Bucks at Hawks, AKA Waiting on Big Z and Looking For Tough D
At least three reports surfaced over the weekend saying Zyrdunas Ilgauskas will re-sign with Cleveland.
His agent, Herb Rudoy insisted those reports are “very premature” and said the Hawks are still in contention to sign Ilgauskas.
“I’ve gotten a number of calls about that, and it’s absolutely not true,” Rudoy said today. “Could it happen? Absolutely. But he has not made a decision. That will be at least a few more days from now if not more.”
Rudoy said he wasn’t sure of Ilgausaks’ motivations other than a desire to play for a team with championship aspirations.
“We haven’t gotten past this whole thing of being traded away,” he said. “That was sort of expected but it didn’t make him happy. He’s got a lot of years invested in Cleveland, and that makes it a very complicated decision for him. He wants to win a championship, but I don’t know how (else) he will make a decision. He told me he’s taking his time, and that’s what he will do.”
According to reports, the list of suitors for Ilguaskas had grown to include Boston, Miami and San Antonio as well as the Hawks, Cleveland, Dallas, and Denver. If money is an issue for Ilgauskas, who reportedly gave up $1.5 million to secure a buyout from Washington, then the Hawks, Jazz and Heat can offer him the most salary.
Those three teams have their full mid-level salary cap exceptions available and could offer Ilgauskas 36 percent more in prorated salary than Cleveland, which has only its bi-annual exception available. The Jazz and Heat are near the luxury-tax line while the Hawks are comfortably below.
The Hawks, who also have their bi-annual exception, have appeared reluctant to use either to sign Ilgauskas. Rudoy wouldn’t discuss the specifics of the offers to Ilgauskas but said the Hawks have been “very aggressively pursuing” him.
“Rick Sund calls me at least once a day to talk about how Zyrdunas would be helpful and would have a great opportunity there,” he said. “Joe Smith has called him told him what a great situation it would be for him. I just don’t know what he’s going to do.”
– Over the first 45 games, the Hawks allowed 10 opponents to shoot better than 50 percent and 17 to beat them on the boards. In the last 12 games, six opponents have shot better than 50 percent and eight have collected more rebounds.
No doubt the Hawks have issues on offense, especially late in games. But maybe that wouldn’t matter so much if they defended and rebounded at the level they did for much of the first half of the season.
“(The slippage) has been huge in terms of how we started the season and where we are today,” Woody said. “Somehow we’ve got to get our mojo back in terms of our defensive attitude and rebounding the basketball because we are just barely hanging on in those areas. We are going to need that the rest of the way. You look at the good teams that are winning, they are getting after it defensively and they are rebounding the ball. If we come in with the mindset that we are just going to outscore teams that’s not good enough for me.”
Why the slippage considering Woody’s a defensive guy?
“Our scoring is up,” he said. “I don’t know if guys just feel like we’ll make it up on the offensive end. Sometimes that’s good and you do that. In the past couple years I can count on our guys to get key stops and rebounds and hustle plays. We are not doing enough of that right now, and we’ve got to get back to that.”
And he said all that before the Mavs shot 52.2 percent and had 50 rebounds to 41 for the Hawks. Now here come the Bucks, who’ve won six straight and nine of 11 overall and six straight on the road. They are tied for 14th in the league with a 50.3 percent rebounding rate while the Hawks are tied for 24th at 49.4 percent.
– Late add: The post-game blog will go up late tonight because I’ve got to run and catch the team’s flight to Chicago. You know, in case you care.
– Talk amongst yourselves, Hawks fans.
MC
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593 comments Add your comment
barry
February 28th, 2010
4:16 pm
fire woodson! first!
RomeDawg
February 28th, 2010
4:25 pm
It would be nice to have Z but I don’t see it happening. This kind of “business” makes me not care to much for pro sports. Sadly, second.
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
4:32 pm
WOODSON DOES NOT USE THE BENCH IN CLOSE GAMES
SMOOVE IS A HORRENDOUS MAN DEFENDER
CRAWFORD, WAKE UP
JOE, BE A LEADER
JOSH, BOX OUT
BIBBY, LOSE 20 POUNDS AND ACTUALLY BE ATHLETIC AGAIN
MARVIN, CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING
FIRE MIKE WOODSON
Grandad
February 28th, 2010
4:39 pm
From previous blog:
February 28th, 2010
4:31 pm
Sybil:
Do you want Al (who’s out there running ‘COY’s’ switching defense) to run back and defend the basket on every possession, even if he may have switched on to the opposing teams point guard or whomever?
Even your ‘COY’ said he would have to adjust if Big ‘Z’ were brought in. So the problem is not Horford but Wdsn – refusing to make adjustments.
O'Brien
February 28th, 2010
4:44 pm
Sott Skiles might be on the list for COY too. Redd has been out a long time with injury, and other guys have been injured too, and they have a rookie starting PG. But here they are, 7 games behind the Hawks in the loss column.
MC,
There are times when the Hawks play good defense, and still get outscored, and there are times when we score 30 points in the quarter, and still get outscored. We’re very inconsistent offensively and defensively.
sam'l
February 28th, 2010
4:45 pm
I would have T’d Kidd for attacking Woodson physically and then jawing verbally. If Woodson can clearly be shown to have been out of bounds, the final few seconds of this game should be replayed. End of story.As I said in my other blog, this rule has to be changed or any team in the league will go hunting for coach when down by 4 on their last possession,and inevitably there will be an injury. Imagine Amare or some other Kidd imitator barrelling into Phil Jackson’s reconstructed legs or toppling ;Coach Karl or Portland’s McMillan. McMillan would have jumped on Kidd and strangled him.
d.Woody’s ;comments: You and I both know that sometimes a team’s future performance can be judged by the way they react to previous efforts. I would say that Woodson’s comments portend more disaster. When Woodson saw the zone was hurting the Hawks he should have taken at least one and possibly two timeouts to guide his team through this. We are told by another player (Johnson?)that they knew what they had to do. Obviously, they DID NOT KNOW what to do. Woodson wants to take credit for the loss by praising Kidd’s trickery is totally inappropriate, especially when he is telling his team they CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE THOSE LEADS, as if anyone making millions and millions of dollars and living the life doesn’t already know that.
I think you get the picture. Woody still isn’t up to speed. Woodson should
A: Protest the game with taped evidence that the Hawks again got robbed by the officials.
B. Study that damn zone with an eye to using it himself against unsolvable teams like ORL, ;CLE
C. Somehow provide his club with the energy and vision and proper motivation to go out and play like the champions they are for 48 or if need be 53 minutes a night.
D. Hire another assistant who can specialize in analyzing what INSTANTANEOUS CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE at any one time in a game and stay in contact with that tactician.
Why do I care? Why should the Hawks be so interesting and maddening? Really somebody tell me.
Kudos to Josh Smith….I know he was pissed…I think he had the right attitude. interview him, and he probably wouldn’t gloss it over…..He deserved the win.
.
BC
February 28th, 2010
4:47 pm
Looks like J Kidd is a smarter coach than Wooden-head!Everything else,JeJe covered.
terrell
February 28th, 2010
4:47 pm
Same ole Hawks, same ole Woodson. Maybe they’ll let us play only 3 qtrs today. lol!
sam'l
February 28th, 2010
4:49 pm
Re-reading my blog, perhaps McMillan wouldn’t ;have attacked Kidd….no reason for me to assume he would…..a decent guy. I regret the error. I myself would probably have retaliated if I had been in that situation and gotten hurt. Woodson wasn’t seriously hurt.
"Chef" Tim Dix
February 28th, 2010
4:59 pm
Woody, please remain seated unless a timeout had be issued. Thank you.
Grandad
February 28th, 2010
4:59 pm
JeJe:
Not trying to argue as I agree with alot of what you said.
*Josh is not horrendous; you’re correct he doesn’t box out but gosh darn he does so many good things how can we nit-pick?
*Joe does not have the personality to be a true leader.
*You know if Bibby were like Teague then he’d be Teague. Oh!
*About marv – Think about it, he actually plays defense better than he’s capable of playing. To hear people on this board, he’s:
clumsy, slow, awkward, has no balance, can’t jump, non athletic, and plays like a duck. [ I forgot to mention he has webbed feet]
Heck-fire if he plays as well as he does under those circumstances
think what the rest of the team could do if they played above their potential.
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
5:04 pm
Grandad, Marvin sucks. He can’t even break 7 points in a game. He doesn’t want the ball, shows no fire, and to have someone 6″9 with a Pippenesque wingspan and who looks athletic, but who is such a disgrace, that is disheartening
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
5:05 pm
And where do people hear this !@#$ about Marvin having webbed feet?
Grandad
February 28th, 2010
5:06 pm
sam’l:
I apologize to all for repeating a previous statement.
Had Kidd done this to Chuck Daly, the ‘Bad Boys’ would have
taken care of it without a word being said!
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
5:12 pm
WOODSON DOESN’T USE THE BENCH AND HE STILL THINKS THAT BOSTON IS TEAM TO BEAT IN EAST
LOL
WORST COACH IN NBA
Michael Cunningham
February 28th, 2010
5:13 pm
@O’Brien: i hear you. numbers don’t always tell the whole story but i think the D and rebounding have definitely dropped off lately. for the Hawks that usually means less chances to score in transition, too. when the Hawks were defending hard against Minnesota and Dallas they looked very, very good. and then that inconsistency creeped in.
@ Granddad: Woodson says he wouldn’t have Z showing hard on pick-and-rolls like he does with Horford and Joe Smith. said they would do a lot of zone looks with Z: “I wouldn’t put him in a position where he could fail.” i know there is (justifiable) skepticism about how Woody would adjust with Z but he’s been enthusiastic from the start about adding him so i think he would find a way to use him effectively. i also wouldn’t be surprised if he moved Marvin to the bench with Z as the starter.
but that’s all just for fun since Z is headed back to Cleveland.
@ chef tim: i’m for that since he tends to stand in just the right spot to block my view in the first half.
Grandad
February 28th, 2010
5:14 pm
Dang JeJe, I was only talking about defense
The webbed feet remark was just a play on words because everyone makes fun of him looking like a duck.
Personally, I like Marv.
Calm down now, I’ve already said I agreed with most of what you said.
If my remark about Marv offeded you and the comments I’ve seen on here about Marv and others do not, then I am at a loss.
[I forgot to mention: Wdsn has a Mr potato head with no eyebrows]
That ‘IS’ quoting directly from this board.
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
5:21 pm
LOL @ WOODSON adjusting for Z. Is this a joke? He makes no adjustments at all.
Anyone else remember Miami gm 2 in the playoffs last year? We destroyed them in gm 1, game 2 at home and we lay an egg. I was there. Worst game I’ve ever been to and Hawks lose maybe 5% of the games I go to. We had 3 days off to “adjust” and tweak here and there and we played like !@#$ in game 2 and didn’t even try change up how we guarded Wade.
Summary: Woodson makes no adjustments, doesn’t listen to his assistants, and we freeze in the 4th because we have no offensive system
Grandad
February 28th, 2010
5:22 pm
Michael Cunningham:
Thanks! [re 4:39 PM post]
However, that particular post was directed toward ‘Truth Serum’
to whom I’ve dubbed ‘Sybil’ for his many personalities/handles
that he uses when he graces our presence.
Grandad
February 28th, 2010
5:25 pm
Now see JeJe:
We agree.
Check out my 4:39 PM Post!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
5:27 pm
The Bucks have a quick, dynamic point guard and a 7 foot double-double threat at center. Not a good combination for the Hawks. Bogut is going to get his 20 and 10, but the Hawks need to clamp down on the rest of them to get this win.
Ilgauskas is and was always going to the Cavs.
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
5:31 pm
Ha I got you Grandad.
Marvin just sucks. No one can defend this guy in an argument. He is worse compared to other SFs than Bibby is compared to other PGs
Benjamin
February 28th, 2010
5:51 pm
Everyone and their cousin knows Big Z isn’t coming here and that he’ll be knuckle-touching LeBron at the free throw line again in a month. I hate it when agents go into “we’ll see” mode. I understand why they do it, but hate it nonetheless.
