Hawks won't re-sign coach Woodson

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The Atlanta Hawks have let coach Mike Woodson go after leading the team to their third straight playoffs.

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Woodson's contract had expired Monday, and the Hawks decided to go in a new direction for their coach, NBA.com reported.

Woodson's Hawks advanced to the second round of the playoffs the past two seasons, winning 53 games in the regular season, beating the Milwaukee Bucks in seven games before being swept by the Magic, as Orlando recorded the largest margin of victory in any four-game sweep in NBA postseason history.

The Hawks won 47 games last season, and had improved on their record every season since Woodson's first with the team in 2004-05, when they won just 13.

But Woodson's Hawks were 11-18 in the postseason.


Stupid move imo...

 

[gusyouout]

I agree. Definitely think it's a bad move.

 

[mextra45]

How Old is that File photo of Woodson ? Lmao lookin like a bootleg Steve Harvey

 

[i nasmatic i]

Congrats to DLo and the other four Hawks fans.

 

[dlo13]

 

[keithdajuiceman]

the move was not stupid, that orlando @@+% was an embarrassment to the city...to hell with him

 

[pdouly33]

Difficult to coach his team vs. Orlando when Joe Johnson already had one foot out the door.

 

[hellomarco]

OUCH. he was an integral part of the hawks' rebuilding

 

[eeibaby]

Great move, their halfcourt offense was horrible

 

[agentpd21]

Next stop chicago?

 

[thekillerj23]

Mike Brown will be joining him shortly at the unemployment office

 

[jinkazama]

Good move, the hawks have been average for a long time, and to keep this guy around would mean you were satisfied with that. He did a great job rebuilding that team and getting them to this point, but if they want to go to the next level his playoff record indicates that he is probably not the guy.

 

[joshuatree2192]

Do they have any money to sign a big money free agent?

 

[10508 cardo jr ln]

YES!

 

[jsolesol11]

dumb move, bring him to golden state please!

 

[miamin2]

he looks so different in that pic to how he does now

 

[T0INE]

I understand the move, but I don't think he's gotten enough credit for what he did for the Hawks.

 

[18th letter]

It's not his fault Joe Johnson is a second rate superstar.

 

[dlo13]

It's his fault for being a 3rd rate coach, tho...

 

[stoneyjax]

Originally Posted by mextra45

How Old is that File photo of Woodson ? Lmao lookin like a bootleg Steve Harvey

 i was about to say ... is this a *&^$#! high school photo

  

 

[diew its james]

Originally Posted by 10508 Cardo Jr Ln

YES!