life, or need attention. Well, 99% of us fit that mold. But, you can even learn from a FOOL, how not to be a FOOL. So, it’s all good!

Iconic people that have changed my perceptions, besides Mr. Davenpoop are:

Blu-Ray
Nortycyde
O’Brien
Grand-Daddy
Astro Joe
Sautee
World Wide Clyde
Brigadier Jerry
Ken Strickland
SlimJr
Grandmaster JeJe
SteveW
Kevin M
Melvin
Doc
Vava74

No particular order there, and, many others. Basically, it’s the bloggers who consistently use one handle. You know who they are, because they don’t have time for games and silliness. In essence, you know who is saying what and can follow them for years and they never let you dopwn with all the great opinions that are convincing.

Hands down, we have the best and most intelligent blog in the world. I’ve been to other sites – it’s not even close.

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doc, I think fans watch a player perform well during a stint and almost immediately say “he should get more time”. I think what we are seeing is the reason that player is one of ~400 NBA players. because that guy is really, really, really good. But what makes someone worthy of concistent time isn’t just being good, it is being consistent and it is also doing the “right things” as dictated by the coaching staff. I like Ivan and I tend to focus on his positives. But last week, I watched that guy make a series of mistakes that had me wondering if he had brought his briain to the arena that day. LD isn’t in the same atmosphere as Pop… but some bloggers seem to believe they are as (if not more) smart as LD. Sorry, but just because player D shows himself to be a legit NBA talent (top 400 player in the nation) doesn’t mean he is ready to become one of the top 250 players who are part of the normal rotation of their team. Even the dumbest head coach is in a better position to make that judgement than the smartest blogger.

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doc, you wouldn’t know a compliment if it was labled: COMPLIMENT. I just appreciate your Barber Shop Analogy, because it was a perfect example. I also, appreciate the blog fellas allowing me to come here and chime in on your forum. I feel fortunate and blessed.

Let’s Go Hawks! Who is our next prey?

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clyde bro now that you are bcak from rio baby. got a new t-shirt for your entrepreneurial spirit for all the upcoming playoff games at the phil something along the lines of …..

u of loserville
0-45!

ill buy the first one, of course if you would accept my humble bucks. my son still wears the “fire woody” with pride i bought from you. maybe at least two here that might try to outbid me though. heh heh

0-45!

sounds a lot better than go hawks! that silly guy used to sign off with eh?

0-45!

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yes baby dmb, just wanted to make sure you were always included in my thoughts and intentions. heh heh

durn degenerate gdad is jealous about now. yes, she probably likes a man fight.

slimj the word was the lakers got barnes to make the magic weaker not them stronger. someone has read “the art of war”.

0-45!

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dmb, thanks for the hug, been lonely here, ya know?

0-45!

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drmaryb.[*_*].
March 27th, 2012
2:42 pm

I appreciate the new guy: DawgNole too!He is insightful and fun.
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Hey, a shout-out from drmaryb. Now that oughta earn me some cred on here. Thanks.

I’m not new on the blog, actually; I’ve just become more active in recent months since retiring after a lifetime of work. Most of the exchanges are enthusiastic and fun, and I’m grateful for that. It’s the mean-spirited, thinly veiled potshots that make my hair stand up. Of course, if it weren’t for those, I probably wouldn’t be on here as much.

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Hey DawgNole, congratulations on your retirement Sir!

As Spock says on StarTrek: Live Long and Prosper!

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yeah dmb i like him a lot too and learned a lot from him. just today:

you can’t write clearly, your research is flawed, and you don’t want to hear the relevant facts (no championship in 45 years) repeated, so you resort to insults? he forgot i cant spell.

yeah, i think i already knew all that. and i am really pretty light hearted for example…

i do numbers well….

0-45! heh heh

good day dawgnole. like you a lot as you are truly a contemporary long suffering hawks fan passing every test. shoot you are great, you even like tech most weeks of the year. after hershel, i softened on that one pretty hard when grandfather played for heisman at tech and in the 222-0 game and came close to being nole myself after high school at the school that later delivered chipper and now a great lineman to cmr, but ended up elsewhere or probably a drunk somewhere on the coast of fl.

be well.