Let’s get after them Bucks…
BONE
February 28th, 2010
5:58 pm
Uh Oh another mediocre team. I guess that means the Hawks are gonna struggle. I hope they prove me wrong.
Anyway this Nuggets-Lakers game has been good.
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
6:04 pm
lets get it…
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
6:12 pm
Welcome to the big stage Woody. Our very own (or former) beat blogger weigh in at NBA.com
http://my.nba.com/cms/NBA%20Blogs/Sekou%20Smith%27s%20Hang%20Time%20Blog
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:12 pm
Teague better get mins
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
6:13 pm
Man I wish the Hawks could have pickup Salmons at the trading deadline
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:13 pm
Josh almost had a turnover
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:14 pm
Why the hell did Josh take that long 2. Drive on this team.
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
6:15 pm
A lot of jumpers early, good to see them falling for us though.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:15 pm
Yea thats what I’m talkin about drive it
TheAntiMe
February 28th, 2010
6:16 pm
Of course we care MC, Remember to fasten your seatbelt and place your tray in the upright position. Very happy landing to you and the guys.
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
6:16 pm
Post moves? Who needs them. 3 buckets thus far for J.Smith. He’s doing a pretty good job on the boards too.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:20 pm
Wow do the hawks know how to box out?
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:21 pm
that salmon got away from the duck!
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:22 pm
Hawks better bring it tonite. has woody stood up yet? he stayin clear of the court so far.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:24 pm
And again takin jumpshots
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:24 pm
Now the dumb switching defense OMG
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:25 pm
looked like Bibby almost made contact with Woody! lol
rob
February 28th, 2010
6:25 pm
how they look tonite?
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:26 pm
They’re losing right now
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:26 pm
As usual get off to a good start then give it all up
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:26 pm
lethargic, rob.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:27 pm
Here we go
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:28 pm
And I know people get mad at me for saying this but I don’t care. I WAS RIGHT AGAIN THEY ARE STRUGGLIN WITH ANOTHER MEDIOCRE TEAM.
rob
February 28th, 2010
6:28 pm
they always look like they dont care whats going on? especially against teams they dont respect, or if they do respect them they dont show it and get showed up
Hawks v. Bucks
February 28th, 2010
6:29 pm
Missed shots, fouls, and turnovers and a nice early lead turns turns into a deficit.
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:30 pm
Milwaukee is a pretty good team, Bone. We’re gonna have to bring our A game to win this one. Expesially if Bogut gets going. Al got his work cut out tonite.
mississippi
February 28th, 2010
6:31 pm
I wonder if Nique gets tired of saying the same thing every game.
“This is a team the hawks need to put away early. They can run up on them.”
then a few minutes later–
“This is a team that will keep coming. They’re going to make a run. etc. etc.”
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:31 pm
Plus Milwaukee did some deals at the deadline to improve. unlike us Hawks.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:32 pm
Well nique says the same thing everygame becuz the hawks do the same thing every game.
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:32 pm
ZaZa hit the freebies!
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
6:33 pm
What would we need Big Z when we already have the REAL big Z….Zaza Pachulia <<<<<just BSing
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:33 pm
Hawks didn’t want Stack.
GTFan
February 28th, 2010
6:34 pm
Nice hustle from ZaZa. That’s the kind of play we need from him.
niremetal
February 28th, 2010
6:34 pm
Something tells me Stack is trying to send the Hawks a message.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:34 pm
The Hawks need to listen to DMX b4 the game so they can play with some energy or something.
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:34 pm
rook!!!
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
6:35 pm
Hawks went 5min without a made FG and this coach want to talk about Defense…
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:35 pm
go bench go
!
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
6:35 pm
Marvin Squilliams couldnt do what Mo just did. START MO EVANS!!!
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
6:36 pm
buddy didnt even jump to block teague’s sh*t did he
rob
February 28th, 2010
6:36 pm
stackhouse is washed up, but of course he is going to try and step up against us, and Milwaukee is on a 5 or 6 game winning streak?
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
6:37 pm
Where are all those people that was telling me that Stackhouse was wash up.. 10pts in the 1st qtr for Stack…. And the Hawks could have signed him for the vet min instead we sign Mario….
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
6:39 pm
Jim Tood you Lie… Hawks didnt want Stack….
GTFan
February 28th, 2010
6:39 pm
Well, Melvin, defense can help feed offense. To me, the problem is inconsistency, on both ends of the floor. They routinely have a period in the game where they can’t stop anyone and can’t score.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:39 pm
Hawks letting gramps stackhouse dominate em. SAD
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
6:40 pm
I feel like I’m watching two lottery teams.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:41 pm
great D teague
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:41 pm
Zaza got a little extra for Bucks. they didn’t match our offer and let him go. sick um Z!
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
6:41 pm
Joe Smith needs more PT than he’s been gettin
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
6:43 pm
Nice to see Teague holding his own defensively against Jennings though.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
6:43 pm
Brandon Jennings looks like he’s from an early 90s teen r&b group
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:45 pm
I noticed when Crawdad was axed about his “injury” he said: It’ll BE ok. he didn’t say it IS OR WAS OK. I wonder if there is more to the injury. or am I just being conspiratorial?
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
6:46 pm
It sucks to see guys like Collinson, Lawson, and Curry contributing so much for their teams while Woodsuck barely gives Teague some burn
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
6:47 pm
Bibby cant do what teague just did
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
6:47 pm
Give Teague more mins please…
Ken Strickland
February 28th, 2010
6:47 pm
It’s interesting to hear we tried to sign Stackhouse. Do you think his decision to sign with Milwaukee had anything to do with his knowledge of Woodson’s reluctance to utilize his bench beyond JCrawford? Have you noticed how BJennings has been unable to get in the lane since Teague entered the gm. And have you also noticed how we haven’t had to switch everything, as a result of Teagues ball pressure and ability to fight over picks?
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:47 pm
Enter your comments here
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
6:47 pm
I could swear half of JT0’s nice passes end up without a dime because the big man either gets fouled or blows the layup.
Jody
February 28th, 2010
6:49 pm
Ken Strickland,
Yes to everything you said.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
6:49 pm
Teams get in the lane at will against us…wdf is up with that?
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:50 pm
that tells you what Stack thinks about the Hawks and Bucks. he saw bigger upside on the Bucks!
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:50 pm
Exactly Najeh. Teague should be avg at least 5 ast. But his teammates are bad.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:50 pm
Don’t put bibby in
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:51 pm
Why put bibby in???????????
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:51 pm
dayum somebody play some D at the basket.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
6:53 pm
lol@joBjo
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
6:54 pm
The Hawks’ reserve big men couldnt start on Mario West’s WNBA/NBDL team, the “Maine Red Claws”
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:56 pm
I think the pod people have taken over AL.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:56 pm
LOL @ Mac
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:56 pm
quack! that!
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
6:58 pm
Bogut too much for All-Star Horford?
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:58 pm
Al got his work cut out .. reserve Hawks big men better start warming up on the bench.
rob
February 28th, 2010
6:58 pm
Bogut=beast
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
6:58 pm
Tevin Campbell drainin 3s on us.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:58 pm
The hawks are just depressing to watch
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
6:58 pm
Woody almost made contact with the ref on that one!
rob
February 28th, 2010
6:59 pm
LMAO @ Tevin Campbell
BONE
February 28th, 2010
6:59 pm
Mac Jennings is getting his New Jack Swing on lol
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
6:59 pm
KobeLITE with the missed 3 from the corner
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
6:59 pm
Milwaukee is shooting 57%.
Both of these teams continue to look like they belong in the lottery.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:00 pm
lol@jennings
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
7:00 pm
As of right now, the Hawks would get swept in the first round by Toronto or Charlotte. And I’m not too confident that any of the games would be all that close.
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
7:00 pm
Why arent the Hawks going to Josh in the post? He has 6-5 SG Delfino guarding him….
Jody
February 28th, 2010
7:00 pm
What we’re seeing with Al is the effect of playing so many minutes at center all year.
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
7:01 pm
lol @ kobelite.
Blast
February 28th, 2010
7:01 pm
Hawks being very impatient on offence and turning it over.
Woody needs to play Collins at center for a minute. All AL is doing is dropping the ball.
The Bucks are here to play, folks!
rob
February 28th, 2010
7:02 pm
@ Najeh, agreed, we are in trouble in the 1st round as a 2,3, or 4 seed. Look at the teams down there, Milwaukee, Toronto, Chicago, Charlotte! They could all beat us in a 7 round series.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:02 pm
lol I love how Rathbun can say somethin, then Nique turns around and says the exact same thing in another way, instead of adding extra input.
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
7:03 pm
Have we scored since Marvin and Bibby came back?
BONE
February 28th, 2010
7:04 pm
The Hawks can get they’re cherry popped in the 1st round.
Just Saying
February 28th, 2010
7:04 pm
If we lose tonight Im pretty sure Im giving up on this years Hawks. FIRE WOODSON!!!!
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
7:04 pm
Marvin fell asleep?
BONE
February 28th, 2010
7:05 pm
Seriously the hawks are just asking to get knocked out in the 1st round.
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
7:05 pm
Redeemed
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:05 pm
This is some ugly basketball. You know it’s bad when Marvin Squilliams have to bail you out.
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
7:05 pm
super Duck!
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:06 pm
We love makin barely above avg players like John “Terrorist Beard” Salmons look like all stars.
Sam from da Swats
February 28th, 2010
7:07 pm
Go to the cup Joe!!
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:07 pm
KOBE!!!!!!!!
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
7:08 pm
Did Joe know how much time was left on the clock? Terrible shot attempt.
rob
February 28th, 2010
7:09 pm
we are 36-21 with 25 games left. Our record last year was 47-35. Are we even going to improve on that? going 500 which we have been doing will get us like to 49 games or something like that. Thats not a huge improvement. Fire Woody. Firesale!
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:09 pm
Something tells me “coach” woodson talked more about his scene with Jason Kidd during practice and film sessions than actual strategy to improve the team.
James
February 28th, 2010
7:10 pm
Whats happening now has no bearing on how we will perform in the playoffs . To keep trying to imply that it does is being a bit melodramatic .
” The hawks are just asking to lose 2 months from now ”
As of right now the hawks would lose to another team in the playoff format Ive created in my head that takes place in the future that Im watching right now .
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
7:10 pm
this is an embarrassment. Down at halftime at home to this team. Who cares if they’re on a winning streak. we are at HOME.
HEY MARVIN, ARE YOU PLANNING ON BREAKING YOUR CAREER HIGH OF 7 POINTS? OH WAIT, YOU’RE A FIRST-TEAM ALL NBA DEFENSIVE PLAYER. SORRY TO CALL YOU OUT.GO HIDE IN YOUR CORNER
BONE
February 28th, 2010
7:12 pm
Hey there is one thing good about the hawks not surpassing last years record. Wooody can’t say the hawks improved their record again. So it will be a good reason to can his azz.
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
7:14 pm
JOE WILL TAKE THAT SAME HORRENDOUS FADEAWAY EVERY SINGLE TIME. WHY BE SURPRISED?
THE GUY IS OVERRATED AND IS NOT A SUPERSTAR. LET HIM GO TO CHICAGO. WHO CARES AT THIS POINT? HE’S GONNA BE 34 BY THE END OF HIS NEXT CONTRACT
HORFORD, YOUR NEW NAME IS BUTTERFINGERS. ALL STAR MY @$$
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:14 pm
The good thing about being in the Eastern Conference is that it promotes positive self-esteem. A team can play as bad as the Hawks have, and still win the game against a team like the Bucks, making them feel like they are an elite team in which they clearly arent. It also makes teams like the Bucks feel like they are a pretty good team being “playoff contenders” when they really are worth much less than the stuff at the bottom of a dumpster.
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
7:15 pm
A bit disappointing to be down 2 at halftime after the start we had. Hopefully they’ll turn it up a notch in the 2nd half and clean up some of the mistakes.
