Atlanta Hawks at Wizards: Suspenseful Standings
Washington–The Hawks aren’t watching scoreboards in Milwaukee or anywhere else because, really, what’s the point? With just three games left in the regular season the Hawks still don’t know if they will get the Bucks, Heat, or Bobcats in the first round of the playoffs.
“We are just concentrated on what we need to do,” Woody said. “Everything else will take care of itself. I think this thing is going to come all the way down until Wednesday, I really do.”
Further muddling all the playoff jockeying is neither Milwaukee nor any of the “bad” teams are laying down.
The Bucks somehow have won four in a row since Bogut’s injury. The ramshackle Pistons followed up their victory over the Hawks by going into Miami and beating the Heat. The Wizards turned back the Celtics here last night thanks to Shaun Livingston (remember him?).
This game is shaping up like the last time the Hawks were here, and remember how hard they had to work for that W. In addition to Livingston, guys like Andray Blatche, JaVale McGee and Nick Young are giving the Wiz a lift. This is the kind of thing that can happen with bad teams when guys aren’t sure about their futures.
The Celtics are in Milwaukee late tonight. If they lose and the Hawks win, that will give the Hawks a two-game lead with two to play. But the Hawks have to finish ahead of Boston so they still wouldn’t have the No. 3 seed locked down. The Hawks play at Milwaukee on Monday and the Celtics don’t play again until Tuesday.
Eventually Woody might have to make a decision on resting his regulars for the season finale against the Cavs.
“It all depends on how it plays out,” he said. “I’m not big on resting guys but I did it last year and it didn’t hurt us.”
MC
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Blast
April 10th, 2010
6:48 pm
A road win would be great at this point. Winning all 3 games remaining would be even better!
Go, Hawks!
vava74
April 10th, 2010
6:49 pm
With Milwaukee winning without Bogut and eventually keeping the 5th seed, we would pribably better off finishing 4th than 3rd, thus avoiding Miami…
bigdave
April 10th, 2010
6:49 pm
you have to rest them… prepare for a possible 7 in the first round.
vava74
April 10th, 2010
6:51 pm
“Probably be better” damn, I had the wrong dictionary selected
Darren Collison
April 10th, 2010
6:55 pm
I get to rest in NO while CP3 gives me foot massages.
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
6:58 pm
I’m here lets get it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Darren Collison
April 10th, 2010
7:00 pm
I was better than Teague going in to the draft
Mike Woodson
April 10th, 2010
7:05 pm
Man I hope that the Wizards will just let us beat em. I don’t want to have to do some actual coaching. Oh Well I can always count on ISO Joe.
Darren Collison
April 10th, 2010
7:07 pm
Glad I don’t play for your eyebrowless ***, Woodson. Id be on the floor for 4 minutes at most in a blowout like that Teague guy.
HATER watch
April 10th, 2010
7:11 pm
Truth Serum
Posted yesterday
“There are two kinds of blogger’s on this site, those that are happy that we’ve had such an outstanding season with the limited talent we have and the whining b!ttching Bubba crew type. Ask yourself which are you?”
IT IS OBVIOUS WHICH ONE THIS POSTER IS (A HATER OF THE WORST SORT). WANTS EVERYONE TO BE THANKFUL FOR WOODSON’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS BUT DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PLAYERS. COACHES VOTE HORFORD AS AN ALL-STAR RESERVE NOT AS A REPLACEMENT, BUT THIS POSTER SAYS HE WAS A REPLACEMENT, NOT VOTED IN. THAT WAS LIE NUMBER ONE, AND THE HYPOCRISY DOES NOT STOP THERE.
richbrave
April 10th, 2010
7:12 pm
What the hello-pete, CUNNINGHAM, did you let the AJC put up ARENAS’ stats as WIZARDS leader for? The man’s doing penance in a government half-way house for God’s-sake. No matter that he is the leader. He’s suspended by the league and has been for months. His name shouldn’t be on the list. Watch out for SHAUN LIVINGSTON. He’s doing a pretty good job at the point. Otherwise my suggestion is do what the HAWKS always do to the WIZARDS. Jump on them early and stay there until the game’s over.
bigdave
April 10th, 2010
7:13 pm
early… out the gate… sheesh… lets see what happens…
will see a lot of this come playoffs…
Mike Woodson
April 10th, 2010
7:13 pm
Wow Marvin keep playing like this and you’ll graduate from a duck into a spider monkey
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
7:15 pm
uh oh spaghettios
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
7:18 pm
Froggaliscious Bibbaliscious Mike Bibby
Mel
April 10th, 2010
7:18 pm
Marvin with good energy tonight.. Lets hope he plays like this beyond the 1st quarter *fingers crossed*
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
7:19 pm
oh no now these clowns will use that to justify why woody is a great coach lol
Mel
April 10th, 2010
7:19 pm
Why cant the Hawks run these “sets” in the 4th quarter
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
7:21 pm
Wow. Hawks actually ran a play, with off-the-ball movement and back screens, and they end up with an alley-oop dunk by Horford.
