Come in, Houston

YesIAmAHawksFan , so if I think Woodson is doing a great job and is a very good coach would that make me” not a true hawk fan”? Must I say Woodson is average in order to qualify as a true hawks fan?

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As of today the HAWKS have the best record in the NBA!! The season has just begun, but its good to know we’re among the best.

Tonight’s game is one game that CLYDE should avoid, the only 7 footers will be in street cloths! Houston is tough as nails and will score a lot of points if you don’t get back on defense. The key is rebounding the ball! I watched Scola take it to Horford in FIBA summer league play so don’t think for second this is going to be domination inside. Smoove will have to bring his ‘A’ game and really box out his man. I think if Smoove and Horford box out and really hit the offensive boards we should be able to pull this one out. Bibby is going to have really problems with Brooks and JJ will have to work hard to slow down Ariza. (because of Ariza’s size) Like most teams in the league, Houston has no one on the bench to guard Crawford, this is his night to get hot again. Crawford, will have no really shot blockers to think about in the paint so he should be able to get to the basket at will. Again the HAWKS better bring their lunch pale tonight or their going to get their butts handed to them!!

GO HAWKS!!

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Truth-Serum

November 20th, 2009
9:20 am

I think Josh and Al get the rock enough. I like the balance this team has and the way the motion of the offense feeds off JJ and Crawford. We seemed well oiled to me. Like you, I’m a Josh fanatic, but I think he works best with the offense coming to him rather than being the.

That’s probably why you think Woody is a better coach than I do. I believe JJ, Bibby and Jamal or off to great starts because we are going low more. I believe they have even more upside if we go low even more.

Where would these shots come from? How about cutting down on 3pt shots by Jamal. His 3pt percentage is .255. You know what his FG% would be if he like Josh gave up on the 3? .547 Crawford needs to do what he does best – a facilatator/.initiator/driver.

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KevinA I dont know how your comment concerning my opinion of Woody is connected to my being a Josh fan. Please forgive me, but I dont see the connection.

I Bibby has always been an excellent shooter and a three points marksman. Crawford, jj and bibby draw defenders and that opens up the baseline and the post for Al and Josh.
Al and Josh feed off JJ,Crawford and Bibby rather than the other way around.

I agree with you that Crawford should restrict his game to what he does best, as good as he is lets let JJ and Bibby bust the 3’s for us.

“It will be interesting how Woody defends against a very good quick pg. Landury went 13-18 with 27 pt’s against PHX. Fun match up for Josh.”

I dont think Woodson is playing-LOL- but you and I know that switching is the play of the day. I dont think we will shut them down but attempt to contain them.

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richie did the soccer routine with two. yes and worth it.

also dont forget … when in doubt scroll.

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KevinA,

Ariza is averaging 18.4 ppg on 39% shooting. I would not call that great.

He is very active with a 4.1 apg and 2.2 spg average, but with 2.8 TO per game as well.

His “visibility” is mostly due to the fact that Houston does not have anyone else to revert to for offense more than he actually having a great season so far.

With the above I don’t mean that we should not be looking closely at him, however, I am confident that Marvin can keep him perfectly under control.

Personally I am more worried with Scola and Brooks, who match up well against us.

Scola is very resourceful and Brooks is too fast for Bibby.

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doc Two years ago, my impression of Zaza wasnt what it is today. 2 years ago, even last year, he was a turnover waiting to happen and he couldnt finish in the post either.

I dont know why you want to blame his turnovers on woodson, but its funny. Kind of remind me of an violent abusive person who says “look what you made me do”.It is note worthy that signing Zaza was a “must” for Woodson which contradicts your statement. Woodson had confidence in Zaza when I did not. The real question is did zaza have confidence in himself.

I guess by the way he worked on his game and learned to create and finish he believed in himself and was able to acknowledge his own short comings, which is the first step to getting better.

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Truth-Serum,

I agree with almost everything you said. How anyone can get down on Zaza is beyond me. The guy plays and accepts his role perfectly. Not many teams have such a scrappy big man coming off the bench.

Anyways….only thing you said that I do not agree with is that Zaza was a turnover waiting to happen last year. No he wasn’t. He had another solid year last year. I think, since the fight with KG, Zaza has played well. That altercation with KG (I call him d-bag) was a turning point for Zaza. That season he had played lousy. The first three games of the Boston series he was lousy. Things turned after the fight.