Something that I noted that I liked in this first half was seeing JT0 get minutes with Crawford at the 2 and JJ at the 3. I think this should be a look we try more often when Marvin’s giving us nothing at the 3. Maybe JT0 could provide some sort of spark from that aspect playing alongside two scorers. I want to see this lineup more often when it’s evident Marvin/Bibby aren’t giving us anything.
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
7:16 pm
in it at half time and nobody hurt. good half Hawks!
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:19 pm
sucks we blew the lead, but I guess it’s not that big of a deal. It was the first quarter
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:19 pm
“I want to see this lineup more often when it’s evident Marvin/Bibby aren’t giving us anything.”
Thats 90-95% of the time…yet Teague still gets no minutes.
Woodson needs to be relieved of Duty. Whoever that chubby guy on the bench is with the cheap designer suits/clothes and slick hairstyle would be a much better coach I’m sure.
HIRE THAT GUY!!!
rob
February 28th, 2010
7:20 pm
Yeah if we dont improve this Record i wonder what woody will say? We should have won that Cleveland game because of the shot clock. And Kidd hit him when he wasnt on the court. Axed!
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:22 pm
mac-town. You say we are good bc we play in the east, but we have a better record against west teams than east teams
Blast
February 28th, 2010
7:22 pm
Hope Teague gets some burn in the second. And some other big not named Horford.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:22 pm
The only thing I’m for certain about with Woody is that he would have took Kidd the other night. Kidd’s weak, Woodson said “man phuq you” ..I read his lips.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:23 pm
wtf was that…
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
7:24 pm
Nice pass by Josh to AL
Rising Son
February 28th, 2010
7:24 pm
I apologize for Al Horford. We are doing every thing we can to get the BYTCH out of him!
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:25 pm
Marvin wide open and a miss…shocking
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:25 pm
Josh Smith will be a MUCH better player…when he realizes he’s a MUCH better passer than he is a scorer.
JJ will be a much better overall player when he realizes he’s a gifted scorer but he’s not Kobe.
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
7:25 pm
Marvin drive the ball to the basket. You dont have to settle for the jumpshot everytime.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:26 pm
Powder with the mid ranged J
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
7:26 pm
Marvin with the duck block on salmon
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:27 pm
how did jennings have 55? he doesn’t impress me
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
7:27 pm
Man I hate to see Joe chase smaller guards around on defense…
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
7:27 pm
Woodys gonna ride big Al no rest for the weary.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
7:27 pm
“Josh Smith will be a MUCH better player…when he realizes he’s a MUCH better passer than he is a scorer.
JJ will be a much better overall player when he realizes he’s a gifted scorer but he’s not Kobe.”
Both will “realize” these things when they get a real coach.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:27 pm
Melvin, Marvin has no confidence in taking it to the hoop because when he drives it, he’s usually either stripped, trippin over his own feet, or gettin his shot sent back down his throat.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:28 pm
niceeee
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
7:28 pm
&1 smoooooove
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:29 pm
nice stiff arm salmons
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
7:29 pm
Joe with the circus shot
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
7:29 pm
Now the Hawks look like a playoff team. Let’s see how long they can keep this up.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:29 pm
Salmons has a nice stroke
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:30 pm
and thats what size gets you
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
7:30 pm
You would think a team that is only coached to play defense and rebound would know how to box out by now.
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
7:31 pm
Bibby dont look too happy going to the bench…
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:31 pm
shooting foul?????????????????
BONE
February 28th, 2010
7:32 pm
The hawks have no emotion.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:32 pm
Hell of a hit by Joe, the Falcons could use that type of hard hitter on D.
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
7:32 pm
Hawks get no respect from the refs. never have.
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
7:33 pm
bigdave,
I like to see that nasty come out of Joe. Now lets see if he get some calls on the offense after that Ronnie Lott tackle on Delfino…
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:33 pm
toilet bowl shot
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
7:33 pm
Salmons is in Joe back pocket on defense….
James
February 28th, 2010
7:33 pm
Its about time we show some frustration . This team has no sense of urgency . Theyve been patted on the back waay too much this season
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
7:34 pm
Where are the J.Smith haters?
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
7:34 pm
I told yall Salmons was a player…
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:34 pm
Add the bucks to the list of teams we dont want to face on the 1st round???
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:35 pm
over the limit already wow
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
7:35 pm
Salmons has been a good player. He was a good player in Chicago too. I think he would’ve been the perfect fit for the Hawks. A guy who can play the 3 that can create for himself.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
7:35 pm
All the bottom teams in the east can beat the hawks in a 7 game series.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
7:35 pm
I don’t think the Hawks want to face anyone in the first round at this point. I don’t really have much confidence in their ability to beat any of the top 9 teams in the East, the way they have been playing recently.
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
7:36 pm
Bogut owns Al.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:36 pm
Sick move Crawford
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:37 pm
No.7 for the Bucks is soft as hell
BONE
February 28th, 2010
7:37 pm
AL has sucked the past couple of games.
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
7:38 pm
Didnt the Bucks wanted to do a S&T for Childress. Ok, lets send them Chills and they send us Salmons…
rob
February 28th, 2010
7:38 pm
yeah all the teams at the lower half can beat us at this point, salmons owned us when he was with Chicago, Chicago tommorow night, another team we DO NOT want to see in the first round.
rob
February 28th, 2010
7:39 pm
we dont need to see Boston now either, they got big Nate Rob now lol
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
7:40 pm
Joe is 3-11 and fustrated. Is there anymore questions about Salmons defense now???
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:40 pm
Doesn’t everyone in the NBA not really want to see each other in the playoffs? Minus maybe Cleveland
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:40 pm
Salmons for Marvin right now
James
February 28th, 2010
7:41 pm
I know the crowd loves to sit on there hands but weve got to create our energy. The worst thing that couldve happened to this team was all the all star talk .
There shouldnt be another positive article written about this team until after we see what happens in the playoffs.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:41 pm
maybe that shot will get Kobe goin
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:41 pm
Kobe’s gettin hot
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:42 pm
People at most arenas sit on their hands until the end in the NBA
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
7:42 pm
These Refs are terrible. Are they traveling with the Bucks???
BONE
February 28th, 2010
7:43 pm
The hawks are just crumbling. The front offense better do something. And it’s hard to get excited watching this team becuz they just play bad basketball.
dap01
February 28th, 2010
7:44 pm
Why don’t Woody play a big on the bench to at least give a hard foul or two and let Al rest?
Crap, I wish Sund would have a heart to heart with Woody. This is sick.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:44 pm
So much negativity on here, damn
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:45 pm
Might be wrong, but no Joe might show the rest of the team they can play without him and more importantly show Woodson
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
7:46 pm
“Doesn’t everyone in the NBA not really want to see each other in the playoffs? Minus maybe Cleveland”
I don’t think Cleveland, Orlando, Denver, Dallas, or the Lakers really care who they face in the first round, because they are going to beat any of them. That’s the position in which the Hawks should be this year, but clearly they are not.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:46 pm
wait wdf??? The Hawks are in a close game, late in the 3rd against a team they may face in the playoffs…and the Arena is playing “love music” in the background???
James
February 28th, 2010
7:46 pm
Joe with 4 fouls . jamal needs to step it up bigtime and get to the rim
BONE
February 28th, 2010
7:46 pm
wtf do u expect. The Hawks play like clowns. Joe is leaving after this season. Woodson still might be the coach next season. What positive thing is there to talk about?
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:47 pm
it was love music for kiss cam
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
7:48 pm
sweet MO!
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:48 pm
It’s just entertainment. No need to get so upset
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:48 pm
man the hawks offensive possessions look horrible, like random dudes playinat a rec gym. I wish we had set plays man.
Mo Bailed us out
James
February 28th, 2010
7:49 pm
Thats jamal shot but hes got to push it in further and get the contact or take the layup.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
7:49 pm
Wow, how was that not a foul on Ridnour?
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:49 pm
well at least we can’t blow a big 3rd quarter lead
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
7:51 pm
up going into the 4th quarter. just like Woody drew it up!
Blast
February 28th, 2010
7:51 pm
Keep hope alive, Hawks fans. Ain’t over till all the fat ATL ladies sing…..
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
7:51 pm
I thought the same thing Naj
James
February 28th, 2010
7:52 pm
We are at home lets attack the rim and stay aggressive defensively.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
7:52 pm
I’d like to see Marvin take and make that rhythm 3, but nice to see him beat the shot clock buzzer.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
7:53 pm
Josh tryin to be a guard again
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:53 pm
zaza wtff
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
7:53 pm
Man that was such a stupid foul. Zaza didn’t need to push Kurt Thomas out of the way. Just go around him you oaf.
Blast
February 28th, 2010
7:53 pm
Refs are screwing Hawks!
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:54 pm
Want to run a play?
Hawks v. Bucks
February 28th, 2010
7:54 pm
arena sounds as if no one is there except the players
James
February 28th, 2010
7:54 pm
LOL @ Marv not being able to get post position against Stack …..wow
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
7:55 pm
Kobe!
BONE
February 28th, 2010
7:55 pm
Joe with the beautiful airball
Hawks v. Bucks
February 28th, 2010
7:55 pm
hawks losing to the 7th place playoff team … at home
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
7:55 pm
last two offensive possessions one person has touched the ball
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
7:56 pm
Mo Evans has probably been the Hawks’ second best player in this game, real talk. He’s the only player that I can’t remember committing any major screw-ups yet. It’s been that bad.
rob
February 28th, 2010
7:57 pm
Salmons is a good addition for Milwaukee
rob
February 28th, 2010
7:58 pm
Hawks are making it too easy for us to be upset, time for a player only meeting if we lose this one
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
7:59 pm
Wow, what the hell was that by Outback Stackhouse?
jmarable
February 28th, 2010
7:59 pm
My lord.Why wont we swing the ball around,someone penertrate and break down the defensw.Here we go ISO JOE.we gonna lose this game guys watch.time 4 woody to go.not an offensive minded coach.we dont have a clue offensively if we dont run.half court game sucks.
rob
February 28th, 2010
7:59 pm
im not watching the game is it an energy problem? or we just cant run any plays or what?
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:00 pm
The rebounding ever since the All-Star Break has just been pathetic. I think Georgia Tech would out-rebound the Hawks at this point between Gani Lawal and Derrick Favors.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:00 pm
ISO JOE ISO JOE ISO JOE
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:00 pm
“im not watching the game is it an energy problem? or we just cant run any plays or what?”
Both.
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:01 pm
Man, I seriously hate liking this team.
Has anybody even attempted to do anything but hand the ball off to JJ on these past 4 or 5 possessions? Has JJ even looked for anybody else on these last 4 or 5 possessions?
JJ has come back in at the 10:00 minute mark and has dominated the ball since coming in.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:01 pm
we look so effing lost on offense
Hawks v. Bucks
February 28th, 2010
8:02 pm
yawn ….
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:02 pm
The Hawks lack of offensive chemistry and sets combined with the point that they panic in the 4th quarter = recipe for disaster
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:02 pm
Everybody’s going one on five.
There are no assist-buckets. Everything is off the dribble.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:03 pm
I wonder how much it would have cost for the Hawks to pry Andray Blatche away from the Wizards before this season? I would EASILY give up a first-rounder for him right now. He’s averaging 20 points and 8 boards in February, and I suspect those averages are even higher after the Jamison trade.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:03 pm
both@rob
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:04 pm
Marvin has had a good game today.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:04 pm
Kobe!!!!!
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:04 pm
Al is not a CENTER
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:04 pm
Are yall looking at these shots we’re taking?
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:04 pm
This is almost getting funny
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:04 pm
LMFAO wdf was that??? u serious???
Jimmy
February 28th, 2010
8:05 pm
I can’t believe we are losing this game.
It takes a complete mauling by the Bucks for the refs to call anything.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:05 pm
Josh, Marvin, and Mo. That’s all the Hawks have had going for them today. Nothing from the backcourt or the center position.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:05 pm
The hawks are actually boring. With all these athletes they are just BORING.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:05 pm
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:06 pm
By the way, Joe Johnson has 18 shot attempts and zero free throw attempts in this game.
