Hawks Squawks: Knicks 99, Hawks 98
Smoove gets stuffed. (AP Photo)
– Dramatic ending but it didn’t have to be that way. The Hawks lost by a point on a night when they really only played defense for parts of two quarters. Now they are 1-3 against the Knicks, a game behind Boston for No. 3 in the East and 3.5 games behind the Magic in the Southeast.
– Josh made a nice strip of Toney Douglas on New York’s final possession and Jamal corralled it. “I didn’t call a timeout because I thought we had numbers,” Woody said.
– Jamal did a good job pushing it into the lane and made a nice pass to Smoove. Wilson Chandler got up and blocked it at the rim. Al’s follow was too late. “Jamal made a great play,” Woody told reporters. “Smoove normally finishes that. He would normally would put that away. But Chandler made a great play.”
– It’s not always easy to explain with numbers (though in this case New York’s 50.6 percent shooting does it pretty well) but the Hawks just look like a much different team when they are getting after it on defense. “Our defense finally picked up late in the fourth quarter and got us back in the game,” Woody said.
– You could see the contrast during certain possessions. The Knicks opened the period with a Douglas layup when Jamal was inattentive on the weakside. Later Eddie House buried a jumper when Smoove was late to rotate and made a halfhearted attempt to challenge. Chandler made a 3 when Gallinari got into the lane and pitched out and Bibby was late to close.
– But during the comeback the Hawks showed how they can take over with defense when they decide to do it. Chandler missed a 3 under pressure leading to a Smoove fastbreak and two free throws. Jamal recovered to challenge Gallinari’s 3, leading to a Horford steal and J.J.’s free throw that got the Hawks within 97-96.
– A possession at the end of the first quarter might have been best of all for the Hawks. Mo hounded Gallinari, then switched to David Lee on a screen and denied the pass as Horford showed hard and forced Gallinari to give it to Chandler. J.J. harassed Chandler, Smoove helped out and Chandler shot an airball.
– Impressive to see the Hawks working hard and helping, but the problem is that kind of spirited effort only lasts for a few possessions at a time. What happened to the squad that digs in and wins with D even if nothing else is going right?
– And where is the focus? Bibby threw a pass to no one with the Hawks down 92-85. And it’s hard to find much fault with Josh considering the way he’s playing, but that long jumper with the Hawks down 97-96 and six seconds still on the shot clock was damaging. That came after he was dominating the Knicks on the block.
– Lee got his fifth foul early in the fourth. The Hawks never really went at him aggressively and instead jacked jumpers. “I thought our shots coming down the stretch were awful,” Woody said. “We could have gone inside. We were in the penalty early in the fourth quarter and didn’t take advantage of that.”
– The Knicks set an NBA record with 18 3-point attempts without a make while losing to the sorry Nets on Saturday. Then the Hawks show up, open 3s are plentiful and the Knicks make 10 of 15.
– Somehow, the Hawks kept losing Gallinari at the 3-point line. The guy had made 141 3s in 61 games. “We talked about it before the game, the guy can shoot the basketball,” assistant coach Larry Drew told sideline reporter James Verrett during the game.
– Bibby was a non-factor with 1 point, 0-for-4 shooting, one assist and a turnover. Jamal was just 5 of 16 while missing lots of runners trying to draw fouls.
– That’s three Knicks victories in four games against the Hawks. “We’re not matched up well for some reason,” Woody said. “We played well enough to win tonight. But we were our own worst enemies coming down the stretch.”
– Joe Smith hasn’t played since suffering a bloody nose in the first half at Miami. The Hawks say he’s OK so apparently Woody’s just not using him after he was good against the Heat.
–Iso-Joe: missed stepback jumper (led to a Lee dunk) and a tough runner made over Al Harrington.
– I’m out, Hawks fans.
MC
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Clyde
March 9th, 2010
12:29 pm
Samuel you down so down. You were so energetic when the season started. I guess reality has set in hasn’t it. Woody at best is a assistant coach and the Hawks at best are the 3 best team in the east.
Its amazing how many slogans have come and gone (like Woody=COY), but only one has stood the test of time.
