Hawks-Hornets
Greetings, all
I’m at the homestead for this one and will be watching on the television as you all will.
Some thoughts and on we go.
Why the Hawks win tonight
1) Marvin Williams has gotten himself in a groove and has an exploitable matchup against Peja Stojakovic.
2) The Hawks asserted themselves as the better team a week ago. Their fourth-quarter run from the last game may linger somewhere in the Hornets’ collective memory.
3) Joe Johnson and Josh Smith played below their capabilities Friday. Bibby’s numbers weren’t outstanding, either. It’s unlikely it happens two nights in a row.
Why they won’t
1) They’re just due. It’s the second game of a back-to-back with a flight in-between. The Hawks haven’t had back-to-backs in the streak except for the start. Further, the Hornets have been home all week and come into the game on a day of rest.
2) Houston took a lot out of the Hawks Friday night. The Rockets are a relentless bunch, as the final three minutes of the game revealed.
3) The Hornets have found something since losing to Portland and the Hawks to open the Jeff Bower era. They’ve beaten the Clippers and Suns since then. They took down 25 offensive rebounds against Phoenix.
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The Hawksta
November 21st, 2009
8:37 pm
Let’s see if Acie I mean JT get’s some burn tonight
preston
November 21st, 2009
8:38 pm
LOL……Dominque “heat check” Wilkins!!!
BONE
November 21st, 2009
8:39 pm
Joe is obviously tired
The Hawksta
November 21st, 2009
8:40 pm
Joe looks tired. Woodson has to read his players.
preston
November 21st, 2009
8:41 pm
yeah speaking of Teague……I am not liking his body language when I see him sitting on the bench…….seems like he is getting a lil frustated when he is not in the game.
BONE
November 21st, 2009
8:43 pm
Teague is gonna end up like Acie.
preston
November 21st, 2009
8:43 pm
Joe J. is really struggling tonight
Josh
November 21st, 2009
8:44 pm
mo can’t make anything
The Hawksta
November 21st, 2009
8:44 pm
This is the reason Crawford can’t start!
BONE
November 21st, 2009
8:45 pm
Of course Joe is struggling he played like 44 mins last nights. Woodson obviously didn’t look at the schedule
BONE
November 21st, 2009
8:46 pm
And thiis is why Marvin needs to stop playing like a scrub. When Joe isn’t on Marvin needs to step up.
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
8:47 pm
You’d like to see Crawford hit the hole rather than spot up in the corner and continue to take 3’s. The Hawks are settling for too many jumpers as of now.
Egg Alert – the Hawks don’t seem to have any energy here and seem to be sleeping. Can’t dig ourselves in too big a hole.
BONE
November 21st, 2009
8:47 pm
just sloppy
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
8:49 pm
This is what happens when you walk into a game taking a team too lightly. The Hornets began the game shooting 2 for 11. The Hawks could’ve really jumped out on them early and made it clear that they weren’t here to screw around. That would’ve helped give guys like JJ who played heavy minutes last night time to rest.
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
8:50 pm
Mo Evans getting some real minutes here tonite.
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
8:52 pm
Man, not looking good here at all.
No sense of urgency.
Josh
November 21st, 2009
8:52 pm
dang, that was joe’s first point? lets go hawks, pick it up!
preston
November 21st, 2009
8:52 pm
it does seems like Marvin is always good for one breakout game a year……..and as I wrote this he blew another layup…….oh man 12 pt lead for NO!!!!
BONE
November 21st, 2009
8:52 pm
Where are all those people who thought Marvin was so good after that fluke game by him last night. Another vanishing act
preston
November 21st, 2009
8:56 pm
and Teague should definately be getting some meaningful minutes tonight but nothing soo far……..
BONE
November 21st, 2009
8:57 pm
It doesn’t matter if Teague gets mins or not anymore his confidence has already been destroyed by the Woodpecker Woodson
preston
November 21st, 2009
8:58 pm
ok this is not looking good……..I just hope it wont turn into an early blow out
Blast
November 21st, 2009
8:59 pm
Hawks just cannot buy a bucket!
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
8:59 pm
Looks like it’s gonna be a LONG night.
BONE
November 21st, 2009
8:59 pm
This is embarrasing
Sam from da Swats
November 21st, 2009
9:00 pm
Bone, my sentiments exactly..
