Atlanta Hawks vs. Magic: Standing pat?
Snooped around a bit today to see if there any trade winds blowing for the Hawks in light of their inconsistent play, the Magic’s big weekend trade and the Celtics and and Heat streaking to the top of the East. Sorry, blog people, but all still sounds quiet.
I understand the consternation. It feels like everyone else is moving ahead in the East while the Hawks stand still. Miami, Chicago and Boston made their moves over the summer. Orlando (surprisingly) made theirs in December. The Hawks basically have the same guys, with the same strengths and weaknesses, still trying to prove they are on the same level as those teams.
All of the chatter surrounding trades doesn’t go unnoticed in the Hawks’ locker room, of course, though you won’t find guys openly advocating for a shakeup.
“I think we are OK where we are at,” Al said. “Joe is getting back healthy. That’s what I think but, at the end of the day, it comes down to management and what they feel like is best. If they feel like we can contend for a championship with this team, then it will be like this. If not, then I don’t know.”
Smoove again noted the Hawks haven’t been healthy. Rotation players have missed 23 players due to injury.
“It messes up the timing. it messes up the positions,” Josh said. “I’ve probably split the three and the four this season. When you know the different rotations of the game and what’s going to happen, I think it makes it that much easier because everything is combined I think when we get everybody healthy and figure out the rotation that’s positive for us, I think we will pull a string of wins together like everyone else is right now.”
At this point, it seems the injuries are the only reasonable counterargument the Hawks could offer to the need to make some moves. Good health won’t necessarily solve the team’s weaknesses but it would at least allow for a better evaluation. I know the Celtics have rolled despite their injuries but they are better equipped to do so from a financial standpoint. The Heat have the Super Friends, a defense-first culture and enough solid pieces around the Big Three to get it done despite injuries to Mike Miller and Haslem.
The Hawks have a slimmer margin to be good and the injuries have made it even smaller.
“I think that’s fair to say,” Al said. “Ultimately it comes down to Rick Sund, the GM, to determine if he feels we are still contenders or if he feels like we need to do something. All I am going to do is go out there and keep playing hard.”
Jamal out, Hawks big
Jamal is out again. He said he was hoping to play but the back is still too sore. He could probably function but the thought of shaking and baking or making any other kind of sudden movements still makes him wince.
L.D. is going with the big lineup: Bibby, J.J., Smoove, Al, Twin.
L.D. said preparing for the new-look Magic is similar to preparing for the old-look Magic. He said J-Rich is like Vince except not quite as strong on pick-and-rolls. Turkoglu is a stretch four like Rashard, except a better passer and ballhandler. The Hawks have to watch Arenas closely in transition.
“Still the main guy is Dwight and what you do with him,” L.D. said. “The gameplan is to defend him as well as you can and also defend that 3-point line because that’s where they kill you.”
MC
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422 comments Add your comment
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
7:11 pm
lets get it..
no need for the announcers to talk about the thin front line outside of Dwight. we just dont have the personnel to take advantage..
no threat to attack the rim.. no low post threats..
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
7:14 pm
thats the off the dribble non sense i dont need from Smoove..
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
7:20 pm
Josh showing the ability to knock down the set jumper.. rather from mid range or 3..
keep taking em’ Smoove..
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
7:22 pm
Marvin didnt start. PROOF GOD IS REAL.
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
7:22 pm
good start by the hawks.. i like the intensity on the defensive end..
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
7:23 pm
Jason Collins giving Dwight some trouble in the post.
mykhalc
December 20th, 2010
7:24 pm
@ {MAC-Town Georgia 478}…LMAO…
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
7:27 pm
I know the Magic loaded up in that trade, but it seemed like in quite a few games Vince Carter really burned us late in critical moments. I’m glad he’s gone, plus no Gortat and his size.
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
7:27 pm
is joe wearing 13s?
terrell
December 20th, 2010
7:27 pm
LD needs to stick with this lineup. Collins gives us more than Marvin does.
Rod from College Park
December 20th, 2010
7:28 pm
Marvin not starting? What? Is the world about to end?
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
7:28 pm
oh lord speaking of the duck
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
7:29 pm
smh iso joe
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
7:31 pm
Marvin in. Here is the beginning of the expierment. Will he respond to being designated the Scrub-Captain? Will his alpha-dog bark?
Bailey
December 20th, 2010
7:31 pm
Is it just me, or does it seem like almost every time Joe tries to isolate these days it results in something bad happening?
Samuel
December 20th, 2010
7:31 pm
JJ trying to pad his AllStar votes. Woody flashback. ISO Joe. LOL!!
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
7:32 pm
Joe must be spending too much time down at the club where the stripper he got pregnant works. He on that “I’m in Luv With A Stripper” T-Pain tip
Get in the game man.
Van
December 20th, 2010
7:32 pm
What the Magic did with their trades is what any team should do. Who cares about standing pat when you aren’t contending, shake it up, change the dynamics, give your fans a chance to stay awake instead of watching Joe Johnson for 500 years.
It’s professional sports, it ain’t that big a deal, do something INTERESTING!
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
7:33 pm
lol joe knocked up a stripper?
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
7:34 pm
yeah@J.J.M
lmao google “joe johnson stripper”
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
7:35 pm
Horford BAWSIN
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
7:35 pm
horford didnt wait…thats what he needs to do more
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
7:35 pm
Jeff has to demand the ball from Mo.
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
7:36 pm
smh mo evans
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
7:37 pm
teague needs to sit out
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
7:37 pm
every time the hawks get some momentum on offense, they get a moving screen call. Seems to happen when zaza is in the game
Samuel
December 20th, 2010
7:38 pm
Magic better make another move. Richardson can’t guard big 2’s and Malik Allen, please.
Van
December 20th, 2010
7:38 pm
Atlanta only up 6 with the Magic shooting horrendously. Yeah, this lead is going to last.
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
7:39 pm
Mo’s leg injury spread to his mind. He is not the same person who started the season
Bailey
December 20th, 2010
7:40 pm
I’m very curious to see who Orlando plays at center when Dwight goes to the bench. My guess is that it will be either Malik Allen or Brandon Bass, but in either case, that leaves them pretty vulnerable inside. I’m also surprised not to see Ryan Anderson yet. I would have thought that he would be the first big coming off of the bench for Orlando.
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
7:40 pm
lmao at least that stripper is decent looking
http://mediatakeout.com/mobile/content/?view=42625
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
7:41 pm
I’m at the game. Late arriving crowd as usual for a 7 pm game. Good first quarter, but too much iso-Joe for my taste. I want to see the so-called new offense in action with Joe involved.
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
7:42 pm
dont like this lineup.. need JJ or bibby to setup the plays.. teague just deferring to the vets..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
7:43 pm
I am a bit disappointed with Al’s comments about Sund and making moves. He is the leader and the one with the most apssion to win on this team. So why is he so passive? He needs to let MGMT know if a trade needs to be made
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
7:44 pm
wtfffffff is wrong with mo evans
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
7:44 pm
All this team does is take jumpshots. if Dwight is out why the hell are we still shooting 3s?
