The Sund Also Rises
So the Atlanta Hawks finally get rid of Billy Knight and who do they replace him with? Rick Sund, the man who helped destroy the Seattle Supersonics. He made a solid deal in getting Ray Allen for an aging Gary Payton but other than that, he was pretty terrible. His draft picks started with Vlad Radmanovic (one pick before Richard Jefferson), Nick Collison (over David West), and Luke Ridnour. After that, he then fell in love with project big men, taking Robert Swift (over Al Jefferson), Johan Petro (over Jason Maxiell and David Lee, nevermind Monta Ellis), and Saer Sene.
I'm not sure how these guys keep getting hired or why it's so hard for fresh blood to get their shot at a GM gig but it's ridiculous how the same piss poor GM's always seem to get rehired. And it's not even like Sund has been out of the league that long or took a step back to better learn his job; he was let go just last year. The Hawks are in a precarious position with Josh Smith needing to be re-signed and the team could be one move away from really contending in the East yet they've added a guy who found it completely impossible to build around Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis. I just don't get it.
