It's a disappointing end to the 2008-09 season, as the Hawks fall 84-74 to the Cavs in Game 4 at Philips Arena. Atlanta brought the effort and intensity all night, but could never get it going offensively as they end up being eliminated by Cleveland in four games in their second round series.

Really not much you can do but tip your hat to LeBron James and the rest of his crew. They are clearly the best team in the NBA at present, and a threat to go the distance perhaps without dropping a single contest. Everything the Hawks tried the Cavs were able to counter, and they deserve to move on to the next round. It's a shame we never got to play them at 100%, but nothing can be done about that. Every team deals with injuries, and you just have to go with what you have.

There will be plenty of things to discuss as the offseason arrives, but that will come in time. For now, let's put aside the disappointment of the end of the season (and the way it ended) and focus on the positives. As Marvin Williams said in the locker room afterwards, "We're all upset about the way it finished up, but we are still very happy about how the season went overall."

We're all unhappy to be getting swept out of the playoffs, but let's remember - very few people even thought we'd make the postseason in the first place, let alone make it through to the second round. Last year the Hawks lost to the Celtics, and the lessons they took away from that series (most importantly, get homecourt advantage as much as possible) helped springboard them to the success they had this year. Hopefully, there will be many takeaways from this year that drive the team to be even more successful this time a year from now.

Congrats to Mike Woodson and his team for a terrific 2008-09 season, no matter how it ended.