Peachtree Hoops 14 hours ago
Monthly Progress Report: February - "Our pets' heads are falling off!"
February was not propitious for the Atlanta Hawks as the team won just two of their 10 games. What happened? Losing isn't fun, and the Hawks did a lot of that last month. However, even with the Atlanta Hawks' 2-10 record in the month of February -- that included an eight-game losing streak -- I never felt the urge to hit the metaphorical panic button. Al Horford, Paul Millsap, DeMarre Carroll, Gustavo Ayon, Pero Antic and John Jenkins are all either out for the rest of the season or missed a little time in February. When you're signing players like Dexter Pittman just to have enough bigs to...
Bright Side Of The Sun Mar 2, 2014
Game Preview: Phoenix Suns (34-24) host reeling Atlanta Hawks (26-31)
Both the Phoenix Suns and Atlanta Hawks came into the season with brand new rosters around an incumbent star (Al Horford for Atlanta, Goran Dragic for the Suns), and both teams exceeded expectations this season. But while the Suns are just about to get healthy, the Hawks are falling apart. The Phoenix Suns face an injury-riddled and reeling Atlanta Hawks team on Sunday night, needing to win to keep their playoff chances strong before a brutal end-of-season schedule takes over. The Hawks had reached a high-water mark of 25-21 on February 1, staying strong even after Al Horford went down to a...
The Point Forward | SI.com Feb 28, 2014
Hawks’ Gustavo Ayon undergoes season-ending shoulder surgery
The Hawks announced Friday that forward/center Gustavo Ayon has undergone season-ending surgery on his right shoulder. Ayon’s surgery continues a string of bad injury luck for the reeling Hawks, who are just 1-10 since Feb. 4. The killer loss was All-Star center Al Horford, who underwent season-ending surgery to address a torn pectoral muscle back in December. […]
Peachtree Hoops Feb 26, 2014
Mailbag: Where will the Hawks end up, more point guard questions
In this week's Peachtree Hoops mailbag we talk once again about the point guard position and will the Atlanta Hawks end up in the playoffs this season. Another great mailbag this week and thanks to everyone that sent in questions. Steve wants to know: How much of Teague's struggles since his quick start can be attributed to Al being hurt? Is Teague's offensive game that reliant on his pick & roll/pop game with Al? Why hasn't that approach translated as well with Milsap? The Hawks lost a good shooter and one that thrived in the pick and pop game when they lost Al Horford. No doubt that...
Peachtree Hoops Feb 19, 2014
Al Horford injury: Hawks center begins rehab for torn pectoral
Al Horford began the rehab phase in his recovery from a torn pectoral on Tuesday. Al Horford continues in his recovery from season-ending surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle and began therapy sessions on Tuesday. He posted a video to his Instagram account: Horford injured his shoulder at Cleveland in December. He had surgery on December 31. The Hawks announced that he would miss the rest of the season while recovering from the surgery. This injury was to his right pectoral muscle. He suffered a tear of his left pectoral two seasons ago and missed all but 11 games before making a...
Peachtree Hoops Feb 19, 2014
Hawks vs. Wizards: Q&A with Bullets Forever
Albert Lee of Bullets Forever stopped by to chat with Peachtree Hoops about Brad Beal's rise, Otto Porter's quiet NBA start, Martell Webster's contract, and the Hawks-Wizards Wednesday night match-up. As the slumping Hawks head into Wednesday night's showdown against the Wizards, we're all taken back to a happier time: A time when Al Horford was hitting buzzer beaters off pretty Pero Antic passes; a time when Atlanta comfortably sat with the East's third best record. As we've seen of late though, the times aren't so rosy anymore. Injuries have decimated the roster and the Hawks continue to...
Rotoworld Feb 19, 2014
Al Horford (pectoral) begins active rehab - Al Horford (F/C) Atlanta Hawks
Al Horford (torn pectoral) recently had his first rehab session.
Peachtree Hoops Feb 19, 2014
Wizards vs Hawks preview: Atlanta looks to break 6-game skid against Washington
The Atlanta Hawks are staring in the face of a 6-game losing streak, but there is no immediate relief as they return home on Wednesday to take on the Washington Wizards on a back-to-back. For the first time since April of 2011, the Atlanta Hawks have lost 6 consecutive games, and the picture isn't exactly glowing toward the prospects of snapping that lengthy string. The Hawks suffered a 10-point defeat in Indiana on Tuesday night, and in the process, saw yet another player (Gustavo Ayon) go down with an injury that places him in select company alongside Al Horford, Pero Antic, and DeMarre...
