The great (leadership) debate
Don't let the turtleneck sweater fool you. John Shaft is a bad man!
MIAMI - Long after his Miami Heat had finished wiping the AmericanAirlines Arena floor with the Hawks Saturday night, Dwyane Wade said something that crystalized the difference between these two playoff combatants.
Asked about the leadership he provides for his team, the Heat superstar described his evolution as a team leader so perfectly, it almost sounded as if a Hollywood script writer had penned the response for him.
“One thing about being a leader is that it’s 24/7, 365 days a year,” Wade said. “It never stops. I was very disappointed with myself in Game 1. I was quiet, and that is not what my team needs. In Game 2 and Game 3 I took it upon myself to make sure that my voice is heard. To drive the points the coaches made and make sure they hear it again before they get on the court.”
You won’t hear anything resembling that from the Hawks. They don’t have a vocal leader in the mold of Wade (they don’t have a player with game like Wade’s either, but we all knew that going into this series). So their won’t be anyone rescuing the Hawks from themselves between now and the start of Monday night’s epically important Game 4 (a third straight loss by the Hawks spells almost certain doom in this series).
All those cliches about leaders being born and not bred don’t register in this case. Leaders emerge in times like this. Leaders rise to the occasion and impose their will in times like this. Leaders of men and leading men are two distinctly different beings in the NBA landscape and beyond.
Wade’s both a leader of men and a leading man. He’s John Shaft (talk about a leader of men and a leading man) in a pair of funky looking shoes and without the sideburns. There are a handful of Shafts in the NBA these days (Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, DWade, Chauncey Billups and Paul Pierce come to mind with others floating in and out of the Shaftosphere). The mettle required of your team leader in the playoffs isn’t hard to spot. And Hawks’ captain and All-Star Joe Johnson has yet to show if he has it in him in this series.
The contrast between his demeanor Sunday and that of Wade over the past few days was striking. Wade vowed to revive his crew after that humiliating, 26-point loss in Game 1 and has done exactly that with two backbreaking efforts since then. Johnson didn’t sound a similar alarm Sunday when asked if he was ready to do it himself, speaking in terms of “we” and “us” when it’s clear that he has to pick up the mantle and carry his team back to even in this series.
“We’ve just got to grow up, man,” Johnson said, his voice trailing off with every word. “We hit a little adversity and now it’s as if we’re out of it. But we have to think positive the rest of the way. You’ve just got to believe. And we have to put it in the guys who have never been in this situation and we have to make them believe we can do this. We have to keep talking to them and keep putting confidence into them.”
The words are fine, but in the playoffs a man can only be judged by his actions.
Two of these guys will face off in the next round and the third will get to watch it from home.
AND NOW, A MOMENT OF SILENCE for the Detroit Pistons.
James and his Cavaliers tossed the last shovel of dirt on a deceased Eastern Conference behemoth Sunday afternoon at the Palace of Auburn Hills, sweeping the Pistons out of the playoffs in four games.
It’s only fitting that the Cavaliers did the honors, seeing as how they were the first team expose the flaws of the once-mighty Pistons (in the Eastern Conference finals a couple years ago). The interesting thing going forward is what direction the Pistons go with their rebuilding project.
They’ll have plenty of cap space now that the Allen Iverson deal/fiasco is finally over. I suspect Pistons boss Joe Dumars has a plan mapped out already, and there’s no doubt it includes some big names (wish I knew which ones).
It’s certainly going to make this summer a bit more intriguing come July 1, when free agency begins. It’s supposed to be a sleepy summer with everyone waiting on the 2010 free agent crop. But why wait when you can make a splash now?
THE MORNING AFTER GOING DOWN 2-1 IN A PLAYOFF SERIES might seem like an odd time to have a players’ only team meeting, but Hawks coach Mike Woodson gave the session his blessing after the Hawks’ Sunday practice.
”They’ll meet today and try to figure out some things amongst them,” Woodson said. “For me, from a coaching standpoint, this is not the time for me to scream and yell and curse guys out. We’re right where we need to be. We just have to figure out [Monday] night’s game.”
Secret meetings? Josh Smith and the Hawks are pulling out all the stops to get back into this series.
Johnson didn’t give up the particulars of the time or place and barely acknowledged that any meeting would be taking place. Sorting out whatever internal issues they need to before Game 4 is an excellent idea. Because if it’s going to take a secret meeting to get the Hawks back to playing like they did in Game 1, so be it (no one wants to see one-sided blowouts in the playoffs, well I don’t).
”We beat them pretty bad in Game 1, and they beat us pretty bad in Game 3,” Josh Smith said Sunday. So we’re even. We just have to look at ourselves as individuals and as teammates and come together with a solution. There has to be a philosophy where we have each other’s back. In Game 2 it was a hostile environment in Atlanta, it was just them and the crowd. They played together and everything clicked. They had fun. We have to do the same thing.
”Our backs are against the wall. What are we made of? Are we going to fold and let them win, or do we step up and show them this is going to be a series and turn it around?
WOODSON WAS IN FULL SPIN MODE Sunday, casting the Heat as the veteran crew with all the playoff seasoning and his bunch (everyone knows the Hawks are youngest team in the Eastern Conference postseason field) as the “underdogs” according to my man Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel.
When asked about the Heat’s supporting cast Woodson said, “When you have O’Neal, who has been a six or seven-time All-Star, and [Udonis] Haslem who has played championship basketball, they have veteran guys who have been through the battles. My guys haven’t been battle tested. This is something new for our team. When I came into the series I thought we could make it to the next round. I want them to think that too. This series is a long way from being over if we take care of business tomorrow.”
Are you buying what Mike Woodson is selling?
If this was some master media stroke to ease the pressure on his team, consider that mission accomplished. But it didn’t look that way to me. I honestly didn’t hear it that way. Woodson’s comments on how his team would bounce back against the Heat seemed far more interesting to anyway.
”Our team has been committed all year long, so I’m not ready to put them out to pasture so fast,” he said.” They have been committed. We’ve had some tough times and some tough games, stretches where we didn’t play well. And we bounced back. We haven’t played well the past few games. We have to find what we’re made of. Until we’re eliminated I’m going to keep fighting and I’m going to push them to keep fighting.
”Again, when we won the first game, I’m sure they were down after that. They had to be thinking we had to win three more to get to the next round. I’m thinking the same thing. I have to get these guys thinking the right way. The last two games, we’ve been kind of punched out a little bit. We have to rebound.”
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Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2009
11:27 pm
Wow Sekou, this is about as direct a shot at Joe Johnson’s status as a true lead dog as I’ve seen anyone from the AJC write. And I couldn’t agree more. Nice blog. To be honest, I hope he reads this and it fires him up, because if this doesn’t I don’t think anything will.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2009
11:28 pm
From the previous blog….
Also, if Josh Smith had half the jumpshot Travis Outlaw does, he would be an incredible player. Outlaw came into the league out of high school a year before Josh, and to my knowledge was never a very good jumpshooter as a rookie. Now he has a very reliable stroke. I don’t think it’s out of the question that Josh can do the same thing, but it’s something he needs to work on.
Does anyone else watch Houston and wonder why the hell Yao doesn’t get the ball on every possession? I know Rick Adelman was up there among the Coach of the Year candidates and all, but really, he can’t make it a point to make sure Yao gets fed the ball at all times? It’s the same argument me and many other people make on this blog about feeding Josh Smith and Al Horford in the post, except multiplied by 100000 since Yao is actually an elite player.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2009
11:31 pm
Wait a minute…
“”We beat them pretty bad in Game 1, and they beat us pretty bad in Game 3,” Josh Smith said Sunday. So we’re even. We just have to look at ourselves as individuals and as teammates and come together with a solution. There has to be a philosophy where we have each other’s back. In Game 2 it was a hostile environment in Atlanta, it was just them and the crowd. They played together and everything clicked. They had fun. We have to do the same thing.”
Am I reading this wrong, or is Josh Smith taking a shot at the Philips Arena crowd? He does know Game 2 was played in Philips, meaning it wasn’t supposed to be a hostile environment, right? Or is he just referring to the people who booed him (rightfully so) when he threw that outlet pass out of bounds at the end of the game?
Astro Joe
April 26th, 2009
11:34 pm
And with that, I rest my case. Good night all.
And Ray, check out my post from the last blog. My “throw them all out” suggestion. And for the record, the Smith comments were NOT a response to the struggles of the offense. They were just an unsolicited opinion regarding his underwhelming road playoff losses (and a reminder of the investment placed on his GROWn shoulders).
Poor McKay = Rich’s little brother who is jealous of his way overrated sibling.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2009
11:44 pm
I stand by the criticism I made above of Rick Adelman’s offensive scheme, but aside from that, it’s amazing to see how he gets positive contributions out of this team full of non-lottery players… Artest and Yao are really the only star-caliber, experienced players on that team, and beyond them everyone’s either a role player (Battier, Scola) or a non-lottery young player (Wafer, Brooks, Landry, Hayes, Lowry).
Amazing, isn’t it, how young players can contribute for your team when you give them playing time through the season and allow them to develop?
Rollins Tree
April 26th, 2009
11:45 pm
Hate to say it but hope we lose this series so Woodson is gone. If we beat Miami, he is back and this team will be just so-so again next season.
doc
April 26th, 2009
11:48 pm
even greater invesment on joe’s shoulders and bibby’s. where are our seasoned vets, bibby, jj, flip and mo? same ole crappy response from woody that only perpetuates the vet against the youth mentality. when will he learn? the vets have let down tis team mightily 10 for 30. yup all josh and al’s fault.
doc
April 26th, 2009
11:50 pm
astro, sund is very close to collins, worked with him in detroit. you might be on to something there.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2009
11:55 pm
“I have a feeling that Baron and Camby are much less likely to shrink in road playoff games. ”
That is, if they even play. You are suggesting trading for two players who miss about thirty games each per season if not more. Bibby and Josh Smith may not be as talented as Davis or Camby, but at least they will play. I wonder how long it will take for the DASG to get tired of paying Davis and Camby a hundred G’s per point scored.
Ed
April 26th, 2009
11:57 pm
If this team loses in the first round I don’t see the ASG making a coaching change from comments they have made. That means nothing will significantly change next year. Woody hasn’t developed one new player this year, has coached from day one as if he was desperate. Next year will be more of the same regardless of who (the players) leaves and who stays.
Big Ray
April 26th, 2009
11:59 pm
Have to agree about JJ, the leadership, etc.
I seem to remember Doc suggesting some change of view in that segment.
Astro Joe,
I saw your last comments on the last blog. I realize that your comments about Smith weren’t in response to the struggles of the offense. And yet, it was the struggles of the offense that I was talking about. It would seem that every time we tangle, it always ends up being the same argument: I have less appreciation for Woodson than you do, and you have less appreciation for Smith than I do. And that always manages to come out, no matter what the subject ORIGINALLY was. Perhaps we should try to concentrate a bit harder on the issues as discussed, eh? Either that, or I can’t drink rum while we’re talking. Haven’t figured that one out yet.
As for your answer “throw them all out”, that sounds more like utter frustration than actual thinking. I can understand utter frustration (I argue with you enough…
), but you know what the problems with that theory are. Well, the Falcons did almost exactly that. So why can’t the Hawks? Well….
We’re missing two very key elements. 1)An Arthur Blank. 2)A Thomas Dimitroff.
Tell the ASG (who is no Arthur Blank) that they need to blow it all up. Then tell them they need to let Sund build it all from the bottom up. No really. Go right up to the office and tell them that. I’ll be your get away driver. I promise we’ll make it out of there, because I am capable of driving high speeds in adverse conditions. That, and I don’t want to get caught either.
Still, we may see some big changes this offseason, depending on how this postseason ends.
And we actually DO agree on the energy level of the players. I just happen to think that a lot of our guys play with energy that needs to be redirected. Josh is one of those guys. He wants to lead, but he’s not ready. And part of the reason he wants to lead is because others DON’T lead. And no, I’m not talking about Woodson.
The other thing about our team energy is that our veterans (and starters as a whole, except maybe Marvin and Al) tend to play with less energy when things don’t go right. Joe and Josh are the two biggest offenders of the starting lineup. Josh complains more, but Joe will outright take possessions off. And he sulks and makes faces. The two of them make enough faces to make a hundred halloween masks. And I swear, each mask would look different.
One thing is clear. There are a number of things wrong here, and Sund is the man who must see that they get fixed. Looking forward to game 4, despite all of this.
Najeh,
You have a point. Josh needs a good jumper. He’s developing one, but it’s a slow process. He needs to either stay in town with Mark Price this summer, or go with some other shooting coach. And his post moves need work, but I really don’t know if he’ll ever have reliable post moves.
To quote blog regular Niremetal, Josh needs to get the ball when he’s already in motion. That was why we saw him average 20 points in games 1 and 2. Not giving it to him when he’s in motion forces him to create. And while I like the kid, creating is not his thing….by far. This is why I get so wrapped around the axle about our offensive scheme. We’re NOT PLAYING TO OUR STRENGTHS.
And Horford actually DOES have some decent post moves. But we don’t use him for that on a regular basis, either.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
12:03 am
“That is, if they even play. You are suggesting trading for two players who miss about thirty games each per season if not more. Bibby and Josh Smith may not be as talented as Davis or Camby, but at least they will play.”
Co-sign that.
“Amazing, isn’t it, how young players can contribute for your team when you give them playing time through the season and allow them to develop?”
Co-sign again.
Gilley
April 27th, 2009
12:04 am
Shots fired @ Joe Johnson. I hope he responds! But the thing is we been knew he wasn’t that player since he disappeared earlier in the season and played bad. We just hoped he would raise his game since it is the playoffs and we are on a national stage. Nevertheless, I still feel we have the better team and should win the next two games and win the series in Game 7 ultimately. I wouldn’t be so upset if we simply lost but we got blowed out and ran off the court and that’s embarrassing and the reason TNT and the national media laugh at us and don’t take us seriously. We have to do better. GO HAWKS!!!!
WHO DIED......?
April 27th, 2009
12:07 am
SEKOU, man you got big balls. I like that, i wish more writers would call out supposed star’s to step up their level of play.I love the fact you are straight to the point and not bias.I got the scoop joe johnson ttrying to get you fired! j/k!!!! but if he is luckyo in his atteme npt,show this article to our lochal papers and im sure they will hire you, k eep up good work.o’yea JOE said “he’s not your friend”,like a b*tch
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
12:11 am
Najeh,
Maybe Josh Smith meant that it was just the Heat and the Phillips crowd that night. Lord knows players/coach didn’t show up for the most part. That, and there were some Heat supporters there. Maybe he meant game 3 in Miami. I don’t think he was taking a jab at the ATL hometown fans. Doesn’t sound like Josh at all. But you’re right about that play where he threw that ball completely away. But maybe I’m wrong. After all, I’m a Smith apologist.
As for Adelman’s offense, you got me there…but I know this: they lead their series 2-1. Perhaps Adelman wants to keep the offense versatile and unpredictable, never giving the defense any one thing to clamp down on. I don’t know. It’s a concept that could probably work here, if we could just implement it…
bradsmitty
April 27th, 2009
12:13 am
Big Ray,
My question in regards to the coaching situation and Woodson not being able to develop appropriate game plans and adjustments is this:
He has a coaching STAFF. Surely the whole staff is not incapable of coming up with some of the adjustments that are being discussed on a newpaper blog, right? So what’s the deal? Assuming Woodson is incapable of doing these things, why are they not getting done anyway?
I mean, if these things are as blatantly obvious to all of us, aren’t they also to the players and assistant coaches? Aren’t they helping him out with the gameplans and getting in his ear with ideas during the game if Wade has made 5 straight open threes or Joe has missed 5 straight contested shots? Is he just stubborn because it seems to me that there has to be someone, at least ONE person on that staff, that can make the necessary adjustments….
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
12:13 am
Philly lost game 4 to Orlando, series tied.
How did they lose? Easy. Failed to contain C.Lee, Turkoglu, and Lewis. It ain’t about stopping Howard, anymore than beating Miami is about stopping Wade…
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
12:22 am
big ray i listen to you talk and now you trying to compare howard to wade, get real. there is only 3 players worth the price of admission,kobe,wade,and lebron. howard is just like joe johnson right now at this stage of his young nba career,hopefully develop a mean streak because he smile entirely to much
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
12:32 am
see y’all missing what SEKOU trying to hip you to. wade is the type of player he can motivate men to follow his lead or he can lead by SHOW the confience that i trust you as a teammate i.e.(jordan-like). now you name the one play that shows you that from hawks team,thought so. it’s funny how a supposed weaker team has exposed so many hole in this team player-wise, its not the coach!!! i suggest trading josh smith and moving everybody back to their normal spots on court and shore up the bench and just maybe things will turn around
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
12:35 am
damn even in the fan poll the heat is winning
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
12:41 am
“even greater invesment on joe’s shoulders and bibby’s. where are our seasoned vets, bibby, jj, flip and mo? same ole crappy response from woody that only perpetuates the vet against the youth mentality. when will he learn? the vets have let down tis team mightily 10 for 30. yup all josh and al’s fault.”
Co-sign that too…
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
12:44 am
i got heat winning by 6 monday nite
Harry Hawk
April 27th, 2009
12:48 am
Judging from the pic, I’d say that the key to playing like LeBron is eating two plates’ worth of food. Oliver Miller tried that, so I guess it doesn’t work for everybody.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
12:50 am
Who died,
You don’t understand what I’m saying. I’m not comparing Wade to Howard, much as you’d like me to. I’m saying that beating a team that has a superstar or prolific all-star is not about beating that star. You can’t beat the star. That’s why he’s a star.
What you CAN do is beat his teammates. And that’s what we have to do to win against the Heat. Nobody stops Wade for an entire series. Maybe for a night. Maybe even two nights. Similarly, who in the East compares to Howard at the center spot? And who can stop him night after night? Nobody. But if you stop Lee, Lewis, and Turkoglu, you win.
You can diss Howard if you wish. But uh…he’s performing above the competition easily. He’s the centerpiece of that team, just like Wade is the centerpiece of the Heat. And he’s averaging 26 points and over 12 rebounds a game in the playoffs.
I’m not saying he’s a superstar of Wade, Kobe, and Lebron level. I’m saying he’s the best player on his team, a consistent all-star, and he’s headed for superstar level…quickly. And you may as well call him a superstar at his position. Name somebody at center who’s clearly better?
Again, my point wasn’t to lump Howard in with the “top three.”
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
12:51 am
you know a series is on shakey gounds when you have players only meeting. what they were iron out details to got to the booty club tonite. im sports junkie and that first time i ever heard of players only meeting in basketball
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
12:53 am
bradsmitty,
I hear you. And Woodson’s staff SHOULD be assisting him on these things. It could be that his staff is falling down on the job.
Then again, recall that this is the same staff that Woody was once again QUOTED (after the season) as having said that he fought them all year long on certain issues (how many guys he played, shortening the rotation, etc).
Also recall that at least two of that staff have moved on. In fact, Fizdale is working for Spoelstra right now. How about that, eh? Others have tried to go, before Billy Knight blocked them.
I’m not saying Woody is running people off. But something is not right here. Either he’s misusing his staff, or his staff isn’t much good. Good luck on figuring that one out, and there’s nothing to say that it’s not a bit of both…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
12:55 am
“that first time i ever heard of players only meeting in basketball”
A very lazy Google search came up with this in like 2 seconds…
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
12:56 am
Who died,
If that’s the first time you’ve ever heard of a players only meeting, then you haven’t been around long, or you miss most of what’s going on. This happens on the regular, and throughout the NBA. It’s just that it usually makes local news, not national.
But yes, it does indicate that something is wrong. We’ll see if it does any good or not. If you’re lucky, it won’t. If you’re not lucky, then hold onto your little Heat panties…
mykhalc
April 27th, 2009
12:56 am
see here is my problem…47 wins…10 up from last season. but we STILL ask and are posed with the same f’n questions as last year and the year before (pretty much). this team is fragile because they have NOT been shown how to win when things are not flowin’ or shots are not fallin’!! WOODSON BRINGS NOTHIN’…PERIOD!!! his game plans suck!!! his substitutions suck!!! his plays suck. his speeches (last year, game 7 in BOS) suck!!!! there is nothin’ about him as a HC that instills confidence…NOTHIN’!!! and it’ll be that way even if they advance…which again, i doubt!!!
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
12:58 am
LOL@Najeh….
Happens in other sports, and at other levels…
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:01 am
the difference in wade lebron and kobe is they do everything well’not saying howard isnt great but at the same time when you speak offense about howard their are maybe 4 or 5 with better offense skill set,defensively he’s a beast and the reason magic is struggling has nothing to do with howard, its the same thing hawks are facing, playoffs are a different game. if you watch magic alot of 3’s come from transition basketball, but when you shooting 3’s with a hand in your face the % goes down,and it’s hard to play good ball when the whole year 1 way worked for you. THAT THE PROBLEM O’yea it doesnt hurt when you have physical bigs to match-up vs. howard
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
1:02 am
Why hello there, Myk…
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:03 am
big ray i been took the panties off, im STREAKING NOW
mykhalc
April 27th, 2009
1:05 am
my man Big Ray!!! i used to know how to put stuff in bold!! outta touch bro!!
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:06 am
AND NAJEH THATS WHY MAGIC WANT WIN. THEY NEED PLAYERS MEETING FOR TORONTO
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
1:07 am
What does it say about Howard when he can average 26 ppg in the playoffs, but his offensive game isn’t as good as some others?
The numbers speak for themselves. Again, name somebody at that position that is performing better right now…How about 7′5″ Yao Ming? He’s got great moves. Averaging 24 and 9, and he’s taller than everybody else.
Tim Duncan? 17 and 8.
Howard does need to grow on offense. But the fact that he’s beating guys without that great offense says something. Wait until he develops some serious go-to moves. Then we’ll all be crying…
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
1:08 am
Who died,
Hey! No streaking allowed! Aw what the hell, nobody can see you HERE…
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
1:09 am
Myk, you’re not nearly as out of touch as a mutual “friend” of ours…
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:10 am
ESPN LOVE LEBRON SO MUCH THEY HAD HIM #1 PICK IN THIS YEARS NFL DRAFT.LMAO
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:13 am
IM STILL WAITING ON SHAQ, THEY ARE ALMOST CLONE OF EACH OTHER OFFENSIVELY SO WE MIGHT BE WAITING AWHILE
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:15 am
Enter your comments here
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:19 am
I MISS LEN BIAS WOULD LUV TO SEE HIM BATTLE JORDAN B/C TRUE BE TOLD HE WAS BETTER
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:24 am
MY LAST THOUGHT ON JOE JOHNSON IS THIS! HE LACK WILL AND DETERMINATION. THE WILL TO GET IT DONE AND THE DETERMINATION TO SEE THAT IT’S DONE
Trav
April 27th, 2009
1:26 am
If Adelman ordered his team to constantly feed the ball to Yao it would slow their movement on offense and hurt the enthusiasm on defense, which is the team’s main identity with Artest and Battier. It’s not as bad as ignoring JSmoove and Horford on the inside because those two are quick enough to play post roles in a movement-heavy offense; in fact, feeding them the ball more would increase our offensive movement. Yao’s got a completely different game. Adelman was telling Yao to demand the ball earlier this year, instead of badgering his team to do it themselves, because he wants Yao to be an aggressor and not a plodder to the detriment of the offense. If Yao doesn’t want to take control and demand the ball after muscling his way to sweet spots down low, giving him the ball constantly is not a recipe to win games.
I believe that dominant players have to carry themselves with an inspiring confidence. Yao’s gotta learn that; then we can lay the blame elsewhere.
Trav
April 27th, 2009
1:27 am
But there’s no blame to lay because it looks like T-Mac is going to the second round in a suit.
scottbravesfan
April 27th, 2009
1:39 am
Did anyone else see all of those empty seats at the Sixers playoff game? They only had 16,000 fans there for an afternoon game on a Sunday when the Phillies were out of town and no Flyers game. And yet people rip on Atlanta and we sell our games out?
Of course no one will mention it in the media either but if it was Atlanta it would be everywhere.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:43 am
WHEN Y’ALL SELL OUT GAMES
David Smith
April 27th, 2009
1:45 am
Joe has never been comfortable as the focal point of this team. He must realize that the player with the most visibility on offense is responsible for setting the tone for his team. The heat are doubling him effectively but at times when he beats it and has an open shot he defers to someone else instead of taking the shot. This is a crucial game for us and we need EVERYONE to step up (It wouldn’t hurt woody to play more than three people off the bench either). GO HAWKS!!!
Jones (atl born and raised)
April 27th, 2009
1:54 am
Name me one player that lets another come to there house and destroy them on there own court?????? JOE JOHNSON game 2 d-wade spit on JOE JOHNSON in our house thats when the series change you have a whole city a team looking at there all-star getting stepped on. The suppose to be leader,savior,team captain,all-star team,usa olympic reserve,multi-million dollar role player JOE JOHNSON if the rest of the team see JOE get punished like that how can the not hang there heads. He was scared to take a shot in the game. Go ahead blame it on mo,flip,josh whoever but JOE JOHNSON doesn’t take the spotlight well he basically ran away from it. I would really like to see his combine scouting report he probably runs a 4.2 40. I love my hawks but somebody even if its not JOE someone else has to fight for us like JOSH did the last game push them all knock them to the floor no easy lay-ups , hard fouls play ball this is Atlanta we might not be that good in anything else but we can fight show us something !!!!!! LET’S GO !!!!
Dr. Warren
April 27th, 2009
2:09 am
WHO IS BIG RAY????!!! Where is Sekou on this blog?
calico
April 27th, 2009
2:23 am
I say hand the keys of the team 2 Al & Josh they have the personality for it and we have to reduce joe’s role he is missing in action and im not sure if he will show up for the biggest game of his life we need the joe johnson that killed the celtics in atlanta last year
The Average AJC Hawks Blog Poster
April 27th, 2009
2:54 am
Josh Smith is still young and developing…..just give him 5 more years.
The Average AJC Hawks Blog Poster
April 27th, 2009
2:56 am
Where all the Joah Smith haters at now?
(after 5-7 games of being pure garbage….and finally having 1 game where all the dunks and ugly shots happen to fall for a 20+ pt performance)
The Average AJC Hawks Blog Poster
April 27th, 2009
2:56 am
Josh Smith* LOL
Rajon Rondo
April 27th, 2009
2:58 am
Hawks have nothing but fairweather fans
Birddawg
April 27th, 2009
3:58 am
The only things holding this team back are leadership and coaching. They have everything else. Shooters, rebounders, shotblockers, penetrators, veterans, young guys…everything except a leader to bring it all together and a coach that can make in-game adjustments. No matter how high this team climbs, they will never be a championship contender without those two things. Miami has both and far less talent than the Hawks and look what the Heat are doing to them. This team has no leadership, no clearly defined roles, and no coaching. How can your entire offense consist of one on one basketball for an entire game? I like this team, I like Coach Woodson…I just don’t like the two together.
Brian
April 27th, 2009
4:00 am
Sekou,
It doesn’t take much to call out Joe Johnson when he is barely averaging double figures in this playoffs. He is playing poorly b/c his game is predicated on taking highly contested shots. He is what he is…he’s never been a guy who leads vocally. He leads by taking the responsibility of being the Hawks best scorer, best ball distributor, and on the ball defender.
What is disappointing to me is that Mike Woodson has yet to make any adjustments throughout the series. Outside of Wade there isn’t a player on the Heat’s roster that can create their own shot off of the dribble. Yet the Hawks continue to help unnecessarily and give up a ton of open 3’s and they continue to give Wade enough room to get off his much improved jump shot.
The Hawks don’t have an opportunity to commit hard fouls b/c the Heat aren’t really challenging the Hawks at the rim very often. In order to speed up the game they have to put more pressure on the ball. And in order to get Joe Johnson more quality looks they need to run him off more off the ball screens so he is catching and shooting or driving against a defense that is closing out on him.
Atlanta is like the poor man’s version of the Chauncey Billups led Pistons where they would prefer to downplay any setbacks that they receive. Outside of Josh Smith no one really has a volatile personality on this roster – and at times you need that to shake things up.
Hopefully Marvin Williams recognizes that everyone is playing with some pain right now and we can go into Game 4 in a desperate mode. Everyone on the roster needs to play better – especially Flip Murray b/c he is really the only Hawk that can consistently break the first line of defense when he is on.
But as far this piece Sekou, Joe Johnson has to be told by his coaches to let the game come to him better b/c the more aggressive he is the more likely the Hawks will be in a situation where the ball isn’t moving and the team isn’t scoring.
Mike Woodson
April 27th, 2009
5:46 am
Adjustments? Well… I bought a new suit for today. Good enough?
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
6:05 am
Hey, speaking of emotional leadership on the court…and that one guy to pump life into his team and stadium…..I don’t know if anyone else caught this…but…there were at least 3 possessions I noticed when Wade was in BEAST mode…where like, Mo Evans was guarding D-Wade…and as Evans reached for the ball…..Wade kinda swatted at his hand in a “MOVE BACK B***H!!” kind of fashion…then just shot over the top for a killer three..
even as a Hawk’s fan…just someone that pumped up and determined on the court..got me pretty pumped my self….
wish someone for the hawks would get that pumped
Some other problems I see with the hawks
1) When one guy gets cold…seems like they alld o
2) When things arent going right, they seem to be the “lets cry about it and roll over” type…..rather than the “lets fix this” type…majority of the time.
White guy with the slicked back hair and designer suits you always see on the Hawk's Bench
April 27th, 2009
6:08 am
I helped Woody pick out that new suit, so you know he’s gonna be sharp for the game!!
EAST ATLANTA HAWKS FAN
April 27th, 2009
7:04 am
YOU RACIST WHITES KILL ME WITH FIRE WOODSON,WE WENT FROM 8TH SEED LAST YEAR TO 4TH SEED THIS YEAR,THESE ARE THE SAME MIKE VICK HATERS,WHITES DONT WANT A BLACK QB OR A BLACK HEAD COACH IN THE EVIL SOUTH.
THE HAWKS NEED A BIG MAN IN THE MIDDLE,ITS NOT WOODSON FAULT THAT HES PLAYING MOSTLY ALL FORWARDS.
AND ANOTHER THING YOU RACIST WHITES JUST GOT ON THE HAWKS BANDWAGON THIS YEAR,WHERE WERE YOU HICKS LAST YEAR WHEN WE WAS THE 8TH SEED?
Fritz
April 27th, 2009
7:34 am
“I’m not saying Woody is running people off. But something is not right here. Either he’s misusing his staff, or his staff isn’t much good. Good luck on figuring that one out, and there’s nothing to say that it’s not a bit of both…”
**Big Ray**
I can tell you based on reliable information that Woodson doesn’t listen to good advice from his assistants even when it’s available. Don’t fault his assistants….Woody’s oversized ego’s in the way.
Enough’s been said on this blog about Woody’s too many faults. Let’s face it – the ASG don’t have the spirit to make what everyone on this blog (save Samuel) agrees should be done.
Can we beat the Heat tonight? How will we defend O’neal? Horford can’t contain him on the block. Will we double Wade? Will we leave Smoo on Beasley (in case no one noticed he’s gone by Smoo off the dribble numerous times)? Will we abandon the dribble/shoot offensive plan for more passing/movement? Will we give our guys a rest when they need it by giving young guys with energy and something to prove a chance to contribute? Wii Marvin play??? We desperately need him.
I hope I’m surprised…I want desperately to be surprised but I’ve hung with this team too long and watched too many games to delude myself into thinking we’ll make adjustments. I hope the player’s will figure it out in their meeting because I don’t believe Woody can.
