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[ESPN] Smith signs one-year deal with Hawks

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by batkins, Aug 15, 2009.

  1. batkins

    batkins Contributing Member

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    http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4400517
     
  2. ItsMyFault

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    Good pick up... I think Smith should retire and probably will after this season... I think he can still contribute though in limited ways... good pick up for the Hawks.
     
  3. Rocket86

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    The Hawks are building a competitive team. A mixture of their young guys with veterans such as Bibby and Smith. They will be a lock for the playoffs and might upset some of the top Eastern teams.
     
  4. tiger0330

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    How so, what have they done this off-season that makes them so much better than last year?
     
  5. Rocket86

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    Keeping the team intact and adding Crawford and Smith could add some strength to their bench.
     
  6. Laozi

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    I still think Atlanta will move either Williams or Josh Smith at some point this year, probably for someone who adds more size next to Horton. This signing gives them a definite back up either way at the 4.
     
  7. ItsMyFault

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    I think they should keep Marvin... Josh Smith has attitude problems... they also need a new coach... Woodson (as much as I like him for what he did with Houston) is not a winner for them.... he's long overdue to get fired...
     
  8. A_3PO

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    Does Joe Smith have much left? I don't think so.
     
  9. W22_STREAK

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    did mutombo have much left? I do think so.
     
  10. A_3PO

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    Since when did Joe Smith = Mutumbo?
     
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    Who the heck is Horton? Do you mean Al Horford?
     
  12. BimaThug

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    Excellent signing. Joe Smith is STILL one of the most underrated players in the NBA today. People have a tendency to view him as a guy who went #1 overall but never became a superstar. They gloss over the fact that he is one of the better post defenders in the league, can hit the mid-range jumper and is a veteran leader. For the league minimum, the guy is an absolute steal.

    He should NOT retire. He still has plenty left in the tank. He has never had a year where there was any concern whether he still had the skills to compete in the NBA. Let the guy continue drawing (well-deserved) paychecks.
     
  13. Ketchup&Mustard

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    And we care about this because.....
     
  14. Pete Chilcutt

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    There are two posters named carl!?
     
  15. Rocketboi

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    how about we get josh smith? just throwing it out there.
     
  16. baller4life315

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    Atlanta is a officially a gamecrew's NIGHTMARE:

    Josh Smith
    Joe Smith
    Joe Johnson

    It's gonna be funny listening to all these commentators completely butcher all their names! Well, funny for me -- since nobody else seems to watch the Hawks play.

    P.S. Joe Smith is still a solid player. People just have to get over the #1 overall pick element.
     
  17. A_3PO

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    Most people on this forum aren't old enough to remember him being drafted.
     
  18. FFz

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    Better than being so old that you forgot he was drafted at number 1.
     
  19. baller4life315

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    Ehhh, I guess. I mean, he was only one year before AI and that seems to be a pretty prominent pick that most would remember vividly. Especially since the Spurs and their tankjob that led to them getting Duncan was only a year after that. I was young at the time and even I remember both of two picks.
     
  20. SamFisher

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    Joe Smith is like an NBA Zombie..."brainz.....one year deal....brainz.."
     

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