Sly Cookin
based
I hope Lamar patterson can show something tonight. This is a nice opportunity for him to steal backup pg minutes from delaney.
"They Say Du-Wop Homeeee" The GREAT Dwight Howard Returns...2016-17 ATL Hawks Season Thread
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AVXL
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At the NBA trade deadline, the Hawks tried to obtain a top-tier player such as the Pacers’ Paul George or the Bulls’ Jimmy Butler. They came up empty.
According to Hawks coach and president of basketball operations Mike Budenholzer, the team was not close to such an acquisition.
The Hawks were in trade discussions right up until the 3 p.m. deadline Thursday with “lots of big deals” being discussed, with George and Butler as targets to some extent, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Budenholzer was asked Friday whether the Hawks were close to a deal with a big-name player.
“No, I wouldn’t categorize anything as something close,” Budenholzer said. “But I would say unequivocally we were as aggressive as we could be, as active as we could be. When you do your work and your research and you think there might be a possibility, whether it be for some of the bigger names, we feel like we’ve collected a great group of draft picks where we could be aggressive and put ourselves in that game — including other moves and other opportunities.
“I think (general manager) Wes Wilcox and his group did a great job. Tony Ressler, as an owner, wants us to be aggressive and put ourselves in a position to be as good as we can be.”
The Hawks’ deadline moves ended up being the acquisition of Ersan Ilyasova from the 76ers for Tiago Splitter and a heavily protected second-round pick from the Suns for Mike Scott and other considerations.
I don't wanna hear about this ever again, they didn't try to get anybody significant this trade deadline
FreshFromATL
Self Made
I don't wanna hear about this ever again, they didn't try to get anybody significant this trade deadline
What's the issue? They offered all they could possibly offer while keeping the major players in tact so they could attempt to go on a run. But at the end of the day, it's a two way street, the Pacers had to be ready to TRULY part ways with Paul George and same with Butler for the Bulls and at the end of the day the two organizations decided against it because ain't nobody really trying to go through the uncertainty of bottomed-out tanking.
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FreshFromATL
Self Made
So Bud just kept it real for the most part. Although they essentially offered the future draft-pick wise, the Paces and Bulls just wasn't ready to give up their stars. So in essence a deal wasn't close to being done. For nobody that was trying to get those two.
Sly Cookin
based
I don't see the problem.
I don't wanna hear about this ever again, they didn't try to get anybody significant this trade deadline
AVXL
Laughing at you n*ggaz like “ha ha ha”
I don't see the problem.
My problem is that them saying they "aggressively" went after George and Butler was overblown especially when nothing was really close
Hawks are gonna get nuked from 3 in the playoffs.
AVXL
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Down 14 at home to the Heat
Be a terrible team brehs
Be a terrible team brehs
FreshFromATL
Self Made
These dudes can't keep their man in front of them to save their lives. Drive and kick, drive and kick. Rinse, wash, and repeat. Delaney sucks also.
Shoot me
This team is back on the back burner.
AVXL
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Gutless, uninspired trash effort tonight
If the other team can shoot the 3, Hawks getting blown out 7 outta 10 times
Black Andy Dwyer
ATL
how Bud legitimately thinks this team is a contender is beyond me. Even Steve Koonin was on Dukes and Bell trying to sell us on how this team is primed to make a run. I was listening the whole time like "yeah okay buddy 
".This next week is gonna be rough. We got the Celtics, Cavs, Pacers and the Warriors.
Like I said, the closer we are to not making the playoffs or not making it, the better. Gives us a lot more options.