Atlanta Hawks: 5 unanswered questions if the season is cancelled

3. What’s happening with Lloyd Pierce?

Last week on Soaring Down South, we asked what the future holds for Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce and quite frankly… no one knows.

Lloyd Pierce seemingly hasn’t had the Atlanta Hawks playing to their potential, especially in terms of getting points in the win column. He’s seemingly done an excellent job of instilling confidence and developing the young players on the roster but it may be time to get a coach that knows how to win.

Although it’s still quite possible that Lloyd Pierce could take this Atlanta Hawks team to the next level, it doesn’t seem likely. It just doesn’t appear that Pierce has installed much in terms of a winning culture in Atlanta and so it may be time to bring in a coach that has won in the past.

Even though Pierce appeared to be on the hot seat at the time of the hiatus, it isn’t likely that teams are firing coaches now due to the circumstances. The coronavirus may have given Pierce one more season in Atlanta to prove himself.

If it is the case that Lloyd Pierce gets another chance, let’s hope he can prove himself by taking this team to the NBA playoffs.