Atlanta Hawks at 76ers: Making Progress
Time for me to be macro again. The Hawks won 47 games last season. Beat Philly tonight and they’ll have 47 victories with 10 to go. Any way you look at it at right now, barring a complete and total collapse down the stretch that’s progress.
“Right now” is the hedge, of course, because it means more if the regular season leads to something better and not as much if it ends up going nowhere. But it’s something for now, and Woody deserves a moment to say he’s glad to see it.
“I am very, very proud,” he said. “I couldn’t be more pleased with a basketball team, considering where we started and I knew we would struggle because we were 18 and 19-year old kids trying to play a man’s game. And we grew. Ownership was patient, they let me and my staff continue to teach a system I believe in and now we see the benefits.”
Woody said matching last season’s victory total isn’t enough. Winning the division would be something to talk about. That’s likely not going to happen so the Hawks will have to put up 50 wins and take the next step in the postseason.
“Our goal was to win 50-plus games and win the division,” Woody said. “We are not outside of the realm of winning the division. Like I’ve been saying, Orlando is playing great we are probably going to have to win out and they are going to have to fall on their face for that to happen. But the goal is to still try to win our division, and in doing that win 50-plus games.”
A reporter actually asked Woody how would he prevent the Hawks from becoming complacent. Shoot, I can’t see how that would be a problem for the Hawks.
For one, the goal should be winning a championship and they haven’t come close to that. They also haven’t shown they are on the same level as the Cavs, Magic and Celtics.
“We haven’t done anything,” Woody said. “Last year we made a positive step based on two years ago when took Celtics to seven. Then we were able to host homecourt last season and win a first-round series. The next step to me is winning the division and getting to the Eastern Conference finals.
“So we haven’t done anything. Orlando, they have done something. Cleveland, they have the best record in the league the last two years. We still have a ways to go, man. We are still trying to learn to win at a high level, and as a coach I’ve got to continue to try to push them.”
– Woody’s message to the team at the shootaround was about finishing games strong. As noted in another nice piece by Ken S. the Hawks are having issues with that. They are “sloppy in that area,” Woody said, and “get so comfortable” with leads late. The Sixers, who are missing South Gwinnett High’s Lou Williams (back), should offer the Hawks a chance to see if they can keep a foe down once they get them there.
MC
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VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
7:05 pm
Lets get this win.
Ree Roe
March 26th, 2010
7:07 pm
Looking fwd to tonight. I hope the confidence & national attention we gained from Wed’s win over ORL carries over into a thorough annihilation of Philly. Isn’t Lou Williams out of this game as well?
-REEconfigure for Roe!!!
O'Brien
March 26th, 2010
7:07 pm
Lets get it Hawks. Win #47
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
7:08 pm
Thankfully Lou Williams ain’t playing. Last time he torched us.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
7:11 pm
Please Duck show me somethin in this game
rms
March 26th, 2010
7:14 pm
Duck Duck GOOSE!!!!
drmaryb
March 26th, 2010
7:15 pm
Who’s My Grand-Daddy?
Hello Poppy! I bet you didn’t know I could do it like that? (spoken with my Spanish accent)
Here goes: I posted you up last night while you were watching Big-Red -vs- Big Blue and I copied to paste in this page:
“It was so bad with all the Spirit-Belkin In-Fighting.
The funniest part of the whole thing was that picture of BK refusing the Out-Stretched Hand of the ENEMY in the Court-House Lobby! LOL! Pure & Classic Day Time DRAMA! I became a Billy Fan that day!
Its nice to see how far we have come even though the DIVORCE is all but almost forgotten.
Shouldn’t the next Owner sign a Pre-Nuptual or something?
Were LUCKY Joe still wanted to come here? And it’s still not settled? If Joe leaves? That may be the reason.
I wish that David Last-Name?? Guy bought our team, but he was shafted by the Seller.”
Breaking News: today in the Business section in regards to my very comments, and I have no inside track, but the story just broke a few minutes ago at 645pm – so please read the article:
COURT OF APPEALS AWARD $281M to DUPED – BUYER of ATLANTA TEAMS
David McDavid awarded that money in a ruling. TNT Ted Turner ordered to pay the man.
Q: How will the affect the current ownership status of Spirit Group that bought the teams out from under David McDavid (FLA Car Dealership Tycoon), when he clearly had right of first refusal to not buy the teams. Hawks and Thrashers?
Are the teams still for sale, due to the Spirit Group in-fighting and all? How will this affect Joe Johnson desire to re-sign here. Or, as a professional due you just play basketball and not worry about who owns the team?
Blue-Ray & Others
Please free to jump in with an opinion. This is huge!
I can’t believe I was still thinking about all the old stuff last night, A walk down memory lane is all I was doing, trying to re-trace the steps of how we got Joe & Woody here in Atlanta, and why people on here are so eager to see those two leave us. We need the coach and the player!
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
7:16 pm
OMG I found a revealing photo of Marvin stealing money from a woman:
http://www.guy-sports.com/fun_pictures/duck_pickpocket.jpg
I’m so dissapointted in him
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2010
7:17 pm
Hey Hawks, I love the close finishes, it makes for great basketball, but please blow this team out. Y’all need the rest, mentally and physically.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
7:19 pm
Bibby has been playing better lately
Truth-Serum
March 26th, 2010
7:20 pm
Top 5
Samuel
March 26th, 2010
7:20 pm
Bibby must have taken his Geritol, he’s all over the place.
50 wins=COY
50 wins=extension
BONE
March 26th, 2010
7:20 pm
did josh just pull up for a jumper in transition loooooooooooool
HawksFan11
March 26th, 2010
7:21 pm
Did Mike Bibby drink some Jason Kidd juice before the game?
terrell
March 26th, 2010
7:22 pm
LMAO at Marvin not even looking for the pass.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2010
7:24 pm
Two things stand out about Ken S.’s article.
1. Not one of the Hawks mentioned the actual cause of the late-game struggles — that teams have been shifting to the zone in the 4th quarter. That is disappointing. As soon as they find a reliable way to attack the zone, the “late-game struggles” will magically disappear.
2. Al Horford came about as close to calling out his teammates as any Hawk has all season. That gives some ammo to the blog people who complain that the guards hog the ball.
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
7:25 pm
why when the ball hit the rim its a extra loud sound
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
7:27 pm
Wow Duck made a shot
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
7:29 pm
listenin to Rathbun and Nique…you’d think the Sixers were a playoff team….everybody’s “solid” on Phila. to them.
BONE
March 26th, 2010
7:29 pm
lol they got some tight ass rims looool somebody needa loosen them joints up @ halftime cuz aint gon be any bounce…lol if it misses its an instank cllaaaaaaaaaaankkkkkkkkkkkkk
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
7:32 pm
lol that place IS DEAD. I thought Philly fans were such loyal, passionate, “real” fans.
KevinA
March 26th, 2010
7:32 pm
Bibster cooking with bacon grease
HawksFan11
March 26th, 2010
7:33 pm
Now we’ll get some qhuck scores
KevinA
March 26th, 2010
7:33 pm
Moooooo – is still around – wtg
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
7:34 pm
lol yea them rims are horrible
KevinA
March 26th, 2010
7:34 pm
JJ? WTF?
HawksFan11
March 26th, 2010
7:34 pm
Iso #1
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
7:35 pm
and the crowd is super quiet you can here a pin drop
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
7:35 pm
Inner City Youth league games at Unionville Gym here in Macon are more alive than this building. I’m shocked@Philly
They must still be bummed about Villanova.
