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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Atlanta Hawks Season May Be Done, But Many Questions Remain

The Atlanta Hawks bowed out of their first round playoff match-up against the Boston Celtics, albeit not without a fight, and brought their season to a close.  As is usually the case between these two teams, it was a closely contested and physical series. The Celtics won the series 4-2, but only one of their victories was by more than seven points, and the Hawks held Boston to 90 points or less in five of the six games.  With a few breaks for the Hawks (and changed calls that were blown by the officials) the series very well could have gone 4-2 the other way.

But now that the season is over, a myriad of questions are left for Atlanta, from personnel issues all the way up to the owner’s box.  Fans are concerned, and rightfully so, that the team has taken a step back, or has plateaued and gone as far as they can with the current mix of coaching and personnel.  During the off-season, a number of these questions will have to be addressed for this team to move forward.

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