LIVE DRAFT BLOG: Hawks have a few hours to wait (UPDATE: Hawks expected to get Jordan Crawford in trade)
Derrick Favors gets a few interviews out of the way before heading to . . . New Jersey?
(UPDATE: 9:45 p.m. The Hawks drafted Texas forward Damion James with the 24th pick in the draft. But they are going to complete a trade with the New Jersey Nets for the 27th pick, Jordan Crawford of Xavier, and the 31st pick. Getting a Crawford is huge for the Hawks because he gives them bench scoring. He had a great NCAA tournament and he’s also the player who dunked on LeBron James in a summer camp last year. I’ll be posting a new column soon.)
Welcome to generally the scariest day in Atlanta Hawks’ history, and we speak of course of . . . the . . . draft! (Cue organ music . . . thunder clap . . . loud shrieks from the top of the stair case.)
OK, OK. Actually, things have gotten better in recent years with the drafts of Al Horford, Josh Smith, to a lesser degree Josh Childress, and potentially Jeff Teague. But the ugly history, which includes No. 1 picks like Shelden Williams, Cal Bowdler, Roshown McLeod, Ed Gray and Priest Lauderdale — and the non-drafting of Chris Paul — is tough to overcome.
I’ll be blogging live through the draft, so if you have any questions throw them at me. In the mean time, here are a few items of interest:
♦ Sorry, no Chris Paul (we think): Despite rumors flying of his possible availability — which were given an extra kick when he said he was open to a deal – New Orleans owner George Shinn released a statement, saying: “”We are about building and sustaining a winning tradition. Chris Paul is the cornerstone of our franchise and brings us unequaled support on and off the court. We will continue to build around Chris Paul, and we want to see him in a Hornets uniform for the remainder of his career.”
It’s worth noting that the words, “We will not trade Chris Paul,” aren’t in the statement. New Orleans Times-Picayune’s John DeShazier has a terrific column summarizing this sensitive topic with the Hornets. And yeah, I’m still wondering how a Josh Smith-for-Paul swap could re-shape the Hawks.
♦ Our projected top 5 picks: 1.) Washington: John Wall, PG, Kentucky. 2.) Philadelphia: Evan Turner, SG, Ohio State. 3.) New Jersey: Derrick Favors, PF, Georgia Tech; 4) Minnesota: Wesley Johnson, SF, Syracuse. 5. Sacramento: DeMarcus Cousins, C-PF, Kentucky.
♦ Six names for the Hawks: It’s almost impossible to project the Hawks’ pick because they draft 24th and they don’t seem focused on one specific position. But here are a few names to look at: Xavier shooting guard Jordan Crawford, Florida State center Solomon Alabi, Marshall center Hassan Whiteside, France power forward Kevin Seraphin, Kentucky point guard Eric Bledsoe, South Florida shooting guard Dominique Jones.
♦ There are reports out of Greece that Josh Childress may sign an offer sheet with the Washington Wizards, which would set up a sign-and-trade scenario with the Hawks. But that report hasn’t been confirmed and general manager Rick Sund won’t be available for comment until after the Hawks pick.
♦ Your free agency fix: Former Tech star Chris Bosh stated the obvious: That LeBron James will be the first domino to fall in this free agency class: “Am I waiting on LeBron? Pretty much. I think everyone has to. I have to as well. … He’s a great player and I would be crazy to think that all the teams that are considering him, they would talk to somebody else first. I think everybody is going to be going at him first.”
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561 comments Add your comment
Harvard Blue
June 24th, 2010
7:13 pm
Please don’t forget Hanno Mottola. I don’t know what round he was drafted in or how he was acquired but he has to rank near the top of the worst transactions the Hawks EVER made.
Marcus
June 24th, 2010
7:20 pm
jeff…. man you have a long wait tonite. Things wont get interesting (as it pertains to any guy we suspect to be in the #24 range) for a while.
truthspitter
June 24th, 2010
7:21 pm
Please trade Marvin, Teague, and Jamal, for Danny Granger and one of Indiana’s bad contract.
Benjamin
June 24th, 2010
7:22 pm
Looks like New Orleans has turned down some pretty hefty offers for Paul already, if rumors are true.
Would still love to be able to swing a J-Smoove for Paul deal, but can’t see it seeing where they’ve turned down bigger offers.
Re: the Hawks and Childress, I still don’t understand why he’d want to come back to the States to play for the Wizards. Seriously, Josh? You could be a key player on a division winning team, and you choose to go play with Gilbert Arenas and that mess of a franchise? Good riddance.
Jeff D.
June 24th, 2010
7:24 pm
I can’t wait for the 2nd round Eastern European pick that the Hawks love so much. (Do we have a 2nd pick?) What happened to the dude we drafted last year?
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
7:28 pm
If gilbert arenas contract wasnt so high the hawks would do a sign and trade with josh childress for gilbert arenas…why this would work? the wizards now have kurt heinrich and will draft john wall with the number 1 pick so they will look to move arenas
Jeff D.
June 24th, 2010
7:31 pm
truthspitter, do you have any coffee in the house?
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:31 pm
Harvard Blue — Good one. But there’s only so much space to go over the historical ugliness.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:32 pm
Marcus — I know. But I’ve got to bang out an early column for early editions of that old thing called a newspaper so I’m cool with waiting.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:32 pm
Truthspitter — Deal!
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:34 pm
Benjamin — I think Chills wants to come back in part because tax laws are changing anyway there and 2 years is enough. Wouldn’t think Wizards are his first choice, unless they’re offering more.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:34 pm
JJM — How about just swapping Arenas for a crate of sawed-off shotguns? It’s not happening.
Answer this Jeff
June 24th, 2010
7:35 pm
Give me a star that the Hawks could possibly deal for tonight! Throw a name out buddy
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
7:37 pm
lol@jeff thats cold…I thought about that but hes a good player and im about winning and giving people chances
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:38 pm
John Wall. My mock draft is still perfect! Seriously, great player.
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
7:39 pm
It is the NBA who really cares. The NBA can’t pay these guys the money because NOBODY really cares. The season is to long. The only time in the game that matters is the last 5 min. that take 20 min to play. WHO cares.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:39 pm
Answer this Jeff — No clue because I don’t think they want to take on salary and I know they don’t want to do anything of significance until the Joe Johnson situation is settled.
Answer this Jeff
June 24th, 2010
7:43 pm
Ok, Man i hope the hawks don’t resign JJ. I know they need bigs but they also need another who can put up big points without ball hogging!
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:44 pm
Two for two! (I know. Duh.) Now it gets interesting but pretty sure Derrick Favors is going next to Nets.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:45 pm
Answer this Jeff — That’s Drew’s biggest job.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:48 pm
Man Doug Collins looks old.
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
7:48 pm
im pretty sure joe is going to the bulls…play for the team jordan played for and hes on the jordan brand he will get all the nice jordan PE(player editions) shoes
Jeff D.
June 24th, 2010
7:48 pm
Jeff, any news on the Childress-McGee deal?
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
7:49 pm
HAHAHAHA Jeff. Have you looked in the mirror or do you just still see your AJC profile pic? Hahaha. I have to sahve I find more grey hair on my face and my head.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
7:49 pm
I’d love for Childress to sign up with the Wizards, and for us to benefit from it.
After having lost him for two years and not having gotten anything in return, it would be great to finally get something. I’d be ecstatic with the acquisition of Jevale McGhee but we’re more likely to get Randy Foye. Still better than nothing, which is precisely what we might get when Joe leaves….
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:49 pm
There goes Favors. Derrick, we hardly knew ye.
Jeff D.
June 24th, 2010
7:50 pm
Shultz says: Man Doug Collins looks old.
Leathery in fact! Like Jack Palance.
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
7:51 pm
im pretty sure joe will play for the bulls..I mean he can play for the team jordan played for and hes on the jordan brand that means he will get all the jordan PE(player edition) shoes
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Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:52 pm
Jeff D. — Right now it’s just a rumor coming out of Greece.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
7:52 pm
Thing that I’ll miss the most about Woody… Jeff’s writing about the Hawks again! Dag nab it!
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:53 pm
Jeff D. — Jack Palance. Ouch.
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
7:53 pm
Favors after takin only 24 semester hours at TECH do you feel smarter? I know you are now richer, but You will be broke in 10 years. What color Bentley do you have on hold at the Alpharetta dealership?l
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:53 pm
JSS — I wrote about them when Woody was here. How can you forget — you kept bugging me every time I did.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:55 pm
Wow, we’re flying — Wesley Johnson to Minnesota… DeMarcus Cousins possibly going next to Sacto.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
7:56 pm
Hey look, whaddaya know. John Wall got drafted first.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
7:57 pm
Pi$$onaDawg…not that I care about Favors, but wow do you sound like a hater…LOL
j
June 24th, 2010
7:57 pm
wish we could trade up for Cousins, no?
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
7:59 pm
J — 24th to 5th? Quite a leap.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:00 pm
Utah’s about to get really good!
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:00 pm
So far, no surprise. Now, it’s ALL a guessing game.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:02 pm
I didn’t forget, i was just hoping it was a nightmare!
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:02 pm
Cousins has a wingspan of 7-foot-5? Dang. Strap some engines under those arms.
eddiedawg
June 24th, 2010
8:03 pm
Hey Jeff-
Why would the Hornets even consider trading Paul for Smoove? I know the back up played for them, but please-he is the face of that franchise. And were serious about the Hawks trading for Paul, kepping JJ and then getting Lebron? If that happened, I would take out a second mortgage for season tix.
Realistically, I think we are screwed until a single owner buys this team.
j
June 24th, 2010
8:04 pm
I was thinking maybe we’d can trade josh for him or something, get a true? center and push horf to the 4
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
8:05 pm
Big RAY how many of these kids BLOW cash like water trying to be the BIG PLAYA. Buy mom a House Cool. Get a car that is nice but doesn’t draw attention GREAT. Buy LAND or Property, but not for you Posse to live in, but as an investment. How many Times have we seen it? Lotto winners broke after a few years and the same for Pro Athletes. Not a HATER! I just hate stupidity when you have a chance to do so much more for you community, than be the Rich FOOL. M. Bol gave back just because he knew it was the right thing to do.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:06 pm
Eddiedawg — Realistically, no, I don’t think the Hornets are trading Paul, for some of the reasons you outlined. But when a franchise is about to be sold (or may be sold), sometimes weird things happen.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:08 pm
Anybody ever seen Ekpe Udoh play? Yeah, me neither … But I hear he’s a shot-blocker. (Actually, I just heard the dude on ESPN say that.)
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
8:09 pm
Jeff talking about being sold or in the Hawks situation looking for investors do you think the Hawks will do something Crazy or Big if someone is on the Board that they would trade-up for?
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:10 pm
Pi$$onaDawg — Careful.
Marcus
June 24th, 2010
8:11 pm
Jeff, Ekpe was ballin’ in this years March Madness.
Jeff D.
June 24th, 2010
8:11 pm
Word from Greece is Team Olympiakos is offering to buy out J-Chills in Spinikopita and frozen Gyro meat.
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
8:12 pm
Withc part calling Favors ability to keep his money? OK sorry. We have just seen it happen in all sports too many times.
Marcus
June 24th, 2010
8:12 pm
Right after the tourney, I was hoping Udoh or Varnardo dropped to us.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:13 pm
Pi$$onaDawg,
True. But let’s reserve judgment on the young man until he actually does it. Hopefully there will be somebody close to him that can help keep him grounded. Everybody needs a mentor for one reason or other, at some point in their life, whether they know it or not. Many of us are blessed with that through good parents or at least one good parent. Many of us are not.
All the same, there are few victims. Choices along the way often define who we are.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:13 pm
@ Pi$$onaDawg…
Those kind of kids mostly went out with Antoine Walker, Sharone Wright, and DeMarr Johnson… The players association has really started to help these kids get a hold on healthy financial choices… The recession put a lot of them into a more stable mindset too…
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:14 pm
Greg Monroe to Pistons. Sure would like to see one of the big guys fall to the Hawks.You like to see 6-11 guys who can pass.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:15 pm
Marcus — so I hear. Missed Baylor’s games in the tourney.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:16 pm
JSS — Hey, we agree on something! Seriously, I think you see less of those stereotypical cases of guys blowing their cash than you used to. A lot more awareness now and, you’re right, support from union and league.
