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Josh Smith believes that not only is Mike Bibby the starting point guard for the Atlanta Hawks, but he is also the team Genie lamp.

At the (0:10) mark, Bibby physically reminds Smith that everybody on the squad only gets three wishes and he’s reached his wish maximum.

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Crawford leads Hawks to 108-94 win over Grizzlies
Jamal Crawford scored 28 points, including fourth 3-pointers in the fourth quarter that helped the Atlanta Hawks pull away from the Memphis Grizzlies for a 108-94 victory Tuesday night. Crawford scored 14 points in the final period, and on 5 of 7 from 3-point range in the game.

Josh Smith added 17 for the Hawks and Marvin Williams and Al Horford scored 15 each as Atlanta snapped a three-game road losing steak.

All-Star Zach Randolph had 20 points and 14 rebounds for Memphis, which enters the All-Star break on a four-game losing steak. Rudy Gay had 18 for the Grizzlies and O.J. Mayo finished with 16.

The Grizzlies, who rank sixth in the NBA in scoring, fizzled in the third quarter. Leading by two at the half, Memphis shot 37.5 percent in the quarter and fell behind by seven entering the final period.
Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Much like every single album that has come out in the last 10 years, the 2010 all-star reserves list has been leaked and Yahoo! Sports has obtained the list to be reveled Thursday night in their NBA logo sports mug.

The Eastern Conference reserves include Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo from the Boston Celtics, Toronto’s Chris Bosh, Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace, Chicago’s Derrick Rose and Atlanta’s Joe Johnson and Al Horford.

The Western Conference reserves include Utah’s Deron Williams, New Orleans’ Chris Paul, Los Angeles Pau Gasol, Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant, Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki , Zach Randolph from Memphis and Brandon Roy from the Portland Trail Blazers.

David Lee, Carlos Boozer, Marc Gasol, Josh Smith, Chris Kaman, Monta Ellis and Chauncey Bilups will all have to wait for next season.

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If you don’t like the way the 11-2 Atlanta Hawks are playing right now, you don’t like NBA basketball. With the game on the line against the scrappy Rockets, Josh Smith cleans up a shot from Mike Bibby with a dunk to sink Houston. Yeah, the kid can play!

Like I said in the season preview with the help of Kanye, this squad is only getting stronger.

When I visit my folks and my mom throws down in the kitchen like Raekwon I’m never disappointed with her creations. When Josh Smith throws down a dunk, I am also never disappointed. This jam Smith threw down from an alley-oop pass from Joe Johnson, was the equivalent of my moms ital stew peas topped off with a few of my dads beers.

Dunk-a- licious!!!

A new season is fast approaching and you need you know, nay — you demand to know! Who’s the best at each position in the league on a nightly basis in the ‘09-10 NBA season. So with your mind and excel sheet ablaze trying to figure out that riddle to no end. I’ve decided to take one for the team, by putting together a  list of the Top 5 players in the league by position heading into the ‘09-10 NBA season.

Up next, the power forward spot. Read More »

Yesterday you got a look at the Adidas Cut Creators and today you’ll get another look at the Adidas TS Commander LTs. Not only are they light and made for big dudes, but they’ll have you pop lockin’ like a mutha in no time too.

Just ask Josh “O-Zone” Smith.

After they jump, watch a TS Commander wearing Tim Duncan pick on a plasticized Dwight Howard and a TS Commander wearing Michael Beasley getting sky high — on Adidas product.

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Another van glorious season of NBA basketball is about to begin and Hooped Up does a quick and dirty preview of all 30 clubs.

These are not your Dad’s Atlanta Hawks and that’s a good thing! In each of the last five season, ATL has been better every single year and they’re a long way from their 13 wins 2005 nightmare season. If this group makes it to the second round of the playoffs again, don’t be surprised. Read More »

In order of championships won and not appearance. Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Chauncey Billups, Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose, Josh Smith and Tracy McGrady.

All have themselves cloned to sell you cool shoes made my Adidas because ”it’s on me for we” — not me in particular, although I’m a rather responsible guy, but on them meaning the rich guys dunking basketballs on the Apple commercial set above these words .

Next year when the playoffs gear up again and they start in with their NBA playoff promos, this video of Josh Smith crowning Jermain O’Neal will have to be apart of that promo package. The NBA where getting got happens.