I’m guessing Young didn’t make the All-Star team because of the perception that he hasn’t been good late in games. There’s evidence to support that view. Part of the reason the Hawks have faltered during the clutch is because Young hasn’t been efficient on offense at winning time.
If the Hawks were going to make the playoffs this season and contend, if they were going to avoid delays to accomplishing their shared goals, they would have to make this pairing work. Sources say they ended the trip on good terms and had a better understanding of how they each could make this work for the long term. The 44-year-old coach, who was in the last guaranteed year of his contract and who had spoken so openly just last week in an interview with The Athletic about the likelihood that he...
Mar. 5—LONDON — Boys and girls Laurel London Optimist League basketball postseason action began this past weekend with many teams advancing in their respective division's brackets. Boys 7 & 8 Pistons 17, Pacers 14 Pistons (17) — Minor 10, Robinson 1, Smith 2, Hacker 4 Pacers (14) — Parman 8, Armstrong 6. Kings 34, Hawks 12 Kings (34) — Gillam 7, Johnson 11, Robinson 6, Muncy 10. Hawks (12) — ...
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
18 | 18 | .500 | 0.0 | |
17 | 18 | .486 | 0.5 | |
16 | 20 | .444 | 2.0 | |
14 | 20 | .412 | 3.0 | |
13 | 23 | .361 | 5.0 |