2007–08 Atlanta Hawks season

2007–08 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach Mike Woodson
Owner(s) Atlanta Spirit LLC
Arena Philips Arena
Results
Record 37–45 (.451)
Place Division: 3rd (Southeast)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television FSN South
SportSouth
Radio WQXI

The 2007–08 NBA season was the Atlanta Hawks' 59th season in the National Basketball Association, and 40th season in Atlanta. After missing the playoffs for eight straight seasons, the Hawks selected Al Horford out of the University of Florida with the third pick in the 2007 NBA draft. The Hawks started out the season by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 101–94 in their season opener, marking the first time they won their first game of the season since the 1999 lockout season. However, their struggles continued as they went on a six-game losing streak around the All-Star break. At midseason, the Hawks traded Tyronn Lue, Lorenzen Wright, Anthony Johnson and second-year forward Shelden Williams to the Sacramento Kings for Mike Bibby. The Hawks finished third in the Southeast Division with a 37–45 record, and made the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Joe Johnson was selected for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game, and Horford made the All-First Rookie Team. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the top-seeded Boston Celtics in seven games. With their 37-45 (0.451) record, the 2008 Hawks are the worst team record-wise to push an eventual NBA Champion to an elimination game. Following the season, Josh Childress left to play overseas.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Draft picks

Atlanta's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 Al Horford Power Forward/Center  Dominican Republic Florida
1 11 Acie Law IV Point guard  United States Texas A&M

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 10 United States Bibby, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Arizona
SF 1 United States Childress, Josh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Stanford
PG 12 United States Claxton, Speedy (IN) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Hofstra
C 15 Dominican Republic Horford, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Florida
SG 2 United States Johnson, Joe (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Arkansas
PF 44 United States Jones, Solomon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) South Florida
PG 4 United States Law, Acie IV 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Texas A&M
C 27 Georgia (country) Pachulia, Zaza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Republic of Georgia
SG 32 United States Richardson, Jeremy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Delta State
PF 5 United States Smith, Josh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oak Hill Academy HS (VA)
SG 20 United States Stoudamire, Salim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Arizona
SG 6 United States West, Mario 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Georgia Tech
SF 24 United States Williams, Marvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2008-02-19

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Orlando Magic 5230.634–25–1627–1412–4
x-Washington Wizards 4339.524925–1618–2310–6
x-Atlanta Hawks 3745.4511525–1612–299–7
Charlotte Bobcats 3250.3902021–2011–307–9
Miami Heat 1567.183379–326–352–14

Record vs. opponents

2007-08 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–32–22–21–21–11–10–41–10–21–21–11–12–03–12–22–01–30–24–02–23–11–10–21–10–21–11–21–12–2
Boston 3–0—3–14–02–22–01–12–11–12–03–02–02–02–04–04–02–04–01–14–01–23–11–12–02–02–02–03–11–10–3
Charlotte 2–21–3—1–31–30–21–10–31–10–23–12–01–11–13–11–22–01–30–21–21–31–20–22–00–20–22–02–21–11–3
Chicago 2–20–43–1—3–10–21–13–11–10–22–21–10–21–12–13–11–11–20–22–20–41–30–20–21–10–22–01–21–11–2
Cleveland 2–12–23–11–3—1–10–21–31–10–24–02–02–02–03–01–32–01–30–22–11–32–10–22–02–01–11–13–11–12–2
Dallas 1–10–22–02–01–1—1–21–13–13–11–14–01–34–02–01–13–01–12–22–02–01–12–12–22–11–33–11–12–20–2
Denver 1–11–11–11–12–02–1—0–23–12–21–13–10–34–02–01–14–02–01–21–11–11–12–22–22–12–23–12–01–32–0
Detroit 4–01–23–01–33–11–12–0–2–01–14–02–01–12–04–03–12–03–02–02–22–22–22–01–10–22–02–03–10–22–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–11–31–30–2—2–21–13–12–24–02–02–03–11–11–21–11–12–02–22–23–12–12–12–00–32–0
Houston 2–00–22–02–02–01–32–21–12–2—2–03–02–13–11–12–03–02–02–22–01–10–22–24–02–22–24–01–11–22–0
Indiana 2–10–31–32–20–41–11–10–41–10–2—1–10–21–13–13–11–12–21–14–01–23–00–22–01–10–21–11–31–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–20–21–10–20–41–30–21–30–31–1–0–43–11–11–11–32–00–42–00–20–21–30–33–10–32–11–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–10–21–12–00–23–13–01–12–21–22–04–0—2–12–01–13–01–12–22–01–12–03–12–23–12–24–02–03–12–0
Memphis 0–20–21–11–10–20–40–40–20–41–31–11–31–2—2–00–22–22–00–42–01–10–20–30–32–21–33–10–20–31–1
Miami 1–30–41–31–20–30–20–20–40–21–11–31–10–20–2—2–21–11–20–21–30–40–31–10–21–10–21–10–41–10–4
Milwaukee 2–20–42–11–33–11–11–11–30–20–21–31–11–12–02–2—1–10–40–21–31–31–20–20–20–20–21–11–20–22–2
Minnesota 0–20–20–21–10–20–30–40–21–30–31–13–10–32–21–11–1—1–11–31–11–11–12–20–42–10–41–30–22–20–2
New Jersey 3–10–43–12–13–11–10–20–31–10–22–20–21–10–22–14–01–1—0–21–31–32–20–21–10–20–22–01–31–12–1
New Orleans 2–01–12–02–02–02–22–10–22–12–21–14–02–24–02–02–03–12–0—2–01–12–04–02–21–22–23–01–11–30–2
New York 0–40–42–12–21–20–21–12–21–10–20–40–20–20–23–13–11–13–10–2—1–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–31–12–1
Orlando 2–22–13–14–03–10–21–12–21–11–12–12–01–11–14–03–11–13–11–13–1—3–10–22–01–10–22–02–10–23–1
Philadelphia 1–31–32–13–11–21–11–12–20–22–00–32–00–22–03–02–11–12–20–23–11–3—1–11–11–11–12–01–30–22–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–02–01–22–20–22–22–22–03–11–33–01–12–02–22–00–42–02–01–1—3–04–03–14–02–01–22–0
Portland 2–00–20–22–00–22–22–21–12–20–40–23–02–23–02–02–04–01–12–22–00–21–10–3—1–30–32–21–13–11–1
Sacramento 1–10–22–01–10–21–21–22–01–32–21–11–31–32–21–12–01–22–02–12–01–11–10–43–1—1–33–11–12–20–2
San Antonio 2–00–22–02–01–13–12–20–21–22–22–03–02–23–12–02–04–02–02–22–02–01–11–33–03–1—2–11–12–22–0
Seattle 1–10–20–20–21–11–31–30–21–20–41–11–20–41–31–11–13–10–20–32–00–20–20–42–21–31–2—1–10–40–2
Toronto 2–11–32–22–11–31–10–21–30–21–13–11–10–22–04–02–12–03–11–13–11–23–10–21–11–11–11–1—0–21–3
Utah 1–11–11–11–11–12–23–12–03–02–11–13–11–33–01–12–02–21–13–11–12–02–02–11–32–22–24–02–0—2–0
Washington 2–23–03–12–12–22–00–21–20–20–22–22–00–21–14–02–22–01–22–01–21–32–20–21–12–00–22–03–10–2—

