http://tomferda.com Sportswriter Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:34:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://tomferda.com/nba/zaza-pachulia-calls-another-georgia-home/ http://tomferda.com/nba/zaza-pachulia-calls-another-georgia-home/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:34:50 +0000 Tom Ferda http://tomferda.com/?p=790 So how did Zaza Pachulia, one of the most popular athletes in Atlanta, make the journey from the foreign cobblestone streets of Tbilisi to the hardwood floors of an NBA court?]]> http://tomferda.com/nba/zaza-pachulia-calls-another-georgia-home/feed/ 0 http://tomferda.com/nba/meet-the-new-boss/ http://tomferda.com/nba/meet-the-new-boss/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:48:32 +0000 Tom Ferda http://tomferda.com/?p=770 When Atlanta Hawks GM Rick Sund decided the team needed a “new voice” and went on a quest for a new head coach, he only needed to look a few feet down the bench to find the man destined to take over the spot.]]> http://tomferda.com/nba/meet-the-new-boss/feed/ 0 http://tomferda.com/nba/jason-collins-360-hawks-feature/ http://tomferda.com/nba/jason-collins-360-hawks-feature/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:14:59 +0000 Tom Ferda http://tomferda.com/?p=869 Jason Collins came to Atlanta with a resume that included 75 NBA playoff appearances with New Jersey. During that time, the big man played an influential role in guiding the Nets to their first ever trip to the NBA Finals.]]> http://tomferda.com/nba/jason-collins-360-hawks-feature/feed/ 0 http://tomferda.com/nba/josh-smith-goes-crazy-light/ http://tomferda.com/nba/josh-smith-goes-crazy-light/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:06:11 +0000 Tom Ferda http://tomferda.com/?p=1210 When you make a living flying through the air and executing stunning highlight-reel dunks like the Hawks Josh Smith, sooner or later a company like adidas will specifically create a shoe to fit your style of play. Published in 360 Hawks Magazine]]> http://tomferda.com/nba/josh-smith-goes-crazy-light/feed/ 0 http://tomferda.com/nba/making-ref-donaghy-pay-is-no-solution-for-the-nba/ http://tomferda.com/nba/making-ref-donaghy-pay-is-no-solution-for-the-nba/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:17:46 +0000 Tom Ferda http://tomferda.com/?p=361 David Stern is getting more predictable by the interview. When he gets in front of the microphone, he is sounding like an old, warped vinyl-repeating the same few lines over and over again. When questioned about NBA officiating and conspiracy theories, Stern is quick to give yet another rundown of referee Tim Donaghy’s criminal record, his [...]]]> http://tomferda.com/nba/making-ref-donaghy-pay-is-no-solution-for-the-nba/feed/ 0