Atlanta Hawks: Wings are the thing
The Hawks are interested in free agent forward Anthony Randolph, as reported today by Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports. The Hawks also remain in contact with the Magic about trade possibilities for Dwight Howard.
But the more pressing concern for the Hawks is signing a small forward after they agreed to trade away Marvin Williams and Joe Johnson.
“We have to look at the wing area to bring somebody in that can help us,” Drew said. “With having the six spots filled [including] the two draft picks on the roster, solidifying on the wing becomes more of a priority than a ‘big.’ We could add another big but, right now, certainly the priority is strengthening the wing area and then possibly adding another big.”
As things stand now, Atlanta’s options include playing one of Josh Smith, Anthony Morrow or DeShawn Stevenson at small forward. Smith was able to play the wing effectively in certain matchups last season but neither he nor Morrow or Stevenson is a natural for the position.
The Hawks are interested in Rashard Lewis and Courtney Lee. They’ve also reportedly inquired about O.J. Mayo.
Other free-agent wings still on the board include Matt Barnes, Grant Hill, Carlos Delfino, Antawn Jamison, Mickael Pietrus, C.J. Miles and Tracy McGrady.
The Hawks can offer a contract that starts as high as the non-taxpayer mid-level exception maximum of $5 million. It appears that the first wave of free-agent signings isn’t quite over as players look for money and/or contending teams to join. The Hawks could still be a pretty good team next season but clearly no longer are as attractive to free agents as they were last season, when they could sell the possibility of a strong postseason run.
With that in mind, expect the Hawks to zero in on free agents to sign once the market settles.
“There’s been some surprising things that have happened with free agents,” Drew said. “Our stand is just to continue to look at possibilities that can help our ball club. There are still some interesting names out there. We’ve had contact with a number of free agents and we want to bring in guys that can play right away, whether they start or come off the bench.”
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myrak43
July 8th, 2012
6:16 am
now that Horford has more competition lets see if he still makes the All Star roster….. now that KG is listed as a Center he will compete with Horford for an All Star roster spot along with Tyson Chandler, Okafor, and Nene. and don’t forget Dwight Howard….. if Dwight Howard goes out west than replace him with Andrew Bynum or Pau Gasol.
drmaryb.(""_*).
July 8th, 2012
8:10 am
Taylor Made!
“Tell your tailor to stop making those collars so tight LD! LOL!” – My Buddy -
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Hmmm … Mr. Drew has a tailor now? Is this tailor the same guy, (the guy who was once a NBA referee & moonlighted as a tailor) that Nique’ knocked OUT in Phillip’s Arena last season with a bottle of Pine-Sol? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=500572813293452&set=o.150159261768207&type=3 … ?
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Now … That’s The Power of Pine-Sol!
drmaryb.(""_*).
July 8th, 2012
8:32 am
Haters Are like Crickets … They do THIS!
https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/c0.0.403.403/p403×403/423256_184955484955251_998959718_n.jpg
drmaryb.(""_*).
July 8th, 2012
8:36 am
Yard Sign!
I think this sign is in doc’s front yard … https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/c0.35.403.403/p403×403/576577_230119530438846_613845045_n.jpg
doc
July 8th, 2012
9:15 am
Heh heh
Good one dmb
Promise’ on tablet with pencil pen i did all right. Was a history major and wrote everything out long hand with care, seeing every letter as it went on the page. Baby, look at the keys on the computer or touch pad and it clearly makes a difference. It is odd but my dyslexia comes out when typing, not when i can self correct while writing. Never lost points for spelling. Now english comp, totally different story. Never could make an english bitch teacher happy.
Love ya babe.
Ray
July 8th, 2012
9:50 am
FIRE LD hadn’t been on in like a day had to say it.
Ray
July 8th, 2012
9:53 am
I agree with Big Ray we need a new coach and fast why the **** did we retain LD he’s just as bad as Rick Sund is for the most part.
Again if I knew LD was to be the coach after Woodson might as well had stuck with Woodson he at least got Josh to take less jumpshots than LD could ever say.
pointguardslim
July 8th, 2012
10:00 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG7smUGa8h0
pointguardslim
July 8th, 2012
10:22 am
I saw Larry Drew play Erick Dampier and Jason Collins together. Don’t BS me anymore Larry Drew. Josh Smith is a small forward.
http://blogs.ajc.com/hawks/2010/08/11/atlanta-hawks-inside-camp-drew/
ntrigue
July 8th, 2012
10:27 am
Has there been any interviews with any of our players about the trade that took place? Surprising I have not seen any interviews with players or coaches usually you have a big trade and thats the first thing you see but maybe I missed it if so let me know where I can read it at.
