Same Old.......Hawks

They have their man....

No......not Avery Johnson......just a man....Larry Drew.

Same old Hawks.......See.....Avery Johnson.....that Johnson....who took the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals two years ago.....made $4 million per year.

The man the Hawks fired,   Mike Woodson.......made $1.5 million.    Do the math.  This Hawk ownership is cheap.   They did a token interview with Johnson.....

But......money.....was the deciding factor....They'll pay Drew......around $1.25 million.

Same old Hawks. 

  You get what you pay for.   Nothing against Drew.....but......

What you have is an unproven .......6 year assistant coach....with his first head coaching job.....versus a seasoned veteran.

Same old Hawks.

This is what happens.......when the ownership......is a group.   

The cheap way out.   What does this mean?

40 to 50 wins......and losing in the first or second round of the play-offs.....no more...no less.

Same old Hawks.

Happy Trails......Mike Woodson

We knew this was coming....

Mike Woodson .......was fired today and will no longer be coaching your Atlanta Hawks.

Mike Woodson timeline

July 2004: GM Billy Knight hires Mike Woodson, a Pistons assistant, to coach the Hawks.

April 2005: Hawks finish season 13-69, their worst record in franchise history.

August 2005: Trade with Phoenix for Joe Johnson, delayed by Hawks ownership squabble, finally is completed.

April 2006: Hawks finish season 26-56.

April 2007: Hawks finish season 30-52.

March 2008: AJC reports Knight had tried to fire Woodson more than once but was rebuffed by owners.

April 2008: Hawks qualify for playoffs despite 37-45 record; lose seven-game series to Boston, the eventual NBA champion.

May 2008: Knight resigns; Rick Sund hired as successor

June 2008: Sund signs Woodson to two-year contract.

April-May 2009: Hawks finish season 47-35; beat Miami in first round before being swept by Cleveland in Eastern Conference semifinals.

July 2009: Sund says Woodson won't be offered contract extension, per Sund's policy.

April-May, 2010: Hawks finish 53-29, the fifth-best record in franchise history; beat Milwaukee in first round before losing 4-0 to Orlando in East semifinals by total margin of 101 points, an NBA record.

May 14, 2010: Hawks announce Woodson won't be offered a new contract.