Atlanta Requests Waivers On Pape Sy, Magnum Rolle And Brad Wanamaker

He’s got good ups for a PG

I mean it is like right before Christmas. When NBA said season starts when it does, I am sure they did not think about timing of cuts that teams would have to go through. I understand it is a business, but darn, I hate to tell young men they are out of a paycheck right before Christmas.

Back to Hawks, the cuts announced, are the right moves.
I really don’t want to see Sloan or Ivan the GREAT let go.
Bensen needs to go to D-League. Gain weight and experience.
Stackhouse needs to be retained, not as a player, but in some other capacity.
Keep both point guards, until Captain Kirk is back. At that point, make an evaluation of which point guard (Sloan or Pargo) to let go. But Sloan is young, and if he proves himself till then, we have two future young point guards.

Things are working out very nicely. This morning, I am very very optimistic.

But if Ivan Johnson sticks, he can be the guy who brings his hard-hat and lunch pail each game and brings the hustle and energy off the bench and in practices that Wilkins brought last year.

Because we signed Willie Green. And Sy didn’t look like a point guard…which is weird. I’ve always seen him as a 2/3, and there’s a chance he’s a better player than Willie Green. This was a weird decision to me. Even weirder is Jerry Stackhouse’s continued presence on this team. I mean, okay, I don’t mind his presence in the huddle because he seems to be a respected leader, but we did actually make an investment in Sy only to cut him. It boggles me.

It’s troubling that the Hawks have admitted that we don’t have the depth to keep a couple of young prospects around who probably won’t help this season. But I’m glad to see the organization actually admit they have made a mistake and cut their loses early, rather than string us along with two players who will wither on the vine and never see legit court time.