Pacers at Atlanta Hawks: Attitude and Effort
So today we should find out if what happened at Philly on Friday was just a slip-up or a sign that the Hawks’ attitude and focus are indeed slipping. The Pacers probably don’t have the same athletic talent as the Sixers but they are playing better lately. They’ve got a hard-nosed attitude and a coach with a disdain for tanking. They are coming to play.
Will the Hawks match their intensity or will they figure their talent and homecourt will carry them? Lately I can tell Woody is weary of being the voice asking those kind of questions and looking for the answers.
“I am getting tired,” he said. “After a while, you have got to start figuring things out yourselves, man. We’ve got enough games under our belt. If we win 50-plus games we’ve made a step in the right direction but there is another level.”
Woody is ultimately responsible for the performance of the team. His plans and strategies are fair game for criticism. But he can only do so much when it comes to motivating and preparing his players. The rest is up to them.
It’s a topic I should have touched on more back when I blogged about how what you see on the court Woody isn’t always what Woody wants. Some might take that to mean Woody isn’t getting through to the players but, come on, these guys are pros. They make the big money. You’ve been watching too many cliched sports movies if you think it’s up to Woody to give a rousing speech that inspires his guys to do their jobs.
The NBA is a players’ league. When the Hawks sleepwalked their way through that loss at Philly and then admitted it, that’s on them. To hear Al say it was “unacceptable” is good. It’s cool when J.J. calls out the team for lacking focus. The Hawks are saying the right things and now they’ve got to put action behind those words no matter their opponent.
“That’s where we’ve got to learn,” Woody said. “The other night is a prime example of a team playing for nothing and we thought we were going to show up and win. You’ve got to go out and earn your win.”
MC
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Blast
March 28th, 2010
3:31 pm
Go, Hawks!
Got to win this game!
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
3:34 pm
I don’t know whats more heart breaking.
Knowing that this team has so much potential that isn’t being used
or
Boiling a Rabbit thats still alive
Blast
March 28th, 2010
3:35 pm
Got to earn that win, man. Been saying it all year. No NBA team will lay down for you. Any team can beat any team anytime any night.
adrain
March 28th, 2010
3:42 pm
People watch this Joe can Play but he is very selfish and when he play selfish they all play selfish. watch how he never pass out of the double team Watch and tell me how many time he does that …..
Marcus
March 28th, 2010
3:43 pm
focus. To meet team goal of > 0.500 on the road, we have to go 4-1 the rest of the AWAY games, facing CLE, DET, MIL, WSH, and CHA. Tough row to hoe.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
3:44 pm
Look at that great D by bibby LOL
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 28th, 2010
3:45 pm
Horford’s confidence is through the roof.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
3:46 pm
Again terrible 3pt defense
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 28th, 2010
3:46 pm
Marvin Abuse
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
3:46 pm
I really dont want to hear anything else about Joes defense this year . Its been TERRIBLE !! Is there anyone hasnt came out on fire against him ?
O'Brien
March 28th, 2010
3:47 pm
MC,
I dont worry about the Hawks attitude and effort when they’re playing at home, because they will find a way. It’s when they play on the road, thats what worries me.
But some things are not Woody’s fault. He has been bringing Marvin into his office, but its not helping. Thats on Marvin.
He has talked about the rebounding and the effort, and thats mostly on the players.
Marvin was wide open. And he clanks it. And then got beat on defense.
Hawks need to step up their 3pt defense though. And how Hibbert (supposedly a real center), struggling against Horford?
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
3:47 pm
Well i do remember when THE ROOKIE Stephen Curry embarrased Joe’s azz BADLY. I mean He made joe look like a b.i.t.c.h.
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
3:49 pm
Earl Watson is a not a pg that can shoot so there really is no need to switch anything in games like this. Play them straight up and let Watson shoot over the top . Sometimes our switching defense makes it easier on the opponent than just playing them straight up
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
3:49 pm
Here we go with Osh’s stupid jumpers
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
3:50 pm
A 9pt (so far) quarter or Brandon Rush ? Where is the pride ?
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
3:53 pm
Man this switching D is dumb
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
3:53 pm
The hawks are gonna lose if they keep switching
Blast
March 28th, 2010
3:54 pm
3 point defence and the switch is killing Hawks.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
3:54 pm
Big Ray can go back to bashing bibby cuz he sucks
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
3:55 pm
JOE HOLDIN THE BALL TOO LONG. Then duck is just OMG
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
3:57 pm
What type of pass was that Joe ? good lord ………….
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
3:59 pm
Seriously the Hawks are just……. I don’t know how to describe them
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 28th, 2010
4:00 pm
LMFAO…these boys droppin em from deep
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
4:00 pm
What a pitiful first quarter.
Marvin and Bibby are showing their true colors: useless basketball players who are lost on defense, can’t guard anyone, and who spend more time falling to the ground than actually contributing anything to this team.
Can we please just release Marvin? Seriously. He is a bigger asset to this team not being on it than he is being on it
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:00 pm
See the Hawks, like I said, are the worst 3pt defensive team in NBA history
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
4:00 pm
All Indy has to do is play a zone.
They know the Hawks will keep taking jumpshots
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 28th, 2010
4:02 pm
WOOOW
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:02 pm
The hawks are just awful
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 28th, 2010
4:02 pm
i mean get serious..wdf was that
Blast
March 28th, 2010
4:03 pm
Hawks not playing smart basketball. Doubling when they don’t need to, fouling jump shooters, not defending the 3 ball…
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:03 pm
LOL @ people who think the hawks are gonna do any damage in the playoffs
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:05 pm
31 pts in the 1st qtr to the pacers. Seriously????
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
4:06 pm
30Pt quarter to pacers on 57% shooting talking about a bounce back game .