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
8:17 pm
I didn’t know that JSS. Somebody needs to help Players with TOO BIG MONEy. I can’t do it too well with what Little I get to put in the Market. My Dad has done well over the years so I do what his Financial Planner tells is good. I get the help and not pay the bill for the advice.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:19 pm
There goes Aminu. Wow. Look at those glasses! Are there windshield wipers for those things?
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:19 pm
@ Jeff Schultz…
That ESPN guy wasn’t serious was he (about Udoh)?
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:20 pm
NBA Draft net on Aminu: “A huge leaper with freakish athleticism, explosiveness and solid length, Aminu uses these 3 strengths to make him an excellent rebounder and defender” That stuff translates to NBA.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:22 pm
Most of you know but Aminu is out of Norcross High School.
nside hawkfan
June 24th, 2010
8:23 pm
(Praying for Whiteside, Alabi or Jordan Crawford)…….
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:25 pm
Duke’s front line is still crying after meeting that guy… Cole Aldrich too!!!
Jeff D.
June 24th, 2010
8:25 pm
Can this kid from Butler drive a car?
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:26 pm
Gordon Hayward to Utah — Not sure but that probably qualifies as first reach of the draft. A 6-8 small forward.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:27 pm
Yikes. Seriously. What’s happened to NBA draft when the ninth pick is a 6-8 small forward who’s not really a great shooter?
bug man
June 24th, 2010
8:28 pm
Enter your comments here
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:28 pm
Don’t worry POAD, the market is long term, you’ll get it back eventually be patient, but always help the little guy who gets screwed when we have crashes…
This draft will get weird in about 3 picks!
nside hawkfan
June 24th, 2010
8:29 pm
Utah snatched Hayward because Larry Bird was sure to take the home town kid…
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:29 pm
Jeff
Remember a kid named Adam Morrison?
michaelprick
June 24th, 2010
8:30 pm
Is Blair Rasmussen or Adam Keffe available for the Hawks to pick?
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:30 pm
….who just got himself an NBA championship ring, despite not having earned it one bit…
bug man
June 24th, 2010
8:30 pm
gordon hayward the best place for him is in utah maybe the next larry bird. instead of trading childress i would trade the duck marvin williams
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:30 pm
I think it’s time for Jeff Van Gundy to get back into coaching — because I don’t want to hear him speak another word on TV.
truthspitter
June 24th, 2010
8:31 pm
Udoh and Hayward both got picked too high
bug man
June 24th, 2010
8:32 pm
van gundy needs to stay where he is i dont want see him running on the court to take up for his players ending up getting pummeled
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:33 pm
There goes a guy I would’ve liked to see us get (but knew it wouldn’t happen)…
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:34 pm
One scout said Paul George will be the best player in this draft in five years. I want to know who — and please, somebody take away his car keys.
Herschel Talker
June 24th, 2010
8:37 pm
The Hawks are irrelevant
bug man
June 24th, 2010
8:39 pm
aldrich will be the next koncak
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:39 pm
With Aldrich (Kansas) going to New Orleans, five of the last nine players off the board were power forwards or centers.
Herschel Talker
June 24th, 2010
8:41 pm
Fire Kenshin Kawakami!
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:42 pm
Trade report — Cole Aldrich and Mo Peterson will go to Oklahoma City in a trade for the 21st pick. Impact on the Hawks: That’s three picks before Hawks’ pick.
bug man
June 24th, 2010
8:43 pm
jeff that means there is a sleeper guard available or a couple of bigs that will be a bust
Herschel Talker
June 24th, 2010
8:45 pm
Is it me, or should the Braves never touch another Japanese pitcher ever? Saito choked it today, and Kawakami is a disgrace to his country.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:45 pm
Back to back Jayhawks: SG Xavier Henry to Memphis.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:45 pm
I don’t know whether to be hopeful or gnawing my nails with dread…
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:48 pm
@ Bugman…
Why you cussing Koncak like that? That is Big Country Part II!
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
8:49 pm
Big Ray go with the NAILS that way you could be happy if you are wrong, but the other way is going to cause disapointment.
northcyde
June 24th, 2010
8:50 pm
Keep your eye on Patrick Patterson. I don’t know how far he’ll fall . . but if he falls too far, it’s hard to let a dude like that pass by us.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:51 pm
Ed Davis — probably regretting he didn’t come out a year ago — goes 13 to Toronto. Strong rebounder, not much on the offensive side.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:51 pm
Reach, maybe but Hayward gives them a smart guy with range to take the pressure off Williams from the wing and on the drive… Can he finish in the NBA is the question
Jeff D.
June 24th, 2010
8:52 pm
Can we get Dimiroff’s NBA mock draft? Let him make our pick.
bug man
June 24th, 2010
8:52 pm
@jss my bad koncak aka Lurch you rang
Jeff D.
June 24th, 2010
8:52 pm
Dimitroff
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:53 pm
Davis said he knows Chris Bosh went to Toronto. Hope he doesn’t expect to see Bosh when he gets there (unless it’s in the airport).
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:53 pm
With all of those patsies on the Raptors front line, they need a banger!
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
Dimitroff’s mock draft has “Mandy” as the 1st pick!
northcyde
June 24th, 2010
8:57 pm
LOL . . . nevermind.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
8:57 pm
Patrick Patterson, whose stock dropped a little, goes to Houston. Could be a solid pick. 6-9, 240. Now HE could end up being one of the best players in this draft.
Jeff D.
June 24th, 2010
8:57 pm
northcyde, you jinxed it!
northcyde
June 24th, 2010
9:00 pm
You’d think that Milwaukee would take a center, seeing that they’ve traded for guys that could compensate for the loss of Salmons. Let’s see . .
northcyde
June 24th, 2010
9:02 pm
And they didn’t.
This kind of proves that all of the centers left in the draft aren’t worth worrying about.
bug man
June 24th, 2010
9:04 pm
hawks should draft the new mutombo albi i would love to bring back the finger wag
j
June 24th, 2010
9:05 pm
so we we gonna get? who are the top 3 candidates?
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
9:07 pm
Eight picks to the Hawks. This is actually falling pretty nicely for them. A lot of their potential picks still on the board, including Jordan Crawford.
Sawyer
June 24th, 2010
9:08 pm
Babbit is going to be traded to Portland
JSS
June 24th, 2010
9:10 pm
Could… maybe… Should…
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
9:12 pm
There goes Seraphin. The Hawks liked him a lot. He couldn’t work out for them because of an injury but he spoke to them for several hours on Monday.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
9:14 pm
Five left on the board for Hawks: Jordan Crawford, Solomon Alabi, Hassan Whiteside, Eric Bledsoe, Dominique Jones.
heartofdarkness
June 24th, 2010
9:15 pm
With the exception of Wall, all the players drafted seem one dimensional. Lane cloggers.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
9:16 pm
Well, somebody is about to get even weirder!
Sawyer
June 24th, 2010
9:16 pm
Jeff, is Orton not an option also?
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
9:17 pm
There goes Bledsoe. And wow: Kentucky has four of the top 18 picks in the draft and couldn’t win it all. Way to go, Calipari.
j
June 24th, 2010
9:17 pm
there goes bledsoe
j
June 24th, 2010
9:19 pm
i wonder if they grab crawford since they’ll need to replace ray allen
Benjamin
June 24th, 2010
9:19 pm
Per your FB status info request, give me Jordan Crawford!
answer this jeff
June 24th, 2010
9:19 pm
YOU THINK THAT THE HAWKS PASS ON DAMIAN JAMES IF HE IS STILL ON THE BOARD?
Andre
June 24th, 2010
9:20 pm
Lance Stephenson, take him!!!
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
9:21 pm
I like Damion James from Texas or Devin Eubanks. Both strong physical players that can score especially James
j
June 24th, 2010
9:22 pm
YES, lets go crawford, baby needs a new pair of shoes
DawgBoi
June 24th, 2010
9:23 pm
We need Jones out of USF. Next D-Wade..
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
9:23 pm
I like James or Eubanks…both strong physical players who can rebound and score especially James
Sawyer
June 24th, 2010
9:23 pm
Bledsoe traded to the Clippers.
undertakerEYES
June 24th, 2010
9:25 pm
I knew it hawks traded their pick to the mavs for cash…didnt mention how much
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
9:26 pm
Sorry for the double post…laptop acting up
Gwinnett Fred
June 24th, 2010
9:29 pm
Could the Hawks possibly get lucky enough to have a CHOICE of centers – actually hope not, they’d probably pick the wrong one!
N.D.T. K.A.
June 24th, 2010
9:30 pm
Hawks need to somehow get bigger up front and get shooting if Joe leaves. Seems like other teams are getting more athletic which has been a huge advantage for the Hawks in the past. Plenty of bigs still on the board along with athletic 2/3 guards and small forwards.
N.D.T. K.A.
June 24th, 2010
9:32 pm
I don’t think Whiteside will play much this year he is so light in the pants, but if he fell to the Hawks why not he is legit size,talent, and athleticism.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
9:32 pm
Craig Brackins can skateboard, according to Stuart Scott. Quoth Charles Odum of AP: “That takes care of halftime.”
Mr.Phil
June 24th, 2010
9:32 pm
@truthspitter Alabi would be better pick for the center position if that is where we want to go.
Mr.Phil
June 24th, 2010
9:36 pm
Elliot Williams? Did Pritchard screw the Blazers on his way out the door?
True 5
June 24th, 2010
9:40 pm
solomon alabi!!!
Mr.Phil
June 24th, 2010
9:40 pm
@truthspitter
I would think I would be allowed my opinion without the sixth grade level insults. Whiteside is a immature jerk who has the biggest chanceof being bust of anybody in the draft.
True 5
June 24th, 2010
9:41 pm
please please please a 5!!!
nside hawkfan
June 24th, 2010
9:41 pm
WHITESIDE, WHITESIDE, WHITESIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
9:41 pm
If Hawks feel they will sign JJ they will select Whiteside/Alabi/Orton. If they feel they will not sign JJ they will select James. I like Eubanks either way.
Mr.Phil
June 24th, 2010
9:42 pm
Besides the fact he would have to gain about 50 pounds to be moderately effective.
nside hawkfan
June 24th, 2010
9:42 pm
WHITESIDE!!!!!!!!
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
9:42 pm
Clemson’s Trevor Booker goes to Minnesota… OK: Hawks time!… I like Crawford. But Whitside and Alabi also there. Or, I dunno… Your thoughts?
DawgBoi
June 24th, 2010
9:43 pm
The Hawks have been lucky. We have our choice between Orton, Whiteside or Alabi or we could go with James, Jones or Crawford. Couldn’t have had a better setup..
Herschel Talker
June 24th, 2010
9:43 pm
I think the Hawks should draft a guy from Japan
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
9:45 pm
lmao@the fans
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
9:45 pm
Good pick….JJ gone?
Herschel Talker
June 24th, 2010
9:45 pm
Did Billy Knight make this pick? Pathetic.
nside hawkfan
June 24th, 2010
9:45 pm
Bye Marvin!!!!!!!
N.D.T. K.A.
June 24th, 2010
9:45 pm
Typical, Joe must be gone!!! No big man center!!!
Herschel Talker
June 24th, 2010
9:45 pm
Another draft bust for the Hawks
DawgBoi
June 24th, 2010
9:45 pm
Is he a SF or SG?
man
June 24th, 2010
9:46 pm
Damion James. RATE THIS PICK
Herschel Talker
June 24th, 2010
9:46 pm
The Hawks have done so well with their past picks from universities in the state of Texas. Royal Ivey and Acie Law really panned out. Here’s the next bust from Texas.
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
9:47 pm
smh another forward
Josh Smildress
June 24th, 2010
9:47 pm
Someone quick, Billy Knight is still making the draft picks. Someone notify the Atlanta Spirit
Scott
June 24th, 2010
9:47 pm
We must be satisfied with Horford at center.
Finchdawg
June 24th, 2010
9:47 pm
Damion James? Man, I was hoping for a center. Another 6′8″ wingman?
