The Atlanta Globetrotters
No, the Hawks aren’t playing exhibitions against the Washington Generals this offseason, but many of Atlanta’s players are raking in some serious frequent flyer miles.
AL HORFORD
While Horford has been seen plenty around the ATL this summer, he has probably logged more miles than any of his teammates. Starting with his trip to Singapore with the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program, Horford seems to be working at a different camp, clinic or showcase every week. (Click Here to watch Al’s Flip Cam footage from his trip to Singapore)
The Bleacher Report recently put Al in their list of Top-10 Foreign NBA Players, and earlier this month he returned to the Dominican Republic to give back to his homeland. Joined by plenty of current and former NBA players including Francisco Garcia, J.R. Smith, and BJ Armstrong, Horford conducted multiple free camps for local youths.
MARVIN WILLIAMS
Earlier this summer Marvin conducted a camp in his hometown of Seattle, and this past week he jumped at the chance to join a host of NBA players as they traveled to Senegal for Basketball Without Borders – Africa.
JAMAL CRAWFORD
Crawford spends most of his summer back in Seattle where he seems to split his time evenly between giving back to the community and playing basketball in various leagues and charity events. Check out some of his highlights in this previous post and visit his foundation’s website to see all of the ways he gives back.
ZAZA PACHULIA
Big Z has been playing for the Republic of Georgia’s national team, trying to qualify for EuroBasket 2011. His schedule takes him through many countries in Europe, including Belgium, Bulgaria, Poland and others. Through the first three games his team is 2-1 and Pachulia is tied for the second highest scoring average, trailing only the Bulls Luol Deng, who plays for Great Britain. (Previous Blog Post)
JOSH POWELL
Powell scored 31 points in the championship game of the SJG Greater NC Pro-Am held in Durham. The three day tournament featured NBA players such as Raymond Felton and plenty of college and amateur talent. Check out these two stories written for SLAM Magazine about the tournament that has been dubbed the “Rucker of the South”. Tourney Recap | Day 1 Stories
HEY EVERYONE what do you think the current EasternCO standings are
Mine:
1:Miami
2:Orlando
3:Chicago
4:Boston
5:I think these spots can
6:Go for either Us or the knicks
7:Philly
8:Washington
you are crazy we will be in the top 3
we will be in the top 3
oh no they want. they are going to be 7 or 8 seed because these players busy extending family this year.
I agree with savannahga’s lineup except for I think The Knicks might have us this year I mean
Bibby/Teauge K Azuibike
(OK we have an advantage here)
Williams/Evans < Gallinari/Chandler
(Not even a close comparison they kill us here)
Smoov/Powell Turiaf/Mozgov/Curry
(We win here, though Turiaf is still a strong defensive presence and Curry could be a problem if he decided to play well)
My verdict we rank lower than the knicks, though we might pull a victory(6th in the east, unless boston age gets to them, so at best 5th)
Srry
Bibby/Teauge Azuibike
what the bleep philly in the east and just because celtics have does not mean they better they got older this is stupid u dont even have the bucks in there this is what it should look like
1heat 69-13
2magic 61-21
3bulls54-28
4hawks52-30
5boston50-32
6bucks47-35
7knicks44-38
8wizards43-39
now if you dont like that please comment back
Nope. I say:
1. Miami
2. Atlanta
3. Boston
4. Orlando
5. Chicago
6. Toronto
7. Cleveland
8. Washington
Miami starters:
PG – Eddie House
SG – Dwayne Wade
SF – LeBron James
PF – Chris Bosh
C – Zyandrus Ilgauskas
obviously number one Miami – agreed
ATL finally got a BIG center (Josh Powell), so they can grab number two spot
Boston got Shaq, and can take number three
Orlando has done nothing, but they can still be dominant – number four
Chicago picked up Boozer – number five
Toronto – lost Bosh, but I think DeMar DeRozan and Jarrett Jack will be spectacular. it’s a wild card, but number six
Cleveland – with Antawn, Delonte, and Sebastian, they could still make number seven
and finally Washington – I think John Wall will be good, but I think he will be a dud compared to other number one picks in history. he didn’t impress me in college, and i think he will do just well enough to push the returning Gilbert Arenas and the wizards into the number eight slot in the playoffs.
that’s my final remark. thank you for reading my east predictions!!!
