All the right moves
The Hawks will have Mike Woodson back to start another season in the fall.
HAWKSVILLE - Hawks coach Mike Woodson is not going anywhere.
Hawks general manager Rick Sund made that clear on at least three different occasions Tuesday, on two different sports talk radio shows in the morning and later to me in his office.
Not that it was an issue or anything (laugh track goes here).
Woodson has one year remaining on his contract and Sund, while not confirming or denying any details pertaining to said contract, insisted that the Hawks would indeed “honor Woodson’s contract.”
(Last summer there was a legitimate question about Woodson’s future since his contract had expired. But when a coach signs a two-year deal, wins 47 games, a top four seed, and guides his team to the Eastern Conference semifinals in the first, questions about his job security, no matter what any of us here think of his performance, don’t register with the folks in charge of hiring and firing).
Read into that what you will. But it should be noted that several times throughout the nearly 60 minutes we spent talking, Sund praised Woodson and his staff numerous times for the job they did this season.
Sund’s making all the right moves leading up to the July 1 free agent frenzy. He hasn’t closed the door on anything (more below) and hasn’t thrown anyone or anything under the bus heading into the draft and what looks like it might be yet another long summer for the Hawks.
Those of you interested in continuing the debate about Woodson’s future are welcome to do so, but anyone else interested in moving off that topic and onto a few others, the rest of this blog is for you:
AFTER ALL, IT IS DRAFT LOTTERY NIGHT around the rest of the NBA.
And after years of being a major player in the lottery, the Hawks are on the outside looking in for the second straight year (which is a good thing if you’ve also made the playoffs for the second straight year).
Blake Griffin knows that all the ping pong balls in the lottery are pointing toward him as the No. 1 pick!
The Blake Griffin sweepstakes (win at your own peril) are almost over for those lonely teams like Sacramento, Washington and the Los Angeles Clippers – the three teams with best statistical odds of snagging the top pick in what doesn’t have the makings of anything other than a mediocre (at best) draft.
There’s no doubt Griffin is the big prize. But outside of the Oklahoma superstar power forward (and Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet, Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio and Smyrna native and Arizona star big man Jordan Hill), there’s a consensus that teams will do a whole lot of reaching for impact players in this draft.
“This is basically a two-man draft and Rubio,” a wise Eastern Conference executive told me today. “It’s Griffin and Thabeet and you have to figure out where Rubio fits in there, too.”
So where does that leave a team like the Hawks with the 19th pick (in a draft that is already light on big men and point guards)?
Basically in limbo.
Because if they hold on to their pick and wait and see what shakes out of the lottery and down into their hands, the best they can hope for is the proposition of choosing between the best player available and and someone who strictly fills a need (as opposed to an elite talent at a position that fills a need).
That’s if they hold on to the pick and don’t package it with another asset and move them for something they need more than a rookie swingman (again, you have to figure the best point guards and big men will be gone by 19) or project at another position.
“What they’ve got to do is find a player at 19 that makes the coaching staff play him every night,” that wise Eastern Conference exec told me.
I couldn’t agree more.
The last three players chosen at 19 in the draft:
Cleveland (and Marietta’s own) J.J. Hickson in 2008, Washington and (Atlanta’s own) Javaris Crittenton in 2007 and Toronto’s Quincy Douby in 2006.
Not one of them started a single game during his rookie season.
So if we go on recent history alone, the chances of the Hawks finding anything more than a rotation player at 19 are pretty slim. And in a weak draft, even that might be a stretch.
THAT’S WHY I CAN’T IMAGINE THE HAWKS ARE BANKING ON THEIR DRAFT PICK MAKING – OR BREAKING – THEIR SUMMER, as has been the case in years past.
You can’t with that sort of empirical data as your guide.
Besides, the Hawks have far more pressing issues in free agency, where they’ll have to deal with what Sund referred to as “moving pieces.”
The Hawks have more of those free agent pieces – Mike Bibby, Zaza Pachulia, Flip Murray, Solomon Jones and Marvin Williams (the only one of the bunch that’s restricted, as is Josh Childress, whose rights the Hawks still retain while he is living and working in Greece) – than any team likes.
A big summer for the Hawks could get even bigger if Josh Childress finds his way home from Greece! The Hawks still hold his rights while he's living and working overseas.
Tough choices will have to be made. And anyone not invested for the long run (don’t expect this process to be resolved quickly) is probably in for a tough summer.
