And, not everyone is happy about that.
Al Horford not thrilled with Hawks GM Danny Ferry’s return

Hawks power forward Al Horford doesn’t seem too thrilled with the idea of embattled Atlanta general manager Danny Ferry rejoining the organization.

Given a chance to support Ferry this weekend, Horford deferred to the Hawks’ future ownership group. Asked ( Read more... )

I'm a biy late posting this, but the Atlanta Hawks had an undefeated month of January. They went 17-0, becoming the first NBA team to achieve a 17-0 month, and they're the first team in the league to reach 40 wins this season. And, their entire starting lineup has been given Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors for the month of January ( Read more... )

Yes, you read that right, at 34-8, the Hawks are the best team in the league right now.

And, now, on to the introductions.

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Just in case you didn't believe that level of suck really happened.


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Pretty much did everything wrong throughout the series, poor defense, poor shot selection, horrible from the perimeter. And Stan Van Gundy rarely made a coaching decision that qualifies as good. Whenever Orlando got close in game 6, their defense did nothing to help them stay in the game or even snag a lead ( Read more... )

Free-agent buzz: Johnson gets max offer
The Atlanta Hawks offered Joe Johnson a six-year, $119 million contract Thursday morning, and sources close to the All-Star guard expect him to accept the max deal soon.

The Hawks moved quickly at midnight ET to try to secure their franchise star and offered the contract that Johnson’s agent Arn Tellem sought ( Read more... )

So, the Hawks and Magic played game 1 of their series, and if that game looked at all familiar, it had a lot of similarities to a game the Hawks played last year against the Heat. In tonight's game, the Hawks had a good first quarter, staying close to the Magic, much like the game against Miami last season, but fell hard in the second, much like ( Read more... )

For a nearly 13-1/2 minutes stretch in the first half, the Hawks failed to score a single field goal in the first half of their game against the Heat. Yes, over a quarter without a field goal.

You don't have to take my word for it, just peep the play-by-playSo, of course, they only managed to score 13 points in the second quarter. 27 first half ( Read more... )

At the end of the first quarter of the Hawks-Magic game, the Magic lead was 41-18! Almost 4 minutes into the 2nd quarter, and the Hawks have yet to make a field goal. Atlanta has racked up 4 technical fouls, Joe Johnson and Josh Smith both have three personal fouls already, Atlanta's field goal percentage is 27%, and Orlando's is 70%. Right now the ( Read more... )