Bobcats at Hawks, AKA Here Comes Yet Another Gritty Opponent
Remember those stretches this season when the Hawks were running opponents off the floor? Forget it.
Here come the Bobcats Charlotte, who follow the Kings, who followed the Thunder. Different levels of talent among those teams. Similar levels of energy and effort.
The Bobcats allow the fewest points per game in the league. Adjust it by possessions, and it’s the same thing.
It won’t be easy for the Hawks to score. They tend not to like that. If they abandoned (or just failed to execute) the offensive plan at times against Oklahoma City and the Kings, it’s not hard to imagine them doing it more often against the Bobcats.
“We are going to have to grind for 48 minutes,” Woody said, “which is OK. Last year we didn’t have a lot of blowouts and we had to grind. That’s good. It helps keep guys on their toes. With blowouts, you start to take things for granted.”
The Hawks insist they aren’t doing that with the Bobcats. Of course, they said the same thing against the Thunder and Kings yet still lost focus for stretches. Maybe those Woody-Larry Brown-Stephen Jackson-Flip Murray connections will have them alert from the jump.
“They are a good team,” Smoove said of the Bobcats. “They are buying into that (toughness) philosophy. That’s how Larry Brown has his teams play. It’s going to be a fight.”
– You are concerned about this one. At Peachtree Hoops, hawksdawgs explains how the Bobcats tend to play with his emotions:
I did not circle this game as being a must watch game before the season started. Not because I thought the Bobcats were going to be bad but because the Bobcats make me cry. They find ways to eek out victories against the Hawks in the most painful way possible or they just beat the ever living crap out of Atlanta. Neither is good for my soul.
Blog commenter Astro Joe fears a Bobcats beatdown:
Anyone else concerned that Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace and Flip will come in tonight and punk us in our own gym? I am… I still think that we are a soft team. Charlotte may try to take our lunch money tonight and the Hawks will go whining to the refs (as opposed to fighting back). I have a nasty feeling that the Bobcats will wear their bully hats and we’ll be grousing about another heartless (effort).”
That was pretty much the theme of Woody’s post-practice speech to the team Thursday (regarding the Bobcats coming in straight gangsta, not about his team being soft). So the Hawks are aware, at least.
– Woody’s desk was piled with letters from an elementary school class in Charlotte asking him to vote Wallace as an All-Star reserve. Nifty PR move.
– The fans loved Zaza’s dunks the other night. But he’s from the leave-’em-wanting-more school: “If I do it every time, then it’s not as exciting anymore,” he said.
– The league announced the All-Star starters on Thursday night. The reserves, voted on by coaches, will be revealed next Thursday.
John Schuhmann at NBA.com thinks J.J. makes it, Al Horford gets a “tragic shaft” (hey, hey, easy) and Smoove is a “wildcard.”
– Talk amongst yourselves, Hawks fans.
MC
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JOE GET THE HELL'ON JOHNSON!
January 22nd, 2010
1:33 pm
JOSH SMITH PLEASE STOP MEAN MUGGING THE REFS,AND PLAY BASKETBALL! JOE JOHNSON TAKE YOUR BORING @$$ GAME SOMEWHERE ELSE!
vava74
January 22nd, 2010
1:35 pm
My quick take:
I am critical of Woody in a way that I consider balanced: I believe that part of the success we have is due to Woody and his switching defense. Overall, he is doing a good job.
However, I also think that Woody sometimes falters dramatically. In particular managing and adjusting the roster and the strategy to the adversaries (before and within games).
Today, against a coach that taught Woody, I expect him to be completely out coached and only a very very very very determined and hustling Hawks will be able to come out with a win.
Hence my hunch: CHA by 12
I sure hope that I am wrong, however, the Hawks have not demonstrated the fire and the mental fortitude necessary to win consistently. They need to understand that ALL matches have to be played with the intensity that they display against Boston.
That is common to many teams and players and one of the biggest coaching challenges.
For instance: CHA trounced MIA because Brown placed on the team’s billboard a stupid sentence by Beasley which, taken out of the context, sounded like a huge insult.
That was – as declared by all the CHA players – in their heads all night long and took them to another level of aggression and concentration.
The biggest challenge: be like that ALL games: that is what makes a team excel and compete with anyone.
We have the physical and the technical tools to do it, but not the mental.
A good example is Zaza: in most games he lacks the aggression he displayed against BOS two years ago and that rubbed on him last year.
This year he is more passive and having difficulty adjusting to a lesser role, with less minutes and it shows on how he goes to the rim: usually he does not go with full force… he knows that his vertical jump is limited and instead of just grind his teeth and go as strong as he is able to, he drives like a wimp.
I like him and I think we did well by re-signing him, but he (and the rest of the Hawks as well) needs a wake up call and show some fire.
Maybe they should play videos of russian soldiers wearing the jerseys of the Hawks’ opponent on each given night and he would get a double double in just 15 min…
niremetal
January 22nd, 2010
1:44 pm
Charlotte always gives us trouble (but at least we’re not alone – they’ve won 6 of their last 7 against the Lakers), so tonight should be a good game. It’s superior talent against superior coaching. The good news is that the Bobcats don’t have anyone to cover JJ or Jamal. The bad news is that they have a roster full of physical players, and everyone on the Hawks outside of Horford and Zaza (and Mario – but I have a feeling he won’t be playing many minutes tonight) tends to shy away from that style of play.
Should be interesting…
Hawks Hack
January 22nd, 2010
1:48 pm
Why is everyone hating on the Hawks???… yea sure they have letdown games but so does everyone else in the league (Lakers lost to the Clippers) (Bostone lost to Detroit) and (Orlando loses to everyone on the left coast). 82 games is a long season and the similarity in talent accross the teams is very similar. Quit hating Atlanta and get your butts to the Highlight Factory or we will not be able to afford this team in coming years!!
dap01
January 22nd, 2010
1:55 pm
MC, you are a hard working man. Great blog!
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Darrell
January 22nd, 2010
2:07 pm
I see this shaping up like the Kings game, I think it will be a struggle, but as long as they get the W, before heading to Texas.
Fundamentals
January 22nd, 2010
2:25 pm
At the end of the 10 Day we’re obligated to either sign Rio for the remainder or drop him. Any word on what’s brewing? No real sign of waiver news?
JeJe
January 22nd, 2010
2:25 pm
We will lose tonight. G.Wallace owns us, Flip owned us last time, and S.Jax can play as well as anyone when he’s on. And that bit about the papers on Woody’s desk from an elementary school is interesting. Never got any of those types of updates from The God (Sekou)
theZaZaguy
January 22nd, 2010
2:32 pm
I predict that we will do better against them than Miami did a few days ago.