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
7:44 pm
Mo Evans = more useless than Zaza and Marvin
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
7:45 pm
PG – Josh Smith
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
7:45 pm
get mo evans out of the game and leave him on the bench
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
7:46 pm
WTF is up with Horford’s comments? how the hell can we possibly be competing if we are barely out of the 6 seed in the East.
Call out Management already and let’s get some damn moves made
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
7:46 pm
Mo Evans just finished one of the more horrible stretches of basketball I’ve ever seen an NBA player have.
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
7:46 pm
Mo Evans is the worst!!! Suit up Pape Sy and send Mo to the D-League
airball a wide open three and airballing layups….just trash
JJ sucks Balls
December 20th, 2010
7:46 pm
- JJ flat out SUCKS, he shouldn’t make the All-Star Team.
- I hate when Josh Smith gets so close to the basket, but then he takes a jumper.
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
7:46 pm
We can move Bibby and/or Teague in a deal now that Josh Smith is our PG
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
7:46 pm
get mo off the team period…why not put in jordan over mo I mean seriously
terrell
December 20th, 2010
7:47 pm
What I’ve seen so far:
Marvin and Mo need to join Pape Sy in the D-League.
Teague looks better.
Josh is a better sf than Marvin and Mo put together.
All we need is a legit center and pg and we’ll be str8.
cp
December 20th, 2010
7:48 pm
smh Mo is shooting 26% this month. how is he still getting minutes is beyond me smh.. well at least they are sending Sy to the D League next week..
The Hawks are winning so thats good.
JJ sucks Balls
December 20th, 2010
7:49 pm
I agree we need to bench Mo and play Jordan. Larry Drew Can’t coach.
drmaryb (*_*)
December 20th, 2010
7:49 pm
From Last Blog:
Fundamentals
Hell Yeah! Every Game Counts … Are you kidding me? The competition in the
NBA is fierce and conference standings determine:
Home Court Advantage
Strength of Opponent (esp in Round 1)
Joe needs to play ALL 82 Games for 48 Minutes if healthy.
In response to Fundamentals who said this:
“If Joe is really worried about the TEAM he should get 100%, pass the ball when he’s off, not shoot 3’s till he’s back and focus on wins. I’m glad he appears
rested and ready to play, but worry about if the elbow is truly ready.”
And also, Joe is a SG: That means he is paid to shoot the damn thing!
If your shot is cold, YOU Keep shooting, until it gets HOT!
Every shooter thinks the next shot is going in.
Who would you rather take the open jumper? Marvin?
Joe leads this team in assists 6 years straight, why? Because the dumb Azz GM won’t go get a damned PG! How is it selfish to shoot when you are the BEST shooting option and paid to do so, on this jacked up team of 12 Tweeners!
Al & Josh’s azz need to stay in the post, I don’t need to see them taking jumpers, who is gonna rebound when they miss? Bigs Play INSIDE for And 1’s and The Guar ds play outside and shoot, hopefully the PG’s will penetrate.
Teague is a terrible passer, BTW!
Hey Grand-Daddy! What’s up Baby?
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
7:50 pm
God Bless Jason Collins
What a vet
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
7:50 pm
“Mo Evans has missed 67 percent of his tries this season” wooooow
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
7:50 pm
Look at Jameer, and then look at Bibby. They have the same body type. So why is Jameer so much damn better than Bibby? It’s not like Jameer is terribly young
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
7:51 pm
Does orlando have the 2 foul rule for howard? Apparently not.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
7:51 pm
COLLINS
YES
EARN THAT [PATHETIC] PAYCHECK U ARE GETTING
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
7:51 pm
on that Collins dunk, Za Za takes 1 dribble then shoots the ball over the rim.
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
7:51 pm
good job Jason Collins…how about he just start the rest of the year?
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
7:51 pm
Big Angus
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
7:52 pm
I think the ORL/PHX trade was as beneficial to 2 teams as you’ll ever see.
Good to see PHX get some defenders and the expiring
Jae Evolution
December 20th, 2010
7:52 pm
Good hustle Marvin.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
7:52 pm
DAMNIT STOP SHOOTING 3S
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
7:55 pm
Where the heck is Damien?
Can we just play him and trade Mo for “cap relief”
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
7:57 pm
Out of the Hawks’ “true” centers, Collins is BY FAR the best. It’s amazing how much better than Zaza he is.
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
7:59 pm
Hawks example of “making a big move” = signing the greatest defensive player in NBA history, Mario West, to 10 day contracts. That guy is the best player to ever wear a “Maine Red Claws” jersey.
Van
December 20th, 2010
7:59 pm
Collins has always played good post defense, it’s stupid to keep him on the bench. Use your players! Oh wait, Woody is gone.
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
7:59 pm
They call a lot of moving screens on the Hawks
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:00 pm
A win like this pretty much will prevent management from ever considering making an in-season trade (Sund already said he’ll stick with this core since we’re apparently as good as those Detroit teams).
So, we can lose to every mediocre team but win a game vs. Orlando and that’s all ASG and Sund care about
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:00 pm
wow another turnover on a screen and magic make them pay
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
8:00 pm
at 5:29 of the second quarter we heard that Brandon Bass has good ‘nimbers’
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:00 pm
good offense.. more of that.
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
8:00 pm
god job boss.. more pick and roll plays please..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:01 pm
Magic defense is soft as hell with Dwight having 2 fouls. This is why the miss Gortat
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
8:01 pm
*good
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:01 pm
come on josh dunk on howard
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:01 pm
Orlando’s defense right now looks like Golden State’s would without its 5 best players
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
8:02 pm
As usual, when the offense flows through Smoove and Al, the Hawks succeed. And they have been solid on defense too. LD has generally done a good job of allowing Al to not have to guard Dwight.
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
8:03 pm
Mo Evans is vastly overpaid….I wouldn’t pay him a dollar
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:03 pm
my boy Chipper..
cp
December 20th, 2010
8:03 pm
Yea JeJe it makes no sense to play Mo over Damien. Damien in his short time here has been a lot better than Mo.
Van
December 20th, 2010
8:03 pm
What are all of the tall people of the world doing these days? Where have all of the 7-footers in the nba gone?
terrell
December 20th, 2010
8:04 pm
I applaud LD for having the guts to bring the #2 pick off the bench. But how in the hell you gonna play Mo over Damien and JC2? Mo is str8 trash.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:04 pm
If the ASG refuses to make moves in this next year or two, I would seriously consider, as Rod stated earlier, making a run for Dwight after next year.
Get rid of awful contracts like Marvin and Bibby and go for a core of Joe/dwight/Al or Joe/Dwight/Smoove
Van
December 20th, 2010
8:04 pm
Chipper Jones interview!
Wow, this crowd is sooo quiet on TV. What is up with Atlanta?
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:04 pm
can we get some foul calls
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:04 pm
u shouldnt be able to wear #1 in orlando.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:04 pm
This team cannot shoot 3s. Every single shot goes off the rim then the top of the backboard
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:05 pm
does joe think hes wade???
