Posts Tagged ‘ Atlanta Hawks ’

Down 0-2, Hawks must make lineup change

Atlanta Hawks head coach Larry Drew settled in on a starting lineup a few weeks ago. Instead of picking a point guard, he decided to play them together in the backcourt. Jeff Teague and Devin Harris are the shortest guard combo this side of Milwaukee. Kyle Korver, a career shooter off the bench, is the starting...
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Kobe vs Dahntay: Jones is innocent

After the Lakers beat the Hawks at Staples Center a couple of weeks ago, I expressed my shock that Larry Drew didn’t try defensive specialist Dahntay Jones on Kobe Bryant in the contest. He went with bigger defenders all night, resulting in a loss. Well, for those of you who decided to take a break from Vatican news on Wednesday,...
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Rockets will pursue Dwight, Bynum, Smith

The Houston Rockets continue to plan for an offseason in which they will pursue a prominent free agent big man. Sources say the Rockets’ preference is to sign Dwight Howard, but will pursue Andrew Bynum and Josh Smith as alternatives. The Rockets have publicly acknowledged that they need a second star to pair...
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Mavs acquire Hawks’ Morrow

The Dallas Mavericks have acquired shooting guard Anthony Morrow from the Atlanta Hawks for veteran guard Dahntay Jones. Morrow has been a disappointment since coming to Atlanta in the Joe Johnson trade. Jones, meanwhile, is your run-of-the-mill defensive veteran guard. Both players have expiring contracts. Do you like this swap?
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How Josh Smith stayed put

The number one name at the NBA trade deadline, one which was holding up a lot of other teams’ moves, is not going anywhere after all. Josh Smith will be in Atlanta for the rest of the season, at which point he is almost certain to leave for ‘greener’ pastures. Whether it’ll be...
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Josh Smith to Rockets?

The Josh Smith sweepstakes are picking up, and it’s a new team making chase….. The Houston Rockets are involved in “high level” talks with the Atlanta Hawks for Smith, according to CBS Sports. Atlanta would want Omer Asik and Chandler Parsons in exchange for Smith, according to Yahoo Sports. That level of trade package may...
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Josh Smith for Pierce/Ellis?

While the Boston Celtics decide if the talents of Josh Smith are worth sending ‘Mr. Celtic’ Paul Pierce to the rival Hawks, Atlanta is working with another team to get a possible ‘Smooth’ deal done. The Milwaukee Bucks, who have been pursuing Smith for weeks now, are considered one of the stronger contenders to trade...
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Bucks pursuing Josh Smith?

The Milwaukee Bucks are interested in trading for Josh Smith, according to sources. The Bucks could offer a package of Brandon Jennings and Ersan Ilyasova for Smith. Atlanta is widely expected to trade Smith before the Feb. 21 trade deadline. He’s averaging 17.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 35.7 minutes per game....
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Report: Nets pursuing Josh Smith

The Brooklyn Nets have been shopping Kris Humphries for weeks. The Atlanta Hawks are all but certain to lose Josh Smith this summer in free agency. Could these two teams pull of another major trade like they did involving Joe Johnson last summer? ESPN‘s Chris Broussard is reporting that the Nets are aggressively trying to trade for...
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Hawks won’t re-sign Smith

The Atlanta Hawks met with Josh Smith‘s representatives this week and indicated that they are not willing to give the forward a max contract after this season, according to David Aldridge of NBA.com. The Hawks, in turn, are entertaining trade offers for Smith around the NBA but haven’t decided whether they will deal...
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