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    • Basketball and News:Atlanta goes for Ilguaskas

    by admin in Basketball News | Posted on March 26th, 2010 |

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    From NBA columns to rumors to interviews and beyond, Basketball News Blog has real reporters in the locker rooms year-round to bring you the game’s most insightful coverage.NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
    The Atlanta Hawks are 2 games back of the Orlando Magic in the Southeast Division and tied for 3rd with the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference standings. These are lofty heights for the Atlanta Hawks of which


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    NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.

    The Atlanta Hawks are 2 games back of the Orlando Magic in the Southeast Division and tied for 3rd with the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference standings. These are lofty heights for the Atlanta Hawks of which they have not seen in a long time. Anyone that watches the NBA with regularity will tell you to strike when the iron is hot or to put that in simpler English, if you have a chance to win make the deal that might make you better right now.

    With that in mind the Atlanta Hawks have watched the Cleveland Cavaliers buy out the contract of the 7′ 3″ tall Zydrunas Ilguaskas, a man with a lot of basketball still in him.

    Coach Mike Woodson wants Zydrunas Ilguaskas in Atlanta

    Atlanta wins with talent and depth across the board and Joe Johnson having a great year. No one fears the front line of Atlanta, which is adequate but not dominating. Ilguaskas could add to the depth on that front line and it may be crucial in the playoffs.

    Ilgauskas would stand to get significant minutes in the Hawks’ power rotation. Jason Collins, the only 7-footer on the roster, has played sparingly. Zaza Pachulia (6-11), the primary reserve at center, has struggled lately. Horford (6-10), the starter at center, could play power forward alongside Ilgauskas with Josh Smith at small forward.

    Ilgauskas, 34, had foot problems early in his career but played in 73 or more games in each season from 2002 through 2008. He played in 65 games last season and 53 so far this season.
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    Zydrunas wants to play for a team that has a chance at the NBA title. That team could even be the Cleveland Cavaliers, at a lower salary, but the center situation in Cleveland is rather crowded and Ilguaskas minutes have been trimmed. Atlanta may offer him more opportunities and in return Ilguaskas may strengthen the Hawks in an area where they are weak.

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