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:02 pm
The hawks better go on a run
preston
November 21st, 2009
9:02 pm
Marvin’s finally in da house!!!
Josh
November 21st, 2009
9:02 pm
Teague gets bodied too easily… he needsa get stronger
Josh
November 21st, 2009
9:03 pm
Good morning marvin!
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
9:03 pm
Good to see us cutting into it here.
Marvin providing the spark.
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:03 pm
I bet Peja is gonna come back in a sec
preston
November 21st, 2009
9:03 pm
lol……surprisingly I didnt hear Dominque say “heat check” on that miss by Marvin
Blast
November 21st, 2009
9:03 pm
Let’s not hate on Marvin yet. Game far from over.
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
9:04 pm
Hope we can get it down under 5 here before we get to the half.
Must stay within striking distance.
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:04 pm
Yea Teague is gonna have to get in the weight room and gain a good 10 lbs of muscle.
Mychelfromatl
November 21st, 2009
9:04 pm
Hawks and Hornets playin football lol.
JeJe
November 21st, 2009
9:05 pm
This whole game has pissed me off.
I knew 5 days ago this was a scary game. I wrote on Horford’s twitter he needs to stay focused. The whole team probably went to Bourbon Street and got drunk before this game.
The offense has been putrid, defense dreadful.
WTF is Woodson doing? Does he really want to play his starters 45+ on a 2nd night of a b2b? PUT THE BENCH IN MORE THAN 2 MINUTES. LET THEM DO SOME MAGIC. ZAZA IS OUR BEST BIG OFF THE BENCH. LET HIM GET SOME CONFIDENCE BEFORE U TAKE HIM OUT AFTER 30 SECONDS.
CHRIST
Mychelfromatl
November 21st, 2009
9:07 pm
Hawks still will win this game. I wouldn’t play Bibby no more in this game if he really can’t move well on that ankle.
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
9:07 pm
Here we go!
Lets go Hawks.
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:07 pm
Now they’re starting to heat up. And Teague is just not ready. Imagine if we had Brandon Jennings.
Mychelfromatl
November 21st, 2009
9:10 pm
Even though that shot went in, Hornets already seem anxious. Trust, they will not hold that lead.
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
9:10 pm
Damn.
Guess it’s not bad considering how bad the Hawks played that half. But it’s just so frustrating watching us come out as flat as we were. Don’t know how much of that has to do with us playing a back to back or if they just came out sleeping on the Hornets.
Down 7 at halftime means the starters will continue to play heavy minutes throughout the 2nd half.
Pound the ball inside. Attack the basket. We settled for too many jumpers early in that half.
bigdave
November 21st, 2009
9:12 pm
lets go… we’re in good shape…
doc
November 21st, 2009
9:15 pm
imus, too funny from last blog, problem is only thong i get excited about is the one i can get my hands on.
making a comeback here.
preston
November 21st, 2009
9:15 pm
Man I dont know about saying that Teague isnt ready………what did we hear all preseason long about Teague…just like we heard about AC, Teague was a “NBA” ready point guard. Now that the season has started, and he has gotten the royal rookie treatment from Woodson, he looks lost, and trying to make plays that are not there, just like AC was doing. Those guys (Teague and AC) are(were) playing like they may never see the court again which leads to bad decisions……so, that one I put on the coach.
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:17 pm
WOODSON IS A YOUNG PG KILLER
Mychelfromatl
November 21st, 2009
9:18 pm
Philly up on Cleveland right now, wonder if that will hold.
JeJe
November 21st, 2009
9:18 pm
I’m glad Teague got those 2 fouls. On one play it looked Al could’ve had his 3rd, but Teague got it.
If Bibby was in, we’d probably be down much more. We need Craw in to guard Collison and take advantage of him.
We need to come out in the 2nd half with energy and need something from ZaZa or Joe Smith. I do not want to spend the next 5 days going into a rough Orlando game thinking about how we lost to this miserable lineup
Josh
November 21st, 2009
9:18 pm
Alright, let’s go… hawks have been doin it in the second half, so we got this!
and yeah, it’s really frustarting to see how the rookie point guards have turned out under woodson… i’m just hoping the guys around them can do something about it and give him some confidence.. he just needs consistent playing time, whcih is hard under woodson.