Where ridiculous happens!

Sekou…another great post. Thanks.

Although, Wade is such a douchebag. I am just starting to hate that guy. His act in front of the cameras were getting old to me before this series even began. And, if he thinks Mario West is going to stop playing hard just because the great D(ouchebag)-Wade is angry, he has another thing coming.

Here’s hoping that we send these clowns home for the summer, in their own arena, tonight. May Josh Smith dunk on someone’s head. May Steve Holman talk smack. And, may D(ouchebag)-Wade be exposed for the joke of a person he is..

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The Hawks have clearly rattled Wade on and off the court. We’re in his head. That’s good. That means we are doing our job. Now let’s finish them off tonight and let him marinate on that. Go Hawks!

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Zaza is very physical, but he also gets hit sometimes (thats not called). Wade needs to focus on getting his players ready to play.

I hope the Hawks can close out the Heat tonight, because that would go a long way towards shutting up DWade (losing 2 games on your home court), and that would allow the media to take the Hawks more seriously.

For the game tonight, Woody needs to play Mario and Solo, and I hope they bring their A game. And this is the game JJ needs to step up again (like he did in game 5). And Josh needs to keep driving to the basket, no jump shots.

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Sekou- Thanks for another great article. You are on a roll my man. I hope you turn your attention to our hometown boys over at TNT. They need a reminder what city butters their bread.
Before this series, I was a marginal Wade fan. He is after all a great player, but he is getting overexposed. Now, I just can’t stand the dude. He is a hypocritical, whiny, punk. I hope Mario does a dance everytime he misses a shot. D-Wade’s thong is too tight.
Dang man, I figured that Horford would miss tonight, but I was hopeful that Marvin would get back in the game. I really like the guy, but he is injuring himself right out of town and a big contract. I try not to complain about player’s injuries, because hey, I don’t have any idea how bad off they really are (speedy is the exception). But Marvin, the team needs you now, if your wrist isn’t broken they PLAY!!!!!
Steve Holman is the man!!! Keep up the great work.
Finally, PETA needs a new hobby, leave the rest of the sane population alone.
Let’s Go Hawks… Let’s finish those clowns tonight

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Will the real D Wade please stand up! After the Boston series I thought there was no other player who could go from I respect as a basketball player to I can’t wait for you to retire or fall to obscurity list.(Paul Pierce in case you were wondering). It seems Wade is playing the Pierce with his mouth. Crying trying to pull the media more to his side. Hopefully the Hawks realize that D Wade has absolutely no respect for them despite what he says he has no respect for any of the players, cause if he did he would be more focused.

I am pretty sure tonight is going to be physical. And as long as it is physical the hawks are going to win.

Zaza dirty? H&!! no!!! Zaza just won’t take the pushing and the grabbing that heat get away with and unlike josh instead of taking it out on the refs he is going to throw it right back at you until you step off. Calm cool and then Bam!!! was that my kidney???

Mario West will lay D Wade out one good time before it is all said and done. (tonight)

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D-wade and PETA should go play with each other. They are both a bunch of clowns.

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6 hrs. 20 min till smack down. Roll-em Hawks.

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ay guys I hate to say this……….but when you combine the fact that the hawks have been a rollercoaster up and down team all year…with the fact that miami is

1) in a hole
2) says they feel they got “dissed” and are gonna feed of it
3) has a player like WADE in particular who is gonna feed off of it
4) have already GUARANTEED that they WILL win this game
5) at home
and that Atlanta doesnt exactly HAVE to win this game

Doesn’t this just feel like the typical recipe where the hawks come out the gate kinda lackin energy, not in the game all the way on D and Offense…..and let an emotional, fired up, backs against the wall Miami team build up a big lead…and only decide to play hard in the middle or latter of the 3rd quarter when the lead is already too tremendous to really catch up.

I PRAY that doesnt happen…but all the ingredients just seem to be there for this type of game.

If we can go ahead and finish miami off tonight, that would say alot to me about the direction this team is going in.

However if we play like I think MIGHT happen, even if we win game 7 it’ll still seem like the same ol roller coaster hawks to me.

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That’s SUPERSTAR, you ANIMAL HATERS!!!

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Wade needs to see a specialist. He really has a psychological disorder when it comes to getitng fouled. I bet when he gets pulled over for speeding by the cops or in an argument with a girlfriend or something, he looks over his shoulder for a ref.

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Both our starting forwards are out? We’re on the road? Facing a team that is in a must-win situation?

I don’t like our chances.

Bibby and JJ are going to need to combine for at least 50 points if the Hawks are going to have a chance to win. The defense is going to have to be stifling and they can’t turnover the ball. In short, they must play near flawless and unselfish ball tonight.

Get well soon Marvin and Al, Sunday comes pretty quickly.

Go Hawks!!

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I guess PETA would rather have the bird sitting in a cage at the zoo all day. He has job and it offers some varietty to his probably boring day. Spirit didn’t seemed scared when he got loose in Game 2. PETA needs to get a life.

Big Al will be a loss but I hope the Hawks can still pull it off. Woody should start Solo to keep Zaza as the force of the bench. Lets go HAWKS!

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real nervous about tonite especially without the boss! i just hope we can somehow keep this one close until the fourth quarter and see if the heat can handle that type of pressure. it will surely take a monumental effort to do this however–we simply have to have some shots go in early on–can’t let them get out to a big lead and if they do–we certainly can’t let them have easy layups and dunks!!!

play tough and don’t get embarrassed–and just maybe the heat fold late. if wade has some trouble scoring–the heat won’t get 80…but if he’s hot we’ll probably be back in atlanta on sunday.

going back to the referees in this series and for the entire playoffs for that matter–can someone please explain to me how violet palmer is working an nba playoff game. i thought the league based these games on merit and there is no way she has the credentials to work a playoff game! i’ve watched her do regular season games and she’s brutal–not because she;s a woman–she’s just not well respected by the players, out of position and let’s the emotions of the game make calls for her…if she works another game the rest of the way–i hope it’s not with us!!!!

go hawks and fight tonight–i’m really sick of the heat! i’ve never liked wade and i’ve always thought magloire was a thug.

jg
chattanooga hawks

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i feel good that we will dead these guys tonight… and move on to another over the top whiner…

i say this because it looks as if the Hawks have figured the Heat out.. they have blown Mia out 2 games straight.. given they switched uni’s with Orlando they can credit 2 wins to lights out shooting. now they are inferior to us and its quite obvious. if we stick to what we have been doing the past 2 games we should be fine.

as far as D Wade… he’s now officially a sucka who flops and relies on officiating for offense.. keep running larger defenders at him Woody… force other players to make a play off the dribble. they’ll keep melting the shot clock. getting bad looks, and missing shots…

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Soooo, when Wade drives to the hoop and gets fouled and held by JJ and then screams get tha F’ck off me!Thats not unprofessional?

Even without two starters, we should crush them…..

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Well if PETA is ticked off about Spirit let’s hope they don’t find out about our other mascot. You know, the steroid-induced Hawk that’s like 6 feet tall and has a fat head. That bird is so freakin’ big, it looks like a grown man in a costume. Heaven forbid that PETA gets wind of that distortion of nature. GO HAWKS!

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F#$%^ck PETA!! We win games B!#$%ch!!!!! Get your damn facts straight!!!!

