Atlanta Hawks: NBA decides Hawks and Bucks will play tonight (Update: Game postponed)
2 p.m. Update: The league announced the Hawks’ scheduled game tonight against Milwaukee at Philips Arena has been postponed because of the severe weather conditions in Atlanta.
The game was rescheduled for March 15 at 7 p.m., which means the Hawks are set to play rare back-to-back home games.
The Hawks plan to attempt to leave tonight for their game at Toronto tomorrow. Their next home game is scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m. vs. Houston.
Hawks spokesman Arthur Triche said the team is still deciding if fans with tickets to tonights’ game still will be able to redeem them for Saturday’s game or Monday’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday game vs. Sacramento (4 p.m).
The Hawks had a shootaround today but there was no media availability.
MC
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Atlanta Spirit = Clayton County School System
January 11th, 2011
4:03 pm
Terrell,
Congratulations on your Affirmative Action position as a Cost Analyst with the Department of Defense.
O'Brien
January 11th, 2011
4:05 pm
Northcyde,
I think it is ok to separate ‘Nique the commentator and ‘Nique the Hawks player. The guy I would like to be the in-game analyst is the Stinger. Put Nique back in the studio (imo).
@ Ramon,
“Also, O’brien, the league wasn’t dominated by PG play then. Majority of the championships won in the last 15-18 seasons have been from dominant athleticism at the wing positions.”.
While the league wasn’t dominated by PG play, who were the dominant athletic wings?
If anything, they were SGs’ (MJ, Drexler, Kobe, Manu, Rip, Wade), not SFs. And at the time of the draft, we hadn’t signed JJ yet. The only dominant SF I can think of is Scottie and Larry. Bruce Bowen and Prince were solid, but not dominant.
There were also dominant big men (Hakeem, Shaq, Robinson, Duncan, KG etc). But I dont think SF was a dominant position.
I know its water under the bridge, but even if Marvin was a 18, 5 and 5 player, we would still need a legit PG to win a championship.
Jeff
January 11th, 2011
4:10 pm
The AJC needs a blog that focuses on race issues and class warfare. Maybe participants would use that to post comments related to sports.
drmaryb (*_*)
January 11th, 2011
4:10 pm
*Plain old spelling
LOL! Who cares about spelling anyways! The blackberry keys are way too small.
Besides, we all get the point. It’s just a blog. … School is out and does not apply on an informal blog.
Keep typing Nimbers and stuff!
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NorthCyde, great post about Nique.
I called out Barkley being far more entertaining than Nique. Hell, I forgot all about
Magic Johnson. He leads the entire pack. But, don’t get it twisted, intelligence has little to do with pronunciation and enunciation of words. Aye, rappers make billions from making up their own damned words. And, AINT is now a word – see Websters!
LOL!
Go NorthCyde! Respect The Game! Or N-Cyde will call a Technical!
RethinkPossible
January 11th, 2011
4:19 pm
The Stinger is great to watch, would love to see him call some games!
myrak43
January 11th, 2011
4:27 pm
So is the game postponed tonight or not?
Major de`Coverly
January 11th, 2011
4:36 pm
Miss mary I think mister northcyde is very rude when he called dominique a colored commentator. I didnt think you could say that nomore. I like stev smith though as much. but dominique is smart
about the ballgame when they are playing.
Kojak
January 11th, 2011
4:42 pm
Nique is AWFUL–I must watch on mute most of the time–Steve Smith was light years ahead and the Stinger is awesome. If he say one more time that the Hawks have this one wrapped up when they are up by 10 in the 3rd quarter I am going to shoot my TV–Please give us someone–anyone
Gator
January 11th, 2011
5:09 pm
Nique provided many highlights on the court, in the booth, not so much!
Ken Strickland
January 11th, 2011
5:21 pm
Doesn’t is seem odd that the Hawks are preparing to travel to, of all places, CANADA, after having to cancel a home gm, in the deep south, due to icing and snow?
At this point in the season, I feel the Hawks have reached the point where they’re starting to play like an elite team. Whether at home or on the road, we’re starting to consistently get big leads on teams, which we weren’t doing before. Having JJ, Jamal and MoEvans healthy has really made a difference, along with the total acceptance of LDrew’s OFF/DEF philosophy and approach.