I can’t understand why they don’t do this more often. If they did, they would never have those extended scoring droughts they have so often.
Mel
April 10th, 2010
7:22 pm
is Joe the biggest/strongest 2 guard in the league?? too bad he’s not a high flyer/slasher.. he’d avg at least 26-27ppg
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
7:22 pm
Damn bibby is feeling frog
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
7:22 pm
You know the Wizards suck at defense when they allow Bibby to split a double team and get a layup.
b.j.
April 10th, 2010
7:23 pm
umm we need 3 seed so we wont play the cavs in the 2nd round,thats the focus-go HAWKS
Darren Collison
April 10th, 2010
7:26 pm
Mario West is a better shooter than “Teague”
JC
April 10th, 2010
7:28 pm
Unbelievable shooting by the Wizards thus far (78.6%). The Hawks defense needs to pick up.
Grandad
April 10th, 2010
7:28 pm
Grandad *[from previous blog]*
April 10th, 2010
7:23 pm
Mad Hatter:
My apologies to you as well.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
7:29 pm
Najeh,
Easy answer. You have to practice it (a lot) to be disciplined enough to do it frequently. But that doesn’t happen when you “don’t give a s**t about the offense.”
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
7:30 pm
should we go after shaun livingston this summer?
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
7:31 pm
Gee, I can’t imagine who “Darren Collison” is….
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
7:33 pm
Bibby and Smith are on it early. Me likes.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
7:33 pm
Both guys will be needed badly in the postseason.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
7:33 pm
“should we go after shaun livingston this summer?”
With the problems Arenas is having, I’d be surprised if they let Livingston go, although he would help any contending team.
Darren Collison
April 10th, 2010
7:34 pm
Shut up Big Ray you fag
Sleepy
April 10th, 2010
7:35 pm
To add to what Big Ray said . the players have to be disciplined enough to do it as well and I just dont think Woody trusts Al and Smoove to execute that much over 48 minutes . They would pick up a bunch of offensive fouls setting screens and be out of the game . A coach will gravitate to what his players does well.
Gerald
April 10th, 2010
7:36 pm
Mike Bibby is still one of the best pure shooting point guards in the league. If he can get open shots, he’ll know them down about 80% of the time. That’s one of the reasons I prefer to have him on the floor over Teague who needs a lot of work on his shot.
Gerald
April 10th, 2010
7:36 pm
*knock them down*
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
7:36 pm
Damn… nice drive by Teague, too bad he couldn’t finish.
Gerald
April 10th, 2010
7:38 pm
Well, at least Teague is showing some promise and consistency on that floater.
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
7:39 pm
Damn I just saw Sam Cassel. Now I’m gonna have nightmares.
Darren Collison
April 10th, 2010
7:43 pm
I think its time for Zaza to get a new hairstyle
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
7:44 pm
I think a mohawk would suit Zaza pretty well.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
7:45 pm
If Joe Smith would just move in like a foot when he spaces himself, he would probably knock down most of those jumpers. He is extending himself beyond his range.
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
7:48 pm
damn Nick Young is killin us
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
7:48 pm
Thats what Joe should do. Nick Young is 2 small
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
7:51 pm
LOL. Maurice does a cross-over behind the back & nails a jumper!
That’s Crawford’s Pet-Move! Hehe
Iravano Newbille
April 10th, 2010
7:56 pm
LOL….I GUESS SMOOVE THINKS THAT THE CAMERAMAN IS ON HIS TEAM………..!!!!!!
bigdave
April 10th, 2010
7:58 pm
ill take the free throw line jumper from Josh… drive/shoot/pass option…
J.J.M.
April 10th, 2010
8:00 pm
lmao@mike miller
J.J.M.
April 10th, 2010
8:01 pm
nice D by josh
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
8:03 pm
LOL @ Marvin the terrible
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
8:06 pm
Josh passing to Marvin, but Marvin didn’t cut to the basket? Ball goes to camera man!
Josh has 6 assists…should be 8. Horford fumbled the other pass in paint.
Great offense. Now let’s play some Defense too.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:08 pm
Considering how well they executed on offense and how sloppy the Wizards have been with turnovers and passing, the Hawks really should be up by a lot more than 2. It can’t be that hard to get a hand in Nick Young’s face. If they clamp down on defense just a little, they should be able to pull away.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:08 pm
A few observations:
1) The entire team is having moments of lazy defense. But some of the more egregious examples are in the backcourt, to include Crawford on Nick Young and Joe Johnson on Mike Miller.
2) Josh looked better in the one-on-one situation that ended in a taken (and made) jumper, than Marvin did in the final seconds of the first half.
