Bucks at Atlanta Hawks Game 7: Here They Are Again
Some of my blog people are not in the mood to praise the Hawks even after that Game 6 triumph. I understand.
You think the Hawks shouldn’t have this much trouble with the Bogut-less Bucks. You remember the Game 3 surrender and the Game 5 collapse. You think Woody should have made defensive adjustments earlier in the series. And if the Hawks win today, some of you probably don’t want to hear about their resilience, their character, how they responded with their backs against the wall and all the other things they tend to say in these situations.
Well, like “they” say (and like I vowed I never would), it is what it is. The Hawks can win the series today.
“Every team goes through adversity at times,” Al said. “It’s all about how you handle it. Now we have a chance to make it right and win a series.”
I’ve heard rumblings that the Hawks lose in the long-term by winning today but I’ve got to think your fanhood instincts overwhelm your sourness and you cheer the Hawks on to a W. Shoot, you might even begin to believe they can take on the Magic, despite your misgivings and general grumpiness.
I would understand that, too.
– J.J. on the improved communication in Game 6 after things got snippy at times in Game 5: “It was a lot better. But we are always going to have arguing. That’s is because we are a family, we are brothers. We ain’t always going to get along. Everything ain’t going to be peaches and cream. We are going to get in each other’s face every now and then but that is just the way it is. At the end of the day we got love for each other, got each other’s back and each others’ best interest.”
– After Game 6 some in the Hawks locker room sarcastically asked if Jerry Stackhouse can sing the National Anthem today like he did on Friday. So it was pretty funny when I saw this line in Michael Hunt’s column about the pressure on the Bucks for Game 7: “Just think about how much poise it took for Stackhouse to sing the national anthem before Game 6 in that setting.”
Indeed.
– Have fun, Hawks fans,
MC
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322 comments Add your comment
northcyde
May 2nd, 2010
2:03 pm
JJ . . jump into the man and draw that contact. Don’t settle for the fadeaway when you can jump into him and get to the FT line.
Your fatal flaw as a player man. Get your head in the game JJ.
VenomSpitter
May 2nd, 2010
2:03 pm
Damn is joe not focused
sleepy
May 2nd, 2010
2:03 pm
lol wth was that ?
Old Hawk Fan
May 2nd, 2010
2:03 pm
Tricky Dribbling……………..equals No Shot!
joBjo
May 2nd, 2010
2:04 pm
dat’s bs call.
sleepy
May 2nd, 2010
2:04 pm
and another case of Woody offense defense subs blowing up in our face
northcyde
May 2nd, 2010
2:04 pm
LOL . . and Mario FOULS AGAIN !!!
VenomSpitter
May 2nd, 2010
2:04 pm
we should be up by 20. But we always gotta let the other team get on a run
terrell
May 2nd, 2010
2:04 pm
What does Woody see in Mario? Omg. He’s a foul waiting to happen.
Old Hawk Fan
May 2nd, 2010
2:04 pm
Deer closes on 9-0 Run…………………….MOVE THE BALL GUYS!
VenomSpitter
May 2nd, 2010
2:04 pm
Fire Woody!!!
northcyde
May 2nd, 2010
2:05 pm
I guess he had a foul to give though.
Old Hawk Fan
May 2nd, 2010
2:06 pm
Is JJ comptemplating where he will be playing Nex Year?
VenomSpitter
May 2nd, 2010
2:06 pm
Woody is a bald headed idiot
terrell
May 2nd, 2010
2:06 pm
Only up 13. Should be up by 20+. And wtf is up with Joe Johnson?
terrell
May 2nd, 2010
2:07 pm
Northcyde, we didn’t have a foul to give.
Old Hawk Fan
May 2nd, 2010
2:07 pm
Let’s see how The Hawks come out in the third quarter. Wiil we have the intensity or will we let The Deer close the lead down to 3 points or less?
terrell
May 2nd, 2010
2:09 pm
I’ll go with the latter Old Hawk fan.
Jody
May 2nd, 2010
2:10 pm
I can clearly see Al Horford becoming the leader of this team and if he ever gets to play the 4, WATCH OUT! Good 1st half.
Old Hawk Fan
May 2nd, 2010
2:13 pm
What kind of second half will JJ have?
Old Hawk Fan
May 2nd, 2010
2:14 pm
This team should come out the third quarter with a STATEMENT! What will it be?
northcyde
May 2nd, 2010
2:18 pm
First 5 minutes of this 3rd quarter is critical. If the Hawks extend the lead past 15 plus, this game is probably over. If the Bucks can get this back down to 6 or 7 by the 7 minute mark, we’ll probably have to battle to win the game.
drmaryb
May 2nd, 2010
2:19 pm
Grand-Daddy
(Who’s your Grand-Daddy?)
Mine sat me on his knee – after Game 5. He gave me a cherry popsicle & rubbed my head.
He told me, “This too shall pass!”. More proof that, FATHER knows BEST!
Hawks are balling as a TEAM! JJ doesn’t have to do it ALL anymore – qualified HELP has arrived! For that reason alone – Mr. Johnsdon will resign & will demand an extension for Mr. Woodson, in that process.
Some All-Stars & Super-Stars can’t play for just any coach. eg. (ESPN broke the news last Thursday @ 6pm).
Jeanie Buss, “phil Jackson WILL coach somewhere next year – There will be a lot of great jobs that will open up next year!”. I guess THE BLACK MAMBA” is at it again! That dude is UN-COACHABLE! Kobe is a complete Azz on and off the court. His teammates & coches find him intolerable! He’s probably pissed that King James is MVP two years in a row! What a sucker! Go Figure!
