During the Hawks blowout loss last night, I kept thinking "they will make a play here and get it going". That play never happened. The Hawks lost to by 23 to a Hornets team that looked awful at some points of that game. At one point in the 1st quarter, I believe both teams combined for 5 turnovers in a row. Maybe this is overreaction for a midseason game with the team sitting at 23-16, but I just don’t see that guy that brings passion and intensity. That same guy that will make a play that gets the whole team going or even that same guy that will scream in the huddle and tell them to get it together. I don’t buy into the fact that you have to have a superstar to win a championship (even though Millsap has played like one this year).

I read an article yesterday titled The Bulls' Slow breakup with Joakim Noah is getting awkward. So, if the Hawks can, make it a little less awkward and trade for the fiery center. He’s buried on the bench behind Gasol, and since the Bulls don’t believe in playing backups he will continue to be. Gasol at his age logged 36 minutes last night. Noah is not the player he once was, but he’s still averaging 8.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists. Most importantly, he’s that guy that is going to make a block, dive out of bounds to save it, and get up screaming to his teammates or at the other team. He’s that guy that will fire up the Hawks when they are getting hammered by a team that has no business beating them by 23. He’s a free agent after this year, so if it doesn’t work out, then you don’t have to re-sign him. Can you imagine the fire that he would bring playing against the Bulls in a playoff series?