That’s a criticism of Joe, not the refs.
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:06 pm
Hawks have no energy what so ever. They look like team usa after losing to canada earlier
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
8:07 pm
Season is gonna be over very soon.
This team is an embarrassment. Calling themselves contenders, yet they can’t even beat Milwaukee AT HOME WITH A DAY’S REST. LOL I am embarrassed to even be a fan of this team.
Offense is utterly horrendous. Horford ISO with 7 minutes left over a true 7 footer? Good job Woodson
Jimmy
February 28th, 2010
8:07 pm
Joe Johnson hasn’t looked like he wants to play.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:07 pm
One thing I’ll give Josh Smith credit for is he always plays with energy and emotion. I blame him for “getting out of his game” and trying to do too much at several points during a game (especially) in the 4th) but perhaps that’s because the other guys wont step up and do sh*t. One of our worst free throw shooters is the only one with rocks large enough to take it to the whole, draw contact and get to the line/and 1 opportunity????
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:07 pm
Miami is playing Orlando tough, Wade is on fire if Orlando loses we could catch Orlando. Wait, we cant even beat the Bucks at home, lol.
jmarable
February 28th, 2010
8:08 pm
Would’nt it b nice to have a ronda breaking down a defense late 4 us.Hell use teague someone has to beat there man driving to the basket.no one cutting towards the basket.just standing watching joe.or whoever goes 1on5.bibby cant drive get him out of the starting lineup.
niremetal
February 28th, 2010
8:08 pm
5 of the last 6 possessions were ISOs. 3 by Joe, 1 each by Josh and Al. Not a good sign.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:08 pm
Josh Smith is the only one playing with energy and like he’s not gay/scared.
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:08 pm
These are times when you need a floor general. It’s evident that there’s not a PG on the floor that can dominate the ball and create for others. That leads to JJ/Jamal creating for THEMSELVES.
This alone should tempt any nay-sayers to get on board with more minutes for JT0. I’m honestly getting tired of watching the same result night after night. I don’t care how many games back we are in the seedings, I’d rather find a solution for our glaring problem. It’s clear cut that we struggle in the 4th quarter. I think this is in part because Woody tightens things up too quick (getting away from the bench and playing out the starters for much of every 4th quarter) and the lack of ball/player movement on the floor. Whatever the problem is, we need to address it. I can’t take the Hawks seriously if they continue to display these 4th quarter struggles – it’s getting to be a nightly thing.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:09 pm
Say what you want about Josh, at least he’s trying to be aggressive and change the way this game is going. That’s more than you can say about Joe, or any other Hawk for that matter.
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:09 pm
this game is over
Jimmy
February 28th, 2010
8:09 pm
Hawks look flat.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:09 pm
LMAO might be game there
Blast
February 28th, 2010
8:09 pm
Hawks stinking up the joint right now.
Hawks v. Bucks
February 28th, 2010
8:10 pm
well the good thing about this loss is that they didn’t embarrass themselves again by blowing a big lead
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:10 pm
Hawks looked so panicked out there
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:10 pm
they had nimbers and didnt even attack!!
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:10 pm
and how hard is it to say numbers?
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:10 pm
im not expecting much anymore from them, they have reached there ceiling. ESPN was right. we are lucky to be a 4 seed
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:11 pm
all is not lost if Hawks can get more nimbers!
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:11 pm
Hawks lost what 10 home games last season?
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:12 pm
zzzzzzzzzz
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:12 pm
And please understand I don’t expect a rookie to step in for the Hawks and solve all of their problems. But, I’m confident enough in him at this point (or not confident enough in Bibby – depending on how you look at it) to go ahead and play JT0 in moments like this one, where we’re struggling to get buckets. His ability to penetrate could set things up for others.
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:12 pm
the thing that was bailing us out earlier in the year, that covered up these defiencies was Jamal. Now that he is off, we are average at best without him tearing up the joint for 20 plus a night
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:12 pm
The hawks are just slightly above an avg team
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:12 pm
lol how many times joe got blocked tonight
jmarable
February 28th, 2010
8:12 pm
we will see jump shots the rest of the w ay.with guys standing around.no ball movement again.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:12 pm
lucky to be 3-4 with those 4th quarter stats in the last 7.
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:13 pm
dagger
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:13 pm
Old Azz Jerry schools the hawks. That is SAD
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:13 pm
Hawks take jumpers, Bucks take it to the hole.
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:13 pm
Nice shot, Bibby.
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:13 pm
wtf is bibby doing
Jimmy
February 28th, 2010
8:13 pm
Man, Bibby missed that shot big time.
Our shooting is horrendous.
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:13 pm
u gotta point there rob
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:14 pm
Good find by Josh
Sautee
February 28th, 2010
8:14 pm
J.J.M.,
Yeah, I remember back when ‘Nique was playing. He got a stinger in his right shoulder and complained that he fingers were nimb.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:14 pm
Seriously does anybody think the hawks will get outta the 1st round?
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:14 pm
we’re gonna win this one.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:15 pm
we’ll get out of the first round, but that’s it
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:15 pm
Finally they are being aggressive and taking it to the hoop. With a team this athletic it’s inexcusable that they settle for jumpers so much.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:16 pm
wait a minute….this is all happening too fast to register in my head….
takin it to the hoop = results = higher % shot attemps and chances for pts at the line?????????????????
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:16 pm
we need some plays to run.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:17 pm
ALl jumpshots
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:17 pm
JUMP SHOTS JUMP SHOTS
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:17 pm
wantin to be a dam* hero joe!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:17 pm
Another terrible shot by Joe.
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:17 pm
passsss the ball joe
Jimmy
February 28th, 2010
8:17 pm
Dang…we can’t make a basket.
Why not drive to the hole?
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:17 pm
Bogut OWNS AL
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:17 pm
Bogut is money $$
Hawks v. Bucks
February 28th, 2010
8:17 pm
nice miss Joe …
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:18 pm
JOE is scared of contact
Clyde
February 28th, 2010
8:18 pm
FIRE WOODY
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:18 pm
I’m sorry but joe isnt anywhere clutch or smart enough in the 4th to be considered a serious superstar. He fails way more often than he succeeds in these “spotlight” moments.
O'Brien
February 28th, 2010
8:18 pm
Hawks only have 14 points in this quarter so far
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:19 pm
I agree joe wants to be a hero like lebron and kobe…ur an all star not superstar joe
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:19 pm
Sekou tweets: “Hawks go outside for must-have buckets. Bucks go inside.”
Co-f-cking-sign.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:19 pm
AGAIN I WAS RIGHT
Clyde
February 28th, 2010
8:19 pm
Superstars take the ball to the hole in the 4th quarter instead of settling for jump shots.
kiki
February 28th, 2010
8:19 pm
Al needs to rest!! maybe 2 games playing 20 minutes maximum. He looks tired, his shots aren’t falling (although in this game he has good numbers), he is not rebounding as he usually does, he is not protecting the middle. Maybe he is tired of guarding PGs thanks to the switching defense; And the sad thing is that there are 3 bigs sitting on the bench.
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:19 pm
joe 6-19, bibby 2-8, jamal 3-12. need i say more. Drive!
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:20 pm
wow we got a call
! I can’t believe it
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:20 pm
How many teams would the Hawks have without Smoove? 30? 35?
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:20 pm
Wins, not teams…
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:20 pm
Where are all those folks telling me to shutup even thought I was right about everything I said?
Jimmy
February 28th, 2010
8:20 pm
Bucks have been bumping like that all night.
Refs calling is a foul now?
About time.
Hawks v. Bucks
February 28th, 2010
8:20 pm
you suck Joe
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
FOUL??????????????
wcj
February 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
the hawks will have a new coach next season.
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
bad call
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
Now the refs are just rigging
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
Kobe!!!!!! shows up in the CLUTCH at point blank range (fantasy land)
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
Make that 19 shot attempts and no free throws by Joe.
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
Joe got a good shot. just didn’t go down.
Jimmy
February 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
No foul
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
That is a TERRIBLE call. Ball don’t lie.
Blast
February 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
Refs screwing us, man.
Sautee
February 28th, 2010
8:22 pm
I’m out of town and can’t see the game. But the box score has Horford 17 and 9 and Bogut 14 and 9 and folks are saying Bogut OWNS Al? I mean he’s a true 7 footer, but if he OWNS Al, then what about the production?
Can someone explain?
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:22 pm
Let’s see if Woody gets any further than getting the ball to JJ on that clipboard.
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:22 pm
I dont see why joe cant drive and dish it off to josh for an easy dunk instead of trying to be an superstar
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:23 pm
TIME FOR ISO AND A LOSS
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:23 pm
One good thing about this game? Hawks cant play much worse….and the bucks are only up 2.
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:23 pm
Sautee, people overreact.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:23 pm
bout time Kobe came through
Jimmy
February 28th, 2010
8:23 pm
They are mauling the hawks under the basket with no calls.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:23 pm
………………
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:23 pm
Finally a made shot. GOT DAMN
Hawks v. Bucks
February 28th, 2010
8:23 pm
better Joe, better!
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:23 pm
you still suck joe
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:24 pm
gotta play D now. go Hawks.
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:24 pm
Jamal wit the prayer.. yet again…
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:24 pm
Sautee, in this game every time Bogut has posted up Horford and been single-covered he has scored. Horford I believe has scored on a post-up on Bogut once. I wouldn’t go as far as to say Bogut owns Horford, but Bogut has played a better game despite the stats. Milwaukee hasn’t done a good job of consistently getting him the ball.
And I’m not one of the people who typically criticizes Horford or says he shouldn’t be playing center. But this is the truth in this game so far.
Jimmy
February 28th, 2010
8:25 pm
Joe is playing for a new contract.
If he keeps playing like this, it will hurt him.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:25 pm
Only a team like the Bucks will allow u this many opportunities…
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:25 pm
why does Marvin have 5 shots…?
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:25 pm
just looks like it on TV. Al plays bigger than he is Sautee.
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:25 pm
if we cant defend homecourt, why have it.
Rod from College Park
February 28th, 2010
8:25 pm
Stackhouse>Marvin Williams
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:25 pm
why call a TO?
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:25 pm
FINALLY the Hawks get a key stop on Bogut. About time.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:25 pm
lol Bogut wanted to get bailed out on that one
Sautee
February 28th, 2010
8:26 pm
Enter your comments here
J.J.M.,
Yeah, we were watchuing Kobe against DEN. He was having an AWFUL shooting ame so he started driving and dishing.
Why can’t Joe?
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:26 pm
I say JJ gets this one.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:26 pm
Rod, Marvin has actually played a decent game today. He’s not the reason the Hawks have struggled. Blame the backcourt in this game.
JustChillFans
February 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
Its funny how everybody says someone sucks then soon as they makes a shot everybody says good shot or bout time. lol u fans are pathetic. y are u on a blog to criticize ur team????? i dont get it..
O'Brien
February 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
JJ is 7-21, and Crawford is 3-13. I wonder who takes the shot
Blast
February 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
Hawks have to score right here, right now!
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
Kobe time….
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
clock fail
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
You gotta love Philips Arena’s game clocks. This is like what, the 100th time the clock has stopped working during a game?
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
What the hell is up with the Hawks and these late game clock malfunctions.
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
——————–
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
Woodson pretends to draw up a play….
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
Hawks seem to have more clock trouble than any other games I see. what’s the deal?
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:28 pm
The pressure is bursting out of the Arena…
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:28 pm
Sautee why are u tryin to defend Joe. He’s probably the main reason the offense is so bad. Hoggin the ball all damn day.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:28 pm
The Toilet Bowl in New Jersey is coming down to the wire too. Wizards-Nets tied with a minute left.
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:28 pm
Joe takes the shot.. w/out question.
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
8:28 pm
WTF is Joe doing. He’s pounding the ball near halfcourt.. Give the ball to Crawford….
