Ben’s Sports Take: Hawks season begins tonight; try to contain yourself
The 2010-11 version of the Atlanta Hawks should resemble the 2007-08 squad...if they’re lucky.
The Atlanta Hawks 2010-11 season tips off tonight in Memphis, Tenn., against the Grizzlies, but it should end the same way the 2007-08 season did: A first round playoff loss to a far superior team.
I apologize for bursting anyone’s bubble, but before you get too wrapped up in the six-month NBA season just know that it will likely be a waste of your time to follow this Hawks team too closely.
It’s not that the Hawks got worse during the offseason, it’s just that everyone around them got a whole lot better.
The division rival Heat added the best player in the game, the Celtics bolstered their frontcourt by adding Shaquille O’neal, the Bulls added key pieces in Carlos Boozer and Ronnie Brewer and the Knicks acquired Amar’e Stoudemire and Raymond Felton.
And oh yeah, did I mention that the Orlando Magic — the team that mercilessly ousted the Hawks from the 2010 Playoffs — are still the team to beat in the Southeast Division this year.