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The Hawks Dilemma


When I am talking to one of my co-workers about the Hawks, the question that always crosses my mind is, can this current group win a championship this year or in the near future? The problem is, I don't feel comfortable enough to answer yes for either. Why? What can the Hawks do to push themselves over the top and reach the pinnacle?

Most NBA analyst you listen to would say that they are one big man away. Here is the dilemma, if we get that big man, what happens to Josh and Al. Would one of them be comfortable enough going to the bench? If you have to trade one of them, which would it be? Is there a guy coming in the upcoming draft that can fill the void off the bench? I believe the Hawks are better when they play inside out, but we are undersized. I think most agree that we don't want to break up the core, but we may have to in order to get that missing big man. The only guys I think could help would be Marcus Camby or Amare Stoudemire, but what would the Hawks have to give up to get them and what would that mean to the core. Also, unlike the top teams, the Hawks don't have the money to throw around because our money is invested in our core players and Spirit Group do not have the money to spend anyway.

Also, I like Woody, but one of the other bloggers hit it on the head when he said that he has reached his ceiling as a coach. My hope is that this dilemma can be solved by a change in leadership that will get the most out of this talent. I believe the Hawks have one of the top starting lineups in the league and a pretty good bench. However, it appears that the starters are overplayed and the bench is underutilized.

Lastly is Joe Johnson. Is he really the superstar that can get the Hawks to a title? If you lose him in the offseason, who replaces him? From what I am hearing, if Joe walks, the Hawks would only have $10 million available for a free agent (please check me on this if you have better data). In that case, you are not going to get an upper tier start to replace him. Do you spend that $10 million to improve your bench and start Jamal? Can you bring back J-Chill? If Joe is gone, will Marvin step up?

Just some thoughts, but I ask everyone here, can this group win a title now or in the near future? If not what should we do to get there? Fifty win seasons are okay, but I am hoping we can win a championship.

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