Cedrick (Texas Hawk)
June 24th, 2010
9:47 pm
W T F!!!!! What we do not have enough FORWARDS on this TEAM!! WE needed a BIG center not another FORWARD. These owners are IDIOTS
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
9:47 pm
OK … so much for that. Damion James, a senior from Texas is the pick. 6-7 small forward. So much for Crawford. Here’s the breakdown from NBADRAFT.NET
Strengths: Well-built forward oozing with athleticism and agility … Exhibits superb fluidity of movement, running the floor like a guard (3.09 sprint at pre-draft combine) and quick to the basketball. Has been a rebounding machine since the moment he took the court for Texas … Possesses a 37 inch vertical leap, 7 foot wingspan and pursues every board relentlessly … Very quick off his feet on multiple jumps … He has taken his ferocious rebounding to another level through sixteen games as a Senior, averaging 11.2 per game … His scoring average has seen significant growth each season, from 8 ppg as a freshman to 17 ppg as a senior … The staple of his offensive game is the mid-range jumper … Takes a few power dribbles to his right or left and gets great lift on his shot … Combined with a high release, his jumper is virtually unblockable … Prefers to face up opponents in the post and elevate over the top … Displays range out to the college three, shooting 41% as a sophomore, 33% as a junior and 36% as a senior … In constant motion on the offensive end looking for openings and easy buckets … Shooting an efficient 48% from the field throughout his four years … Explosive finisher at the rim … Displays a great set of hands, retrieving even errant deliveries … If he gets his hands on the ball, he doesn’t let it go … Plays with an extremely high motor on the defensive end … Averages a steal and block per game for his career … Has the strength and lateral quickness to guard multiple positions.
Weaknesses: Lacks a clearly defined position at the next level, but is so talented he is a “player” and will find a role regardless … Ball handling needs further development. Appears very insecure when putting the ball on the deck. Rarely attacks all the way to the cup when being guarded. Dribbles with his head down … Off the bounce moves are very methodical, more concerned with maintaining the dribble than getting by the defender … His first step is hampered by lack of handle, restricting his ability to create shots for himself and others … Needs to find more consistency with his jump shot, although this is an area which has shown improvement … He’s worked hard on his mechanics, but still a work in progress. Guide (left) hand falls off the ball too early on his shot, making it a little unnatural … Doesn’t possess a shooters touch. Settles for too many long range shots, out of his comfort range … Shot selection is questionable. Free throw shooting is a major drawback of his game … Has failed to reach the 70% plateau in any season, with a career 63% … For an aggressive player, this is not up to par. While his scoring numbers have continued to accumulate, he is still not a primary offensive option … He has benefited off the greatness of Kevin Durant, D.J. Augustin and a loaded 2009-2010 roster … Fits the mold of a complimentary player, but not a go to guy. Although he’s taken over the role this year for the Longhorns … At 6′7 225 lacks the perimeter skills (ball handling and passing) to be a true NBA wing man, and lacks the size to defend the 4 position.
I’m guessing some of are not happy. Thoughts?
Bryan G.
June 24th, 2010
9:47 pm
With 2 freaking Centers on the board….they draft another freaking wing. Come on.
Whopper Dawg
June 24th, 2010
9:48 pm
Jeff, look back at my prior posts, I predicted a 6′7″ swingman that cannot create his own shot. I made a mistake though this guy is just small forward, ain’t no swing. A small forward with no offense.
Great pick. Difference maker.
Peter
June 24th, 2010
9:48 pm
I like the pic….look at his 4 year rebounding numbers……..marvin off the bench………this guy will start Small Forward !
man
June 24th, 2010
9:48 pm
HERSCHEL TALKER HOW COME YOU HAVEN’T BEEN MAKING ANY MORE YOUTUBE VIDEOS?!? LIKED YOUR STUFF MAN! MAKE MORE PLEASE HAHA GO DAWGS!
Herschel Talker
June 24th, 2010
9:48 pm
Schultzie must have had a heart attack. He’s not posting.
True 5
June 24th, 2010
9:48 pm
WTF TRADE THIS MOFO!!!! ANOTHER STUPID PICK… IM NOW A THUNDER FAN. THEY KNOW THEY ARE A CONTENDER AND NEED A 5 SO THEY GET WHAT THEY NEED
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
9:48 pm
this pick tells me that one of our forwards will be traded josh or marvin
Bryan G.
June 24th, 2010
9:48 pm
Uh…you’re correct in your guess Jeff. I just don’t get it.
Sawyer
June 24th, 2010
9:48 pm
Could be trade. Possible to New Jersey
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
9:49 pm
James can play SF or SG. Great defender who loves running the floor. Needs work on his jump shot, but he can score. Read one comparison of Shawn Marion.
Bryan G.
June 24th, 2010
9:49 pm
JJM – who would take mavin’s ridiculous contract, though. He’s Derek Lowe overpaid
Herschel Talker
June 24th, 2010
9:49 pm
Thoughts? I’ve got thoughts. Billy Knight and Pete Babcock must have had a GM reunion on this pick. Sund took the night off.
Herschel Talker
June 24th, 2010
9:50 pm
man:
we thank you for your support
HT
Grumpy
June 24th, 2010
9:50 pm
Picking James = Hawks have officially given up on Marvin Williams.
Scott
June 24th, 2010
9:50 pm
Fox sports is saying that Atlanta is trying to move back into the first round. Stay tuned.
Cedrick (Texas Hawk)
June 24th, 2010
9:50 pm
I feel like “True 5″!!!! Im think I just changed to an Oklahoma Thunder Fan!!! This has to be one of the WORST picks ever!!! 2 Freagin centers on the board and we take ANOTHER FORWARD!!!!!
DHD
June 24th, 2010
9:52 pm
Mock drafts had him going at 16 and 17 so it looks like we got good value. Forget the position. There are deals to make. We got the best guy on the board.
Sawyer
June 24th, 2010
9:52 pm
Im hearing we might get the 27 and the 31 from the nets for james. Lets get a big man
SouthGaHawk
June 24th, 2010
9:53 pm
Who is this Jones kid… we need a TRUE Center…. I know now Joe is not going to sign now. Ok who wants season tickets?????????????????
Scott
June 24th, 2010
9:53 pm
This pick seems to be turrible.
Tyler
June 24th, 2010
9:53 pm
This is an insurance pick. Someone who can provide depth & scoring if Joe leaves, or if they do decide to trade Marvin or Josh. But this pick is the epitome of the Hawks drafts over the past decade. They need a center (as they have for the past 10 years) and with 2 available, they reach for another 6′7” small forward.
Cedrick (Oklahoma Thunder-->Former Hawk Fan)
June 24th, 2010
9:53 pm
WHY??? WHY??? WHY ?????
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
9:54 pm
Hold on folks: Word from Yahoo Sports is that the Hawks will deal Damion James to New Jersey for the 27th and 31st picks.
Dilla
June 24th, 2010
9:54 pm
Terrible pick, we don’t need another forward. I hope its a trade.
O'Brien
June 24th, 2010
9:54 pm
WojYahooNBA “Nets struck a deal to get the Hawks pick at No. 24, and grab Texas forward Damion James. Hawks get Nets’ picks at 27 and 31, source says”
Ron D
June 24th, 2010
9:54 pm
Why add another forward with 2 good centers still available?
Jody
June 24th, 2010
9:55 pm
According to realgm, this guy will be moved to the nets.
N.D.T. K.A.
June 24th, 2010
9:55 pm
Analysis from DraftExpress on Damion James:
Damion James looks solid, but unspectacular across the board. At 1.0 PPP overall and drawing fouls on 10.2% of his shots, James is a solid offensive player, but considering his lack of ball handling ability, he’ll need to improve on his 42.9% shooting on unguarded jumpers if he wants to see consistent minutes at the three on the next level. The hustle numbers are there (1.25 finishing PPP, 2 Pos from offensive rebounds, 2.3 Pos from cuts), but James is a questionable one-on-one player (0.672) and may need to be more than serviceable in spot-up situations to be successful in the long-term.
From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Situational-Statistics-This-Yearas-Small-Forward-Crop-3503/#ixzz0rpFWssBB
http://www.draftexpress.com
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
9:55 pm
Stay tuned!!! Something may be happening
Simpdawg
June 24th, 2010
9:55 pm
WTF, Damion James really. I hope that the Hawks have plans to trade Marvin Williams. Dumb ass Hawks.
stuck in houstoon
June 24th, 2010
9:55 pm
sounds like he could develop into a really good defender. it wouldn’t hurt to have a lock down guy.
if we’re going to play bibby or crawford, it helps to have someone who cares about defense.
nside hawkfan
June 24th, 2010
9:56 pm
All time big 12 rebound leader….
Jim
June 24th, 2010
9:56 pm
PLEASE MR. BELKIN, SAVE US FROM THESE SPIRITS!!!!!!
Scott
June 24th, 2010
9:56 pm
All of this is turrible. It’s just turrible.
Ron D
June 24th, 2010
9:56 pm
I hope the trade is true. Go get that 7 footer.
jaymin
June 24th, 2010
9:57 pm
Hawks traded #24 to Nets for #27 and #31
SouthGaHawk
June 24th, 2010
9:57 pm
At least they could of got the Kid from FSU {Alabi}. Put Al at the power Josh at small. Dam it’s going to be a long season
JSS
June 24th, 2010
9:57 pm
Thank goodness I don’t drink… Or do drugs…
True 5
June 24th, 2010
9:59 pm
TRADE!!!!
tinachi
June 24th, 2010
9:59 pm
ANOTHER DAMN FORWARD! MAYBE IM NOT UNERSTANDING, A TEAM CONSIST OF PG,C, SG, SF, NOT ALL FORWARDS. SMH F HEAD!
glee@leelawusa.com
June 24th, 2010
9:59 pm
Hey coach….we have another 6′7 black swingman to play basketball for the Hawks….LOL
Death2UGA
June 24th, 2010
10:00 pm
PLEASE GOD TRADE JAMES!
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
10:00 pm
Hey! Crawford goes to Nets– which means he could be dealt to Hawks now!
Timbo
June 24th, 2010
10:01 pm
There it is! We might get Crawford and Alabi . . .
Cedrick (Oklahoma Thunder-->Former Hawk Fan)
June 24th, 2010
10:01 pm
OMG!!!! trade for ANOTHER GUARD!!!!
Sautee
June 24th, 2010
10:01 pm
They must think JJ is gone.
Hawks 2010
June 24th, 2010
10:01 pm
wait fans there’s a trade coming on u guys… thank God
Scott
June 24th, 2010
10:01 pm
I bet Whiteside and the Florida St. guy are gone before we pick.
tinachi
June 24th, 2010
10:01 pm
OKAY THATS BETTER WE TRADED OUR PICK FOR JORDAN CRAWFORD AND THE 31ST PICK
True 5
June 24th, 2010
10:01 pm
thank you for pulling your strings and getting a trade for us schultz
Sautee
June 24th, 2010
10:02 pm
I LIKE the two for one at this point in the draft.
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
10:02 pm
Still no official word but this would be terrific if true.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:02 pm
Or they are getting ready for Bibby to retire. Bibby is getting old.
Whopper Dawg
June 24th, 2010
10:03 pm
Hey, trade!!! Now that makes some sense, a real shooting guard and a shot at a big, man, I feel better,
nside hawkfan
June 24th, 2010
10:03 pm
Maybe Dimitroff is running this draft….
LETS JOEEEEEEEEEEE
June 24th, 2010
10:03 pm
JORDAN AND JAMAL LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
N.D.T.K.A.
June 24th, 2010
10:03 pm
Crawford seems like a good pick. Now go get a big – 5- center. No more forwards.
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
10:03 pm
Crawford…nice..better shooter than James and more of a SG. 31 big? Whiteside/Alibi/Orton/Jordan
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
10:04 pm
great trade
Remarkable
June 24th, 2010
10:04 pm
Good move hawks. The front office isn’t completely brain dead. I hope we are going BIG with the next pick.
D Hawks
June 24th, 2010
10:04 pm
Good job, Rick Sund. We get the rook J. Crawford to go with the existing one. There will at least be one Joe on the team. Plus we can still get a big at 31 to develop.
Mike W
June 24th, 2010
10:04 pm
Jordan Crawford,goood moves hawks yall jus have woke me up after that trade and get the 31st pick in the 2nnd round.cause that damien jones pick was boring
Humanhighlightreel
June 24th, 2010
10:04 pm
I can’t believe the Spirit got the player they wanted and an extra pick, somebody pinch me!!!
PlusSizeModel
June 24th, 2010
10:05 pm
It really couldn’t matter less who the Hawks take, they are effectively dead until the spirit sells.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
10:05 pm
Happy Jeff Schultz?
bravos
June 24th, 2010
10:05 pm
Good no more joe johnson. We’ll move up jamal and make him a starter and make jordan crawford a bench player. Good draft trade, he looks like a great pick. Averaged 20 ppg so has some pop in his play. No more iso-joe please! The hawks need to play more of a team game!
man
June 24th, 2010
10:05 pm
yes we got crawford! hopefully we will go after a big man!
