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Those who know "Spunky" Atkinson think Nets did very well

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The Nets planned press conference for Kenny Atkinson will be delayed another couple of weeks at least after the Hawks eliminated the Celtics and moved on to play the Cavaliers. But in interviews with Brian Lewis and Fred Kerber, those who know him think the Nets did very well in hiring the Hawks assistant.

"He knows how to teach. He’s a player’s coach who does a great job interacting with players," Dominque Wilkins, the Hawks’ vice president of basketball operations, told Kerber. "He’s going to be a guy who gets along with players, understands his players.