O'Brien
March 28th, 2010
4:08 pm
Can’t blame Woody for our defense so far. Thats on the players.
Man, Marvin looks so clumsy out there.
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 28th, 2010
4:10 pm
Crawford a beasts
Blast
March 28th, 2010
4:11 pm
See the difference between Jamal and Joe’s offence?
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:11 pm
Star Jeff Teague
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
4:11 pm
Bench bringing the Hawks back in the game.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:11 pm
Joe takes to long to make a move. Jamal just goes.
Damn Jamal>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Joe
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
4:11 pm
That was an amazing pass by Teague in to Zaza, setting up Jamal Crawford’s 3.
northcyde
March 28th, 2010
4:12 pm
I’m watching this game sporadically, and it looks like a replay of the Milwaukee 4th quarter so far on defense. LOL @ Rush shooting the ball like he’s Reggie Miller.
I wish I could watch this game, but my VOLS are in a straight up DOGFIGHT vs Michigan St. So I’ll give the Hawks my full attention after this game is over.
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 28th, 2010
4:12 pm
Teague is gonna be pretty nice
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:12 pm
Joe looks like he’s depressed when he plays.
Jamal is the opposite.
O'Brien
March 28th, 2010
4:12 pm
Crawford is on fiiiiaaaaahhhh. Keep feeding him.
I like how our bench has been playing. Teague with the great block (should have been a foul on Teague) from behind on Granger. Another good pass from Teague to ZaZa to Craw.
Hopefully, when our starters come back in, they will pick up where our bench left off..
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:13 pm
Teague should start becuz he just pushes the tempo. Which favors us. Bibby makes us worse. I don’t care who disagrees he makes us worse.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
4:14 pm
Mavs rookie guard Rodrigue Beaubois scored 40 points yesterday against the Warriors.
Amazingly enough, the Mavs are a contending team, and playing the rookie guard actually made them better and carried them to a win.
What a shock.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:14 pm
Don’t put the starters back in. They don’t deserve to play. Well Al does.
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
4:15 pm
That was 10 points in 3 minutes for Crawford . Iv been saying this for months but PACE is so important for this team we are not a walk it up the floor team but we do it because of the starters being dependent upon the isolations .
Blast
March 28th, 2010
4:15 pm
“Joe looks like he’s depressed when he plays. Jamal is the opposite”
So true and so funny.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:16 pm
Do ya’ll know how good we could be if we played like this all the damn time. But with a pg like bibby it ain’t possible.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
4:17 pm
We have a Solo sighting!
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:18 pm
Uhh oh here comes Joe THE GREAT DEPRESSION Johnson
Blast
March 28th, 2010
4:18 pm
Jamal and Teague equals quickness.
chem
March 28th, 2010
4:18 pm
Teague pushed that one into Indiana’s hand.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:19 pm
Blast, Joe and Bibby equals eternal boredom.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
4:20 pm
I am shocked that Zaza didn’t travel there.
Blast
March 28th, 2010
4:20 pm
Keep feeding Jamal, the hot hand!
Blast
March 28th, 2010
4:21 pm
Venomspitter,
You are a funny dude!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
4:21 pm
Great defense by Teague. Between Teague and Josh I don’t think defenses would ever score transition buckets. PLAY THE MAN MORE!!!!!!!
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:21 pm
Here comes Joe with the Brick. Another defensive play by Teague. And bibbys sorry azz is in
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:22 pm
OMG PASS THE DAMN BALL JOSH. WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU.
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
4:22 pm
JAMAL SCORED 10 PTS IN LIKE 2 MINUTES EARLY IN THE QUARTER. IS HE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE BALL NOW THAT JOE IS IN?
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
4:23 pm
what Josh just did should get him subbed out
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:23 pm
Man Osh gets stripped every game doin that dumb sh.t
I’m so close to calling Osh an idiot.
Nacho
March 28th, 2010
4:23 pm
Bibby is the role player. Teague should play more.
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
4:23 pm
What a pitiful first quarter.
Marvin and Bibby are showing their true colors: useless basketball players who are lost on defense, can’t guard anyone, and who spend more time falling to the ground than actually contributing anything to this team.
Can we please just release Marvin? Seriously. He is a bigger asset to this team not being on it than he is being on it..
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
4:24 pm
2 minutes left in Tennessee-Michigan State and it’s coming down to the wire, for those of you who care.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:24 pm
I’m sure there are Dleague players better than Marvin. I know there is.
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
4:25 pm
Im not sure guys like Josh could play for another coach . He better hope Woody gets extended
Could you imagine Jerry Sloan or Larry Brown reaction if he is right next to a guard refuses to pass it to him dribbles it up the floor and then turns it over LOL
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:25 pm
Here goes Joe holding the damn ball
Blast
March 28th, 2010
4:26 pm
Why did Hawks go away from Jamal on the pick and roll?
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:26 pm
Yea Sleepy Osh would be benched if he played for a good coach. He makes about 4 really dumb plays a game
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
4:27 pm
Ding!
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
4:27 pm
IF THE 2ND UNIT IS PLAYING WELL, KEEP THEM IN. U DONT HAVE TO PUT THE !@#DAMN STARTERS IN HALFWAY THROUGH THE 2ND EVERY DAMN GAME. F!CKING COACH A GOOD GAME FOR ONCE. MY GOD
Blast
March 28th, 2010
4:29 pm
Hawks bench has shown more heart this game.
terrell
March 28th, 2010
4:30 pm
Solo > Zaza
Clyde
March 28th, 2010
4:31 pm
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
FIRE WOODY
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
4:31 pm
I know the second unit is mad on that bench knowing how well they played and still didnt get to play it out
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
4:32 pm
Was josh just double teaming Dhantey Jones ?