3) Teague pushes the ball and gets his teammates invovled. Still needs to work on the jumper. However, some of those “silly fouls” are results of him switching correctly or getting caught on a pick and roll. Example: him fouling Al Thornton. Put Bibby or Crawford in the same situation and either it’s a foul, or Thornton scores. Only Joe does well in those situations.
4) Our ball movement overall has been decent, thanks to Josh Smith and Mike Bibby, mostly.
5) The Wizards are a talented team that could not play as well as they are without the influence of Flip Saunders. They’ll be dangerous next season.
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
8:12 pm
Flip Saunders is a nice coach.
cp
April 10th, 2010
8:12 pm
Very entertaining game so far. Josh Smith and Bibby are playing great. Lets hope Bibby continues to shoot well in the second half. Joe is solid out there. The bench came in and did a good job. I really wish Joe Smith would come in on his jumper some. He gets plenty of looks but he is out there too far. Teague missed a few shots but at least he was being aggressive. Dude is a very good passer. Guys knock down some of those wide open shots he is creating for them and he easily has about 5 dimes now. The only problem I see so far is our defense and the rebounding. Guys have got to block out and they have to put in more effort on the defensive end. Still a very entertaining game…. Blatche is a good player but he has that me me me type attitude. When he learns to become a team player I think his game will be even better. I forgot what game it was but he got mad at his teammate because he grabbed the rebound that would have game him a triple double. Then on the free throw line he asked YI to let him rebound the miss. It was very funny but that’s some Ricky Davis type stuff.
richbrave
April 10th, 2010
8:12 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
7:33 pm
“should we go after shaun livingston this summer?”
With the problems Arenas is having, I’d be surprised if they let Livingston go, although he would help any contending team.
There’s a real possibility that LIVINGSTON would prefer to be elsewhere next year. That said, the WIZZIES haven’t offered anything other than a standard extension for the year to LIVINGSTON due to the stalemate over ownership. Nothings being done by IRENE or TED at this point while the franchise spins round the bowl headed toward a swisher finish. As I said last night, It’s a frickin’ mess. If D.C. doesn’t lock him up, he would be a great pick-up for the HAWKS. Couldn’t happen to a nicer club. HAWKS on top in a tight race.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:12 pm
One more thing: even though Al Horford is often a better man-to-man defender than Josh Smith, it’s Smith who seems to give Andray Blatche more trouble on defense.
Smith is quicker and bothers his shot more. Blatche is a little quick for Horford. At the same time, Horford gives that narrow-arse McGee fits…
Mod
April 10th, 2010
8:15 pm
Yep, definitely know who “Darren Collison” is. IP address doesn’t lie. I’ll let y’all figure it out, though.
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
8:15 pm
Blue-Ray
(Perfect Picture)
Don’t Bite! Ignore that FOOL!
cp
April 10th, 2010
8:15 pm
I wonder if the person who is posting as Darren Collison realizes that he wasn’t even the highest rated pg on his own team for the past few years. It was Holliday last year and the kid who plays for the Thunder before him. Might want to do some research next time.
richbrave
April 10th, 2010
8:16 pm
I see the “d” is tightning up for the HAWKS. They concentrated on BLATCHE and LIVINGSTON in the second period. SAUNDERS has shifted the offense to flow to NICK YOUNG. Time for WOODY to adapt again for the second half. Gotta’ go. Later.
Darren Collison
April 10th, 2010
8:16 pm
The Dream is a Hawks fan.
cp
April 10th, 2010
8:17 pm
McGee really needs to get stronger. He gets pushed around way too easy.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:17 pm
Now who is supposed to be guarding Nick Young?
Nevermind, it must be Horford’s fault for letting the kid shoot all of those 20-25 footers. Yeah, that’s it.
drmaryb ,
Exactly. Josh isn’t the only one who should have more assists. Joe should have about 4, and Teague should have 3 or 4. Oh well.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:19 pm
drmaryb ,
I keep forgetting your “scroll on” rule. Thanks for the reminder. So many of these conversations would be so much more interesting in person. But then mall ninjas can’t be mall ninjas….and we don’t want to prick that fantasy bubble, do we?
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
8:20 pm
CP
You’re right! Blatche has some character issues. It seems like he’s using the team to furhter his personal agenda. Not very smart Career-Wise.
Darren Collison
April 10th, 2010
8:20 pm
Lol dude CP is soft like all ACC players..and ask Russ and Jrue and they’ll say I helped them the most outta everyone.
Braves losing tonight because Lowe is trash
Blast
April 10th, 2010
8:23 pm
Hawks starters not playing well at all.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:23 pm
Sluggish start to the 2nd half. Hawks are two steps slow on defense and not focusing on offense. Time to call a timeout.