Sautee
July 8th, 2012
10:32 am
drmaryb,
You’ve fallen for T-s ruse again. The 3:41 post you copied was NOT me, it was T-s posing as me after I called him out for an earlier post where he had (once again) used my handle. I’m surprised you can’t tell the difference. Have you ever heard me say that I was “sworn to defend Al Horford”?
Girl you musta been high on somethin’
T-s still can’t figure out that I’m a Hawks fan and not a Horford fan, other than the fact that he’s a team member. I defend him against some outright lies, but I do that for other players too.
I lost a lot of faith in Horford in the 2011 playoffs. He’s going to have to get back in the paint to change my mind, which he seemed to be doing until he got hurt.
pointguardslim
July 8th, 2012
10:50 am
Surprised no update on Anthony Randolph
ntrigue
July 8th, 2012
10:50 am
If we cant get Dwight we need to go after Brand let him play C. I would start Brand, Horford, Smith, Morrow, Teague…..2nd Unit Harris, Jenkins, Free Agent, Ivan J, Zaza pretty good line up
brigadierjerry
July 8th, 2012
11:48 am
myrak43,
With the Hawks team currently constituted and say they add a few pieces where do you see them seeded in the east right now?I see them making the playoffs between 6-8 seed
Slimjr
July 8th, 2012
11:53 am
drmaryb is high on life…
Stay away from the bath salts I hear they’ll turn you into a super human flesh eating zombie..
Keep drinking the Kool-aid.. lol
Slimjr
July 8th, 2012
11:59 am
bjerry I hope to see the Hawks and Knicks match up in the playoffs again like they did in 98..
I was at game two, 13 rows from court-side at the ole Omni.. A TNT televised game..Just crazy.. I think I was sitting amongst Big Rays extended family! These folks were losing their minds cause I was rooting for the Knicks that series! Hahaha
steven a smith
July 8th, 2012
12:07 pm
Best starting line-up as this team is currently constituted:
C-Johan Petro
PF-Al Horford
SF-Josh Smith
SG-DeShawn Stevenson
PG-Devin Harris
Slimjr
July 8th, 2012
12:11 pm
Jenkins may earn a starting over Morrow if he can shoot lights out like he did in college..Jenkins should be putting up anywhere between 500-1000 shots a day to get ready for his 1st professional season.Show this franchise how good his shot really is. Larry loves shooters!
Morrow is too streaky..This guy need to come off the bench..[Think of a missed jumper in transition like a turnover] in some situations it deflates the team and screws up chemistry. See Josh and All struggles in 4th quarters the past two seasons….
“Shoot the J! Shoot it!”
Slimjr
July 8th, 2012
12:14 pm
C-Johan Petro
PF-Al Horford
SF-Josh Smith
SG-DeShawn Stevenson
PG-Devin Harris
8th or 9th seed sounds pretty reasonable? Lower expectations: if we do not land the Super Star from Atlanta..
Slimjr
July 8th, 2012
12:25 pm
‘If you want to crown them then crown them! They are who we thought they are and we let them off the hook!” –Quote from a very pissed off Football head coach , Dennis Green –
The Hawks swan song for 44 years and counting…
steven a smith
July 8th, 2012
12:37 pm
Becoming younger and more atheletic should be the plan in Atlanta moving forward. Hopefully Danny has a 2-3 year plan that will allow this team to become like OKC or San Antonio. Build through the draft. If you are lucky, a superstar falls into your lap. No more “REACHES” ie…Joe “average joe” Johnson. Overpaid and Overhyped Scrub who was NOT even the best player on his own team!!!
pointguardslim
July 8th, 2012
12:50 pm
Jeff Teague > Harris
Buddy Grizzard
July 8th, 2012
12:52 pm
Chicago Tribune is reporting Kirk will sign for two years at $3m per season, the mini-MLE. Kirk may have been overpaid at $7m per season, but he’s definitely not overpaid at $3m per season. Those of you who kept screaming that Kirk should not have taken PARGO’s minutes after his recovery should watch the following development with interest: Will PARGO get a roster spot with an NBA team this season?
