It was a season of ups, downs and blockbuster trades for the Hawks. With a total of 27 different players appearing on the roster during the year, Atlanta clearly moved into rebuilding mode as the trade deadline rolled around. Moving forward, new management and salary cap flexibility should certainly give Hawks fans reasons to be excited about the future. But for now, we'll take a look back at the 2003-04 campaign. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for the Hawks.com Postseason Awards, your chance to have your say and cast a vote.
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Record: 6-12Top Scorer: Abdur-Rahim, 19.5 ppgTop Rebounder: Abdur-Rahim, 9.8 rpgTop in Assists: Terry, 5.0 apgOf Note: After two overtime losses in their first three games (Atlanta would go 0-6 in overtime for the season), the Hawks won their first game of the season, a 90-80 home win over the Hornets ... With some uneven efforts, the Hawks would go on to win just five of the next 14 contests, including several close calls, and a couple of blowouts ... Atlanta did survive its early season West Coast swing, winning two-out-of-five, taking contests in Seattle and Phoenix ... But a couple of nice wins (at Milwaukee for the first time since 1998 and at home over Cleveland in Atlanta's first look at rookie sensation LeBron James) were offset by heartbreaking home losses to Detroit and Toronto (Vince Carter scored 43) as the Hawks move into December.