Transactions

Atlanta Hawks  5/28    Name Rick Sund general manager 6/17    Sign coach Mike Woodson to contract extension  Atlanta has been a weird a dysfunctional organization for a while now.  How does Mike Woodson survive but GM Billy Knight get the axe?  One would think that Knight and Woodson, having been together for so long, were tied to the same train.  Actually, Knight apparently made several appeals to ownership to can Woodson during the season.  Knight was ignored and Woodson led the Hawks … [Read more...] about Transactions 5/17-7/9

Dallas Mavericks  5/14    Name Rick Carlisle head coach  Let's see...so the Mavs get rid of their old coach because they thought he was too controlling on the offensive sets and restricted Jason Kidd, only focused on defense, and grated on the players.  So of course Rick Carlisle is the perfect replacement!  Carlisle, though a very sharp guy, has really put a premium on controlled offense, similar to Avery Johnson, and supposedly teed off people in Detroit.  Granted, if Carlisle is a clone … [Read more...] about Transactions 5/1-5/16

Charlotte Bobcats  4/27    Relieve Sam Vincent of head coaching duties 4/29    Name Larry Brown head coach  Weird times in Charlotte.  Firing your handpicked coach after a single season can never be considered a good thing and this is the second time Michael Jordan has done this (see Hamilton, Leonard in Washington).  Vincent didn't seem horrible from afar, though it wasn't clear why he needed to play Jeff McInnis so much (though it also wasn't clear why the GM even put McInnis on the … [Read more...] about Transactions 4/4-4/30 (Coaching/Management Edition)

Atlanta Hawks  3/10    Sign Jeremy Richardson for the remainder of the season  Outside of his first two games back in Atlanta, Richardson has mostly sat on the bench for the Hawks.  He did show enough, however, to be the token last guy off the pine, which is actually a very valuable reward for a player of his ilk.  … [Read more...] about Transactions: 3/1-4/3

Atlanta Hawks  2/29    Sign Jeremy Richardson to second 10-day contract  A great return to Atlanta for Richardson.  He scored a point a minute for each of his first two games, shooting 3-4 in 8 minutes each game. The Hawks should keep him around for the rest of the season at this point and he'll have enough buzz to be taken seriously by an NBA team next training camp. … [Read more...] about Transactions: 2/19-3/1

Atlanta Hawks  2/16    Acquire Mike Bibby from Sacramento in exchange for Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright, Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue and a 2008 second round draft pick 2/18    Sign Jeremy Richardson to a 10-day contract  A surprisingly inspired acquisition from a front office that has been in perpetual litigation for several years that has paralyzed it from making many moves.  Bibby is a bit overrated and overpriced but Atlanta is weak at the point guard slot and Bibby is certain to … [Read more...] about Transactions: 2/2-2/19