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Reward for getting this right is a dancing... um... is that a hawk or a turkey? Also, some bon mots from His Airness: Fewest Playoff Series Victories (Atlanta Hawks era): 0: MIKE GLENN (0 for 3, 1971-1973) 0: PETE MARAVICH (0 for 3, 1982-1984) 1: Eddie Johnson (1 for 6, 1978-1980, 1982, 1984) 1: Dan Roundfield (1 for 6, 1979-1980, 1982-1984) 1: Walt Bellamy (1 for 5, 1970-1973) 1: John Drew (1 for 5, 1978-1980, 1982) 1: Steve Hawes (1 for 5, 1978-1980, 1982) 1: Tom McMillen (1 for 5, 1978-1979, 1982-1983) 1: Charlie Criss (1 for 4, 1978-1980) 1: Johnny Davis (1 for 4, 1983-1984, 1986) 1: Duane Ferrell (1 for 4, 1991, 1993-1994) 1: Armond Hill (1 for 4, 1978-1980) ~lw3

Reward for getting this right is this ridiculous flashback of the "correct answer" as a member of the nWo. Órale! Also, a shameless Ga. Tech plug for "Rio"... The Champ Is Here! Highest Playoff-Game Winning Percentages (Atlanta Hawks era): 1. ANTOINE CARR - 46.2% 2. MARIO WEST - 45.8% T-3. Cliff Levingston - 45.7% T-3. Randy Wittman - 45.7% 5. Spud Webb - 45.0% ~lw3

Next for Jamal: crossing over the Pacific? http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7236433/sources-xinjiang-flying-tigers-trying-sign-jamal-crawford ~lw3

Bigger pic of the man who starred at UGA and whose jumping-jack exploits gave fans cause to dub him "The Elevator from Decatur." Herb White has a bio on Public Broadcasting Atlanta, as a producer/creative consultant for the documentary "As If We Were Ghosts," on African-American athletes in the South during the path to desegregation: Herb was not only a roomate to Pistol Pete as a Hawk, but previously was an opponent for what was considered Maravich's greatest SEC performance, against UGA in 1969. He would get to know the feeling of being celebrated by opposing fans in just a few years. Sports Illustrated, featuring White in 2001 as the most underrated dunker in history, carried a quote from Wilt the Stilt proclaiming Herb as the greatest dunker he had ever witnessed. Long before Vinsanity, there was... Steve Hummer quoted White in a 2004 AJC article: Mark Kriegel's bio "Pistol" discussed the race-tainted rift that arose between Maravich and his black Hawk teammates, with "Herbie" caught in the middle: Georgia Public Broadcasting sat down with White for an interview earlier this year: http://bcove.me/e329toue ~lw3

(Reward for guessing right is the video of John Salley hanging out with "Busty Heart" at the Gahden...) Most Playoff Game Wins (Atlanta Hawks era): 1. TREE ROLLINS -- 23 T-2. Dominique Wilkins -- 21 T-2. Kevin Willis -- 21 4. Doc Rivers -- 19 T-5. Jon Koncak -- 18 T-5. Spud Webb -- 18 Most Playoff Game Losses (Atlanta Hawks era): T-1. Mookie Blaylock -- 33 T-1. TREE ROLLINS -- 33 3. Dominique Wilkins -- 30 4. Kevin Willis -- 28 5. Doc Rivers -- 25 ~lw3

Golf bags for... Juwan Howard? Joe Smith? Theo Ratliff? Ben Wallace? Erick Dampier? Antonio McDyess? Jermaine O'Neal? Grant Hill? Kenyon Martin? Jason Kidd? Mike Bibby? Mo Evans? Derek Fisher??? ~lw3

Will the Nets ever see New Jersey again? Will the Kings ever see Sacto again? And if Dwight eventually gets back on an NBA floor, what jersey will he be wearing? ~lw3

What's 'Shard been up to lately. Seeing him and Joe on the floor at the same time will probably make some agent's head implode. Can B-Roy go for five minutes? Martell Webster? ~lw3

http://dimemag.com/2011/11/seattle-atlanta-to-throwdown-in-the-best-game-of-the-lockout/ I suspect it might not go down if anything gets settled on the lockout before Saturday the 19th, but anyhow... Lou's promo: http://proam.eventbrite.com/ For some of those taking the bait and heading to Forbes, there's supposed to be a discount for college and HS kids that bring a school ID (discount code on the event page above). ~lw3

Is this intended to start giving the D-League some legitimacy? ~lw3

How has David McDavid been doing lately? ~lw3

(Hint: This Hawks’ third-round pick, taken one round after Doc Rivers and about 40 picks before Manute Bol, just got out of home confinement this year and is currently on probation, after a 2010 conviction for failure to file a tax return for income from a bar he owns in Storrs, Connecticut. In happier times, the year before, he was coaching a high school hoops team to a state championship. Former three-time winner of the Robert V. Geasey trophy, 3rd-team All-American, and former MVP of the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto. He got in just seven games in over a month before getting waived, and finding his professional stardom in Madrid.) ~lw3

It’s a Trapp! Sorry Star Trek, Ole Miss, and Family Guy fans. I’m referring to George Trapp. The 1971 first-rounder (fifth overall) and 6’8” post player shot 37.1% and 43.8% in his first two years in Atlanta. George got a chance to compete in the NBA against his older brother, John Q. Trapp, infamous for his role on the ill-fated 1972-73 Sixers in his final season. George got to his hometown of Detroit (traded for a 1973 first-rounder, which would be Dwight Jones) and his shooting soared to 48.1%, becoming a fixture on a team that returned to playoff contention after a long absence from the postseason. From a Detroit News article after his passing: http://basketball.re..._OK_to_be_a_sub He’s referenced in this article as one of several friends/teammates of current Detroit mayor Dave Bing who managed to get “Trump”ed at Bing Steel. http://sportsillustr...64815/index.htm Here’s an article on his untimely demise: http://www.wmtw.com/...949/detail.html ~lw3

