Atlanta Hawks: 10 Truths About The East's Surprise Package

Atlanta Hawks: 10 Points About The East’s Surprise Package

By Adam McGee | Dec 13, 2014

Dec 2, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Kent Bazemore (24) and guard Dennis Schroder (17) celebrate after a made basket against the Boston Celtics in the fourth quarter at Philips Arena. The Hawks defeated the Celtics 109-105. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

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Nov 14, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) and guard Shelvin Mack (8) react after defeating the Miami Heat at Philips Arena. The Hawks defeated the Heat 114-103. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

Elite Point Guard Play

The Hawks may not necessarily have one marquee point guard in the mold of Chris Paul or Stephen Curry, but at the same time you’d be hard pushed to find many better point guard rotations around the league.

Jeff Teague is finally taking big strides towards that elite group of point guards, and has never looked more aggressive, or confident than he does running the offense this season.

Aside from Teague, who will be in the mix to make his All-Star bow this year, the Hawks have impact makers off the bench in the form of Dennis Schröder and Shelvin Mack too.

Schröder has shown incredible growth this season, and it doesn’t seem crazy to think that he could be one of the league’s next great point guards, while Shelvin Mack is a calm and steadying influence who understands the offense, and is the picture of efficiency when it comes to playmaking.

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