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"I haven't been this excited since my Phoenix days," Johnson said

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/8163968/joe-johnson-says-new-look-brooklyn-nets-top-team-new-york-city

This quote initially rubbed me the wrong way as I read through this article. It made me feel as if Atlanta was below Joe Johnson. Now of course JJ came here when Atlanta was in a bad place, and he was a part of numerous successful seasons. Were those seasons because of Joe Johnson? Was it Joe, or the emergence of Smith and Horford who made the Hawks a perennial playoff team? Will JJ be more successful in Brooklyn? The questions go on and on.

This quote strikes me as a lightning rod for good Hawks conversation; have at it

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