Confirming some suspicions I had, Al Horford was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for November today. It's the second straight month a Hawks player has won the event (Shelden Williams won it last April), and one I think we could see Horford take home a few times this season if he keeps up his stellar play.

Horford nabs the award after leading all rookies in rebounding at 10.2 per game, and is also near the top in several other categories amongst first-year players:  2nd in spg and mpg, 3rd in bpg (t36th in the league) and FG%, t4th in apg, and 7th in ppg.

Big Al has been a revelation for the Hawks so far on the low post, providing excellent post defense and rebounding and showing an ever-expanding offensive repertoire. Most people figured the Florida product would be the most NBA-ready of all the high draft picks, and so far he hasn't done anything to dispell that notion.

Meanwhile, Acie Law continues to rehab his ankle, and hopefully we'll see him back on the court if not tonight then tomorrow against the Pistons.

Who knows - if he gets healthy and gets going, maybe he'll nab one of these awards for himself. But for now, let's keep the focus on Al and give the big man a round of applause for his efforts thus far.

Kudos, Al, and kudos again.