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:05 pm
I almost feel bad for Orlando. They look nowhere near as intimidating as they have in past years. With that said, I hope we win this game
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:05 pm
The only time Pastor Troy gets playin time is against the Magic. He wishes we played them every game.
Van
December 20th, 2010
8:05 pm
“Mo is str8 trash.”
Yes of course, THAT’s the problem with this team, prioritizing Mo Evans. If only…
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:07 pm
Je Je..
Joe.. Dwight.. Smoove
is in my prayers nightly..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:07 pm
Orlando had Arenas on Marvin. That’s how much they respect our superstar Small Forward
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:07 pm
Here go the Hawks: giving away their first half edge.
Waiting til the 4th when we start turning it over
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:07 pm
hawks cant close out a half
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:07 pm
There it goes again……a guard driving to the rim, WITH EASE. This happens way too much seemingly every game.
cp
December 20th, 2010
8:08 pm
smh Bibby. He cant stay in front of anybody
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:08 pm
im sure they’ll gladly take a solid Al Horford back in central fla.
Van
December 20th, 2010
8:09 pm
I bet the LEGENDARILY TERRIBLE ATLANTA CROWD is actually part of the home court advantage. Our players will be the only ones who know how to show energy in that kind of environment.
If we had fans who cheer, the Magic may realize they aren’t playing in a morgue and commence the beatdown.
Good job ATLiens!
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:09 pm
Just bench Marvin and Mo.
Every time I see Marvin check into the game, I look at how awful his back and other body parts are and i feel embarrassed he is on our team – no homo
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:09 pm
We just pass it in the post and stand around. Isos isos isos
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:09 pm
lol
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
8:10 pm
When Josh Smith is focused he is so dangerous as a player
Samuel
December 20th, 2010
8:10 pm
What’s LD, about a 40 Long. Would somebody please donate him another suit. I know that Grey one is plenty funky.LOL!!
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:10 pm
If Orlando has a miserable playoffs, could we possibly offer Horford, Marvin, and 190 draft picks for Dwight and get him to sign an extension?
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:10 pm
how is that a foul on bibby?
Van
December 20th, 2010
8:11 pm
“Other body parts” JeJe? What do you know about Marvin that we don’t?
Hey Najeh, I can’t hear you on TV, it should be pretty easy to get picked up on Nique or Rathbun’s mic no matter where you are sitting in the morgue.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:11 pm
10 seconds on shot clock and Josh has ball at 3 pt line
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:11 pm
lmaooooo@samuel
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:12 pm
JJM
yea.. he has some exclusive all black joints..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:13 pm
Al is playing damn well this half
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
8:13 pm
etan didn’t know what to do with the ball when he got it outside the paint
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:13 pm
Need J-Rich and Hedo to get acclimated to this new offense fast…Not helpin my fantasy team
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:13 pm
LMFAO.
L.D. said atleast he’s not Pape Sy.
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:14 pm
must be player edition 13s
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:14 pm
LOL LD does seem like the Mr. Rogers of NBA coaches
LOL MARVIN is such garbage
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:14 pm
Marvin w/ the reverse lay air ball..
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:14 pm
lmaooooo marvin tried a athletic move
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
8:14 pm
what was that Marvin?? go strong to the basket they are calling fouls
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:14 pm
Marvin tried to go up and under….fail
Van
December 20th, 2010
8:14 pm
Marvin! That’s how you do it!
He probably hit that shot 100% of the time against the folding chairs the Hawks had him play during his workout here.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:15 pm
Damn – 9 players in this game have 2 fouls
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:15 pm
Marvin tried to go MJ on us.
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:15 pm
yea, doubt u we will be seeing those ever in stores..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:16 pm
LOL @ Van
Once we get Jamal back and Joe is fully healthy and we have to start Collins, we won’t have to see this pathetic excuse of a player much hopefully. I hope whoever we play in Rds 1 and 2 has a big center. Unfortunately, Al would have to go against Joakim unless we could put him on Booze
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:16 pm
lmao@van
lukas
December 20th, 2010
8:17 pm
The best thing about this game is Marvin coming from the bench. I hope this would be the 1st of many many more until he completely dissapears on the bench.
prison mike
December 20th, 2010
8:17 pm
Duck booty serves no purpose for this team, along with zsa zsa.
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:18 pm
Marvin’s thoughts walking to the locker room: “Man, that worked against my 13 year cousin on his Wal-Mart portable basketball goal set at 8 ft”
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:18 pm
I remember my friend went to that hawks and pacers game. she knows nothing about the hawks but was texting me saying that “number 24 is very goofy looking and doesnt look like a basketball player” man I was in tears after reading that
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:19 pm
marvin couldnt make that shot on a fisher price goal
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:19 pm
Marvin has 2 pts, 1 rebound at the half.
Now if he sits the 2nd half, he could count this as an average game.
If he gets about 2 more points and 2 more rebounds, maybe he can count this as a career game.
Let’s see what his heart tells him
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:20 pm
lol@JJM
Van
December 20th, 2010
8:20 pm
Only 1.5% of households in America earn over 250k total.
Marvin Williams is getting paid $6,712,500.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:21 pm
Feeling good about the 2nd half.
just cannot afford dry spells. Pound the ball inside and start making outside shots
Gotta watch out for J.Rich and Hedo though. Hopefully they are a bit tired or out of it, even if they’re on my fantasy team
O'Brien
December 20th, 2010
8:22 pm
Hawks halftime entertainment is boring…
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:22 pm
Also, GO DALLAS!
I’m so tired of the Miami cHeat and hope Mike Miller destroys their chemistry somehow (he won’t)
drmaryb (*_*)
December 20th, 2010
8:22 pm
Marvin plays very small!
So does Josh and Al when they are jacking up jumpers!
They look like a 7′ man playing in a sand box or swinging from the monkey bars!
I just don’t get it! That’s why I don’t respect Dirk Nowitski … He will NEVER win a Ring playing outside and no defense. I wouldn’t pay him .10 cents to bring his 7′ azz here, to shoot jumpers and run from the paint!
The Hawks are already too small in the post, to contend… So why are the BIGS shooting b!tch azz jumpers? Where is the Logic?
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:23 pm
LOL I hope Seattle gets a new team soon so we can ship Marvin back there. Only there would he potentially try every game
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:24 pm
lebron 3 fouls no points…5 min left in the 2nd
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:24 pm
The Hawks are just a soft, finesse team. Even that fat guy who’s the team trainer looks like he “plays for the other team”
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:25 pm
“I just don’t get it! That’s why I don’t respect Dirk Nowitski … He will NEVER win a Ring playing outside and no defense.”
