Why are the Hawks blowing it up, winning 50 ish games a year and losing in the first or 2nd round is priceless. Clippers fan don't agree with what the Hawks are doing right now.
Had full intentions of competing. Signed Dwight after lacking a physical presence in the paint for the last several years, thought Dennis was completely ready so they jettisoned Teague, thought Baze was ready so they threw the bag at him.
Again, full intentions of going for 50 & trying to compete. Started out 9-2.
Then everything went to hell
Dwight gets hurt, Dennis plays well maybe every other game & there is no backup PG, Baze is not a starter, Korver is now the only high volume shooter and he can't defend at 34 years old so his mins have been cut etc etc.
Sap's deal is up at the end of the yr & this looks like a .500 team at best. No need to have a massive payroll to eke out 41 wins. The team is far worse than originally thought.
In the Clippers case, they're still a top 5 team in the league. Not really comparable to where Atlanta is right now.
Hawks made the playoffs almost every year in the 90s, trash in the '00s, then starting in '08 they made it 9 years in a row. Its ok to blow it up now.