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
7:36 pm
inexcusable
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
7:36 pm
Josh calm the f*ck down man damn. It ain’t that serious.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
7:37 pm
Andre CHokedola lol
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
7:37 pm
lmaoooooo wow the miss free throws were super loud
BONE
March 26th, 2010
7:38 pm
loooooooooooool
KevinA
March 26th, 2010
7:38 pm
Hate the all bench thing – a sprinkle thing is better
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
7:39 pm
lol@philly havin rims like those basketball goals they have set up at fairs and theme parks…..$5 for 3 shots for a chance to win a squirrel sized stuffed animal
almost have to bank everything in…
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
7:40 pm
Hawks not taking this game serious
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
7:41 pm
Damn Joe SMith has bricked almost as many shots as Marvin the Great LOL
northcyde
March 26th, 2010
7:43 pm
Truth . . . I will give you this much in the Horford defensive debate.
82games.com has another stat on there called iFG% ( inside field goal % ). Unlike the eFG%, which adjusts 3 point shooting into the regular FG%, the iFG% only takes into account shots taken at point blank range around the rim.
When you look at Horford’s opponent iFG% . . . . it’s 61%
That’s pretty bad for Horford, defensively speaking. Guys like Howard, Okur, and even Dalembert, all have iFG% of less than 50%.
Even when you take Zaza into account, whose defensive eFG% is 53% ( much better than I thought ) . . . I believe ( if memory serves me correctly ) his iFG% is also 53% . . 8 percentage points less than Horford.
Now no one in their right mind would say that Zaza is better defensively at center than Horford. But the numbers do who that if an opposing center gets within point blank range at the rim, Zaza may have a better chance at deterrng a shot than Horford.
( Zaza’s “nimbers” may be a little misleading though, seeing that he mainly plays against backup centers. )
*********
So while overall, the numbers show that Horford is a top 5 defensive center, you have a valid point about Horford’s defense around the rim and inability to alter shots. That 61% number is high. I’ll have to look through al the other centers, to see if it is about the norm, or way too high.
In case anyone is wondering, Smoove’s defensive iFG% . . . . is 41%
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
7:43 pm
Nice@Teague
HawksFan11
March 26th, 2010
7:43 pm
The Rook shows up
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
7:44 pm
TEAGUE YEAAAAAAAAAA BOYYYYYYYYYY
LOL nique droppin hints to play him some more
HawksFan11
March 26th, 2010
7:44 pm
Crawford’s dhot looks funky early
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
7:45 pm
Dalembert is crashin those boards.
HawksFan11
March 26th, 2010
7:45 pm
His shot, that is
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
7:46 pm
another down to the last possession game?
HawksFan11
March 26th, 2010
7:47 pm
Who in the hell is OOgwadala?
KevinA
March 26th, 2010
7:48 pm
northcyde,
nice to see fairness – good perspective.
HawksFan11
March 26th, 2010
7:49 pm
The oligatory foul call on Zaza
KevinA
March 26th, 2010
7:49 pm
I like this line up
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
7:49 pm
Uh Oh Marvin the Great is back. Prepare for the greatest display of Goofyness ever.
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
7:49 pm
lol@nique saying the thoughts in my head
Grandad
March 26th, 2010
7:51 pm
Honestly, Wdsn deserves a modicum of credit.
He deserves praise for acknowledging their goal of a div. title.
I said earlier, he has done a nice job of keeping the team
both focused & challenging their competitive spirit.
I was most proud of his quote concerning complacency:
[paraphrase] We haven’t done anything yet.
With that being said, this next line led to my bemusement:
[Unfair excerpt]
“let me and my staff continue to teach a system I believe in”
Defensively…Okay, I can go along with that.
Offense…That’s where I became bewildered? System/Philosophy/etc.?
Overall, that was a positive post for me.
Congrats Mr. Woodson.
HawksFan11
March 26th, 2010
7:52 pm
Iso #2
HawksFan11
March 26th, 2010
7:54 pm
Brilliant defensive move by Marvin.
HawksFan11
March 26th, 2010
7:56 pm
That was a bit of a quick turnaround for the second unit. You think Coach Woodson is resting them up for the 4th quarter?
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
7:58 pm
smoove with the sick jumpa
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
7:59 pm
lmaooooooooooo airball
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
7:59 pm
LMAO@Josh’s jumper being closer to Camden, NJ than the rim.
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
7:59 pm
lol guess josh got tired of the loud rim sound
HawksFan11
March 26th, 2010
8:01 pm
Great two-man game so far by JJ & Josh
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
8:03 pm
Just turned the game on, rim sounds like the rims I play on in my apartment complex, damn!
KevinA
March 26th, 2010
8:05 pm
ZaZa need to start a fight – to energize us
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
8:08 pm
lol i knew zaza wouldn’t catch that pass
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
8:10 pm
wonder if the 76ers will run a cool ISO play off a TO like we do?
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
8:13 pm
the hawks have doubled their lead from the 1st quarter…LOL what an optimistic view
Melvin
March 26th, 2010
8:14 pm
Dang, did Woody let Teague break a sweat before he took him out the game. Geez
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
8:27 pm
Jeff Teague is clearly next year’s attraction. The kid’s done for the year, and has been. He can come in, play his token minutes, hit the only shot he takes, grab a rebound, get a steal or an assist…..and he’s done. Next year we’ll actually get to see him play. I assume.
vava74
March 26th, 2010
8:27 pm
Woodson system:
Play just one kind of defense, all the time and against all opponents, independently of working or not.
Play just one kind of offense, all the time and against all opponents, independently of working or not.
Sleepy
March 26th, 2010
8:27 pm
this game screams long scoring drought and then loss at the buzzer . We really need to pick it up in the second half .The Sixers frontline has 30 points between them already .
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
8:30 pm
What’s with Kapono’s number?
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
8:31 pm
hope not@sleepy
that would SUCK big time.
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
8:33 pm
some air under that 3
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
8:35 pm
Marvin is one of the smoothest player ever.
Hawk n the Ham
March 26th, 2010
8:36 pm
Did Smoove just alley-oop to Bibby????
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
8:36 pm
This is GARBAGE
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
8:36 pm
LOL wtg Hawks
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
8:36 pm
lol@this team “we beat the magic now we can relax”
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
8:37 pm
How many times does Osh try to throw an alley oop to Bibby that fails lol
MoBmo
March 26th, 2010
8:37 pm
wake up Hawks!
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
8:37 pm
The Hawks felt that they won the championship just by beating the Magic
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
8:38 pm
Marvin plays one good game and sucks the next
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
8:38 pm
They must want the 4 seed bad
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
8:38 pm
lmaoooo bibby bumped him
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
8:39 pm
floppppp
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
8:39 pm
lol@Rathbun’s crushing “Big Country” James Verrett
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
8:39 pm
Nice dunk
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
8:40 pm
Whomever mentioned the scoring drought has cursed us…it’s here…already…
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
8:40 pm
Holiday worked Bibby
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
8:40 pm
wow put some players in that wanna play
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
8:41 pm
Josh Smith is determined to go 2-10 tonight, or something. Sheesh…
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
8:41 pm
Seriously is there a team in All of sports that plays down to their opponents more than the Hawks
Sleepy
March 26th, 2010
8:41 pm
As Ive said before we keep looking for minor things to nitpick about while overlooking the fact that our starting 5 does not show up consistently enough to be upset about any other part of the team.
These are actually THERE MOMENTS but where is the sense urgency this is why Sund shouldve served notice that he was willing to make changes if he doesnt see growth . There is entirely too much job security right now on this team for anyone to be feeling real good about team in its current form ever advancing past the second rd . They dont play like they are playing for anything but instead look like a bunch of guys who are well paid know and know they arent going anywhere.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
8:41 pm
Big Ray I think u mean Osh Smith LOL
Hawk n the Ham
March 26th, 2010
8:42 pm
Man..Holiday got SCARED when he saw Josh coming, LOL
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
8:42 pm
Horford has really become a steadying force, I don’t care what anybody says.
