The Hawks ended their season Wednesday night with a 135-134 loss to the Indiana Pacers, finishing with a 29-53 record. In the team’s final media availability Thursday, coach Lloyd Pierce met with the media to discuss team expectations, defensive systems and free agency, among other topics. Here are a few of the questions and answers.
Q: Do you feel like this team has exceeded your expectations?
A: No, because I didn’t place a ton of expectations on our group. Once you start you expect everything to go well, you want to win the game, you want to be efficient, you want your defense to be better.