Posted by: jboi on August 8, 2008 10:19PM EST halilelujah!

Posted by: jboi on August 8, 2008 10:19PM EST halilujah!

Posted by: A-Town Down on August 8, 2008 10:21PM EST Thank you lets go hawks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: skroob on August 8, 2008 10:23PM EST Good story Micah!

Posted by: dashawn aka dada on August 8, 2008 10:25PM EST hawks it took yall forever he is the second best team he needed that

Posted by: javon on August 8, 2008 10:36PM EST hit me up hawk

Posted by: a happy hawks fan on August 8, 2008 10:40PM EST YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!FINALLLY!!!! SUnd u just redeamed yer self aftre extending woodson!!

Posted by: Anita on August 8, 2008 10:43PM EST I am so relieved that the Hawks re-signed Josh Smith..... This is wonderful news!!!

Posted by: Anonymous on August 8, 2008 10:46PM EST What the hell were you thinking waiting this long. Good luck mending the ties with what could be the most versatile young player in the league

Posted by: jack on August 8, 2008 10:50PM EST HAWKS SUCKKKKKKK!!!!!!!! GO RAPTORS!!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous on August 8, 2008 10:50PM EST josh smith is worth than iguodala and with andre like SF and hordford PF would be better

Posted by: kevin on August 8, 2008 10:50PM EST only reason why i like the hawks

Posted by: Anonymous on August 8, 2008 10:50PM EST now its worth buying season tix!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous on August 8, 2008 10:50PM EST Raptors r styll better n will be better dis season hahahahaha!!!!

Posted by: melanie on August 8, 2008 10:51PM EST VICTORY!

Posted by: jack on August 8, 2008 10:52PM EST HAWKS STILL SUCKK!!! JERMAIN AND BOSH GONNA KILLL!!!!

Posted by: R.A.R.C on August 8, 2008 10:53PM EST yes thats it lets go hawks we are going to be playoff contender next season yesssssssss Hawks

Posted by: josh on August 8, 2008 10:53PM EST haws are the worst team is the nba

Posted by: jack on August 8, 2008 10:54PM EST YEAHHH BOYY GO RAPSS BABY!!!

Posted by: austin on August 8, 2008 10:54PM EST i wish Josh smith did not get re-signed he is way! too good to be playin 4 the....Hawks =[

Posted by: Don on August 8, 2008 10:54PM EST RAPTORS ALL DA WAY WHO CARES BOUT DA HAWKS DEY AINT GONNA BE BETTER DAN DA RAPTORS WITH JOSH SMITH NEWAYS HAHAHAHAAHA!!!!

Posted by: JOSFFAN on August 8, 2008 10:55PM EST HAWS IT THE WORST TEAM IN THE NBA

Posted by: Samtheman on August 8, 2008 10:56PM EST sureeeee, 'up- and -coming star'. So are Lamarcus Aldridge, Greg Oden, Brandon Roy and Jerryd Bayless.... go Blazers!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous on August 8, 2008 10:58PM EST YAHHH RAPS R THE BESTT GONNA BE NBA CHAMPS HAHA WE GOT MORE RAPS FANS THEN HAWKS FANS THATS SADDDD

Posted by: joshsmithfan on August 8, 2008 10:59PM EST I wanted him to play for the Lakers.

Posted by: T.Craft on August 8, 2008 10:59PM EST Mane Josh should have came to Memphis and been in a run and gun system with Rudy Gay and O.J. Mayo he isn't going to do in anything in a Hawks Uniform

Posted by: lucky on August 8, 2008 10:59PM EST mane you should have came to memphis

Posted by: Chris on August 8, 2008 11:00PM EST HAWKS SUCKKKKKKK!!!!!!!! GO RAPTORS!!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous on August 8, 2008 11:01PM EST .................. Josh Smith is too goood to be with the hawks, anyway the NEW ORLEANS HORNETS ARE BETTER!!!!!!!! ALL THE WAY!!!

Posted by: keanu on August 8, 2008 11:01PM EST I'm very that Rick Sund got the deal done with Josh Smith good move Sund!!!!!Go Hawks Hawks fan Forever!!!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous on August 8, 2008 11:02PM EST HAHAH SO TRUE HE SHOULDA BEEN IN A MEMPHIS UNY HE WOULDA KILLED THERE

Posted by: Tyler Durden on August 8, 2008 11:03PM EST Josh Smith can't shoot. Can't score. Can't defend. Can block shots on the weak side.

Posted by: VTK on August 8, 2008 11:05PM EST THANKS JOSH!!!!!!!!! NOW LET'S PLAY BALL WITH NO WILD SHOTS THIS YEAR AND DRIVE TO THE BASKET AND RUN!!!!!!!!! WELOCME BACK # 5 !!!!!!

Posted by: Derrick.W on August 8, 2008 11:07PM EST Man forget what all you Raps fans are talkin bout...........josh smith,,,joe johnson,,,al horford are gonna be some assasins next season...

Posted by: E on August 8, 2008 11:08PM EST Damn the grizz would have been bad news.

Posted by: Samtastic (itg) on August 8, 2008 11:15PM EST yes!!! now i don't have to give up my hawks uniform! my fav player is staying.

Posted by: Dorian Faust on August 8, 2008 11:21PM EST Okay, now letz get er done!

Posted by: yay!!! on August 8, 2008 11:22PM EST that's what's up and what's happening! big thangs poppin in Phillips Arena in 08-09!

Posted by: Omar Anam on August 8, 2008 11:30PM EST Wow! i cannot believe it. how the hawks would be terrible next season without josh smith. Next season should be great!

Posted by: david on August 8, 2008 11:43PM EST YES!!! Hawks are going to be great this year. Josh Smith is only going to be a year older with more experience this year... and his already insane numbers will improve too. Also, Horford will be even better than last year and u can't forget about Joe Johnson, he is still a young player and has room for improvement as well. Also, Mike Bibby should be fully healthy from his hand injury which will help his shooting alot and thus open up the lane for Joe johnson and smith. Mike will be draining 3's all day this year.

Posted by: melman on August 9, 2008 12:19AM EST thats what i'm talking bout asg! great move! i was so happy when i saw the news at 12:10 am. with josh smith added, we will be playoff contenders! once again i applaued ya'll for pulling together on making a great move! hey haters, get the hell off our blog and do something else constructive!! ya'll just hating cause the hawks is on the rise, and the highlight factory will be jumping this year!!!!!! GO HAWKS!!!!! LETS KICK SOME A**!!!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous on August 9, 2008 12:21AM EST Bibby will bounce back from injury and be a leader on this *still* young Hawks team. Joe...haha you know about Joe. Marvins Put on 12 Pounds of Muscle so far this offseason and been Shooting all 3's increasing his range. Josh has been working all off season in Houston (Hakeem?) and will continue to be a monster. Al had a double double while he was just adjusting to the NBA game, what is he gonna do next year? I made a good decision on tickets!

