No Marvin, no cry!
The Hawks won't have Marvin Williams to lean on.
MIAMI - The Hawks survived 16 games late in the regular-season without Marvin Williams.
Now it’s time to see if they can go the next 48 minutes or so without him.
The Hawks’ starting small forward has a soft black cast on his right wrist, inadvertently matching the American Airlines Arena crowd in their “Black is Back” get up for Game 3 in this first round playoff series.
A nasty fall late in the third quarter of Wednesday’s Game 2 loss to the Heat at Philips Arena will cost Williams this game for sure. There’s no indication of how much time he’ll miss altogether. That hasn’t been made clear as of yet.
Believe it or not, there are more pressing issues for the Hawks right now.
Whether or not the Hawks get overwhelmed by the Heat and this atmosphere that is off the charts crazy right now remains to be seen.
But know this, their road to winning this series has taken a drastic turn without Williams and with Dwyane Wade and his crew feeling the proverbial heat (a cheap one I know, but I couldn’t help myself).
And if you think Game is going to be tough, Game 4 Monday night is going to be dang near impossible, because everyone down here in South Florida is going sense that it’s just a matter of time before the Heat wins this series.
While it’s far from over, this is not the kind of atmosphere (18-4 and counting right now in favor of the Heat) the Hawks could afford to falter in, not with their season on the line over the next 72 hours.
Let the venting begin Hawks fans.
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Da Real Real
April 25th, 2009
8:49 pm
I mean, Bob Rathburn would be a better coach than Woody at this point….
MAC-TOWN
April 25th, 2009
8:49 pm
as much as i love the hawks, it’s great to see GOOD basketball being played.
It’s nice to see the heat with ball movement, knocking down shots, playing witha swagger, and their superstar coming through big time. Thats what basketball is all about.
Woodson and the Hawks dont deserve the checks they get after a performance like this
they are playing and have the body language of B1TCHES, plain and simple.
Zach
April 25th, 2009
8:49 pm
why does it require a flagrant foul for the officials to call something.
MAC-TOWN
April 25th, 2009
8:50 pm
CLUTCH FREE THROW BY PACHULIA!!!
Nauseated
April 25th, 2009
8:50 pm
To quote Don Corleone:
“You can act like a MAN!”
Where… is… your… mothergrabbin’… pride?!?
‘Nique just said this is a message game. I bet he’d like to take these guys and smack ‘em around. He must be furious.
They pass the ball. We don’t.
To quote Charlie Brown: “Aaaauuugghh!”
O'brien
April 25th, 2009
8:50 pm
JJ is 5-17. And he is our 3 time All Star.
E!
April 25th, 2009
8:50 pm
I have never posted on any of these blogs before. However, I have to say something, so, here it goes. Is it just me, or, are the Hawks NOT contesting any of Miami’s shots? This is the NBA! Any player can get out there and hit uncontested shots at a high clip. The Hawks are my team, but I cannot lie; I really, really, really, really don’t like what I am seeing; tonight, or in the near future. All I can do is shake my head….:SMH:
Atlanta Hawks Front Office
April 25th, 2009
8:51 pm
Raise your hand if your ass is sore.
atlrayzd
April 25th, 2009
8:51 pm
I hate to see my home team struggle but win or loose this series I think Joe Johnson is not a franchise type player. Rick Sund take notice keep Al, Marvin, Josh,Flip and Bibby (at a reduced price) Joe can be traded from where I sit definetely no long term high priced contract for him.
Rick Sund
April 25th, 2009
8:53 pm
Hey, we got to the playoffs, didn’t we?
Everyone in the organization has earned a raise…and a long summer.
Let’s Go Sonics…I mean Hawks!!
