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10-17-2025, 07:54 PM
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Nothing is as addicting as the taste of victory.
The taste of champagne, the tears of joy, the silent relishing in your opponents defeat, the thrill of victory is the ultimate high in sports, and year after year we watch 30 teams duke it out to crown the lone winner.
But it’s that exact excitement of winning, that makes it so dangerous, and franchises are tested at every level on the road to glory, from the front office to the 13th man, and we've seen many a reactive super team constructed in the wake of a playoff loss, all in a desperate attempt to achieve glory.
But perhaps more dangerous than the reactionary roster overhaul, is the silent recommitment to an underdeveloped core, and whose lone irreplicable playoff run stands as all the evidence a front office needs to recommit to their flawed roster.
In recent years, we’ve seen countless examples of this concept, but the 2021 Atlanta Hawks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Atlanta_Hawks_season) stand as the most pronounced, (and underdiscussed) example of this phenomenon
So in today’s video, we’re gonna look at the Atlanta Hawks, their 2021 conference finals appearance, and uncover the PLAYOFF RUN THAT RUINED A FRANCHISE.
Nothing is as addicting as the taste of victory.
The taste of champagne, the tears of joy, the silent relishing in your opponents defeat, the thrill of victory is the ultimate high in sports, and year after year we watch 30 teams duke it out to crown the lone winner.
But it’s that exact excitement of winning, that makes it so dangerous, and franchises are tested at every level on the road to glory, from the front office to the 13th man, and we've seen many a reactive super team constructed in the wake of a playoff loss, all in a desperate attempt to achieve glory.
But perhaps more dangerous than the reactionary roster overhaul, is the silent recommitment to an underdeveloped core, and whose lone irreplicable playoff run stands as all the evidence a front office needs to recommit to their flawed roster.
In recent years, we’ve seen countless examples of this concept, but the 2021 Atlanta Hawks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Atlanta_Hawks_season) stand as the most pronounced, (and underdiscussed) example of this phenomenon
So in today’s video, we’re gonna look at the Atlanta Hawks, their 2021 conference finals appearance, and uncover the PLAYOFF RUN THAT RUINED A FRANCHISE.