FIRE WOODY
Sleepy
March 9th, 2010
12:30 pm
Josh and Al got killed again . Thats basically what is happening here the focus has went away from the defensive end and towards the offensive end for both and it it showing.
Lee – 19 and 13
Gallanari – 27 pts 5 boards
both did it on over 60% shooting . Both Al and Josh played well offensively but cmon they are already undersized if they are not gonna meet the challenge defensively then we are gona be in trouble
O'Brien
March 9th, 2010
12:30 pm
Najeh,
I’m ok with keeping Woody too, but I would like for him to change up his staff.
I’d be okay with Hubie Brown or Mike Fratello being offensive consultants for the Hawks, even if its only in training camp. We need an offensive coordinator and a system that caters to our strengths, and I would also like to see a defensive coordinator on staff too, along with a new big man coach (I dont think much of Ty Hill as a big man coach).
It would be an added benefit if one of the coordinators also had head coaching experience in the NBA. Woody can stay on as the head coach and make all the final decisions, but he needs help. However, I think he is too stubborn to make those kind of moves.
darrell starks
March 9th, 2010
12:32 pm
CAN SOME 1 TELL ME WHY JOE SMITH NOT PLAYING IS HE HURT?
GO HAWKS!!!!!!
Venom
March 9th, 2010
12:33 pm
I don’t even want Woody to be a make decisions for an Atlanta Hawks Fan CLub. Get his azz outta here ASAP.
darrell starks
March 9th, 2010
12:37 pm
VERNON are you serious you really think woody is a better coach than avery?
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!
Venom
March 9th, 2010
12:39 pm
Oh hell no I don’t think Woody is a better coach. Woody is one of the five worst coaches in the League in my mind. But I’m saying that Mike Frattelo would be a better fit.
sam'l
March 9th, 2010
12:44 pm
I would submit to the happy ones here that the Hawks are not a typical team and your statistics do not adequately explain what is going on. The Hawks should not have lost to GS or NY or even Dallas…or even that last game against Cleveland and fortunately there was a game against Phoenix that I can’t remember that well.. We should be at 48-14 or somewhere around there based on talent and endings projected aganist third quarter performance gradient (chew on that statistic).
.. . . .
All of what yawl are saying is true…minutes, Bibby and Williams, lack of big, no consistency, isojo, Josh jumpers, Woodson mundanity, zone, lack of trade, bench. (I myself wonder about why we had back to backs against Boston and Orlando twice in a couple of weeks?). So all of what you say is true.
But please don’t tell us what the NBA is all about and that it all balances out in the end. First off, you’re wrong. Second, you’re obscuring any possible answers. Third, it’s later than you think.
Sund’s safest move is also the most damaging. He thinks, well, we’ll give Woodson his rope and once he hangs himself this year, we just won’t renew his contract, so even if he doesn’t motivate the team every game or develop players or use a sane rotation or come up wih offense to beat the zone or to be unpredictable or even better to play defense for more than a few stretches, Sund’s safest move is wait and be politically correct to fire the coach who has a +.650 win/loss percentage. But in reality, he has to act NOW, ;because the only way the team will move forward is to hire a coherent, strong, dynamic coach who can unify the individual talent. And (read between the lines) Joe is gonna go.
Then, you can enjoy next year’s edition of the Hawks when the Knicks beat them in the first round. (or some equally unsatisfying scenario) and claim it’s okay, that’s the NBA, it all balances out…
The Hawks DID have numbers toward the end last night……they also had open jump shots….numerous chances to put the game away….and another mystery breakiout performance by the opposition. …. .
.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 9th, 2010
12:53 pm
“LOL . . you guys want this Knick loss to be the start of something terrible, and it simply isn’t going to happen.”
One loss to the Knicks is just one loss. Three nearly identical losses to the Knicks is symptomatic of a bigger problem — that this team has a hard time adjusting to compensate for weaknesses even between games, let alone within them. Not a good sign for their chanves of improving on last season’s playoff performance. You know, if you care about that sort of thing.
O'Brien
March 9th, 2010
1:05 pm
Melvin,
I agree that Teague needs to learn on the job (but not at the end of games). It makes you wonder what is Woody thinking, because Teague played 6 minutes in the first half, and I thought he played well enough to get some PT in the second. And its not like Bibby was lighting it up (offensively or defensively). But still, no Teague.