Sekou Smith
April 27th, 2009
7:37 am
Why wouldn’t the heat (pun intended) be on Joe Johnson right now? As the Hawks’ captain, All-Star and best player, that is his burden. I’m only pointing out what he already knows. If your teams plays through you 95 percent of the time, as the Hawks do with JJ, your performance determines your team’s performance. Wade took the Heat after his team’s dismal Game 1 showing so why wouldn’t Joe do the same after Games 2 and 3. If he plays lights out tonight he can shut me, and anyone else that is questioning his leadership, up for good.
doc
April 27th, 2009
7:37 am
quotes from jj:
“It’s a little different when you’re expected to win and then you come out and have two letdown games like we’ve had,” Johnson said. “We just haven’t been competing and haven’t been playing at the level we’re capable of playing.
“And it’s about coming out and not setting the tone from the start. We’ve gotten off to bad starts in each of these last two games and a lot of it comes down to the starters.”
if jj changes every we to an i, “the starters” to me and i would say he finally got it. last year it was about young guys running around, this year it is about starters which were 3 vets. at what point does it come down to i havent played well and it has brought the team down. read above joe at wade’s comment. it was what he hadnt done or needed to do, not we. the old saying is; “lead or get out of the way”. woody it is your job to make sure he hears it and does it as he is your appointed leader. i guess that about sums up the leadership issue i was writing about in the last blog.
east atlanta you might be the racist if that is all you see. you are way off on this one. we co-exist here. i will let one of my non-white brothers give you the specifics on this one that it has nothing to do with color only ability. btw, for the record i think he is a very good man, maybe even great; i just think he is an avg coach.
doc
April 27th, 2009
7:39 am
ditto sekou as we posted at the same time.
Arshon
April 27th, 2009
7:58 am
I’ll say this….
Woody needs to find a way to incorporate both Acie Law and Mario West in this MUST win game tonight. Hell…use all six of West’s fouls on disrupting/frustrating Wade and his supporting 3 point shoting cast! Because Mario’s type of in your face defense will make Wade (and anyone else he’s on) earn every drop of sweat he exerts while he’s on the floor. Case in point: When the Lakers were in town in late March, West was match up with Kobe for a 10-12 mins stint. West was absolutely fearless and played with reckless abandon. During a timeout, I was sitting behind the Laker bench and I heard Kobe ask an assistant coach: “Who the f–k is number 6! Who is he…where did he go to school…I aint never heard of him!”
Take that as you will….but to me…coming from Kobe ….that spoke volumes to Mario’s hustle/lock down defense!
Also, the flow/complexion of the game changes when he’s inserted. Offensive rebounds are sntached down, we run more when West is in the game, and he frustrates the hell out of who he’s guarding (hence, the Kobe quote). I’m not saying West is the X factor in this series by no means. But I do feel that he can big a contribution off the bench….putting him in there in for 10-15 spurt….if to only frustrate Wade. It can’t and wouldn’t hurt us at all. It’s all up to Woody to extend his seven man rotation to eight or nine!
As for Marvin, I need him to play tonight….hurt or not. No one is 100% health wise at this point in the season anyway….and in the playoffs, players play hurt all the time. If his wrist isn’t severely sprained or broke…he needs to suit up tonight, period. We all need ALL of our horsepower for tonight game…and he needs to man up, play through the pain and get out there and play! If it’s only for his length on defense…we need him!
Rise up ATL!
Jones (atl born and raised)
April 27th, 2009
7:58 am
Name me one player that lets another come to there house and destroy them on there own court?????? JOE JOHNSON game 2 d-wade spit on JOE JOHNSON in our house thats when the series change you have a whole city a team looking at there all-star getting stepped on. The suppose to be leader,savior,team captain,all-star team,usa olympic reserve,multi-million dollar role player JOE JOHNSON if the rest of the team see JOE get punished like that how can the not hang there heads. He was scared to take a shot in the game. Go ahead blame it on mo,flip,josh whoever but JOE JOHNSON doesn’t take the spotlight well he basically ran away from it. I would really like to see his combine scouting report he probably runs a 4.2 40. I love my hawks but somebody even if its not JOE someone else has to fight for us like JOSH did the last game push them all knock them to the floor no easy lay-ups , hard fouls play ball this is Atlanta we might not be that good in anything else but we can fight show us something !!!!!! LET’S GO !!!!
dap01
April 27th, 2009
8:13 am
SEKOU: Do you screen rants like “EAST SIDE HAWKS FANS”. Someone can have an opinion without being racist.
Nice article and very timely.
doc
April 27th, 2009
8:25 am
dap01 any comment can be reviewed and removed. all one has to do is push the “report this comment” for review by someone other than sekou. that is not his job, this is our issues as users. he cant screen every post i assure you that is not his job. so it is your responsibility to take issue with it if you want.
SouthAfrican09
April 27th, 2009
8:25 am
I love the players-only meetings. We always rebound from those.
I am very perturbed with these Woodson remarks. Sounds like he isn’t confident/has no idea what’s going on. I wish Joe would step it up.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
8:27 am
I’m the arrogant guy whose writing is in gray, who hogs the blog. I am an annoying piece of crap
Jerry
April 27th, 2009
8:28 am
“And we have to put it in the guys who have never been in this situation and we have to make them believe we can do this.”
–JJ
Well does JJ believe we can do it?
dap01
April 27th, 2009
8:39 am
Doc: Thanks.
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
8:41 am
Sekou is right. The whole TNT CREW said as much…its no secret…JJ GOT TO STEP THE F UPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dan
April 27th, 2009
8:44 am
God….it’s moments like these when I wonder why I care so much about this team. We have a coach trying to spin that it is OK for the team to not compete in Game 3. We have players having a “players only meeting” during the playoffs. Is this a f’ing joke?
How about this….f’ing guard someone! F’ing boxout! Actually f’ing try! Those guys should be ashamed of themselves for Saturday. That was one of the most sorry postseason efforts (or lack of effort) I have ever seen. If these a$$holes don’t care, why should we?
smartguy
April 27th, 2009
9:05 am
WOODY FOR COY!!
JJ FOR MVP!
SPEEDY FOR SIXTH MAN!
The Sheik
April 27th, 2009
9:06 am
Look, I’m from Atlanta- live/work in Dubai, and i got to wake up at 3 in the morning just to watch the Hawks game. I can’t keep doing this on workdays just to watch the Hawks get blowed out. I still got faith in my boys though, . Hopefully they will shake it off like the Heat shook off game 1. What is it with Atlanta teams and big games?
smartguy
April 27th, 2009
9:07 am
When speaking of our bench players, Woody said “my guys aren’t battle tested.” Well, NO SHT SHURLOCK. You ain’t played them guys in three years. What an absolute joke of a head coach.
Daniel
April 27th, 2009
9:15 am
Great article Sekou!!! Probably your best work yet. Joe Johnson does need to step up as a leader. I mentioned this before in terms of his on court behavior. I really admire his quiet, business like demeanor, but unfortunately his demeanor allows him to disappear and thus allowing the rest of the team to do so as well. Let’s Go Hawks!!!
BTW- East Atlanta Hawks Fan, I feel really sorry for you.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:33 am
Najeh and Ray, I recognize the health issues with those current Clippers. But most teams aren’t likely to trade leaders off their team (except Dumars in the case of Billups and we saw how that worked out). So unless there is another GM who simply out-smarts himself, then you have to roll the dice. I think a guy like Baron would find himsself to be remarkably healthy if he were playing in big games for a playoff-bound team. Camby has one year left, so he is ultimately a “throw-in” to try to give the team a great shot at going deep in the playoffs (before he and Joe potentially walk).
Najeh, do we know for sure that Artest doesn’t break plays and does his own thing? Or T-Mac in past years? Houston appears ready to break out of the first round with Artest and without T-Mac. Artest brings the right amount of “crazy” to the Rockets. Maybe we could use a little of that too. A reunion with Horford and Noah might be nice (Noah appears to certainly have that crazy thing happening).
Hawks73
April 27th, 2009
9:47 am
Damn man, that Heat crowd on Saturday was crazy. It’s going to be very tough stealing a game there. I wish Philips could provide that same type of homecourt advantage.
SouthAfrican09
April 27th, 2009
9:52 am
Yeah WTF does Smoove mean when he says:
“In Game 2 it was a hostile environment in Atlanta, it was just them and the crowd.”
The bottom line and the truth is that this team really sucks at offense. I rewatched the March Lakers home game (we won) yesterday, and our offense sucked just as much. We made contested shots and ZaZa got good minutes.
ANd then Woodson’s specialty is “defense,” yet he has no solution for Jermaine O’Neal, whose knee pads are about the size of an Xbox 360. We’re giving up 12+ 3’s a game to a team 22nd in 3pt shooting.
WOODSON STOP ACTING LIKE THERE’S LEEWAY FOR ERROR. JOE STEP THE F UP. PUT THE F’ING BLAME ON YOURSELF FOR ONCE. YOU CLAIM THE YOUNG GUYS AREN’T BATTLE TESTED AND DON’T KNOW WHAT THE EXPERIENCE IS LIKE. SO SHOW THEM ON THE COURT.
OMFG
SouthAfrican09
April 27th, 2009
9:59 am
This team is a serious mess
1) Owners are cheap/poor and can’t afford to provide us with shorts
2) Fans suck and don’t care unless Smoove dunks or Bibby hits a 3. 2/3 of the people who go to Hawks games probably can’t name the roster
3) Woodson coaches the worst “offense” in NBA history.
4) Marvin gets injured anytime someone touches him
5) Bibby is fat
6) Joe gets flagrantly fouled and doesn’t react
7) Horford is skinny and not big enough to guard bigs
9) Smoove sucks if teams don’t let him dunk (Just ask Barkley)
10) Mo provides nothing on offense besides the occasional 3
11) Acie Law…Who?
12) We have TYRONE HILL as an assistant coach. That is not a typo
13) We have a GM satisfied with making the playoffs with a winning record and who doesn’t care about winning IN the playoffs
FML
Dan
April 27th, 2009
10:01 am
The Sheik,
I don’t blame you for not watching. This team is not worth the time, energy, and money we put into them. I have never been more down on the Hawks then I am right now.
We all know they are losing tonight. We know it. They are in one of their stupid funks that they get into all the time during the regular season. The ones where they have to lose 5 straight before playing better. Only problem is that they will be going home after this funk.
Put me in the group that is ready to send Marvin packing. Everytime I see him, I just think ‘that’s not Chris Paul’ or ‘That’s not Darren Williams’. Add on the fact that the guy is made of glass. He manages to get hurt anytime the team needs him. Do a sign-and-trade or just let the f’ing p*ssy leave this offseason.
And, Sekou, is there really a debate about leadership? There is none on this team.
Heat Check
April 27th, 2009
10:03 am
As painful as it’s getting to watch this team fall apart on national tv, the silver lining is that this is (for the love of GOD) Woodson’s red carpet towards the door. Right, DASG? Please tell me that’s the plan. This fraud is getting ripped by any national analyst who’s got the stomach to watch the entire 48 minutes. Hopefully Sund is paying attention. Or wait….maybe if he promises 1 additional regular season win next season? No…no let’s just cut bait. It’s better this way.
Does Mike Woodson think he’s a gorrilla? Does he not realize that he can speak during games? Why does he feel the need to stare holes through players and officials instead of speak to them (or maybe occassionally even an Asst Coach? well…..never mind. What good would it do to speak to one of your several Asst Coaches? ha)? Mike, you are not a jedi master. Flashing a brick of a championship ring (which I’m convinced you had as much to do with winning as I did) and attempting to telepathically connect with Danny Crawford accomplishes nothing. But keep going for it, buddy! If it ever works, maybe you could write a book. Lord knows your “how to” on coaching could be sold on a postcard: “Stare at player. Fold arms. Slightly roll eyes. Unfold arms. Point towards 1st or 2nd player on bench (but NEVER under any circumstances beyond said 2nd player). Stare at nearest referee. Shave head to unite team.”
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
10:05 am
i wish hawks would but west on wade, i keep telling y’all it dont matter if you tie joe johnson with west they still couldn’t stop wade. most coach dont play young player, do you think chalmers or beasley would play as much if pat riley was coaching. woody has tried everything he possible can he doubled not working,tried full court pressure that didnt work only bring hawks energy level down b/c wade dont have to bring ball up court all the time,talent level, you have no one to deal with a resurging oneal in the box plus aint he supposed to be washed up(only 30 yrs old),horford is pf playing out of position(was horford supposed to avg. 20 rebound this series),this series is not over yet but chating with y’all i truly believe it is though. plus before series start all i was here was flip this, mo that, speedy or ac this, zaza that. if team played with emotion zaza plays with then jus maybe this series would be closer. o’yea to all who wanna put guy in jus to use up 6 fouls y’all will lose by 40 since shaq is no longer here. thats a bad why to coach your team. this the playoff not the regular season that where all this confusion is coming from. DAMN SEKOU I DISAGREE WITH YOU ON JOE, ONE GAME WILL NOT MAKE ANYBODY CHANGE THEIR MIND ABOUT HIM, EVERYONE KNOWS HE IS CAPABLE OF GOING OFF ONE GAME BUT WHAT ABOUT A SERIES OR WHEN NEEDED THE MOST
SouthAfrican09
April 27th, 2009
10:05 am
If anyone watches Deron Williams play, they should be pissed we have Duck. Deron is an absolute killer on the court. The guy does 3 crossovers on every play and has complete control of his team. Too bad they got stuck with the Lakers.
I am not even sure i want to play the Cavs in the 2nd round. We are scoring 70 points against the freaking HEAT. how the hell are we gonna score against the Cavs, who have over a week off til round 2 (Ben Wallace will be healthier) and have a freaking 7″3 center who makes shots.
Highlight Factory is a freaking joke. I am too scared to stand at Philips Arena because I’m worried some idiot behind me will yell at me and tell me to sit down for showing my enthusiasm
oldmike
April 27th, 2009
10:06 am
This team will wallow in above average for as long as Woodson is the HC. They will win games when everything is going their way at home and lose big on the road. It doesn’t matter what players he has at his disposal. His “system” is predictable and eminently stoppable, as we see over and over on the road. ASG loves this guy and we are stuck with him. Too bad Blank doesn’t own the HAwks. Woody and Sund would history and we might have a GM and HC in place to build for competing for a chamionship. Here’s myt pick for tonite. Lose by 30 again. Then lose by 20+ at home with their tails between the legs both games.
hawksfan
April 27th, 2009
10:12 am
The Hawks need to get it together this is a must win game it is all or nothing right here if they lose tonight this greats season is shot! no pun intended we have got to control d wade and make other heat players shoot the ball where is the Josh Smith that was in Game 1 lets go Hawks!
Hawks4Life
April 27th, 2009
10:15 am
Guys, the Heat are just seriously underrated and PEAKING right now. They’ve got the best player in the game and JO has found the fountain of youth. They’re going to give any team the play fits. Granted, the Hawks are playing horrible, but I believe it has just as much to do with this motivated Heat team as it does with the Hawks. Sucks that we got matched up with Dwyane Wade and the Heat. Why couldn’t it have been Philly!?!?!?
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
10:16 am
LOOK AT IT FROM WOODY SEAT’ BBALL COURT ONLY SO BIG,NOW WITH SUCH LIMITED SPACE,ONCE A PLAYER GET THE BALL FROM REF HE HAS 5 SEC TO INBOUND HOW MANY BACKCUTS,SCREENS, PICKS CAN U MAKE IN THAT TIME. NOW IF PLAYERS ARE LAZY IN THEIR APPROACH HOW IS THAT THE COACH FAULT, PLAYERS SET SCREEN, PICKS AND CUT TO THE BASKET,SO IT WOODY FAULT FOR THAT TOO HUH.I GUESS WOODY GOT TO GET IN THEIR BRAINS AND MANUAL TURN ON PLAYERS SWITCH. AND I PROMISE IF NEW COACH COME IN SOMEBODY BESIDES WOODY WILL LEAVE TOO MAYBE 2. COACHING IS IMPORTANT TO YOUNG PLAYERS NOT SO-CALLED SEASON VET. WOODY NEED 10 MORE WOODYS TO FOLLOW PLAYERS YEAR-ROUND TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE PRACTICING THEIR GAME IN OFFSEASON TOO HUH
Michael Gearon, Jr.
April 27th, 2009
10:16 am
I wish Hawks “fans” didn’t come to the game wearing dress shirts, slacks, and snake-skin shoes.
Of all the playoff crowds, ours is the LEAST cohesive and the MOST pretentious.
Jeffrey
April 27th, 2009
10:17 am
The Hawks will do what they ALWAYS do and that’s “fold under pressure”..they’ll lose tonight and will ultimately lose the series cause that’s what they do best..LOSE!!! time for a new coach and new leadership! this team has WAY too much talent to fall by the wayside to a much lesser opponent in Miami..they have D’Wade and little else..the Hawks have the team to go far in the playoffs but they just can’t get it done when it counts the most..
Booty Sauce
April 27th, 2009
10:18 am
For an arena sponsored by Philips, the TV sure do suck! The big screen was red in Game 2!
Time for some owners with money to turn this around AND TRADE JOE JOHNSON!!!
Jeffrey
April 27th, 2009
10:20 am
Oh yeah, and here’s a little advice to Coach Woodson entering tonight’s Game 4 loss..your half court offense will NOT beat this team!! “living and dying” by the outside shot with NOBODY in position to rebound the missed shots NEVER wins games!! just food for thought, Woody..
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
10:21 am
O’YEA Y’ALL WANT HIM TO DRAW UP MORE FASTBREAK SET
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
10:23 am
UNTIL PLAYER TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR BAD PLAY, NOTHING WILL CHANGE
Joe Johnson the Choke Artist
April 27th, 2009
10:25 am
*gag*
Vic
April 27th, 2009
10:26 am
I have NEVER seen the Hawks come out of a timeout with a set play that involved BALL MOVEMENT that led to a basket. That point was directed at the head coach. Josh Smith does not deserve the money he is asking for because he doesn’t not have a consistent game in any aspect except for weak side defense. Every other aspect of his game is suspect. For the amount of money Joe Johnson is making, he should take some speech classes or hypnotism to teach him to be an assertive leader because the team is in desperate need of one and no one is stepping up.
Too much whining, players taking plays off, bad coaching decisions. This team won’t get better unless they get some kind of fire in their heart and under their a$$e$.
Swingin' Richard
April 27th, 2009
10:26 am
Another game, another limp effort.
Mike Vick
April 27th, 2009
10:28 am
Atlanta: home of the most whiny and disloyal fans!! Let’s Go Heat!!!
ATLawk
April 27th, 2009
10:30 am
This series is over. Wade has taken over and will end this on our home court, in front of our fans. Woodson is not an effective coach given the young talent he’s got around him. Give him credit for turning the team’s fortunes around, but the Hawks need a new man to take them over the bump and advance in the playoffs.
Hardon
April 27th, 2009
10:30 am
I just can’t get up for Hawks games anymore.
The Refs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 27th, 2009
10:32 am
See you tonight, chumps!!
Heat in 5!!
*checks with bookies*
Heat in 6!!
Westurd
April 27th, 2009
10:33 am
I can’t bare to say, “next year” again!
Get it done Hawks!! Get it done JOE!
Skyhawk
April 27th, 2009
10:37 am
Put me in, Coach!!!
Butt hurt
April 27th, 2009
10:38 am
When does the Atlanta Dream season start?
Maybe then we’ll finally see some real mean play basketball in Atlanta!!
doc
April 27th, 2009
10:41 am
astro, josh cant act crazy but we bring in a real head case in artest as the answer? double standard? you been down on josh all year as a malcontent snd you want to bring in one of the best at that game. whoooh, did you ever change your stripes.
gusman354aa
April 27th, 2009
10:41 am
hahahahahah good luck tonight, wade for 50 pts, its over hawks its over, time to pack. THE HEAT IS ON.
Iron Lung
April 27th, 2009
10:42 am
Saying the Heat just have Dwyane Wade and little else, is like saying the Bulls had Michael Jordan and little else during the 80s. Regardless of teams they have around them, they are extremely tough to beat. Besides, true HOF players make their teammates better, and that’s a major reason why you’re seeing the Heat’s supporting cast flourish. Wade was driving and kicking all night on Saturday, feeding his hungry shooters with wide open shots.
gusman354aa
April 27th, 2009
10:43 am
who died…..? = THE HAWKS
Joe Johnson
April 27th, 2009
10:44 am
Hey, I am a vocal leader. Honest!!
who died...? = my hardon for the hawks
April 27th, 2009
10:45 am
we’re talkin’ major shrinkage here
gusman354aa
April 27th, 2009
10:45 am
Hey, I am a vocal leader. Honest!! hahahahahahahahahahahaha
John Smoltz
April 27th, 2009
10:46 am
Atlanta fans are ghey … at least as ghey as Marlins fans!!
Let’s Go BoSox!!
JuliusCesaer
April 27th, 2009
10:47 am
The Hawks stink to high heaven. Its the same ole Hawks with a new cast of characters or duds. The Hawks are going through the motions. They are all well paid and could care less whether they win or lose. They have absolutely no heart and no desire to make a game of any of the playoff games. They were lucky to win game one and then they gave up and quit on the city. What the Hawks fail to realize and understand is they have the second best talent in the league behind the Spurs. The Spurs wont make it because they are about to get eliminated by the Mavericks. If the Spurs had Manu Ginobli available they would have won their fifth title this year. I picked the Spurs to win it all before Manu went down for the count. Since the Spurs wont be champions, that should leave the door wide open for the Hawks to win their first championship under Mike Woodsen. The Boston Celtics are short-handed and cant win a title without Poe and Garnett (two key MISSING pieces). The Magic are not tough enough to win the whole thing and you can tell from their struggles with the sixers that they may not even win their first round series. The Cavs wont win it since they are basically a two-man team (Mo Williams and LaBron James) and dont have enough of a supporting cast and are not deep enough to win it. The Lakers wont win it because the Lakers were schooled the last time the Hawks played them. The Hawks crushed the Lakers the last time and appear to have the Lakers number. THE HAWKS ARE BATTLE TESTED FROM THE BOSTON SERIES OF LAST YEAR and have all the ingredients to win the title. PLUS, THE DOOR IS WIDE OPEN FOR THE HAWKS TO BRING HOME A CHAMPIONSHIP. WHY ARE THE HAWKS PLAYING LIKE THEY DONT CARE and are uninspried. That comes from the coaching staff. Fire Mike Woodsen today and give him his walking papers. Bring in dominique wilkins as a player-coach to finish out the season.
Josh Smith
April 27th, 2009
10:48 am
I have high basketball IQ!! Honest!!
Dominique Wilkins
April 27th, 2009
10:50 am
Player-coach?! I can barely conjugate verbs!!
Al
April 27th, 2009
10:50 am
”Again, when we won the first game, I’m sure they were down after that. They had to be thinking we had to win three more to get to the next round. I’m thinking the same thing. I have to get these guys thinking the right way.” -Woody
Wrong. When you won the first game, Miami was not thinking. They just got pissed. They weren’t thinking about winning three games or four games, Wade just came out angry and determined to win that night. To win that quarter. That possession.
If the Hawks come out tonight thinking they have to win three games, they’re already lost.
Dan
April 27th, 2009
10:50 am
Josh Smith,
No you don’t.
Dan
April 27th, 2009
10:52 am
There is a dark part of me that just wants the Hawks to lose, so I don’t have to watch them play anymore. I am just dreading watching the game tonight.
Wish I did not care about this team.
gusman354aa
April 27th, 2009
10:55 am
come on say with me the refs won game 2 and 3 ,d-wade is garbage , josh smith and jj are the real superstars,we are better than the heat they just a bunch of rookies,we are going to destroy then tonight, jj is a vocal leader(at church).hahahahahahahaha
Al
April 27th, 2009
10:56 am
”We beat them pretty bad in Game 1, and they beat us pretty bad in Game 3,” Josh Smith said Sunday. “So we’re even.”
Uh, no Josh. You’re not even. You’re down 2-1.
gusman354aa
April 27th, 2009
10:57 am
Enter your comments here
Atlanta Spirit Group
April 27th, 2009
10:58 am
We give a damn about this Atlanta and its fans!! HONEST!!!
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
10:58 am
damn 7:30 pm cant get here fast enough i might have the ol lady log in to post for me if the game gets ugly
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
11:00 am
i think tonites game will be 6 point victory for heat
The Refs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 27th, 2009
11:01 am
Doesn’t Josh Smith look so cute when he pouts?
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
April 27th, 2009
11:02 am
Either way, tonight’s game will spell victory…for the Cavaliers.
Dance, puppets, DANCE!!!
Al
April 27th, 2009
11:03 am
Oh shoot it’s Dan. What’s up Dan? So Saturday when I was at the game watching my team abuse yours, I took a moment and looked up at our championship banner. I remember you telling me that the title belonged to Dallas. But no, I checked it again, and it says “Miami Heat NBA Champions” on it. So I guess you must have been mistaken. Still, I looked around and there’s plenty of room up there for more of them. So if that one didn’t satisfy you, give us some time. And not St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks kinda time. I mean, before Obama’s first term is up kinda time.
But you also brought up that your team won the regular season series and got the fourth seed and you let me know the Hawks have the better team. I just wanted to congratulate you again for winning the regular season series. Well done.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
11:03 am
doc, I don’t want Artest for this team. But there are qualities about him that I like. Here’s what he does that I do want for this team… Game 1 in a Portland arena that may have been the single most hyped-environment of this playoff. Earlier in the week, Portland had a pep rally where tens of thousands showed up. During the week. A pep rally. Thousands of fans. We wouldn’t be able to get 1,000 folk to show up in Atlanta (unless the A-Town dancers were doing a strip-tease act). And in Game 1, Artest and Yao shut the crowd up by the 6-minute mark of the first quarter.
I don’t think Smith is crazy and I have no idea what I ever said that would suggest that I have that opinion of him. But would I like to see him set the tone early in a playoff road game? To have the tough arrogance that says “I’m not scared of you but in a few minutes you all will be scared of me”? But alas, 28% field goal shooting and an 0-for suggests he’s not in the vicinity of being that type of player. He may whine to refs like Artest but the similarities pretty much end there.
But yes, I do want someone (like Shaft) who is tough and crazy enough to go into an opposing arena and be lifted by the jeers of the opposing crowd. And someone like Noah just might be goofy enough to be that kind of guy. Not that we can get him, but it was just a thought.
Reality
April 27th, 2009
11:04 am
What up Al? Helluva game on Saturday! The atmosphere was just electric.
Couldn’t have asked for a better performance from our Heat. I feel very confident about tonight, but I’m anxious cause it’s such a pivotal game.
The series is not over, one game at a time…one game at a time.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
11:09 am
damn how lebron know he’s gonna have week off to rest???
Reality
April 27th, 2009
11:14 am
WHO DIED …..? How bout dem Heat? Game’s at 8 FYI
greenstreet
April 27th, 2009
11:17 am
Why is there an Olympic Gold Medal banner for Wade in Alcoholic Anonymous Arena?
Get some real banners for NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS, you losers! LET’S GO CELTICS!!!
17 Banners…AND COUNTING!
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
11:20 am
im so use to pre game show at home that why i sat that but will be in the house again tonite go heat
Al
April 27th, 2009
11:21 am
Hey Reality. Are you going tonight? I can’t make it
One game at a time indeed. I’m also worried about a letdown tonight. But I think a letdown won’t necessarily mean a loss. I think the Hawks were really battered on Saturday mentally. If the Heat can open strong again. Or even open up some kind of a big lead, I think Atlanta starts preparing for the offseason. On the other hand, if they allow the game to stay close, the Hawks will smell the 2-2 and they’ll be tough to beat.
Our home crowd really gets in the opponents’ head. The energy on Saturday even before tipoff was insane. Loud and hostile. You could tell JO and the young guys were feeding off of it. Hopefully we get a repeat tonight.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
11:23 am
and i bet you probably dont remember 16 of those titles either and that the type of organization we have you mean to tell me phillips dont have one for joe(i know they dont have championship banner too)
Flappin' Hawk
April 27th, 2009
11:24 am
Joe’s never been a vocal leader and never will be. It’s just not in his makeup as a person. But to beat the Heat we don’t need a vocal leader…WE NEED A DEFENSIVE STRATEGY TO STOP THE 2 PLAYS MIAMI USES ALL NIGHT LONG.
1. Let Wade drive to the hole in the 1st quarter and foul him hard. Who cares if we rack up fouls. Driving to the hole and ending up on his butt will tire out Wade. He would much rather rain 3’s on us and conserve energy. WEAR HIS A** OUT!
2. Make O’Neal earn his points from the charity stripe. Get Solomon in there early to draw fouls.
3. Joe needs to know where he’s gonna pass the ball before he gets double teamed. If your doubled SOMEBODY IS OPEN.
Woody and crew are getting schooled by a 1st year head coach. Granted they’re shooting lights out, but almost every shot is uncontested.
The Hawk’s don’t need a vocal leader, they need to get DOWN & DIRTY UGLY. The Heat have brought muscle and hard fouls since game 2 and the Hawks have backed down like a school boy with shiny new clothes.
C’mon, Hawks, grow some cojones would ya!
RickNole
April 27th, 2009
11:25 am
A win tonight will shut everyone up. Homecourt swings back to the Hawks, Hawks win in 7.
gusman354aa
April 27th, 2009
11:25 am
the celtics lol you must be kidding,beat the bulls first and then come talk to me , dont live in the past live the present .rome was an empire 1000 years ago and now is usa so shup….up.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
11:26 am
If Joe comes out tonight and tries to score 35+, Hawks will lose in another blow-out. Joe can’t try to be Wade, he needs to be Joe. Dude is averaging more TOs than assists in this series. We need one of those 18 points 11 assists kind fo games from Joe. Where he gets his teammates involved, not one of those games where he tries to wear a cape and be some kind of superhero. The Heat gear their defense to stop him, so he needs to make the quick pass to get that ball swung to the opposite floor. Oh yeah, and Marvin needs to take some Tylenol or whatever and give it a try to play tonight. We MUST have another shooter on the floor when the ball swings. Evans is much too streaky and isn’t effective when putting the ball on the floor. Sure, Joe needs to lead but that doesn’t mean he needs to take 20 shots tonight. He needs to lead by playing confidently and playing within himself. Again, give me 18/11 with less than 3 TOs and less than 15 shots and I think we should leave Miami with home court advantage restored.
greenstreet
April 27th, 2009
11:26 am
I don’t need to be around for all the banners: I see them every time I see my C’s play at the Garden!!
Atlanta and Miami have A LOT to learn about REAL BASKETBALL!!! C’s vs. Cavs in a few weeks anyway.
Suckers.
Al
April 27th, 2009
11:27 am
LOL at greenstreet. Since the Heat entered the league, the Heat and the Celtics have the exact same number of championships. One. The Celtics are actually my second favorite team, so I won’t talk too much smack, but get back to me when your team is done playing its quadruple overtime nailbiter in Game 7 vs. the 7th seed.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
11:28 am
Astro, I didn’t know you was this much of a Josh basher. Why is he the only player you are calling out? Did you not see his game 1 performance where he carried the team? Now which game has Woody, Bibby or Joe carry us to victory? You keep referencing to Josh 0 pts and rebs in game 3 1st half (in which he played limited mins in the 2qtr b/c of fouls) but you fell to mention he finished the game with 13 pts and 8 rebs (although in a losing effort). As far as I see it, the whole team suck in game 2 and 3. Like Sekou said, where is the leader of this team? You reference Josh salary but wasn’t it Joe we paid 20 mil in season where we won 20 something games. Doesn’t Bibby and Joe (playing on max contracts) make more than Josh right now. Last I check, Josh is the one getting his season avg in pts and rebs for this series. Are we going to dismissed the stats? Can we at least have our two (highly paid) vets get there season avg. And I won’t even start on Woody. Just get him out of here…. Astro, I understand you are frustrated with the results so am I, but signaling out one guy for the team failures is not right. As much as you dislike him, he can’t do it by himself…
gusman354aa
April 27th, 2009
11:30 am
A win tonight will shut everyone up. Homecourt swings back to the Hawks, Hawks win in 7.
you have better chance on winning the lotto keep dreaming .
