<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class="bi">West Pounced On Opportunity</div> <div> <span style="font-style: italic">Oct 26</span> - Mario West didn't just seize an opportunity presented to him at the start of Hawks training camp. He pounced on it. And kept pouncing and pouncing.</p> </p> The Douglasville native and former Georgia Tech standout won't stop now that he has survived the final cut and earned a spot on the roster for the start of the regular season, Nov. 2 against Dallas at Philips Arena.</p> </p> "It was just a blessing to be invited to camp in the summer and be allowed to try out," said West, who earned his way by becoming the Hawks' defensive stopper and energy player during practices and exhibition games. "I've always been taught to take advantage of whatever opportunities are presented to you, no matter what the circumstances are. And I just wanted to show that my hard work and skills translated to the NBA." -- <font color="#000000">Atlanta Journal-Constitution</font></p></div></div>
Good for him. The Blazers had the same thing happen with Ime Udoka last season. Will Mario be able to turn this into a decent contract like Ime did? That would be nice. Good luck Mario.</p>