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
8:43 pm
Hawks should be blowin this team out
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
8:43 pm
a guy like Kapono would be a great addition to come off of the bench on a playoff-bound team
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
8:44 pm
LOL@ Hawk n the Ham …
VenomSpitter ,
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
8:45 pm
NASTY
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
8:46 pm
pitiful
Melvin
March 26th, 2010
8:46 pm
WTF is Marvin doing???
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
8:46 pm
wow.. that was nice..
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
8:46 pm
Iguodala just schooled the hawks DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
8:46 pm
please bench crawford
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
8:47 pm
Another Nail Bitter. Man I’m gettin sick of these.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
8:47 pm
Marvin box out u duck azz punk
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
8:47 pm
man hawks dont even deserve to win
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
8:48 pm
Hawks going to lose this one. bye bye 4th seed
Hawk n the Ham
March 26th, 2010
8:48 pm
Bout time to pull out the secret weapon…….
SUPER MARIO!!!!
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
8:49 pm
Andre Iguodala is gonna get a triple double. And we’re gonna gift package it to him.
Melvin
March 26th, 2010
8:49 pm
Take Marvin out…
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
8:49 pm
Well, this IS Hawks basketball. They get a big win and HUGE monkey off their back by beating ORL. They get the hopes of fans very high, then come out with an effort like this against a VERY subpar Sixers team.
cwm
March 26th, 2010
8:49 pm
WHAT TIME IS THE HAWKS INDIANA GAME HAS THE TIME CHANGED FROM 3:30 PM TO 7PM THX
Jody
March 26th, 2010
8:50 pm
Josh is working hard right now, but he’s going to need the other guys to pick it up.
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
8:50 pm
At this point, I’d rather see West or Teague in there than Crawford. His shot selection sucks, he isn’t playing any kind of defense, and he’s turned the ball over 4 times already.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
8:51 pm
Osh Smith with the Jumper
sam'l
March 26th, 2010
8:51 pm
“A reporter actually asked Woody how would he prevent the Hawks from becoming complacent. Shoot, I can’t see how that would be a problem for the Hawks”
It be a problem..
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
8:51 pm
d4mn I heard that brick.
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
8:51 pm
Ray have 3 guys ever had a triple double in one game…?
Josh and Joe are flirting as well…
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
8:52 pm
take that back.. on Josh..
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
8:52 pm
Osh Shut the f*ck up.
Melvin
March 26th, 2010
8:52 pm
This is new. Hawks having a meltdown in the 3rd qtr….
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
8:52 pm
Call it how you like, but JJ is the only one passing the ball effectively in this game for the Hawks.
I guess that explains how a team with a rookie at the point has far more assists tonight than we do…
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
8:53 pm
Josh Smith “come on ref did you see that game winning dunk I had..you have to let me get away with everything”
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
8:53 pm
bigdave ,
Won’t matter a hill of beans if we lose this. MC says Woody has kept this team focused. I’m not sure where he got that idea…
Sam'l
March 26th, 2010
8:54 pm
So how will Woody prevent this from happening? Stay tuned to the fourth quarter.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
8:54 pm
Get ready for an Iso Party and I guess only Joe is gonna be invited LOL
Jody
March 26th, 2010
8:54 pm
Haywood Workman is a ref tonight. We should be worried because it seems he tries to screw the Hawks every time.
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
8:57 pm
Smith beginning to put some real work in, finally. Gonna need some help, though. I hope JJ can come through. He’s been rather quiet.
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
9:00 pm
Phila. bailed us out…Marvin didnt kno what he was about to do.
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:00 pm
I’m not gonna blame it all on Woody. These guys aren’t playing like they want to win. Or rather, enough of them aren’t playing like they want to win, all at the same time. One will play hard, then another will play hard, but not together.
I have this to say: I think that barring a playoff collapse of disastrous proportions, Woody will get an extension.
On the flip side of that coin, more succesful coaches have been fired after successive winning seasons because they couldn’t get the team past a certain point. Consecutive 50 win seasons (or thereabouts) weren’t enough to keep Flip Saunders employed in Detroit, and that’s a fact.
But that bridge can’t be crossed until we get there…
northcyde
March 26th, 2010
9:00 pm
These are the Hawks . . and how they play on the road. No surprise to this game so far.
Question is . . . when JJ tries to take over from a scoring standpoint, will the fans moan and groan because he’s not passing anymore?
Great job by Smoove to close the quarter. And he’s still ballin.
Another clank by Craw . . he’s ice cold.
JJ with only 8 shots. But this is how some of you like him to play.
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:01 pm
In the meantime, the lack of focus is aggravating. Don’t think there won’t be roster changes at some point. Couldn’t tell ya when, though..
Melvin
March 26th, 2010
9:03 pm
Other teams rookies can play well against the Hawks but the Hawks can’t find any mins for their rookie…. SMDH
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:03 pm
Northcyde ,
Could care less what anybody else thinks. Joe has passed the ball while his shot isn’t falling, but when your best player and team captain sees how things are going into the 4th quarter, he knows what he needs to do.
I expect him to try and take over, and if he can’t hit the shots, then find ways to get to the line. Failing that, make the passes in between. I’d go to Al first, Josh second, and try to feed Bibby for open looks.
But it’s also on his teammates to do things like set screens and make hard cuts. If they don’t, it won’t matter how Joe plays. We’ll just lose.
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:04 pm
Check that…got to Smoove first as he has the hot hand and is hitting his free throws. Go to Al second, or if the opportunity presents itself, as we could use more than one hot hand right about now.
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:05 pm
Horford GO UP
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:05 pm
Of course, it won’t matter who does what on offense, if we don’t PLAY SOME DAMN DEFENSE!!!!!
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:05 pm
Man nobody is even talkin about JJ. Stop being paranoid LOL
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
9:06 pm
waaaaay too easy
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:06 pm
and that laomment was to Northcyde
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:06 pm
last comment*
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
9:06 pm
Ray..
i question that as well… we’ll see…
Hawk n the Ham
March 26th, 2010
9:07 pm
Tenn/Ohio St, 1 point game….12 seconds left.
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:08 pm
Jrue Holiday and Andre Iguodala have more assists between them than does our entire team.
Holiday has some potential, but I’m tired of watching other teams’ point guards give us hell, even when they’re not shooting well.
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
9:08 pm
you have to feel sorry for Phila.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:09 pm
And Osh Smith over dribbling. He still hasn’t figured out he’s not a PG
Hawks vs. 76ers
March 26th, 2010
9:09 pm
Hawks seem to play up (or down to their competition). Spurs and Magic? Hard fought wins! Toronto and Philly? sluggish losses or, if lucky, tough come from behind win.
O'Brien
March 26th, 2010
9:10 pm
Samuel,
The Hawks won 47 games last year. They added the SMOY Crawford, and they have been the healthiest team all year. And you think Woody is COY? I doubt if he finishes in the top 5.
It would be nice to see the Hawks go on a run.
And that is why Josh HAS to give the ball up sometimes. i dont care how good of a passer he is, he has to know when to give it up on the break like that.
MoBmo
March 26th, 2010
9:11 pm
were gonna hafta beat these guys.
Melvin
March 26th, 2010
9:11 pm
Why did Jamal double on Brand????
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:12 pm
Smoove picking up assists, Joe and Bibby hitting shots, Al with a double double….but it’s all for naught if we keep letting Jrue and Iggy treat us like 2 dolla hookas, maaaaaaaan!!!
