How about that Marvin Williams

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Posted by Brian Windhorst The Atlanta Hawks won their fifth straight game last night, dropping the Pacers , to move to -- get this -- fourth in the Eastern Conference. Josh Smith is having a career year, Joe Johnson is headed to the All-Star Game and is red hot as the current Player of the Week, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Sekou Smith says the Hawks are the biggest surprise of ... [link]

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Indeed
Published 12/27/2007 by Bret LaGree at Hoopinion
... (subbing for Henry Abbott) at TrueHoop gives Marvin Williams some much deserved credit for Atlanta's 15-12 record: ...

Hey, I Could Get Used To This Sorta Thing
Published 12/27/2007 at Hawks BasketBlog
... Update: When you win, people start to pay attention to you. I just saw this on TrueHoop, Henry Abbot's NBA blog over on ESPN.com, where Brian Windhorst wrote about Marvin Williams' blossoming career. ...

Seattle Sports: In the Morning
Published 12/28/2007 by Seth at Enjoy the Enjoyment
... Brandon Roy and Martell Webster are not the only Seattle-area products enjoying breakout years. "Marvin Williams is quietly showing his massive promise at the tidy age of 21. After his 14-point, five-rebound and five-assist night, Williams is averaging 16.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and, the biggie, shooting an astounding 50 percent from the field in his third season. He's also second on the Hawks in steals at 1.2 per game." This from Brian Windhorst writing on TrueHoop, who says the difference has been that Williams has ditched the three-ball and become a pure mid-range shooter. ...

The Roundup: Tom Brady’s Kid, a Marvin Williams Sighting, and Skiing Drunk is Apparently Cool
Published 12/31/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Jim Leyritz the night he got plastered and got in a drunk driving accident that killed a mother of two. (Busted Coverage) Sure, Nate McMillian sounds like a mad genius for instituting a drill that got his players hating one another in the preseason. (Can’t Stop the Bleeding) Everyone used the headline “Sweet 16.” (Joe Sports Fan) In the UK, skiing drunk is popular. (Daily Telegraph via Fark) Perhaps this is the season Marvin Williams stops being a tweener and starts being a factor. (True Hoop) Canseco, ...

Open thread: Regular season game 34
Published 1/11/2008 by Pradamaster <info@bulletsforever.com> at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... who shoots the most free throws per shot attempt, and by a wide margin.  Yes, this is the same Marvin Williams who was picked above Chris Paul.  As good as Smith and Johnson are, Williams' improvement may be the key for the Hawks right now. ...

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