Weaknesses “Veteran presence with plenty of experience” is a euphemism for “no longer in their prime,” which is itself a euphemism for “old”. Playing a day after 22-year-old sister Chyna Thomas was killed in a car accident in their home state of Washington, Thomas led the top-seeded Celtics with 33 points. 10) Atlanta HawksStrengths Once again, the Hawks are one of the more balanced teams in the league. owd, chucking clubs, remonstrating with the heavens, demonstrating that he was, as Padraig Harrington has said, “a very sore loser”.