Happy Hawks Independence Day!

[lethalweapon3]

Where were YOU on 7-2?

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"Is your face stuck in that position, or...?"

I was at a coffee shop after classes, rolling through my Twitter feed for random free agent news about guys like Jeremy Lin, O.J. Mayo, Michael Beasley, and JaVale McGee. Ho-hum.

Then, THIS popped up...

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My astonishment was plainly evident on my face, although no words were forming above my slacked jaw. I think I gasped aloud. "This is actually happening? Is this even possible?", I was asking myself. It was as if a mathematician had discovered the final digit of Pi, and the skies above had suddenly turned lime green.

I was in the middle of triple-checking the spelling of W-o-j-n-a-r-o-w-s-k-i to make sure I wasn't getting played by a fake account ("is it @wojnbayahoo, or @yahoowojnba?"), when the barista kindly came over to see if I wasn't suffering from caffeine shock or something.

I briefly explained what I was reading, but got a reaction from her like, "Really? Basketball in July? Are you thoroughly hopeless, or what?" Clearly not a sports fan, much less a Hawks fan, she seemed a bit disappointed that I could make the same face she would make if something truly important happened like, say, One Direction announced they were breaking up and joining a monastery.

I scurried back home to share the news with Squawkers and people who would remotely care.

"This is unreal! How did this Ferry guy pull this off? Who did we get? Did we get MarShon? Oh, who am I kidding, who cares?" I was definitely going to miss Joe's occasional heroics, but the sense of inertia this franchise overcame by getting out from under his contract had me feeling a kind of bewildered euphoria.

Much like another July day, words like freedom!, liberty!, and independence! were gleefully uttered from fans of the Red, Silver and Blue, as news of the haul of short-term contracts received in return were rolling in.

"I mean, the next thing you know, we might even be able to ship out... wait, what's that?"

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"Okay, I really need to be sitting down... oh, damm, I AM sitting down! Maybe I need to lie down!"

7-2-2012 was a glorious day for this franchise, one that gave a fanbase weary of middling (at best) playoff exits hope for brighter days.

Happy Hawks Independence Day! Where were you on 7-2?

~lw3

[DocWilkins]

As I started my Tuesday off on the wrong foot my morning was truly one for the annals of complete suckdom...

And then I read this and all is right again with the world...The birds are singing, the flowers are blooming and 7-2 will always be the most wonderful day ever! Hawks Independence day...Now you know!

Thank-you lw3...Let's hope for some other incredibly good tweets here in the near future!!!

[Guest]

All I remember is I was driving not sure where I was headed - All I can remember is I was grinning so hard my jaws hurt.

[lethalweapon3]

I cannot recall what I was doing that day, but that could be because of the celebration I had that night for the events.

A common declaration heard all around Trillville package stores that evening: "Sorry, we're all out of Rumple Minze!"

~lw3

[NJHAWK]

I didnt believe until I remembered that the Nets gm was Billy King.

Edited July 2, 2013 by NJHAWK

[lethalweapon3]

One extra surprise that afternoon that got lost in all the excitement over the trades.

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~lw3

[Admin]

I cannot recall what I was doing that day, but that could be because of the celebration I had that night for the events.

You don't remember? You were at work. I remember because you posted this picture.

All I remember is I was driving not sure where I was headed - All I can remember is I was grinning so hard my jaws hurt.

There's a women can't drive joke in here somewhere. Come on brain, think....

[buckeye242424]

When I heard, and read the news, I was indifferent. Maybe even sad, in a way. Though we didn't do anything significant with Joe, he changed everything for us. 5 time-all star... whatever. You guys know. It was a great move for us moving forward, but when I heard it, I wasn't throwing my hands in the air. I knew we're starting over. Marvin, don't feel sorry for him cause he's set for life, but way too high expectations, and didn't pan out. It happens. Another good move by DF.

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

It was truly one of the best days in Atlanta Hawks history. When my TeamStream app gave me the notification, I had a mini celebration and couldn't login into Hawksquawk fast enough. I was in Memphis that day, at the Saab dealer with my brother to get his radio reactivated. Then we got into the car and drove off. Not a minute later as we were driving to Firehouse Subs, my phone bleeps and tells me we traded duck butt for Devin Harris. I was elated. The first thought I had when the news of Joe's trade came through was: "Thank God we don't have to wait another three years to dump his sorry ass contract! Viva los Hawks!" That's the day when I began to believe in Ferry and the Atlanta Hawks again.

Edited July 3, 2013 by PSSSHHHRRR87

[Admin]

It was truly one of the best days in Atlanta Hawks history. When my TeamStream app gave me the notification, I had a mini celebration and couldn't login into Hawksquawk fast enough. I was in Memphis that day, at the Saab dealer with my brother to get his radio reactivated. Then we got into the car and drove off. Not a minute later as we were driving to Firehouse Subs, my phone bleeps and tells me we traded duck butt for Devin Harris. I was elated. The first thought I had when the news of Joe's trade came through was: "Thank God we don't have to wait another three years to dump his sorry ass contract! Viva los Hawks!" That's the day when I began to believe in Ferry and the Atlanta Hawks again.

The biggest thing I took from your reply was that they still apparently make Saab's. I haven't seen one of those since the early 90's.

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

The biggest thing I took from your reply was that they still apparently make Saab's. I haven't seen one of those since the early 90's.

lol, that's what I tell my bro all the time. They actually went out of business for like 3-4 years, but they are back now making cars again... Oh and they are everywhere here in Tupelo...

[Admin]

lol, that's what I tell my bro all the time. They actually went out of business for like 3-4 years, but they are back now making cars again... Oh and they are everywhere here in Tupelo...

Haha! I would think you'd want to drive a truck on the unpaved 2 lane highways of Mississippi :)

I joke of course but I'll never forget the many memorable stops at the combination gas station / grocery store / bait shop / barber shop along I-10 traveling back and forth between Texas and North Carolina when I was stationed there. I'd never seen anything like it in my life.