Pargo was helped in obtaining a roster spot with the Hawks by his friendship with Joe Johnson. Pargo played so badly in the BOS series that Drew’s decision to play him ahead of Hinrich likely cost the Hawks a chance to face MIA in the ECF. The playoffs exposed Pargo for the journeyman he is. I think it’s unlikely any team will pick him up for this season, and it will be just like Josh Powell. Remember Powell? Drew’s first big man off the bench in the last ORL series? He was so well regarded around the league that he ended up playing in Puerto Rico last season. I see the same fate for Pargo.
One of the biggest advantages of the Ferry hire is that Ferry is unlikely to retain several of the players Drew has used in the past two seasons who are among the worst players in the league. Players in that conversation that Drew has given playoff minutes to over the last two seasons: Pargo, Powell, Willie Green, Vlad Rad, Jason Collins and Erick Dampier. Sund thought he had the best bench in the NBA, but wait and see how many of these guys have jobs in the NBA this year. The Joe Johnson trade has already vastly improved the Hawks’ bench, and I doubt Ferry burns the few remaining spots on any of the scrubs that LD is in love with.
I like JustSayinB’s idea, give Larry Drew enough rope and watch him hang himself. Remember, Ferry is big on loyalty. When Dan Gilbert went over his head to fire Mike Brown in an attempt to placate LeBron James, Ferry resigned his position as Cav’s GM. Larry Drew is not a loyal person. He stabbed Mike Woodson in the back. This is not the type of person or coach Ferry wants or would have retained if the decision was left to him. Watch Ferry hang back and let LD get himself fired.
Buddy Grizzard
July 8th, 2012
12:59 pm
“Jeff Teague > Harris”
Co-sign, but we all know LD is going to start Harris. Write it down. “More rope?” asks Danny Ferry.
Slimjr
July 8th, 2012
1:10 pm
“I like JustSayinB’s idea, give Larry Drew enough rope and watch him hang himself. Remember, Ferry is big on loyalty. When Dan Gilbert went over his head to fire Mike Brown in an attempt to placate LeBron James, Ferry resigned his position as Cav’s GM. Larry Drew is not a loyal person. He stabbed Mike Woodson in the back. This is not the type of person or coach Ferry wants or would have retained if the decision was left to him. Watch Ferry hang back and let LD get himself fired.” -Buddy-
Agree Buddy,
Larry is 28-47 against the winners.. He was a “turrible” hire…Expect no more the 6-8 wins against playoff bound teams.. Only D12 can save him now…Ironic?
Greyhound is running on the hour and will be ready to ship this buster out of here!
Slimjr
July 8th, 2012
1:32 pm
Kirk for only 3mil per? A steal for Chicago…
Wow, Sund 32+ plus years? Amazing!
Just Joe
July 8th, 2012
1:38 pm
Summer league roster should be released soon.
Outside of our draft picks, I like Brian Butch and Jordan Taylor to put on a good show. Doesn’t seem like we’ll carry much depth at PG and C. Butch and Taylor should get a lot of minutes.
I wonder if Jordan Williams will be added.
Buddy Grizzard
July 8th, 2012
1:43 pm
USA vs. Australia U17 championship game streaming live (not in English):
http://tv.lrytas.lt/live
northcyde
July 8th, 2012
1:43 pm
Do any of you guys think my breath smells like P enis or is it just me?
Sautee
July 8th, 2012
1:46 pm
Just because I defend Al Horford some times illogically so doesnt mean I will defend Al Horford with my life. I mean, there has to be a limit as to how far I will go to defend Al. As I stated yesterday, some times its so frustrating trying to defend Al that I just want to give up. I am trying to show leadership in hopes that Al will defend the rim with the fortitude that I defend him on this blog. But It doesn’t seem to be working so I’m going to leave defending Al up to Tito.
Hence, if you see any post from me apologizing or explaining why Al messed up again, It T. S. not me.
There. now Al a and Tito are on their own.
vava74
July 8th, 2012
1:48 pm
Jeezz… so much nonsense around these parts, as always…
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3834/gamelog;_ylt=An_pmT8IAPTu2to4HFCxSn0CPaB4
Look at the Josh’s game log last year.
Sure, you’ll find a few duds, but the vast majority of the times, Josh was carrying us filling up the stat-sheet everywhere.
EVERYWHERE!!!
People have to realize that Josh’s all round contribution (defending the rim, passing, poaching the lanes, being energetic, …) is more important than his point per possession stats or his shooting percentage.