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I think Marvin is makign the right decision. It’s his shooting hand. I doubt many of you have tried to shoot a basketball with a bad shooting hand. If he can’t help the team he’s a liability. He will be ready for game 7. Better that than coming back too early and hurting the team (ala Josh from 3)

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WHO IS THIS MARIO? NEVER HEAR OF HIM OH SORRY HE PLAY FOR THE PIOGEONS THAT,S
WHY

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Mario is a class act and the hardest working guy in the NBA. As for being unprofessional, lets see who is more immature (pouting, crying to the refs) tonight, Wade or Mario.

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Hawks need to come out banging, shut down Wade. They know that his back in bothering him still and has a sore head. Might be tough w/o Williams/Horford. Hopefully the bench can handle this. Looking forward to the game. PETA IS SCUM!!!

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i hope josh does a f-in 360 tonight dammit…

all these jokers have made a name for themselves.. he’s trying to get a commercial ya know… i know you know “Dewaaaaaaayne Waade” (Holmans voice)

D Wade: Aw, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. God. Oh, I’m hurt. Oh, my neck, my back, my neck and my back. Oh, I want $150,000, but we can settle out of court right now for twenty bucks.

JJ: Man, get your punk ass up. It ain’t even wet over here. Damn.

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o yea… F PETA… get over yourselves…

FREE MIKE VICK…!!!

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Sekou, great blog.

Imus, where you been???

This Hawks team/players have came too far to be tentative or scared of playoffs basketball. Miami haven’t been getting it done on the floor so now they are moving to scare tactics. I’m not buying into their pregame hype. The pressure is on them. We have a game on Sunday regardless. Our Hawks will be ready tonite. Its the Heat team that are fighting for their lives…. Let’s Go Hawks….

Damn, PETA….
Free Spirit. Let the Bird Fly….

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come on kirk, now dont be negative!

our chances are greta. it is time to put d wade out of his self proclaimed misery. if there is a god, please! now where do i go for communion tonight for a prayer meeting?

good stuff sekou, didnt know you were a political writer. hope it is writing an obit page later.

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AJC just ate my post.

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CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE BLOW PETA OFF THE FACE OFF THE EARTH, WHENEVER IM WATCHING A RATTLESNAKE ROUND UP, OR ONE OF THESER HUNTING SHOWS, THEY’RE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. THEY ARE A GIMMICK, WHO GIVES A DAMN ABOUT PETA. GET YOUR PRIORITIES TOGETHER MORONS.

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I met Jerome Jurenovich today at Suntrust bank.. Great guy.

Maybe that’s a sign that we’ll win. who knows?

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COME ON EVERYBODY SAY WITH MY LEST GO HEAT

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Mayne, I hate Peta!!!

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Gusman, go ahead on your way with your little guido South floridian Heat fans… You aren’t wanted. You gotta go buy some more hair gel.

Ah, I can’t WAIT for this series to get over. Goodbye to those dolt Heat fans.

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Is it me or does the Miami Heat coach look like he should be bussing tables in South Beach and not calling timeouts and setting up motion offenses for the Heat? And D-Wade – telling people to act like they’ve been there. Apparently he had never been on the sideline before when he dressed like Dr. Seuss character at the NBA All Star Game.

DWADE = All Talk

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Zaza is playing with a black eye and HE gets called out for dirty play.

Hmmm.

Wade’s mad at Mario for celebrating his specialty (defensive stops). But Wade celebrates EveryTime he does his thing. Game should recognize game.

Hmmm.

P.E.T.A.- Press Easily Take Aim. Why do we ever give these extremists 2nd thought?

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GA Hicks, why would you post using that name then call the audience you’re speaking to a Hick as well. Isn’t that like the kettle calling the frying pan (hopefully, you know the rest)…….

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WADE CAN’T DO IT WITHOUT MEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

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Bringing my last comment over from the other blog here…

I don’t know about y’all, but I’m actually feeling pretty good about the Hawks chances tonight (even with us being without two starters). The Hawks have momentum and after game 5 I would have said that we could have possibly been in trouble but after hearing all the promises and talking from Wade and Heat players what was already going to be a lot of pressure on them to win this game is already piling on even more.

With all those promises and Wade going on at the mouth the Heat BETTER blow us out. Wade better drop about 40+ points with all the talk that I keep hearing. There’s going to be a lot of heat and pressure on those guys while the Hawks should be able to go in and play loose. Yeah, we’re trying to close the series out tonight, but even with a Hawks loss they get to come back home to where they play well. Now, I’m hoping they don’t keep that in the back of their head because I want to see a win so we can finally be done with the Heat, but I think the Heat putting all of this pressure on themselves could be their undoing. So, that arena better be rocking tonight and the Heat BETTER do what they are saying they are going to do. If they don’t we’ll all get to sit back and laugh in their faces, and I’m hoping…hoping that Smoove have another opportunity to do that dunk in a Hawks win tonight (just so I can get another good laugh at the Heat)

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VOLMAN DO HOMELESS PEOPLE LIKE YOU HAVE MONEY TO BUY A DUBLE CHEESEBURGER?

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The Hawks’ wins have all come on the defensive end, so the loss of Horford and Williams (while painful) does not necessarily spell big trouble. Yeah, I know we broke 100 last game, but the Heat scored 91 in a game that was largely closed out by halftime. We still have our three leading scorers in Joe, Josh and Bibby; Zaza can clearly hold his own down low and actually has more of a big-man mentality than Horford. I like our chances tonight.

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I thought the only “Big Baby” was the one who played for Boston, I didn’t know Miami had one as well

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Hey homos. I just thought I would let you know I’ll be here through these last two games of your season. If you’ve never seen Dwyane Wade mad before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMIynFB2Itc&feature=related

Enjoy.

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I have exactly 16 posters of D-Wade in my room. The biggest one is on the ceiling. I love to turn off the lights and burn candles and incense listening to slow Sade or Toni Braxton songs as I touch myself and gaze upon the colossal mega sized D-Wade poster on the ceiling.

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Please please Sekou For the Love of all that is good and holy… don’t give the lunatics at PETA anymore press.

I love reading your blogs man you do a great job… but those idiots should be seen ignored and not heard.

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Eddie, you’re welcome.

You can go now. Wade needs to be “tended to”. I think he’s hurt again.

Oh whoops, he’s faking.

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LETS GO HAAAAAAAWKS!! WE DA BESSSSTT!!!!!!

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Eddie, one player won’t beat the Hawks…..yeah he can beat a scrub team like the Knicks single-handedly, but he won’t the Hawks. He needs to quit whining about a radio announcer and figure out how to score. oh…..and enjoy him Miami fans because he is going to be bolting for LA, Chicago, or NY after next season.

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What I’ve learned after 5 games:

D-Wade is straight up F.E.M.A.L.E

I had previous respect for his game, but now I’m beginning to see the real and upclose Diva Wade.

Their coach is certified cry-baby also. “They are trying to insult us.” This isn’t rec ball you candy @$$es. What about the other 20 times J. Smith insulted you by stuffing on your face! Hopefully the police won’t be around tonight after we get finish beating the life out of these so-called basketball players. Did Shaq take all your stones with him to AZ?

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no I am.

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I’m actually the coach of the Atlanta Hawks.

Clever. Truly.

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im amazed at all the crying and hating by the heat fans. just crazy

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Eddieomaha…thats a pretty stupid comment..have you seen dwayne wade…he spent 10 minutes in the middle of the floor in agony and he magically returns a couple minutes later. He claims to have constant back spasms but is able to get up and down the court with ease.

HORFORD > wade

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edie- if it takes a failed dunk attempt and a radio announcer to “awaken the one guy” then your team has already lost. Also, we consider calling people in Atlanta “homo” to be petty, ignorant and classless. If you can’t be more original and literate, then please keep your ignorant insults to yourself… LOSER

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Brandon, +1.