Wordy
June 24th, 2010
10:06 pm
Nj is stupid. Good pick sund. To bad he couldn’t get asg to get Avery
D Hawks
June 24th, 2010
10:06 pm
I’m scared to say it, but do we have someone with a clue in the Hawks front office now? We knew Sund made good deals, but this draft is a real test for him. Not easy to pick at the tail end of the round.
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
10:06 pm
do we have two 2nd round picks?
Spud Webb Jr
June 24th, 2010
10:06 pm
WOW! The Hawks make a good deal! I might just cry….
SouthGaHawk{Albany}
June 24th, 2010
10:06 pm
Ok now pick Alabi from FSU… We need a dam CENTER
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
10:07 pm
FOLKS — it’s not official but it’s a lock — Hawks will get Crawford from Nets and the 31st pick for their own 24th pick (Damion James). Major deal for Hawks and Rick Sund.
D Hawks
June 24th, 2010
10:08 pm
Wordy, I wanted Avery too, but maybe we’ll end up with the last laugh on that one. That hire could easily go either direction for them depending on who NJ can pickup in free agency, and how well and quickly he can make the young guys gel. I don’t think the Russian is going to be very patient.
N.D.T.K.A.
June 24th, 2010
10:09 pm
Jordan Crawford is kind of short for a shooting guard at 6′4″. Very quick and explosive scorer though and he dunked on Lebron. Whiteside, Alabi, or Orton?
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
10:10 pm
ok hawks will go big with the 31st pick what would they do with the 54th pick?
jaymin
June 24th, 2010
10:10 pm
i’m hoping daniel orton. Has anyone ever seen whiteside play?
cheshire
June 24th, 2010
10:10 pm
i’m confused! i don’t know enough about these guys since i don’t watch a ton of college basketball, but everyone seems really happy. can someone explain to me who this Crawford guy is and why this is so huge?
Ken Strickland
June 24th, 2010
10:10 pm
Looks like new HC LDrew has decided to either replace MWilliams or at least light a fire under him. Before some of you go absolutely crazy and stupid with your dissatisfaction over us not drafting a center, DON’T FORGET FREE AGENCY. After all, we’re only looking for a backup to Horford, and maybe Zaza.
And who knows, we might end up with a center if we end up doing a sign and trade with JJ. It also looks like we’re going to get a scorer in SG Crawford to either replace JCrawford off the bench, or JJ as a starter. Some of you can complain all you want, but it looks like the Hawks have done a darn good job of getting 2 very valuable, talented and needed players.
With us getting Crawford in a potential trade, and if JJ resigns, it looks like we just acquired Jamaal Crawford’s replacement off the bench, which means he likely won’t be resigned next yr. GOOD JOB HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!
Whopper Dawg
June 24th, 2010
10:11 pm
That is one hell of a good deal. Can’t believe that Jersey would make that trade, who is running the shop over there, Jeff?
Anywho
June 24th, 2010
10:12 pm
He is the guy who dunked on Lebron, a Youtube classic
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
10:12 pm
54th pick will probably go to a foreign player for the future. Or Harangody?
Freshmaker
June 24th, 2010
10:12 pm
you guys do realize that Orton is only 6′10″ right? the same size as horford
jaymin
June 24th, 2010
10:13 pm
wow rumors of a deal between orlando and new orleans with orlando getting chris paul and New Orleans getting Jameer Nelson and Vince Carter
What a terrible, terrible trade for the Hornets. They’re getting rid of Paul to give Collison playing time and that would be negated by getting another pg
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
10:13 pm
Orton gone, but he measured only 6′9″. Don’t need him
True 5
June 24th, 2010
10:13 pm
wow didnt see magic getting orton. great pick for them.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:14 pm
6′10 players CAN play center. .
Gwinnett Fred
June 24th, 2010
10:14 pm
Some of you people really crack me up.
Sund goes from being the worst GM of all time to brilliant by doing something he had in the works all along.
I’m glad you bouncing back & forth people aren’t day traders or you’d be jumping out of tall buildings every chance you get.
N.D.T.K.A.
June 24th, 2010
10:15 pm
Since they have a 2nd round pick why not maybe take a chance on on Whiteside if you are picking best available player?
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:15 pm
But the only way he can be brilliant is by following THEIR advice, because they, as fans, are massively beter informed on all the teams needs, free agency and trade plans and everything else.
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
10:15 pm
This just in Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and Regions Bank will not float loans to NBA owners. ALL draftees will get a Ham Sandwich and a $100 Home Depot gift card after they sign with a team.
Scott
June 24th, 2010
10:16 pm
Rumors floating around that the 31st pick will be Gani Lawal.
Gwinnett Fred
June 24th, 2010
10:16 pm
Now with Crawford here, maybe we can use that to lure King James and promise him the opportunity to dunk on Crawford to close out every practice!!!!!!
Something no other team can offer!!!!!!!!!!!
Freshmaker
June 24th, 2010
10:16 pm
@Ryan: totally agreed bro…i just get tired of idiots banging on horford saying he’s not a true C when he’s probably a top 5 C now as it is
cheshire
June 24th, 2010
10:16 pm
jaymin, totally agree… i got in a debate with someone today as to why New Orleans would be insane to trade Paul to Orlando. if you’re gonna get rid of arguably the best PG in the league and you’ve got a great young option behind him in Collison, why would you trade him for another point guard? and an over the hill SG?? the Hornets would be insane to make that trade.
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
10:16 pm
man im sweating right now
SouthGaHawk{Albany}
June 24th, 2010
10:16 pm
Ken Horford is not a center . He’s a power foward….. We need young talent. Alabi would be a good choice. Orton is gone……..Think about it.
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
10:18 pm
Sorry JEFF I had to say that.
gcsu12
June 24th, 2010
10:18 pm
Solomon Alibi, the hawks need size
Mr.Phil
June 24th, 2010
10:18 pm
Stunning. Damian James.Really.
Hawkeye
June 24th, 2010
10:18 pm
What got Atl beat in the playoffs last year? No size inside. They have enough scoring, until they get a big body to go with the core and bang against Howard and Garnett in the East and Gasol and Bynum in the West, they can only get to the 2nd round and get swept again.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:19 pm
Um. Phil.. .James isn’t here. Crawford is.
Ken Strickland
June 24th, 2010
10:19 pm
With the 2 players we just acquired, it looks like resigning JJ and signing a FA center are our only major remaining concerns. By getting a SF and SG through the draft, and if we resign JJ, it could mean JCrawford and/or MWilliams might end up being traded sooner rather than later.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:20 pm
We traded the SF for the SG, and have a pick upcoming.
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
10:21 pm
No Gani..please Whiteside/Alibi/Jordan. Maybe Eubanks.
Freshmaker
June 24th, 2010
10:21 pm
Hawkeye that had nothing to do with it. We lost to Orlando because of poor coaching. We swept the Celtics 4 – 0 in the regular season and were 1 – 1 against the Lakers. But good try.
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
10:22 pm
South Carolina 1 and Oklahoma 1 in the 11th inning in an elimination game. USC is the home team. Wait, I am supposed to care about Pro Basketball for some reason?
Woody's goatee
June 24th, 2010
10:22 pm
Everyone that wants Al to move to the 4 and Josh move to the three should be forced to watch Josh Smith attempt 1,000,000 three pointers.
That’s what you’ll be getting if you move Josh Smith out to the wings.
Ken Strickland
June 24th, 2010
10:25 pm
SOUTGAHAWK-If he’s not a center, why was he selected to the All Star gm this yr as a center? And if our starting lineup the last 2yrs was PG-MBibby, SG-JJohnson, SF-MWilliams and PF-JSmith, what position do you think was left for Horford to play?
ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:25 pm
We traded for Crawford we just could have drafted him at 24 i just don’t get this. They should have traded for Favors if they maid trade with NJ.
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
10:25 pm
Goatee, that is why I like Eubanks and why there are rumors of Lawal.
SouthGaHawk{Albany}
June 24th, 2010
10:25 pm
No Woody. What you get a 6′8″ player playing the wing with defense and scoring… He has a touch in the paint…
Delta Devil 1
June 24th, 2010
10:26 pm
Pi$$onaDawg…Your comment sounds a little racist to me. Stop hating
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
10:27 pm
draft alabi with this pick….trade marvin and the 54th pick up to get gani
N.D.T.K.A.
June 24th, 2010
10:27 pm
Whiteside or Alabi?
Hassan Whiteside is a year older than Greg Monroe and just seven-and-a-half months younger than Cole Aldrich so the relatively raw nature of his game does not come with the benefit of relative youth. Furthermore, he fattened up the stat sheet by virtue of Marshall playing three regular season games against non-Division 1 opposition. Take away the the 19 blocks and 27 rebounds he notched in just 66 minutes in those games and he’s still a super shot-blocking and rebounding prospect. Take away the 21-31 shooting from the field and 3 of his 10 assists on the season, and his offensive game is even more clearly a work in progress. A worthy risk and a team willing to be patient with him could reap ample rewards.
Jarvis Varnado and Solomon Alabi are roughly equal prospects in value. Preference will likely be based on a particular team’s needs. Varnado has a slightly more developed post game and is very adept at defending the basket area. Alabi can defend in space as well as in the post (though the time spent defending away from the basket is evident in his lower defensive rebounding rate) and is more comfortable with the ball in his hands in the mid- to high-post though that may be damning with faint praise. Both should be immediate contributors.
SouthGaHawk{Albany}
June 24th, 2010
10:28 pm
Ken, he is Strong and prove to lot of people and me also. But he is better at power. You saw the Orlando game. Couldn’t get nothing going offense or Defense…Just was too small
Isaih Thomas
June 24th, 2010
10:29 pm
Coach Larry WHO?
Scott
June 24th, 2010
10:29 pm
They blew it.
ignition
June 24th, 2010
10:29 pm
Alibi is so mechanical…
He has NO offensive game…
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
10:29 pm
horford is not a center people hes a power forward……wow who did he draft? another zaza?
SouthGaHawk{Albany}
June 24th, 2010
10:29 pm
Who is Pleiss?
soldierman
June 24th, 2010
10:29 pm
What the hell are they reporting selling his rights to OKC
D Hawks
June 24th, 2010
10:30 pm
Another second round Euro. Don’t know anything about him, but I think we’re selling him off according to ESPN.
Cedrick (Oklahoma Thunder-->Former Hawk Fan)
June 24th, 2010
10:30 pm
W T F !!!!!! We trading this dudes rights to OKC!!!
Hawkeye
June 24th, 2010
10:30 pm
@ Freshamker – If it was poor coaching and since we were so good against the Celtics and Lakers in the “regular” season, then you are saying this team should have won the championship. I noticed you conveniently didn’t mention our record against Orlando. Well according to you, since we changed the coach, why change anything else? Get real, this team needs size in the middle to ever contend for a championship.
ignition
June 24th, 2010
10:30 pm
I like the pick but we ain’t keepin him???
D Hawks
June 24th, 2010
10:30 pm
Jordan Crawford info: http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Jordan-Crawford-5732/
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
10:30 pm
Pleiss?? Sold to OKC…why make that trade? Like Crawford better than James but what was the trade about?
Timbo
June 24th, 2010
10:31 pm
ESPN has officially confused us all . . .
They love reporting two different things at once!
Humanhighlightreel
June 24th, 2010
10:31 pm
Tibor Pleiss drafted and sent to Oklahoma City, wooohooo!!
That’s more like the Atlanta Spirit I’ve come to loathe
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
10:31 pm
1 pitch to start the 12th inning and Oklahoma hits a Homerun. I really wanted to see the Clemson Tigers face the So, Carolins Gamecocks play head-to-head again for a Shot at it all.
Mr.Phil
June 24th, 2010
10:31 pm
The Germans rights are going to OKC for cash.So all we really get is Crawford.
johnnyd53221
June 24th, 2010
10:31 pm
What the heck just happened??
CG
June 24th, 2010
10:31 pm
What are chances that we could get Rudy Gay???
Humanhighlightreel
June 24th, 2010
10:32 pm
I guess the Spirit really needs $$$$
Scott
June 24th, 2010
10:32 pm
What do we get from OKL City?
Cornfuzed
June 24th, 2010
10:33 pm
We’re selling his rights because the Spirit are so cheap. Exactly the same reason why Larry Drew is the coach. We want them to order off the fine dining menu and they’re ordering off the 99 cent super value menu.
O'Brien
June 24th, 2010
10:33 pm
Jeff,
If the rumors are true, the Hawks have sold their #31 pick to OKC. What do you think?