Game log

2007–08 game log
Total: 37–45 (Home: 25–16; Road: 12–29)
November: 6–9 (Home: 4–4; Road: 2–5)
December: 9–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–2)
January: 4–11 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–8)
February: 6–8 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–6)
March: 9–8 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–6)
April: 3–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–2)
2007–08 season schedule

(*)The final minute of the Miami game was played on March 8[1]

Player stats

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mike Bibby* 484432.8.411.375.7803.36.01.13.0813.9
Josh Childress 76029.9.571.367.8074.91.5.93.5711.8
Al Horford 817731.4.499.000.7319.71.5.74.9410.1
Joe Johnson 828240.8.432.381.8344.55.81.02.2221.7
Solomon Jones 3504.1.400.000.5501.2.0.09.141.0
Acie Law IV 56615.4.401.206.7921.02.0.52.004.2
Zaza Pachulia 62515.2.437.000.7064.0.6.39.215.2
Jeremy Richardson* 2714.9.364.3681.000.3.1.11.001.5
Josh Smith 818135.5.457.253.7108.23.41.522.8017.2
Salim Stoudamire 35011.5.361.341.820.7.8.20.145.7
Mario West 6424.2.429.000.654.8.2.19.06.9
Marvin Williams 808034.6.462.100.8225.71.71.01.4114.8

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Playoffs

2008 playoff game log
First Round: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)
2008 playoff schedule
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mike Bibby 7736.0.338.292.6563.13.1.57.2910.3
Josh Childress 7029.3.524.000.5005.71.6.14.717.1
Al Horford 7739.6.472.000.74110.43.6.431.0012.6
Joe Johnson 7739.3.409.444.9093.94.0.29.0020.0
Solomon Jones 704.1.200.000.0001.1.1.14.43.6
Acie Law IV 708.7.750.000.900.31.1.29.003.0
Zaza Pachulia 7015.0.280.000.7142.9.3.29.004.1
Jeremy Richardson 302.0.250.000.000.0.0.00.00.7
Josh Smith 7733.9.398.167.8416.42.91.712.8615.7
Salim Stoudamire 309.3.444.3331.000.3.0.33.004.0
Mario West 601.0.333.000.000.3.0.00.00.3
Marvin Williams 7728.4.414.000.8894.0.7.29.4311.4

Awards and records

  • Joe Johnson, Selected to the NBA All-Star Game[2]
  • Al Horford, selected to participate in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge[3]
  • Al Horford, named November Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month[4]
  • Joe Johnson, named NBA Player of the Week[5]
  • Al Horford, named February Eastern Conferenced Rookie of the Month[6]
  • Joe Johnson named March Eastern Conference Player of the Month[7]

Transactions

The Hawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

February 16, 2008
 To Atlanta Hawks
Mike Bibby		 To Sacramento Kings
Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue, Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright and Atlanta's 2008 2nd round draft pick

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ajc.com/hawks/content/sports/hawks/stories/2008/01/11/hawksfoulgate_0112.html
  2. ↑ Johnson an All-Star
  3. ↑ Horford selected for Rookie Challenge
  4. ↑ Horford, Durant named rookies of the month
  5. ↑ Johnson and Kobe take home weekly honors
  6. ↑ Horford, Scola named rookies of the month
  7. ↑ Joe Johnson, Chris Paul Named Players of the Month
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