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Hey that mega million power ball is up to 336 large..Thats MILLIONS people..Tonight somebody is cashing in!

Guess I better run out and pickup 1 lucky ticket..If i aint blogging tomorrow, means I hit the big one and headed out to Bimini on a 100 footer with 3 Brazilian babes!!!!!!!!!! Yahoooo!

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DawgNole! Ha Ha! With that sneaky handle, I figured you must have two kids: one went to UGA and, the other FSU. Er go …. Dawgs and Seminoles. Or, you and your wife. Anyway, I’ve had fun wondering.

What a fun way to spend retirement. I work only MWF & alternate S. It’s good to be the boss lady! LOL

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“Being in a better position to make a judgment doesn’t guarantee that they will actually make a better judgment.” Najeh

Preach!

Good example: George Bush.

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“Long suffering Hawks fan” is right, doc. And yes, I always pull for Tech except in the “big 2″ (against UGA & FSU).

0-45. 222-0. Just numbers. Hopefully the former will become irrelevant in our lifetime.

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Yep, no doubt about Najeh. But, of course, that isn’t the point. None of us is all-knowing and incapable of bring wrong. Regardless of the volume of information at our disposal. But again, that doesn’t change my opinion that LD is worhty of credit for keeping this team at the most recent standard level of achievement.

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drmaryb.[*_*].
March 27th, 2012
3:11 pm

DawgNole! Ha Ha! With that sneaky handle, I figured you must have two kids: one went to UGA and, the other FSU. Er go …. Dawgs and Seminoles. Or, you and your wife. Anyway, I’ve had fun wondering.
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Spent most of first 18 years in Tallahassee (FSU), where father was head of history dept. Moved to Athens in ‘68 (the year the Hawks arrived in ATL) when he took a research job at UGA. I’m a Nole first and a Dawg second, while my wife of 41 years is a Dawg first and a Nole second. Fortunately for our marriage, the two seldom play each other.

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DawgNole, wow! What an awesome story and life you had growing up. Your Father sounds like a really smart and intersting guy. What did you earn your degree in, and where did you study? So, you can root for two college teams now, I love Warrick Dunn from FSU, did you follow his college and pro career? He’s a great player and an even better guy.

Thanks for sharing that, I woulda’ never guessed that one.

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I see Josh finally hit a 3 the other night after being 0-14, 0-18 or something. Heck he can hit 3’s SOMETIMES, we ALL can but that does not mean we SHOULD be shooting them so often! If you are in a groove, fine but if you ARENT, dont KEEP PUTTING THEM UP! Everything has its time and FORCING them anyway is STUBBORN, SELFISH, HARD-HEADED and DUMB BASKETBALL!

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I don’t gamble, but I’m so strapped … Even I bought a ticket with my “lucky” nimbers! If yawl don’t hear from me tomorrow … you know wassup!

I’ll leave season tickets, courtside far and near for the wntire blog crew at the will call window for the next ten years! Hey, why stop there? I’ll just see if Tiger Woods lost that yacht in the divorce and see if he wants to sell it!

I’ll personally get Worldwide Clyde over to Rio – permanently, he can pay somebody to negotiate the T-Shirt contracts! Whooppee!

With this plan, I’ll be broke by Sunset! Move over Spike Lee and Jack Nicholson … I’ll be the Hawks new biggest fan, courtside with my blog crew! LOL!

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how timely is this:

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/mega-millions-fever-tips-buying-lucky-lottery-ticket-233721999–abc-news.html

see you there.

get a feeling someone was holding out on us with the most salient info of the day rather than asking for buy ins to share?

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Knicks *YAWN*

Great win vs Utah. Go Hawks! Also Renardo Sidney says he’s tired of being fat and getting thrown under the bus.
Has gone pro and is on that IMG Dejuan Blair plan.