Minutes played by Josh last 3 games; 45, 43 (back to back games), and 40. Dude needs a break. Where is Joe Smith?
Ken,
I think Bibby’s contract was based on the fact that we struggled mightily before he came here, and without him, there is no way the Hawks make the playoffs (in my opinion). As a result, his contract was his reward for what he had done for us.
But I dont think Sund paid enough attention to what Bibby would do going forward. Although I preferred Jack and Sessions to Bibby, I was okay with the Bibby signing. But I hated the fact that we gave him a 3rd year.
All we can do is hope he finds the fountain of youth that Jason Kidd and Steve Nash are drinking from, because we will need the old Bibby (no pun intended) in the playoffs.
Venom
March 9th, 2010
1:07 pm
If Bibby lost 10-15 pounds then he would probably be better. He is just so outta shape now.
Astro Joe
March 9th, 2010
1:09 pm
When the Hawks have played well and won 4 of 5, skeptical fans have stated “let’s see what happens in the playoffs”. When we lose to the Knicks, Warriors and other lottery-bound teams, it suddenly appears that the regular season does matter. When Joe plays 40 minutes and misses the last shot, we read “Joe isn’t clutch”. When Josh plays 40 minutes and misses the last shot, we read “Woody exhausted his legs”. When the offense runs through the guards in the last 2-3 minutes of a tight game, we read “same old Hawks, why not give the ball to the bigs”. When the bigs take most of the shots at the end of the game (like last night), we read “swicthing defense exhausts the big men”. Has anyone noticed that there is virtually no winning situation that exists on this board? Even winning is met with concerns about minute or shot distribution? Or winnning against a hurt or lottery-bound team is viewed as a “flawed” win?
sam'l
March 9th, 2010
1:16 pm
I’m leaving the blog permanently for peronal reasons. Have a good time.
GO HAWKS!
Sam from the Swats
March 9th, 2010
1:23 pm
Marvin Williams 8 points 7 rebounds, Gallinari 27 points, 5 rebounds. Enough said…
Samuel
March 9th, 2010
1:30 pm
Clyde,
I’m not down, just a realist. I the season is playing out just like I thought it would. Again, Fire Woody and hire who?
On COY. Actually Woody still has a good chance of winning the award. Let’s say we finish with 50 wins and finish 3rd in the East and the rest of the league stays the way it is now.
Mike Brown, Woody, Brooks and Sloan would be your leading candidates no?
Melvin
March 9th, 2010
1:36 pm
Samuel,
Comeon. Stop acting like Woody is the only person that can coach this team. Just like players, coaches can be replace as well…
Melvin
March 9th, 2010
1:38 pm
OB,
If we can lose with Bibby or any player in the game, why not Teague? Look at it from this direction, what is he learning on the bench?
O'Brien
March 9th, 2010
2:02 pm
Samuel,
I think Nate McMillan and Rick Adelman are on the list too (look what they have done with injuries to their teams).
AJ,
All that matters is the playoffs, but the way the Hawks have performed against Cleveland and Orlando does not give much confidence.
In 2 games against the Cavs, we scored 10 points and 16 points in the fourth quarter of both games, and this was before they added Jamison.
Against the Magic, we scored 11 points in the fourth quarter in one of the games, and were not close in the fourth of the other Magic games.
There is still 19 games left, so the Hawks still have time to turn it around (along with Bibby, Marvin and ZaZa). But I feel like I’ve been saying that for weeks.
Melvin,
True. Plus I also think the more PT Teague gets is the better he will be. The more PT Bibby gets is the worse he gets. And Teague is the future, while Bibby is the past (with the way he’s playing, he’s not even the present).
Melvin
March 9th, 2010
2:23 pm
OB,
Amen… I know it hard for some folks to imagine playing Teague extend mins but had he been getting consistent mins thru out the season then I think the idea would sound reasonable at this point. I recall D.Rose not starting at the beginning of last season but eventfully became the starter and the Bulls made the playoffs. And I dont care that he was a number one pick either. Collinson for the Hornets is doing a good job and his team is in playoffs contention. Hmmm, would the Hornets be tempted enough to trade CP3 (for good value in return) and hand the team over to Collinson. Heck, Shaq was traded so anything is possible.