Sautee
May 2nd, 2010
2:20 pm
northcyde,
Which do you think will happen?
sleepy
May 2nd, 2010
2:21 pm
We need to do a better job on the defensive glass and a better job of overall collapsing on jennings and forcing the kickout as no one else on the team has been able to really make a basket .
Ersan Ilyasova came off the bench and basically who kept them in it on those little lay ins around the basket .
9 pts 5 boards off the bench for that guy
Bucks only 1 three pointer so far
shooting 38% from the field as a team
Keys to the second half
Offensively – lets just keep driving to the basket make good decisions with the basketball and force them to foul us.
defensively – lets tie up the details like the defensive glass and its almost time to break out the trap for both Jennings and Salmons . I would do it at the start of the 3rd and you know they will come out and try and bounce back . So Woody needs to throw something at him to keep the struggling while also getting the ball out of Jennings hands .
I love how everyone talking about Jennings handles . You are not juking anyone simply because you use your right hand especially when you never use your right hand so everyone is trying to force you to go right.
ABC is horrible
sam'l
May 2nd, 2010
2:21 pm
Everyone here knows the Bucks don’t give up. This game isn’t over. The article in the Boston Globe sums up my feelings, but why do we have to look to Boston to get a comprehensive feel for our own team?
Don’t kid yourself…if the Hawks screw up, Joe’s gone. He can’t take this dysfunctionality anymore than we can.
However, MaryB is right on one point. ADTHE.net is a great way to watch when you’re holed up in BFE. (You figure this one out yourself).
Plus, for whatever reason, Friday’s third quarter defense worked. That’s what we need!
This game….not over….Hawks could lose..”Watch what happens.”
Ken Strickland
May 2nd, 2010
2:23 pm
We’ve just witnessed a perfect example of how our OFF has masked the problems caused by Woodson forcing the Hawks to play his beloved Switching DEF. When we’re hitting our jumpers and our overall OFF is clicking, it looks like the switching DEF is working. But when we stop hitting our jumpers and can’t score consistently, we see the other team erase a good portion of our lead,m because switching everything won’t allow us to consistently stop anyone.
If Woodson remains in his current state of stubborn stupidity and insists on switching everything, we’re going to lose this gm if we can’t continue hitting our outside shots. If Woodson doesn’t have the team come out after the half and play the straightup DEF we played last gm, he’s not going to make any OFF/DEF changes or adjustments down the stretch.
Old Hawk Fan
May 2nd, 2010
2:24 pm
Let’s bill the lead back to 20!
VenomSpitter
May 2nd, 2010
2:25 pm
Just find the damn PG and give it to him damn
Old Hawk Fan
May 2nd, 2010
2:25 pm
TURN OVER!
joBjo
May 2nd, 2010
2:25 pm
no no no, uh, good shot Smoove.
northcyde
May 2nd, 2010
2:27 pm
Sautee . . . I think we’ll win going away. JJ will probably heat up midway through the quarter, and Craw will take us home.
VenomSpitter
May 2nd, 2010
2:27 pm
Pass the damn ball Joe
Old Hawk Fan
May 2nd, 2010
2:28 pm
Come ON JJ…………………..NO ISO!
joBjo
May 2nd, 2010
2:28 pm
Smoooooove!
VenomSpitter
May 2nd, 2010
2:28 pm
Stop switchin
Melvin
May 2nd, 2010
2:29 pm
Josh for 33333333333333….lol
northcyde
May 2nd, 2010
2:29 pm
LOL . . or if Smoove is going to knock down threes . . .
joBjo
May 2nd, 2010
2:30 pm
feer the deer!
Melvin
May 2nd, 2010
2:30 pm
Joe is struggling…
VenomSpitter
May 2nd, 2010
2:30 pm
Man what team would sign Joe to a max contract the way he’s playin
joBjo
May 2nd, 2010
2:31 pm
fear the dear?
northcyde
May 2nd, 2010
2:31 pm
Good timeout by Woody. He’ll either get JJ out of the game for a little breather and settle him down, or take out Marvin or Bibby. Either way, he’s coming with Crawford right now to get the offense back going.
joBjo
May 2nd, 2010
2:32 pm
we’re savin Joe for Orlando. get the bricks out now, Joe!
drmaryb
May 2nd, 2010
2:32 pm
JJ Haters
You do NOT have to score to effect the GAME! JJ is drawing dble-trple teams on the perimeter for the Love of God! He’s playing D & rebounding, (the little things that Super-Stars do to HELP their team win!
& for the idiots that tell Josh NOT to shoot jumpers & dribble? WTF? He’s an All-Star basketball player in the NBA! That’s what he do! Look at his stat sheet for assists!
Which brings me to the next question: what EXACTLY is it that YOU DO? For a living.
Go Josh – Go Joe – Go Woody – Go Bibby – Go Marvin! Let’s Go Hawks!
Jody
May 2nd, 2010
2:33 pm
You folks may not care for Jon Barry too much, but he’s EXACTLY right about the Hawks. Horford is on a roll inside, the Bucks can’t stop him. How do the Hawks start the 3rd period? Iso Joe, shooting jumpers. This is a direct reflection of the coaching and, no offense, but the decision to go away from what’s working is a symptom of brain damage.
northcyde
May 2nd, 2010
2:34 pm
Venom . . . star players struggle all the time. But when they struggle, do they do the other things to help their team win? If JJ is cold shooting, we still need his passing and defense.
LOL . . but he needs to hit a few shots.
joBjo
May 2nd, 2010
2:34 pm
Smoove’s gotta go get those passes or they’ll quit throwing them to him!
O'Brien
May 2nd, 2010
2:34 pm
If the hawks give jj a Max contract, it will work out to 6 years, and about $120 million.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 2nd, 2010
2:34 pm
If even J-Smoove is hitting jumpers, I’m feeling pretty confident.