BOOOOOOOOOOO

Seriously, you got outscored over 25 points a game IN THE 2ND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS!

It's time for some changes on this team because the 2nd round is as far as this collection of players will ever make it. So I say Atlanta should just let Joe Johnson go his shit talking way (esp considering Crawford outplayed him the entire playoffs) and the Hawks add some legit players to the bench. Josh Smith and Horford and Crawford are the only 3 players i'd say are untouchable...and the rest of the roster needs a serious shake up.

But the sad truth is that Atlanta (which in all honesty SHOULD be a huge NBA town with the social and racial makeup of the city) just isn't a place players give a shit about playing. Oh well. This might be the end of the line for this short lived run of respectability for the Hawks.

i am breaking up with the Hawks and Braves

Baseball and Basketball are now useless to me. I should just use the offseason for football to just take a break from sports period. There is really only so much disappointment I can tolerate during a year.

Good Job, Hawks

Way to beat a team you should've been able to sweep...now fucking show up vs the Magic and make Dwight & Co. Earn that 2nd round victory.

so much for ATL optimism

So the Hawks are about to get bounced in the 1st round by the lousy Bucks and the Braves have been playing like total dogshit. The Falcons drafted a bunch of stiffs and will probably go 5-11. I hate being an Atlanta Sports fan.

Some Random Awesome for your Friday

NIQUE!!!!

Hawks doing some dealing before the Draft

The Hawks and Golden State Warriors are set to trade for Jamal Crawford in exchange for Acie Law and Speedy Claxton. Crawford would more than likely mean the end of any possible deal to bring Mike Bibby back to Atlanta...or that's my guess. it also ends Acie Law's chances of becoming the future point guard for Atlanta.

Crawford is a nice piece player (averaged 19.7 ppg and 4.4 assists) but he isn't a true point guard. it does give the Hawks another scorer to go with Joe Johnson, but i don't see this as a move that greatly improves Atlanta's chances...also Crawford was once a Knick...which makes him tainted in my eyes for all time. i'm still hoping for them to package either their draft pick and another player (say Marvin Williams) and move up in the first round...or what i really would like to see is for them to deal Josh Smith for some bench help and make a play for a big name free agent.

My Atlanta Hawks Free Agent Pick-up Wishlist

Hey Hawks. if you wanna turn yourself from an also ran into a team on the rise then trade Josh Smith for a sharpshooter and sign Hedo Turkoglu. he's a big man who can play powerforward and handle the ball like a pointguard. he's got an outside shot and most importantly he's a star on the rise. chances he ends up in Atlanta are probably next to none, but hey...i can dream.

speaking of dreaming, here are my top 5 other free agents that i'd like to see Atlanta make a run at this offseason.


1. Carlos Boozer- again the Hawks would need to trade Josh Smith and then replace him with an ACTUAL power forward who can give them 3 much needed things: rebounds, leadership, and star power. most likely Boozer is gonna join a team like The Cavs, Lakers, or The Heat (he lives in Miami).

2. Shawn Marion- an excellent shooter and defender that fills a position where the Hawks don't have a true NBA starter (small forward). he'd give Atlanta a guy to go along with Joe Johnson where Joe was no longer forced to be Atlanta's go-to option.

3. Andre Miller- with Bibby most likely leaving, Atlanta needs a point guard and Miller is the best one available in the 09 free agent class.

4. Ron Artest- sure he's crazy as fuck, but when he's on the court he's one of the best defenders in the game. plus he's got playoff experience and he's got star potential. this one is a bit iffy only because he's the kind of player that could come in and kill the roster if things went badly.

5. Lamar Odum- granted the guy is known to be a bit lazy at times, but if he came to Atlanta he'd instantly be the biggest star on the team and in the East a player with his size and skillset could completely dominate.

also Atlanta needs to resign Zaza....like BIGTIME.

5 other unrestricted free agents i wouldn't mind seeing Atlanta make moves on.

Chris "Birdman" Anderson
Rasheed Wallace
Trevor Ariza
Mehmet Okur
Allen Iverson

Peace Out Hawks

1st off a big hand to the 2008/2009 Atlanta Hawks for completely surprising me and becoming a totally respectable NBA team. They improved by 10 games, nabbed the 4th spot in the East, and then did something no Atlanta team has done in a while, win a playoff series and advance to the 2nd round. So Yay! Way to go Hawks.

But now for the reality check: Atlanta is pretty much at the peak for this current roster...and they're not guaranteed to keep their spot next season. The Bulls are coming up. The Heat will be better as Beasley gets better. The Celtics are old, but they will still be better than the Hawks next season. Obviously Orlando and Cleveland are going to be better. And then there's no doubt in my mind the Sixers could jump the Hawks as well as some young improving team like the Bobcats. Last season was crucial for the future of this franchise...but this one might make or break them.


First things first, the Hawks need to fire Mike Woodson. This team improved in spite of him, not because. Atlanta has no offense, they don't play solid defense on a consistent basis, Woodson doesn't make adjustments, and his players don't like him. Thanks for the memories but it's time for you to pack your bags and go. Atlanta is in the Eastern conference, they need a defensive minded headcoach. That's what the Cavs and Celtics are. The Magic play solid enough defense because of Dwight Howard. The Pistons were able to dominate in the East for years because of their D. If Atlanta ever wants to make it to the promised land they've got to become a team that shuts people down. Mike Woodson ain't the guy for that.