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
4:34 pm
IF THE 2ND UNIT IS PLAYING WELL, KEEP THEM IN. U DONT HAVE TO PUT THE !@#DAMN STARTERS IN HALFWAY THROUGH THE 2ND EVERY DAMN GAME. F!CKING COACH A GOOD GAME FOR ONCE. MY GOD…
Blast
March 28th, 2010
4:34 pm
Marvin should sit. Jamal should play.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:34 pm
My assessmen of the 1st hlf for people who couldn’t see it:
1st of all Bibby and Duck should not be able to start for an NBA team
2nd Joe never shows intensity. And it’s getting on my nerves. Joe also holds the ball toooooooo damn longggggggggggg b4 he makes a move. He has sucked.And when he gets into the game with Jamal he doesn’t wanna let him have any shots.
3rd Jamal and Teague were the opposite of Joe and Bibby. Upbeat and full of energy. Jamal especially. He makes his move quickly instead of waiting for the defense to adjust like an idiot.
4th Osh is just not that smart. He seriously thinks he is Magic Johnson. He refuses to pass it to the pg and he gets stripped. This has happened almost every game this season.
5th Woody is dumb. The 2nd unit outplkayed the 1st unit. But he wants to put the 1st unit back in instead of goin with what is working.
All in all this team is EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO WATCH.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
4:35 pm
What the hell is Bibby thinking… it’s not 2001 dude.
Rod from College Park
March 28th, 2010
4:35 pm
VenomSpitter,
“I’m sure there are Dleague players better than Marvin. I know there is.”
I have said that many times. I would venture to say that there are 6′9 guys in high school who are better. I am serious about that.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:35 pm
My assessment of the 1st half for people who couldn’t see it:
1st of all Bibby and Duck should not be able to start for an NBA team
2nd Joe never shows intensity. And it’s getting on my nerves. Joe also holds the ball toooooooo damn longggggggggggg b4 he makes a move. He has sucked.And when he gets into the game with Jamal he doesn’t wanna let him have any shots.
3rd Jamal and Teague were the opposite of Joe and Bibby. Upbeat and full of energy. Jamal especially. He makes his move quickly instead of waiting for the defense to adjust like an idiot.
4th Osh is just not that smart. He seriously thinks he is Magic Johnson. He refuses to pass it to the pg and he gets stripped. This has happened almost every game this season.
5th Woody is dumb. The 2nd unit outplkayed the 1st unit. But he wants to put the 1st unit back in instead of goin with what is working.
6th the hawks are the worst 3pt defensive team in NBA history
7th The switching D is sooooooooooooo dumb
All in all this team is EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO WATCH.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
4:36 pm
20-second timeout to set up the half’s last play. My money is on a contested Joe Johnson jumper that barely draws iron.
Blast
March 28th, 2010
4:36 pm
Watch Woody draw up an iso play after this timeout.
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
4:37 pm
Why couldn’t Josh play for another coach? Oh brother….I’m sure this is going to start that thug nonsense again….
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
4:37 pm
These starters are gonna get Woodson fired .
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:38 pm
My assessment of the 1st half for people who couldn’t see it:
1st of all Bibby and Duck should not be able to start for an NBA team
2nd Joe never shows intensity. And it’s getting on my nerves. Joe also holds the ball toooooooo damn longggggggggggg b4 he makes a move. He has sucked.And when he gets into the game with Jamal he doesn’t wanna let him have any shots.
3rd Jamal and Teague were the opposite of Joe and Bibby. Upbeat and full of energy. Jamal especially. He makes his move quickly instead of waiting for the defense to adjust like an idiot.
4th Osh is just not that smart. He seriously thinks he is Magic Johnson. He refuses to pass it to the pg and he gets stripped. This has happened almost every game this season.
5th Woody is dumb. The 2nd unit outplayed the 1st unit. But he wants to put the 1st unit back in instead of goin with what is working.
6th the hawks are the worst 3pt defensive team in NBA history
7th The switching D is sooooooooooooo dumb
All in all this team is EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO WATCH.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
4:38 pm
Considering how bad most of the Hawks played in that half, the fact that they are only down 2 is pretty impressive.
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
4:39 pm
Second unit looked a lot more crisp out there than the starters did. We’re playing crappy-a$$ defense again, and once again we’re playing 3-on-5 on offense.
hawkfan
March 28th, 2010
4:39 pm
why didn’t the 2nd unit play at the end of the half? when starters came back in the energy went down again and the pacers came up on top again
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:39 pm
No it’s not impressive. They are playing the PACERS not the LAKERS.
Nothing impressive about it.
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
4:40 pm
yes it is Najeh could imagine if Granger was making those wide open jumpers he normally makes tonight ? hes 3-11 so far
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
4:40 pm
Najeh ,
I’d agree, but I think the Pacers really do just suck that badly.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:40 pm
My assessment of the 1st half for people who couldn’t see it:
1st of all Bibby and Duck should not be able to start for an NBA team
2nd Joe never shows intensity. And it’s getting on my nerves. Joe also holds the ball toooooooo damn longggggggggggg b4 he makes a move. He has sucked.And when he gets into the game with Jamal he doesn’t wanna let him have any shots.
3rd Jamal and Teague were the opposite of Joe and Bibby. Upbeat and full of energy. Jamal especially. He makes his move quickly instead of waiting for the defense to adjust like an idiot.
4th Osh is just not that smart. He seriously thinks he is Magic Johnson. He refuses to pass it to the pg and he gets stripped. This has happened almost every game this season.
5th Woody is dumb. The 2nd unit outplayed the 1st unit. But he wants to put the 1st unit back in instead of goin with what is working.
6th the hawks are the worst 3pt defensive team in NBA history
7th The switching D is sooooooooooooo dumb
All in all this team is EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO WATCH..
