The Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/hawks/content/sports/ha...20hawksbar.html <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">They are payoff bound, not playoff bound; reeling to their fourth consecutive lottery appearance, not rolling into the postseason.</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Why did they fail? Because just like those general managers, the Hawks players were enamored of a roster of three former All-Stars in Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Theo Ratliff and Glenn Robinson and a rising star in Jason Terry. </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">This season, the Hawks didn't even make it to the moon, with a miserable performance that resulted in the firings of coach Lon Kruger and general manager Pete Babcock. They also became the subject of more than a few punchlines and one-liners because of a silly playoffs-or-your-money-back guarantee.</div>
