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Hawks sitting pretty at All-Star break (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Josh Smith, who was there for the worst of seasons, sat at his locker pondering the much-improved state of the Atlanta Hawks. "How many games did we win last year?" he asked. Thirty-seven, someone replied. "Well, we're only six games behind that," Smith quickly deduced. "That just shows the maturity and hard work in the offseason to get us where we are right now." Yep, the Hawks are sitting pretty at...