Fresh
January 22nd, 2010
2:32 pm
I don’t comment much but you’re doing great work MC.
Benjamin
January 22nd, 2010
2:47 pm
Looking forward to the game.
Mike is Back
January 22nd, 2010
2:48 pm
When the Hawks pick up their intensity on defense and pound the offensive glass…they can beat anybody…so the Bobcats do not scare me as much as our lackadaisical effort on defense. WE NEED OUR FOURTH QUARTER DEFENSE TO SHOW IN THE FIRST QUARTER. LOL
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GeeMack
January 22nd, 2010
2:49 pm
JeJe
I thought you were a Hawk fan? Don’t forget we have pretty good team here in Atlanta.
Melvin
January 22nd, 2010
2:52 pm
MC,
You are out of control with the number of blogs you post within a day. I understand that you were out of the profession for a period of time but don’t try to make up for missed time in one week. However, I like your work. I guess I need to keep a finger on the refresh button…
As for the Bobcats, they’re a scrappy team but if we can keep Felton out of the paint (i.e., not much PT for Bibby) and score at least 40 pts in the paint (by playing thru the post) then the Hawks should be able to beat the Bobcats. B-Cats would love to make this a run and gun type of game. It would be to the Bobcats advantage if the Hawks fall in love with the jumpshots tonight. Bobcats are good team but not unbeatable. I follow the Bobcats b/c they play in my backyard….
Fundamentals
January 22nd, 2010
3:05 pm
Everybody on this blog should know Je-Je’s fickle by now.
I’m hopeful for a good effort tonight. Win or lose, we just have to run our offense, fight for the boards and play solid D. I still think we can win.
We gotta teach Hawks V2 a lesson. Can’t let our castoff’s beat us: Jackson, Murray, Law, Mohammud, Diaw.
ilovejoejohnson
January 22nd, 2010
3:08 pm
JOE JOHNSON GO SOMEWHERE ARE U SERIOUS?? WHATS A TEAM WITHOUT JOE THE HAWKS WOULDNT BE GOOD WITHOUT HIM THEY HAVE JAMAL CRAWFORD AND TO ME THATS THE NEXT BEST PLAYER, BUT DONT SLEEP ON MY TEAM YESS THIS WILL BE A GOOD GAME BUT THE BOBCATS OKK LETS BE FORREAL THERE NOT GONNA MAKE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS LET A LONE BEAT THE HAWKS DOING SO SO THAT BEING SAID HATERS FALL BACK AND GOOOOO HAWKSSSS!!
Wink
January 22nd, 2010
3:08 pm
If the Hawks want to stay in the game Woody has to deploy the “Bench Mob” against the gangsta Bobcats. That bench unit can go straight street ball. Jamal “Red Hot” Crawford, Jeff “Flash” Teague, Joe “sLow Post” Smith, Mo “Jumping Jack” Evans, ZaZa “SmackDown” Pachulia & Mario “Got Ya D” West. Ok enough with the names, but this bench can play with anyone.
They appear to play better as a unit, meaning no starters on the floor. They can post, run pick & roll, play good D, & run the break like a real basketball team, with good BALL MOVEMENT.
The Bench Mob is also pretty gritty as well!!!
Rod from College Park
January 22nd, 2010
3:20 pm
The key matchup and the reason we struggle with the Bobcats is the Gerald Wallace/Marvin Williams matchup at the the 3. Now they have added Stephen Jackson who can play the 3 or the 2. These two pose matchup problems for the Hawks on both ends because they usually outscore the great Marvin Williams by double digits, and they don’t have to check him on the defensive end, which allows them to roam. Now that they have added Jackson, one of JJ’s advantages of posting smaller 2 guards is gone. Marvin must step up tonight, and play with aggression on both ends of the floor. Felton also poses a serious mathup problem because Bibby can not stay in front of him, which causes our defense to rotate, which leaves shooters open. Woodson will have to make adjustments, Jamal will have to have a big game and Marvin will need to step up in order for us to win tonight.
Astro Joe
January 22nd, 2010
3:23 pm
OB, from the last blog, most of that offense was generated off of suffocating defense that led to fast break opportunities. When we were blowing out Utah, Denver and others at home it was not because of some sophisticated Princeton offense, we just hosed the opponent down with a fire extinguisher and pushed the tempo. It’s hard to do that when you’re taking the ball out of the net (as opposed to off the rim/backboard). And yeah, we need an enforcer in the worse way. Where’s Esteban Batista?
MC, thanks for correcting my spelling error, I will try to improve my efoort next time.
Astro Joe
January 22nd, 2010
3:32 pm
Sautee, sounds like the preacher (Woody) has delivered the good word… time for the players to proceed with determination and purpose (and some brass knuckles hidden in their socks). Doesn’t Abdullah the Butcher still live in the ATL? Surely he has a few forks left over from back in the day. But y’all too young to remember those good ole days of Gordon Solie and Big Ernie Ladd.
Melvin
January 22nd, 2010
3:37 pm
Rod from CP,
You may see G.Wallace at the PF than the SF spot. Bobcats like to play alot of small ball with Felton and Flip in the backcourt. Jax, Wallace and Diaw in the frontcourt. Therefore, the Hawks need to attack the paint b/c Charlotte doesn’t have an enforcer/shotblocker (except for Wallace from the blind side) without Tyson in the game. Diop is soft….
Fundamentals
January 22nd, 2010
3:40 pm
Astro’s losing it with the wraslin comments. How about getting Ron Simmons to come out for the promo before the game. Kids nowdays would like Booker T. We definitely need to bring the energy and aggression early to set the tone.
Michael Cunningham
January 22nd, 2010
3:40 pm
@ Melvin: haha . . . my bosses are all about digital, which means so am i. i’m an online kind of dude anyway so, yeah, i got to make sure i don’t go too crazy. which reminds me: if you want to get a head’s up when a new blog post goes up, follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ajchawks
@Fundamentals: see previous blog entry re: Rio’s new 10-day. you can sign a guy to two 10-days (consecutive or not) before you are obligated to sign him outright.
@dap and Fres: thanks, trying to do my thang.
@ astro: this means i get a pass on my (inevitable) next typo, right?
Fundamentals
January 22nd, 2010
3:43 pm
MC – That’s what I asked. After the next 10 days what do you think we’ll do? What are the options? Any rumors on waiver options? Any rumors on trades? I love Rio, but treating it like a business, there’s alot of potential till the end of Feb in terms of Waivers. Locking Rio in too soon might leave us wishing when a good waiver option drops in late?
