SportSouth to televise 75 Hawks games
Vivlamore reporting.
SportSouth will televise 75 of the 82 Hawks games during the 2012-13 NBA season, all in high definition. The network will air the season opener on Nov. 2 against the Rockets at Philips Arena.
Former Hawks star and Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins returns for his fifth straight season as the Hawks game analyst. Play-by-play announcer Bob Rathbun returns for his 17th season. Jerome Jurenovich will serve as the sideline reporter.
Before and after every televised game, SportSouth will air a 30-minute pre- and post-game segment. Andre Aldridge will host and Mike Glenn will be the analyst.
- Chris Vivlamore
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doc
September 24th, 2012
10:58 am
well no nfl updates on qb’s today. wonder why.
kind of expect some of the negativism to clear in a similar way if the hawks get off to a reasonable start. expectations, realistic ones anyway, cant be too great with this group pulled together. i expect a surprise to the upside. i havent made that bet with my money for tix though.
then again, i cant expect reason on here either sometimes.
set the bar low, no disappointments either way.
Slimjr
September 24th, 2012
11:00 am
ESPN Rankings= Bath Salts…. It is a [Travesty].
MsDee, oh I almost forgot your boy Al has some of the most prolific post moves in the game today[ sarcasm]. lol
Did you read Vava74 8:54am post ref. AL? He explains Al’s game better than I can..
2 FOR JOHN DREW, I have not heard any news on Benson..
Ken Strickland
September 24th, 2012
11:01 am
When training camp starts, there will definitely be some serious battles going on at various starting positions. Here’s what I mean.
1-who do you think will win the battle for the starting SF position? The candidates so far are James, Anderson, Morrow and Korver, with a definite possibility of JSmith being a candidate. A while back I mentioned the possibility of IJohnson being a potential candidate for the position.
2-Who do you believe will get the nod at PG between Teague and Harris? Unless Harris simply blows Teague away during camp, I believe it will be Teague, because even though both will be FAs after the season, Teague will a RFA, which makes him much easier to resign than Harris.
3-who do you think will win the SG battle? The candidates at this point are Morrow, Williams, Jenkins, and maybe Korver. While Jenkins is a rookie, potentially he’s definitely the more prolific shooter and scorer of the bunch, and he also adds some size to the position. He reminds me so much of Reggie Miller when he cane out of college. Like Jenkins, Reggie was considered a prolific shooter and scorer that wasn’t very athletic, couldn’t create his own shot, wasn’t a very good ball handler, couldn’t play DEF, couldn’t penetrate or get to the FT line etc, and look at how that turned out.
4-If KBenson is invited to camp, now that JWilliams has been waived, who do you think would win a backup position at OC between Petro and Benson?
Just food for thought. What do you think?
Balance is Key
September 24th, 2012
11:03 am
I thought this would make some of you feel better
“Joe Johnson is Somehow the Sixth Highest Paid NBA Player in History”
http://www.rantsports.com/nba/2012/08/27/joe-johnson-is-somehow-the-sixth-highest-paid-nba-player-in-history/?WI6eVJ8Ri3LzcHme.99
“Johnson’s current contract is so horrendous that it makes it seem like the Hawks might have gotten the upper hand in their trade with the Nets. And trust me, it’s pretty hard to say that a team has an upper hand in a trade when they receive Johan Petro as part of the deal.”
LOL!
That brings me to my next point, Why haven’t we waved Johan Petro yet!? He’s like the Royal Ivey of Centr’s. Dude SUCKS but still has a job? Does Good ole Ricky boy have something to do with this? We could use that roster spot on someone with actual upside like Mickael Pietrus, Keith Benson, or Hassaan Whiteside.
Astro Joe
September 24th, 2012
11:17 am
vava, I agree. But clearly, the Hawks don’t currently have any players that can “lead them” into a deep playoff run. That’s why (presumably) we cleared cap space and added a bunch of stale bags of chips to the current roster.
Slimjr
September 24th, 2012
11:18 am
New OC is doing a great job playing to his strengths though and mixing it up. Kudos to the coaching staff!
“Winning covers a multitude of mistakes” -unknown-
Caution: The Falcons have beaten some real [Power Houses]…. Here are the challengers records from 2011 [Chargers were 8-8], [Broncos 8-8], [Chiefs 7-9]..
Slow down there Grasshopper…
6-10
vava74
September 24th, 2012
11:19 am
Sautee,
Last year no one expected him to show up. The Celts simply did not scout and prepared for him.
Let’s look at a better sample: 2010/11, when ORL and CHI prepared to play him:
2010-11 ATL G12 Min468 ppg 11.3 FG% .423 FT%.769 rpg 9.6 apg3.5 stl 0.4 blk 1.0
vava74
September 24th, 2012
11:23 am
Sautee,
When the Celts finally prepared for Horford, they got 7 turnovers from him. Others made also negative contributions. I am not saying that the 7 turnovers were THE factor.