Chances he gets past us at the #42 pick?

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Its just that in a town where the fans are maligned for being bandwagoners and imports and just all around bad/fairweather, I can’t believe frequent bloggers “slimjr’ and “drmary B” have the gall to come in and blog about the New York Knickerbockers…

SMDH… FOUR Overtimes! Talk about that!

And also Renardo Sidney plans to lose weight. He can be Marvin Williams with more Size Toughness and Rebounding when his shot disappears.

We get a big lineup option too and he can space for Al + Josh yet still crash glass and this creates all sorts of problems.

If all goes well he’ll be 270-280 lbs + 6′10 + a outside + inside matchup nightmare to complement Josh + Al. Remind of any PFs we used to have?

I called him Renard “Rasheed” Sidney.

Thoughts MC?

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PGS: If I were a Hawks fan for 45 years I would leaped off the Golden Gate Bridge last summer when I was out there taking pictures in San-Francisco…Hehehehehehe

some nerve huh?

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Friday Night Fights!!

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doc

I know;
-but-
being grandiloquent and bombastic, if not pompous,
and certainly OCD rather than anal;
I still accepted the compliment.

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doc

yes – I gathered your point – (2 of 4)

degenerate old fart … heh heh heh

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dmb: Talk about never the crime – always the cover up!

exactly what the nfl is about now as mv 7 and sean payton have come to find out. two things for sure dont lie to commish nor the feds. you dead, they good. it was what got those guys hurt, worst action against indivduals since horning and karras.

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is that anything like a tranquiloquist or eloquent. notice i didnt choose transvestite.

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doc: “no life or death here if you catch my drift and sometimes other pressing matters in life or work and i really struggle with typing. so apologies plus cant figute out how to review all of text on an iphone.”
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Hell, I didn’t even own a cell phone (smart phone) until 3 months ago. I’m still trying to figure out how to answer it, and texting my name takes me about an hour, so I prefer my laptop for blogging and other communications.

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DawgNole

So sorry to hear about your dad, what an awesome man he appears to be, now his spirit lives and thrives inside of you.
Being a historian and all, it really shows love for his son to show an interest in your passion for sports. It doesn’t surprise me that you have a degree in Journalism/UGA, it shows in your communication skills and superior writing style and, basketball opinions.

Again, this is the smartest blog from all walks of life. While having a college degree alone, doesn’t make you smart, being open minded, objective and an active listener – does!

DawgNole, thanks for sharing that. I admire your story.

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“My question is: What took so long?”

Election cycle?

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Fire gearon

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* I just OWN a busines …

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OKAY lets rephrase for you ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“The Hawks in 45 years have never participated in an EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL!”

Much better ladies……!@#$%^&*()_

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slimj, what time was tea today or am i late?

organic lemon and some manuka hoeny, my usual please.

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just for the record sautee reminded me that white named herb was from decatur and kwayme was from brunswick

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MIA!

My BuddyG! I can’t believe I left your name off the All Start Blog Team earlier today. My bad,m how could I forget my “Buddy Love!”? LOL!

Election Cycle! I forgot about that … with all the shenanigans going on with contraception rights, I totally forgot. LOL!

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“My family roots are in NY, NY! I am not from Atlanta, GA.” drmaryb

I’m from queens, but I don’t cheer for another team on a blog for the Hawks. You could always post on Knick’s boards if you like them do much.

All jesting aside, I already have seasons one and two of the Walking Dead on my computer–pirated, of course. I’ve watched it from beginning to end after the season two finale. I love that show. Have you checked out Breaking Bad yet?

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FIRE RICK SUND

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KS: “I know how easy it is for some to think they’ll mail the next 4gms in, but I don’t think so. They’ll play the next 4 the same way they played the last 3. They might not win all 4, but they won’t lose all 4 either.”
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Guess we’ll know in a week or so.

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RIP Ada Sharpton!

