A player must be a really bad man [in that tough guy kind of way] for a team to be weary of him alone.
If you follow the Twitter account of the Eastern Conference leading Atlanta Hawks, perhaps one of the most entertaining sports team handles out there to follow, then you know they have a way of taking the negative in situations and making it a bit humorous.
After having the league’s best record in December and running off 18 wins in 20 games, the Hawks have found their kryptonite … Orlando Magic forward Tobias Harris.
Our last 20 games: W W W W W W W W W Ugh, Tobias Harris W W W W W Ugh, Tobias Harris’ former team W W W W
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) January 4, 2015
Two losses, both attributed to Harris (by direct or indirect affiliation).
Harris, of course, literally beat the Hawks when they last visited the Amway Center in Orlando. He had 20 points and six rebounds whilst hitting the buzzer-beater to give the Magic a 100-99 victory.
Nearly two weeks later, Harris’ former team, the Milwaukee Bucks, put a beat down on the Hawks (107-77) who had just churned out victories over the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers in consecutive games.
The Bucks game was, for all intents and purposes, a trap game. The Hawks fell flat coming off of a tremendously successful stretch against some of the best teams in the NBA.
At least, with those two losses behind them, they can rest assured knowing that they only face Tobias Harris affiliated teams four more times this season.
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