<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Al Horford, Future Bourbon Street Reveler After seeing deserving Hawks players passed over for the Rookie-Sophomore challenge the last few years, we are happy to note that today Hawks big man Al Horford was named to the Rookie Squad for the upcoming event during All-Star Weekend in New Orleans. Horford left nothing to chance, as he has played outstanding ball for the Hawks since Day 1 and has been easily the most consistent rookie performer in the entire NBA. I mentioned this the other day in my midseason review, but it really bothers me that everyone is just handing the ROY to Kevin Durant (though I will give him props for his 26 point performance in their surprising upset over San Antonio last night). I can only hope that Horford uses All-Star weekend as a platform to show the world how good he is, and maybe people will start to look a little more closely at him as a viable awards candidate. Either way, congrats to Al for making the team, and I can't wait to see him show the rest of the world what we Hawks fans see from him night after night.</div>