Gwinnett Fred
June 24th, 2010
10:33 pm
Here you folks go again.
Sund from lunkhead, to brilliant to dumba$$ again.
You people are VERY entertaining!
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
10:33 pm
jeff I am just giving score updates as I watch the NBA draft scrole across the bottom of the screen.
AW
June 24th, 2010
10:33 pm
So New Jersey made that pick for the Hawks who then shipped it to OKC? What do the Hawks get?
Scott
June 24th, 2010
10:33 pm
Oh, cash I see. Whooppieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Cedrick (Oklahoma Thunder-->Former Hawk Fan)
June 24th, 2010
10:34 pm
HAHAHAHAAHAHA !!!! Can you now say the Sports Illustrated article is right about the Spirit Group!! They are not committed to winning anything!!! Lets go Thunder!!!!
Humanhighlightreel
June 24th, 2010
10:34 pm
What can be expected at pick 53, does Jon Koncak have a son old enough to draft
Max
June 24th, 2010
10:34 pm
So why not just draft Crawford at 24 in the first place?
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
10:34 pm
so instead of getting to players that could help us they trade this player for cash? assuming that we can use this cash to re sign joe johnson? good night people
Manny
June 24th, 2010
10:34 pm
That Tibor Pleiss kid looked really green. He looked like he couldn’t help an NBA team for another 2 or 3 years. This kid will be playing in Europe next season.
That’s why he’s not going to be a Hawk.
Harry Hawk
June 24th, 2010
10:34 pm
Remember how we once drafted a guy who was known as “the Michael Jordan of France”?
I forget the guy’s name, but he has led the NBA in scoring every year since we picked him in the second round. Great player. Can’t argue with the pick.
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
10:35 pm
exactly@max
Humanhighlightreel
June 24th, 2010
10:35 pm
Is it possible for the Spirit to give control of the Hawks to the owner of the Atlanta Dream
cheshire
June 24th, 2010
10:35 pm
i’m not saying it’s a good move or a bad move, i’m just confused.
so we traded our first pick to the Nets for Crawford and the 31st pick… then we got Pleiss with the 31st pick and sold it to OKC for cash? is that correct?
the only thing i can figure is that this is to clear some cap room? maybe to get a solid free agent? am i just wishful thinking now?? haha
Huh????
June 24th, 2010
10:35 pm
How much cash??????
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
10:35 pm
OKC sends a few $$. Spirit group just handcuffs Sund or anyone dumb enough to work for them. Fired the HC and hired the assist. coach..economic move. NBA should make them sell the franchise.
True 5
June 24th, 2010
10:35 pm
cause we needed cash bunch of cheap basterds
Whopper Dawg
June 24th, 2010
10:36 pm
Jeff, what the hell??
So, we essentially swapped picks with Jersey and traded down for nothing????????
Now that is the Hawks I know and love. No wonder I was in a state of disbelief when the trade first happened.
To one of the prior posters, Sund has just gone from an idiot to a genius and back to an idiot. All in minutes – poof, like that.
Gwinnett Fred
June 24th, 2010
10:36 pm
So what if we get a couple million for the trade to entice spending more to keep JJ?????
cheshire
June 24th, 2010
10:37 pm
lol – Max, i was just wondering the same thing. unless we just got an insane amount of $ from OKC for the 31 pick (which i’m seriously doubting), why not just take Crawford at 24 and call it a night? what was the point of all the maneuvering?
D Hawks
June 24th, 2010
10:37 pm
My opinion of Sund is right where it was prior to the draft. I think he’s doing a good job considering all the circumstances. Lack of budget, lack of cap space, lack of draft position. He’s acquired one player at a need position in a lower draft slot when all the rumors have had the Hawks selling off the first round pick completely.
Scott
June 24th, 2010
10:37 pm
I got a trade for you guys.
New Jersey gets:
Josh Smith
Al Horford
Mike Bibby
The Atlanta Spirit
The Hawks get:
Russian Billionaire Owner
Make it happen Sund!! We are desperate. We still have one pick left.
Cedrick (Oklahoma Thunder-->Former Hawk Fan)
June 24th, 2010
10:37 pm
Where are you Jeff??? What you had to pick your mouth up off the ground after that last pick and selling his rights to OKC.. Good Lawd OKC is making the moves we should be making!!!! At this rate this team will be sold by the end of next year because of te REAL lack of attendance!
Texas Pete
June 24th, 2010
10:38 pm
LOL, ESPN.com doesn’t even have info on this Pleiss of crap! Sund found a way to screw it up unless he knows something we don’t.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:39 pm
I have never heard fans so G*D* WHINY about a 53 win team.
cheshire
June 24th, 2010
10:39 pm
it just kind of scares me that we may be looking at a scenario where our wildest dreams coming true = re-signing Joe Johnson. i mean if that’s all that happens this offseason, that’s gonna suck.
Woody's goatee
June 24th, 2010
10:39 pm
Al Horford won two rings at Florida playing center.
Even if Al isn’t a 5, Smoov sure isn’t a 3. Your small forward should be able to shoot from the perimeter (Josh is cringe-worthy from beyond the arc). Sure Josh can play excellent defense, but he would absolutely kill an offense by playing on the wing full time.
We didn’t get beat because of our lack of size inside, we got beat because the idiot whose face I’m attached to couldn’t conceive an offense capable of utilizing our unique matchup. Orlando has size… so they use their size. We had superior athleticism and speed but decided not to use it.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:40 pm
Excuse me ‘fans’
I forgot the quotes.
Manny
June 24th, 2010
10:40 pm
I would like to see a trade w/ the Wizards for Solomon Alabi. He’s a child, but a man-child.
Hawkeye
June 24th, 2010
10:40 pm
@ Woody’s Goatee – just because you get a bigger body to play against bigger players on defense doesnt mean you have to change Horfords offensive role. You act like you can’t have Josh Smith coming off the bench. I don’t want Josh or Marvin shooting 3s. Everyone is so caught up on Center or 4 or 5. It is about size. Horford cant stop bigger players in the paint on defense in the playoffs.
@Freshmaker – you sound like a Braves fan. The regular season, the regular season. I don’t care about the regular season, what about in the “playoffs.” The Celtics were still playing and the Hawks weren’t.
cheshire
June 24th, 2010
10:41 pm
D Hawks, i totally agree. I like Sund a lot and i think he’s doing the best he can under the circumstances
Mr.Phil
June 24th, 2010
10:41 pm
Another Pick sold for cash?I need a capologist What are teams getting for this in the end?.
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
10:41 pm
Ryan, you must be new to the area…..ATL fans are dying for a championship not just a 53 win team.
N.D.T.K.A.
June 24th, 2010
10:41 pm
Now we can all watch as Sacramento takes Whiteside, and watch as Alabi, Brackins, and all the other bigs float off the board!! Priceless!!
Mr.Phil
June 24th, 2010
10:42 pm
Washington just chose pneumonia?
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:42 pm
no. Been here since 86. But ‘wanting a championship’ doesn’t make being ridiculous any more reasonable.
Whopper Dawg
June 24th, 2010
10:43 pm
It is embarrassing to be a Hawks fan. Now I know how the fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates feel.
The Hawks desperately need new owners.
Let’s see, hire an assistant for HC to save cash, sell off draft picks to generate cash, Smith moves on if he has any sense. Man, I can see those season tickets start to fly off the shelf.
Too bad, they had shot a building something.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:44 pm
Been here since 86, but being whiny is being whiny, whatever it is you want.
The team has made steady progress from being absolutely HORRID. Just how many teams do you think win the championship every year?
Hawkeye
June 24th, 2010
10:44 pm
Newsflash – everything is going to be alright now, Woody is gone. Yeah right.
dap01
June 24th, 2010
10:44 pm
Idiots.
the hawks are idiots. Jeff, please explain this to us. What was the whole trade about, why not take Whiteside. The Hawks are idiots.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:45 pm
Like WHopper Dawg’s comment. SHeez.
cheshire
June 24th, 2010
10:45 pm
Ryan, you have to understand that you’re talking about a franchise that hasn’t been a championship contender in the almost 50 years they’ve been in Atlanta. People don’t care about winning games in the regular season, nor should they… people want to know their team can occassionally play for a championship, and Hawks fans have never had that.
Yeah, they won 53 games, but they may as well have won 23… there is an elite group of teams in the NBA that compete for championships and the Hawks are nowhere near it right now. People want to see them progress to getting in that group for once, and we’re not seeing it.
I don’t think that’s being a bad fan… it’s just expecting your franchise to give you something to cheer for and stop being irrelevant for the first time in 50 years. And right now, even with 53 wins, we’re not relevant.
Jerry West
June 24th, 2010
10:45 pm
the Hawks just sold a player that wasn’t even gonna come to the NBA and take a roster space/ cap room this year. and one that was coveted by OKC, proven talented evaluators. think about that for a moment. are they THAT hard up for $$$$?
Scott
June 24th, 2010
10:45 pm
Rumors are flying around that Larry Drew will hire Mike Woody as his top assistant. Another cheap move by the Atlanta Spirit!
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:45 pm
Drama queens over a SECOND ROUND PICK.
N.D.T.K.A.
June 24th, 2010
10:46 pm
Jeff give us some analysis of this move by the Hawks, please?
Stan
June 24th, 2010
10:46 pm
Jeff…..Seriously…can we get an update???????
Boycott Hawks (Oklahoma Thunder-->Former Hawk Fan)
June 24th, 2010
10:46 pm
Well, Hawk fans welcome back you paper bag faces cause thie team minus Joe Johnson is on there wasy back down to the seller. I don’t think there is a chance in hell the Joe Johnson will come back to the team after what we have been watching them do today in the draft! We have a team with all guards and forwards with one 7footer. WOW!!! Goodbye to a chance at getting better or making it back to the playoffs next year!!
man
June 24th, 2010
10:46 pm
that was so stupid! WHY NOT JUST PICK A BIG MAN WE WANTED! THERE HAS TO BE MORE TO COME. COME ON!!!
coach smith
June 24th, 2010
10:47 pm
I don’t know what you all are talking about! Looks like it was a simple trade and the Hawks are getting Crawford! Don’t know where you all are getting that the Hawks sold that pick?
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:47 pm
Yup. THat second round pick was going to propel us to the promised land.
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
10:48 pm
86? Just a baby….I hope 30 years from now you are still hoping for a championship. You then will understand the frustration some of us experience.
jackets 5
June 24th, 2010
10:48 pm
We need to start looking for a little help from the FA market. Labrone might be a good move for the Hawks to make. Maybe trade Bibby to Cleveland for him or take some of the cap money available to the Thrashers and put it towards getting him. I am excited to see what Coach Curtis brings to the team and if he can get Josh Smith’s jump shot falling. Go Hawks!
coach smith
June 24th, 2010
10:48 pm
The Hawks NEVER had rights to the Euro player! What the H@!! are you all seeing?
Scott
June 24th, 2010
10:48 pm
Coach Smith, please try and keep up!
Section 303
June 24th, 2010
10:48 pm
Guys, willing to bet that we do not even remember that German’s name in 10-years. Back away from the ledge.
I am curious how much money the Hawks will get for him, though.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:49 pm
Dawg, that still doesn’t give you any reason to be whiny about a second round pick.
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
10:49 pm
Hawks have a very bad ownership…they said they would enter the draft not thinking about joe johnson…they need to move on
Manny
June 24th, 2010
10:49 pm
We need to trade… really bad! No good Centers will be there in 16 picks.
Jim
June 24th, 2010
10:49 pm
BUMP! Football is just around the corner…GO FALCONS!
Scott
June 24th, 2010
10:49 pm
Ryan, you are the only queen on this board!! Your words have been spoken like a true loser.
Grumpy
June 24th, 2010
10:49 pm
Here’s why you trade down: you pay the guy less at 27 than you do at 24. And you pick up a 31 in the process, which your turn into cash (which is just as good as money, according to Yogi Berra).
If you take the guy at 24, you pay him more, and you don’t get cash.
Hate all you want, but that’s the logic. Any big body at this stage is a project anyway, so you clowns need to quit acting like they passed up on Kareem!
Mikeal
June 24th, 2010
10:49 pm
Jeff is prob in the process of writing his new column ripping ASG a new one. Hold nothing back Jeff.
ignition
June 24th, 2010
10:50 pm
It was a 2nd round pic. The guy probably want be in the league for another two or three years…
Hell we have Randolph Morris if we just want a big guy, and now we might actually play him..