Secondly Atlanta needs to look at Josh Smith and realize that he's a talented young player with some upside who can be a fan favorite and a star and the best asset they've got and then trade his ass away for someone who can either shoot the lights out or rebound and play defense. I'd love for the Hawks to send him to Denver in exchange for Birdman and some cap space. Or for a guy who can come off the bench and light it up. J Smooth just isn't the player the Hawks need him to be. He's immature and selfish and not a leader and he whines too much and shoots to many fucking 3s and doesn't understand how to play power forward. And his teammates don't really like him. I really wish Josh Childress had stayed last season and Smith had left town. The Hawks need to get rid of him now while he's still got a lot of value on the market.


Third thing is that Atlanta needs a real point guard. Bibby was solid this year and I like the guy, but he's old and he's still a shoot first PG...and that's not what this team needs. We need a leader, a passer, and a lockdown defender at the point. I don't care who you get, if it's through the draft or free agency, but this has been the team's biggest need for years.


And finally the Hawks need to add another player who can help Joe Johnson out...or better yet a guy who can lead this team and Joe Johnson can help him out. It became painfully obvious in these playoffs that Joe just isn't a superstar who can lead his team far. He's a great #2 but he's just not a #1 franchise guy. Either Atlanta needs to add another solid #2 player that turns the Hawks into a two man team or they just need to go for broke and pay the best superstar available to come to town and make him the franchise. Either way Joe can.'t do it alone. Johnson, Williams, Horford, and Zaza are all nice pieces to build around but the Hawks are gonna need a major facelift if they want to make it to the next level.

don't take it personal guys. it's just strictly business.


Okay, enough Hawks talk for months. Seriously I've written more about this team over the last month than I have the previous 3 years. Back to football...

The Hawks Are Done

the Atlanta Hawks and i are both currently scorched. me by the power of the almighty god Sun Ra after spending a weekend at the lake. and the Hawks by the almighty god of basketball, Lebron. i'm not even gonna bother checking out game 4. i'll be watching Gossip Girl and then going to see Star Trek instead.

top 3 things i'd like to see the Hawks do to improve the team for next year.

1. FIRE MIKE WOODSON!!!

2. trade Josh Smith for a shooter who can help out Joe Johnson.

3. sign a star or a leader that can take this team to the next level. right now they are maxing out at their potential.

Greatest Moment In Hawks History

sticking with the theme of 80s Hawks Youtube clips, i bring you the single greatest moment in Atlanta Hawks history. sadly it was not in an actual game, it was instead the 1986 Slam Dunk Competition that featured Spud Webb going at it against the reigning dunk champion Dominique Wilkins. back then the Champ got to sit out the early rounds, so Nique doesn't show up until the end of this clip. i remember sitting at home watching this and being blown away at how awesome Spud Webb was. their duel in the finals was to me the single greatest moment in All Star Dunk Contest history...yeah even better than Wilkins vs. Jordan. to think that a guy who is shorted than me could jump that high still amazes me. enjoy the short shorts and the dunks minus capes.


i could be wrong about this but with Wilkins, Webb, and Josh Smith all owning Slam Dunk trophies...the Atlanta Hawks might be the NBA's all time dunk champions.

and just for the hell of it...Spud Webb standing 5'7" tall dunks the ball in a game over 7'7" Manute Bol.

Doing My Part To Inspire The Hawks Tonight

saw this on a friend's facebook profile...instantly had my mind melted away.

T.I., Luda, & Usher need to get on the remake tip & give our 09 Hawks an updated version of this.

That Was Ugly

maybe my original prediction of a 5 game series was a little too optimistic for the Hawks. granted they lost every single game against the Heat in blowout fashion and when this series gets back to Atlanta you'd hope the Hawks bother showing up...but DAMN!!! watching Lebron dominate just made me glad he didn't stay with football and wasn't terrorizing NFL QB's right now as the most athletic defensive end in history or burning linebackers for 70 yard tds as the greatest tight end in league history. i mean can you imagine?


seriously, James has to be the best all around athlete i've seen since Bo Jackson.

speaking of basketball players who could've been awesome football players...check out this video of Allen Iverson as a highschool QB/Punt Returner/Defensive Back/Runningback. he looks Vick-like.

2Night it's Zaza Time!

it's all on you Zaza. we need the Zaza Revolution to wage a lethal guerrilla campaign against David Stern's band of whistle happy refs and THE CHOSEN ONE if the city of Atlanta has any hope at all. i believe in you. well not really, but i'm gonna root anyways.

tonight the Hawks undertake the impossible task of trying to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (or the Lebrons as they are better known) in the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs. ESPN writer John Hollinger has laid out of 5 point plan for the Hawks to
defeat the Cavs...unless Lebron getting the Swine Flu is among them then i don't really see that playing out. and even then i'd have my doubts...

remember what you guys did against the Celtics last year? yeah, well do that again...if you take Cleveland to 7 games then you have earned the right to tell the rest of the NBA to suck it.

