Everyone deserves some credit for the Hawks last few wins (the last three of which earned the office free donuts this morning), but in particular I want to give some props to Marvin Williams. Marv had a pretty rough stretch during February and March, seeing his numbers drop across the board. You could tell it was affecting him, causing him to press and do things outside of his comfort zone.

In the last few games though, I think Marvin has started to return to form, partially by sticking to the things he does best (hitting mid-range jumpers) and partially by ramping up his contributions elsewhere. It's no mistake that two of his seven double-doubles have come in the last two games - he's clearly made it a priority for himself to become more active on the glass. Add it all up, and you have a player who is back to playing the kind of basketball he was early in the season, helping the team to a 15-12 start.

If he can keep this up, it greatly increases not only the team's chances of making the playoffs but also their abilities to do some damage once they get there.

And now for something completely different, your links from over the weekend: