Post#296 » by tbhawksfan1 » Fri Feb 8, 2019 9:35 pm
Hawks need a top 10 player, a top 20 and a good cast to ever get into the contender range. Before Sap left nearly everyone was recognizing that we needed top talent and the only way the Hawks would ever get it was through the draft.
Hawks fans that have been here for decades know that the Hawks are one of the teams that have NEVER attracted top FAs.
Now we're early in a total rebuild that started from 0 because of prior leadership ineptitude and many think we should climb out of the lottery and make a PO run next season. Sign a big FA this summer... Fans get so desperate for wins that they never want to do it right. Ownership know this so they end up selling the rebuild short with the allure of higher attendance and revenu sooner, even at the cost of REALLY building a contender.
Hawks have already "failed" this season by winning too much. I totally realize that our three young guys are mostly responsible for the winning, but TS is not feilding a tank roster or doing tank moves. He did last season when he finally released the vets.
As much as i love Trae / Collins / Heurter, does anyone think they'll be the core of a champion?
TS has drafted very well. His coach looks good for a rook, Hawks have cap flexibility (of course) but he has been pretty damn lame at everything else. Two offseasons and two deadlines wrapped up and his best is Len. No upward moves, no nice young players acquired through trade / FA, no FA signing that any team is even willing to give a sandwich for and after trading Doncic away it looks like the best talent we're going to get from the draft is already here.
I'm very surprised that so many are so gungho on TS and his plan. I'm still in wait and see, what else can I do, but tons of red flags.