Do you know who Josh Powell is? Bruh? He’s 6’9 and he isnt very dominant and hes a forward he barely played in LA for a reason but hes not going to play much here much less help the franchise, and Are you serious orlando is still going to be better than us bro, and My b Zach I did forget the bucks
Miami
Orlando
Chicago
Knicks
Hawks
Celts
Bucks
Sixers
Sixers are better than wizards definately
Heat
i still dont agree with that knicks should be 7 and this sixer and wizards thing is stupid who does philly have turner who is proably going to endup scoring 7 per game igaldela and brand wizards have john wall gilbert andre blatche javale mcgee josh howard kirk hinric that yi guy and if that does not change your mine i got two words ya suck itttttttttttttttttt
dude you’re not a true hwks fan i get tired of people like uyou downing our team be a bucks or magic fan we dont need fans like you
who are you talking to i have been a hawksfan all my life just for that will be a bucks and magic fan i always hated them but now i like them just because anonymous goodby hawksblog
Dear Jordan,
In all politeness, when was the last time you watched or read about basketball? Sure your first 5 picks are reasonable, but why on earth do you have Cleveland and Toronto in the playoffs over teams like Milwaukee and Charlotte. As a die hard Bucks fan, I really enjoyed watching the Hawks in the playoffs especially in Round 1. I give you guys a lot of credit for being a fun, young, and athletic team. However, I see that Joe Johnson put your team in the financial hole this offseason. In round one of the playoffs, the Bucks proved to outplay the Hawks for the most part even without our star Center Andrew Bogut. Previous to Bogut’s injury, the Bucks were already very strained at the 4 and 5 positions. This offseason GM John Hammond proved his title as Executive of the Year by resigning SG John Salmons: acquiring veterans Corey Maggette, Drew Gooden, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Keyon Dooling, Jon Brockman: and drafting athletic big man Larry Sanders. With all this action, the Bucks only lost backup PG Luke Ridnour to free agency. Add all these new additions to the already solid lineup of Brandon jennings, Bogut, Ersan ilyasova, Carlos Delfino, and Luc Mbah A Moute. And Cleveland and Toronto as playoff caliber teams? Honestly, as much sympathy I feel towards those organization, I believe they are in for several years of rebuilding. I understand that you are entitled to your opinion, but I am just making sure the Milwaukee Bucks get their deserved respect in the world of basketball. FEAR THE DEER!!!!
Cant happen u need all 3 div winners in top 4 and then seond best team
sorry i meant shaq
jordan you are so late delonte west and selbstian telfair got trade a month ago and west got waived and atwawn will be comming of the bench and teage will have to earn his starting spot
You guys have no idea what you are talking about. This will be the east’s lineup:
1. Miami
2. Orlando
3. Boston
4. Atlanta
5. Chicago/Milwaukee
6. Chicago/Milwaukee
7. New York
8. Charlotte/Washington
Miami – obviously has improved. The big three are going to be the dominant force in the east, let alone the rest of the NBA. No one in the east will be able to get ahead of them in the playoffs. Besides their fantastic starting lineup, their bench is very solid too. Big Z, Eddie House, Mike Miller, Udonis Haslem. Although these names don’t sound too threatening, once the big three are being double and triple teamed, these guys will be left wide open. Eddie House and Mike Miller are masters of the three point line will be score in double figures while coming off the bench.I think the only team that can truly challenge them is the Lakers. Kobe vs. Wade; Lebron vs. Artest; Gasol vs. Bosh. Let the fun begin.
