Mario West News

I just got back from reading Sekou Smith's A blog, and.I don't believe I've ever seen this many well-wishers for guys who were looking to make the Hawks squad out of training camp.

A After a reasonably injury-free preseason the Hawks came crashing back to reality Sunday.

Adonal Foyle, a reserve center for the Orlando Magic, has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, the team said yesterday.

After Garret Siler got waived from the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, his former college basketball coach compared his situation to another Augusta standout.

The Atlanta Hawks have 13 players on their roster after waiving guard Mario West and centers Garret Siler and Courtney Sims.

The Hawks cut Mario West and Courtney Sims from the training camp roster before Wednesday's practice, leaving 14 players on the roster.

The Atlanta Hawks have trimmed their roster to 16 players by releasing guards Juan Dixon and Mike Wilks.

Maurice Evans returned in a big way , Jeff Teague continued to suggest he would have electrified Vegas in the Summer League, Courtney Sims appeared to use his 13:11 well, and Mario West made a three-pointer. I cannot believe that last item failed to make the highlights .

You can thank the New Orleans Hornets for that skewed view of the Hawks the morning after their preseason opening romp at Philips Arena.

It's an apt analogy. These games largely provide Hawks fans the opportunity they missed earlier in the year to overreact to Jeff Teague's performance in games that don't count.

Times Sports Writer mike.easterling@htimes.com Trevor Lacey spent fall break in Atlanta getting an upclose look at the NBA, the perk of having a cousin who's trying to make the Hawks roster for the second season.

Mario West realizes that you already know his story. He wasn't supposed to make it.

Atlanta Hawks' Mario West, right, grabs a loose ball from New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright, left, during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct.

The Hornets dropped their exhibition opener to the Hawks in Atlanta, 108-82. Our guys were thin up front with Emeka Okafor, Ike Diogu and Hilton Armstrong all sitting out to nurse minor injuries.

He goes on to score 23 for the Chicago Bulls, who narrowly beat the Bucks 126-121. 2) Deng blocks a shot in for the Chicago Bulls against Miami Heat in 2006, leaping to snatch the ball out of midair as it whistles towards the net.

Have you ever seen that movie "Surviving the Game", with former rap star-turned television and movie actor, Ice-T? IA always likedA that movie.

Here's the depth chart on the morning of September 28th... Backcourt The Wing : Marvin Williams, Maurice Evans Frontcourt That's eleven guys.

I would look at these, as the title indicates, as standings predictions rather than win predictions.

Jason Collins can't score*, never could. He never rebounded well for a center. For all intents and purposes, he doesn't rebound** at all anymore.

Former Georgia Tech standout Mario West made the Hawks' roster in each of the past two years the hard way, as an undrafted free agent without the security of a guaranteed contract.