Comments on: Hawks GM Rick Sund answers questions, including yours!

By: Tdtgivfj

Tdtgivfj — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:18:49 +0000

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By: If the Hawks trade Josh, they lose me. (Unless it's for Kobe.) | Mark Bradley

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:10:50 +0000

[...] month Rick Sund, the Hawks’ general manager, said: “I like our club. The only reason I say that is that there’s still growth from [...]

By: ngc7

ngc7 — Sun, 31 May 2009 05:10:38 +0000

here are the moves i think we need to make
Do Not sign Bibby. I like him alot but he cannot play defense. Defense wins championships and bibby is a matchup nightmare.
Sign Flip Murray and Zaza
Sign Marvin and bring him off bench or sign and trade him to move up in draft
If pick isnt traded draft the best talent on the board
Sign a Free agent point guard. Jarrett Jack would be perfect. Can hit the three and drive the lane. Brings tons of energy and will play hard defense . Back him up with Law .
and the biggest move we need to make is to pick up a Center whether threw trade or Free Agency

Starters
Jack
JJ
Smith
Horford
(Real Center)

Backups
Law
Murray
Williams
Solo
Zaza
With this team we could matchup with anyone
and run 3-4 rotations

By: Commonsense

Commonsense — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:58:54 +0000

In all fairness the Acie Law question was DISRESPECTFUL. Acie Law is on the Hawks Roster. Yet, you spoke of him in past tense. I found it quite questionable for you to even speak of someone as if they are a former player just to suggest and get your point across. Word of advice if you have so any suggestions. Do as us fans do and email them accordingly. Im disappointed that the question was so biased…Bradley!

By: Hugo

Hugo — Mon, 25 May 2009 10:58:11 +0000

I hope Sund will finally do something that will get us to the championship. We cant seem to get a quality True Center and consistent 3 shooter. I am still pissed about the Gasol thing. Why didnt we get him if Memphis was willing to part with him? Just glad that other Dummy GM is gone.

By: Maxx

Maxx — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:31:55 +0000

I Love the idea of Smoove at the 3, Horford at the 4 and Camby at the 5. Horfy is definitely athletic enough and has enough range on his shot to play the 4, and with the addition of Camby, our defensive frontcourt would be the best in basketball . Marvin and ZaZa coming off the bench would give us more offense when we need it. If we can get a PG to succeed Bibby in the draft we will be set with our depth and versatility. Now, if we could just learn to play an effective half-court offense…

By: newkid

newkid — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:07:00 +0000

Good effort Mark. Seems like a lot of smoke and mirrors when Sund could have simply told you (in many instances) he’s simply not prepared to give you a frank and honest response to (name the question) at the moment. Verbosity without substance is to some cute; to others it’s merely a wasted use of the world’s oxygen. No need for us to “…assume they’ve been working all along” when Sund could simply have said “…my staff and I have engaged in a year-long evaluation of all the attributes of our coaches and players, and have devised a plan that we’re convinced will position us to compete for the O’Brien trophy for the next 5 years; however it’s inappropriate for me to discuss many elements of that plan at the moment.”

By: How the Atlanta Hawks just might stay together after all | Mark Bradley

How the Atlanta Hawks just might stay together after all | Mark Bradley — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:58:30 +0000

[...] like the core of this club,” Sund said this week. “I’d like to keep as much of it together as I can.” His endorsement is a major factor: It [...]

By: bob

bob — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:20:19 +0000

useless interview…no content…just “i dont know’ or “i cant answer taht now”

By: ILL-logical

ILL-logical — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:02:12 +0000

A key element of the debate comcerning Sund’s opinion of the team’s status and the opinions of some the correspondents is tactical vs. strategic or short term(1-2 years) as opposed to long term (3-5 years).
I believe Sund for a variety of reasons can only think and act short term.And that perspective will not please a lot of the folks on this board.

First, because of finances and other issues , Woodson will be retained for the duration of his contract. a money issue pure and simple. Probable outomes: Same stuff and same shovel.

Second, few if any major moves. again, moola issues. Probable outcome: Joe is gone after his contract expires, Bibby is 50/50 for resigning and Acie is history.

Last, despite this year’s progress and the healing of the various injured bodies, next year’s record will not be better. Some of the our competitors,Miami, will make adjustments to move ahead of the Hwks.

An example of a strategic move(s):

Trade Joe, a re-signed Bibby and Josh Childress’s rights to New Orleans for CP III and Tyson Chandler. It is a cost saving move for the Hornets because they desperately want to ditch Chandler’s contract but are afraid to move CP III because of his popularity. However, he has always wanted to play for the Hawks-grew up in winston Salem as a big fan-and could be persuaded to advocate for the deal. Joe’s contract is off the book’s in 2010 so Shinn has even greater cost incentives. They are in basic survival mode in that market.

Of course Woodson and CP III would be an interesting match but fortune being kind it would only be for a year at best. Improbable ,yes. Impossible,no but we will never see that kind of thinking from the short sighted current regime.