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
8:24 pm
man the hawks suck on the road
Darren Collison
April 10th, 2010
8:25 pm
Woodson dresses nice. That’s all he is good at.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:26 pm
Really, how many wide open jumpers are the Wizards going to get in this game? This one comes on the first possession out of a timeout…
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
8:28 pm
Man seriously why are thje hawks so bad on the road.
They better not lose a home game in the 1st rd of the playoffs or its over
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:29 pm
Another WIDE OPEN jumper… this is pretty pathetic.
Grandad
April 10th, 2010
8:29 pm
CP/ Defending the real D.Collison. He played the poit.
Westbrook & holliday played the [2].
Teams drafting knew there would be an adjustmant period.
The real DC Started 2 the [1] for 3 yrs. after backing up
Farmar his freshman yr.
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
8:29 pm
Flip Saunders is outcoaching Woody lol
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:30 pm
This isn’t about home vs. road. This is about lazy vs. not lazy. Putting your hand up when you are standing in front of a shooter doesn’t require having the crowd on your side.
Grandad
April 10th, 2010
8:30 pm
*point
*@ / dang sticky shift key
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:31 pm
Marvin WTF
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
8:31 pm
Another terrible team the hawks are strugglin with
J.J.M.
April 10th, 2010
8:32 pm
mo should start over marvin
cp
April 10th, 2010
8:32 pm
Defensively the Hawks are allowing the Wiz to shoot 55%. That is not going to get it done.
404atlhoops
April 10th, 2010
8:32 pm
This not looking good. Hawks are playing absolutely zero defense.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:33 pm
Horford has had a really subpar game on both ends of the floor.
Darren Collison
April 10th, 2010
8:34 pm
Zaza is a beast when he’s not setting illegal screens and fouling guys left and right
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
8:34 pm
Blue-Ray
(Clear Image)
I almost busted that FOOL in his pie hole, but I gave him Grace & Mercy instead.
Kindness to the enemy is like heaping fiery coals upon his head.
Being ignored HURTS like a Motha!
LOL!
Let’s enjoy the game & root for the home team! Go Hawks 50 +
J.J.M.
April 10th, 2010
8:35 pm
I wonder how many times joe gets fouled and the refs dont call it
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
8:35 pm
man this team is so undisciplined on defense and that reflects the coach
Gerald
April 10th, 2010
8:35 pm
I really wouldn’t call this team “terrible”. They’re actually playing pretty well right now. Look at what they did to Boston last night on their own home floor. The Hawks desperately need to get wins over teams like this though.
cp
April 10th, 2010
8:35 pm
Very true drmaryb. I hate to see a guy so talented be so selfish like that. Grandad trust me i know. I like Collison. I was just pointing out to the guy who keeps making the silly post that the kid wasn’t even the highest rated guard on his own team. And can Joe get the benefit of any calls?
Darren Collison
April 10th, 2010
8:35 pm
If Mo takes Marvins spot it’ll take all of his confidence away. He’s a soft Tar Heel
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:38 pm
Disgusting play on defense. We look like we could care less about winning this game.
Ree Roe
April 10th, 2010
8:38 pm
I see we’re struggling on the road (again). Why don’t we throw Teague in? I KNOW he’d turn things around for us…SMH
-REEalty sold by Roe!!!
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
8:38 pm
D E F E N S E!
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:39 pm
All of what confidence? You can’t take away what isn’t there.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:40 pm
That possession had the trifecta — wide open jumper, offensive rebound, and another wide open jumper.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:41 pm
How much freakin’ confidence does it take to play defense?
Marvin draws the foul. Not bad, although an “And 1″ is out of the question where he is concerned.
Darren Collison
April 10th, 2010
8:41 pm
Blame Roy Williams for Marvin being a softy
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:42 pm
Horford is playing like sh-t today.
cp
April 10th, 2010
8:43 pm
Marv has 2 rebounds through 3 quarters smh. He has to rebound better.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:44 pm
Josh’s offensive game has been solid. However, he’s stunk it up on the boards. I watched Blatche get his 3rd offensive rebound. Blatche only averages 6 boards a game.
I blame this on Josh and his 3 rebound effort. Box out, man!
Also have to blame this on us letting the Wiz score all over the court on us, moreso from the perimeter than the post.
J.J.M.
April 10th, 2010
8:44 pm
I wish we had some D
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:44 pm
As terrible as the Hawks are playing defensively, they are only down by 2. That is pretty amazing.
Blast
April 10th, 2010
8:45 pm
Haven’t seen that frantic, energetic defence from Hawks so far.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:45 pm
I’m with Najeh .
Horford stinking it up big time.
Meanwhile, Crawford heating up nicely.
