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Hollinger's Gems: April 30, 2009

By John Hollinger
ESPN.com

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Smith 1. Our Kevin Arnovitz has a great breakdown of Josh Smith's performance against the Heat from Wednesday night. And to that let me add one aspect of the Josh Smith experience that must be witnessed in person to be appreciated -- the audible groaning of the crowd any time he cues up a long jumper. It's a sign of the increasing sophistication of the slowly growing legion of Hawks fans that a big chunk of them have realized these are terrible shots. Last season, Smith had the second ...

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