the two Hawks restricted free agents have not signed an offer sheet with any other teams yet. That is a good sign, no matter who they have dialogue with the Hawks are gonna match any offer to retain the most talented defensive SF in the league, Josh Smith, and one of the most effective, game-changing 6th men in the league, Josh Childress.
"That's our summer right there," Johnson said. "That's all there is to it."
Even if the Hawks don't sign any free agents (which may happen), the Atlanta Hawks would still be a top 8 team in the east to definetly make the playoffs.
So far the eastern conference pecking order goes like this: #1 Boston Celtics - set in stone, Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, and Cleveland Cavaliers, then you got the Philiadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards, and Torondo Raptors. Those are 7 team which will almost guarenteed be .500 or more and make the playoffs.
There is really only 4 teams realistically challenging the Hawks for that 8th spot, which are:
Miami Heat -
Chicago Bulls -
Milwalkee Bucks -
Charlotte Bobcats -
It's funny that all four teams that are supposed to be challenging for the 8th seed playoffs are all NEW COACHES and their team's success will undoubtedly be determined by their ability to get the most out of their team's talented roster, and will the team to win. So, it's pretty impossible to determine how they will do, but this is just my hypothesis on how they might do in their respective situations, with a little Hawks' fan bias, of course. But, i don't just fan the Hawks because i'm from/in Atlanta, i see the team for the talented group of young guys it is now, and the potential to be better than the other teams in the East.
the Hawks have a firm foundation where alot of other teams are still looking for an identity, and even though we are still looking proof of a structured offensive identity (Woodson, you a need good offensive assistant coach), we are a defensively strong team, playing team defense with zone or one-on-one. Al Horford and Josh Smith are our best induvidual defenders, Josh can guard any player in any position in a lockdown fashion, and Al Horford, a beast himself, does not get beasted on, he is going to be a force in the paint for so many years to come, offensively and defensively.
Alright.
the Hawks have not done much or any free agent courting or signing, but recently its looking like the Hawks DID work out a pair of Atlanta native Big Men. One of these big men is 6'11 260 pounds in 22 years of age (january 2, 1986) of promising potential, the other is 6'10 265 pounds through 7 years of disappointment and failure as a player from Atlanta, never living up to anyone's expectation or even his own standard and potential. We're talking about Randolph Morris and Kwame Brown. It's no secret that Brown has been cancer on every team he has played on, he has no specialty or skill set, he has small hands that can barely make a layup or putback 1/10 attempts, and he is always mentally unfocused, ask Micheal Jordan or Kobe Bryant. There is 1 thing the two greatest players of all time can agree on, and that's that Kwame Brown is GARBAGE. Now, if i be not so hard on him, you'll say that maybe he just needs a chance, a change of scenery, some playing time to prove he can be a good defensive player, but the thing is, he has only proved to be a bad all-around player every time he touches the ball or is in the game.
Randolph Morris, however, has potential to be a good player. Tall, long, and athletic, all things Kwame Brown is not, Morris hasn't really shown anything in his 2 years with the abomination Knicks, but back in his hometown with a lil' playing time, he can really make a name for himself.
If we do make the biggest most foolish gamble of all time though, i will elect for Kwame Brown to start at C, so he can really showcase his uhh...talent, defensively to allow Al Horford to move to PF, Smith to SF and bring Marvin off the bench, it takes alot for me to say this but even Marvin Williams would be a better starter than Kwame Brown. Let's sign youth and inexperience with raw talent in Randolph Morris, that would be the wiser decision. I hate to mention that on the AJC website there is a poll of opinion which player the hawks should sign, and i guess Brown's got alot of friends still in Atlanta, because he was winning 58-42.
While other teams are making changes to improve, the Hawks off-season improvement mostly depends on staying the same, keeping the core together and adding pieces around them, i just hope Kwame Brown isn't one of those pieces.
the Hawks have a firm foundation where alot of other teams are still looking for an identity, and even though we are still looking proof of a structured offensive identity (Woodson, you a need good offensive assistant coach), we are a defensively strong team, playing team defense with zone or one-on-one. Al Horford and Josh Smith are our best induvidual defenders, Josh can guard any player in any position in a lockdown fashion, and Al Horford, a beast himself, does not get beasted on, he is going to be a force in the paint for so many years to come, offensively and defensively.
Alright.
the Hawks have not done much or any free agent courting or signing, but recently its looking like the Hawks DID work out a pair of Atlanta native Big Men. One of these big men is 6'11 260 pounds in 22 years of age (january 2, 1986) of promising potential, the other is 6'10 265 pounds through 7 years of disappointment and failure as a player from Atlanta, never living up to anyone's expectation or even his own standard and potential. We're talking about Randolph Morris and Kwame Brown. It's no secret that Brown has been cancer on every team he has played on, he has no specialty or skill set, he has small hands that can barely make a layup or putback 1/10 attempts, and he is always mentally unfocused, ask Micheal Jordan or Kobe Bryant. There is 1 thing the two greatest players of all time can agree on, and that's that Kwame Brown is GARBAGE. Now, if i be not so hard on him, you'll say that maybe he just needs a chance, a change of scenery, some playing time to prove he can be a good defensive player, but the thing is, he has only proved to be a bad all-around player every time he touches the ball or is in the game.
Randolph Morris, however, has potential to be a good player. Tall, long, and athletic, all things Kwame Brown is not, Morris hasn't really shown anything in his 2 years with the abomination Knicks, but back in his hometown with a lil' playing time, he can really make a name for himself.
If we do make the biggest most foolish gamble of all time though, i will elect for Kwame Brown to start at C, so he can really showcase his uhh...talent, defensively to allow Al Horford to move to PF, Smith to SF and bring Marvin off the bench, it takes alot for me to say this but even Marvin Williams would be a better starter than Kwame Brown. Let's sign youth and inexperience with raw talent in Randolph Morris, that would be the wiser decision. I hate to mention that on the AJC website there is a poll of opinion which player the hawks should sign, and i guess Brown's got alot of friends still in Atlanta, because he was winning 58-42.
While other teams are making changes to improve, the Hawks off-season improvement mostly depends on staying the same, keeping the core together and adding pieces around them, i just hope Kwame Brown isn't one of those pieces.
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