Moderators lethalweapon3 Posted June 2, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Programming Notes: * My chosen nickname for our new GM is "Sausage". Travis "Sausage" Schlenk. Rolls off the tongue real well, spittle-free. Only way that would work out better is if his last name was "Schpatty". * Also, any egregious personnel errors he makes in his Hawks tenure will heretofore be known as "Travisties". Carrying on... (tomorrow is today) "Getting to know you" interview tease before the big presser this morning... Don't let me catch you rocking a Mets jersey at Fat Matt's, Sausage! Maybe some Jason Aldean halftime concerts in our future? ~lw3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Sorry, lw. 'Sausage' is already taken as a nickname. @Dolfan23 was dubbed 'sausage' by his cellmates since he's the go-to sausage smoker on C-block. (hehe) (Was that adequate payback, @Spud2Nique?) Secondly, I love 'Travisties' as a moniker for any of his mistakes. Would've also accepted 'Travestites' On a serious note, can someone post a synopsis on anything substantive Schlenk-enstein says today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member sturt Posted June 2, 2017 Premium Member Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Yeah, is this being streamed anywheres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 19 minutes ago, sturt said: Yeah, is this being streamed anywheres? Fox app has it. Some notes (in between delays) ... - Budz not in attendance in protest .. kidding, he's at son's HS graduation per Bawb's introduction. - 3 areas of importance per Ressler: 1. key leadership positions in GS, involved in key acquisitions/trades, 2. started at bottom and progressed up, gaining full understanding of bball operations at all levels, 3. Great collaborator, expect him to merge bball operations with coaches/on-court process (?) - Per Ressler, Schlenk noted the progress franchise has made to become player-friendly - Schlenk with the power red tie game. Schlenk: - New practice facility, dleague team, renovation, community development gave sense of where the owners want to take the organization. - Thanks his wife for holdin' down the fort (aww). (Take notes @JayBirdHawk, she's in the kitchen where she belongs. High-fives @Dolfan23) - "Now it's time to get to work ..." Plans to get with Budz and staff to plan for future. Bunker down in the next 3 weeks to make draft, free agency decisions, etc. - Plan is to be player friendly to make this place players want to come and to bring their families to ... - Plan to be communicative from top to bottom, plans to encourage inclusiveness. He doesn't plan to have all the answers ... - Plan to be championship caliber and sustainable .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Popular Post macdaddy Posted June 2, 2017 Moderators Popular Post Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 8 minutes ago, kg01 said: Fox app has it. Some notes (in between delays) ... - Budz not in attendance in protest .. kidding, he's at son's HS graduation per Bawb's introduction. - 3 areas of importance per Ressler: 1. key leadership positions in GS, involved in key acquisitions/trades, 2. started at bottom and progressed up, gaining full understanding of bball operations at all levels, 3. Great collaborator, expect him to merge bball operations with coaches/on-court process (?) - Per Ressler, Schlenk noted the progress franchise has made to become player-friendly - Schlenk with the power red tie game. Schlenk: - New practice facility, dleague team, renovation, community development gave sense of where the owners want to take the organization. - Thanks his wife for holdin' down the fort (aww). (Take notes @JayBirdHawk, she's in the kitchen where she belongs. High-fives @Dolfan23) - "Now it's time to get to work ..." Plans to get with Budz and staff to plan for future. Bunker down in the next 3 weeks to make draft, free agency decisions, etc. - Plan is to be player friendly to make this place players want to come and to bring their families to ... - Plan to be communicative from top to bottom, plans to encourage inclusiveness. He doesn't plan to have all the answers ... - Plan to be championship caliber and sustainable .. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP61 Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Well he said having so many picks give them more chances to hit, so I don't think they will trade up this year. Then again, he did talk about making deals to get superstars, so maybe we will if we think there is one. Sounds to me like he will want the team to be young with all the talk of development. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators macdaddy Posted June 2, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 4 minutes ago, CP61 said: Well he said having so many picks give them more chances to hit, so I don't think they will trade up this year. Then again, he did talk about making deals to get superstars, so maybe we will if we think there is one. Sounds to me like he will want the team to be young with all the talk of development. Any mention of Sap? I hope we can work some deal. It may help that all the GS guys are talking about taking some discounts. Sap knows the Hawks aren't going to win crap he we give him a full max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bankingitbig Posted June 2, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 This was streamed on the Atlanta Hawks Facebook page and I believe you can also rewatch it there. On Coach Bud - Schlenk thinks he is one of the best coaches in the league. Said it is a partnership between them and he is here to help. Thinks they will have a very strong working relationship. Also said they have similar philosophies in terms of ball movement, spacing and passing. On