Orlando – Although hasn’t “improved”, still has the best center in the league. Remember that Chris Bosh plays PF and not C so the Magic still hold the advantage over the heat in the deep post. Rashard Lewis, Jameer Nelson, and Vince Carter are extremely reliable and proven to be great entities to the Magic when Howard is being double teamed in the post. And now with all of the buzz about Orlando trying to acquire Chris Paul, the best PG in the NBA, the Magic could be a huge threat during playoff time.
Boston – This saddens me to say this, but I believe the Hawks should have held this spot and they did…until the Celtics signed Shaq. Because of the Hawks’ lack of administrative leadership and by spending $120 mill on Joe, the Hawks do not have enough dominance in the post. Don’t get me wrong, I love Smoove and Horford, but they cannot match up to Kevin Garnett, Jermaine O’neal, Shaq, and Kendrick Perkins (when he’s healthy).
ATL – Did not improve. Yes, it was essential to keep Joe Johnson in the lineup, but I think spending $120 mill was absurd. He is making more money than Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Paul Pierce, and Chris Bosh and they are all centerpieces of their franchises. They added Josh Powell (signing) and Jordan Crawford (draft) but these pieces will not help the Hawks move into the third spot. I love the Hawks more than life itself but they are not going to crack the top three.
Chicago – The Bulls had some pieces before the summer started and now have definitely refined their lineup. Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah will now be a very tough matchup in the post and when they are both being guarded, players like Derrick Rose, Luol Deng and Kyle Korver will be guaranteed open spots on the court. Their rotation can be very dangerous but their lacking bench will be their only weakness.
Milwaukee – The Bucks scared the crap out of me when they forced the Hawks to a game seven in the first round of the playoffs last year. They had neither Andrew Bogut nor Michael Redd also. Bogut is rock solid. He’s truly developing into a great center and will be the anchor of the newest rising team in the east. BJ3 (Brandon Jennings) is a fantastic young PG (he scored 55 pts in one game during his rookie year!) and the Bucks also have John Salmons, Corey Maggette, and Chris Douglas-Roberts, all great factors on that team. They could be a surprising threat to a high east team during the first round, especially if they can nail another big name at the trade deadline.
New York – They Knicks will make the playoffs only because of the other teams in the east. Every team before the Knicks on this list will be good, if not great. They all have developed starting lineups and can challenge any team in the league. The Knicks, although landing Amare Stoudemire (who is playing under Mike D’antoni – they were together in Phoenix), do not have enough other pieces of the puzzle to truly compete in the east. David Lee is gone and T-Mac is gone. Now the Knicks are left with average players, but definitely not those who can assure a coach a nightly double-double: Danillo Gallinari, Anthony Randolph, Kelenna Azibuke, Wilson Chandler, and Ronny Turiaf. I think the Knicks’ wait will finally be over next summer when they can attempt to land Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul, forming the east’s other “big 3″.
Charlotte/Washington – Whichever team makes this spot has absolutely no chance agains the Heat. The Bobcats played well last year, making the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, but could not hold up during round one where they got swept by the King James’s Cavs. They have Stephen Jackson, Tyrus Thomas, and Gerald Wallace who are all great, but have absolutely nothing after that. They let go of Raymond Felton this summer (Knicks) and traded away Emeka Okafor to New Orleans last summer (which was very stupid in my opinion). The Wizards have even less than the Bobcats. The only reason why I include them on this list is that if somehow, John Wall and Gilbert Arenas can magically land them in the 8th spot of the playoffs. Javalle McGee (spelling*) is their best player, other than wall, and Josh Howard is still healing from an injury last season. They let go of Antawn Jamison (Cavs) and Caron Butler (Mavs) to loosen some cap space, but they lost their two best players which hurt them especially after Arenas was suspended for his “gun party” with Javaris Crittenton. Maybe John Wall’s dance can help land the Wizards in the playoffs?