YOU CAN LIVE with some bad shots whilst Josh is motivated and producing on every other facet of the game.
Last years’ regular season record, PROVES THAT. HE CARRIED US many many games and was, even for the non-fans this should be evident, AT LEAST as important as JJ.
Even during the BOS series, people have to realize that he posted a 22/18 and 4 assists and 1 block in his only complete game HEALTHY.
The rest of the way he played with a bum knee, against a fierce and dirty opponent (Garnett) who regained his past mojo and that was horribly assisted by the refs.
We lost game 2 against BOS because Josh went down and could hardly contribute in the 4th quarter.
Cope Josh’s injury, with refereeing favouring BOS and LD’s idiocy to go ISO-JJ to close games and you simply can’t allow yourself to put ANY GUILT on Josh for the Hawks not being in the second round.
The rest of the way he played valiantly, although SEVERELY LIMITED and that is why he settled too much for jumpers.
Did he shoot poorly during the series? Sure! Should have adapted his game to the injury situation but not settle for so many jumpers? Sure!
But when a series is a dog fight and you are not getting sufficient help down low – WE WERE MISSING ZAZA for crying out loud!!! (Zaza and Josh played fantastically together last year and we did not have that!!!!) and you are also not getting any respect from the refs and you are playing INJURED, you are bound to have poor shooting nights.
Finally, AT LEAST 10% of Josh’s missed jumpers came as last second shots out of failed ISO-JJ plays or other bad execution on offense plays like for instance when a wide open Marvin did not have the balls to shoot the rock.
Now, on JJ:
We will all miss JJ, even the ones which have been harping badly about him.
I know I will.
What we will not miss is his contract. It’s that simple.
Incredibly, Mark Bradley posted something true and accurate:
JJ was a victim of how Woody used him (ISO) and when the team evolved, he failed to re-adapt his game, in particular because we have an enabler as a coach, not a real commander.
JJ was capable to carry, going ISO, a team which did not have the respect of others – much alike other very good but not superstar players – but when the Hawks became a playoff team and opponents simply could not let him go off and have a good night since we now had other contributors good enough to make us competitive, opponents started to focus on JJ and he was simply not good enough to go against double and triple teams from top grade playoff teams.
Poor coaching again did not help: JJ lost his way and there was not good enough coaching – both Woody and LD – to make him an effective player again once the situation had changed.
Watch Game 1 of the BOS series again and see how JJ played during that first half: decisive, making the extra pass, ultra active, highly effective, all whilst shutting down Pierce…
That was a mirage of what he could have been for us during this new phase as a playoff team if we had a strong coach instead of an enabler.
Even if Brooklyn does not get Howard, look for them to get 50 wins with Deron and JJ as their back court. Avery and Deron will certainly have a huge effect on him.
Also, you should not forget – as Rod f CP said profusely in the past and recently again – JJ was one of the players in the NBA which faced more double teams and ONE OF THE MAIN reasons, IF NOT THE MAIN, was that the Hawks CONSTANTLY played 4 on 5.
Marvin was always an afterthought for opposing defenses, EVERYONE left him alone and even when he got the rock, since he could not drive and did not have the balls to shoot the rock when left open, THERE WAS ALWAYS a free rotating wing player to press JJ.
Freaking dumb enabler LD did nothing to change this until it was too late when he benched Marvin.
The problem is that this move – JJ to SF and Marvin to the bench – was made without any offense at the C slot (Zaza) and with a decaying SG (Hinrich), so it was kind of a “no move” since we were actually playing 3 on 5 with that line up and LD felt it necessary to go ISO-JJ to close games (which worked against bottom dwellers – as usual – but not against playoff teams).
We had a good team, our core was pretty good (you’ll realize that now that we will struggle to get to the playoffs (if we do not make any significant move).
We we did not have, was a real coach during this whole period.
Smoke weed, every day. all day.
July 8th, 2012
1:48 pm
Best starting line-up as this team is currently constituted:
C-Johan Petro
PF-Al Horford
SF-Josh Smith
SG-DeShawn Stevenson
PG-Devin Harris
Big Ray
July 8th, 2012
1:49 pm
LD was retained before Ferry came on the scene. My guess is he’ll be a lame duck this year with a somewhat patchwork roster (though you can’t really call it that with three starters on the squad). LD has already hung himself in my opinion, but he will have the slimmest of chances (maybe) to prove he’s not a scrub coach…..heh…heh…next summer Ferry shows us who he really wants on. the sidelines
Ray
July 8th, 2012
1:54 pm
At this stage I don’t think we’ll see any Hawks news till after this deals are done. Right now I think Danny Ferry has talked to the remaining guys Teague, Zaza, Horford, and Josh about where they stand and if they’ll commit.
