"He should be able to run club, distribute ball, get the team into its offense. He doesn't have to be a guy who's a great shooter, but he should be able to shoot a little. He should be a good athlete. Somebody who can defend (shooting guards) as well as (point guards) because of (Jason Terry's slight stature)."
This is what the Atlanta Journal-Constitution describe as an ad the Hawks would put in a paper. With Terry, Kukoc, Abdur-Rahim and Ratliff set in the lineup, who will be the point? It certainly will not be rookie Jamaal Tinsley, who the Hawks took then traded to the Pacers for a future first round pick.