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Hawks Add Fourth Center for More Fouls in Game 2

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Three different Atlanta centers committed a combined nine personal fouls, mostly against Dwight Howard, in Game 1 of this Magic/Hawks Eastern Conference semifinal playoffs series. Those will look like a tip of the iceberg when it comes to Game 2 Thursday night. The Hawks considered the four dunks that...

Call Crawford the Winner in Sixth Man Award

ATLANTA -- This election is over. CNN is based in Atlanta, so it might as well declare Jamal Crawford the winner even before all precincts have closed. Crawford, a Hawks swingman, will win the NBA Sixth Man Award. In fact, he says last year's winner, Dallas guard Jason Terry, already has made what amounts to a concession...

Johnson Re-Signing Could Hinge Upon Whether Woodson Returns to Hawks

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks will have two key free agents this summer. Whether the higher-paid one stays could depend on what happens with the lower-paid one. Star guard Joe Johnson will be a free agent as will Hawks coach Mike Woodson. Johnson said in an interview with FanHouse that whether Woodson returns to Atlanta...

ATL Welcomes OKC to the Future

We have no problem wondering if LeBron James might end up the greatest ever, or comparing the 2003 draft to 1984's bumper crop. But basketball is a team sport. You'd think that the evolution of the team game, and the players who might play a role in that, would be front and center in discussions of the NBA. (Please, spare...

Atlanta's Woodson Offers Some Advice to Orlando's Van Gundy

ORLANDO -- There are a lot of reasons why the Atlanta Hawks are on pace to surpass their previous season's victory total for the fifth consecutive year. The biggest reason might be a philosophy that Coach Mike Woodson brought from Day 1 of the 2004-05 season when the Hawks hit bottom with only 13 victories. "I said from...

MikeWoodson News From the Web

05/30/12 Los Angeles Clippers Pick Up Coach Del Negro's Option Source: Fan IQ Yesterday, the Los Angeles Clippers announced that they would picking up Coach Vinny Del Negro's third year of his contract after a tenuous season.
05/29/12 New York Knicks: Why Knicks Must Allow J.R. Smith to... Source: Bleacher Report The Knicks recently signed interim head coach Mike Woodson to a three-year extension.
05/28/12 Keidel: Knicks Set Up To The Mike Source: 1010 Wins Most New Yorkers revel in the guilty pleasure of loathing a local team, being the lone hater in the house, buzzing around your boy's head like a mosquito while he tries to swat you and your karma out of his crib.
05/26/12 Boston's Avery Bradley is through for playoffs | NBA Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley is done for the season.
05/25/12 Knicks make it official coach Mike Woodson gets... Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ The Knicks officially removed the interim label from head coach Mike Woodson's title Friday, coming to terms on a multi-year contract.