(6-3) Atlanta Hawks are doing fine, This week in the NBA

The Atlanta Hawks started the season with a 14-point drubbing against the Orlando Magic, a game which Marvin Williams couldn't play in, serving his one game suspension from his Rondo-clothesline in game 7(single most priceless defining moment of the series), in Marvin Williams return, the home opener against the Philly Sixers, the Hawks won handily 95-88, but Marvin struggled to get his groove on offense (19 minutes 2 pts 1-7 FGs). But in every game since then? Marvin Williams is leading the NBA in 3pt FG at 64.7%(11-15).....UPDATE..thanks to those 2 losses to the Nets, in which Ryan Anderson was 3-3 from 3pt BOTH TIMES (that is the most disappointing statistic out of everything in those 2 losses) and because of that, RYAN ANDERSON is leading the league in 3pt FG at 66.7%,. this is a ROOKIE, and we do not expect or he had better not keep this up, because as of now, nobody else is threatening Young Marvin's 3pt FG%, and of course, Marvin may not keep up a 60+ 3pt FG%, but he has unlimited potential after working all summer with the new Hawks assistant coach Mark Price. We all know Mark Price is one of the NBA's greatest shooters of all time, and his time working with Marvin has been priceless. Jon Cooper, a freelance writer for Atlanta teams, wrote a great article detailing Marvin Williams' relationship with the 3pt shot.

The reason i am writing this praise for this Hawks season and Marvin Williams is because I, like many other previously shallow Hawks fans, hated on Marvin Williams. I felt he was disgustingly average, he did nothing special, and he would have been Chris Paul, i mean here we have a guy that will probably never be an all-star, we drafted instead of a guy that will always be an all-star, MVP-candidate, and if the Hawks HAD drafted Chris Paul in the summer of 2005 and we built around Paul-Johnson-Smith.. it is unfathomable to think what the Hawks would have been those 06,07, and 08 seasons, but its not outrageous to think the Hawks would be the best of the eastern conference, winning 60+ games, Hawks praised, Johnson MVP for going from PHX 62 wins to Hawks 62 wins, things of that nature, SOO we never gave the kid a chance from the day we drafted him, even before we knew Chris would be the Legend he is now, we knew we should have picked Chris Paul or Deron Williams.

right now Marvin Williams is averaging 13.1 ppg 5.3 rbs 48.8% FGs 67.4% 3pt FGs 76.2% FTs
if he can average at least 15 ppg 5 rbs 47% FGs 40% 3pt 80% FTs - he will be an intricate part to the Championship level Hawks when we get there, could be sooner than people think..

ESPN has ranked Atlanta Hawks (8) in the weekly power rankings; over the Rockets, Hornets, Jazz, Raptors, 76ers

The Journey of the Great Ronald "Flip" Murray by Sekou Smith

Great blog entry by the same man, Sekou Smith about the Ups and Downs of the NBA Season





THIS WEEK in the NBA, Hawks

1. Hawks VS Pacers (11/18/08) - the Pacers are in a rebuilding season but what they have thus far ain't bad. That boy Danny Granger is good, with potential to be great, i mean, i dont know how much greater a 25 year old 5th year player averaging 24.3 ppg 5.3 rpg 2.1 apg

the Hawks have to regain their defensive prowless, even without Josh Smith, the hawks are coming off three straight losses, twice by the Nets, we have got to reestablish ourselves at the upper echelon of the Eastern Conference by winning on the road, we must.

2. Hawks VS Wizards (11/19/08)- the Wizards are the worst team in the Eastern Conference, this should be easy, SHOULD BE.

3. Hawks VS Bobcats (11/21/08)- the second worst team in the Eastern Conference, we should practice dominating that team so when we go in for the next huge game, we can have that winner swagger, because..

4. Hawks VS Cavs (11/22/08) - Mann..if we had Josh Smith for this game, this would be a better game than that Boston game, and it still could be, but we have got to figure out how to tame the beast of LeBron, i truely believe only someone like Josh Smith, TayShaun Prince, Andrea K can at least slow him down, this is a HUGE game and opportunity to make a statement against a championship-level team and one of the best players in the world, unfortunately, Marvin Williams will be the deciding factor in this game, if he can bother James and hit a few three's, Joe Johnson will do the rest, Hope.

OTHER GOOD GAMES THIS WEEK:

(11/19/08)
Cleveland at Detriot
Chicago at Portland

(11/20/08)
Detroit at Boston
Lakers at Phoenix