07-07-2021, 05:54 PM
(07-07-2021, 05:09 PM)Kammrath Wrote: Was he really the leader? Didn't remember seeing that. Can you remind me with a link of some sort?
So sorry, can't remember where I saw this. But, it was from multiple places associated with the Hawks.
The gist of it (if I remember correctly, and I think I do) was that the whole "Collins vs. Trae" thing we thought we knew about around here was actually Collins vs. the coach and system. Not about Trae, but rather about how he was being used. It was later reported (sorry again, can't remember where I saw this) that Collins was the primary voice who convinced management to move on from Pierce.
It was after reading this that I stopped believing Collins would be available for cheap(ish), because it seemed like a reasonable assumption that at least part of ATL's lukewarm feelings on Collins were about Pierce's opinion of him.
It seems as though the coaching change benefited ATL this year, I can't argue with that. And, I don't think Collins is a bad guy or anything (based on what we know). BUT, I don't see myself ever being the kind of person who applauds someone for going over their boss's head to try to get them fired. I think that move, if true, was at best not a cool thing to do.