Millsap - Avoided the question (obviously). Said free agency comes every year and that these decisions get made every year. Said Paul is probably the best player on the team, then quickly clarified to say he is the best player. Then said he needs to get together with the coaching staff and the group to determine a plan going forward, but that Paul will be a priority for it. On Draft - Likes the amount of picks they have going forward and said it is more swings to get something right. Someone asked about identifying franchise players in the draft. Schlenk said it is hard to identify that at #19 and #31 and that he doesn't want to use that term, but that he and his staff have identified players that they like. On luxury tax - Schlenk doesn't believe in paying the tax if you're a borderline playoff team. If you're close to contention and a move makes you closer, but puts you in the luxury tax, then he is for it. Ressler commented that he agrees. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankingitbig Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, macdaddy said: Any mention of Sap? I hope we can work some deal. It may help that all the GS guys are talking about taking some discounts. Sap knows the Hawks aren't going to win crap he we give him a full max. He was asked about Sap (see my earlier post about it). I didn't want to add my personal opinion to my earlier post, but I definitely didn't view Schlenk's answer as a ringing endorsement for resigning Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Popular Post lethalweapon3 Posted June 2, 2017 Author Moderators Popular Post Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Random notes from the presser, as fast as I could type, anyway: Bob notes Coach Bud’s attending his son’s high school graduation. Tony Ressler: Our Goal: “bring a championship and create a championship-caliber franchise” Plugs for Brookhaven and College Park Travis held key leadership positions at GSW, helped form the team into what it is today Travis started at the very bottom of a basketball franchise, he has deep, full range in bball operations Travis is an extraordinary collaborator People come to the Hawks and know they will get better playing for Coach Bud. Soon, they will come to win a championship. Wer’re trying to do everything we can to move the ATLHawks to the next level, Travis is an important part of that process. Schlenk: The success we had at GSW started with great ownership. The passion this ownership group has… you can sense where they want to take this organization. Praises past co-workers and bosses (SVG, Mullin, Logo, etc.) Now, it’s time to get to work. Now it’s time to get with Coach Bud and his staff, we’re gonna start working on a plan for the future. It’s time to bunker down for the next 3 weeks so we can make these decisions. We’re going to be player-friendly… a place where players wanna come, but their families feel a part of the community as well. We’re going to be extremely communicative. We’re all going to be pulling in the same direction. I’m a very inclusive person, so everybody’s going to be involved. We’re going to come to the best decisions that we can make. We want to build a championship-quality team that’s sustainable… every year… that’s gonna be our end game. Q&A: Q: C-Viv asks Ressler about the search process, and what stood out about Travis, and how much Logo impressed upon you. A: GHill, Rick Schnall, Jami (Ressler’s wife?), et al. were involved in the process, 8-to-10 candidates, some had extraordinary backgrounds, Travis understanding ops, getting everyone involved in bball ops. Jerry West’s a great guy, has an amazingly positive view of Travis, and for the right reasons. Brandon Leak asks about timetable for getting to a champ level At GSW it took seven years, it’s not a quick process, it takes time, you get there by maintaining flexibility, accumulating assets, and developing talent. We’re in a better place than I was w/ GSW 7 years ago. Starting out w/ a Playoff-caliber franchise is beneficial. When we get in a position where a trade for a star player is possible, we’ll be in position to do that. Q: Is it challenging knowing there is already some level of success here. We’re going to look to maintain (playoffs), but we’re going to maintain flexibility, so when the time to strike (to attain a star player) arrives, we’ll be able to do so. Q: Working with Coach Bud A: Bud and I were acquaintances in the past, I have no reason to believe they’ll be any issues between Coach and I. As an organization, we’re extremely fortunate to have him… I’m here to help him, it’s a partnership. I believe we’re going to have a very strong working relationship. Sporting News Q: What did you see in ATL that helps you belive they can get to a champ level? A: Ownership, GHill and staff, passion to build a winner. It would have taken a very good ownership group to get me to leave GSW. C-Viv Q: Sap? A: Free agency comes every year, so it's not just about this year. Paul “prob is the best player on this team.” I gotta get w/ Coach Bud and the staff and hammer out a plan for the future, and Paul is going to be a big part of that (discussion). Q: Draft experience with GSW A: The draft is not an exact science, there’s not one foolproof way to be successful. At GSW we used to say if you can get 60% of the picks right, you’re doing well. The more swings you get, the more chances you get to have hits. Q: Any "franchise players" you see in the draft that you like? A: Franchise player at 19 is obvsly hard to do. I’ve identified players that we like, players that we think that can help us for sure. Q: Another Q to Ressler about what jumped out about Schlenk that he’s ready. A: We’ve been in the playoffs for 10 straight years. 