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Looking for higher ground, Hawks utter 'p' word

By John Hollinger
ESPN Insider

Monday, October 1, 2007

ATLANTA -- At the Atlanta Hawks media day, expectations are high enough that folks are daring to mention the "p" word again. That's right -- the owners of the league's longest drought at eight years and counting are daring to discuss the postseason. So is this a playoff team? "I think so," said head coach Mike Woodson. "I think we've got a legitimate shot of making the playoffs. I thought we had a legitimate shot last season up until the last month and a half." "Some of our young guys have g ...

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