The Atlanta Hawks are a solid team. They can win in the NBA.
"We've played together for a while now," Josh Smith said. "We're as anxious as everyone else. We still think we have what it takes to win in this league."
They have a first year coach, Larry Drew, who is doing a fine job. They also have a general manager who gives the team more than enough talent to win, a solid starting lineup, the reigning sixth man of the year and a deep bench.
Still, the Hawks are not a championship caliber team. They won 47 games in '08-'09, 53 last year and are off to a good start again, but are never considered with the Heat, Celtics and Magic as championship contenders. They need a breakthrough in the playoffs to be considered a perennial contender.
However, the Hawks made very few changes to their roster this summer while the other teams got better, essentially standing pat in the free agent market and trades while other teams bolstered their lineups and benches.
The question for the Hawks now is do they deal Josh Smith in hopes of taking that next step? He signed an extension before the '08-'09 season and is doing everything he can to l ...
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Josh Smith and the Atlanta Hawks: To Deal or Not To Deal?
November 14th, 2010 by Scott Malewig Leave a reply »
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