The high-profile, star-studded teams -- you know who you are -- continue to garner much of the hype and the adoration in the Eastern Conference because that's just the way it is. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Hawks keep flying under the radar and winning games.
While the undersized Hawks certainly don't rank among the league's true powers, they have the potential to make things interesting in the East and are a team worth keeping an eye on.
The faces in the Hawks locker room are pretty much the same as they were last season when they knocked the Milwaukee Bucks out of the first round of the playoffs. The big change came on the bench, where former assistant coach Larry Drew moved over a couple seats and took over the head coaching reins from the departed Mike Woodson.
