Building the Atl (NBA 2K5)

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I don't follow the NBA and I haven't since the Charlotte Hornets left. I have a copy of NBA 2k5 sitting around and decided to fire it up. This is going to be as sim as possible, but I don't really know players outside of the stars. Should be a fun ride. I chose Atlanta because they're local and I hate the Bobcats. Plus it's a little of sentimental value because I remember the Spudd Webb and Human Highlight Reel days of Hawks basketball.

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Big Changes in Atlanta

Today Atlanta Hawks management has announced their search for a new GM for the upcoming 2004-2005 season. His name is Pudgy Flash and has spent the last 3 years as an assistant for the Hawks player development system. Mr. Flash is a graduate of Western Carolina and has promised to bring this team more recognition, more wins, more excitement and more fans. "I remember watching this team growing up in South Carolina. I also remember the TBS days of Dominique Wilkins and the excitement he brought to the country wide audience. I promise we will win games, maybe not this year, but we will build a contender in the future." With just weeks before the season begins, Mr. Flash has his work cut out for him. As far as any hints at changes, Pudgy is quoted as saying, "We want to keep our new players while building a solid nucleus. We will see what happens next week at camp and decide personnel then." It should be an interesting season either way.

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Team Roster at the start of camp

Atlanta Hawks
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
8	Antwan Walker	PF	9	6'9"	245	14.7 mil/1 yr
4	Chris Crawford	SF	8	6'9"	235	3.28 mil/1 yr
15	Obinna Ekezie	PF	6	6'9"	270	656 k/1 yr
99	M. Johnson	PG	1	6'3"	200	656k/1 yr
98	T. Williams	PG	1	6'1'	190	656k/1 yr
00	Tony Delk	PG	9	6'2"	189	3.11 mil/2 yr
3	Al Harrington	SF	7	6'9"	250	6.23 mil/2 yr
40	Jason Collier	C	5	7'	260	1.47 mil/ 2 yr
13	Boris Diaw	SG	2	6'8"	215	984k/3 yr
14	Predrag Drobnjak	C	4	6'11"	272	2.78 mil/3 yr
1	Josh Childress	SG	1	6'8"	210	2.46 mil/4 yr
42	Josh Smith	SF	1	6'9"	225	1.31 mil/4 yr

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HAWKS MAKE SPLASH WITH TRADE

Today the Hawks are going to hold a press conference to announce a major trade. Atlanta has traded Antwan Walker and Johnson to Utah for Carlos Boozer and Carlos Arroyo. Atlanta's GM, Pudgy Flash, was quoted as saying, "This helps out our defense a lot. Boozer is young and Arroyo can be a good distributor and has time to mesh with our young talent corps." Stay tuned as Mr. Flash promised at least one more big trade in the works.

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Atlanta trades another

The Hawks continued their retooling tonight acquiring Wally Szczerbiak from Minnesota for Tony Delk. The Hawks have released a 10 am press conference tomorrow to officially announce the deal. Team representatives could not be reached for comment, but Delk himself leaked it to the press after a heated exchange with team officials after hearing about the trade of Antwan Walker.

The Hawks also are set to announce the signing of Travis Best to be the backup point guard.

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Starting lineup after several roster moves.

Atlanta Hawks Depth Chart - 2004
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Carlos Arroyo	Travis Best
SG	Josh Childress	Boris Diaw
SF	Wally Szczerbiak	Josh Smith	Chris Crawford
PF	Al Harrington	Obinna Ekezie
C	Carlos Boozer	Pedra Drobnjak	Jason Collier

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Hawks Lose Tough Game To Suns
Steve Nash carved up Atlanta tonight with his speed and clutch shooting. Phoenix took the lead early and never let Atlanta get any closer than 6. The Suns had a nice run in the 4th as they stretched the lead out to double digits against the Hawks bench.

