Welcome back to Drive and Diss' Eastern Conference Playoff Preview. In today's edition, we take a look at the eight seed Atlanta Hawks. This marks the Hawks first postseason appearance since 1999. A trade deadline deal for Sacramento point guard has brought veteran leadership and playoff experience into the fold. There are just a couple of problems. First of all, the GM has made repeated attempts to fire the coach (as recently as February!). And secondly, the entire roster is comprised almost entirely of small forwards. It's hard to win in the NBA when you have players at only one position. Sure you have Bibby and rookie of the year candidate, center/power forward Al Horford. But look at the rest of the roster:
- Marvin Williams - Small Forward
- Josh Childress - Small Forward
- Joe Johnson - Small Forward (He's listed as a guard on the roster, but he's 6-7, 235. According to the Drive and Diss NBA height/weight ratio chart, these measurables fit squarely in the range of small forward.)
- Josh Smith - Small Forward (He's listed as a power forward, but he's 6-8, 235. See reference above to the Drive and Diss NBA height/weight ratio chart.)
- Zaza Pachulia - Small Forward (He's listed as a center, but he's got the game of a mediocre small forward. Trust us.)
- Jeremy Richardson - Small Forward (Drive and Diss admits that we had no idea who this guy was until about 5 minutes ago, but he is indeed a small forward.)
- Dominique Wilkins - Small Forward
So unless the Hawks are competing in a contest to see which team has the most small forwards, it looks like the Human Highlight Reel will miss out on a championship ring for the 25th consecutive year. Sorry 'Nique.
-E
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