Earlier this year, Lapchick told me that the NBA is so progreesive that, at this point diversity is "a non-issue" Although many folks(including me) wouldn't go that far, you can't escape taking note of not only the progress the league has made but of the sustaining of that progress Earlier this week, while at the Atlanta Hawks' media day, Mike woodston strolled past me to get reaquainted with the local Atlanta press. Woodson is a understand man. He's humble a little soft-spoken and far from bombastic. You don't get any of the ego-vibes that you might get from some of his peers. Yet he did seem to have did seem to have a bit of a different air about him than he did back in 2005. That's what five resilient seasons as a coach can do for a guy.