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Friday, October 10, 2008
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
KANSAS CITY - Before anyone goes into panic mode about the whereabouts of Mike Bibby and Zaza Pachulia, they have excused absences from tonight’s game here between the Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers.
Bibby and Pachulia welcomed newborns to their respective families this week and were allowed to take a few days to tend to the personal matters that come along with new additions to the fold.
As for the appearance of Dalibor Bagaric’s name to the team roster at Hawks.com, either someone over there got their wires crossed or someone from Croatia has hacked into the system and is playing a wicked prank on the big fella. Because I was just informed by Hawks spokesman Arthur Triche that Bagaric will not be joining the roster (this is the time teams cut down not add players right?) now or anytime in the near future.
I know Bagaric’s name has been tossed around here since the summer, and other than a few appearances on the Hawks’ practice court during some summer pickup games, I haven’t seen anything to suggest that Bagaric had anything to do with the Hawks (other than a pipe dream to play in the NBA for a team always on the lookout for some size at the center position).
Oden’s going to be the truth if he can stay healthy, because he’s not only an absolute behemoth, he’s also smart, has good instincts, is a crafty passer and seems to be as serious as anybody out here about getting his job done.
He’s still got major work to do (he’s a bit impatient on offense and when he wants to get to a spot he likes he’ll plow over guy instead of working to get around him (he already has three fouls and we’re three minutes from halftime). But that’ll come in time.
Acie Law IV continues to shine this preseason, looking as smooth as ever in place of Bibby in the starting lineup tonight. So far he’s been the revelation of this preseason for the Hawks. Everyone was wondering about him going into this season, and he appears to be answering all those questions with his play.
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