Can the Hawks ditch their new uniforms and permanently go with the old-school "Pac-Man" uniforms like they did against the Suns? I forgot how much I liked those. But I have to be honest - the reason for my positive opinion could be solely due to association because, during those years, we had a winning ball club led by the Human Highlight Film, the one and only 'Nique.
Speaking of Pac-Man, how about this story.

Can someone please explain to me why anyone in their right mind would walk into a strip club in Las Vegas on All-Star Weekend with $81,000 in one dollar bills with the intention of creating a "cash-rain" effect? Who came up with this brilliant idea? Does he have a team of trusted advisors led by Stephen Jackson, Jamaal Tinsley and Charlie Sheen? Congrats Pac-Man - your "generosity" not only cost you $81,000, but probably several million dollars after legal fees and potential expulsion from the NFL.

Fortunately, for every mindless athlete, there's a classy veteran, one of which the Hawks acquired this past week. Welcome back Anthony Johnson. He must feel like he never left after putting on the retro uniform in his debut against the Suns. It's nice to see the Hawks make a move and add another veteran to the roster. Hopefully, Lorenzen Wright and AJ can teach these young Hawks a thing or two about being team players, winning and staying out of trouble like Mr. Pac-Man.

With the possibility of sounding disloyal, I have to admit that I'm jealous of Pheonix fans. There - I said it. I'm sorry. But imagine being guaranteed 41 home games (and double-digit playoff games), in most of which Nash, Amare, Marion, Barbosa and even Boris Diaw are running, running, dunking, running, running and dunking. Knowing how much of a basketball fan I am, I'd consider taking out a second mortgage to get decent season tickets to watch these guys play against NBDL squads. There have been better teams in the last ten or twenty years, but I can't think of a more entertaining team to watch in recent memory.

Other than the fact that Nash could go down as one of the five best point guards in the history of basketball - arguably, in the same ballpark as Magic, Cousy, Stockton, Isiah, Frazier - the athletes he has running with him make the game unfair for opponents. Between Amare and Marion, we're talking about a combined vertical leap of nearly 100 inches. Translation: for the average human, that's only accessible by a ladder. Of course, their athleticism alone isn't what makes Amare, Marion and the rest of the Suns entertaining to watch; they fills lanes, crash the offensive glass and even make back-door cuts once in a while, making their athleticism much more dangerous. And here's THE reason why the Suns are so fun to watch - they desire and allow their opponents to play an up-tempo game. In other words - the anti-Detroit Pistons. Instead of watching painful 85-79 games against defensive-minded Eastern Conference teams, the Suns play a type of game that allows an opposing team's athletes to display their athleticism, creating unmatched entertainment value for fans and players of both teams. It must be nice for D'Antoni and the rest of the Suns to not worry about playing much defense, at least not yet, when you can score 125 points at will.

With that said, the Hawks played with a lot of enthusiasm against a Suns team that I'm giddy to have in the NBA right now. I hope the Hawks can finish this up-and-down season with that sort of enthusiasm (and wearing those Pac-Man uniforms).