AJC: Atlanta Hawks: Fans on Fans

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He's really not but Woody appreciates the effort.

My story and blog post on visitors feeling the love at Philips sparked a lot of feedback both in the blogosphere and in my inbox. (I’m not trying to take credit for being the first person to raise these issues, just saying these are the reactions to that story.) Since these Atlanta fans know Atlanta fans better than the new guy, here are some highlights:

More than one emailer advanced the transplanted ATLiens theory:

The other day your article in the AJC Sports section, indicated that Atlanta’s professional sports teams bemoan the fact that some players from opposing teams received loud cheers, rather than “boos!”

What these Atlanta players need to realize is: simple demographics. Atlanta, and much of the Southeast and Southwest benefited from demographic changes in the country, basically, receiving transplants from the Northern states, and even California. Three decades ago, there were about one million residents of the …

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