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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
GAME ON!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
NEW YORK - While the rest of the world focuses on political campaigns, weather concerns and growing unrest by Tibetan demonstrators in Western China, we the people of Hawksville have basketball on the brain.
Game on, and rightfully so.
I mean, how long have you all waited for meaningful games this late in the season from your Hawks? You deserve to get worked up over this game.
I know it seems a bit preposterous to focus so much attention on a Wednesday night Hawks-New Jersey Nets game at an arena called Izod Center (it looks as ridiculous driving up to the place as the name sounds), but this is what we do baby!
And regular season games don’t get any bigger for the Hawks or Nets, who are tussling for that eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference postseason chase.
The Hawks (29-38) can push two full games ahead of the Nets (28-39) with a win. A loss puts them right back in the mud pit with the Nets with just 14 games to play.
Toss in the Hawks’ three-game win-streak and two days rest before Orlando comes to town Saturday, and your mind starts playing tricks on you with what could be. I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself here, but this Nets game does come with all sorts of future implications.
I’m not bold enough to start making playoff reservations just yet. But a call t the travel agent is probably a wise move. And I here Boston’s beautiful in the spring.
But the Hawks have to take care of their business before we get all worked up about what might be next.
I’d offer a prediction based on the logic that the Nets could be whipped from playing last night and the Hawks are well rested after their train ride from D.C. back to the city. As we all know, logic has no place in a conversation about these Hawks.
So I’ll leave the predictions to you and see you here later once the action gets started. Have at it.