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
11:30 am
Asto, just saw your 11:26 post. Agreed…
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
11:31 am
Astro, just saw your 11:26 post. Agreed…
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
11:32 am
no win want quiet everybody up, it just a stage you go thru before you reach manhood. first you a lil boy, next your lil baby nuts start tingling(that’s call nuts dropping,thats the stage hawks are in but it might be premature b/c you got hair on your chin and round your ball so you actually think you man now)but wait you still got more growing to do like one blogger said hawks should be ready to make run in 2011,that will be 6.5 years of the same ol sh*T
Bob Rathbun
April 27th, 2009
11:33 am
(off the air comment to Dominique)
Whats with the Hawks? They’ve stunk it up for 2 straight games!!!
Dominique Wilkins
April 27th, 2009
11:33 am
(replies back to Rathbun)
They gon be alright, games 2 and 3 were just HEAT CHECKS!!!
Clyde
April 27th, 2009
11:34 am
Blah Blah Blah
Woody will always be Woody
Mike Bibby's Defense
April 27th, 2009
11:35 am
Enter your comments here
Temperature of Acie Law's bench chair
April 27th, 2009
11:37 am
190 Degrees Farenheit
Al
April 27th, 2009
11:37 am
WHO DIED…? That was waaay too much talk about tingling nutsacks before noon.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
11:38 am
stop confusing trapping in the corners as a double team. i havent see two men on joe the way y’all make it seem the whole series all the guards and small forward can play joe except for chalmers to a degree. why dont woody put johnson on blocks where he might have advantage vs. smaller players
Game 4 Stats for Joe Johnson
April 27th, 2009
11:39 am
5/19 FG
2/8 from 3 pt…….hitting two BIG 3 pointers from waaaay back with the shot clock running down in the 4th quarter (with the only problem being the hawks are already down by 18…and he didnt do anything while it was still close)
AtlSouthside
April 27th, 2009
11:40 am
Josh needs to stop crying so much, play defense, stop leaving his man wide-open for 3’s, stop taking long jump-shots, and learn how to dribble. (This cat plays like he’s in high school)
RickNole
April 27th, 2009
11:41 am
Who died….?
Your grammar leaves much to be desired. I guess thats how they teach it down there in Carol City or Liberty City or Overton right?
Your reference to nuts makes you lose all credibility if your grammar skills didn’t.
Atlanta Spirit Group
April 27th, 2009
11:43 am
Beginning in 2009-2010, The hawks franchise will be moved to Milledgeville, GA and will be officially named the Milledgeville Chicken Hawks
AtlSouthside
April 27th, 2009
11:43 am
Joe Johnson needs to get physical, 6′7 240lbs, he needs to drive to the hole more instead of waiting for the double team… If he just drove to the hole he would get a better shot selection.
Why does Horford shoot so many jumpers?
(I think we should trade him and Josh for a legit big man)
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
11:43 am
just trying to help them understand b/c some actually believe hawks were going somewhere,not with this team ever. it’s sad for fans to turn on team the way they have in 3 games,if i was die hard hawk fan i would be steamed but i also understand the anger when you thought you had team but to find out you really have nothing
Eric
April 27th, 2009
11:45 am
Sekou,
I’m not giving up on the Hawks yet. Not after following and cheering them on since November. It’s been too long a journey for me as a fan – and for the team and all of its fans – to lay down like dead dogs and watch the Heat roll over us. With that said, you couldn’t have put the Joe Johnson “ish” into better perspective. He’s our star. We pay him like it. He’s a two time All Star. Now is his time to shine. His back is up agains the wall, and now he has to prove himself. To my recollection he has come up huge in one game in the playoffs (I believe Game 4 vs. the Celtics last year in the playoffs), but he has never shown up big on the road.
In Game 3, JJ was clearly frustrated. He doesn’t get the whistles around the hoop, but that’s also because he shies away from contact a lot of the time. Sekou, have you noticed that JJ tries to avoid the contact on his way to the rim while Wade/Roy bump into people and try to draw the contact? I’m not sure if there is a correlation between that and his propensity to not dunk, but I just feel as if Joe is more of a “finesse” player than the other two supestars.
This team feeds through Joe. And if he puts them on his back they will respond. We are just as talented as the Heat. Jermaine O’Neal was worth less than the trash in the dumpster outside my apartment a week ago, and now Woody’s talking him up like he’s the “Pau Gasol” of the Heat. If the Hawks tank and lose two more, it falls on JJ and it falls on Woody. JJ gets paid like a star, he needs to play like it. If a team can’t be prepared to win in the playoffs as the 4 seed, its the coaches fault.
And finally, if management doesn’t see what I see, then Sund should pack his bags too. This team has no No. 2. scoring threat. Bibby is nice, but he’s a No. 3. He can only get his points in one way, from shooting the 3 ball or long J’s. Horford’s post presence is still too raw and Smith is wildly inconsistent. Sund, get us a No. 2 scorer and bring back Childress or go ahead and retire.
- ES
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
11:47 am
a real man can take about anything i guess everytime you see yours you get scared of em huh nicole. i bet your women wouldnt feel that way,but you probaly all permed up like her too if you got one
Al
April 27th, 2009
11:48 am
Hey RickNole, for the Hawk fans out there not familiar with Miami who didn’t catch your racism… or should we just assume there was nothing racist about you naming black neighborhoods in Miami and calling WHODIED uneducated at the same time, right? Just a coincidence, right? Good joke though. I’m laughing on the inside. Really I am.
Al
April 27th, 2009
11:50 am
Nothing better than online racists. Bet you wouldn’t have the balls to walk up to someone in Carol City or Liberty City or Overtown and say it to their face, would you Ricky?
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
11:51 am
al remember when we first show up in the rooms they were very confident jj this smoove that,horford would ave 20-20,they were call speedy flip zaza mo evans and someone name west, now look at em,they would take heat team for sh*T’y ass hawk team that PEAKED last year
NBA Champ, Kenny Smith of TNT
April 27th, 2009
11:52 am
The hawks are garbage in the half court. No sets. Just pass the ball to each other “you get em, no you get em” and finally one guy takes it… while everybody else stands around and watches ….DRIBBLE DRIBBLE DRIBBLE!!!…….DRIBBLE DRIBBLE DRIBBLE!!!
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
11:54 am
atliens need to calm down probably half of south florida makes up atlanta aint that rite shawty
MannyT
April 27th, 2009
11:57 am
Joe has never been the vocal rah-rah type. I don’t expect him to change during this series. He does need to get his game back on track. The team needs to step up to playoff intensity. Maybe that first game got them too relaxed about their ability to turn on the intensity when needed.
As for the overall leadership thing, Bibby might be the closest we have to a vocal, veteran. Josh & Al may become those leaders over time. Sometimes you need to background leader to make it happen–like Dick Cheney was when he was VP, like Charles Oakley was for the Knicks in the 90s, or like Chauncey Billups has been for Detroit & now Denver. I might even put Kevin Garnett in this leader from the background bucket. (He seems more comfortable and successful as the glue guy in Boston than the lead guy in Minnesota.) You don’t have to be the top dog to be the lead dog.
Joe is our top dog, but he isn’t the personality type to be the lead dog. If Bibby wants to stay around, it’s likely his role until Josh or Al grow into it a little more.
All that said, we don’t have the time to develop a leader in the Miami series. Woody does seem to defer to Bibby & Joe about some things. Joe prefers to be the strong 2nd instead of the vocal lead guy. Tell Bibby it’s time to get the guys focused and let’s roll into game 4.
BWAF
Dan
April 27th, 2009
12:03 pm
AL,
I never said anything about the regular season series. That was someone else you were mewling to. And, that title is a fraud. I don’t care what it says, me and everone else that watched that series (including you) knows it is a total joke.
As for tonight…..I know what I’m going to see. I hate it, but I know what I’m going to see.
WHO DIED…? Does your wife type like you? Is she a great female typer?
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
12:04 pm
for those who dont understand oneal situation need to shut up. only thing wrong with oneal is he cant jump twice no real explosion,but their is nothing wrong with the jumper,the blocks shots, the low post move(horford take notes) or his defense
NBA Champ, Kenny Smith of TNT
April 27th, 2009
12:06 pm
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WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
12:10 pm
dan i dont know if she great but lil better than me lol
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
12:11 pm
Call me crazy but the guy who might need to step up and be a leader is Flip Murray. He’s not afraid to drive to the hole strong, he doesnt have a conscious with his jump shot….dude is fearless…..he is a vet….he can go off for 20+ points……and he doesnt seem like the quiet type
H3LL….the 2 guys off the bench (Evans and Murray) are the ONLY 2 guys on the team that can BOTH shoot AND take it to the hole strong…you see these other guys arent doing crap…let them take on more of an offensive load…..and put mario in the game for his defense and overall spark plug mentality.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
12:11 pm
damn i took vacation at the right time
Dan
April 27th, 2009
12:12 pm
Al,
Never said anything about the season series. I don’t know what to tell you on that…
That title is a joke. You know that…
As for tonight…the Hawks will lose. They are in one of their stupid funks that usually takes them a week to break out of. I concede the defeat already.
WHO DIED…? is your wife a great female typer?
Al
April 27th, 2009
12:14 pm
Dan,
I’ll let you have the last word on 2006. You’ve got your opinion.
Anyway, my team is inconsistent at times so don’t lose all hope for tonight. I haven’t seen the crowd that crazy in years though, so they might be able to pick the players up if they come out with a letdown.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
12:15 pm
should’ve keep terry, flip is a career bencher as is mo evans,speedy,and whoever is on your bench. stop putting them up so high on the nba chain. I know flip had you hype with the quick 7 points and evans with the 2 3’s and after that what you get from them
Reality
April 27th, 2009
12:16 pm
HAHAHA at greenstreet. The Celtics will not win a championship for another 6 years at least. It’s sad, cause they had a great shot this year befor KG went down. I feel bad for you guys, but it is what is. The window has closed. These upcoming years will be the era of Kobe, Lebron, and Wade competing for championships.
Greenstreet, in addtion this is a blog, not a therapy session for your hurt feelings. I know the Bulls are giving you nightmares, but no one cares besides your shrink.
Al
April 27th, 2009
12:17 pm
Dan I’m in a good mood today actually. I wanted to get you off the embarassing topic of championships (Embarassing from your perspective when your team has never even come close) cuz I kinda like you. But if you insist, we can go on and on about it…
Dan
April 27th, 2009
12:17 pm
AL,
I hate to say it, but I have given up hope. So, congrats. You guys win. I have just watched the Hawks too much. They start playing like this and there has to be 4-5 losses before they break out of it. Wasted season. Might as well have only won 30 games and at least had a lottery pick to look forward to.
I had a buddy who was there on Saturday. He caught all kinds of h#ll for wearing a Hawks jersey.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
12:19 pm
and for whoever think jus putting one spark plug in the engine will make it run better must be walking or riding bike. who is mario west plz clue me in. ps kobe jus wanted to know name of player so he wouldn’t disrespect him by saying that guy + we beat lakers that game bs
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
12:20 pm
b/c those ppl were from south florida dan
Dan
April 27th, 2009
12:22 pm
Al,
My work computer does not react well to this site. I did not mean to post that twice. But, I won’t be convinced that the Mavs weren’t robbed (I’m not even a Mavs fan, or Heat hater, either).
I have never been this down on the Hawks. Not so much that I thought they would walk away with this series, I knew it would be tough. Just the lack of effort! It’s one thing to lose, and another just to roll over and take it.
Christ…I probably have to sit there and watch the Heat send us into the offseason on Wednesday night…I hope there are 20 people in the stands on Weds. I will be one of them. Hawks do not deserve the support of this town. Not with the lack of effort they play with.
Dan
April 27th, 2009
12:25 pm
WHO DIED…? Sorry, but South Florida is not exactly the first thing that comes to mind when I think of blue-collar tough towns. I grew up going to games in Detroit. You want to see a tough town, go there.
Plus, I get the NBA Package…Heat games this year were not that well attended. So, let’s not get carried away with the “our town gets in the other team’s head” BS.
Reality
April 27th, 2009
12:25 pm
Dan,
Please provide the best possible excuse you can think of as to WHY DALLAS DID NOT WIN THE “PAYBACK GAME 6 AT DALLAS’ HOUSE”?????? Please try….seriously.
Miami came into Dallas and ripped their hearts out. If you don’t recall, Alonzo Mourning had 5 blocks that game, Udonis was a beast, and Wade was Wade.
The 2006 Championship Heat team is already remembered as the current and future HOF team with Pat Riley, Shaq, Alonzo, Wade, and Gary Payton.
Anyways, you sound really bitter and pathetic right now, just stop. Worry about your hawks.
Atlanta Native
April 27th, 2009
12:29 pm
Joe needs to shoot more from the outside like Wade does, he don’t need to go inside every time he gets the ball, Josh shouldn’t shoot at all, only dunks, blocks, Double team J. O’neal and guard Wade beyond the three point line, defenders shouldn’t be afraid to step over the three point line to guard Wade they just watch him shoot, this will get the Hawks the win they need.
Nookah
April 27th, 2009
12:29 pm
The Hawks have good talent. They have relatively young players but they truly lack a superstar. All the good teams have a superstar who takes over at crunch time and do it consistently. I love JJ but let’s face it, he is not a leader. He is very unassertive and he would be far more efffective if he had someone beside him to take the pressure off him. I suspect that’s just his personality. We don’t have that guy. Bibby is not that guy either. For someone to take the pressure from JJ, they have to be the voice of this team. Check JJ’s body language? Does that look like a person who wants to lead? He is a reluctant leader it is obvious. Maybe Horford will eventually be that guy. Time will tell. He has showed some glimpses of those characteristics but it has not yet come to the forefront fully.
I am not blaming JJ solely but in this game if you get the big bucks then you have to step up and the expectation is that you must deliver regardless. Woody is a good guy, but management has to be realistic now. Yes we have improved every year but that does not win championships. You need that extra uummmpphhh to put us over the hump.
1) Rick Sund will have to pull out all the stops and find us a championship calibre coach. Woody is not the answer. He has done his job and improved us but he does not have what it takes to push us to that other level – van Gundy maybe?
2) JJ has to be traded now to get the maximum we can get. The fact is simply this. In investing they tell you “buy low and sell high”. We bought high, so we are behind the 8 ball. I say this is the time to get rid of JJ, cut our losses and perhaps get a #1 pick somewhere even if it is in next year’s draft.
3) We need a much faster and defensive minded PG. No disrespect to Bibby but he can’t stay on the same floor with Rondo and now Derick Rose or even Mo Pete and these guys will only get better.
4) We need a true center. A tough, rebounding, take-no-nonsense, dont-come-in-the-paint kinda centre.
5) We need an assassin from the outside, a real good sharpshooter, Ellington maybe?
6) Resign Marvin….yes Marvin.
The bottom line is even if we win this series, it ends at the next round anyway, but I suppose it will be good for the psyche.
Go Hawks anyway!!!
Nuff respect everytime!!!!!!
Dan
April 27th, 2009
12:29 pm
Reality,
Stop ignoring the fact the Mavs were robbed of the Game 3 win. Series would have been 3-0 and there is “PAYBACK GAME 6 AT DALLAS HOUSE”. Whatever that means…I’m done talking about it, besides this: Calling me bitter and pathetic does not change anything. Still have a stolen banner in the rafters…
Al
April 27th, 2009
12:31 pm
Feel bad for your friend on Saturday. The place was a zoo.
We’ll see what happens. I haven’t seen any sign your team can win a road playoff game. But who knows? I think we have every advantage now as long as Wade, Haslem, and O’Neal can keep our kids’ heads in teh game.
As for 06, I still don’t see how the refs can make a team drop 4 games in a row. Game 3, Wade scored (I forget how many) points mostly from the field. GP hit a big go ahead shot with 9 seconds left. Dirk missed a free throw that would have tied it. Game 4 wasn’t even close. Game 6, the Mavs were very lucky to only be down 3 at the end. It had more to do with Wade playing amazing ball and the Mavs crumbling under pressure.
But whatever. We can argue about it for decades but really, we have the trophy in our house now. That’s the best argument I got.
Reality
April 27th, 2009
12:32 pm
Dan,
The regular season and the playoffs are a whole different animal, which I’m sure you’ve figured out now. That does not change with the fans.
Miami fans take it to another level when the games actually matter. Saturday was rowdy as hell and IT DID play a factor into the game. The Heat and crowd fed off each other all night.
“Our crowd was phenomenal” – Dwyane Wade after Game 3.
“We came out and used the energy of our crowd,” Wade said.
Even our homeboy Sekou will gladly confirm that the atmosphere at Game 3 in Miami was WILD.
Reality
April 27th, 2009
12:34 pm
Dan,
The history books say Miami won the championship in 2006, and that’s all that matters. Your opionion is worthless, so I will not even bother trying to convice you otherwise.
And the summer of 2006 I celebrated that championship every day. You can’t take that back buddy. Oh man good times.
Al
April 27th, 2009
12:35 pm
In sports, there are winners and whiners. Sometimes winners don’t win, but they lose with dignity. Whiners lose and look for every excuse to explain why they lost. I forget which Dallas whiner whined after that series, “We had the better team.” No, Josh or Jerry or whoever, you didn’t. If you did, you would have won. Period.
kwooden1
April 27th, 2009
12:37 pm
I’m sure that everyone saw that the Heat have been doubling JJ since the first game. I hear what’s being said about the vocal leadership argument about JJ, but Duncan’s not that vocal either, so what are we talking about? If we’re talking about basketball than O’Neal has stepped up and our interior hasn’t responded.
The problem with the HAWKS has always been offensive system and no true center. Both problems have be exposed in the last two games.
Tonight’s game is about tempo and defensive adjustments. The HAWKS are going to double Wade, the question is how much? The real issue is who is going to cover O’Neal and who’s going to get into a fight. I’ve seen enough basketball to know that the refs better get a good hold of this game early or its’ going to get ugly.
Like I said before, either way I can be happy with the result of tonights game. HAWKS WIN great! HAWKS LOSE another reason to move on in the coaching department
GO HAWKS!!!
Reality
April 27th, 2009
12:40 pm
Al, it wasn’t even a 7 game series! Dallas was proven to be mentally and physically weak. The Golden State series the year after, only helped proved that.
Haha, whatever. History was written already. I’m focused on NOW – and NOW has got me very happy and excited.
Dwyane Wade
April 27th, 2009
12:41 pm
Dan, you are incorrect.
We came out and used the energy of our crowd. Our crowd was amazing tonight. We came out from the jump and used that energy. It got us into the flow of the game and we played that way the whole night.
vava74
April 27th, 2009
12:41 pm
JJ will never rise to the occasion. His character is not consistent with a vocal leadership role (he is a second banana) and that is a shame because his skills are second to none.
This is also why JJ does not get the calls from the referees he should get. He is the biggest point producer in the league if you deduct free throws from the points total. Just check it out and you’ll see what I mean.
If JJ got the calls he should, his average would increase by 7 or 8 points, putting him on a different level of respect from his team mates, adversaries and referees (yet again).
J-Smoove is a jerk and will never shoot properly: a good shooter is someone who incorporates a mental discipline on his shooting mechanics.
J-Smoove is not mentally stable now and never will be, which translates in him not being able to repeat the shooting mechanism, hence, his shooting streaks and his inability to shoot free throws consistently. FT is a mental thing, more than anything else, with the exception of the players with hands too big to have a proper wrist action (Shaq, for instance) where both things accumulate.
Finally, again on the officiating: the NBA wants to see Wade against Lebron. This series will draw so much interest that the NBA cannot afford to have the discrete Hawks moving past Wade.
Wade palms and travels all that he wants and on game 2 the Heat got call after call in the lane going their favour.
The Hawks are a mentally weak team and they immediately lost their hedge. This carried forward to Game 3.
Finally, for goodness sakes, someone tell Woody to ask his bigs to hit J.O’Neal and Wade hard, even if it costs an ejection. Why the hell do we have 12 players suited? Can’t Otello or Solomon hit someone in the face with their elbows?
Did everyone forgot the cheap shots which SA used on the Suns a few years back in order to get them out of sync? Bowen’s kicks and face guarding?
Isn’t this all about winning? An not about having a good behaviour grade? I am not talking about injuring colleagues, but merely to show some grit and some balls.
darrell starks
April 27th, 2009
12:45 pm
IF the hawks loose this series Woody should be fired.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SouthAfrican09
April 27th, 2009
12:46 pm
Trust me: This players-only meeting is great news. WTF is this talk that players-only meetings are a joke if they’re in the playoffs?
This is the time where players can air out their differences. Joe can unite the team, Marvin can talk about his Spongebob obsession, but more importantly, I think Al Horford will unite everyone. We really could use Duck right now
Blast
April 27th, 2009
12:49 pm
Hawks stinking up the joint really bad right now. Game 3 was shamefull, worse than game 2. I could not stomach watching it till the end, so savage was the massacre. Hawks do this to us every time, take us up on a high, then drop us down on a low. If or when they get knocked out of the 1st round, Woody’s head should be the first to roll.
Hawks don’t win tonite and the series is over. Hawks have allowed Heat fans to come to this blog and punk us, and given more fodder to the TNT studio crew that already hates on us to feed on. Thanks very much Atlanta Hawks.
Still love the team, but hating the funk they are in now. It’s one thing to lose a playoff game, but another to get blown out on national tv.
Once Hawks gets knocked out, who we fans going to be rooting for? Personally, my allegiance will switch to Chicago and Cleveland. Love how the Bulls are playing the champs. Those boys got heart, something I think Hawks lost after Game 1. Guess the NBA will get its dream matchup. Clevaland versus Heat in the second round.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
12:49 pm
dan i never said we were bball town that belong to dolphins, was thinking ppl you were hanging out with were heat fans. but if you put a team with the chance to win we will show up might be late but we will attend and dress accordingly
SouthAfrican09
April 27th, 2009
12:50 pm
vava74: strong words, my brother
1) Where is this hard foul everyone talks about? We are a SOFT basketball team–a team coached by a top student of the legendary Larry Brown
2) Expect more Josh Smith trash tonight–out-of-control post moves, bricked layups, but most importantly he will complain to the refs on EVERY SINGLE NO-CALL
3) We have no post presence. Horford gets the ball so little that he shoots every time he gets it
HOW TO WIN TONIGHT:
SWITCH ON EVERY PLAY
PUT SMOOVE’S LENGTH ON J’ONEAL.
LET JOE STAY ON WADE. WADE DOES NOT SCORE WITH JOE ON HIM (I I THINK).
NO DOUBLE-TEAMING
RUN MORE OFFENSIVE SEQUENCES.
The one good thing about Chillz is he f’ing cut to the basket. No one on this team does this. If Joe and Flip are in at the same time, there is no ball movement. Same with Bib
Reality
April 27th, 2009
12:51 pm
Hey vava74,
2 questions:
1. Did the NBA hire a 3pt shooting coach for Wade for the playoffs?
2. Did the NBA secretly pay Joe Johnson to grow a vagina?
Teh Refs!! Teh NBA!!! Conspiracy Theories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
12:53 pm
blame jordan for the way ref call games not wade i wish LEN BIAS would’ve been alive to battle jordan b/c he owned him at maryland
doc
April 27th, 2009
12:55 pm
look one win fixes this and changes the complexion completely. wont count the guys out until they cant muster up a win on the road. i know it is a tall order but these guys have gotten up off the floor before.
if not then we begin to hash it out. it usually isnt a direct line going up for most doing it the ay the hawks have. too many examples otherwise.
O'brien
April 27th, 2009
12:55 pm
Two examples of Woody ignoring his assistants.
1) Last year, he said he ignored his assistants’ plea to play the bench more.
2) At halftime (I think it was game 2), he said there was a raging debate about double teaming Wade, and he made the decision that he was not going to.
Woody always makes excuses. Last year playoffs, before a game in Boston, he said everybody wants to talk about the Hawks like they’re so good (because they won games 3 and 4), but he said we’re not, and we’re still young. And now he wants to talk about our guys not being battle tested? Whose fault is that?
Think about this. Acie Law has been on 2 playoff teams, but has Acie Law really played in the playoffs? What about Mario? Or Solo? How guys get battle tested is if they get PT when it counts. And Woody has failed miserably.
My only concern is that if the Hawks come back and win this series, Woody will be back next year, with more excuses, no offensive system, JJ still top 2 or 3 in minutes played, and no bench.
Ray, you must be popular, because there always seems to be someone on here trying to be you.
Zack
April 27th, 2009
12:55 pm
Dont get me wrong here the hawks did get smoked in game 2 and 3. there are positives to take from those games tho… especially game 3 when we played d and got some fast break buckets. If we can do that successfully we can win the series but i sure hope woody is gone sometimes soon
Reality
April 27th, 2009
12:57 pm
Blast, there you are.
Remember after game 1 you told me I was delusional for even thinking the Heat had a chance to win?
Haha, I had to man, sorry. Well, I certainly won’t say the Hawks don’t have a chance, because they do, even though things do not look good for them. I believe the Heat figured them out after Game 2’s victory and there’s no reason why they shouldn’t continue controlling the series.
Anything can happen, but I expect the crowd to be crazy and for the Heat to come out with lots of energy looking for that early knockout punch once again.
Watch for Beasley to finally break out.
Hawks73
April 27th, 2009
12:58 pm
WOODSON WAS IN FULL SPIN MODE Sunday, casting the Heat as the veteran crew with all the playoff seasoning and his bunch (everyone knows the Hawks are youngest team in the Eastern Conference postseason field) as the “underdogs” according to my man Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel.
When asked about the Heat’s supporting cast Woodson said, “When you have O’Neal, who has been a six or seven-time All-Star, and [Udonis] Haslem who has played championship basketball, they have veteran guys who have been through the battles. My guys haven’t been battle tested. This is something new for our team. When I came into the series I thought we could make it to the next round. I want them to think that too. This series is a long way from being over if we take care of business tomorrow.”
I have stated all along that Woodson will never accept the blame for his teams poor performance(s). He is obviously very poor at making adjustments and his lack of bench development (and NO OFFENSIVE sets) have crippled this team. I don’t see how the Hawks will progress with him at the helm…even if they comeback and win this series.
Nookah
April 27th, 2009
1:00 pm
vava74, you’re on point. The NBA want’s no part of the Hawks playing in the 2nd round. I’ts all about what will sell the NBA, and we know it certyainly won’t be JJ-Lebron.
Go Hawks anyway!!!!
Nuff respect everytime!!!!
Reality
April 27th, 2009
1:02 pm
It does not matter what the NBA “wants”. Stop and think about what you’re saying? This isn’t the WWE, but I understand that when fans are down they do look for excuses….
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:08 pm
hawks 73 ,if you think about it we do have more playoff exp. We have five player with at least 300 gms of playoff action. WADE HASLEM J.ONEAL JAMES JONES, AND MAGLOIRE, WOODROW has been keepin it real(no pun intended, syke)
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:10 pm
HOW CAN YOU DEMAND COACH TO ACCEPT BLAME WHEN THE PLAYERS THEMSELVES ARE PASSING IT AROUND!!! GO FIGURE
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:10 pm
AND WHO WOULD YOU REPLACE WOODY WITH PLZ TELL
O'brien
April 27th, 2009
1:11 pm
Another thing that concerns me is the fact that we need a players only meeting…in the playoffs! Are you kidding me? We’re not motivated enough, or coached up enough, (or yelled at enough by coaches/team leaders) where we play with intensity?
JJ has been to the playoffs with Phoenix and the Hawks, Flip has been there before, Mo Evans has been there before, Bibby made it to the conference finals. And we still need a players only meeting?
Even if the Hawks win tonight, the issues are still there. We struggle on the road, have no offensive system, no consistency, an underdeveloped bench, and a head coach with limited capabilities. Winning might make us forget about it, but sooner or later, it will rear it’s ugly head again.
RickNole
April 27th, 2009
1:18 pm
Al, my post were not racist at all because I happen to be black. Just because I chose to become educated and can form a proper sentence does not make me a racist. I simply pointed out that you lose all credibility when talking smack on an opposing teams blog without using proper english.
To insinuate that I am afraid to walk though those neighborhoods shows that you really dont know me. The only reason I know those neighborhoods is because alot of my friends are from that area.
dmortone
April 27th, 2009
1:18 pm
I’d replace Woody with any coach who understands what the word “offense” is. And whose defensive gameplan consists of more than just switch on every screen.
I just read at Hawkssquawk that T-Moore says Woody’s staying.
“Terrance Moore on Sportszone said that he has spoken to someone in control of the situation and they told him that Woody is here regardless if the Hawks win or lose this series. Terrence also said that the Hawks are through in this series. Terrence’s final article for the AJC is Tuesday. He is leaving after 25 years to go write nationally for AOL. I’ve never really been that big of a fan so i’m kinda ho hum about it. Guy has got connections though so his statements on Woody may be correct. I hope he’s wrong though.”
So two more blowouts and we get another year of Woody as a consolation prize. I love our ownership situation.
hawkzzz
April 27th, 2009
1:21 pm
@WHO DIED…?
avery johnson would be a nice one. a tough minded coach that has a good offensive system
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:21 pm
MAYBE NO ONE WANTS THE JOB!!! THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE
dap01
April 27th, 2009
1:22 pm
I can’t take another year of Woody. But I will admit that he is a master of offensive plays, he is great at in game adjustments. And isn’t his presence on the bench inspiring.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:22 pm
ITS HARD TO CRITICIZE TEAM AND THEN BECOME COACH OF THE TEAM WITHOUT MAJOR CHANGES
Anonymous
April 27th, 2009
1:24 pm
I’m sick of Heat fans on here … i only want to hear Hawks talk, not Heat fans biased opinions. This is a Hawks Blog, not a Miami Heat blog. Who Died … if you represent the typical Heat fan, you are the most uneducated basketball fan i’ve ever seen …
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
1:24 pm
Cheeks…
cornerstones
April 27th, 2009
1:25 pm
The Hawks have never had a motion offense. They wait for Joe Johnson to pull a rabbit out of a hat far too many times. It’s a one and gun offense and that’s why they lose as much as they win.
I wish Mike Woodson would team up with Utah’s assistant coach for help with the offense; then perhaps the Hawks would be worth my time. As it is now, they specialize in the word “potential”, which is sad.
Nookah
April 27th, 2009
1:30 pm
Anonymous, open your mind. This blog should allow all views, even if they support other teams.
What really matters is what happens on the court. Ain’t no thing, we can all get along, even if we have different opinions.
Go Hawks!!!
Nuff respect everytime!!!
crystal
April 27th, 2009
1:31 pm
Hawks if u just win 2nite and win the series we will all shutup!! Joe as much as I love u baby u gotta have one of those special games again I Know u can do it. LETS GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!
Westurd
April 27th, 2009
1:40 pm
One commonatily us HAWKS fans see every season is “excuses.”
I’m behind the HAWKS 100% but the excuses have got to stop. Own up to your lack of heart and poor playing and F-ing do something about it instead of whining everytime a mic is put infront of you.
GET IT DONE HAWKS>>>>!
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:40 pm
and if you a hawk fan no wonder you a loser anonymous,b/c everything i said i’ve only hear hawk fan cry about same thing, joe is no superstar,athlete dont win titles,TEAMS do,you have no bench but before series that’s all i heard flip speedy mo evans zaza west like they are animals. it would be easier to find waldo than a stud on hawks roster,and your starting 5 is suspect so what part of that cant you interped. and if heat fans werent here this would be a bunch of lies being told to you. trust me i dont have to say nothing all of you are making my points valid jus go from the beginning and work your way back to this point to understand what i’m talking about
Westurd
April 27th, 2009
1:43 pm
The HAWKS have to be one of the most frustrating teams to follow. At least during their 13 win season you could see there was something missing. Now its as if we have the pieces in place, we beat the best teams out there, yet we can still show up on for a game an loose by 30. Man, you HAWKS frustrate me!
…..alright, got that out my system and ready to get behind you again tonight…….Show us fans some love already! ! !
