What Happens If The Hawks Stand Pat?

by Botchelism on Feb 20, 2012 7:19 PM EST

Other than the rest of the year = "WHY GOD WHYYYYY?"

My sources say Hinrich's 8 Million$ will be off the books, which should leave plenty of money to sign one of these gentlemen.

http://www.spotrac.com/free-agents/nba/2012/center/

Any of them any good?

Marcus Camby	C	UFA	Portland	TBD	--
Kwame Brown	C	UFA	Golden State	TBD	--
Eddy Curry	C	UFA	Miami	TBD	--
Tim Duncan	C	UFA	San Antonio	TBD	--
Semih Erden	C	UFA	Cleveland	TBD	--
Jeff Foster	C	UFA	Indiana	TBD	--
Mickell Gladness	PF, C	UFA	Miami	TBD	--
Aaron Gray	C	UFA	Toronto	TBD	--
Hamed Haddadi	C	RFA	Memphis	TBD	--
Spencer Hawes	C	UFA	Philadelphia	TBD	--
Ryan Hollins	C	UFA	Cleveland	TBD	--
Ivan Johnson	C, PF	UFA	Atlanta	TBD	--
Chris Kaman	C	UFA	New Orleans	TBD	--
Jamaal Magloire	C	UFA	Toronto	TBD	--
Ian Mahinmi	C	UFA	Dallas	TBD	--
Nazr Mohammed	C	UFA	Oklahoma City	TBD	--
Hamady Ndiaye	C	RFA	Washington	TBD	--
Greg Oden	C	UFA	Portland	TBD	--
Mehmet Okur	C	UFA	New Jersey	TBD	--
Dexter Pittman	C	RFA	Miami	TBD	--
Samardo Samuels	C	RFA	Cleveland	TBD	--
Greg Stiemsma	C	UFA	Boston	TBD	--
Anthony Tolliver	C	UFA	Minnesota	TBD	--
Ben Wallace	C	UFA	Detroit	TBD	--
Shelden Williams	C	UFA	New Jersey	TBD	--

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Do any one of these players really make the Hawks that much better?

Would any of these be an upgrade to what we have in Zaza Pachulia?

Kaman, Hawes, and Duncan are definitely the cream of the crop. Camby can still produce although it’s likely he retires after next season. Erden and Haddadi are project players that I’d like the Hawks to mold into their rotation. Kenyon Martin will also be available to us next year.

With that being said the Hawks will sign none of these players and will ultimately catch “Vet Min Fever” and sign Jamaal Magloire and the remains of Greg Oden’s knee cartilage

Ron Artest = Ron (sm)Artest - He Is The Most Interesting Man In The World

by JoshChildressAfroIsCure4Cancer on Feb 20, 2012 9:26 PM EST reply actions

we’re going to be right around the max, so if hinrich’s 8 mill goes away, we’ll spend it somewhere.

by Botchelism on Feb 20, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions

I'm looking for Jesus Christ on the list.

Hasheem Thabeet – best bet, playing time, size
Greg Stiemsma – smart kid, might get more money
Greg Oden – might get $$$ off potential/go to a team with strong medical staff???

But seriously “Any of them any good?” Tim Duncan?? He’s pretty good.

sf Josh Smith + PF Jon Leuer/Ryan Anderson/Renardo Sidney/Dirk Nowitzki > sf Josh Smith + sf Marvin Williams
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* {#40 Pick Perimeter F Jon Leuer is better than Marvin Williams and Hinrich cost us the pick}

by PointGuardSlim on Feb 20, 2012 9:30 PM EST reply actions

lol. duncan is good, sure, but will he leave San Antone? doubt it.

by Botchelism on Feb 20, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions

Oden won't get paid at all

the injuries are too much, and might force retirement before free agency.

http://sportsandgrits.com/

by Mr. Sanchez on Feb 20, 2012 9:58 PM EST up reply actions

ouch. 2nd time I'm reading that today.

by PointGuardSlim on Feb 20, 2012 11:15 PM EST up reply actions

It's a shame

in the rare moments he was healthy, he was a very good C, and showed game changing abilities defensively. Oh what might have been.