Enjoy this everybody, and I hope it’s correct. LETS GO HAWKS.
max i agree bocats can praobly make it or washington but not philly and i had fogrot about bobcats
Finally someone agrees with me. And come on people, I want to hear your arguments and tear them apart. Bring it on!
Aight max#1 hawks fan. thanks for your college essay. did you get that checked by your 3 english teachers. jesus christ. The hawks are terrible. They aren’t a real team. they are a bunch of non-white thugs that were scrambled up by their birdy lookin coach mike woodson. probably set up a poster ‘bball tryouts for some good ballers. good money’ and they all showed up. yeah theyre athletic, but do they know what a pick and roll is. Every play is give joe the ball and watch what he can do. good luck advancing past round 2. Fear the Deer son, Fear the Deer.
P.s. 2!
lol dude nobody is worried about the bucks
bucks will make it to the play offs they might beet us with andrew bogut
U have my vote. I love the bucks. Don’t hate the hawks need to grow up anyway with they sorry behinds. Oh, and for the record Joke Johnson is a fake. All he care about is making it rain.
Kiss the baby, kiss the baby.
~Ochocinco
thank you atownhawks23 joe just wanted money and he proably gave it to his stripper girlfreind that he got pregnat and if does not averege more than 26 points are quits on us in the playoffs im bleep bleep a bleep him and his pregnat girlfreind just playin but i will kill somebody
i know the one spot belongs to heat max has a great standings and you cant agru some of yall are saying philly wizards cavs raptors somebody told me pacers bobcats and wizards too me are the runners for 8 spot but you got to make a decicsion soo i tell yall more in my next comment
so zach what up this summer um you know this hole process who knows about your decision um a few people and i can count them on 1 hand you know had a long talk about it with my mom zach are you still a nail bitter um not as lately every body has been doing that so zach whats your desicion um this season its going to be tuff and this fall i decided to pick the washington wizards part 2 coming up
its the wizards
Zach why don’t we just sign jerry stackhouse and Josh Boone? First because they are cheap and good. Second we will be bringing someone who can average a double-double each night and a legitamite shooter and defender. third if we sign them we will still be the 3rd or 4th seed in the east. In the 2 round of the playoffs u noticed that al horford didnt really play that much against dwight howard. if u look at his stats he averaged 14.2 ppg and 1 block.
To be completely honest, that’s not a good idea. The Hawks now have less money than GM. Adding Josh Boone and Jerry Stackhouse wouldn’t do anything. Stackhouse was great back in the day on the Mavs but he’s gotten too old to keep up with other players at his position in the east (Lebron, Pierce, Rashard Lewis, etc). Boone is under average. He played alright last year in NJ but that is only because he could receive ample playing time because of his team’s record. The Hawks should have gotten Shaq and not wasted money on Josh Powell. Right now the Hawks need someone (along with Horford and Zaza) who can match up with Dwight Howard, Shaq, and Big Z. That’s why the Hawks will come in fourth. They have enough depth on their bench but not enough in the low post. And resigning Jason Collins and acquiring Josh Powell won’t do the trick. They spent too much on Joe!
smoove i like that idea but the reason why we wont because we have jordan joe jamal and moe moe can play small foward with marvin and josh jerry can play faword with marvin on the bench but marvin might get traded so i can see him but if we do trade marvin its going to be for a center so who knows we might or might not but jerry might go to the thunder or bobcats so they do sign here how its going to look like
pg jeff-bibby
sg joe-jamal-jordan
sf josh-marvin-jerry-moe
pf al – powell
c boone-zaza-silver-jason collin
we might end up 4 in the east with that roster
yeah i get that but you know if we sign jerry he will be our starting shooting guard, moving joe to small foward.And moe cant play that good. that’s why i am sayin we should be trading zaza, mo and marvin for cash considerations, and future second round picks. that way we have enough money to sign all these guys.
wheres josh smith he has to start at sf cause al at pf now
so if that happens we do that we will have 3 six man also with bibby
problem is that suggestion still does not help us in any way move forward towards being elite in the east
Just a thought
Melo wants to be traded before the season hmmmmm?
earl boykins are serious good thing the hawks said no
I know i heard on the real gm dot com it said we “signed him”. I saw his highlights on youtube and turns out he’s pretty good. Ohh and ASG should look into trading zaza marvin moe and bibby to denver for melo. he wants out.