I don’t suspect that Sund will be rushed into any deals. What with the tightening of belts all around the league, teams won’t be so quick to spend as freely as they have been in the past.
The free agent marketplace is sure to be constipated, just like all the other markets have been since the global recession began (no, the NBA is not immune).
That might actually work out well for the Hawks, if their quest is to keep the core of this season’s roster together as best they can. And from all indications, that’s exactly what their aim is this summer.
IN TODAY’S FINALE ODE TO THE NBA SUMMER, it seemed only fitting that I pass along yet another pertinent link to a home run story from my main man Steve Aschburner of si.com.
For all the bellyaching folks do about coaches and players (and officials, and beat writers and just about everything else), you at least know when you’ve got a good or a bad one.
But as the elder statesman points out, a good GM is really hard to find.
Here’s a taste:
“Hiring an NBA coach is like hiring a tax accountant: By the middle of April each year, you know exactly where you stand. Hiring an NBA general manager is more like hiring a financial advisor: He takes control of your entire portfolio, makes decisions for some distant horizon and assures you during the bumpy times that the plan is sound, that time and patience are your friends and, by the way, that past performance is no guarantee of future results.
And every once in a while, a franchise ends up flipping its keys to the basketball equivalent of Bernie Madoff.”
Make sure you read the rest!
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Johnny Red Balls
May 20th, 2009
10:32 am
Sekou – What is the consensus among the higher ups regarding A.C. Law? Have they given up on the idea that he can be a legit starting point guard for a playoff team?
Hoops
May 20th, 2009
10:38 am
Fred Toucher,
You are giving up two starters for a unproven PG. No way that I would make that trade.
Astro Joe
May 20th, 2009
10:41 am
Hoops, the Hawks could “renounce” the rights to Childress and Marvin and get under the cap. To renounce means that those guys leave the team and the Hawks are not compensated. If you do that, you need to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you can acquire quality players with your available money. You can’t let Marvin and Chill walk out the door and end up with Keith Bogans and Gerald Green as their replacements. You won’t find too many (if any) teams that renounce their lottery-selected first rounders. But fear not, Sund has many other ways to improve this team and the Hawks are actually in better shape from a cap perspective than most teams.
MBZ
May 20th, 2009
11:17 am
Marvin Williams is the only player on this team aside from Flip that can get to the rim and draw contact from the outside. (Without getting stripped every time) Ultimately, Sund is going to have to decide who the future is at Power Forward: Smith or Horford. I think that the longer he puts this decision off, the longer it stunts the hawks growth. That being said, the Hawks’ biggest personnel problem is the point guard problem. This team needs a point guard that will quarterback this team, and can penetrate and create for his teammates. Mike Bibby is not the answer. My vote is to go to Acie Law. He is smart and can penetrate, although he needs to work on finishing at the rim. And hopefully we can package our pick and Claxton’s contract for one of the Centers that the Clips are no doubt going to try to get rid of. But the thing that would have the biggest impact immediately, is getting an assistant coach in here that knows how to run a friggin’ offense, and let him run the offense. Sund needs to give woodson a frim talking to regarding player development and running offense, because come playoff time, all a team needs to do is take away Johnson, and the whole offense comes crashing down.
Melvin
May 20th, 2009
11:19 am
Agreed with your last post, Astro….. As Doc would say, Sund is on watch now. No more wait and see approach for him. He better get it done this summer. Too many options available for him not to….
Daniel
May 20th, 2009
11:39 am
I want to agree with several comments on here. We can all debate about which players and what moves we should make, but that is all a complicated matter that we are not privy to all the details for. So, I won’t bore you with my playstation/fantasy style GMing that always goes on.
I will say, Woody does deserve another year, but not an extension yet.
This summer the pressure is squarely on Rick Sund and ASG to get the job done. The team and the coach over acheived this year. Now, the front office must do the same. No excuses will be tolerated. They must make the moves to make this team better.
