When Larry Drew won the NBA’s Coach of the Month award in December he was, jokingly, asked if he was worried about his job.

Why? Well, the Nets had just fired Avery Johnson after he was named Coach of the Month for November.

For the record, Drew said he was not worried about his job security. He reiterated that Wednesday morning as the Hawks have won just four games in January, posting a 4-8 record since the honor. You have to go back to Dec. 28-29 for the last time the Hawks have won two straight games. They go for that tonight against the Bobcats.

Complicating matters, to a certain extent, is the fact that Drew is in the final year of his contract with the Hawks. General manager Danny Ferry has said the team will re-evaluate the situation following the season after he has been through his first year in Atlanta. Ferry did give his blessing on the Hawks picking up the final year of Drew’s contract after he took over for Rick Sund.

I asked Drew Wednesday if, considering his contract status, it has been hard not to look over his shoulder considering the team’s recent slide.

“I made up my mind going into the season that my focus was just to do the best I can,” Drew told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “The normal thing would be to look over your shoulder but I made up my mind, given my situation, that I’m just going to go out and coach every game. Just do what I can. If it works out, it works out. If it does not, it does not. I’ve been in constant talks with my agent about everything. The way we are looking at it is, we’ll just see what our options are at the end.”

UPDATE: Devin Harris will not play tonight, Drew said in his pre-game interview. Drew said that following shootaround, Harris reported that his sprained left ankle is still too sore to play. That again leaves the Hawks, already depleted at the center position, with two point guards in Jeff Teague and Jannero Pargo.

"He didn't feel like he could push off (the ankle)," Drew said. "So we'll keep him out another day. Devin is a warrior. He wants to play. He said if it was sore enough where he could play, he would play. He just didn't feel like he could push off it and be effective."