your hometown atlanta hawkz

well, it's time to kick some hoops ka-nowledge. if your not a sports nerd, you should probably save yourself the trouble and stop reading now. anyway, things are looking up for hawkz. it looks like belkin will be removed as team governor and the johnson trade will probably go through. also, the hawkz just signed a promising, physical young center in zaza pachulia. ergo, the hawks new lineup should be as follows:

joe johnson
josh childress
josh smith
al harrington
zaza pachulia

bench:
marvin williams
salim stoudamire
royal ivey
tony delk
jason collier

that lineup is strong to quite strong. lots of promising ballers, none of whom have revealed themselves to be dicks (with the possible exception of stoudamire). though i must confess that i personally think they should trade harrington; i like him, but i don't think his game is getting any better. plus he might draw undue deference from his teammates. i say throw williams in there and get him some experience; there won't be much pressure yet. tyron lue should also not be resigned. he played well last year, but he tries to command the game too much.

anyway, this team has tons of potential and i think they'll play unselfish ball. given a couple years, if these guys stay healthy (and together), they could be a top contender in the east. for real, yo.