Melvin
May 20th, 2009
11:40 am
MBZ, I had similiar thoughts as you that the Hawks will have to decide between Josh and Horford at the 4. But since watching the recent success of the Nuggets, I have change my mind. Their frontcourt is very similiar to ours in size and skill set. They have our blueprint for success. If we incorporate an offense like theirs by pushing the ball up the floor (after made/missed baskets) and play thru the post would better suit our team makeup. I think Horford is very similiar to NeNe (maybe he’s a inch shorter). However, NeNe is more effective at the 5 than he was at the 4 when he played along side Camby. His quickness seam to cause alot of problems for the opposing centers. Josh and KMart are almost identical, great athlete with no jumpshot but I think Josh could be twice as better than KMart when he fully develops. Now only if we could get Marvin to be more aggressive like Melo… Woody, I hope your are watching the Nuggets b/c this is the style of play that you should used….
C'mon Hawks
May 20th, 2009
11:54 am
Mike Woodson equals Chan Gailey
Great guy with good ideas, but lacks the killer instinct of a real championship coach! Will always underdevelop but achieve wins just on the growth of the players themselves. Will never achieve maximum talent of these players with him as coach!
Sekou Smith
May 20th, 2009
11:58 am
No way Fred. No way I’d trade away one of my top players for the right to draft Ricky Rubio. I know folks are swearing by him being the second coming of … well, I’m not interested in trading for Rubio. I think the Hawks could get a guy just as good or better at 19.
Sekou Smith
May 20th, 2009
12:01 pm
Johnny there’s a split. I think some people want to give him a chance and realize that two years is a bit early to give up on a guy and others that think Acie hasn’t shown the kind of mettle they want to see in a young guy in his playing time predicament.
The Right Thing To Do
May 20th, 2009
12:15 pm
Its really not that hard.
1. let bibby go and let Acie play
2. Get Chill back
3. Trade Speedy, Marvin, and Zaza for Camby or Kaman
4. resign flip or sign sessions.
5. Draft Mullens form Ohio State.
That would give us depth. Our team would look like this:
Center: Kaman or Camby, and Mullens
PF: Al and Solomon(we need to upgrade)
SF: Josh smith and Chill
SG: Joe, Mo, and Chill
PG: Acie, Flip, and Sessions
We just need Woody to play a faster pace like Denver, and develop our youngsters like Acie and Mullens.
The Right Thing To Do
May 20th, 2009
12:18 pm
And For the Josh Smith haters, hes the best player on our team. All we need is for Woody to coach and develop him better. He does some stupid things that comes from a lack of maturity. He still make the game interesting.
Sam Wetherson
May 20th, 2009
12:19 pm
You watch these clowns let Marvin Williams go at the age of 22 with four years of steady improvement. He is going to go to a team where the coach will put the finishing touches on him and he will be a beast. He and FLip are the only two players that take it to the hole. Why is Marvin being made out to the scapegoat??
Hoops
May 20th, 2009
12:58 pm
The Right Thing To Do,
I like your proposal. I might think about these minor adjustments:
1. Let Bibby go, sign Sessions, and resign Flip.
2. Trade Marvin, Josh Smith, and Speedy for Rudy Gay and M. Gasol. They will draft Thabeet.
3. Bring back Childress and resign Zaza.
This would be our line up:
PG-Sessions, Flip
SG-JJ, Chill
SF-Gay, Mo
PF-Horford, Draft best PF @ 19, Solo
C-M. Gasol, Zaza, Morris
Ben
May 20th, 2009
1:00 pm
Hoops, are you insane! You want to give up Marvin, Smoove and Speedy’s contract for Gay and Gasol? Dude Gasol is not really even a starting center in the NBA. He is a Zaza at best. That is the worst trade proposal i’ve ever seen. We need to get back way more value than just Gay and a backup center for both Marvin and Smoove.
I MUS.WRITE
May 20th, 2009
1:07 pm
Sam i dont think marvin is a scapegoat…. It just comes down to who do u want Marvin-Al or Josh….need i say more
Fred Toucher
May 20th, 2009
1:08 pm
Sekou,
Anyway the spurs start rebuilding and part with Tony Parker or Tim Duncan if they got the farm in return?
terrell barron
May 20th, 2009
1:29 pm
I still cant show any love for Woody. I for damn sure wouldn’t say, “Woodson isn’t going anywhere”? As if he’s saying, he’s done a terrific job. The Hawks got lucky this year, and last year for that matter. The Eastern Conference was by far the worst it’s been in years. Nobody even thought Miami would make the Playoffs this year, much less be the 5th seed. And this is the same team who took us to 7 games, and blowed us out in all 3 road games. Did Sund not watch those games? Now I know health was an issue, but to lose all 3 in Miami the way we did, does not warrant a “Woody isn’t going anywhere”.Imo. This team is just too talented to play the way we did. Do I think he should be fired? No. I just see too many flaws when it comes to Woodson. But I’m going to leave this subject alone, because it’s not doing me any good. Btw, I,m sorry Acie and Solo. You both are either outta here, or you’ll still be glued to the bench. He didn’t play you when he signed a two-year deal, so he for damn sure wont play you in the last year of his contract. Hell to the naw!
