Posted by: Neil on May 23, 2007 3:16PM EST Please someone from Atlanta call Hibbert and get him to change his mind!!!!!!! He was the best option at #3. But if that can't happen we need Conley Jr. at #3 and then hopefully get Noah at #11. But what about Tiago Splitter if Noah is gone? Does he just suck or what? nobody has said anything about him and he is a defensive oriented 6'11" pf/c

Posted by: Neil on May 23, 2007 3:36PM EST We could also trade the #11 pick and one of our forwards (marvin or shelden) and/or point guards (any of them it doesn't really matter) or salim who is a good shooter but too short to be a shooting guard for a good established center like camby which would be the best option for us then we would have this lineup: conley at pg, johnson at sg, smith at sf, marvin or even zaza at pf and camby at center. Get rid of ivey, batista, and slava they are no good.

Posted by: Anonymous on May 23, 2007 4:31PM EST i don't think the hawks office will consider yi at all. i hope this isn't taken offensively, but the dozens of comments advocating his pick last night were probably written by a bunch of chinese fanatics who are too blinded by the dream of another home country representative to acknowledge the obvious fact that the hawks need a point guard. aside from the fact that there are better available big men than yi in the draft, the hawks immediate first-step needs to be the acquisition of either mike conley jr. or a proven point guard (via trade), someone lifetimes ahead of lue, claxton, or johnson. we don't need a center with fast feet and a soft touch. we need a much stronger and more athletic presence that will dominate rebounds, score or demand double-teams from the low-post, and protect our basket with muscle and shot-blocking.

Posted by: Melanie on May 23, 2007 4:35PM EST Al Horford =]

Posted by: HAWKS FAN FROM DAY ONE on May 23, 2007 4:35PM EST CAMBY!!! CAMBY!!! Man, get real!! Trade the 11th pick and a forward and R. Ivey to the Timberwolves for KEVIN GARNETT. CAMBY sucks when compared to KG any day. PG- #3 pick SG- Joe Johnson SF- J. Smith/J. Childress/M. Williams PF- Z. Pachulia/S. Williams C- KEVIN GARNETT

Posted by: neil on May 23, 2007 4:58PM EST ok garnett would work but if we can't get garnett then camby or jermaine oneal one of those three would be much better then hawes, noah or splitter or horford

Posted by: JCarter on May 23, 2007 6:11PM EST We need a Point Guard to free up Joe Johnson more. So Mike Conley Jr. is the best point guard we can get or Acie Law. The 11th pick is for a Center. Joakim Noah or Al Horford would be come good pick ups. We need a "strong" Center down low to block shots with Josh Smith since our power forwards can't do it. A floor leader and a gate keeper is what we need. We have enough positions in the middle. We are not in a good position to trade for Garnett or anyone else. No one is going to come to the Hawks. They want to go to a team that has a chance to win a championship.

Posted by: ANTOINE on May 23, 2007 6:30PM EST DEAR HAWKS, PLEASE DRAFT ROY HIBBERT PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DO NOT DRAFT A 5-6 POINT GUARD FROM EUROPE WHO ONLY AVERAGES 2.6 POINTS IN 3.2 MINUTES A GAME!!!!!!!!HIBBERT IS THE BEST BET TRUST ME!!!!!!!!

Posted by: JCarter on May 23, 2007 6:40PM EST Mr. Antoine, Hibbert went back to college for his senior year. We can't get him, but you are right, we do need a big man.

Posted by: King of Marietta on May 23, 2007 6:47PM EST PG- Conley Pg backup- T-lue SG- All-star Joe Johnson SG backup- slimin or J-chill SF-J-smoove SF backup-J-chill or Marvin PF-Marvin PF backup- Shelden or Jokim Noah C-Jokim Noah, Spencer Hawes or KG C backup- ZAZA and Shelden

Posted by: Brandon on May 23, 2007 7:02PM EST Just taking a shot in the dark, but is it completely ignorant to ask if the Hawks can trade the #3 & #11 for the #1 to nab Oden?

