Hawks at Magic, AKA They Can Get Four Ws in One
Orlando– If the Hawks beat the Magic tonight at Pyramid Scheme Arena, then a) they finally figured out Orlando b) Woody coaches the East All-Stars, c) the Hawks extend their lead over the Magic in the Southeast Division to 1.5 games, and d) they stay in front of Boston for No. 2 in the East through the weekend. Lose, and none of those things happen.
So while finishing this week 2-2 would be good, 3-1 means some national shine. And, as Hawks PR Man Arthur Triche notes, it means Woody will be forced to come up with a story to explain his missing eyebrows to the hundreds of reporters who will ask him about them for four straight days on All-Star weekend.
– The smallish Hawks might get a large dose of the Magic lineup featuring both Dwight Howard and Marc He's not Dwight, but he's big too. (www.totalprosports.com)
– Van Gundy is one of the league’s unfiltered coaches. He speaks his mind and tends not to care who takes offense (though, after the way Shaq cracked back on him last season, perhaps sometimes he should care). And so even when he praises the Hawks for their season thus far, he does it like this:
“They’re a very talented team. Their first eight or nine guys are outstanding, and they’ve played the entire year injury-free. So, they’re one of the few teams that hasn’t had to make any adjustments. They get the same eight or nine guys out there every single night. They’ve been together for a long time. They’ve had no injuries this year. It’s rolling along. That has a lot to do with it. They’re a good team, and they’ve faced no adversity whatsoever.”
The Orlando Sentinel’s Josh Robbins says Van Gundy’s tone wasn’t jerky when he said that, he was just being matter-of-fact. I covered Van Gundy, so I know what Robbins means. Nothing Van Gundy said isn’t true (except maybe the “no adversity whatsoever” part) but it seems to me Van Gundy managed to get his digs in, too. He’s never boring, at least.
– Al returns to Gatorland and gets some love.
– Talk amongst yourselves, Hawks fans.
MC
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294 comments Add your comment
Sleepy
January 30th, 2010
8:58 pm
Prior to this game free throw attempts
Josh – 241 attempts 61%
Crawford – 179 attempts 85%
Joe – 153 attempts 84%
BONE
January 30th, 2010
8:59 pm
WHy does MArio play more than Teague. wtf is wrong with Woody??????????????????
Melvin
January 30th, 2010
8:59 pm
Freaking Mo West on a 10-day contract gets more playing time than the Hawks 1st round draft pick…
TM
January 30th, 2010
9:00 pm
Mario West BLOWS.
Major problem with Woody giving him playing time. Put your #1 draft pick in (Teague) and grow the team!
West aint gonna help this team at all.
nvnvnv
January 30th, 2010
9:00 pm
Whoa first fast break!
Hawk n the Ham
January 30th, 2010
9:02 pm
I’d rather see Mario start than Bibby. Just sayin……
Melvin
January 30th, 2010
9:02 pm
Clyde,
And you think Amare will defend Howard better?????
bigdave
January 30th, 2010
9:02 pm
crazy.
Melvin
January 30th, 2010
9:03 pm
Here come the Refs with that BS…
nvnvnv
January 30th, 2010
9:03 pm
I agree. I do like Mario though, he hustles.
Sleepy
January 30th, 2010
9:04 pm
The ball shouldve been in Crawfords hands the moment we saw that no one could stay in front of him in the first half .Sometimes a certain strategy not called iso -joe works against other teams and we shouldnt be afraid to use it .
Hawk n the Ham
January 30th, 2010
9:04 pm
ISO – Mario!! LOL
Sleepy
January 30th, 2010
9:05 pm
Crawford is the POINT GUARD and West is the off guard unless Teague can play and defend shooting guards this move by Woody is a no brainer
vava74
January 30th, 2010
9:05 pm
And refs come to the rescue!
O'Brien
January 30th, 2010
9:05 pm
ZaZa sets a bunch of illegal screens.
Hawk n the Ham
January 30th, 2010
9:06 pm
The refs saw Hawks had momentum and called Zaza on a BS screen. Horrible
Melvin
January 30th, 2010
9:07 pm
Where’s the foul on Crawford shot… BS
vava74
January 30th, 2010
9:07 pm
Foul on Crawford not called!
TM
January 30th, 2010
9:08 pm
No offense, but hustle is great…. in college. This is the Damn NBA and you gotta bring more to the table than hustle.
