No news = good news?
You can bet Matt Harpring, Jerry Sloan and the Jazz will be ready to go against the Hawks tonight at Philips Arena.
HAWKSVILLE – The status of Hawks starting small forward Marvin Williams hasn’t changed since yesterday. He’s still sidelined indefinitely with a lower back injury that could ultimately cost him the rest of this season.
But as of game time Wednesday night at Philips Arena, Williams and the Hawks are still awaiting word from specialists at Duke University before they announce any further information. It still sounds like it’ll be the end of the week, and perhaps even a bit later, before anything certain comes to light in regards to Williams.
What should be a heck of game is being overshadowed by the ongoing story surrounding Williams. The Jazz showed up tonight sporting a 12-game win-streak, the NBA’s longest current streak of the kind.
These two teams also have some interesting bad blood leftover from a couple weeks back, when Josh Smith whacked former Marist and Georgia Tech star Matt Harpring on a hard foul and was ejected from the game the Hawks lost in Utah Feb. 23.
Smith promised before the game that anything that happened that night was in the past. I’ll bet the Jazz coaches reminded Harpring and everyone else in their locker room about what went down. Those are the sorts of things that a hard-nosed bunch like the Jazz won’t forget.
They’ll be ready to rumble. So the Hawks better be as well.
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infamouskrs
March 13th, 2009
7:45 pm
JJ…UNCONTESTED 3 BOMB…..are you kidding me! this is crazy.
infamouskrs
March 13th, 2009
7:46 pm
Bibby LOB to SMOOVE….HUGE ! it’s ugly for INDY early…….
infamouskrs
March 13th, 2009
7:49 pm
HIBBERT with the PACERS first 8 points ! figure thaT……….
infamouskrs
March 13th, 2009
7:51 pm
SMOOVE is being really aggressive this quarter…nice to see !
ray
March 13th, 2009
7:54 pm
rms,
He does if Woody doesn’t have a good veteran pg to play in front of him…I’m telling you, the caliber of veteran pg (or substitute)makes all the difference when it comes to Woody.
Last year, (prior to acquiring Mike Bibby)we had broke-leg Claxton, Ty Lue, and Anthony Johnson. Before Law got injured, he was averaging around 18 minutes a game. He had roughly 5ppg/2.3apg. He even started 6 games. When Bibby came (and Lue/AJ were traded off), his minutes dropped dramatically, but he still finished with 15.4 per game, having played 56 games.
This year, he’s gotten DNPs and his minutes are only just now up to 10 per game. The difference is obvious.
infamouskrs
March 13th, 2009
7:54 pm
nice thing about watching the game at home…..CHEAP BEER and laptop access…and not having a line for the bathroom on FRIDAY the 13th !
infamouskrs
March 13th, 2009
7:55 pm
5:22 in tha second…HERE COMES MARIO !
ray
March 13th, 2009
7:57 pm
Man, JJ is off to a hot start again. I really like that. Good to see him back.
dmortone
March 13th, 2009
8:00 pm
Typical playing down to our opponent. Why do the Hawks do this to me?
infamouskrs
March 13th, 2009
8:05 pm
11-0 run by the PACERS with a minute+ left on the clock……(cue KEYSHAWN)….(”COME ON, MAN) !
ray
March 13th, 2009
8:05 pm
Looks like Woody has taken a liking to the idea of putting West in the game early to disrupt things for the other team. I like the way he is approaching things. Not only does he make something happen with his energy (be it a rebound, assist, defensive harassment, or even a foul), but you don’t lose anything production-wise when you take him out.
I think this is a great new move/wrinkle by Coach Woodson.
infamouskrs
March 13th, 2009
8:09 pm
SMOOVE and JJ were HOT early…..why do you go away from that? ENQUIRING MINDS WANNA KNOW !
infamouskrs
March 13th, 2009
8:10 pm
HAWKS 1-12 finishing the quarter! 4 turnovers……….
ray
March 13th, 2009
8:10 pm
Hmmm. Not shooting well and not defending too well either. But we’re 5-5 from the charity stripe.
Somebody call Mark Price and tell him he gets paid for the first quarter at least…
ray
March 13th, 2009
8:11 pm
Infamouskrs,
Come on now, you know the deal. That’s an old habit to break: find something that works, then go away from it. *Sighhhhh*…
ray
March 13th, 2009
8:14 pm
Man, we better not let Nesterovic score 15-20 on us AGAIN…
Blast
March 13th, 2009
8:18 pm
Hawks are stinking up the joint right now, but I refuse to believe they will lose this game tonight. Why isn’t Josh playing? He’s not in foul trouble that I know off.
O'brien
March 13th, 2009
8:21 pm
These are the Hawks that we come to know and love. They can look so good one game, and then look so bad the next. I wonder if any other team in the leagus is as inconsistent as we are.
That being said, we need some more ball movement. And I think the Hawks will pull this game out.
ray
March 13th, 2009
8:25 pm
Hibbert is killing us. Go ahead and say it, Clyde…
Remember when TJ Ford couldn’t shoot?
ray
March 13th, 2009
8:26 pm
Nice to see Bibby contributing well in the assist department. He’s still struggling some with his shot.