Mark
April 25th, 2009
8:53 pm
Woodson still won’t put in Mario West. He has plated a SEVEN, YES SEVEN man rotation.
mykhalc
April 25th, 2009
8:53 pm
not even watchin’ the game. the team will show up WHENEVER a real HC is hired!!! this team has not had a HC in 4 yrs!!! what do you expect??!! SUND i wanna see what YOU are made of now!!! and i will say the same thing EVEN if we make it to the 2nd round!! don’t see that happenin’ tho…NO COACH!!! ok…back to the draft!!
Sekou Smith
April 25th, 2009
8:54 pm
The only good thing is this freak show is almost over. If the Hawks find a way to recover from this they’ll have truly earned the respect of the masses. Because this is as thorough a beating as they’ve taken all season. And whoever said the Heat couldn’t shoot like this from deep again (ME!) underestimated the power of a driving D. Wade willing to kick the ball back out to open shooters.
MAC-TOWN
April 25th, 2009
8:55 pm
they could have got me and went to the hood in west macon and grabbed 4 guys out the unionville gym and put us on the court Vs. the Heat if they wanted to see a team from GA get blown out by NBA players.
I guarantee we’d have a better 3 pt % though.
Voice of Reason
April 25th, 2009
8:55 pm
Hawks Fans: if we LOSE this series and they fire Woodson, WE WIN!!!
HAWKS SHOCK THE WORLD BY FINALLY FIRING WOODSON!!!
Rick Sund
April 25th, 2009
8:56 pm
We at least got the fourth seed. Didn’t we?
vava74
April 25th, 2009
8:56 pm
I’m done: Woody must go and people have to realise that:
Josh is all physique, little talent (hands) and no brain.
JJ is really a second banana, not a first one.
Nauseated
April 25th, 2009
8:57 pm
Hawks are:
(A) castrated
(B) exposed
(C) a laughingstock
(D) all of the above.
reebok
April 25th, 2009
8:57 pm
gutless. what a pathetic effort.
Rick Sund
April 25th, 2009
8:58 pm
You all should be satisfied that we made the playoffs!! That was our goal anyway. You fans are ungrateful.
E!
April 25th, 2009
8:58 pm
You know, there is an NBA analyst on tv, that would make a great coach for ATL. He preaches defense and not giving away anything easy. I think is name is Avery Johnson. I think he would be a good coach for our Hawks. I have never, before tonight, said that Woodson as to go, but ah, Woodson has to go! It is not ALL his fault, but he sure does should a good bit of it though. Sad, just sad!
MAC-TOWN
April 25th, 2009
8:58 pm
LMFAO@Nauseated
Rick Sund
April 25th, 2009
8:59 pm
You fans are ungrateful, I mean we won 47 games right?
City of St. Louis
April 25th, 2009
9:00 pm
Give us our Hawks back! At least they won a Championship here!
Suckers.
MAC-TOWN
April 25th, 2009
9:01 pm
LMFAO@the towel boys….I wouldnt give those SPINELESS cats sh1T after tonight….just got sit down on the bench and drown in ur own pity
The Hawks should ask management of the arena for a some hours tonight, they need to work on some plays
Eric C.
April 25th, 2009
9:01 pm
Woodson was outcoached and schooled by a rookie coach.
Rick Sund
April 25th, 2009
9:02 pm
You don’t REALLY think they’re going to let me fire Woodson do you?
I’m happy to collect a paycheck, even in this wannabe NBA city!!
RISE UP, ATLANTA, and subsidize my failures!!!
preston
April 25th, 2009
9:02 pm
Didnt Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith say the exact thing about the Atlanta Hawks offensive struggles last year when we played Boston in the playoffs???…..Too much one on one, and no half court offense. So, what the hec has Woody been doing for the past year? You would think that someone in the Hawks front office would have gotten that memo. Billy Knight was right……Woodson should have been canned a long time ago.
loch dhu
April 25th, 2009
9:02 pm
Evrytime we drive its one on four. Heat up 30 and still rubbing our nose in it.
Eric C.
April 25th, 2009
9:03 pm
Rick Sund…last year’s team won 37 games and I feel better about that team right now.