I think the Hawks need a playmaker at the PG position not a guy who’s going to dribble up the court and just had the ball off to Joe or Jamal.
northcyde
March 9th, 2010
2:32 pm
Astro . . you see that too huh? Pretty obvious what goes on here.
Unless we win impressively, there’s always an excuse to downgrade the team. If we barely squeak by a team we should destroy in the fans eyes, then there’s something dramatically wrong with the Hawks.
If we lose, all heck breaks loose.
It’s obvious what goes on here.
Some fans call that “expecting more”. But in reality, it’s nothing more than constantly whining and crying about something. Every “good” team in this league has gone through bouts where they didn’t look as good as they should, but still managed to win games overall.
This is the NBA. Some teams will lay down and die for you, but most won’t. We sure in the heck didn’t when we were a 30 win team.
Here’s what I want to know though. All you posters in Atlanta, will the recent “horrible” play of the Hawks affect you from going to the games? You season ticket holders will be there surely . . I hope. But what about the rest of you fans that show up every now and then?
Will the recent “horrible” play of the Hawks, prevent you from paying to see this team play Saturday night vs Detroit?
AtWork
March 9th, 2010
2:37 pm
Does anybody else feel like i do that Jeff Teague is getting antzy for more minutes. He is playing well but then woody pulls him out and sits him. It looks like there might be a riff between Jamal and Jeff. They don’t interact on the court. Jeff can be wide open and jamal will take an akward ill advised shot.
Seems like Jeff wishes he was in jamal’s spot. I think we need to be giving Jeff some more minutes against competition and not scrubs. Hope he isn’t the next bust by woody.
northcyde
March 9th, 2010
2:37 pm
Wins only count for the Hawks in some fans eyes if:
1) We beat a HEALTHY good team
2) We blow out a bad team
By the way, here is the game flow of last night’s game.
http://popcornmachine.net/cgi-bin/gameflow.cgi?date=20100308&game=ATLNYK
People want the bench to play more minutes. But if they’re unproductive, do you still leave them out there?
northcyde
March 9th, 2010
2:43 pm
The baffling thing about the Bibby situation to me, is that Bibby isn’t really looking for his shot. If Mr Cunningham talks to anybody this week, that’s who I want him to talk to. Talk to Bibby, and see why he isn’t aggressive offensively?
Even if I think Teague isn’t ready to run the team in place of Bibby, Dime may give Woody no choice but to make a switch. Either that, or start Jamal and increase the time for Evans.
LOL . . Sund may go out and bring in Mike James in a week or two.
northcyde
March 9th, 2010
3:03 pm
@ Najeh
Of course the Hawks quality of play dropped off from those first 25 games. They were playing like NBA Finalists. They simply started playing like we all thought they would play, as the season wore on.
Instead of playing at a .750 winning percentage level, they started playing at a .600 winning percentage level. Still a very good team, just not super elite.
Scoop
March 9th, 2010
3:15 pm
Ill say it again, the reason for the inconsistent effort on defense is the lack of lateral quickness on the perimeter defensively for the Hawks. Bibby is too slow and Crawford gives good effort but lacks lateral quickness as well, so Joe is forced to guard the PG most nights and either we switch Al onto the PG on a p&r or Joe tries to fight through it but the PG is able to penetrate into the lane.
What I saw against the Knicks was them taking advantage of our horrible defensive switching. They attacked Bibby and Jamal with Gallinari and their offensive man on p&r and expected us to switch it which we did for some reason. This left a 6-0 Bibby on a 6-10Galinari which resulted in either Gal shooting over Bibby or a forced double team and a scramble to cover the open three point shooter. THIS IS WHY THEY SHOT THE 3 SO WELL.
It wasnt just random bad luck that “happens in the NBA grind”. We got out schemed as usual. We need defensive quickness on the perimeter. Mo should start over Marvin and use his quickness and athleticism to guard the opponents quickest guard. Or start Teague over Bibby, who has really become a liability on both sides of the floor.