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
maybe next time kobe
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
Crawford bailed us out all year long. He is struggling now. JJ is not a superstar he is a complimentary player, he should have accepted what we offered in the offseason. when are we going to develop Teague? when bibby is a year older? i dont want him to be Acie Law Jr. and here is OT again
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
GAME WINNER FOR KOBElite……..fail
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
Joe with the brick LOL
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
Is it a crime to pass the f-cking ball on the potential game-winning possession? Or drive inside, for that matter?
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
kobe,lebron and wade would have drove the ball…
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
Man, seriously. That’s the best shot he could get? I’m more comfortable with Joe’s little leaner in the lane then that.
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
Why would you go ISO Joe against Salmons. He’s been causing Joe fits all night…
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
LOL Rathbun acting like the ref spotted the clock freezing. The guy in the suit courtside was yelling in the ref’s ear, as was Duck.
How does Jamal not take that last shot? HE’S THE ONE WITH THE GAME WINNER THIS YEAR, NOT JOE
Hawks v. Bucks
February 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
took way to much time to develop, should have gotten a better look than that
Blast
February 28th, 2010
8:30 pm
I don’t like this, man. Overtime has not been good for the Hawks. They’ve had 2 this season and lost both of them.
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:30 pm
lol Kobelite, more like Salmonslite
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:30 pm
Hawks better win this
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
8:30 pm
HOW THET HELL DOES THE CLOCK JUST RANDOMLY STOP?
WTF IS WRONG WITH THIS ARENA?
THIS HAS BEEN THE LEAST IMPRESSIVE GAME I’VE EVER SEEN, MINUS THE ORLANDO GAMES AND THAT HORNET ‘S GAME.
THIS TEAM IS DONE. NO HEART AT ALL. WOODSON HAS TO BURN THE STARTERS JUST TO COMPETE WITH THIS JOKE TEAM
Clyde
February 28th, 2010
8:30 pm
Woody draws up an Iso Joe when after they stop to fix the shot clock. smh
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:30 pm
should have taken that shot earlier and allowed for rebound put back
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:30 pm
Joe MR.ANTI CLUTCH
O'Brien
February 28th, 2010
8:30 pm
najeh, melvin,
Al and Josh are 14-24 combined, while JJ and Crawford are 10-34, but of course they take the last shot.
What about going inside? What about driving the ball and seeing if the refs give you the call.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:31 pm
Hawks have had three OT’s beat the blazers once
niremetal
February 28th, 2010
8:31 pm
Come on, Woody. Why an ISO instead of a screen roll there?
Loserville USA
February 28th, 2010
8:31 pm
Exactly why not to re-sign Joe Johnson. Bad shot. Not a Kobe.
Another EXTREMELY immature effort by a team that’s headed for a first-round exit.
Can’t play against teams with a big man.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:32 pm
LOL ALotta people left. They don’t even wanna finish this garbage game.
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:32 pm
We are lucky Toronto is withouth Bosh right now, or we could kiss the 4 seed goodbye
Ken Strickland
February 28th, 2010
8:32 pm
Woody did all of that diagraming and all we ended up with is ISO Joe and a forced jumpshot. This team is struggling and our HC has absolutely no answers or solutions. Teague had a good run early only to be ignored for the rest of the gm, while Bibby continues to get mins with no production.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:32 pm
Sekou’s boy Luke Ridnour has played a solid game and has taken a lot of Brandon Jennings’ minutes recently.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:32 pm
lol@rob Salmons
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:32 pm
BUTTERFINGERS
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:32 pm
I already have a pretty bad feeling about this game.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:33 pm
game over
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:33 pm
Man, back to back OT losses AT HOME would be devastating.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:33 pm
Another overtime collapse.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:33 pm
Dont dell me the Hawks gave up when Kobelite Johnson missed that game winner attempt???
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
8:33 pm
This team has fallen apart…
JustChillFans
February 28th, 2010
8:34 pm
Why is smooth on the 3 point line with the ball dribbling??? do u ever see gasol or garnett or duncan trying to cross somebody over and take them fro the 3 point line??? Come on smith, u gotta play smarter. his i.q. has to be low lol.
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
8:34 pm
OB,
I agree. At least drive the ball to the whole to put pressure on the defense..
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:35 pm
to bad hawks dont have a point guard that can drive the ball
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:35 pm
I swear if there was another team in ATL I would watch them. Why do we have to be stuck with the HAWKS
O'Brien
February 28th, 2010
8:35 pm
More jump shots from the Hawks…
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:36 pm
J-Smoove is the Hawks’ MVP.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:36 pm
Josh is gettin it
Loserville USA
February 28th, 2010
8:36 pm
Need a coach who’s going to light these babies up when they play lousy.
Hawks are proof playground basketball doesn’t work in the NBA.
sam'l
February 28th, 2010
8:36 pm
I predict the Hawks will eventually win this but only because they are scared to lose.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:36 pm
Wow GREAT defense by Horford. The Bogut-Horford battle has swung the Hawks’ way over the last few minutes.
Sautee
February 28th, 2010
8:36 pm
Bone,
WTF?
Look again if you think I was defending Joe
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
8:36 pm
big shot by Joe with Salmons in his jock strap…
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:37 pm
big shot from Kobelite….wish those were more consistent
Jimmy
February 28th, 2010
8:37 pm
OK…let’s not waste this possession
Jimmy
February 28th, 2010
8:37 pm
Joe heating up finally!
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
8:37 pm
Thank you Joe…. way to step it up…
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:37 pm
Hawks finally waking up?
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:37 pm
where did Joe come from?
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:37 pm
“Hawks are proof playground basketball doesn’t work in the NBA.”
I wish the Hawks played playground basketball. On the playground, people drive the ball inside and play aggressively. They don’t stand around and watch one guy jack up jumper after jumper.
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:38 pm
haters.
JustChillFans
February 28th, 2010
8:38 pm
Looks like joe is saving the hawks. but you fans would probably disagree.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:38 pm
I wonder why this man cant do this more consistently in the clutch??? Butterflies? What’s going to get this guy over the hump???
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:38 pm
folks dont know elite talent until its gone..
smh…
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:38 pm
good call Naj.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:38 pm
Finally Joe is hitting shots. He still refuses to drive inside or try to get to the free throw line, of course, but I’ll settle for made jumpers.
Loserville USA
February 28th, 2010
8:39 pm
Ever see that infant Smith NOT hustle back on defense.
Gets too much credit these days… he’s not a complete player. Not even close.
A prima donna whiner.
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:40 pm
exactly why Marvin should be in late…
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:40 pm
wdf
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:40 pm
JustChillFans, the bucks are the bucks. The bucks have gave hawks COUNTLESS times to win/get back into this game. COUNTLESS. OF COURSE finally Kobelite Johnson would have to make some.
Don’t act like dude wasnt stinking it up for the MAJORITY of the time.
The Magic and Cavs wont give us this many opportunites
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
8:40 pm
Another big shot by Joe..
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:40 pm
kobelite stepping up
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:40 pm
folks watched Melo and Kobe shoot blanks.. and complain about Joe…
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:40 pm
poor D on Craw
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:41 pm
choke
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:41 pm
that was a dumb shot
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:41 pm
Those of you who think we are “haters” for criticizing Joe are missing the point. If Joe would drive inside more and put more pressure on opposing interior defenses, he would have so much more room to shoot those jumpers he loves. By refusing to utilize that part of his game, he makes it easier for opponents to defend him. This is something which, ironically, Jamal Crawford understands. Jamal drives inside when his shots aren’t falling. Joe just continues to shoot brick after brick hoping he can shoot himself out of a slump.
Hawks v. Bucks
February 28th, 2010
8:41 pm
joe takes good shots … joe takes absolutely horrible shots
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:41 pm
if the bucks get a wide open three here
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:41 pm
hawks cant afford another overtime with fould trouble
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:42 pm
“folks watched Melo and Kobe shoot blanks.. and complain about Joe…”
Kobe had 12 assists and 8 free throw attempts today and his team beat a legit contender.
Loserville USA
February 28th, 2010
8:42 pm
There’s that famous Hawks immaturity. Outside shot after outside shot.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:42 pm
well how about that
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:43 pm
how u like Big Al now, Bogut!
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:43 pm
Shaq is getting surgery on his thumb, Big Z is def going back to Cavs, not like we didnt know that
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:43 pm
Stay off the court, Woody!
niremetal
February 28th, 2010
8:44 pm
Ladies and gents, I give you….
CONFIRMATION BIAS!!!!
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:44 pm
I read Z was mad a getting traded, rob. might give another team a chance?
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
8:44 pm
Good thing Josh challenge Salmons shot b/c he had Marvin beat…
Jimmy
February 28th, 2010
8:44 pm
Yeah Cheer Squad
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:45 pm
Najeh…
he’s a shooter… he is what he is… think what you want, he’s taken high % shots all year… he’s made a consistent effort to get points in the lane… a high IQ player… if he could drive dont you think he would chose too… your coach should iso him on the block
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:45 pm
lol a player can eff up CONSISTENTLY then does one or a few things right and people come along like “uh oh uh oh what were you saying”……
Boys were in here like Bibby has been playing like an all star all year when he finally made back 2 back 3s last game.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:45 pm
LMAO @ the folks on this blog trying to compare Joe to Kobe and Melo. Man stop smokin’
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:46 pm
“Kobe had 12 assists and 8 free throw attempts today and his team beat a legit contender.”
ask yourself who else on this team has proven you can go them for a bucket…?
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:46 pm
wow they are going to be done tommorow night in Chicago the starters were ran into the ground
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
lol@bone
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
Joe needs to be compared to like Brandon Roy. Not Kobe or Melo
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:46 pm
wow they are going to be done tommorow night in Chicago the starters were ran into the ground
just was saying that to myself
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
Again, lets S&T Chills to the buck for Salmons…
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
mannnn
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
uh oh
LOL@Ken!
February 28th, 2010
8:48 pm
Why does every team go to Al’s man in crunch time?
Who’s choice is it to play that stupid azz YMCA village flaggot Music? no wonder the Hawks are struggling!
niremetal
February 28th, 2010
8:48 pm
Shoulda inbounded and saved that timeout…
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:48 pm
think the bench will get some minutes tomorrow?
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:48 pm
if Kobe was on this team with THIS SCHEME he would have put up 26 shots as well… like he hasn’t done it before…
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:49 pm
“he’s a shooter… he is what he is… think what you want, he’s taken high % shots all year… he’s made a consistent effort to get points in the lane… a high IQ player… if he could drive dont you think he would chose too… your coach should iso him on the block”
Danilo Gallinari is a “shooter”. Daequan Cook is a “shooter”. Joe Johnson is a lot more than just that. The fact that he limits himself to just “shooting” when he is capable of so much more is incredibly frustrating. I’m not saying he hasn’t had good games this year, or even that he hasn’t had a good season. In fact I’m not even saying he shouldn’t shoot. I am saying that on days like today when his shot is clearly off, he doesn’t understand how to change his approach to maintain his effectiveness. He is too talented to have a net negative effect on games like he’s had today.
But I agree about the coach.
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
Marvin…
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
WHEW!!!!
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
-exhales in relief-
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
more Marvin… less Jamal.
falcon21
February 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
This team has as much talent as anyone minus the big man. That being said Morris is a big man but is never used. Talent is available on the bench. Teague is wasting his time as a Hawk as long as we have Woody. A six man RO will not get it done in the NBA.
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
Whewwwww…. Hard fought win…
mgm
February 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
Are you kidding me. These Hawks have regressed as the year has gone by. They were better when they thought they weren’t. Now they are falling back into the team that plays 3 quarters of team ball and the end of the game like they have forgotten what got them there. ISO Joe is not effective against good teams. Where is the bench. Where is the ball movement. They are going to make the playoffs. They ought to forget about position and take the remainder of the season to work in the bench players and no matter what the score play team ball at the end of the game. Win or Lose.
J.J.M.
February 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
so who grabbed the back of their head?
Blast
February 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
Wow! Hawks had us on a bender there for a while, but they pulled it off!
Now Hawks half a game ahead of Boston.
Loserville USA
February 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
Time to spray the Wizard air freshener because the bathroom stinks again.
