Just another wonderful day to be a Hawks fan, as we continue to feel the positive vibes of yesterday's trade for Mike Bibby.

This has been quite a weekend for Atlanta. First Al Horford kills it Friday night in the Rookie All-Star game (I didn't see it on TV cause I was at the arena, but apparently Charles Barkley agrees that Horford should win Rookie of the Year). Then Joe wins the half-court shooting contest after practice yesterday (adding a nice little stipend to his already cushy bankroll). And of course, the cherry on top, the Bibby deal.

Though we didn't have any horses in the races on All-Star Saturday night, I can't forget to mention how much fun all the competitions were. Jason Kapono was on fire once again, repeating as 3-point contest champion by firing a record-tying 25(!) in the finals to beat Daniel Gibson.

Nice though that was, the thing most people will remember from last night's festivities is Dwight Howard's creativity in coming up with his dunk repertoire, particularly his cape-donning Superman dunk. If you watch the replay, you'll notice he doesn't so much dunk the ball as fire it through the rim at 100 mph. I'm glad they didn't raise a fuss about the fact that he didn't, technically speaking, complete a dunk on the attempt. For my money, it was actually more impressive to finish the move the way he did!

Tonight commences the ultimate showcase of the weekend, the 57th NBA All-Star Game, and I will be bringing you all the action live from New Orleans Arena.

With the way this weekend has played out so far, I am expecting big things from Joe.

Stay tuned and follow along with me!