Comments on: Magic-Hawks

By: george hild

george hild — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:11:24 +0000

all true hawk fans want to see our team to be competitive & not get blown out of games which should be easy with all our talent. if we are
critical of woodson or jj for our lack of ball movment & poor offense
planning so be it

By: Blast

Blast — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:24:56 +0000

I would really be worried if Hawks lose again tonight. Really worried.

Woody might have lost this team. If he can’t draw up effective plays for a team he has coached for five years, if he can’t reign in an out of control JJ hell bent on getting a max contract, Woody might have lost this team. And if that is the case, we all see why he has not been extended yet. The next two games are really crucial for Hawks psyche. Hawks cannot afford multiple losing streaks. They just need to share and move the damn ball!

Big Ray,

You crazy, man!

By: JeJe

JeJe — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:58:24 +0000

I still don’t understand Woody not calling a Timeout during that ORL run during the 3rd quarter. I was like, “when is this guy gonna stop the run?”

WTf was said during halftime? It was obvious ORL did NOT want to lose 2 division games in a row, especially after they got completely robbed in that MIA game (should’ve been offensive-goaltending on Beasley). I think 99 % of the other diehard fans on this board could’ve motivated the players at halftime and said the right thing.

Woodson could’ve simply said what Doc Rivers said to his team during our playoff series in 2007: “You gotta hit them down, and when they get up, you gotta hit them down again”

Comments like that should really stick with players. Not this “guys, I don’t care about offense. Just play defense, ok?” or comments similar to that which I’m sure Woody implies. Ha.

Talk to all you Hawks Friends after the game

By: JeJe

JeJe — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:54:51 +0000

Orlando is just way too deep to not go to the Finals this year.

I mean, they got Anderson, AJ, and Bass — players that don’t get big minutes, who can all put up serious numbers when needed. This team doesn’t even need Shard and Vince to score much. This team is just freaking loaded. Did anyone even think during the game that ORL didn’t even have Jameer (an ALL STAR)? Orlando’s 2nd lineup could beat most teams in this league and I mean it.

We have no shot of beating ORL in a series at all. Vince and Shard can hibernate and let Dwight do most of the work, and when teams start hounding him, the Magic have deadly shooters on all cylinders.

We CAN, however, beat Boston and Cleveland.

Kudos to the whole Orlando organization for building such a superb team. Fatigue last night? Yeah right. When you’re 12 deep and have players who know their roles and can hit 3’s from everywhere, you’re going to be this good.

By: JeJe

JeJe — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:49:35 +0000

*Someone off the bench besides J-Craw

By: JeJe

JeJe — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:49:18 +0000

Something that pisses me off that no one talks about is Joe Johnson’s rebounding. 5.5 rebounds in 38 mpg? That is pathetic. He never boxes anyone out. I watch him after shots are taken just standing under the basket. Last night i watched Vince get an easy tip-in because Joe just stood there.

At 6″7 and 240 pounds he should be able to battle some PF’s out there, yet he gets 5.5 boards a game. This number needs to go up for someone his size.

These next 2 games are must-wins.

Woodson, use your bench. Let Teague get a spark. Play Collins. The guy started 2 years in a row in the Finals vs. Shaq & Duncan. I want to see some energy off this bench. Don’t let Marvin play 35 minutes just because he’s 6″9

By: JeJe

JeJe — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:45:10 +0000

When is the last time someone on this team provided a spark off the bench and had 20 points? Can’t Teague be that guy? Why will Woodson trust Marvin over Teague? Teague hits a beautiful layup last night and immediately is taken out. The guy is faster than 95 % of the league. Let him stay in. We’re playing a horrific team tonight which will still challenge us hard, but we will still win. Let Teague play 20 minutes, and rest Bibby’s legs.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:49:07 +0000

vava74:
In that post last evening I only mentioned Camby as an example. He [besides your stated examples] has seen his better days. I’m also not talking about replacing Al. Just someone to enhance his effectiveness. Actually not even a person to guard Dwight, but someone who ‘is’ a help defender to clean up in the middle. As in AJ killing us with clean lay- ups. I’m not necessarily even talking about a starter. enough about that.

n y bizz:
great comments on Teague.

vava74:
Joe has never recieved the star treatment. He must not be a star. I detest dif. rules for dif. players anyway.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:14:24 +0000

Well you got you butts whipped by Orlando. Hey Woodson when are you going to learn when you go Iso Joe you Oh so lose. How many times does Joe give the ball up on a pick and roll — 3 or 4 times a season out of 1,000 or more opportunities? How many times does Joe make a pass to a front court player after he starts taking it to the basket down the middle as always —3% of the time maybe. He kills the chemistry on this team and so does Jamal for the most part. What other than individual isolations is your offensive scheme? Do you have any offensive scheme other than isolation for any of your players? Woodson, your job is on the line. Develop a share the ball, team play, offensive scheme or both you and Joe should be gone at the end of this season. Joe is a phenomenal athlete that plays basketball based almost totally on athleticism as he appears to have one of the lowest basketball IQs of anyone who ever made an all star team.

By: BA

BA — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:37:10 +0000

Yes, of course-

Jason Collins absolutely has what it takes to shut down Dwight Howard, and the Hawks second unit offense should run through Jeff Teague.

So THATS why the Hawks lost. Makes perfect sense…