The Atlanta Hawks are now 5-19 after a 128-111 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. We all saw this coming; the Hawks weren’t expecting to come into the season a playoff team, but they did expect to see a spike in development in certain players as the season progressed. Since he’s returned from an ankle injury in mid-November, sophomore John Collins has emerged as one of the Hawks’ most consistent players.
Collins had a respectable rookie season, averaging 10.5 points and 7.3 rebounds. This was a shock considering he didn’t play many minutes and he didn’t start until later on that season.