Like I told people before Josh will commit he’s like any other player doesn’t want to be on a team that doesn’t care about winning. Honestly for the past 5 years since we got back to the playoffs out of the 5 it seemed like 3 times we didn’t care when we got punked by the Magic, punked out by a bulls team that we technically should have beaten that year at least.
Now we got punked out by a much older team that we shouldn’t have been punked by at all. If I was playing I’d feel the same as Josh did.
Still though any more news on FA’s and or trades probably won’t be seen until the 11th or later. So we got 3 days and counting.
Billy Kidd
July 8th, 2012
1:55 pm
If Josh is a better power forward than Al , I guess you would have to smoke weed everyday to start
Al over Josh.
Thats just down right stupid.
vava74
July 8th, 2012
1:59 pm
Finally, on the Josh-Al debate, a few thoughts:
Al is more coachable, more disciplined, more stable, easier to figure out (for good and for bad).
Undoubtedly a very good player, but not remarkable now and not remarkable in the future.
He is exactly what he was said to be when he came out of college: a very good player which was NBA ready.
The problem with Al is that we need Big Ray to use his contacts within the law enforcement and launch a nationwide APB on his missing dog.
Without it, Al is too soft to be a real leader.
On the other hand, Josh is a unique and multi talented player who never had the privilege of being coached by a real coach having entered into the NBA straight from high-school.
I am firm believer that Josh could have been a much better player than he is or will be if he had been “coached”.
There is absolutely no problem with Josh’s dog… apart from the fact that he is not house trained and sometimes poos on our rug and that is what frustrates us.
I believe that there is still time to extract more out of his potential, but that will not happen with LD at the elm.
Our only hope if that Danny quickly gets LD on a pair of skates and outta here and brings someone who is able to communicate with Josh.
Sautee
July 8th, 2012
2:02 pm
LOL @ T-s posing as me again at 1:46. Dude, at least write like I write. No one will believe you if try to portray me as an apologist. Defender of lies, yes. Apologist, no, which is why I lambasted Horford during the 2011 playoffs when he played like sh_t. Perhaps you missed that part, or perhaps you willfully are trying to change history. When I say Horford played like sh_t in the 2011 playoffs, which part of that sounds like an apology to you?
Big Ray,
I’ll be stunned if it isn’t Mike Budenholzer (Pop’s head assistant) unless someone else hires him first.
Just Joe
July 8th, 2012
2:03 pm
If we wait til the 11th, then my understanding is that all of the new guys (Morrow, Petro, Stevenson, Williams, and Harris) can’t be used in a Dwight Howard trade for two months. I think the rumors heat up again tomorrow.
pointguardslim
July 8th, 2012
2:05 pm
Josh is a stat sheet stuffer. A walking triple double. But it might be better to shift his positions since his shooting % is so low. Focus on SF rebounding And give some more shots to others to see if they can hit those elbow shots and if Teague is good in 1-5 pick and rolls.
Smith can stuff stats anywhere. But when he’s at SF he’s less open and passes more and is all around more coachable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS92xrjkSKg
This is my opinion from editing hours of Hawks footage
Just Joe
July 8th, 2012
2:12 pm
What does Josh want? If LD walked up to him today and said “pick a starting position”, does Josh choose to play more 3 or 4? Slim down, less pressure on the knees, more time on the wings -or- more banging down low?
Ray
July 8th, 2012
2:12 pm
@ Big Ray
He is I already know dude got to be on a short leash right now.
Just like with Rick Sund LD was a caretaker type Head Coach cause being realistic most of his success can be credited with the emergence of our own Big 3(now 2).
You said it yourself a few pages back I have yet to see this invisible motion offense that got him the coaching job in the first place.
Billy Kidd
July 8th, 2012
2:14 pm
Having said all the pro Al horford Mediocre movement bull chiit as a power forward Al ranks somewhere between # 15 and 25.
Josh, who unlike Al, hasnt peaked and is rank some where between 4-6. So all this I LOVE HORFORD SO MOVE JOSH bull chiit is bulchit.
This is Josh’s team til D12 gets here. Josh is the best powerfoward on this team by a long shot. Quit with the foolishness Horford butt lickers.
