sc85sis
Well-known member
My two cents...
The Hawks had very little cap to work with this off-season and are now an aging team. Changes were inevitable. Sherman had a major injury that forced the team to consider whether he was worth the high price tag and cap hit. Additionally, he has had some very public blowups the last couple of years that indicate a *possible* (not definite, but possible) attitude issue towards the coaching staff/management.
Pete is very much a player's coach, and John appears to be a player's GM. They try to work with their guys, respect them, let them be themselves and treat them well. But they also know that this is a business, and they will have their own tipping point in terms of how much leeway they'll give any one player. They also likely address things in private in ways we aren't always privy to on the public side.
Put all that together, and I'm not surprised Sherm is gone. The team needs the cap space and they must get younger. Those are primary. *If* Sherm also was becoming a problem attitude-wise, that just made the decision easier. Either way, he's gone. Done deal.
And so we move on.
The Hawks had very little cap to work with this off-season and are now an aging team. Changes were inevitable. Sherman had a major injury that forced the team to consider whether he was worth the high price tag and cap hit. Additionally, he has had some very public blowups the last couple of years that indicate a *possible* (not definite, but possible) attitude issue towards the coaching staff/management.
Pete is very much a player's coach, and John appears to be a player's GM. They try to work with their guys, respect them, let them be themselves and treat them well. But they also know that this is a business, and they will have their own tipping point in terms of how much leeway they'll give any one player. They also likely address things in private in ways we aren't always privy to on the public side.
Put all that together, and I'm not surprised Sherm is gone. The team needs the cap space and they must get younger. Those are primary. *If* Sherm also was becoming a problem attitude-wise, that just made the decision easier. Either way, he's gone. Done deal.
And so we move on.