Many said that Shelden Williams was just a banger that could rebound and play a little defense and that’s exactly the way he has performed for them.  He has now played in 70 games and he has averaged only 4.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 17.3 minutes per game this season.  Look for the Hawks to consider trading him to try to acquire a real point guard in the off season.

Reserve center Solomon Jones is finally starting to get some playing time and I’m wondering what took them so long.  Zaza Pachulia is a decent starter at center, but Lorenzen Wright is a waste so why not let Jones play those minutes.  Jones has played in 48 games this season and he’s only averaged 9.4 minutes, 2.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.  What can it hurt to let Jones play and see what they have in him over the last couple of weeks?

The Hawks have fallen on hard times lately as they’ve lost 4 games in a row and have fallen to 27-45 on the season.  It would take a miracle for the Hawks to get on a hot streak and make a run for the #8 spot in the Eastern Conference Playoffs without Joe Johnson.  They are currently 6 games behind the New Jersey Nets with only 10 games to play.  The Hawks will use the last three weeks of the NBA season to evalutate their young players and the players they have at their two weak spots which are currently the center and point guard positions.

Speedy Claxton’s knee is bothering him again and this time it could end his season. The Hawks gave Claxton a lot of money in free agency and he’s been a complete bust!  He played in 42 games and he averaged 25.1 minutes, 5.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game.  He also shot an embarrassing 32.7% from the floor.  The Hawks will likely be looking to upgrade at point guard in either the draft or free agency this off season.

The Hawks played hard last night but it just wasn’t enough to win.  Salim Stoudamire had the best game of his NBA career with 37 points off of the bench.  Josh Childress also was very busy with 22 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals.  Josh Smith also had a good game with 17 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocked shots.

The Hawks fell to 27-43 on the season with this loss.  http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2007032301

The Hawks allowed the Heat to shoot 50% from the floor and that’s why they lost the game last night.  Josh Smith had a solid all-around game with 27 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocked shots.  Marvin Williams also had a very solid game with 16 points and 12 rebounds.

THe Hawks fell to 27-42 on the season with this loss.  http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore;_ylt=Atzfp7J7T2GSwQOcHXBsUkg5nYcB?gid=2007032101

The Hawks held the Kings to 37.8% shooting from the floor and that outscored them 25-8 in the third quarter on there way to a nice home win on Monday Night.  Josh Childress led the way for the Hawks with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.  Zaza Pachulia also had a solid night with 23 points.

The Hawks improved to 27-41 on the season with this win.  http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2007031901

The Hawks allowed the Pacers to hit 53.2% from the floor and that’s why they lost last night.  Josh Smith led the way for the Hawks with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocked shots.  Zaza Pachulia also had a solid game with 16 points and 7 rebounds.

The Hawks fell to 26-41 on the season with this loss.  http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2007031711

The Hawks were outscored 60-35 in the 2nd+3rd quarters and that did them in last night.  Josh Smith had a really solid game with 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocked shots.  Marvin Williams also had a decent night with 17 points and 8 rebounds.

The Hawks fell to 26-40 on the season with this loss.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270314002

The Hawks outrebounded the 76ers 47-33 and that was a big factor in their victory last night.  Josh Smith led the way with a stat sheet stuffer as he had 26 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocked shots.  Zaza Pachulia also had a solid game with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

The Hawks improved to a 26-39 with this win.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270313001

It looks as if Shelden Williams is running out of gas for the Hawks.  In his last 9 games, he has averaged only 8.6 minutes, 2.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.  The Hawks need more from Shelden Williams if the Hawks are going to be a better team.