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Atlanta Hawks: Grades From 99-94 Win Over Pelicans

By Andrew Snyder

Jan 5, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Dwight Howard (8) against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. The Hawks defeated the Pelicans 99-94. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Dwight Howard (8) against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. The Hawks defeated the Pelicans 99-94. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 5, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer reacts to an officials call during the second half of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. The Hawks defeated the Pelicans 99-94. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer reacts to an officials call during the second half of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. The Hawks defeated the Pelicans 99-94. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

The Head Coach

Head Coach. Atlanta Hawks. MIKE BUDENHOLZER. A. Coaching in the NBA is extremely difficult. You have to implement a system. You have to manage rotations. You have to deal with officials. It’s more than just X’s and O’s. Perhaps most difficult of all, you have to manage human beings. Human beings are like snowflakes, each one is different. Getting everyone on the same page and working together towards a common goal is no easy task. Somehow, amid all of the emotion and trade talk, the Hawks won a road game on a back-to-back. I give Budenholzer a large portion of that credit. He also played DeAndre’ Bembry. He always gets an A from me when he does that.

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The win was their fifth in a row, and it moves the Hawks to 20-16 on the season. They’ve pulled into the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Next up on the calendar is a trip to Dallas to take on the lowly Mavericks. Will anyone else get traded before that game? Stay tuned.

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