Horford > Wade

Actually, Mario West >>>>>>>> Wade.

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Yes, Volman. Mario’s celebration at the end of the half was great.

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D Wade gives me goosebumps in all the right places!!!

Regards from your biggest fan (and secret crush!!)

eddieomaha

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“to be petty, ignorant and classless”

Please. You guys invented it. Your whole crowd was booing Wade when he was on the ground hurt. It’s not just your commentator Holman trying to get publicity, or Smith’s dunk attempt… it’s the premature celebrations and nutgrabbing.

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ZAZA Dirty?/?? He Hustles, fights, plays a man’s game and rarely cries.

O’Neal has taken cheap offensive shots on him the ENTIRE series!!! And has anyone recalled that ZAZa’s black-eye assessed nary a foul!!! Just watch tonight how Jermaine works against ZAZA, and the best part is that it’s so engrained in the Heat’s head that they’re over-pursuing their offensive attack against ZAZA and looking like Chumps at the end of the day.

D-wade can’t decide if his back hurt before or after the game
when to get up after bumping his head — note going to the locker room to sell the fact that he looked like an idiot after the refs didn’t stop the prima donna’s bluff . . .

I could go on — the first two games of the series we couldn’t get a foul called and Coach W led us right –keep attacking, the shots will fall, the calls will come. Bottom line is this is NBA playoff basketball, physical and wired for the MAN who wants it the most. Let’s see you man-up D-wade quite crying and forget the fade-away J if you want to make this game 6 a contest.

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Eddie, the only “nutgrabbing” going on was when Josh Smith teabagged Jermaine O’Neal on that incredible dunk!

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Things that I would love to see (but know I won’t)

During introductions, let Mario come out in a Ray Lewis college jersey (since he played at the U), then he does his dance, and tears off the jersey, stomps it to reveal his Hawks uni. Of course we need to prep Steve Holman to be ready for this so he can get into a frenzy before tip off.

The first time Wade touches the ball, every Hawk just point to the basket and let him go in for an uncontested layup/dunk . The next time he touches the ball just go knock him on his rear. Why, because the Hawks are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get…right Forest Gump!?

Have a cartoon version of Spirit the Hawk swoop in and camp out over the Heat basket. Each time they shoot, he pecks the ball away. Afterwards, he could “decorate” the windshield of a PETA person. The poop would spell out Let’s Go Hawks!

At the end of the game, I’d like to see Josh make that between the legs dunk in Miami with us up by 20.

I guess I’ll have to settle for a win tonight.

Let’s Go Hawks

BWAF

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VOLMAN YOU STILL HERE BRO DO YOU HAVE A GIRL?

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YOU ARROGANT MIAMI SWEET FANS IF SHAQ DIDNT COME TO MIAMI, D.WADE WOULD NOT HAVE A RING RIGHT NOW,WHICH THIS SERIES IS SHOWING WITHOUT SHAQ YOU GUYS CANT GET OUTTA THE FIRST ROUND AGAINST THE HAWKS.

P.S.IF D.WADE CAN GET A RING WITHOUT SHAQ,HOW BOUT HE START RIGHT NOW TRYING TO CRAWL BACK FROM A 3-2 HOLE,IF NOT D.WADE IS JUST LIKE KOBE,WITHOUT SHAQ NO RING,SO D.WADE PIT UP OR SHUT-UP!

CRYBABIES DOWN IN WADE COUNTY!

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I SUCK

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He told a teammate to take out Flip? Were u front court Sekou? ha!

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I swear miami is acting like little bitches. Wade had a nerve to say their not playing dirty, watch your teammates. Im sure he saw zaza’s black eye in game 5. He is such a hypocrite it makes me sick. Mario hardly gets time to play to of course he will get excited, but if wade pumps his chest after a dunk its okay? Pleeeeease grow up miami. Its starting to get pathetic.

And whatever your name is(you know who im talking to), al is one of the toughest guys in the league. wade stayed on the floor 10 monutes but came back out the locker room in like 2 minutes. Looks like a publicity stunt gone wrong to me. Dont insult al like he’s an average player. That mans a beast. You probably wont see it this round, but you will in the second round when we play the cavs.

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Man, I a excited about that charter fishing trip my little buddy D.Wade and I have set up for this Sunday afternoon! It’s going to be sweet!! Oops! Nevermind, just forget what I said.

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Oh, no your are NOT going fishing on Sunday! Little Dwyaney and I are going to have a picnic on the beach in South Beach. I can’t wait!

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Josh Smith WILL GET FOULED HARD this game. Tell him to expect it BUT PLEASE OVERLOOK IT because Jamaal Magloire has been trying to pick a fight with him for the longest and would love to see him get suspended for a Game 7. We cannot afford for that to happen. So Sekou or Micah Hart or anyone who has access to J-Smoove tell him to NOT react to any hard fouls or get kicked out the game.

On a side note: F*** PETA! I cant stand them!!! Argggghhhhhh

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Rick Sund is back on the boards = life is good!!

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I meant to say I have a feeling the Cavs series WON’T be much better. Sorry about that.

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If there’s a game 7, I hope they let Spirit fly and he takes an unexpected dump on D. Wade’s head..That should really make him feel insulted then.

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COME ON PIGEONS I MEAN HAWKS SAY WITH ME LEST GO HEAT

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all this trash talk about ATL showin out Well MIA needs to stop em or get **itted on.Glad to see the Hawks trying to embrass teams it surely happened to them.

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We got Coach K no less traveling the country promoting the ‘greatness’ of some of last summers Olympic Basketball squad. Three of whom are turning out to be playoff whiners. You can’t watch a game without the constant replay of that tiring commercial staring you know who with Howard & the ‘overrated’ Barkley. ESPN talking heads constantly promotes certain players exploits. Play ball Wade! As for PETA? Wonder if they are upset at the Florida homeowner who called to have that 11 foot gator taken from her front porch yesterday. After all who was there first? With all the dunks J. Smith have put down on the Heat! Yea they have a right to be p____off. GO HAWKS!

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reggie miller? Good one. LEST GO HEAT? Never heard that saying.

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LOST GO HEAT? Still never heard of it. Maybe you should dumb it down for me gunsman.

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D Wade is gonna go HOG WILD LIKE THE SWINE FLU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LEFT GO HEAT!!!

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Well we’re in the present now.

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“D Wade is gonna go HOG WILD LIKE THE SWINE FLU”

Trying to make light of something that’s killing people ……

hmm

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ESPN acts as if Wade has swine flu…

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“Honestly, Wade laid on the ground MOTIONLESS like he was paralyzed or something.”

Maybe he should have grimaced and winced like he was giving birth? Oh wait… that’s not fair. Slamming your head on the hardwood floor is nothing compared to a mild ankle sprain.

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Lets end this series tonight….

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tune in to the NBA Shoot Around… on espn… Jalen Rose is quite credible… he has been voice of reason; and Jamal “Monster Mash” Mashburn had us as a surprise team in the playoffs to surprise teams even Cleveland…
then id advise Bob and Nique’…

though i doubt Vangundy wont call out bad officiating and award winning theater from Wade…

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BREAKING NEWS!

Marvin and Horford are suited up and on the active roster tonite. Looks like one or both of them might play.

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Great News…Glad to see Marvin fighting to get back in the game…his contributions on offense and especially on defense are HUGE…hope he gets in the game.