He could finally this year with Tyson Chandler next to him and Haywood off the bench. God I envy that team’s roster and defense
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:25 pm
I honestly dont think marvin should be a starter…maybe on another team with a better coach, but he looks like a bench player to me
Van
December 20th, 2010
8:25 pm
Definitely JeJe, gotta get Seattle that team and trade em the Beast of Bremerton.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:26 pm
LeFraud James with 3 first half fouls…GO MAVERICKS!
prison mike
December 20th, 2010
8:26 pm
Zsa has been playing here since 05 but getting outplayed by two minimum paid over the hill bigs. I mean we are talking about collins and thomas getting more minutes than zsa, hahahahah.
Van
December 20th, 2010
8:27 pm
I’m glad you put that “honestly” in there JJM, usually people are just joking when they say a stud like Marvin shouldn’t be starting.
terrell
December 20th, 2010
8:27 pm
Marvin’s thoughts while walking to the locker room:
“7.5 mill a year for only bench minutes? Hell yeah!”
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:27 pm
Highlight to Zaza Pachulia’s career = getting in K.G.’s face
……and then getting flatlined on a screen by K.G. later in the series
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:29 pm
lmao that is the highlight of his career though
terrell
December 20th, 2010
8:30 pm
Why cant we find a pg? The league is full of em, and we just cant seem to get our hands on any of em. It’s like we’re cursed.
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:31 pm
pape sy got a new suit
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:32 pm
lol poor J-Rich
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:32 pm
“I’m glad you put that “honestly” in there JJM, usually people are just joking when they say a stud like Marvin shouldn’t be starting.”
LOL!
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:32 pm
Rich dont have the shoulders to deal w/ Joe on the block..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:33 pm
WTF Joe
We don’t pay u the max to shoot horrendously and score 15 ppg
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:34 pm
wet from 3.. damn
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:34 pm
3s saving the magic
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:34 pm
Let’s just hope this lineup stays hot as hell so LD can’t sub in Marvin for anyone. I HOPE Damien comes in before Marvin
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:35 pm
Collins needs to start.
drmaryb (*_*)
December 20th, 2010
8:35 pm
Dirty Dirk?
JeJe, we shall see? But, I don’t see Dallas beating Lakers nor San Antone…maybe not Utah either. I just don’t know.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:35 pm
Win this game and there’s no way Sund picks up the phone.
“WE HAVE BEATEN ORLANDO TWICE THIS SEASON. WE LOST TO THEM 8 TIMES LAST YEAR. WE ARE AN ELITE TEAM. LOOK AT OUR RECORD AGAINST ORLANDO”
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:36 pm
As many flaws as I can think of with this team, what I can say is atleast ORL hasnt DRILLED us by 30+ in the last few games, and we’ve shown we can compete w/ and beat them.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:36 pm
LD always has this look on his face like it’s 3AM and he hasn’t slept in 3 days
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
8:36 pm
smoove and his awful passes..
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
8:36 pm
Jason Collins should start from here on out
The lineup that went today is the lineup for the rest of the season. Teague, Marvin, Jamal, Zaza & Powell off the bench…Damien and Etan in spot moments…Mo Evans on the bench forever
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:36 pm
lol .. vince actually could defend decently..
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:37 pm
lmaoooo@jeje I bet thats how he thinks
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:37 pm
drmaryb,
I always have Dallas as my sleeper, just like I usually think ORL will go to the Finals.
They finally are playing D this year, and their bench is so deep. They even had Ajinca have a huge game with some other unknown bench player. Ajinca hasn’t even played tonight.
I will be thrilled if Dallas OR SAS make the Finals. I love both those teams. Any team in the West, really. They don’t have many D-Bag teams out there like we do with Miami and Boston
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
8:38 pm
smh @ smoove.. just keep the pass clean and simple..
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
8:38 pm
Jason Collins is quietly playing a very solid game
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:38 pm
good post Al..
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:39 pm
wow collins you can at least attempt to block the shot lol
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
8:39 pm
Bibby is tired so TEague should get in there right now….Jameer is slicing us up
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:39 pm
I dunno@Jeje
Sund will probably be on the phones each day one weekend tryin to make that big move acquire Mario West for a 10 day contract. Another Lockdown defender with one of the best cores in bball = championship caliber (Sund’s mind)
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:40 pm
Freddy G..
Van
December 20th, 2010
8:40 pm
Dallas could really have a chance. The Haywood-Chandler combo is the key, Erick Dampier held that position back for so long.
This Orlando team on the other hand looks like it needs some serious time to gel. Their schedule makes this a less-than-opportune moment for that.
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:41 pm
“If Mario West was the person guarding Jordan each game of his career, he’d average more turnovers than points per game”
- Rick Sund’s mind
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:41 pm
LOL MAC Town
Remember: Sund drafted Robert Swift, Sene, and Petro 3 years in a row (might not have been in that order for Sene and Petro). Any chance we make a move for one of these studs if one of our Bigs God Forbid goes down?
O'Brien
December 20th, 2010
8:42 pm
What kind of shot was that JJ? Pass the ball!
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:42 pm
Interested who Jameer will talk trash to this game. We know he loves running his mouth
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:42 pm
See that’s a nice shot by Bibby, but those don’t go in in the Playoffs.
This team gets no easy baskets
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
8:43 pm
ATL turns the ball over too much
Blast
December 20th, 2010
8:43 pm
Joe is trying to do too much.
Van
December 20th, 2010
8:44 pm
If Jameer is talking, then he’s talking to everyone at Philips, because the whole place can hear him.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:44 pm
Orlando has Dallas, San Antonio and Boston [at home] after this
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:45 pm
LMFAO..Robert Swift
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:45 pm
Joe..come on man
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:45 pm
joe needs to be bench
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:45 pm
I kinda wish Joe just didn’t play this game.
He’s disrupting everything on offense now
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
8:45 pm
HOw many turnovers does Joe Johnson have???? my goodness
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:46 pm
Joe cant be feeling good about his game right now.. smh
O'Brien
December 20th, 2010
8:46 pm
JJ is 0-2 from 3’s (why is he shooting 3’s)?
And JJ has 4 turnovers.
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:46 pm
that boy ignorant.
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:47 pm
is LD scared of joe? hes clearly not running his offense….lmaooo@collins this game is over
drmaryb (*_*)
December 20th, 2010
8:47 pm
Jeje
I like Dallas too, but they have faded so many years straight.
Maybe, this is their year to make it to the WCF and the Big Dance.
I just don’t see NeOne handling all that size in LA.
Van
December 20th, 2010
8:47 pm
Wow great pass from Turkoglu
Blast
December 20th, 2010
8:47 pm
Get it right, Nique. The refs are not letting them play. They have been letting Orlando play.
Hawks are not moving the ball again!
Now Howard is dunking.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:47 pm
If we lose this game, I don’t mind too much. Just as long as we don’t have to see Marvin on the court
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:47 pm
josh really think hes jordan…he has not hit one fade away shot this season
O'Brien
December 20th, 2010
8:48 pm
Why is JJ forcing these shots? SMH…
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
8:48 pm
Joe Johnson looking like trash
lukas
December 20th, 2010
8:48 pm
ISO ISO ISO ISO. Where is the motion offense?