Hawk n the Ham
March 26th, 2010
9:12 pm
Woody just Tweeted……
“anyone on Hawks blog know what to do? I give up”
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:13 pm
I keep waiting for us to go on a run, damn it
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:13 pm
Melvin ,
Jamal is truly clueless on defense. The last time anybody preached “D” to him was when Scott Skiles was running that team in Chicago, and it was a pile of rookies and “never have beens.”
Hawks Fan In Jax
March 26th, 2010
9:14 pm
Another close one, can a brotha relax for a change
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
9:14 pm
nice switching D
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:14 pm
I bash the man, he hits a shot. Maybe I should do this more often…
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:15 pm
Adding a clueless defender to a concept like the switching defense is a recipe for ….well, you know…he might get it next year, if he’s still around.
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:15 pm
lmfao
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:15 pm
Seriously the Hawks are just trying to choke
Melvin
March 26th, 2010
9:16 pm
Dalembert walk….
O'Brien
March 26th, 2010
9:16 pm
Rebounding is mostly about effort. Why can’t we rebound better?
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
9:16 pm
Omar Samhan
7-17 15 pts.
his team is getting killed. for those that were goo goo over him… he faced a front line tonight folks.
Melvin
March 26th, 2010
9:16 pm
Hawks being out hustle…
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:17 pm
Ugh…Holiday shooting like crap and STILL flirting with a triple double (11 points, 10 assists, 7 steals). Geez. Kid has potential, but can they truly gauge it in games like this? We’re vulnerable to ANY pg with talent.
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:17 pm
because we don’t have enough effort
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
9:18 pm
Here goes joe scared of contact…
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:18 pm
Big Ray if Holiday was on the Hawks Woody would have his azz super glued to the bench
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:18 pm
Okay, time for the motivational insult: Just call us Iggy’s B**ches…
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
9:18 pm
wonder why coach woodson wont tell the team to drive the ball so e can shoot free throws
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:18 pm
Venom Spitter,
True.
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
9:19 pm
long way away from over folks..
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:19 pm
It’s going to be tough to win 50 games
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2010
9:20 pm
I took a nice nap starting at the end of the first quarter and woke up with 5 minutes left. What the hell is going on here? This blog is entitled “Making Progress”… this game is just the opposite.
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
9:20 pm
i wonder if they go to Al here..
Hawks Fan In Jax
March 26th, 2010
9:20 pm
unless Hawks get to the Eastern Conference round Woody is gone so why keep talkin about him
Hawk n the Ham
March 26th, 2010
9:20 pm
Woody just said….”alright guys, lets start taking jumpshots. If that don’t work, we will go to all ISO Joe until the buzzer goes HOONNNKK”
UGA
March 26th, 2010
9:20 pm
Just wonder if we can win on the road…………..
No Young, No Williams and…………
Go Bucks!! Beat the Heat!! We want the Bucks in a 4 vs. 5 match up.
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
9:20 pm
Joe stepping up once again when a basket is in desperate need..
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:21 pm
Bigdave ,
I’m trying out the “motivational insult” psychology…it’s more fun than just simply complaining.
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
9:21 pm
ok its clear that the refs will give him every call
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:21 pm
Maybe the Ghost of Dion Glover will save us
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/basketball/nba/players/3343.jpg
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:22 pm
It’s over
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:22 pm
unless Hawks get to the Eastern Conference round Woody is gone so why keep talkin about him
Because you don’t fire a coach when he’s on his way up (as in, his team is showing progress). You fire him when he shows he can’t do any better.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:22 pm
Thats probably game
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
9:22 pm
game over
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:22 pm
WTF was Josh doin just put it up
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
9:23 pm
lmao@Josh
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:23 pm
what a sorry sorry effort
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
9:23 pm
Lack of defense and hustle is negating the offense. Can’t win without the defense/hustle.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:23 pm
The hawks CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2010
9:23 pm
sekousmith01 says: The Hawks are a lazy mess right now. They’re not playing all these close games for any other reason. Philly is waxing them on hustle plays!
Co-sign.
This game’s over.
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
9:23 pm
WTF?? are we fouling.. what are we doing..?
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
9:23 pm
76ers earned this game
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
9:24 pm
doesnt look like focus to me..
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:24 pm
Man Josh made one dumb azz play. He passedf it right to the sixers. Wow after a game winning dunk u make an idiot play LMAO
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
9:24 pm
noooo this wasnt a choke 76ers just wanted the game more
Melvin
March 26th, 2010
9:24 pm
Sixers backcourt killed the Hawks…
O'Brien
March 26th, 2010
9:24 pm
Hawks fail to execute down the stretch, imagine that.
And it would have been nice to see the bench get some burn in the second half. But instead, our guys (including Crawford) have played the entire 4th quarter.
Ree Roe
March 26th, 2010
9:24 pm
I’m so very very disappointed…
-REE Roe
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:24 pm
we just guaranteed ourselves the 4th seed lol
Hawks vs. 76ers
March 26th, 2010
9:24 pm
i am completely lost as to how this team beat Orlando …. no idea how that happened. I guess “very lucky” would have to be the word
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2010
9:25 pm
This was probably the worst execution down the stretch I have seen from the Hawks all season. No effort to move the ball, hideous turnovers, awful defense, no boxing out… they would have a hard time with the Nets playing like this.
BONE
March 26th, 2010
9:25 pm
no the hawks LOST this game, effort always beats a lack of
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:26 pm
Not even the ghost of Dion Glover could save us LOL
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/basketball/nba/players/3343.jpg
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2010
9:27 pm
And please don’t tell me this game doesn’t matter. If Sacramento can lose by less than 30 to Boston tonight I will be impressed.
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:27 pm
winning 50 games and finishing 500 on the road is going to be tough
Hawk n the Ham
March 26th, 2010
9:27 pm
The milks gone BAD!!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2010
9:27 pm
The ghost of Esteban “Steve” Batista would have been an improvement over the effort we just saw.
J.J.M.
March 26th, 2010
9:27 pm
how many turovers we had?
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:28 pm
Maybe this will be a wake up call? Or will they keep playing like they’re asleep
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:28 pm
This team has lost at least 15 easily winnable games this season
Rick Sund
March 26th, 2010
9:28 pm
The Orlando wins means nothing now.
Hawks vs. 76ers
March 26th, 2010
9:28 pm
Home games left: Pacers, Lakers, Detroit, Toronto, Cleveland
Away: Cleveland, Charlotte, Detroit, Washington, Milwaukee
I guess there could be 4 wins in there somewhere but right now it doesn’t look possible
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:28 pm
LOL pathetic they can’t even stop that.
Mark
March 26th, 2010
9:28 pm
Enter your comments here
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:29 pm
That attempt to foul showed the effort of the game
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
9:29 pm
Ray..
lol…
im actually open to reading all criticism tonight… hope the regular bashers are on their game..
Blast
March 26th, 2010
9:29 pm
This might be Hawks worst loss of the season. Turnovers, missed assignments, botched shots, stupid fouls, complacency…you name it. Hawks sucked in all those categories.
Oh, well. We have Sunday to make up fot it.
BONE
March 26th, 2010
9:29 pm
hawks they are sorry
Mark
March 26th, 2010
9:30 pm
Should we even care that this team is going to the playoffs?
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:30 pm
A wake up call?????? The if the hawks haven’t learned by now to not play down to your opponent they will never learn.
Sid
March 26th, 2010
9:30 pm
Cough, cough, cough. Truly pathetic. Because of their laziness and stupidity they will be the #4 seed and flame out in the first round. Actually looking forward to all the laughs.
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
9:30 pm
damn near 20 turns and 30 something pts off them…
this was one of those games..
Melvin
March 26th, 2010
9:30 pm
How many times do teh Hawks have to lose games like this before they make adjustments….
Rick Sund
March 26th, 2010
9:31 pm
Marvin showed more UPSIDE tonight.
