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He's going to be the perfect Grant Hill replacement for them.
 
Hedo better stay out of the sun in Arizona because a Turk with a tan will look a lot like a Mexican.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Hedo better stay out of the sun in Arizona because a Turk with a tan will look a lot like a Mexican.
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LOL!! for sure, the wife thought he was Mexican for about a year two years ago.
 
The Suns miss Kerr and Griffin a lot more than Portland misses KP and TP so far.


Childress AND Barbosa....LOL
 
I'm not sure why the Blazers didn't go after Childress themselves. He is long enough to play the 3, and has already proven productive. I would have rather seen them go after him than Matthews.
 
At the time he "bolted" for Europe, some thought Childress royally crapped on Atlanta. I can't remember the specifics, though. Anyone else remember the skinny on that?
 
Wheels said:
did I just read that right? Barbosa AND Childress for Hedo?!?!?
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No. Two separate deals. Suns get Childress in a S&T with the Hawks, but they get Hedo's albatross contract for Leandro's expiring deal.
 
ABM said:
At the time he "bolted" for Europe, some thought Childress royally crapped on Atlanta. I can't remember the specifics, though. Anyone else remember the skinny on that?
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Yeah I remember. They tried to low ball him, so he said "fuck it" and went and earned twenty million tax free dollars.
 
Toronto might get rid of Hedo?

I wonder what Phoenix is thinking.
 
Phoenix likes 6'10' players who can shoot the 3. Hedo is a tough one to figure out. But he may fit in perfectly with Nash.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Yeah I remember. They tried to low ball him, so he said "fuck it" and went and earned twenty million tax free dollars.
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I did a bit of checking and was able to find this from Hollinger...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=Hawks-080723

But the real damage here isn't immediately visible. Nothing could do more to perpetuate the Hawks' standing as one of the league's worst-run organizations than to have a player they desperately wanted to keep bolt for another continent. The stink from that will linger long into the future -- affecting other free agents' decisions to join the Hawks and/or remain with them -- until there comes a time when the organization can prove it has its act together.

That day seems a long way off. Look, good organizations just don't screw up like this. They stay in touch with free agents: They make sure the player knows he's wanted and it's just a question of finding the price, and they lay the groundwork far ahead of time by operating in a first-class manner.

On that level, the fact that Childress didn't think twice about leaving -- and that Josh Smith seemingly would gladly pack his bags too -- speaks volumes about the management. So does the fact that Atlanta is among NBA players' favorite cities to visit, yet nobody wants to play there.

And it's not as if Childress woke up on July 1 with a craving for tzatziki and an iPod full of Yanni tunes. He's a smart, cultured guy and he'll do fine over there, but going abroad wasn't his preferred option. He was pushed into this position when the Hawks first didn't extend him a year ago, then followed that up by not making a strong enough initial offer to him in free agency.

Atlanta essentially overplayed its hand, thinking that Childress, as a restricted free agent, didn't have any other options but to take the Hawks' offer for a bit above the midlevel exception. But Childress and agent Lon Babby recognized that the increased power of the euro has made going overseas a real option for all but the most expensive of the league's players, and they found a way around restricted free agency by signing a lucrative three-year deal in Greece -- one that has opt-outs after each season that could allow him to return to the NBA..............
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Pinwheel1 said:
Phoenix likes 6'10' players who can shoot the 3. Hedo is a tough one to figure out. But he may fit in perfectly with Nash.
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He couldn't fit in with Calderon who was less ball dominant than Nash ... it might work out, but I have a feeling what we're really talking about is a 31 year old wing player who is in a rapid and precipitous decline after peaking at around age 29 (like almost all wing players do).
 
AmirIcon said:
I'm not sure why the Blazers didn't go after Childress themselves. He is long enough to play the 3, and has already proven productive. I would have rather seen them go after him than Matthews.
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According to the article, the deal is for identical amount of years and money: 5 and $35m. I haven't payed attention to Matthews, but I have a hard time believing he's actually equal. Dang.
 
A player has to actually want to play in Portland. Maybe Childress didn't want to play here.
 
ROFL.

Toronto fans are rejoicing losing Hedo, then raging at getting Diaw.
 
This Woj blog is crammed with good stuff. The Hedo contract replaces the Amare one? Required reading, full of surprises! Oh Woj, I love you!
 
Thanks, Hack. Have you moved up from door-to-door yet? I'm still in the anchovy department, but now they let me deliver sometimes.
 
jlprk said:
Thanks, Hack. Have you moved up from door-to-door yet? I'm still in the anchovy department, but now they let me deliver sometimes.
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...nope, I am still slaving away over the salami slicer!
 
[That is dangerous!] Watch your thumb! You don't know where it's been ?!!??!!
 
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