It’s either a sad statement that M. West can get a 10-day contract (or 2) because he hustle’s… or that there is no other talent that can help this team… like a consistent jump shooter off the bench (besides Crawford). Think about it, anytime Mo Evens scores points, the Hawks blow out their opponent. Not a coincident.
Blast
January 30th, 2010
9:09 pm
Hawks still fighting. Magic up 9, Howard shoooting 2.
Melvin
January 30th, 2010
9:10 pm
Hawks need a few calls to go their way to turn the tide of the game….
vava74
January 30th, 2010
9:11 pm
Yeah, Zaza sets illegal screens but only his are called!
Ree Roe
January 30th, 2010
9:11 pm
I don’t kno why this team gives us so much trouble…we’re long & athletic enough to match up with anybody, but for some reason they seem to play their best against us. It’s disheartening to watch
-REEcently Roe!!!
Hawk n the Ham
January 30th, 2010
9:12 pm
Did Howard play the entire 3rd? And still in there?
O'Brien
January 30th, 2010
9:12 pm
Why is it that out of the big 4 in the East, the Hawks get the least amount of calls, and its not even close.
Whats up with that?
bigdave
January 30th, 2010
9:12 pm
Stand eats this crap up and Woodson refuses to adjust…
Clyde
January 30th, 2010
9:12 pm
Our “Allstar” Center has 4 points and 4 rebounds against a team that can challenge for a championship.
BONE
January 30th, 2010
9:13 pm
Horford is intimidated
Blast
January 30th, 2010
9:13 pm
Hawks ain’t gonna win this game. While Orlando has played great, refs won’t give Hawks a chance.
Melvin
January 30th, 2010
9:13 pm
Josh and AL have to play better if we are going to beat the Magic….
BONE
January 30th, 2010
9:14 pm
The next time we play the Magic we need to start Zaza and let Al come of the bench so he can play his game.
Roddie Rod
January 30th, 2010
9:14 pm
WTF with Mike Woodson eye brows
Hawk n the Ham
January 30th, 2010
9:14 pm
Smoove just got schooled
nvnvnv
January 30th, 2010
9:15 pm
His hustle has 2 pts 3 reb and 2 steals in 8 minutes…better than most are playing.
Hawks v. Magic
January 30th, 2010
9:15 pm
these hawks are a frustrating team
BONE
January 30th, 2010
9:17 pm
Hawks can’t beat the Magic
Blast
January 30th, 2010
9:18 pm
Why is Woody calling a timeout? Game is over, dude.
Sautee
January 30th, 2010
9:18 pm
Melvin,
my thoughts exactly
Melvin
January 30th, 2010
9:18 pm
The bench got the lead down to 10pts and Woody put the starters back in and now the lead is 18pts….
Sleepy
January 30th, 2010
9:19 pm
Woody shouldve just left the bench in and let them finish out the game.
vava74
January 30th, 2010
9:20 pm
Well, I’m off.
We started well and then wilted. The refs had an impact on the first half cutting our lead from 10 to zero.
Anyone taping the game can check that.
We also stopped executing the defense correctly and AGAIN left too many wide open 3 pointers.
BONE
January 30th, 2010
9:20 pm
Now he puts in Teague!!!!!!!!!!!
MAN F_CK U WOODSON
Roddie Rod
January 30th, 2010
9:22 pm
Where is mike woodson eye browes
niremetal
January 30th, 2010
9:23 pm
Of course, now that the game is decided, they call a foul on D12.
Roddie Rod
January 30th, 2010
9:23 pm
help me find those wtf browes
BONE
January 30th, 2010
9:23 pm
THe Hawks better pray they don’t see the Magic in the playoffs or it’s over
niremetal
January 30th, 2010
9:24 pm
Time for the Blazers game.
nvnvnv
January 30th, 2010
9:24 pm
Haha Mario out-played everyone tonight.
bigdave
January 30th, 2010
9:24 pm
Jeff Teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeague…
Eman
January 30th, 2010
9:27 pm
Hawks are not ready yet!! They are a heartless, gutless, and weak team. I do not give a dam about D Howard. Put his ass on the GROUND. He is over powering the hawks. Thus I believe that they need a trade if they want to spark pug this team in the second half of the season. If the hawks sit on their hands, then you will see what they really think about their chances in the playoff. I think that the hawks will lost in the second round unless they make a impact trade. This is really sad because I think that another big that can rebound and block shots and this team can win the east. I also believe that they may have to get another pg if they continue to not play Teague. I am sorry atl fans but this team is not ready for the prime time yet!!