<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">[imgr]http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20050827/i/r3195146406.jpg[/imgr]ATLANTA (Ticker) - The Atlanta Hawks have become the first NBA team to discover Uruguay. Esteban Batista, a 6-10 forward-center, signed with the Hawks on Monday to become the first native of Uruguay to join the NBA. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "Esteban is an interesting player," Hawks general manager Billy Knight said. "He's a good rebounder and is physical around the basket, and those are elements our team needs. We feel he's a guy that can improve and we look forward to working with him." Batista, 22, averaged 20.1 points and 15 rebounds in 40 games with Trouville in Uruguay this past season. He also has played professionally in both Chile and Spain. </div> Source
Hopefully this guy surprises me and makes me thing that he isnt a useless signing. Edwards is here and so is Pachulia and were already loaded at the forward spots so will this pan out? Harrington and him could play the four, with Marvin and J-Smoove at the 3, and Childress and Salim at 2, with JJ and Lue at 1. Thats the only way I can see this working out but then we wouldnt be able to have our 3 forward rotation that I was looking forward to with Smith, Williams and Harrington. I'll add him in the Lineup/Roster thread once its official on the Atlanta Site.
Wow, The Hawks strike again. Look at the good side, you guys got Salim!!! Also look at the Bad side, YOUR THE HAWKS!!!
^.... ok then...... anywho, I've got to be the only one that actually approves of this deal. the guy's only 22, and he put up 20 and 15 last year. I mean geez, its worth a shot....
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting J_Ray:</div><div class="quote_post">Wow, The Hawks strike again. Look at the good side, you guys got Salim!!! Also look at the Bad side, YOUR THE HAWKS!!!</div> ure funny. the hawks have a better making the playoffs percentage than the jazz by a lot. go look it up. our franchise has just been in a slump the past 5-6 years and before that we made the playoffs every year. i wanna also point out we have a better making the playoffs percentage than the heat,the knicks, the clippers, the warriors, hornets(charlotte and new orleans), memphis, and a few other ones i cant think of right now. im sick of people saying we are the worst franchise when we have more playoff appearances than several other teams. on topic. i think this signing was good. if he averaged 20 ppg in europe he can be decent over here. i hope he does well.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">ure funny. the hawks have a better making the playoffs percentage than the jazz by a lot. go look it up. our franchise has just been in a slump the past 5-6 years and before that we made the playoffs every year. i wanna also point out we have a better making the playoffs percentage than the heat,the knicks, the clippers, the warriors, hornets(charlotte and new orleans), memphis, and a few other ones i cant think of right now. im sick of people saying we are the worst franchise when we have more playoff appearances than several other teams.</div> you tell em' brotha'!
