Hawks, Quin Snyder unveil NBA Playoffs plan after Game 2 win vs. Knicks

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The future is bright for the Atlanta Hawks but that does not mean their present does not look great. Coach Quin Snyder just led this team to a 107-106 NBA Playoffs win over the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. CJ McCollum pulled some heroics which were unseen since his Portland Trail Blazers and the 14-point lead built by Jalen Brunson's squad disappeared. Now that they won their first postseason game, what are the expectations for the squad?

Snyder gets real on Hawks' NBA Playoffs expectations after beating Knicks

Despite clinching their division and winning over a stacked Knicks squad in the NBA Playoffs, the Hawks are a very young team. In fact, Coach Quin Snyder is coaching the 14th-youngest team in the league because his players have an average age of 26 years old. When factoring in the players that the Hawks field on the court and use the most, this average drops lower to 25.5 years old.

With the exception of CJ McCollum, Jalen Johnson, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and are just entering their primes but made huge strides in the NBA Playoffs already. So, Coach Snyder did not pressure them too much in spite of the win over the Knicks. He just expects his guys to ball out, via