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
4:40 pm
Hawkfan,
Good question. Ask Woody.
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
4:41 pm
I think JJ didn’t respect Granger’s ability to play defense. He paid for it on at least one possession.
Season Ticket Holder
March 28th, 2010
4:42 pm
Why is the game even close… Oh I forgot, the Hawks are playing. I hope this team wakes up and puts away a team they should be able to beat hands down. Losing against sub-par teams is getting old.
EFFICIENCY
March 28th, 2010
4:43 pm
Joe Johnson – 12 points, 9 shots
Jamal Crawford- 10 points, 4 shots
Hawk n the Ham
March 28th, 2010
4:43 pm
I think the title to this blog is an oxymoron.
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
4:44 pm
After the Tennessee/Michigan St game, we’ll get a sermon on why we shouldn’t be disappointed about the Hawks losing to the Pacers by 2 at the half.
O'Brien
March 28th, 2010
4:46 pm
So our bench outplayed our starters in the second quarter. It will be interesting to see if the bench get any burn in the second half.
Najeh,
So are you saying it is possible to play a rookie PG on a contending team? What a concept. Teague looks so much better when he plays with the starters. I think Woody should have left him in the game, because its not like Bibby is lighting it up (2-7), although he does have 4 assists.
Before anyone jumps on the Solo bandwagon, remember, anytime a player plays against his old team, there is an extra chip on his shoulder. So even if Solo has a really good game, dont get too carried away.
Not a bad play call coming out of the timeout. Although the ball ended up in JJ’s hands, it went in to Horford first, and JJ was on the move. Hawks need to turn up the D though in the second half.
And can somebody tell me why Sund gave Marvin 5 years, $37.5 mil, but yet he called Chills a utility player. Interesting evaluation. Can we trade Marvin for Granger?
Ray,
I think Woody should have left the bench unit in the game longer because they had energy, Crawford was on fire, and they were playing better defense than our starters. It’s like there is a rule that says your bench players can only play so many minutes, regardless of how effective they’re playing.
And why did we go away from Crawford when he was on fire? It’s like JJ has to get his shots no matter how anybody else is shooting…
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:47 pm
I don’t know whats more heart breaking.
Knowing that this team has so much potential that isn’t being used
or
Boiling a Rabbit thats still alive
I still don’t have an answer for this
Hawk n the Ham
March 28th, 2010
4:48 pm
LMAO….Yeah, I’m sure the Pacers would give us a straight trade, Marvin for Granger
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:49 pm
Joe not underrated anymore. Outside people don’t realize how much of a ballhog he is.
Hawk n the Ham
March 28th, 2010
4:49 pm
BTW
Baylor > Duke
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
4:50 pm
HOW DOES JAMAL GET 10 PTS EARLY AND DOESN’T GET ANOTHER SHOT OFF/BASKET. LET THE GUY SHOOT. HE IS OUR BEST SCORER–GIVE HIM THE DAMN BALL AND LET HIM DO HIS MAGIC
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:52 pm
JeJe it’s becuz Woody is obsessed with Joe. He won’t let anybody upstage him LOL
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
4:52 pm
This is getting old simply because they think they are good enough to basically coast against the pacers and “get up” for the Lakers coming on Wed . However the elite teams dont get up for anyone because they want to crush everyone equally.
Our starting 5 has been together for over 200 games now this types of effort just shouldn’t be happening . It was nice of the organization to have patience and allow the young players to develop but since when did that become an excuse for lack of effort against weaker teams.
This is one of those times when Woody needs to pull a Phil jackson and say ” well I think this may be the last hurrah for the current core as we cant get up the energy on a night to night basis anymore maybe this is as far as it can go” I would then let then stew on that for a few days
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
4:53 pm
ding….
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
4:53 pm
O’brien ,
Spot on with the comments. Every one of them.
Nacho
March 28th, 2010
4:54 pm
I bet Teague does not get 2 more minutes in this game. And that is the reason a young point guard will not develop under our coach.
We are better with a PG that is not slower than everyone else on the COURT!
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:54 pm
Bibby u suck
northcyde
March 28th, 2010
4:54 pm
Amazing all of the hate ( and non-credit ) given to JJ. You’d think he was shooting 1 – 8 FG with 3 points. Instead, the captain leads the team with 12 pts on 5 – 9 shooting.
Defense definitely needs to pick up, no doubt on that.
Now that the Vols lost a heartbreaker, I can give my full attention to this game, and offset the negativity and state what we do positively.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:55 pm
Put Teague and Jamal in
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:56 pm
Northcyde u haven’tt even been watching the damn game have u. Man u luv defending Mr. I luv to hold the damn ball. Jamal had 10 pts ON ONLY 4 SHOTS.
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
4:56 pm
GET RID OF JOE JOHNSON. BE A TEAM PLAYER FOR ONCE. OR SCORE AN EASY BASKET WITHOUT WASTING OUR SHOT CLOCK. BOTH THINGS U WILL NEVER DO IN YOUR SELFISH CAREER
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
4:57 pm
Ok, fresh off of two busted JJ plays, we get a basket from Horford. Am I the only one seeing this?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
4:57 pm
On every Marvin shot, you can tell from the way that he jumps which way he’s going to miss. Amazing that he’s been in the league this long and hasn’t got this fixed yet, even with Mark Price on the coaching staff.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:58 pm
Big Ray obviously Northcyde isn’t seeing it.
And now a dumb tech on Osh
Blast
March 28th, 2010
4:58 pm
Stop talking, Josh!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
4:59 pm
KEEP FEEDING JAMAL
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
4:59 pm
Heh. Josh is gonna get ejected.
In the meantime, I find it hilarious, this situation. Ball goes to the point guard this time, but he passes it to Josh on the run, while he has two defenders right in front of him.
