Add It Up - Cellar dwellers
A look at the numbers
Number of games lost last season by the Atlanta Hawks: 56
League rank in defensive field-goal percentage: 27
Record on the road: 8-33
Coach Mike Woodson’s career coaching record: 39-125
Average tickets purchased last year for home games: 15,049
NBA-wide average tickets purchased for home games: 17,558
Seating capacity of Alexander Memorial Coliseum in 1968 when the Hawks moved to Atlanta: 7,850
Years since the Hawks have drafted a future NBA all-star player: 22
Future Hall of Fame players selected in the 1985 NBA draft after the Hawks selected Jon Koncak with the fifth pick: 2
Koncak’s career scoring average, in points per game: 4.5
Career points scored by Karl Malone, drafted by Phoenix after Atlanta selected Koncak: 36,928
Career all-star appearances by Joe Dumars, selected by Detroit after Atlanta selected Koncak: 6
Years since the Hawks have won the Eastern Conference championship: 46
Years since the Hawks have won the NBA championship: 48
Sources: nba.com/hawks, insidehoops.com, Wikipedia.com, basketball-reference.com, ramblinwreck.com