Merely that it corroborates that Horford is not a go to guy.
AJ,
And that is why Horford should be considered a tradeable asset: if we could get a lottery pick for him or a player which suited us better (in case he does not find his dog again), we should consider it.
But in the end, that is not my battle. My battle is getting a pair of skates under LD’s feet.
Just Joe
September 24th, 2012
11:26 am
Ken,
1 & 3 should be settled in training camp. I personally would prefer two shooters on the wings, which would allow us to see what Teague, Josh & Al can do offensively under maximum spacing.
2 – I have a little stronger feelings about this one. Teague will be a restricted free agent next summer. I want to know what Teague can do when he has the ball in his hands for the majority of our possessions. Can he run this offense? Devin Harris has been in this league what, 7 or 8 years??? I know what he’s capable of. He’s probably not going to get any better than he already is.
4 – I don’t see Benson making this roster, and Petro’s $3.5M expiring contract could make for a valuable trade asset at the deadline. Petro wins by default. I do think that Benson & Pape Sy will probably be camp invites as extra bodies.
Astro Joe
September 24th, 2012
11:35 am
vava, I doubt that Ferry considers any of these players untradeable. My guess is that he would trade anyone on the current roster for the right player. Trading Horofrd for just a lottery pick doesn’t make sense unless you know the player you’re selecting. I wouldn’t trade a top 35 player for just any lottery pick. Let’s see, 14 lottery picks over the past 8 years means 112 players… meaning that more than a handful were no where in the vicinity of being worthy of trading a top 35 player with 3-5 years of prime play still to come. Imagine trading Horford for Wesley Johnson, Jimmer Fredette or Patrick O’Bryant?
Astro Joe
September 24th, 2012
11:41 am
IMO, if the Hawks add another player to the roster, it will either be a SF or a PG… I don’t see Benson getting a shot. And I doubt that Teague has any competition to start the season as the Hawks PG… he could always lose it into the season, but I think there are only 2 battles for starting positions… SG and SF.
vava74
September 24th, 2012
11:54 am
AJ,
Deals can be made on picks which are known (position). It’s a gamble, but like everything in life, sometimes a gamble pays off.
As you certainly know, I was all for GETTING A REAL COACH, rather than blowing up the core before getting a shot at getting it to be coached properly.
Evaluating the true value of JT+JJ+MW+JS+AH+ZP with Woody and LD is just like evaluating a Le Mans’ car with an every day driver on the seat.
It was not the best Le Mans’ car out there, but surely someone with driving skills would have driven it faster and longer.
vava74
September 24th, 2012
12:10 pm
And, I actually have faith that both Damion Jones and James Anderson have NBA talent and could make the roster (with Jones being the most likely).
I think we have too many shooter and too few workers.
Even if any of the two or even both neither stick during training camp due to roster difficulties, I see Ferry talking to them and asking them to keep their spirits up, recover their health and their games in the D-League and eventually get picked up after some trades release roster spots.
I see Korver, Harris and Stevenson as trade bait.
NORRIS CHUCK
September 24th, 2012
12:42 pm
Free agent forward Jamario Moon believes he’s the logical choice to help fill the small forward void and clearly makes it known the Hawks are an organization he’d like to play for in 2012-13. “Atlanta makes sense to me,” Moon told HOOPSWORLD on where he would fit best. “Danny was the general manager when I was playing for Cleveland and [Hawks assistant general manager] Wes Wilcox was there too. They already know me and what I bring. It just makes sense.” HoopsWorld
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Moon has career averages of 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds on 46 percent shooting in 286 games over five seasons. In 157 career starts, Moon has averaged 7.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. The veteran forward has been working out in Atlanta during the offseason and says he’s ready to get back on the court and is in great shape. “All they have to do is give me a call,” Moon said. “I’m ready to work and do whatever the coaching staff asks of me.” HoopsWorld
O'Brien
September 24th, 2012
12:56 pm
Doc,
I think the new OC and the new O-line coach has been working wonders for the Falcons offense. And Matt Ryan is finally taking advantage of his weapons.
The biggest knock on him is not that he hasnt won a playoff game…imo, it’s that he has not played well in a playoff game. But I think he gets the monkey off his back this season.
And I think the Falcons will win their first playoff game.
heat check
September 24th, 2012
1:12 pm
On topic……Nique’s commentary is awful in every aspect. Why is he returning for a 5th season?? Trade him out for Stinger! Bob and Mike are/were a perfect team. Nique makes me want to watch games on mute.
MsDee
September 24th, 2012
1:48 pm
I know right, heat check…Why not let Duane Ferrell replace him..he did a GREAT job filling in for nique
Astro Joe
September 24th, 2012
2:10 pm
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