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:45 pm
thx NOOKAH, its all about hyping your team not a grammer test, when someone make statement like that, they have nothing to bring to the table, to be honest i graduate 20 yrs ago and how often do a person rite on average, so just maybe i need to get in the gym and work on my typing and spelling
Fire Woodson
April 27th, 2009
1:46 pm
Please God Fire Woodson, or demote his to an assistance coach so he can learn how to coach NOT JUST BASKETBALL BUT HIS PLAYERS also. THE ATLANTA HAWKS DO NO PLAY FOR WOODSON. Woodson is not reaching the players, Josh Smith needs to stop shooting jumpers and stay is i’m in the club everynite instead of the gym, overated, butt in the paint. Joe Johnson needs to step up too.
SWAT Native
April 27th, 2009
1:46 pm
Sekou is right – it’s time for Joe to step up. Joe came to Atlanta because he wanted to be “the man” and he got the big contract to go along with it. And, although it wasn’t his fault, getting him here really tore the Hawks franchise apart – the owners are still fighting in court. Tonight is where Joe needs to show why he was worth it. I keep seeing the commercial where puts Powe on his back with a crossover and drops a 3-pointer on him. We need to see that Joe Johnson tonight.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:48 pm
teh
hawks owner are idiots
April 27th, 2009
1:50 pm
Hawks Owner are idiots, and care very little about there investment or winning. Hawks have no half court offense, my son’s college teams have more ball movement and post play than the one-on-one offense the hawks run. And i also agree we need to Fire Woodson, that may be mean since he has a family, is it possible to trade him?
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
1:53 pm
the difference in that coomercial and now is, NO ONE IS FALLING DOWN
freshd
April 27th, 2009
1:54 pm
The odds are not good for the hawks winning tonight. Dating back to 1997, the hawks have lost 11 road playoff games in a row, and in the last 2 years they have been blown out by at least 20 points against BOSTON and MIAMI.
darrell starks
April 27th, 2009
1:55 pm
CAN anyone name me a NBA TEAM that won the NBA championship with a 8 man rotation or less?
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
darrell starks
April 27th, 2009
1:59 pm
IF WE DONT WIN THIS SERIES WOODY HAVE TO GO.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
2:00 pm
who died…
dont mind your presence but i cant agree with you about the lies part… if there is anything we do here its air out our glaring deficiencies as a team. sure all of us have favorites we defend more than others, mine being joe and josh… but we tell it like it is… have done it all season, before kenny and charles, any espn analyst, and u and your boys from dade… but if u know basketball you know 7 is a long series… a win tonight puts us, well our hawks, right where we need to be…
Al
April 27th, 2009
2:01 pm
I expect a strong game from the Hawks. Their season is on the line tonight. They’ve been getting smacked around in the national media, the Atlanta media, the SoFla media for two days.
The Heat should also come out fired up, looking to put the their foot on the Hawks throats in front of a loud and hostile home croud. Should be the best game of the series basketball-wise for both teams and the first close game of the series.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:01 pm
SPURS LAKERS BULLS
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
2:03 pm
Melvin, Joe may be the one who gives this team confidence, but Smith has to give them bounce (especially defensively). If you believe that a team MUST play great defense to win on the road (which I do) and if you believe that Smith is the defensive catalyst for the club (which I do), then one could logically conclude that he is the most important factor for this team to gain a road win. And because I believe that most teams spend far more time trying to stop Joe then anyone else on the club, then I truly believe that Smith is the one who needs to elevate his game for us to win in the playoffs. To use a football analogy, teams will first try to stop Michael Turner. If Turner can’t defeat 8 in the box, I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. (Turner isn’t LT, Payton or Emmitt and Joe ain’t LeBron, Kobe or Wade). But I do expect Ryan to step up the passing game as a result of the defensive focus on Turner. Well, I think most teams key on JJ and the backcourt (wouldn’t you if you were scheming against this team)? So I expect Smith to attack the basket, create turnovers on the other end and generally “force that safety out the box”. Joe is not an MVP candidate and no one should have ever expected that of him. He’s not an elite player who can defeat double teams on a nightly basis. Bibby doesn’t have the ability to take over a game anymore. The weight falls on the darn-near $60M man to initiate things (he doesn’t have to shoulder the entire load but he needs to at least “complete a bomb or 2… and not after his team is down 51-29 or the football equivalent at half-time).
I tend to “bash” him because I recognize his importance to the success of my favorite team. And because I believe that he stops himself far more often than opposing teams (or Woody) stop him. And that ticks me off. Pardon me if I don’t applaud what he did after his team was down 51-29 and he produced 0 points and 0 rebounds. I wouldn’t applaud Matt Ryan for having comparable stats after the opposing team just spent the first half concentrating on Michael Turner. If we’re going to win on the road, Smith MUST be at his very best.
Rev. Moring
April 27th, 2009
2:04 pm
Hawks stop doubting and believe! You are going to win this series, but you got to run hard and pound inside. Don’t let the Heat rest on you. And always feed the hot hand! GO HAWKS!!!!
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:04 pm
THX DAVE B/C 99% OF THEM THINK THE SERIES IS OVER B/C I SAID SO, I SEE NO FAITH IN THEM AT ALL(FANS),MAYBE THEY SHOULD COME OFF LIKE YOU,B/C IT’S ALL FOR THE LOVE OF YOUR FAVORITE WHICH EVER TEAM IT MIGHT BE
Bobby Knight
April 27th, 2009
2:11 pm
DEFENSE. I just don’t see the streaky Heat hitting 3-pointers like that have been doing in this series..Again. Just to let you guys know, I call Mike Woodson and advised him to extend his defense to the half court line and fall back to the three point line and make the three point line be the team’s last line of defense. I also think you guys should give Mike Woodson credit for working with what he got and to not be afraid to use his fast guards on the bench. I really dont think you Atlanta fans really want to start all over. I’m not jumping ship yet and I’m covering all point spread in Vegas for the Hawks Win.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:11 pm
AJ i dont think teams key in on one player more than the other for hawks B/c you never know who gonna jack up shots, just play hard and somebody gonna do something out of the norm i,e josh smith. all i know before series everybody down here was screaming beasley should start over haslem(i was one of them)but now i see how valuable he is to the teams overall success again
Al
April 27th, 2009
2:12 pm
Rick I call em like I see em. You could have easily said South Beach, Coconut Grove, and Hialeah. But you didn’t. Maybe what you say is true. Maybe its not. This is an anonymous blog. Who knows? I could be Dwyane Wade or Barack Obama on here and you wouldn’t know. All I see is your words.
So you’re a black man and you’ve got friends from Miami’s black neighborhoods, huh? Yet you come on here making fun of those neighborhoods calling people from there uneducated. Something ain’t adding up, my friend. But whatever, I’ll take you at your word.
My only advice, stick to basketball.
Al
April 27th, 2009
2:15 pm
Astro Joe, I see what you’re saying completely. I love Beasley but I spend a lot of time yelling at my TV calling him names when he doesn’t rotate on defense.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:17 pm
stop trying to make peach cobbler with oranges, smith is who he is, he still a big baby with alot of money, and a lot of growing up to do. Is it possible he”s a cancer to the development of the team? i mean WOODROW is to old to slap sh*t out of him,but the old man should pull out the pocket knife and cut his a$$!!! lmao
Al
April 27th, 2009
2:17 pm
WHO DIED… Haslem, O’Neal, and Spoelstra shut up a lot of people down here fast didn’t they? lol
kwooden1
April 27th, 2009
2:18 pm
Astro Joe, JSmoove always has a problem against PFs that are bruisers.
I think Woody’s going to start Zaza, as his one offensive adjustment. Evans is a good defender, but only against guys that aren’t that quick. If Zaza starts then JSmoove can play SF and Horford can cover Haslem. I wouldn’t mind this lineup from the start, even though the HAWKS will still have to double ONeal! This would also require Woody to bring Solo off the bench, which I’m not sure he’s ready to do.
GO HAWKS!!
doc
April 27th, 2009
2:21 pm
al it is best to not really cll someone a racist whether it is a blog or out in the open. the first one to yell is sometimes the most racist sort of the pot calling the kettle …. in figurative rather than colorful terms. oh, do like your basketball opinions though!
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WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:21 pm
thx again AL b/c whatever I lack in grammer, you got my back like a great teammate should!! notce i take the blame,i didnt put it on my 12th grade english teacher for not being here to correct my mistake. LMAO again
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:23 pm
sure did and next year will be even scarier with more healthy oneal
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:24 pm
AL i jus found out couple days ago SPO use to draw up gameplan for RILEY
Reality
April 27th, 2009
2:26 pm
Al, no I won’t be attending tonight’s game. Ha I didn’t luck out this time with an invite.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:27 pm
im jus ready to get game going win lose or draw it been fun year for us with big promise for the future and im not talking bout throwing in the towel for a run in 2010
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
2:28 pm
Ok WHO DIED ……?
The Heat have 2 wins – great accomplishment!
Unfortunately, the series is best of seven – it takes 4 wins to win the series – I don’t know who are the 99% that think the series is over – it’s far from over – don’t go patting Spoelstra and O’Neal on the back just yet – gotta close it out . . .
Al
April 27th, 2009
2:29 pm
doc, I see your point. Hard to take what was said any other way though. But I’ll stick to basketball as well.
Al
April 27th, 2009
2:31 pm
tiger woo, You’re absolutely right.
WHO DIED, did you read Winderman over the weekend talking about a potential Beasley-Bosh trade. What do you think about that?
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:34 pm
tiger woo stop changing names, b/c the last thing im worried about is closing series out especially with the second best closer in nba on my team. now you will be hard press to find someone on your team than even come close. its a losing battle b/c most of y’all(like you) seem to think one great game by johnson will cure all that ale the hwaks. not so jsu look at your track record lose 12 str8 roadies,get blown out by 20 pts, and a shooting star that has disappeared before you tell someone to look
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:40 pm
why would we trade for bosh when we can have both in 2010 plus there is no promise bosh would stay. i feel beasley has what it takes to be just as good as bosh or better, we cant keep giving up top rookies for older players what would we look like if we gave up on wade in the bigging for older vet we need to add small foward like a lamar odomes or salmon of the bulls
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:41 pm
beginning
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
2:44 pm
WHO DIED ……?
Wade can be controlled – they’ve done it before – will take a team effort.
I hope your team isn’t over confident like you are. It’s tough to close out a series. Hawks are the superior team – you’ll see.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
2:44 pm
Comeon Asto, you are spinning it back to Josh again. Joe has 3 other teammates on the court with him besides Josh. If Josh is playing at (and exceeding) his season avg than what in the heck are the other guys are doing? I fail to see your argument, why is the guy you are screaming about is playing at the same/above level in the playoffs as the regular season. Do you think we would be down a game had the other guys play at the same level of their regular season avgs? As for your defense reference, we scored under 80pts last game. We are not going to win many games scoring fewer than 80pts I don’t care how good our defense is. Thats a typical Woodson statement after every lost. We need to rebound and play defense. Uh, how come we got outrebound? How come we got out scored? Anybody can see what happen doing the course of the game. When will he expand on his analysis. Better yet, what adjustments will he make to resolve these issues? Oh I forgot, he doesn’t make adjustments b/c his original plan should have work and will work for the next game. Yeah right, just insanity…
Lets Go Hawks…
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:45 pm
damn 5hours 15mins to go
Sooo lets get this straight...
April 27th, 2009
2:46 pm
We have a Miami Heat fan on the blog who can’t comprehend why a coaching change would be needed when they’ve cycled in what?…3 different coaches within the past 5 years? Are you kidding me? I mean, when you have such a great players thats on a godlike status like Mr. Wade…why would you need a coach at all? In fact why would any of those so-called superstars out there need a coach at all since they are the leaders and what not.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:48 pm
tiger woo its only tough to close out series if you dont know how to close out one, like i said before we have second best closer in the game WADE, who you got again?
doc
April 27th, 2009
2:50 pm
al cool. keep your thoughts coming and i will continue to pray. heh heh
we have already had one screaming the r word assuming very incorrectly that the woody stuff is due to that. i assure you, though i am white and rather pragmatic about woody, there are some folks i have met up close and personal from the blog and otherwise that are not caucasian that have very strong opinions to can him. clyde or myk could help me here for two. for the most part i give it a try and then ignore. again, all is cool. one of the things i like most about the hawks and the atmosphere is its diversity. went to a thrashers game and found it stifling in a way.
doc
April 27th, 2009
2:52 pm
ditto melvin, as an old man i have to save my breath for better things in life. heh heh
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
2:54 pm
its funny when WOODROW BROUGHT YOU BACK FROM NOTHING NO ONE CRY THEN,BUT NOW YOU SEE THIS TEAM AINT AS GOOD. NOW ITS COACH FAULT THE COACH CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. LAST I CHECKED IT WAS STILL A PLAYERS LEAGUE. I GUESS SINCE MIKE BROWN WON COACH OF THE YEAT THAT WHY EVERYONE HAS PEG THE CAVS THE CHAMPS EVEN THOUGH THE LAKERS BEAT’EM TWICE. ONCE AGAIN WHO WOULD YOU GET TO REPLACE HIM WITH, SOMEONE SAID AVERY JOHNSON.DIDNT HE GET RAN OUT OF DALLAS(BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR B/C NEW COACH WILL BREAK THIS GARBAGE UP AND START OVER)
bali
April 27th, 2009
2:54 pm
was that john shaft in the picture or really sekou smith…………. hmmmmmmmmmmm…………
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
2:56 pm
Ok WHO DIED ……?
I guess we just gotta wait and see how great of a closer D-Wade is – huh?
I really expect the Hawks to come out with effort and intensity tonight – the Heat will have to earn this one . . .
Reality
April 27th, 2009
2:56 pm
tiger woo, no he can’t. Wade can be “controlled” for 1 maybe 2 games in a series, but once he adjusts and figures the team out….it’s over.
The key for the Hawks is to try to “control” everyone else on the Heat, besides Wade, specifically Jermaine O’neal.
I really don’t think the Hawks are the superior team. More athletic? Sure. Better overall? Nope, and this series is starting to show it.
Horford will be better than Haslem, but right now, I and I believe most coaches would take a proven, gritty champion in Udonis Haslem over Horford any day of the week.
Can’t compare Josh and Jermaine because they play different positions, but right now Josh’s lack of bball IQ and dribbling skills are actually hurting his team. Jermaine is currently playing like he did 3 years ago which makes him better than Josh Smith has ever been.
But it all really comes down to Dwyane Wade and the whole team revolves around him. He sets the offensive and defensive tone. You can argue that his overall impact in the series has been = to Bibby’s, Joe’s, and Smith’s combined. He’s just that good.
Put it this way, Pat Riley would not even listen to a trade offer of Bibby, Joe Johnson, and Josh Smith for Dwyane Wade.
Hawks Insider
April 27th, 2009
2:57 pm
Chill out Guys. Woody will be back next year!
Dan
April 27th, 2009
3:01 pm
WHO DIED…? Props. Your comments on Josh Smith are the first things you have written that I agree with.
Al, I hope you’re right, but I know the Hawks. When their backs are to the wall, they do not respond well. I belive, with every ounce of me, that this will be a rout…for the bad guys.
Reality, f-off for your Joe Johnson comment.
Al
April 27th, 2009
3:04 pm
tiger I expect the same. If the Hawks lose tonight, it’s because a) they gave it all they got and the Heat was the better team or b) they have no heart, and the Heat is the better team… if they win, then we forget everything that happened before tonight and it’s best 2 out of 3.
Saturday the Hawks should have refunded me for half my ticket. They never showed up.
KWUHG
April 27th, 2009
3:04 pm
the only thing worse than the beating the hawks got in game 2 and 3, was the beating the english language took all season from dominque wilkins
Terrell
April 27th, 2009
3:04 pm
People confuse lack of will and determination with a quiet nature. I’m pretty sure if Joe Johnson was yelling at everybody and we were still losing you all would say shut up and play. Him yelling is not what’s going to win this series. I will admit this though it seems like the more you yell the more calls you get. Wade, James, and Bryant all do this and sometimes they get half the contact going to the basket as compared to Joe. If Atl was winning this series everybody would be saying how great a leader Joe Johnson is,and he wouldn’t even have to say a word. Not every leader has to be vocal but every leader has to lead by example and that’s where the problem is.
O'brien
April 27th, 2009
3:05 pm
It looks like Moon will not be playing today, so that’s one less guy to worry about. I hope Marvin is able to give it a go.
JJ is our 3-time allstar, one time team member of the team, and our team captain. If teams are keying on him, then he should be able to pass the ball and help lead us to more open shots. Look at the open shots the Heat is getting when Wade is passing the ball (although we are partly to blame by not closing out). Yes, Josh needs to step up, but JJ has to step up too. Where is the JJ who single handedly carried the Hawks against Boston in the 4th quarter last year? (And Boston was a better defensive team than the Heat). Where is the JJ who was averaging all those assists earlier in the season?
If the Hawks lose this series, Woody has to go. Maybe Sund would be afraid to try and fire him because he saw what happened to BK when he tried to fire Woody. Plus do the Hawks want to pay Woody for another year, and then pay another head coach to come in? Probably not, so I wont be surprised if Woody is back next year, regardless of how the series turns out.
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
3:06 pm
Reality,
Wade can’t be totally controlled but he can be neurtalized some if the defense focuses on him – something the Hawks haven’t done so far.
Lkie you said, the whole team revolves around Wade – just like Joe is the focus of the Hawks offense. Miami has made the smart adjustment of focusing double teams and traps on Joe Johnson, leaving it up to his teammates to step up.
You try to take the ball out of Wade’s hands and let someone else beat you – also gotta have good defensive rotations – will take a lot of effort though . . .
Terrell
April 27th, 2009
3:09 pm
If we fire Woodson, I promise you the Hawks will not win anything next year, because it takes at least a year or two before players truthfully buy into a system. It’s one thing to hire a guy internally so you keep some familarity, but bring in another coach, and he may not want to keep half our roster and we will be in a situation where we will be rebuilding again.
Thomas Gardener
April 27th, 2009
3:10 pm
With JJ’s recent struggles, I believe I should get the start tonight, whaddaya say to that fellas?
Al
April 27th, 2009
3:11 pm
WHO DIED… I love Beasley but I would trade him for Bosh in a heartbeat. This would make us a contender next year and D-Wade ain’t getting any younger. If Bosh doesn’t sign an extension, we can still go after LeBron.
Which incidentally, if we landed him, would be absolutely sick.
Ariose
April 27th, 2009
3:12 pm
Normally i’m with you sekou, but it’s not Joe’s fault. He can’t Un-double-team himself. He needs help and our offensive scheme just doesn’t do that.
Mike Woodsuck
April 27th, 2009
3:12 pm
(standing in the mirror puttin on his tie…practicing his post game press conference comments)
“we came out with no energy tonight……we came out with no energy tonight”
….ok..got it
(continues on to shine bald head)
O'brien
April 27th, 2009
3:12 pm
Terrell, I disagree. A good leader knows how to be vocal and lead by example. If you’re leading by example, and your team is not following, then you have to be vocal. And even if you’re being vocal, you also must lead by example. I dont think you can have one without the other.
A good leader recognizes what approach works best for his team, and he makes the adjustment. As a leader you cannot stand there and say “I’m leading by example, but the team isnt following”. As a leader, you do whatever it takes to get the best results from your team.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
3:14 pm
GOTTA GO GET READY FOR LATER, I THINK IM GONNA START OFF WITH POWER NAP FIRST,WAKE UP ABOUT 5, ROLL ME UP ONE,IRON MY BLACK ON BLACK FIT,JUMP IN SHOWER,GET DRESS (ALL BLACK OF COURSE), ROLL UP ONE MO AND HIT THE DOOR. IM GOING,TO TAKE SUNRISE TO 95 SOUTH TO DADE, BUT WHEN I GET TO DADE IM SMOKING ONE MO B/C IM GETTING CLOSER TO AAA AND THATS A NO-NO INSIDE THE AAA. NOW IM PAYING 20$ TO PARK , I GOING IN SMELLING LIKE A POUND(NO SMELL GOOD FOR ME) IM WALKING UP ON BISCAYNE, BREEZE OFF OCEAN FEELS GOOD, LADIES LOOKING GREAT TONITE YOU KNOW BLACK MAKE LADIES THINK THEY SMALLER THAN WHAT THER ARE SO THEY GOT PEP IN THEIR STEP TOO. TICKET TAKER LOOKING AT ME CRAZY B/C HE WANTS WHAT I JUST HAD BUT HE CANT(SKUNK), WALK INTO AAA LOOK LEFT, LOOK RIGHT IN AMAZEMENT AT ALL THE BLACK AND WONDERING OUT LOUD ARE WE SHOOTING A PLIES VIDEO TONITE OR WHAT,UNTIL SOMEONE WALK-UP AND SAY NO HAWKS ARE IN TOWN B/C I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THEM!! to be continued…….
Reality
April 27th, 2009
3:17 pm
I know, but it’s a lot easier said than done. Wade always has the ball in his hands, he brings the ball up a lot, etc. And when the double does come, Wade’s great at immediately finding the open man for an easy bucket.
But I have to agree. At this point, If I were Woodson, I would immediately double Wade as soon as he crosses halfcourt. I will require taking some easy baskets from the supporting cast, but in the end you have to hope that those buckets are not enough to win them the game.
But man it’s tough. I’m glad I don’t have to worry about that!
Dan
April 27th, 2009
3:18 pm
WHO DIED…? Nice. Share your drugs!
JR
April 27th, 2009
3:19 pm
We have two one-on-one players (Johnson and Smith) who can dazzle, but don’t play team ball. We have a point guard (Bibby) who can score, but plays no defense and can’t move the ball to the open man. We have two team players (Horford and Williams) and Williams is not healthy. We have two subs (Flip and Pachulia) who can be good or brutal. We have no one else that Woodson trusts. And we have Woodson who has no plan except “throw the ball out there and go one-on-one playground style. Our athletes can beat your athletes!”
HOW CAN WE EVEN DREAM THAT WE CAN BEAT ANYONE?
Reality
April 27th, 2009
3:20 pm
WHO DIED …..? Hahahaha you crack me up man. That sounds like one helluva afternoon. Where you sitting?
Reality
April 27th, 2009
3:21 pm
Hawks fans, how’s the bud in ATL? Fire?
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
3:23 pm
WHO DIED….? My Gosh, ROTFL….
Al
April 27th, 2009
3:23 pm
WHO DIED. lol at your pregame ritual. I’m definitely going to Game 6 Friday or Game 3 vs Cleveland.
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
3:23 pm
JR…..Josh Smith is a 1 on 1 player? Josh Smith is a player who thrives in uptempo games catching alleys and gettin dunks on broken plays…or ball hawking an offensive player down for the block
lol@ 1 on 1….he cant take anybody off the dribble..he has no handles…and he cant shoot
if anything….Joe, Marvin, Biibby and Flip are out 1 on 1 players…..maybe Mo
certainly not “J-Smooooooooooooooooooove” though
gusman354aa
April 27th, 2009
3:24 pm
Ok WHO DIED ……?
I guess we just gotta wait and see how great of a closer D-Wade is – huh?
I really expect the Hawks to come out with effort and intensity tonight – the Heat will have to earn this one . .
Tiger who , stop smoking that thing, is bad for your brain.hahahahaha LEST GO HEAT
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
3:26 pm
Reality,
Wade’s gonna get his 30 – I don’t care what you throw at him – he’s that good and athletic – you just can’t let him score 30 with 9 assists and 8 rebounds.
The problem with Joe Johnson is he’s not athletic and quick enough to just drive down the lane and dunk over the defense, like Wade can.
Dwayne
April 27th, 2009
3:26 pm
fire woodson…and as he is leaving town, he can take Don waddell with him.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
3:28 pm
notice im not drinking and drive just smoking tonite, stallworth just really wake me up with that sh*T, so no drinking and driving save it for home
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
3:29 pm
gusman354aa,
What you gonna say when the Heat lose tonight – don’t baby sit the blunt? You may need a toke or two.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
3:30 pm
melvin spell it out for me, reality im in 300 section across from heat team bench
cp
April 27th, 2009
3:31 pm
Woodsons recent comments sounds like he is already waving the white flag and looking for excuses as to why this team will lose. Can we please get a real coach in here. I’m sure Woody is a nice guy and all but I have never seen a coach come up with as many excuses or throw his team under the bus as much as this guy does. Is anything ever his fault?
RickNole
April 27th, 2009
3:32 pm
Can we fire Woody even if we win this serise?
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
3:34 pm
Not to mention me Doc… Ive said FIRE WOODY a long time ago… back when i was defending Joe, and how Woody was still living in Game 4 Boston….
Im black, sure, ive played the race card in sports… Vick, Coach N. Richardson, P. Kearny, R. Clemens… to name a few; but this is not a Race issue… this is X’s and O’s get us a coach with what we have, plus a few other additions and we contend… but we definitely win this series, and more than 7 other regular season games if we had better coaching…!!!
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
3:35 pm
ps dan crack coke pills meth and even cigarettes are drugs not bud(good bud)
Jones (atl born and raised)
April 27th, 2009
3:36 pm
TRUE COMMENT !!!!!!!! Name me one player that lets another come to there house and destroy them on there own court?????? JOE JOHNSON game 2 d-wade spit on JOE JOHNSON in our house thats when the series change you have a whole city a team looking at there all-star getting stepped on. The suppose to be leader,savior,team captain,all-star team,usa olympic reserve,multi-million dollar role player JOE JOHNSON if the rest of the team see JOE get punished like that how can the not hang there heads. He was scared to take a shot in the game. Go ahead blame it on mo,flip,josh whoever but JOE JOHNSON doesn’t take the spotlight well he basically ran away from it. I would really like to see his combine scouting report he probably runs a 4.2 40. I love my hawks but somebody even if its not JOE someone else has to fight for us like JOSH did the last game push them all knock them to the floor no easy lay-ups , hard fouls play ball this is Atlanta we might not be that good in anything else but we can fight show us something !!!!!! LET’S GO !!!!
Josh Smith is the only guy on this team that will fight why should he fight for someone who doesn’t fight for there self. He cant do everything Josh is not a scorer get that through your head he is a ben wallace/mutombo type his offense is extra he cant guard the paint then guard the 3 point line at the same time. Bibby has just as many blocks as horford this series.Then he guard everybody on the floor in a game when all they do is pass away from him because no one else plays d. He does his job defend every play every game point blank period. Joe is a 3rd option thats why phoenix traded him. Out of 10 games Josh has outplayed Joe in the playoffs i dont want to here about double teams he still doesn’t pass the ball. That game when josh had no points and rebounds check his blocks,assist and steals stats in that half, he played ball even though he was in foul trouble. Last time I check when Joe was in foul trouble his stats mirrored those of speedy claxton.
D.Carter
April 27th, 2009
3:36 pm
The hawks lose because there half courts sets are by far the worst i have seen… They play zero helpside defense as witnessed by the number of uncontested layups that teams shoot… Most teams step up the defense in the playoffs, the hawks continue to play with (regular season intensity)
Woody’s big adjustment during games is to fold his arms and stare…… The hawks must force the tempo by playing the double team and scramble game which will get the ball out of D. Wade and JO’s hands and force the other guys to beat them THE WHOLE GAME——–THAT MEANS 48 MINUTES WOODY….. The other guys feed off of D.Wades energy…. FORCE THEM TO SCORE THE WHOLE GAME WOODY!!!!! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD MAKE A FRIKEN ADJUSTMENT!!!!!!!
Offensively put Joes ass on the block or let him bring the ball down in the MIDDLE of the floor so that will force him to give the ball out and the wings can cut…… Please Marvin get off your ass and play!!!!…. Get marvin on the block and let him go to work….. Josh Smith PATTERN YOUR GAME AFTER JO KIM NOAH’S WATCH HIM REBOUND , BLOCK SHOTS , AND GET PUT BACKS… HE IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THAT SERIES…. SOMEBODY ON THE HAWKS PLEASE CUT WITHOUT THE BALL JUST 1X !!!! STOP WITH THE JUMPSHOT CONTEST… GO TOO THE DAMN HOLE WITH AUTHORITY…. JOE JOHNSON YOUR 6′7 240 POUNDS STOP TRYING TO AVOID CONTACT LOWER YOUR DAMN SHOULDER AND GET BUSY….. (WATCH PAUL PIERCE)
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
3:41 pm
Jones (atl born and raised)
April 27th, 2009
3:36 pm
TRUE COMMENT !!!!!!!! Name me one player that lets another come to there house and destroy them on there own court?????? JOE JOHNSON
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I can name a bunch of players – anybody on the Detroit Pistons that LeBron James torched in the 4 game sweep.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
3:42 pm
HAVE A BALL WHO DIED… LIVE IT UP MY FRIEND…!!! DOWN IN PLAYBOY’S PARADISE…
NikkiFree
April 27th, 2009
3:45 pm
Oh, has Joe Johnson been playing in the postseason? I hadn’t noticed.
Al
April 27th, 2009
3:45 pm
WHO DIED I better hear your ass screaming from my TV. Damn I really wanna go. I think I’m gonna check ebay real quick.
Reality
April 27th, 2009
3:49 pm
Yea I’m tempted too, my buddy just called me and said there are 300 level tickets, 1st row, near center court for $100. Not bad at all.
Reality
April 27th, 2009
3:49 pm
On craigslist
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
3:50 pm
WHO DIED ……?
April 27th, 2009
3:28 pm
notice im not drinking and drive just smoking tonite, stallworth just really wake me up with that sh*T, so no drinking and driving save it for home.
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WHO DIED ……?
After the Hawks beat-down tonight, you will probably need a drink or two as well – just make sure you wait until you get home – we surely don’t need any drunk, irate Heat fans on the road!
gusman354aa
April 27th, 2009
3:50 pm
gusman354aa,
What you gonna say when the Heat lose tonight – don’t baby sit the blunt? You may need a toke or two.
haha ill be waiting for you tonight on this forum to see your next excuses.
gusman354aa
April 27th, 2009
3:56 pm
KITTY WOO say with me LEST GO HEAT
BrutusWilson
April 27th, 2009
3:56 pm
Mike Woodsen needs to sit down (cop a squat) and relinquish his post as head coach. Woody is unable to motivate his troops to do anything more than collect paychecks. The Hawks have the superior talent to the Heat but are brainwashed into thinking they are inferior and thus the poor, dismal play the last two ballgames. The Hawks have enough talent, I believe, for them to win the NBA title this year. But until the Hawks begin to believe that they are great (which they are) they will continue to play uninspired, listless, ridulous basketball and keep getting pounded and beaten into submission.
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
3:57 pm
gusman354aa,
You won’t hear any excuses from me . . . as long as I don’t hear any excuses from you! Rise up, Hawks! The Miami Heat will show their true colors tonight – look out from above as Cook, Chalmers, and the other over-achievers fall back down to earth.
Reality
April 27th, 2009
4:01 pm
The Heat and their fans don’t make excuses.
Reality
April 27th, 2009
4:03 pm
BrutusWilson, I think everyone can agree that the Hawks are very talented. However their talented players apparently have some major flaws. I’m not sure any coach could change the fact that Josh Smith can’t dribble, shoot, or think.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
4:06 pm
Win or lose, Hawks have 5 FAs to care for, Marvin, Flip, Zaza, Solo & Bibby. Whether we dump Woody or not, this team will likely be VERY different next season. And different may not mean better. I wouldn’t expect to replace all those guys with proven talent. I’d expect more guys like RandMo then I would guys like McDyess (just an example of a guy I would REALLY like to add to the bench). So all who are requesting a change, you will likely get it.
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
4:09 pm
BrutusWilson,
Do you REALLY think the Hawks have enough talent to win the NBA title this year? I’m a Hawks fan and all, but I’m not delusional. They would certainly need the home court advantage to even THINK about competing with L.A., Cleveland, or even Orlando, Denver, or Houston – and that wouldn’t be enough.
If the Hawks, however unlikely, go on to lose the Heat series, they need to build on this experience and realize the effort and sacrifice that is needed to succeed in the playoffs – especially winning on the road.
