HamHawk Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Three words for Speedy. . . . "Pack . . . Your . . . Bags". Don't slander the people paying you loads to not play or play in a detrimental fashion for the team. Be frustrated you quit performing and quit blaming other people. This reminds me of the teenieboppers that blast the people they don't like on Myspace. It's not for grown **a men to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff_Man Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 According to his twitter. (And before anybody questions who it is...Lang Whitaker & Micah Hart (I think) have confirmed that this is the real deal.) TO be honest, I agree. We need to start a Doug Edwards Twitter account. @DougFSU"Just hit my first official NBA shot. 1 for 1! Gonna be a great career!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachx Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 We need to start a Doug Edwards Twitter account. @DougFSU"Just hit my first official NBA shot. 1 for 1! Gonna be a great career!" Stay patient Speedy. You and your expiring contract in 2010 will be shipped out of town soon enough............to a team that really wants you...........or should I say, wants your expiring contract, LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Diesel Posted April 7, 2009 Premium Member Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Do we know for sure that that's Speedy's tweeter(??)? Looks like the writing of some kid. or maybe some adolescent trying to make funny of Speedy's situation. hell, I'm no defender of Speedy.. have at it. For as much as he has costed the Hawks, he deserves ridicule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member NineOhTheRino Posted April 7, 2009 Premium Member Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 there are just way too many ways to communicate these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOL_Hawks Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Lang Whitaker had some sports agent confirm it. That is seriously Speedy Claxton. Technology is crazy. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrReality Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Stay patient Speedy. You and your expiring contract in 2010 will be shipped out of town soon enough............to a team that really wants you...........or should I say, wants your expiring contract, LOL. I hope this happens. Could be an important part of the plan for our future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member NineOhTheRino Posted April 7, 2009 Premium Member Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 I think Speedy deserves more respect from the Hawks. It's not like he tried to get hurt. Ain't his fault God made his knee bones extremely brittle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member mrhonline Posted April 7, 2009 Premium Member Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 I think Speedy deserves more respect from the Hawks. It's not like he tried to get hurt. Ain't his fault God made his knee bones extremely brittle. I think the $25M the Hawks guaranteed him is respect enough. He doesn't deserve to play simply because he's finally healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecampster Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 I think the $25M the Hawks guaranteed him is respect enough. He doesn't deserve to play simply because he's finally healthy. Here is all we need to know about Mr. Claxton. Career games = 332 Career FG% = 40.9 Career minutes/pg = 25:41 Career PPG = 9.3 Career APG = 4.4 Career TO/G = 1.8 Stats as an Atlanta Hawk Games played = 42 FG% = 32.7 MPG = 25.06 PPG = 5.3 APG = 4.4 TO/G = 1.8 If Acie were given 25 minutes a game, I'd have to believe he could average 5.3 points and 4.4 assists. Let someone else get the expiring contract in July. That's what I say. You can't tell me that http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/players/39367 wouldn't do better at a 2nd rounders pay next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member NineOhTheRino Posted April 8, 2009 Premium Member Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Here is all we need to know about Mr. Claxton. Career games = 332 Career FG% = 40.9 Career minutes/pg = 25:41 Career PPG = 9.3 Career APG = 4.4 Career TO/G = 1.8 Stats as an Atlanta Hawk Games played = 42 FG% = 32.7 MPG = 25.06 PPG = 5.3 APG = 4.4 TO/G = 1.8 If Acie were given 25 minutes a game, I'd have to believe he could average 5.3 points and 4.4 assists. Let someone else get the expiring contract in July. That's what I say. You can't tell me that http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/players/39367 wouldn't do better at a 2nd rounders pay next season. Acie could put up those numbers in his sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamHawk Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Let him and Bibby both go and look at the money. . . we could get a great G if we can just find the right fit. Yes, Bibby looked great last night. But the Hawks nation was blasting him a week ago for no defense (and rightly so). And as for Speedy,. . . . you read the Twit. This is the kind of retooling we need to do, not the "start from scratch" approach I saw the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Acie could put up those numbers in his sleep. If that were the case then the per 36 numbers from Speedy's half-year of healthy basketball should be trumped by either of Acie's per 36 numbers. Is that the case though? Let's look at the stats from one of Speedy's worst seasons, here with Atlanta: Season Age Tm G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 2006-07 28 ATL 42 31 1054 3.1 9.5 .327 0.2 1.0 .214 1.1 2.0 .550 0.4 2.4 2.8 6.3 2.5 0.1 2.6 4.5 7.5 <--Speedy 2007-08 23 ATL 56 6 865 4.0 9.9 .401 0.3 1.4 .206 1.6 2.0 .792 0.5 1.9 2.4 4.7 1.2 0.0 2.3 3.0 9.8 <--Acie 2008-09 24 ATL 55 1 560 3.3 8.9 .374 0.6 1.9 .310 3.2 3.9 .817 0.4 3.3 3.7 5.5 0.7 0.2 1.9 2.8 10.4 <--Acie We can see Acie scored more than Speedy, committed less fouls and turnovers than Speedy and shot a better percentage than Speedy's worst season in his career. Yet Speedy had more assists and steals. I don't see how Acie trumps Speedy's worst season in his career at all. I also don't see how given the minutes, Acie would put up the same numbers as Speedy. Acie would be a better scorer but everything else Speedy would do better and have better stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomac Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Speedy will not play to protect the Hawks from any more insurance issues. He should consider himself traded next year as a valuable expiring contract. Personally, I think it's a smart move by Hawks management. He shouldn't be in the position ot make any more money than his base contract in lieu of all of his injuries. Honestly, there was a time when I thought that Speedy faked an injury because he didn't want to play for a "loser". It may not be true at all, but that's the way I saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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