Jordon Crawford was the guy they targeted from the beginning .. Hawks won..
BTW Gani Lawal should have stayed in school, can you say dummy…
cantondawg
June 24th, 2010
10:50 pm
Ed Gray, Priest Lauderdale, Bowdler, Mcleod along with the guy from Ga. Tech Dion something…I don’t ever remember seeing these guys plays
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:51 pm
RIght. Because I’m not going apoplectic about the missed opportunity of a second round project center.
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
10:51 pm
NBA should get rid of the 2nd round in this era of the salary cap. Waste of time.
Hawkeye
June 24th, 2010
10:51 pm
@cheshire – Amen!!!
E43
June 24th, 2010
10:51 pm
thats is some serious firepower for the hawks if JJ stays…
coach smith
June 24th, 2010
10:52 pm
Scott
show me anyone anywhere who has info that shows the Hawks did anything but make a trade to get Crawford
cheshire
June 24th, 2010
10:52 pm
I don’t care that we got rid of Pleiss… i just want to know why we did it for cash. If it was to get $ for a free agent we’re looking at (or to re-sign Joe), it makes sense. If it was for no other reason than to get the ASG cash, then that’s just yet another move to push the fanbase away.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:52 pm
ANd what if scouting showed that none of these guys were going to be that? You CAN’T know if that was a good move until you see if ANY of those guys actually do anything.
Its equally if not more probable that they are Priest Lauderdale.
DP
June 24th, 2010
10:52 pm
A lot of clueless people on this blog tonight. The Hawks wanted Crawford and figured they could get him at 27. So they picked James for New Jersey at 24 and traded him for picks 27 and 31. They got the guy they would have picked at 24 with the 27 pick, so the 31 pick was basically free. They didn’t like anybody available at 31 to make the team, so they sold the pick.
So for you knuckleheads asking why they didn’t just pick Crawford at 24, Crawford and cash is equal to more than Crawford and no cash for any owner, not just the ASG. It doesn’t happen all that often, but the Hawks front office got the better of another team tonight.
ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:53 pm
The Atlanta Hawks should be called the Atlanta J’s with all these J names.
Scott
June 24th, 2010
10:54 pm
Jeff Schultz reported earlier that tha=e hawks traded there 24th pick for New Jerseys 27th and 31st. I figure he knows what he is talking about. Yahoo sports is also reporting it.
Manny
June 24th, 2010
10:54 pm
I would like to have a strong, big body that changes the projectory of inside shots. I’m looking for a defensive inside presence first.
Solomon Alabi has the body and is not a Freshman. I would like to get him in the 2nd round.
coach smith
June 24th, 2010
10:54 pm
DP
thank you for spelling it out for these morons who were getting confused and thinking the Hawks ended up with no players and only CASH!
Woody's goatee
June 24th, 2010
10:54 pm
Hawkeye – You want Josh Smith to come off the bench? You realize he’s a prima donna that would never accept that role, right?
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
10:55 pm
Hey, a bunch of white kids are playing baseball on ESPN2 in order to win a National Championship. Guess what? Many of them actually go to college to get educated. USC 2 v Oklahoma 2 with USC being the home team in the 12th inning. @ outs and 2 on.
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
10:56 pm
For the record I am not ‘whining’ about a 2nd round draft pick. Trying to educate you why some fans are. My question was why trade a 24 for a 27. Why not just pick Crawford @ 24? There is no way OKC paid more that $200,000 for a 31. If the Spirit needed to do that for cash the hawks are in big trouble.
coach smith
June 24th, 2010
10:56 pm
Scott
yes that is correct and I know that! BUT if you read over the blog MANY people were under the impression that the Hawks ended up with NO PLAYERS and only CASH! That is what I was talking about
Humanhighlightreel
June 24th, 2010
10:56 pm
The Hawks don’t need a billionaire, remember Time Warner was their previous owner and Ted before that. Similar outcomes most seasons, winning regular season records, early playoff exists. No difference from the Days of Dominique, Kevin Willis, and Fratello as coach.
nside hawkfan
June 24th, 2010
10:56 pm
Nobody is reporting that the Hawks sold Pliess. I think ESPN commentator was confused…
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
10:56 pm
tHE GAMEcocks WIN THE gAMECOCKS WIN. nOW ON TO FACE clemson. wHAT A FREAKING game.
Billy Knight
June 24th, 2010
10:56 pm
Miss me yet? Let’s go Sund! Makin me look good.
cheshire
June 24th, 2010
10:57 pm
just out of curiosity, what is $ difference in what you pay a 24th pick vs. a 27th pick?
Manny
June 24th, 2010
10:57 pm
So go watch the baseball game. Most of the really good baseball players signed to a major league team back when they were 16 anyway.
Scott
June 24th, 2010
10:57 pm
Sorry coach, point taken.
coach smith
June 24th, 2010
10:58 pm
I like Crawford so if the Hawks got him AND cash…what the hell is everyone’s problem?
D Hawks
June 24th, 2010
10:59 pm
Some folks have been missing the memos about ASG. Get mad all you want, but it won’t put any more money in the owners’ pockets. They just signed two new coaches, made a major hockey trade, and they have free agents to sign on both teams. Anywhere they can save a few dimes they are going to do it. Over the course of a 4-yr deal, assuming the Hawks pickup the 4th yr on Crawford, they will save about a half million by getting Crawford 3 picks lower if my math is correct. It sounds piddly, but if everything we’ve been hearing and reading is correct every penny is important for these owners. If we have a problem, it’s with the ownership not the GM.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
10:59 pm
SMith: THat they didn’t pick up whatever player they are addicted to that they are absolutely SURE is wonderful.
SouthGaHawk{Albany}
June 24th, 2010
10:59 pm
Is something wrong with Solomon. His stocks is dropping
coach smith
June 24th, 2010
10:59 pm
np Scott
just alot of people freaking out and confused about what actually happened! Why would the Hawks take a guy who would never make the roster @31 when they got the player they wanted (a good one, ask LeBron) AND some cash?
20000 girly
June 24th, 2010
10:59 pm
Jordan Crawford is the guy who dunked on Lebron
cheshire
June 24th, 2010
11:00 pm
so do you guys think the Crawford pickup means we’re letting Joe walk? or is it just for depth?
Scott
June 24th, 2010
11:00 pm
I like Crawford too. It just depends on how much cash they got whether it was worth it or not. I am sure it is nothing to write home about. Probably enough for the ASG to go out on the town a little more during the season.
Ron D
June 24th, 2010
11:00 pm
I agree with Manny. Where is the center? Until the Hawks get taller and beefier they never get past Orlando in the playoffs. Example #1 Boston.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:00 pm
THe problem is with a certain SOB who jot his drawers in a bunch over Joe Johnson and stripped them of money.
SouthGaHawk{Albany}
June 24th, 2010
11:01 pm
Dang this must be a Forward and guard draft
gadawg_04
June 24th, 2010
11:01 pm
@ Harry Hawk
The “Michael Jordan of Europe” was named Alain Digbou (or something close to that).
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:02 pm
Its sort of like in every falcons draft everyone thinks that every defensive tackle or Wide receiver that has a pulse should be picked.
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
11:02 pm
gamecocks win gamecocks win ready to meet CLEMSON. What a GAME. Bradley Jr. (a great hit) by one of the few Black Players in the GAME. Why has baseball become so WHITE and LATINO? Bradley Jr. you have carried your team so much in this CWS. Is this an OK post JEFF. CWS needs more coverage because it is the last year a Rosenblatt.
Stan
June 24th, 2010
11:02 pm
Chesire,
The difference in pay for a 24th pick and a 27th pick is $118.52
mm
June 24th, 2010
11:02 pm
so do they think alabi or jerome jordan is going to be there at 53??? what are they doing? sund looked like an idiot, then he looked pretty smart, and now he looks like an idiot again. will he look smart again in a few minutes? am i missing something? is billy knight lurking in the background somewhere???
Gwinnett Fred
June 24th, 2010
11:03 pm
ATTENTION MR. SUND::
Please draft anybody you want with your next 2nd round pick and sell his rights to me – I’ll give you TEN DOLLARS!!!
I need somebody to mow my grass and wash my car.
Thanks!
cheshire
June 24th, 2010
11:03 pm
lol – thanks Stan
Billy Knight
June 24th, 2010
11:04 pm
I’m so lonely. Im used to calling the shots tonight and being on ESPN. You guys miss me right? Marvin Williams is at least durable unlike some point guard from New Orleans.
N.D.T.K.A.
June 24th, 2010
11:05 pm
You know I understood what happened but there is still a need for bigs on the team why not bring in a guy like Alabi or Whiteside (potential) to at least compete for a roster spot? You have a new coach right, who knows how to coach right, and should be able to develop talent right,team wants to run right why not get young big to rebound,defend, and run? Nothing on the Hawks roster like that at 7′! The only thing the ASG should do is sell the team instead of selling picks!! I can’t believe some of you guys defending these clowns!!
Freshmaker
June 24th, 2010
11:05 pm
MOVE BACK TO NIGERIA
D Hawks
June 24th, 2010
11:06 pm
Cheshire, the difference between 24 and 27 is about $95,000, and you have a 3 yr first round guarantee and a 4th year team option with adjustment percentages. So I roughly assume it’s potentially a $500K difference over the life of the deal.
Billy Knight
June 24th, 2010
11:07 pm
I’m right here… lurking outside the war room. I love being a janitor…
Hawkeye
June 24th, 2010
11:07 pm
@Woody’s Goatee – yes, so what, then trade him. How about this, start him for 5 minutes and then bring in a bigger player. I don’t care what you do. Drew should have some gonads then. If it is better for the team, what is the problem. Lamar Odom does it for the Lakers to let Gasol and Bynum play together but still gets his minutes and contributed to a championship. Maybe Josh and the Hawks could learn something. Your second team is important too.
D Hawks
June 24th, 2010
11:07 pm
Everyone in the Alabi camp: there must be some reason he is still sliding down the board so maybe he isn’t what everyone thinks. He could still be there at 53 at the rate this is going.
Manny
June 24th, 2010
11:07 pm
just called it.
Clint
June 24th, 2010
11:08 pm
We don’t need a back up center. We need a starting center or a backup 4. The chances of drafting a starting center at 31 are very slim. I like the move. You got the guy you wanted and saved money. Good draft so far. I would like for a 4 like Lawal to fall to us but I bet we draft a euro to stash away for a few years.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:09 pm
ALabi already fallen to at BEST 44. . .
gadawg_04
June 24th, 2010
11:09 pm
Not sure what the Hawks got from OKC for the 31st, but espn.com is reporting that DAL paid 3 million for the 25th pick. I’m sure we got less, but maybe we got more than 100k like some of you are reporting.
Still interesting……
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:09 pm
We weren’t drafting anyone better than our current backup center with #31.
N.D.T.K.A.
June 24th, 2010
11:09 pm
You know the ASG makes a person feel like they are in Nigeria with the way they run the Hawks!!
cheshire
June 24th, 2010
11:10 pm
i don’t know, let’s be honest – does any of this really matter? the reality of the NBA is that to be good you either have to be one of these destination cities that gets awesome once every few years (Lakers, Bulls, Celtics, etc.), or you have to get lucky in the lottery. that’s really it. if you’re a Hawks fan (or a fan of about 22 other teams), you’re not either, so is any of this relevant?
D Hawks
June 24th, 2010
11:10 pm
@Hawks fans are so stupid – you are an arse.
mm
June 24th, 2010
11:10 pm
great: the hawks traded a center for extra cash that they can then use to sign a center. yeah, it must be ME who doesn’t get it…
Manny
June 24th, 2010
11:11 pm
Because Alabi hasn’t been playing basketball long. He’s not an offensive threat right now, and he is marginal on D.
I want him because he’s athletic and can run. He also can be imposing on Defense and can be nasty. Plus, he’s not a stick, but beefy. He’s not someone that Dwight Howard can push around and can frustrate him, if coached well.
D Hawks
June 24th, 2010
11:11 pm
Cheshire, you are so right. That’s why I’m about to go to bed, and read about the rest of this tomorrow. Good night all!
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:12 pm
MM perhaps none of the centers currently available were, in their estimation, going to do anything special for them that they couldn’t get elsewhere?
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
11:12 pm
GAMECOCKS WIN GAMECOCKS WIN. USC now faces CLEMSON. WHAT A GAME. you guys are watching Stenc read a name? Watch a TEAM working hard to win a CWS. Sorry College baseball is too fair skinned for NBA fans. Yes Jeff I am calling them OUT. That was a great game, but watching Stern call a name on a card means very little. COVER the Last CWS at Rosenblatt. This is a HISTORIC CWC on so many levels.
