After leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 37-45 record, their first playoff berth in nine years and helping them stretch the top-seeded Boston Celtics to seven games in the first round, Mike Woodson was retained as the Hawks' head coach with a two-year extension offered to him by new general manager Rick Sund.
I'm no expert on the Hawks, by any means, but it seems like a positive move to me. They're definitely a team on the rise.
"It, uh... it was not supposed to be a fight to the death." "Trust me, they're better off now." "Yeah, you're probably right."
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If this is to be believed, http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2924136 , he has made about $205K per game played (61 according to wikipedia), or about $320K per start (39). Unless he doesn't get paid while injured, then those figures are way off....