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
9:31 pm
ok… Hawks were on meth tonight.. commercial just confirmed..
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:31 pm
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:30 pm
A wake up call?????? The if the hawks haven’t learned by now to not play down to your opponent they will never learn.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:30 pm
A wake up call?????? The if the hawks haven’t learned by now to not play down to your opponent they will never learn.
Just trying to hope lol
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:31 pm
Whoa Blast the worst Hawks loss all year? Thats saying ALOT becuz we got alot to choose from LMAO
Hawk n the Ham
March 26th, 2010
9:32 pm
bigdave – a meth addict has more focus than the Hawks had tonight.
Eman
March 26th, 2010
9:32 pm
Why can’t this team beat the bad teams!!! Lack of effort!! They make f ing millions!!! F woody and his staff!!
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
9:32 pm
hold up… maybe this loss was Joe’s fault..
JeJe
March 26th, 2010
9:32 pm
What an embarrassment.
TO BE COMPETING IN THE EAST AND LOSE TO THIS GARBAGE PATHETIC TEAM THAT HIS IGUODALA DESTROYING US. THE GUY ISNT EVEN AN ALL STAR
JESUS CHRIST
FIRE WOODSON. HE GETS ALL CONFIDENT AFTER 1 WIN THEN DOES THIS BULLSH!T.
HE CALLS TIMEOUTS SO HE CAN CALL JOE ISOS
GOD DAMNIT
kwooden1
March 26th, 2010
9:32 pm
19 TOs, 76ers had 15 steals. GAME/SET/MATCH!!!
GO HAWKS!!!
bigdave
March 26th, 2010
9:33 pm
Hawk N Ham…
i believe it..
Rick Sund
March 26th, 2010
9:34 pm
We will be an Elite team when we win our 50th game.
kwooden1
March 26th, 2010
9:34 pm
The HAWKS are still a poor road team. Woody seemed to do pretty well with the bench, but clearly the passing was terrible. You can’t make 19 turnovers and expect to win a game.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2010
9:34 pm
“Home games left: Pacers, Lakers, Detroit, Toronto, Cleveland
Away: Cleveland, Charlotte, Detroit, Washington, Milwaukee
I guess there could be 4 wins in there somewhere but right now it doesn’t look possible”
The good thing is, this is as bad as the Hawks can play. Realistically, they probably go 6-4 in those games, maybe 7-3. But they are now effectively 2 games behind Boston, so if they go 7-3 they need Boston to go 5-5. Boston’s remaining schedule looks like this:
Home: San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Houston, Cleveland, Washington, Milwaukee
Away: New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Toronto
Not an easy home schedule, but three of those road games are gimmes, and they only have to split the home games to beat Atlanta if Atlanta goes 7-3. I could easily see them beating SA, OKC, MIL, and WAS at home and clinching the 3rd seed.
Long story short, this loss puts the Hawks way behind the 8-ball.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:35 pm
The Hawks are about this close to being an Elite team:
Hawks…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….ELITE TEAM
tyler
March 26th, 2010
9:35 pm
Nothing new to see here. These guys are what they are, and that’s a 4 seed that could win by 20 or lose by 20 to the same team on any given night. Gotta play better than this to get ANYONE excited about the playoffs. I don’t think we’ll make it to 50…….
Rick Sund
March 26th, 2010
9:36 pm
We need more fans like you bigdave. Why can’t all our fans be delusional like you and be happy with getting to the PLAYOFFS. You really believe in our POTENTIAL and UPSIDE. Bigdave knows that we are still LEARNING HOW TO WIN.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:37 pm
There is good news. Sund has more reasons why he shouldn’t resign Woody.
ANd where is that idiot Samuel. Evrytime he says Woody COY this team loses and then he vanishes.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:39 pm
LMAO @ Rick SUnd
josh beckett
March 26th, 2010
9:39 pm
Hawks suck fire woodson! How do we lose to the 76′ers? They SUCK! 105-98 sounds like zero effort considering the 76′ers are 20 games under .500! Enough said just fire Woodson. Any coach can do better than what he is doing. He is the NBA equivalent of Coach Hewitt. We lack depth from the bench other than Crawford. Get rid of West, Joe Smith, and Mo Williams all piece of crap. Bring in some good bench players who are clutch! Marvin Williams is the typical UNC player. Great times in college but play like crap in the NBA.
Melvin
March 26th, 2010
9:41 pm
The Hawks beat the Spurs and Magic then lose to Bucks and Sixers. This team drives me crazy….
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:41 pm
He is the NBA equivalent of Coach Hewitt
I’ve been saying that for a while. Perfect analogy
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:42 pm
Losing to the Bucks was not that frustrating as hot as they’ve been.
josh beckett
March 26th, 2010
9:42 pm
UNC i have tons of respect for your athletics programs especially basketball but you do not train them to be the best they can be at NBA level. Marvin Williams is an example of that. Complete crap for a starter would and should be a bench player!
Harpie
March 26th, 2010
9:42 pm
Disgusting! This team will lose out in the first round of the playoffs – they have an idiot for a coach; and most of the players, though very talented, are not too smart…
josh beckett
March 26th, 2010
9:43 pm
No hating UNC Fans I hate both the YELLOW JACKETS AND BULLDOGS. UNC is a great basketball college program but they have players who end up doing nothing in their nba careers.
kwooden1
March 26th, 2010
9:46 pm
VenomSpitter I understand what you’re saying but who is the coach is more important who isn’t the coach! From what I’ve seen Eddie Jordan is a far better coach than Woody, but Eddie’s team is terrible. Eddie’s system takes time to learn, which could be the problem with Philly, but in this league that isn’t an excuse. He’s probably going to be fired. Depending on what happens this summer, I will be for or against Woody staying. As for tonight (I didn’t see the game, I just listened) it sounded like this game fell on the players. No coach should have to motivate his team, especially a professional team.
GO HAWKS!!
Rod from College Park
March 26th, 2010
9:46 pm
Another great game by our starting small forward Marvin Williams. He has scored a grand total of 12 points in our last 3 games. Now that’s talent.
Nolan
March 26th, 2010
9:46 pm
Tough to justify firing the incompetent Woody when he “has raised our win total every year he’s coached!!!!!11″, but hopefully when we lose in the first round this year and completely waste Josh Smith’s coming out season, lose JJ to money, and sign Mario West to a 5-year deal there MIGHT be some actual talk of getting rid of our Gumpian coach.
I MAY NOT BE A SMART MAN BUT I KNOW WHAT ISO IS
josh beckett
March 26th, 2010
9:47 pm
I would lovvvvvveeeeeee to have Coach K. as hawks head coach the guy is very smart when it comes to decisions for his team. Too bad he’s staying in Duke i’d love to have him as coach for a great nba team like the hawks. (by great im being sarcastic hawks are fluke)!
Blast
March 26th, 2010
9:47 pm
“The Hawks beat the Spurs and Magic then lose to Bucks and Sixers. This team drives me crazy….”
Tells you Hawks are just not committed and motivated enough to be elite, which means; beat all the bad teams and have a winning percentage on the road. Hawks are cruising right now, and they are just not good enough to do that.
dub366
March 26th, 2010
9:50 pm
When the Hawks start playing basketball instead of that one on one s—t they will win,but we gotta get rid of potatoes head.Let me ask one ? when hawks call a timeout do Woody confer with his coaches i DIDN’T THINK SO.
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:52 pm
well being we turn it on against the good teams, I guess that’s good for the playoffs? =/
Nolan
March 26th, 2010
9:53 pm
Shoot if you watch the team, especially at games, half of them aren’t even paying attention to Woody when he calls a timeout. I’ve seen Smoove park himself on the scorer’s table, Bibby waves Woody off, and half the guys just stare off into the middle distance. What a leader.