Darren Collison
April 10th, 2010
8:46 pm
Time for the dreaded ISO 4th quarter.
cp
April 10th, 2010
8:47 pm
You have to love when posters comments get ripped to shreds so they resort to sarcastic comments because they have no better reply.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:47 pm
Yeah, Joe and Jamal have kept the Hawks in this game.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:47 pm
This Washington team is going to be trouble next season. Especially if they can remain healthy and get rid of Gilbert Arenas (maybe that’s hoping for too much, if you’re a Wiz fan).
Ree Roe
April 10th, 2010
8:48 pm
Nice scoring surge by Jamal to tie things at 78. Now here comes the inevitable & heart wrenching 4th Q collapse
-REEnu for Roe!!
Gerald
April 10th, 2010
8:48 pm
Horford isn’t playing bad, he just isn’t getting the ball. He’s 3-6 from the field right now.
cp
April 10th, 2010
8:48 pm
Big Ray, Josh and Marv have been terrible on the glass. Its one thing when one is having a off night rebounding but both makes it worse. I don’t know at this point if its effort or what but they have to go after that ball better.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:48 pm
Agreed. Of course, I expect no less from our top two scorers.
Now if only we can ramp the defense up.
BIG TUCK
April 10th, 2010
8:48 pm
Another 4th quarter, i love the Hawks but i am scared to watch.
richbrave
April 10th, 2010
8:49 pm
WOODY doing a good job of using PACHULIA cutting off drives in the paint, and getting after the perimeter defense to shut down the threes. WIZ are getting fewer and fewer shots, and when made they’re tough ones. Tied up after three.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:50 pm
cp ,
I agree. I look for Josh to take it up a few notches. He’s known for that. I expect Marvin to either start playing hard, or sit the bulk of the 4th quarter on the bench like he usually does.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:50 pm
I really hope the Hawks re-sign Mo Evans this offseason.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:51 pm
Mo Evans doing what you wish Marvin would do on offense.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:52 pm
IS IT REALLY THAT F-CKING HARD TO GET A HAND IN NICK YOUNG’S FACE??!?!?!??!?!
bigdave
April 10th, 2010
8:52 pm
when Joe is not on the floor work through Al.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:53 pm
I knew the hook was coming for Marvin. And it should have.
Good decision by Woody.
Ricky
April 10th, 2010
8:53 pm
I’m beginning to develop a deep hatred for Nick Young.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:53 pm
Seriously, like half of his shots have been wide-open jumpers FROM THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON THE FLOOR.
You would think the Hawks would have figured out by now that he likes that mid-range shot from the elbow.
bigdave
April 10th, 2010
8:54 pm
Za Za with the active hands…
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:54 pm
Tough series, but I love the efforts by Mo (not turning it over and getting a decent shot) and Zaza (offensive rebound, correct pass out).
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
8:55 pm
So, uh, what did Smoove say to p-ss off Woody? Dude has barely played in this half…
Ricky
April 10th, 2010
8:56 pm
I think the biggest challenge with Nick Young is that he has that very awkward fading fall-away shot that is tough to contest.
richbrave
April 10th, 2010
8:56 pm
SAUNDERS has to take LIVINGSTON out for a rest and HAWKS win the game. It’s been tight all the way through to now.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:56 pm
Najeh,
A lot of that falls on Jamal. Incorrect rotations, then a half-hearted attempt at running at Young. As if that will make him miss….
Bad thing is, nobody else is defending him any better.
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
8:57 pm
I like that line up with ZaZa & Horford, Evans , Jamal & Joe
cp
April 10th, 2010
8:57 pm
Yea Young is looking like an all star out there. I like James Singleton. Plays hard, rebounds, and can block shots. The Wiz have some pieces its just who will they keep and who will they let go.
Ricky
April 10th, 2010
8:57 pm
Smoove will probably be back in at around the 7:00 minute mark. I think Woodson is just sticking with Pachulia right now since he’s had a nice night on the glass and is playing pretty solid defense on the Wizards front line.
Sleepy
April 10th, 2010
8:58 pm
Najeh wiz out boarding us by 10 . I think thats says it all when you consider hes too focused on being point forward.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:58 pm
I think Woody is saving Smoove for the last 6-8 minutes.
He has been doing that pretty consistently lately.
One big reason is because he knows he is going to have to sit Marvin down. So he has to have somebody else in the game until then. Right now, the lineup features bench players Zaza and Mo. Look to see Smoove back in AT LEAST by the 5 minute mark.
That, and Zaza has been more active on the glass this game. And he’s throwing his weight around with McGee and Blatche, which they can’t handle so well.
cp
April 10th, 2010
8:58 pm
I cant lie, I cant name one good reason why Marvin should continue to start. I’m trying to think of something. Maybe you guys can come up with something.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:59 pm
Ricky and Sleepy beat me to it.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
9:00 pm
Man.
I LOVE to see Joe come off a curl and screen like that, then stroke that beautiful jumper. We should be running that play 20 times per game. AT LEAST.