If the Hawks had played tonight and tomorrow night, they would have played more back to backs, more 4gms in 5days, and more gms overall than any other team. Considering how many of those were rd gms, and the number of gms we’ve lost due to injuries to 3 key players, to remain only one gm behind the Magic, who’s won 9 consecutive gms, really puts this teams overall accomplishments into perspective.
rms
January 11th, 2011
5:32 pm
Co-sign that last statement Ken, it does seem odd that they are cancelling a game here in the south only to travel up north to Canada to play a game there where it likely wont be postponed. I am not sure if I would label the Hawks elite just yet. I would like to see consistent production from their bench namely Mo Evans and Jeff Teague.
Jamillion
January 11th, 2011
6:07 pm
Northside larry and scottie weren’t in the league. Lebron melo pierce kg dirk redd artest vince and tmac were the ish
Najeh Davenpoop
January 11th, 2011
6:11 pm
The same people from up north who call us p-ssies for shutting down every time it snows need an entire bottle of sunscreen every time the temperature goes above 80.
Jamillion
January 11th, 2011
6:15 pm
And stop the ill advised ignorant statements. Ps honest abe jammed when he said nique says now ld shows why woody didn’t play teague.Lol
Najeh Davenpoop
January 11th, 2011
6:24 pm
I appreciate what Nique did for the Hawks. I also appreciate what Steve Smith did for the Hawks (considerably less, but still, he was one of the better players on some of the better teams in Hawks history). Steve Smith, to put it mildly, sh-ts all over Nique as a commentator. Just because someone is good at one thing doesn’t mean they will necessarily be good at other things.
I’m sure Cowboys fans have a great amount of appreciation for Emmitt Smith, but I don’t think any of them would necessarily want him doing commentary for them.
Also, none of this is because of Nique’s inability to pronounce words or form sentences. I couldn’t care less about that (or people’s use of spelling and grammar on a f-cking blog for that matter). Sh-t, I actually like hearing him say “heat check” and “nimbers”, because it makes me laugh. My problem with Nique is that he never points out anything that any of us can’t figure out on our own.
O'Brien
January 11th, 2011
6:37 pm
Ken S,
To be considered elite, I think the Hawks need to beat teams above .500 more frequently. They are 4-9 against teams above .500 (and 2 of those wins are against Orlando).
I do think they are on the right track, so hopefully they can beat Miami next week.
Najeh,
Co-sign. I am ok with ‘Nique’s grammar and pronunciations. But I think his analysis of the game is weak.
Rather then adding something insightful, he agrees with Bob alot. And alot of his analysis is obvious to me (and I have never played any kind of basketball in my life, unless you count video games).
K.W.
January 11th, 2011
6:46 pm
I’m getting tired of the northers and Bucks players clowning Atlanta for the snow/postponing the game. I guess people’s safety isn’t important.
Blast
January 11th, 2011
7:00 pm
This sucks. Been looking forward to this game. Seems like forever the Hawks last played.
So the Bucks flew into the Atl for nothing? Hope they had time to visit Magic City!
Ra'mon
January 11th, 2011
7:21 pm
O’brien, Marvin was an athletic wing who could play anywhere from 2-4, and it was unsure if he was even finished growing. You say who was the last all star SF to win a title, but who was the last all star PG to win a title in the same season? Either way, I still believe as far as THIS team is concerned, Sund made the biggest mistake by re-signing Marvin for such a long deal. There was no reason to re-sign him for anything longer than a 3 year deal with a team option 4th year. As I said before, I honestly believe you should never have more than 3 players on your team who have longer than 3-4 seasons remaining on their contracts. Because the true staple of your team will never be more than 3 players over a four year span. You think about the Spurs, it was mainly Parker, Ginobli, and Duncan. Hoever Sund wants to describe it, he has full ownership over this roster, not BK. There’s not a player on this roster who are still playing on the contract that BK signed them to. All of these contracts are Rick Sund’s contracts.
Ra'mon
January 11th, 2011
7:28 pm
O’Brien, I agree, to be considered elite to me, the Hawks need to go over 60% on their next 10-12 games against playoff teams with winning record. I say this, because to advance in the playoffs in any round your team has to win at least 57% of the games in that series (4 out of 7). The definition of elite is winning more series against ALL teams than you lose.There will always only be 3-4 elite teams in the league, no matter their payroll size.
drmaryb (*_*)
January 11th, 2011
7:30 pm
Magic City!
Joe is The Bouncer at Magic City. LOL!
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Ms. Dee
Any news on Joe and The Kid is NOT my son – son? -sniggles-
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Aye! The ATL aint got any snow plows or salts – we haven’t had any snow in 20 years, since last year. Where would we hide the snow plows anyway, behind Magic City?
Oh! My bad, there are no snow-bunnies at chocolate-city!
Gotta’ go to: The Pink Pony on Chesire Bridge for the snow-bunnies and snow plows. -wink wink-
Ra'mon
January 11th, 2011
7:31 pm
12 of the next 16 games for the Hawks are against losing team. They NEED to pay .750 ball right now.
Ken Strickland
January 11th, 2011
7:39 pm
I didn’t say WE WERE, OR HAD BECOME, an elite team. What I said was we were starting TO PLAY like and elite team. Biggg difference. With Horford’s combined postup and jumpshooting improvement, he’s starting to create problems for teams.
Boooo!
January 11th, 2011
8:09 pm
Rasheed is looking to make a comeback but the Celtics have a full roster. If we can Swap Bibby/Mo/Etan to Denver for Devin Harris and then Sign ‘Sheed. I think we could really make a run at the ‘Chip this season.
O'Brien
January 11th, 2011
8:26 pm
@ Ken S,
Fair enough. Like Ramon said, I would like to see them win at least 60% of their games against teams with winning record, especially since the Hawks should be competing for a 4-5 seed.
@ Ramon,
I agree that there was no need to give Marvin a 4 year deal with a 5th year being a player option. At the very least, it should have been a team option for the fifth year.
And to make it worse, the Hawks bid against themselves, because Marvin was restricted, so they could always match any offer.
I also disagreed with giving Bibby 3 more years (it should have been a team option for the third year).
I think Rick will have an interesting offseason coming up too.
Blast
January 11th, 2011
8:49 pm
It’s true. By now, the city of Atlanta should be ready for these January/February snow and ice storms. It snowed 3 times last year. It snowed the year before. It didn’t snow in 2008, but I believe it snowed in 2007. The city has had 4 years to get it’s act together. No way a major city should be shut down for 3 days just cos it snowed! I was in Chicago 11 years ago, and there was so much snow, suv’s were totally buried! But the city still moved on.
Come ATL! Get it together!
J.J.M
January 11th, 2011
8:50 pm
they just mentioned on nbatv that hawks should trade for steve stash by sending marvin williams, mo evans and a second pick. and one guy kep asking what else as if this is not enough to make the trade. They said if this trade goes down the hawks will be a top 4 team in the east
Najeh Davenpoop
January 11th, 2011
9:02 pm
Anyone have Insider? Hollinger’s PER Diem today mentions the Hawks (at least it appears it does judging from the picture).
Najeh Davenpoop
January 11th, 2011
9:04 pm
“And to make it worse, the Hawks bid against themselves, because Marvin was restricted, so they could always match any offer.”
And to make it even worse, it’s not like this followed a pattern for the Hawks. They made Smoove go out and find a deal on the open market before they exercised their restricted free agent rights to match it. The obvious move would have been to do the same for Marvin.
NineOhTheRino
January 11th, 2011
9:11 pm
@O’Brien: I’m with you. going from Stinger to Nique is like going from steak to spam.
brigadierjerry
January 11th, 2011
9:15 pm
Dominique was a good player although if you examine his playing career he should’ve gotten to the Eastern Conference Finals. Carmelo reminds me his game a lot of Nique and Bernard King and Vince Carter. Great scorers but didnt have great team success although i would take Nique and King over Carter and Melo.
Does these Hawks teams of recent years remind anyone of any of the Hawks teams of the 80’s and 90’s?
Boooo!