This is why Josh should give the ball up on the break?
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
4:59 pm
And now Jamal is back. Showing Joe how to do it
hawkfan
March 28th, 2010
4:59 pm
how is jamal 5 for 5 and he sits on the bench more than marvin, i don’t get it
Hawk n the Ham
March 28th, 2010
4:59 pm
Al is WORKIN!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:00 pm
Nique has been dissing Hibbert the whole game. It’s pretty hilarious. Don’t know what his beef is.
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
5:00 pm
Mark Price is wasting somebody’s money.
Venom Spitter ,
Yeah, I know he’s not watching. I was just making a prediction….
Blast
March 28th, 2010
5:00 pm
Al is da Man!
Wabe
March 28th, 2010
5:00 pm
Horford working hard.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:00 pm
I wonder if Clyde saw Horford outwork Hibbert for that offensive board and put-back.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
5:00 pm
Jamal would have had 20 by now if Woody wasn’t stuck up Joe’s azz so much
Hawk n the Ham
March 28th, 2010
5:01 pm
Jamal and Joe need to switch jerseys, so Woody will leave Jamal in.
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
5:02 pm
look at Al padding his rebound numbers like Moses Malone LOL
terrell
March 28th, 2010
5:02 pm
Has Josh Smith ever commited a foul, in his own mind??
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
5:02 pm
Roy Hibbert. 7′2″, 270 lbs.
20 minutes, 1 rebound.
Hey y’all, how’s “little Al” doing against him?
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
5:03 pm
terrell,
he doesn’t argue against all of the calls, just the ones he disagrees with, lol
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
5:03 pm
Big Ray who do u think would winin a foot race
Bibby or Hibbert lol
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:04 pm
“Big Ray who do u think would winin a foot race
Bibby or Hibbert lol”
Zaza.
cp
March 28th, 2010
5:04 pm
The defensive effort from the first unit was pathetic in the first half. The second unit looked great. I wonder will they get rewarded with solid minutes in the second half. I think Teague has more blocks this year than Marvin. This team needs to step up their intensity… Yea O’Brien its funny how Sund thought so little of Chills and so highly of Marvin. I thought for years that Chills was a better player. He was a better rebounder and didn’t need any plays ran for him to score. He was giving us what 11 and 6 off the bench. Marvin can barely do that starting.
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
5:04 pm
VenomSpitter ,
Hibbert. Why? Because Marvin would try to joing the race….and trip Bibby and himself up. Like that dude did those other guys in the movie “Cool Runnings”.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:05 pm
There are not enough people at the game to scream “NOOOOO” when Josh takes those shots today.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
5:06 pm
LOL @ Big Ray. Marvin would damn near kill himself and everyone else in a footrace LOL
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
5:06 pm
Chills was more fundamentally sound (except for maybe that heinously ugly jumper).
Marvin had greater potential.
Potential is a french word for “he ain’t done sh!t yet, but we think he might”.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:08 pm
Not only that, but Chills also understood the game a lot better and was a much better role player as a result. Marvin doesn’t understand that he can impact the game without having the ball in his hands. Chills’ entire impact was without the ball in his hands. On a team like this that has multiple scorers who all need the ball, a player like Chills is a lot more valuable.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
5:09 pm
I don’t think Chills would want to come back and play for Woody. He’s smart enough to know how bad a coach Woody is.
Rick Sund
March 28th, 2010
5:09 pm
LOVE the core I have helped keep.
The guys are YOUNG and have POTENTIAL. I plan on keeping this starting 5 together for 7 more years.
ALL that matters is that we win 50 games — that’ll show IMPROVEMENT over last year.
Woodson is a TOP defensive coach, a true genius at shutting down players like Nate Robinson and John Salmons. I will offer him a $100 million/6 year extension after the season, making him the highest paid coach in NBA history.
Woodson’s rapid development of Teague is just astonishing. Just yesterday, a successful Eastern Conference GM contacted me that he believes Teague is already better than Isiah Thomas!
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
5:09 pm
we look so much better when we work our early offense instead of milking the clock
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
5:09 pm
“Not only that, but Chills also understood the game a lot better and was a much better role player as a result. Marvin doesn’t understand that he can impact the game without having the ball in his hands. Chills’ entire impact was without the ball in his hands. On a team like this that has multiple scorers who all need the ball, a player like Chills is a lot more valuable.”
COOOOOOOO-SIIIIIIIIIGN!
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
5:10 pm
Love the clown who keeps posting as Rick Sund. I know it’s a regular blogger, but it’s still funny as hell.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:10 pm
Looks like Ryan Cameron got Solo on the Kiss Cam…
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
5:10 pm
“Woodson is a TOP defensive coach, a true genius at shutting down players like Nate Robinson and John Salmons”
LMAO @ Rick Sund
Blast
March 28th, 2010
5:10 pm
Marvin is better than what he has displayed. I believe this is his worst year yet.
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
5:12 pm
Blast ,
Just listen to what you just said, LOL.
“Marvin is better than what he has displayed. I believe this is his worst year yet.”
What are you trying to convince us of? LOL
Clyde
March 28th, 2010
5:12 pm
Najeh Davenpoop Al plays well against scrubs.
FIRE WOODY
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
5:13 pm
I think Marvin needs some incentive.
Promise marvin that he’ll get some SWAN BOOTY if he steps up his play
bigdave
March 28th, 2010
5:13 pm
lol… you would think Joe was having a bad game.. folks is crazy, probably cheer misses…
thomas22
March 28th, 2010
5:13 pm
I’m glad Coach W pulled Josh- When is Josh going to realize he’s not a PG, and the reason he is open 16 ft out is because teams know HE cant make jumpers! He screws up the chemistry with that foolishness! Go Hawks!
