....and here we Go! Hawks COVID cases. UPDATED! 13 Players to H&S

[terrell]

51 minutes ago, LongTimeFan said:

Right now we would have the 11th pick in the draft.
Just saying ...

Meh. Theyll change the rules to screw us Im sure...

[terrell]

Wes Iwundu has cleared protocol.  WE'RE SAVED!!!!!!!

[Spud2nique]

1 hour ago, lethalweapon3 said:

Rony

He’s in Mykonos having a gyro  

[JayBirdHawk]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

I'd be ok if Trae, Cam and Capela sit out the game in protest. Just throw the All GLeague squad out there.

 

@macdaddy. ^^

[terrell]

1 hour ago, RedDawg#8 said:

This is all BS at this point. I need TS to grow a pair and stand up to the NBA. He is trying to play by these biased rules and sacrificing actual games in the process. We should have shut ourselves down a long time ago. Screw everyone else.

Yep. The NBA owes the Hawks a free tampering card minimum..................................

[terrell]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

I'd be ok if Trae, Cam and Capela sit out the game in protest. Just throw the All GLeague squad out there.

 

 

 

Agreed. I said they should forfeit the game.. Why risk injury playing with a bunch of scrubs? Or how about a couple of "load management" games? smdh

[kg01]

So the dude we don't want or need to play gets through HASP at warp speed but the dudes we need are on the friggin pony express?

Yeah that makes sense.

I'm over this shish. 

[hawkman]

8 minutes ago, kg01 said:

So the dude we don't want or need to play gets through HASP at warp speed but the dudes we need are on the friggin pony express?

Yeah that makes sense.

I'm over this shish. 

This is starting to look a little intentional. Of course, that would be ridiculous if true, but I can't deny how it looks. Wes was brought in, played a game, AND tested positive well after our other guys had entered health and safety protocols. The timeline doesn't make sense.

[kg01]

36 minutes ago, hawkman said:

This is starting to look a little intentional. Of course, that would be ridiculous if true, but I can't deny how it looks. Wes was brought in, played a game, AND tested positive well after our other guys had entered health and safety protocols. The timeline doesn't make sense.

You'd have to reject the evidence to believe it's not intentional.  At best, it's negligent and dismissive of our chances.

[mrhonline]

I don't think it's intentional. I think it's just a stupid plan. How are we nearly two years into the pandemic yet massive companies are still completely aimless?

[Blunt91]

Does anyone think Chaundee Brown or Malcolm Hill have shown enough to make the roster for the rest of the season?  Either one would be an upgrade over Solomon who is out for the season and taking up a roster spot.

[kg01]

Finally some national attention our ridiculous plight ...

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/opinion-nba-mishandling-winter-omicron-231243698.html

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Opinion: The NBA is mishandling the winter of omicron and turning its product into a joke

Ohhhh, take that, Adam!

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Never mind the absurdity of filling indoor arenas with fans during this wave while forcing COVID-ravaged teams like the Hawks to keep playing, ensuring the outbreak will continue both within their organization and others

Mmhmm, this guy gets it.

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"This virus will not be eradicated, and we're going to have to learn to live with it, and I think that’s what we’re experiencing in the league right now,” Silver said in an interview with ESPN a week ago.

But does learning to live with COVID really mean allowing it to devastate your product for a month with outbreaks rolling from locker room to locker room, not even attempting to stop the chain of transmission?

Ooooohh, off that top rope!

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Under the current conditions, though, the NBA’s response to omicron has been an utter failure. And all you need to do is take a look at the Hawks, who have probably been hit harder than anyone over the past several days.

Can I get a amen!

Bu-wait, it gets worse ...

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At some point, though, the integrity of the product has to come into play — an issue the NBA has taken a pretty strong stand on when it comes to other topics. The NBA has changed its rules to punish teams for resting star players for national TV games if they’re healthy, it changed the draft lottery to disincentivize teams from tanking and it added play-in games for the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds in each conference so that more teams would take the regular season seriously.

But when it comes to COVID-19, the league is perfectly fine with charging Trae Young ticket prices while fans watch a team full of Lance Stephensons and Cat Barbers.

That's gotta leave a mark!  Dayum, did I write this article?

Anyway, I am in no way shape or form a fan of these national writers.  But I've been waiting to see if an outsider would weigh on this hidden dilemma.  This guy went all the way in.

[marco102]

 

[AHF]

Following the OSHA/CDC protocols makes a ton of sense.  Ironically, by "grandfathering" some players under the old standards they are actually not following current OSHA/CDC protocols.  That makes zero sense.  If the CDC/OSHA get new data and tweak the protocols against to extend them is the NBA going to "grandfather" people under the old rules and let them return early?  Not if they don't want to end up dealing with legal issues.  Of course there will be no "grandfather"ing those players but the protocols get shortened and you aren't going to adjust?  WTF league.  Beyond stupid.

What a joke that the Hawks are still playing games right now.  Their whole roster is:

[ATLHawks3]

Lou might be coming back.

 

[High5]

We've been way too diligent reporting these positive tests and bringing in 10-dayers. Needed to force the NBA's hand like these other teams are doing. 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

Hawks center Clint Capela said he is still feeling the effects of COVID-19 symptoms even after being cleared to play.

The Hawks center said Wednesday that he had respiratory issues while out following a positive test.

 

“Yes, it was hard breathing, cough ...

 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

LOL . . they cancelled the Golden State - Denver game.

7 Nuggets supposedly tested positive today.

[macdaddy]

1 hour ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

LOL . . they cancelled the Golden State - Denver game.

7 Nuggets supposedly tested positive today.

Is that the case?  I heard is was 3 players but they have a bunch of injuries. 

We're screwing ourselves by playing by the rules when no one else is