Posted by: dwade3 on August 9, 2008 12:36AM EST playoff team babyyyyyyyyyyyy

Posted by: michael saunders on August 9, 2008 12:59AM EST thank you jesus.............i cud just cry!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: O'Rion on August 9, 2008 1:08AM EST What's the deal with the Raptors fans posting so much on here? Do they think they're our rivals or something? Interesting. Also, funny. We're taking out BOSTON this year, baby! Oh, and by the way, I really don't think there are lots of Raptors on here... I'm pretty sure it's just one person posting over and over.

Posted by: OWEN ROGERS on August 9, 2008 1:30AM EST THE HAWKS WAS THE ONLY TEAM THAT TOOK BOSTON 7 GAMES IN THE PLAYOFFS. WHAT DID THE RAPTORS DO? I KNOW YOU NEED TO SHUT YOUR MOUTH RAPTOR FAN. YOU ARE MAD THAT THE HAWKS WILL BE A TEAM TO CONTEND WITH. WE ARE NOT A JOKE ANYMORE. HA, HA, HA. YOU SUCKERS.

Posted by: Sheila on August 9, 2008 1:39AM EST Praise The Lord this is Terrific News ! Congratulations Josh, on your new contract ! Loved the swift response, by Hawks Management ! Trading Josh to the Pistons - Ha, No Way !!!! Thank You Josh, Management and Fans for staying patient throughout the process !!!!!! "GOD Bless Our Hawks, in '08"

Posted by: BEKA on August 9, 2008 1:48AM EST THIS IS BAD .IF YOU THINK THIS WILL HELP HAWKS .i AM TELLING MAN,NO WAY.JOSH CAN BE A MEMEBER ON THE TEAM BUT NOT AS AN ELLITE PLAYER.HE IS WEAK IN DEFENSE,NO BOLL HANDLING AND DONT NOW WHAT IS THE TACTICAL.HE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO YUMP AND BLOCK TIMING.I AM ASKING JOSH?HOW YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY FOR WODSON.YOU JUST SAID "I CANT PLAY WITH THIS COACH"GOOD LUCK BOTH OF YOU.THE OTHER PART IS.IF JOSH IS A GOOD PLAYER WHY HE WAS NOT PICK BY ANOTHER TEAM BUT MEMPHIS.EVERYTHING WAS A GAME. THE SECOND PART OF THE SHOW IS:PROBLEM IN OUR TEAM IS JONSON.CAN U FIGURE OUT,WHEN JONSON IS OUT OUR TEAM PLAY BETTER.WHY?BECAUSE HE THINK IS A KOBY IN OUR TEAM.THEY ARE TRYING TO BILD THE TEAM AROUND HIM BUT HE IS NOT A LEADER.HOW MANY GAME WE LOST BECAUSE HIM.REMEMBER AND I AM SURE THAT U AGREE WITH ME.BUT DONT FORGET HE IS 85 MILLION PLAYER.WITH THE MONEY FOR JONSON AND SMITH BRING KOBY AND WE ARE CHAMPION.ANYWAY GOOD LUCK ATL.AND LET SEE THE STORY WHO IS GOING TO BE OUR KING,JOSH OR JONSON

Posted by: Mike on August 9, 2008 2:29AM EST Too funny you guys are happy to resign J Smith I'll simply put it like this. You barely made the playoffs last year. Your team has not improved, almost every team in the east has except yours. Guess what now you guys got the choice trade Smith or miss the playoffs because you have no chance of even making with your current team and you all know it. OH good luck knocking out Boston this year like i said you wont make the playoff's. Boston toronto Philly Detroit Orlando Cleveland Milwaukee Washington there's the playoffs folks and yet i still got Chicago Miami Then finally id rank Atlanta 11th in the east.so good luck.sure injurys could happen but if you expect to best 3 of the 10 teams i ranked ahead of you,your asking too much of your team.

Posted by: evan maison on August 9, 2008 3:14AM EST THANK GOD!!!!!. THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER!!

Posted by: number 5 is the best on August 9, 2008 4:56AM EST Think god that josh smith is back in a hawk’s jersey aka mr dunk on you aka slip yo shot or dunks aka one of the atl best. To rap it up welcome back josh smith

Posted by: Chad on August 9, 2008 6:06AM EST Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

Posted by: Hawksfan on August 9, 2008 6:47AM EST THE WAIT IS OVER

Posted by: imtmac on August 9, 2008 8:13AM EST Its a damn shame. We finally can get somebody good for a person that only gives effort a third of the time, and thats at home. He only dunks and blocks shots. We dont need a highlight film, but somebody that plays hard EVERY nite. Should have kept JChill, but understand he could not turn that down. Plus plenty of good free agents out there, but no, guess I will not be renewing my season tics now. As I have waited on this decision. Done with ya, back to the college game. Its just a damn shame!

Posted by: yetta on August 9, 2008 8:38AM EST Look forward to shaking Josh Smith's hand this season; I have enjoyed watching him continue to prove himself. I have had season tickets for years and will never give up on my home team. LET'S GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: YETTA on August 9, 2008 8:40AM EST ALL YOU HAWKS HATERS PLEASE STAY HOME THIS YEAR; I'M TIRED OF HEARING YOU CRY.

Posted by: Hawksgirl on August 9, 2008 9:10AM EST I'm so tired of seeing all these hateful comments from fans with sorry ass teams. And BEKA or whatever your name is.You dont know what you talkin bout. Never talk when you dont have your facts straight. Joe is leader material although he is not as vocal as we want him to be but no one else would fill the position better than him!! He is a vet on the team and is helping these young guys grow. The least you can do is give him some respect. And I see Sund matched that offer the same day. I had to reread that to believe it. Good job GM. One good step and many more to go. Oh, THANKS MEMPHIS FOR SPEEDING UP THE SIGNING PROCESS. LOL

Posted by: J-Bird on August 9, 2008 9:18AM EST Go Hawks!!..Raps suck..go on your own board and talk trash....keep runnin your mouths and maybe youll have another point guard takin away in a strecher from a hawks foul.

