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STRETCH
July 4th, 2012
11:27 am
Nicolas Batum is another guy i wouldnt mind seeing in a Hawks uniform!
And if the Celtics get Terry, they will be hard to handle if Ray Allen comes back.
STRETCH
July 4th, 2012
11:28 am
Ted,
I wouldnt mind Caron or Thaddeus, but trust me, Ferry knows they need a small F and he will get one.
Ted M
July 4th, 2012
11:43 am
Yep, I thinks so too.
dirtyo11
July 4th, 2012
11:49 am
I read all the comments. The Hawks have a good team but the hawks have been having a good team the past few yrs. the ownership & the FANS have not did their job to help make this team better. Why I say the fans…it was so dang on embrassing to the players & true hawks fans like myself to hear MVP chants for Kobe & Lebron. Our fans don’t show up to the game even though we have a winning record. As an elite player why would you want to play in front of a bunch of fans who don’t support your team through thick & thin.
I have confidence in Ferry, I have confidence in Drew, I have confidence in J Smoove, Al & Teague. That being said I think Ferry need to sign Grant Hill (we can get him cheap & he’s a true leader on/off the court), OJ Mayo & Hayward if he is released by Dallas as rumored)
rollo lawson
July 4th, 2012
12:13 pm
Tyreke Evans please!!!
rollo lawson
July 4th, 2012
12:13 pm
Rudy Gay please!!
rollo lawson
July 4th, 2012
12:14 pm
James Harden please (summer 2013)!!
STRETCH
July 4th, 2012
12:19 pm
Which of the following would you guys like at SF?
Batum
Beasley
Caron Butler
Thaddeus Young
Kirilenko
Delfino
Nocioni
Pietrus
Josh Howard
G Hill
T-Mac
Steve Novak
Alonzo Gee
Dirty Dawg
July 4th, 2012
12:37 pm
Come on folks, lets be realistic here…sure Ferry’s, at least, trying to do something, what it is we don’t have a clue…yet. I mean if we’re talking about freeing up cap room to compete for free agents after the ‘12-’13 season…assuming they’ll still be able to be free agents come this time next year. The best that can be said now is he’s doin something but as of now it’s bettin’ on the come…but at least we’re bettin’.
falCANS
July 4th, 2012
1:26 pm
LIKE IVE BEEN TELLING YOU ALL ON HERE JOSH FA PRESIDENT! !! GLAD U IDIOTS FINALLY SMELLED THE COFFEE. EXPECT A PHENOMENAL TEAR FROM #5. PS FA A POWER FORWARD HE HAS A NICE JUMPER
falCANS
July 4th, 2012
1:29 pm
#year not tear
Eddiein acworth
July 4th, 2012
1:56 pm
Bradley
You sir have no idea what you are saying when you reference the “curious” relationship between the Hawks and the fans. The relationship has been soured because of horrible draft picks, bad contracts and awful management. The fans (like myself) simply want to stop being screwed by ownership! You make it sound as if Hawks fans are stupid that they cheered seeing two players traded away. IMO that makes us discerning and educated fans because Marvin and Joe were getting us no where. The ceiling had been reached and it was time to move on.
The fans here LOVE the Hawks and are excited about a new direction. We as fans just want a winner. Ferry seems to agree. We finally have a gm who is making bold, smart moves.
Go Hawks!
QB/DB
July 4th, 2012
2:13 pm
I think we should look at Louis Williams, wouldn’t that be something. L. Williams, J. Smith and Dwight Howard. All Atlanta boys. WOW! I’m not sold on Teague being a bigtime PG. Would he start on any other Final 4 playoff team? He is a piece but not the answer. You would be surprised how good Josh and Al would be if they had a great PG
Harpie
July 4th, 2012
3:07 pm
No matter what players the Hawks have, they will be mediocre again unless they get rid of that horrible coach! Wait and see….
BTR
July 4th, 2012
3:40 pm
Maybe Ferry will move this team to Raleigh, heck they have the RBC center ready to go and who in their right mind cares about this franchise ??? I sure do not and never will ! Please move, heck maybe ever winnipeg ??? And take the lying owners with them !