Simpdawg
April 10th, 2010
9:00 pm
The Celtics are tanking these last few games, because they don’t want to see Mr. Wade and the Heat in the first round of the playoffs.
Blast
April 10th, 2010
9:03 pm
Me thinks Joe is getting better at playing with Jamal, which leads me to think that Joe will re-sign with Hawks, which leads me to think that Jamal will hopefully re-sign with Hawks after next year.
Those two can be a powerful 1-2 punch.
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
9:04 pm
Blatche has outplayed Al
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
9:04 pm
The Wizards do have some good young pieces, but they are still lacking a go-to guy at any position. Nick Young strikes me more as a Jamal Crawford type, a streaky scorer who is better suited to a bench role. I like Livingston and Blatche, and McGee shows some promise although he needs to get more physical.
Their draft pick this year will go a long way towards determining who they keep and who they trade.
Blast
April 10th, 2010
9:06 pm
Why are the refs giving Wizs so many calls they do not deserve?
404atlhoops
April 10th, 2010
9:07 pm
Blatche is better than I thought. I watched him light the Celtics up last night as well
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
9:08 pm
4 minutes left and still no Smoove. I guess he just likes the bigger lineup with Zaza out there guarding McGee and Horford on Blatche. Can’t really argue, since it’s worked in this quarter — the Hawks are finally looking like they care about playing D. Wonder how Smoove’s taking it though.
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
9:08 pm
OMG Jamal
Mel
April 10th, 2010
9:08 pm
damn another 4 point play/??? lol
J.J.M.
April 10th, 2010
9:08 pm
crawfordddddddddddddddddd
cp
April 10th, 2010
9:08 pm
When Crawford is hot its beautiful to watch.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
9:09 pm
Maybe Smoove IS on the bench learning a lesson. Wiz have been absolutely kicking our a$$es on the glass. With Zaza and Horford (who is finally getting into the game) keeping Blatche and Co from scoring/rebounding at will…..
I think Woody’s decision is a good one.
bigdave
April 10th, 2010
9:09 pm
these 2 playing like this could be tough…
chemistry building…
404atlhoops
April 10th, 2010
9:09 pm
I never seen so many AND 1’s on three pointers in my life
Ricky
April 10th, 2010
9:09 pm
Blatche’s recently-increased scoring average is really kind of deceiving. This guy is averaging a lot of points, but he’’s really more of a volume shooter. Tonight, he’s taken 23 shots already and has 22 points. If Al Horford had taken 23 shots, it’s almost a guarantee that he’d have more than 22 points.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
9:10 pm
Blatche strikes me as the kind of player who would be really good if he was on a team with a strong coach and a couple of veteran presences in the locker room who could get him to play smart. He’s got a ton of talent. In a situation like the one he’s in, though, he’s got a really good chance of becoming the next Antoine Walker or Derrick Coleman, a super-talented forward who never quite figures out how to win.
Ree Roe
April 10th, 2010
9:10 pm
Jamal!
-REEgis & Roe!!!
cp
April 10th, 2010
9:11 pm
Najeh Davenpoop just imagine if the Wiz would have kept that 5th pick instead of trading it for Miller and Foye.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
9:11 pm
I think it’s a good opportunity for Smoove to be a good team player. That, and next time he hits the court, he should be trying to beat everybody for every rebound.
Nice that Zaza is playing well enough to allow Woody to do this.
Yes, this is your Hawks bench, folks . Give credit where credit is due.
Meanwhile, Crawford makes you take back all those ugly “he sucks in the 4th quarter” comments from last night, huh?
Sleepy
April 10th, 2010
9:12 pm
Crawford 5 pts at halftime and 28 now ……explosive
Mel
April 10th, 2010
9:12 pm
hard foul!
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
9:12 pm
Oh man ZaZa
bigdave
April 10th, 2010
9:12 pm
goon.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
9:12 pm
McGee, get your punk a$$ off the ground.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
9:12 pm
I want to see some hard fouls like that from Zaza in the playoffs.
VenomSpitter
April 10th, 2010
9:12 pm
Zaza u didn’t have to kill em
Nique's Revenege
April 10th, 2010
9:12 pm
smack!
J.J.M.
April 10th, 2010
9:13 pm
mcgee tryin to dunk
Nique's Revenege
April 10th, 2010
9:13 pm
quit tryin to flop all the time then. at least our players are goin for the ball
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
9:13 pm
Tall a$$ spider monkey.
Looks like he came straight off of National Geographic.
Blast
April 10th, 2010
9:13 pm
I like the fact that Woody stuck with Zaza, Mo, and of course Jamal in the 4th. They came out blazing, man.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
9:14 pm
McGee wishes he had Marvin’s butt. Fall wouldn’t have hurt that bad, then.