Posted by: A-Town Down on August 9, 2008 9:28AM EST Dang whats up with all the HATERS we are going to be a lot better than last year we added a 3pt shooter and he is athletic. J-smooth is going to come back strong we need him just like we need Joe. LET'S GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: j on August 9, 2008 9:37AM EST Hello, Who are these morons posting such utter nonsense? Also, using all caps is just lame. It makes me so sad to realize that a sizable segment of our population lacks even remedial English skills. Is there a more damning indictment of the public school system than many of the posts above. Yikes. I gotta give props to the Atlanta Spirit Group. Retaining Smoove for a price that does not hamstring future contracts is huge. A byproduct of so many years of lottery picks is expensive extensions. Considering Williams, Horford, and Johnson soon being eligible for extensions, having more cap flexibility is awesome. Losing Childress was unexpected by most everyone. The fact remains he received a contract far beyond what any NBA franchise deemed him to be worth. Losing him will hurt no doubt. However, it does open up some of the bottleneck at the Wing position. Now, lets sign Ellison and perhaps another shooter. Go Hawks, J

Posted by: Aaliyah Adams on August 9, 2008 9:52AM EST the hawks are steping their game up the raptors suck too but just wait the hawks are going to shock the world and to yall haterz on the hawks go suck som and get a life cuz if yall really hated the hawks yall would have not been on the site! And Josh Smith is a wonderful player the played AAU for my bestfriend Dad Wallace Prather IF JOSH SUCKS DWIGHT HOWARD DO TOO CUZ THEY LEARNED THE SAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jdizzle on August 9, 2008 9:56AM EST YEA! Josh Smith is back and he will be better than ever. Now we should trade zaza and speedy with maybe a 2nd round pick for andris biedriens. A.B. got 16 rebounds in one game. With Al, Josh, and Biedriens we would have probably the yougest and most beastly frontcourt in the game.

Posted by: Aaliyah Adams on August 9, 2008 9:58AM EST AND TO MIKE GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT THESE SO CALLED SORRY HAWKS TOOK YOUR #1 SEED TO 7 GAMES!!!!!!!! DONT U FEEL STUPID I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A HAWKS FAN AND I LOVE JOSH SMITH AND SO HAPPY THAT THE HAWKS RE-SIGNED HIM FORGET THEM HATAZ JOSH THEY JUST MOTIVATION U TO DO BIGGER AND BETTA THINGS

Posted by: ahmed on August 9, 2008 9:59AM EST good finaly before i cive up on the hawks for ever

Posted by: Quawn Brown on August 9, 2008 10:03AM EST HAWKS are Making the playoffs and no one is going to stop them. Mark my words people

Posted by: hawks fan fo lyfe loves highlights! on August 9, 2008 10:04AM EST yo big ups to the asg for resigning j smoove. to the fan who said that j chill is a better player than j smoove: are you out of your mind. compare the two's stats from last year and you will see that j smoove is a better all around player. personally i would rather have josh smith on the team than j chill. so right now i am on cloud nine. there's a reason why j smoove was a starter and j chill was not. simply put because he is better. don't get me wrong, i liked j chill and felt that he contributed to the team as the sixth man. he had some nice dunks and blocks during the season. so get your facts straight. i guess j chill was a highlight player too then. there's nothing wrong with being a highlight player. dunks put two points on the board just like jumpers and layups. it doesn't matter how you get the points as long as you score. so stop hating on j smoove he deserves a spot on the Hawks roster. in conclusion both josh smith and josh childress contributed to the team. josh smith's contribution was just more[every game he had stats across the board]. face facts and get over it. THANKS FOR RESIGNING JOSH SMITH ASG! MORE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE HIGHLIGHT FACTORY IN 2008-09!

Posted by: Anonymous on August 9, 2008 10:23AM EST its good. I hope the haters just slip away. Maybe I'll go on some raptors blog and talk trash. That seems constructive. What 'tards.

Posted by: B on August 9, 2008 10:26AM EST who wants to play for toronto, they couldn't even hold there on against boston. raptors suuuck a fatttt one, GO HAWKS!!!!

Posted by: justin smith on August 9, 2008 11:38AM EST Great Josh Smith is a great athletic player that could be a mega star if he got his game together. He needs to play the game like a power forward cause that what his skill set is more aimed torward or practice his ball handling and jump shooting but i rather have him then a jerman oneil. Josh is crazy good and if he post up and mike feeds him your looking at a 20 and 10 player and for the money that they payed for him..... man put it this way if mike is anything like his old self the hawks could go far in the play off ........ not a hawks fan just an NBA fan but i see talent when i see

Posted by: Anonymous on August 9, 2008 11:50AM EST Good job signing Josh Smith the chemistry between him and Joe Johnson was to much for any team to lose. Don't stop their management we still need a big versatile good guy in the center position those guys deserve that alone with all the hawks out their. Fans we need to do our part to fill the stands in phillip arena this year and our options will be much better. GO HAWKS

Posted by: khiry on August 9, 2008 11:53AM EST Great move, it took too long tho. We should've been signed him and for more money. I think he still doesn't want to be in Atlanta, if we make the playoffs then it's another story but if we don't you can't blame none of the players if they leave b/c of poor management and coaching. Our depth is going to hurt us this year, mo evans is good but not a 6th man but probably can do it. We should trade a 2nd round pick, speedy claxton, and zaza to the grizzles for javaris criettiton & hakim warrick. Im sure they would do it b/c they're trying to rebuild in the draft. That would give us another young guard - healthy - and a proven backup pf behind j smoove. Randolph Morris may not be that bad but im not on his bandwagon. Idk just some thoughts we just need a backup post man then in the 2009 draft we need to get a legit center.

Posted by: Anonymous on August 9, 2008 11:56AM EST What have Solomon Jones been doing this off season has he pickup any weight yet. If I am right about this guy he will be a big key in the Hawks success come on Solomon do what it takes to get into the rotation.

Posted by: Jason Kantor on August 9, 2008 12:00PM EST THERE IS A GOD and he is a Hawks Fan!!!!!!! Thank you.

Posted by: Anonymous on August 9, 2008 12:02PM EST Khiry I read your comment and don't take this the wrong way but Josh need to be in the SF position and AL as PF and we need to acquire a big in the middle with Morris and ZaZa as backup AL backup should be Solomon and Josh backup maybe Marvin William if we don't have to use him in a deal for a Center. Thanks

Posted by: butch on August 9, 2008 12:02PM EST mike you is a duck plucker you can not pick teams you think are going to make the playoffs this early.the hawks have all ready added to quality players to their team,they are going to better than a lot of you duck pl uckers think and thats the bottom line because i said so.