VenomSpitter
March 26th, 2010
9:54 pm
Oh snap look at the look Woody gave the hawks after the game:
http://burningbunnies.com/images/mr_potatoe_ha9c.bmp
DAMN
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
9:54 pm
hahahahahahahaha venomspitter
josh beckett
March 26th, 2010
9:54 pm
Smart-ass Hawks re-sign slacker Marvin Williams to 5-year deal and they don’t even try to resign josh smith or horford long term this year. It tells you how committed the Hawks are to slackers and not hard working honest guys like Horford and Smith. Also Bibby has been a slacker and a big disappointment this year. And guess what he also got signed to a 3-year contract extension. What was the point of drafting Jeff Teague again? Maybe to fill a void for Bibby!
josh beckett
March 26th, 2010
9:57 pm
Woodson is a potatohead like VenomSpitter showed except he’s got a smaller brain and no coaching skills!
vava74
March 26th, 2010
9:57 pm
A brief thought:
Al has improved.
Josh has improved.
Craw is better than Flip.
JJ remains JJ.
We have been virtually injury free.
The result: we will probably finish with 3 to 5 wins more than last year when we had a LOT of injuries.
Why?
Several reasons come up:
we have now a higher profile: consequently other teams scout us with more attention and exploit Woody’s thin system:
On offense: exploit the switching defense finding the best match ups, rotate for easy threes, look for
offensive rebounds since ATL’s bigs switch to the perimeter.
On defense: play zone down the line, deny entry passes and wait for bad shooting nights by Craw.
A top Euro ball team could beat the Hawks just like the international national teams beat the USA a few times before the Hawks starte to prepare better and form a team with am OFFENSIVE SYSTEM since the Hawks play like those bad USA teams:
ISO offense with an inability to beat zone defense and bad perimeter defense against teams that rotate the ball and look for the open 3.
Rick Sund
March 26th, 2010
9:57 pm
We are not getting coach K or anybody. Woody has us in position to get HOMECOURT in the first round. Obviously you UNGRATEFUL fans don’t know what elite means.
ELITE MEANS – winning 50 games, Top ten record in the NBA, being mentioned on ESPN, having not one, but two allstars.
You fans need to realize that Elite is not defined by what a team does in the PLAYOFFS, but the REGULAR SEASON.
vava74
March 26th, 2010
9:59 pm
Before they started to prepare better
Billy Knight
March 26th, 2010
10:00 pm
I tolll ya’ll shouldda fired potato head!
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
10:01 pm
Quick Poll:
How many people think Woodson is coming back next year?
UGA
March 26th, 2010
10:05 pm
People, I’m telling you, if we play Miami in the first round, we are done. We can beat Charlotte or the Bucks but if we get Miami we are done!
UGA
March 26th, 2010
10:06 pm
I like Woodson, but if we can hire Avery Johnson then I’d be for that move.
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
10:10 pm
Why can’t we beat Miami?
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
10:12 pm
Atleast we have Tee Shirts with “Clinched” on them LMFAO…
josh beckett
March 26th, 2010
10:14 pm
@ RICKSUND you might be the dumbest individual i’ve seen. Elite means you are in a good enough position from the start of the regular season to win a championship. Obviously the Hawks only have semi-final talent. Wow what you do in the regular season determines whether ur elite or not? Its all about the playoffs and how far you advance and if at all winning a championship. What’s the good of winning 50 games when you don’t go far in the playoffs? Huh try to come up with another “why the Hawks are elite excuse” I’m a hawks fan and its sad to say but they’re not ELITE! Don’t listen to mr genius Rick Sund!
josh beckett
March 26th, 2010
10:16 pm
Being mentioned on ESPN doesn’t mean a sh*t! The Heat and the Bulls are always talked about in positive ways on Espn. Espn is completely biased! You don’t know your crap so called gm rick sund!
josh beckett
March 26th, 2010
10:19 pm
we will all see in the playoffs whether or not the hawks are “elite” like rick sund says! 50 wins my a**! If they’re not going deep into the playoffs there technically not “elite”. If they do go deep in the playoffs i agree they’re elite. Dont hate on me im just being realistic!
vava74
March 26th, 2010
10:21 pm
JoshBeckett,
this Rick Sund character is one of the best guys providing comic relief around here when we lose.
he’s just kidding!
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
10:22 pm
lol @joshbeckett thinking the Rick Sund character was real
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
10:24 pm
When do the clinched playoffs to out to the public?
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 26th, 2010
10:25 pm
lmao@taylor
josh beckett
March 26th, 2010
10:26 pm
K i’ll stop sorry rick sund i get pissed because these awesome hawks are losing to the lowly 76 what ers? K if he was joking i’ll join in! Ha a good laugh is good in one of our lowly games of our season!
NUNNA YO BIZNEZZ
March 26th, 2010
10:28 pm
YO JOSH BECKETT,
RICK SUND IS PLANNING ON LETTING WOODY GO…
SO RIGHT NOW HE IS PUBLICLY CALLING THIS TEAM AN ELITE TEAM AND HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO..
AND WHEN WE’RE KNOCKED OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS THEN HE WILL COME UP WITH THIS EXCUSE OF SAYING THAT THEY WERE AN ELITE TEAM AND WOODY FAILED TO GET US TO THE FINALS OR HAD AN EARLY EXIT..
OUR LEGS ARE GONE!!
THIS GUY IS A GENIUS!!!
josh beckett
March 26th, 2010
10:29 pm
na taylor, im just tired of some fans supporting the hawks at wrong times. No is not a good time to cheer their success but instead to analyze what went wrong today vs the 76′ers (ps thats how many loses they average in a season: win 6 lose 76 games!) Lol good effort though by the 76′ers.
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
10:30 pm
76ers are messing up lol. Messing up their lotto chances
NUNNA YO BIZNEZZ
March 26th, 2010
10:31 pm
YOU MEAN THAT THIS IS NOT THE REAL RICK SUND ON HERE TONIGHT?????
AWWW MAN!!
HEY JOSH BECKETT…
NEVER MIND
Dominque
March 26th, 2010
10:31 pm
Hawks just needed more nimbers this game
josh beckett
March 26th, 2010
10:32 pm
Haha u though he wuz real? Wow~
josh beckett
March 26th, 2010
10:33 pm
How about the Nets? Anyone rooting for them to have the worst season in NBA History? I am!
Blake
March 26th, 2010
10:34 pm
Can somebody please explain how the Hawks can play their hearts out and beat Orlando then lose to the lowly seventy sixers.Do they really care or are they just settling to wait until the playoffs to turn it up.I don’t understand and It makes me madder than Hell!!!
northcyde
March 26th, 2010
10:35 pm
LOL . . . you guys still haven’t figured this team out yet, I see.
This team falls under the same spell that some of you fans do. They simply think that they ( the Hawks )are better than what they really are. And because of that, they feel that they can “turn it on” at any time and win the game. They get away with it sometimes, but they can’t do it enough to warrant believing that.
This is exactly how Denver, Utah, and Phoenix play on the road. Orlando too, to a certain extent.
Now if it’s a game vs a powerhouse team, they know that they’ll have to scrap and claw and fight to win the game. So they play hard and come out focused and win the game or at least make the game highly competitive. Some of the best road games the Hawks have played all year, have come against playoff caliber teams.
And actually, the Lakers are NOTORIOUS for playing down to their opponent. The difference, is that they ( and Cleveland ) CAN turn it on, and eventually win the game. And they can do it, because they can actually shut down their opponent for a 4 minute stretch in a game, and take it over.
Woody stays on this team about defense, because he KNOWS we’re not anywhere near where we need to be. If you play defense and generate turnovers or get consecutive stops, you can create offense.
