I went to the old ESPN Trade Machine to see what the Hawks could do. I love Joe and Josh, have enjoyed the heck out of them for the last few years, but wonder if we are at the ceiling with them. I read that Minnesota was shopping Al Jefferson, and that they have salary cap room to go after someone next year.

AL Horford should be the centerpiece of the Hawks. He goes hard every, single night, something that cannot be said for all of his teammates. When he gets the ball on offense, good things happen. I would love to see Al Jefferson at center so that Horford could move to his rightful power forward position.

A trade of Joe Johnson for Al Jefferson and Ryan Gomes works. I threw in the Victory Cigar so Minnesota could have a couple of expiring contracts. McHale is no longer there, so there is no way that a real human would do this deal. But, what about Joe for Al Jefferson straight up? Obviously, we would have a log jam at the forward postitions, which leads to my next move.

Iguodala for Josh Smith. I have really gotten sick of constant Bad Josh the last few games. He simply does not play well on the road. I do not know what it is, but he is just two different players at home and on the road. He started out the season wonderfully, and it seemed he had really matured. But the last few games have seen defenses leaving him alone around the perimeter, and he has rewarded them with lazy jumpshots, and he has really started complaining to the officials a lot more than he was earlier in the season.

So, I know it is just computers, and that no humans(outside of Isiah and McHale) would ever do these deals, but the results would leave the Hawks with a lineup of Bibby, Iguodala, Marvin, Horford, Jefferson and a bench of Teague, Jamal, Gomes, Joe Smith and Zaza. Nobody to really get their own shot, outside of Crawford, but perhaps Woody could actually learn an offense where we feed the post every time down court?

Jefferson, Gomes and Iguodala are locked down for the next 3-4 years. We would not have to worry about re-signing Joe and the franchise could build around the phenomenal frontline of the AL's.

Sorry for this hypothetical garbage, but I was so sickened by last night's performance and the seeming "lack of effort" that the Hawks have produced multiple times in the last couple of weeks, that I want a change. Perhaps the only change that is really needed is on the end of the bench, but I do not think that is going to happen.