Beating Atlanta is only important if you loose lol.

No team deserves any props for beating the Hawks. They have like 2 real NBA players on the roster.

I was feeling bad about losing to the "worst team in the NBA," the Bulls, and then saw the lineup the Hawks put out there. No. 2 threat was Chris Crawford, for god's sake. I don't care about their record, that team was sad, sadder than any I've seen for a long while too, and several steps below the Bulls. So, agree, it's hard to take too much satisfaction from the w against the Hawks. But I'm glad players we're going to need to rely on like Demarr and Nazr stepped up and I do think there will be a carry-over effect for them in coming games. Who knows, DeMarr may be DeMan.

A win is a win... the only hope we have is that the Knicks get maybe the last 5 games of the regular season with everyone healthy, otherwise we really stand no chance to develop chemistry in time for the playoffs.

That is... if we make the playoffs.

The odds are stacked up against us with all of these injuries. We're down 2 starters (arguably 3 if you include Mutombo) plus our 6th man. That's a lot to overcome. DerMarr will really need to step up if Penny has to miss some time.

I believe our schedule gets really tough in April... when the stakes are higher. I still have to believe we can make some waves in the playoffs, though less so since our team chemistry is horrible compared to just prior to the Doleac/KVH trade. The addition of Vin Baker helps as does the development of Sweetney. Perhaps the most key player involved is DerMarr Johnson.

If DJ can pull a Hubert Davis and fill in long enough for our starters to get healthy enough to play, well... then we'll lose a game 6 to the Rockets in the finals on a missed last second 3... and have a SG drop the ball in game 7. :)

Posted by BRIGGS:

thats a team that has been puttinmg up big points beat Dallas at home and has some vets who can go off scoring wise. obviously they dont have much in the post--but we couldve been had with two players down and marbury hurting. i mean im encouraged by demarr's play last night--he did this one other time and im encouraged by nazr--i still DO NOT want him as our starting C going forward[because he snot big enough] but at 6-10 248 he sure could play a nice combo role with the right player next to him. im not fooled nor should anyone else be--nazr couldnt check centers like big z curry etc.. anyway anyhow we still need a c first and foremost going forward

Dont be suprised if ISiah just got Nazr for a trade piece. Get him playing well at center for 20-30 games. He's got a reasonable contract... maybe he's part of something much bigger in the future. He's perfect off the bench where he would put up nice numbers against other team's second units. Maybe Nazr is part of a sign and trade for Dampier... not impossible.