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thats right… Nique’s daughter is having surgery… prayers with him…

we got STINGER tonight…!!!

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SOLO…!!!

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Joe fouls a jump shooter…. good start.

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Dang, 2 quick fouls on Joe…

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JJ – what he heck

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Mo Evans with a 3… Mo’s gonna have to step it up tonight.

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That should have been AND 1 for Josh…

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Moving screen on Haslem…good call.

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Bibby – nice charge

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Solooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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Nice follow

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Here come the Refs. NO call when Bibby get knock to the floor and DWade was not in a shooting motion.

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We got to survive this first push. Keep within 10.

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We gotta answer the Heat run….

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We GOTTA STOP SETTLING FOR JUMPSHOTS… YOUR NOT GONNA OUTSHOOT A TEAM IN A CLOSEOUT GAME!!!!!!!! GO TO THE FRIKEN BASKET!!!!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP LETTING THEM TURN THE CORNER ON THE PICK AND ROLL…….!!!!!! IS SOLOMEN JONES THE ONLY PLAYER WHO KNOWS HOW TO SET A PICK IN TRANSITION!!!!!!!!

WAKE UP WOODY!!!!!!!

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Bibby from downtown….

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Ha I don’t think the refs will let us back in this one.

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Look at these calls going against the Hawks… Marvin gets an offensive foul call trying to post up….my goodness.

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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE FIRE MIKE WOODSON IM BEGGING YOU….. HE WINS ON TALENT, WILL NEVER MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT… EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

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9 FTs for Miami compared to 0 for Atlanta? Somehow I think that’s uneven on purpose.

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PUT JOE BACK IN PLEASE !!!!!!

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Van Gundy just said that Josh apologyize to the Heat coach before the game for the b/w leg dunk attempt….. Yep he’s a knucklehead huh….

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JOE HAS TO COME BACK IN FOR THE START OF THE 2nd

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We are playing bad but it is not the fault of Solo. Pretty impressed. Lets use up some fouls and bang some bodies.

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that foul was bs

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Too much 1 on 1 play. We need to get back to sharing the ball like in game 4 and 5.

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thats one – need 15 more lol

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good d… lets pick it up.. lets go..

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Even if we lose – let’s do it with physical play.

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Wades on the bench…lets take advantage…LETS GO.

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7 turn overs -

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what a shot by Joe Johnson AND 1

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2 – 14 to go

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Ha no foul on the play against Pachulia. I’m gonna try to calm down but in the games we get behind by a few we have no chance beacuse the refs won’t let us back in it.

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Nice pass Flip.

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nice behind the pass by Joe.

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FLIP STINKING IT UP..

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ITS NOT THE REFS IT OUR GAMEPLAN AND THEN WE GO WEAK TO THE BASKET

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We have to start making our Free throws…

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WTF MOE?

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I HATE WHAT WE ARE DOING ON OFFENSE TONIGHT.. MOE GET YOUR ASS BEHIND THE LINE AND STAY THERE…

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DAMMIT BIBBY.. VETERAN MOVE SIR…

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C’mon Defense…

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IF BIBBY CAN GET IT BETTER CONDITION.. HE’D BE GREAT… WHERE IS SOLO…

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they run plays to get to the basket !!! we run plays to get jumpers!!!!

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What’s weird is our guards are playing really good ball minus Flip. Our forwards are killing us.

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here comes the run…LETS GO HAWKS!!!!

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Okay here we go. The guards are gonna have to try and pull it through this game with Smith playing like garbage and Al out and Marvin hurt.

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that settel down period took a little longer than I thought lol

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Miami tough enough – and now the bad calls or lack there of

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These refs are killing us. They may as well wear Heat Jerseys… Smith got hammer on that shot attempt…

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4-12

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Absolutely horrible officiating.

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crap – can’t get a rebound

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5 on 9 if you include Stern.

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damn these refs

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unbelievable…

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I like the ESPN crew. They are calling it fair. Even they notice the favorable treatment for the Heat.

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Awesome, Bibby.

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Bibby awesome play. We are within reach. This is still our game to take.

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Bibby is balling. I think he is thinking about his offseason contract situation. And if you cant look at D-Wade without fouling him. We should get ready for game 7 at the highlight factory.

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Refs straight up killing us, AGAIN! But Hawks hanging tough. Turnovers and bad defence killed us in the first quarter, but If Hawks crank up defence in the second and refs give us a fair shake, Hawks can still pull this game off.

Hawks would be dead right now if it wasn’t for Bibby.

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w/o Bibby it’s a blowout.

Flip needs to get his head back in the game.

And Josh needs a couple of good things to happen on offense so he’ll stop pressing.

With the way we’ve played on offense, we’re actually lucky to be only down 9.

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Are these refs serious? Wasn’t that gambling thing supposed to be an isolated event?

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Funny that we hear the comment “The refs are letting them play” on the Hawks end of the floor….

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It is totally unexplainable to me as to why we are walking the ball up the court. It makes no coaching sense at all. It’s the same thing every time on the road. They can not stop us when we run. (Coach) Woodson push the tempo. My high school caoch would see that.

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If the refs are gonna call the game like this the hawks dont even need to play. there givin wade every single call while on the other hand were gettin gangraped when we go to the hole….MAN UP HAWKS GET THIS PUCCI BOI DWAYNE WADE OUTTA HER

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Yeah. It sucks that Dominique and Bob are so scared for their paychecks, they refuse to say that refs are screwing Hawks. Van Gundy got more guts than they do. ALL you have to say is “That was a bad call.”

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Hawks just need to play their game…push it and attack…ignore the calls and play…although that blocking foul on Mo was horrible and his argument was valid…

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I guess we know who the leader of this team is now. When we need him, Bibby at least leaves it all out on the court. Marvin, punks out, Acie punks out and JJ(our Allstar) aint giving us sh_t once again.

When were debating who to re-sign this summer, it’s pretty obvious to me.

WTF, didn’t the Bulls and Celtics play last night. They got all the “pub” pregame and still getting it at half time. Guys, we have a game here.

Come on guys, let’s take this. JJ, show me something.

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Bibby has been the only consistent hawk this series. JJ has to get back that game 5 swag where he had 15 trips or so to the FT line. Flip is off. Frontcourt is killin’ the team. The refs are consistently bias (that was a charge by wade vs mo in the 2nd q)

Then again as I said in my previous post the hawks is the underdog in this series. The team should thrive on this and keep its composure.

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wide open…

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This game is BY NO MEANS out of reach. The Hawks need to hold on and jump on the Heat early.

COME ON!

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Hawks need to go zone and stop the high pick and role. Switching out is not helping. Wade is either driving or shooting.

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No he didn’t I don’t think so. But the Hawks needs to dig deep.

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so suprised Josh 1/9

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How can we play this bad. crazy

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Mark Jackson is annoying…

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please take josh smith out the game, he is killin us

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he can do that every play…

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Game over, see you on Sunday.

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when things are going your way, everything falls into place, it happened to us the other night at home. i cant explain, its just the way it is

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That was clearly a clear path foul…

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good d then throw it away

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I blame woody 4 not MAKING Josh play in the post. I f he doesn’t do it bench.

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Terrible effort. Terrible coaching. Terrible play from our superstar. Joe get you head out of you a@* and step up. Josh looks terrible. Totally unprofessional.

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JOSH SMITH GROW UP AND START PRODUCING. GOD DAMNIT

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I thought a team was supposed to get better after halftime? They go from scoring 24 in the 2nd to 8 in the 3rd

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if we win 2nite we go get killed in cleveland on sunday if we win sunday we get killed in cleveland on wednesday . the nba wants dwade to play lebron. whoever plays lebron will get killed it dont even matter. wake me up in june when the lakers play the cavs.

