Why Does Atlanta Not Attract More Big Name Free Agents??

[West Coast Avenger]

HIV
Gay Dudes
Fake Fans
Awful Weather
Nobody Cares about the actual city of Atlanta

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[Stone]

because its a loser franchise

they've never won anything
they have no legendary moments
they have no conference finals appearances
they have no titles
they have no great coaches
they have one great player

why would you subject yourself to a team with decades and decades of failure to average performance? Can't you do better in any market? The Houston Rockets make the Atlanta Hawks look like the Boston Celtics.

and this is why motherfukkers kill me with the whole "you guys don't support your team" shyt when it comes to Atlanta. There's too much competition out here in this city for our money to go out and see something with this track record.

WIN FIRST and THEN worry about who is supporting you.

 

[Figdcotton]

This fan stuff is overblown. Michael vick was loved and every game was a sell out.

hawks havent had a star on nique's level. And when he was here we supported them strongly. Hawks ownership and inept gms have been what held that franchise back. Blown lottery picks.

I mean LA is a big market and the hawks havent been as much a failure as the clippers have been.

There's only a handful of franchise players and you never see a franchise player sign with a different team by himself. Its the team-up era so you not going to convince a big name without having other big names.

Da clippers would of been solid if Elton brand ain't leave in 08.. From 05-07 they we're actually good.. Plus they top 5 now n even the clippers been a better franchise then y'all in that time frame

 

[wire28]

what a conundrum

move them to seattle

 

[PortCityProphet]

what does ATL have to offer besides cheaper property

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

Horrible ownership

 

[Kings County]

shytty stadium
i think i read something about bad owners

 

[Detroit Wave]

because its a loser franchise

they've never won anything
they have no legendary moments
they have no conference finals appearances
they have no titles
they have no great coaches
they have one great player

why would you subject yourself to a team with decades and decades of failure to average performance? Can't you do better in any market? The Houston Rockets make the Atlanta Hawks look like the Boston Celtics.

GayTL lawst

 

[Sly Cookin]

Da clippers would of been solid if Elton brand ain't leave in 08.. From 05-07 they we're actually good.. Plus they top 5 now n even the clippers been a better franchise then y'all in that time frame

Stop it, clippers only made the playoffs during those yrs. If that was success we wouldnt be having this discussion.

Clippers been ass until they got blake.....A STAR

 

[Sly Cookin]

All like two?

The only bonafide stars that ever left in their prime were Vince (certified bytch and crybaby) and Chris Bosh - who was never going to turn down the chance to play with two hall of famers

McGrady was shown the door because Wince had it on lock and that's like.... the end of the list.

Toronto's fan support has been consistently amazing all things considered. Especially for an expansion team.

I thought the point of this thread was why free agents dont come to these franchises. Nobody has ever left their team to go toronto...that is unless you consider landry fields a star

 

[Big Boss]

@#1 pick @AVXL

 

[Big Boss]

I heard atlanta was poppin when vick was there

 

[Sly Cookin]

Do skrippers even get nude in yo cities?

 

[Street Knowledge]

Um to be fair to atlanta what major stars leave teams during free agency period???

Guys like shaq and Lebron(top 3-5 ISH players) leaving were rare and exceptions.

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

yeah.

one great player. who they traded for danny manning for no reason. Its a bum franchise who never won anything and never will.

That was dumb as fukk, but I remember a lot of basketball heads thinking Danny Manning was going to be the next great PF.Crazy fundamentally sound/ crafty game.

Just proved to be injury prone