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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
New Hawks for the New Year!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
INDIANAPOLIS - If the Hawks want to raise a few glasses for a toast sometime around midnight on Wednesday they’ll have earned it.
They’ve also earned a breather from the relentless, doubt-filled analysis that’s been prevalent around here.
Because even with all of us (and yes, I’m just as guilty as anyone else here) waiting around for the bottom to fall out of this run they’ve been on for most of this season, they keep on playing and they keep on winning.
It’s clear that they’re not going to do it in the most artistic way every night. The run-and-gun Phoenix Suns they are not.
But when you put together the type of first third of the season (and if you figure in the potential playoff run, 31 games is just about a third of a season) they have, why bother complaining about aesthetics?
We all know the Hawks will face stiffer tests on the road in the coming weeks, the Pacers are just 10-21 this season. But they’ll also enter the New Year with five straight home wins on their resume and they’ve now pulled to within a game of .500 (7-8) on the road for the season.
Raise your hand if you thought this is where your team would be at this stage of the season … didn’t think so.
We’re going to have plenty of time to roast those who need to be roasted. And there will be loads of opportunities for second-guessing and all that other fun stuff.
Just not tonight. I’m giving it a rest until 2009.
Your team is 21-10 for Baby New Year’s sake (43-42 in the calendar year for 2008, just fyi), show ‘em a little love for once.
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