Ray
July 8th, 2012
2:17 pm
Josh Smith is an SF while he can play PF dude is more of an SF than anything.
At 6′9 and 225 this past year he’s similar to Durants height, weight, and frame for that matter.
Josh is an SF that is all.
Just Joe
July 8th, 2012
2:18 pm
Josh vs Lebron, Melo, Wallace, Pierce, Deng, Granger, Iguodala, Turkoglu, and Mbah a Moute.
Or
Josh vs Bosh, Stat, ???, Bass, West, Boozer, ???, Anderson, and ???.
What would Josh choose?
earthQuake
July 8th, 2012
2:19 pm
Josh Smith’s skill set is very similar to a young Shawn Marion, who was successful with Nash in Phoenix. Smith and Howard, who won the 2003 AAU national championship with the Atlanta Celtics, are still friends. Presumably, a trade for Smith would make the Lakers a more attractive destination for Howard. To get Howard, L.A. needs Smith. Like Howard, Smith wants to be traded and will be a free agent in 2013.
After dangling Gasol like marshmallows over a campfire for two seasons, there’s no way he can withstand the constant rumors while watching his value plummet, being misused as a stretch four in Mike Brown’s offense and becoming the Lakers fourth option behind Nash, Bryant and Bynum. His passing acumen wouldn’t have been as missed if the Lakers still ran Phil Jackson’s triangle offense, which executed offensive sets through Gasol in the high post.
earthQuake
July 8th, 2012
2:23 pm
Al’s Skill set is comparable to a young Ronald McDonald when he was passing out the mcRibs.
Ray
July 8th, 2012
2:26 pm
@ Just Joe
I’ll take Josh vs. Lebron and Melo the rest is whatever
And while Josh might not be as good as Melo on offense he definitely much better on the defensive side. Plus if he gets even better than this past season on offense it really will only be Josh vs. Lebron in the SF battle.
High-sider
July 8th, 2012
2:29 pm
“Chicago Tribune is reporting Kirk will sign for two years at $3m per season, the mini-MLE. Kirk may have been overpaid at $7m per season, but he’s definitely not overpaid at $3m per season. Those of you who kept screaming that Kirk should not have taken PARGO’s minutes after his recovery should watch the following development with interest: Will PARGO get a roster spot with an NBA team this season?
Pargo was helped in obtaining a roster spot with the Hawks by his friendship with Joe Johnson. Pargo played so badly in the BOS series that Drew’s decision to play him ahead of Hinrich likely cost the Hawks a chance to face MIA in the ECF…” – Buddy Grizzard @12:52pm dated 7/8/2012
If Jamal Crawford, who averaged 14.0ppg this past regular season, can only get $5mil. per yer (for his services), then Kirk Hinrich (who averaged 6.6ppg this past regular season) getting $3mil. per year (for his services) is fair market value for him (Hinrich) at this point in his career especially after his subpar performances over the last two seasons.
Not having Jamal Crawford in the 2012 playoffs is likely what cost the Hawks not facing the Heat in the ECF. Remember, Jamal Crawford was the Hawks’ new(est) “Boston Strangler” while he (Crawford) was a team member with the Hawks. Let’s face it; Hinrich’s post season averages of 5.7ppg, 2.0rpg and 1.0apg were not going to put the Hawks “over the top” in the 2012 playoffs. (SMH)
P.S. I actually thought the (lowest) mini-MLE was $2.5mil. per year. If that is the case, then Hinrich will be making $500K more than the (lowest) mini-MLE. I’m jus’ sayin’.
KevinM
July 8th, 2012
2:36 pm
If anyone is interested, Al and the DR team have one more shot to make the Olympics today if they beat Nigeria. Al ran into foul trouble yesterday against Lithuania, so that curtailed their comeback.
earthQuake
July 8th, 2012
2:37 pm
Once the trades are completed and Farmar is bought out, Atlanta’s depth chart will look something like this (just for example, so please save your outrage if you disagree):
PG: Jeff Teague/Devin Harris
SG: Anthony Morrow/John Jenkins/Devin Harris/DeShawn Stevenson
SF: Josh Smith/Anthony Morrow/DeShawn Stevenson
PF: Josh Smith/Ivan Johnson/Jordan Williams/Mike Scott
C: Al Horford/Zaza Pachulia/Johan Petro
http://blogs.ajc.com/hawks/2012/07/05/atlanta-hawks-the-next-step/