http://www.ajc.com/hawks/content/sports/ha...03/11hawks.html <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">As expected, the Atlanta Hawks announced Monday afternoon that they will keep general manager Billy Knight and coach Terry Stotts for the upcoming NBA season. The move was not unexpected, given the slow pace of negotiations on the proposed sale of the team from AOL-Time Warner to David McDavid. The Texas businessman also is negotiating to buy the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers and operating control of Philips Arena. Stotts was named coach of the Hawks on Dec. 26 when Lon Kruger was fired. The team went 24-31 after the change, missing the playoffs for the fourth year in a row. Given the uncertainty with the pending sale, the Hawks allowed Stotts to talk with other teams during the offseason. He was a finalist for the head coaching job in Milwaukee, where he once serve as an assistant, but lost out to Terry Porter. </div> They also got back GM billy knight...