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Hey guys, I want yall to pay close attention to the 4th qtr. Watch how many calls the Hawks get in the 4th qtr. The refs will try to closed the gap in foul calls…

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Game 7 is good for us:

1) Rest our starters the 4th quarter of this game

2) More money for ASG

3) 3 days rest instead of 2 when we win Sunday (that is huge)

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Pathetic

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“Dwade is dominating”
7-17 FG shooting is dominating??

“w/o a postseason win”
*sigh* they have 3 wins in this postseason. Just stop …

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Sorry guys. Seriously. Now you know how we felt on Wednesday. Imagine Beasley doing a through the legs, Bibby on the floor hurt and our fans booing, Eric Reid calling the Hawks thugs, and Daequan Cook pumping his fists after a Joe Johnson stop.

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The Hawks obviously didn’t want this one very much. It’s one thing to lose and rest your players but this is pathetic. When is JJ gonna step up and act like he wants to be an elite player? I guess when Josh stops jacking up 3’s.

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Hey I’m not the one to blame the officials…but I havent been watching the game. Has the officiating really been THAT bad?

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the refs don’t make a 24 point difference

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oh…so the hawks went back to the “pass the ball to one guy, stand around and watch him dribble around and go 1 on 5″ crap???

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he has to work sooooooooooooooooooo hard to get a look… a f-in shame…

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lol….wide open miss

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Woody throw in the towel before somebody gets hurt. Why keep your starters in and make Miami keep their starters in and continue to embrass you….

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why we cant run a double team at Wade like they run at Joe? it doesn matter where Joe is on the floor.. they bring a double… so f that, talking bout… “im not going to double 20 ft. away from the basket..” why the hell not… ?

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Josh Smith is a Thug…trying to fight Magloire that would be a funny fight

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“Wade has got 31 but no he is not dominating”

he has 13 FTs out of the entire Miami team’s 18. Anyone can dominate when they can easily pad their stats with 13 free points!

you’re just trying to hard and it’s not working.

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WOODY WILL LEAVE IN THE STARTERS AND JOE WILL TWIST HIS ANKLE

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Woody its over. Get your main guys out of there….

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Eman-

You are an effing idiot any basketball fan who is watching this game and thinks that wade is not dominating should be locked up..Your just another Wade hater who can’t except that he is an MVP caliber player…even listen to the announcers they keep reiterating that wade is dominating but maybe your def and blind that would make sense….oh and btw the reason why wade has a lot of FTs is because he gets held when he drives because the Hawks are scared to let him shoot cause they know it will be an And 1

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What a block….damn wade is sick

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Brandon, I thought the ESPN crew did a good job when the game was competitive. Now thats its a blew out, they have to create dialog.

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I wish Atlanta had Wade as a player. Back issues and all he knows how to take over the game and get his team the win.

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Horford looking pissed…

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This is offending me! Now we’re motivated for game 7!!!!!!

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Another carry by D Wade. What’s new

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Funny how DWade back isn’t bothering him tonight. He had no problem dunking tonite….lol

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“You are an effing idiot”
“but maybe your def and blind”

i knew you were going to turn this into an elementary school playground conversation, it was only a matter of time.

w/e I don’t care, it’s just in people’s characters to do that.

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that same shyt wade just did… Joe never gets that call… just as much contact…

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If the Hawks bounce back and win Sunday, which wouldn’t shock me, we can expect a 4 game series with Cleveland.

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WOODSON TAKE OUT THE STARTERS. WE’RE DOWN 29 WITH 6 MINUTES LEFT . WE’RE NOT GONNA WIN. OUR GUYS ARE TIRED. CHRIST

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This is truly stupid. We’re down 30 and they are still double teaming Joe and trying to rack up points. Wade is acting like he is making game winning shots. He stares down our players after every make. He is probably the biggest hypocrite I have ever seen. I wish someone would lay him on his back so he can whine.

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Murray just got punked

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Wade is a great player, but a cry baby and one of the biggest actors in the nba.

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I think it’s smart that the Hawks didn’t over-exert themselves once the game got out of hand. But you can still play smart basketball and there’s absolutely no reason to have the starters in with our injury problems in a late blow out.

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If the Heat can make Joe look so ordinary, why can’t we double team Wade and slow him down? Seriously, dude has 40 something points.

if Wade has a big game on Sunday, we are in trouble.

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Brandon, better than teh TNT crew that rides DWade unknow what the entire game…

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naw… he will never be a star with this team.. and coaching scheme…
not when they can double, triple, and trap you all night.. when u take low % shots because you have to get shots up to make shots… every shot is tough…

its a shame…

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If JJ doesn’t redeem himself Sunday and Hawks lose, he’s trade bait next season. I know that’s hard to hear but you can’t pay that kind of money for a guy who only comes through every 5th game in the playoffs.

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This game is exactly whats wrong with the NBA. One-sided calls and possible hidden adjendas. The commentator said the foul calls will even its self out, here is the problem i have with that. The refs choose to even it out when the game has been determined. Call it down the middle because to me it seems the NBA is gunning for the “clash of the titans” match up with LBJ and Wade. This is basketball not a beauty contest.

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the thing is, they doubled him in atlanta…? just in game 5… but why didnt we come out with that tonight…? they didnt even have a post scorer… i just dont understand the thought process…

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Garbage time..Evans looks like an All Star

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Fans don’t be upset with tonight’s effort. We are right where we want to be. This is why one our GOALS was to get Home Court Advantage. Remember you great hawks fans, our NUMBER ONE GOAL IS TO GET TO THE SECOND ROUND. Hope to see you on Sunday.

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Joe is still our SUPERSTAR and with Josh’s UPSIDE and COMPOSURE, game 7 should be a breeze.

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AHHH THE HELL WITH IT: TRADE JOHNSON AT THE END OF THE SEASON. We need a player that has some leadership and emotion. Joe acts like his head is in the clouds! This guy has had ONE 20 pt game in the series and makes $14 mil???

That’s a disgrace. If they lose sunday, He has to be the first to go. I’m as big a Hawks fan as anyone, but with Johnson we lack an identity

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I hope if all else fails for Michael Vick in life, he goes on a one-man killing spree and murders every PETA member on the face of the earth.

As far as this game is concerned, the scary thing is that other than Beasley the Miami supporting cast didn’t do anything spectacular. If all it takes is Wade and Beasley to play well for the Heat to compete in Game 7, the Hawks better be really concerned.

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Gee, you don’t suppose the fact that JJ has such a tough time is that while he’s getting triple-teamed, NO ONE ELSE ON THE FLOOR IS MOVING.

How many times did we see them double or triple team JJ while everyone else stayed put? It’s the effing offensive scheme, or rather the lack thereof. I swear to god, if we let JJ go next year and he lands in a place where people MOVE on offense, we’ll be kicking ourselves while he plays in 2-3 more All-Star games.

FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON. FIRE MIKE WOODSON.

Fire Mike Woodson,

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Hawks played with the intensity of a team that knew it had game 7 at home, despite the damn refs. Not good for a team with a killer instinct. They have home court, but that does not translate into a win, especially if the refs are so atrocious, and you have Wade, getting calls even if you shadow him.

Josh needs to simmer down and just play ball.