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DID ANYONE SEE AL HORFORD ON TNT last night.

If you did, you saw the “new” red Hawks jersey that the team plans to unveil for our nationally televised game against the Orlando Magic on Thanksgiving night.

Let’s get ALL of our fans to wear “RED” to the game that night as our NBA- leading Hawks are wearing their “new” red jerseys.

What do you think?

Let’s get the word out NOW!!!!!

I sent an email to the folks over at AJC to see if we can get them onboard and start a blog telling the fans to wear red to the game.

What better way to SHOCK THE WORLD than to send a “RED WAVE” across the country by our fan base.

This would also be sure to ENERGIZE our team and fanbase.

What are your thoughts?

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Truth-Serum

November 20th, 2009
10:40 am
KevinA I dont know how your comment concerning my opinion of Woody is connected to my being a Josh fan. Please forgive me, but I dont see the connection.

I was not attempting that connection. I agree with you there is none.

The Al and Josh feed off JJ,Crawford and Bibby rather than the other way around.

This is our huckleberry, I think inside out play collapses the defense and opens the floor for the shooters. You think the opposite. I want the big’s to get the rock even more. You think the balance is fine.

I have no problem with your opinion. I won’t take mine seriously until somebody pays me for them.

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Hawks fan: I have no problem wearing red to the game on Thanksgiving. I think it is a great idea for the image of the city.

But, I don’t really care for the alternate jersey. I like the color, its just the big ATL seems a little dated to me. A little trying to hard to be cool.

I don’t think the team will need any extra energy to play Orlando on Thanksgiving, and I don’t think that we are “shocking the world” anymore. With everyone ranking the Hawks as the best team in basketball.

It would look good on TV though

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I have a feeling that the ASG is planning on handing something out to the fans, though.

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icecold- thats not Doug high on Hightower, (formerly) which is now Abernathy drive. Its not coach Dollars school. Not the Astro’s

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K.S.: Correct me if I’m wrong but is `Can’t Sybil The Truth` contradicting himself or at least being a hypocrite. He talks about
[mostly referring to you,I suppose] you/myself/others were not patient in waiting for the Hawks growth and development. (8:16 AM) I thought that on many occasions you had discussed [organic] growth and development.

richbrave: I couldn’t agree more: disingenuous; hypocrite, childish, foul mouthed, schizophrenic among others.

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Hind sight is always 20/20

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ummmm,hold on!! yes they are playing well,but they are doing so in spite of the coaching,which there is NONE!!
WOODY IS PLAYING TEAGUE EVERY 2 GAMES..instead of giving him minutes every game..and,i thought we kept morris and brought in collins to play minutes and up front with a big front line..

don’t u remember horford and smith saying how happy were that we brought in big men during pre-season,and how that will keep them fresh,not only in da pre-season but during the season??

we’re,12 games in,and i told u all after the 3rd game that teagues minutes will decrease,and soon he will be coming into every 3-4 games..

and,where is the developement of othello hunter..he is this years speedy claxton with all of the nice suits..

look for more minutes from the starters by game 15-19,and for joe,bibbs,josh,and marvin to play their usual 39plus minutes a game,with only a 7-8 man rotation..

joes legs aren’t as tired..he has the burden of being the scorer lifted as we welcome in crawford,and the comp between these guys is bringing him out of his shell and he is talking more..

but,look for this team to fall in the playoffs if we don’t begin to go 10-12 deep all season..the 2nd unit would be a nice change of pace with teague,joe smith,crawford,mo evans,zsa zsa, and every other nite,randmo,collins and othello in da mix..keeping fresh legs in..players will be ready to come in at a moments notice..it can be done..

the biggest test is gonna be,when the hawks have another road stand of 4-6 games,and they play down a notch from their competition and then woody goes back to playing 6-7 players..he then panics and leaves his starters in too freaking long..

until i see the 10-12 man rotation,then we’ll only be as good as 4th-7th.. this trip at number 1 will only be for a minute,till we see them on da road again and play on a lower level..

i am one who is not afraid to say,I TOLD U SO!!

