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Wednesday, October 19, 2005
A flash of promise
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A night before gathering for the Celebration of Life service for Jason Collier, his Hawks teammates played a mercurial 3/12 quarters of basketball against New Orleans in Little Rock, Ark. The Hawks easily played their best game of the preseason, using 30 assists to generate the offensive flow needed in a 97-94 win. It was the first real sign of what this team might be capable of, and they were playing without Josh Smith and Tyronn Lue.
Marvin Williams flashed some serious goods, as did fellow rookie Salim Stoudamire. And the trio of Joe Johnson, Al Harrington and Josh Childress led the way, with help from Zaza Pachulia in the middle and timely boost from the bench. Depending on how healthy they are the remainder of the preseason schedule (there are four games left), this new and improved Hawks team could be rather interesting to watch.
They are dedicating their season to Collier and if they play with the type of energy and passion they did for most of Tuesday night’s game, the Hawks might just make a little noise.
