Atlanta Hawks lineups that have mostly stalled this season
That ‘push’ group could fall under either heading. There is enough talent for it to be a plus lineup. Alas, they are shooting 36.2 percent overall and 25 percent from downtown. This also isn’t about which lineups have been disappointments. The Hawks certainly have plenty of lineups that have stalled and some that have been flat-out bad to start the season.
We’ll start with the best of the worst, a lineup that features a Young-Huerter backcourt, Gallo and Reddish on the wings, and Dieng at center.
This group is a minus-one so they could easily find themselves on the other side of the ledger.
They are shooting 28.6 percent and have canned just 1-of-9 triples. That is quite gross even before factoring that this should be one of their deadliest lineups from beyond the arc with everyone a passable-to-good three-point shooter.
Next, when the Hawks have Williams running point with Huerter and Reddish on the wings and Gallo and Dieng as the bigs, they are a minus-seven.
The drop from the previous group is the second-largest we see among the sample size.
It’s shooting 36.4 percent overall and is 3-of-15 from deep as we see the trend of what has held Atlanta back take shape.
Two groups feature Young along with Bogdanovic, Collins, Reddish, and Young with either Bogdanovic or Capela. Different groups, same results as both are minus-13 on the season.
Perhaps not so shockingly, Capela’s group is shooting a better percentage from the floor; 41.7 to 37.3 percent. But what is surprising is they are also more efficient from long range, shooting 42.9 percent compared to Bogi’s group which is shooting 26.1 percent on its tres. The latter lineup is shooting about three times as many threes.
Lastly, and most certainly least, is the disappointing and ineffective lineup that features Young and Bogdanovic in the backcourt with Capela at the pivot and Hunter and Reddish on the wings.
Despite the incredible scoring ability — and the diversity in playing styles — they are minus-18 on the season and shooting woefully. They’re at 37 percent overall and are 2-of-7 from outside.
It’s still too early to start saying entire lineups need to be scrapped entirely. The opposite is true as well. We certainly wouldn’t expect McMillan to go heavy on one lineup from here on out based on this small sample size.