Congrats, Hawks are the definition of a treadmill team. Look for them to blow it up soon and tank it out just like we are doing.
This is nothing about you, really, but the entire concept of a treadmill team has been the most annoying conceit of the 2014 NBA fanbase. Far and away, as far as I'm concerned.
I can't fault you for finding the concept annoying, but it seem a fair assessment of where the Hawks have been over most of the past decade, doesn't it?
They peaked as a second round team and never really got better. With Horford suffering so many injuries the past few years, it really seems like they're going to have to tear things down a bit before they can get significantly better. Atlanta isn't a free agent definition by any stretch of the imagination, and they have a largely apathetic fanbase.
The Hawks should be commended for a long run of relatively competitive seasons, but they haven't really been a truly exciting team during that timeframe, except for some Josh Smith dunks and Joe Johnson game winners (in the regular season).
I'd love it if the NBA were structured in such a way that a team run like the Hawks couldn't be said to be getting in their own way. But it's kind of true.