1. The Hawks were 25th best rebounding team in the NBA according to Hoop Data's Rebounding Efficiency Rating.

2. They had the 6th best turnover rate in the NBA.

3. Atlanta were the 18th most efficient team in the NBA (16th defense, 20th offense).

4. According to PER Al Horford was the 24th best player in the league, Josh Smith was the 36th, Jason Collins had the second worst, Maurice Evans had the 8th worst, and Josh Powell had the 11th worst.

5. Al Horford also had the 45th best true shooting percentage.

6. Joe Johnson had the 24th highest usage rate in the NBA, and that was the team-high.

7. The Hawks had no players among the 40 worst in true shooting percentage.

8. When playing for the Hawks, Mike Bibby had the 30th best assist rate in the NBA.

9. Josh Powell and Zaza Pachuila had two of the top 40 highest turnover rates in the NBA; but Maurice Evans had the 3rd lowest and Marvin Williams had the 38th lowest.

10. The Hawks had no players in the top 40 in rebounding rate. Zaza Pachuila and Al Horford had the 41st and 42nd highest totals respectively, but everybody else was poor.

11. Josh Smith was one of the 40 best players in terms of defensive rating.

12. In terms of box score stats, Al Horford was the 15h best in the league and Josh Smith was the 24th best in the league. Jason Collins was the 4th worst, Josh Powell was the 13th worst, Maurice Evans was the 19th worst, and Damien Wilkins was the 21st worst.

13. Al Horford had the 7th best Win Score and Josh Smith the 29th best. Josh Powell had the 11th worst, Jason Collins the 16th worst, and Maurice Evans the 20th worst.

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5/15 NBA News: Hawks' Future

May 15th 2011 11:48

The Atlanta Hawks were finally able to beat the Orlando Magic, and they also have their future at point guard figured out with the emergence of Jeff Teague in the playoffs. Larry Drew did a poor job of coaching during the regular season, but he actually made some good decisions in the playoffs. They were never going to beat the Bulls but taking the best team in the NBA to six games is certainly something to be proud of. The future looks bright in Atlanta, and this team could challenge for the Conference Title with another big man.

Jamal Crawford was huge for them in the playoffs, and he's a very important piece for the Hawks. They might lose him because they didn't give him an extension last year. He is set to become a free agent, and it doesn't seem as if he wants to re-sign with the Hawks. That would be a huge loss for them because Crawford is their second best scorer and second best shooter. That's because there's this guy named Joe Johnson on the Hawks.

Al Horford is the Hawks' only proven big man, and they don't really have a pure center who is capable of starting every game in a season. Jason Collins and Zaza Pachuila are backups. The Hawks may not even be able to sign that kind of a player because they don't really have much money right now.

So let's pretend that Crawford was not re-signed, and the Hawks were able to keep everyone else. Let's also say that they didn't get a good rookie- they traded their first rounder for Kirk Hinrich- and they didn't sign a free agent or make a trade. I think they would still be able to make the playoffs with his hypothetical roster. They would be a one-and-done team, so this highlights the importance of Crawford. The Hawks really need to sign Crawford and/or a solid true center. Below are my rankings of the players on the Hawks.

1. SG Joe Johnson
2. C Al Horford
3. SF Josh Smith
4. SG Jamal Crawford
5. PG Kirk Hinrich
6. SF Marvin Williams
7. PG Jeff Teague (He needs some more seasoning, but he'll develop enough to get into the top five on the team)
8. C Zaza Pachuila
9. C Jason Collins
10. SG/SF Damien Wilkins