On Hawks’ problems, Trae Young and whether an unproven front office can fix things
New York TimesATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks, the same organization that fired two head coaches and demoted and eventually fired a team president in a span of 23 months, still look at times like they’re trying to play on a court of Jello. But it wasn’t comforting Monday night when the Hawks went from an 11-point lead in the first quarter to a 20-point deficit in the third against the Denver Nuggets, saw Trae Young get ejected because he just wouldn’t stop complaining to a referee, reminded everybody how horrible they are defensively, and lost for the sixth time in seven games. “Growth isn’t linear,” Snyder told The Athletic later when asked if he expected such struggles early in his first full season. Referee Ben Taylor said in a pool report that Young initiated “marginal contact” against defender Peyton Watson at the offensive end, so a foul wasn’t called. The second technical and ejection followed for “continued excessive criticism.” It wasn’t the lone reason the Hawks lost again.
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