J-Smoove with the good pass to JJ
ray
March 13th, 2009
8:28 pm
Ah, a little better defense, and believe it or not, we’re actually outrebounding them by like, a differential of 8. Their FG% is dropping, ours is rising…and the gap is narrowing.
ray
March 13th, 2009
8:31 pm
Smith isn’t having a very good half. Hope he brings it in the second half.
ray
March 13th, 2009
8:37 pm
Yeah Zaza!
We need his help tonight. The Pacers have good size between Hibbert, Nesterovic, Murphy, and Foster (The runt of the group at 6′10/6′11″)
Still, Horford is definitely holding his own with 8 points and 7 rebounds. Nice half…
ray
March 13th, 2009
8:38 pm
Make that 8 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks for Horford in the first half. NICE. Hey Clyde….
Melvin
March 13th, 2009
8:39 pm
Join got home. Hawks were down 11 when I turn the TV on. Nice to see the Hawks comeback within 3pt to go into halftime…. Time to read the blog recaps to catchup….
ray
March 13th, 2009
8:41 pm
Need to throw it down on them in the second half. Get the lead back, then extend it, playing hard defense the whole way. As mentioned before, we’re winning the battle on the boards.
We’ve got to hit some more shots. Drive to the basket. I see we’re back to jumpshot university…
Meanwhile
Charlotte is really battling Houston. These guys are fighting hard for that 8th playoff spot.
ray
March 13th, 2009
8:42 pm
Welcome home, Melvin.
No, I’m not in your house. LOL.
cp
March 13th, 2009
8:51 pm
For the life of me I will never understand why we go away from what is working. I hope Woody does not give one of his funeral halftime speeches. They need to come out with energy in the 3rd.
ray-ray
March 13th, 2009
8:52 pm
Hibbert is getting the ball where he wants it, and we don’t have anybody who is going to bother a 7′2″ guy with their length. We need to get into the passing lanes a little more, keep him from dribbling himself into better position, and tie him up as soon as he gets the ball. He doesn’t have any assists, suggesting that he may not be that great at passing out of a double team.
Let’s turn his size advantage into a turnover waiting to happen.
Melvin
March 13th, 2009
8:53 pm
Ray i thought you was a burglar for a second….lol
Melvin
March 13th, 2009
9:00 pm
Yes sir. Here come the Hawks…
KevinA
March 13th, 2009
9:10 pm
Josh hustling but keeps coming up a little short on every shot. Evens having one of his best nights
KevinA
March 13th, 2009
9:17 pm
Joe is playing good but 32 min already. Nice comeback to a 11 point lead.
chuckw/deadjournalist
March 13th, 2009
9:17 pm
nice 3Q turnaround
Melvin
March 13th, 2009
9:19 pm
Big 3 pt shot to end the qtr by Bibby. 16-4 run to end the 3rd. Hawks up by 11… Look like Mo Evans has found his way out of the witness protection plan tonite. He’s playing well…
infamouskrs
March 13th, 2009
9:19 pm
11-0 run to end the 3rd. 30 points put up in tha quarter……NOW THAT
S what the FUNK ive been HOPING FOR !
Blast
March 13th, 2009
9:20 pm
If the Hawks want to be regarded as an elite team, or at least, as a dangerous team, they have to stuff Indiana down the barrel in this 4th quarter. An elite team will come out with a run and snuff the life out of this team. But the Hawks being who they are, will probably allow Indiana to get back in the game and make it more interesting down the road. Joe is back!
bigdave
March 13th, 2009
9:21 pm
go for 40 Joe…!!!
bigdave
March 13th, 2009
9:23 pm
defense forces the opposition to damn near half court with Acie at the point…
ray
March 13th, 2009
9:23 pm
Tremendous 3rd quarter effort, led by Joe Johnson. Man, does it feel great to see this guy back in all-star mode.
Good contributions from Mo Evans and Bibby, too.
chuckw/deadjournalist
March 13th, 2009
9:24 pm
this might be a randolph morris game
ray
March 13th, 2009
9:30 pm
I think they’re on that run you were talking about…
KevinA
March 13th, 2009
9:30 pm
Time for the bench kind of game.
Blast
March 13th, 2009
9:30 pm
Yeah, go for 40, Joe!
ray
March 13th, 2009
9:32 pm
You know, normally I’d be complaining like hell about Joe’s minutes, but dude is straight up SMOKIN’!
KevinA
March 13th, 2009
9:32 pm
We played the last 3 quarters with no defense laspe’s. Very nice. Great win for the Hawks.
bigdave
March 13th, 2009
9:34 pm
this is great to see from the Hawks… pound em…
Hms
March 13th, 2009
9:36 pm
Looks like a win in the making, as well as the official improvement on last season’s record. The only unfortunate thing about it will be having to listen to the Woodson = Coach of The Year crap.
Melvin
March 13th, 2009
9:36 pm
TJ Ford is the Giant Killer…..
Blast
March 13th, 2009
9:36 pm
Woodson has pulled Joe and Josh, but this game is not over yet!