Nah-Nah-Nah-Nah, Harr-Harr-Harrington, Goo-ood-bye-eye!

Al Harrington has a tremendous agent. He was able to drop the following quote without punching himself in the face:

Tellem said Harrington is much like Utah's Andrei Kirilenko -- someone who can play multiple positions and is effective on both ends of the court.

If by "both ends of the court" he meant the left end and the right end, maybe- I've seen Harrington take way too many plays off on defense and go for a strip instead of holding his position and protecting the basket far too many times to give him any kind of credit as being a complete player. Kirilenko had 1.5 steals and 3.2 blocks to go along with *his* 15 points and 8 boards (and 4.3 assists). Harrington averaged 0.18 BLOCKS PER GAME. From a 6'9" athletic forward? He only had 1.1 steals and 3.1 assists, too. Please don't compare Harrington to Kirilenko. The Hawks would never think about letting Kirilenko go.

Once Harrington goes- and there is renewed interest in him, now that he dumped his dead-set on Indy agent, the Hawks will be almost free of slackers. I could actually get excited about this team, and not hate as much as I have been. We've got a respectable center core, now that we signed Lorenzen Wright (who was probably worth the $3 million a year), a respectable front line with the Williams boys and the Josh's, and we have a bonafide INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR in Joe "Kid Dy-no-mite" Johnson. Speedy Claxton may have been Chris Paul's backup, but he ain't exactly Tyronn Lue, either.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to stop hating on Billy Knight, but I am going into this season with a positive attitude. Get ready for a playoff count-down, some big Popeye smiles from Josh 2, and Most Improved Player, Marvin "Sexual Healing" Williams.