No offense but that would be dumb, we lose our 2nd big guy off the bench (forcing collins to be the backup) we lose marvin who….. welll is a good peice, you lose mo who is our best perimeter defender who can score, and you lose bibby who leaves teauge as the starting PG even though hes not ready to play it, It would be a disaster the smart thing to do would be to trade Joe for Melo, melo is better than Joe in every way imaginable and he’s alot younger,plus we would reamin deep and ultimately get better, Your trade wouldnt help Denver at all which would make them not want to do it by getting joe they remain a good team, we in turn get better and dump that horrible contract.
Bibby/Teauge
Crawford/Crawford
Anthony/Williams
SMith/Powell
Horford/Pachulia/Collins
then sooner or later well have to package Smoov or horford and try and get a good pg and Center and a DP
don’t think I’m taking it over board, but what was the point of having joke johnson back on the team since he didn’t do anything constructive but remain his lazy beep in a strip club. Because really if it wasn’t for the fans and the NBA he wouldn’t making it rain on any hookers or in hooker spots.
yay but why do the hawks need another pg or sg im not saying he bad i meen he a pretty good person the reason i dont like this is because teage bibby jordan crawford boykins how many big we have zaza collins now crawford will play sg bibby should be coming off the bench and where does boykins fit in at teage already have to earn his spot so whats the point of signing him proably ill change my mine when i watch his highlights
i changed my mine earl can shoot and cross people up he like rajon rondo but more smaller oh and i also looked at jamal highlights and might want 2 tie your shoes when you gaurd him so i have changed my mine got 2 go 2 a meeting tommorow good night everybody
we cant sign back al horford because we spended to much money on joe johnson i hate joe man and i hate rick sund 124 million dollars if we dont give jamal crawford a exsion we cant sign him back man i was so mad when heard this we are going to be the hawks back in 2004-2005 in a few years
I think melo would be our best option right now i mean it would allow Jordan Crrawford ro get the playing time he deserves(because it doesent look like hell be playing to much this season) and it will help the hawks attract more talent I mean chris paul is trying to get to new york if we get mellow hell be trying to get to the hawks, and the best part is we dump Joes contract allowing us to resign al who will probablly be traded after that anyway, If we did get mellow It would be an extremely smart move for the team
only problem is wed have to wait till december 15th
bibby/teauge
Crawford/Crawford
Melo/Williams
Smith/Powell
Horford/Pachulia/Collins
Then wed have to package horford/bibby/Marvin/mo for Okafor and Paul
then nnext summer we fill that open three spot with a good athletic perimeter defender like Marquis daniels,or Jared Dudley
does anyone care that we cant sign back al horford acept me
i do zach and why cant we trade for melo? Hello im talking about trading for someone who could help with scoring. averaged 28 points!!! First off marvin u suck. second bibby u dont suck but your to old to play like you used to. third zaza u are foul prone and u suck. third i never liked mo.
moe a ball hoger marvin needs to loose some butt bibby old the magic man i think he can play the problem is zaza fouls to much he a great player though jamal mite want to tie your shoes when you gaurd him teage can play if you let him still dont know about the other crawford joe bleep bleep bleep josh and al is the best frontcourt and horford is only 6 foot 10 powell i dont give a damn and collins bleep bleep bleep him to
josh and al are behind boozer and naoh
yea we need to sign horford and jamal to an extension nxt year. But dont give them anything so unbeleivable it blows our cap space like what they did with joe. And sign melo. all the centers are gone but we still can trade for him just lie the braves did with derrek lee <– love this trade we goin to be world series champs again!