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
5:13 pm
I guess we finally remembered that this is the team Horford had 24 points/16 rebounds against earlier in the season.
Blast
March 28th, 2010
5:14 pm
Big Ray,
Just trying to show much maligned Marvin some love.
joe is king
March 28th, 2010
5:14 pm
Less than a minute left in the third quarter. horeford better get his shots in because coach says joe gets the ball from here on out.
Hawk n the Ham
March 28th, 2010
5:15 pm
If Marvin was to pick up his game, I’m sure Aflac would drop the real duck and add an NBA duck for their commercials.
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
5:15 pm
Joe ain’t having a bad game.
But Al is having a better one. Feed Al.
Blast
March 28th, 2010
5:16 pm
Nice play, Mario.
TheNutMunchers
March 28th, 2010
5:16 pm
The List of posters that are constantly on Joe’s nuts:
bigdave
Northcyde
Their lust for Joe’s nutsac know no bounds
Hawk n the Ham
March 28th, 2010
5:16 pm
Speaking of players who know their role….MARIO!!
That kid rides the pine and doesn’t whine or complain. But when Woody calls his number, Super Mario goes in!
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
5:17 pm
You know what I love about Mario West? He plays every second that he’s in there, like he is SO GLAD to be in the NBA. Probably because he really is, but you get the point…
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
5:18 pm
I’d say bigdave is better balanced than that….
TheNutMunchers
March 28th, 2010
5:18 pm
The List of posters that are constantly on Joe’s nuts:
bigdave
Northcyde
Their lust for Joe’s nutsac know no bounds.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:18 pm
“He plays every second that he’s in there, like he is SO GLAD to be in the NBA. Probably because he really is”
Haha… if I was getting paid NBA money purely for hustle, and not because of any actual basketball talent, I’d be thrilled. Not hating, just saying…
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
5:19 pm
Alright Hawks u better not choke
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:19 pm
Meanwhile, what is up with Zaza actually making shots inside today?
O'Brien
March 28th, 2010
5:19 pm
northcyde,
Nobody is saying JJ has stunk up the joint. But so far, he does not have to carry the load.
With the way Al was been playing this quarter, we should have gone to him EVERY time down. Thats one adjustment the team has to make. We dont go to the hot hand consistently enough.
Overall, great quarter from the Hawks though. Once Al got going, it rubbed off on everybody else.
Woody always had Chills in at the end of the game, so I dont know why Sund did not think highly of him. The irony too, is that I think Chills would have signed for LESS than the $7.5 mil annually that Marvin got. Way to go Rick Sund.
I hope the Hawks can put these guys away early. Please, no fourth quarter struggles. I wonder if Pacers will go zone?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:19 pm
4th quarter. Let’s see if a) the Pacers throw a zone at the Hawks at some point, and b) if the Hawks can keep up the intensity and not let them back in.
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
5:20 pm
This pace is much better for us . We are not out of co0ntrol but we are not walking it up every possession trying to milk the clock either.
northcyde
March 28th, 2010
5:20 pm
Horford played to his strength as an offensive player . . . taking the 15 to 18 footer. Anytime he has a bigger defender on him, that’s what he should look to do.
Defense was a lot better that quarter, individually and team.
LOL @ Zaza with the hook.
Hawks up 11. Let’s see if they’ll close this out, or let them back into the game.
Hawk n the Ham
March 28th, 2010
5:20 pm
Sit Marvin….Start Mo. I’m convinced now.
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
5:20 pm
WHERE ARE JOE SMITH AND TEAGUE?
DO U NOT GET REWARDED FOR PLAYING WELL?
OH WAIT, I FORGOT: WOODSON IS OUR HEAD COACH
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:21 pm
Mo Evans is the man. I don’t think people appreciate him enough. You gotta love a role player who plays within himself and knows exactly where he needs to be.
hawkfan
March 28th, 2010
5:21 pm
i think the reason the 2nd unit has brought in some energy today because they are tired of rotting on the bench and know that the playoffs are coming up, so their minutes are about to decline even more
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 28th, 2010
5:23 pm
lol Marietta
Hawk n the Ham
March 28th, 2010
5:23 pm
“Sends it to Marietta….”
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:23 pm
The Pacers are showing why they are a lottery team. When they are not making those 3’s they are the Warriors of the Eastern Conference — poor shot selection and nonexistent defense.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
5:24 pm
why is it that whenever marvin shows production Joe is not on the floor?
thomas22
March 28th, 2010
5:25 pm
BIG Ray – You are on the money-Mario knows his role and is great at it……
Maybe somebody needs to play Marvin Gaye’s song (What’s going On) for our Marvin because he’s been non existent for the most part this season.
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 28th, 2010
5:25 pm
I think Joe beat up Marvin and stole his candy or something.
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
5:26 pm
good defense Jamal and Marvin and its nice to see some 4th quarter intensity BEFORE we are down 7pts
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
5:26 pm
LOL @ Mac.
Trainwreck
March 28th, 2010
5:28 pm
If they continue to play like this the article for this game should be called built ‘FORD tough and highlight how HorFORD and CrawFORD carried us today! Ok Ok…. cheesy I know
o.O-Mac-Town -Macon, Georgia- Westsider-O.o
March 28th, 2010
5:28 pm
That was the LOUDEST brick I’ve heard in a long time.
Courtesy: Marvin Williams
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:28 pm
Hawks starting to cool off, and Pacers haven’t even started playing zone yet…
northcyde
March 28th, 2010
5:30 pm
O’Brien . . . do you see the irony in your comments about Horford being hot. You’re not going to get any argument from be about feeding a hot player on this team. I don’t care if it’s Horford or Crawford or even Marvin.