Posted by: butch sullivan macon ga. on August 9, 2008 12:17PM EST lot people talking about money players in the nba make.they some should get those big contracts and some should not,get be real no body is worth millions for doing anything. if people want to pay that kind of money for any kind of job of whatever more power to the ones on the receiving end.people talking about josh smith look at the money deng got from chicago he cannot touch josh smith.

Posted by: justin on August 9, 2008 12:22PM EST whats goin on with all the raptors fans on hawks.com..thats kind of random..its not like the raptors are our rivals..i did want iggy, but im gald we didnt lose smith

Posted by: justin on August 9, 2008 12:23PM EST whats goin on with all the raptors fans on hawks.com..thats kind of random..its not like the raptors are our rivals..i did want iggy, but im glad we didnt lose smith

Posted by: Michael on August 9, 2008 12:25PM EST All I can say is ThankYou Memphis on getting Josh to Sign this Contract for US. I am still not sure about Marvin Williams. They say he is putting on about 30 pounds of muscle and is better at the knocking down the 3pt. shot ... I HOPE so cause He is toooo slow and clumsy to play the small forward spot.. He better come out like an animal.

Posted by: Roei Levi on August 9, 2008 12:29PM EST FEW...............I'm soooooooooooo relieved that the hawks resigned Without josh smith the hawks will be DOOMED DOOMED I TELL YOU DOOMED and I also think that JOSH SMITH will make a great team with Maricius Evans and Adam Moriss THANKS

Posted by: Roei Levi on August 9, 2008 12:36PM EST You know almost everybody that wrote in this coment list just wrote bad stuff about josh smith so if you agree with me about josh smith staying on the hawks for the next five years please leave a comment and at the end of the comment write I STAND WITH ROEI LEVI GO JOSH SMITH

Posted by: DaBird on August 9, 2008 12:36PM EST I'm very glad that we resigned him; it is good to know that he will be wearing a Hawks uniform this season. But, as a die hard Hawks fan, I am disappionted with the organization that tells its fan base that its number one priority was to sign both Joshes this summer to long term deals and this is how you get the job done. You let one go overseas and you wait six weeks for the other to get an offer from another team to match it just blows my mind. To me, it seems that keeping either one was not a major priority as much as saving money was. Unfortunately, again, future elite free agents won't think about coming here because of how you treat your key core players with no loyalty and appreciation. As a fan, it also shows that the ownership group does not want Philips Arena to be packed like it was in the playoffs (went to 2 out of 3 games, amazing) because offering only lowball contracts does not make me think that you are serious about keeping a playoff contender intact. Luckily, I am still a fan of the Hawks players, but not of the Spirit Group. Get Belkin out, straighten up the ownership, and make this franchise one that is not laughed at by the rest of the world by being a more proactive about attracting and keeping players that the fans want to see on the court.

Posted by: Roei Levi on August 9, 2008 12:49PM EST all the people that write bad stuff its their apinion but what i say is that their backstbbing knukle headed EDIOTS you stupid Jerks not people that write good stuff their good people

Posted by: Dan on August 9, 2008 1:18PM EST yah yah yah!! GO HAWKS!!!! U CAN DO IT!!!!!!

Posted by: Dan on August 9, 2008 1:20PM EST YAH!!! U CAN DOIT!!!! GO HAWKS!!!!

Posted by: FRAZIERMAN on August 9, 2008 1:27PM EST HALLELUJAH!!!!! THE HAWKS DEFFINITELY GONNA MAKE THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR - WITH THE NEW FREE AGENTS WE SIGNED - PLUS J.SMITH-J.JOHNSON-A.HORFORD- and M.BIBBY EXPECT US TO GO FAR.THE HAWKS ARE FINALLY BECOMING A RESPECTABLE FRANCHISE. NOTE*(TEAMS THAT MAY WILL SHOCK THE WORLD)* ATLANTA HAWKS PHILEDELPHIA 76ERS L.A CLIPPERS

Posted by: Steve Chase on August 9, 2008 1:32PM EST to all you ignorant raps fans, were sorry we knocked the crap out of TJ, but thats no reason to chime in and hate! Were on the rise and theres nothing you can do to stop it. Think we still need some added def and rbnd in the middle, but if Bibby can get it going this year and show his veteran savy, we will easily exceed expectation.

Posted by: LeGeref on August 9, 2008 1:33PM EST WOW, I CANT BELIEVE THEIR ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT FEEL THE WAY I DO. I AM SO EXCITED. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS CHECKING THIS PAGE ON A DAILY BASIS TO SEE THEM RESIGN. STILL A LITTLE BUT HURT ABOUT CHILDRESS, BUT SUND JUST MADE UP FOR IT.

Posted by: Anonymous on August 9, 2008 1:35PM EST I love josh in a hawks uniform but i take back nothing i said about him being a bit selfish and spoiled. He is still young and has a lot to learn but i still love him and im going to watch him grow into one of the best players in the league.

Posted by: c.w. mardi on August 9, 2008 1:49PM EST Smart move Hawks, what took ya so long! Congrats Josh ( you are the man)

Posted by: wuffe on August 9, 2008 2:17PM EST Thankyou Memphis for signing him up to a offer sheet for Atlanta so we could sign him ... Not a bad price.. The thing about Marvin Williams putting on about 30lbs of muscle and working on his outside 3pointer recently, He still looks clumsy to me ... He certainly doesnt have the quickness to keep up with the small forwards or drive to the basket, I just dont see him as much of a rebounder either cause his game is mostly on the perimeter. I still say let him have another modestly good year and trade him for a center

Posted by: ty on August 9, 2008 2:48PM EST raptors you dont even have a point guard and jermaine oneal is washed up now

Posted by: Anonymous on August 9, 2008 3:11PM EST Everyone is happy for Josh to include me lets focus on a man in the middle to make this all worth while. The long period with Josh signing and losing Childress is water under the bridge at least management came through with the most important signing. Now lets get a center.

Posted by: Dan on August 9, 2008 3:25PM EST YES!!!!!!!! 5 year deal...wahooooooooooooo. AL is going to be much more of a monster this season. Acie law doesnt have the injury bug anymore. Mike bibby and fully heathey. Maurice is going to be big stuf. and we can trade speedy!!!wahooo....speedy a waste of hawks cap room....need to trade him!!! Thank you Rick....we will be the champs baby. GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: jim on August 9, 2008 4:45PM EST I am glad its over. Hawks fans,if woodson is so bad then why before each game with the pistons do all of his former players come up to him and congratulate him. If he doesnt get it done this year then we can fire him,until thin we need to chill out.