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
9:15 pm
Definitely diggin’ Mo Evans.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
9:15 pm
Great ball movement to beat that press.
Sleepy
April 10th, 2010
9:15 pm
weak call he clearly is using his arm to push off
bigdave
April 10th, 2010
9:15 pm
good job Woodson trusting the line up change…
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
9:16 pm
Blast ,
I agree. Excellent decision by Woody to keep this “mixed” lineup on the floor. Three bench players, two starters.
Can’t say Woody doesn’t recognize and effective lineup in this game, and can’t say he isn’t using his bench.
Hawks vs. Wizards
April 10th, 2010
9:16 pm
here’s a thumbs up to the Hawks for a really good 4th quarter and (though it’s not sealed yet) back to back wins!
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
9:17 pm
ZaZa is like ROCKY BALBOA! He put that BIATCH on his Azz! Why can’t we do that to
King James & DWade?
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
9:17 pm
Clutch coaching by Woody on the road.
Hawks getting offensive rebounds and hustling after the ball when it really counts.
bigdave
April 10th, 2010
9:17 pm
Al is too cool or school…
stumbling etc.. and gives it up like, i wasnt stumbling..
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
9:18 pm
drmaryb ,
I sure wish we could. But knowing Stern, he’d see to it that the entire team got suspended from the playoffs and 10 games into the next regular season.
Nique's Revenege
April 10th, 2010
9:18 pm
Maybe he will.
nice coaching for a change
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
9:18 pm
LOL@Bigdave
bigdave
April 10th, 2010
9:18 pm
agreed drmary…
team acts scared of the queen..
bigdave
April 10th, 2010
9:19 pm
lol… Mario with the steal..!
Nique's Revenge
April 10th, 2010
9:20 pm
horford and rocky tag team down low bust up queen james and dwight
no respect for them just bust them up
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
9:21 pm
Hell yeah, I’ll take that road win!!
Great coaching by Woody, nice performances by our bench (Zaza, Crawford, Evans).
Solid play by JJ, and Horford played well down the last stretch of minutes.
Good job, Hawks!
404atlhoops
April 10th, 2010
9:21 pm
Hawks stepped up and played some D holding Wizards to 17 points in the fourth quarter. Good job Hawks.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 10th, 2010
9:22 pm
Good win. Nice coaching by Woody to leave the big lineup in for the 4th quarter.
It’s still early in their game, but Milwaukee is beating Boston. A Milwaukee win would clinch a tie for the 3rd spot for the Hawks, meaning their magic number for the 3 seed would be 1.
Ricky
April 10th, 2010
9:23 pm
Nice to see a strong fourth quarter by the Hawks on the road. Hopefully they can keep this strong play going.
cp
April 10th, 2010
9:24 pm
Good win. Jamal and Joe were big tonight. Bench played well again. Gotta do a better job on the glass though.
Ricky
April 10th, 2010
9:25 pm
Boston is in a tight game with Milwaukee right now, but hopefully Milwaukee can gift wrap another Celtics loss for the Hawks.
darrell starks
April 10th, 2010
9:26 pm
I want 2 congratulate woody for finaly making adjustment and understanding that he had 2 go big with ZAZA, AND HORFORD 2 match up with BLATCHE who is 6′11 and MCGEE who is 7′0 GREAT JOB WOODY.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
9:28 pm
No KG tonite?
Boston tanked the season about seven years ago to try & get that extra
Ping-Pong ball for the Lottery Pick to grab Dwight Howard & ended up with the
#5 pick instead.
Stern was pissed & chastised the GM. I think Doc was the Coach then. Then they got
KG in a block-buster. That was Kevin McHale throwing an assist to Bird.
Then McHale got busted for tampering with Joe Smith on a re-sign deal & lost a 1st round
Draft pick the next year.
Looks like Boston is tanking again & conceeding the three seed to Atlanta to avoid the
Heat in round 1.
Just reminiscing.
darrell starks
April 10th, 2010
9:31 pm
This game should teach woody a lesson that he have 2 match up and make adjustment specialy come playoffs time in order 2 achieve as a coach, and hopefuly he don’t go back to being the same old woody.
GO HAWKS!!!!!
bigdave
April 10th, 2010
9:37 pm
perfect blend of starting and bench players… the bench is good enough to help this team if you let it help you…
darrell starks
April 10th, 2010
9:38 pm
Come fourth quarter i like this line up against cavs, and magic in the playoffs, we have 2 go big point blank period in order 2 even have a chance for the nba finalls.
JAMAL, JOE, JOSH, HORFORD, ZAZA
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
9:40 pm
Were gonna get a veteran PG. This summer! There are a lot to choose from out there!
Hell, ill take the big guard – Gilbert Arenas. He’s a good man, just made a silly prank/mistake!
Stinger just Endorsed Woodson as the right coach for this team. I listen to EXPERTS!
