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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nvnvnv
November 21st, 2009
9:19 pm
People were saying that about Teague? NBA ready? I mean, I just don’t remember hearing that.
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:23 pm
Yea I don’t remember people saying that Teague was NBA ready. He left in his Sophmore year I think.
JeJe
November 21st, 2009
9:24 pm
We looked worse or as bad in this 1st half as we did vs. Portland. This team we’re playing just beat PHX. I hope Joe or Smoove go off on them.
I like Smoove’s hustle, but he gambles on EVERYTHING.
And does anyone else wish Josh would STFU? Arguing with refs DOES NOT get you calls.
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:27 pm
Marvin is garbage
Josh
November 21st, 2009
9:27 pm
Marvin, that was ill advised
Josh
November 21st, 2009
9:28 pm
The TO and then the 3…nice
preston
November 21st, 2009
9:28 pm
if you guys were listening to any of the reports comming out of the hawks summer league, then you would have heard that statement that Jeff Teague is ” NBA” ready.
JeJe
November 21st, 2009
9:29 pm
1. AL, STOP TAKING THAT STUPID FADEAWAY. U CANT MAKE IT
2) CRAWFORD, QUIT BEING SO UNSELFISH. YOU ARE A SCORER, NOT A POINT GUARD. DROP 50 ON THESE SCRUBS FOR DAMN SAKE
3) MARVIN CAN U NOT DRIBBLE A BASKETBALL? MY GOD, U WASTE A WHOLE POSSESSION TRYING TO LOOK LIKE A HOTSHOT AND THEN U THROW A PASS OFF THE BACK OF THE BACKBOARD?
Josh
November 21st, 2009
9:29 pm
i love how bad okafor is at freethrows
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:31 pm
Jamal just needs to keep shooting and don’t give Marvin the ball
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:31 pm
Man Josh is turning into his old self. Taking jumpers. Well that only took 13 games.
Josh
November 21st, 2009
9:32 pm
Theyre just playing individual basketball and not communicating to create plays.
JeJe
November 21st, 2009
9:32 pm
JOSH U CANNOT MAKE A JUMPSHOT. WHY DO U KEEP TAKIGN THEM
J.J.M.
November 21st, 2009
9:33 pm
hawks look tired
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
9:33 pm
Jumper.
After Jumper.
After Jumper.
Are the gaurds so drained that they can’t penetrate? That might set up some open looks from the outside.
J.J.M.
November 21st, 2009
9:33 pm
josh took the jump shot because the time was running down…
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:33 pm
I’m afraid Super Josh has turned into Normal Josh. *SIGH*
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
9:35 pm
It’s evident that Crawford’s feeling it.
J.J.M.
November 21st, 2009
9:35 pm
lol everybody jumpin off the band wagon blaming it all on josh smh
Ken Sugiura
November 21st, 2009
9:36 pm
You think we’re going to see Teague the rest of the night?
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:36 pm
Peja is now gonna torch Mo
preston
November 21st, 2009
9:37 pm
yeah all the starters for the hawks are looking pretty bad……JJ needs to just stop shooting….Josh smith needs to stop taking jump shots…..Marvin needs to stop dribbling…….Al Horford needs to stay out of foul trouble…….and somebody needs to get in Peja’s face!!!!
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:37 pm
Good play Al
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
9:38 pm
Damn, that was a nice block by Horford.
I was just about to say that Evans is useless. Finally the guy makes something of his time on the court.
J.J.M.
November 21st, 2009
9:38 pm
another 3
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:38 pm
They are draining 3’s. Defend the 3pt line
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
9:39 pm
Man we just can’t put together a run. We keep cutting it, then making stupid mistakes.
J.J.M.
November 21st, 2009
9:40 pm
come on evans
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
9:40 pm
How many open looks does Evans see beyond the arc? The guy can’t seem to knock one down.
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:41 pm
Another 3 Damn
J.J.M.
November 21st, 2009
9:41 pm
lol another 3
JeJe
November 21st, 2009
9:41 pm
CRAWFORD SHOULD BE TAKING EVERY SHOT NOW. WHY IS THE GUY ON FIRE NOT GETTING THE BALL.
I AM SO PISSED OFF RIGHT NOW
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:42 pm
Mo is garbage. He can’t hit anything
Blast
November 21st, 2009
9:42 pm
This reminds me of the Rockets game. Can Hawks come back to win this game on the road?
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
9:42 pm
Get Evans out of the game. The guy missed an open look, then he fails to rotate to help out JJ who went in to double West. Evans is supposed to rotate there…
Get him out of the game.
JeJe
November 21st, 2009
9:43 pm
JOSH STOP TAKING JUMPSHOTS. I SAY THIS WHEN WE’RE LOSING, I SAY THIS WHEN WE’RE WINNING.
GROW UP, STOP COMPLAINING TO REFS, AND STOP GOING FOR EVERY STEAL
preston
November 21st, 2009
9:43 pm
ok how in the hec are they leaving these guys open for all of these freakin 3’s???????? And they just keep on hitting them!!!!
J.J.M.
November 21st, 2009
9:44 pm
the whole team is playing bad on d people
preston
November 21st, 2009
9:44 pm
If it wasnt for jamaal Crawford, hawks would probaly be down by 30.
J.J.M.
November 21st, 2009
9:45 pm
joe fault
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:45 pm
Mo fumbles. so typical
Blast
November 21st, 2009
9:46 pm
Joe is hogging the ball too much!
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
9:46 pm
Put that shotclock violation on JJ. The guy just dribbles, dribbles, and dribbles and then passes it to Evans with 2 left on the clock? Common man.
J.J.M.
November 21st, 2009
9:47 pm
blame that on josh?
BONE
November 21st, 2009
9:47 pm
Marvin loses the ball every f.ckin time. SERIOUSLY.
Wabe
November 21st, 2009
9:47 pm
Wow.
Unbelievable.
Simply unbelievable.
JeJe
November 21st, 2009
9:48 pm
HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY BE DOWN 11 TO THIS TEAM? DID NO ONE IN THE LOCKERROOM THINK THIS MIGHT BE A TRAP GAME, THAT NOH WOULD WANT REDEMPTION ON US?
NO, WOODSON EMPHASIZES DEFENSE, BUT HELEN KELLER WOULD SHOW MORE HEART OUT THERE THAN FREAKING MO EVANS WHO HAS BLOWN ABOUT 9 POINTS WORTH OF OFFENSE. THIS IS WHY WE AREN’T THE BEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE. EVERY YEAR THERE’S A FLUKE TEAM LIKE SEATTLE 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED AND PISSED OFF WITH THIS EFFORT
niremetal
November 21st, 2009
9:49 pm
Just got here. First two plays I saw: ISO-Joe, and then ISO-Jamal.
Nice.
rms
November 21st, 2009
9:49 pm
Dang man. Just reading this blog I am afraid to watch the game.
JeJe
November 21st, 2009
9:49 pm
CRAWFORD IS OBVIOUSLY ON FIRE AND NO ONE ON THE HORNETS CAN GUARD HIM.
WHAT DO WE DO? WE GIVE IT TO JOEY, WHO HAS HUGE DEFENDER 6″9 JAMES POSEY ON HIM. AND WE DRIBBLE AND DRIBBLE
AND WE HAVE SMOOVE TAKING JUMPSHOTS.
MY GOD