It is what it is.
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
10:38 pm
y does josh beckett hate the jackets and the dogs
Ole Hawk Fan
March 26th, 2010
10:48 pm
ELITE TEAM………………………….PLAY-OFF……………………This TEAM SUCKS REAL TIME……………This team would lose to THE NETS right NOW………..in a series and HOW MANT WINS DOES THE NETS HAVE? Fire Rick Sund………………..Woody and Get RID OF THE Spirit Group…………………Bring In That Car Dealer who wanted to BUY This Team and The Trashers as well as Phillips.
UGA
March 26th, 2010
10:48 pm
We can’t beat Miami for a few reasons.
They beat us 3-1 this year.
Dwayne Wade.
We can’t guard Jermain O’neal for whatever reason.
They killed the Bulls at Chicago last night and are killing the Bucks at Milwaukee, which we don’t do.
Ole Hawk Fan
March 26th, 2010
10:49 pm
How Many Wins………………..
UGA
March 26th, 2010
10:50 pm
I hate to not be optimistic. I do like our chances against other teams, just not Miami.
Big Ray
March 26th, 2010
10:52 pm
Well, that was annoying. We let a team that has no business beating us…well, beat us. Woody keeps saying “This is the NBA, no win is a given.” While this is true, why do we play we did tonight?
A few things that point to us losing:
1)We had 19 turnovers, which is a lot for us. They had 15 with a rookie pg starting and playing 38 minutes.
2) They had 25 assists. We crawled our way to 18 assists. It was embarrassing how much better their ball movement was.
3) We shot 47%, they shot 50%. They have a total of THREE guys on their team who can actually shoot: Jodie Meeks, Louis Williams, and Jason Kapono. In case you were wondering, Iguodala is not a shooter, he’s a corer. Williams didn’t play, Meeks played 3 whole minutes, and Kapono got 14 points off of 5 for 12 shooting. We have no excuse for this, other than really crappy defense.
4)They had 15 steals, we had 5. Seven of their 15 steals were by rookie Jrue Holiday. Again, I’m embarrassed.
5) All else was equal. We couldn’t complain about refs, we went to the line about as much as they did. Rebounding was almost dead even. We made more 3-pointers. Our offense was balanced as far as shot attempts across the board, but it was poorly executed.
We simply failed to play defense worth a damn, and let a 25 win team with a 12-24 home record take us to task. Embarrassing.
Grandad
March 26th, 2010
10:53 pm
Earlier in the evening, I gave Wdsn his due.[Grandad March 26th,7:51 pm]
Whoops! Please allow me to quote the late, great, Emily Litella [SNL]:
“Never mind”
AG
March 26th, 2010
10:58 pm
Okay, I am now on the bandwagon…FIRE WOODY!!!!! If your team comes out without effort, sit their A$$ on the bench!!! As much energy as Mo is giving us, sit Marvin. When Smooth and Hortford are not boxing out, take them out for ZaZa. That is coaching, making adjustments, etc. Crawford was horrible, put his A$$ on the bench for a hot player!!!! You lose games to a team that has lost 5 straight and down by 9 with under 5 minutes (Tor), lose 3 times to a pathetic NY team 3 teams and a Golden State D-League squad. This loss to the 76′ers put that on the heap of bad losses. If you take just half of the games we really should have won, we would easily be in first. How many times in the history of any sport does your team go without major injuries? This was the Hawks season.
AG
March 26th, 2010
11:02 pm
Okay, I say it again, do the math when Marvin takes 10 shots. We are 7-1 in March and for the year have not lost more than 4 games when he took ten shots. Also, the last 5 games that went down to the wire, Joe took the potential game winning shot (under :10 seconds) and made 1 of 6 (we actually got a rebound and kicked it back to him to miss against SA). I don’t understand why we always run iso’s at the end EVERY quarter – except twice in the last three games, they ran a pick for a Bibby three at the top of the key.
northcyde
March 26th, 2010
11:06 pm
I watch the Hawks pretty much stress-free, because I know what to expect out of them. And I know some of you don’t like me telling you how to feel or act . . . but the minute some of you just simply ACCEPT the Hawks for who they are . . and not WISH for them to be something else . . your life as a Hawks fan will be so much easier.
Overreacting over every win and loss will simply cause you to have a stroke.
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The Hawks will probaly come out like world beaters against Indiana, but let them back into the game, before we close it out.
Then on Wednesday, they’ll play like if they lose, they’ll literally die . . and beat the Lakers. I’ll almost guarantee that win.
Then on Friday, they’ll play the same way with the Cavs, and be right there with a shot to win the game in the final 2 minutes.
Then we’ll keep Detroit in the game, due to the back to back, but win
And even in the Charlotte game, the effort will be there, regardless of we win or lose.
But as soon as we fly to Detroit, that’ll be the game to watch, because the Hawks will probably have won 3 or 4 out of 5 games . . . and start believing their press clippings.
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And like clockwork, Utah gets destroyed in Indy
And Denver had to literally come from hell and needed a Melo jumper at the buzzer, to beat Toronto
It is what it is
Taylor
March 26th, 2010
11:11 pm
preach it northcyde
O'Brien
March 26th, 2010
11:17 pm
I have an idea. On nights like this when the starters dont have any energy, Crawford is missing and turning the ball over, wouldnt this be a good game to give the bench a chance?
Who knows. Maybe the bench comes in and provides a spark like they did in the Magic game, or maybe the starters will get it together after they’ve spent some time on the bench watching?
But when the starters are struggling, Woody just continues to leave them out there hoping they will start playing better.
northcyde
March 26th, 2010
11:20 pm
And how long are fans going to continue to blame Woody, and not Blame the players?
Some of you act like Woody has an X-Box controller in his hand, causing the team to run, jump, and shoot.
Seriously
How does the coach get the blame for 19 turnovers and a sleepwalking effort on defense?
.
March 26th, 2010
11:26 pm
Fire Paul Hewitt………..
Grandad
March 26th, 2010
11:32 pm
northcyde:
“Put their ‘hind’ on the pine” [C.M. Newton HC Vandy/AD Kentucky]
Wdsn can control it.
Concentration, effort, focus, motivation, tired legs,
mentally tired, fundamentally unsound, & unprepared.
Not to mention, repetitive situational failure.
“RSF” Now that was cool. I’m gonna coin that one.
Atlanta Fawks
March 26th, 2010
11:39 pm
Get ready for this song Hawk fans after playoffs first round. But on the wrong end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaG2Acg8n60
FIRE WOODSON!!!!!!!
Atlanta Fawks
March 26th, 2010
11:41 pm
northcyde – If Woodson can not get out of his players what it takes to beat teams like this then it is his fault. I think Woodson has that relationship Bobby Cox does with the Braves which does not push the players to their full potential. Too much of a comfort zone.
O'Brien
March 26th, 2010
11:43 pm
northcyde,
I dont blame Woody for the lack of effort tonight. The players had no energy, turned the ball over, did not hustle, and did not box out. Thats not on Woody.
What I will blame Woody for, is why not put the bench in since the starters weren’t giving us much?
Grandad
March 26th, 2010
11:51 pm
O’B:
Agreed/ditto/co-sign
Hawks vs. 76ers
March 26th, 2010
11:55 pm
“I think from the start we just weren’t with it” , “From time to time we come out with a lack of focus” , “I feel like we overlooked them, and that’s not the right thing to do”
they fill you with such confidence when you read that …………
Big Ray
March 27th, 2010
12:03 am
Heh.
Big Ray
March 27th, 2010
12:11 am
“And I know some of you don’t like me telling you how to feel or act . . . but the minute some of you just simply ACCEPT the Hawks for who they are . . and not WISH for them to be something else . . your life as a Hawks fan will be so much easier.”
