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Bahhhhhh. False. Try again. Documented that Ferry offered MORE than these guys are taking elsewhere. 

 

And my God I am THANKFUL we aren't OVERPAYING these guys. NONE of the ones we talked to are difference makers. 

 

Hate on Ferry all you want but the perception of the Hawks and the city of Atlanta is the problem. Nobody has wanted to play in Atlanta since Dikembe signed here in 1996 and somehow that's Ferry's fault. 

 

I'm not blaming Ferry for his inability to land players. In fact, I agree with him and said he is being smart by not overpaying in some circumstances. I'm not sure what happened with Gasol, but I would've thrown a few more dollars in his direction. 

I truly think the owners are at fault. The think they "know it all."

Last season, the Hawks had a chance to become a serious contender for the Eastern Conference Finals. Instead, they stood pat at the trade deadline and did not go after a starting center. Why? Probably because the owners did not want to exceed the cap. I think DF does a good job with his limited budget. But for what it's worth, he has no flexibility in exceeding that budget. If the owners were serious about building a team, they would've tried to make a run at the playoffs last season.

How much do you think the Hawks can and are willing to offer Deng? Is anyone offering him more?

They will prob. need to offer him $13-$15. Unless they go 3/$30. Who else is available that would help the team at this point? Monroe? 

I've been pretty quite this off-season just following posts. I must say, Atlanta Hawks fans are always full of excuses. First off, the city of Atlanta is not the problem.  The reason marquee free agents aren't landing in Atlanta is A) because Ferry refuses to overpay, which can be smart in some circumstances or B) they had no interest in joining Atlanta in the first place. 

Atlanta has been able to land big stars through free agency in baseball and football. The Braves are always on the wish list for players. The Falcons are capable and have signed top tier talent. The Hawks are no different. It's not that players are choosing not to come here because they don't like the city, it's because of my two points above. 

I firmly believe, Ferry is too smart sometimes that he refuses to extend max offers to players that are not in his long-term plans. Additionally, the only superstars the Hawks have "lost" through free agency since DF took over have been Howard, Paul, LeBron, Melo, and possibly Gasol. 

Howard, went to Houston since he wanted to play with Harden

Paul, stayed in LA since they brought in Doc Rivers

Melo, stayed in NY

LeBron, returned to Cleveland

I'm not sure what happened with Gasol, but sometimes players chose to play for franchises that have loyal fans and pack the arena. No offense guys, Philips is only sold out a few times a year even when the Hawks are playing very well. 

So again, tell me how Atlanta is not a destination for free agents? The best free agent signing last year Paul Milsap, came to Atlanta. Additionally, Atlanta just swopped Ken Bazemore who many think will be the steal of the off-season. 

Anyone have tissues? I just busted one on my pants.

I believe you can block someone from a similar role. Oh well. If he wants to go let him. His heart is obviously with Snyder. I didn't think Snyder would last long as an assistant, but didn't think he's be gone so quickly.

I think he made a lot of mistakes but was out in a tough position. He's a situational player. I'm still a bit surprised brand didn't see many minutes. That was a mistake.

Again, only way I want Asik is around $6-8. He's overpaid and not worth it. Even dealing Lou doesn't make sense. He showed signs of improvement last season.

Reminds me of Evan Turner. Can only shoot. Plays no defense and doesn't play with the team. Pass on him.

Minny hired Sam Mitchell. When? Dang I liked him on nbatv.

Parsons is a good fit but at 13 mm I think that would be nuts! Would rather save that money an extend Millsap. I would spent 6-8 on parson.

The guy from maccabi tel aviv?

This blows! He played a major role developing Mack last season. Just as Sam Mitchell got signed by MIN. Anyone think Atlanta would give Herb brown a look?

No. It was all in good fun. If he didn't want people to make jokes about it, then he shouldn't have blown in Lebrons ear. The joke didn't say anything about his character or playing ability. Great post from Jaryd.

La Stella looks great but we could have inserted Mark Lemke and our lineup would have seen a big improvement. Addition by subtraction to the extreme. Batting .400+ is a pound of whip cream on top.

I would barely do Horford for Love straight up. Throwing in the draft pick is silly. Then on top of that Korver. No way! Basically when you give away all those extra pieces your positioning the team in a worse place than they were before.

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I'm not buying into this. I doubt DF would have any interest grabbing him. DF was high character guys. Lance doesn't fit that system.

He's a state filler. Reminds me of Kobe in the sense that he puts up stats in several categories. Obviously he's not the scorer Kobe is, be his defense is very good. Why would he leave Indy? He just started to blossom there.

Wow. Get the 8th then deal both picks to get in the top 3.

Hawes would be great coming off the bench as a sixth man. Agree with others, Ariza will cost too much. Doesn't do much for me. Plus it seems like he wants to stay in Was.

He was solid in the playoffs. Would also Al to play the 4. He's been begging for years. Then Paul can play 3 or move to 4. So on and so on. Only way to make this deal is. By dumping Lou c

Teague turned some faces in that series. The crowd was the best playoff crowd in the nba.

I don't think he should be a top target. But he's a solid player with high BBIQ so I could see why he fits. Not a player you build a team around though. Or a game changer. I'd be interested in knowing if you think he's a closer.

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Teague is a kid. He has amazing games but is incredibly inconsistent. He doesn't fit long term plans with this team. Would like to see Schröder play more.