Lastly, Northcyde, dude, we fuss and complain bc we care about how this team does. If we fellow posters werent as emotional and passionate about our team then we wouldnt post in the first place. I think your being too sensitive when it comes to the constructive criticism of our team.
Samuel
March 9th, 2010
4:10 pm
Rick Adelman,
His team will be lucky to finish above 500 and won’t sniff the playoffs. No chance, injuries are no excuse in the NBA. Sorry.
McMillian is not in the hunt either. Even with the injury to Oden, this team has underachieved.
O'Brien
March 9th, 2010
4:30 pm
northcyde,
Regardless of the Hawks record (or seed), I just want to see them win their first round matchup, and play a second round series competitively (winning at least 2 games in the second round).
Samuel,
Injuries are not an excuse, but I think voters would take into account who did more with less. I wouldnt be surprised if Scott Skiles in Milwaukee gets a couple votes (they are 6 games behind us in the loss column)?
As far as COY goes though, somebody mentioned that 7 out of the last 10 COY were fired from their jobs within 3 years after winning the award (or something like that).
GeeMack
March 9th, 2010
4:31 pm
darrell starks
Woody is a better coach than Avery Johnson. Don’t forget Dallas started tuning him out after 2 seasons. He given a great team when he took over and they got worst every year. Rememver he was at the helm when they lost to an 8th seed, and Dallas had more talent.
Ken Strickland
March 9th, 2010
4:32 pm
It’s amazing how Avery Johnson, and his overall stellar coaching career, can be reduced to a single playoff upset. Yet, Mike Woodson is held in such high esteem by some dilusional fans, despite having only ONE(1) full winning season, making the playoffs ONCE with a winning season, and winning ONE(1) playoff series in his 6yr career. Plus, he has his current team underachieving to the point where they’re getting worse as the season progresses, instead of better.
As far as JJ is concerned, he would be a good fit with the Knicks and their undisciplined style of OFF. While he’s a very talented and versatile player, he’s proven to be one of the NBA’s most undisciplined players, as evidenced by the way he routinely restricts ball movement, teammate involvement and the overall OFF, to go ISO Joe.
If we got rid of Woodson and hired a HC who actually gives a damn about the OFF enough to install one and not afraid to develop and play young players, started Teague and brought in a young SG like Tyreke Evans, we’d be a much better team, both offensively and defensively. MAKE IT HAPPEN SUND.
Sautee
March 9th, 2010
5:00 pm
Posts only count in SOME bloggers eyes if:
1). They are overwhelmingly positive
2). They laud the coach and the players even in a loss.
3). They ignore ANYTHING possibly wrong with the team, the scheme, the rotations, the effort, etc. in the name of “reality”.
I’ll keep my pitiful illusions, thank you. I need them for my OWN sense of “reality”.
Ken Strickland
March 9th, 2010
5:23 pm
GEEMACK-Avery Johnson holds several NBA coaching records. So that you can promote your agenda, you’ve narrowly and deliberately focused on one event in his stellar coaching career, his team losing a playoff series to an 8th seed, and claiming his team tuned him out. Well, were they tuning him out when he won 60 gms, COY honors his 1st yr and took them to their only trip to the NBA finals?
Were they tuning him out when he followed that yr up with an NBA leading 67 wins the following yr? His worst yr was his last yr when his team won 51 gms. He holds the NBA coaching record for the fastest to reach 60 wins and 100 wins. Yes, he took over a much more talented team than Woodson took over, but this yrs Hawks aren’t the same as the ones Woodson took over, and unfortunately only Woodson and his stupid coaching habits remain the same.
AJohnson has proven he can coach, motivate, develop and utilize talent, and that’s exactly what this team needs.
northcyde
March 9th, 2010
5:24 pm
O’Brien . . . you have no reason not to expect that from the Hawks. That the least they should be able to do. I haven’t seen anything from the Hawks that would lead me to believe otherwise.
I believe you’re the one that said that the Hawks play up to their opponent. Interesting you say that. The same is said about Denver. Both teams seem to be almost bored ( or don’t take the lesser opponents seriously ) for some reason. But once a big boy comes to town, or they have to play a good team, you see their level of play rise dramatically.
I think the one adjustment Woody may make, is to have Marvin be the guy that closes out games from here on out, instead of Bibby. That would be the easiest adjustment to make. Of course, that means more ISO-Joe and ISO-Crawford.
