Did everybody vote today? I got it out of the way this morning, and it really wasn't so bad to be honest. We waited about 35 minutes in line - about what I've done in the past - so I didn't see what all the fuss was about. Anyway, congrats to everyone who did for doing your civic duty.

Let's get back to basketball, shall we? An interesting game for the Hawks tomorrow night in New Orleans, where they will take on a Hornets team that is undefeated and with a point guard (Chris Paul, I believe you have heard of him) who just won Player of the Week honors for the Western Conference. The Hawks have a point guard of their own of some reputation in Mike Bibby, and I am excited to see the two of them go head-to-head.

The talk in the locker room yesterday was about the difference Bibby made in Saturday night's win over the Sixers, specifically his calming presence on the team when things were going poorly early on. I asked him about that after practice, and he said what you'd expect to hear from a guy who's been in the league ten years - namely, that no lead is safe, and if you can just chip and chip away at something, you never know what can happen.

This kind of leadership, more than many things, is what I think can make the difference between the Hawks last season and this year.

In other news, as Peachtree Hoops points out, the Hawks-Bulls match-up on Nov. 11 is up for election to be the featured game on NBATV that night. What say we stuff the ballots and turn that dream into a reality. I realize those of us living in the Atlanta area will be able to watch that game on SportSouth no matter what, but if we are going to get multiple players into All-Star Weekend in Phoenix this season, we'll need the team to get some more exposure than they've had in the past. So Jam the Vote!