Ree Roe
January 22nd, 2010
4:29 pm
lol @ all this worrying over a 3-15 road team. We good. Charlotte is scrappy, but were one of the elite squads in the NBA. If were focused we’ll overpower CHA
-REEcently Roe!!!
MsDee
January 22nd, 2010
4:41 pm
Yeah Ree Roe, but they could very well become 4-15 road team after tonite!!
O'Brien
January 22nd, 2010
4:41 pm
If the Bobcats go small, then Woody will go small, with Bibby, Crawford, JJ, Josh and Al (Bibby is the weaklink of course).
Rod from CP,
Marvin might be the second best SF on our starting five (JJ might be a better SF than him).
If the players come out flat, it will be their fault, because it sounds like Woody has told them all they need to get them going. However, if the starters are failing, it is up to Woody to make the adjustment.
vava74,
Agreed. Its superior talent vs superior coaching.
AJ,
Hawks need to defend, rebound, and run. 2 out of 3 will not get it done. Hey, I just rhymed lol
Traceman
January 22nd, 2010
4:54 pm
Rod,
Blaming our “struggles” (we did win 3 of 4 against them last year) primarily on the Wallace/Marvin matchup is off base in my opinion. Last year, Marvin averaged 17.5 ppg and 7.7 rbg in 4 games versus Charlotte while Wallace averaged 16.3 ppg and 9 rbg in 3 games verus the Hawks.
The real issue is Charlotte’s OVERALL physicality versus the Hawks. They beat us up and make us play at a much slower pace than we prefer. Wallace personifies what they do best as a team but he didn’t exactly dominate us last year by himself. He had games of 17/10, 11/10 and 21/7 against the Hawks last year. Marvin had games of 22/10, 6/6, 29/7 and 13/8 against them. Marvin more than held his own.
Justin
January 22nd, 2010
5:14 pm
This is one of those teams that I don’t like to see, even when they’re not playing well. That said, there’s no way they can catch us by surprise with the way they’ve been playing and the beating they gave us in Charlotte. Hawks have no excuse to sleep walk through this one. Most nervous about our 4th quarter offense if things are tight against a great defensive team, but think we’ll pull this one out.
terrell
January 22nd, 2010
5:15 pm
Your turn Rod. lol!
BOBCATS!!!
January 22nd, 2010
5:25 pm
Charlotte 102 Atlanta 91. Get over yourselves Hawks. You’re not that good.
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
5:27 pm
Plain and simple, When we do struggle it’s because as a team we’re soft and dont play with intensity.
I think Woodson and his one on one ISO offense is the blame for that. It makes the guys lazy on offense and they just sit back and wait for JJ and Jamal to bail them out…..then when thats not happening….you have have marvin and bibby throwing up bricks…..and Josh Smith trying to be a guard.
I think after Crawford, Horford has been the most impressive Hawk this year. We still need another big though, someone tough atleast.
ew11
January 22nd, 2010
5:28 pm
Not that I’m picky or anything…but you have a typo in the headline. Unless we’re really playing the Bocats or there is some inside joke there that I’m not seeing.
JeJe
January 22nd, 2010
5:43 pm
GeeMack,
Just stating the facts. 103-87 Charlotte
JOE GET THE HELL'ON JOHNSON!
January 22nd, 2010
5:52 pm
I LOVE JOE JOHNSON, REMEMBER HE AINT RESIGNING WITH THE HAWKS! THE NBA FANS DONT LIKE JOE JOHNSON’S BORING GAME AND THE FACT THAT HE DISAPPEARS WHEN THE BIG SHOT IS ON THE LINE,WHY DO YOU THINK THAT JAMAL CRAWFORD IS TAKING THE LAST SHOT? INSTEAD OF JOE JOHNSON? HE IS NOT CLUTCH! HE WAS EXPOSED IN LAST YEAR ALLSTAR GAME,THE NBA FANS KNOW HIS GAME IS BORING AND THATS WHY THEY VOTED ALLEN IVERSON OVER JOE FOR THE STARTING ALLSTAR GUARD SPOT!
P.S NO GAME JOE JOHNSON AINT COMING BACK NEXT YEAR,REMEMBER HE IS PLAYING FOR A CONTRACT SOMEWHERE ELSE IN 2011!
mountainman36
January 22nd, 2010
5:57 pm
I am concerned about this team too, but they are BAD on the road, so hopefully that helps, but i just dont see the hawks putting thier collective foot on charlote’s throat. They have something to prove, and Bibby doesnt seem to think we have anything to prove….i hope hes the only one. scrappy team that just KILLED miami, help to 65 points…seriously killed.
my worries stem from the fact that when presented with good defence we turn into a jump shooting team. we cant win as a jump shooting team. we need fast breaks and paint points.
I bet ZaZa gets a technical or a flagrant foul tonight…I hope he does, we may need an enforcer tonight if the bobcats get going early.
JOE GET THE HELL'ON JOHNSON!
January 22nd, 2010
5:57 pm
TOO BAD THE NBA FANS DONT WANT JOE JOHNSON AS ITS STARTING GUARD,IM GLAD HE DIDNT MAKE THE STARTING LINEUP,JOSH SMITH SHOULD BE A ALLSTAR INSTEAD OF NO GAME JOE JOHNSON,HE IS THE RON GANT OF THE HAWKS!
northcyde
January 22nd, 2010
6:00 pm
When you play a great defense, it’s always good to have a few ISO players who can make shots for you. That’s what this game will come down to. That, and keeping Wallace from having a huge night on the boards.
JJ will pace us early, and Marvin or Bibby will make early shots. Horford is the guy who has the advantage tonight. Look for a 20+ point & 10+ rebound game from him tonight. And look for a 20+ point & 7+ assist game from JJ. At least 4 of JJ’s assists will be 3-pointers.
And when JJ and Crawford get in the game together in the 2nd half, this will be the time in which we tale full control of the game ( if it already haven’t happened by then ).
The other thing that Charlotte lacks ( and it really shows up when they need a basket ), is a fairly good percentage guy to put the ball in the hole. Captain Jack can ball, but he’s more streaky than Crawford. And while Felton/Augustin may have decent games, they’ll have a BIG PROBLEM guarding Crawford. Flip may end up playing some PG and guarding Crawford.
The Cats are playing great ball, but all that ends tonight. Hawks will slowly but surely build the lead from the opening tip. No jetlag tonight folks, unlike back in November when we played them. Hopefully some of you in Metro Atlanta will go to the game tonight.
Atlanta 104 – Charlotte 89
mountainman36
January 22nd, 2010
6:00 pm
joe johnson hater – please stop typing all caps. lame. you can get your point across without YELLING at us.
iverson got voted a starter because his name was in the news all season. no one knows who joe is unless they watch a lot of basketball. most all star voters are passing thru fans, they vote for names, and ususually those names are known because they have talent, thus it usually works out. tracy mcgrady is another good excample – he should have gotten 0 votes because he didnt play.
JOE GET THE HELL'ON JOHNSON!
January 22nd, 2010
6:03 pm
RON GANT COULD NOT COME THRU IN THE CLUTCH FOR THE BRAVES!
JOE JOHNSON IS THE SAME GUY FOR THE HAWKS,HE CANT COME THRU IN THE CLUTCH!
P.S. IM GLAD YOU DIDNT SIGN YOUR CONTRACT EXTENSION NO GAME JOE JOHNSON! YOU NEVER CAME THRU WHEN IT REALLY COUNTED,YOU DISAPPEARED IN BOTH PLAYOFFS 08 AND 09! WE WONT MISS YOU!
JOE GET THE HELL'ON JOHNSON!
January 22nd, 2010
6:07 pm
KOBE COMES THRU FOR THE LAKERS!
LEBRON COMES THRU FOR THE CAVS!
D.WADE COMES THRU FOR THE HEAT!
DURANT COMES THRU FOR OKC!
MELO COMES THRU FOR THE NUGGETS!
BUT NOT NO GAME JOE JOHNSON!
Traceman
January 22nd, 2010
6:13 pm
It’s so funny to me how many people take JJ and what he brings for granted. The guy is doubled every night and yet he is an All Star LOCK.
Crawford has been EXACTLY what I thought he would be for this team. He is an unbelievable scorer and he is the perfect 6th man but his all around game is not on JJ’s level.
In fact, Crawford is our FOURTH most important player on the team behind JJ, Al and Smoove. Those 3 guys all deserve All Star consideration and it won’t shock me if all 3 get the nod.
Iverson could very well keep Smoove or Al from making it as one of the “wildcard” picks. I have a feeling if one of them get bumped it will be Smoove as Al is every coach’s dream and the coaches vote for the All Star reserves.
My EC All Star team:
Centers (2) – Howard, Horford
Forwards (4) – James, Garnett, Bosh, Wallace
Guards (4) – Wade, AI, JJ, Rondo
Wildcards (2) – Pierce, Smoove
Close but no cigar –
Lee (Al DESTROYED him head to head and the Knicks record is well below .500)
Rose – maybe next year (he can have AI’s spot if AI doesn’t play due to injury)
Lopez – 3-38? Enough said.
Noah – close but gotta go with Al
Bogut – close but gotta go with Al
Traceman
January 22nd, 2010
6:20 pm
With regard to my previous post, when I said:
“Rose – maybe next year (he can have AI’s spot if AI doesn’t play due to injury)”
AI is Iverson not Al Horford. The computer shows capital i and capital l as the same character in the blog.
Traceman
January 22nd, 2010
6:21 pm
Whazzup Northcyde! I’ll be in the house as loud as ever. Are you in town?
SOUTH GA DAWG FAN
January 22nd, 2010
6:26 pm
Hawks lose tonight unless nique turns back the clock and dresses they are too wishy washy , lack of coaching maybe ?
cp
January 22nd, 2010
6:33 pm
After the beatdown they gave us last time I wont be chalking this up as a win just because of their road struggles. The Bobcats always give us fits. If the Hawks come out flat this game could be over early because the Bobcats play great D and the Hawks have those scoring droughts from time to time. Bibby will have to guard Felton and I don’t see him being able to keep up with him. I’m hoping for a win but wouldn’t be shocked if we lose.
Traceman
January 22nd, 2010
6:44 pm
Last year, we beat CHA by 5, 4 and 5 and we lost by 7. Anybody expecting anything other than a knockdown, dragout slugfest is bound to be surprised. I HOPE I’m surprised and we beat them by 20 but I’ll settle for a 1 point win.
Michael Cunningham
January 22nd, 2010
6:52 pm
@ ew11: no inside joke, that’s a typo. fixed. see, @astro joe, i already need that pass.
@ Fundamentals: got ya . . . last i heard Sund didn’t anticipate being active at the trade deadline. i plan to check in again with him soon and will report.
joBjo
January 22nd, 2010
6:56 pm
When are the Hawks going to trade Joe? we can’t just let his contract expire and get nothing for him, he cost us 2 1st rounders.
KevinA
January 22nd, 2010
7:00 pm
If we play inside out we can win. But if we are out rebounded by 19 like the last game with the Cats it won’t matter what we do on offense.
northcyde
January 22nd, 2010
7:02 pm
What up Trace,
I came down on Monday to watch the Thunder game. If I lived within 90 minutes of ATL, I’d definitely be at tonight’s game. But I probably won’t get to make it to another Hawks game until right after the All-Star break.
Blast
January 22nd, 2010
7:16 pm
Northcyde,
Hope your predictions are correct. The Cats are a nightmare matchup for the Hawks. If Hawks don’t show early, they could easily get blown out of their own gym. I’ve been worried about this game for days.
I predict Hawks will sign Mario for remainder of the year.
O'Brien
January 22nd, 2010
7:24 pm
On PTI, Kornheiser and Dan Levetard (sp?) said JJ or Rondo should have been the choices for starting the All-Star game, not Allen I.
Blast, by the time his second 10 day contract is up, it will be very cheap to sign him for the rest of the year, and we will still have an extra roster space available if the Hawks want to sign somebody else. Long story short, I agree with your prediction lol.
I will be watching the chess match between Larry Brown and Woody (assuming Woody knows how to play chess). I would like to see who has to make an adjustment, and what adjustments are made.
Hawks need to defend the 3 point line.
bigdave
January 22nd, 2010
7:27 pm
lets get it…
Dukester9
January 22nd, 2010
7:37 pm
Lets trade Joe for D Wade straight up right now!!!!!!!!!!
jj
January 22nd, 2010
7:40 pm
I have been saying that LB and his Boys would give us a licking,but tonite I believe The Hawks will defend Their House.GO HAWKS…….Come on Woody……
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
7:43 pm
Alright everybody I’m here.
Ready to see Woody get outcoached.
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
7:44 pm
For someone with a pretty jumpshot. Why does Marvin’s jumpers not fall?
niremetal
January 22nd, 2010
7:44 pm
Snozzola. Nique’s greatest contribution as a broadcaster.
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
7:51 pm
Trade that Albino Bibby
J.J.M.