I think he’ll ride with Bibby as a starter, as long as we don’t endure a distinct losing stretch. As long as we keep winning 6 or 7 out of every 10 games ( regardless of who we play ), Bibby will be the starter. If push comes to shove though, I think he still may go with starting Crawford, before he tosses Teague into the fire.
northcyde
March 9th, 2010
5:55 pm
@ Scoop
Constructive criticism is OK. But you see the boards. There’s nothing constructive about 75% of the commets on this board. The comments are simply based on HATE.
I, for one, am not going to let people trash this team like we’re garbage. If they feel we’re that bad of a team, then why do they continue to watch?
Big Ray
March 9th, 2010
6:10 pm
I, for one, am not going to let people trash this team like we’re garbage. If they feel we’re that bad of a team, then why do they continue to watch?
Can’t wait to see you stop people from bringing their opinions. Zzzzzzzzzzz…..
Big Ray
March 9th, 2010
6:13 pm
Sautee ,
Same dance, same song. Probably same DJ. Yep…..I guess it’s true what they say about a broken clock.
Meanwhile, I’m wondering what Sund will do if JJ decides to leave? It seems that each new summer becomes the most important one. But that’s what happens when a team is on the rise. Have we peaked? The season’s not over yet, but let’s be honest. We find ourselves in a “ground zero” moment as the “one it all started with” makes his decision to stay or go.
Hey, he left a team that was contending for the NBA Title. I wonder if there is some solitary fan over there on their blogs, who blamed the fan base for “running him off?”
bjb
March 9th, 2010
6:18 pm
j crawford must take open jump shots ,not pass the ball when game on the line. we traded for instant offense not a assist man
KevinA
March 9th, 2010
6:20 pm
During win streaks we are not as good as we say we are. During losing streaks we are noit as bad as we say we are. The trade dead line is over so the roster is set. There is no reason to beat a dead horse. I still like the way the team is trending on offense and on defense decling minutes by Bibby is a welcome sign.
We are not perfect by any means but Al is starting to get the ball which has increased our balance. The ball movement ebbs and flows. Sometimes we do a good job and then it just seems to dissapear. When we have a cold spell during a game it seems only attacking the basket get’s us out of the funct. It may become my battle cry. Guards, wing or post players – attack the basket.
We just need a collective effort to go to the rim.
KevinA
March 9th, 2010
6:26 pm
Big Ray,
We need to sign JJ and Chills. What we do after that is up to speculation. We cannot afford to give up talent for nothing. The way Collins is playing we may have a shot at him or CP3 come summer. Of course there millions of options but I hope thay all start without losing talent for nothing.
Big Ray
March 9th, 2010
6:28 pm
KevinA ,
I hope for the same things you do, but it’s not our choice. What’s important is what is done if those things don’t happen…
O'Brien
March 9th, 2010
6:42 pm
northcyde,
“Thats the least they should be able to do. I haven’t seen anything from the Hawks that would lead me to believe otherwise.”
Refer to my earlier post.
“All that matters is the playoffs, but the way the Hawks have performed against Cleveland and Orlando does not give much confidence.
In 2 games against the Cavs, we scored 10 points and 16 points in the fourth quarter of both games, and this was before they added Jamison.
Against the Magic, we scored 11 points in the fourth quarter in one of the games, and were not close in the fourth of the other Magic games.”
So what have you seen from the Hawks this year that suggests they will be competitive and win a couple games in the second round (assuming they dont play Boston)?
KevinA,
Regardless of what happens with JJ, Sund and Chills needs to resolve the contract situation. Either resign him, or trade him, because he is an unrealized asset right now.
I dont N.O. trading CP3, because he is their only star, and he is entrenched in the community. They might trade Collison though (especially if they can get rid of Peja or another one of their bad contracts).
If NJ gets the #1 pick, they might be willing to trade Devin Harris so that John Wall can be their starter.
Samuel
March 9th, 2010
7:59 pm
OK Ken,
Why isn’t Avery coaching? I know you have the explanation. Let’s here it.
