HawkItus Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 per AJC.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin capstone21 Posted June 12, 2008 Admin Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports...=7&cxcat=21 UGH!!! He is a terrible coach and with so many good coaches becoming available this is very disappointing to hear. This is a big mistake on Sund's part. We have an up and coming team that are in need of guidance by a quality coach. This is really disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodus Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Obviously this raises issues. Did Sund really make the decision or is the ASG pulling the strings?If Sund did make this decision on his own then that raises questions about his judgement considering how many coaches were available. I certainly didn't hear of any other coaches being interviewed. It shouldn't be long before KB21 comes in and says that hiring Woodson was the right decision even though he was saying all along that Woody was probably gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lascar78 Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 I am disgusted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkItus Posted June 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 actually, considering what Pheonix and Chicago.....two better situations came up with......I'm almost of the opinion this was the right move. We know this team can overcome Woodson's flaws and be successful. So 2 years to see if he and Sund are a better mix makes sense. Also, don't rule out a strong experienced asst. coach being brought in to "help" Woodson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaos7 Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Quote:per AJC.comDisgusting. If you read my post on how to evaluate whether Woody should be brought back, using that as the criteria, I don't think he deserves the offer of a new contract. To me he brings nothing to the table that leads me to believe that the overall performance of the team will improve. His argument that they've improved every year under him can be countered by the fact he's had a slew of lotto picks (albeit mix matched parts) that grew and got better over time. Our performance before the playoffs should have been the ultimate indictment against this guy. To me continunity was the only argument (other than money) to keep him. To me the continuity argument loses out to the lack of on court strategy, player development, and innovation he's displayed. Any buzz I felt from our playoff performance has been lessened. Do I think this team can make the playoffs again? Maybe. However, nothing about Woody tells me this team will improve enough under his leadership to make much noise in the East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packfill Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 This is clearly a sign that the ASG are committed to putting the best possible product on the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WraithSentinel Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 I have said all I wanted to about Woodson in the past. He better get this team going in the right direction and develop Acie as the PG of the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifelong Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 w...t...f...I'd rather have avery or flip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 WTF? ridiculous.....i don't care what we did in the playoffs...noone can tell me that Mike Woodson is a better coach than Avery Johnson or Flip Saunders...which tells me they dont care about getting the best possible coach or maximizing their potential..2 years? i would have been somewhat ok with one year but 2?so let me guess, we start underacheiving and then we have to replace the coach halfway through the season..but wait that would mean an assitant taking over...but why do that, just leave the coach in to the end of the year...by then they say, why fire him if it's only one more year and pay that money for nothing......ASG are idiots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO to this move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Man Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 I just VOMITED all over my monitor!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Apparently every other team in the league hiring a coach doesn't think very highly of Avery or Flip so why should we be judged so harshly for passing them up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodus Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Quote:Apparently every other team in the league hiring a coach doesn't think very highly of Avery or Flip so why should we be judged so harshly for passing them up?At least other teams actually interview coaches. I haven't seen anything about Sund interviewing anybody not on the Hawks payroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packfill Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Quote:Apparently every other team in the league hiring a coach doesn't think very highly of Avery or Flip so why should we be judged so harshly for passing them up?Because every other team in the league does not have an underperforming coach. Well, the Bobcats did have an underperforming coach, but they fired him and hired a hall of famer.Hopefully the team can overcome Woody's deficiencies and build on last years "success." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond_dave Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 I initially didn't want Woody back, but I'm will to wait it out a little longer. I do think he gained some valuable experience from the playoffs and actually thought some of his game to game changes were pretty good.To be honest, regardless of who is the coach, I will always be a Hawk fan and try to support the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaos7 Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Quote:Apparently every other team in the league hiring a coach doesn't think very highly of Avery or Flip so why should we be judged so harshly for passing them up?No. But we should be judged harshly for bringing Woodson back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTrueSiete Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 I wonder what Smoove and the benchriders think about this?7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameTime Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 I lost a lot of respect for Sund. Hopefully Woody declines like BK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunt91 Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Does the 2nd year come with an option? They probably think within 2years this whole mess with Belkin will finally be resolved and then we can go after a well known coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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