After last night’s Nets-Celtics game the 4-0 record against Boston doesn’t look too shiny, does it?
LUCKY.
BONE
February 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
Seriously ya’lls love affar with Joe is hilarious LOL.
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
8:51 pm
The Philips Arena scorers table crew is a joke. How do you not control the clock? How does it magically start running during FTs? It’s an embarrassment being affiliated with this franchise
Sautee
February 28th, 2010
8:52 pm
bigdave,
The point about Kobe was that he adjusted his game to be a distributor when he wasn’t hitting his shots. I’d love to see Joe make similar adjustments.
Yes, Kobe has been selfish earlier in his career. But not tonight.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:52 pm
“if Kobe was on this team with THIS SCHEME he would have put up 26 shots as well… like he hasn’t done it before…”
I have a much bigger problem with Joe’s 2 free throw attempts than his 26 shots attempted. If Kobe was in a scheme designed around isolating him, there’s no way he (or Melo, or Wade, or Brandon Roy) would end up with only 2 free throw attempts.
joBjo
February 28th, 2010
8:52 pm
HE’S ALL WE GOT. BONE.
Concerned Citizen
February 28th, 2010
8:52 pm
Josh does the defensive and sorry aise al gets the rebound.
Amongst all NBA center Big Azz Al is number 23 for block shots. We wouldnt have to got to over time If Al would start knocking people on their butts. Instead hes always on his….looking for a place to lay down and wolf a whooper.
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:53 pm
Woody will put the bench players in all at the same time. In the 2nd quarter. And then we wont ever see them again. Starters all played 40 plus minutes including crawford. Except Bibby had 23. Oh well Woodson said it before. its not about minutes its about wins. Really Woody? nuff said
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:53 pm
Did anybody catch last game when Joe too it to the hole strong and finished…I think some other cat and myself pointed it out on the blog. Why cant he do that more????
I agree he limits himself and has more confidence in his jumper than getting to the rack.
Concerned Citizen
February 28th, 2010
8:54 pm
falcon21 as sorry as Al is hes better than any one on our bench in the 5 position.
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:54 pm
c’mon…
there is a difference b/t those players and a Joe Johnson… yes he has the ability to play make.. drive… etc. however, like Vick when in doubt.. he will go to what he does best.. if he feels its time to drive he will … if he trust his shot more he will shoot… w/ his lack of explosiveness and the way refs officiate him trust he’ll do what gives him the best opportunity to excel. if thats his highly contested floater he’ll take it, if its a fall away he’ll put it up.. its a preference thing with Joe, you either like his game or you dont.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
8:55 pm
Josh really impressed me tonight when he was giving it his all, full of energy, while the other guys lagged around lookin like bums.
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
8:55 pm
GOOD JOB WOODY. YOU RUN 2 STARTERS INTO THE GROUND WITH MINUTES AND HAVE CHICAGO TOMORROW NIGHT. TEAGUE PLAYS WELL IN 1ST HALF BUT IT NO WHERE TO BE SEEN IN 2ND. I DONT TIHNK I’VE SEEN TEAGUE PLAY IN THE 2ND HALF IN RELEVANT MINUTES IN ABOUT 3 MONTHS
WOODSON IS JUIST COACHING FOR A CONTRACT. THIS TEAM IS GOING TO BE BURNT OUT JUST SAVING THE #4 SEED FOR APRIL. WHO CARES ABOUT #3 SEED? ORLANDO OWNS US WORSE THAN CLEVELAND.
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
8:55 pm
GOOD JOB WOODY. YOU RUN 2 STARTERS INTO THE GROUND WITH MINUTES AND HAVE CHICAGO TOMORROW NIGHT. TEAGUE PLAYS WELL IN 1ST HALF BUT IT NO WHERE TO BE SEEN IN 2ND. I DONT TIHNK I’VE SEEN TEAGUE PLAY IN THE 2ND HALF IN RELEVANT MINUTES IN ABOUT 3 MONTHS
WOODSON IS JUIST COACHING FOR A CONTRACT. THIS TEAM IS GOING TO BE BURNT OUT JUST SAVING THE #4 SEED FOR APRIL. WHO CARES ABOUT #3 SEED? ORLANDO OWNS US WORSE THAN CLEVELAND..
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
8:55 pm
“ask yourself who else on this team has proven you can go them for a bucket…?”
Josh, for one, was consistently being aggressive and ended up with 22 points on above 50% shooting. Mo Evans was hitting shots when he was in the game. Granted, Bibby and Crawford weren’t doing the Hawks any favors. But if Joe was driving more, he wouldn’t have to rely on jump shooters to convert his dimes. He’d be able to lay the ball off to big men too.
Wabe
February 28th, 2010
8:55 pm
Looks like the Hawks pulled out the W. I’ll take any win we get, but I still leave this game with more concern than joy. This team isn’t the same team that was the talk of the league earlier in the season. I think it’s natural for a team to have its ups and downs. But, the way we handle the downs ultimately determines which route this team takes going down the stretch. We’ve got to figure out these 4th quarter lulls.
I could honestly care less what seed we’re currently in or how many games back we are of the Cavs/Magic/C’s. This team clearly isn’t playing as well as they need to be playing at this time of year. So, I still feel the door to experiment is open.
By the way, as I say after every game, more minutes for JT0 please.
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
8:57 pm
Hmmm, The Bucks 7ft center fail to get a double-double in an overtime game and the Hawks undersized center did…
dhawk
February 28th, 2010
8:57 pm
Najeh: Joe was driving earlier in the game and Bogut keep swatting this stuff out of there. Can’t keep doing something that ain’t working
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:57 pm
the starters are already appearing burnt out. That really sucks
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:58 pm
so Joe doesnt facilitate when its there? are his teammates going to convert?
amazing… lol.. wow.. just bring in a guy in here thats gonna dunk and sell tix… and maybe miss 20 games… lol…
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
8:58 pm
MARVIN AND BIBBY SHOULD HAVE THE WORD “USELESS” ON THE BACK OF THEIR JERSEYS.
I’M TIRED OF PLAYING 4 ON 12 EVERY NIGHT. JOE, HORFORD, SMOOVE, AND CRAWFORD VS. 9 OTHER PLAYERS + 3 REFS = 12
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:58 pm
Josh scored on iso’s?
falcon21
February 28th, 2010
8:59 pm
CC, never said Al was sorry, love his play but thanks to Woody we never really see what the bench can do.
rob
February 28th, 2010
8:59 pm
Chicago will be tough tommorow. At least Salmons doesnt play for them anymore
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
8:59 pm
why do we only play the bucks three times?
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
8:59 pm
THERE ARE NO EASY BASKETS ON THIS TEAM. EVERY BASKET IS TOUGH. JOE HAS TO GET CLUTCH BASKETS THROUGH AWKWARD FADEAWAYS. THROW THE BANK AT WADE THIS SUMMER AND LET JOE WALK
bigdave
February 28th, 2010
8:59 pm
so we can go to them and have a higher chance at conversion… ?
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
9:01 pm
“Amongst all NBA center Big Azz Al is number 23 for block shots.”
Actually it’s amongst all NBA players, not centers. Josh Smith and Paul Millsap are ahead of him, too, but neither one is a center.
And regardless, there’s a lot more to playing good defense as a center than just blocking shots.
rob
February 28th, 2010
9:01 pm
wheres MC at
rob
February 28th, 2010
9:03 pm
i would love to throw the bank at Wade but they said he aint coming here. Joe or bust
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
9:03 pm
And also, Bogut outplayed Horford for about 40 minutes, but Horford really stepped it up late in the 4th and overtime. He definitely won that center battle late in the game.
kiki
February 28th, 2010
9:04 pm
JJ = 47 minutes on friday, 44 today.
Josh = 42 minutes on friday, 46 today.
Al = 50 minutes on friday, 39 today.
But i don’t worry, b/c Woody is trying to find playing time for Randmo & the others.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
9:04 pm
JeJe you have issues, did you seriously say Bibby and Marvin should have “useless” on the back of their jerseys?? You’re correct about Bibby, but what sense does that make about Marvin??? CLEARLY Marvin should have something much more DEMEANING than just “useless” on the back of his jersey. You give this “man” too much credit.
KevinA
February 28th, 2010
9:05 pm
I can’t wait for the Rose Bibby match up.
Josh MVP what a stat line.
Concerned Citizen
February 28th, 2010
9:06 pm
Just Win Baby!
Wade cant win with J Oneal and company. Wade’s a loser. He can only win with a legit center and since Atlanta doesnt have one he wont come here.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 28th, 2010
9:06 pm
That backcourt better get in that hot tub tonight. Derrick Rose is licking his chops looking at the minutes played in this game.
JustChillFans
February 28th, 2010
9:06 pm
Man we wouldnt win half the games if we didnt have joe. u people are so dumb. if we lose joe and crawford starts who going to come off the bench and score no-one. we need craw and joe. u people act like its easy to score, this is the nba my friends. no easy buckets. why are you people trying to compare joe to kobe lebron or melo? nobody said joe was better than them. stop trying to compare them.
rob
February 28th, 2010
9:06 pm
im sure Woody will give Teague 4 minutes tommorow:)
rob
February 28th, 2010
9:07 pm
Derrick Rose is def licking them chops
Concerned Citizen
February 28th, 2010
9:08 pm
Yes, Im apologizing for Al too. Im trying to find something positive to say about him….
He has a nice jersey.
Why does comments about Al always seem like a consolation, a look at the bright side?
Concerned Citizen
February 28th, 2010
9:09 pm
Joe Johnson and J Smoove won this game….again!
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
9:10 pm
There’s nothing wrong with Al…you sound like an idiot
rob
February 28th, 2010
9:10 pm
woody is such a good coach. i think the starters should play the entire game tommorow and then pass out in the 4th
LOL@Ken
February 28th, 2010
9:11 pm
Al has “FREE BASKETS” , on the back of his jersey.
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
9:12 pm
With a head like that, surely Woodson can come up with better coaching methods than he currently produces. What a JUGGERNAUT.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
9:12 pm
rob
February 28th, 2010
9:10 pm
woody is such a good coach. i think the starters should play the entire game tommorow and then pass out in the 4th
hahahahahaha
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
9:13 pm
NBDL teams have easier upcoming schedules than the Hawks. We should lose no more than 1 of the next 7 games.
LOL@Ken
February 28th, 2010
9:14 pm
# 23rd CENTER in the NBA for block shots
# 10CENTER in the NBA for double double
#9 CENTER for scoring in the NBA
#14 CENTER in the NBA for rebounds.
Just want we need, a mediocre center.
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
9:14 pm
Yeah, easy schedule ahead. We need to separate ourselves from Boston
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
9:15 pm
I mean harder*
Just look at those teams on the schedule. Pathetic.
I hope we blow the Warriors out of the gym for what they did.
rob
February 28th, 2010
9:15 pm
the schedule looks easy, but Golden State on Friday looks scary:(. Curry time
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
9:16 pm
Teague should keep his azzzz on the bench! With Hamburger Collins and Wake me up Morris
Live From the Westside of Macon (artist formerly known as Mac-Town'z Finest 478)
February 28th, 2010
9:16 pm
JJ Reddick > Marvin Williams
rob
February 28th, 2010
9:16 pm
we better blow the warriors out the gym
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
9:17 pm
We should separate ourselves from Taylor.
dap01
February 28th, 2010
9:17 pm
The Hawks play a terrible brand of basketball. Give Woody an extention.
Sautee
February 28th, 2010
9:18 pm
Najeh,
Yeah, it’s hilarious that a certain multi-named blogger thinks the Hawks should have someone like Moses Malone in the middle. Of course they should but you can’t but one at the corner store.
But HERE’S the funny part: For all of Truth-serum’s rants about Al not blocking enough shots, Malone averaged 1.3 blocked shots for his career.
Horford’s blks per game so far in HIS career? 1.2 blocks per game.
But we need a Moses type center dammit! Forget that we have an ALL-STAR!