January 22nd, 2010
7:52 pm
its official marvin is the most clumsy person I have ever seen
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
7:53 pm
LOL @ Mac
Bibby look like an albino frog. Albino Kermit lol. sounds like him too.
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
7:54 pm
lmao
KevinA
January 22nd, 2010
7:55 pm
we can’t rebound and they can’t handle the ball
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
7:55 pm
We need to jump on these guys while they are sucking
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
7:56 pm
Good job on not tripping Marvin.
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
7:56 pm
amazing how good they are at home but so dreadful on the road
Blast
January 22nd, 2010
7:56 pm
I’m loving it!
Go Hawks, Go!
Sautee
January 22nd, 2010
7:59 pm
Josh Smith, with his low or non-existent basketball IQ, has 4 assists in nine minutes.
Musta got lucky.
Jody
January 22nd, 2010
7:59 pm
It’ll be interesting to see how Josh Smith fares defensively against Boris Diaw. Like Josh, Diaw plays power forward, but is more of a small forward size wise. Josh gets labled (unfairly) by many as being a poor perimeter defender. We’ll see how he fares tonight.
Blast
January 22nd, 2010
8:00 pm
Who knew Jamal could block shots before he became a Hawk?
Mad funny watching Hawks fly the court on the break.
Nice to see defensive hands getting in the passing lane.
Knew wrinkle to the switch defense. Hawks are trapping.
JOE GET THE HELL'ON JOHNSON!
January 22nd, 2010
8:01 pm
REMEMBER PEOPLE JOE JOHNSON IS PLAYING FOR A CONTRACT! JUST LIKE REGGIE BUSH!
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
8:02 pm
See Marvin u can do it
O'Brien
January 22nd, 2010
8:02 pm
Hawks looking good. I like the ball movement to get JJ some easy looks.
I expect the bench to get some minutes in the second quarter.
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
8:02 pm
lmao…maaan marvin’s been playin a lil better..
Sautee
January 22nd, 2010
8:08 pm
Starters are 15-20.
northcyde
January 22nd, 2010
8:12 pm
The starters more than did their job in that 1st quarter. Probably one of the best 5 starts we’ve had all year.
NOW . . . .let’s see if our “great bench” can at least hold the 14 pt lead going into the 2nd, or extend the lead. If they play it right, they all could play 6 minutes in this quarter.
O'Brien
January 22nd, 2010
8:16 pm
northcyde,
We have a good bench. With consistent PT, they might become a great bench.
But I agree that our bench needs to keep the lead.
Sautee
January 22nd, 2010
8:17 pm
LOL at ‘Nique saying “Flip Mary”
tiger woo
January 22nd, 2010
8:19 pm
So far, Joe Johnson has this ALL CAPS Joe Johnson hater looking like an idiot!
KevinA
January 22nd, 2010
8:24 pm
Teague survived his 6 min. Barely
J.J.M.
January 22nd, 2010
8:28 pm
and here comes the bobcats
Blast
January 22nd, 2010
8:28 pm
Intensity and ball movement has reduced for the Hawks.
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
8:28 pm
when Bibby’s jumper isnt going…he’s more useless than Mario West…send him to go play for Mario’s D-League team the “Maine Red Claws”
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
8:28 pm
How many times are the hawks gonna blow leads. damn
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
8:29 pm
lol nique said the hornets
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
8:29 pm
Bibby is garbage.
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
8:29 pm
Now where taking jump shots. Just great
Blast
January 22nd, 2010
8:30 pm
Joe drove in too deep. He might have banged his knee. Lead dwindling even more as we type.
J.J.M.
January 22nd, 2010
8:30 pm
thats why this team will only be good and never great
joBjo
January 22nd, 2010
8:30 pm
Hawks losing focus. put the subs back in.
Sid
January 22nd, 2010
8:30 pm
Cmon Joes gotta make that pass . Sometimes I just dont know what is going through these guys heads. .
terrell
January 22nd, 2010
8:31 pm
Bought to give up hope on Marvin. Trying to stick with him, but if I didn’t know he was out there, I wouldn’t know he was out there. And I knew it was about time for us to blow that 16 point lead.
joBjo
January 22nd, 2010
8:32 pm
Al hit one.
J.J.M.
January 22nd, 2010
8:33 pm
lol wow marvin
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
8:33 pm
Choking again
J.J.M.
January 22nd, 2010
8:34 pm
ill just watch this hope for haiti for the night….donated 30 dollars by the way
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
8:35 pm
Like I thought, Larry Brown would coach circles around Woody.
Gun Play
January 22nd, 2010
8:36 pm
TBA – Thug Basketball Association
DrewCat
January 22nd, 2010
8:36 pm
I’m just gonna keep it real. BIBBY is useless. He can’t even get the ball up court on his own! Hopping up and down the court like a 50 year old. He is a defensive liability in the Hawks’ switching defensive scheme, and his minutes are only validated when he is hitting shots (which he has NOT been doing lately)
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
8:38 pm
Hey Gun Play why don’t you go watch that white only league. Maybe if your lucky they can do some spectacular layups for u to see.
KevinA
January 22nd, 2010
8:38 pm
The Bibby hand off to JJ and then ISO is not good. Feed a big-win a game.
Carl
January 22nd, 2010
8:41 pm
This is what happens when you depend on low IQ thugs like Josh Smith as one of your key players, get rid of that bum. Isn’t he from around that same area where that “rapper” was shot a couple days ago? What’s that gentleman’s name? “Wake Flocka Flames” is it?
Sautee
January 22nd, 2010
8:42 pm
Never thought I’d see Horford play a half and not get a rebound.
He’s gotta step it up.
terrell
January 22nd, 2010
8:42 pm
Carl, you feel like a man now?
Carol
January 22nd, 2010
8:44 pm
Carl is gay . . .
vava74
January 22nd, 2010
8:44 pm
bad crowd around here tonight. just ignore them
DrewCat
January 22nd, 2010
8:44 pm
Get bibby off the squad
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
8:45 pm
Hawks playing some good, balanced ball on offense. On defense, there are still some lapses that make us grateful that the shots are falling. Part of the problem is being outrebounded in a game where there aren’t a bunch of rebounds to have anyway.
Second half will likely include some sort of adjustment by Larry Brown and his team. We have to counter-punch, don’t get lulled into doing repetitive and ineffective ISOs, and clamp down on defense. And, we have to win the battle on the glass.
Blast
January 22nd, 2010
8:46 pm
Hawks in a dog fight now.
terrell
January 22nd, 2010
8:46 pm
Bibby does look old out there. Gotta agree with that. I dont know about 50 though.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
8:46 pm
Sautee ,
Horford has been credited with one rebound. Still, as you say…..gotta step it up. A LOT.
terrell
January 22nd, 2010
8:47 pm
I wish I could hear Woody’s halftime speech.
