Atlanta wins against New York !!

[Gray Mule]

Atlanta won last night! No longer in last place in the east!

Yes we did, too! Final score was 5-2 and the new coach's

record is 5-1-1-0!

Oh yeah, and the Hawks lost. Again. End of two game

winning streak. With Nubie out and Jason Terry not at

100 %, the three's fell like raindrops on the Hawks. Why

is it that teams seem to get red hot when they face the

defense of the Hawks? N.Y. couldn't miss from the three

point range early in the game.

With a small lead, N.Y. and Atlanta traded shot for shot

in the game. Trouble was, every time the Hawks hit for

two, N.Y. was hitting for three and gaining a point on

every exchange.

SAR was ice cold in the first half and red hot in the second

half. Hawks had to use all three centers because of foul

trouble. All three have improved their offensive game

recently, shooting much better. They just can't seem

to get the hang of playing defense without making the foul.

Dream becomes nightmare:

In your dream, you are in the middle of a tunnel. You see

a light at the end of the tunnel. Good, you think. Moments

later you discover that the light is the front end of a

speeding train coming right at you and you have no place

to run.

The Hawks got run over by the train last night when their

modest two game winning streak came to a screeching

stop. Two steps foreward and one step back. The more

things change, the more they stay the same. Benjiman

exploded on to the scene for the Hawks and looked so fine

in the beginning. Took that one step back last night.

And now, Hawks get the opportunity to head back in the

right direction tonight. Can we do another about face and

win one? I certainly hope so. Seems that, for the last

several seasons, the Hawks have been "Almost" good

enough to be winners. Close, but no cigar.

Oh yeah, and Atlanta beat N.Y last night, 5-2!