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
8:48 pm
loudest the arena has been after dwight’s dunk
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:48 pm
Our defense isn’t bad now
We need some damn baskets
terrell
December 20th, 2010
8:49 pm
I like Joe and all, but he doesnt look anything like a MAX player.
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
8:49 pm
Hawks 4th quarter meltdown has started a quarter early
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:50 pm
I think we match up well with this new Orlando lineup.
Jameer isn’t horrendously fast, so bibby can semi-keep-up
JJ vs. J.Rich
Josh on Hedo
Horf on Bass
Collins on Dwight
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:50 pm
Marvin over there lacing up his Kobe’s
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:50 pm
Let’s get this lead up to 6 or 7 going into the 4th
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:51 pm
Here comes Marvin.
Might as well forfeit the game
Blast
December 20th, 2010
8:51 pm
Marvin with his old man waddle.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:51 pm
GOD DAMNIT JOE
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:52 pm
jigga man stinking it up..
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:52 pm
How can we be an elite team…when our team is full of players who TRY SO Hard to be like real elite players, yet just cant be?
When Powell is on the court, you can tell he has a Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon poster on his wall and he mimics his offensive mechanics with a balled up piece of paper and a trash can.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:52 pm
That is more open a max player will be on a 3pter than ever in the NBA
Thank God for Bibby
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:52 pm
Bibby been solid..
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
8:52 pm
Joe Johnson ….stop shooting
Bibby….shoot more
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:52 pm
Bibby’s shot has been on all season…have to give him that.
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:52 pm
what kind of call? wow..
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:53 pm
boy the refs dont like the hawks
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
8:53 pm
I think Joe has missed more wide open 3s this season than Marvin. lol
Jae Evolution
December 20th, 2010
8:53 pm
WOOOOOW how can they call that BS!
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:53 pm
This summer, can Marvin please get some back treatment, gain like 30 pounds of muscle in his arms/shoulders, and get butt tissue removal surgery? Only then would he look like a normal human being – no homo
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:54 pm
Joe is good for defense though lol
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:54 pm
Joe and Jamal have missed wide open shots..
Van
December 20th, 2010
8:54 pm
He should have mimicked Olajuwon’s diet during Ramadan to have had a chance at playing like him.
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:55 pm
marvin needs to be jumped by nexus
Blast
December 20th, 2010
8:56 pm
Told y’all the damm refs have been screwing us all season. How can you win when you get hacked and don’t get a call? While on the other end they call every tick-tack foul on us?
Refs been doing this for years on Hawks, getting magnified this year!
steven
December 20th, 2010
8:56 pm
why is this trash on instead of the thrashers game
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:56 pm
WET…
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:56 pm
sac town miggy..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:56 pm
Bibby’s shooting is good. Just needs to lose weight and get quicker
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
8:56 pm
Next Bibby miss expect a “heat check” comment from Nique
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:57 pm
keep working Joe..
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
8:57 pm
@ his age losing weight and getting quicker isnt an option..
Blast
December 20th, 2010
8:58 pm
Joe stinking it up, but Mike keeping us in it.
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
8:58 pm
lmao@mac
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
8:58 pm
Joe JOhnson can’t even make free throws
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
8:58 pm
I don’t know where Malik Allen came from. But I’m sure he’s going back after tonight, lol.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:59 pm
There’s that 7 point lead at the end of the 3rd I was talking about
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:00 pm
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
8:50 pm
Let’s get this lead up to 6 or 7 going into the 4th
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
9:00 pm
Joe has to be 70 percent his shots are off bad
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:01 pm
LOL @ Malik Allen. Shoots more than ZaZa does when he’s in there. How old is this guy?
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:01 pm
Bobcats getting plastered… they will be clearing house in a minute..
drmaryb (*_*)
December 20th, 2010
9:01 pm
Tom Collins on Ice!
Twin is really finding his groove. He should start every game, bench Marvin and tell Josh to play the SF Inside-Outside. For three made baskets inside he gets one jumper. 3:1 ratio, he needs to put his jumper on a diet.
Don’t feast on them jumpers.
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
9:02 pm
..cant wait til Joe Johnson blames all his problems this year on the fans.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
9:02 pm
“Hey Najeh, I can’t hear you on TV, it should be pretty easy to get picked up on Nique or Rathbun’s mic no matter where you are sitting in the morgue.”
LMAO. Yeah, the crowd is quieter than usual, although size wise it’s actually decent. A lot of sections that are usually mostly empty are mostly full.
We got loud for the Horford dunk in the first half, and for Chris Tucker and Chipper Jones. That’s about it.
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:02 pm
cant say enough about Collins..
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
9:03 pm
jordan would take mo for gerald wallace…bobcats are rebuilding
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:03 pm
WTH I thought SVG was required to wear “real” shirts this year? Still those same long-sleeve polos and ugly jackets or whatever you classify that as
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:03 pm
Marvin got his leggins on .. smh
Blast
December 20th, 2010
9:03 pm
Now Magic unravelling just like Hawks used to do in the past.
Two fouls on Quentin and Howard right there. No call!
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
9:03 pm
It’s been a lot of whistles this game
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
9:03 pm
Three fouls on howard. But it is late in the game. Oh well.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:04 pm
LOL Marvin won’t even be able to take advantage of Arenas
Must be the only 6″9 player in NBA History who can’t take advantage of a notoriously bad 6″3 defensive player
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:04 pm
thats good d.. c’mon ref..
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:04 pm
its the leggins..
northcyde
December 20th, 2010
9:05 pm
Like I said . . JJ shoud even start setting up 1 step inside the 3 point line. Just abandon the shot altogether.
If Drew comes with the rest of the bench, we need at least 6 pts out of Marvin in these next 4 or 5 minutes.
Magic shooting 35%.
Drew taking no chances though. He still has Horford, Smith, and Bibby out there. They can’t play the entire half though.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:05 pm
After the game, watch out for Dwight and Smoove hugging and try read their lips, seeing whether Dwight mentions wanting to bring his game to the A
Van
December 20th, 2010
9:05 pm
The rout is on!
Free MARTA cards if the Hawks get to 100.
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
9:05 pm
Who leaves Al Horford to go double on Marvin? Stupid!!!
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
9:05 pm
Horford get back in there!
SteveW
December 20th, 2010
9:06 pm
I’m glad we’re playing the Magic now, they’ve got a lot of talent. They may win it all if they find a groove.
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
9:06 pm
1st to 80pts wins the game!
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
9:06 pm
lmao@big dave…leggins
SteveW
December 20th, 2010
9:07 pm
JJ is not all the way back, hope he gets some rest.