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Drewcat , Mykhalc don’t be disheartened about tonight’s game. With Joe Johnson’s AGGRESSIVENESS and Josh Smith’s SHOOTING accomplishing our GOAL of the SECOND ROUND should be ok. Remember this team is very YOUNG and is still learning, but next game they will be ready.

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You guys are terrible. Fire Mike Woodson? Every time the Hawks lose a game… you all overreact.

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I still have faith in my former organization. I left you guys in much better shape than when I came in.

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NIREMETAL I AGREE WITH YOU BUT ITS UP TO THE COACH TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT AND GET HIM THE BALL IN THE POST OR BRING HIM OFF PICKS WOODY HAVE TO MAKE BETTER ADJUSTMENT FOR JOE TO GET THE BALL BUT EVEN WITH THAT SAID JOE IS LOST.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I told you MEAN SPIRITED, UNGRATEFUL fans WOODY GOES NO WHERE! Besides didn’t we win 47 games this year. If we win say three or four in the REGULAR SEASON, we will be an ELITE TEAM.
You fans have to realize we are still LEARNING HOW TO WIN. You people expect too much, heck hasn’t this been a great season?

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I agree, at least Josh shows some fire. Of course he acts like a moron between his flashes of brilliance.

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There is more of a chance of Woody getting an extension as opposed to being fired, regardless of what happens in game 7. Sund and the ASG are happy with the regualar season performance and will discount what happens in the playoffs as growing pains.

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Drewcat I agree with you and when we play Cleveland in games 3 and, I hope to see you and all these other Hawk fans for a special CHICK FILA FAMILY NIGHT. Rember Drewcat I told you a few weeks ago that BEATING MIAMI WOULD SATISFY ME and MY BOSSES whoever they are.

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kirk is the only one who can carry us to postseason glory.

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Thank You Ed you said it right. These are GROWING PAINS for the a very YOUNG team.

atlrayzd, you shouldn’t expect so much from Joe. He average points in the REGULAR SEASON. I have been in the league years and I know that SUPERSTARS lie Joe Johnson draw more attention. Joe is basically a POOR MAN”S KOBE, right Hawk Fans?

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I MISSED the 1st Quarter which would have told me the result of this game.

It is a very bumpy ride being a HAWKS fan. This team isn’t mature enough to be truly consistant. From the 2nd half (which I saw) on, they stopped executing and stopped playing with urgency!! Josh missed several jump hooks, and lost confidence. JJ didn’t get in his teams faces and Bibby just doesn’t have the ability to take over a game anymore.

I do, still believe this loss is part of the maturity process, but its VERY HARD to watch.

GAME 7:
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The only thing I don’t want to see is Wade walk out during the game hurt! Then I would agree with everyones comments about Wade being a baby! It looks to me that he body hurts a lot more when their losing opposed to winning. The HAWKS have to execute on the offensive side and rebound. I really hope HORFORD is healthy, because we need his toughness. If the HAWKS play together and rebound, it will be a win. But what I really want to see is a team that knows what it takes to win.

GO HAWKS!!!!

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probably worth repeating:

Melvin
May 1st, 2009
9:23 pm

Funny that we hear the comment “The refs are letting them play” on the Hawks end of the floor….

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atlrayzd, Correction=Joe averaged 21.4 points a game.

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Heater you are right, but with the UPSIDE of this team and the POTENTIAL we look to end that drought. I tell you something Heater we hope to see you for game 7. Even though you are a heat fan, we welcome you to the Highlight Factory. We are right where we want to be as an organization. Afterall Hawks fans, haven’t we improved every year?

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Rob that is not called for. It’s a long season and with my 30 years of experience I can tell you each game is different in a series. With my SHOULD HAVE BEEN COACH OF THE YEAR MIKE WOODSON OFFENSIVE SCHEME, we could do DAMAGE for years to come.

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What can we call Mike Woodson’s OFFENSE. HMMMM….. lets see you have the TRIANGLE OFFENSE of PHIL JACKSON and the RUN AND GUN of Mike Dantoni. What about the Hawks?

I got it, the DRIBBLE DRIBBLE TRIPLE ISO!

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Thanks Rob, that is type of fans we want. You know those that share our STANDARD and GOALS of getting to the SECOND ROUND! One other not our FREETHROW shooting has improved a great deal.

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This has been a horrible series. Games are not even close. refs seem to let the crowd controll the game calls. game 6 Wade Ft 16-17 hawks 11-18. i mean come on How you shoot more free throws then an entire team. Other that Heat wanted it more and smh @ the hawks assumin that they will win game 7. Anybody knows whats up with joe johnson?

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maybe i am faking hurt some games, but at the same time what ever joe johnson has done, i’ve done better!!!! i’m a superstar baby, you call it what you what but it’s effective, nobody say anything when jordan did it, but now, all hawkfans are doing is crying, refs been bad for everybody not just you, remember that

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Now, do I hear the Hawks fans whining? No, it couldn’t be that. Thought only the Heat fans and D-Wade were cry babies. Face it, no one likes to loose and when you loose you loose alone. Wasn’t that a song written back in the day. LOL. By the time these teams finish playing game 7, they will both be so beat up King James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will take them in 4!

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Rob we have an ENFORCER and his name is IVAN DRAGO i mean ZAZA PACHULA. He is as tough as it gets. He’s a RICK MAHORN TYPE. You know my answer about WOODY, HE GOES NO WHERE. Woody being an ELITE DEFENSIVE MINDED has done a great job in this series. You can’t expect the team to play with URGENCY every night, after all where is game 7 gonna be played right here in the HIGHLIGHT FACTORY. THIS IS WHY ONE OF OUR MAIN GOALS WAS TO BE THE FOURTH SEED.

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Kiringa, that’s the spirit. We wanted that fourth seed and we got it. On sunday we will reap he BENEFITS of making such LOFTY GOALS. We do need AL and Marvin so that Joe can do his job of being a DECOY and drawing double teams so he can feed our GREAT OFFENSIVE WEAPONS!!

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Kiringa, you aren’t like most of these ungrateful fans who want to win a championship. You shared our organizational goals. We kept Woodson and his GREAT OFFENSIVE SCHEMES and BIBBY’S DEFENSIVE INTENSITY and JOSH SMITH’S GREAT SHOOTING AND GOOD ATTITUDE AND JOE’S JOHNSON’S AGGRESSIVENESS and now look where we are. Hawk Fans the HIGHLIGHT FACTORY IS GONNA BE ON ABC. Now they can see Josh shoot jumpers all over the place.

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Just win the game, we don’t need no shocking!

Go Hawks!!

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What happened in the beginning of the game? How did we dig ourselves such a big hole???

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I HATE TO SAY THIS BUT IF YOU ALL GO WATCH TAPE OF JOE JOHNSON THE YEAR BEFORE HE CAME FROM THE SUNS,HE HAD A ATTACK DUNK GAME ALSO LIKE KOBE,BUT SOON AS HE GOT THE BIG CONTRACT,THE REAL JOE JOHNSON DISAPPEARED.
BUT HE WILL SHOW-UP IN HIS LAST CONTRACT YEAR,LOOK AT HOW KOBE LEBRON AND D.WADE PLAYS,THEY ARE WORTH MORE THAN JOE JOHNSON,BUT THEY STILL PLAY LIKE THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THAT BIG CONTRACT EVERY YEAR,THATS THE DIFFERENCE,BETWEEN THE BEST AND THE REST!

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To the Commissioner of the NBA (self declared BB God)
As a legal (I stress LEGAL before some of those self-called “intelligent fans” start ranting on me) foreigner, after my arrival in the USA, I started to watch NBA games more closely than I could when I was in my home country. The NBA always is pronounced as the best basketball leage (hmmph !! What a misconception I came to realize after a couple of years!)