realdealholyfield
May 20th, 2009
1:33 pm
Blake Griffin may be overrated. He plays a hell of a game, that is, until he gets…TIRED.
all your base
May 20th, 2009
1:36 pm
If Woody gets an extension after next season, I’m going to take a huge dump in a Philips Arena toilet and not flush, as a testament to the ASG’s “work in progress.”
gusman354
May 20th, 2009
1:37 pm
HAHAHA SORRY HAWKS FANS SAME COACH SAME SORRY RESULTS
SAY IT WITH ME – LET’S GO HEAT!!!~
HawkKingBibby
May 20th, 2009
1:44 pm
Sekou I agree with you on Rubio. Thats alot of hype surrounding a guy who really hasnt done too much. I think if Sund does his homework he can find a better pick at 19.
#1. Is Bibby plan A at pg for the Hawks and if they cant work out a deal with him then they move on OR will they go after somebody else as their plan A?
#2.Does Chills have a date in his Greek deal where he has to let them know if he will play for them in year 2 of his contract and what is that date?
#3. Are A.I., Ron Artest or a Smoove for Bosh trade anywhere on Sunds blimp screen?
terrell barron
May 20th, 2009
1:47 pm
Imus, Zaza is unrestricted. He cant be traded, unless we sign him 1st. Maybe that’s what you were talking about. If so, sorry. lol!
terrell barron
May 20th, 2009
1:50 pm
Sekou, why is it that everytime, I disagree with you, my posts never show up? Is this just a coincedense? lol!
terrell barron
May 20th, 2009
1:57 pm
Melvin, Bibby is no Chauncey, Marvin is no Carmelo, Horford is no Nene(not yet), and Zaza is no Birdman.
Shannon
May 20th, 2009
2:00 pm
Was I ever wrong! I thought Mr. Sund got it……… sounds to me like he will be in the same unemployment line as Woody! At least I will be saving money on my season tickets!!!!!
cp
May 20th, 2009
2:01 pm
Well another year with no offensive scheme, Iso-Joe, going away from whats working, not playing to our strengths, not using the bench, playing Joe 40 plus minutes a game, saying we just didn’t have it tonight, saying i will play certain players only not to do it, forcing guys to play a position that does not suit them. Hard to get excited about this.
terrell barron
May 20th, 2009
2:12 pm
We got Smoove at 17 Sekou. This thing is a different crap shoot every year. Who’s to say we cant get a contributor at 19? Flynn mght be there, Holiday might be there, Blair could fall, Lawson is slipping. Stranger things have happened.
terrell barron
May 20th, 2009
2:13 pm
And dont forget about Maynor.
terrell barron
May 20th, 2009
2:15 pm
Chad Ford has us taking Jeff Teague. Nice pick.
I MUS.WRITE
May 20th, 2009
2:24 pm
Terrell -Yeah thats what i meant by the S&T……. Any of the players I mentioned should be used to get what we need……. I thought U knew – Dont talk greasy to Sekou -He will zap ur post like that. I was on a roll one day -as I tend to go ballistic from time to time and my post disappeared like 4 different times……….. The call him the black hand Aka SEKOU…
Sekou Smith
May 20th, 2009
2:33 pm
No clue terrell barron. The Matrix doesn’t like haters.
Melvin
May 20th, 2009
2:34 pm
Terrell,
About this statement “but to lose all 3 in Miami the way we did,”. If we beat Miami in a 7 game series 4-3 and Miami won Game 2 in the ATL. How did the Hawks lose 3 games in Miami???
Sekou Smith
May 20th, 2009
2:42 pm
I didn’t say you couldn’t get a contributor at 19 tb, I’m just saying based on recent history the chances are slim. The way I see it, you either package some assets this summer and try and pull of a monster deal and add a big time player (or two) or you go to work in the draft and free agency adding pieces that can contribute immediately to help you get back to top four status in the East. But you have to commit to a plan and follow it until the end.
