Joe Johnson bluffed the
Atlanta Hawks right into a max contract (6 years, $119 million) after claiming other teams as his primary choices in free agency.
To each his own, I guess.
Maybe the Hawks have short-term memory because that
sweep in the second-round was almost as ugly as the
fan reaction when he said he could care less if they supported his team. They responded with quite the amount of ether.
Now, the Atlanta fans will be irate when his team needs him to earn this monumental contract with the implications that he's going to perform consistently at a superstar's level, and he doesn't.
Can't be mad at Joe for knowing exactly how to play the game when it comes to increase that paycheck despite the hate.
The question is going to be how long can Atlanta hold on to his contract before they trade him to:
A. Please their fans.
B. Rebuild their team after a number of future exits in the first round of the playoffs.
C. Both A. and B.
Honestly, if you ever wondered why some franchises are always seemingly successful in their respective sports, these are the type of bad decisions that allow them to do so
