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I wish somebody would release some good big men...LOL

Exactly...happens all the times in sports...gusy have success in business and think they should treat sports teams the same....u can't, it is different, running a successful sports franchise is different than running a company that makes fkin bottle caps.

I think Belkin wants to just sign JJ to the offer sheet...my opinion.

I would rather have Booth behind ZaZa than Collier.

Yeah it was not be as bad it this trade idea was just put together in the last couple days.

We can only hope that JJ truly wants to play here and only here...if so they can only trade him to us or match our signed offer sheet.

My concern if it is just he is not available to sign some papers ....you don't have stories in the media about it....you either get him to sign whenever then announce the trade...or you give a statement saying once such & such has time to review and sign, the deal will be concluded....Everything I have read implies that he has questioned the deal and has to be convinced.

This is really not minor....if you look at the state of this franchise we really can't afford any type of circus act...it is already hard enough for this org to get respect in the league as is.

if this deal didn't go through because of ownership.....as long time Hawks fans?

Of all the deals that went through today, I think one involving three teams....why did ours have to hit a damn snag? Boy I tell u it is not easy being a Hawks fan.

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All that is well and good...I even think Boris will be a very solid role player eventually...but when you have the ball in your hands you have to be Decisive and Assertive ....or you will struggle. If Boris' problems occured while he was being aggressive I don't think you would see many complaints....but indecisive and passive mistakes get you eaten alive is this league.

I hope he learns that he belongs, and develops some confidence.

Exactly

Well if he says that Boris lacks skill...then he is an idiot and does not know the game at all...thats my opinion.

It is obvious that this guy does not watch basketball or at least the Hawks....he said Boris was the LEAST SKILLED 1st rounder...we all know that lack of skills is not Boris' problem....it is embarrasing to hear that guy talk speak about anything related to the Hawks....Chernoff I think.

Just because a guy is old...does not mean he can or will teach anybody anything about winning.....I want somebody to come in and SHOW our kids what it is to be mean tough and determined...not somebody to whisper in their ear about how you should have done this....example is often the best teacher.....if you play beside a guy who goes in busts his tail and out rebounds bigger guys while knocking them around that makes our kids want to play harder....I like Googs but we need to fill these spots with physical big men....or we will see Collier give up his usual 2 + 1 in the lane.

We need physical players inside that want to rebound and play D.....we don't really have any....we can find a old vet pf that likes to shoot jump shots anywhere.

The Hawks are looking at JJ? I thought I was the Sg of the future."..

SALT LAKE CITY — When Josh Childress heard about the Hawks' contract offer to Suns restricted free agent guard Joe Johnson, he wasn't sure what to make of it.

Wasn't he, supposed to be the Hawks' shooting guard of the future? Wasn't he the same player who raised him game to another level the second half of his rookie season, which culminated with a second-team All-Rookie selection?

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The Hawks were delighted with Josh Childress' game and presence as a rookie.

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But the Hawks want Johnson to play point guard, a radical idea to some, and not take over the position earmarked for Childress.

The news was as shocking as it was refreshing to Childress, who immediately started having visions of a backcourt with two versatile, 6-8 guards capable of causing match up nightmares for teams throughout the league.

"That could be dangerous," Childress said. "Real dangerous."

The Hawks, of course, have to get Johnson first. The Suns can match any offer made to Johnson.

But Childress is already in the fold for at least the next three years. And his progress from last summer, when the Hawks picked him sixth in the draft, to this one, where he's leading the Hawks in scoring and blocks during summer league play, has created a buzz.

For all the talent and potential Josh Smith and Marvin Williams posses, it's the ultra mature Childress that has emerged as the unquestioned leader of the Hawks' young brigade of talent.

And he's already surpassed the expectations of many pundits who deemed his selection before All-rookie first team picks Luol Deng and Andre Iguodala as a "reach."

Hawks general manager Billy Knight said six teams inquired about the possibility of the Hawks trading Childress on draft night, when they added North Carolina forward Marvin Williams with the No. 2 overall pick.

"Josh Childress doesn't have to worry about his (future) with us," Knight said. "We couldn't be more pleased with him and the way he's developing. We felt like he was the kind of guy we could build with for the long term and he's done any and everything we've asked of him."

Childress was one of just seven rookies to average 10 or more points this past season and he was also the fourth leading rebounder among rookies, 6.0 per game, just behind Smith (6.2), and ahead of both Deng and Iguodala.

"The fact that he went to Stanford and spent three years at a good program has really helped him from a maturity standpoint," said Hawks assistant Larry Drew, who has coached the Hawks' summer league contingent here at the Rocky Mountain Revue. "What he's done for us out here is lead by example, because he's not necessarily a real vocal guy. But he understood what we needed and he realized that somebody was going to have step up out here. And he was willing to take that step."

It wouldn't have happened last year. Childress knew better than to try and assume anything. Like most young players, he sat back and waited before leaping into the fray.

But he wasted little time this summer, asserting himself.

"Just being in the system for a year and having a better understanding of what the coaches expect from us and what the organization expects from all of us is what has helped me get more comfortable," Childress said. "This isn't any one guy's team. It's all of ours. And we have to take ownership of it collectively.

"And we had our struggles last year, everybody knows that. But we're done with that. We've got to move beyond what transpired last season and get this thing back on track."

That turnaround could start with a most unlikely backcourt duo of Childress and Joe Johnson, easily the NBA's tallest and most difficult to match up with.

"I'm telling you, we could be dangerous man," Childress said with one eye cocked. "Dangerous."

Man...I want Reggie Evans....somebody give BK a call.

Boy .....I hope all of this free agency stuff happens fast....we have had enough time to get free agents to say no or yeah....all this speculation is just not good.

So if both walked....then Phoenix would get nothing for JJ right?

If you don't mind taking back salary....which is what Phoenix is trying to avoid.

Has your source said anything about big men?

If he is sincere about having the ball in his hands and running a team he wouldn't agree to that....would they pay him 70 million?

JJ will play with him for the most part....who subs both guards at the same time anyway....that stuff is for paper....cause I guess u will see JJ/Salim Salim/Chillz....Lue/Salim....there will be situations for all of that..

Of course...thats if Lue and JJ actually become Hawks....LOL

Yeah until BK gets Mike some solid tough big men....defensively Mike's hands are tied.