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What do you think is the biggest weakness of this Hawks' team that will need to be addressed this year?

If you only could improve in one area, what would that consist of?

I think its the interior where we have a huge big man defender/rebounder void. Someone who doesn't limit us on offense and can take the slot of a starter if neeed for a 3 game stretch.

Could we possibly get a shot at a late 1st rounder and get a Roy Hibbert, who was a lottery lock last year, has fallen from the pack, even though his numbers matched his previous years?

Could a Randolph Morris be a fit here? I have followed him way too much, but he has that NBA ready body, and is not limited on offense and looks like he could be a decent rebounder. Does he really fit the D'Antoni system?

I would even like to see if we could get a JJ Hickson in the draft as well.
What would it take to get into the draft in the late stages of the 1st round?

Well we definitely need a backup big of some sort, thats for sure. Its a damn shame that Zaza suddenly became terrible because he couls have been nice for us.

We need a shooter/defender at the wing. I know we have Rio and JRich but if Woody is coming back and Woody doesn't want to play them, they may as well not be on the team right?

Getting a guy like TJ Ford could help if he could be had for cheap.

Anyway, our interior defense wouldn't be so bad when Josh comes out of the game if guys could keep their man if front of them. Marvin's D was solid at the beggining of the year was solid be he really fell off on that side of the ball too, Bibby is a terrible defender, Chil is a terrible man defender, and Joe is a solid defender who never got tough assignments (for good reason, he got burnt out as it was). That means that at any given time we were susceptible to whatever slasher/scorer was at the point and we were alway vulnerable to penetration.

A backup shotblocker would help but we also need to get some minutes from guys who aren't sieves.

Trade Marvin for a 2nd scorer(like Redd or Mike Miller)and/or try to get a defensive big like Nene(hopefully) or Pryzbilla to replace Zaza.