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Post#1 » by Solid » Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:06 pm

Atlanta signed Rolle, here's the link.
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/21 ... gnum_Rolle
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Post#2 » by chube » Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:33 am

Good for him. He seemed like he had something to contribute. I like how JOB was quoted as saying he was one of the best players in camp and then gave him about 5 minutes a game during the preseason. If Rolle is available this offseason, let's let a coach with some intelligence take a look at him.
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Post#3 » by Geaux_Hawks » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:42 am

Thanks for cutting him. I think he will be a hidden gem. One question.

Do you think he can play SF effectively?
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Post#4 » by Miller4ever » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:59 am

No. He is by all means a PF/C, at least from what we've seen. He lacks polish and size, but his frame is better than, say, Anthony Randolph's.
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Post#5 » by Moooose » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:47 am

Geaux_Hawks wrote:Thanks for cutting him. I think he will be a hidden gem. One question.

Do you think he can play SF effectively?


He's a mobile big man, maybe better suited as a full-time pf and an occasional center.
I can remember O'Brien compares him to Tyrus Thomas back in the summer league.
He's not that athletic but his timing is superb, that's how he gets blocks and rebounds.
I think he's in the same mold as a Danny Manning, past-prime with his smooth mid-range jumper.

It was unfortunate that we were unable to trim our roster to make room for him.
Solid pick-up for the Hawks.
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Re: Magnum Hawk 

Post#6 » by chube » Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:19 pm

I don't know what Rolle's contract is, but in a way, I hope he doesn't see much run in Atlanta. They'll release him and then we can take another look.
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Post#7 » by Geaux_Hawks » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:14 pm

Yeah, I guess I seen his small frame in highlights and thought about SF, but now I see him as a Robert Parrish type guy with Danny Manning stroke, if he gets to about 240 with some muscle. He is signed for 2 years and looks to be a long term project now. He will definitely be on the roster over current end of the bench guys.
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Re: Magnum Hawk 

Post#8 » by paulgeorge24 » Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:03 pm

He's overrated on this board.

I like the name though, but severely overrated. 12th man at best.

*braces for the magnum rolle fan club to run me off the boards*
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Re: Magnum Hawk 

Post#9 » by Miller4ever » Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:16 pm

paulgeorge24 wrote:He's overrated on this board.

I like the name though, but severely overrated. 12th man at best.

*braces for the magnum rolle fan club to run me off the boards*


No one on this board appreciates this misrepresentation, Magnum Rolle fan or no. Next time you can offer your own opinion without attacking the opinion of everyone else's for no reason.
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Post#10 » by Scoot McGroot » Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:41 am

paulgeorge24 wrote:He's overrated on this board.

I like the name though, but severely overrated. 12th man at best.

*braces for the magnum rolle fan club to run me off the boards*


I believe the prevailing wisdom was the he should have been the 15th man on the roster. Hard to be overrated in that manner.


But yeah, I'm with Miller. Spit some ideas out and make some comments that don't simply revolve around an attempt to take a dump on the fandom of the rest of the board.
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Re: Magnum Hawk 

Post#11 » by paulgeorge24 » Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:28 am

Miller4ever wrote:
paulgeorge24 wrote:He's overrated on this board.

I like the name though, but severely overrated. 12th man at best.

*braces for the magnum rolle fan club to run me off the boards*


No one on this board appreciates this misrepresentation, Magnum Rolle fan or no. Next time you can offer your own opinion without attacking the opinion of everyone else's for no reason.

You can't guess what I think of him based off that post? He's not that good yet people on these boards were all yiddy about him over what he did in the summer league.

Does that post imply that the whole board is in the magnum rolle fan club? Idk where you were going with that one...more often than not, people on this board thought Rolle was better than he ended up being, hence he's overrated on this board.
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Re: Magnum Hawk 

Post#12 » by Miller4ever » Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:14 am

You misunderstand me. Read Scoot's post.

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