ESPN has released midseason grades for each NBA team and the Hawks have been... fine.
After a 60-win season, nobody surrounding the Atlanta Hawks is overly thrilled with their current place in the standings, and ESPN agrees with that sentiment. A panel of ESPN analysts handed out grades for each Eastern Conference team ($) and while there was a balanced picture, one section resonated in a negative light.
Tom Haberstroh had this to say about an "underachieving" Hawks team to this point:
But the reality is the Hawks have underachieved so far.