Posted by: hawksfan on August 9, 2008 4:59PM EST we gonna be da champs and please raptors fans shut up

Posted by: Minch on August 9, 2008 5:17PM EST Raptors fans, this is Hawks site. It is retarded to visit Hawks site and post something that has nothing to do with Raptors. Plus, Raptors' fans, you need to know how to spell correctly and basic internet manners. Hawks finally did right thing to be playoff contender. We've got Bibby for full year and Joe Johnson and Smith will be great combination. Maurice Evans will give a 3 point shooter that we lacked last year. We'll miss Childress, but hopefully those two signing before Smith can replace Childress in both paint and perimeter

Posted by: Chase Creasy on August 9, 2008 6:18PM EST wow... i thought we were gonna let him get away... that wouldve been a tremendous blow 2 the defense... if he can ever figure it out on the offensive end this kid will be a superstar. lets go hawks!!!!

Posted by: VINI on August 9, 2008 6:22PM EST GOOD LUCK ATL.YOU ARE WRONG.SMITH IS OK TO BE IN OUR TEAM BUT NOT WITH THAT MONEY.U SHOULD UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.jOSH IS NOT A GOOD PLAYER.HE WILL MAYBE BE IN THAT LEVEL AFTER 2 YEARS.WE NEED SOMEBODY ON GUARD POSSITION. BIBY AND LOW ARE NOT THE PLAYERS THAT CAN HELP THIS TEAM.WE CAN BE PERFECT:ZAZA-5,AL in4,MARVIN -3 AND JO in 2.THE 1 POSSITION WE CAN NOT TRUST LOW.BRING SOMEBODY.BENCH PLAYER.EVANS-SOLO-SMITH -LOW.THAN THIS IS THE TEAM THAT CAN DOMINATE THE BOARD.WE SOW THAT ANYTIME WHEN WE PLAY WITH 2 BIG MAN.BIG Z AND AL.THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SAME LIKE SPURS BABY.COACH WOODSON TRUST THOSE 2 BIG PLAYER AND U WILL SEE.

Posted by: Chase Creasy on August 9, 2008 6:29PM EST p.s. way to go Rick Sund, good first offseason so far keep up the good work!!!

Posted by: SHIO on August 9, 2008 6:30PM EST Thanks my man.Thats what I am tolking about.Bring AL in 4 and big Z in 5.Josh is not the main problem.He is ok,but need to learn,because he can not defense,dribling the boll .Only left side and left side.Go HAWKS.Please Hawks stuff do me a favor.Finde some nice dancers

Posted by: mike on August 9, 2008 7:07PM EST There u go hawks. back to the playoffs. p.s. i love the guy who said josh smith cant score even tho he averaged 18 ppg and had a few thirty point games haha ur an idiot.

Posted by: oumar diallo on August 9, 2008 7:33PM EST HAWKS SUCK. LET'S GO GRIZZ GAY, CONLEY, MAYO, GASOL, AND DARGO MATCH THAT HAWKS. YA SHOULD OF LET SMITH GO. NO PLAYOFF FOR THE HAWKS. GAY FOR MVP MAYO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. GRIZZLIES NBA CHAMPS

Posted by: Anonymous on August 9, 2008 8:21PM EST Man big Z is not a started management should go after Elson and Pargo resign Richardson and add this guy hunter. by the way why do all the other teams have more guys on their roster.

Posted by: tnc on August 9, 2008 9:09PM EST Muuuuuahhhz! :-) I'mma buy season tickets soooon!!!! Can't wait for the season to begin

Posted by: hawkfan4real on August 9, 2008 10:00PM EST Well, it looks like we signed othello hunter from the summer league, he seems excited to come to the hawks, lets hope he does some good

Posted by: J-Bird on August 9, 2008 11:28PM EST Is their seriously a Griz fan on here talking smack now? Wow what has the world come to. Oh and by the way maybe you were in a coma for the past 8 months but Pao Gasol is no longer a member of the Griz so your lineup is messed up to begin with. Bibby = Conley...... i think Conley is the player we should have taken 2 years ago but Bibby's experience and clutch shot is just as good as Conley's potential Johnson >> Mayo ..... Johnson is a far better 2 guard then Mayo at this point in his career so dont even go their Smith = Gay .... Smith is a much better defensive player but Gay is a better offensive player both are future studs in the league Williams > Dargo obviously do i even need to say why?? Bottom line is we were the only team in the NBA that took the best team in the NBA to a game 7 in the playoffs.... not the Lakers, Pistons, Cavs, Spurs, Mavs, Raptors, Hornets, and deffinately not the Grizz so get an 8 seed then come back and talk to us

Posted by: hawkfan on August 10, 2008 12:13AM EST j-bird, wat r u talking about? we are not the only team, didn't you see the game 7 between the cavs and the celtics when lebron and pierce went at each other, talk about watching the playoffs

Posted by: correction on August 10, 2008 12:20AM EST J-Brid, The Cavs took 'em to game 7 in the very next round and it was one of the illest games in any round of the playoffs..Of course, aside from the game Joe Johnson took over in the 4th, and single handedly beat the Celts..Classic! I think JSmoove blocked Rondo about three times in that game..Glad to see him back! And I think the Gasol this dude's talkin about is Pao's brother Marc, a 7-1/265 pound rookie C..never seen him play, but I'm sure Horford will school'im inside every time they meet.

Posted by: ben on August 10, 2008 1:56AM EST Lets go hawks! we the champs! hawks fan forever and always! y these otha people hain on the hawks! hawks the best! yay we #1

Posted by: Anonymous on August 10, 2008 7:51AM EST I am a true hawks fan. I would be a hawks fan with or without josh smith. he is a good player but he turns the ball over quite a bit and has no jump shot. I think the hawks are progressing and taking steps towards being a dominant force in the eastern conference. All hail Joe Johnson. GO HAWKS!

Posted by: J-Bird on August 10, 2008 9:38AM EST MY bad i admit im wrong i thought it was game 6 that the cavs took boston to but your right. My point was this Griz fan is posting the lineup like hes got 5 All-Stars playing for his team. He has 3 guys with potential thats it not one of them has done a thing in this league so far besides Gay. Saying that the Griz are gonna be champs is fine but do it on your own board dont come on the hawks board and say stuff like the hawks suck it just makes me mad. I live in Northern PA so i get to watch about 2 hawks games a year except for last year when i watched all of the hawks playoff games. As far as the Cavs & Celtics thing i admit i was wrong i just didnt remember game 7 but now that you say something i do remember it.

