Hawks Owner defines what he expects this franchise to become

[jayu70]

More from the TV round table.

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Ressler also admitted that he wasn’t quite prepared for how difficult it is to instill a championship culture in the team, saying, “I did not appreciate the amount of time and effort that is obviously required, and you get to see that when you see great franchises that have build championship cultures. We have a bit of work to do, but we have a path where we know what to do and we plan to go after it.”

When asked about the hiring process, Ressler was honest about how he views his relationship with new president of basketball operations Travis Schlenk: “I don't allocate an enormous amount of importance to how my GM gets along with me. I consider the vision: ‘Do I follow what he says? Do I get what he's trying to do? And do I understand where he's trying to take our franchise?’”

He also showed an understanding that the previous roster needed a makeover, as the team was getting older but wasn’t in a place to really contend for a championship: “We've been in the playoffs for ten straight years. Atlanta hasn't won a championship in 49 [years]. Our job is to try to win a championship. We saw a team that was getting older and not getting better, so we think getting younger--we don't use the "rebuild" term--and still being incredibly competitive, playing hard but being young and fun. Getting younger is a method by which we can take hopefully a small step back in an effort to take a huge step forward.”

[Jamaaliver]

It's a relief that the owner saw what was becoming exceptionally clear over the past year...that roster of fading vets was getting too old, too expensive and was nowhere near a title.

Interesting that last summer it was a controversial statement but this summer an accepted fact.

We really should have traded Millsap last summer and let Bazemore walk. We'd be in a much better place today.

[macd-gm]

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That's easy. As far as I know there isn't a message board where we make fun of the job he's doing in his other businesses. Hey, I'm just glad he took charge of the Millsap negotiation himself.