25 other owners “would be impressed”. The goal is how do we make better decisions, better firepower in the front office… we felt Travis has seen that… Travis understands every part, and does the work. Understanding recruiting and developing players… we didn’t find any folks that satisfied all of the above. Leak Q: About the challenges considering being a taxpaying team. A: At GSW, we had Joe (Lacob) who wanted to show $$$... I don’t think it makes sense to go into the tax unless you’re competing for a championship. Until we get to that level, I can’t say it’s a smart business decision to go into the tax. Ressler: I share that view. Q: Coach/Owner/GM key to success A: You have to have a clear line of communication. It’s extremely important that you’re on the same page. Klein WSB Q: Any reservations, that Ressler helped calm you down about? A: No reservations, but it helps to have an ownership group that’s as passionate. Ressler: You need someone (like Schlenk) to be able to communicate with during the games, when you can’t go down to Nique and talk to him. ~lw3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP61 Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, macdaddy said: Any mention of Sap? I hope we can work some deal. It may help that all the GS guys are talking about taking some discounts. Sap knows the Hawks aren't going to win crap he we give him a full max. They were noncommittal on him which is a change from what's Ressler had said in the past. I didn't get the feel that he will be retained at all costs because Schlenk stressed flexibility in the roster when it comes to contracts. A max deal would take that away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 So I got a phone call ( @Spud2Nique's gf asking for a date. I'm like, nah guurl. ..) and my FoxSports app farted out. Here's more from the Q/A ... CViv asks about interview process, West's recommendation, etc. ... Ressler: met with 8-10 guys, Schlenk's experience and having had every job and a championship pedigree, mentors and colleagues separated him from the rest. Timetable for championship-ness: Took GState 7 years so it's not a quick process. Maintain flexibility, accumulating assets, developing your own talent. Have 11 picks in the future. In a better place now than GS was. On players, we have good players (not a bad team) and some flexibility. If a trade for a superstar comes available, we'll be in position to do that. On style: Budz and he spent a few days together, off to a great start, share a lot of philosophies. More challenging to come into a 10yr period of "success"? ... Look to maintain playoff-level but want to maintain flexibility. Hard to get to championship level but need to maintain flex/assets Bark Madley: Any issues meshing with Budz who had the title you now occupy ... Budz and I are acquaintances, not expecting any issues. Success is dependent on each other. What did you see in Atlanta, makes you think they can be on a champ level ... Touted owners' passion, resources there to build a winning franchise. Same passion felt in MIA/GS ownership. On the Millsap decision ... Arguably the best player on team, clearly a priority. Has to get with Budz/staff to hammer out future, obv. Paul is a part of that (that process, not that future?) On the draft .... no foolproof way to be successful. Being "right" 60% of the time is considered success for GS. Being right more than wrong is the goal (?) Staff is capable of developing young players. ID'd any potential franchise players in this draft .... "franchise" players at 19,31 is hard but has ID'd some players that can help in the future for sure. Schultz asked how many of the 8-10 had been GM's? Ressler: I don't think any Follow-up: What tells you Schlenk was ready to make that leap to being a 1st time GM ... We're pretty successful (10yrs in playoffs) so owners are impressed with that but want to get to next level. Felt Schlenk has an understanding to help make the jump to the next level. Other candidates showed an understanding in some areas, Travis offered all of the above. On being a tax-paying team ... lol question for Ressler hyuk, hyuk, doesn't make sense unless you're competing for championship. Be responsible for these folks' money. Until we get to that level, can't say it's a smart business decision. (long pause) .. Ressler: I'd share that view. lololol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTB Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Very interesting interview! Here are the things that stuck out to me: - Schlenk said it took the Warriors 7 years to build the championship team they have now from the time he was in the front office. -Schlenk said Hawks are in a way better position than the warriors were when they first started building a contender...I'm not sure if he means that by cap wise, talent wise, or both. -Schlenk mentioned that millsap was a priority but from the way he explained it, sounds like he means Sap is a top priority to be discussed and not necessarily resigned. -Schlenk said he will not be solely making decisions on his own and will involve all levels. -Schlenk said the Hawks front office and ownership has the same passion as the Warriors front office to build a championship contender. -Schlenk told reporters that bud was one of the best coaches in the NBA who has a staff behind him with a proven track record to develop players (seemed extremely sincere when saying this...if I had to guess that's probably one of the reasons other than ownership he decided to come to Atlanta as he did in so little words say he wouldn't have left the warriors likely unless that was in place) -When asked about going over the cap , Schlenk said as a GM he has a priority to be smart with the owners money and wouldn't ask Ressler to go over the cap unless the team was one player away from being able to contend