2004–05 Atlanta Hawks season

2004–05 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach Mike Woodson
Owner(s) Atlanta Spirit LLC
Arena Philips Arena
Results
Record 13–69 (.159)
Place Division: 5th (Southeast)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ

The 2004-05 Atlanta Hawks season was the team's 56th in the NBA.[1] It was their first season under new head coach Mike Woodson. Even with the acquisitions of Antoine Walker from the Dallas Mavericks and Al Harrington from the Indiana Pacers, the Hawks were not expected to be any good heading into the season as they posted an awful 2–12 record in November. At midseason, Walker was eventually traded back to the Boston Celtics for Gary Payton, who was released and re-signed with the Celtics. Meanwhile, the Hawks went from bad to worse losing 31 of their final 35 games on their way to finishing with a league worst record at 13–69 (.159), which was their worst winning percentage in franchise history.[2] Despite their awful season, rookie Josh Smith won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Denver. Following the season, Kevin Willis (who returned to play for his former team) retired.

For the season, the Hawks added yellow alternate road uniforms which would last until 2007.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2004 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 6 Josh Childress SF/SG  United States Stanford
1 17 Josh Smith SF  United States
2 34 Donta Smith SG  United States Southeastern Illinois
2 37 Royal Ivey PG  United States Texas
2 42 Viktor Sanikidze F  Georgia

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SF 1 United States Childress, Josh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Stanford
C 40 United States Collier, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Georgia Tech
PG 00 United States Delk, Tony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Kentucky
SG 13 France Diaw, Boris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) INSEP
C 14 Montenegro Drobnjak, Predrag 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Montenegro
PF 54 Nigeria Ekezie, Obinna 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Maryland
PF 7 United States Gugliotta, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) North Carolina State
PF 3 United States Harrington, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) St. Patrick (HS)
PG 36 United States Ivey, Royal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Texas
PG 10 United States Lue, Tyronn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nebraska
PF 2 United States Miller, Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Michigan State
SG 15 United States Smith, Donta 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Southeastern Illinois
SF 5 United States Smith, Josh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oak Hill Academy (HS)
C 44 United States Stewart, Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) UC Berkeley
PF 0 United States Thomas, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Texas
PF 42 United States Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 59 23 .720 – 35–6 24–17 15–1
x-Washington Wizards 45 37 .549 14 29–12 16–25 10–6
Orlando Magic 36 46 .439 23 24–17 12–29 6–10
Charlotte Bobcats 18 64 .220 41 14–27 4–37 7–9
Atlanta Hawks 13 69 .159 46 9–32 4–37 2–14
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Miami Heat 59 23 .720 –
2 y-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 5
3 y-Boston Celtics 45 37 .549 14
4 x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 12
5 x-Washington Wizards 45 37 .549 14
6 x-Indiana Pacers 44 38 .537 15
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 16
8 x-New Jersey Nets 42 40 .512 17
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 17
10 Orlando Magic 36 46 .439 23
11 New York Knicks 33 49 .402 26
12 Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 26
13 Milwaukee Bucks 30 52 .366 29
14 Charlotte Bobcats 18 64 .220 41
15 Atlanta Hawks 13 69 .159 46
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 2004-05 Atlanta Hawks
  2. ↑ "Worst NBA Teams Ever". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

See also

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