Jones
May 20th, 2009
2:43 pm
Acie is a real problem. He shows signs when he gets consistent playing time (his jumper has really improved!) — but then he gets hurt. If they sign Bibby and keep him as a back-up and then draft a PG for depth then there isn’t enough playing time to go around, and whatever rookie PG they have would waste away on the bench like Acie has. But I think he’s too good to give up on, and not good enough yet to have the full-time job.
Jones
May 20th, 2009
2:47 pm
It depends on what you mean by a “contributor,” Sekou. There aren’t likely starters at 19, but there will be guys who might be good rotation players, adding some depth, and I think that’s what the Hawks need more than anything. Re-sign what they have (if they can at a good price), and then add the most NBA-ready player they can get at 19 regardless of position. They need depth at every position.
By the way, any idea what the plan — if any — is for David Andersen? He recently told draftexpress.com he wants to play in the NBA this year, and they seem to think he would be an immediate contributor.
Volman
May 20th, 2009
2:56 pm
Okay, I have seen what everyone else has to say…and here is my two cents:
I think we sign Bibby for 3 years at around 50% of what he got last year (so that’s around 7-8 million). This team desperately needs Flip if we cannot get Chills back. Sign him for about 3 years. I’d love to see Chills back, but if he does not want to come back for a while, why not ship off his rights somewhere and package an expiring and another player and maybe a pick to get some valuable pieces? It’s worth a look.
People have talked about the decision between Horford/Smoove at the 4. Guys, right now this team has no 5, so it’s Horford at the 5. We should cross that bridge when this is actually a problem.
I REALLY like Teague from Wake Forrest. I honestly believe that he can be a “Smoove-esque” impact player down the road for this team (that is, he was under-rated come draft time but blossoms into a good player because of his talent). Maybe I am wrong, but I have a good feeling about the guy. (Maybe I keep having visions of Chris Paul coming out of Wake and think Teague could be 75% the player Paul is) Shoot, he is a great player though. I wouldn’t mind this team drafting him with this pick.
Obviously this franchise will be VERY busy this offseason, and I’m looking forward to seeing what Sund and the BASG does. Are they ready to take the next step towards being a “championship-elite” team? You can talk about it until you’re blue in the face, but you actually have to go for it someday. I think today is that day.
I personally would like to see the draft pick and speedy’s contract/Chills’ rights packaged possibly with a player or two in order to get an impact player onto this team. Who would an impact player be? Shoot, I don’t know… I’d be up for some legit C’s (those are hard to come by) or possibly a point guard. I seem to like the Sessions guy, but couldn’t the hawks just sign him out of FA?
Okay, that’s all for now…starting to ramble. I’ll have more.
Lil' Timmy
May 20th, 2009
3:10 pm
The Hawks should trade the No. 19 pick and Solomon Jones for Artest. Sign Iverson to play point. And hire Isaih Thomas to coach. That will fix all their problems. Also, they shouldn’t let that wild animal fly around the arena anymore. Someone’s going to get hurt by that thing, or shat upon.
Melvin
May 20th, 2009
3:15 pm
Terrell,
I didn’t say we are exactly like Denver but we are similiar. I agree we dont have the pentatrator like Billups and Marvin is not the scorer like Melo. However, JJ and Bibby together could take turns running the offense like Billups does. Marvin and Josh can makeup the scoring production of Melo. Horford and Nene are a wash. Then we still have Joe on the offensive side to be the other scoring option that Denver doesn’t have in their starting 5. As for the bench, JR and Flip both gives good production. Now ZaZa is not the shot blocking force that Birdman is on defense but he does play good post defense. If Acie every get consistent mins, he will be head and shoulders better than Anthony Carter (by the way, did yall see him give that game to LA). TB, did you notice how well we played Denver this year and wasn’t we missing a starter (I can’t remember who) for the game in Denver???
Hoops
May 20th, 2009
3:37 pm
Ben,
After looking @ my proposal, I’ll agree with you, I am insane! Sometimes you have to look @ what you are thinking for awhile to see if it makes any sense.
I just think that Horford is out of position and Josh S. can’t play the 3 because of his lack of outside shooting. So we need a 5 man and we could use Josh to get one. Maybe we get Memphis to include their #2 pick with Gay for Marvin, AC, & Speedy. Then we could get Thabeet or Rubio in the draft.