Sautee
January 22nd, 2010
8:47 pm
It’ll be interesting to see how much the bench (other than Crawford) plays this half.
Blast
January 22nd, 2010
8:49 pm
Yeah, Cats killing us on second shots right now. Hawks play good initial defence, but Cats get the rebound! Hawks have to clean that up to win!
vava74
January 22nd, 2010
8:49 pm
Bibby is clearly playing worse since his injury. He had a couple of reasonably good games since, but the rest have been quite bad on average.
Sautee
January 22nd, 2010
8:49 pm
Ray,
yeah, I wrote the post before I updated my stats. But it’s not at all like him.
O'Brien
January 22nd, 2010
8:52 pm
I agree. Bibby has looked really old the last month or so. I can’t imagine how bad he is going to look next year.
O'Brien
January 22nd, 2010
8:52 pm
and the year after that.
northcyde
January 22nd, 2010
8:54 pm
Gerald Wallace played the ENTIRE 1st half. If Woody would’ve done that with JJ, people would have a fit.
Oh well, they blew a great opportunity to put this game away. I’m betting that Jackson can’t keep up this scoring pace ( although it will help if they stop letting him get layups )
Larry isn’t going to let the Cats quit, so we have to make them quit. Since Teague didn’t do much of anything, expect Mario to play in the 2nd half and not Teague.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
8:54 pm
Damn. I think even Rod felt that Marvin dunk…
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
8:56 pm
Heh….we blew a great opportunity to put this game away. Gee, I guess Woody should have played JJ the entire first half, and we would have been up by double figures…..
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
8:56 pm
Thats the first good thing that Bibby has done in like 12 games
tiger woo
January 22nd, 2010
8:57 pm
Nice play Bibby – silence the haters!
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
8:57 pm
Go Marvin wit yo goofy azz
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
8:57 pm
Ha Ha, Bibby got away with that one…ball went off him I KNOW
vava74
January 22nd, 2010
8:57 pm
I understand slowness, but I can’t understand lack of balls.
When Bibby drives (even slowly) and looks for contact, he can get calls.
The problem is that he usually does not look for contact…
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
8:57 pm
lol……..if a dude does 1 thing right after screwing up so many times before, that still doesnt change anything unless he starts performing like that consistently, forget albino Bibby.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
8:58 pm
BONE ,
I read your comment earlier about Bibby and the “albino frog”…..I must have spit my drink halfway across the room!
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
8:59 pm
nice brick jj
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
9:00 pm
Bibby would so much better in a Maine Red Claws jersey, he already has the socks to go with the uni.
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
9:01 pm
Bibby does look like an albino Kermit. And he talks like him too lol.
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
9:02 pm
lol marvin dunkin alot lately…sign him up for the dunk contest!!!
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:02 pm
Beautiful passing. Especially by that kid with NO IQ….what’s his name again?
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
9:03 pm
lmao@BONE…lol
vava74
January 22nd, 2010
9:03 pm
nice job… defensive intensity up and the game back into control…
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
9:03 pm
Whats worst to look at?
Bibby’s defense or Shelden Williams’ face
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
9:03 pm
Shaq already said he’ll get Lebron to be in the slam dunk contest if guys like Marvin will be in too
Blast
January 22nd, 2010
9:03 pm
Hawks are running away with it!
Joe with two sweet assists!
Go, Hawks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:04 pm
Hey Carl , Josh Smith has three steals. You shouldn’t be surprised. That’s what thugs do, right?
vava74
January 22nd, 2010
9:08 pm
so easy off a pick… my godness why don’t they do this ALL the time??
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
9:09 pm
Why would woody call a timeout?
Don’t kill the flow
Blast
January 22nd, 2010
9:09 pm
Let’s can this Josh Smith with low IQ stuff right now. Everyone knows that’s not true. Josh was a victim of youthfull exuberance, and he has shown his maturity this year. To me, Josh is Hawks MVP, even though Jamal has been balling like crazy. But Josh can stuff the stat sheet like no one else in the league.
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
9:10 pm
vava woody doesn’t like to do things that make sense.
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
9:11 pm
Not this instant. Are you trying to imply that woody is a better coach than Larry Brown?
tiger woo
January 22nd, 2010
9:11 pm
Hey BONE, is Larry Brown still out coaching Woody?
Carl
January 22nd, 2010
9:12 pm
Always a “victim” huh Blast??
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
9:13 pm
Not this instant.
Blast
January 22nd, 2010
9:14 pm
Philly would not have wanted to pay 58 mil to a player with low bball IQ.
Carl
January 22nd, 2010
9:15 pm
The same Philly that brought A.I. back.
tiger woo
January 22nd, 2010
9:16 pm
Not implying anything, BONE – right now, I’ll let the numbers do yhe talking! The Hawks are obviously better than the Bobcats.
Carl
January 22nd, 2010
9:17 pm
I know championship players when I see one, and this kid is just not it. The streets are too much a part of this fellow’s ways.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:17 pm
Blast ,
Just give it up. Stick to the facts. Tell him that only “Shout” will get those stains out of his pointy white hat, lol!
Carl
January 22nd, 2010
9:21 pm
This is professional organized basketball. A game meant to be played with class and carefully planned game strategies. This isn’t street ball on some South Fulton County neighborhood court. Josh Smith is only in it for himself. He doesn’t care about the Hawks.
Carl
January 22nd, 2010
9:24 pm
We’ll see in the playoffs, now the Cavs that’s one REAL team.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:24 pm
Yep….selfish kid, only in it for himself. Which explains the five assists, which he got most of in the first nine minutes, in which he had only taken one or two shots.
Riiiiiiiiiiiiight….
vava74
January 22nd, 2010
9:25 pm
Big Ray,
What are you talking about??
O'Brien
January 22nd, 2010
9:25 pm
If Philly had offered Josh 5 years, $82 mil, I wonder if the Hawks would have matched? I dont know why Philly went after Brand, when dude had been hurt, and his style of play didnt match what they wanted to do. And now they wish they could trade Brand. Joke’s on them.
I am glad that Josh is on our team.
I’m glad to see the Hawks come out and put them away in the 3rd quarter. Woody’s halftime speech worked.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:26 pm
A game meant to be played with class and carefully planned game strategies.
You’re not talking about the NBA, are you?
vava74
January 22nd, 2010
9:27 pm
great D by Teague
J.J.M.