Fortunately, I arrived with my family (all LEGAL!) in Atlanta – a great city! We arrived in 2002, the year that the Hawks organization announced they would play play-offs or pay the season ticket holders back (part of) their tickets. Anyone knows that they didn’t make it to the play-offs until 2008. But I became a fan of this team. As all of the real fans, I cheered, had sometimes more disappointments then reasons to be proud during those years, but I kept routing for them because I saw a team being build.

Unexpectedly, last year they reached the play-offs as the #8. And I was proud! Unfortunately, because of business circumstances, I had to spend my time abroad, so I wasn’t part of the atmosphere – I only got it second hand from my wife. And now, this year, they rightfully improved to the #4, struggling through ups and downs, but if you have a 4 game advantage on the #5, it is in my opinion well deserved! And it has been a great team effort. Yes we have great players, Joe, Bibby, Al, Marv, Mo, Flip, ZAZA, Smoove (if he plays the plays he has to play – and although I was surprised by his famous try to dunk, he had every right to do it – why the hell did he have to apologize to the Heat??!!), Mario, Solo, etc. And a good coach (I know a lot of you fans don’t like him that much, but you have to give him credit too! He had times he could only do that much – there were times he could have done better, but in the end, he brought us here!)

Over the years, I have seen multiple games, especially Hawks games, but a lot of others as well. To me, it seems more and more that it doesn’t matter so much what the teams bring on the floor, as how referees (try to) lead the game in certain directions. A lot of times, those referees should be called “flagrant misjudgment” calls, the same as they decide on flagrant fouls.

I have read comments the last couple of days (mostly from Hawks bloggers in regard to DWiner’s behavior, but from Mi(m)ami “fans” in respect to Hawks players too) that the players should be playing soccer, the way they act on the floor after being fouled.

My home country is soccer crazy, and so am I, I admit. But at least, the European soccer league (UEFA) and the world soccer league (FIFA) have (almost independent) controlling organisms overseeing their referees! Just as your manager/supervisor evaluates your performance at work. Every game, a neutral observer is present, not so much to watch the game, but to observe AND evaluate the referees’ performances. Of course, there is always room for some interpretation of the rules, and yes, mistakes happen – referees are human, and they need to make decisions on a split second. But nevertheless, if they make the wrong decision, their evaluation suffers and they risk that their ranking goes down, or worse, get suspended for a couple of games, and have to return on a lower level.

I haven’t figured it out yet completely how or why, but the referees in the NBA (and lower levels for that matter, yes even starting in middle school) are certainly NOT independent, as they are supposed to be. Is it because they are protected so much on the court that they feel themselves equal to the status of God? Is it in some cases to hide their pitiful lack of self-confidence out of the uniform, outside the gym or sports arena? Is it a combination of both? Or is it because they are pressured from above? Or is money a factor?

The way the officiating went only one-way in yesterday’s game 6 in Mi(m)ami, I fear the worst: it is the NBA at the highest levels that order the referees how to lead the game! (with bonus pay on top?) After yesterday’s game, I can’t believe those referees took all those bad decisions on their own account. They were puppets on a couple of “steel” strings, guiding the game they way they were ordered to.

Yes, I am a Hawks fan, but I am first of all a fan of the game. Those referees killed the game yesterday. Why!!??? All because of that self proclaimed Super God D(winer) Wade? What else to think of his flagrant foul on Mo Evans in the previous game being overruled by the NBA? I thought the almighty commissioner of the NBA saw the same thing as all sports fans saw: an attempt to stop a basket, badly gone wrong. (In soccer, such an assault would have guaranteed a red card = double flagrant/technical and immediate ejection + suspension for the next couple of games!!) What is NBA’s reaction?? “We revoke the decision!” (because it was our protégé sissy Dwayne Wade).

In my opinion, the officiating in game 5 was one of the better we have had in the series. So what does the NBA do? Yeah, kick them in the nuts because they dared to call Princess Wade back. At the other hand, did anyone notice even their reaction when the situation heated up after Solomon’s foul on D(winer) Wade? Yes, Solomon hit him hard on the wrist, defending the basket. Did anyone notice the immediate retaliation from The Dwiner? Shuffling the ball in Solomon’s face, both hands? (Again, in soccer, Solomon’s actions would have earned him a yellow card (call it a flagrant foul in bb), but retaliating like DW means immediate red = double technical!! + suspension!). Did you notice after that moment whom that poor old ref was protecting with his life (did you notice the fear in his eyes?)? Yes, “Superstar” D(winer) Wade. Is he really such a sissy he needs protection of a 5 something foot tall, 60+ year old referee? And why was he the one being protected? He was the aggressor!!

So it was no surprise that the officials in game 6 would be against Atlanta Hawks. Especially after D(winer) Wade’s press interview. I guess he must have the private number of the commissioner too, so he could W(ad)e(ep) his heart out about those tough and nasty Hawks that don’t respect him or aren’t afraid of him. But can anyone seriously call that show still “real” officiating on the part of the referees? In Europe, it wouldn’t have taken 5 minutes after the game or an official investigation would have started to research the possibility of a pay-out of those refs’s. But not in the NBA, of course not! We all know they are higher than the Holy See: don’t you dare (as a coach or player) to comment on the officiating of a game, even if it was as flagrant as yesterday! Only one explanation: the NBA itself instructed (and the Heat paid?) those refs (because their beloved protégé could loose a couple of 100K if he doesn’t get in the next round).

In European soccer, an organization has the right to object decisions that influence the game (it’s difficult, but at least there is a legal procedure!). Not anything like that in the NBA of course (au contraire, they reverse correct decisions if against a protégé – read: someone that pays them part of his out of NBA commercial contracts). So the NBA rather sees certain teams moving forward, based on commercial interests, rather than to support the real sportsmanship, the sometimes above human effort of athletes to achieve the highest possible, even if that means that sometimes (a lot of times) the slated favorite falls short because of too much self confidence.

I am very disgusted at this point about the officiating in the NBA. I have only respect for a couple, very few, that I know will play their role as correct as possible. The rest are only puppets on very tight strings of a couple of self proclaimed gods like D(winer) Wade, King Lebron James I, Cesar Kobe Bryant, and a couple upcoming princes(ses) more.

I am really hoping that game 7 in this great city of Atlanta will be fair. We all know that mistakes happen, and as we all know, usually, those get compensated. What happened in Miami was flagrant. If I would have been coach Woodson, I would have asked my GM permission to spend 25K in fines (oh, sorry for the Hawks that would have been at least x4, I suppose) and blast the officials. Maybe we finally would get some respect.
Mr. Commissioner of the Great NBA (sorry I don’t call you God) – PLEASE TAKE ACTION!!!
A worried Basketball Fan.

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Nothing hypocritical about jumping on the scorers table after hitting the game winning shot in double overtime! Not comparable at all to celebrating after Wade missed a shot at the half.

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Had to record the game so I could watch it later. It was ugly, about as much so as I expected.

Life without Horford is rough. Life with only a few minutes of Marvin didn’t help either.

And our guys looked seriously gassed. And we have never been good on the road.

Did the officiating suck? Yes, it did, but that didn’t lose the game for us.

On to game 7, where I hope we will at least have Horford. It would also be nice to have just a few more minutes of Marvin (I know, I know, a judgement call, but do you want to win, or don’t ya?).

