Coming off a brutal west coast road trip that saw them lose six straight games and fall to a 4-9 record, not many imagined the Atlanta Hawks would be sitting five games below .500 at any point in the season. They are, after all, just one season removed from a long postseason run that saw them bow out a mere two wins from the NBA Finals. But as the season calendar turned to 2021-22, the Hawk’s Cinderella coach they rode to the Eastern Conference Finals has shown signs of turning into a pumpkin.
How did Atlanta get to this point?