Why? They have as much cap space as anybody? They have a coach players wanna play for. A city players would wanna live in. A team that is already a contender. The east is weak. I see no logical reason why atlanta can't get LMA or M Gasol unless they just flat out don't wanna pay the money.
Meh, been being said for years. No different than saying they need a star player.
It's a couple reasons actually ...cap space doesn't matter , alotta teams have it every year and don't do nothin with it ...ATL is a great city and all but most big free agents never wanna play there due to the perception of the franchise, fan support etc ...the Hawks had to throw extra money at joe Johnson just to get him to sign there. And they have had cap room for the past couple years and only ppl they can get to check them out where mid level players...free agents never pick a team based on the coach and it's still debatable if the hawks are true contenders or not ...like I said a great season and all but one good non championship won't change much around the league regarding the Hawks
+1. Agreed. They had a phenomenal season. They will only get better. Next 1-4 years the hawks will win a ring. It was never suppose to be this season. they are just WAY ahead of schedule. I mean way ahead. The best hawks season OF ALL TIME. Dunno what more could have been asked for. A tougher fight in the ECF maybe? For what tho when u play lbj tough they throw your best player out the game. Why even show up? Now I know why the bulls and hawks quit against the cavs. Cant beat a good team + the refs. Not in this league. Not with this lbj. His Bball iq too high now. And he squeezes every drop he can out of the refs. Never seen anything like it myself. might as well be reffin the games in cleveland - srs. Dude calls his own fouls and other teams ejections
your clearly still living in 2010. Saying atlanta isn't a place where nba players wanna play because of perception of the franchise? Fan support? They won't support a team whose owner is only out to make a buck and not a winner. If that's being a bad fan then I'm a bad fan too then. Players most certainly do pick teams because of coaches. Atlanta is most certainly a contender. Come join us in 2015 sometime. Otherwise all your points are mute, flimsy and outdated." Players don't wanna play in atlanta cause it's the hawks and they don't have good fans" lol. What a joke. Yea that sure is why players don't go to teams. Don't even know how any teams outside of nyc, la, boston, and Chicago even are able to acquire any players at all
funny that la lakers, nyc and Boston all sucked this season too. So much for good fanbases and player perceptions of nba franchises for those teams this season. 
atlanta just had their best season ever regulsr season wise, post season wise, fincancially wise, community wise, and whatever else wise u wanna thrown in there. Not that it matters but perception can change. Changed the perception of pro basketball for the people of atlanta and georgia as a whole. The fact that this team is already built to win now.
Don't think you even understand what I wrote but I know how you rock so I ain't going back n forth with u ...just came in here to say ATL has one major weakness and it might be hard to take care of that unless they get creative...this is the Hawks thread so I posted in here about ityour clearly still living in 2010. Saying atlanta isn't a place where nba players wanna play because of perception of the franchise? Fan support? They won't support a team whose owner is only out to make a buck and not a winner. If that's being a bad fan then I'm a bad fan too then. Players most certainly do pick teams because of coaches. Atlanta is most certainly a contender. Come join us in 2015 sometime. Otherwise all your points are mute, flimsy and outdated." Players don't wanna play in atlanta cause it's the hawks and they don't have good fans" lol. What a joke. Yea that sure is why players don't go to teams. Don't even know how any teams outside of nyc, la, boston, and Chicago even are able to acquire any players at all
sure picked a good time to do so. No idea how u know "how I rock" when I've never even spoken with u before. Guess u just been following me waiting for the hawks to lose to start talking. Where were u during the regular season? Where were u during the first and second rounds of the playoffs when the hawks were winning? Damn sure wasn't here. Shop Teague/ Carroll and 15th pick for a top 8 pick? lol. Smoking crack over there.
Gimme a break go to the bulls thread and tell them what they need or back to the wiz thread and try and figure out how that 83 mil roster lost to the 58 mil atlanta hawks in 6 games.
lost your credability when u said to shop teague and Carroll and the 15th pick to get a top 8 pick. To pick who? Hell I wouldn't trade either of those dudes straight up for a top 8 pick. Not in this year's draft. Prob get the same player they want at 15 that they want at 8. That just absolutely makes zero sense. Especiallt considering Teague's salary. All star PG makin 8 mil a year. Yea go find me one of those. Schröder is nowhere near ready to take the wheel. The kid was just drafted last season. He got benched in favor or Shelvin Mack in the ECF.Instead of being emotional and defensive of you and your squad ...just think, y would I worry about the Hawks weaknesses and offseason needs while they are STILL playing in the playoffs ? ...that's what u wait till after they get eliminated for which I'm doing now ...every thing said about your team is fighting words huh
Ima keep it simple for u ...There's this thing called the salary cap in basketball right ...all teams CAN spend the same money but a lot don't because it's makes no sense to have a big payroll with no stars because u just ain't winning like that ...you know why all teams with "high payrolls " win in the NBA ? Because they end up having stars and superstars that they have to pay, cuz they make the most money ...if you have a large payroll with no stars then your are the nets and spending money just to spend money ...the sixers right now spend no money cuz they acquiring young talent and seeing if they develop ...if they turn out to be stars they have to pay them and therefore will have a high payroll, they wouldn't have just gone out to spend money just to do it ...which brings me back to my original point of the Hawks needing a star which will raise their payroll and my idea of getting a young player and seeing if they develop or not
...yea u got it maneLet me make it simple for u, u can't win rings in this league being 10 mil under the salary cap. The hawks were this season. Nobody is saying go out and spend 90 mil. I'm saying to at least reach the salary cap. Otherwise your just being cheap. And u dont have to have a "superstar" to have a high salary. Why not a bunch of guys making around 5-15 mil a year? Where u get little drop off when u go to your bench. U can build a deep team, and win. Look at the Spurs of last year. Don't gotta be 90 mil but it needs to at least be 70. And damn sure not 58.
Yea trade jeff teague and the 15th overall pick for the 8th pick.And Teague a superstar in the making ?
U got it mane.
That sir lies on the refs and league.
