Knicks & Hawks in a 1st round playoff matchup. Two contrasting styles. Two novelty teams. It's the splash brothers of the East vs Thibadeau's grit & grind.

Knicks are getting themselves a very good point guard from the ACB (Spanish league) ...NBA GMs are finally realising that Europe has better quality point guards than some of their own (Campazzo in Denver, James in Brooklyn, Henry in Minny?). Vildoza will be an upgrade over Payton, although with the playoffs just a week away and the time needed to adjust to the NBA game he might just be there to watch!

Who wins? Going to be a 5 game series I would think so home court might be the decisive factor.