But when JJ had it going in Milwaukee . . and he misses one shot . . . .
LOL . . it’s just funny to me.
Anybody that says that this blog ( as a whole ) isn’t overly critical of Joe Johnson, just aren’t reading it.
I support ALL the Hawks.
Marvin’s defense this half ( both team and individually ) has been great. But how many people will even acknowledge that?
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
5:31 pm
GOOD JOB JOE.
OF COURSE IT’S ZAZA’S FAULT, WOODY. IT’S NEVER JOE’S FAULT
terrell
March 28th, 2010
5:32 pm
Iso time.
MObMO
March 28th, 2010
5:33 pm
White Lighthening!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:33 pm
Magic Pachulia strikes again LMAO
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
5:33 pm
In Milwaukee the team gave Joe the ball with 290 seconds on the clock and stood around watching him .
Tonight Horford scored on the low block but he also allowed his teammates to find him within the flow of the game which Crawford did .
If Joe gets hot hes gonna create every shot himself against the entire opposing team and that is what people hate because the rate of success for him doing that is very low .
terrell
March 28th, 2010
5:36 pm
Teague no more min after playing well. Wtf?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:37 pm
5 minutes left… 16 point lead… time to empty the bench.
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
5:37 pm
Keep this up and this game will be a nice boost to our opp. fg% and opp ppg stats LOL
Hawk n the Ham
March 28th, 2010
5:39 pm
How deadly is our game when we have an aggresive point guard on the floor (Jamal)??
O'Brien
March 28th, 2010
5:40 pm
northcyde,
If JJ is hot, I want him to keep shooting. if Mario West is hot, I say give him the ball.
But I agree that some people on this blog are overly critical of JJ (although hw did just take 2 bad shots…airballed both 3s lol).
Hawk n the Ham
March 28th, 2010
5:41 pm
I hope the Nuggets take care of Orlando tonight.
northcyde
March 28th, 2010
5:42 pm
And of course, the better the Hawks play this half, the less comments you see.
LOL . . . it’s funny to me. And so predictable.
Blast
March 28th, 2010
5:45 pm
Can we get win #48 on Wednesday? LA vulnerable on the road.
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
5:45 pm
WTF is Teague doing? Either get in the lane and shoot, or get in thet lane and dish out. Don’t wast 2 0 seconds hovering around the 3 pt line
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:48 pm
Did I just see Solo take a 3?
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
5:49 pm
Cmon Woody with the gimmick lineups
Zaza
Joe smith
Moe evans
Crawford
Jt0
and then you have them run there offensive sets just as you normally would . Does the playoffs not start in 2 weeks ?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
5:50 pm
Good to see the Hawks win comfortably despite playing well below their best. Defense and rebounding carried them to victory today. Nice win, and now they get three days’ rest before the game against LA on Wednesday.
As for tonight, go Spurs.
MObMO
March 28th, 2010
5:52 pm
Smoove -10 +/- for the game. lol.
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
5:52 pm
Why do people want the Spurs to win?
Do you people want to play Orlando in the 2nd round? I certainly don’t
Sleepy
March 28th, 2010
5:59 pm
You are assuming Orlando gets to the second rd JeJe
You want to get the highest seed you can period and be playing your best ball period its not like we are facing MJ and the 72 win bulls team or something.
Also considering Orlando is in our division they are who we need to be measuring our teams improvement against . I would like to win the division not just avoid Orlando and give it to them every year either so we need to go through them not around if we plan on ever becoming the best team in our division. .
Najeh Davenpoop
March 28th, 2010
6:00 pm
“Do you people want to play Orlando in the 2nd round? I certainly don’t”
Would you rather play against the best team in the league with the best player in the league and the most size in the league? I certainly wouldn’t.
Orlando and Cleveland are both probably too talented for the Hawks to beat in a 7-game series, but they are a lot more likely to take Orlando to 7 games than Cleveland.
VenomSpitter
March 28th, 2010
6:01 pm
I just went to eat somethin. Anything interestin happen.
northcyde
March 28th, 2010
6:04 pm
We have a much better shot at beating Orlando in a playoff series, than we do Cleveland. No way I want to play the best player in the league in the 2nd round, with the refs and the league office behind him. I’d much rather take my chances with a less marquee of a team like Orlando.
Also, with the way Orlando lives and dies by the 3, they’ll be more likely to shoot themselves out of a game. With Lebron, when he starts to take over, the refs will make sure he has every opportunity to do so.
northcyde
March 28th, 2010
6:05 pm
LOL @ Venom .. . of course you did man. LMAO . . you guys are hilarious. Cant stand to give the team props to save your lives.
Patrick
March 28th, 2010
6:16 pm
I think Jamal might have the best “Casual fan perception of ability and productivity” to “Actual ability and productivity” ratio of any player in the league. You would think, based on the comments on this thread, he was some sort of unstoppable scoring machine. 6-15 from the floor, 17 points on 16 attempts (including the 2 free throws as an attempt). This is pretty standard operation procedure. If he’s your first dude off the bench, that’s fine, but acting like he’s anywhere near Joe is absurd.
northcyde
March 28th, 2010
6:24 pm
Patrick . . . glad you pointed that out, because I wasn’t going to say anything about that. No one is going to mention at all that Crawford went 2 – 11 FG in the 2nd half, but will be quick to mention the 2 air balls by JJ.
But I’ll even give Crawford props, because he dropped 6 assists in that 2nd half ( 5 to Horford and Smoove ). That was a big reason why we pulled away.
But all of the Crawford praise, even when he plays bad in stretches, is simply a symptom of the JJ hate that goes on amongst this fan base. It’s just funny that when Crawford is shooting bad and taking obvious bad shots, that nothing is said.
But let JJ or Marvin or Bibby miss just one shot, you’ll see 5 comments about each shot.
