Comments on: If you’re Marvin, you’re starvin’ for other options

By: Bremertonian

Bremertonian — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:01:28 +0000

One thing failed to be mentioned here is that Marvin is probably one of the most well behaved NBA players in America. You will never have any problems with him in that regard. That right there should get him another million. He is a great ambassador for the NBA and represents your team well.

I agree with alot of things being said in this blog, but the one thing I agree with the most is that Marvin is being under utilized. The coach needs to do a better job. Unfortunately, we do not get alot of the Atlanta Hawks games out this way, but Marvin is young and still has lots of upside. I guarantee you will regret it if you let him go.

If the coach allowed him to take over the game like Josh Smith or someone else… He would surely be getting his due right now. Marvin is a quiet kid and will continue to be the role player until that coach wakes up and pushes him a little to get in there and do his thing.

You should keep him and get him more involved before you go throwing in the towel. At least see what you have before you lose another one!

By: The Stark Truth » Blog Archive » Columnist Weighs In on Marvin’s Options

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:59:16 +0000

[...] a link to Mark Bradley’s column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about Marvin Williams. He’s not a big fan of the Bremerton [...]

By: Jerome

Jerome — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:48:54 +0000

HAWKS!!! Be careful with long term offer to Marvin (Injury Prone)ex:Tracy McGrady- Great Talent can’t stay on the floor – too soft.

By: Time

Time — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:13:50 +0000

Marvin has to be signed. End of story. I still believe a healthy Marvin and Horford beats the Cavs.

By: The Truth

The Truth — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:14:58 +0000

So Mark
I see you want to be Marvin’s agent now by telling him what deal he should take. It seems you are baiting him to take the one-year offer to get rid of him next year. We all know, as you have commented many times that Marvin is not your favorite player. You obviously have a better player in mind that can fill our needs instead of Marvin; an all-star player in which a team would be willing to part with or perhaps a blue-chip FA we can get cheap who really wants to be a Hawk. So, go ahead and tell us who this better player is? Whatever you think about Marvin, he is available to us for a fair price and he wants to play here. It would be better for both parties in this market, if Marvin could work out a multi-year deal, stay a Hawk and realize his potential here. If it doesn’t workout, we can always trade him for something else. However, taking your suggestion for him to sign the one-year option and becomes a FA would mean we would have loss yet another 1st round draft pick. When does this ends? We can’t build a franchise this way. We have no continuity. If you need something better to do, go study the Lakers or the Spurs.

By: HawkKingBibby

HawkKingBibby — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:23:02 +0000

After doing a nice trade for Crawford and hopefully making a decent pick in Teague Sund has dropped the ball. Bibby and ZaZA coming back is great but we had two solid assets in Chills and Andersen that we could have used on this team and now all we have is the Rockets 2nd round pick. Today was a bad day in Hawksville.

By: niremetal

niremetal — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:59:08 +0000

DING

By: CajunStorm

CajunStorm — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:11:59 +0000

And another thing…why has no one stated that JOE started declining in performance when his AZZ GOT UP TO 250LBS. Dang JJ, could you get back to 225lbs so you can be explosive again.

Hell, maybe we put JJ at SF and roll with Jamal in the starting lineup! Re-sign Flip, pick up Drew Gooden and Wilcox as free agents for back-up PF and Center. Somebody get me Sund on the phone. That’s great depth, experience, functional pieces, and very cap friendly.

By: Mark Bradley

Mark Bradley — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:07:47 +0000

I never work, CajunStorm. I just hang out on the ol’ blog 24-7.

And Big Ray makes, as usual, the key point: If Marvin wants more money — and everyone always does — the way to do it is to take the one-year offer and have a great season and help the Hawks win even bigger and bank the big contract next summer. But what if he gets hurt? (And he does get hurt, as Blue Hawk notes.)

Bottom line: There’s a big difference between being a restricted free agent and an unrestricted one. If you’re restricted, it’s hard to leave. If you’re unrestricted, it’s easy.

By: CajunStorm

CajunStorm — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:00:35 +0000

Just curious but when do some of you guys work? (Mark excluded) Anyway, I’m pretty impressed with what Sund is doing. Very deliberate and conservative. If he is sold that at 23 yrs.old, Marvin has plenty of improvement in him then we have to sign him. He has more upside yhan Villanueva and is a better athlete. That being said, $7.5-$8 million is a good deal for 18pts, 7 reb, 4asts, and above average Defense.

If he not sold on Marvin improving, do the qualifying offer! In fact that might be best. JJ will be a free agent and that is A LOT OF FREE CAP SPACE! With the loose pieces we have here I’ll take D-WADE over JJ and Marvin anyday! Miami hasnt really got there stuff together. Just saying there is nothing wrong with remaining flexible.