Just firing Woody will not instantly make the Hawks a true title contender. It’s going to take hard work and a committment by the players to get to that level.
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
4:12 pm
Reality
April 27th, 2009
4:01 pm
The Heat and their fans don’t make excuses.
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Oh – I don’t know about that – I heard a lot of excuses last year when the Heat were cellar-dwellers – boo-hoo!!! – D-Wade is hurt – Shaq is fat – S-Marion can’t shoot.
Al
April 27th, 2009
4:14 pm
I gave in and bought some tickets. Lol. 9th row upper level for $55.
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
4:15 pm
Reality,
There’s one bright spot to you guys nightmare season last year – you got Michael Beasley . . . my bad – I know it hurts to talk about last year’s Heat squad – sorry . . .
Daniel
April 27th, 2009
4:20 pm
Woodson really does make for a reasonable fan to know how to feel about him. On the one hand, he has improved this team every year. He does state his goals publicly and then backs them up, and he does not cower to players even when they have a more secure contract.
On the other hand, a team this talented should not get blown out as much as they do. I mentioned this during the regular season, that a team that finished 12 games above .500 have way too many double digit losses. I was hopeful that we would not see that kind of play in the playoffs but… we have.
Woodson is very much like the Hawks… sometimes he/they look like they are going to give Clevland a run for their money, then they look like they couldn’t play/coach out of a paper bag.
If the Hawks do pull off the win… Woody will be back.
gusman354aa
April 27th, 2009
4:22 pm
over-achievers ? cook is 2009 tree-point shootout champion , and shalmers is the best 3 pts shooting rookie in heat history.
TheAntiMe
April 27th, 2009
4:23 pm
If you can’t get any real leadership from your coach (Woody) then it’s not very likely that you will get the needed leadership from your players.
rumbler
April 27th, 2009
4:27 pm
Someone earlier mentioned that Woodson isn’t making adjustments and keeps sending guys to help on Wade leaving their 3 point shooters open. Well there isn’t a player in this league that is going to consistently check Wade one on one without him killing them. If they do that Wade is just going to have a field day with whoever is guarding him by either driving to the basket drawing fouls all game or hitting his jump shot when his defender lays off to keep him from driving. So its either send a second defender and see if Wade can find the open guy (which he usually does) or let him kill you by himself driving to the basket and hitting jump shots. If you do the latter, Wade likely ends up with one of his killer 40+ point games and still somehow has a teammate or two that scores 15-18 points. The Heat appear to just be clicking at the right time while Atlanta is trying to find their identity. The Hawks don’t appear to have a half court offense at all. Everything is helter skelter/fast break. Slow the game down, make them play half court, and they appear to have no clue what to do.
jbo
April 27th, 2009
4:30 pm
woodson must be fired, thats all i have to say. D-WADE MUST BE DOUBLED MIKE
Al
April 27th, 2009
4:35 pm
Alright Reality, now we BETTER win tonight
Reality
April 27th, 2009
4:46 pm
That’s right Al! Way to go! Make sure the fans are as crazy as Saturday! Wade BLOWS UP TONIGHT! Beasley will break out!
Tiger woo, you are just being silly now.
I’m actually still high from the Heat’s championship in 2006, so nothing can bring me down.
Last year was ugly but necessary. Look where we are now, quick rebuild huh? And it makes NOW that much sweeter. Life’s ups wouldn’t be so good, if you didn’t have the downs…..
….And injuries are not excuses, they are facts. Do you think it’s a pure coincidence that Miami is now in the playoffs again and fighting, when Wade is healthy? Please enlighten me hello kitty woo.
Whatever, it’s sad how you have to resort to last year (1st time Miami missed the playoffs since ‘04) to help yourself feel better about this current playoff series.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
4:48 pm
Who Died…? Rolling around On The Floor Laughing (ROTFL)
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
4:49 pm
up from nap a lil early, baby come home crying and sh*T but its cool. get to hjolla for awhile be fore routine kicks off
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
4:50 pm
Who Died…? Rolling On The Floor Laughing (ROTFL)
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
4:50 pm
thx melvin
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
4:51 pm
Who Died…? Dang that was a quick nap. did you actually shut you eyes…lol
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
4:55 pm
Reality,
I’m not being silly – you guys had a nightmare season last year and there were a lot of excuses being thrown out there, even though Wade played most of the season – that’s okay – last year is last year and so what if you guys tanked it last year to get a high draft pick – it worked out pretty good I guess – you got Beasley.
By the way, I feel good about this current series – Hawks in 7.
Hawks73
April 27th, 2009
4:56 pm
WHO DIED …..? I think this blog needs a pic of you hitting a blunt. How bout it?
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
4:57 pm
SEKOU CAN YOU PUT PAGES VIEW AT TOP OF SCREEN B/C SOMETIMES I WANNA GET STR8 TO THE MEAT AND POTATOES, WITHOUT SCROLLING DOWN TO TURN THE PAGE
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
4:58 pm
NOT REALLY IM WORSE OFF THAN BEFORE I LAID DOWN EVER HAVE THAT HAPPEN, BUT THANK GOD FOR THE BUD
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
5:01 pm
I WISH I COULD PUT UP PIC BUT THAT’S AGAINST THE LAW, AND I WOULDV’E BEEN POST PIC OF JOSH SMITH SITTING ON FLOOR OF AAA LOOKING LIKE HE ACTUALLY CRYING,AL OR REALITY DID YOU SEE THAT ONE IN THE PAPER AFTER GAME 3
Reality
April 27th, 2009
5:07 pm
Tiger woo, but what does last year have to do with now?
Bottom line: the Heat sucked last year – fact. Wade was hurt and not himself – fact. And I don’t get when and where you were hearing all these excuses? What’s the point of making excuses when the team is terrible? What I’m saying is that, I don’t get why Heat fans would make excuses about last year if there wasn’t ever a time to justify the team.
I agree, last year ended up working great for us….a blessing in disguise. So I’m glad last year happened. It lit a fire under Wade’s ass and now he’s better than ever! Truly a blessing!
I’m glad you feel good about the series. There’s been no evidence in these last 2 games to support that (and you guys don’t have Dwyane Wade), but hey, that’s what being a fan is all about.
Al
April 27th, 2009
5:08 pm
Yeah I saw it online actually WHO DIED.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
5:10 pm
IM I LYING HE LOOKS LIKE HE IS CRYING
Reality
April 27th, 2009
5:13 pm
Hahaha I saw that WHO DIED. It captures Josh in his true baby mode, the mode Hawks fans can stop ripping him for.
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
5:15 pm
Reality,
I agree – don’t know myself why folks (ATL Heat fans) were making excuses for the Heat last year . . . I know plenty of them, including my son!
I feel good about the series because just when you think the Hawks are toast, they rise up to the challenge! It’s been that way all year with them. Go Hawks!
kwooden1
April 27th, 2009
5:21 pm
WHO DIED ….?, AL
Where’s your HEAT blog, I looked for one but didn’t find any worth writing on?
Reality
April 27th, 2009
5:21 pm
WHO DIED, I FOUND IT! http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/photo/2009-04/46512492.jpg
ahahahahahahahaha
kwooden1
April 27th, 2009
5:22 pm
Your welcome here though. Just asking
Al
April 27th, 2009
5:27 pm
tiger, kudos for believing in your team when half the bloggers here are tearing them down. You win the ballsiest Hawks blogger of the day award.
I will be back tomorrow for some yummy crow if we can’t pull it off. For now, I’m off to the arena.
LET’S GO HEAT!!
Reality
April 27th, 2009
5:29 pm
Sun-sentinel – Ira’s Blog and I guess the Miami Herald Blog.
They’re not very good, at least compared to this one. Sekou does a great job, and I must say that most of you Hawks fans are pretty knowledgeable basketball fans. Thanks a lot for the welcoming and putting up with us.
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
5:30 pm
Thanks Al,
Looking for a nice, competitive game tonight (a Hawks win, of course).
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
5:36 pm
THANKS REALITY I STRIVE TO BE AS GOOD AS YOU, NOW THAT PIC SURELY SUMS UP EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM AND HAWKS TEAM. TO ALL HWAK FAN PLZ CHECK REALITY 5:29 POST PLEASE. REALITY IF I KNEW HOW TO DO IT THAT SH*T WOULD’VE BEEN POSTED SUNDAY MORNING
Da Real Real
April 27th, 2009
5:37 pm
Man, I wish I could comment all day like you guys lol. Good stuff reading through these comments. I’m just interested to see if we stick with what we’ve been doing these past two games or if Woody changes anything up. We’ll soon find out in a few more hours
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
5:38 pm
Reality,
Glad to have you Heat guys on here – good to hear what the enemy is thinking – LOL !!
It’s been a rough stretch of years for Atlanta Hawk basketball. Win or lose, it’s nice to be in the playoff discussions for the last few years instead of being on the outside looking in.
Westurd
April 27th, 2009
5:38 pm
HAWKS got to pull this one out otherwise I can’t jump back out here and talk Sh*t to “Reality,” “Al,” “Who Died,” and all you other heat lovers!
Hawks will get it done, NO DOUBT!! (…well maybe a little)
Samuel
April 27th, 2009
5:39 pm
Cuz,
Great article. I’m really not that concerned with JJ’s lack of vocal leadership, i’m concerned with his lack of production. Let’s face it, he’s never gonna be a vocal leader. Just aint in him, however, if he plays at a high level, he will lead by example , which can work.
It’s really not about spin. Fact is, we’ve played terrible the last two games after playing great the first one.”Really Big” If we play well tonight, we will be back in the driver’s seat, right? If we don’t, it’s “pretty much” over.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
5:39 pm
LIKE MELVIN SAID EARLY (ROTFL) EVERYTIME I SEE THAT PICTURE OF JOSH, ACTUALLY IT WAS AT 5:21 U POST MY BAD, LOOK AT PICTURE IT TELLS A THOUSAND WORDS DONT IT
Westurd
April 27th, 2009
5:40 pm
Anyone willing to say the HAWKS are getting out coached here? Miami has made several adjustements and the HAWKS are still just trying to ride out the blowout from game 1. This is the playoffs, you got to adapt and you got to adjust……Woody has never been good at adapting
doc
April 27th, 2009
5:43 pm
samuel, amen.
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
5:43 pm
CHECK MY 3:14 POST IM AT THE IRON STAGE OF IT NOW.(DAMN WAS I JUST TWEETING),BUT PLZ ONE HAWK FAN DESCRIBE WHAT THE PICTURE MEANS TO THEM
Native Son
April 27th, 2009
5:45 pm
Whoa!! A lot of ship jumping going on here. Right now the Hawks have the syndrome. Down Syndrome. All that has to happen is win tonight and it’s 0-0. Wait!! You know what!! Where’s my parachute!!
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
5:47 pm
WHO DIED ……?
That picture means nothing – J-Smoove will get up, wipe his tears, and come out with a vengeance in Game 4 – watch out !!
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
5:50 pm
I FIGURED YOU WOULD SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT,YOURE IN DENIAL KITTY WOO
MannyT
April 27th, 2009
5:52 pm
Well said, Samuel.
All the vocal leadership talk is funny. A pig with lipstick is not a good date. Joe with a megaphone is not a good role. I recall that he about said as much when Sekou did the article about Joe in a commercial.
Just because the Spirit won’t fire Woody that does not make him a good coach. If your buddy worked for you and you would not fire him that doesn’t mean that he is good at his job
Westurd, I am very willing to say Woody got outcoached in game 2. When you can’t hit a shot, I don’t put that on the coach. You are correct that Woody makes adjustments like month old concrete. Once he’s set his mind–planning is over–hope it works.
All that said, I still hope for the best. It’s time for the roller coaster ride we call the Hawks to swing toward the good for a game or two.
BWAF
Westurd
April 27th, 2009
5:53 pm
Living in Atlanta you don’t really see too many images of the Home team looking a fool…….but that picture is great. It looks like some bully just came up behind him and kicked over his sandcastle.
Get it done tonight HAWKS!
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
5:53 pm
You can expect the Hawks to play with a sense of urgency tonight – Heat doesn’t have the same urgency – as a result, Hawks win (I hope – unless D-Wade goes bonkers – not likely)!!
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
5:56 pm
IT WAS NEAR THE BEACH TOO, THANKS FOR BEING SO CANDID ABOUT PICTURE WESTURD
MannyT
April 27th, 2009
5:59 pm
There’s a party going on down town. I doubt that Spirit will get to fly around for this event either. The only Hawk that changed his game plan from game 1 to game 2 and he gets benched
http://www.t-mobilenba.com/nba-playoffs-atlanta.aspx
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
6:02 pm
WHO DIED ……?
Sure, That picture is not one of J-Smoove’s best moments, but the best is yet to come! Hawks in 7 !!
Ken Strickland
April 27th, 2009
6:10 pm
SAMUEL-AMEN TO THAT.
vava74
April 27th, 2009
6:11 pm
People, I hate hit the same cord over and over:
1. Look at the officiating today. All calls will favour the Heat right from the start and we will loose our heads quickly (it’s very easy to win games and look a good BB team when you can get away with hacking down low in defense and on offense you get all the calls in your favour too.
This includes D-Wade palming and travelling all the way to the basket like he usually does.
I saw him once with the US team on game officiated by international referees (which by the way also suck) and got called 3 times in row for palming and travelling (I know, I know, the travelling rule here in Europe is different, but I am talking about open field situations, not travelling coming from a stand still).
2. Apart from this, JJ doesn’t have the mind set to take over and J-Smoove has the BB IQ of a dead fly.
He could and should be an outstanding rebounder (both ends) and could and should be a much better defender (meaning position defender) if he wasn’t only interested in swatting blocks to the stands.
I never witnessed it, but I read about it: Bill Russell never swatted the ball into the stands, when he blocked the ball, he got it into his teamates’ hands… what do you prefer? A stupid macho display of “I-am-the-man” but the ball went out of bounds, followed by another possession by the opposing team or a fast break from your team?
Please do not mix up swatting balls into the stands with defense… don’t believe the hype nor the sh*t passing for journalism you get out there… awards, all defensive teams, etc… defense is to lock down your opponent and force him to do things he doesn’t want, not to give away easy basket after easy basket turning your head away from your man looking for another spectacular block…
3. Also, almost no one touched the touchy subject: we really miss J-Chills… his slashing, his offensive rebounding, his overall energy and his occasional 3-pointers from the corner…
The fact is that without him, we are weaker, in spite of Mo and Flip being reasonably good additions… and by the way, Flip in the playoffs is being the negative X factor coming from the bench… he is supposed to be an energizer, but he is shooting .276 from the field! F**K I would prefer to give AC or even Speedy a chance to prove that they are alive rather than keep Flip doing this!
4. Finally, FT… if we did not botch so many free throws on game 2, even with all the calls going the wrong way, we might have had a chance! How difficult is for these guys who are paid millions of dollars to hit consistently unopposed shots???? Why don’t they just do a Rick Barry thing and shoot underhand? It may look gay, but it is far better than loosing!!!
Sekou Smith
April 27th, 2009
6:19 pm
It’s going to take a minor miracle for Marvin Williams to suit up tonight. The early indication is that it doesn’t look good. I will post an immediate update on his status as soon as I know it.
vava74
April 27th, 2009
6:25 pm
WIthout Marvin we should go with Zaza in starting lineup and J-Smoove on the SF slot…
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
6:29 pm
that hurts… gotta start Za Za…
WHO DIED ......?
April 27th, 2009
6:32 pm
YO!!!!! IM OUT AND GOOD LUCK TOO ALL INVOLVED
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
6:34 pm
If we start Zaza, Smoove, and Al up front – Bibby and JJ in the backcourt – I’m really concerned about where the offense is coming from – when they double Joe, who besides Bibby can make them pay from the perimeter?
Rollins Tree
April 27th, 2009
6:37 pm
ESPN is saying the Hawks have been a huge disappointment and the heat will win this series. I hope so to get rid of Woodson.
vava74
April 27th, 2009
6:38 pm
I would get Zaza to shoot from the corner long jump shots (don’t mind that he misses a bunch) attracting JO’Neal away from the basket and get Al and J-Smoove down low to get the points on put backs.
With this line up they will have to go with Beaseley who is a also a loose cannon, a la J-Smoove, that would either have a great game or be disruptive. Most of the time he has been playing we have gained back on the Heat.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
6:41 pm
they will give Za Za and Josh jumpers all day, JO isnt leaving the paint…
doc
April 27th, 2009
6:43 pm
big dave, thanx for getting my back a little on that one.
hawks prayer circle begins in about one hour. now if i could only get the name of SEKOU’S church in atlanta.
vava74
April 27th, 2009
6:46 pm
Zaza will make him pay every once in a while. He has a good touch, he just doesn’t get his number called.
And you need to hit the boards like crazy: Al and J-Smoove have the hability to do it if they want to.
Blast
April 27th, 2009
6:51 pm
All through the pre-season and in the season itself, I could never wait for the next Hawks game to come on. I was always hyped up and excited about watching them play, but now? I’m almost scared for the game to come up tonite, because if the same Hawks of the last two games show up for work, then they are toast. Hawks players, coaches and staff are not earning their paychecks in this series.
Hawks ARE a better team overall than the Heat, but the Heat have a TRUE Superstar, playing at a high level, and thus getting all the calls. Heat have elevated their playoff intensity while the Hawks have wilted under pressure. Joe is forcing things on the double, Flip is playing like he just doesn’t care anymore, Josh can’t buy rebounds or make layups, and Big Al threw up an airball on the first shot. Marvin is out again, No Acie Law, Mario can’t get any minute, and Woody just stands there with his hands folded. Only Bibby is having somewhat like a decent series.
Then again, if Miami continues to hit threes at that clip, they will be a tough matchup for anybody.
hawkfan
April 27th, 2009
7:07 pm
i dont know about this one, guys, i think we might lose again, b/c this guy on the heat.com forum keeps addressing that his psychic is some Korean woman that doesnt watch basketball at all and telling him the heat will the rest of the games in this series, plus she predicted we would lose game 2 and looked what happened and has never been wrong
darrell starks
April 27th, 2009
7:21 pm
WHO DIED YOU SAID SPURS,LAKER,BULL ALL THE TEAM YOU SAID HAD AT LEAST A 9 MAN ROTATION PLUS THEY HAD STARS
LAKERS HAD SHAQ AND KOBE
BULLS HAD JORDAN AND PIPPEN
SPURS HAD DUNCAN AND PARKER
AND THEY STILL HAD A 9 MAN ROTATION YOU WILL NOT WIN A TITLE UNLESS YOU HAVE AT LEAST 2 STARS ON YOUR TEAM PLUS YOU HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST A 9 MAN ROTATION IN ORDER FOR YOU TO WIN IN THE NBA.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OldTimer
April 27th, 2009
7:25 pm
There are three things the Hawks don’t have that will kill them on and off the court..balls and a dick.
Blast
April 27th, 2009
7:27 pm
Reality,
Hey. Hawks have played horrible basket ball the last two games, and credit your team for most of that. Woody takes a lot of blame also for his inability to switch things up when plan A is not working. Miami bombs Hawks out with 15 threes in Game 2, and Woody claimed he didn’t believe in doubling Wade so far away from the basket. Yet, the guy is killing you with threes! Game 3, same plan both ways, and even worst result. Game 4 tonite. How do you adjust offensively and defensively, coachy? Doubling so far from the basket is called taking the ball out of Wade’s hands. He can’t shoot it if he ain’t got it. Let somebody else beat you. The entire team is beating you already! Are you gonna adjust? Tonight we shall see.
Frankly, I would be shocked if Hawks win Game 4. They would have to play at an extraodinary level, and force Heat to play complacent to win tonite, and I don’t see that happening. Not jumping off the wagon, but just calling it as I see it.
I’d thought this would be the most compelling series in East first round, but the inept Hawks have assured that won’t happen. Give that award to Chicago/Boston.
Considering How Philly is playing the Magic toe toe, wouldn’t have mattered if Hawks drew Philly because Hawks would be losing to them right now.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
7:33 pm
“It was a disappointing season for me and for everyone in this locker room,” McDyess said. “It will probably play a role in what my decision is. At this point I just want to win and at least compete. This season just seems like a loss for us.” – Antonio McDyess
AstroJoe,
Get his agent on the phone now. Just the type of guy the Hawks need…
OldTimer
April 27th, 2009
7:34 pm
There’s only one players only meeting that matters. It’s the game.
Miami Heat coach ...."Erik Spoelstra"
April 27th, 2009
7:40 pm
This series is 3 games deep and I still feel like the only head coach
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
7:43 pm
““It was a disappointing season for me and for everyone in this locker room,” McDyess said. “It will probably play a role in what my decision is. At this point I just want to win and at least compete. This season just seems like a loss for us.” – Antonio McDyess
AstroJoe,
Get his agent on the phone now. Just the type of guy the Hawks need…”
McDyess was a free agent earlier this year after the Iverson trade. To my knowledge the Hawks never made him an offer. Something tells me he would be doing a better job on Jermaine O’Neal than Al Horford.
RA
April 27th, 2009
7:49 pm
1.
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
“Forward, the Light Brigade!
“Charge for the guns!” he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
2.
“Forward, the Light Brigade!”
Was there a man dismay’d?
Not tho’ the soldier knew
Someone had blunder’d:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
3.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley’d and thunder’d;
Storm’d at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
4.
Flash’d all their sabres bare,
Flash’d as they turn’d in air,
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder’d:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro’ the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel’d from the sabre stroke
Shatter’d and sunder’d.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.
5.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley’d and thunder’d;
Storm’d at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro’ the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
6.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.
That poem was written by Alfred Lord Tennyson. It focused around a brigade of cavalry that was the focal point of an ill concieved attack. I no longer know whether or not the Hawks can win this series. It may have been lost before it started, just like the charge of the light brigade, but I do know that if this is to be the end, then they should make such an end as to be worthy of rememberance. Is that too much to ask?
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
7:56 pm
Najeh,
at the time, i remember him saying that he wanted to be loyal to Detroit b/c they gave him a chance to resurrect his career. However, as his comments suggest, I think he looking to move on. Now is a good time for the Hawks to approach him as we are a young team on the rise in need of a veteran big man that can bring some toughness. Let’s get it done…
Beautiful Monte
April 27th, 2009
8:01 pm
Well, well, well … will wonders never cease?
First, a (half) black man gets elected to the White House.
Now, Stoop Jackson Lite (aka Sekou Smith) writes something semi-critical about his homies.
Honestly, Sekou, it’s about time you grew a pair. I mean, I realize that, in your heart of hearts, you’re just another groupie – “Yeah, I got J Smoov’s nummer on my cell, dawg” – but congratulations on FINALLY acting like a real-life, big-city reporter.
Will this charade continue? We’ll have to wait until the offseason to find out if Sekou is still allowed to wash the cars and walk the dogs of YOUR ATLANTA HAWKS.
In the meantime, Sekou, get back to work. Smoov needs a fresh towel!
O'brien
April 27th, 2009
8:07 pm
Guys, Charles Barkley just said you cannot have Joe Johnson as your best player. I disagree with him.
I do agree with Barkley who said JJ is a really good player, not a great player.
I agree that JJ would make an excellent Robin, but even as our Batman, we can still win games if we play the right way.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:10 pm
LETS GO MAN!!! YEA…!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:11 pm
Nice first defensive possession… they still have Horford on O’Neal but they brought Joe over to double, getting the ball out of his hands and forcing a rushed shot at the end of the buzzer. Nice to see Joe feeding Josh inside for the first bucket of the game. Let’s hope they can keep up the aggressive play.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:11 pm
FINALLY SOME EXTENDED D… AND TRAPS…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:13 pm
The half court offense still looks a little shaky but I’m seeing a lot more off-the-ball movement early in this game. That’s a very good sign.
2 straight offensive boards on that last possession… also great to see.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:13 pm
LETS GO… DONE WIT DIS SHYT…!!!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:13 pm
BS…BS…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:15 pm
2 straight airballs for Wade… this is not gonna last all game, and the Hawks better take advantage.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:16 pm
JOSH ON DAT DUMB SHYT… WANTING THEM TO PASS THE BALL SO HE CAN PULL UP.. DRIVE THA DAMN BALL MAN…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:16 pm
Unnecessary early jumpshots… not good. Josh Smith had a wide open lane to drive on those last two possessions, and he should have taken it.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:16 pm
Damn, Zaza’s eye looks really bad…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:17 pm
Refs calling some ticky-tack bullsh*t early…
Eric
April 27th, 2009
8:17 pm
Josh Smith might be the dumbest player I have ever seen.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
8:18 pm
2 BS calls on Horford…
vava74
April 27th, 2009
8:18 pm
What did I tell you guys??
Al with 2 fouls!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:18 pm
SEE… REFS BULL SHYTTIN EARLY… BUT THATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN U SETTLE FOR JUMPERS AND THEY GO TO THE BASKET… OFFENSIVE FOUL ON WADE… THEY CALLIN TOUCH SHYT… I CANT BELIEVE THIS…!!!
Eric
April 27th, 2009
8:18 pm
Mario baby…bring it boy!
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
8:19 pm
Hmmmm, 2 Hawks with 2 fouls within the 1st 5mins of the game…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:19 pm
The last two fouls were some straight BS. Come on, let ‘em play, damn.
Wonder how long it will take Mario West to pick up his first two fouls the way the refs are calling it early.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:19 pm
WOW… WADE PUSHIN OFF… BUT EVANS GETS A TOUCH FOUL… ON J. JONES… WHAT?!?!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:19 pm
GOOD JOB JOSH… ALL U GOTTA DO..
Blast
April 27th, 2009
8:20 pm
I see the refs game plan. Call phantom fouls on Hawks, get them in foul trouble and in the penalty early so you get them off their game.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:20 pm
ALL SERIES… DO HIM WHAT THEY DO TO JOE.. ALL DAY
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:21 pm
GOOD JOB.. GOOD ATTACK JOE…
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
8:21 pm
I like the energy the Hawks have start the game with…..
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:22 pm
Nice drive and dish by Josh on that last play… he’s a much better passer than he gets credit for, and if the scheme would allow him to harness that ability and use it to his advantage it would make him that much more difficult to defend.
Zaza already bringing the hustle with the tip-out rebound. In this series with Miami’s physical bigs I think playing him more works to the Hawks’ advantage.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:22 pm
Evans can’t guard Wade. Glad to see Mario. We need to drive to the hole – will miss Marvin – only stready driver. Will be a jump shooting contest as always.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:23 pm
McDyess was very loyal to the Pistons. They signed him when other teams left him for dead. I’m not surprised that the rats are bailing from that ship. We’ll have the cap space to sign him, but will he be interested in returning to the south?
Nice drop off pass from Smith to Zaza. It’s amazing how many good things happen when Smith drives the ball to the rim.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:23 pm
Overall you gotta be pretty pleased with the start so far. I still think that while D-Wade is struggling the Hawks need to build up a bigger lead than this, because you know he is going to turn it on at some point. When he does, the Hawks will need that cushion.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:23 pm
IF JOE CAN GET TO THE HOOP LIKE HE DID IN GAME 1 WE’LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:24 pm
JJ has to drive and dish they will double team. One game out of three does he respond well to this defense.
vava74
April 27th, 2009
8:24 pm
where can they justify all these fouls by the hawks? where? 2 fouls on Al and 2 fouls on Mo in little more than 5 minutes!!
Miami’s first 5 points were FT… having missed 3 FTs! This is F**king pathetic!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:25 pm
AIGHT… THEY ARE CHEATING…!!! SAY WHAT U WANT… BUT ITS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE WWE…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:25 pm
More ticky tack fouls… even if they were calling them evenly this sucks. Refs need to understand that nobody pays to watch them.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:26 pm
MARIO… MAN.. MARIO…!!!!
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:26 pm
Wow I did not know that Mario could do that.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:26 pm
Mario with the drive! Wish other, more talented players would attack the basket…
Another foul… WTF…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:26 pm
Hawks need to hang on thru these foul problems. I like their energy, they just have to play thru the foul stuff.
Eric
April 27th, 2009
8:26 pm
Another reason why Woodson is an idiot…he doesn’t ever give West a shot.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
8:27 pm
Dang. Will the Hawks have enough players to finished the first half….
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:27 pm
WOW… IVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.. BS… SEKOU…?!!?! U WATCHING THIS SHYT…?
vava74
April 27th, 2009
8:27 pm
Another 2 fouls! ahahahahah… this is a joke! Stern, please just tell out right that you want a Wade-Lebron matchup and don’t torture us!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:27 pm
Amazing all the good things that happen when Smith drives.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:27 pm
And 1 for Josh… about time a Hawks player drew a whistle… nice drive.
Blast
April 27th, 2009
8:27 pm
I assume the NBA is watching this game. O’Neal bangs on Zaza in the lane and Zaza gets a foul and O’Neal shoots two?
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:27 pm
THEY HUNGRY GUYS…!!! WE LIKE THE START RIGHT… THEY READY… THEY GOT A LIL FIRE IN EM… A LIL SWAG…
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
8:27 pm
david stern to the refs make sure d wade plays lebron in the next series!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:28 pm
Don’t say that Fratello, its the scheme that stops him.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:28 pm
Joe with a careless turnover. While everyone else is bringing the energy Joe looks like he was hanging out with Sean Williams before the game. What the hell man… with every second that goes by you are proving Charles Barkley right. Show some pride.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
8:28 pm
Do yall think the person with the whistle in the crowd is Who Died…?
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:29 pm
Bibby needs an Oscar after this season. He’s a brilliant actor.
vava74
April 27th, 2009
8:29 pm
Mario should have tacked the rookie! smacked him to the ground and establish some respect!
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
8:30 pm
These Refs are Awful. Excuse me, Bias…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:30 pm
Use up Mario’s fouls, All these turnovers are not good
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:30 pm
JOE PLAYING AIGHT.. THAT WAS A GOOD STEAL..
WAY TO JUMP INTO THE DEFENDER JOSH…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:30 pm
Well, now they are calling ticky tack fouls on the Heat. Not that I’m complaining about that, but I really wish they would swallow their whistles a little.
Another foul drawn by Josh. I’m liking the ball movement and the effort to get the ball inside.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:30 pm
Its amazing all the good things that happen when Smith attacks the rim.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:31 pm
WHAT IS NIQUE TALKING ABOUT.. WE WANNA RUN NIQUE.. WE WANNA SPEED THE GAME UP MAN…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:31 pm
Barkley is right. JJ can not be our best player. We need Josh to lead
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:31 pm
Nice block
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:32 pm
3 IN THE KEY MAYBE… SHYT… REF… GOOD BLOCK JOSH…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:32 pm
Whoooo! Big time block by Josh… now finish off this possession…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:32 pm
Great block. Hawks just need to hang in there thru these qucik foul calls.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:32 pm
BALL MOVEMENT LOOK GOOD… CMON JOE..!!
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:32 pm
Darn JJ needs to make that shot
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:33 pm
Excellent ball movement and execution, followed by the wide open shot bricked by Joe. Joe is straight up holding back this team right now. Play Bibby and Flip in the backcourt please.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:33 pm
SHUT UP WADE!!! SHUT UP…!!
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:33 pm
Nice attack to the basket. Thats Hawks ball.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:33 pm
bigdave, why are you listening to ‘Nique? Why not the TNT braodcast?
vava74
April 27th, 2009
8:34 pm
Wade was so convinced that he would get the call that he didn’t even look for the contact properly!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:34 pm
Well, at least he gets fouled in transition and gets a chance to break the ice at the free throw line…
Normally I’d be all in favor of letting your best player shoot through his slump, but this has been an ongoing thing in this series for Joe. It’s making me wonder whether he’s ever really going to wake up. I’ll say it again — while D-Wade is sucking, the Hawks need to pull out all the stops to build up a big lead.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
8:34 pm
Where would Miami be without those free throws…
That Josh Smith sure is a dummy, just look at his stat thru the 1st 8mins of the game….7pts, 1reb,1ast,1st,1block….yep he’s a dummy
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
8:34 pm
josh smith came to play 2nite!! we do miss josh childress he was a slasher and always around the bucket!!
