Marvin Williams News

Don't blame the fragile economy for the NBA's sudden recession where contract extensions are concerned.

Marvin Williams scored 19 points, hauled in six rebounds and dished out four assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks in a 100-96 victory over the Phoenix Suns in preseason action.

Last spring the Hawks took the eventual Champions to 7 games where they were blown out in Boston.

Reserve guards Maurice Evans and Acie Law scored 17 and 20 points respectively, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 118-101 Monday night in the pre-season opener for both teams.

It appears we'll have to wait one more day to see the Hawks in some live scrimmage action.

This summer's military conflict between Georgia and Russia won't rate a major headline in the annals of world history.

Nothing lightens one's spirits while sitting in Atlanta rush hour traffic like an Atlanta Hawks radio advertisement.

Just because he's done this a few times before, try five times in the past four seasons, doesn't make it any easier for Mo Evans to move into a new locker room.

So you think you're the only one anxious for the start of the Hawks' season? Anxious can't do justice to what Solomon Jones has been feeling since the Hawks' Game 7 loss to Boston in May.

Hawks forward Josh Smith is ready to lead this season. Armed with a new contract, a renewed sense of his place on his team and eager to show that last season's playoff berth was more than just a stroke of luck, ...

That's the longest hiatus I've taken from this blog since it was born shortly after the end of the Hawks' dreadful finish to the 2004-05 season.

The offseason moves are done and training camp doesn't open for another month. That leaves us only one thing to do - break down the Hawks roster as it looks on paper.

Depending on how valuable you feel signing Stephen Jackson, getting one good year out of him then trading him straight up for Al Harrington was, Zaza Pachulia stands as either the best or second-best free agent ...

Yesterday on TrueHoop I, probably foolishly, riffed a bit on a Joe Johnson story I heard while watching TV: Did anyone else notice Doug Collins, during the U.S. vs.

Jason Thompson either called out Marvin "Milk" Williams or the Atlanta Hawks in his neat Bee interview with Sam Amick: "I mean, you've got a guy like Marvin Williams, who comes out of North Carolina and wins ...

Next step: build a team around Smith and Horford. Mark Bradley needs to get on that particular trolly.

The Atlanta Hawks have apparently been outbid. Outbid by a European team which means they have no recourse.

The Atlanta Hawks have apparently been outbid. Outbid by a European team which means they have no recourse.

Go to Greece, make $20MM tax free. Problem -- it basically ends any chance you may have had of becoming a great NBA player.

Go to Greece, make $20MM tax free. Problem -- it basically ends any chance you may have had of becoming a great NBA player.