Posted by: Phillip on May 23, 2007 7:09PM EST Just in... Roy Hibbert is going back to school next year. We wont be able to draft him. we should draft the Chinese guy (forgot name) and Spencer hawes

Posted by: Chase on May 23, 2007 7:21PM EST get some gators, weve got 3 good enough veteran point guards go for noah and horford

Posted by: wes on May 23, 2007 7:32PM EST i think we should draft mike conley jr. for the third pick and for the 11th we either take spencer hawes,or if he is still avaible brandon wright and if both are gone then take jokim noah

Posted by: leroy on May 23, 2007 7:40PM EST 1. we should try and do anything and everything to get a deal for the #1 pick with portland 2. if we cant get a deal done pick up conley at #3 even though its a bit of a reach to take him that early...but i think its one of our biggest needs...so take him 3. with #11 take noah if he is there

Posted by: Chow-yun Skinny on May 23, 2007 8:38PM EST I think with number 3 you go for shot blocker low post presence. Al Horford (can score on the block) or Brandan Wright (raw offensive skills but good defender) would be good pickups. At 11 most likely Acie Law (good leadership) will be available.

Posted by: ToeKnee on May 23, 2007 10:34PM EST As much as I love entertaining all the possibilities with that #3 pick, and there are plenty, we've got to pick Conley. No more waiting around for the future(to some extent). NO MORE PROJECTS!!! thats why i think Yi would be a horrible idea. not that he won't be any good, it's just not a great impact off the bat, too much transition for a team still working on it's chemistry. With Conley we can really just hit the ground running this year. no worrying about speedy's knees(i dont care if he ever sees the floor again. put him in the big Hawk suit to work off his debt to the city) and AJ and Lue are great to have around, they really improve our team. But Conley can really make us go without a huge transition or growing phase. I think he'll fit in with Joe and Josh right off the bat. You have to take Conley at #3. No TRADES!!! please. we need 2 guys!! just use the picks!!!don't get crazy or greedy! At 11 you gotta go with a defensive presence in the paint. I LOVE Noah!! with all our 6-9 guys you really dont need a beast in there just to take up space. Noah, Josh, Solomon, Chills, Zaza, Shelden, thats a decent frontline. go get a veteran big guy who can actually do more than lorenzen. so my picks(hopefully Billy's) are Conley at 3 and Noah at 11. I like Brewer too, it's hard not to like a lot of these guys. but these two with the talent we already have puts us in the playoffs GO HAWKS!!!

Posted by: JK on May 23, 2007 11:01PM EST take PG Conley and C Hawes. end of story. we will make the playoffs. w/ conley, johnson, smith, williams, and hawes on the floor.

Posted by: Joshua on May 23, 2007 11:26PM EST Seriously half of you need to grow up and then some of you need to learn basketball management . I wish the team would get KG or Camby , But there is still an ownership fight and money is tied down . It's why the team didn't get AI last year . Realisticly they could draft Conley trade him to Portland for Jarrett Jack and a few bits , But I bet Noah and Wright are the two for the three pick , Belinelli Hawes Fernandez or Law for the 11th pick . F/A wise they are looking at a greek guy I can't pronounce and Turkish point Cenk Akyol to solidfy that position . But they have around 10 mil into Tyronn Lue and Speedy Claxton . This team can win it needs two things more depth and a solid passer . Mike Woddson has to pressure on defense and run more on offense .

Posted by: John on May 24, 2007 12:27AM EST Although Conley Jr. would be the odvious choice..think of the excitement created if the Hawks draft the 7' foot Yi....can someone say Yoa's impact on the city of Houston? Have anyone seen this guys skills? He is actually good. Very quick for his size, and can score. Maybe the Hawks could finally sell out some games and fans are not there to just see the other team.

Posted by: Obsa on May 24, 2007 12:31AM EST I hope we find a CENTER, noah and hartford are PF, trade the 11th or 3rd for D. howard. or mayb the 3rd and next year 2nd for Agent Zero, and the 11th for D howard. buy for real. we need to find a big guy, and i mean 7 or over that is not 230(yi). i wish by some crazy thing port doesnt get oden, and we get him. for the 11th, we need a scoring PG/ passing PG, like agent Zero, then people would have to double team both our new PG and joe johnson.

Posted by: john on May 24, 2007 12:32AM EST TELL ROY HE NEEDS GO GET HERE WE WILL TAKE HIM AT 3.

Posted by: anthony on May 24, 2007 12:35AM EST People are discounting how much of an impact Kevin Durant can make. Durant can take some of the scoring burden off of JJ and we won't need a special talent at point guard because of all of the talented forwards. How can we get Durant. The No. 3 pick and Marvin Williams for Durant and considerations (Marvin is from Washington state) and they could use numbers, not just one players. The Hawks mainly need someone else who will put pressure on defenses.