O'Brien
March 9th, 2010
8:04 pm
Samuel,
My guess as to why Avery is not coaching is because he still gets paid $4 mil by the Mavericks, and he’s making money from ESPN. So if another team wants to hire him, they have to pay him the big money.
If you can make the kind of money he is making not coaching, wouldnt your price tag be higher, and wouldnt you be more selective as to the job you take, since you’re getting paid anyway?
Sautee
March 9th, 2010
8:08 pm
LOL at Big Ray!
Samuel
March 9th, 2010
8:13 pm
Guess that eliminates the Hawks then. I guess he’s waiting on the Laker job!!
JeJe
March 9th, 2010
8:27 pm
Joe Johnson said winning is all about sacrifice. So WHY is he the one hogging the ball and messing up our offense in the 4th EVERY GAME?
Why can Woodson NOT beat the Knicks? LOL he cannot adjust to a horrendous team THAT STARTED SERGIO RODRIGUEZ AND BILL WALKER IN THE BACKCOURT
LOL
We will play Cleveland in round 2 — the same team that assaulted us in 4 games last year, PLUS Jamison, Shaq, Anthony Parker, and Moon. LOLOLOL
northcyde
March 9th, 2010
9:07 pm
Dang . . . I typed another epic novel responding to the question of “what do I think would be different if we played Orlando and Cleveland in the playoffs”, but it didn’t post. That’s what I get for trying to post “novels” from my phone. I’ll type some of it up when I get home later tonight.
@ Big Ray
I’m not trying to suppress anyone’s opinions,. But you better believe that I’ll challenge opinions that act like we’re a sinking ship around here. I’m just doing my part to combat the hate and hysteria on this blog with facts, not emotional tangents.
JeJe
March 9th, 2010
9:37 pm
Josh’s two baskets late in the 4th where he was in the post and scored really made me smile. He needs to DO THIS EVERY Game, to DEMAND the ball, and NOT let Joe settle for those horrendous jumpshots.
LOL again @ Joe saying winning is about sacrificing when he’s the most selfish POS on the team
Ken Strickland
March 9th, 2010
9:52 pm
SAMUEL-The question you should be asking is WHY IS MIKE WOODSON STILL COACHING? GEEMACK chose to single out one incident to try and belittle Avery Johnson’s accomplishments and overall coaching ability, and now you’re trying to use the fact he’s not currently coaching as a way of impling the same thing. Come on, surely you’re not that stupid. Hell, why is Don Nelson still coaching, or why is Mike Fratello not coaching?
It’s funny how you WOODY LOVERS pretend he’s such a great HC and deserves COY when HC’s like DRivers, who’s has managed to overcome a series on injuries, while maintaining a lead over us despite losing the seasons series. Absolutely no HC has had to deal with more injuries than NMcMillan’s team, yet he’s still managed to keep them in the playoff hunt.
How can you WOODY LOVERS be stupid enough to overlook the job Thunder HC Scott Brooks has done in his 1st full yr as HC after taking over as interim coach. In a very short time he’s done an excellent job of coaching, developing, utilizing and winning with such a young team, and whipping our butts, twice, and outcoaching Woodson. After the 1st 27gms of the season his record was 13-14, while Woodson record was 20-7. The current record for both teams is Thunder 38-24 and Hawks 40-23.
That means the Thunder has gone 25-10 over their last 35gms and the Hawks have gone 20-16 over their last 36gms. And you WOODY LOVERS really dumb enough to think Woodson has done a better job of coaching his team than SBrooks has done coaching his, and deserves COY honors more than he does?
REMEMBER WOODY LOVERS, THE FOREST FOR THE TREES, THE FOREST FOR THE TREE.
O'Brien
March 9th, 2010
10:10 pm
Mike Dunleavy out as Clippers GM. They took away his coaching duties a month ago, and they’re firing him as GM now.
I’m surprised they didnt wait until the end of the season.
O'Brien
March 9th, 2010
10:49 pm
Samuel,
I think this is the last year that Avery will get paid from the Mavericks, so I wont be surprised to see him jump back into coaching next season.
Byron Scott might still be getting paid from the Hornets, so we’ll see what he does.
I am concerned about Avery’s 2 consecutive first round exits though, and also blowing a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals.
I guess every HC has their warts