Jon
July 4th, 2012
3:59 pm
Like the trade- don’t like the players we got in return. Bigger problem is Larry Drew– we need a real coach…
Frank
July 4th, 2012
4:36 pm
Joe Johnson is gonna torch the Hawks when the Nets play the Hawks he’s gonna show the Hawks how he can perform by having a legit PG to play with and having better coaching.
tjhook
July 4th, 2012
6:38 pm
I hope the Hawks bring back Vladimir Radmanovic. He is able to hit the threes that were designated to Marvin Williams. He proved early in the season that he could fill that role but once Marvin came back, LD stopped using him and that wasn’t entirely fair. BUT Drew himself last year saw that Vlad Rad has the skill the team needs:
http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/hawks-add-sharpshooter-vladimir-1256337.html
Rick James
July 4th, 2012
7:00 pm
@Frank
Joe Johnson is gonna torch the Hawks when the Nets play the Hawks he’s gonna show the Hawks how he can perform by having a legit PG to play with and having better coaching.
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He torched evebody but thats all he did until the playoffs..Then he performed his disappearing act..
Rick James
July 4th, 2012
7:08 pm
@Harpie
Like the trade- don’t like the players we got in return. Bigger problem is Larry Drew– we need a real coach…
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Keep these three things in mind..Most general managers like to hire their own coaches.Danny Ferry left Cleveland because he did not agree with the owner’s decision to fire Mike Brown..If the Lakers dont go far into the playoffs next year…I’m not saying but I’m saying.
superiorblogman
July 4th, 2012
7:11 pm
Trade Josh Smith for a real Center if you are interested in solving the real problems with this team.
F Howard.
Josh could end up in LA with Howard and we get Bynum. That would be a real step forward since Bynum is a FA also next summer.
dabo-man
July 4th, 2012
8:23 pm
I have heard just how good Dwight is! I kind of wonder if he would be bad for the Hawks the way he did his coach in Orlando. He seems so selfish. That offsets his talents. We have to ask ourselves what kind of team would we be with “Baby Huey”
superiorblogman
July 4th, 2012
10:35 pm
Things getting clearer for you boys yet? Nash goes to Lakers for a bag of chips. Two time MVP for a bag of chips. This is what happens to good franchises. They don’t give stuff away like we did with Joe. They get presents like the Lakers always do. Where is the real move to make us look like what we are which is a top 10 size NBA market? Where is the elite player walking through the door for a bag of chips or simply because he wants to be a Hawk?
Ferry is getting praised for giving stuff away. Bradley I am glad you said most people because not all of us see what Danny has done as anything special.
Jim Anderson
July 4th, 2012
10:37 pm
Everbody should know that when the Hawks payroll is reduced enough they will be sold and moved out of Atlanta. That’s what Danny Ferry’s job entails.
Christian L.
July 4th, 2012
10:50 pm
I’m afraid Billy King is going to win the battle of the “Dookies”. Danny Ferry gave away the Hawks best player to make a splash and pacify the local idiots.He bought himself a few years with that trade. However, now he’s going to get his ass kicked by the Nets for the forseeable future. Lest we forget the Hawks were a stupid play by Josh Smith away from a possible trip to the conference finals. Who blows up a team like that? You people deserve what you’re about to get.
As someone said earlier, Atlanta is a destination city for alot of players. But only after they retire. If I could play I wouldn’t come here. Why would I want to get up every morning and read the drool of Mark Bradley and Jeff Shultz and play in a half empty arena? It’s easy to blame the owners but in the end the answer is in the mirror.
Season Ticket Holder
July 4th, 2012
11:56 pm
Joe is gone (great)
Josh, Al, and Teague are still here (good)
Dwight Howard is not coming (bummer)
Larry Drew-up-another-loss is still the coach (terrible)
Hawks (7th seed in East) first round exit.