Go Hawks!

BEATDOWN

Hey Wade, i think Joe Johnson just drained another 3.

don't let that final score fool you, it was soooooo much worse than 91-78. Just like every game in this ugly 7 game series the winner left the other team in the dust...luckily it was Atlanta's turn to be the destroyer. If Josh Smith wanted to try some ridiculous dunk then this was the game to do it. I was worried for about 5 minutes in the 3rd quarter, but by the time Atlanta was up by 15 I knew this one was over. I'd have loved to watch my boy Zaza get gangsta on Haslem's ass for that cheap foul/horse collar tackle at the end but we need his big goofy ass vs the Lebrons.


This victory is most definitely sweet. It's been so many years since any Atlanta team won anything of note that I forgot what it was like to celebrate. Sure, the entire city of Atlanta are just jumping on the bandwagon...but when your franchise has been as miserable as the Hawks have been for as long as they have been, well I'm willing to forgive the frontrunning. Are they gonna be able to do anything in round 2 vs. The Chose One and his band of bit players? Doubtful. But I think most of us who grew up loving the NBA and then lost faith in the league would be fine with our favorite team going down if it gives us a chance to see the two best players in the game face off in the finals. This season for the Hawks was more about establishing respectability to the city of Atlanta, and this first round victory has done that. The Hawks are an NBA team that the ATL can be proud to root for, and when you are building something from the ashes of despair that means a lot. Basketball matters again in Hotlanta and it totally rules.

Go Hawks. Make Lebron earn it.

On a totally random note, I issue a challenge to the young rappers of the Atlanta area to write a song and create a new dance craze called "Mine That Bird" after yesterday's Derby longshot champ. It could become the official theme song of the Hawks and Falcons and it could give Auburn players a dance to do if Spread Eagle 2 is a smashing success. Ok, get to it. Make my retarded fantasies real.

The Revenge of Wade

i guess it was too much to ask for the Hawks to end this series in game 6. another ugly effort. another blow out. another example of the fact Josh Smith is an immature kid and is a long way from ever being a leader.

so this sets us up for a Game 7 in the ATL. do or die boys, do or die.

I Do Commercials

Okay Hawks, no fucking around, i wanna see you guys roll down to Miami and send Dwayne Wade and his boys on vacation. no game 7s. no bringing it back to the ATL. IT ENDS TONIGHT. okay, come on the city of Atlanta hasn't won a playoff series of any kind in years (i know nothing about the hockey team so i don't know if that's 100% true). Joe Johnson, i need about 30 points from you. Josh Smith, your job is to dunk it in Jermaine O'Neal's face as many times as possible...tomahawk style.


Al Horford and Marvin Williams are both out, so that means i'm counting on you Zaza (aka my favorite Hawk)...god i love that big ugly Russian (or whatever the fuck he is). more of this is welcome too...


HAWKS HAWKS HAWKS!!!!!!! just win baby.

The Hawks Announcer Is Not A Dwayne Wade Fan

Hawks' radio announcer, Steve Holman totally going off on Dwayne Wade last night. basically calling him and whiny superstar bitch. hilarious.

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So I sat down for Game 5 expecting to get another dose of the Dwayne Wade Phantom Foul show and instead ended up getting a surprising Hawks victory. Apparently 83% of teams who win game 5 in a 2-2 series tie go on to win said series...I'm assuming that David Stern will figure out a way to make sure Atlanta falls into the 17% group. (Math correction...thanks JD. In the spirit of Marvel comics, you win a No-Prize.)

Also it should be noted that Dwayne Wade used to be my favorite player but with all his flopping and acting like a big fucking baby in this series we are now officially on a break. I mean Wade flops so much you'd think he played his college ball at Duke.

Go Hawks. Let's wrap this shit up so we can go get swept by the Cavs. Oh yeah, and no more fucking missed dunks.

This Is What The Hawks Gets For Ripping Off Auburn

the Atlanta Hawks' live mascot is lose in the Arena pearching itself on camera's and the basket. what the fuck?



thank you camera phone.

Braves & Hawks doing asskickings the right way

the Atlanta Braves & Hawks capped off my weekend for me yesterday with thorough beatdowns of the Miami Heat and Pittsburgh Pirates respectively...and for that i give them both shout outs.


The Braves desperately needed a win to end their 5 game slide and i was happy to see the bats come alive for an 11-1 victory. avoiding a sweep by the Pirates might just be the thing to get this team back on a roll, also Esobar should be returning from his injury today. now the Braves are off the start a series against the worst team in baseball, the Washington Nationals, and hopefully make up some ground in the NL East.


even more impressive were the Hawks who just straight out murdered the Miami Heat in the opening game of their 1st round playoff match up. this one was over by the 1st half as Atlanta jumped out to a 20 point lead and then just ran away with it for a final of 90-64. all the starters had good games and Josh Smith just dominated with dunk after dunk. the defense was awesome and they held Dwayne Wade to only 19. if Atlanta plays like this you gotta like their chances of making this a quick series.