Not Loser Bloggers!
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
9:44 pm
Great Bench Play tonite! JT0, ZaZa, Evans, Crawford, Joe Smith!
Congratulations to the Bench & Coaching Staff!
Nique's Revenge
April 10th, 2010
9:45 pm
ugh, quiet please
had dumb thugs on the team before, didn’t work out
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
9:45 pm
Enter your comments here
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
9:47 pm
Make no Mistake! This is Joe’s Team!
Nique's Revenge
April 10th, 2010
9:53 pm
joe’s team? who u tryin to convince, me or you?
joe wanna be a knick, said so
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
9:57 pm
Blue-Ray
(Mega-Pixel)
Do you think?
Josh got benched because he wasn’t Boxing Out on th boards. Hasn’t Smoove looked tired lately? He plays soo hard & does so much to help his team win. He deserved a rest.
Woodson trusted the bench tonite. He benched our whippin’ boys too: marvin & bibby.
BONE
April 10th, 2010
10:09 pm
nique’r revenge STFU U PRICK, YOU SOUND AS IGNORANT AS NIQUE DOES CALLING THE GAME
drmaryb
April 10th, 2010
10:19 pm
N-Revenge
Joe never said that! Btw – Crack is whack! Ask Whitney & Bobby if you don’t believe me?
Ben
April 10th, 2010
10:23 pm
Boston is really controlling Milwaukee so far tonight. Even though it is just a three point game, the Celtics look like they have been dictating the tempo for the majority of the game. I hope that Milwaukee can pull out a win over the Celtics. That would put the Hawks in great position to secure that 3rd seed.
kwooden1
April 10th, 2010
10:43 pm
Great Win tonight! Even though the Wizards are a weak team, they did take it to Boston last night and played well for most of the game tonight. Good job by Woody in finding a good defensive group and letting them finish the game. Evans was playing much better defense than Marvin and Zaza was playing well as an enforcer. The fourth quarter defense was very good and I liked the offensive ball movement. (many more pick and rolls)
GO HAWKS!!
BONE
April 10th, 2010
10:44 pm
botston is about to win 3 mins left up by 9
kwooden1
April 10th, 2010
10:52 pm
Ben I would actually like Boston to win tonight’s game, because I would like the Heat to move past the Bucks into the 5th spot. If the HAWKS win out they will have the 3rd spot regardless, but we need some more losses by Milwaukee so we can play them. This makes the next two games BIG, because we need to beat Milwaukee to give them another loss and also send a message that we are serious about taking care of them in the first round. I think we can beat either Miami or Milwaukee in a 7 game series, but I don’t want a long series. I think it would take at least 6 games to beat Miami and it would be true war! I don’t think Miami was very happy about losing last year and they know they can beat us! We haven’t played well against Milwaukee, but they are missing their center and they don’t have Wade!
GO HAWKS!!
richbrave
April 11th, 2010
12:15 am
Big Ray
April 10th, 2010
8:47 pm
This Washington team is going to be trouble next season. Especially if they can remain healthy and get rid of Gilbert Arenas (maybe that’s hoping for too much, if you’re a Wiz fan).
RAY:
Google to “hoops hype WIZARDS salaries” and look up the contracted players for next season. There are eight including a team option on JOSH HOWARD, a player option for QUINTON ROSS, and an 80% scale offer on RANDY FOYE. I don’t expect any of the three to be in a D.C. uniform next season for various reasons.
ARENAS will be in a WIZARDS uni for at least the next two years when he has a player option. If he exercises that he’ll have 45 million left for two years, and the WIZZIES may be able to do something. Until then, no.
richbrave
April 11th, 2010
12:24 am
richbrave
April 10th, 2010
8:56 pm
SAUNDERS has to take LIVINGSTON out for a rest and HAWKS win the game. It’s been tight all the way through to now.
Did I call it or what. The game was dead even until the WIZZIES tried to play without any point guard. JAMES SINGLETON has an expiring this season and he would be a great pickup.
Nique's Revenge
April 11th, 2010
2:39 am
whateva jj lovers
he aint no superstar
drmaryb
April 11th, 2010
2:48 am
Revenge
& You aint no blogger either.
Joe is an All-Star & that’s Super for Atlanta!
drmaryb
April 11th, 2010
2:51 am
Revenge
Put that crack-Pipe down & take your dumb azz to sleep!
Everybody, please “Scroll – On” this FOOL!
BONE
April 11th, 2010
3:43 am
Nique’s Revenge DUCK AZZ H8TER BE GONE!
Muhammad Cali
April 11th, 2010
9:05 am
The Hawks are a ( replacement for Marvin Williams) away to being the Cleveland Cavaliers. Good Luck Hawks !!!
Nique's Revenge
April 11th, 2010
11:14 am
kobe > lebron > 50 other star players > jj
got it? good