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
9:07 pm
lmao marta cards
Van
December 20th, 2010
9:08 pm
JeJe I believe Dwight’s babymama and his kid are in Orlando, so he’s probably gonna want to stay there.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:08 pm
Wow @ Washington dominating by 30 without Rashard, Wall, and Josh Howard doing little. Solid starters
Bailey
December 20th, 2010
9:08 pm
Good job so far by the Hawks on the defensive end. The offense hasn’t really been flowing that well so far in this game, but Bibby had some hot shooting in the third to help the Hawks maintain the lead. I’d like to see the Hawks go inside more to Al down the stretch. The Hawks haven’t really exploited that mismatch enough and I don’t feel like Bass has the length to handle Al in the post. At any rate, the Hawks are doing a good job of scrapping for buckets on a night where Joe Johnson is, again, struggling with his shot.
drmaryb (*_*)
December 20th, 2010
9:08 pm
Loaded for Bear!
Marvin walks off the court like he has a load in his draws.
Too Funny!
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
9:08 pm
im telling yall joe is playing 70 percent in shape
SteveW
December 20th, 2010
9:09 pm
Not sure Brandon Bass is used to playing this much. Allen is an old vet of 32, doesn’t have much. And Okay, I was wrong about signing Collins, he’s decent, glad we got him. And Chris Duhon is available by the way if the Hawks need him.
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:09 pm
real talk..
i can see the half leg sleeve like ya boy Bibby spote.. but the leggins..
C’mon Son!
SteveW
December 20th, 2010
9:09 pm
JJ Reddick playing 6 minutes and making 7+m per – now thats a bad contract!
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
9:10 pm
“Yeah I like that!” Al Horford
good job Collins
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:10 pm
good d..
but JJ game has improved..
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
9:10 pm
nice d mike..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:10 pm
HEY JOE NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO HELP US STRETCH THE LEAD
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
9:10 pm
man he needed that
Jae Evolution
December 20th, 2010
9:11 pm
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!
O'Brien
December 20th, 2010
9:11 pm
Finally JJ makes a 3.
SteveW
December 20th, 2010
9:11 pm
Bibby has exceeded my expectations this year; another confession I needed to make.
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:11 pm
jigga finally hits..
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
9:11 pm
Van, D12 don’t like his baby mother so that doesn’t matter.
SteveW
December 20th, 2010
9:11 pm
Way to go JJ!!
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
9:11 pm
bs call on collins..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:12 pm
If Bibby could knock down shots regularly and play any semblance of defense, and Collins starts, is this team that far off?
1) don’t have to see Marvin play big minutes
2) We can guard the other team’s big
GO HAWKS
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
9:12 pm
lmao a fan yelled someone needs to go back to the d-league…and howard always make free throws against us
Melvin
December 20th, 2010
9:12 pm
Howard commits a flying clothes line on Josh and no call then Collins breathe on Howard, foul on Collins… SMH at these Refs…
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
9:12 pm
Dwight Howard = JAX from Mortal Kombat
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
9:12 pm
joe hit the long three but he should have given it up to the wide-open Bibby.
SteveW
December 20th, 2010
9:12 pm
Howard and Josh have made a pact to play together in the NBA. Another reason not to trade Smoove for Kevin Love!
Blast
December 20th, 2010
9:12 pm
Bull sh!t calls, man! Josh gets mugged and does not get a call. You sniff on Howard and you get a call.
Rub it in refs faces when Hawks win this game.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:12 pm
Need to keep executing. Cannot just try run clock down
WTF was that Joe
WTF was that Marvin? You’re not allowed to do that
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
9:12 pm
Josh just KILLED D12’s shot. Josh isn’t shooting well, but he’s having a good overall game.
Van
December 20th, 2010
9:13 pm
Magic gonna need Michael Vick to pull this one out
SteveW
December 20th, 2010
9:13 pm
TV wants Dwight, so no calls on the superstars. Collins is another matter.
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:13 pm
ZaZa more concerned about being fly and swagged up than playing basketball..
what would Orl give us for him?
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:13 pm
That Marvin Shot looked a bit LBJ’esque. he didn’t even know where basket was when he realeased it
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
9:14 pm
Marvin!!!
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:14 pm
LOL Dwight just said “hey that’s the same play…” in reference to other end of floor
SteveW
December 20th, 2010
9:14 pm
I’m still not comfortable we win this game…
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
9:14 pm
lmao @ jeje
Jae Evolution
December 20th, 2010
9:14 pm
This trade isn’t looking too good for the Magic so far, given they have had ZERO time to gel and they haven’t really clicked but I am interested to see this supposed other trade they have to make.
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
9:14 pm
Atlanta is seizing control of this game
Jason Collins needs to continue to start. Marvin does well off the bench
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
9:14 pm
lmao josh telling zaza not to help the other players off the floor
Van
December 20th, 2010
9:14 pm
This Magic offense is looking sad. They need to learn the triangle
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
This Orlando team will suck in the playoffs. They don’t seem to have any heart.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
WTF
MARVIN IS SHOWING UP IN THE 4TH
YES
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
Marvin Williams there we go
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
get them folks outta there..
Orl looking real shiiiiiiiii ty right now..
east wide open..
Van
December 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG that was some SacKings circa 2002 type of passing!
Melvin
December 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
Great block by Josh on Howard led to a nice pass by Zaza to Marvin for the dunk…
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
nice ball movement.. everyone touched the ball on that possession..
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
Zaza with the dish..i thought that boy was CHRIS PAUL for a minute
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
Great pass Z. Normally he keeps going up with it. Thankfully he can just pass it if players are slashing 2 hoop
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
9:16 pm
Atlanta Hawks….Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Jae Evolution
December 20th, 2010
9:16 pm
J SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE, HEY YALL WILL KEVIN LOVE REJECT DWIGHT AT THE RIM HELL NAW!!!!
Blast
December 20th, 2010
9:16 pm
Now, that’s the motion offence in all it’s glory.
Zaza finally made a big play!
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:16 pm
Can’t wait to see SVG’s post game comments about how awful his team is
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:16 pm
c’mon Z a Euro big.. you know the kid can pass…
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:17 pm
Stan gone say it was just an ugly game.. and discredit the win.. like he did last time..
yea Dwight, what happened to your promise?
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:17 pm
Would be nice to win by 10 and not have to worry in the last minutes about FTs and getting the ball in
Samuel
December 20th, 2010
9:18 pm
Fire Otis Smith
drmaryb (*_*)
December 20th, 2010
9:18 pm
Clowning!
Funny thing is … I don’t see the Magic clowning and cheesing tonight.
I will never forget their un-professionalism the last time here.
It way way over the top.
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
9:19 pm
great pass from mike.. awful finish from zaza.. smh..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:19 pm
LOL. Z just got Dwight another tech. This Orlando team is falling apart
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
9:19 pm
ZaZa’s offense is the worst
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
9:19 pm
Zaza stay ready to fight
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:19 pm
GOOD HUSTLE DUCK
Marvin has done nicely in these 4th quarters
Van
December 20th, 2010
9:20 pm
Not to be a downer, but SVG can excuse this loss and be right this time. Orlando is looking like they just met each other.
