Hawks' cash might not lure top free agents <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Hawks hope their free agent chase turns out better. But history shows that clearing room under the salary cap rarely leads to a significant turnaround in the standings. In the past two decades, Shaquille O'Neal is the only major free agent to switch teams and lead his new team to a championship. The Utah Jazz had $21 million to spend last summer and struck out on every major free agent they pursued. Even so-called free agency winners have wound up losing --- former Orlando Magic general manager John Gabriel was fired within four years of a supposedly successful summer in 2000, when he convinced Hill and McGrady to don Mickey Mouse ears. So, what did general manager Billy Knight give the Hawks when he blew up the team in the name of creating cap space? "We have flexibility," Knight said. "We have the possiblity to do something. Definitely, it's going to be a challenge [to lure free agents]. If it was easy, everyone would do it; everybody could do it or would've done it. Teams have been in this position before and it hasn't worked out for them, but we'll play this out." </div>
I'm proud of the hawks orginazation. they now have a talented group of players to build around. They just need a couple of more hardworking athletes to bang in the post. And they could be an awesome team. Good job Billy knight. Now Jt has flexibility to rest with bobby playing piont. And the team can just flat out cause matchup problems for other teams. i hope they get a yellow home jersey in the offseason.