Posted by: Liang on May 24, 2007 12:42AM EST No way we take Conley. He's way to inexperienced, and his build is not goo enough. We really need to get a trade for #3 for a big man. If Camby, that's tons of shot blocking. I'm sure KG won't go, but I think that if we could get any big man that can rebound at least 7'1", we should pick up Brewer at #11. Horford would be a good pickup, but I really like Brewer at this time.

Posted by: John on May 24, 2007 12:42AM EST Anthony it would be dumb to get another SF, we have josh smith and josh childress, we need help on D, some1 at center, to block shots and score points in the paint. we need a PG to take the ball down. we do not need another PF or SF or SG, just a Center and PG.

Posted by: neil on May 24, 2007 12:50AM EST The consensus is to take Noah at number three to solidify the middle with a defensive oriented big who brings crazy energy like ronny turiaf does for the lakers. There is no way he will fall to 11 since Hibbert is out. Of course it would have been Hibbert but obviously he didn't want to play for the Hawks or something. Then the only other top center out there is hawes and he has no defense he would be another zaza we dont need that people!!!!!!!! Then at worst we take acie law at 11 or conley if he falls or even crittenton regardless either of the three will work

Posted by: ed on May 24, 2007 1:08AM EST we're going to take Horford or Wright at 3 and then Acie Law at 11. I've got no problems with the picks, but I hope that idiot Billy Knight does the right thing...

Posted by: Tom S on May 24, 2007 2:38AM EST Why is everyone so high on Noah? Take Conley at #3, and try and trade for a low post presence. Noah will be nothing more than Verejao at the next level. I like him, but I don't see anything more than a high energy bench player. He adds no value to the Hawks. If we cannot get any value through trades I would rather see the Hawks take a chance on a young true center prospect, like Hawes.

Posted by: steve on May 24, 2007 2:50AM EST 3- Brandon Wright- Hawks need a shot blocker, he will block shots. Unlimitied upside. This should be called the Oden, Durant, Wright draft. Instead of just the Oden and Durant draft. 11- Spencer Hawes- Can board, good scorer around the basket. Will most definitely be AVAILABLE at this pick. (Horford, Brewer, and Noah will all be gone) The shocker- trade Josh Smith for Mike Conley Jr. Hawks lineup: pg- conley sg- johnson sf- m. williams pf- b. wright c- s. hawes bench: lue/claxton, childress, shelden/soloman, zaza We would have a solid starter at each position to grow and a solid back up at each position. Smells like playoffs.

Posted by: cobe on May 24, 2007 2:57AM EST Lets package the dog walker Billy Knight and Mike Woodson for a bag of Spalding basketballs. We'll even throw in 15 of our 16 owners if anybody is interested

Posted by: cobe on May 24, 2007 2:59AM EST P.S. I can't wait to see what color suits speedy has in store for us next season.

Posted by: Charles on May 24, 2007 3:01AM EST I've been reading a lot on Yi JianLian and I think this guy's gonna be a beast in this league. He's already dominated Noah in a workout in LA, and would bring some additional low post scoring to the Hawks mediocre front court. Not to mention his marketing appeal overseas is unreal. We then use the 11 pick and get Acie Law. I think Law is a better fit than Conley simply because Joe Johnson handles the ball so much, and Law is a much better scorer from the outside. The way our team is structured, I don't think we really need a "true" point guard like everyone says. I'm also not convinced that Claxton is as bad as he played last season. Let's see what the guy can do when he's healthy! I hope BK doesn't bye into all the point guard craze and gets the best player available at three. Yi is IMO and will really help this team down the road.

Posted by: Charles on May 24, 2007 3:05AM EST And go on youtube if you dont know who this guy is. Video speaks for itself. And dont give me the argument that he's got no competition out there. Chinese Professionals are very comparable to US college players. Yi has Pau Gasol written all over him...

Posted by: basketball expert on May 24, 2007 5:39AM EST The master has just ruled, because the Atlanta Hawks have a full roster they should trade the Slava and Royal to make space for the new rookies. Then trade Slava and Royal along with the #11 pick to a stupid team so we can move up in the draft to assure that we can get a quality shot blockin' defensive playin' make you wanna cry type of player.