I guess that wanting your team to get better and one day become champions is out of the question, then. I wonder if this same theme of “acceptance” applies to Josh with his jump-shooting?
Ohhhh, that’s a sticky one…
“Overreacting over every win and loss will simply cause you to have a stroke.”
Yeah, I heard that can happen. I also heard that you can incur an aneurysm by constantly trying to convince people that their opinions are irrational, uninformed, inappropriate, and just plain wrong, if they don’t coincide with yours. It might even cause cancer. Blogging is dangerous, man.
Clyde
March 27th, 2010
12:15 am
Elite teams win championships.
FIRE WOODY
O'Brien
March 27th, 2010
12:16 am
“And I know some of you don’t like me telling you how to feel or act . . . but the minute some of you just simply ACCEPT the Hawks for who they are . . and not WISH for them to be something else . . your life as a Hawks fan will be so much easier.”
Do you think we should have the same mindset at home? Should we have the same mindset at work?
Let’s all accept everyone and everything in life for who they are, because our life will be so much easier..and less miserable.
NYRIC
March 27th, 2010
12:17 am
Questio:. If Hawks finish tied with Celtics, do the Hawks get the 3rd seed because head to head play, or do the Celtics get the 3rd seed due to clinching their division.
hawkfan
March 27th, 2010
12:20 am
People what JJ to defer and post the ball in the 4th down the stretch, well he sit Horford up for a wide open 12 footer, brick. Josh as well. JJ proved a point, the other guys aren’t ready to carry the load down the stretch. He must have been on the NET hearing all yall bitch about him shooting too much. Only took 13 shots tonight and was still clearly our best player. Josh 6 turnovers negates his 20 points. Al 4 turnovers. Our front court can’t handle the ball, yet the complain that the guards are dominating it.
Big Ray
March 27th, 2010
12:23 am
O’brien ,
I agree wholeheartedly. The players are responsible for their efforts, all the way. But what is the coach responsible for? People who exonerate the coach for anything and everything that goes wrong can NEVER tell you that.
Big Ray
March 27th, 2010
12:24 am
And that does NOT mean I want Woody fired. In fact, I fully expect him to get extended, barring a total collapse in the playoffs.
The Truth
March 27th, 2010
12:26 am
.Frankly, I’m sick and tired of being sick and tried. Maybe just maybe the Hawks are simply not as good as we think they are. Offensively, maybe we are losing close games because the Difference (Crawford) is not making much of a difference lately. With a 4-13 shooting performance by him, why are we just talking about Marvin? His poor shooting percentage has been his pattern as of late. Still Mr. invisible Marvin doesn’t get a pass either, but I’m just saying. Is this glass half empty or half full? Yes Josh had a 20 pts night, but what about the 6 turn-over(s) that translated into perhaps 12 give-away points? If you subtract that from his offense, he really had an 8 points game. Yes Al Horford had his typical double-double game, but when the opponents are scoring most of their points in the paint, he certainly can’t be too proud of that either.
Woody talks about how the Hawks are playing for something while the lottery teams are not. Well Woody, apparently the 76ers did not get that memo. The 76ers out-worked in the paint all night. The Hawks made this team look like a world-beater playoff team. While, the Hawks played like they just wanted the season to be over quickly sleep-walking in the first half. Perhaps they are just preoccupied with the upcoming summer vacation and apparently unfocused.
Folks don’t want to blame Woody for any parts of this loss but when a team plays uninspired and flat, that points to a lack of preparation and focus. The players’ jobs are to execute but apparently they are not listening or paying any attention to Woody. This is not the kind of coaching performance you want to display if you are auditioning for a new contract.
Big Ray
March 27th, 2010
12:27 am
Hawkfan ,
As I recall, it was JJ that missed the potential game-winner against the Magic, and Josh who dunked it home. As I recall, it was JJ who shot 3-8 going into the 4th quarter tonight, and Al Horford who was 5-10 going into the same quarter.
While I agree that he is the team’s best player, these other guys are also able to SHARE the load. Nobody is asking them to take over.
The fans
March 27th, 2010
12:28 am
“And I know some of you don’t like me telling you how to feel or act . . . but the minute some of you just simply ACCEPT the Hawks for who they are . . and not WISH for them to be something else . . your life as a Hawks fan will be so much easier.”
Just accept us for who we are and your blogging life will be so much easier.
Big Ray
March 27th, 2010
12:32 am
The Truth ,
Crawford and Bibby have something in common: both are bad enough on defense, that when their offense isn’t clicking, they’re doing more hurt than help. The switch defense is designed to hide that (something that came out of Woody’s own mouth), but it doesn’t always work.
I can only echo Astro Joe and say that the sum of this team is greater than it’s parts…
Josh did play badly, but came on stronger at the end. Unfortunately, we had begun to ignore Horford by that time (typical), we still weren’t playing good defense ANYWHERE on the court, and not enough other people were generating enough offense.
Big Ray
March 27th, 2010
12:33 am
Anyway, on to the Falcons blogs, where I can go hyperventilate in peace about the upcoming draft. I hope I don’t get hypertension from wanting my team to be more than it is, or overreacting to something somebody else says…
Big Ray
March 27th, 2010
12:36 am
Hee, hee, hee, hee!
Ok, one more….the Lakers got beaten by the Thunder, and the Cavs lost to the Spurs.
I wonder if their fans are basking in the radiance of total acceptance, or if they’re pounding their keyboards like anybody else?
cp
March 27th, 2010
12:45 am
Great post Ray and O’Brien. It has gotten to the point here where somehow ones opinion is wrong just because you don’t agree with someone. It also seems you cant complain about poor play because we are winning. If you don’t think everything is peachy then you are not a true fan the way some act on here. Some guys are just happy to win while others are happy we win but also see the problems we have out there on the court. I guess a blog that is meant for a person to voice their opinion has a new meaning.
Grandad
March 27th, 2010
12:52 am
Big Ray:
I don’t wish Wdsn to be fired either. It’s like you said recently,
him being fired means we were unsuccessful in the play-offs.
As for predicting: I fear they will attempt to gracefully let him go.
That’s where the fireworks begin. Wdsn will come unglued/snap/go postal;
you name it, but grace will be nowhere to be found.
I sincerely think he ‘Must’ win ‘2′ play-off series to be re-signed.
Two series? Does that put us in the Eastern Finals? Brain cramp!
I blog for fun [hobby]. No strokin’ out here.
My career equaled stress x googleplex.
Now that I’m retired, I’m mellow.
JeJe
March 27th, 2010
2:01 am
What an embarrassment.
TO BE COMPETING IN THE EAST AND LOSE TO THIS GARBAGE PATHETIC TEAM THAT HIS IGUODALA DESTROYING US. THE GUY ISNT EVEN AN ALL STAR
JESUS CHRIST
FIRE WOODSON. HE GETS ALL CONFIDENT AFTER 1 WIN THEN DOES THIS BULLSH!T.
HE CALLS TIMEOUTS SO HE CAN CALL JOE ISOS
GOD DAMNIT,..
JeJe
March 27th, 2010
2:05 am
LOL MARVIN CAN’T DRIBBLE. HE DRIBBLES UP TO HIS SHOULDERS
JeJe
March 27th, 2010
2:14 am
THIS IS NOT AN ELITE TEAM. IT HAS A LOSING RECORD ON THE ROAD
The Real Hawk
March 27th, 2010
8:15 am
What is this crap about not firing Woodsen because of his regular season record? Your success in the playoffs is determined in great part by seeding. That comes from the regular season record. One of the reasons the Cavs have the besat record is their record against sub-500 teams. We suck at this. That is coaching! We are at the same place as last year, 4th. To play possibly the Bucs.