Preseason results generally mean nothing. Veteran players, coaches and teams view these games as nothing more than a tune up — especially given the fact that the the NBA preseason has been shortened to just a handful of games. But for a young team with a first-year head coach and three rookie first-round picks on the roster, these games are an important opportunity to get some work in a new system on both ends of the floor as well as to give young players some on-the-job training before the regular season gets started,
Three games are not enough to start drawing conclusions about this year’s Hawks.