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Atlanta Sends Willie Green S&T with clippers 

Post#1 » by GrimeyKidd » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:31 pm

http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/atlanta-hawks-send-willie-green-clippers-sign-and-trade-deal

Atlanta Acquires Rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis

ATLANTA, July 30, 2012 - The Atlanta Hawks today completed a sign-and-trade transaction that sends Willie Green to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis, it was announced by President of Basketball Operations/GM Danny Ferry. The move also creates a trade exception for the Hawks.

Schortsanitis was selected by the Clippers in the second round (34th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft.

Green played in 53 regular season contests for Atlanta in 2011-12, averaging 7.6 ppg and 1.5 rpg in 17.4 mpg (.471 FG%, .442 3FG%, .857 FT%).
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Re: Atlanta Sends Willie Green S&T with clippers 

Post#2 » by ATL Boy » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:46 pm

Green was gone anyway, might as well get a Trade Exception for him
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Re: Atlanta Sends Willie Green S&T with clippers 

Post#3 » by Jamaaliver » Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:15 pm

And Sofoklis is an intriguing product. Underwhelming to be sure, but has size and polish. Can't be worse than Jason Collins or Erick Dampier.

It's these small moves that really show the difference between DFerry and hs predecessors.

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Post#4 » by dtown8 » Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:52 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANO83sCorJI[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D1WjZV50Lo&feature=related[/youtube]

huh..... ok?

it looks like he would be better at Left Tackle in run blocking for the birds, on stretch run plays like Willie Roaf use to do.
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Re: Atlanta Sends Willie Green S&T with clippers 

Post#5 » by MaceCase » Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:07 am

The TPE is the get, Sofo aint coming over.
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Re: Atlanta Sends Willie Green S&T with clippers 

Post#6 » by GrimeyKidd » Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:15 am

We might use the TPE to trade for another SF. And if we dont id welcome mcgrady back.
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Post#7 » by myrak433 » Tue Jul 31, 2012 2:19 am

the TPE is the prize now. but Schortsanitis may end up being the real prize. did you see his Highlights. impressive. the thing I like the most about his highlights is that they are all in the paint. and in the second video he was scoring against NBA talent (Chris Bosh and Dwight Howard) nice. it just seems like he was on the bench a lot. he may need to loose a few pounds and get in better shape. but he just turned 27 last month so if he is not coming at least by the season of 2013-2014 he, more than likely, will never play in the NBA.
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Re: Atlanta Sends Willie Green S&T with clippers 

Post#8 » by MaceCase » Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:25 am

He was deadset on coming over and playing in the NBA 2 years ago, even played summer league with the Clippers to prove he could make it and they said hell naw. He also just signed a 3 year deal in his home Greece so I sincerely doubt he ever becomes a Hawk, his rights were traded as just a matter of getting the deal done because the Clippers have no other assets or picks to waste on Mean Willie.
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Post#9 » by ACE_reppin_ATL » Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:47 pm

MAN!!! Big Sofo + Ivan inside on the 2nd unit would VERY INTIMIDATING!

That's like going inside against 2 big, hungry grizzly bears!!!

HAWKS SHOULD BRING HIM OVER and get him down to about 345-350ilbs. Dude would be beastin in our 2nd unit.
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Post#10 » by dtown8 » Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:55 pm

highlights makes anybody look good, but maybe Sofo has the skill set to be Atlanta's version of Big Baby.
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Post#11 » by GrimeyKidd » Tue Jul 31, 2012 5:19 pm

dtown8 wrote:highlights makes anybody look good, but maybe Sofo has the skill set to be Atlanta's version of Big Baby.


Lol thats exactly what i thought.
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Re: Atlanta Sends Willie Green S&T with clippers 

Post#12 » by Rip2137 » Tue Jul 31, 2012 5:26 pm

its more than highlights, he is a big guy that knows how to use his body and probably would be skilled if not for the layers of fat. kinda like Oliver Miller without the passing ability.

He would be a decent hulk for off the bench, but as said, he ain't coming over and I wouldn't spend too much time trying to get him over either.
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Post#13 » by dtown8 » Wed Aug 1, 2012 12:53 pm

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Sofoklis is 27yr, and their is a reason why he has never been able to make an NBA team, but i'm rooting for him to make the team and see him in a Hawks uniform, just like how i'm rooting to see Keith Benson in a Hawks uniform this season.

C: Zaza/Benson/Sofo
PF: Horford/Ivan
SF: Smoove/Korver
SG: Morrow/Jenk
PG: Teague/Lou
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Re: Atlanta Sends Willie Green S&T with clippers 

Post#14 » by dtown8 » Fri Aug 3, 2012 4:30 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGfwiZQ6kQ0[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhsKZ4kFkQg[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfnG5izK62A[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft0fBZwRvy8&feature=related[/youtube]

the summer league highlights look good, but the exhibition against the Cavs looks bad.
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Re: Atlanta Sends Willie Green S&T with clippers 

Post#15 » by GrimeyKidd » Sun Aug 5, 2012 7:34 am

dtown8 wrote:Image Image

Sofoklis is 27yr, and their is a reason why he has never been able to make an NBA team, but i'm rooting for him to make the team and see him in a Hawks uniform, just like how i'm rooting to see Keith Benson in a Hawks uniform this season.

C: Zaza/Benson/Sofo
PF: Horford/Ivan
SF: Smoove/Korver
SG: Morrow/Jenk
PG: Teague/Lou



Your forgetting Jordan Williams and Deshawn Stevenson.Also Harris. But i would be in favor of having Sofo and Benson too.
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Re: Atlanta Sends Willie Green S&T with clippers 

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