Teammates happy to see familar faces

[HawksFan87]

Teammates happy to see familar faces

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Possible Smoove return is Jan 17th . . according to Josh himself.

Games before that possible return date:

@ Indy ( tonight )

vs NO/OKC ( tomorrow )

vs Detroit ( friday )

vs Boston ( MLK day - 15th )

Go 2 - 2 during this stretch, and split with Minny and Charlotte later that week, and the Hawks will be officially "stabilized". Then we'll see what we can do once we are at full strength. The record then will be 13 - 24, still in striking distance.

But anything less than a .500 mark for the next 6 games, may spell trouble for this team.

Personally, if Smoove is feeling well enough to play by the 17th ( @ Minnesota ), I'd probably keep him out until the 20th ( @ Charlotte ). If he comes back on the 17th, he'll have to play 3 games in 4 nights, a tough stretch for a healthy player.

But when you look at the schedule in the next 3 weeks, the time is NOW to get the season back on track.