Atlanta Hawks () at Phoenix Suns ()
Nov 3, 2004 1 2 3 4 Final Atlanta 84 Phoenix 96 Top Performers Atlanta Hawks Carlos Boozer Steve Nash Phoenix Suns 17 Points 13 Rebounds 3 Steals 31 Points 7 Assists	Team Stats Comparison ATL PHO FG Made-Att 38-85 46-89 3PT Made-Att 4-12 2-8 FT Made-Att 4-7 2-4 Rebounds 36 50 Assists 27 19 Turnovers 17 13 Steals 8 8 Blocks 5 13
Atlanta Hawks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Wally Szczerbiak 36 8/17 2/3 4 5 0 1 4 18 Carlos Boozer 33 8/17 0/0 1/1 13 2 3 1 2 17 Al Harrington 29 8/10 7 1 2 16 Josh Childress 21 4/7 1/3 2/2 1 1 11 Carlos Arroyo 29 5/13 0/1 3 13 2 3 3 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Travis Best 21 3/11 1/4 3 3 5 7 Josh Smith 10 2/6 0/1 0/2 1 1 1 4 Jason Collier 4 0/1 1/2 1 1 Boris Diaw 14 0/1 2 1 2 0 Pedra Drobnjak 5 1 0 Obinna Ekezie 4 0/2 1 0
Phoenix Suns STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Nash 30 15/29 1/3 2 7 1 4 31 Shawn Marion 36 5/16 0/2 2/4 8 1 2 3 3 12 Leandro Barbarosa 11 6/10 2 3 2 1 1 12 Joe Johnson 31 5/9 3 4 1 2 10 Amare Stoudemire 32 5/9 17 1 1 3 2 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jake Voskuhl 22 4/7 7 1 1 8 Quentin Richardson 9 3/4 1/1 0 0 1 2 7 Zarko Cabarkapa 21 1/2 0/1 9 2 1 1 2 Casey Jacobsen 4 1/2 0/1 2 Jackson Vroman 6 1/1 1 2 1 1 2

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Ray Allen Clips Hawks

Atlanta dropped a tough one tonight due to Ray Allen. Allen's 43 points propelled the Sonics to a 92-88 win. Wally Szczerbiak had 21 points and was the lone deep threat for the Hawks. Carlos Arroyo slashed through Seattle's defense to give out 17 assists and Carlos Boozer had a double double for Atlanta.

Atlanta Hawks at Seattle Supersonics
Nov 5, 2004	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Atlanta (0-1)	23	20	24	21	88
Seattle (0-1)	25	21	21	25	92

Atlanta Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Wally Szczerbiak	28	9/183	3/5		2	3			2	21
Al Harrington	33	8/17		1/4	9	1	1	2	2	17
Carlos Arroyo	34	3/9	0/1		2	17	4	1	5	6
Carlos Boozer	34	5/12			15	1	1	1	2	10
Josh Childress	14	2/3	0/1		1		1		2	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pedja Drobnjak	12	4/6			5					8
Travis Best	16	2/7	0/2		1	4				4
Boris Diaw	16	6/7			3	2				12
Josh Smith	7	0/1			1	2			1
Chris Crawford	5	0/1			1
Jason Collier	4	2/3			1					4
Obinna Ekezie	3	1/2			2				1	2
TEAM TOTALS		42/86	3/9	1/4	44	29	7	4	15	88

Seattle Supersonics
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ray Allen	37	18/38	6/14	1/2	6	2	4		4	43
Rashard Lewis	32	6/19	3/11		6	2		1	5	15
Antonio Daniels	30	2/10			6	13	1	1	2	8
Vladmir Radmonvic	24	3/5			6	1				6
Vitaly Potapenko	22	1/2			9	1	1		2	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Luke Ridnour	11	2/5	0/1			3				4
Jelani James	11	1/1		2/2	6				2	4
Nick Collison	10	1/1			3	2				2
Danny Fortson	8	1/2			3			1		2
Ronald Murray	19	3/3			2	1	1		5	6
TEAM TOTALS		38/86	9/26	7/8	47	25	7	3	20	92

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Trouble in Atlanta?

Today it was reported out of Atlanta that Carlos Arroyo will be out for 32 days. Rumors are that the Hawks are sitting him because of his attitude off the court. The Hawks front office denies it as does Arroyo, but Arroyo does mention that he had a sit down with the coach. "It was just a talk I had with the coach. I was worried about the team's 0-2 start this week as well as my shooting performance. I feel better about everything and am happy to be in Atlanta. I have some bone spurs and will be out a month, that is all." General Manager Pudgy Flash has also announced the team has traded for 3 point threat Erick Piatkowski in exchange for Chris Crawford. To take the place of the "injured" Arroyo, the Hawks have signed Mateen Cleaves. The Hawks play the Lakers in LA tomorrow evening.

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Hawks Storm Lakers

The sold out LA arena left stunned and grumbling after a huge 100-70 win by the Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta used a stifling defense and an inside out attack to stun the hometown Lakers by 30. The game was never in question as Atlanta held a double digit lead throughout the game. Wally Szczerbiak led the way with 24 points and Travis Best did a masterful job with distributing the ball in the absence of Carlos Arroyo. The bright spot for the Hawks continues to be Carlos Boozer who had another double double. Al Harrington also continues his hot shooting after making the move to power forward. Harrington is quoted as saying he "loves the position change because he can better utilize his feet and quickness against bigger forwards."