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
9:20 pm
damn over the limit
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:20 pm
ZaZa loves these battles. I remember him aggravating Dwight in past years
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
9:21 pm
Bet Otis Smith gets fired this off season.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
9:21 pm
Hawks have been fantastic defensively all day. Credit the Hawks’ backup big men for successfully defending Dwight, and Smoove for being solid on help defense all day. Dwight may have 18 boards but there’s a reason the Hawks are outrebounding the Magic — they have boxed out well all game.
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
9:21 pm
don’t bail them out….the refs are calling fouls….no more jumpshots Josh..hell
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:21 pm
LOL drmaryb
u referring to Game 4 of that series? Didn’t get to watch but would love to hear twhat they did to clown around
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
9:21 pm
If I was Orlando I’d offer Jerry West EVERYTHING to come be VP of Operations
Blast
December 20th, 2010
9:22 pm
Take Zaza out! I know Al has to rest but Zaza is more of a liability right now!
Bailey
December 20th, 2010
9:22 pm
Why is Al still sitting on the bench? The Hawks should get him back in and close this thing out with confidence.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:22 pm
Orlando should’ve traded Rashard for a bad contract PF. Team is loaded with SGs and SFs
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
9:24 pm
With a front line of sf-Josh, pf-Horford, C- Howard. would it matter who the guards are?
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
9:24 pm
bibby/duck/smoove/al/collins to finish the game… rest JJ… he’s obviously out of shape..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:25 pm
I notice that Josh has really bad angles on these drives to the basket. like it’s impossible for him to bank it in from where he’s at
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:26 pm
JJM
he changed to some ugly team Jordan digs..
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
9:26 pm
Wow Bibby
Van
December 20th, 2010
9:26 pm
Orlando zero FGs in the 4th, wow.
Watch em pull it out!
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
9:27 pm
nice decision by jj to give the ball up to bibby even if it didn’t go in
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:27 pm
Anyone else think Smoove has awful angles on these drives?
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
9:28 pm
bibby changed his shoes too I think
Van
December 20th, 2010
9:28 pm
Magic shooting 31%. Probably 10% outside of 10 ft.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:28 pm
JJ got some nice kicks on
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
9:28 pm
THe Magic shooting has been awful. Never have seen them shoot this badly.
Watch out Al. Don’t get your second foul or you’ll be pulled from the game
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
9:29 pm
refs really are whistle happy today even if it is in our favor
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:29 pm
comes back to the left shoulder Nique.. Al doesnt go over the right ..
Blast
December 20th, 2010
9:29 pm
Finally Hawks getting some justice. And 1, Al!
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:30 pm
I really think this lineup with Marvin off bench is that much better. When Jamal returns you got Damien and Mo not even getting minutes.
Didn’t really use bench in 2nd half though
4:15 til we get to listen to SVG whiny post-game interview!
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:30 pm
yea he did.. look like he has them 2’s on..
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
9:30 pm
the 13s joe had on earlier was much better
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:31 pm
yea Marvin..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:31 pm
MAN JUST BENCH MARVIN TIL THE 4TH QTR.
HE’S BEEN HUGE LATELY
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
9:31 pm
Marvin THRIVING off the bench!
Blast
December 20th, 2010
9:31 pm
Clear path foul!
pinoy hawk
December 20th, 2010
9:31 pm
you drivin me crazy marvin.. lol
Melvin
December 20th, 2010
9:31 pm
Maybe coming off the bench is the best role for Marvin….
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:31 pm
might not always go to the motion offense.. but you have to admit, these Hawks are more willing passers, and less predictable.. we always have iso’s to fall back on.. should help come spring..
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
9:32 pm
Marvin!
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:32 pm
Excellent second half for Marvin
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:33 pm
LD said he was going to extend starter mins tonight.. and he definitely did..
i wonder why?
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
9:33 pm
“you drivin me crazy marvin.. lol”
pauseee
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
9:33 pm
Joe Johnson WTF was that??
Blast
December 20th, 2010
9:34 pm
Where has this Hawks team been? Less turnovers and they would have really blown out Orlando. Less turnovers and they would have beaten NJ yesterday despite all the turnovers! What is wrong with this team?
Split personality?
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:34 pm
Joe trying to get to that rim lately..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:34 pm
Just take Joe out now. We’re going to win this game.
Don’t want anything awful to happen
Najeh Davenpoop
December 20th, 2010
9:34 pm
Marvin has played with a lot more confidence in this bench role.
He did thrive as a bench guy at UNC. Who is to say the same role may not work for him here?
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:35 pm
Marvin’s had that wide open corner shot on numerous occasions.
Joe drives, dish to Smoove who dishes to Marvin
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
9:36 pm
Marvin is the Scrub-Captain!
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
9:36 pm
Najeh, that means you HAVE to trade Crawford to do that.
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
9:36 pm
Jamal for Kaman?
Van
December 20th, 2010
9:36 pm
Orlando would have lost to UConn women tonight.
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:36 pm
lol @ Ryan Joooooooooooooooooooooe Johnson..
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:37 pm
With Joe back, Damien’s minutes are already down a bit. When Jamal returns, LD really needs to figure out this rotation.
We need Damien getting more minutes. Mo Evans, not so much
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:37 pm
damn.. that shiiiii pure tho
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
9:37 pm
lmao fans trippin
Blast
December 20th, 2010
9:39 pm
Great win!!!!!!!!!!
J.J.M
December 20th, 2010
9:40 pm
im out…yall have a bless day
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:40 pm
Joe will get it together..
Ramon
December 20th, 2010
9:40 pm
D12 going to go Sprewell on Van Gundy.
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:41 pm
aight.. good job..
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:42 pm
get them folks up outta here man…
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
9:42 pm
This might be our best win of the year.
Just need Jamal back now.
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
9:42 pm
I was hoping that the Hawks could hold Magic under 80. Oh well
Bailey
December 20th, 2010
9:45 pm
Great win. Al was superb tonight, Bibby did a good job to hide his weaknesses and hurt the magic with his shooting, and Marvin even impressed me in this one with his effort plays. Another tough shooting night for Joe (7-18), but he did a good job of passing the ball to the open man and really refraining from going old-school Iso-Joe down the stretch. The offense never really picked up until late in the game, but the defense looked pretty effective throughout. Dwight scored 19 points, but he had to take tons of free throws to get those, and the perimeter shooters weren’t a huge factor.
Now, obviously, the Magic haven’t had a chance to really incorporate their new players yet and looked out of sync tonight, but at any rate, you’ve got to give the Hawks credit for their defense. This was a quality win.
Rev in Tampa
December 20th, 2010
9:49 pm
I’m a little too frustrated by this Hawks team to believe this game is a turning-point. Hope springs eternal but this team is too schizophrenic. Who will show up next game – the team that lost to the Nets or the team we watched tonight?
I enjoyed the win, but waiting to see what’s ahead.
drmaryb (*_*)
December 20th, 2010
9:52 pm
Great Defense. Great Rotations. Coach shortened that rotation, good call to get things back under patrol. Magic just ruined their team, they are as small as we are now. I saw Za stand next to Howard, Za is taller, Dwight is bigger though.