Posted by: A.K.M. fo life on August 10, 2008 10:25AM EST hawks have a really good line up they have 4 all star players 1.Bibby 2.joe johnson 3.marvin williams 4.j smooo 5.al horford tats a killer team

Posted by: quinton on August 10, 2008 1:01PM EST he is the only reason i watch the hawks smith should be an all star

Posted by: Anonymous on August 10, 2008 2:28PM EST Not to go against you AKM but Marvin Williams need to come out of the starting Line up. Al did a great job as a center last season he is a power forward Al need to go back to his natural position we need to get a 7 footer in there and Marvin come off the bench like Childress did and Josh should be the starting small forward and we can make some noise.

Posted by: Hawksgirl on August 10, 2008 2:41PM EST Is othello Hunter on the Hawks or considering? and who is he?

Posted by: Anonymous on August 10, 2008 3:10PM EST yes yes yes we signed him some of u people said he will never sign back

Posted by: kenneth on August 10, 2008 4:41PM EST hawks playoff bound bby joe johnson, josh smith mike bibby al horford and marvin williams with acie law as a backup we r gonna win our division and win the nba finals bby GO HAWKS

Posted by: Matt on August 10, 2008 5:36PM EST Go Hawks! look out for us next SeaSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: santi on August 10, 2008 6:16PM EST HAWKS ALL THE WAY

Posted by: Yasser on August 10, 2008 6:18PM EST All you Raptors fans can go suck one. I know yall are still pissed about that game last year when we beat ya'll in overtime. GET OVER YOURSELVES! the hawks are a much better team then the Raps and yall know it. I'm happy with resigning J Smoove. Hey Mike, your a retard cause this is what the playoffs will look like next yr. 1. Boston 2. Detroit 3. Orlando 4. Clevland 5. Atlanta 6. Philly 7. New Jersey 8. Toronto Thats how its gonna be.

Posted by: Anonymous on August 10, 2008 6:22PM EST Hold on one minute hawks fans we still need a man in the middle we are not quite strong enough yet. I hope management get this guy Elson and add Pargo. If we use Marvin William as a six man like Childress was I think we will have something very powerful brewing lets keep our fingers cross this maybe the year. Thanks

Posted by: Anonymous on August 10, 2008 6:30PM EST If we are lucky enough to add the pieces the Line up will look like this. PG Bibby backup Pargo and Law SG Johnson backup Evans and Richardson SF Smith backup Williams and Hunter PF Horford backup Solomon C Elson backup Morrison and ZaZa(You need an extra big

Posted by: sumone on August 10, 2008 6:35PM EST AURYTE HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!! HEY RAPS FANS,,,GET DA HELL OUT...QUIT TALKIN TRASH,,,JST LET UR BOIS PLAY AND WE'LL SEE HOW THEY HANDLE THE HAWKS NXT SEASON J-SMITH OWNED BOSH WITH ALL HIS BLOCKS LAST SEASON....SOON TO BE YOUNGEST TO REACH A THOUSAND BLOCKS.. STILL THINK WE COULD'V GOTTEN SUMONE FOR SPEEDY AND MARVIN

Posted by: Anonymous on August 10, 2008 6:36PM EST Speedy and Mario as needed or on the bubble.

Posted by: Anonymous on August 10, 2008 6:40PM EST Sumone I think Marvin will be a help but he definitely need to come off the bench and yes they need to do something with Speedy and perhaps Mario West to.

Posted by: Anonymous on August 10, 2008 6:51PM EST hehehehe.... lets play 2k8 and match raptors and hawks.... I garantee to have 80 - 40 score leading hawks leaving raptors behind..!!! HAHAHAHAHA.... TAmbak!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous on August 10, 2008 9:12PM EST LOL i say even trying to compare the raptors to the hawks is and insult to the hawks, we all know the hawks are far superior!!!and great move resign josh smith!!!

Posted by: dwade3 on August 10, 2008 9:53PM EST BREAKING NEWS:the atlanta have signed othello hunter from ohio state buckeyes

Posted by: dwade3 on August 10, 2008 9:55PM EST BREAKING NEWS:the atlanta hawks haves signed othello hunter from the ohio state buckeyes

Posted by: richard west on August 11, 2008 12:21AM EST what the hell took yall so long to give him his damn money..... #5 that dude.... well soon as he get a j...lol... but hell he still do numbers.... stop playin so much nieke!

Posted by: Tala on August 11, 2008 2:05AM EST great with resigning J-Smooth . and btw why don't they sign any player from Euroleague .

Posted by: Anonymous on August 11, 2008 6:24AM EST i hope we can get some of these FA eddie jones jamaal magloire j.r smith lindsey hunter carl landry dikembe mutombo alono mourning dorell wright janelo pargo bonzi wells michael finley

Posted by: Anonymous on August 11, 2008 6:54AM EST kelvin cato and danny fortson...both bigs are excellent defenders and rebounders back when they were still in their respective teams. there might be some problem with their conditioning but i hope they still have something left in their tank. and find chemistry in our team. i also want to add j.r smith, however his locker room presence is a concern but hey he's an intstant offense and his style of game fits our team. eddie jones? not sure if he can still produce. magloire, i think he can do something good for our team. lindsey hunter i think is an underrated pg be he can be a good addition in our team we need his leadership specialy his tenacious defense. he can also guard a sg he's done a great job in detroit. carl landry? is he really good? mutombo is much like mourning. a hard worker and like mourning he has the biggest heart in their team and a hustle player. they can still block shots and rebound but their very old. dorell wright? he needs to improve his perimeter shooting but i've seen him play really well when he was with miami he reminds me of dwade when he was a rookie? i must be crazy? but has less potential.f he'll develop his shooting he can be a perfect fit in our team like j.r. pargo? a reliable pg, i was really impressed by his performace in the playoffs he can be a great sixth man for our team a good boost for our team. bonzi wells? he's a good forward who can play excellent defense and slash inside. i ws impressed by his performance when he was with the kings. but his locker room presence is also a concern he might not be a good fit in our team. michaek finley? he's really old.... these are only my opinion. i hope we can get a good FA this year to add depth in our bench. good teams have good starters...playoff teams however have good starters and bench. mind you guys we won't be a contender by only having a good starting lineup. I love my hawks i hope we'll have a good run this year. God bless our team!

Posted by: Manu on August 11, 2008 11:44AM EST Mama, ring the bells!!!! Now we can play 4 the division leading!!!!! Now will be perfect add JR Smith...