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truth, too funny my man. yes, i guess it was a back handed slap at your main man woody, though it wasnt meant to be. i have been fairly objective with woody to the point of saying that he should be given more cred than he has been given this year and in others. that has also been my tune with josh smith as well over the past few years but i usually sided with josh than woody in some of their outbursts, my bad.

if you have time, which it seems you do, you can go back even to some of the worst years when i was blogging and you were maybe back in la still, and know i defended him for keeping the guys playing hard and growing up. however, i do look at some coaches as being confidence builders and some not. not saying which is better as it depends on what you are trying to achieve. i dont think i will get too many folks to say woody is the former over the latter but you. but whatever not meant to slander your boy woody though it seems you are bit sensitive today or everyday about him. kinda funny for a tough guy from la to be so sensitive about anything but whatever. sorry to offend you in my choice of terms and examples. again too funny man, thought i was concurring with you. you are probably too tough to want that anyway.

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Truth Serum

D-m D-m good post at 8:16 m

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ILL-LOGICAL-You’ve expressed some apprehension about us possibly losing to Houston if we take them for granted. Now, think about that for a minute. When is the last time we went into a season assuming we will win a gm against a good them, and worrying about the possibility of losing, rather than just hoping we’ll play well enough to have a chance to win?

Yes, we’ve come a long way baby!!

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Truth Serum Do you reliaze how a certain blogger got so mad because Woody don’t start Teague. Make you think that that they were Teague
lover. I can see them dropping their pants everytime he enter the game. Do you want to know who is that blogger? Just wait he will be posting very soon. I guarantee it.

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Something I read. Do not hate on me. LOL thought it was funny.

horsecow // November 20, 2009 at 10:30 am

My theory for Josh Smith’s improvement: imagine a near-empty locker room, Josh Smith is sitting at his locker when Jamal Crawford walks in, an angry scowl on his face.

JC: I see you took five threes today.
JS: Yeah, so? I do it all the time.
JC: But you only made one.
JS: That’s just my game, man.
JC: [grabbing Smith by the collar] Look here sonny, I got to where I am today by jacking up ill-advised threes. That’s who I am. I’ve even changed my name legally to Jamal Ill-Advised Three Crawford. There’s only room on this team for one ill-advised three-point shooter, and by God it’s going to be me.
JS: Chill out, man. I guess I’ll just try to get attention some other way. Blocking shots or something. Rebounding. We’ll work it out. I know bad threes are your thing.

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2nd that KevinA. My thoughts exactly. Either Boston or Orlando gets an L tonight. Win win solution for HAwks.

Great to see Horford on TNT last night. First time a Hawk player has been invited in ten years. The world is finally giving our ball club some respect! AL looked good up there. Hope to see Josh up there sometime.

Hawks must win tonight to maintain a perfect home record and remain the best team in the entire NBA/World. Houston is a scrappy bunch that plays hard, but I don’t think these new look Hawks are gonna take them lightly. Not sure how long Hawks dominance can last, but I’m riding it as long as it does!

Appreciate, guys! Please keep the links coming!

Remember off season when folks wanted to trade Josh?

Go Hawks, Go!

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Big Ump, you picked up on that.We all wish woody would play our favorite players, but hey, it his team! Unless they are losing more games each year rather than winning more I say hes doing well. When ever I see us play I always think we are well coached win or lose.

I appreciate the shout out on my 8:16 post. Ive read your stuff for quite a while, I agree with a lot that you say.
Yeah, I know whose whining because teague is not running the floor making rookie turnovers- LOL.

Doc , you are equally as funny. Doesnt bother me at all. I jump right into the hater’s den. Keeps me sharp. Not to say you are a hater. You have your opinion. My experience has been that no one can give me confidence or take it away. Thats a me and God thing. I challenge people to take responsibility for themselves and not come up with cop outs or blame some one else for there own short comings.

I saw a poster yesterday that said ” the world is full of mistakes and short comings. You cant change that. Learn to accept the world on its level, and then rise above it. ”

Naw, you did not offend me. I have no problem with a different view from mine. As a matter of fact you are nearly correct on this issue. I just started with Sekou’s blog this year. Most of the people Ive come to know for the first time and many are decent people. Others are more followers than leaders and have no ability to think for themselves, so they closely follow others. As long as they are happy then cool.

I knew Kens whining or posting, which ever you prefer from Schultz and Bradley’s blogs so I had seen his regurgitation s and knew where he was coming from. As for every one else on this page, Ive learned where they stand by reading them.

Any way Doc and Big Ump, I appreciate the shout out guys, way to keep it real! I look forward hearing your thoughts in the future. Go Hawks!@!

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Marvin damn he’s ready tonight!

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Marvin shows up!

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