tbhawksfan1 wrote:jayu70 wrote:Jamaaliver wrote:All I've ever heard from offline conversations is that John Collins was absolutely adored around the organization.
Frow the owner, to the owner's wife to the front office, scouts, training and administrative staffs -- and
most of the other players.
Just a good kid who grew into an upstanding, young man.
He's one of my all time favorite Hawks players. I would have loved to keep him here for the duration of his career.
He has always said he wanted to be here in Atlanta.
Unfortunately the cost of the contract relative to his production soured a lot of the fans. Can't blame the guy for taking what the Hawks offered. I think CC stunted his development along with the general coaching who didn't invest enough in development of still a very young team.
He didn't take what the team offered. That was 4@90M and he turned it down and backed them into a corner. There was also the passive aggressive "need to feed me" media complaining that he did while still here. Time is showing that JC is not even a starter level player. But ya'll keep loving
No.
They made him an initial offer, he declined and decided to test his FA Market, which he did. It's called Free for a reason. Whatever market was determined, Hawks DECIDED to pay him, that's on THEM.
If Hawks feel backed into a corner, that's on THEM.
When he declined the 4 for $90 as an early extension, Hawks could have done the prudent thing and traded him, but like ALWAYS, they dangle players for trade then ultimately hold unto them for too long.
So again....it's a THEM PROBLEM.