The Atlanta Hawks don’t catch a break due to earlier NBA re-start

The Atlanta Hawks have been struggling with injury for most of the season. They still have a number of key members of the squad out and are facing an uphill battle until the season break starts for the Hawks on March 3rd.

The Hawks are in need of something to go their way. Every time they start moving in the right direction another injury cuts them down. They have nine games left until the All-Star break and are almost literally limping their way there.

The league has now said that teams will come back a day earlier than anticipated on March 10th, meaning that the Hawks will potentially have only seven days of a break. While this is huge in the context of a season, getting eight or even nine days will make a huge difference to this squad.

The Atlanta Hawks can’t seem to catch a break

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What the Hawks need at the moment is time. They need the time to heal their injuries and niggles which are hurting the squad. They also need time to work on their offensive and defensive sets so that they have better on-court chemistry.

As with the rest of the NBA, the Hawks had very little time between when they acquired new players and when they started the season. The difference is that the Hawks acquired so many players in the offseason they are struggling to fit in at times.

Danilo Gallinari has not shot the ball as well as is expected of him, Tony Snell is taking time to work his way into the rotation. Rajon Rondo is playing like he is well past his prime and Bogdan Bogdanovic is on the sideline indefinitely.

If the Hawks could get a few more days off then they might be able to get some players back on the court and playing together. If they can do this then the season may not be a total write-off.