January 22nd, 2010
9:28 pm
why nique keep sayin nimbers
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:28 pm
LOL @ Vava
Mac-Town
January 22nd, 2010
9:29 pm
Enter your comments here
Blast
January 22nd, 2010
9:29 pm
In truth, Philly bringing back AI was a great move. AI had nowhere else to go, and Philly was trying to sell tickets riding AI’s name. I just never figured on AI getting injured. You wanna hate on AI, tell me why the world voted him to start on the West/East All Star Game.
Big Ray.
I try hard not to respond to pretend fans or double posters but sometimes they just rile me up!
Hawks gonna win this game. Now I can breathe easy.
Mac-Town'z Finest 478
January 22nd, 2010
9:30 pm
Teague dont wanna shoot it
J.J.M.
January 22nd, 2010
9:30 pm
it cant be that hard 2 say numbers
vava74
January 22nd, 2010
9:31 pm
the biggest problem with JT0 right now is that he gets ZERO calls from the refs when he is driving…
Cavs rock
January 22nd, 2010
9:31 pm
two teams that will be non factos in the eastern conf playoffs
J.J.M.
January 22nd, 2010
9:35 pm
wow these refs are horrible
Cavs rock
January 22nd, 2010
9:36 pm
The 1st round is like the the Finals for fans of these 2 NASCAR/Egyptian Sun God Horus renamed as Jesus worshipping region teams.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:37 pm
Crappy call, but Woody really doing the right thing in getting Josh out of that confrontation.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:38 pm
LOL @ J.J.M. !
tiger woo
January 22nd, 2010
9:40 pm
Hey Cavs rock,
How many championships has Cleveland won recently? Thought so. Until I see LeBron with a ring, they’re no better than Atlanta.
Cavs sucketh asseth
January 22nd, 2010
9:40 pm
Blah blah blah. Cavs won 66 last season and thought they had it in the bag. MVP and COY, and OOPS out of the playoffs. Lebron swished his skirts as he flounced off the court exit stage left. Pansies.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:41 pm
Hawks have blocked just two shots tonight, and both have come from…..Jamal? Weird….
Kip Smithers
January 22nd, 2010
9:41 pm
Joe Johnson is horrible, so glad A.I. is starting over him in the All-Star game.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:44 pm
Okay, Joe. I guess you gotta get your nimbers up. But shots like that? And you were playing so well. Heh, could have been worse. That could have been Josh.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:45 pm
ISOs, long perimeter shots, and the opposing team’s running.
It must be the 4th quarter, and our guards are trying to make it close. Brilliant.
vava74
January 22nd, 2010
9:45 pm
why all these jump shots… why these ISO plays… WHY?
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
9:45 pm
What is that albino toad Bibby doin out there. He hasn’t done anything. Woody needs to quit this luvfest with him.
Cavs rock
January 22nd, 2010
9:45 pm
The average Hawks fan considers going to church as a gathering of intellectuals to discuss ancient human history and the drives around with 3 or 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. stickers on their car. You cant take you people serious. Silly southerners.
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
9:46 pm
And for the luv of God Joe pass the ball.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:46 pm
How in the hell does Bob Rathbun get those headphones around that hair do?
Cavs rock
January 22nd, 2010
9:48 pm
Can’t wait to get out of this sprawling suburb that you people consider a real international city. No identity, No real team, No real fans. WORST in the NBA in attendance.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:48 pm
And what poor flunky has to wipe the grease off those headphones after each game?
Cavs sucketh asseth
January 22nd, 2010
9:49 pm
You are the only numbnuts community to catch a lake on fire. Cleveland-ers. Good God.
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
9:50 pm
Did ya’ll see Kermit try to play some D. It looked horrible lol.
tiger woo
January 22nd, 2010
9:50 pm
Hey Cavs rock,
I bet you’ve never left Cleveland in your life. Get out and see the world – you sound a bit ignorant – you should be embarassed for your dumpy city.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:50 pm
You know, it just hasn’t been the same since all the IP addresses from the library got banned.
Cavs rock
January 22nd, 2010
9:51 pm
No one at the game tonight, must be a church convention in town. Thumpers.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:52 pm
WHAT is wrong with JJ? He was shooting a good percentage and making good passes. Now he’s just chucking it.
Good thing Jamal is still in the game.
Nasty finish by big AL!
terrell
January 22nd, 2010
9:52 pm
Joe clanks one, Crawford drills one.
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
9:52 pm
Please Al don’t hurt em lol
Blast
January 22nd, 2010
9:53 pm
Great win, Hawks!
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
9:54 pm
Big Ray haven’t you noticed that JJ is just anti clutch. He starts chucking instead of giving it to the hot hand.
Cavs rock
January 22nd, 2010
9:54 pm
When Johnson leaves the Hawks in the summer, it’s back to 20 win seasons.
Cavs rock
January 22nd, 2010
9:54 pm
OK – gotta go – it’s Happy Hour at my grandmas house.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:55 pm
Hawks for the win, revenge on the ‘Cats. Love it! Night y’all….
Cavs rock
January 22nd, 2010
9:56 pm
OK – my bad – I forgot we sucked before LeBron came to town.
Cavs rock
January 22nd, 2010
9:57 pm
Cavs destroy the lakers, Hawks barely survive against Bob’s cats.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
9:58 pm
BONE ,
I don’t know what’s wrong with him. Really, I don’t. Lately he’s done that more and more, and he’s only missed. And most of them have been a good distance from the basket. He needs to cut that out, but hey, what do I know?
Anyway, Hawks win and it was due in large part to Crawford’s great help off the bench, and our frontcourt’s performance overall (especially in the second half).
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
9:59 pm
Enter your comments here
Michael in Dunwoody
January 22nd, 2010
9:59 pm
Cavs rock: How ’bout them Spurs?? Or should I just post a link to the Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism video? Nice town you got up there..
Sautee
January 22nd, 2010
10:01 pm
Ray, and Bone,
Remember, it’s a contract year.
Cavs rock
January 22nd, 2010
10:02 pm
Atlanta cant hold a candle up to the history of Cleveland, except for racism. Some town!!!!!
Cleveland is one of the old, real American cities.
Blast
January 22nd, 2010
10:03 pm
As far as I know, Cleveland has the highest unemployment history in the country. So u wanna come up here and talk some smack?
