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Friday, November 10, 2006
First real test this weekend
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If I had pearls of wisdom for the Hawks tonight in Toronto, I’d offer them up here. Right now. But I’m tapped out. (I don’t even have any disastrous tales from the airport to relay). I exhausted all my good stuff before the Cleveland game (no one mentioned that I was basically five-for-five Tuesday).
While I’m never one to dismiss any game’s significance, I’m far more interested in how the Hawks respond at home on Saturday night against Seattle. The way they play after their first back-to-back set of the regular season will tell me much more than anything that happens at Air Canada Centre.
We’ll have a better feeling Saturday night about the Hawks’ newfound depth (figment of our collective imagination or reality?). We’ll also find out how they fare against teams with two drastically different styles in a 24-hour span.
We’ve been talking for weeks now about how important it was for the Hawks to take advantage of their friendly early-season schedule. This weekend is a prime example. After the Sonics game, they’re staring at a week that serves up two home games over a five-day period, against Milwaukee and Miami.
There is a chance for a ridiculously good start — IF the Hawks are prepared to take advantage of it.
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