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Atlanta Hawks
(31-19, 2nd in Central, 2 games back)
DRAFT PICKS: (17, 20, 21, 27, 52)
| T E A M S T R E N G T H S |
Team defense
Veteran team
New arena next season
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| W E A K N E S S E S |
Offense
No athletes
Fan support
Aging
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| C H A N G E S |
Will Mutombo test FA?
New home - Phillips Arena
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| N E E D S |
Stay healthy
Athletes/creator
Scoring!
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| N O T E S: |
Allowed only 86.3 PPG - the lowest total in NBA history
Reached the playoffs for the 7th straight season...knocked out by NY in East Semis
Second-lowest scoring team in league (86.3)...only the Bulls averaged fewer
Allowed 100+ points in only three games and the Hawks won all three.
Were 10-0 when they scored 100+ and were 11-0 when they shot 45% or better
Sold out only three games home games
Mutombo and Grant Long were the only players to appear in all 50 games
Shot 31% from three-point range (25th)...last year they ranked 21st
Won 9 of last 11 games but were swept out of playoffs in conference semis
Ed Gray led the NBA in FGA per 48 minutes (25.9) and he shot only 29%...Iverson was second with 25.5 FGA's per 48 minutes
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| F I R S T R O U N D P I C K S I N T H E 9 0 ' S |
1990 - Rumeal Robinson, G (10)
1991 - Stacey Augmon, F (9); Anthony Avent, F (15)
1992 - Adam Keefe, F (10)
1993 - Doug Edwards, F (15)
1994 - None
1995 - Alan Henderson, F (16)
1996 - Preist Lauderdale, C (28)
1997 - Ed Gray, G (22)
1998 - Roshown McLeod, F (20)
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| P L A Y E R S B Y P O S I T I O N |
Small Forwards
Chris Crawford
Tyrone Corbin
Roshown McLeod
LaPhonso Ellis |
Power Forwards
Alan Henderson
Grant Long |
Centers
Dikembe Mutombo
Mark West |
Point Guards
Mookie Blaylock
Anthony Johnson |
Shooting Guards
Steve Smith
Ed Gray
Jeff Sheppard |
| F R E E A G E N T S |
1999
Crawford
Long
Sheppard
West
Mutombo (PO) |
2000
Corbin
Gray
A.Johnson |
2001
West |
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Information courtesy of Turner Sports
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