Blast
April 27th, 2009
8:34 pm
At least Hawks playing decent to start. If it weren’t for all those fake free throws, Heat would be down big. They scored like two baskets?
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
8:36 pm
joe choke johnson!!!
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:37 pm
yes yes take it to the hole
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
8:37 pm
joe johnson amounts to soft!!!!
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
8:37 pm
Joe Playing like doo doo
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:37 pm
2 free throw bricks for Joe. Sit his ass down until the high wears off. Play Bibby and Flip in the backcourt.
Josh Smith, on the other hand, is making every smart play and is looking like the Hawks’ real franchise player right now.
Eric
April 27th, 2009
8:37 pm
What is up with JOE…he’s shooting under 45% from the line!
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:38 pm
great ZaZa take it to the hole
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:38 pm
Nice dish by Joe to Zaza. Probably the first good play Joe has made all game.
Wade may have just woken up…
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
8:38 pm
Wow.. ZaZa look like Al Pacino with that acting job….
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:39 pm
Woody should take Joe out now. Let him get his head straight.
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
8:39 pm
josh smith!!! is da man
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:39 pm
JOSH SMITH — LOOKING LIKE A FRANCHISE PLAYER RIGHT NOW
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
8:39 pm
We gotta convert these free throws….
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:40 pm
Bibbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:40 pm
Block on Beasley, leading the break without turning it over, finding Bibby for the 3, skying high to get the board on the other end… for real, this is the Josh that needs to show up every game.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
8:41 pm
Nice pass from Josh to Bibby, but he needs to be looking when he throws that pass.
Jumping up, then twisting around…what if Bibby is covered or a defender is closing in on him for the steal? Then it’s another stupid looking turnover.
vava74
April 27th, 2009
8:41 pm
these Miami idiots still complain about the refs!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:41 pm
WADE A PUSS… LOOKING FOR THE BAIL OUT… HAHA.. EXPOSED
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
8:41 pm
Zaza is really bringing it tonight. Proud to see him doing his thing. Even Euro-haters can’t hate on that..
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:42 pm
CANT GIVE THAT UP… AT THE END OF THE QRT… NOOOOOOOOO!!!
SOS
April 27th, 2009
8:42 pm
zaza is a goof. He’s awful.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:42 pm
Nice quarter but why did the whole team stop and wait for the ref to blow a whistle on Zaza’s shot attempt?
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
8:42 pm
wade is a bitch crying to the refs!!!!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:42 pm
GET EM WOODY…
THEY FOULED Z… MAN…!!
WE LOOK GOOD YALL LETS GOO!!!!!!!
Eric
April 27th, 2009
8:42 pm
Does anyone know who Woody was looking to fight at the end of the quarter??? Woody is fired up!!! Woody, be smart and play Mario.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:42 pm
Going by the standards of Game 2, that was a foul on Bibby defending Wade. Ain’t saying it should have been a foul, but it does demonstrate a lack of consistency.
Of course, they then deny Zaza the obvious trip to the line on the other end.
I’m not accusing this ref crew of bias. I’m accusing them of complete and utter incompetence.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:42 pm
Need replay of the block on ZaZa. Nice energy . Go Hawks.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
8:42 pm
BS…ZaZa got foul… The fans got in the refs ear to force a no call…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:44 pm
SOS, I guess you don’t appreciate blue-collar players who do the dirty work of banging the boards.
DrewCat
April 27th, 2009
8:44 pm
Josh is really playing well. I’m still waiting for JJ to show up this series. Inexcusable play from our best player and All-Star. Way too passive offensively and defensively.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:44 pm
I like Evans but this is Mario time till he fouls out.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
8:44 pm
New Hawks Hacks blog up…
Blast
April 27th, 2009
8:45 pm
Now, Zaza was fouled for sure on that last play to end the first. But Hawks made a mistake complaining and not getting back, allowing Wade to get a run out jam.
More half court sets for Hawks in this game. Better ball movement. Joe has to play big for Hawks to win. Not just scoring, but defence and assists out of the double.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:45 pm
No doubt that Zaza got fouled but we gave up an easy basket while the players complained.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:45 pm
I’d give that first quarter a B. If Joe Johnson would quit playing like Ed Gray, it would deserve an A. Taking a 7 point lead into the 2nd quarter is nothing to sniff at, but it really should be a larger lead if our best player played like our best player.
If they keep up this kind of energy and off the ball movement throughout the game I think they should have a pretty good chance to win. What does worry me is that Wade played a pretty sh*tty quarter too, and the Hawks weren’t able to take full advantage. Wade looks like he is awakening from his slumber.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:46 pm
GET ON EM.. WHILE WADE OUT…
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:46 pm
DIAWARA CAN T GUARD JOE…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:47 pm
Well damn, that’s nice… if you can’t stop Josh just poke him in the eye. Fantastic.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:47 pm
Man, we’re going to have to get Mark Price to suit up the way guys are going down or getting in foul trouble.
DrewCat
April 27th, 2009
8:48 pm
Woodson is in the fight of his life. Notice all the cameras on him? The media knows that the heat is on him for his team’s underachievement in this series.
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
8:48 pm
bullcrap
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:49 pm
Definitely didn’t see that foul… refs continue to be incompetent on both ends of the floor. The Hawks and Heat have equal reason to complain about this crew.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:49 pm
Hawks need to keep a cushion. I have NO confidence in our ability to hit free throws on the road.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:49 pm
DIAYAWARA CANT GUARD JOE…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:49 pm
Nice drive by Johnson. If you can’t make any shots at least get towards the rim and draw some fouls.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:49 pm
good, went to the basket
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:50 pm
Wade is out of the game… TAKE ADVANTAGE PLEASE.
2/2 for Johnson. Maybe this is him awakening from his series-long slumber.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
8:50 pm
Fritz,
Saw your comments. If it’s true, it’s true. If it ain’t, it ain’t. I’ll take your word that your sources are good, but I’m not going to speculate any further at this time. Still, that’s crazy…
Astro Joe,
Who knows with Baron. I think he does have motivational issues, but who can blame him down there in L.A.? First, the guy you signed up to play with turns tail and runs. Second, you’re playing for Mike Dunleavy. Hmmm, maybe I should have put that one first…. I’d never be sorry to have Camby. I don’t know what we’re going to do, or should do. Actually, I have some ideas, but they’ll remain in the Hawks Hacks file cabinet until after the season.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:50 pm
Outstanding box-out by Zaza. Josh and Zaza have been the Hawks’ best players in this game, and it hasn’t been close.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:51 pm
WE BALLIN…
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
8:51 pm
Great movement by Zaza, heckuva pass by Joe.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:51 pm
If we can just hang on for this quarter. These guys are piling up big minutes because of the foul trouble. They have to keep that energy flowing until second half reinforcements come in.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:52 pm
Beasley is a talented player, but damn, if I was a coach he would drive me nuts. That dude never met a shot he didn’t like.
Nice setup for Zaza by Joe. Joe’s starting to look like an actual NBA player this quarter.
Blast
April 27th, 2009
8:52 pm
There is no justice in the NBA for small market teams.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:52 pm
ZaZa at the hole – great. As with the season, we play with more energy and better defense when we attack the hole. I don’t understand how we away from this.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:53 pm
I can’t believe someone dissed Zaza in this half. Dude is playing like he’s possessed.
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
8:53 pm
THE HEAT IS ON
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:54 pm
As soon as Wade makes another one, put Mario bk in.
Sekou Smith
April 27th, 2009
8:54 pm
The Hawks don’t look like they are ready to go home just yet. I mean from these playoffs!!!!
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
8:54 pm
zaza = zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:55 pm
LETS GO Z…!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:55 pm
Nice scheme, posting Joe up.
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
8:55 pm
I like the body language of JJ…I like the body language of Woody and the whole team. They look they are ready to GO TO WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:55 pm
CALL HIM OUT BOB.. JUST CALLED WADE A PRE MADONNA…!!! HAHA
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
8:55 pm
Holy crap. Zaza is here to PLAY.
Josh….stop standing around on offense and set a REAL screen, would you?
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:55 pm
Zaza committed a loose ball foul that wasn’t called, but I LOVE the hustle.
Didn’t like that offensive possession quite so much though… they are taking too long to set up their offense and not moving enough.
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
8:55 pm
zaza is the second coming of will chamberlain hahahahahahahah
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:55 pm
Oh-oh.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
8:56 pm
Nice stroke on that one…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:56 pm
Josh makes the contested mid-range jumper… is that good or bad?
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:56 pm
THATS WHY JOE MY GUY… NO BITCH IN HIM…
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:56 pm
WHY FADE JOSH… SHOOT A LIL LEANER…
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
8:57 pm
An airball after the sorriest screen I’ve ever seen in my life….
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:57 pm
Joe looks like he is trying to get those 11 assists I callled for earlier today.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:57 pm
Another not so great possession… obviously not a good shot by Josh, but with the shot clock where it was I don’t know whether you can really blame him…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:57 pm
great D
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:57 pm
MY HOMEBOY PLAYING HIS ASS OFF!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:57 pm
Good flop, Zaza.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
8:58 pm
ZaZA! Somebody take Josh’s legs off and swap them over to Pachulia, he’s HUSTLIN’!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:58 pm
GREAT defense on JO! Maybe Al Horford drawing two fouls early was a blessing in disguise? The result of it is that Zaza is bodying him up while Josh is coming out of nowhere to swat his shot… he’s looking like the same washed up has-been that he was in Game 1.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
8:58 pm
AND 1…. LOOK AT JOSH..!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
8:59 pm
Great block.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
8:59 pm
to the hole young man
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
8:59 pm
ANOTHER great defensive series on JO! Josh and Zaza are teaming up to COMPLETELY taking him out of the game.
Samuel
April 27th, 2009
8:59 pm
Josh Smith is a Beast.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
8:59 pm
There you go, Josh. Quit your b!tchin’ and block the shot.
Nice fast break, though the Heat were right there with us.
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
8:59 pm
lest go heat beat the hawks
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:00 pm
WOW.. MIAMI SIDELINES LOOKIN NIIIIIICCCEEEE….
BUT BACK TO THE GAME…
YEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA LETS GO… CANT WAIT FOR “WHO DIED” TO GET HOME… U DIED SUCKAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:00 pm
And 1 for Mo Evans… THIS is Hawks basketball! Great defense and rebounding leads to transition opportunities, layups/dunks, and trips to the foul line. Let’s hope they keep this up for the rest of the
gameseries.gusman354
April 27th, 2009
9:00 pm
Josh Smith is a Beast. hahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:00 pm
I love it when we don’t settle for 3 point shots and just drive.
Samuel
April 27th, 2009
9:01 pm
Isn’t ZaZa from Georgia?
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
9:01 pm
Zaza has only two rebounds less than the entire Heat team. Gotta love his effort.
We need to get JJ going somehow.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:01 pm
Wade is still off… keep building that lead, Hawks.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:02 pm
BALL MOVEMENT… SHARING THE ROCK…
vava74
April 27th, 2009
9:02 pm
I’ve got news people, JJ is on his last legs right from the start… his body language is not of a loser but of a guy who has nothing on his legs…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:02 pm
Watch for fatigue. These guys are playing a ton of minutes in this half.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:02 pm
Nice ball movement on the perimeter for that 3. Nice to see Joe finding the open guy when help comes, something he didn’t do at all in the last two games.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:02 pm
Nice shot by Evans
Ken Strickland
April 27th, 2009
9:03 pm
When the Hawks are allowed to consistently run, they can compete with anybody.
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
9:03 pm
Why do you need Josh…to help keep the windshield clean? U know what is it…they know what it is…they know what it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:03 pm
NAJEH… U SHOWING OUT… I SEE YOU WITH THE SCRATCH THROUGH…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:03 pm
Wheeeeeeee JJ made one
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:03 pm
Joe didn’t look tired on that drive… as far as I’m concerned if playing them big minutes now means they can sit on the bench and watch the scrubs try to hold a 30 point lead in the 3rd quarter, it’s all worth it.
Outstanding defense on Wade AGAIN…
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:03 pm
SAY WHAT U WANT.. WADE HASNT GOT OFF WITH JOE ON HIM…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:04 pm
Need 3-4 minutes by Solo to spread out fouls
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:04 pm
Haha well I ain’t at Philips or at Taco Mac like I was for the first 3 games, so I get to work out my typing fingers tonight…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:05 pm
You can do the
strike throughjust type the word “strike” inside the ’s instead of “em” like you would for italics or “strong” like you would for bold.bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:06 pm
GUSMAN…
GET OFF HIS NUTS… WE DONT KNOW U…!!?!?!? U CANT PLAY BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE HOMIE…!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:06 pm
Najeh, Woody has little choice. I’m not criritcizing the monutes they’re piling up. Foul trouble (and injuries) have depleted his resources. I’m just concerend about a run to end the half by the Heat. Maybe a short stint for Solo or Mario would be a move to make now. Like literally 2 minutes.
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
9:06 pm
you guys thing the hawks gona win tonight hahhahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:07 pm
Winning the boards help
bibbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Blast
April 27th, 2009
9:07 pm
Couple of Heat fans still here, I see. Game ain’t over yet by any shot, but this is the Hawks team we are used to seeing. Go Bibby!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:07 pm
A rare bad defensive possession for the Hawks leads to the first Heat bucket of the quarter… gotta rotate a little quicker.
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
9:07 pm
Now the Hawks are colasping on DWade before he survey the floor. We can’t stop Wade…we just want him to work.
ZMan is playing like the GLADIATOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GREAT SOUND BITES BY WOODSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:08 pm
gunsman – to early to tell
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:08 pm
WTF… FOUL!!!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:08 pm
LETS GO………..!!! Z MY BOY…!!! START Z…!!!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:09 pm
LOOKS LIKE GAME 1
DrewCat
April 27th, 2009
9:09 pm
Look at that intensity Josh gives his team even from the bench. Sekou said we needed leadership, well Josh is really setting the tone with his play and his actions
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:09 pm
ZaZa is out control…………..
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:09 pm
How well is ZaZAplaying
Stud puppy
Samuel
April 27th, 2009
9:09 pm
ZaZa baby!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:09 pm
TONY MONTANA….!!!!
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
9:10 pm
Can’t say enough about Pachulia tonight.
He showed what you’re supposed to do after you get smacked and the ref doesn’t call it: get back down the court and make the defensive play. He gets the game ball already, in my opinion. Nobody is more fired up on both ends of the floor, and nobody is giving as much effort.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:10 pm
AJ, I feel what you’re saying. At least as far as big men are concerned though, you gotta remember that Horford has only played 4 minutes so he is due for big minutes in the 2nd half when Zaza might get some rest. But yeah, bringing in Mario for Bibby right now and letting Flip create the next two possessions may not be a bad idea.
vava74
April 27th, 2009
9:10 pm
we are creaming them even with the refs stealing us like madmen! That was a foul on Zaza!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:10 pm
WA WA WEE WA! Zaza is BALLIN’!
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:10 pm
If we could get some of the touch fouls that the Heat are getting then we maybe up by 30 (uh, assuming we make the free throws)..
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:11 pm
Slow down, Horford. Bring it down a notch.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:11 pm
MIAMI PLAYING LIKE PUSS… THEY LOOKIING FOR HELP… AND THE REFS GIVING IT TO EM… I HATE FLOPPERS.. WADE… PIERCE… CASSELL…SUCKAS…!!!
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:11 pm
As much as I like to Solo play, why would you take him out the game now. Stay with the hot hand(player) to finish the half….
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:12 pm
If Al can work on hitting that jump hook in the lane and that 15 footer on a consistent basis, and add one more post move that takes him towards the hoop in a position to get fouled, he will really be a beast next year. As it is he’s not bad at the 15 footer or the jump hook, even though he missed it that time.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:13 pm
Najeh, he’ll get there. He may not be a dominant scorer in the post but he’ll be good for 15-18 in another 2 years.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:13 pm
If we can get Al on track that would be huge.
Go Solo
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
9:13 pm
Astro Joe,
Funny you mention Solo and Rio the way you did. Precisely my thoughts on the Hack blog earlier!
Good to know somebody else thinks that they can play a role, if properly placed.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:13 pm
Wish this was a home game so we could give Zaza a standing ovation as he came out of the game there. He really deserves it.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:14 pm
NAJEH… THE BOY NEED A LOT OF WORK…
THAT SLOW JAB, THAT NOBODY BITES ON… HE GOES TOO LATE… WHEN HE GOES QUICKLY HE’S OUTTA CONTROL WITH NO BASE MOMENTUM CARRYING HIM AWAY FROM THE BUCKET… HE DOESNT JUMP EXTREMELY HIGH… HE WANTS THAT EWING LIKE GAME…
Sam from da Swats
April 27th, 2009
9:14 pm
Marvin is a puscatore!!
vava74
April 27th, 2009
9:14 pm
the problem with Josh people is that either still today or next match he will forget all that he is doing right: drive to the basket, rebound, play physical…
I just hope that he does not revert to launching jumpshots when he gets in…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:15 pm
Keep attacking the rim and finish the half. We MUST finish the half.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:15 pm
THATS TOUCH FOUL… WHAT.. THATS BULL
vava74
April 27th, 2009
9:15 pm
this is highway robbery!
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:15 pm
These Refs are killing us…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:15 pm
Damn… that would have been a nice offensive possession if it wasn’t for the offensive foul… now Solo commits a stupid foul on the 3… come on now, don’t blow this lead before the half.
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
9:15 pm
refs are killing us
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:15 pm
TAKE AWAY 2 GIVE ME 4…
Blast
April 27th, 2009
9:16 pm
Bullshi.t call on MoEvans. Guy had a right to come down on his feet!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:16 pm
We’re not finishing.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:16 pm
What the f*ck was that?
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:16 pm
WHAT HE DO…?
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:16 pm
That hurt
This is bullsh…..
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
9:16 pm
One of the sh!ittiest calls I’ve ever seen in this series. Total BS!!
Looks like Woody listened to Joe (y’all both have Blackberries or something?)
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:16 pm
We have to settle down and play thru these terrible calls….
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
9:16 pm
acting bull
vava74
April 27th, 2009
9:16 pm
look at this! look at this! this is f**king unbelievable!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:17 pm
Get mad, Bibby. Shhot the lights out.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:17 pm
WOODY GETTIN ON THEY ASS…
BUT MIAMI IS FULL OF FLOPPERS…!!! WOW….!!! HOES…!!! PUSS…!!! PANSIES…!!! HOMOS…!!!
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
9:17 pm
bibby gettin WORKED
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:17 pm
THE LATE WHISTLE… THEY CHEATING…!!!! THEY CHEATING…!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:18 pm
Now THAT was a TERRIBLE call. Bibby didn’t TOUCH him. You gotta be kidding me.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:18 pm
How many 4 point plays will we give up? Let’s see who wil blame this on Woody?
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:18 pm
Unbelieveable… Its time for Woody to get a Tech…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:18 pm
Bibby did not touch him
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
9:18 pm
WHAT THE HELL??!!! THAT WAS NOT A FOUL, AND EVEN IF IT WAS, THE REF WAITED FOR JONES TO SHOOT IT BEFORE HE EVEN BLEW HIS WHISTLE!!!
SOS
April 27th, 2009
9:18 pm
OMG. Choke
vava74
April 27th, 2009
9:19 pm
what a load of bull! this is a disgrace! what a shameful display of NBA promotion of Wade-Lebron matchup!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:19 pm
Hawks need a timeout in the worst way.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
9:19 pm
Come on guys, just weather the storm…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:19 pm
Composure. Composure. Every team makesa run (especially at home).
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:20 pm
Smart veteran play by Flip to draw the foul at the end of the clock. Hawks are looking really discombobulated though. Bring back Zaza for Horford and Josh for Solo. We need to close out this half strong.
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
9:20 pm
THE HAWKS WANT GO AWAY TONIGHT…EVEN WITH THE REF CALLS!!!!!
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:20 pm
Good job Flip – can’t lose composure.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:20 pm
GOTTA TURN THIS TAPE IN… THIS IS HORRIBLE… WOW… NEVER SEEN THIS.. ITS LIKE JORDAN OUT THERE…
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
9:20 pm
hahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa THE HEAT IS ON
Blast
April 27th, 2009
9:20 pm
This is the worst officiated basket ball game I have ever seen in my Life! Screw the NBA!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:21 pm
WOW…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:21 pm
You had to see this coming.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
9:21 pm
They’re only giving up 3 pointers, the calls are BS.
Can’t blame it on Woody, but can’t blame it on JOSH EITHER…but I have a few ideas..
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:21 pm
Bad JJ shot
stupid
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:21 pm
THEY FOULED FLIP…!!! WOW…
SOS
April 27th, 2009
9:21 pm
BYE BYE
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:22 pm
What a disastrous end to the half… all the good things Josh and Zaza did in the first 16 minutes of the half were blown away by the final sequence, led by Joe and Horford.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
9:22 pm
What? Flip didn’t get fouled on that buzzer beater 3 attempt?
He would have if he was wearing a HEAT jersey…
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:22 pm
Totally BS…. we are playing 5 on 8….
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:22 pm
PLAY LIKE.. U STARTED.. JUST COME OUT AND FIGHT.. LETS GO… FIGHT…
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
9:22 pm
COME ON EVERYBODY SAY WITH ME THE HEAT IS ON HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
vava74
April 27th, 2009
9:23 pm
people, its 2.20 am here were I live. I am tempted to go to bed after this shameful display of biased refereeing.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:23 pm
What is up with JJ, I can understand one or two games , but this is crunch time, pass the ball if you can’t make it.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:23 pm
Unfortunately, we HAVE to stay away from foul trouble. We can’t play guys for 15 minutes straight. Between the emotional energy and the physical energy, guys have to be able to get a blow. MUST…WEATHER…THE…STORM.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
9:24 pm
Nope, can’t blame Woody, but you sure can’t excuse his STAR PUPIL.
And what got into Horford? Maybe too long of a stretch on the bench, though we know why he was there. 2 fouls in the first half = no minutes until the second. It’s a rule….
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
9:24 pm
the officials suck !!!
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:24 pm
Let’s see if the TNT crew call it like it is… The Heat got plenty of help from the zebras….
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
9:24 pm
THE HAWKS ARE QUITERS HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LOVED
heat check in my pants
April 27th, 2009
9:24 pm
What’s wrong, Hawks fans???!!!!!
If you want to get the calls, you need a SUPERSTAR!!!
Sorry, girls, Miami in 5, but at least the Hawks hit the golf course early!!!
Josh Smildress
April 27th, 2009
9:25 pm
What the hell just happened?
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:26 pm
The guys were just spent at the half. Surely you didn;t expect the home team would lie down and die? Let’s see if we can stay away from foul trouble in the second half. We don’t need to win by 20. 1 point will be sufficient. This ain’t college football.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:26 pm
Joe is playing like sh*t. Horford is not playing much better. Josh and Zaza are playing quite well, and so is Bibby (I won’t blame him for that egregious foul call on James Jones).
These three players need to get most of the 2nd half minutes, with other people filling in here and there. Joe has not shown up for this series and it’s time to consider him just another role player like Mo Evans for the purposes of scheming. Quit running the offense through Joe and start pushing the ball, dominating the glass, and playing great D again in the 2nd half.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:26 pm
Again, why did Woody take ZaZa out of the game… He was the hot player at the time, he should have finished the half. The one time I would prefer to see him not make a substitution….
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
9:26 pm
What the hell just happened?=THE HEAT IS ON HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
9:26 pm
david stern placed the call d wade has to win to match up with lebron!!
kentrell
April 27th, 2009
9:27 pm
the refs are CHEATIN LIKE HELL
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
9:28 pm
DON,T TELL ANYBODY I PAY THE REF TO BE ON OUR SIDE. I,M RICH
we will we will ROCK YOU!!
April 27th, 2009
9:28 pm
WHO DIED? = HEAT IN THE SECOND ROUND!!!
YOU WILL ALL BE WITNESSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blast
April 27th, 2009
9:29 pm
Hawks can still win this, but it will be tough. NBA refs are a big time disgrace, and they disgust me. Hawks need to weather the storm and fight through this. Barkley is talking about those 3 point plays right now, but he is not saying anything about the calls!. Motherfuc.ker!
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
9:29 pm
THE REF HAHAHAAAAAAHAHHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
hot south beach skirts
April 27th, 2009
9:30 pm
after this game, I need to get someone in the front row pregnant!!
one of those nights!!!
Josh Smildress
April 27th, 2009
9:30 pm
Is that Tim Donaghy out there? I thought he wasn’t reffing for the NBA anymore
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:31 pm
I agree with everything Kenny and Charles said, but even they have to admit that 4 point play call on Bibby was a bunch of bullsh*t. I go out of my way to not blame the refs when my teams are losing, but that was one of the worst calls I have ever seen, and even most Heat fans should be able to see that Bibby made no contact with him whatsoever.
THE REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 27th, 2009
9:31 pm
Enjoy it while it lasts, Heat fans!!
The Cavs’ check has already cleared!!!!
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
9:31 pm
mike bibby looks old out there . there is no way he is back next year looks like Acie will be starting PG next year.
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
9:31 pm
Hawks can still win this, but it will be tough. NBA refs are a big time disgrace, and they disgust me. Hawks need to weather the storm and fight through this. Barkley is talking about those 3 point plays right now, but he is not saying anything about the calls!. Motherfuc.ker!
LIKE I SAY ME AND BARKLEY PAID THE REF BUT DON,T TELL ANYBODY IS A SECRET
Blast
April 27th, 2009
9:31 pm
Strange how same Heat fans love to post under different names.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:31 pm
Can’t remember the last time I saw a player go 2/2 with 13 points, but that’s James Jones’ line right now.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:33 pm
The TNT crew said the Hawks lost their composure but I would ask him why did the Hawks lose their composure….
Hawk they call DWade for the foul when he set the pick on Bibby then Jones should would not have happen… And the other foul call on Bibby was a no call. What about the BS charge call on Mo Evans??????
vava74
April 27th, 2009
9:33 pm
all these guys, chuck, kenny, fratello know what is happening but they all eat from the same plate.
you simply don’t bite the hand that feeds you… they have no independence and know, perfectly well what is happening on court but will not comment.
if they did, they would loose their jobs since the NBA cannot accept criticism to the refs because it would build up a lack of faith (justifiably) on what is going on court
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:33 pm
Al, Flip,JJ 2 for 13
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
9:34 pm
Enjoy it while it lasts, Heat fans!!
The Cavs’ check has already cleared!!!!
SO YOU ACCEPT YOU THE HAWS IN,T GONA WIN
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:34 pm
The TNT crew said the Hawks lost their composure but I would ask them why did the Hawks lose their composure….
IF they call DWade for the foul when he set the pick on Bibby then Jones should would not have happen… And the other foul call on Bibby was a no call. What about the BS charge call on Mo Evans??????
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
9:35 pm
WOODY GOT TO RALLY THE TROUPS AND GET THEIR HEADS BACK IN THE GAME!!!!
I STILL SAY THE REFS WANT SAVE THE HEAT TONITE. FORGET ABOUT TNT…THEY WANT TO SEE LBJ AND WADE TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
9:35 pm
MY REAL NAME IS BILL GATES BUT DON,T TELL ANYBODY
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
9:35 pm
tnt guys are morons they cant upset lord David Stern by saying the refs suck. Plus barkley needs wade to advance so they can cash those tmobile checks!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:36 pm
We’re about to learn a lot about our team. Now that the Heat have punched back, do we have any fight left?
we will we will ROCK YOU
April 27th, 2009
9:36 pm
gusman354: of course I accept it: I’M A CAVS FAN!!!!!!!
Macaroni Tony
April 27th, 2009
9:36 pm
I have never seen basketball played like that, and the refs suck
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:37 pm
Mario played 5 min 1/2 shooting with 2 steals and good D. Why does he not get more minutes.
Bobby
April 27th, 2009
9:37 pm
Guys quit bitching about the refs. Damn you guys sound like a bunch of girls. We just got outplayed at the end of the quarter. We are not a good team, we have no composure at all
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
9:39 pm
The Hawks are leading. That’s the point of the game. The refs suck bad. I didn’t expect anything different but I didn’t know it was going to be this bad. TNT sucks. I didn’t watch the halftime show because I knew it would be 10 minutes of D Wade and the Heat. Joe is getting banged to death on the inside. He’s probably gotten fouled 10 times already. It’s kinda hard to score when that happens unless you’re James Jones. He needs to take more shots from the perimeter though. I think D Wade fave five is the three refs who are reffing his game that night and Chuck and Kenny.
Eman
April 27th, 2009
9:40 pm
WTF……….. Man up Joe!!!! We need to get a few new players with heart!!! This team is heartless!!!! I want Chris Bosh in 2010!!!! Leadership is hard to find!!! Steve Smith we need your heart!!!
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:40 pm
Hawks mabe can’t beat the Cavs but with fair Refs we can beat the Heat. Not looking for an advantage, just fairness.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:40 pm
Zaza is +17 in 16 minutes. Josh is +14 in 16 minutes.
Al Horford is -11 in 10 minutes. Solo is -15 in 3 minutes — didn’t even know that was possible.
I’ve said before that I don’t put a whole lot of trust in +/-, but in this case, it does an excellent job of showing the huge difference in the way our big men are playing. I’m all in favor of playing Josh and Zaza at PF and C the entire 2nd half, if they can do it without passing out.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:41 pm
I agree, Reggie. It only takes a single point for us to leave wit the series tied. Let’s hope that we avoid foul trouble and 4 point plays in the second half. If someone told me we’d be up by 4 at half, I would have taken it.
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
9:41 pm
the Atlanta Hawks Vs. the David Stern Wades
Macaroni Tony
April 27th, 2009
9:42 pm
Good point Reggie…
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
9:42 pm
Bobby: Who’s winning? Also based on your comments I have seen when you post here, are you really a fan of the Hawks?
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
9:42 pm
ARE YOU GUYS READY FOR D-WADE SECOND HALF?
heat check in my pants
April 27th, 2009
9:42 pm
I can’t wait to see the recap on this game:
HAWKS LOSE TO THE HEAT AND THE REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
haha, sorry losers!!
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:42 pm
Interesting. Mo Evans said he’s going to take it upon himself to lead this team out of the locker room…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:43 pm
Horford was scared to take that shot in the post. Bad sign.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:43 pm
The good thing about the first half is that the Hawks showed that if they come out with energy on defense and off the ball movement on offense they can beat this team.
The bad thing is that the Heat are down by 4 even though Wade has played terrible.
This first possession of the second half looks exactly like the last three minutes of the first half. Not good.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:43 pm
Another bad shot by JJ
then turn over sheesh
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
9:44 pm
Hawks falling apart
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:45 pm
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT… MOE EVANS WIDE OPEN IN THE CORNER…
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
9:45 pm
Nice shot Smith. Wide open Evans in the corner.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:46 pm
Terrible shot by Josh, with a wide open Mo Evans in the corner. That should have been an immediate swing pass to Mo.
Smitty
April 27th, 2009
9:46 pm
The article is exactly right on. The Hawks are in desparate need of a leader. Although the jury is still out in some ways on Woodson’s leadership, his genius would matter less if in fact a starter stepped up. I find it ludicrous that the media continues to try to make this player Josh Smith( pictures, comments,etc.). On a team plagued by immaturity and lack of significant playoff experience, Josh Smith is without doubt the most immature and selfish player they have.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:46 pm
Bibbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
heAT RULE
April 27th, 2009
9:46 pm
Atlanta sucks, the fan sucks, the team sucks
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:46 pm
LETS GO.. GET THE LEAD UP…
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
9:46 pm
Why no 4 point play for Bibby there? He got knocked down after the shot.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:46 pm
Hawks needed that Bibby 3 desperately.
Miami has bailed out the Hawks the last two possessions with stupid plays of their own. TAKE ADVANTAGE, HAWKS!!
