I think it's time to address some issues
I think we can all agree that it’s time again for one of those “I think” things.
I think the weakest defense in any argument is the one Michael Gearon Jr. made in support of Billy Knight, which essentially went, “Everybody else messes up, too.” That’s not a real defense. It’s a feeble attempt at deflection.
I think Gearon and the Hawks would have been better served had he said something along these lines: “We wish this process would go faster, and maybe we’ve missed a chance or two to speed things along, but we hope you folks will hang in there with us until we get it right.”
I think if the ping-pong balls finally bounce their way, the Hawks could get it right overnight. (Then again, Knight could decide to take Brandan Wright with the No. 1 pick, as opposed to Greg Oden. Wright, see, is listed at 6-foot-9.)
I think that’s enough about the Hawks. Too much, probably.
I think the Falcons will win at least nine games next season and finish no worse than second in their division. I was thinking they’d win 10 until they lost two defensive starters in one rather uncanny offseason week. I think their offense will be so good as to make all the critics of the West Coast offense scream, “See? Told you!”
I think the Braves are already looking for a starting pitcher. I also think it’s a dry market. If it weren’t, wouldn’t the Yankees have bought two or three by now?
I’d always thought that Thaddeus Young was apt to leave Georgia Tech a year ahead of Javaris Crittenton. I think now it could be the other way around.
I think the Thrashers needed to win their first-round series to get the whole of Atlanta (as opposed to the smallish hockey-loving core) interested. Instead they couldn’t even win a game. I think I’d call that a missed opportunity.
I think we’ll debate forever the merits of the Heatley-for-Hossa trade, and I think we can all agree Dany Heatley needed a change of scenery. But Heatley has scored five playoff goals for Ottawa, and Marian Hossa scored none for the Thrashers. I think that tells a little something, doesn’t it?
I think Michael Vick needs to take his career by the scruff of the neck, and from all reports he’s doing that. Now I think he needs to take his personal life by the scruff of the neck.
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