The status of Hawks coach Mike Woodson could play a role in whether or not Joe Johnson re-signs with the team.

"Of course," Johnson told FanHouse when asked if Woodson's contract situation would affect his own.

"That will be one of the factors. (Woodson) was one of the main reasons why I came here (signing as a free agent in 2005). Me and him stayed and talked for a while before I signed. So we'll see. I surely hope him and his coaching staff will be back. Those are guys that I'm very comfortable with and familiar with, and the system that they have us running right now, it's been successful. So hopefully we can keep our core right here."

Woodson's contract, like Johnson's, expires at the end of the season.

"I'm thrilled to hear that Joe said that," Hawks owner Michael Gearon said. "I take that as a positive what he said about Woody."

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/65781/20100405/johnsons_future_could_hinge_on_woodsons_status/#ixzz0kGAm9boF

sidsanders wrote:

TMS wrote:this is actually good news.

or, all the guys resign with current teams... hard getting a read on any of these guys. not sure we can believe anything they are saying.

we can't believe what anyone's saying... everyone is a liar except for Eddy Curry... i actually believe him when he says he's not considering opting out this summer.

Juice wrote:

TMS wrote:this is actually good news.

Good news because you didn't want us to Max him out or Good news because of doubt in his confidence in Woody and say the playoffs

Good news because i hope he decides to stay in ATL... i want no part of him at max dollars & if u keep crack away from a crack addict, u have a chance to keep him from smoking it.

TMS wrote:this is actually good news.

This would have been good news if we hadnt traded those picks.

TMS wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:

TMS wrote:this is actually good news.

This would have been good news if we hadnt traded those picks.

nah, just cuz we traded away those picks doesn't mean we should sign JJ to the max... there are other ways to avoid being in the lottery again w/o overpaying for guys like this... we need to spend the cap money wisely this summer, can't just throw the max at players who don't deserve it just because we miss out on the guys we really want.

We have to get somebody in the front court and a dominant guard this summer. If that someone is Joe Johnson so be it.

I have downgraded my expectations to Boozer and Johnson because they will come for 5yr deals if you overpay them enough. Then try to throw some cash at Frye or trade for an overpaid big who can shoot.

Boozer
Gallinari
Chandler
Johnson
Douglas

AnubisADL wrote:

TMS wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:

TMS wrote:this is actually good news.

This would have been good news if we hadnt traded those picks.

nah, just cuz we traded away those picks doesn't mean we should sign JJ to the max... there are other ways to avoid being in the lottery again w/o overpaying for guys like this... we need to spend the cap money wisely this summer, can't just throw the max at players who don't deserve it just because we miss out on the guys we really want.

We have to get somebody in the front court and a dominant guard this summer. If that someone is Joe Johnson so be it.

I have downgraded my expectations to Boozer and Johnson because they will come for 5yr deals if you overpay them enough. Then try to throw some cash at Frye or trade for an overpaid big who can shoot.

Boozer
Gallinari
Chandler
Johnson
Douglas

see that's exactly what i DON'T want to happen... i don't want to settle for guys like Johnson & Boozer on albatross contract just cuz we can't land the top guys... IMHO if we fail this summer we should spend our money wisely on players who we can get the most value out of... build a team with depth & amass tradeable assets for possible deals down the road... if u sign Johnson & Boozer to big contracts it severely limits your flexibility to make trades or other free agency signings in the future, & you're almost totally dependent on those 2 guys performing at topnotch levels for the life of their contracts... 5 years is a long time to wait to get back to this point only to have to do this all over again... we won't have another shot at this again anytime soon, we gotta make sure we don't screw this up.

TMS wrote:see that's exactly what i DON'T want to happen... i don't want to settle for guys like Johnson & Boozer on albatross contract just cuz we can't land the top guys... IMHO if we fail this summer we should spend our money wisely on players who we can get the most value out of... build a team with depth & amass tradeable assets for possible deals down the road... if u sign Johnson & Boozer to big contracts it severely limits your flexibility to make trades or other free agency signings in the future, & you're almost totally dependent on those 2 guys performing at topnotch levels for the life of their contracts... 5 years is a long time to wait to get back to this point only to have to do this all over again... we won't have another shot at this again anytime soon, we gotta make sure we don't screw this up.

I dont care who we get this summer so long as we get legit talent. I cant take another season of watching scrubs get blowout.

TMS wrote:i feel u dude... i can't take much more of this either... i think we should be able to field a competitive team w/o taking on albatross contracts tho even if we miss out on the top guys... gonna have to trust in DW to use his good sense this summer... one encouraging thing is that he said he won't overpay for talent, for whatever that's worth... we'll see how long that lasts when Dolan starts demanding some big name acquisitions this summer tho.

Walsh will get fired and Dolan will hire someone else to give out ridiculous contracts. D'Antoni our next GM.

I'm almost willing to bet that Walsh's big acquisition next season will be Zach Randolph swap for Curry's contract (if he's smart).

DurzoBlint wrote:Kobe resigns (not that we expected anything less), LB if he has a brain resigns (he's already part of the arguable the best time in the NBA right now so, why leave. Joe (not nearly max worthy) Johnson seems to be leaning towards returning to the Hawks (considering his I hope coach and his staff come back quote).

I'm almost willing to bet that Walsh's big acquisition next season will be Zach Randolph swap for Curry's contract (if he's smart).

that would suck bad... combine that with lee resigning... thats one of the worst case scenarios.