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:46 pm
Bibby got knock down after his shot. Where’s the call???
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:47 pm
BIG SHOT JOE…
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
9:47 pm
Reggie you took the words right off my fingertips….
Josh Smildress
April 27th, 2009
9:47 pm
Why is Bill Simmons the only prominent sports writer to question the officiating in the NBA? More writers need to bring the publicized horrible reffing, Sekou, I am talking to you.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:47 pm
Did you see Josh shake his head when the assistant said something about that long, long distance bomb? Good things happen when dude drives ti the hole.
Sekou Smith
April 27th, 2009
9:48 pm
I’m still speechless after watching that four-minute meltdown at the end of the first half. SPEECHLESS!!!!!!!
Josh Smildress
April 27th, 2009
9:48 pm
Fair enough Sekou, fair enough.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:49 pm
Yes, that was a big shot by Joe, but that was not a good possession. None of these possessions have been good. The off-the-ball movement that was killing the Heat in the first half is not there. Al Horford was nowhere near in position to get that rebound if Joe missed. The Hawks need this timeout just as much as the Heat do. I want Woodson to light into this team right now. Whatever got them playing with energy before the game, that’s what they need right now. These next six to eight minutes are crucial — if the Heat are still hanging around down by single digits after that Wade will take over this game. Hawks have to assert themselves like they did in the first half.
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
9:49 pm
BEFORE Y’ALL GET STARTED JOSH ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A BONE HEAD PLAY. I STILL LIKE THE BODY LANGUAGE OF THE TEAM AND THE COACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Josh Smildress
April 27th, 2009
9:49 pm
Fair enough, Sekou. I think we all are.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:50 pm
I don’t understand the leader thing. Isn’t the coach the leader? We have to play team ball to win. For years it’s a jack up jumper thing. Need a Billups type PG. We have never had a pg that can control a game. We got leapers and talent but never an oncourt leader. Should not be a suprise. Should still win any ways with fair Ref.
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
9:50 pm
This is really makin me mad though man….if joe johnson can just play “decent to good”
and everybody else plays hard and solid…we can beat these guys …convincingly…
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
9:50 pm
THE HAWKS LOOK DIALED IN TONITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:51 pm
WHAT ELSE COULD HE DO THERE NAJEH?
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:51 pm
So far, so good with second half fouls.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:51 pm
Offense is still looking stagnant, although the defense looks much better…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:51 pm
Good Good take it to the hole – they have no answer for that.
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
9:51 pm
feed hoford on tne block
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:52 pm
Bigdave, I’m not hating on Joe for that shot. I’m hating on the offensive scheme. They have reverted back to “iso Joe”. You know… dribble dribble dribble, dribble dribble dribble, dribble dribble dribble, shot. Sure, Joe will make some of those. But in the long run that will not work.
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
9:52 pm
Melvin: Yeah it was the same play as the first 4 point for Jones. The team is playing very solid right now. If we win this game it shows a lot for the Hawks considering the refereeing. If we win this series though we will have to do it again against Lebron and the Cavs.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:53 pm
Wade does those sneaky fouls – got caught – finally
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:53 pm
Damn… that would have been a big shot by Mo Evans…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:53 pm
Heat are looking SORRY right now. Please take advantage Hawks… please run some offense…
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:53 pm
GIVE IT UP JOSH.. EITHER TAKE IT STRAIGHT TO THE CUP OR PASS.. KILL THE FANCY DRIBBLE…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:53 pm
Let’s get some more Heat fouls… get to the free throw line.
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
9:53 pm
Sloppy play by both teams
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:54 pm
JJ drops ball again
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
9:54 pm
our offense sucks
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:55 pm
that helped
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:55 pm
2 bricks by Jermaine. Hawks continue to get bailed out. Take advantage please… nice floater by Joe, but the offensive scheme still needs to get better…
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
9:55 pm
What was that weird play Wade just did? He was by himself and jumped with his legs flying in the air like got fouled and then passes it to O’Neal.
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
9:55 pm
TAKE JJ OUT THE GAME IF HE’S NOT GOT TO SHOW. WE ARE MAKING THEY’RE MAIN TWO GUYS WORK HARD!!!!!!!!!!
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:55 pm
there we go a real JJ play
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:55 pm
U CANT RIDE HIM MOE SHYT…
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
9:56 pm
here come the refs
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:56 pm
Don’t get tired and give up bad fouls Hawks. Stay mentally strong.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:56 pm
Hmm… wonder where the people big-uppin’ the Heat crowd are now? Looks like they are just as fair-weather as the Hawks are… you could hear a pin drop in that building right now…
Sekou Smith
April 27th, 2009
9:56 pm
Josh Smilldress you must be new to the blog bro, because I’ve taken the stripes to task repeatedly for their awful work.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:56 pm
WHAT BULL SHYT…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:56 pm
Nice shot by Jones – hated it lol
vava74
April 27th, 2009
9:56 pm
another bogus call!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:56 pm
IF WADE DOESNT GET THE CALL HE PASSES.. WOW…
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
9:56 pm
Sloppy game, but I’ll take a “W” any way we can get it.
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
9:57 pm
Bibby is the worst inside PG in the playoffs.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:57 pm
MOE AND HORFORD ARE BY FAR OUR DUMBEST DEFENDERS…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:57 pm
Cheap fouls again. We’re not mentally strong. Stupid, stupid tick-tack fouls.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:57 pm
CAN THESE REFS PLEASE SWALLOW THE WHISTLE? BOTH TEAMS HAVE AN EQUAL RIGHT TO TEAR THESE MU-F*CKAS APART FOR THEIR TERRIBLE PERFORMANCE TONIGHT… ANYONE ELSE WOULD BE FIRED IF THEY SUCKED THIS BAD AT THEIR JOBS…
vava74
April 27th, 2009
9:57 pm
and another!
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
9:58 pm
Mercy can’t believe all the turn overs
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
9:58 pm
Questionable traveling call on Zaza… I’ve seen him get away with more…
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:58 pm
PLEASE GIVE THE BALL TO JOE.. DRIVE THE BALL JOE…
Al
April 27th, 2009
9:58 pm
The NBA is trying to bill Wade and the Heat against King James and the Caves. Consequently, the Hawks have to play 5 against 8! What the F is up with the officiating? It’s getting worse every damn game.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
9:58 pm
THEY CHEATING…
Bobby
April 27th, 2009
9:59 pm
Hey Reggie, Shut up Jack ASS!!!! Nobody cares about you or these heartless Hawks. I am a fan of the Hawks but I hate when band wagon fans like you jump on when were winning but when were getting beat and we are showing no heart then it has to be the refs fault. SO do us all a favor and SHUT UP. GO BACK TO BED AND DON”T GET UP AGAIN OR DADDY WILL COME IN THERE AN BEAT YOUR ASS
Hot Hot Heat
April 27th, 2009
9:59 pm
here come THE REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
9:59 pm
La-la-la.
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
9:59 pm
wat i say here come the refs
vava74
April 27th, 2009
9:59 pm
and yet another bogus call…
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:00 pm
WOW… DAMN JOE…
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:00 pm
Nice to see Bibby tell Josh to keep playing….
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:00 pm
What the hell was that, Joe…
Josh Smildress
April 27th, 2009
10:00 pm
wow no travel call on o’neal there? good pass joe…
Bobby
April 27th, 2009
10:00 pm
Joe J. SUCKS. I think even Reggie could see that
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:00 pm
JJ throws to crowd – what is going on. He is playing bad
vava74
April 27th, 2009
10:00 pm
travelling by o’neal… another excellent call!
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:00 pm
By the way. Our leader is Mike Bibby without a doubt. The refs our back after calling it well the first half of the quarter. O’Neal took four steps before he shot that yet Zaza gets a 2 step travel. I hate blaming refs but it is clearly horrible in this game.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
10:00 pm
Great. Looks like ol’ “washed up” O’Neal isn’t so washed up anymore.
Nice turnover by Joe. Wonder who will blame Josh for it?
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:01 pm
Good timeout by Woody. Time to regroup the troops….
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:01 pm
not a player within 25 feet – mercy
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
10:01 pm
Nice to see Bibby trying to Keep Josh’s head in the game.
At least ONE of the veteran’s has his head on straight…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:02 pm
Hawks needed this timeout, although knowing Woody who knows whether it will make a difference. It’s the same damn story. Move more off the ball, get the ball inside, get to the free throw line instead of throwing up jumpshots and floaters all day. The defense is really not that bad. The Heat have made a couple of lucky shots (James Jones’ 3, Jermaine O’Neal’s putback) but the Hawks are not doing a bad job defensively. Just put some more pressure on the Heat’s defense and the Hawks will be fine. I hope Mr. Potato Head can realize this and communicate it to the players.
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
10:02 pm
The heat seem like they want it more. The hawks making mistakes that a good high school team shouldnt even make. The B1TCHIN and complaining mood looks like it set in. Unbelieveable
Josh Smildress
April 27th, 2009
10:02 pm
Damn Smoove where were you on that pass from Joe?
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
10:02 pm
Regroup? How about Recall. Too many guys are MIA.
vava74
April 27th, 2009
10:03 pm
I feel so f+++ing dump staying up to watch this charade!
Hot Hot Heat
April 27th, 2009
10:03 pm
Looking REEEEEAL tentative, Hawks fans!! Awww, don’t cry!!
Leopard
April 27th, 2009
10:04 pm
Saying Bibby is the worse PG is dumb, ur team doesn’t even play him like a PG, more like a SG. All they ask him to do every play is walk up the ball and hand it to JJ
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:04 pm
Big Ray – lol Hate to see it but for some reason we have lost control. I think Marvin and his driving would have helped but – oh well
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:04 pm
More iso Joe. Come on man. You gotta be kidding. Nothing has changed from before the timeout.
At least nice to see Jones exit and Diawara enter…
Blast
April 27th, 2009
10:04 pm
I’ve never seen a team get so screwed out of a basketball game by the refs than tonight. It’s even worse than the Sac/LA series back in those days!
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:04 pm
Bobby: I’m sorry. I am of course wrong. See most of us on here try to talk about our team in a mature state and make reasonable comments. Tonight we have gotten along and agreed except for you. What is your problem anyway. Aren’t we winning?
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:04 pm
Another terrible offensive possession bailed out by Johnson making a shot. Props to him for that.
Wow, was that a weak take by Flip or what…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:04 pm
Come on Flip.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:04 pm
THAT WEAK SHYT FLIP… COME ON… GO UP…
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:05 pm
That was a poor effort by Flip.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:05 pm
HE TRAVELING.. WHY DIDNT HE JUST GO UP WITH THE RIGHT HAND… DAMN FLIP.. HASNT GIVEN US SHYT ALL PLAYOFF…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:05 pm
Terrible defensive possession man. You gotta get that board after Wade misses that shot which he normally makes.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:06 pm
GO BACK TO JOE.. BIBBY AND JOE…
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:07 pm
Leopard: i said the worst PG inside. I love Bibby and just commented he is the leader of our team. I just wish he could have a little more penetration.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:07 pm
Big 3 by Flip, bailing out ANOTHER bad offensive possession.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:07 pm
Flippppppppppppppppppppppp
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:07 pm
HELL YEA.. FLIP… C’MON LETS GO..
GOOD SET UP JOE…
brewdawg
April 27th, 2009
10:07 pm
That three by Murray made up for the weak layup. Pointing out the obvious is my specialty. Let’s go folks!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:07 pm
Joe is playing much better this quarter.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:08 pm
STOP GAMBLING JOSH… SHYT…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:08 pm
I do like that the guards are heating up from outside. But make their job easier by working from the inside out.
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
10:08 pm
Pachulia BEASTIN
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:08 pm
ZaZa the stud, my man
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:08 pm
Wow. I absolutely love Zaza in the playoffs. The man is intense!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:08 pm
I like the idea from Josh to go up and under and try to draw the foul. That’s a move he should work on in the offseason. Big props to Zaza for getting another offensive board.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:08 pm
JOSH U CANT FORCE IT BABY…
GOOD REBOUND Z…
Josh Smildress
April 27th, 2009
10:09 pm
Who do you think is going to commit their first foul ever in the NBA: Josh Smith, Tim Duncan or Dwayne Wade?
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:09 pm
WADE TRAVELING…
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
10:09 pm
gotta love flip’s game
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:09 pm
Flip learned his lesson.
Eric
April 27th, 2009
10:09 pm
Josh Smith needs to stop bitching. Unbelievable. Fratello and Stockton are making fun of him. He is at the point in his career where he needs to be more mature.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:09 pm
Flip take it to the hole
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:10 pm
Now THAT’s how you attack the basket Flip! Nice take.
Hawks are putting Zaza in a bad position pulling him out away from the hoop to defend Wade on the pick and roll. I’d like to see them try to switch that matchup a little bit, maybe get Josh on Wade that far out instead.
All that said, not a bad end to the quarter, although it could have been better.
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:10 pm
TNT is horrible. Wade makes a plain mid range shot: WADE WITH THE BUCKET! And then they show a long replay of the “fantastic shot”
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:10 pm
Good quarter. Showed some composure. Woody MUST rest these guys. Can we hold the lead while Smith and Joe and Bibby take a breather?
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:10 pm
Eric, Josh just a bitching dude, don’t like it but just his personality.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:11 pm
GOOD QRT… GOOD QRT… STEP IT UP BABY… LETS GO… PLAYING WITH THE LEAD IS SO IMPORTANT CAUSE IT FORCES A QUICKER TEMPO FROM THE HEAT.. WHICH PLAYS IN OUR FAVOR…
vava74
April 27th, 2009
10:12 pm
“nice” shot by wade, but did you check the moving “pick” made by the other guy? grabbing our man? It’s so easy to play basket when you play 8 against 5…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:12 pm
I won’t watch TNT. Get stressed enough lol
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:12 pm
Joe played good that quarter. Hopefully he can find his stroke in the 4th… Lets Go Hawks…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:12 pm
Najeh, if JON sets the pick (and Zaza is guarding him) then how can Smith come out and play the pick & roll? Isn’t the whole idea to leave the big guarding the small?
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:12 pm
Josh needs to realize that when you complain about every single foul, they start tuning you out after a while. It’s what happened to Rasheed Wallace. It’s not like refs don’t remember the fact that you do that. He shouldn’t just shut up but he needs to pick his spots to whine.
packin' a heater
April 27th, 2009
10:12 pm
D-Wade is clearly a superstar…
…in his pants!!
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
10:13 pm
why watch tnt ?? watch fox sports south
Al
April 27th, 2009
10:13 pm
BS officiating. TNT sucks. What happened to commentators who called out refs that were performing poorly. It’s not like we all don’t replays.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:13 pm
Yeah I’m saying if they keep running the Wade-JO pick and roll, switch Josh onto JO so that he gets switched on Wade after the pick.
If not that, maybe bring in Mario so that he can fight through the screen and stay in Wade’s grill during that pick and roll.
Either way, Wade on Zaza is a situation the Hawks need to scheme to avoid.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
10:13 pm
Here we are. Fourth quarter. Wonder if this is the vaunted “crunch time” ‘Nique likes to refer to?
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:14 pm
Comeon guys. DWade b1tch just as much as Josh to the Refs… Just watch him..
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:14 pm
The good thing about playing D. Wade, none of these games are stuck on NBATV where only 3 people can watch them nationally. Denver is whipping Nawlins but no one outside of those cities know.
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
10:14 pm
THIS WILL BE A DEFINING MOMENT FOR THIS TEAM!!!!!
GREAT TIME OUT BY WOODSON…THIS GAME WILL DOWN TO THE WIRE!!!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:15 pm
GREAT pass, Josh.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:15 pm
Would have like to see Woody let Joe start 4th on the bench. He could use some rest… Great pass by Josh.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:16 pm
front court leads again. Where are the ZaZa haters now?
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:16 pm
JOESEPH!
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:16 pm
The can’t play without DWade. He must be on the court for them to be competitive…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:16 pm
Josh is looking like he did in the first half right now. Great pass on one possession, skying high for the offensive board the next possession. Joe seems to be playing better too. Maybe we can finally see the Hawks click on all cylinders in this quarter?
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:16 pm
We can win without JJ. Rest – yes – for many minutes.
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:16 pm
The problem with Joe is his confidence. He has the skills, physical ability, and intelligence.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:17 pm
The Heat can’t play without DWade. He must be on the court for them to be competitive…
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:17 pm
DEFINITELY “CRUNCH TIME” RAY…
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
10:17 pm
well i guess d wade is good for sumthing!! tnt and the nba has to teabag his ass!!
brewdawg
April 27th, 2009
10:17 pm
Great start here to the fourth! God how good would a road playoff win feel? I’ve been a life long Hawk fan and I speak for all of us long-suffering fans when I say WE DESERVE IT!!!
bigjohnhawksfan
April 27th, 2009
10:17 pm
I better see 20 more offensive rebounds this quarter!!
Good hustle at the moment!!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:17 pm
Just realized… Beasley has been the invisible man tonight. James Jones has swallowed most of the crunch time minutes at the other forward position. Maybe Spoelstra is getting tired of his atrocious shot selection?
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:17 pm
Najeh, wouldn’t JON simply go down and post up Smith if he’s guarding him? I’d rather have Wade shooting an 18-footer over Zaza then have JON 4 feet from the basket against Smith.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:18 pm
EXACTLY RAY.. THATS WHY ITS IMPORTANT TO GET HIM OFF EARLY…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:18 pm
ZaZA + 22 Imagine that
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:18 pm
Well I might switch back to FSS but I wanted to get away from ‘Nique for a bit.
Eric
April 27th, 2009
10:18 pm
Zaza Pachulia is playing out of his mind. He’s playing in place of Horford, and I”m pretty sure its not b/c Horford has 4 personals. Flip is calming this down. I really like his influence on the game.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:18 pm
I MEAN REGGIE.. THATS WHY ITS IMPORTANT TO GET HIM OFF EARLY…
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
10:19 pm
NAJEH, I NOTICE THE SAME THING…IF JJ GET IT GOING IT OVER WITH!!!!!!!!!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:19 pm
I agree, Melvin. I would have rested Joe at the start of the quarter too.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:19 pm
“front court leads again. Where are the ZaZa haters now?”
Zaza shouldn’t have any haters after the way he’s played today. He defines getting the most out of your ability. Dude has held down the inside defense today in a game where Horford’s impact has been nonexistent.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:19 pm
Aaaand… just as I say that Zaza loses JO on the pick and pop, giving him a wide open jumper.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:20 pm
HELL OF A MOVE JOSH…
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:20 pm
Nice move by JSmoove….
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
10:20 pm
YEAH, JJ LOOKS READY TO PLAY!!!!!!
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:20 pm
Josh – great move
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:20 pm
Good things happen when SMith drives to the rim.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:20 pm
BIG TIME AGGRESSIVE MOVE BY JOSH SMITH. Fratello is on point about Josh Smith being at his best when he’s playing within his limits.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
10:21 pm
Well now. Look what happens when Josh is in the right place, and you actually get him the ball there, instead of letting him think he’s got to come out to get it…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:21 pm
They’re going to act like Wade is out here with one leg and the swine flu.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:21 pm
Hmm… on the one hand you can’t blame Josh for contesting that Cook 3, but on the other hand that left a wide open hole where a Hawk should have been to grab the board.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:21 pm
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo take it to the hole.
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:22 pm
Zaza shows that you can still succeed in the NBA with hard practice, toughness, and hustle. He isn’t that strong or athletic. He is just a hard nosed player.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:22 pm
Why?
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:22 pm
Wade’s heating up… and Josh bails them out with a bad shot from outside…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:22 pm
sheesh whats up with the jump shots.
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
10:22 pm
lol@shot selection of josh smith
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
10:22 pm
And the minute I say that, Josh comes out all by himself and shoots early in the shot clock….I hope Woody hits him with a chair…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:22 pm
You were saying, Ray?
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:22 pm
Smart timeout by Woody. He feels it getting away a little bit, with the near-make by Wade following the bad shot by Josh. Time to calm the troops down and come out running a smart play to reestablish the double digit lead.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:23 pm
Look at DWade crying for a foul after he clearly miss the layup…
Eric
April 27th, 2009
10:23 pm
ahhh, there you go Josh. Terrible shot at the top of the key. And there is the enigma that is Josh Smith; beautiful post up, terrible jump shot.
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
10:23 pm
josh needs to quit shooting jumpers
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:23 pm
DI swear we hate leads, as soon as we get one we start getting lazy and jack jumpers, take it to the hole.
vava74
April 27th, 2009
10:23 pm
j-smoove is soooooo dumb… my godness…
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:23 pm
FOLLOWED BY A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HIM PLAYING OUT OF HIS LIMITS…
rms
April 27th, 2009
10:23 pm
another ill-advised jumpshot by Josh Smith.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:23 pm
“They’re going to act like Wade is out here with one leg and the swine flu.”
Laughing my mu’f*ckin’ ass off…
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
10:24 pm
Come on, Woody. Hit Josh with a chair or something. All you have to do is pi$$ him off, then he’ll grab 10 rebounds and score 20 points in the last 5-7 minutes.
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
10:24 pm
Ultimately, I believe Josh Smith is a competitor and wants his team to win…..but sometimes he makes it look like he just wants himself to be the “hero”….takin shots he knows he shouldnt.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:25 pm
Najeh, that was funny…..
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:25 pm
We need the JJ floater
the Al put back – you know, Hawks ball.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:25 pm
On a different note though, Josh should shoot about a hundred thousand of those outside jumpshots this offseason. As much as we all complain — rightfully so — every time he launches one of them, it would add so much to his game and the Hawks’ offense if he could actually make those. Not necessarily from 3, just from about 18 feet and in.
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
10:25 pm
TAKE JOSH OUT OF THE GAME FOR A COUPLE PLAYS…HE IS MAKING ME NERVOUS AS A RAT TRAP IN A SHOE BOOOOOOOOOOX!!!!
Josh Smildress
April 27th, 2009
10:25 pm
I agree, once Woody tells Josh that is sucking it up then he will go out and play hard to try and prove Woody is wrong. Instead of hitting him with a chair, hit him with Speedy – let’s get some use out of him
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:25 pm
CHRIS PAUL LOOKING LIKE BOO BOO…
Samuel
April 27th, 2009
10:26 pm
Doc,
Any way we can get Outlaw’s therapist over here for Josh? I don’t know about dude.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:26 pm
Good take Josh — great putback Zaza.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:26 pm
ZaZa strikes again…
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
10:26 pm
zaza
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:26 pm
ZaZaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:26 pm
Good things happen when he drives. Almost 90% of the time, something good happens.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:27 pm
Bibby what was that
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:27 pm
Its time to send the double team at DWade….
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:27 pm
Wade is heating up. Bibby played pretty good D and it didn’t matter. He doesn’t have the height or the strength to handle him. The Hawks have to put a bigger guy on him.
Bibby… come on man, that offensive foul was obvious.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:27 pm
HE SHOT THAT 18FT’ER WELL LAST YR…
WHATS UP WITH BIBBY ON WADE…
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:27 pm
During one game Josh Smith gets about 1,000 comments. Every other one says he sucks or he is a great player. I’ve never seen one player get so much love/hate. It’s pretty funny. He’s just a streaky player who can be great and horrible. I try to stay in the middle. Zaza you are the man!
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
10:27 pm
bibby sucks
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
10:27 pm
the h3ll is up with bibby’s mistakes? He’s a VET.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:27 pm
there was no need
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:28 pm
That swine flu is kickin in.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:28 pm
ZaZA 16 rebounds
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:28 pm
That wasn’t even a great contest by Josh, but Wade still missed. I really think the length bothers him when bigger people guard him. He is after all 6′4″.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:28 pm
WHY IS JOE NOT ON WADE DAMN WOODY…
DAMMIT Z… I LOVE U MAN…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:28 pm
Good fight, Zaza.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:28 pm
Here we go letting DWade walk the ball down the court and play one on one…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:28 pm
17
bigjohnhawksfan
April 27th, 2009
10:28 pm
Good boxout by Flip = rebound by Zaza!!!!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:28 pm
MONSTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! IM ZA ZA THE MONSTER…!!!!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:29 pm
GOOD SHOT JOSH RIMMED OUT…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:29 pm
Need better offensive execution…
hawk talker
April 27th, 2009
10:29 pm
STOP PASSING TO JOSH IN 3-POINT-LAND!!!!!!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:29 pm
Now is a good time to bring in Mario to throw Wade off his rhythm.
Josh Smildress
April 27th, 2009
10:30 pm
How many 3’s can one guy miss till he realizes he is not a 3 point shooter?
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:30 pm
BIG TIME 3 BY BIBBY!
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:30 pm
Big 3 by Bibby…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:30 pm
DAMN, Bibbby
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
10:30 pm
THE VET!!!
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:30 pm
Mike Bibby. He’s gonna make those big shots.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:30 pm
WoW Bibbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:30 pm
Will we please double team DWade
MAC-TOWN
April 27th, 2009
10:30 pm
This is getting too interesting…..we need to get this game over with…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:30 pm
The D on Wade has to be switched up… make him drive to his left or put a bigger guy on him or both. This is where we need Woody to make adjustments.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:31 pm
JJ cant hit the barn
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:31 pm
O… I SEE WHY BIBBY ON WADE…
LET WADE KILL YA.. PICK AND CHOSE WHEN U SEND HELP… BUT LOCK DOWN ON EVERYONE ELSE WITH GOOD DEFENDERS… HMM NICE…
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
10:31 pm
TWO POINTERS WANT BEAT US!!!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:31 pm
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEA!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:31 pm
Great play JOsh.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:31 pm
Wow nice rebound and pass
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
10:32 pm
josh smith u d MAN WAY TO GO FLIP
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:32 pm
Josh Smith with the great offensive board and setup for Flip on the layup, single-handedly erasing the anemic offensive possession. That was a huge play.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:32 pm
Josh with a big rebound and made a great pass falling out of bounds for an assist…. That big Dummy….lol
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:32 pm
ZA ZA OUT THERE LOOKING LIKE HE JUST WENT 12 RDS…
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:32 pm
That was huge, we might look bk and say was play of the game.
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:32 pm
Watching this game tonight I have realized how much better we are than the Heat. If we could execute just a little more we could consistently beat this team with breathing room.
loose hawk in Philips
April 27th, 2009
10:32 pm
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good things happen when you get OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS!!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:33 pm
If Wade wants to take 20 footers over Zaza for the rest of the game, why try to stop him? That appears to be as hit-or-miss as iso Joe. I’d rather see him take that shot than find an open teammate.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
10:33 pm
Zaza bailing his team out. Get this man a contract to sign after the game. Please.
Nice save by Josh, and Flip gets the bucket. Joe still a victim of a Kanye West song…..his “love locked down.”
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
10:33 pm
LOL @ Melvin….
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:33 pm
Joe is playing OK, but not really doing much to enable the offense. Why not bring Mario in for a couple of possessions to pressure Wade coming up the court? Even if he commits a foul or two it’s not a big deal as long as it’s not a shooting foul. The last thing you want is to start trading baskets with the Heat at this stage in the game, considering how inconsistent the offense has been.
I’m not the huge Mario fan some people on this blog are, but now is the perfect situation for him.
rms
April 27th, 2009
10:33 pm
a blessing in disguise….Hawks actually lose the series!! A curse-Hawks win the series, get smoked by the Cavs in the second round and end up keeping the coaching staff and same players for next season and mediocrity continues again…
vava74
April 27th, 2009
10:34 pm
JJ is not clicking… we need 2 or 3 baskets from him until the end to win this… at least he has to penetrate and get to the FT line…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:34 pm
“Joe still a victim of a Kanye West song…..his “love locked down.””
Or “Heartless”…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:34 pm
But on the positive side, at least it’s not “I’m a Gay Fish”.
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:34 pm
Next play: Josh Smith shoots stupid jumper and misses bad: Josh Smith is a dummy. He sucks so bad. hahaha
Al
April 27th, 2009
10:35 pm
TNT Viewer Comment and Question Line is 404-885-4538.
Blast
April 27th, 2009
10:35 pm
Hawks have a good chance of taking this game and making this series 2-2.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:35 pm
Looks like Spelstra got tired of Wade shooting over Zaza too.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
10:35 pm
Reggie was channeling ‘Nique with his 10:30 comment. LOL!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:35 pm
Big time shot by Murray in the lane over JO.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:35 pm
Flip the Switch… Baby..
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:35 pm
Flipppppppppppppppppppp
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
10:35 pm
THAT’S OKAY ZMAN YOU MAKING HI M WORK!!!!!!!
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
10:36 pm
ZMAN STAY ON HIS ASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:37 pm
Joe isn’t shooting well but he is a great decoy and makes decent decisions and plays tough defense. If you take him out, defense swarms to someone else.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:37 pm
One more bucket and it’s over
doc
April 27th, 2009
10:37 pm
just joined in and i am pleased to see the hustle and effort along with some guys stepping up to make thus a series. still time for heat magic but would like to win this one to turn down the volume on some of our miami brothers.
prayer group seems to be working. going back into the sanctuary.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:37 pm
Two more buckets by the Hawks may ice this game…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:37 pm
Zaza may have committed that foul, but he’s sent a clear message in this game to JO: the only way he’s scoring on Zaza is by shooting jumpers. As long as Zaza’s bodying him up JO ain’t getting any closer to the hoop than the position where he receives the pass.
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:37 pm
Ray: You caught me there! haha
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:37 pm
Oops, I’ll take that back, thank you.
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:38 pm
JOE JUST KILLED D WADE, LITERALLY… TOO BAD IT DIDNT COUNT…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:38 pm
Bad time for that shot clock violation… this game ain’t over yet.
The swine flu is in full gear now, AJ…
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
10:38 pm
JOE IS 6FT 8 240 BUT PLAYS LIKE A PUNK!!!
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:38 pm
Look at DWade with all this Drama to end the game… All of sudden he can’t move beides when he taking a shot…
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:38 pm
“WHO JUST DIED”… D WADE…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:38 pm
Ice this game, baby, ice it.
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:39 pm
Thats It folks – we winnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:39 pm
GREAT WIN… GREAT WIN… PHILLIPS WILL BE RAUCOUS WED.. A LIVING HELL…!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:39 pm
Hit the free thows, Bibby. Send them on home.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:40 pm
Astro Joe, I stand corrected from earlier today. Look like the Hawks will win this game after scoring only 80pts….lol
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:40 pm
SOS where you at?
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
10:40 pm
UGLY WIN BUT A WIN IS A WIN!!! WAY TO GO HAWKS
Samuel
April 27th, 2009
10:40 pm
Best 2 out of 3 and we got home court.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:40 pm
I don’t have a shot chart or anything, but can someone tell me what Wade’s stats were when he shot over taller people? I can’t remember him making more than one or two buckets when someone taller was actively contesting his shot.
Damn it would be nice to have Marvin back for Game 5. If this tall defender thing really is kryptonite for Wade, Marvin would be a really crucial weapon to have.
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:40 pm
Where’s Mark and Bobby?
Dwyane Wade
April 27th, 2009
10:40 pm
THE REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:41 pm
payo2009 – we won without him – lol
Marvin is out – won without 2 of best 5 players. What does that say about the Heat?
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:41 pm
EVERYONE PLAYED WELL…!! TEAM WIN…
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
10:41 pm
GREAT STATEMENT GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Josh Smildress
April 27th, 2009
10:42 pm
whew
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:42 pm
Lets see what name Who Died..? come back as…. Maybe he smoke one two many on his way to the game tonite…. Blackout ….duhhhhhhhh
Najeh Davenpoop
April 27th, 2009
10:42 pm
Yeah, this game was sloppy, ugly, call it what you want. But one thing the Hawks did have for most of the game was good energy, great interior defense, and control of the glass — three things they did not have in Games 2 and 3. If they sustain those things throughout the game they can beat this Heat team.