The defense was the real star tonight as they held Kobe Bryant to 21 points on 9/29 shooting. Josh Childress and Boris Diaw are credited most as the young duo used their athletic skills to get in Kobe's face. The lone dark spot for the Hawks was newcomer Erick Piatkowski, going 1-6 from 3 point land and earning a quick trip to the doghouse for his shooting.

Atlanta Hawks (0-2) at Los Angeles Lakers (2-1)
Nov 7, 2004 1 2 3 4 Final Atlanta 31 23 22 22 100 Los Angeles 17 16 20 17 70 Top Performers Atlanta Hawks Wally Szczerbiak 24 Points Los Angeles Lakers Sergei Medvedenko 11 rebounds	Team Stats Comparison ATL LAL FG Made-Att 45/87 32/83 3PT Made-Att 6/26 1/7 FT Made-Att 4/5 5/6 Rebounds 49 42 Assists 38 19 Turnovers 16 19 Steals 11 7 Blocks 2 9
Atlanta Hawks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Wally Szczerbiak 23 10/19 4/10 1 3 2 1 3 24 Josh Childress 20 4/7 0/2 7 6 3 8 Travis Best 25 1/7 0/2 0/1 3 12 1 6 2 Carlos Boozer 26 8/9 2/2 11 1 1 2 18 Al Harrington 23 6/10 0/1 2/2 8 2 2 0 2 14 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Boris Diaw 17 3/9 1/4 2 2 7 Pedrag Drobnjak 13 3/4 4 2 6 Josh Smith 13 3/7 0/1 2 2 2 6 Erick Piatkowski 8 2/8 1/6 1 3 1 5 Mateen Cleaves 16 2/2 1 6 4 Jason Collier 12 2/2 5 1 1 4 Obinna Ekezie 9 1/3 4 2
Los Angeles Lakers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kobe Bryant 38 9/29 0/2 3/4 2 4 1 2 3 21 Vlade Divac 22 3/8 8 1 1 3 6 Brian Grant 34 4/9 9 4 2 2 4 8 Lamar Odom 33 6/13 0/1 5 1 1 12 Chucky Atkins 26 5/10 0/2 2/2 1 4 1 5 12 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kareem Rush 15 2/5 1/2 1 3 1 5 Caron Butler 10 2/5 2 2 1 3 4 Karl Malone 9 1/3 3 2 Sergei Medvedenko 17 0/1 11 1 2 2 0

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Hawks win 2nd in a row

Atlanta officially has a winning streak after hanging on against the Cleveland Cavaliers, 95-84. Atlanta got out to a 20 point lead before an atrocious third quarter allowed the Cavs to cut the lead to 4. Travis Best put in a career performance tonight, scoring 24 and getting 14 assists. Erick Piatkowski came off the bench to spark the offense and lead the team with 25 points. Atlanta used outside shooting to get the offense rolling and was forced to pick up the slack of a struggling Wally Szczerbiak.

For the Cavs, Lebron James had 31 to lead all scorers. Cleveland failed to hit a 3 point shot all game, but was able to climb back in by second chance points and rebounding. Eric Snow went 8-11 from the field and handed out 7 assists.

Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks
Nov 9, 2004	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cleveland (1-2)	18	18	28	20	84
Atlanta (1-2)	33	25	10	27	95

Cleveland Cavaliers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Lebron James	37	15/31	0/2	2/4	5	4	1		7	32
Eric Snow	29	8/11				7	1	1	7	16
Drew Gooden	28	2/8			7	2	2	1		4
Zydrunas Ilgaskus	26	2/5			10	2	2			4
Luke Jackson	25	5/7	0/1		1	1		1	3	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Andre Pavlovic	16	3/3			3	2		1		6
Jeff McInnis	12	3/8	0/2		3	5			4	6
Dejuan Wagner	4	2/2				1	1			4
Robert Traylor	17	0/1		2/2	7		1		1
Desagna Diop	11	0/2			4
TEAM TOTALS		40/78	0/5	4/6	40	24	8	4	22	84

Atlanta Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Travis Best	33	9/16	5/8	1/2	2	14	4	1	1	24
Josh Childress	11	0/2				3
Carlos Boozer	33	7/10			13		2	1	1	14
Al Harrington	32	8/15		1/1	4	2	3	2	3	17
Wally Szczerbiak	23	4/15	1/7		5	3	0	1	3	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Erick Piatkowski	24	10/18	5/8		6	2	2	3	3	25
Boris Diaw	17	2/2			3		1		1	4
Pedra Drobnjak	4	1/1							1	2
Mateen Cleaves	8	0/1				1	1		5
Jason Collier	5	0/1			1		1
Obinna Ekezie	5	0/2
Josh Smith	12	0/2	0/1		1	1	1		1
TEAM TOTALS		41/84	11/24	2/3	35	26	15	8	19	95