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AJC: Pacers at Atlanta Hawks: Attitude and Effort


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So today we should find out if what happened at Philly on Friday was just a slip-up or a sign that the Hawks’ attitude and focus are indeed slipping. The Pacers probably don’t have the same athletic talent as the Sixers but they are playing better lately. They’ve got a hard-nosed attitude and a coach with a disdain for tanking. They are coming to play.

Will the Hawks match their intensity or will they figure their talent and homecourt will carry them? Lately I can tell Woody is weary of being the voice asking those kind of questions and looking for the answers.

“I am getting tired,” he said. “After a while, you have got to start figuring things out yourselves, man. We've got enough games under our belt. If we win 50-plus games we’ve made a step in the right direction but there is another level.”

Woody is ultimately responsible for the performance of the team. His plans and strategies are fair game for criticism. But he can only do so much when it comes to motivating and …



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