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Thursday, October 19, 2006
Players on the “watch” list
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This isn’t a cop out from the usual ‘five things we know right now’ format, but a left turn to another topic that someone raised to me earlier that I think is quite pertinent. An NBA writer buddy of mine was picking my brain about the Hawks for a preview he’s working on and asked, “Who is the one player they have that must play above his head in order for them to exceed [the already low] expectations people have for them?”
What struck me is how long I had to think about this before answering. I don’t want to tell you the name of the guy I identified as “that guy.” But I will tell you that my buddy was quite surprised that I didn’t say Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Tyronn Lue or Lorenzen Wright. That leaves the rest of the roster as possibilities.
Before I reveal my pick (I’ll do it at halftime of tonight’s game in Birmingham here on the blog) I’m wondering which player you think needs to provide that Herculean effort for the Hawks to exceed expectations this year?
