Woodson: No 'bad kids' By SEKOU SMITH The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 02/27/06 REPORT DENIED: Hawks coach Mike Woodson called it "ridiculous." Rookie guard Salim Stoudamire called it "lies." And that's just the beginning of what they had to say a report in a New York newspaper and the discussion on local talk radio that Stoudamire's two-game suspension stemmed from a near-physical confrontation between coach and player after a loss to Seattle last Wednesday. Stoudamire returned from his suspension for Monday night's game against New Jersey at Philips Arena with a smile and acknowledgement that his actions weren't what they needed to be. Woodson said what happened after the Sonics game was simply a coach airing his feelings about demeanor Stoudamire had been warned needed to stop or he would face a suspension. But suggestions that Stoudamire cursed at Woodson or that the two had to be separated in the locker room are, according to both men, inaccurate. "I never cursed at coach and nobody ever touched anybody," said Stoudamire, who entered the game with 2.4 seconds to play in the first quarter. "I don't know how stuff like that gets out. The fact is I've always been the type of dude who learns the hard way, always the hard way. But I'm definitely glad to be back. And I can tell you that I don't ever want to go through this again." Woodson was just as incensed that shots were taken at Josh Smith and Marvin Williams, who were also identified as young players who have clashed with the coaching staff and other players on the team this season. "That's terrible," Woodson said. "We don't have any problems with our young guys that are out of the ordinary. None of our guys are bad kids and everybody on this team comes to work every day ready to go. That's why even during such trying times this has been such a great group of guys to coach. "I certainly have no problem with our young guys. And to see what was said about those guys, especially that stuff about Marvin and Josh is so far fetched it's not even funny. People can write whatever they want but our camp is just fine. As the head coach of this team, I've got everything under control." Williams admitted that he was fuming early Monday when informed of the article that mentioned his name. But by game time he had cooled off. "That's not even me," he said before the game. "Someone's painting a picture of me that isn't true. I haven't done anything to anybody to deserve that. I don't think any of us deserve to have our names kicked in the dirt like that." OLYMPIC HOPEFUL: Hawks guard Joe Johnson has been invited to tryout for the U.S. National team that will participate in the world championships this summer in Japan and the 2008 in China. BLOCK PARTY: Smith is rapidly moving up the Hawks' career blocked shots list in just his second season. He entered Monday night's game with 269, good for 11th on the list. He has a chance to move up as high as ninth place before the season ends. Antoine Carr (286) and Andrew Lang (308) are directly ahead of him. 資料來源 http://www.ajc.com/hawks/content/sports/hawks/stories/0228notes.html --

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