Atlanta Hawks: How far can they soar?

As time winds down in the regular season and the Hawks gear up for
the playoffs you can't help but wonder if they are truly ready for the postseason. From the outside looking in the Hawks have been a regular Jekyll and Hyde act lately. They play great at home but on the road they look like a below average team. Two weeks ago it seemed like the Hawks were a lock to be the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference> they now hold only a two game lead over Dwayne Wade's Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers who have been playing very well over the last few weeks. The Hawks seem like they are stuck in neutral. With losses to the Spurs, Celtics twice, Cavaliers, 76ers, and the Magic over the last two weeks it is obvious that they are not ready to be an elite team in this league. With five games left the Hawks have a chance to build some momentum heading into the first round of the playoffs. The only way this will happen is if they play TEAM ball on offense and defense. The Hawks are at their best when they play good defense and are unselfish with the ball on offense. it would be a shame for the Hawks to lose the fourth seed or even worse lose in in the first round. Another key factor for the Hawks is to have intensity and play with a sense of urgency (something that they fail to do on the road). The Hawks have a lot of questions to answer in the offseason: Do you re-sign Marvin Williams and/or Mike Bibby? or neither? Can Josh Smith be a consistent (offensive) player? How much would you pay Zaza Pachulia and Flip Murray to come back? Is Mike Woodson really the right coach for this team? A lot of this questions can be answered on the court in the coming weeks.

Super Bowl XLIII

Super Bowl XLIII is taking place this Sunday February 1st, 2009 in Tampa Bay at Raymond James Stadium. The Arizona Cardinals are seven point underdog against the Pittsburgh Steelers. I myself am not a fan of either team, I just hope to see a competitive game. Conventional wisdom is telling me that the Steelers are too solid of a team to lose to the Cardinals. However my gut is telling me that you don't go against the team with the "hot hand". The Steelers defense has ranked at the top of the league all season long, not to mention they have James Harrison (the AP defensive player of the year). The Cardinals on the other hand have arguably the best receiver, Larry Fitzgerald, and best receiving corps (Anquan Boldin, Steve Breaston, Early Doucet, Jeremhe Urban). The Cardinals have a prolific passing attack but they owe their postseason success to an inspired defense and a resurgent running game lead by Edgerrin James. The Cardinals defense will never be confused with the Ravens of 2000 but they are making plays and creating turnovers. The Steelers have played typical "Steelers" football by running the ball, controlling time of possession, and playing great defense. The Steelers have not faced a player the caliber of Larry Fitzgerald and I don't believe that they will shut him down. There is no home field advantage this time for the Steelers either. I think that the key to the game is whatever team is able to run the ball successfully will win the game. I think that the Cardinals will be that team. I have doubted them three games in a row... there won't be a fourth. Cardinals win 21-17.

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