Stan
June 24th, 2010
11:13 pm
Did I miss something? What is with all of the Nigeria references? Seems pretty stupid
Ted
June 24th, 2010
11:13 pm
So all we did was trade for a bench player for cash. Typical Hawks, cant get anything right.
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
11:13 pm
hawks are going to use that cash for joe assuming he will re sign with them so instead of getting a Center they might end up with just jordan crawford and no joe johnson
mm
June 24th, 2010
11:13 pm
it doesn’t have to be alabi. jerome jordan looks pretty good to me. any center (though preferably bearing no similarity to jon koncak…or shelden williams…or priest lauderdale…)
Hawk n the Ham
June 24th, 2010
11:13 pm
The cash considerations from the trade to OKC, is actually just True Blood Season 2 on DVD, and a $25 iTunes gift card.
WTG Sund!!!
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
11:14 pm
OK jeff I can’t mp love from you on college baseball right now, but it is way more exciting than the NBA draft. Be honest!
mm
June 24th, 2010
11:14 pm
Ryan: yeah, I can see that. but the thing is finding a FA center at 7′0 is even tougher.
Jim
June 24th, 2010
11:15 pm
Do any of you really believe that hiring Drew for coach and drafting Crawford will get us past the second round of the playoffs? I think not…Heck, I don’t know if we make it past the first round. I hope I am wrong, BUT!
ATLANTA SPORTS HISTORY AT ITS BEST!
Charlotte Hawk
June 24th, 2010
11:15 pm
The funniest thing to me is how Schultz disappeared without a trace after the Tibor pick. Where o where art though Jeff.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:16 pm
Plenty of centers can be just fine at less than 7 feet. Seven feet being a magic number is a bit odd.
How many teams have seven foot centers that are worth anything, and how many of those were picked up in the second round? Usually if a seven footer has the skills to succeed, some team in the first round will have grabbed them. THat they are over 7′ and fall this far should tell you something.
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
11:17 pm
lol jeff did disappear
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:17 pm
Jim: DO you think that picking ALabi in the second would have?
Freshmaker
June 24th, 2010
11:18 pm
LOL @ Hawk n Ham: You had me rolling with that one. +1
Hawkeye
June 24th, 2010
11:18 pm
@pi$$onadawg – it must have really pi$$ed you off that a Black kid got the hit to tie the game and then scored the winning run. You are a complete A.
Manny
June 24th, 2010
11:19 pm
Alabi may survive until the 53rd pick.
Brett
June 24th, 2010
11:19 pm
PICK SOLOMON!
Freshmaker
June 24th, 2010
11:21 pm
WTF…there was a player taken named Tiny Gallon. LMAO
Brett
June 24th, 2010
11:21 pm
trade up to pick solomon aldabi!
ignition
June 24th, 2010
11:21 pm
Why is everyone on the Solomon bandwagon?
Dudes game is GAHBAGE??
Did yall watch this guy play in the ACC??
He sucks.. Stop campaining for this dude..
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:21 pm
so if Alabi falls to their pick would he suddenly become a genius again? Inquiring minds want to know.
Whopper Dawg
June 24th, 2010
11:22 pm
Isn’t this entitled LIVE DRAFT BLOG, that would imply that Jeff would be blogging, correct?
I think that Sund’s hands are tied, but it is completely understandable that we the fans are disappointed when it looks like we pulled off a coup and were going to get Crawford and a BIG that could help in the front court, probably a developmental center with a lot of upside.
A bit like a punch in the mouth when it is just sold. Hell, sell the second pick in the second round too.
Brett
June 24th, 2010
11:23 pm
we need a C/PF,,,at this point solomon aladabi would work
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
11:23 pm
yesssss whopper dawg said it best
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:23 pm
what does it tell you that,with big centers such a desired commodity, that this particular seven footer has fallen all the way to 49 and counting?
BrittishAnger
June 24th, 2010
11:23 pm
Somebody actually drafted Paulo…simple dreams…
Whopper Dawg
June 24th, 2010
11:25 pm
Ryan, that is right, he could go from idiot to genius to idiot to genius on a matter of hours. I am betting that he gets stuck on idiot however. I further predict that a 6′7″ swingman that cannot create his own shot and cannot handle the ball that well. I had that right before but they traded him for Crawford. I am sure I will not be let down this time.
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
11:26 pm
Hawks will probably pick another foreign player that is about 18 or 19 years old and Fran will say we will see him in about 2 or 3 years. I repeat..NBA needs to drop the 2nd round.
Boycott Hawks
June 24th, 2010
11:26 pm
Whopper Dawg,
Jeff disappered after that drafting of the German then delling his right to OKC. He has not made any comments since then. He probable has given up on the Spirit Group like everyone else.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:26 pm
No, you didn’t have it right since that trade was already planned when they made the pick. He was never going to be in Atlanta in the first place.
mm
June 24th, 2010
11:26 pm
i wanted jerome jordan, but he’s gone to bucks.
ok folks, alabi aside, give me the center we should target in rd. 2? i’m not saying he’s olajuwon; i’m just looking for r2 value.
Gwinnett Fred
June 24th, 2010
11:26 pm
Maybe OK City will swap 51 for 53 if we give them back a few hundred and still take Alabi if Dallas doesn’t
Gwinnett Fred
June 24th, 2010
11:26 pm
OH WELL – SCREW THAT IDEA
haha
June 24th, 2010
11:27 pm
alabi just got drafted hahaha
Freshmaker
June 24th, 2010
11:27 pm
I just saw Jeff he is at the Arbys on North Druid Hills
ignition
June 24th, 2010
11:28 pm
Staley Robinson is still on the board??
Brett
June 24th, 2010
11:28 pm
damn mavs
DawgBoi
June 24th, 2010
11:28 pm
Who of you truly have a problem with the way in which the Hawks went about drafting the player that both you and I wanted and getting another club to pay us cash as well for essentially nothing? Zoebek is still available..
BrittishAnger
June 24th, 2010
11:28 pm
He would be, wouldn’t he…
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:28 pm
“Not a great rebounder”
“Not a physical player”
“Needs to be more productive on the glass”
Is that what you want?
Whopper Dawg
June 24th, 2010
11:29 pm
Ryan,
Lighten up.
Freshmaker
June 24th, 2010
11:30 pm
Ryan try as you might you will not get through to these people. He is 7ft tall therefore he can guard Howard with ease and that is all they care about.
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
11:30 pm
Ryan go take a nap
Gwinnett Fred
June 24th, 2010
11:30 pm
FREDDIE MERCURY RULES!!!!!
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:30 pm
Lighten up? With the people acting liek not taking the guy who slipped to 49 at 31 is the first sign of Armageddon?
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
11:30 pm
Alabi is gone ….. He could have saved the franchise. Seriously he is better than Morris
haha
June 24th, 2010
11:30 pm
do the hawks have scouts? i never hear anything about them?
Jim
June 24th, 2010
11:30 pm
No Ryan, there is no help in this draft out of a big man, hopefully, something will come thru free agency. I just don’t see us getting better with what we have done, I see us taking a step back.
BrittishAnger
June 24th, 2010
11:30 pm
Maybe we’ll use the cash to pay for Solomon’s rights and switch with Dallas…that would be creative and well executed if done…
mm
June 24th, 2010
11:30 pm
ryan: the part i heard was “thought he’d go in the first round.” alabi’s what, 19?
watch: they’ll take zoubek (koncak 2.0).
JV
June 24th, 2010
11:31 pm
The seven footer obsession here is peculiar. Y’all have put me in mind of Troy Hitchcock.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:31 pm
JJM: Scintillating argument there.
Manny
June 24th, 2010
11:31 pm
There are plenty of 7-footers still in this draft. You got that Zoubek kid out of Duke who’s 7-1. You got that Serbian center who’s 7-1. Plus, there’s some big-bodied 6-11s still there, too.
Alabi looks destined to be a Hawk, though.
Sawyer
June 24th, 2010
11:31 pm
Chad Ford just said concerns about Alabi physical is why he fell so far
Joe's place Joe speaking
June 24th, 2010
11:31 pm
What about harangody?
N.D.T.K.A.
June 24th, 2010
11:31 pm
Here you go:
Derrick Caracter could be a second-round steal. He’s always been a nice offensive player in the post but further impressed last season as part of an excellent UTEP defense. Size (both vertical and horizontal), conditioning, and effort are legitimate concerns but his skill level compares favorably to other second-round options.
It’s only a slight exaggeration to claim (as I frequently do) that Duke won the National Championship because Mike Krzyzewski finally came to terms with Brian Zoubek’s limitations and left him on the court to produce rather than wasting precious post minutes on the limited and unproductive likes of Lance Thomas and David McClure. As an NBA prospect, Zoubek’s upside is a better-rebounding Aaron Gray or Nazr Mohammed (the later years) but he should find employment as a situational backup center.
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
11:31 pm
smh so instead of having 3 players from this draft we have to settle for just 2 assuming that we actually draft a player with our 54th pick
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:32 pm
Apparently quite a few NBA teams disagreed with the guy thinking he would go in the first round, of which the hawks were just one. . .
Manny
June 24th, 2010
11:33 pm
So Dallas took him. Good Night.
mark wilson
June 24th, 2010
11:33 pm
the atlanta spirit has been drinking too many spirits….
Brett
June 24th, 2010
11:33 pm
just another year of crappy front court play
DawgBoi
June 24th, 2010
11:34 pm
Grayson – Alabi could have saved the franchise? wtfaysood?
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:34 pm
I swear, this is just like the Falcons boards with Wide receivers .
Jeff Schultz
June 24th, 2010
11:35 pm
Sorry folks — couldn’t finish the draft column until the league rubber-stamped the Hawks’ trade with New Jersey, but it’s posted now.
http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2010/06/24/its-a-rare-hawks-draft-highlight-jordan-crawford-falls-to-them/
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
11:35 pm
wtfffffffffffffffffffffffff
Brett
June 24th, 2010
11:35 pm
great a france guy
Manny
June 24th, 2010
11:35 pm
Pape Sy?
soldierman
June 24th, 2010
11:35 pm
surpirse surprise surprise another freaking forward! hahahaha wow
Charlotte Hawk
June 24th, 2010
11:35 pm
Popcorn
Charlotte Hawk
June 24th, 2010
11:36 pm
pop music
Humanhighlightreel
June 24th, 2010
11:36 pm
Pape Sy, 53, WooooWeeeee
haha
June 24th, 2010
11:36 pm
hahahahahahahaha
Charlotte Hawk
June 24th, 2010
11:36 pm
pappa smurf
ignition
June 24th, 2010
11:36 pm
Gani should have stayed and got his degree and improved his game, cause it needed work..
Solomon should have as well cause his game is pure TRASH, he’s a def DLeague’r…
Chillz rights are gonna be traded, probably get a big then, we still got Morris, Za Za, Smith, & Colons.
Colons can ride Morris will get more play…
Manny
June 24th, 2010
11:36 pm
I think that the Hawks will trade for a center before the night’s through. If not, good luck on the season.
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
11:36 pm
Pape Sy?? Now that is funny…get rid of the 2nd round
Brett
June 24th, 2010
11:36 pm
so we got two european projects and a SG who scores……
where did we get better?
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:37 pm
If a seven footer has fallen this far, they have some serious problems and I would rather we didn’t take them.
Charlotte Hawk
June 24th, 2010
11:37 pm
pop any championship dreams
Hawkeye
June 24th, 2010
11:37 pm
The Hawks couldn’t even get Pap A.
Freshmaker
June 24th, 2010
11:37 pm
The forward from Senegal is ours!!!! I totally called that!