Posted by: chez on May 24, 2007 6:12AM EST we have to get Conley jr so we can have a stable Pg once we get him at point we should draft a big man like Roy Hibbert to man da center spot or trade the pick for A great veteran center that blocks shots

Posted by: Marcus on May 24, 2007 8:09AM EST Um, We need to take Acie Law at the 11th spot. He is more prepared to run an offense then Conley. He scores more, has less turnovers, and has a better management of the offense. PLUS EXPERIENCE. We want to win now. Smith and the Williams have gotten their chance to grow, we don't need to take the time with Conley. Take a big man with the three spot, or trade the three and Royal and Speedy for a good big man with experience.....for examply Howard or Camby

Posted by: medayoallday on May 24, 2007 8:32AM EST I hear everyone saying they should draft Conley at #3 thats crazy. I think he's very over rated. His jumper is broke and he's got a small frame. You have to figure he's had Oden to play along side his whole carrer. I was saying they should draft Horford but after seeing the high lights on Yi and hearing what he's been doing in workouts they should draft him. Dude is sick quick first step, exellent footwork, wet Jump shot, and is a dunker. The NBA is changing no more lumbering 7 footers who cant play, this guy has star potential. If Conley is avalible at #11 by all means draft him but if not Law can play. He single handly put Texas A&M on map. Crittenton to be honest has the best potental of the three point guards. He's 6'5 and is extremly athletic not to mention he's from ATL.

Posted by: chris on May 24, 2007 8:42AM EST do we have any money available to sign a free-agent point-guard? if so, sho is available?

Posted by: Jason on May 24, 2007 8:42AM EST Why would you take Conley at the #3? We could trade down to either the 5 or 6 and still get Conley, but we would have to know the Celts want Yi. We could trade the 3 to the Celtics for someone like Ryan Gomes or Rajon Rondo and the 5. Portland- Oden Sonics- Durant Celtics- Yi Grizzlies- Wright Hawks- Conley At #11, the Hawks could take a defensive minded PF/C like a Tiago Splitter, but I do not think that Noah is going to be much of anything in the NBA....at best he is a poor mans Tayshaun Prince on the block. Noah has no offensive game what so ever. Hawes does have a different type of game for a big man, but I am not sure he can bang just yet. On potential alone Hawes could fit into the #11 pick.

Posted by: medayoallday on May 24, 2007 9:12AM EST The hawks should also try to trade for another pick in the late first or early second round and try to get Sean Williams from BC suppose to be next Ben Wallace

Posted by: I.Favors on May 24, 2007 9:36AM EST I hear that Billy Knight might trade the picks to get a veteran point guard and veteran center and depending on him he might trade to get another backup point guard and backup center and make them into starters. I say he better keep the picks, I don't try Billy with anything involving picks and and signing free agents. Let Dominque do the drafting and free agent signings.

Posted by: Neil on May 24, 2007 10:28AM EST Has everybody heard..the blazers are trying to put together a trade to get conley together with oden. They said they would probably have to involve a third team. This could be the way to get garnett, camby, oneal, gasol, bibby, or billups!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then we could use the 11 pick to get either the pg or center whichever we didnt get in the trade.

Posted by: Obsa on May 24, 2007 10:30AM EST I am not usually a fan of trading up, but mayb we should trade up and get greg oden, he is the best D player maybe best player in the draft. he would help us so much in the paint, and he has size, so we do not have to worry about him. mayb trade down the 11th, to pick up a 2nd, then pacage the 3rd and the 2nd round for greg oden. other trade for FA or draft PG.

Posted by: medayoallday on May 24, 2007 10:33AM EST To knight's defense theres a problem with management and they got experinced players at close to bargain prices. Claxton and Lue played for a championship Zaza was also a bargain considering what guys like jerome james got payed. If they dont screw things up to bad in the draft and there are no serious injurys I dont see why they can't make the playoffs or contend for a spot. This is the East after all. Josh Smith will be an all star next year

Posted by: Obsa on May 24, 2007 10:35AM EST Neil that is crazy on thier part, mayb they can get yi and conley, but oden and conley. are they high. i wouldnt mind trading up and getting oden, but to get 2 top 5 picks, when you only have 1 1st round. they would have to get the 1st and 2nd, because with hibbert out, we would try and get conley.

Posted by: neil on May 24, 2007 10:37AM EST Has everybody heard the blazers are trying to trade to get conley together with oden. They said the trade would have to involve a third team. This could be the way to get garnett, camby, oneal, gasol, bibby or billups!!!!!! And then get either a pg or center with the 11 pick whichever we didnt get with the trade.

