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.