I’ll say one more thing about this game. Mike Bibby was clearly the best player on the floor for the Hawks. He was the only one with a truly cool head (including the baiting of young Mr. Chalmers). And I watched him PHYSICALLY help keep Josh Smith’s head in the game. Bibby showed a lot of leadership, even on the defensive end of the floor.

Say what I have about Bibby, he has the leadership thing down pat. We need someone, someone else with that quality around here. Our younger forwards have lacked that kind of locker room and floor influence for so long, and it still shows (in Smith more than anybody else) that this is a factor, though not the whole story (again, Smith needs to grow the F out of this..quick).

Bibby brought it. No one ELSE has…

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Niremetal,

Hell, we don’t need a coach. We just need a pile of batteries, a little lube, and some suppositories….

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Wade is better than any two of our guys combined. He has earned the right to talk (as he again proved last night). Superstars win; unfortunately, if he stays focused on Sunday, we when begin to concentrate on Mat Ryan.

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So let me get this straight, the hawks lost because of the refs!!! I’m sure shooting 37 percent from the field had nothing to do with it. I’m guessing the refs are the reason JS went 3-13, ME went 2-9. Also getting outrebounded had nothing to do with this win either ha?

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HAHAHAAAAAA LIKE I SAY 2 DAYS AGO IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL IS OVER , DO’NT YOU GUYS LEARN ANYTHING FROM 2006 .YOU PISS OFF D-WADE NOW PAY THE PRICE.

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WHERE WAS YOUR D-WADE STOPPER SUPER MARIO IN GAME 6?

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1) Can Marvin friggin stop getting injured every time he falls to the floor?

2) Can Smoove learn to MAKE his running hookshots or hook shots from his “post moves?”

3) Can Joe freaking step up?

Those things happen and we’ll be fine

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IF BIBBY IS SCORING 20 IN A HALF, WHY DOES HE GET SO FEW SHOTS

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man the refs did kill us but our effort did to we all know now that pressure bust pipes and joe johnsons pipes have been busted he has no balls josh smith cant back up his talk why apologize leeson number 1 in being a real balled never apologize did jordan kobe magic apologize they need to man up they were jus lettin wade get to the hole time after time jus watching him do what he wanted even if we do win game 7 THE HAWKS WILL NOT BEAT CLEVELAND THEY WILL GET SWEPT

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SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE.THE HAWKS SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN IN ATLANTA HAVE ALLWAYS SUCKED.

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Woah……So much doom and gloom around here. Its going to be really difficult to beat these guys missing 2 starters,but it can be done if we play smart and leave everything on the floor sunday.

D Wade is a cry baby -i agree but, he is also a coold blooded killer when need be and that is why we are in a game 7 with a less talented team. The guy just hits big shots and carries his team. Whatever it takes he does it-get to the line, Score from long distance with guys all over him, Great player–
U cant have your so called leader putting up 13 points in a game of this magnitude- I know he was double teamed but -you have to play at a higher level-13 points is unacceptable…………..

Ive said this for a long time -Joe is not a number 1 option he is what he is -a good complimentary piece. I didnt see any urgency out of him at all and that bothers me- especially for a guy that most think is a max player/face of your franchise. Theres got to be sumone open when there are 2-3 defenders hanging all over Joe- swing the ball to the open man-itz that simple.

Get well soon AL/Marvin u guys are definitely missed -Joel Anthony people…..Joel Anthony???

Why dont we double Wade when he gets the ball like they do JJ -sumthing has to change or we may be “gone fishing ” sunday afternoon. Woody is a defensive coach but we keep getting beat in the same ways ( Wade and his boiz gunning from long range) ……MAKE ADJUSTMENTS

JOSH SMITH…… That yung’n could be so much more, If he would just stop shooting from 25 feet. I know he was 2-13 or sumthing but atleast he was being aggressive and really gave us some effort.

GUSMAN354 is Dwayne Wades Boi Toy

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I’M D-WADE BOI TOY AND PROUD

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atlrayzd…

what open man…? u mean Josh on the perimeter… or maybe Bibby on the other side of the floor.. or maybe the man at the top of the key while his man plays the passing lane? this offense is a joke give me a break… nobody is making an excuse.. but like ive always said… players are not used to their strengths here…

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DecDawg…

now when do we ever run Joe off screens…? when? maybe last year… the year before… not this year… he takes the toughest shots in the league..

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WHY IS NO ONE MAD ABOUT D.WADE SWINGING AT HORFORD’S NECK ON THAT PLAY THAT INJURED HORFORD?

WHY IS MARVIN ALWAYS F********IN INJURED?

WADE INTENTIONALLY HORF AS DID JAMES JONES [WHO?]

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SMOOVE, STOP MISSING HOOK SHOTS

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Marvin’s TOUGHNESS can’t be MATCHED.

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SouthAfrican09, Joe is quite an athlete. He is just EXECUTING TO PERFECTION Woody’s DRIBBLE DRIBBLE TRIPLE ISO SCHEME. SouthAfrican09 why are your expectations so high, didn’t we win 47 games?

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Correction=GROWING PAINS of a young team.

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dude, get the hell out of here with the pissing off D-wade crap. The heat did the same thing to the hawks in games 2 and 3, and you, nor anybody else said anything about a “pissed off” d-wade. What sort of immature a-hole do you have to be to even believe in that nonsense? How the hell did a “pissed off” D-wade manage to let the hawks win their first playoff game on the road on over 10 yr? How did a “pissed off” off D-wade only manage to hit 11 of 23 shots from the field, and not 23 of 23??? It looked like the only people that the hawks pissed off in this game were the refs.

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bigdave,

I agree that we have a horrible offensive system. But that’s my point, we don’t create open opportunities for JJ. We all know Woody’s bad at making adjustments, but where are the adjustments from JJ? If he’s watching film, he has to see opportunities to get himself better looks. But he just keeps going out there with the same game plan which is not working.

And maybe he takes the toughest shots because he NEVER changes his game plan. And maybe if he would stop pulling up for 3s on the fast break, he could get some easy baskets. He makes the game harder by being lazy and trying to avoid contact.

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Najeh…I agree with you…..that was the nost overblown, hyped-up missed dunk attempt that I have ever heard of in my life. The game was so far out of reach and over, and that probaly was the most insignificant play of the game….and to think that Holstra was upset? I guess he should apologize to the hawks now for the whipping that the heat put on them last night.

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My biggest thing with josh is that he telling people he sorry about the dunk bump that dont apologize for nothing dont shake no hands dont say hey dont ask how are you doing the only thing we need is for you to do is to keep your swagger rebound block shots box out dont shoot not one jumpshot play above the rim and if somebody come down the lane PUT HIS ASS ON HIS BACK.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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JOE whats up with you come on man we need you for you to step up to the plate and starte playing with some intensity and be more aggressive and stop playing so soft you suppose to be our leader and your not its like your lost out there you have step your game up.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Big Dave Joe gets to the free throw line and still struggles. Do we need to run him off a pick so he can hit that free throw. It’s true the Hawks offensive is not much of an offense but having said that how many points did Wade score last night off some drawn out play. He got a pick an did the rest or got 1 on 1 coverage and went to the whole. Truth be told the Heat are throwing double teams at him not because he is playing well but because he does not handle pressure very well and they know it affects his confidence (being Debowed). I’m about ready to give Joe a blanket and name him after that Charlie Brown character.

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TRADE JOE JOHNSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Heat in 7.

Cavs in 4.

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O’BRIEN YOU ARE THE ONLY SMART GUY ON THIS FORUM .THANK YOU.

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