Workouts continued this morning at Philips Arena, with 5 players coming in to strut their stuff for the Hawks front office and coaching staff. North Carolina guard Wayne Ellington, Missouri’s DeMarre Carroll, LSU’s Garrett Temple and Marquette’s Wesley Matthews were on the floor today, along with Georgia Tech's Lewis Clinch for the second straight day.

A couple notes to pass along:

- Ellington showed the touch that made him such a crucial part of North Carolina's NCAA-title run this past March. One drill at the end had the players shooting from distance, stepping back a foot after each made basket (and getting only 3 shots from each spot) until they missed. Starting from the free throw line, Ellington was able to make it all the way back to half-court, shooting basically his normal shot the entire way. I called it the Joe Johnson drill.

- Temple made a solid impression with his defense in 2-on-2 drills, which shouldn't surprise anyone familiar with his defensive rep at LSU. But he showed some touch offensively as well.

- Wesley Matthews gave a solid performance in front of the Hawks staff, and also in front of his father Wes, who came by to show support. Wes is a former NBA player himself, and Hawks fans may remember him from his days with the club in the early '80s.

- Carroll fought his way through the workouts despite being severely under the weather. I can't imagine how hard it must be on guys if they aren't feeling well to go through these workouts. On the one hand, you don't want to seem like you don't have heart and can't fight through illness or injury, but on the other hand you don't want to give a bad performance. Carroll toughed his way through it today, and for that I commend him.