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
9:18 pm
LOL@Ken
February 28th, 2010
9:14 pm
# 23rd CENTER in the NBA for block shots
# 10CENTER in the NBA for double double
#9 CENTER for scoring in the NBA
#14 CENTER in the NBA for rebounds.
lol huh? where are you pulling these stats Horford is 9th in rebounding 11th in scoring 19th for blocks according to espn.com stop making stuff up
rob
February 28th, 2010
9:18 pm
wow John Hollinger on his chat on ESPN said we are predictable in OT today. Either ISO JOE or ISO jamal he is sure. Wow Shaq out for the year!
O'Brien
February 28th, 2010
9:19 pm
Hawks pulled it out, but as has been the case of late, it was a roller coaster ride.
I will not be surprised to see us beat Chicago tomorrow. At least Bibby should be fresh…
Melvin
February 28th, 2010
9:20 pm
Its a wrap. Big Z will definitely go back to the Cavs now. Shaq will miss 6-8 weeks b/c of thumb surgery.
Sautee
February 28th, 2010
9:20 pm
“u people act like its easy to score, this is the nba my friends. no easy buckets.”
Someone must have missed the GS game. THEY sure scored a LOT of easy buckets.
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
9:20 pm
“But i don’t worry, b/c Woody is trying to find playing time for Randmo & the others.”
LOl!!!!!!!!!
WOODSON SAID HE IS GOING TO SHORTEN ROTATION IN PLAYOFFS BUT THAT RANDMO AND JOE SMITH NEED TO BE READY BECAUSE THEY ARE VETS
SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME.
EXPLAIN HOW WOODSON SHORTENS HIS ALREADY PATHETICALLY SHORT ROTATION YET IS “GOING TO GIVE HIS VETERANS MINUTES.”
FIRE THIS GUY AND GET AVERY HERE.
rob
February 28th, 2010
9:21 pm
yeah big Z is headed back early to practice the handshake with lebron
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
9:21 pm
The rotation will be shortened by using no bench at all. duh! starters for 48 minutes!!!!!!!
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
9:25 pm
“u people act like its easy to score, this is the nba my friends. no easy buckets.”
Someone must have missed the GS game. THEY sure scored a LOT of easy buckets.
ESPECIALLY ON AL W H O R E F O R D
rob
February 28th, 2010
9:25 pm
they basically played the whole game today. and on friday. They must hate playing for Woody. what happened to all those blowouts early in the season?
Patrick
February 28th, 2010
9:26 pm
If the Hawks don’t get out of Round 2 this year, I hope they let Joe walk, fire Woodson, and re-build around the kids. Last year and this year have given a conclusive answer to the question, “How good can your team be when Joe Johnson is supposed to be your best player?” I’m ready to give the keys to the franchise to Josh and Al myself.
I also just don’t think Woodson is very smart. If you really like having a gunner who plays no defense and shoots at a below-average rate on the floor more than someone like Marvin, who at least defends and rebounds fairly well, I don’t think you understand basketball very well. I could stomach Jamal more if the Hawks had a 9 or 10-man rotation, where Jamal was shouldering the scoring load of a reserve team, but since the Hawks basically don’t play their bench at all he’s just a sixth starter, and I don’t think he is good enough to have that role on a “contender”.
rob
February 28th, 2010
9:27 pm
@johnhollinger In overtime, both teams will play 4-on-4 until one team scores … wait, that was earlier. Never mind. 46 minutes ago
@johnhollinger I’m shocked they called that last play for Bogut and not Salmons. Hawks will have last shot with 19.6 left. Iso-Joe or Iso-Jamal, for sure 50 minutes ago
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
9:28 pm
WHY WERE STACKHOUSE AND JENNINGS NOT IN? IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT STACK WANTED TO DO US IN FOR NOT SIGNING HIM WHEN HE MADE IT OBVIOUS HE’D PLAY FOR US AS HIS #1 CHOICE. THEY ARE PAYING HIM ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FOR NBA STANDARDS. LIKE 700K. HOW DID WE SIGN MARIO OVER THIS GUY?
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
9:28 pm
MARVIN AND SMOOVE’S MAN DEFENSE TONIGHT: HORRENDOUS
Taylor
February 28th, 2010
9:33 pm
Turn off your caps lock man
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
9:35 pm
With today’s updates, all stat are among NBA centers
Horford is the # 22 scoring center
1.5 turnovers vs 0.4 for steals
# 9 rebounds
#23 block shot
yet only 5 centers in the nba are getting to play more minutes than all.
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
9:38 pm
JeJe think with your head not with your emotions, turn lose of the caps…step away from the CAPS-lol
Patrick
February 28th, 2010
9:40 pm
I don’t think it’s really fair to bust on Al. He’s playing out of position, and the (semi-realistic) alternatives are Zaza, Collins, or playing Josh at the 5, none of which appeal to me very much. Joe, Jamal, and Woodson on the other hand make the same dumb, correctable mistakes over and over again.
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
9:41 pm
WOODSON DOES NOT USE THE BENCH. IT WILL BE THE DEMISE OF THIS FRANCHISE.
ROUND 2 SWEEP
BIBBY IS OVERWEIGHT . I SAID HE SHOULDA LOST WEIGHT BUT NO ONE LISTENED
MARVIN SUCKS
CRAWFORD IS SUCKING MOSTLY
BENCH SUCKS
WONT MATTER IF WE GET 3RD OR 4TH SEED.
CLEVELAND AND ORLANDO ARE SO FAR MORE ELITE THAN US.
TAKE AWAY DWIGHT VINCE AND RASHARD AND WE STILL LOSE TO ORLANDO
GOOD NIGHT
cp
February 28th, 2010
9:45 pm
Its to the point where anything Bibby and Marvin gives us is a surprise. They have been so bad that I don’t expect much from them anyway. Teague once again plays well only not to play in the second half. Great development there Woodrow. Woodrow is trying to get as many wins as he can so the bench will be shortened. So it wont be shocking if guys are tired around playoff time.
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
9:51 pm
Pat, I will go easy on Al because you are right, he the best we have at the position, but I like to keep the pressure on management to fix it as soon as possible because although we can be good with al at the 5 we will never be great!
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
9:52 pm
MARVIN AND BIBBY HAVE A COMBINED 6 YEARS AND 40+ MILLION LEFT ON THEIR CONTRACTS. NO ONE WANTS THEM, NO ONE OFFERED THEM A CONTRACT. GOOD JOB SUND. 42 MILLION DOLLARS!
O'Brien
February 28th, 2010
9:55 pm
cp,
Hawks have been very fortunate when it comes to injuries. Even the Bucks have been bit by the injury bug. They lost Redd for the year, and I think even Bogut missed some time. Miami has been playing without Wade, Bosh has missed time for Toronto, and the list goes on.
I just hope it doesnt come back to bite the Hawks, because imagine if one of our players gets hurt the last couple games of the season, or the first game in the playoffs.
We would not know what to do, because we haven’t faced that kind of adversity all year.
Ken Strickland
February 28th, 2010
10:16 pm
After breaking the gm down, here’s what I came up with. We’re at home and playing the front end of a back to back, and had to go into overtime to win. Here are the mins Woody forced his top 6 players to log. JSmith-46:14, MWilliams-40:15, AHorford-38:33, JJ-43:33, JCrawford-31:36 and MBibby-23.27. Of the 4 bench players other than Crawford that played, Zaza-14:22(5pts), MEvans-14:10(6pts), JTeague-7:10(4pts)either matched or exceeded MBibby’s pt total, and JoSmith played scored 3pts in only 5:40mins.
As long as our DUMB “A” HC keeps holding JTeague back, while giving Bibby’s nonproductive OFF and nonexistent DEF extended mins, we’ll continue struggling on OFF/DEF, especially down the stretch. ALTHOUGH WOODSON IS OFFICIALLY THE HC OF THE ATLANTA HAWKS, HE’S COACHING THE TEAM WITH THE MENTALITY AND APPROACH OF AN ASSISTANT COACH. ONLY A HC WITH AN ASSISTANT COACH’S MENTALITY WOULD BE STUPID ENOUGH TO PUBLICALLY STATE HE DOESN’T CARE ABOUT OFF, ESPECIALLY WHEN HIS TEAM IS HAVING OFF PROBLEMS.
Does anybody think we would have managed to take the gm into overtime if Skiles had played a zone against us down the stretch? JUST A THOUGHT.
Sautee
February 28th, 2010
10:19 pm
Once again Truth-serum (Just Win Baby) is outright LYING about Horford.
Here’s some reality:
Horford: 10th in scoring among centers (not 22nd)
.74 steals per game (not 0.4)
Tied for 6th in rebounds among centers (not 9th)
17th in blocked shots among centers (not 23rd)
All of the above can be fact checked at: http://www.nba.com/statistics/player/
Hoops
February 28th, 2010
10:20 pm
If Big Z has any ill feelings toward the Cavs, he could really stick it to them now that Shaq is out, by signing with the Hawks!
AllenW
February 28th, 2010
10:27 pm
The Hawks will be ok. They have a tendancy (like other Atlanta teams)to choke when they are on national television. It seems as though they think that they are suppose to lose when all eyes are on them. Hopefully they will play BIG when it counts playoff time.
Rod from College Park
February 28th, 2010
10:27 pm
Najeh Davenpoop,
“Rod, Marvin has actually played a decent game today. He’s not the reason the Hawks have struggled. Blame the backcourt in this game.”
OK!!! LOL
Rod from College Park
February 28th, 2010
10:29 pm
Stackhouse>Marvin
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
10:33 pm
I’d trade Marvin and Bibby for RIDNOUR and Stackhouse/Salmons any day.
What a joke
O'Brien
February 28th, 2010
10:34 pm
Rod,
Salmons > Marvin
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
10:34 pm
AMEN, KEN STRICKLAND.
ALL SKILES HAD TO DO WAS PUT IN STACKHOUSE TO GET THE WIN. DUDE HAD 20. HE COULDA DROPPED 40 ON US BECAUSE DUMB@$$ SUND DIDNT WANT TO PAY 700K FOR A CAREER 18+PPG PLAYER THIS PAST OFFSEASON
IDIOTS
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
10:37 pm
PLAYER NAME, TEAM NAME GP MPG BLK PF BLKPG BLKP48M BLK/PF
1
Dwight Howard , ORL
59 35.5 166 214 2.81 3.81 .78
2
Andrew Bogut , MIL
52 32.2 120 166 2.31 3.44 .72
3
Greg Oden , POR
21 23.9 48 84 2.29 4.59 .57
4
Brendan Haywood , DAL-WAS
56 33.1 121 159 2.16 3.13 .76
5
Samuel Dalembert , PHI
58 25.7 120 187 2.07 3.86 .64
6
Brook Lopez , NJN
58 36.9 110 188 1.9 2.47 .58
7
Kendrick Perkins , BOS
57 28.2 105 170 1.84 3.14 .62
8
Roy Hibbert , IND
59 24.0 103 207 1.75 3.5 .5
9
Emeka Okafor , NOH
59 29.7 100 165 1.7 2.74 .61
10
Marc Gasol , MEM
59 35.9 93 214 1.58 2.11 .44
11
Joakim Noah , CHI
50 31.1 78 158 1.56 2.41 .49
12
Erick Dampier , DAL
39 26.3 59 114 1.51 2.76 .52
13
Andrea Bargnani , TOR
55 34.8 81 167 1.47 2.03 .48
14
Jermaine O’Neal , MIA
54 28.9 78 167 1.44 2.4 .47
15
Joel Przybilla , POR
30 22.7 43 95 1.43 3.03 .45
16
Andrew Bynum , LAL
55 31.0 78 162 1.42 2.2 .48
17
Joel Anthony , MIA
58 15.0 79 114 1.36 4.37 .69
18
Ronny Turiaf , GSW
29 20.6 39 67 1.34 3.13 .58
19
Andris Biedrins , GSW
33 23.1 44 117 1.33 2.77 .38
19
JaVale McGee , WAS
33 10.9 44 45 1.33 5.89 .98
21
Chris Kaman , LAC
52 35.8 66 146 1.27 1.7 .45
22
Ben Wallace , DET
59 29.6 72 116 1.22 1.98 .62
23
Al Horford , ATL
57 35.3 68 161 1.19 1.62 .42
24
Shaquille O’Neal , CLE
Ken Strickland
February 28th, 2010
10:37 pm
SAUTEE-are you actually expecting an ANAL MINDED MORON like TRUTH SERUM, who’s sole purpose is to belittle AHorford to further his own agenda, to be honest about his accomplishments? I’ll bet this MORON will have difficultly accepting the fact that Horford outplayed ABogat tonight. Coming into this gm, Bogat was one of the NBA’s hottest players, averaging 20PPG and 14.5RPG over their 6gm win streak, and his seasonal averages are 16PPG and 10.5+RPG. Well, AHorford held him to 14pts and 9 rebounds, while scoring 17pts and grabbing 10rebounds.
