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Posted 23 June 2003 - 05:21 PM

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Two words... Ira Newble.

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Posted 23 June 2003 - 06:01 PM

Well, Ira probably wont be here next year, so I think he will be a good upgrade.

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Posted 23 June 2003 - 07:34 PM

He did a lot for us. One of the most consistant player on our team... i would hate to see him go.

Hes our BRUCE BOWEN-RON ARTEST w/o the mess... we need him!

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Posted 23 June 2003 - 07:59 PM

I think most would like to have Ira back...assuming that the contract and duration is right. However, he's s true 3 (can do the 2 I guess, but it's really not his position) and playing behind GRob, thus limited minutes...so you can't afford to pay him that much...which is where the problem lies.

He's our best perimeter defender, a decent finisher, and had the best fg% on the team from 3pt (and maybe two, I forget)...but I just dont' know if he'll make it salary wise, esp. if we get Hayes, and perhaps even Diaw. It's simply that we have players at his best position that we can't do anything with (CC, GRob) and nothing against him personally at all.

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Posted 23 June 2003 - 08:12 PM

I think that's another reason most want us to trade CC &
Big Dof if it is only for juture first rounders and someone
without a contract we can dump.

Ira is one of the best players Hawks have. We don't need
to loose him if we can afford to keep him.

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Posted 23 June 2003 - 09:21 PM

Not Ira!

He did a lot for Atlanta this year! I'm from Toronto and I even noticed that. I hope he stays...and if not, hopefully Toronto can pull some strings and bring him here.

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Posted 23 June 2003 - 09:24 PM

Man i would hate to loose the Newbleizer. He's the toughest sonofagun on our team. When it's all finished i think he'll end back up in the A...

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Posted 23 June 2003 - 10:19 PM

talking about "replacement" value...Diaw has more upside than Newble, and probably will be cheaper...If the Hawks get him, Newble will not be resigned.

BTW, he compares to Bruce Bowen. If that's the case, he would be well worth the pick at #21. An excellent contrast to Robinson (or Rice, for that matter).

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Posted 24 June 2003 - 12:09 PM

"BTW, he compares to Bruce Bowen. If that's the case, he would be well worth the pick at #21. An excellent contrast to Robinson (or Rice, for that matter)."

If he can bring a 3 point shot like Bowen, that will be a huge plus. I just hope he doesn't exhibit his FT skills. But i think if we draft Diaw, that should light a fire under everybody. You got this foreign kid, who the front office is obviously interested in, that could eventually take someone's job. I think the guy will step up everybody's game a notch...

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Posted 24 June 2003 - 12:38 PM

He won't bring the 3 pt shot but he brings excellent ball handling and passing along with size and atheletizm to the backcourt. The things we need. We don't need another scorer...we need someone to share the ball handling with JT. Diau sounds like he fits our needs quite well.

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Posted 24 June 2003 - 04:23 PM

Man you know how much I hope Ira comes back. With him and Diaw.....dannng! Now that would be a playoff team. Ira should be our small forward. As much as I want Ira back, I doubt he will be back because Kastan has not been talking about bringing him back at all. He has just talked about JT and Glover.