Posted by: sam on August 11, 2008 11:44AM EST Lets go hawks.New I dout on who read this but theres something I would like to try coach Woodson. Picking up RANDOPH MARRIS sounds good a 6'11 259pound center and MAURICE EVANS over there siting down ready to come in is good then to top it with geting JOSH back. Lets try puting RANDOPH at center,AL at power,JOSH at small,JOE at shooting,MIKE at point thats what we should try in camp.

Posted by: Anonymous on August 11, 2008 12:13PM EST not a bad idea Sam but if the hawks can pick up a center they should simple because we have an 80 game season and we really don't know what we will get out of Morris and ZaZa we all know he have his good days and bad also he is accident prone and he spend as much time on the floor as he do standing up.

Posted by: G Rob on August 11, 2008 12:32PM EST Great re-signing of SMITH, however we need to trade some of the role players for a better Big Guy, Al Horford is a good defender against big men so is Smith but we need one guy that is bigger then them to carry us all the way. I would trade Zaza and M. Williams or claxton, more likely claxton with the pick up of M. Evans for One Big guy that can defend, rebound and score down low.

Posted by: hawksfan5 on August 11, 2008 12:45PM EST yall come on everbody knows we should have gotten rid of woodson for all i care he can suck some wood

Posted by: hawksfan5 on August 11, 2008 12:48PM EST jim shut up

Posted by: Dashizz357 on August 11, 2008 12:59PM EST trade M. Williams for Mike Miller, we need another big shooter. 4sho!

Posted by: Brian on August 11, 2008 1:49PM EST Go Hawks

Posted by: sumone on August 11, 2008 3:36PM EST one name.... .............Center Lamarcus Aldrige........with Oden returning to their line up..his time will be limited..he wouldnt mind coming in and be our starting center all the way......we could totally trade for this guy....he can defend (long arms)..has excellent post up play..and can take the mid range shot.... i like previous comment about getting another big shooter like Mike Miller....

Posted by: Eric on August 11, 2008 6:09PM EST Mike Bibby, Al Horford, Joe Johnson, Josh Smith....that's playoffs for sure. With a decent center, who knows how far the Hawks will go in the post season. I agree that we should work on getting Lamarcus Aldridge from Portland, if it's possible.

Posted by: Hawks fan on August 11, 2008 6:21PM EST like eric said bibby,joe,al,smith is playoffs and bibby will now have a better understaning of the offense i say we win about 46 games if all players stay healty and play at a high level

Posted by: Hawks Chick on August 11, 2008 7:22PM EST FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!! OMG, what took sooo long ASG, what were you guys doing all this freakin time?? You guys finally did something right!! I'm soooo glad this is out of the way, they can now focus on trying to improve the team. We have a great core Joe, Josh, Al, Mike, and Marvin!! Oh and Hawk haters should shut it, would you not be happy if the second best player on your team was staying. Also learn how to read, if you like the Raps sooooo much then go to the Raptors site, this is HAWKS.COM!!!!! GO HAWKS!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous on August 11, 2008 8:24PM EST Eric that's a good idea but I think they may want to much for him. I say go after a 7 foot like Elson not to expensive and he can deflex shots and give Josh and Al second chance rebounding opportunities something we did not have much of last season and this really hurt out team last season we did a lot of one and done because the other team have big guys.

Posted by: T-Rock on August 12, 2008 6:32PM EST Elson will be the best fit for the hawks right now we have a great team but with Elson we be Easten Conference Champ's

Posted by: gadawgs on August 12, 2008 7:59PM EST This is a great move...if only Sund could have hired Avery or Flip this would have been perfect! But what did he do? he went and extended Woodson's contract SMH... I'm afraid Josh and Woodson are gonna get into it again...

Posted by: Dunkadelic TV on August 13, 2008 2:03AM EST Josh Smith is one of the most explosive dunkadelic small forwards in the league. He's only 22 or 23. He's just learning how to play real NBA basketball. Keeping him after losing Josh Childress to Europe was important to the growth of the team after their performance against Boston in first round of the 2008 NBA playoffs.

Posted by: vini on August 13, 2008 10:27AM EST atlanta hawks is going to be the same.nothing change.with this mentality we are 9 on the east again.what you are tolking about Eric or whatever.We have player.Big Z.and Solomon.This team need 1-a COASH 2- a guard.With Biby we can not do nothing.He is done.I think he come for vacation in our team. 3-J Johnson need to be on wright place.4-Al have to be in 4,because he can not defense big players.With those cheep owners hawks cant do nothing.

Posted by: shIO on August 13, 2008 10:39AM EST hey man.please bring lorenzo wright.what u tolking,bring this or this player.We have players enough is enough.One think change the coach and u will see.Everybody is tolking about players.Thats wrong.The main problem is coach.Good luck Hawks.take averybody and keep going with Woodson.I have a idea.why we dont sell Woodson uniform

Posted by: Dee on August 13, 2008 3:18PM EST Could this be the year that the Hawks break the .500 mark? I surely hope so. Last year was just the tip of the iceberg, when it came down to Hawks basketball. I realistically see a 46 to 48 win team. The Hawks need to play more defense, overall. Silly raptor fans, Atlanta will beat Toronto at least 3 times this year. Quit hatin on the progress the Hawks have. 2 to 3 years away from the top of the league. Watch!

Posted by: G Rob on August 14, 2008 1:05PM EST Trade Zaza for somebody he does not score enough, he is good offensive rebounder though but we need some one that going to rebound and put points on the board someone like Josh Smith or Horford just with more height, some one that brings the excitement to the Highlight factory. Someone like the old What were hawks thinking we had JR Rider, Rasheed Wallace, Jim Jackson, MOOKIE, Stacey Augmon, I know some of them got old but Rasheed had years left in him look what he did in detroit, why do they always trade the big name players?

Posted by: kevin jordan on August 14, 2008 5:39PM EST perfect.. we will have at least three people on the all star team next yeara... al joe josh mike... boston is too old and not athletic enough to stop us now,, and our bench is too deep.. now istead of one great 6 man.. we have 3 that could even start on other teams.. WE DONT NEED A TRUE CENTER.. we to athletic and a real center will slow us down.. thats whats wrong wit the suns now.. if marvin williams finally step up to his potential.. we will be unstopable ... i am jus extreemly happy that they did the smartest thing... we might be number one seed for the next five years..... somebody doing something right.. 2008 the best year ever for america.. HAWKS BECOME A DYNASTY... OBAMA WILL BE PRESIDENT... I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL... USA WINNING EVERY OLYMPIC GAME... WHAT ELSE CAN U ASK FOR... WHATS NEXT... VICK COMING BACK TO THE FALCONS

Posted by: Anonymous on August 15, 2008 3:40AM EST I don't know what ya'll gettin hype for. that's just confirming his trade to detroit for tayshaun and amir johnson. Josh will be in a pistons uniform next year. DEEE-TROIT BASKET-BALL still runnin the EAST !

