Cleveland went out and go Shaq for that because they felt they were right on the verge of winning a championship, but what are they going to do next year? Who’s going to fill that void when Shaq can barely stand upright? Boston is dealing with similar issues now. They got the Big 3. Granted, it worked out the first year it was assembled,but now they’re barely meeting expectations as the “Beast of the East.” Along with size, I think chemistry goes a long way in a teams success.

Why ship off core pieces that are important for ONE team. We compete with Cleveland and even the lakers on any given night. I would rather have a bench than a legit center. we win games with the core we have and bench we have. shipping them off for ONE team is not a good enough excuse. Not to mention I love the heart of our lion. He is great to watch.

“In the end, Atlanta is not Boston, the window does not close this year. Shoot, the window just opened this year.”
That’s why I haven’t been here or anywhere else proposing any crazy trades. I don’t want to give up one of our core pieces. It could be because I have an unhealthy attachment to them because I feel like we’ve grown up together. I don’t know, but I do know they all have a purpose on this particular team and I’m worried if you move one of the seemingly least important pieces i.e. Marv or Za Za it will throw everything out of whack. (for the record I don’t view Marv or Za Za as unimportant, but judging by the comments on this site some people disagree). I found myself at a party on Saturday night ferociously defending Mike Bibby and his poor play. He serves a purpose on this team was pretty much my argument. I’m still extremely confident in the team right now. They’re still going to have games that make me want to bang my head against the wall, but hell whose team doesn’t have those games?

Two days after the wolves were snapping at out Lion’s feet, I can see the bright of day better. With that,

No one in their right mind would want to break the core of the Hawks. That is what gives us our identity. That is what reminds us of those dark days when the nights were long and the losses plenty. Heck I went into depression (and still am) losing Childress. Josh/Marvin/Lion are the core. JJ is the superstar and Jamal is a freak. Those are untouchables. Zaza, ahh Zaza, some nights I can strangle him. Some nights he fights like the tough guy we need. But if there is one I am willing to part with, it be him and a combination of couple other bench players/draft picks. Yes let the rocks come my way HawksDawgs. Not sure that is enough to get a quality big man any way (now that mind is working clearer!!!) but Sund has to earn his paycheck somehow! Signing Mario doesn’t count towards him earning his pay.

Why trade, well here are the facts after the Orlando game:
Orlando outscored our starting frontline 52-27, outrebounded our front line 27-12. What does that mean? I don’t think this result is an accident. Particularly when you look more into details of those numbers. The Lion Horf had only 4 points and a handful of rebounds. Barnes of Orlando also had 4 points. So the majority of difference has to do with the muscle man’s performance against the Lion/Zaza/Jason. Lion took it inside, he tried, but his shots were altered and the muscle man was all over rebounding like a mad man. Muscleman will not move away from the basket, unless he is pushed by a defensive strongman, or he needs to focus on a real threat when he is defending. That is why we need a strong man.

But if my synopsis of Orlando vs. Hawks is true relative to big men, why do we play better vs. Cavs. Why? They are slow!!! They are big, but slow!!! So our guys can overcome some of their size disadvantages with speed. But big size always gives us trouble no matter where we see it. Trades should never be out of question, meanwhile, we have to live with Joe Grand Daddy Smith and our version of Rocky as backups to lion fighting the wolves.

My depression after the loss is improving, here is to revenge against the Thunder :) Go Hawks

I wouldn’t blow the Hawks up. A lot of team’s have trouble matching up with Dwight. He’s a matchup nightmare. I don’t really see a lot of guys who can match up with him. It’s not worth mortgaging the cohesiveness of the team per chance you play the Magic in the playoffs.

The Hawks are fun to watch and we have a nice little rivalry. It’s only a matter of time until ya’ll get a few wins against us and it really heats up.

Good luck the rest of the year.

You know, I guess a lot of us, including me, were in panic mode and wanted the hawks to make a serious run at the title this year. Dealing for anybody significant would cost us a piece that we would need later on. But I have to say that every championship team has traded for a substantial piece for a championship run. Also, we have to know a change could be made to the team, within the team, by the team for the forseeable future.

Look, we all say the same things when we lose: We didn’t pass enough, we didn’t drive enough, we didn’t use our bench, we need a big man. It’s pretty clear we all see the same things from a fan perspective about how our team is compared to the championship calibur teams. I hope we don’t lose our core, but I hope the hawks will win a championship someday.

if the hawks traded for david lee, i wouldnt mind that too much

If we had to sign JJ for a max contract to get him to stay will there be enough money left over to pay Jamal and Al next year. With a shrinking cap and poor attendance it seems like we will have problems.

Are my fears overblown?

is that you shouldn’t blow up your whole team just to try to beat one team. Cleveland has not blown up their team, but they always make moves to counter whomever eliminated them the year before. They game planned for Boston last year and got Orlando, they’ve game planned for Orlando this year, but who knows who they’ll end up against. You can’t be too reactionary. We might not even play Orlando in the post season.

I’m getting of the trade block bang wagon(what a good for a band!) I think if we stick with our guns, the only choice is to watch them play Orlando in March and see what they do against them. It’s the last game of the season series vs Orlando and It’ll be at home so hopefully “the sh*t works” this time.