Unselfish Hawks Resemble Winners, Namely, the Spurs

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Even before their success this season, the Hawks were frequently referred to as Spurs (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/sports/probasketball/nationalbasketballassociation/sanantoniospurs/index.html?inline=nyt-org)East because Coach Mike Budenholzer and General Manager Danny Ferry, who is on leave after making a racially charged comment about a player, are former San Antonio Spurs employees.

The influence of Gregg Popovich, the Spurs’ coach and team president, is evident in the construction of the Hawks’ roster and how the team plays. While there are no superstars, the Hawks are loaded with highly skilled, smart players who are committed to making the game easier for one another.


http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/sports/basketball/unselfish-hawks-resemble-winners-namely-the-spurs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

"the Hawks are a combined 3-0 against those Eastern Conference foes and 6-1 against the top eight teams in the West."

and their WC L was to whom? :)

[benefactor]

mah niggas

[313]

The Hawks are on a pretty bad losing streak to the Spurs aren't they? How many years has it been since they won against us?

[benefactor]

4 road games in five nights...4-0...including in Toronto and in Chicago. They have comfortably beaten all three teams seeded right below them over the past week.

[timtonymanu]

Hawks were nowhere near their level of play when they faced us. The next game in Atlanta should be interesting.

[100%duncan]

Hawks were nowhere near their level of play when they faced us. The next game in Atlanta should be interesting.

Teacher rapes student.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

With enough experience (5 or 6 years) Bud can easily usurp Carlisle as the undisputed 2nd best coach in the league. Maybe first if Pop is retired by then.

[Ice009]

I may have been wrong about Bud, but unfortunately I pretty much based that on one comment, which was someone saying that he was the guy that advocated for Bonner getting minutes when he was here. When I heard that and saw that Pop wasn't playing Bonner much last season, I thought he really was the one behind it, and if so, he's a freaking idiot and was glad he was gone. Maybe that story was BS?

Anyone that wants to play Bonner a lot of minutes is someone that I don't like. That clouds my opinion of them quite a bit ;).

[TheGreatYacht]

ECF champs

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ECF champs

currently 5L ahead of 2nd EC seed.

[TheGreatYacht]

currently 5L ahead of 2nd EC seed.
Yeah I don't see any team catching up to them, unless Horford gets his yearly injury. If only people in Atlanta appreciated what Coach Bud has done... (Worst crowd in the NBA, empty seats everywhere.)