[Hawksquawk]

Sund not looking to deal

Hawks GM Rick Sund said the core group of Hawks that has the team aiming for a Southeast Division title is the same group you can expect to see after the Feb. 18 trade deadline.

“People are talking about us as one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, and that’s what we strive for,” Sund said today. “If there is something out there that will make us better, we’ll look at it. Do I anticipate (a deal)? No, I don’t.”

Sund wouldn’t get into specifics about trade chatter, but his indication that the Hawks’ core would stay together seems to rule out a trade involving Joe Johnson, who can become a free agent after the season. The other core players include Josh Smith, Jamal Crawford, Marvin Williams, Mike Bibby and Al Horford.

The Hawks are 32-17, tied with Boston for the third-best record in the Eastern Conference and one game behind Orlando for the Southeast lead.

“This is the time of year when everybody looks at deals,” Woody said. “But …

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[mrhonline]

Well, duh. The Hawks only make moves every 18 months.

[NineOhTheRino]

he has a huge forehead

[Hotlanta1981]

In other words they will not do anything to help the sorry rebounding or lack of depth. Worthless article.

[tonegully]

Well at least Sund is not as stupid as Waddell

[jsmoovefan]

Even if he was, he's not going to say anything about it..

[spotatl]

His hands are tied- the Hawks already made their deadline move when they acquired Crawford. Seriously- the Hawks would have a tough time acquiring Kwame Brown without including Teague. The Hawks just don't have the ability to make minor adjustments to the roster.

A better bet is the Hawks using part of the MLE to sign a guy who gets bought out by another team.

[DJlaysitup]

NineOhTheRino, on 09 February 2010 - 01:59 AM, said:

he has a huge forehead

Sund vs. Woody in a head butting contest would be scary.

Seriously though...with Vince Carter apparently hitting his stride I can't see us going much further than last year...unless it works out to where we make the ECFs. ORL looks like too big of a roadblock.

Barring any serious injuries it looks to me like Pau Gasol/Kobe against Vince Carter/Dwight again.

[spotatl]

The real problem for the Hawks is that the other teams they are competing with all have the ability to easily upgrade the roster before the deadline. The Cavs and Celtics have all sorts of expiring contracts to use in a trade. The magic have guys like Bass and Gortat who teams would like to acquire. The Hawks just don't have the roster flexibility that the other teams do. And part of it is just that because the other teams are willing to pay the luxury tax then they simply have more pieces to work with.

This post has been edited by spotatl: 09 February 2010 - 10:41 AM

[JackB1]

Does this mean Diesel can stop posting his countless trade threads until next year? :)

[NineOhTheRino]

DJlaysitup, on 09 February 2010 - 10:35 AM, said:

Sund vs. Woody in a head butting contest would be scary.

Seriously though...with Vince Carter apparently hitting his stride I can't see us going much further than last year...unless it works out to where we make the ECFs. ORL looks like too big of a roadblock.

Barring any serious injuries it looks to me like Pau Gasol/Kobe against Vince Carter/Dwight again.

VC could be in the worst slump of his career and still give the Hawks fits in the playoffs. He has always been a Hawks-killer and I don't think that's changing any time soon.

This post has been edited by NineOhTheRino: 09 February 2010 - 11:22 AM

[frankthetank966]

I think we should go after Haywood. We could use another Center. Zaza has been playing awful this yr.

[DJlaysitup]

frankthetank966, on 09 February 2010 - 04:41 PM, said:

I think we should go after Haywood. We could use another Center. Zaza has been playing awful this yr.

As much as I like Zaza..I think you are right FTT...he simply isn't athletic enough to get the job done inside. He's not a bad player by any means (for a backup C)...he is what he is....average at best.

[spotatl]

The Hawks don't have the trade fodder to work out a trade for Haywood. Unless you want hte Hawks to trade Marvin williams for him I just don't see how a deal could get done.

[Diesel]

spotatl, on 09 February 2010 - 12:51 PM, said:

The Hawks don't have the trade fodder to work out a trade for Haywood. Unless you want hte Hawks to trade Marvin williams for him I just don't see how a deal could get done.

That's a good start.
Actually, Zaza has some value too.

This post has been edited by Diesel: 09 February 2010 - 01:08 PM

[spotatl]

Zaza does not have value. I don't think there is any chance that the Hawks could get an expiring contract for Zaza considering how he has played this year and considering he has another 3 years guaranteed on his contract after this year. No chance would the Wizards be interested in him.

[mrhonline]

Unless the Wizards can get a young player in exchange for Haywood, they might as well buy him out. He's as good as gone next season...

[Diesel]

spotatl, on 09 February 2010 - 01:16 PM, said:

Zaza does not have value. I don't think there is any chance that the Hawks could get an expiring contract for Zaza considering how he has played this year and considering he has another 3 years guaranteed on his contract after this year. No chance would the Wizards be interested in him.

Who said you have to get an Expiring deal for Zaza?

Look, the trade deadline is not just for teams who have expiring deals. Some teams need to change out players because of bad chemistry. Some teams need to trade because of a playoff push. Some teams just need new faces. Right now, Washington is in the midst of a firesale, but that's not about getting below the cap.... Sheez, Arenas is still signed. For them, it's about Starting over and maybe getting some draft picks.
Houston is a trade partner. That's not because they are giving up. No... They are making a playoff push. They want serviceable players who fit better than players that they plan to trade.
Dallas is a trade partner for the same reason. They will gladly give up Howard for the right deal and it doesn't have to be expiring.

The trade deadline is a time for teams to examine themselves both financially AND qualitatively.

[coachx]

ZaZa has a bad hip and 3 more years under contract.

Now that Isaiah Thomas is our of the league I don't think any one would take him right now.

I would love to throw the MLE at Heywood in the off season. Maybe he likes Atlanta. Ge will probably have about 10 teams MLEs to choose from.................maybe more money then the MLE.

[Dolfan23]

spotatl, on 09 February 2010 - 12:16 PM, said:

Zaza does not have value. I don't think there is any chance that the Hawks could get an expiring contract for Zaza considering how he has played this year and considering he has another 3 years guaranteed on his contract after this year. No chance would the Wizards be interested in him.

Nah there's no value in a just turning tomorrow 26 year old nearly 7' and 275 lb center making 4 million dollars a year who is locked up for 3 more years and who also averaged 12/7 and 12/8 the last 2 years that he had starters minutes. Yeah no value there at all ... http://www.hawksquawk.net/community/public/style_emoticons/default/cant%20believe.gif