Whaddya know?
Greetings, all-
Hope you are well. As things sometimes go in my life, I was just about to post a new blog but I was messing around with it and it all disappeared. That’s how I roll. So this will probably be not quite as in-depth. Trust me, it was awesome. (I am being cynical.)
Anyway, I’ll give you some links and invite you to join in a contest.
Links
1) Sekou has started at nba.com and has his blog up.
2) nba.com’s new power rankings are up. The Hawks are in the top slot. For some of you guys who’ve been around, that must qualify as mind-boggling.
3) nba.com’s David Aldridge caught up with Billy Knight. Knight looks back on the Marvin Williams over Chris Paul draft – “Sure, if you had taken one of those guys, there could have been a whole domino effect of things that happened. But that’s not what happened.” – and gives his take on the Joe Johnson trade.
4) Interesting story in the Oregonian about Brandon Roy and Joe Johnson. (One matchup to watch, obviously. Another is Greg Oden-Al Horford. Somewhat interestingly, the last time the two faced off in Atlanta was in the 2007 NCAA championship at the Georgia Dome, a game I happened to cover.)
The contest
I’m guessing most of you didn’t see the Hawks’ 8-2 start coming. So that got me thinking, what happens over the next 10 games? Here are the rules. Guess the team’s record over the next 10 (10 points), predict each game (one point each) and offer a prediction on something that happens over that span (1-10 points, to be judged by me on creativity and probability of occurence. For example, “Joe Johnson will lead the team in scoring at least once” is a 1. “Jeff Teague will average a triple-double” is a 10. Actually, if you make that prediction and it comes to pass, you’ll win the contest outright and Rick Sund may come calling for you.)
I reserve the right to decide that only entrants who pick the record accurate can win, depending on how busy/not excited about tabulating scores I am. Not sure what the prize will be, but I’ll try to come up with something good.
(Entering multiple times under different screen names is not cool and not sporting.)
Deadline is tipoff of tonight’s game.
Good luck to ya.
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497 comments Add your comment
Najeh Davenpoop
November 16th, 2009
9:21 pm
Nice shot Joe. Let’s see some defense now.
Blast
November 16th, 2009
9:22 pm
Hawks gonna win this tough game!!!!!!!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
November 16th, 2009
9:22 pm
Josh Smith cleans up! That man is going to lead the league in rebounding if he keeps this up. He is unstoppable when he goes all out.
The Hawksta
November 16th, 2009
9:23 pm
The crowd showed up tonight! They are in to this game baby!
BONE
November 16th, 2009
9:23 pm
OMG
Najeh Davenpoop
November 16th, 2009
9:23 pm
Daaaaaaang…
vava74
November 16th, 2009
9:24 pm
we should have made the foul!!!
Kane337
November 16th, 2009
9:24 pm
Wow, what a prayer shot.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 16th, 2009
9:24 pm
That was pretty well defended too…
Josh
November 16th, 2009
9:24 pm
WTH
terrell barron
November 16th, 2009
9:25 pm
Noooooooo!!
vava74
November 16th, 2009
9:25 pm
oden had the ball for godness sakes!!!
Melvin
November 16th, 2009
9:25 pm
Oh my goodness. How the Heck did Rudy hit that shot… why dont more teams foul the guy before shooting in that scenario I will never understand.
BONE
November 16th, 2009
9:25 pm
I knew that was gonna go in
Ramon
November 16th, 2009
9:25 pm
I always think in that situation the best thing to do is to foul soon as they catch the ball. Could you imagine if they would’ve fouled Oden?
Blast
November 16th, 2009
9:26 pm
Initial Response! I cannot believe that 3 by Rudy, but Hawks now in a dog fight. They should pull off this win, but Marvin has to sit and jamal has to play.
D.Carter
November 16th, 2009
9:26 pm
Foul Greg ODEN@!!!!!!!!!
pinoy hawk
November 16th, 2009
9:26 pm
wtf..
vava74
November 16th, 2009
9:30 pm
great move Al!!!
D.Carter
November 16th, 2009
9:30 pm
Mental toughness game!!!!!
GA Bulldawg
November 16th, 2009
9:31 pm
lol at some of the hypocrites….some of yall were saying “lets trade joe”, let joe walk etc.
and now yall are quick to jump on his jock. SMH
D.Carter
November 16th, 2009
9:31 pm
These are the type of games that prepare you for the playoffs….
BONE
November 16th, 2009
9:32 pm
I’m so glad Joe woke up
Drewcat
November 16th, 2009
9:33 pm
Hawks are really pulling together for this one! THIS IS WHAT A WINNING TEAM LOOKS LIKE! Portland is giving us their best shot, we are sustaining the blows and still ahead. WOW! What a game. This game is a true testament to how improved these hawks are. Definitely an elite team in the East. The Hawks have now entered the conversation.
vava74
November 16th, 2009
9:34 pm
bad call… I can’t believe that we are on the right end of most of the bad calls…
The Hawksta
November 16th, 2009
9:37 pm
Yes baby that’s what I’m talking about! Game over!