Gwinnett Fred
June 24th, 2010
11:38 pm
Take manny Harris
Dawg Fan in Grayson
June 24th, 2010
11:38 pm
Dawgboy….humor alert…check your radar
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
11:38 pm
No, I love that Bradley Jr. has really carried his team in this CWS drive. He is the #3 hitter and scares Picthers when he is on the base paths. You don’t really get me do you? UGA fans call Tech fans geeks, but TECH has a more diverse student body than UGA ever thought of having. If you are of Color at TECH or Ga. State you might just be another student. If you are of color at UGA you must be one of the 3000 African Americans but you are probably an Athlete/Student. That is my anger. UGA is a Blonde White Girl College just check the Admissions numbers and then tell me different. Less than 3000K African American students, 1800k (give or take) Asian students, and 1000k (give or take) Hispanic students with a 57.6% female student body. UGA produces more school teachers than any College in the State. Well, the state of Georgia is 48th in education. Now, what does that say about UGA? Numbers don’t lie. SHOW me fact contrary to what I have posted. SHOW ME SHOW ME. The last Georgia Govenors were UGA grads. ONE LEFT one RIGHT and bith are P.O.S’s Barnes and Perdue. Go DAWG woof woof.
dap01
June 24th, 2010
11:38 pm
Jeff I hope you some how try to explain the stupid moves the Hawks are making. Do they even want to win.
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Billy Knight
June 24th, 2010
11:38 pm
I woulda drafted Pape Sy too. Great minds think alike!
mm
June 24th, 2010
11:38 pm
what an ending. so, is that mario west’s spot? good night…
Boycott Hawks
June 24th, 2010
11:39 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA another Forward!!!! Anyone now still believe we made some great picks??
Charlotte Hawk
June 24th, 2010
11:39 pm
stolen from antoher hawks blog,
Pap smear
Humanhighlightreel
June 24th, 2010
11:40 pm
that gives the hawks 8 or 9 forwards, just like the olden days of Billy Knight
Hawkeye
June 24th, 2010
11:40 pm
They could have taken Manny Harris with that pick as insurance if JJ walks. He is the same player.
soldierman
June 24th, 2010
11:40 pm
This just in. Hawks go out on a limb and pick a 6′7 wing player. man no one saw that one coming. At least ol BK picked wings with hype.
Freshmaker
June 24th, 2010
11:41 pm
maybe we can trade pape sy to boston for shelden williams
Humanhighlightreel
June 24th, 2010
11:42 pm
Pape Sy’s NBA draft page is blank, that has to be a good sign!
Billy Knight
June 24th, 2010
11:42 pm
Or good knight
Humanhighlightreel
June 24th, 2010
11:43 pm
Pape can teach Josh Smith to whine in French!
NUNNA!!
June 24th, 2010
11:44 pm
Pape Syd?
Isn’t that a street drug made by the afghans??
J.J.M.
June 24th, 2010
11:44 pm
lmaooooooo@Humanhighlightreel
N.D.T.K.A.
June 24th, 2010
11:44 pm
Great pick Rick Sund, right up there with Saer Sene, Robert Swift, and Johan Petro! Hope we get a big in free agency this season and please re-sign J.J. This draft sure will make Hawks fans sleep great tonight!
glee@leelawusa.com
June 24th, 2010
11:44 pm
Brian Zoubek is still available and we draft Pop Seat….wow, just wow….this is rich
JSS
June 24th, 2010
11:45 pm
Seriously Pape Sy can play, maybe they are finally serious about using the NBDL?
Gwinnett Fred
June 24th, 2010
11:45 pm
Boston has Big Papi – BUT THE HAWKS HAVE BIG PAPE – polish that trophy Lakers, cause we want it shiny when we kick your butt next year!
Humanhighlightreel
June 24th, 2010
11:46 pm
Pape Sy welcome to the NBDL
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:46 pm
Second round centers taken since 2000.
2 7 36 2000 Soumaila Samake C (IBL)
2 13 42 2000 Olumide Oyedeji C/PF (Germany)
2 24 53 2000 Dan McClintock C Northern Arizona
2 14 43 2001 Eric Chenowith C Kansas
2 17 46 2001 Loren Woods C Arizona
2 20 49 2001 Ken Johnson C/PF Ohio State
2 21 50 2001 Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje C Georgetown
2 27 56 2001 Robertas Javtokas C/PF (Lithuania)
2 28 57 2001 Alvin Jones Jr. C Georgia Tech
2 5 34 2002 Dan Gadzuric C UCLA
2 12 41 2002 Mario Kasun C (Germany)
2 14 43 2002 Jason Jennings C Arkansas State
2 23 52 2003 Remon Van De Hare C (Spain)
2 10 39 2003 Slavko Vranes C (Serbia & Montenegro)
2 25 54 2003 Nedzad Sinanovic C (None)
2 29 58 2003 Andreas Glyniadakis C (Greece)
2 3 33 2004 Peter John Ramos C (Puerto Rico)
2 17 47 2004 Ha Seung-Jin C (None)
2 28 58 2004 Sergey Karaulov C (Russia)
2 13 43 2005 Mile Ilic C (Serbia & Montenegro)
2 27 57 2005 Marcin Gortat C (Germany)
2 8 38 2006 Kosta Perovic C (Serbia & Montenegro)
2 21 51 2006 Cheikh Samb C (Spain)
2 27 57 2006 Loukas Mavrokefalidis C (Greece)
2 8 38 2007 Kyrylo Fesenko C/PF (Urkaine)
2 9 39 2007 Stanko Barac C (Bosnia)
2 18 48 2007 Marc Gasol C (Spain)
2 19 49 2007 Aaron Gray C Pittsburgh
Billy Knight
June 24th, 2010
11:46 pm
I told ya I’m back guys. Forwards win NBA titles when is everyone going to realize that. Trust in me! Marvin Williams was a value pick.
Gwinnett Fred
June 24th, 2010
11:48 pm
Maybe we can give the Suns $15,459 for the last pick and still get Zoubek!
Whopper Dawg
June 24th, 2010
11:48 pm
Papa Sy – nobody has any data on this dude, I have checked about 5 sites. Nothing. Zippo.
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:48 pm
Dallas didn’t even think Aldabi was worth keeping. FInancial considerations and a second rounder. . . .
Herschel Talker
June 24th, 2010
11:49 pm
Rick Sund=Billy Knight=Pete Babcock.
Put your faith in Pape Sy
Humanhighlightreel
June 24th, 2010
11:49 pm
Is it possible to trade the atlanta spirit for cash consideration, please Mr. Stern!
Pi$$onaDawg
June 24th, 2010
11:49 pm
HAWKEYE how many athletes of color are on you Baseball team, Football team, Basketball team as compared to your states Racial diversity and your student body? I figure your state is real white, but your college enrolement of students of color is higher than your states % of deviersity. Everybody deserves a cahnce at a future, but not at the cost of their education to pad the Athletic Departments Bank Account.
Humanhighlightreel
June 24th, 2010
11:52 pm
Billy Knight, we were foolish to ever doubt your ways
We just assumed you were allergic to drafting point guards
But now we Sy the Light
1q
June 24th, 2010
11:52 pm
they said pape sy paid for his own ticket to fly from europe to workout with the hawks
Gwinnett Fred
June 24th, 2010
11:52 pm
Age:22 years old
Date of birth:5 April 1988
Nationality: French
Position: Small forward, Point Guard, Shooting guard
AND GET THIS – HE AVERAGED A WHOPPING 5.2 PPG LAST YEAR!!!!
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:52 pm
Look at all of the awesome centers taken in the second round over the last decade, willya?
Hawkeye
June 24th, 2010
11:56 pm
@pi$$onadawg – No I don’t get you. Just because you are trying to prove a point about UGA and teaching doesn’t give you the right to use the stereotype that all the Black students at UGA are athletes. My daughter and her best friend just visited it and are considering going there although neither is an athlete. Just so you know, I am not a UGA fan or alumni, but USC. Congrats on Tech’s diversity but you should celebrate Tech and not worry about UGA, especially if you are going to use stereotypes to prove your point. .
JV
June 24th, 2010
11:56 pm
Great list, Ryan. It looks like the Belgrade City Council.
1q
June 24th, 2010
11:57 pm
we got 3 million dollars for that center
Ryan
June 24th, 2010
11:58 pm
JV: But you KNOW that the person in that company was going to propell us to the finals.
DawgBoi
June 24th, 2010
11:59 pm
Sy can flat shoot lights out. That’s what got him picked.
1q
June 25th, 2010
12:03 am
and we made an offer to childress
Hawkeye
June 25th, 2010
12:03 am
@Pi$$onadawg – how many of your professors are Black, Asian, Latino? Do they match the racial makeup of Atlanta or Georgia? I don’t care about a person’s color in the classroom or on the court, field, etc. If a kid gets into school because of his athletic ability and fails to use that as a springboard to a better life, either a degree or pro, or both, that is his fault, no matter what school.
Ryan
June 25th, 2010
12:04 am
Hawkeye. .why are you dignifying PI$$on by responding? YOu only encourage him.
JV
June 25th, 2010
12:05 am
Oh yes, definitely, Ryan.
I am old enough to remember hype surrounding the arrival of UGa’s first seven footer, a immobile stick figure named Troy Hitchcock.
We went to the final four that year with a 6′7″ center while the second coming of Kareem Jabbar remained firmly on the bench.
crabapplejoe
June 25th, 2010
12:06 am
Jon Scheyer and Brian Zoubek are still available and we get Poppy Seed….dam# I wish I could get me one of those NBA management jobs and make “big” decisions like this…LMAO
JV
June 25th, 2010
12:06 am
Oh yes, Ryan.
The best two words in Jeff’s column are “Priest Lauderdale.” That should cure everybody’s seven footer obsession.
Ryan
June 25th, 2010
12:07 am
Crabapple. . did you look at the list of centers chosen in the second round over the last decade? Its not exactly a list full of wonderful contributers with an NBA career. What makes you think those guys would be different?
Pi$$onaDawg
June 25th, 2010
12:09 am
Hawkeye what does your daughter want to study? What does UGA offer for the Black student? My sisters are Korean and one did attend UGA while her husband was in school. There is so little cultural diversity on that campus or town. The Africans living in Athens are not somebody your want your Daughter hanging with, but you learn that on your own. Do more reasearch on the Diversity of UGA nad the graduation of the non-white students. I will let you check before I post the %ages.
Pi$$onaDawg
June 25th, 2010
12:11 am
I am out Good luck and Blessings on your family and friends. Really be safe and Blessed.
crabapplejoe
June 25th, 2010
12:13 am
@Ryan: Jon Scheyer is not a center….and I don’t care what the previous draft record for second round centers might be. I did watch Jon Scheyer and Brian Zoubek will the Duke Blue Devils to a national championship….I saw Zoubek pulling down like 15 rebounds in a game in the NCAAs….who is Poppy Seed and why would we draft him?
Ryan
June 25th, 2010
12:15 am
YOu want me to list some of the impressive college games Jon Koncak had?
Ryan
June 25th, 2010
12:20 am
he averaged over 17 points and ten rebounds in college his senior year., I am sure he had plenty of 15 rebound games.
And why do you think said players LASTED until that late, praytell?
Hawkeye
June 25th, 2010
12:21 am
@pi$$onadawg – my daughter isn’t a “Black Student” but a student that is Black. She is still deciding on major but UGA has them. If she feels UGA or GA Tech is the school she wants to go to it will be based on major, not % of Blacks at the school.
Pi$$onaDawg
June 25th, 2010
1:39 am
An You moved into the neighborhood you live in because it was where You FELT HOME. Why did you feel at HOME? Does your daughter want to feel at HOME face to face with other students and then find that UGA has to paint the Bulldog MASCOT’s butt white because thay can’t have a MUTT that ain’t all white? Spelman offers many of the same majors and your daughter can make better contacts and friends for her future, buut you just keep think the UGA eduacation and social experience is what is best for your daughter. UGA ain’t been called Barbie Doll U more than once for no reason.
Buzzing in my ear
June 25th, 2010
4:20 am
Wish the hawks would draft more local talent. CPH is putting out some quality NBA superstars, and it isn’t a long walk from North Ave over to Phillips. After the Hawks sign Labrone, it would be a great team with a few Jackets backing him up. Looking forward to seeing the Jackets go back to the final four this year. Meanwhile, for the Hawks, once JJ learns the center position and Josh can convert to point guard to take over for an aging Bibby, it should be a good team. With Labrone, they are going to be great.
JSS
June 25th, 2010
7:33 am
Actually Pape Sy #10 plays for STB LeHavre (up on the Northern French coast of Normandy) in the Pro A League. That should make it easier for you guys to look him up. LeHavre is the city, not the whole name of the team. His teammates include Andrew Lovedale (the power forward on Stephan Curry’s Davidson NCAA Elite 8 team) and for you SEC folks Ansu Sesay (Ole Miss alum).
http://www.stblehavre.com/spip.php?page=menu2011&id_rubrique=15&var_mode=recalcul
“who is Poppy Seed and why would we draft him?”
Oh I looked at user name attached to that asinine comment, never mind…
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