Cavs rock
January 22nd, 2010
10:06 pm
Based on the Morgan Quitno Press 2008 national crime rankings, Cleveland ranked as the 7th most dangerous city in the nation among US cities with a population of 100,000 to 500,000 and the 11th most dangerous overall.[139] Violent crime from 2005 to 2006 was mostly unchanged nationwide, but increased more than 10% in Cleveland. The murder rate dropped 30% in Cleveland, but was still far above the national average. Property crime from 2005 to 2006 was virtually unchanged across the country and in Cleveland, with larceny-theft down by 7% but burglaries up almost 14%.[140] In 2009, a Cleveland neighborhood located near the intersection of Cedar Avenue and 55th Street ranked the 21st most dangerous neighborhood in the United States.[141]
kwooden1
January 22nd, 2010
10:09 pm
GREAT WIN tonight!! Defense was very solid and Charlotte was out of sync most of the game. Cavs rock now the Hawks are even against Charlotte, just like the Cavs, but the HAWKS have only lost once.
GO HAWKS!!
BONEY
January 22nd, 2010
10:10 pm
Hey Cavs rock,
Thanks for the stats – Cleveland sounds like a wonderful place (NOT!) . . .
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
10:13 pm
Cleveland still has a better basketball team than us!!
Big Ray of Gayness
January 22nd, 2010
10:14 pm
I agree.
BONEY
January 22nd, 2010
10:16 pm
Woody thoroughly outcoached Larry Brown tonight – nice to see – wouldn’t you agree, BONE?
northcyde
January 22nd, 2010
10:20 pm
I dang near called this game perfectly:
* My score: Hawks 104 – Cats 89 . . . . .Actual score: Hawks 103 – Cast 89
* Said that JJ would get 20+ pts and 7 dimes . . . he got 19 and 7
* Said that Horford would get 20+ pts and 10+ boards . . . . he got 21 and 9
* Said that Marvin and Bibby would make early shots . . . they did just that, with Marvin being great almost all game
* Said that they had no one who can guard Crawford . . .. he goes off for 24 pts
LOL . . the only ting I remotely called wrong about tonight, was that I thought this would be a gradual beatdown . . not one where we did it in spurts. With no one else but Wallace doing anything, Jackson needed to have a monster game to beat us. And he had a dang good game ( outside of the turnovers ). But it wasn’t enough.
That’s why I don’t stress out about the Hawks folks. I know this team like the back of my hand. Those losses in which the opponent plays out of its mind to beat us, isn’t the true reflection of this team
We have a good ballcub here folks. They’re not going to play perfect basketball every night. But they do enough things well, to win games on a consistent basis.
And no, Larry didn’t outcoach Mike tonight. LOL . . he was going to play Gerald Wallace the ENTIRE 48 MINUTES.
Good win by the Hawks. Get behind your team Atlanta.
vava74
January 22nd, 2010
10:21 pm
I am watching POR imploding in BOS Hawks style…
It’s good to know and see that Nate makes the same mistakes Woody does… and that the Blazers squander possession after possession and… lose the game!!!
ILL-logical
January 22nd, 2010
10:21 pm
Man, Joe has got to stop shooting the other team back into the game: Josh was wide open under the basket several times in the second have but Joe went iso, time after time.What is trying to prove? Is he auditioning?
BONEY
January 22nd, 2010
10:21 pm
It’s nice when the Hawks win – all the haters and crybabies (most of them anyway) that started out on here tonight suddenly are real quiet.
vava74
January 22nd, 2010
10:23 pm
I bet that nire will not be getting anything tonight…
wtf JJ
January 22nd, 2010
10:26 pm
Why doesn’t anyone on here say anything about JJ blatantly not pasing Josh Smith the ball? He is wide open by the rim every time Joe shoots that contested runner. Funny everyone talks about Smith’s IQ he plays like he is smarter than selfish Joe. Joe shot a runner 1 on 4 tonight. If Woodson was a coach he should of yanked him. The bigs are open in the paint and this guy keep shooting jumpers in the lane with three people on him.
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
10:26 pm
Um who is impersonating me?????????/
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
10:27 pm
Someone is impersonatingf me ya’ll
BONEY
January 22nd, 2010
10:32 pm
The bigs are not open in the paint – what game were you watching? JJ had 7 assists – team high – smoke on that . . .
BONE,
Nobody is impersonating you – you’re paranoid . . .
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
10:33 pm
Who’s impersonating me? I’m the resident Hawks hater on here . . .
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
10:37 pm
Ok the real BONE is signing off OK ya’ll. Any other posts from a “BONE” are fake.
Big Ray
January 22nd, 2010
10:40 pm
This bone guy is a real loser.
KevinA
January 22nd, 2010
10:41 pm
The cats just kept coming and coming but ran into a Hawks team that played great. This is the type of game I have envisioned for the last year. Not to many games Josh and /Al get 27 attempts. Are they a dark hole with little passing? They had 11 assists.
Finally the guards passed the way they should with 16 assists. 32 for the team total. We played more up tempo and ran some.
When we quit going inside out and setteled for jumpers is when the Cats made their runs. For the most part we played great team ball and held them at bay while extending the lead. Slowely but surely we are moving to this style of play.
Thanks to the guards even Marvin was involved and he responded. Hope we can package this style of play and take it on the road. We will need it.
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
10:41 pm
I refuse to be impersonated! Totally unacceptable. A clear violation of the blog code of ethics. A major crisis of monumental proportions. A catastophe with extreme implications.
BONEY
January 22nd, 2010
10:45 pm
Hey BONE,
They say crack makes you paranoid . . . Things that make you say, Hmmm . . .
Kip Smithers
January 22nd, 2010
10:45 pm
BONE, put a sock in it pal. Geez.
Lil' Ray
January 22nd, 2010
10:46 pm
This bone guy is a real loser.
BONE
January 22nd, 2010
10:47 pm
Be quiet, Rip Smothers . . .
Medium-sized Ray
January 22nd, 2010
10:50 pm
That bone guy is hilarious!
J.J.M.
January 22nd, 2010
10:56 pm
NBA.com poll Which of these players most deserves to be an All-Star in 2010? Zach Randolph
David Lee
Chris Kaman
Josh Smith
josh smith is in the lead with 44 percent
Smedium Sized Ray
January 22nd, 2010
11:03 pm
Zi Zam Zee Bove, Zee Law!!!!
Gamma Ray
January 22nd, 2010
11:08 pm
Yi Yam Yee Bove, Yee Law!!!!
Penis-ula
January 22nd, 2010
11:11 pm
Go Hunks – I mean Hawks . . .
rms
January 22nd, 2010
11:27 pm
I was at the game tonite and after watching the game in person I am off the Teague bandwagon!! I think I see why he doesnt get heavy minutes. Josh has absolutely NO HANDLES whatsoever. Horford is a BEAST or “BOSS” as he likes to be referred as. Joe is just an “average Joe”