for a championship on a yearly basis....I respect that answer and seems to me money won't be a problem once or if the talent ever arrives in Atlanta as Ressler will pay for a real contender. -There's going to be way more communication throughout the year including during games according to Ressler and Schlenk. -Last...Schlenk was asked about the upcoming draft. He said he hadn't looked at the first round until recently being that the Warriors only have 2nd round picks but he likes where the Hawks are picking and while he doesn't see any franchise players for where the Hawks will be picking he did say that they already have guys listed that they really like for our first two picks. i really liked that first interview by Schlenk as officially being the new GM. He seems extremely sincere in everything he's saying ! Either that or he's a great liar at the podium. Lol 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member sturt Posted June 2, 2017 Premium Member Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Aside: Note to Hawks HQ... someone dropped the ball in getting that Facebook page feed going... that should have been up and ready 15 minutes before the start, and instead, it didn't appear on the page until 5 minutes into it (assuming they started on-time). Now to the substance... Schlenk didn't say anything one wouldn't have expected him to say, and neither did Ressler. But what I found most interesting... and reassuring... was the body language of Ressler as he talked about Schlenk uniquely checking off all the boxes in what they sought. I just felt I saw it in his eyes that that wasn't just empty hype. And I also appreciated how Ressler acknowledged briefly that, who knows, they could eventually find that Schlenk wasn't the right guy after all... and don't miss my point in that, not that there's reason to doubt the hire... but it says to me that you, Mr. Ressler, are prepared to be brutally honest and related, you're going to hold this guy accountable. I think that's the most important takeaway--Ressler's as plugged in about winning a championship as a fan could hope your owner would be... He's demanding, and I believe that's essential. What I wanted to learn that I didn't learn because no one asked the specific question... Are we now embarking on the more traditional owner-GM-coach hierarchy, and/or what nuances are different from that traditional hierarchy, and/or what nuances are different from the decision-making structure previously used? Yes, I thought all signs seemed to point in that traditional direction, but I'd like to have heard it actually specifically concretely addressed--because, after all, this is very different retaining the guy who used to supervise the GM as the head coach, and it just seems almost naive to think this should just function in some common way. To me, anyhow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTB Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 7 minutes ago, Bankingitbig said: He was asked about Sap (see my earlier post about it). I didn't want to add my personal opinion to my earlier post, but I definitely didn't view Schlenk's answer as a ringing endorsement for resigning Paul. lol I don't know. Seems to me that he may be willing to resign Sap but not for full max. Sap is likely a goner though as he talks too frequently about staying flexible, being younger, and allowing what he sees as a great coaching staff to develop the young talent they acquire through draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 12 minutes ago, JTB said: lol I don't know. Seems to me that he may be willing to resign Sap but not for full max. Sap is likely a goner though as he talks too frequently about staying flexible, being younger, and allowing what he sees as a great coaching staff to develop the young talent they acquire through draft. Sounds like we are drafting one of the nice young Nigerians to me. I know I know...I read between the lines ... #ilovethenigerians #semiojeleye #OGbossAnunoby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankingitbig Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 11 minutes ago, sturt said: Are we now embarking on the more traditional owner-GM-coach hierarchy, and/or what nuances are different from that traditional hierarchy, and/or what nuances are different from the decision-making structure previously used? The reporters were kind of weak with their questions... Definitely wished someone would have asked Ressler straight up how much input he will have in personnel decisions and if Schlenk will have final say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Yeah, what I took from it w.r.t. Sap .. he gone. Very non-committal answers. Lots of talk about the importance of maintaining flexibility, developing young players and being able to attain a superstar via trade. None of that smells like locking an aging guy in to a long-term deal. I think he handled it well though. Called Sap 'perhaps the best player on the team' and acknowledged his leave/return decision was an important part of the discussion on team direction. I wish Budz would've been there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 18 minutes ago, kg01 said: I'm like, nah guurl. .. I coulda sworn I heard a different dialect last time I was in the nearby Cul de sac....oh...maybe that's ur Cul de sac "phone voice"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 22 minutes ago, Spud2Nique said: I coulda sworn I heard a different dialect last time I was in the nearby Cul de sac....oh...maybe that's ur Cul de sac "phone voice"? This is insensitive. I identify as white on the phone with your gf. ETA: Oh crap, does this mean I'm catfishin' your gf? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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