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Monday, October 17, 2005
Collier tributes appreciated
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As should be expected, the Hawks are struggling to cope with the death of Jason Collier.
Perspective is what’s often gained during trying times such as these, and the Hawks are no different. The players and coaches are relying on each other right now to make sense of it all. But I suspect they’ll have a tough time Wednesday at the funeral service. I appreciate all the written tributes posted on the blog in the days since Collier’s passing, and have heard from the Hawks that members of his family appreciate the supportive words as well.
This morning’s game was strange mostly because there were 15,000 screaming kids in the stands, most of them without a hint of who Jason Collier the basketball player was. They were thrilled to get a day off for the game, so it made for a rather peculiar environment. As Rasheed Wallace likes to say, “Both teams played hard, my man.” But the Hawks were simply too error prone to overcome a scrappy Bobcats team. We’ll see how they handle the Hornets Tuesday night.
