If they get in trouble tonight against Dallas, which has won the past five meetings, expect the Hawks to go to the young guys on their roster.

"I think [general manager] Pete [Babcock] knows we're the future of the team," Jason Terry said. "He's the one who brought us in here, and he knows what we can do once we've grown up and grown together."

Call them Kruger's Kids, if you will. They are playing together more frequently, and they are starting to taste some success.

And soon, maybe they'll realize that these "kids" should actually be starting...