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The Atlanta Hawks made the right call on Nate McMillan. It has been obvious almost from the time that he took over that he was going to be the next official head coach for the franchise. It was only ever a question of when.
However, the interim tag remained next to his name right through the second half of the season.
McMillan instilled a sense of belief into his team which helped take the team from eleventh in the Eastern Conference standings when he took over, to the fifth seed.