Jannero Pargo News

The Hinrich injury to start the season forced the Hawks to sign two point guards to back-up Teague, Donald Sloan and Jannero Pargo.

Apr 29, 2012; Atlanta, GA, USA; Boston Celtics small forward Paul Pierce shoots over Atlanta Hawks point guard Jeff Teague during the second half of game one in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena.

With the Hawks' season in the rearview mirror, all 5 SDS staffers look back at the whirl-wind total of 72 games and look ahead to an equally crazy summer.

The new luxury tax penalties that kick in after next season have put some NBA teams in a bind, no longer will teams only pay dollar-for-dollar when spending too much, these new rules will cause some serious pain.

For the Hawks, the list is as long as their perpetual injury report and as painful as the handful of plays that led to a first-round loss to the Celtics.

Finally. Not finally in the "What took you so long?" sense, rather finally in the "It took a long time for this to be possible" sense.

Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce, center, shoots between Atlanta Hawks' Jannero Pargo and Jason Collins during the second quarter of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, in Boston on Sunday, May 6, 2012.

In Game 3, Kirk Hinrich failed to score in 26 minutes and registered only 1 assist.

Initial feedback: A completely subjective and immediate response to the events of tonight's game, featuring a comment and rating, the latter on a scale of 1 to 10, on every player who saw the floor and the head coach, along with ephemera and miscellany as the author deems necessary.

Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen shoots over Atlanta Hawks guard Jannero Pargo during the first quarter of Game 3 of an NBA first-round playoff basketball series, Friday, May 4, 2012, in Boston.

Every single game in the playoffs is a must-win, and this game isn't an exception.

Ray Allen willA not play Sunday night for the Celtics in Game 1 against the Hawks as his right ankle has not responded to various treatments meant to alleviate problems caused by bone spurs in the joint.