Vast improvement coming in 2013
Beckham
July 5th, 2012
12:52 am
Danny Ferry has been great so far, to get a trade for Joe nad Marvin is almost a miracle.
Mr. Ferry may prove to be the best GM in all the major sports in the ATL.
Thanks to Rick Sund, he did what he had to do under the restraints with which the Spirit Group may have operated. The killers were the two previous GM’s not Sund, and ownership had to field a winning team to get the fans excited, based on where the franchise had fallen to.
Credit must be given to the Atlanta Spirit Group for making the move now to get Danny Ferry to move the franchise in a different direction. We trust he will get the full support of the ownership group.
Jesup George
July 5th, 2012
1:57 am
Ferry’s not finished. Let’s wait until October when camp opens and see what we have. Why speculate about Howard and Paul. Let’s see who we have under contract in October and go from there. Al Horford is the Hawks Chipper Jones. Put Horford at PF and get an average center that prevents easy layups and gives us 8 to 10 rebounds is all we need for the season opener. Let Ferry do the rest.
superiorblogman
July 5th, 2012
3:24 am
Jesup George
July 5th, 2012
1:57 am
Ferry’s not finished. Let’s wait until October when camp opens and see what we have. Why speculate about Howard and Paul. Let’s see who we have under contract in October and go from there. Al Horford is the Hawks Chipper Jones. Put Horford at PF and get an average center that prevents easy layups and gives us 8 to 10 rebounds is all we need for the season opener. Let Ferry do the rest.
I agree but that Center is not on this team and there are very few in the league. Ferry would actually have to make a skilled trade to get that and he has yet to do that yet. Harris for Marvin was not even really skilled because Utah really needs a SF and Marvin is not a bad player just was in a bad situation. Plus, they would rather not pay Harris what he is getting paid to produce at a backup level
DUKEOFDOOKIE
July 5th, 2012
3:27 am
Dave McMenamin: Pau or Bynum trade the next shoe to drop after Nash? Not so fast. Source tells me Lakers intend to keep core intact to play with Nash Twitter
so we are the only suitors left for Dwight. Lakers no longer interested
SecondSage
July 5th, 2012
7:18 am
Ferry has only been here a week. Give him time to throw something together. Plus I wouldn’t worry about being better this year, even though I think we can be just as good. But if we miss the playoffs, so what. This team is going in the right direction. Teauge and Horford are legit members of this team. no need to trade them. Josh Smith is a keeper. No need to make a run at Chris Paul unless he puts us on the short list. Same with Dwight Howard.
Let Ferry do his thing. He’s already shown he knows what he’s doing.
WHAT
July 5th, 2012
10:12 am
All of the so-called inside info comes from bloggers that stay inside way too much. I’m sure the owners are selling the team and only you have the info.
garcia
July 5th, 2012
12:07 pm
Most of the excitement is centered on the possibility of acquiring Howard. I get that, but I am more turned on by the possibility of acquiring Chris Paul. If I were Ferry, I would send “friends” to have a series of lunches with Paul and his “friends.” The purpose of these non-official talks woud be to find out what it will take to get CP3 to sign with us next year.
cjwwwwwwwwwwww
July 5th, 2012
12:12 pm
This is the NBA the only way we get better is through the draft, we have two first rounders next year, lets suck really bad and get a lottery pick , trade josh for a third pick, keep Al, Teague
Bill
July 5th, 2012
12:13 pm
How many more loses and sorry play before you “Mark” will call for a new Mgr & GM for Braves. It time now.
The Falcons and Hawks made the move~~now its time Braves make the move.
Hogan B.
July 5th, 2012
12:16 pm
Horford and Howard would be the best big man tandem in the game. That sounds sweet to me if Ferry could make it happen.
GTanner
July 5th, 2012
12:46 pm
To anyone thinking the Hawks got fleeced on the Joe trade, I just don’t understand. The flexibility of being out from that ridiculous contract is a very valuable thing … much more valuable than having Joe on the team. Now there’s room to build a roster whereas before there wasn’t. Simple. I think it’s a miracle he was able to unload him.