Magic got smaller, I can’t believe that trade, they gutted their team for no apparent reason. Jason Richardson has never been guarded before, welcome to the East Coast, we defend ’round here boy!
Gilbert looked lost! Sometimes the best trade is no trade. Miami will prolly make some more moves though. Hawks? Nothing!
YoDaddy
December 20th, 2010
9:52 pm
like I said earlier
Jason Collins should start the rest of the season…bring Jamal Crawford and Marvin Williams off the bench along with Teague and Zaza and Powell. (Powell DNP-CD)
Etan & Damien Wilkins in spot minutes and Mo Evans to the D-League or contract buyout
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:56 pm
monster game from Al
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:56 pm
17.. 5.. 6 from Joe on off night..
and credits home crowd..
get of him..
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:57 pm
“equal opportunity offensively.. thats how i can be on any given night”
Joe
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:57 pm
and of late.. defense looking strong..
bigdave
December 20th, 2010
9:58 pm
*”it can be….”
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
10:05 pm
LeFraud goes down!!
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
10:08 pm
I wonder what funny comments JAX (Dwight Howard) its gonna say about this lost
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
December 20th, 2010
10:09 pm
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fmQuAW1gKXM/RzyhWCcQaMI/AAAAAAAAAaI/-hz-sPvtn7s/s320/jax.png
D12
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
10:11 pm
Bring Marvin off the bench. He was a bench player in college. He can come off the bench in the NBA. He does very well in the 4th quarter.
Wonder what this team would look like at 100% health and a consistent offensive scheme
Rufus1
December 20th, 2010
10:11 pm
The “Boogie Man” is DEAD!
northcyde
December 20th, 2010
10:18 pm
Marvin = Mr. 4th quarter
Good win by the squad tonight. Once again, they lose a game they should’ve won, but turned around and beat the Magic.
I can already see the highlight package on Sportscenter. They’ll show the new guys in the Magic uniforms, and show highlights of them making, but mostly missing shots. Dwight will get a few highlights.
We might get 2 or 3 highlights toward the end to let people know that the Hawks won.
hawkfan
December 20th, 2010
10:20 pm
what? what? marvin not starting, jeje finally getting the wish, and we should keep it like this
hawkfan
December 20th, 2010
10:21 pm
i would take a loss over the nets and a win over the magic rather than a win over the nets and a loss to the magic just because nets are not in our way right now
hawkfan
December 20th, 2010
10:22 pm
i would take a loss over the nets and a win over the magic rather than a win over the nets and a loss to the magic just because the nets are not in our way right now
drmaryb (*_*)
December 20th, 2010
10:28 pm
SVG said:
“[The Hawks] have been together six years,” Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said before the game. “We’ve been together six hours.”
Wah … Wah! Chirp …. Chirp!
That’s a cricket playing the smallest violin.
I don’t give a damn about the Magic’s problems … When the Hawks were being buried alive, no one made any excuses for them. So, bump Orlando!
I hope they go an a 13 game losing streak. Chicago too, and I hope Boston die from old age. I don’t care about nobody but these Hawks!
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
10:33 pm
I agree with hawkfan, but we gotta start winning road games again
No more losing to scrub teams like Detroit or NJN
drmaryb (*_*)
December 20th, 2010
10:38 pm
Back to Earth!
Hornets lost 6 straight on the road and are 8 of 9.
drmaryb (*_*)
December 20th, 2010
10:44 pm
*Hornets lost 8 of 9
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
11:00 pm
FIRE SUND
Section 303
December 20th, 2010
11:12 pm
Good win. And, much needed win. The Hawks needed to redeem themselves a bit after yesterday’s debacle.
To me..the key was Bibby. He got smacked by Turk while he was running the baseline. Bibby went down, was no call, and he said something to Turk as the two left the floor at the end of the third. Then, the fourth quarter started and Bibby took over.
Good games by Al and Collins (I’ve said all along I like this guy!). And, the poster ‘it was not a bad pick’ may be on to something. Marvin was good tonight. He’s been good, for the most part, these past couple weeks.
Not sure we should stroke ourselves too much over this win. It was, essentially, the Magic’s first game together. But, win is a win. And, the Hawks needed a win.
Section 303
December 20th, 2010
11:12 pm
Oh, yeah…decent crowd tonight, too. Almost a sell out.
JeJe
December 20th, 2010
11:25 pm
KEEP THE STARTING LINEUP AS IS
If we are going against a C not so big, I’d even start ZaZa over Collins.
Horford has done very well at the 4.
Encouraging game tonight
WE GOTTA START BEATING ALL THE SCRUB TEAMS THOUGH. WE’RE ONLY 1 GAME OVER .500 ON THE ROAD
kwooden1
December 20th, 2010
11:38 pm
Good to get the win, but I wasn’t impressed at all by the offensive execution. Joe is taking to long to rotate the ball and he’s not consistently working hard enough to come off screens. The guys take too many outside shots with no one driving to the basket. This game came down to how poorly Orlando was playing, more than the HAWKS defensive in my opinion. I do like the big lineup against Orlando, especially with them not having Lewis any more. Smoove can stay close to the basket. The HAWKS were making jump shots this game which made their offensive look better than it did against NJ, but I still see a lot of problems with it. Hopefully Joe is finding his rhythm, he started hitting some shots in the 2nd.
Overall I would like to see a lot more pick-and-roll with Horford or just starting the offensive with Horford in the high post. Horford is really shooting the ball well and we need to take advantage of it on every possession.
GO HAWKS!!
Ken Strickland
December 21st, 2010
2:12 am
Whether he’s playing C or PF, AHorford has become a very effective and consistent scorer, and his DEF and rebounding haven’t suffered as a result of playing both positions.
I looked at the best available FA centers and JPryzbilla was at the top of the list. The article said although he’s limited offensively, he’d be an excellent addition to any team looking for a good rebounder and DEF presence in the middle either as a starter or coming off the bench. It also said he’s been considered the NBA’s best backup center, and could likely be had for the MLE.
Signing him as a FA might be difficult for the Hawks since he’s made it known he has issues with the Hawks after BKnight traded him against his will.
slimjr
December 21st, 2010
9:50 am
“I think that’s fair to say,” Al said. “Ultimately it comes down to Rick Sund, the GM, to determine if he feels we are still contenders or if he feels like we need to do something. All I am going to do is go out there and keep playing hard.”
Read between the “lines” people! Al is saying that even he believes the Hawks are pretenders!!!! And Rick Sund needs to step up and make the Hawks contenders…
RICK SUND=BILLY KNIGHT JR
slimjr
December 21st, 2010
9:59 am
Lets be real here. The past six years the Hawks have had a losing road record and that’s why they suck come playoff time.. One game above .500 on the road is a huge stepping stone for them. I give Larry credit for benching Duck!! That’s a positive move.Marvin came off the bench at Carolina. It took six years but better late than never..They still need a a real scorer at the 3. Get the PG situation resolved. Shop Josh and ZAZA asap..
RICK SUND= BILLY KNIGHT JR