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NBA Power 16 – Week 3 – Crazy for Brandon Jennings

1. ATLANTA HAWKS (7), 8-2 – After defeating the Celtics on the road, the Hawks take over the top spot this week.  They have a difficult slate of games this week, however, as they face the Blazers, Heat, and Rockets.  Fortunately for them, they’re all home games.

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Atlanta Hawks 2009-2010 Season Preview

PROJECTED RECORD: 45-37 MOST IMPORTANT PLAYER: Joe Johnson PLAYER TO WATCH: Josh Smith STRENGTHS: Individual Talent, Defense WEAKNESSES: One-man Dominated Offense, Scoring, Coaching I saw a headline the other day that read “Woodson: Conference Finals Are Next Step For Hawks.” I couldn’t help but chuckle after seeing that.  Logically speaking, I suppose (head coach Mike) Woodson is right.  The Atlanta [...]

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NBA DRAFT SPECTACULAR – Who Every Team SHOULD Take

Seth Wenig/AP The NBA Draft is this Thursday and there are numerous mock drafts out there speculating on who every team will take.  Well, I’m gonna take a little different spin on it and decide who every team should draft.  It’s basically if I was GM for every team, who I would take or what I’d [...]

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