coachx Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 (edited) http://realgm.com/src_feature_pieces/819/20090910/five_year_windows/ Everyone wants to win and everyone wants to win as quickly as possible, but the smartest GMs in the NBA realize a little patience now will almost always make for a more successful future. Success, especially long-term success, is judged differently from town to town. In Los Angeles, New York, Boston and Chicago, winning championships is the only reason to get out of bed in the morning, but in places like Utah, New Orleans and Sacramento, flirting with the second round of the playoffs will do. This list is all about championships and the mentality that if the Larry O'Brien trophy is not hoisted some point in the next five seasons, it will be all for naught. The criteria for this ranking is more based on feel and intuition than any specific formula. I largely gave precedence to teams that have already proven to be legitimate championship contenders, which knocks down teams like Portland and Oklahoma City, who are each positioned for 2013 as well as any team outside of Orlando. 20. Hawks: Put Al Horford, Josh Smith, Marvin Williams and Mike Bibby next to LeBron or Wade and they probably go 16-5 to cruise to the '09 NBA Championship, but with Joe Johnson they struggle to win in the mid-40s and are a 2nd round exit team. As good as Johnson undoubtedly is, he is not nearly good enough to be the best team on a championship team and his decision to leave Phoenix probably cost everyone there a ring (not blaming him, just saying). I cannot believe #7 is the Thunder and #8 is the Knicks. The Hawks at #20 is a joke. The lowest they should be is #13. These following teams have no business being ahead of Atlanta: Warriors Wizards Mavs 76ers Raptors Knicks Thunder Edited September 16, 2009 by coachx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaceCase Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 http://www.hawksquawk.net/community/index.php/topic/339375-hawks-20th-in-probability-of-winning-championship-within-5-years/ We discussed this a couple days back, RealGM are idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoove31210 Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 If we keep the core and add a serious big, we could win it all in less than five years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunt91 Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 http://realgm.com/src_feature_pieces/819/20090910/five_year_windows/ They acted like they did not count any of this offseason's aquisitions into the rankings. Dirk will be old in the next 5years and GIlbert Arenas is already breaking down. I cannot believe #7 is the Thunder and #8 is the Knicks. The Hawks at #20 is a joke. The lowest they should be is #13. These following teams have no business being ahead of Atlanta: Warriors Wizards Mavs 76ers Raptors Knicks Thunder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLNY7 Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 I hate when people treat the hawks like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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