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Friday, March 7, 2008
Fresh out!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
CHARLOTTE - I’m all out of talking points where the Hawks are concerned.
Fresh out.
The only thing that tells us anything from tonight until April 16, when this season wraps up in, of all places, Miami, is wins and losses.
Rather than debating the merits of this or that, I’m going to let the Hawks show and prove that they are indeed worthy of a playoff berth or prove that they’re not.
Instead of debating about the merits of Mike Woodson’s coaching ability, we’re going to find out between now and April 16 if he has the chops to get this team united and focused on the singular goal of making the playoffs.
Instead of debating whether or not the Hawks have the parts necessary to get the job done, we’re going to find out when they run into teams that they’re in direct competition with for that playoff spot and see if they’ve got what it takes to win their way in.
Instead of debating who should and should not be voted off Hawksville Island for past sins, I’m going to let the expiring contract grim reaper do his thing come June 30, the day of reckoning for the Hawks’ entire basketball operations crew.
And instead of thinking tirelessly about what might have been with Chris Paul (watching the dude work the Hawks is even more painful when I think about how many people warned me - and presumably others - about the perils of passing the “next Isiah” up in that 2005 draft), I’m going to let it go, finally, and move on. Well, I’m going to do my best (and for the record, while I loved the upside of Marvin Williams and didn’t think it was a bad pick, provided the Hawks acquire a quality point guard via trade or free agency, if you remember back to this blog during the pre-draft period my pick was the other Williams, Deron).
All the answers to all of our questions will come within these next 22 games (and 51.9 seconds).