Posted by: neil on May 24, 2007 10:38AM EST sorry thought it didn't go through

Posted by: Neil on May 24, 2007 10:44AM EST obsa thats what im saying. since we would take conley they would have to make the trade with us if they wanted to get conley

Posted by: Lee on May 24, 2007 11:04AM EST Billy Knight will screw this up if given the chance. Just wait and see. Or we could fire him today and get this organization back on the right track today...

Posted by: phil on May 24, 2007 12:09PM EST Take Al Horford at #3 and Acie Law at #11. We need a big man and Acie Law is the best scoring point guard in the draft. We don't need point like Conley that can't get his own shots.

Posted by: Bob on May 24, 2007 1:06PM EST Im so glad we got the 1st pick! we should take oden. period.

Posted by: wuffe on May 24, 2007 1:39PM EST number 1. Please stop saying we need Tiago splitter he's barely a #1 draft Pick. number 2. THIS DRAFT IS THE ONE! LOOK FOR BILLY KNIGHT to do a trade with the top 3 pick for a young center .. ie. Lakers Andrew Bynum .. He has the tools.... I am not sure about sure about the Yi guy even though his ability is obvious .. they say he is more a Norwitski /Bargiani 7 footer .. soft. number 3. Do not get conley at number 3 spot too high ... get Acie Law at 11. With bynum at center and law at the point this team will be fast. u could even trade m williams for bynum c-Bynum PF-Sheldum Williams SF-Josh Smith SG-Joe Johnson PG-Acie Law Bench -Josh Childress

Posted by: Tony Mac on May 24, 2007 2:04PM EST Take Yi at #3 then Law at #11 end of problem. We draw and we are better all around, period! We got some slow tough big men, that cant score that well, we need somebody that can run, shoot and rebound like the Chinese guy, look what Yai did for Houston in attendance too. Yea, Conley might be gone, but like Law better anyway, that guy can be a star, and a backbone for our team if given the chance. Only other chance is give up the #3 and a player for Garnett, and still get Law at #11. Good Luck, tired of waiting for a good team, its about time now management!

Posted by: yoni on May 24, 2007 2:18PM EST you guys talk as if you know about how contracts work. you cant just talk about trades as if its easy, there are many restrictions and u cant just throw names out there. based on pure talent and what the hawks needs are, the hawks shoud draft al horford(who will develop into a 20/10 guy) and the best available player at #11 with HOPE as trade bait, along with one of their plethora of forwards, to trade up and get conley, if feasible

Posted by: wes on May 24, 2007 2:19PM EST I really like Javaris Crittenton point guard from georiga tech this guy is a 6'5 point guard with a lot of skills and hasnt even scratched the surface of his potential I think the Hawks shuold draft him with the 11th pick and maybe a big like brandon wright or trade down to get spencer hawes with the 3rd pick

Posted by: Rocco Malone on May 24, 2007 2:24PM EST The Al Horford crusade has begun. This guy put me in the mind set of Karl Malone. He is big, athletic, strong, fast, and ready to start in the NBA today. It is time to WIN now. The 11th pick can focus on a point guard; Law or Conley, who ever is there. I think Sam Cassell is a free agent this year. Let him start and tutor the rookie PG and offer him a job whenever he retires. Sam is a NBA Champion and that is what we need. A smart champion at PG to lead the way for the rookie and The Highlight Factory. >>>>>

Posted by: anonymous on May 24, 2007 2:56PM EST Blazers want to trade to get conley. Trade the #3 pick to them and speedy or a sf for jarrrett jack and magloire. How about that deal then we could still get law at 11 or another big

Posted by: Obsa on May 24, 2007 3:09PM EST Blazers better believe that we are going to want Oden, and unless they are willing to get rid of thier 1st, then they are not going to get conley. i think they are crazy to think they are going to get oden and conley. BILLY KNIGHT GET US GREG ODEN, he will help us so much in the paint, we do not need to worry about PG, royal ivey could do it, he just needs a chance.