“Son, if you throw a rock into a pile of hogs, the one you hit – is the one that will holler.”. -Ada Sharpton 1925-2012

Thank you Al Sharpton for sharing that pearl of wisdom from your sweet Mother, she was buried today in Alabama.
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What I take from this quote is that, you must not only speak out against injustice, you must take action and, may even have to chunk a few rocks to get a knuckle heads attention.

The greedy people in this world are like a pack of hogs, as long as they are eating, getting fat and satisfied … they take no notice, nor give a rat’s azz about anyone else.

As long as their is food available they will eat, they will continue to glutton and, fill their own bellies – even while others starve. There is never enough satisfaction when you’re a hog. So, if you can hit one and make it holler … Just maybe, perhaps you can get a bite too – when he looks away or, come up for air.

There is no food for the timid and weak!
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I hope the Hawks stay hungry – I know I will! Let’s Go! Beat Milwaukee.

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“The greedy people in this world are like a pack of hogs, as long as they are eating, getting fat and satisfied … they take no notice, nor give a rat’s azz about anyone else.”

The programer of this hologram-matrix said “the meek shall inherit the Earth.”

The greedy bast__ds will in inherit something else….

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dawgnole that wa me talking about him as a hawk you only saw at warmup time only it was at tech’s alexsnder before the mni was their home. he rarely plsyed but was a freak in his jumping ability and had the biggest calves ever. amazng freak.

kens going out on a limb to predict the unpredictables. again though changes were made this buck team isnot athletic only drew gooden rapes zaza. we should win but they had us on the ropes here as branfon and gooden were down right unstoppable. well maybe if josh works down low and jj continues to catch and shoot….

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GrandMaster JeJe!

I didn’t realize you were under attack, next time you come under fire … throw a rock into the gang of haters, make one of ‘em holler. If that don’t work, keep scrollin until you find ole’ Miss Mary. I got your back … like a Bobby Knight tight red sweater. LOL
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always got haters. People hate the truth.

Thank you Miss Mary

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sharing with me since i gave you the media scoop on how to play it, right slimjr?

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Hey JeJe(GM), my theory why people hate the truth is because they’ve been lied to from cradle to grave for 6000 years…Since that copperhead snake slithered up to Eve in the Garden…

Rat poison has only 5% arsenic the other 95% is inert..

But that 5% kills em dead..(Dept., loosen the thong) lol

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Mis-Informed!

“I’m from queens, but I don’t cheer for another team on a blog for the Hawks. You could always post on Knick’s boards if you like them do much. ” -Biggie Lou-
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When have I ever cheered for the Knicks? That is not my team. Last night SlimJr asked my expert opinion of how long it may take for Amare’ to recover from a bulging disc?

I didn’t even know Amare’ had a disc problem, until queried.if you find a comment of me cheering for the knicks, please paste it here. Good luck with that one.

But, if I did cheer for the knicks? I would be within my rights as long as they’re not playing my beloved Hawks!

When I moved here, I hated watching sports on TV or in person. I thought basketball was the dumbest thing ever. My first date in Atlanta was a very handsome cab driver, he took me to the Omni to see Dominique in ‘86! I’ve been a rabid Hawks fan ever since and, have never cheered for any other team – fyi.

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You two ever heard of multitasking?. Ex: the Left hand working independently of the Right hand..

Warning: Cover your ears:

You boys do it all the time whether you know it or not, picking your nose with one hand while scratching your blank with the other….

I rest my case jury!

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The Hawks have become one of the oldest teams in the league. Look at the ages of the guys on the bench.

For whatever reason, LD does not make these veterans apart of his rotation, to spell the younger players after games like the 4 OT against the Jazz, so the younger guys wear down and are more susceptible to injury.

Next year will be interesting for the Hawks. They will have to make some roster changes, and will have a little flexibility to do so.

Hinrich, if he returns, should expect far less than the 8 mil he gets this season,

Collins, Stackhouse, and Dampier have come to the end of their careers, and should move on to the next phase of their lives.

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