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.