The Atlanta Hawks have tried playing with Joe Johnson at the point.  They have refused for the last two years to draft a point guard to allow him to slide over to his natural position at shooting guard.

Now they have signed Speedy Claxton to play alongside Johnson.

I think this is a good move for Atlanta.  Claxton isn’t great, but he sure is a lot better than forcing Joe Johnson to play a position which deminishes his capacity to play to his strengths.  Atlanta’s back court is a lot stronger for the move.

If they could manage to keep Al Harrington, they would have a decent chance to win half of their games.  That would be a miracle for the Hawks.

Unfortunately, that isn’t very likely as Harrington is rumored to be heading back to Indiana to play alongside his friend Jermaine O’Neal.

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