I have a few things I've been meaning to post for your viewing pleasure, and today is as good a day as any.

First of all, NBA Video came by the Hawks practice a couple weeks ago to do a behind-the-scenes feature on the team, and it came out really well. Joe, Chills, Marvin, Smoove, and Al all sat and talked about the competitive nature of the team and how they are constantly competing with one another, on and off the court.

There is great footage of Marvin and Joe playing ping-pong, which is something I plan to do a much bigger post about in the near future. (The Hawks have become obsessed with ping-pong, and have a table set up in the players lounge that is nearly constantly in use. Marvin is generally regarded as the team's best player, with Al Horford not far behind.)

In addition, there are a couple other videos that are worth a few minutes of your time. The first is of 8-year old David Militello, who recently sang the national anthem before the Hawks-Pacers game on Dec. 26. If you don't know Militello's story, he is an autistic third-grader from Douglasville who has been singing since he was three years old. I dare you to watch this without smiling.

Finally, I for one have always been fascinated by how the Philips Arena crew is able to switch the floor from basketball court to hockey rink (and vice versa) so quickly, as they are forced to do many, many times during the year. Here, courtesy of the Philips Arena video crew, a video showing a sped-up version of how it goes down. It's strangely fascinating.