First round pick Shelden Williams has played pretty well for the Hawks so far this season.  Williams has played in 19 games and has averaged 21.7 minutes, 6.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.  Williams is a good defender and rebounder that looks like he has a bright future in the NBA.

Solomon Jones has been pretty good when he’s got on the court.  Jones has played in 15 games and has averaged 9.6 minutes, 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds.  Jones is also shooting an impressive 51.7% from the floor.

Cedric Bozeman hasn’t adjusted too well to the NBA yet.  He has played in 18 games and has averaged 8.9 minutes, 0.9 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game so far this season.  He has only hit 26.9% of his shots from the floor.

This looks like another productive draft for the improving Hawks.

Josh Childress has a hairline fracture in his left foot which will keep him out until January.  This is a blow to the young Hawks who have been playing very well so far this season.

The Hawks were without Joe Johnson due to injury.  The Hawks did outrebound the Kings 41-29, but the Hawks played no defense as the Kings hit 57.3% of their shots.

Salim Stoudamire had one of the best games of his career as he scored 26 points to lead the Hawks.  Solomon Jones added 14 points and 5 rebounds off the bench.  Tyronn Lue scored 10 points.

The Hawks fell to 8-11 with this loss.

The Hawks didn’t play any defense against the Kobe-less Lakers as they hit 55.7% of their shots from the floor.  Joe Johnson had a great game with 30 points.  Josh Smith had another stat sheet stuffer with 17 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocked shots.  Zaza Pachulia was tough around the basket with 12 points and 9 rebounds.  Tyronn Lue added 11 points off the bench.

The Hawks fell to 8-10 on the season with this loss.

The Hawks out-scored the Nuggets 37-21 in the 4th quarter to prevail.  Joe Johnson led the way with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.  Salim Stoudamire came off the bench firing and scored 21 points.  Tyronn Lue also played well off the bench and scored 16 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 4 assists.  Josh Smith was tough near the basket, as he scored 15 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out 5 assists.

The Hawks improved to 8-9 on the season with this huge victory.

The Hawks had big problems in Seattle on Tuesday.  The Hawks only shot 38.6% from the floor, while the Sonics shot 55.3%.  The Sonics also out-rebounded the Hawks 44-28 and that was a recipe for doom.

Joe Johnson led the way with 34 points for the Hawks.  Josh Smith kept busy with 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocked shots.  Zaza Pachulia added 10 points and 5 rebounds.

The Hawks fell to 7-9 with this loss.

The Hawks brought in Speedy Claxton to start at point guard this season, but Tyronn Lue is out-playing him and getting the bulk of the minutes.  Lue is averaging 16.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game so far this season.  Lue has shot well from everywhere on the floor (48.5% FGs, 42.0 3-PTs, and 82.8% FTs).  If Lue keeps this up, the Hawks could be a real surprise in the weak Eastern Conference of the NBA.

The Hawks lost at home on Friday 106-95 to the Cavs, but rebounded with a 107-96 win over the Trailblazers in Portland on Sunday.

Joe Johnson was outstanding over the weekend as he averaged 32.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.  Tyronn Lue continued his outstanding play off the bench as he averaged 18.0 points and 4.0 assists per game.  Zaza Pachulia averaged 16.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.  Josh Smith added 10.5 points and 8.0 rebounds.  Salim Stoudamire averaged 10.5 points per game.

The Hawks are now 7-8 on the season.