The_Future
April 25th, 2009
9:04 pm
Shout out to all the dumb a$$es who thought we had this series in the bag after Game 1….
Idiots
SouthAfrican09
April 25th, 2009
9:04 pm
Wow:
1) D Wade travels/double dribbles every time he has the ball
2) We have no scorers / no superstar
3) Woody can’t coach an offense
4) We don’t double team, but we don’t guard SHOOTERS. LOL.
5) Woody and Sund need to go, ATL needs new fans, the owners need to sell the team
Rick Sund
April 25th, 2009
9:05 pm
6) you’re gay
Rick Sund
April 25th, 2009
9:06 pm
We made the playoffs with a winning record!
Our goal next year is to win 2 playoff games in the playoffs. Seeding does not matter. I will bring back the coaches and all the players. Maybe I’ll bring Damien from [Seattle] (OKC) since I am a 30 year vet!
Rick Sund
April 25th, 2009
9:08 pm
This team shows great promise and heck we have improved every year. Why aren’t you people satisfied like me and the Spirit or whoever my bosses are.
Rick Sund
April 25th, 2009
9:08 pm
Who’s up for snorting coke off hooker’s asses? Drinks on me!!
jase
April 25th, 2009
9:10 pm
the hawks should be completely ashamed. there is no excuse for this. you at least bounce back from that game 2 and make it close. the hawks better bounce back monday with a win or they can expect to hear a pin drop in philips arena. now excuse me while i go throw up at this pathetic performance. and i use performance very lightly. there is just no excuse whatsoever fot this. none.
Mike Woodson
April 25th, 2009
9:11 pm
Who cares about the game, I have cuban strippers waitin on me. Oh yea, u kno how i do it.
She’s gonna suck on Mike’s Wood, son!!!
Rick Sund
April 25th, 2009
9:11 pm
Maybe I will re-sign Marvin. He is a DURABLE player and has a lot of UPSIDE!!
We should have given JOSH MORE MONEY, I mean look at his STATS!!
The_Future
April 25th, 2009
9:11 pm
ATL doesn’t need new fans, it needs competent ownership/leadership with its pro franchises (excluding the Falcons)
Cats
April 25th, 2009
9:13 pm
You are on the way to destruction.
Rick Sund
April 25th, 2009
9:13 pm
Mo Evans is a KEEPER, Look at how he CONTAINS WADE!!
Atlanta Hawks Fan Club
April 25th, 2009
9:13 pm
*crickets*
jase
April 25th, 2009
9:13 pm
i dont see why a couple of you find it funny. there is nothing funny at all about getting embarrassed like this on national tv. grow up.
Rick Sund
April 25th, 2009
9:14 pm
Just look at Mike Bibby’s VETERAN LEADERSHIP!
Not to mention his DEFENSIVE INTENSITY!!!
xavier
April 25th, 2009
9:15 pm
Any other team would show up after getting beat at home. Not us, we go on the road and get slapped like a little girl stealing candy.
Rollins Tree
April 25th, 2009
9:16 pm
Only good thing about losing this series to the Heat is Woodson will be out of here. If we win this series he comes back and more of the same mediocre Hawks when really this team is a head coach away from the next level.
Rick Sund
April 25th, 2009
9:16 pm
Hey Sekou, you better not ask my coach any tough questions such as: Why did he use a seven man rotation for most of the game or who is the leader on this team. You better not mention Mario West either!!
E!
April 25th, 2009
9:17 pm
Just in case anyone is interested, there is a “real” basketball game on now; Lakers vs. Jazz!
jase
April 25th, 2009
9:18 pm
pathetic as it gets. i dont even know how we pick our hads up from this as fans. much less the players. but let’s have faith. we smoked miami in game 1 and they did the return favour to us tonight. next game is a must. we get that and we have home court right back in our favor. have a lil faith people. geez.