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But if they grabbed someone decent in 2007 they could be pretty decent the following season.
Zaza, Josh Smith, Marvin, Johnson, Claxton, Childress, Sheldon, Salim, plus whoever they get in Harrington trade plus their 2007 picks.
Young, but full of potential.
They have high draft picks every year, but they haven't ever turned them into anything. What makes anyone think that another high draft pick is going to turn them around. If they couldn't do it with Joe Johnson, Al Harrington (in a contract year, no less), and all their high picks, they aren't going to do it without Al.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pharaoh
Because Joe Johnson would be firmly established as the #1 option.
Because Josh Smith would be on the verge of busting out
Because Marvin Williams would be on the verge as well
Because Claxton would know his team mates very well by then
Because a Lotto pick in 2007 is gonna bring a quality player
Because Sheldon Williams shouldn't be so bad after 1 season in the NBA
Because Josh Childress should be pretty good by then
And because I doubt Mike Woodson survives this season and the following one. He either gets fired this season, or next off-season IMO.
That means a new Coach will come in and they'll be "pretty decent"
And whoever the get from the Harrington trade might still be helping.
I've got a lot of reasons to believe the Hawks won't suck forever.
I am well aware my faith could be mis-guided
^good points, and that doesn't even factor in the potential "Iverson to Atlanta" thing.
Oh, if Iverson goes there that team is fucked.
Johnson can't get all that money to stand still and shoot.
Josh Smith and Marvin Williams development would be killed, too.
I do think the Hawks have a decent shot at being a good team. They just need to get some guys to do the dirty work. Apparently they are looking at Jeff Foster in the Harrington S&T and IMO should also ask for Anthony Johnson.
They also have high hopes for Sheldon Williams and Solomon Jones.
Time will tell, but I think they're "on the right track"
If only the ownership group would work their shit out maybe the team could complete the rebuilding and become a playoff contender.
I wasn't even thinking of a year down the road. I was just thinking of adding a rookie to the current roster (without another year of experience together). My mistake Pharaoh. Also, couldn't agree more about how much Iverson would screw up that team. Like you said, if ownership figures there shit out, Atlanta could be a team of the future.
Acker to Greece?
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...DATE/607260446
Pistons' Acker considers playing in Greece
Chris McCosky / The Detroit News
AUBURN HILLS -- Pistons guard Alex Acker has been offered a one-year deal worth $1 million to play in Greece next year. He flew to Athens on Wednesday to meet with officials from the Olympiakos team.
Acker wanted to see the city and the living conditions before signing the deal, but he knows his role with the Pistons next season would be limited at best. His first clue on that was when they gave newly-signed guard Flip Murray jersey No. 6, which Acker wore as a rookie last season.
The Pistons made a qualifying offer to Acker that would pay him $664,000 for the 2006-2007 season, which Acker most likely would spend mostly in the development league.
The Pistons would still retain rights to Acker should he sign with Olympiakos and could bring him back for the 2007-2008 season.
I say send him over and make him try again next offseason.
If he leaves now we don't retain his rights.
We can still ask him to play SL or show up for training camp though.
I thought as long as you extended a qualifying offer, you retained the right to the player until traded or released? This way refusing to sign an offer prevented the player from screwing the team by holding out or because they didn't want to accept the offer or like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pharaoh