Fred
May 20th, 2009
3:39 pm
Patty Mills could be the pick at #19: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2723-Atlanta-Hawks-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Potential-Draft-Prospects-Patrick-Mills
Ariose
May 20th, 2009
4:06 pm
The Truth,
09/21/07: The Dallas Mavericks signed Devin Harris to a multi-year contract extension which will begin in the 2008-2009 season.
I guess draft Express didn’t pick up on this b/c it hadn’t kicked in yet, but he’s locked up for a cuople more years I beleive.
doc
May 20th, 2009
4:08 pm
hey sekou would that player available and better than rubio at 19 be marcus williams? oh yeah that dude is gone … from the league.
heh heh ok, kidding, and yes i suggested yi instead of horford … took the words right out of your typewriter.
sekou, you must have a pretty good idea what sund will be able to produce then. as i remember the best draft pick in the past 5 years of unbelievable lottery draft picks was a high schooler, cant remember his name but wasnt he above the lottery line up and he has turned out to be the best bargain in the history of the franchise and some want to throw him away. funny that!
Astro Joe
May 20th, 2009
4:11 pm
I know that intra-division trades are rare, but I wonder if the Wizards would trade the #5 pick for Speedy’s expiring deal, Childress and the #19 pick? Instead of drafting the 5th or 6th best PG available, we’d be in position to grab a top 2 PG (assuming Rubio goes top 3). I’d still try to bring back Bibby as I don’t personally like the idea of a rookie PG in Joe’s last year. Childress would complement the current big 3 in DC while they could still grab a PG at #19 to play alongside Arenas.
The Truth
May 20th, 2009
4:13 pm
Sekou
I’m getting the impression based on the vibes from Mark interview with Mr. Sund that the strategic plans going forward is basically to do nothing, stay the course and re-sign our core group with only a few exceptions of some deep bench warmers such as Gardner, Hunters, etc. Take no bold action and hope we can repeat a 4th seed. Just like defining insanity; doing the same thing and expecting a different result. If this is true we will defy the wisdom of most of the fan base on these blogs (based on feedback) and also the wisdom of some very credible sports pundits. This is beginning to sound like a bridge to NOWHERE as the obvious seems so clear. If this turn out to be true (which I hope I’m wrong with the assessment) this would be the DON’T ROCK THE BOAT ROAD Sund is traveling. In other words, the Easy Road, the job security road, the road of least resistant that the Hawks are traveling. Last year he got a pass with his inaction because he was new and needed more time to evaluate the players. He made no acquisition toward trade deadline to pickup a player that could have made the difference during our playoff appearance. Due to injury, our roster was depleted and Sund could have helped with a player add-on. Who knows, maybe that extra player could have yielded us a few wins in the second round. This year, however, the flaws are obvious and he will not be given a pass from the fans if things go awful. As I see it, the honeymoon is over for him. The fans will not tolerate mediocrity after we have come so far. At the end of today, SUND IS NOT THE BOSS, THE FANS ARE. If you don’t believe that, try having a losing season and see how many fans buy tickets to see the “NOTHING NEW, SAME OLD HAWKS” at Philips Arena. Every year we have successes, the expectation goes up. Next year we will have failed if we are not competing in the second round. You think Woody coached scared last season, what this season. If we ignore pass mistakes and don’t acquire real talent and good chemistry we are going to talk about these past two seasons as if it was the golden years.
Ariose
May 20th, 2009
4:17 pm
Mills can shoot…and very well. That examiner guy needs to watch more footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx7xy0mzFjc
Clyde
May 20th, 2009
4:30 pm
I just hope the Hawks sure up the roster.
I’m Buckwheat, amember me?
Skicky
May 20th, 2009
4:41 pm
I do not feel Mike Woodsen will get us over the hump. Their are coaches that have gotten teams to a certain level and another coach has to come in to get the team to that next level. (IE Dell Harris out in Phil Jackson: Stan Van Gundy out in Pat Riley)
Melvin
May 20th, 2009
4:42 pm
Astro, I don’t see the benefit in that trade for the Wiz. Looks as if they are adding to their payroll with Speedy and JChill future salary. Remember they already have Butler with D.McGuire and AJamison to back him up at the 3… We may have to absorb one of their big contracts like Brendan Haywood (I’ll take him) to make that deal work…
The Truth
May 20th, 2009
4:57 pm
Ariose
Thanks for that update on Devin Harris. Actually I saw that info from two sources but your info is probably the latest.