Joe Johnson Injury Impact
- Thursday, December 2, 2010 1:40 PM
- Written By: AccuScore
Atlanta swingman Joe Johnson will undergo surgery on his elbow and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks of action. Johnson leads the Hawks in scoring and assists at 17.1 and 5.2 per game. Below are AccuScore’s season projections if Johnson is out until mid-January.
|
Playoffs |
Division |
Wins |
with Johnson |
85.6% |
8.5% |
45.3 |
w/o Johnson |
80.3% |
5.9% |
43.7 |
Change |
-5.3% |
-2.6% |
-1.6 |
Without Johnson out, Jamal Crawford or Mo Evans will move to the starting lineup and further weaken the bench. Atlanta is projected to lose 1.6 wins on average in the standings over the next 6 weeks. This might not even matter in the long run however as the Hawks were projected as the 6th seed in the East before the injury, and are still projected to finish in the same spot in the standings.