Posted by: Will on May 24, 2007 3:23PM EST I don't think Portland would trade the #1 pick unless they got a lot, and I mean a lot, in return. We would have to give the #3, #11, next years 2nd round and a player like Marvin or Chilldress in order to get the best prospect in years in Oden. So we will most likely stay put and take B. Wright, big w/ huge upside, or horford at #3. I'd take Wright. At #11 you take Conley if he falls or Law or Crittenton in that order. PG- Conley/Law/or Critt. w/ Speedy and Lue for backup SG- J.Johnson/S.Stoudemire SF- J.Smith/J.Childress PF- M.Williams/S.Williams C-B.Wright/Z. Pachulia

Posted by: b mac on May 24, 2007 3:53PM EST Its simple... We definently need to take Connely Jr. or Yi with the #3 pick. We don't need to pick Brandan Wright or Al Horford, that would be a stupid move. We would just be wasting our pick because we already have four of them in the forms of Marvin, Shelden, Jsmoove, and Solomon(who showed a lot of upside towards the end of last season). With the number 11 pick it depends who we take at 3. If we draft Connelly Jr. at 3, then you have to pick a big man. I definently say Hawes or Taigo Splitter. Both of them show a lot of potential. If we pick Yi at 3, then the pick is Acie Law at 11. Connelly Jr. will not fall out of the top 10. If it were me making the pick, I would take Connely Jr. and Hawes.

Posted by: Knows on May 24, 2007 4:00PM EST Crittenton will be better than both law and conley. He did more with less than conley, he will have the ability to take over the games and he is very unselfish at the same time. Exactly wut we need at 11. AT 3 take brandan wright or Al Horford, those guys are locks to be 20-10 players consistently

Posted by: The Rev. on May 24, 2007 4:18PM EST Come on guys. We need a Point Gaurd with some spunk. Conley has that. He would open the floor up for JJ, Marvin, and Josh. And the pick at 11 would need to pick Hawes. Someone big to intimadate and the Hawks would dominate. It is a shot and a prayer.

Posted by: HERBINI on May 24, 2007 4:48PM EST HERE IS THE REAL DEAL: WE ARE NOT GETTING ODEN!!!!!! STOP IT!!! WE ARE NOT GETTING GARNETT!!! STOP IT!!!(I HOPE THAT I AM WRONG THOUGH) YI WILL TAKE A WHILE BUT I THINK THAT HE WILL BE VERY GOOD IN A YEAR OR TWO BUT WE STILL WILL NOT MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. I SAY THAT OJ MAYO IS COMMING OUT NEXT YEAR AND HE IS REAL GOOD!!! WITH THAT BEING SAID WE MAY NEED TO EVALUATE WHAT WE ARE REALLY GETTING AT 11 AND IF IT IS NOT WORTH IT THEN LET PHX GET THE PICK AND RETAIN OURS FOR NEXT YEAR.

Posted by: Stephen P. on May 24, 2007 5:21PM EST In response to Herbini how can you say we wont make the playoffs next year when injuries was clearly the reason why we didnt make it this past season. with everybody healthy this hawks is capable of making the playoffs. but to the draft at 3 it has to conley jr or YI if we take Yi then Acie Law has to 11 if we take conley jr then at 11 we have to take the best available big man and that is NOT noah!!!! THE HAWKS WILL BE IN THE PLAYOFFS NEXT SEASON!!!!

Posted by: d nice on May 24, 2007 5:39PM EST Yall all would get burned at the stake by your fans. if we take Conley jr. im goin to set myself on fire. CLEARLY....Acie Law is the best point guard in da draft. then u got Aaron Brooks and u wanna talk about an inexperienced conley jr. he needs to a team dats already a playoff contender to fit in to an offense. and if we draft another foward...im movin to texas to b wit the Spurs. ok we need a center so why wouldnt we get Hawes, Yi, Aaron Gray, or Marc Gasol he's 7'0 270!!!! we need size and skill down low. And for all my concern we can trade everybody on that roster as long as we keep JOE J., J-SMITH, AND M.WILLIAMS

Posted by: JonJ on May 24, 2007 5:46PM EST The best option for Atlanta is a trade, but with every trade proposed is a trade that must be accepted. So i propose a draft day trade to prevent missing out on something ridiculous like Oden or Durant falling to three( won't happen, but if it did would Knight ever here the end of it). On draft day Atlanta takes their 3rd and 11th pick, along with speedy claxton, josh childress, and salim, lorenz, zaza (really hoping it isnt zaza, looks most appealing with salim, but that would leave us at a guard deficit) They take these players and picks and trade them to Memphis for Pau Gasol and the 4th overall pick. Now with this 4th pick it was brought to my attention would be to high to pick conley so with this pick we could trade down. Pick up a guard from another team and then select from one of the only three point guards in the draft. In my opinion it should be Law because he is proven and he is a competitor. The trade would also leave Atlanta with extra money for maybe signing a free agent.

