Woodson Not Ready To Give Up On Childress

According to Karen Rosen of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution shooting guard is the position most under the microscope in Atlanta by coach Mike Woodson. Rookie Josh Childress has started the last four games since taking over from Boris Diaw, but Childress has been struggling as of late including an 0-for-5 performance on Friday against Orlando.

"He's playing spotty minutes," Woodson said. "We're not giving him big-time minutes. I'm probably going to have to stick with him a little longer, just to get a better feel of what he can actually do."

He said he told Childress in the Saturday film session that his defense was nonexistent against the Magic.

"Sometimes defense can jump-start you offensively when you're struggling to shoot the basketball," Woodson said. "He's gotta keep working. He's a young kid in our league and every night that position is a tough position to defend."

Via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Tempers Flare Between Harrington and Anderson After Atlanta Loss

The Atlanta locker room was a fiery place after the Hawks squandered a 17-point lead and lost 93-86 Wednesday to the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Al Harrington and Kenny Anderson got into a shouting match and Harrington had to be restrained by several teammates and Hawks coach Mike Woodson.

A witness said Harrington took exception to Anderson's criticism of rookie forward Josh Childress, who scored 10 points off the bench.

The ruckus could be heard from the hallway outside the Hawks' locker room.

Once the media was allowed inside the locker room, Harrington walked over to Anderson and they had a brief conversation before shaking hands.

Harrington denied there was a problem.

"What? Ah, no, you didn't hear nothing," Harrington said, smiling.

Via Indy Star

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