When it rains, it pours.
For the Atlanta Hawks this season, the team has underachieved months after being two games and one referee’s misplaced foot from the NBA Finals. They’ve underachieved according to general manager Travis Schlenk, head coach Nate McMillan and the roster’s own players.
With the Hawks will under .500 less than a month before the trade deadline, a lot of nights have been capped off by quotes of frustration in postgame press conferences. In the age of limited media access and five-minute Zoom sessions, the Hawks generally remained low-key on their run to the Eastern Conference Finals following the coaching change last season.