Mailbag: Finals or bust for the Hawks?

This week's mailbag topics: Hawks' future, Spurs' repeat chances, Paul George's impact and more.

In the latest Mannix Mailbag, SI.com's Chris Mannix fields your questions from Twitter and touches on...

• Is this year Finals or bust for the Hawks? Atlanta has the best record in the East, but will it be satisfied with anything besides an Eastern Conference title and trip to the Finals?

• Can the Spurs repeat? San Antonio has won seven straight heading into Tuesday, are they peaking at the right time of the season?

• How will Paul George's return impact the Pacers? Can Indiana's recovering star lift the team to the playoffs?

• Kobe Bryant's future. Will the Lakers superstar play another two years or will he call it a career earlier?

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