Cat Shabazz
July 5th, 2012
1:23 pm
Ferry is working it to improve the team. Was not a Ferry fan but changing my mind.
I hope the fans understand next season maynot make the playoffs – but these moves need to be done.
If the Hawks can make it past the 2nd round – this city will arrupt. ATL is a sleeping giant for the NBA.
On the college side of hoops – GT appears to be recruiting well and it will be fun to watch how this coach builds his program. Not too sure about the Georgia Dogs team – I think the coach is talented – but to be real – why go to that school when football is what it’s about over there. I think they will struggle to get the players they need to be top end team.
Falcons made some moves with the staff and I like what they did and can’t wait for the Birds to be dirty again.
College football – GT will surprise some folks and be a good team.
Georgia Dogs always seem to be right there – but always lacking or missing something for them to be great – not just good – but great. I hope the RB Crowal kid will come out ok and find a better path. I have been dwon his path and people just don’t understand how influences when you are 18 or in your 20’s and living in bad aprtments or projects – but if can survive and grow up and drop or change people you hang out with – he will be OK. He has talent and hope he makes it.
fred bob
July 5th, 2012
1:26 pm
@ Cat Shabazz – no comments on Braves? You dang near commented on everything else! Enjoyed you post and liked your thoughts on Isiah Crowell. I hope he makes it as well! Good post.
Cat Shabazz
July 5th, 2012
1:33 pm
fred bob – I keep an eye on the Braves but just not a baseball fan. Basketball and Football bring out the beast in me. Baseball is good for napping.
lawzoo
July 5th, 2012
2:05 pm
Joe Johnson ….he will be missed….I mean he missed !
The Human Nolight Film.
creative
July 5th, 2012
3:30 pm
I guess I finally forgive the Hawks for the Nique trade.
lawzoo
July 5th, 2012
4:33 pm
Atlanta can only hope to one day be as great as………Oklahoma City !
nba is a j-o-k-e. Move along there’s nothing to see here !
JSS
July 5th, 2012
4:55 pm
Has anybody informed poor misinformed Jim Anderson on the clause in the Hawks purchase agreement for Phillips Arena that keeps them from leaving Atlanta? Whistling…
Native Son
July 5th, 2012
5:21 pm
Thanks to Joe, and Marvin. It wasn’t all your fault, as I’m sure knowledgeable fans agree. I appreciate the level of commitment you gave to an apathetic fan base, and an uninspired mgmt. Good luck with your respective new teams.
chuck
July 5th, 2012
6:16 pm
We need to trade Josh Smith for a lottery pick and trust Fery to use that pick and next years 2 first round picks to rebuild this team around Horford and Teague.
Bill Walton
July 5th, 2012
6:45 pm
Team still sucks and will be boring as ever, no need to waste money on tickets to see these losers
superiorblogman
July 5th, 2012
8:27 pm
Josh Smith for a real Center should be option #1. Houston is not a playoff team so we are not getting that pick next season so I agree that Josh for a lotto pick should be option #2 but I don’t see why that was not done this year better players were available. I am not on board with Ferry thinking he knows everything he does not have the track record that says that. Only thing that says that is his ego. I don’t like what he did in the draft with Jenkins. Don’t like giving away Joe for no talent in return. Don’t even like the Devin Harris move.
Look at all those expirings we have. Guys have to eat and all those expirings will create a lot of guys just going for theres on the court. That is what happens when bad teams have a lot of guys playing for contracts you get selfish play.
Donte080
July 5th, 2012
10:20 pm
Funny how the clowns still whine about Johnson’s contract….when hawks come out smelling like a rose, as most of that contract now has to be paid by nets for a deteriorating player…plus we got a couple of good pieces in trade (especially the draft pick)..
Ferry did a nice job on this….
Christian L.
July 6th, 2012
1:27 am
Josh Smith for a lottery pick? Get real people!!!!!! I’d start the bidding at 3 popcorn vendors and they might get a parking lot attendant and a case of peanuts. I’d take it in a minute.