Cover story: As the Hawks continue on towards another successful regular season and playoff berth, the question on everyone’s minds is, how good can Josh Smith become? The small forward has done a lot of growing up in his time in Atlanta, and now may be ready to blossom into one of the superstars of the league.
In this issue: With all the feel-good talk about Bobby Cox’s last year, have the Braves really upgraded their roster significantly enough to compete with the best? Foster Lander explores this question. … I.J. Rosenberg looks at two very different student-athletes and the recent news stories that have surrounded them. … The winter sports season has wrapped up, and Krissy Wade and Brian Jones bring us the results for wrestling and swimming. … Joe Deighton attended the recent induction ceremony for the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in Macon, and brings readers the full report and a little info on each of the seven inductees.