Blast
November 16th, 2009
9:38 pm
Hawks up by 6!!!!!!!!!!
GA Bulldawg
November 16th, 2009
9:38 pm
YEAH!!!
Josh
November 16th, 2009
9:39 pm
Thank you, Hawks. [for not completely choking after coming back]. We’re all grown up.
The Hawksta
November 16th, 2009
9:39 pm
@vava74 what game are you watching? That was an elbow by Oden!
terrell barron
November 16th, 2009
9:39 pm
You’re right Bone, that’s game.
bigdave
November 16th, 2009
9:43 pm
great win…
Joe Johnson
November 16th, 2009
9:43 pm
DON’T FORGET TO VOTE ME FOR THE ALLSTAR GAME!!!!!!!!
Blast
November 16th, 2009
9:44 pm
I’m I so impressed with the Hawks or not? Rough game but they pulled it off!!!!
Kane337
November 16th, 2009
9:44 pm
HAWKS WIN!!!
GA Bulldawg
November 16th, 2009
9:45 pm
Wow Rudy!!! Just wow…but FINALLY a great game from the Hawks. Even if we had lost I’m glad we finally had a watchable game cause as much as I love our Hawks, they can be boring as he**
bigdave
November 16th, 2009
9:45 pm
resilience.
vava74
November 16th, 2009
9:45 pm
The Hawksta, yeah, but on tight games, these calls only are called in favor of top teams… I guess we are finally getting some benefits…
MyView
November 16th, 2009
9:47 pm
Winning against a good team when we don’t play very well. Yet another step in the process. And with Portlands size and the way the play D, they are a top 3 team in the west. LA, DEN, Blazers.
Ree Roe
November 16th, 2009
9:48 pm
Great comeback win for the Hawks!
-REEcently Roe
Sautee
November 16th, 2009
9:49 pm
Wow, look at the games by our “undersized frontcourt”
Josh Smith: 20 pts 16 reb 2 blk
Al Horford: 15 pts 10 reb 2blk
Against their HUGE front line. Not too bad!
The Hawksta
November 16th, 2009
9:50 pm
I’m glad to see us getting some of those calls! We can get caught with the officiating at times and it’s hurt us in the past. Case in point Josh with the tech during the ugly 3rd quarter. We did this basically without Crawford and Marvin contributing!
MyView
November 16th, 2009
9:52 pm
Also, the Hawks are better defensively this season. I think the fact that they score the ball better has caused them to relax on D for the first 3 qtrs, usless they feel that the other team can challenge them. I would say that tonight they felt challenged.
O'Brien
November 16th, 2009
9:53 pm
Game ball goes to JJ and Josh. Josh had 20 pts, and 16 rebs (after getting 17 and 17 last game). Early on, JJ was pounding the ball too much, but in the end, he hit some clutch shots, finishing with 35 pts, 9 assists.
Great win Hawks. Way to tighten up defensively too.
bigdave
November 16th, 2009
9:54 pm
hell naw… Flip dropped 31 on Orlando…
The Hawksta
November 16th, 2009
9:55 pm
Nique has finally laid off Josh. He usually kills him during the broadcast! Josh is definitely giving us whatever we need. Assist, rebounds, block shots, you name it he is doing it. Horford is so strong downlow! He dosn’t mind playing center. If you noticed in the second half him and Josh switched and he played Aldridge and Josh played Oden. So that gives him a chance to rest if they continue to do that.
The Hawksta
November 16th, 2009
9:56 pm
Joe with 31 shots! Wow!
bigdave
November 16th, 2009
9:59 pm
Woody acting real cool when asked about the power rankings… check his swag… downplaying it all…
GA Bulldawg
November 16th, 2009
10:00 pm
So what if Flip got 31? He’s not Hawk anymore so let’s not lose sleep over that. Don’t get me wrong, I loved him as a Hawk but seriously Jamal Crawford is waaaaaay better in every way except defensively. Yes he played like trash on a night that Flip lit the Magic up, but it happens. Even the best players have bad games (heck, even Kobe shot 5 for 20 last night against Houston)
Najeh Davenpoop
November 16th, 2009
10:04 pm
Great win. I’m not saying this win was as big as the Boston win, but they proved a lot today too. When you can play D+ basketball for 3 quarters and still pull out a victory against a legitimate playoff team, you are pretty damn legit yourself. Loved the resilience of the Hawks, staying collected and cool in that 4th quarter and overtime and coming back to win. I wouldn’t count this team out against anyone, anywhere the way they are playing.