Posted by: G Rob on August 15, 2008 9:07AM EST VICK COMING BACK would be great but I doubt he will ever be in a falcons uniform again. we will be some big contenders in East, and Josh Smith isnt going anywhere he from the A and going stay in the A

Posted by: flash on August 16, 2008 1:03AM EST Josh Smith sells tickets with his great athletic ability. He can block shots and dunk with the best of him, but he has no basketball intelligence at all. If he can stop shooting 3's and making dumb turnovers, he can become one of the best in the league. With his freakish athleticism, it would have been ignorant to not resign him, however, there is a lot for him to improve on. With that being said, add a center that can run (Not Randolph Morris) and the Hawks could make a deep run in the playoffs, forget just makin it! Bench is getting deeper, but need a athletic center...

Posted by: Patrick Foster on August 17, 2008 12:20PM EST thank god for a minute i thought we were goin to lose smith but i am glad we are getting him back and others all talk about the celtics big 3 but see we got our big 4 too but really you can say the whole team but Josh Smith, Joe Johnson, Mike Bibby, and Al Horford....this year we will be contenders for the nba championship and just think no one thought we could make it past game 4 with the celtics but we did and i am lookin forward jus like the rest of the hawks fans are to this upcoming season...... WE BELIEVE!!!!!!!

Posted by: G Rob on August 18, 2008 1:02PM EST Robert Horry and Juwan Howard I like those 2 to come to the hawks one of them they have the veterean experience and can help the younger players and Horry has always been the one to win the game no matter what team he goes to he is a great 4th quarter player, and great shooter he would be a great role player to have in Atlanta

Posted by: atl on August 21, 2008 6:13PM EST HEI, DID U GUYS HEAR ABOUT THAT 7'2" CENTER FROM THE IRAN NATIONAL TEAM??HE'S BEEN GIVEN THE "OK" TO SIGN WITH AN NBA TEAM. HE'S PRETTY GOOD..AVERAGING 17 POINTS AND 10 BOARDS (AROUND) THAT AREA DURING THE OLYMPICS AND POSTED AROUND 23 POINTS AND 15 BOARDS AGAINST THE DEFENDING CHAMPS ARGENTINA... I DONT KNOW,,HE'D MAKE A GUD CENTER AND NOT COST TOO MUCH..........WHICH THE TEAM IS MORE WORRIED ABOUT..."COST"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous on August 22, 2008 1:00PM EST **** da raptors and hawks, rockets are gonna make it 2 da finals dis year

Posted by: lamarrea johnson on August 22, 2008 1:26PM EST good job josh smith keep yo game up. I got luv for thr hawks.

Posted by: Abionix on August 23, 2008 3:00PM EST Замечательная новость! Джош Смит снова с нами. Sund вообще молоток, реально удивил! Не стоит обращать внимание на фанатов Рэптор, кто тут отписался. Пусть хоть сто раз говорят, выливают тут свое говно, Смит все равно вернулся в Атланту. Следующий сезон мы зажжем... главное, чтобы наш чемпион не расслаблялся. Atlanta rulezzzz! Smith - master... Мы с тобой, парень!

Posted by: Jeff on August 23, 2008 10:14PM EST not a bad offseason hawks picked up like 6 free agents there isn't anything wrong with that i still think we need a proven center but we now have offense, with Murray, Evans, and Gardner and we got some more big bodies and rebounding with Morris, and Hunter also increased defense more with Evans and with Marvin being able to shoot the three now looks pretty good for hawks you need to get josh smith a shooting trainer too then he will average 25 a game if he can shoot with consistency

Posted by: Mellie Mel on August 26, 2008 3:51PM EST Now all they need is a big man and they'll be straight!

Posted by: atl on August 29, 2008 7:36PM EST i'm kinda dissapointed that the Hawks didnt go after the 7'2 Iranian....

Posted by: james cotton on August 30, 2008 11:34AM EST go hawks with joe johnson, al horfd,mike bibby, josh, marvin williams at the start and with evans and flip murray coming off the bench we are might go all the way that's if we can beat boston i hope we won't get the 8th i hope we get the 2nd or 3rd anything else but face the boston again so go hawks and lets have a great nba year again and shock the the world again like you did in the playoffs

Posted by: john grice on September 4, 2008 11:18PM EST I feel like our defence is suspect but at times great if we can defend the permiter and rebound the ball our offence will take care of its self with the additions and josh smith better grow up and stop crying ur killin us and your team

Posted by: Prince Tondo on September 5, 2008 5:50PM EST than God i finally feel good again

Posted by: Keith Scott on September 6, 2008 8:15PM EST I am simply elated that the hawks will keep Josh Smith. Imagine the roster with Joe Johnson, Al Horford, Zaza P., and a pretty good coach in Mike Woody. We are going to have that fia for many years to come. If all the players remain with the Hawks and then you have to acknowledge the trades that will take place for some of the more scruber players and then the drafts and then the Ha-ha yea baby, yes sir, it's going down in the A-town. We are going to be even better in years to come. The Hawks have pretty much all the pieces. I mean look and see what the Atlanta Hawks did last year. We were on the verge of shocking the world. It's definetly going to be a special year for the Atlanta Hawks indeed. Hopefully I ain't just dreaming but I feel as if the Atlanta Hawks will be NBA champs this year. It's all about them Atlanta Hawks. Definetly this year and for years to come of course after we get a real center the Atlanta Hawks are going to be something serious. Yea once we do that and move Al Horford to 1 forward his official position. We will achieve our mission and become the new NBA champs for years to come. Yea I'm just imagining that happening wih such glee mentally I'm saying ooo-wee. This roster maintence makes me sincerly happy.

Posted by: Horacio on September 19, 2008 3:36PM EST Somos el caballo negro de la nueva temporada! GO HAWKS! Vamos a empezar a cobrar facturas pendientes contra los equipos. 20 points JSmith!

Posted by: jose on September 24, 2008 2:49PM EST Did you very good job last year, but am shure you could do much bether this season. i belive in you my team. good luck. go hawks.

Posted by: max almonte on October 1, 2008 5:00PM EST se que somos un mejor equipo