HAWKS 101

Recently Charles Bethea had a sit down with Atlanta Hawks GM Danny Ferry to discuss a number of a number of topics for Grantland.com. Topics varied from the Dwight Howard trade to the Joe Johnson trade and fans are even able to get an inside pick at the family life of Mr. Ferry. There were a couple of questions that Ferry answered that may shine some light on what many fans of the Atlanta Hawks were wondering. We will quote Danny Ferry on the reasons he chose to come to Atlanta, Jeff Teague's role with the team, and making Atlanta more attractive to NBA free agents.

 Bethea asks "What drew you to Atlanta?"

Ferry: "I looked at it as a challenge. But once I spent time with the ownership, with Bruce (Levenson), specifically – a lot of time, a lot of deep questioning and thoughts back and forth- I got the sense that: One, he was committed to do this right. And he understands that things needed to change, on his behalf, and on ownership's behalf, to help make it happen. There was a sense of humility from him: that we can do better than what we've done."

On Jeff Teague's role:

"With Joe gone, the dynamic of the team is naturally going to change. There's going to be more touches and more possessions that other people are gonna be a part of. I would imagine that both Devin (Harris) and Jeff – and Louis (Williams) – will absorb a lot of those. And all of them will become very important to our group."

On becoming more attractive to NBA free agents:

"This is a place guys like to play. You see them settle in the offseason here. If we start doing things in an even better way, build a better program and a better model here, then it will be more attractive. We have to make an investment in the team infrastructure."

On the type of team that he would like to build:

"I like teams that move the ball and play defense. That are unselfish, that care every night."

 For the entire Q&A to www.Grantland.com

 

Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta Hawks, Basketball, Jeff Teague, NBA

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