Moderators Popular Post lethalweapon3 Posted September 13, 2014 Moderators Popular Post Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 I felt this needed its own thread. Thanks for posting lw5 and I'm happy to hear all that Koonin said. Let's hope this sort of thing never happens to our franchise again. I'm skeptical about that though as it seems we're always waiting for the other shoe to drop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrypack Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 great letter. the hawks never should have let cviv and the other utter morons at the ajc throw gasoline on the fire as long as they did. i feel like everything has been put out there and the hawks can think, change, heal, and grow stronger. you only grow stronger by stressing your muscles and then going through the recovery process. if only the jr rider trade could be forgiven as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdude55 Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Great letter and I feel its sincerity. I think that Koonin has done a very good job in an impossible situation, torn between two warring sides and having to protect the franchise. I'm sure there's a lot we don't know as well, but I did think it was cool that he acknowledged that this was an ownership issue that exploited race. I find that despicable. I think we can emerge stronger as a franchise hopefully with Steve at the helm. This week was real leadership like this franchise hasn't seen since Ted Turner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Popular Post Jody23 Posted September 13, 2014 Premium Member Popular Post Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Nice letter, but nothing changes until the ASG is totally gone. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PSSSHHHRRR87 Posted September 13, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 I applaud Koonin for his actions and words throughout this entire ordeal. It really feels like we have a good one with him here and it feels like a real possibility that we will change. This was rock bottom for the Hawks, but there is only one way to go from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeHawk Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 so this racial diversity extends to the locker room too ?? Are we going to set the line on everyone and everything including music that is played that may disparage women , minorities and other races ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkers Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Nice letter, but nothing changes until the ASG is totally gone. Exactly Until they're gone it doesn't matter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Nice letter, but nothing changes until the ASG is totally gone. [/hawksquawk] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 I'm cautiously happy about this. Geez it sounds like a real change is happening, but I've seen this before. I'm not going to expect any change until I see some change. And I'm talking about ownership feuds here as well as the Hawks committing to working out THEIR attendance problems instead of blaming me, a fan. Same with the Thrashers, if it weren't already way too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 This was rock bottom for the Hawks Knowing this franchise, I'm not even sure about THAT. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrReality Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Listen to the words and trust the behavior. They have a long way to go to earn back any trust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBASupes Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) While this is okay for PR with Whites, with Blacks, they gonna have to haul ship especially seeing they aren't putting a contender on the court anytime soon. Edited September 14, 2014 by nbasupes40retired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeHawk Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 While this is okay for PR with Whites, with Blacks, they gonna have to haul ship especially seeing they aren't putting a contender on the court anytime soon In order to get a superstar you need to completely blow up the team and hope you get lucky in the lottery or be a big market team that can offer the player more national exposure as an incentive to come here. I think we lost Deng because he was convinced by Miami they are closer to a championship than we are even though the money offered was probably close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBASupes Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 In order to get a superstar you need to completely blow up the team and hope you get lucky in the lottery or be a big market team that can offer the player more national exposure as an incentive to come here. I think we lost Deng because he was convinced by Miami they are closer to a championship than we are even though the money offered was probably close. Miami and us aren't close to a title at all. They are just far more attractive. He took much less to go there than come here even when he knew we were his #1 prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 While this is okay for PR with Whites, with Blacks, they gonna have to haul ship especially seeing they aren't putting a contender on the court anytime soon. Wow - so black people will be OK if they are putting a contender on the floor? That is short sighted and insulting. You should either accept the apology or don't - it can't be contingent on what you perceive the product on the field to be - that's disengenuous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBASupes Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Wow - so black people will be OK if they are putting a contender on the floor? That is short sighted and insulting. You should either accept the apology or don't - it can't be contingent on what you perceive the product on the field to be - that's disengenuous. Putting a contender would bring everyone back and more but are the Hawks doing that? Saying otherwise would be disingenuous. I think more fans white, black, etc would like the Hawks if they were putting a quality product on the court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted September 14, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Ferry offered the same 2 years, $20M as Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeHawk Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 the core in Miami is still there - I think we will see a different Bosh and they may actually be a better team now that they dont have to share the BB as much. Deng fits in well there and Miami will contend next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted September 14, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Kenton was the core of the championship teams. The core is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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