The ATL Hawks

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Atlanta gets a new head honcho


The Atlanta Hawks surprised everyone by hiring Sean Fitzpatrick, a relative unknown, as their GM.
Fitzpatrick said that this would be a great year for the Hawks, with a lot of trades to get the team ready for the play-offs.
That is right, folks. The Atlanta Hawks GM has garunteed the play-offs this year.

How their season will turn out, only time will tell.

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It's a Deal!


The Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Bucks reached a deal yesterday. Atlanta recived Andrew Bogut, last year's number 1 ovverall draft choice in exchange for Al Harrington.

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One More Deal!


The Atlanta Hawks upgraded their roster again today, trading Josh Childress to Detroit for Richard Hamilton.
"I am extremely happy to get Rip. He will be a great asset towards our team." GM Sean Fitzpatrick told the press.

Notes: Atlanta plays Golden State in the Season opener today.

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Hawks get CRUSHED!


The Atlanta Hawks played in Golden State last night, and it was not pretty.
The Hawks trailed by as many as 30, before cutting the lead to 17 via Tony Delk 3-pointers.
Jason Richardson and Baron Davis proved to be too much for the young Hawks, scoring a combined 68 points.
The highlight for the Hawks was their back-up point gaurd, Tony Delk. Dlek scored and un-real 25 points in 15 minutes coming off the bench.
Also impressive were Andrew Bogut and Tom Gugguliata, who had 6 boards a piece.

FINAL: GOLDEN STATE: 94 ATLANTA: 77

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Another Deal for Atlanta


Coming off of that horrid loss to Golden State, the Hawks traded their young swingman Josh Smith to the Seatle Supersonics for Rashard Lewis.
"Although I love Josh, when we saw that Rashard was available, we just had to knab him." GM Sean Fityzpatrick commented.

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What a Difference!


The Atlanta Hawks, coming off a 17 point loss to the Warriors, beat the Clippers 83-72 in overtime.
It was a much slower game than the Hawks first one, and that seemed to benefit the boys from Atlanta.
The player of the game was new Hawk Rashard Lewis. Rashard scored 20 points, and had 3 rebounds.
The Clippers played a hard game, but Elton Brand and Corey Maggete's 17 points each was not enough.

They Ain't So Bad!


These Hawks pulled a complete 180 degree turn.
They had 5 players in double digits last night. In the first game, they had 1.
They made so many less mistakes. They cut their turnovers in half.
But mainly, their shots fell.
Rashard Lewis scored 20. If he gets 20 a game for them, they can win.
Andrew Bogut had 12. If he gets 12 a night, the can win.
Tony Delk ( the surprise of the year, so far) had 17. If he gets 17 a night, they WILL win.
I like these Hawks. They can win.

[KIG1]

pretty cool dynasty so far

I like your trades

[Mark.]

Sean Fitzpatrick ?!?!? Are you from NZ? if you are, Fitzpatrick GM'ing bball

[rongotai]

LMAO Sean Fitzpatrick

Nice start

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Sean Fitzpatrick is my name. And no, I am not a New Zealander (is that it?). I am from Michigan.

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Atlanta Loses Again!


The Hawks lost their second out of three today, losing 100-86 in Portland.
The Blazers led the whole game, and for the second half the lead never got under 10.
"We played their game. We didn't slow the game down. If we have to run and gun, we will lose." head coach Mike Woodson said later.
The Player of the Game was Sebastian Telfair, whose 27 points and 5 assists led the Blazers.
The high point man was Rashard Lewis, who scored 34 points bt had only 1 board and no assists.
"I need to be more involved in things other than shooting." Rashard said after the game.
Andrew Bogut was injured late in the 4th quarter, and his condition is unknown to the AP.

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Hawks Drop Another


Atlanta dropped to 1-3 with a home loss to the Lakers Tuesday, 57-56.
The Hawks played hard, but do to some clutch free throws by Kobe Bryant, couldn't pull it out.
New Hawk Kirk Hinrich said after the game, "We will win some games. I like this team."
Hinrich of course was aquirred from the Bulls in exchange for Marvin Williams.

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Fitzpatrick makes Another Deal


The Hawks made another deal, sending Bodis Diaw and Michael Stewart to the Jazz in exchange for Carlos Boozer.
"This makes our team better." said head coach Mike Woodson. "We have made up for the loss of Marvin Williams."
Jerry Sloan was unavailable for comment, but was seen hiding in his office crying silently.