Posted by: JonJ on May 24, 2007 5:51PM EST NOT TALKING BAD ABOUT WOODSON but taking Jianlin is to much of a risk with his coaching style. I am not there in the games so I could be missing a whole lot, but Woodson seems to go through stretches where he plays players and when he doesnt. For instance i saw nothing from s. williams or stoudamire that should have taken them out of the regular season rotation. Instead Woodson gave more minutes to players that we did not keep the whole season(their names escape me at the moment) Drafting an international player takes the right type of environment and the right type of situation. I was reading an Espn article and they said this past year when Barganani fell out of the regular season rotation the GM told the coach and the media that he was to get no less than twenty minutes a game. and barganini was the closes thing to challenging for the ROY.

Posted by: Mac on May 24, 2007 8:11PM EST Dear Hawks, Please just take Mike Conley with the number 3 overall pick! If we take another 6'9" foward i think I might vomit. And guess what...the number 11 pick is a great spot to address a need almost as big as a point guard, that being a BIG man. Again, please no more 6'9" fowards! thanks

Posted by: Neil on May 24, 2007 8:21PM EST OK this is it.......we will get either conley or law and a big either hawes, yi, noah, splitter, or even better pull off a trade that will bring an established center. We have soooooo many players to work with that we could afford to do without. So that is it, those are the only options to argue about, end of story!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Neil on May 24, 2007 8:26PM EST oh yeah and like mac said if we draft another 6'9" guy (I dont care how tough horford is or how talented wright is) my days of being a Hawks fan will be over and so will 90% of the other remaining hawks fans. PLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLeeeeeeaaaaasssssse don't do it BK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: King of Marietta on May 24, 2007 8:38PM EST Does anybody think Min. will Trade Kevin Garnett for Our #11 pick? Just thorwing it out there.

Posted by: King of Marietta on May 24, 2007 8:44PM EST Yi would Problaly be this years Andrea Barganani. We don't know if he'll play the same level he did with the CBA. Some people will say He dominated USA, but look at Andrew Bogut. Also, Barganani had a heck of a game when Italy faced the Raptors, but look at at him in the NBA, just a nice solid player off the bench.

Posted by: HERBINI on May 24, 2007 8:49PM EST DEAR KING OF MARIETTA: ARE YOU KIDDING JUST THE 11th GO TAKE A NAP!NOW!!! THEY ARE GOING TO WANT MORE THAN THAT I MEAN WOULD YOU DO IT? DORK!!! AND I HAVE READ ABOUT CAMBY WAY TO MANY TIMES DONT DO THAT I MEAN HE IS ON HIS WAY OUT OF THIS LEAGUE AND I WOULD RATHER HAVE YOUNG TALENT THEN "ESTABLISHED" BIG MEN THAT WILL ONLY BE HERE FOR A SHORT PERIOD!!!!

Posted by: Matt on May 24, 2007 9:25PM EST Alright this is how it should go down on draft day. The hawks cannont make another mistake like they did two years ago when they didnt draft CP. Dont gwt me wrong i think that Marvin Williams is a nasty player and can only get bigger and better, but they need a point guard who isnt selfish and will dish the ball to Johnson and Smith. Take Conley at 3 and then take either Hawes, Williams, Noah (if he's there) or another other big man. If seen alot of these mock drafts and there is no need for them to take two big men. Zaza is a great center they just need a decent back up, then you have the williams boys at the power forward. They could even trade salim, claxton and the 11th pick to indiana for O'neal. But all in all they NEED to draft Conley at number three i dont care what they do at 11 aslong as they get the best pg in the draft.

Posted by: BigJK on May 24, 2007 10:11PM EST what do yall think about trading 3, 11, and 1st pick in 2009 for Oden??

Posted by: dru on May 24, 2007 10:22PM EST We have to take a defensive presense at #3 if we keep the pick then we can take a PG at #11. But think about it...the team is so young right now. Do we want to make it younger with another 19-21 year old? We need a veteran inside presense to toughen up this team. Maybe we should trade the 3 pick and get a PG with #11. Or...I kinda like the Andrew Bynum idea...I know he is real young too. He is a 7'0 monster and he's only 19. He can be a nice 20pt/12 rebound inside presense. We could trade our #11 pick for Bynum since he was drafted #10 by the Lakers then we could get a PG with #3. If we did this we can trade down to 5-6 and pick up another player and still try and draft a PG.