"Going down the list of concerns for the Hawks so far in the preseason, health is at the top of the list. The injuries trickle down to their other problems, too. But the flurry of turnovers in both games of their trip and the lax defense in Tuesday's 107-92 loss to Washington were such glaring issues that it's doubtful coach Larry Drew will give the Hawks a pass. The Wizards and Hawks both came out scoring, and the Hawks were content to play a shootout instead of clamping down on defense. The Hawks couldn't keep up and fell to 0-3 in the preseason. "The defense was not very good at all," Drew said. "Their energy wasn't there; the intensity wasn't there." There were some mitigating circumstances for the Hawks. They played at Detroit on Monday night and injuries again forced Drew to play non-regulars a lot of minutes. Starting forward Marvin Williams (ill) and key reserves Jamal Crawford (back), Jeff Teague (ankle) and Mo Evans (knee) were back in Atlanta. So was 7-footer Jason Collins, who could have helped against Washington's size. Still, Drew said he wanted the Hawks to play with high energy despite the missing players. Before the game, he said he's still trying to get the team to take on the challenge of playing rugged defense." Read more: http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/hawks-fall-to-0-679635.html