[Blasphemy]

WTF? Thats like 5 trades in 2 days. It would of een better if you did a fantasy draft...

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Another Loss for Atlanta


The Hawks lost at home to the Clippers, dropping them to a dismal 1-4. We need to play better." said Kirk Hinrich. "The key is to score more points than the other team. Do that, and you will win."
Mike Woodson had a similair philosophy. " I don't like to lose. I like winning."
The final score: 84-77 LAC.

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A Win for the Hawks!


The Hawks won their first home game today, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 50-44. In what was a low scoring match, Kirk Hinrich led the Hawks to victory scoring 9 of his 18 points in the 4th quarter.
"Now this is how we play!" head coach Mike Woodson noted. "I like scoring more than the other team. It means that you win!" At that point the intoxicated Woodson passed out.
The Hawks improved to 2-4, and will be battlingthe Spurs on November 15.

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The Atlanta Hawks won their second straight yesterday, 64-61 in San Antonio.
The Hawks trailed by as many as 14 in the final period, but Kirk Hinrich's 18 4th quarter points propelled the Hawks to victory.
"They earned it. They beat us, and kudos to them." Tim Duncan added after the game.

[Mark.]

Oh I see, Sean Fitzpatrick is a past rugby great, captained the All Blacks.

Nice Dynasty, but you are ripping through the trades.....

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Oh I see, Sean Fitzpatrick is a past rugby great, captained the All Blacks.

Nice Dynasty, but you are ripping through the trades.....

Yeah, I knew that from Googling my name.

And hey, with a team like Atlanta, the fun is in the trades.

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Atlanta Loses a Tough One


The Atlanta Hawks lost yesterday to the Dallas Mavericks in a down to the wire game, 58-53.
The Hawks led by as many as 4 in the final period, but could not hang on as Michael Finley scored 8 points in the final 2 minutes.
The Hawks play the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets later today.


Rip Hamilton goes up for the contested lay-up.

Rashard Lewis makes a lay-up.

Carlos Boozer makes a clutch free throw.

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Hawks Take One!


The Hawks had another 4th quarter comeback against New Orleams, winning 58-53.
The Hawks trailed by 9 at the end of the 3rd, but cam back via 23 points from Kirk Hinrich. Hinrich was 14-14 from the line in the 4th.
This improves the Hawks to 4-5, whereas the Hornets fell to a dismal 0-8.


Bogut shoots.


Bogut defends against Speedy Claxton.


Boozer shoots.

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.500 For the HAWKS?


The Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 54-51 yesterday when a last second heave by Rael LeFrentz fell short. This improved Atlanta to 5-5.
"This is where we need to be." said GM Sean Fitzpatrick. I like our direction. But don't think that I won't make anymore moves."
Kirk Hinrich again led the Hawks scoring 23 points to lead all scorers.


Kirk takes a shot.


Hinrich dribbles.

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Standings!
(through 10 Hawks games)

Set-up stolen from Anthony15.

PACIFIC DIVISION----------NORTHWEST DIVISION
------------- W-L----Percentage----------------------- W-L----Percentage
1.----8-3---- .727--------------------1.---- 7-5---- .583
2.---- 7-3---- .750--------------------2.---- 6-5---- .545
3.---- 6-4---- .600--------------------3.---- 4-5---- .444
4.---- 5-7---- .417--------------------4.---- 4-5---- .444
5.---- 4-6---- .400--------------------5.---- 1-12----.077


SOUTHWEST DIVISION--ATLANTIC DIVISION
------------- W-L----Percentage----------------------- W-L----Percentage
1.---- 8-3---- .727--------------------1.---- 9-1---- .900
2.---- 6-4---- .600--------------------2.---- 7-4---- .636
3.---- 6-5---- .545--------------------3.---- 7-5---- .583
4.---- 5-7---- .417--------------------4.---- 5-6---- .455
5.---- 0-10---- .000------------------5.---- 4-8---- .333


CENTRAL DIVISION---------SOUTHEAST DIVISION
------------- W-L----Percentage----------------------- W-L----Percentage
1.---- 7-4---- .636--------------------1.---- 7-3---- .700
2.---- 5-5---- .500--------------------2.---- 7-5---- .583
3.---- 4-5---- .444--------------------3.---- 5-5---- .500
4.---- 4-5---- .444--------------------4.---- 4-6---- .400
5.---- 4-6---- .400--------------------5.---- 4-8---- .333

[Blasphemy]

GReat recap!

And Knicks are 7-4

[Marquis]

Good PS Dynasty.

Weird standings here