I thought I'd make this thread to keep everyone up to date on who we have on our team and what the lineup will be next season. I'll update this when we acquire someone via trade or a signing, I thought this would be useful so here it is. I will leave unsigned Free Agents that played for us last year out of the mix until they're signed. Roster: Josh Childress, #1, G-F, 6'8", 210lbs Jason Collier, #40, C, 7'0", 260lbs Al Harrington, #3, F, 6'9", 250lbs Royal Ivey, #36, G, 6'3", 200lbs Joe Johnson, #2, G-F, 6'7", 230lbs Zaza Pachulia, #27, F-C, 6'11", 255lbs Donta Smith, #15, G-F, 6'7", 215lbs Josh Smith, #5, G-F, 6'9", 225lbs Marvin Williams, #24, F, 6'9", 230lbs Salim Stoudamire, #20, G, 6'1", 179lbs John Edwards, #54, C, 7'0", 275lbs Tony Delk, #00, G, 6'2", 189lbs Tyronn Lue, #10, G, 6'0", 178lbs Esteban Batista, #11, 6'9", 240lbs Total Number of Players Under Contract: 14 Lineup: PG: Joe Johnson/Tyronn Lue/Salim Stoudamire/Royal Ivey SG: Josh Childress/Salim Stoudamire/Donta Smith/Joe Johnson SF: Josh Smith/Marvin Williams/Donta Smith PF: Al Harrington/Marvin Williams/Esteban Batista/John Edwards C: Zaza Pachulia/Esteban Batista/John Edwards Injured List: Tony Delk, #00, G, 6'2", 189lbs Jason Collier, #40, C, 7'0", 260lbs
great idea. what i don't like is Royal Ivey so far behind in the depth chart. the chart is right, and its not your fault, I just really liked Ivey, and was hoping he'd get more playing time the year. guess not. too bad too, he is a GREAT defender
Me too, I really like Ivey. But his offensive skills are subpar so I dont have him higher up on the depth chart but depending on what happens he could be higher up.
Damn, we're loaded except at center. I somehow get the feeling Stoudamire's gonna start a lot of games. I'm curious to see how the minutes even out. JJ and JC will probably get the most minutes.
josh childress better be starting as either SG or SM next year and put up more numbers i made a mistake i meant SF sorry
^ but dude, he's a 5 tool player. there are only like 3 in the eniter league. it would be a shame to bench someone with his talent.
I like the lineup, however I think it will look like this by seasons end. PG- Salim SG- Joe Johnson SF- Josh Smith PF- either Al or Marvin C- Zaza
Guys please use punctuation and capitalization in your posts, it makes them easier to read. Theirs no reason the Atlanta Hawks would use the 6th overall selection on Josh Childress if they didnt want him to start. And Josh Childress is a 2 gaurd, the franchise and the coach, Mike Woodson consider him that. Knight likes to draft versatile players so we can have anyone fill in when needed thats why Childress was logging minutes at the 3 and Smith at the 4. I love Salim just as much as the next guy but at 6'1" do you guys think he can gaurd SG's like Kobe, Vince, T-Mac, or even Jamal Crawford effectively? No. Salim at this time is better off coming from the bench and logging minutes at PG and even at SG for limited time when the match is in his favor, like playing a less offensive minded SG like Doug Christie or a smaller SG like David Wesley.
An article mentioned Billy Knight is trying to build an unconventional team. How about this starting lineup for next season ... PG - Joe Johnson SG - Josh Childress SF - Josh Smith PF - Marvin Williams C - Al Harrington The Hawks will probably be one of the worst defensive teams in the league, but they'll be exciting and could run a lot of teams off the court. For every basket Harrington concedes to Shaq, Duncan, etc., he can just sprint down the floor right after and throw down a dunk.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">An article mentioned Billy Knight is trying to build an unconventional team. How about this starting lineup for next season ... PG - Joe Johnson SG - Josh Childress SF - Josh Smith PF - Marvin Williams C - Al Harrington The Hawks will probably be one of the worst defensive teams in the league, but they'll be exciting and could run a lot of teams off the court. For every basket Harrington concedes to Shaq, Duncan, etc., he can just sprint down the floor right after and throw down a dunk.</div> if that were to happen, I think Smitty would probally play C, since he's such a good shot-blocker.
That lineup would give up 120 points every single night. Wow. The Hawks need to quit trying to outsmart everyone and get some true guards, rather than just stocking up on every young wing player they can possibly get their hands on.
DET blue print atlanta hawks are building their teams like the pistion Pg Chancey Billups 6-3 Joe Johnson G-F 6-7 230 g-f Richard Hamiltion 6-7 193 Josh Childress G-F 6-8 210 F- Tayehawun Prince 6-9 245 Josh Smith G-F 6-9 225 F_C RAsheed Wallace 6-11 230 Marvin Williams F 6-9 230 C. Ben Wallance 6-9 240 Al Harrington F 6-9 250 Carlos aryo Salim Stoudamire ** G 6-1 179 Thoses players have the same potential to do what pistion did!
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> DET blue print -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- atlanta hawks are building their teams like the pistion Pg Chancey Billups 6-3 Joe Johnson G-F 6-7 230 g-f Richard Hamiltion 6-7 193 Josh Childress G-F 6-8 210 F- Tayehawun Prince 6-9 245 Josh Smith G-F 6-9 225 F_C RAsheed Wallace 6-11 230 Marvin Williams F 6-9 230 C. Ben Wallance 6-9 240 Al Harrington F 6-9 250 Carlos aryo Salim Stoudamire ** G 6-1 179 Thoses players have the same potential to do what pistion did! </div> sorry but i mailing to see the comparison.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">DET blue print -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- atlanta hawks are building their teams like the pistion Pg Chancey Billups 6-3 Joe Johnson G-F 6-7 230 g-f Richard Hamiltion 6-7 193 Josh Childress G-F 6-8 210 F- Tayehawun Prince 6-9 245 Josh Smith G-F 6-9 225 F_C RAsheed Wallace 6-11 230 Marvin Williams F 6-9 230 C. Ben Wallance 6-9 240 Al Harrington F 6-9 250 Carlos aryo Salim Stoudamire ** G 6-1 179 Thoses players have the same potential to do what pistion did! </div> I'm failing to see the similarities. DET is defense-first, we're going to be "run,run,run"
Jesus christ, they have 8 SG/SF's! I think their best team would be: C - Al Harrington PF - Marvin Williams SF - Josh Smith SG - Joe Johnson PG - Salim Stoudemire