LOL . . . it is what it is.
kwooden1
March 28th, 2010
6:31 pm
Didn’t see the game, but the stats against Granger looked good. Looks like the HAWKS played great defense in the 3rd quarter to take care of business. The next two games against the Lakers and Cleveland should be a good test, but really I think it will be a good test for the bench. I want to see more minutes for Joe Smith and Collins. It sounds like Teague is really cementing his first half minutes, which is great, but this is the time that the other guys on the bench need to get ready for the Playoffs. With Collins and Morris we have enough big bodies to deal with Cleveland or Orlando, but those guys have to be ready. If they’re not ready to play then the starters are going to have to play more minutes, which will make them less effective.
Great Win!
GO HAWKS!!
northcyde
March 28th, 2010
6:38 pm
Kwooden . . thats nice to say in theory. But isn’t it better that Zaza is ready for the playoffs, than Morris or Collins? Zaza is the guy that we need playing better, not our two end of the bench centers. No way they’ll play more than spot minutes at best in the playoffs, if they even play at all.
cp
March 28th, 2010
6:41 pm
Nice win but the first unit really has to start coming out with better intensity at the start of games. The second unit played well but I would have liked to see Teague and Joe Smith play a little more in the second half. I don’t know what it is with Woody but when Teague actually plays well in the fist half he barely plays in the second half unless you count when the game is decided and the bench is emptied.Good win but its still some things they need to iron out before the start of the playoffs.
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
6:46 pm
“We have a much better shot at beating Orlando in a playoff series, than we do Cleveland. No way I want to play the best player in the league in the 2nd round, with the refs and the league office behind him. I’d much rather take my chances with a less marquee of a team like Orlando.”
Yes — the Cavs’ loss to the Magic in 6 games last year’s playoffs sure seems to indicate this
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
6:47 pm
FIRE WOODY
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
7:12 pm
Good win by the Hawks, highlighted by nice performances from the frontcourt tandem of Horford and Smith. Great work by the second unit in terms of energy and defense.
Good ball movement by the guards, as Bibby, Jamal, and JJ combine for 18 assists.
Nice to see us get win # 47 with 9 games remaining in the regular season. How many more will we win?
Nice to see Marvin and Joe “D” Granger up this time around. I’m still disappointed in Josh Smith (and whoever else happened to be guarding Murphy) letting Troy Murphy have his way.
I hope JJ gets his groove back before the playoffs. Wait, was that an overly critical comment?
I wonder if ever occurred to some people that when the Hawks win, people post LESS because maybe they’re enjoying actually watching the game MORE right then?
The only thing more predictable and ironic than people posting the same old stuff is people who come on the blog and post the same old stuff ……… about those same old people.
Life is fun…blogging is too…
Big Ray
March 28th, 2010
7:28 pm
“I think Jamal might have the best “Casual fan perception of ability and productivity” to “Actual ability and productivity” ratio of any player in the league. You would think, based on the comments on this thread, he was some sort of unstoppable scoring machine. 6-15 from the floor, 17 points on 16 attempts (including the 2 free throws as an attempt). This is pretty standard operation procedure. If he’s your first dude off the bench, that’s fine, but acting like he’s anywhere near Joe is absurd.”
I wonder why it is that we can’t enjoy the fact that we have a sixth man who is a lot better than Flip Murray? I find it very interesting how much other players are suddenly getting “diminished” (and so are the fans who are appreciating them) now that they’re stepping up.
I hope Joe doesn’t feel that way. Some of his fans sure do.
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
7:28 pm
HOW DO TEAGUE AND JOE SMITH PLAY SOLID IN 1ST HALF BUT ARE NO WHERE TO BE SEEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 4TH? WOODSON HAS NO TRUST IN HIS BENCH IN THE 2ND HALF. HE CRAMS ALL THE STARTERS’ MINUTES IN THE 2ND HALF BECAUSE ALL HE CARES ABOUT IS REGULAR SEASON RECORD AND BURNING OUT THE STARTERS TO GET HIS G0DD@MN 50 WINS
runTelldat
March 28th, 2010
7:32 pm
joe – 5/13 0-4 3 pointers
jamal – 6/15 3-7 3 pointers and no airballs
GET OFF JOE PELVIS
JeJe
March 28th, 2010
7:33 pm
Marvin and Bibby with 12 combined points. Good job, starters! You guys are such great assets to this team!
I guess that’s what you get from Marvin, who hates watching basketball
topdog34
March 28th, 2010
7:39 pm
Al, Joe & Josh prove that Billy Knight was right
Saint Richt
March 28th, 2010
7:50 pm
Fire Mike Woodson…..it’s a manager’s job to MOTIVATE his team and PREPARE them to play.
northcyde
March 28th, 2010
8:57 pm
I wonder why it is that we can’t enjoy the fact that we have a sixth man who is a lot better than Flip Murray? I find it very interesting how much other players are suddenly getting “diminished” (and so are the fans who are appreciating them) now that they’re stepping up.
I hope Joe doesn’t feel that way. Some of his fans sure do.
Who is getting diminished other than the captain of the team . . . who is, by the way, having his best season in 3 years?
Everybody else who is getting love on the Hawks, deserve it. Horford deserves it. Smoove deserves it. Crawford deserves it. None of the “so-called” JJ supporters go out of their way on a nightly basis to diss those other guys for every single mistake that they make.
JJ has definitely struggled with his shot since sitting out those 2 games to rest his Achilles, but the “JJ hate” has been continuous from the moment he didn’t sign the 4yr – 60 million dollar extension. Just keep it real on this subject.
northcyde
March 28th, 2010
8:57 pm
I mean damn . .. even the AJC sportswriters have went at that dude this year. LOL