(One of these days I'll get around to getting all the answers out there) "I've lost three cases in 31 years," said Grady O'Malley, current chief of the organized crime/gangs unit in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Newark. "I go into every case expecting to win." However, the big “one that got away,” a trial of the Lucchese crime family, became infamous as the longest criminal trial in U.S. history: The trial was the subject of the Robert Rudolph book “The Boys from New Jersey,” and served as the basis for the Sidney Lumet film starring Vin Diesel, “Find Me Guilty.” http://www.northjersey.com/news/94802674_Lone_defendant_refuses_deal_in__08_mob_case.html O’Malley was at the forefront of the prosecution of corporate cybercrimes during the growth of the Internet age. http://articles.cnn.com/2000-06-27/tech/computer.law.idg_1_legal-system-computer-attacks-technical-issues?_s=PM:TECH http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleFriendlyLTN.jsp?id=900005495067&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1 He also prosecuted, on a stolen check charge, a man who would later gain local and national notoriety for trying to steal and sell Coca-Cola’s secret formula. http://books.google.com/books?id=vA4AAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68#v=onepage&q&f=false He has been active in the prosecution of union-related scams. His most recent big score was the conviction of a postal workers’ union treasurer for embezzlement. http://www.justice.gov/usao/nj/Press/files/Ventricelli,%20Mark%20and%20Peter%20News%20Release.html http://www.cliffviewpilot.com/beyond/2403-former-postal-union-official-sent-to-federal-prison-in-embezzlement-scheme http://www.bretschundler.org/bret05/news/ce050405e.html Back in the day before all of this, O’Malley was credited as the last basketball player to score a field goal at the old Madison Square Garden, which closed in 1968. The Manhattan graduate was inducted into the Jaspers’ athletic hall of fame in 2007. After the 1969 draft, the 6’5” forward made the roster and, during the Hawks’ second season in Atlanta, provided a modest 2.1 PPG over the course of 24 games. http://www.mancol.edu/news/news_releases/112007_1.shtml ~lw3

I’m fooling around with the basketball-reference.com data for the Hawks oh-so-illustrious playoff history in Atlanta, and put together a little quiz for those with some free time over this here lockout period… Out of the 43 NBA players who participated in** at least three playoff seasons with the ATLANTA Hawks (1969-2011): 1) Which player has the most Hawk playoff wins, and is also tied for the most Hawk playoff losses? (Hint: Danny Ainge will think twice before flipping him the bird again) 2) Which player has the highest Hawk playoff-game winning percentage? (Hint: I don’t think goggles were en-vogue for him yet) 3) Only two players failed to win a single Hawk playoff series. Can you name them? (Hint: one is deceased, the other you see pretty much every season if you watch Hawks games on TV) 4) Only five players have a winning percentage with the Hawks of 45% or greater. Of those five, only one played for former coach Mike Woodson. Can you name him? (Hint: Don’t “blame” him for the Hawks losing when he doesn’t play) 5) By playing just four minutes in Game 1 of the victorious 1999 playoff series versus Detroit, Alan Henderson is the only player who “won” half of his Hawk playoff series (3 out of 6). After Hendu and his big ol’ asterisk, eight Hawks are tied for playoff-series winning percentage, at 42.9 percent (3 out of 7). Can you name these eight players? (Hints: One holds the NBA record for most consecutive games WITHOUT a steal… another has a son that starred at Cornell… another once had to “foul into” a game… the remaining five are from the modern “Woodson-Drew” era) 6) Which one of these players did NOT lose at least two-thirds of their Hawk playoff contests? a. Stacey Augmon b. Mike Bibby c. Ty Corbin d. John Drew e. Grant Long f. Steve Smith 7) Which one of these players did NOT win more than three playoff series in their Hawks career? a. Mookie Blaylock b. Tree Rollins c. Dominique Wilkins d. Kevin Willis ** “Participated in” means you only had to appear in a game, at least for part of one second. So scrubs count, but just the ones who hung around for three playoff seasons. ~lw3

I have, and I presume you were referring to the military brass and political leaders in terms of "how it was handled", not the documentary producers. The Tillman Story did an exceptional job of conveying how we as civilians, our media, and our elected leaders willfully engage in typecasting those defending us with their lives to suit our own varied interests. ~lw3

One more question... well, a multi-part one. Are the out-of-town members of this crew still down for the struggle as well? If Mr. "More than ample resources" Meruelo still dreams of being an owner, can't he just buy the non-ATLiens out first, then purchase the rest once he gets his financial **** together? I don't get how he can go from "I'm fully committed" to "Meh" like that. ~lw3

Trademarking MERUELOGEDDON. LOL So will Stern step in, a la N'Awlins? ~lw3

The World Series is hereby officially renamed, "The Atlanta Braves Invitational Series." ~lw3

Let's get 'em Friday! 4 Quarters, m'ladies! Let's Go Dream! ~lw3

Players I could find as of the moment (not all verified but we can probably figure it out) http://twitter.com/#!/Teague0http://twitter.com/#!/dwilkins3000http://twitter.com/#!/MarvinWilliams_http://twitter.com/#!/Al_Horfordhttp://twitter.com/#!/JCrossoverhttp://twitter.com/#!/zaza27http://twitter.com/#!/a15magnum ~lw3