http://sportsandgrits.com/

by Mr. Sanchez on Feb 21, 2012 11:11 AM EST up reply actions

and I dont want people to think I have a hard on for Thabeet. Stiesma already looks real solid to me and he looks like he'll be harder to get than Thabeet.

pg Jeff Teague
sg Joe Johnson
sf Josh Smith
sf Marvin Williams
c Al Horford
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* {#40 Pick PF Jon Leuer is better than Marvin Williams and Hinrich cost us the pick}

by PointGuardSlim on Feb 21, 2012 5:17 PM EST up reply actions

No we know.

But your hard-on for Jon Leuer is well-noted.

Ron Artest = Ron (sm)Artest - He Is The Most Interesting Man In The World

by JoshChildressAfroIsCure4Cancer on Feb 22, 2012 9:22 AM EST up reply actions

So is his hard on for Thabeet

as he’s made who knows how many posts pining for him.

http://sportsandgrits.com/

by Mr. Sanchez on Feb 22, 2012 9:34 AM EST up reply actions

I now have heard Gearon and Co. don't want a center but who on the list would be the easiest center for us to attain?

pg Jeff Teague
sg Joe Johnson
sf Josh Smith
sf Marvin Williams
c Al Horford
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* {#40 Pick PF Jon Leuer is better than Marvin Williams and Hinrich cost us the pick}

by PointGuardSlim on Feb 22, 2012 9:40 AM EST up reply actions

if you have to ask....

anyway, Why in the world is shelden williams’ name listed? You definitely could have left him off along with a few others

Atlanta will win a championship....someday

by maxxj3 on Feb 21, 2012 2:16 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

i copied the whole upcoming free agent list. you just made a fool of yourself.

by Botchelism on Feb 23, 2012 2:05 PM EST up reply actions

We know you just copied and pasted. But you could have went back and took off a few obvious ones. Lets not start subliminal or outright name calling now.

Big Hug!

sg Jeff Teague + sg Joe Johnson + sf Josh Smith
+ uberscrub Marvin Williams + scrub Zaza Pachulia
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* {#40 Pick PF Jon Leuer is better than Marvin Williams and Hinrich cost us the pick}
*2012 NBA Draft: Hawks draft SF/PF/C Renardo Sidney

Kirk Hinrich is the new Mike Bibby.

by PointGuardSlim on Feb 23, 2012 6:42 PM EST up reply actions

why would i not list all of the upcoming free agents? we just signed eric dampier for god’s sake, i dont think any of these guys are beyond the realm of reason.

by Botchelism on Feb 23, 2012 7:07 PM EST up reply actions

Stands to reason that Tim Duncan is likely not coming to ATL

Kirk Hinrich is the new Mike Bibby.

by PointGuardSlim on Feb 24, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions

it’s just a list of free agents. im not a faux scout like most of yalls, so i provided a complete list. i made the post, its up to yall to do the faux scouting.

by Botchelism on Feb 24, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions

no way.

I agree!!! I dont even want shelden williams name mentioned. If I had to a choice, it would be Kaman.

by leebo on Feb 21, 2012 3:43 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Bubble bursting

The 8M coming off the cap doesn’t really help us go after free agents. We still have 60M committed to 6 players. That leaves only the MLE and since that is a 3 year commitment it might not get used as the following year Josh, Jeff, and Zaza will be free agents.

by Evildallas on Feb 24, 2012 1:14 PM EST reply actions

my sources say the hawks will have to spend like 4 or 5 mill of that 8mill$ on increasing contracts.

by Botchelism on Feb 24, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions

One person...

Who was left off this list is Roy Hibbert. Who probably isn’t realistic since he is will be coming off an all-star season and will probably be asking for more money than were willing to spend. Also, I would love to have Spencer Hawes even though he’s been injured plagued this year but he’s a 7 footer who has shown a lot of potential and at the right price, I would love to add him.

by ryanxglancy on Feb 29, 2012 1:26 AM EST reply actions