Game ball goes to Zaza. What a dominant performance inside.
vava74
April 27th, 2009
10:42 pm
we overcame the most horrible officiating ever, fortunately, wade was hindered by back pain and we pulled through with a lot of character and a lot of Zaza!
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:43 pm
GO DUNK IT FLIP
Josh Smildress
April 27th, 2009
10:43 pm
To be fair, I knew this was going to happen. We were in control of this game from the get go.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:43 pm
Honestly, Najeh, Wade couldn’t drive past Zaza because of his injury. He made some bad decisions, should have looked to get his teammates involved more. Shooting bombs over a center is no way to lead your team.
SWAT Native
April 27th, 2009
10:43 pm
Who died?
doc
April 27th, 2009
10:43 pm
seems like the announcers have given it to the hawks with some time on the clock. ando you got to be ready for the game wednesday. no black colors anymore heat color, only white, resurrection time. white out in the phillips guys. plenty of tix, go get them.
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
10:43 pm
Oh No! Here comes the Wade soap opera with an injury.
Dwayne Wade
April 27th, 2009
10:43 pm
Where is my wheelchair???
payo2009
April 27th, 2009
10:43 pm
TNT CRYING ABOUT DWADES HEALTH!!! WHO CARES!!!
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:44 pm
I hope Wade is health for the next game. Win or lose no excuses
Dwayne Wade
April 27th, 2009
10:44 pm
Somebody looked at me wrong, where’s the foul refs?
Blast
April 27th, 2009
10:44 pm
Hawks win game 4, and I am impressed. Great team ball and ball movement. Hawks back in the series? We shall see.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:44 pm
Nice team effort, but game ball goes to Zaza. 12 points/18 boards and 1 f’ed up eye.
And Josh came up big to deliver a playoff road win! Hallelujah.
We have home court advantage back again. I predicted Hawks in 7. Sticking with my prediction.
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:46 pm
Doc, I need you to bring it home for us on Wednesday….
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
10:46 pm
ZMAN AND JOSH PLAYED A HELAVA GAME…GREAT JOB WOODY…GREAT JOB HAWKS…SEE YA @ THE GAME Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HEADLINE
April 27th, 2009
10:46 pm
The Atlanta Hawks win Game 4 to even the series 2-2 against the Miami Heat and THE REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
doc
April 27th, 2009
10:46 pm
okay, we got the home court advantage back. decibel level coming out of miami should diminish a bit or else it is more hot air.
zaza is a man.
JOSH = MVP!
woody = top ten coach!
spirit still grounded moy.
THE CITY OF MIAMI
April 27th, 2009
10:46 pm
DAMN… THEY DO RUN THE SOUTH…
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
10:46 pm
I told those Heat fans! The Hawks aren’t going to roll over and die like they thought. Gotta win 4 baby – it’s all even now!
Way to make a statement, Hawks !!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:47 pm
Najeh, all that good stuff that you mentioned in your 10:42 post… it was the scheme. Not the players. The scheme.
kwooden1
April 27th, 2009
10:47 pm
Live by the Wade die by the Wade. The best execution I’ve seen all year out of the HAWKS. GREAT WINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Da Real Real
April 27th, 2009
10:47 pm
Good win guys. It was really good to see Woody go and make ADJUSTMENTS – FINALLY! I think every blogger got a bit of what they wanted tonight. The coach made adjustments and the team played with some heart. Its really easy for a team to play with some EMOTION and HEART when the COACH puts them in a position to SUCCEED.
D WADE
April 27th, 2009
10:47 pm
WHICH ONE OF THESE REFS AM I TAKING OUT OF MY FAV 5?
KevinA
April 27th, 2009
10:47 pm
Astro Joe, we would have thought it would be Al instead of ZaZa. ZaZa gets game ball tonight. Goes to show you don’t have to leap to be efficitive. White men can’t jump.
hawkdude
April 27th, 2009
10:48 pm
we got the win so lets not blow it back in Atlanta
H-TOWN 5TH WARD
April 27th, 2009
10:48 pm
nah I wouldnt quite say MIA or ATL run the south.
dmortone
April 27th, 2009
10:48 pm
Something I like to call regression to the mean happened today. The Heat can’t continue to shoot 60+% from 3 and wade can’t shoot 65+% on contested jumpshots.
Josh Smith is our Sheed…as he goes, we go.
JJ didn’t take over offensively, but he drew the defense out to him and kicked to the open man. If he plays the rest of the series like he played today, I won’t complain.
doc
April 27th, 2009
10:49 pm
i’ll be there in white melvin with ando sitting next to me unless he gets the big ticket offer. my box seats dont compare to the court side stuff jhan has. may need someone to fill the space if he bolts court side.
RICK ROSS
April 27th, 2009
10:49 pm
IM HUNGRY…
I NEED SOME KRISPY KREAM…
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:50 pm
Doc, we are better when we run. So release Spirit so we could put on our track shoes to fly…. Let the Bird FLY…..
SOME DUDE FROM HOUSTON
April 27th, 2009
10:50 pm
HOLD UP.. AM I ON THE WRONG BLOG…?
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:50 pm
KevinA, it’s all about the attitude. Zaza came out with a “don’t f with me tonight” attitude. All this non-sense about scheme. That’s crap. The players won this game and the players lost those other games. When the Hawks come out with intensity on the defensive end, they are tough to beat. And Zaza brought the noise, funk and a ugly-butt eye to the game. Dude was a straught banger tonight. Scheme? How about some f’ing BALLS!
DHD
April 27th, 2009
10:50 pm
ZaZa is made for the playoffs. He is tough as nails. He looks like an old school boxer with that shiner. Great game!!
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
10:51 pm
ASTRO JOE, NO WAY YOU DIMINISH THE PHYSICAL PLAY BY THE HAWKS…THEY MADE WADE WORK HIS ASSSSSSSSSSS OFF…CMON MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Melvin
April 27th, 2009
10:51 pm
Doc, don’t you temp me. I would stretch my legs on top of the rail if your can’t find someone to occupy that seat…
hawkdude
April 27th, 2009
10:53 pm
this should had been a total blowout if the refs didn’t help the heat the entire game
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:54 pm
JAMES JONES SCORED 10 PTS IN 40 SECS…
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:54 pm
Mike is Back. I was being sarcastic to all those who blamed the losses on “a poor scheme”. Hell yeah, the Hawks played with fire. And they lost with no fire. It’s pretty much that simple between these two teams. A coach can’t make the players man-up. I’m thrilled that they took care of business. And they showed that they have a pair.
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
10:54 pm
The Hawks are the better team and they showed what they can do if they put their hearts into it and play with energy and intensity!
The defensive effort was nice to see. Keep it up!
Samuel
April 27th, 2009
10:55 pm
No excuses. Wade is looking for a Bailout, aint happening.
ZaZa, Josh and Flip stepped up serious. Bibby hit some clutch shots too.
As we can see, if Miami is not “red hot” from the outside, we are 15 points better than they are. They’ve had their little run. It’s time to bring the pain and beat em down at the Factory.
JJ is seriously due for a big game. Hopefully, he won’t try to do it all when we get back home but he really needs to step it up. Win or lose I really would like for us to consider moving him this offseason. If we can get two starters for him, let’s do it. I don’t like his attitude.
Woody=COY
littlejohn
April 27th, 2009
10:56 pm
JAMES JONES FOULED OUT AND HAS A SMALL PENIS.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:56 pm
Over a 1,000 comments on this blog. Game ball to all of you who shwoed your enegery, fire and “intestinal fortitude” on the blog tonight. But what happened to Bobby and SOS?
MannyT
April 27th, 2009
10:56 pm
Great job by the Hawks. Now we need some of you local yakkers to pony up for a playoff ticket. We need to bring the noise on Wednesday.
…and I like Bibby on Wade sometimes. It allows us to clamp down on everyone else. If we double the next guy is more disruptive to Wade.
All is good in Hawksville for at least 45 more hours!
Maybe they will let Spirit do loops at the pre game party.
BWAF
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
10:57 pm
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT AN INJURY TO WADE…? GET OUTTA HERE!!! WOW… IF IT AINT THE STRIP CLUBS, ITS AN INJURY… WE JUST CANT OUT PLAY AN OPPONENT… NOT THE ATLANTA HAWKS…
BS
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
10:57 pm
you guys thing your going to win this series hahahahahahahahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Macaroni Tony
April 27th, 2009
10:57 pm
I think that this is the most entries that I’ve ever seen on this blog…
Joe Johnson
April 27th, 2009
10:58 pm
Trade me for a vocal leader!!! And some consistency!!!
SouthAfrican09
April 27th, 2009
10:58 pm
I told ya’ll:
WE NEEDED THAT PLAYERS ONLY MEETING
WE ALWAYS PLAY WELL AFTER PLAYER ONLY MEETINGS.
GO HAWKS
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
10:58 pm
the hawks got no hart
hawkdude
April 27th, 2009
10:59 pm
in game 5 we got to show Miami that they have no chance in the ATL and crush them
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
10:59 pm
the heat in 6
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
10:59 pm
Wow, imagine what this blog would be like if Joe went 9-26 and 1-8 from 3 point territory. Wade shot his team out of that game. Maybe our coach was right not to double him from 25 feet out. Oops, my bad. I didn’t say that.
MannyT
April 27th, 2009
11:00 pm
Samuel,
If you want free agents in the future, you cannot move Joe (unless it is some kind of magic beans deal where Sund finds a GM who gets drunk then makes deals.) Think about the quality of free agents we have picked up in the last 10 years. Flip is probably the one that has made the biggest impact…and that wasn’t expected, or we would have given him more than a one year deal.
BWAF
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
11:00 pm
THE REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
11:01 pm
Ugly as sin, but I’ll take that win.
What would we have done without Zaza?
Reggie
April 27th, 2009
11:02 pm
Bobby and Mark only comment when the Hawks are playing bad.
hawkdude
April 27th, 2009
11:03 pm
It’s amazing what coach Woodson can do when his PINK SLIP is hanging over his head
bigdave
April 27th, 2009
11:03 pm
ASTRO JOE.. THEY WOULD HANG EM.. MOST OF THE BLOGGERS DONT LIKE JOE… EVEN IN AN OFFENSE THAT DOESNT CATER TO HIS STRENGTHS…
SouthAfrican09
April 27th, 2009
11:03 pm
PLAYERS ONLY MEETING IS WHAT WE NEEDED.
GAME 5 IS A MUST-WIN.
BEST 2 OF 3 NOW.
MUST WIN GAME 5! COME TO THE GAME AND GET ROWDY!
SouthAfrican09
April 27th, 2009
11:03 pm
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE JIOSH SMITH COMMENT ABOUT THE CROWD BEING HOSTILE IN FAVOR OF DWYANE WADE?
gusman354
April 27th, 2009
11:05 pm
Josh Smith wasn’t talking about the crowd, he was talking about THE REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dan
April 27th, 2009
11:06 pm
YES!!! Me of little faith earlier today, but NOW I KNOW!!! Bring some major noise on Wednesday!!
Can’t wait to hear from our three Heat d-bags–WHO DIED…?, Al, Reality. So much for their Miami crowd being “in the heads of the opponets”.
hawkdude
April 27th, 2009
11:07 pm
For the rest of this first round Woodson just can’t get outcoach by little Eddie Monster on the Heat sideline.Eddie Monster only plan is give it to Wade.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
11:07 pm
I just checked the stats, Joe only took one 3 point ball. That was a very mature decision. Dude is clearly not right but he didn’t try to find his stroke by heaving one 3 after another (which is exactly what Mr. T. Mobile did).
Zaza may sleep until the next game. And NO BODY SHOULD WAKE HIM UP. Shhh, let the banger get some rest. He earned it.
Zack
April 27th, 2009
11:08 pm
Is it really a white out on wednesday, im not seeing anything about it on the hawks website
Dan
April 27th, 2009
11:08 pm
Ray, why was that ugly? Aside from that debacle at the end of the 1st half, I thought they played great. Oh ,and Bibby making those stupid offensive fouls were a tad on the ugly side.
Man, Josh Smith drives me nuts! The reason we all get on him so much is because we all see his potential. If they guy just played smart and hard all the time, he would be an All Star. His jump shots just have to stop. When he attacks the hoop, only good things happen.
MGM1
April 27th, 2009
11:08 pm
I hate to say it but the Hawks won this game in spite of Joe Johnson. He was really terrible. He still insisted on playing one on one ball while the rest of the team seemed committed to ball movement. I say look to move him this off season while his stock may be high. Josh still needs a labotomy. He insists on shooting from the outside when all he has to do is drive. Is there any way the coach could create a monetary deal with him that if he shoots a 3, regardless of if he makes it he is fined $10,000. If he shoots a jumper within the arc and there are more than 5 seconds on the shot clock its the same fine. And if there are 3 minutes or less in the half or game and Hawks have the lead and he shoots a jumper from anywher he is shot on site.
This team is a conundrum wrapped in an enigma surrounded by a mystery.
Stewart Scott, the Annoying Poser
April 27th, 2009
11:08 pm
ESPNEWS is asking JAMES JONES how the continued to fight despite Wade being hurt, and “the refs.” DOES JAMES JONES HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REFS TONIGHT??? DIDN’T THINK SO!!!
Mike is back
April 27th, 2009
11:09 pm
SAMUEL, YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT GUY TO TRADE…THE VOCAL LEADERS SHOWED UP FOR THE HAWKS…AND IT WASN’T JJ.
I STIL SAY JJ IS DUE A 30 POINT GAME. I WOULD STICK WITH THE ENERGY OF ZAZA AND JOSH THE REST OF THE SERIES…IF JOHN MADDEN WAS CALLING THE GAME…HE WOULD HAVE GIVEN ZAZA A TURKEY FOR HIS RELENTLESS EFFORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Da Real Real
April 27th, 2009
11:10 pm
You can say what you want about Joe….never do we know when he’s hurting or sick. Wade…back spasms????? C’mon….give it a break. If he was seriously injured he shouldn’t have played.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
11:10 pm
“Wow, imagine what this blog would be like if Joe went 9-26 and 1-8 from 3 point territory. Wade shot his team out of the game.”
9-26 sounds like 5-12, only multiplied by roughly 2 (twice the aggressiveness, twice the effort to do what your team needs you to do). Call me back when Joe manages to produce as much as Wade has in one of his WORST games….
“Maybe our coach was right not to double him from 25 feet out. Oops, my bad. I didn’t say that.”
Yep. Proof that even Woody knows not to double team a guy who is shooting that badly. Wait, didn’t Woody already decide not to double Wade since game 1? Oops, I didn’t say that. Wonder what we’d be saying about doubling him if he scored on us like he did in games 2 and 3.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
11:11 pm
Surely, Chris Paul didn’t put up 4 points 6 TOs and 2-7 shooting in a “must have” game on his home court? That must be a mis-print.
Cobra LALALALALALA!!!
April 27th, 2009
11:13 pm
Wow, Hornets get their asses kicked AT HOME by nearly double the score!!!!!!!!!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
11:13 pm
Ray, you’re right, I’m wrong. But somehow, I truly believe that I am a much happier Hawks fan. Ya’ll have a good night.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
11:13 pm
Dan,
Sorry about that, trying to trade shots with Astro Joe before the night gets old. Why was that ugly, you say? 42% shooting, 15 assists to 13 turnovers, and a bunch of crappy calls. But like I said, I’m happy with a “W.” Now excuse me for a sec…
I think I see Joe about to fire a shot from the bow….
mykhalc
April 27th, 2009
11:14 pm
man, i hate to say it but as a HAWKS diehard fan for over 20 yrs i CANNOT watch simply because of WOODSON’s studity as HC!!! glad the boyz got a W in spite of who the HC is!!! seems like ZAZA showed up bigtime!!
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
11:15 pm
Astro Joe,
You didn’t see the “winky” face at the bottom of the page? No way can you be a happier fan than I am. I’m the one showing a sense of humor. You aren’t THAT hung up on being right, are you? Watch for the “winky” face below….
There it is….
Zaza Pachulia
April 27th, 2009
11:16 pm
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!
SouthAfrican09
April 27th, 2009
11:16 pm
Is the Hawks crowd gonna come out Wednesday and sell out (AND BE FULL) OR not?
Dan
April 27th, 2009
11:18 pm
Cool, Ray…I will stay out of your conversation.
Time to goto bed…will be fun to talk a little junk to our Heat friends, when/if they show up tomorrow.
GO HAWKS!! Enjoy this, everyone! Be ready to arrive at Philips Arena on Wednesday. Be in your angry place by tip. Loud, rough, tough crowd for Game 5.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
11:20 pm
Dan,
I was just joking around. I’m glad we evened up the series. And poking at Joe, who apparently forgot his sense of humor back in 1943…;)
Da Real Real
April 27th, 2009
11:20 pm
I guess the Hornets could have used this blog. So much for all that superstar and leadership stuff with that team. Goodness….58 points????
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
11:22 pm
Actually, is that what you call it Ray, effort? No wonder you’re a forgiving guy with #5. I guess we just see things differently. I see Wade hurt his team and didn’t trust his teammates. And I swear, if Joe ever showed “effort” by hoisting 26 shots and only hitting 9, I kind of doubt that anyone in these parts would claim “at least he was trying”. JON looked like he abusing Horford, maybe he could have been a little more productive with a few nmore attempts. Whatever, we won. We have home court advantage and the players showed that energy and heart is what makes the difference in a 4-5 match-up. Media will paint Wade as being lame and Hawks will buy into the hype and come out flat. They lose game 6. Bloggers will call for Woody’s head (again). Hawks win in Miami and we have a Game 7 at Philips. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
And you’re not a miserable fan. You just can’t resist sending me off with a jab in the ribs. I can relate.
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
11:23 pm
Reality, Al, WHO DIED ……?
Where ya at? I tried to tell you – it’s a 7 game series – 2 wins will get you nothing. Hawks all the way!
MGM1,
You gotta be a Heat fan – talking about Joe was really terrible tonight – Looks like your boy Wade left his cape home tonight!
SouthAfrican09
April 27th, 2009
11:24 pm
WHERE THE HELL IS MARVIN? HOW DO YOU HURT YOUR WRIST AND NOT BE READY AFTER 5 DAYS? COME ON YOUR FREAKING DUCK.
FLIP AND JOE STILL HAVE DONE NOTHING THIS SERIES, AND J’ONEAL IS BOUND TO GET INJURED ANY TIME SOON.
GO HAWKS
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
11:25 pm
We Beat the Ugly Filipino again!!!!
I RULE
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
11:26 pm
SouthAfrican, maybe Marvin is boycottingWoody, like Acie has been doing for the past few weeks. Just ask Ken, he can tell you all about players who refuse to play for ther\ir coach in protest to not being allowed to play. I know, strange logic. Again, chat with Ken, he can explain. Makes my head hurt trying to make that reasoning work. OUCH!
doc
April 27th, 2009
11:28 pm
aj, great minds man, you beat me to the 1000 remark. a new record easily for the blog, puts it in men in black territory.
good job all ya brah’s!
melvin, you are on my fave five if ando pulls out. kick back and push off the rialing, sip a beer, chattin up with big milton, watching the big ole monitor while our boys take it to the heat, yelling our heads off. all of it …… PRICELESS.
myk good to hear from you! couldnt quite stay away.
tiger woo
April 27th, 2009
11:31 pm
I tried to tell you gusman354aa . . .
Cook and Chalmers came crashing to earth!
Cook – 0 points in 23 minutes . . .
Chalmers – 4 points in 38 minutes . . .
No 3 pointers between them – that’s what good defense will do for you!
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
11:32 pm
Milton meet Melvin, Melvin, meet Milton. Again, my head’s about to explode.
We did exactly what Boston and Orlando had to do. Went on the road and got things square. And what Portland failed to do.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
11:34 pm
Astro Joe,
NOW you’ve got it! The whole post was a jab. Do you really think I’d hand seriously hand you an argument that you could so easily dissect? Come now…
On a more serious note, I agree completely that Wade hurt his team. I don’t know what was going on in his head other than “I’m the star, and I must do my thing.” Well, this time he was off (he had enough good looks at the basket), and it killed them. And if he’s really hurt, they’re really in trouble. You’d think he’d know to trust his teammates after games 2 and 3, but I’m glad he didn’t. Miami invaders sure are kinda quiet. WHO DIED? Heh heh heh. Couldn’t resist.
Oh, and Spoelstra gets fined 7 COY votes for not going to J’Oneal more. That hurt them, too. Glad they made that mistake.
As for #5, I suggested hitting him with a chair WWE style (or whatever they call that foolishness these days), or perhaps Woody cursing HIM out. He plays better that way sometimes….
I think you hope even more than I do that the last few poignantly sarcastic comments you made don’t actually happen (gotta give you credit, it’s right on the money, and not over the top). Yet, there’s as much a chance that they do, as ‘Nique saying “heat check”, sadly….hoping for better though.
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
11:37 pm
Doc,
Sautee beat you both. He said the blog would reach a 1000 comments…but he said that early in the 3rd quarter. Gotta watch him. He’s slick!
Samuel
April 27th, 2009
11:37 pm
We need to really ruff DWade up this next game. Nothing dirty, just an occasional elbow to the lower back area. In all honesty, when he comes down the lane, make him earn it. Let’s make him the star in another one of them commercials where he keeps gettin up off the floor if you know what I mean.
I really love Josh Smith’s competitiveness. He really hates to lose. JJ looks like he could care less.
Astro Joe
April 27th, 2009
11:41 pm
Night all. Headed to dream happy thoughts about playoff victories and Mariah Carey in the MJ jersey-dress from the All-Star game a few years ago. Chat in the morning.
GO HAWKS!
Macaroni Tony
April 27th, 2009
11:42 pm
We need to take back home court advantage. And Wade and the refs are down right funny. How would have known that it would be 52 fouls called in this game. One word ‘Crazy.’
Dante Fitzgerald
April 27th, 2009
11:44 pm
KING Z!!!
Macaroni Tony
April 27th, 2009
11:46 pm
I know that this off subject, but NO got there tails kick. JJ do have to bounce back…
SouthAfrican09
April 27th, 2009
11:47 pm
Flip and Joe have done nothing in this series, and Bibby has not scored much either. Let’s win 2 of the next 3 and hope Duck is ready for a long series of Lebron James
Booty Lover
April 27th, 2009
11:48 pm
I got big balls!!
Da Real Real
April 27th, 2009
11:52 pm
Curious to see what Chuck and crew say about the Hawks game tonight…and NO too
Big Ray
April 27th, 2009
11:58 pm
Hey, there’s my mini me! I was starting to get lonely…
doc
April 28th, 2009
12:00 am
ray there is enough room for three great minds around here. sorry to leave you behind. i really wasnt around until about midway into the fourth quarter listening to the game on the radio for a while.
mykhalc
April 28th, 2009
12:04 am
Doc, you’re right bro. couldn’t quite stay away!! but WOODSON does make it kinda easy!!! for me to not even watch the game…man…it’s just that bad for me regardin’ the BRAINLESS ONE!!!
doc
April 28th, 2009
12:04 am
samuel ditto for josh.
aj, mevin’s real middle name is milton.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 28th, 2009
12:05 am
AJ, when you lose by 30 points, obviously it is about more than just scheme. But there is no question that the Hawks’ entire offense functions better when they make a concerted effort to get the ball in the post and move away from the ball. Both those things are entirely scheme-related. When they don’t do those two things, the offense bogs down, players start throwing up contested J’s that miss more often than not, the other team gets long rebounds with which they can start fast breaks, and the momentum shifts in the other team’s favor.
Sure, you can say the players lost the last two games and the players won today’s game. It’s perfectly reasonable to expect professionals to show up and play hard for 48 minutes in every playoff game. But at the same time, it’s not asking very much out of a coach to make a simple scheme adjustment that puts his players in a much better position to be effective. In the big picture, the Hawks play better when they feed the post and move off the ball. That’s on Woody to make sure that happens.
And coincidentally, nobody would benefit more from this simple scheme adjustment than Josh Smith, who otherwise tends to hang around the perimeter and put himself in a position to shoot jumpshots. Does he deserve some blame for doing this instead of camping out in the paint waiting for the rebound as Joe and Bibby dribble aimlessly and throw up contested J’s? Sure. But so does Woody. I’ve always said the best thing that could happen for Josh Smith’s development is the implementation of a scheme that clearly defines his role on offense, so that he can focus on his strengths like Fratello said today. It’s not asking too much for Woody to make this happen — in fact I would say it’s part of his basic job description.
Mike Woodson
April 28th, 2009
12:05 am
I sho is glad my schemes worked. Good thing them there dumb players did what I tol them to. All dey has to do is play wit some fire and dey will win.
Ariose
April 28th, 2009
12:06 am
Saw some of the action…..left when the heat were down by 18….then I get a text about a 4pt lead at the Half? I though I was dreaming lol. Glad we pulled it out though. Flip and Josh came through in the in….Bibby was great too. Joe needs to grow a pair quickly. LBJ is chillin’ right now. we can’t have that. We gotta get these next two.
I’ve sprained my wrist b4…..Marvin probably can’t even pick up a drink right about now…..It usually takes a week to heal…..he shpuld be ready by Wedneday…or game six at the latest.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 28th, 2009
12:07 am
I mean really, saying that it’s entirely on the players whether they win or lose and implying that scheme has nothing to do with it is exactly what got Jim Mora fired from the Falcons. That was Mora’s catchphrase in every press conference — they just gotta go out there and play hard and make a play. Sure, but it’s the coach’s job to make that as easy as possible.
doc
April 28th, 2009
12:07 am
it has been a good season going to the games myk in spite of the wooden one. man, whenever they intro him he is drawing up plays or doing etch-a-sketch like mad before the game starts. never smiles or acknowledges the intro. guess he is getting it happenin.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 28th, 2009
12:08 am
Just to be clear, I’m not even trying to say Woody is that bad of a coach — he’s nowhere near as bad as Mora was, for starters, and he did do some smart things in tonight’s game (playing Zaza extended minutes on JO from the beginning was very smart, even if it took early Horford foul trouble to make that happen).
doc
April 28th, 2009
12:08 am
oh yeah ray, meant to say i was with my prayer group. it worked man.
Refs text message sent to David Stern's cell phone
April 28th, 2009
12:09 am
Well, we tried…
Big Ray
April 28th, 2009
12:09 am
Najeh,
Good points, all.
You know, since apparently “scheme” or gameplan has absolutely nothing to do with wins or losses, I’m wondering why we need a coach. Oh yeah, somebody has to be in charge of substitutions, that’s it. Heh.
If playing with fire and a set of ball is all it takes to win, then Mario West should start every game, and play as many minutes as JJ does.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 28th, 2009
12:10 am
Anyway, after that win I’m not really in the mood to nitpick. The Hawks played a gritty, tough game and pulled out a much-needed and much-deserved win. Time to move the focus on to Game 5.
Ariose
April 28th, 2009
12:11 am
I taped the game……i’m about to watch the end of the second quater…..thas what y’all were cryin’ about right? Glad I didn’t see it in real time lol…..I’d probably have to buy a new T.V right about now heh.
Volman
April 28th, 2009
12:11 am
Doc… HILARIOUS point about the Wooded one!!! Seriously! I fell out of my chair laughing. That is spot on…
He is always “drawing a play up” when they call his name in the introductions… How many different times can you draw up “iso Joe” ??
Rollins Tree
April 28th, 2009
12:12 am
Nice win even though your keeping Woodson around for next year.
Volman
April 28th, 2009
12:13 am
Those were some ticky tack “and one” three’s… Seriously.
Da Real Real
April 28th, 2009
12:14 am
I agree with you Najeh. A basketball game without coaches is nothing but a good ol’ pick up game, and basketball without the players is nothing at all. Neither can work without the other which gets forgotten.
It’s much easier for a team to play with heart, hustle, and energy when the coach puts them in a position to succeed and they actually can see the success (game 1 and tonight). But when guys see something isn’t working you’re going to lose that focus and energy at least 9 out of 10 times which is why I personally would put the losses (especially in the playoffs) on the coach because you have to put players in a position to succeed.
Woodson did that tonight, and tonight the guys executed the adjusted game plan. Its not that we want to run Woodson out of town because I’m sure most of us want to see him and the team succeed. We just wont settle for a poor game plan and a lack of effort that results from a poor game plan.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 28th, 2009
12:18 am
According to the game recap:
“Seven players had two fouls before the game was 13 minutes old.”
That is just astounding. (Word to Bill Walton). I can’t say enough how absolutely atrocious these refs were tonight. That’s something on which Heat fans and Hawks fans should be able to agree, because both teams got screwed equally. Bennett Salvatore, if you’re out there, please note that not one person in that arena came to see you ref today.
doc
April 28th, 2009
12:21 am
lakers look real BAD. even labron will fall to that. if we get to the next rung, lose to the cavs who ultimately lose to the lakers then someone will tell everyone we are the third best team in the league, somehow. i guess it is an example of deductive reasoning rather than delusion.
volman anyone there any time at all has that image. only for mlk day did he change his persona and look at the camera then give a wonderful speech appropriate for the day. good guy in my book, avg coach. thus far, i meant to say top ten coach and one we will have next year..
Tree Rollins
April 28th, 2009
12:25 am
Is anyone else tired of seeing wade roll around on the floor everyone time he goes down….he is constantly “maybe” hurt…..and tnt just buys into and talks bout it all game
Big Ray
April 28th, 2009
12:30 am
“lakers look real BAD. even labron will fall to that. if we get to the next rung, lose to the cavs who ultimately lose to the lakers then someone will tell everyone we are the third best team in the league, somehow. i guess it is an example of deductive reasoning rather than delusion.”
They will also tell you Woody=COY….
Najeh,
Tim Donaghy = the guy they caught.
Bennett Salvatore = the guy they didn’t catch.
J.J.M.
April 28th, 2009
12:31 am
is this a record for most comments on here?
Snowman
April 28th, 2009
12:31 am
Big win for the Hawks…Big Congrats to ZSA, ZSA…Now let’s win the next won at home!!!!..
EAST ATLANTA HAWKS FAN
April 28th, 2009
12:35 am
NOW YALL MIKE WOODSON HATERS BACK OFF OF HIM TIL NEXT YEAR.
2-2 COMING BACK TO THE A-TOWN.
Ariose
April 28th, 2009
12:47 am
…..At least we won’t have to pay Mrvin big bucks now…..He can’t stay healthy lol.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 28th, 2009
12:52 am
Damn… I knew the Hornets were getting beat bad but I just saw the box score. Getting doubled up on your home court… now that is what you call laying down. As hard as we’ve all been on Joe Johnson, I wonder what the New Orleans fans are saying about CP3 right now.
I might have to rethink my point guard rankings from a few days ago where I had CP3 and Billups 1-2 in the league. The way this series is going I might have to make it Billups #1 with CP3 a spot or two below him.
RLP
April 28th, 2009
1:13 am
I know that Woody does not get much love on this blog but I have to say that I heard him tell Cheryl Miller that while he did not like the foul calls his team could not get caught up in the bad plays but had to fight through it. Tonight this team could have folded at the beginning of the third quarter. I did not think they would have it in them to win this series after the last two games. I have actually stayed away from this blog after the last two losses because I was sure that most people here would really be down on this team and at this point I did not want to hear it. I was trying to think of a way the team would benefit from a lost series. But this Hawks team will kill you by how hot and cold they run. Tonight they had me leaning on the side of them being a tough bunch of guys who really deserve our support as long as they last in the playoffs.
I remember back in the 1980’s ween the Celtics and Lakers were really going after it strong. The first game of the finals that year was a total blowout of the Celtics by the Lakers. I thought there was no way the Celtics would win the series. I started to post a warning after the first game that the team could not get too high after that performance because it was just one game. Events the next two games proved the rightness of that thought. But the Hawks have had the fortitude to battle back against terrific odds. And the fight continues. Will the fans be the sixth man Wednesday night?
Sekou Smith
April 28th, 2009
2:17 am
New blog up. 1,132 posts. We were rockin’ yesterday folks. I love it. New blog up!!!!!!!!!! ZP’s revenge.