UNDERSIZED, PLAYING OUT OF POSITION, NATURAL PF AHORFORD DID SOMETHING NO OTHER BIG HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO OVER THE LAST 6GMS, AND THAT’S HOLD THE NBS’s HOTTEST BIG MAN UNDER HIS SEASONAL AVERAGES, WHILE SURPASSING HIS OWN SEASONAL AVERAGES AGAINST HIM. HAVING A BIG DOMINANT CENTER CERTAINLY DIDN’T HELP THE BUCKS WIN TONIGHT, DID IT ANAL MINDED MORON(ALIAS TRUTH SERUM, SYBIL).
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
10:37 pm
Get your fact straight bytch!
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
10:40 pm
steals
Al Horford , ATL
57 35.3 85 1.5 2.0 1.47 .49
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
10:43 pm
Gee he moved up to nine from ten. how impressive.
1
Dwight Howard , ORL
59 35.5 209 3.5 586 9.9 795 13.5 18.2
2
David Lee , NYK
58 37.2 155 2.7 513 8.8 668 11.5 14.9
3
Joakim Noah , CHI
50 31.1 184 3.7 385 7.7 569 11.4 17.6
4
Andrew Bogut , MIL
52 32.2 167 3.2 378 7.3 545 10.5 15.6
5
Brendan Haywood , DAL-WAS
56 33.1 226 4.0 356 6.4 582 10.4 15.1
6
Samuel Dalembert , PHI
58 25.7 167 2.9 389 6.7 556 9.6 17.9
7
Marc Gasol , MEM
59 35.9 175 3.0 380 6.4 555 9.4 12.6
8
Emeka Okafor , NOH
59 29.7 189 3.2 364 6.2 553 9.4 15.2
9
Al Horford , ATL
57 35.3 152 2.7 381 6.7 533 9.4 12.7
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
10:47 pm
Mr. Strickland, I can admit Al play much better in the second half and had a good game playing over his head. Yes, we agree, he is a power forward. Glad you can admit that. Its been two seasons in the making.
Having said that, we still need a center. I understand you are emotional, but go easy on the caps.
Have a good night!
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
10:48 pm
Al Horford , ATL
Turnovers
1.5
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
10:49 pm
Ditto on the DUMB AZZ SUND!
nunna yo biznezz
February 28th, 2010
10:49 pm
jeje,don’t call sund dumb!!
it was woody who said at the beginning of last year and this one that he didn’t have a bench in the ‘08 season,and sund brought in some young talent for him to develope last year and he didn’t..
then,he said after last years season that he needed some vets,and sund brought in crawford,joe smith and still some young talent in Jeff Teague,and he still has not developed the bench nor the youngster at all..
the reason sund did not sign stackhouse is because he gave woody what he wanted,and yet still,he is playing the freak outta these players and come playoffs time,they will have no legs..
in a way,i think he is getting back at woody and telling the ASG,”look,i gave this guy everything he wanted,so when are u gonna let me find a real coach to bring in here and move us along”??
and only then,will they listen..
JeJe
February 28th, 2010
10:51 pm
nunna, good stuff. I hope you’re right
FIRE MIKE WOODSON
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
10:52 pm
GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BYTCH SALTEE!
nunna yo biznezz
February 28th, 2010
10:52 pm
CORRECTION!!
jeje,don’t call sund dumb!!
it was woody who said at the beginning of last year that he didn’t have a bench in the ‘08 season,and sund brought in some young talent for him to develope last year and he didn’t..
then,he said after last years season that he needed some vets,and sund brought in crawford,joe smith and still some young talent in Jeff Teague,and he still has not developed the bench nor the youngster at all..
the reason sund did not sign stackhouse is because he gave woody what he wanted,and yet still,he is playing the freak outta the starters and come playoffs time,they will have no legs..
in a way,i think he is getting back at woody and telling the ASG,”look,i gave this guy everything he wanted,so when are u gonna let me find a real coach to bring in here and move us along”??
and only then,will they listen..
Just win Baby
February 28th, 2010
10:53 pm
FIRE TEAGUE!
nunna yo biznezz
February 28th, 2010
10:58 pm
the thing that gets to me jeje,is that sund might wait till the end of the season when i think that the move needs to be made right now..
woody has to go..he likes to be in a situation to where he does not have to draw up x’s and o’s and all he has to do is say,”we need to rebound better”,or “we need to drive to the hoop and get more fouls on them”,or smile at josh when he is arguing with the refs and making dumb shots and say,”come on j-smoove,come on”..
mo evans had a good game,and when he called for him to come back into the game,mo took his time and thats when u saw him say to mo,”come on come on”!..then woody started talking crap to mo and mo just tuned him out and turned his head..
this team is tuning him out..
O'Brien
February 28th, 2010
10:58 pm
nunna yo biznezz,
Does Woody blame Sund for not getting him better bench players, or does Sund blame Woody for not developing the bench players he has, or does Sund blame the ASG for not giving him more money to sign better bench players?
I wonder if they will play the blame game this offseason…
nunna yo biznezz
February 28th, 2010
10:59 pm
lmao@just win baby
nunna yo biznezz
February 28th, 2010
11:09 pm
O’brien,woody asked for more scoring off the bench and vets..and thats what he got..we had a draft pick in the 1st and Sund saw a need for a PG,(which i don’t blame him for getting),but our coach does not have the know how or patience to work with PG’S at all..
Sund might blame both woody and the asg..woody for not working with him on the talent that he brought in with what he had to work with the salary cap and all..and sund may also blame the asg for tying his hands and keeping woody and not get the players he wanted..
i blame woody..all the way..how can u be so backwards and not show that u can coach..that u can develope players and put together a team and do something with them..
how is woody gonna defend his resume??huh??
we got better every year despite his coaching..
why do u think that j-chills said no??
the golden state game showed us that teague,horford,smoove,crawford and moe evans would benefit this team to RUN,RUN,RUN!!
and when woody went back into his iso joe and iso jamaal halfcourt offense,we sucked..its not fair nor is it smart to have fans out coach your coach atlanta..its not!!
Patrick
February 28th, 2010
11:10 pm
How is this for raised expectations though: People are arguing on this forum on where to distribute blame after a win over one of the hottest teams in the league. To think we would be here five years ago…
nunna yo biznezz
February 28th, 2010
11:13 pm
yall have a good nite people..i got to get up in 9 hours and get on the phone and go to work..if u get a telemarketing call on your job or at home,its probably me..
looking forward to talking to ya!!
nyb
nunna yo biznezz
February 28th, 2010
11:20 pm
hello patrick,
we have people on here who share your view too…
and we have people who share mine as well..
it does not make sense to others like myself when you do win against one of the hottest teams like u said,but,we win in a way that we did not have to be..
when u keep your hot players in and they are outplaying the other team and then u take them out and they never come back in at all..just like tonite..and u wear down your own legs..
sad!!
so,how would you feel patrick??
to be like othello hunter and work his butt off and get cut to bring back someone who can’t shoot..
or,randmo,and lose weight and not get into games at all,and now u are in the speedy claxton wear section,lol…
just to name a few
shannon
February 28th, 2010
11:33 pm
Hey look at it like this.. We were major players in the mario west sweepstakes instead of signing Stackhouse lol
Patrick
March 1st, 2010
12:13 am
I don’t think either opinion is right or wrong, just interesting how expectations change over time. I think that the problems that occurred tonight are not new issues. Woodson doesn’t use his bench enough, except for Crawford, who he plays too much. Joe settles for jumpers too much. None of this matters too much now. The playoffs will prove if the Hawks are in a 4-team top tier of Eastern Conference teams (optimistic outlook) or the best non-contending team in the East (pessimistic). A frustrating win against the Bucks in February doesn’t change that picture ultimately.
Something of a side note, but I can’t help but ask this question. Do you think that the Hawks made such a stink about going after Big Z because they knew there was no chance he would go anywhere except back to Cleveland, so it would make Sund/ASG look like they were trying to spend money to upgrade for the playoffs? If the Hawks were willing to use their MLE on Z (who is largely washed up and would have to be taught a completely new system), why wouldn’t they have used that money on better talent (Ramon Sessions and Nate Robinson come immediately to mind) during the previous off-season? Just seems really hard to believe that ownership really thinks Big Z is the missing piece to the puzzle.
Clyde
March 1st, 2010
12:17 am
JeJe your posts remind me of me 2 tears ago. Keep it up man. But at the end of your posts put FIRE WOODY instead of Fire Mike Woodson. I have it trademarked but you can use it.
I don’t like Horford either but lying on the man’s stats is dead wrong.
FIRE WOODY
bigstack19
March 1st, 2010
12:23 am
The NBA is such a joke of a league anyway. You trade a guy away to a team that releases him just so he can end up re-signing in a month with the team that traded him is absolute b.s. If it helps LeBron the NBA will never change it. Also, if you get within 5 feet of LeBron you get called for a foul. The NBA refs are the worst in all of pro sports. The stars of the NBA today, i.e. Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, Dwight Howard and even Kobe are good, but they couldn’t hold the jock straps of players like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Dominique Wilkins, and the rest of those players who helped rebuild the league in the 80’s.
Ken Strickland
March 1st, 2010
12:41 am
PATRICK-where have you been when we’ve lost to the worst teams in the NBA, or teams missing several keys players, and at home no less? We definitely added more talent, size and experience to our bench. We’ve also avoided injuries, unlike last yr, and even though we’ve defeated Boston 4 times, and they’ve had to deal with key injuries, we’re struggling to stay even with them for 3rd place in the East. We’ve played poorly and inconsistently over the last 32-33gms, struggled to win at home and been unable to defeat the 2 teams we’ll have to defeat if we expect to better last yrs playoff results.
The hottest team in the NBA also had 2 players recently add to the roster, Salmons and Stackhouse, and those 2 players gave us fits. They victimized us early by taking advantage of Woody’s beloved switching DEF by using pick and roll to isolate Bibby on one of their Bigs. At least Woodson had the sense to get Bibby out of the gm and didn’t play him much down the stretch.
And for those wondering and/or complaining about JJ not attacking the basket, remember, because of Bibby’s inability to defend, JJ had to play the much quicker and faster PG that Bibby couldn’t play, and he played 45:33mins. HOW IN THE HELL CAN YOU ATTACK THE BASKET WHEN HE WAS EXHAUSTED BECAUSE HIS DUMB “A” HC WOULDN’T GIVE HIM A REST? THANK GOD FOR HALFTIME.
BravesFan404
March 1st, 2010
12:48 am
come on, you guys sound like a bunch of losers cryin about a team of monkeys playing a bafoonery game . its not that serious. doesnt take much to put a ball in a hole, follow a REAL sport and stop crying over these overpaid thugs
Coach D
March 1st, 2010
9:19 am
Get off Big Duck’s tail! He doesn’t get enough PT.
heelsfan
March 1st, 2010
2:18 pm
For at least once, Woody would you please get a technical or maybe even two. You just let the refs call anything without much debate.You act like you dont want anyone else on your staff to prove that the can make adjustments. Please develop another offensive scheme. What the hell happen to the highlight factory. It’s been more of a twilight factory lately.
heelsfan
March 1st, 2010
3:09 pm
@BravesFan404. Why they have to be thugs? You going a little hard aren’t you.