The Atlanta Globetrotters has a nice ring to it. Picture it a half time show of Harry the Hawk, Sky Hawk, the A Team and A Town dancers pretending to be the Harlem Globetrotters but with an ATL swag. I can dig it.
Good for Marvin, Zaza, Al, Jamal, and Josh P enjoying their summer (off season).
Peace out, go Hawks!
Joe Johnson Makes a Promise
By ZACH (Member) on AUGUST 20 , 2010
Following in Dan Gilbert’s much smaller footsteps, Atlanta Hawks regular season All-Star Joe Johnson wrote an open letter to the people of his city. As it became more and more evident that Joe Johnson would come out of the 2010 summer free agency frenzy as the player who signed for the most money—more than even LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, Chris Bosh, Carlos Boozer, and David Lee—the Hawks swingman felt compelled to address his adoring fans and make the promises that are inherently associated with such a mammoth contract.
The following letter will appear in the Atlanta Journal Constitution at some point in the near future.
“People of Atlanta: in recent days I’ve heard rumors that some of ya’ll are not too thrilled about me being a member of the Hawks for another six years. And to some extent, I understand where ya’ll are coming from.
If I were a fan of the team, I wouldn’t really have wanted to welcome back a player who underperformed in the playoffs. I wouldn’t really have wanted to welcome back a player who failed to live up to his role as leader of the team. And I definitely wouldn’t really have wanted to welcome back a player who was disrespectful to his fan base at the end of the season. I understand that. I really do.
But forgiveness is a powerful thing. Look at how easily we’ve forgiven the transgressions of Michael Vick and Ben Roethlisberger in recent days. America is based on that concept because even when we make mistakes, we have the ability to pick ourselves up off the ground and try again.
I promise ya’ll, people of Atlanta, that I will become the leader that I was meant to be. I will become more than just an All-Star in the regular season.
When the Hawks offered me that six year contract for $119 million I realized that I really didn’t want to go anywhere else. Sure, no other team could offer me that much money, but the real reason I stayed was because my heart is in Atlanta.
Finally, the Hawks knew what they were doing when they offered me the contract. They knew that by signing me we were virtually guaranteed to make the playoffs for the next six years. Now, all we need to do is add a clutch player who can help us get past the first round. But, Hawks fan, I promise ya’ll that will come soon.
So support our team and buy season tickets to watch me play well during the regular season and let’s see if we can finish fourth in the Eastern Conference again this year!
-Joe Johnson”
Atlanta GM Rick Sund was later interviewed and said that he didn’t just sign Johnson to guarantee the Hawks the revenue from six more highly mediocre seasons and first round playoff exits. Unfortunately, the exact quote cannot be posted here because it was too interrupted by Sund’s nervous laughter. He refused to be attached to a lie detector so that the validity of his statement could be verified
I KNOW THIS IS NOT A LOVE BLOG BUT I THINK THIS GIRL LIKES ME AND I WANT YALL OPION SHE WAS TALKING TO ME AND HER FREINDS ANDSAID SHE DID NOT LIKE NOBODY THEN LOOKED AT ME SHE WAS ASKING ME WHAT WAS SO FUNNY AND SHE IS ALWAYS STARING AT ME I MOSTLY WANT GIRLS OPIONS AND BOYS WHO ARE DATING GIRLS RITE NOW
Have y’all ever had an itch that you really can’t get rid of. Well, Joe is like that to me. It seems like every time I get mad at him I just cant stop becoming stan. That letter better be true because it made my eyes wet. stop it.
what i want to know is why he brought in micheal vick he must watch lots of football i got this letter off a bleachreport just o let yall know tommorows my birthday
Who Should the Hawks Sign For the 13th Roster Spot?
Josh Boone
Francisco Elson
Nick Fazekas
Trey Gilder
Randolph Morris
Garret Siler
Brian Skinner
Pape Sy
Kyle Weaver
Mario West
other (please specify)
VOTE BY TYPING NAME
OR ERIC DAMPEIR