January 11th, 2011
9:22 pm
Yeah can anyone post Hollingers PerDiem for today?
ant banks
January 11th, 2011
10:17 pm
KEN STRICKLAND, POOP, DR. MARY B, ET AL,
what are you definition of “elite” team? sund defines “elite” as a team winnin’ 20+ games on the road. some classify “elite” as beatin’ above .500 teams. i think that we should define “elite” as any teams that make it OUT OF THE 2ND ROUND. any team who consistently gets knocked out of the 2nd round, regardless if they beat .500 teams or win 20 games on the road, is not an elite team.
consistently makin’ it to the 3rd rd or ecf would qualify as an “elite” team. boston, lakers, san antonio, comes to mind. THOUGHTS?
J.J.M
January 11th, 2011
10:27 pm
http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=18398
Najeh Davenpoop
January 11th, 2011
11:23 pm
Atlanta
The Hawks could not be further off the radar right now, but it might be time for that perception to change. For instance, Orlando is a big story after having won nine straight games. But did you know that Orlando has gained only two games on the Hawks during its current streak?
Although I harp on new coach Larry Drew’s insistence on “fouling out” his players in the second quarter and his inexplicable zest for all things Josh Powell (on Saturday against Indiana, he called three straight post-ups for the guy), one must concede that Drew has improved the Hawks greatly in two other respects.
Especially noticeable is that there’s far better ball movement than in the “iso-Joe” offense under Mike Woodson. But perhaps more important is that the Hawks’ formerly shambolic transition D has significantly improved now that they’re not sending the entire team to the offensive glass. Atlanta has dropped to 24th in offensive rebound rate, from fifth a season go, which is the main reason the offense hasn’t been as efficient … but by the same token, the Hawks are also a very solid 11th in defensive efficiency.
This team remains flawed — it’s basically four good players and a whole lot of filler — but has coped with injuries surprisingly well. Atlanta held down the fort without Joe Johnson, going 5-4 while he missed nine games with an elbow problem; when he returned, the Hawks won three of four even with Jamal Crawford out.
As a result, the Hawks are on the upswing — winners of eight of 10, including a 23-point beatdown of the Jazz in Utah last week — and up to fifth in the Power Rankings. No, not fifth in the East — fifth in the entire league. Atlanta projects to win 52 games according to today’s Playoff Odds and is a serious threat to grab a top-four seed in the East.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 11th, 2011
11:23 pm
Scroll down halfway if you want to read the whole thing.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 11th, 2011
11:35 pm
“what are you definition of “elite” team? ”
To me an elite team is a team that has a chance to win a title. That’s something I determine by watching them more than I do by stats, so my idea of elite is probably going to be different from others. Right now I would say the league’s elite teams are Miami, Orlando, Boston, the Lakers, San Antonio, and Dallas. The Hawks, Bulls, and Thunder are in the group right below those teams.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 11th, 2011
11:35 pm
Oh yeah, and the Jazz too. I’d put the Jazz in that group right below the elite teams.
Rev in Tampa
January 12th, 2011
12:12 am
Cleveland is getting beat down by the Lakers. They are losing by FIFTY POINTS in the third quarter.
Rev in Tampa
January 12th, 2011
12:13 am
By the way it will almost be 60 degrees in Tampa tomorrow.
Ya’ll stay bundled up and off the roads.
Ken Strickland
January 12th, 2011
12:48 am
ANT BANKS-An elite team is one that:
1-defends it’s home court,
2-wins 20+ gms on the road,
3-defeats the majority of the sub 500 teams it plays,
4-wins it’s share of big gms against teams with winning records,
5-plays good DEF,
6-displays consistency on both ends of the court,
7-finishes close gms.
8-have good coaching and ownership
9-have good chemistry
10-have an identity.
Ken Strickland
January 12th, 2011
12:49 am
10-has an identity.
Boooo!
January 12th, 2011
1:02 am
Thanks for the link Davenpoop!
hawkfan
January 12th, 2011
1:05 am
yea at least we’re not the cleavland cavaliers, that score was a joke to me or I couldn’t believe it at first, at least one night I feel really good about being a Hawks fan at least we don’t lose by that much even to the lakers, and lebron writing on his twitter “karma is a bi**h” just shows cleavland is still on his mind, haha, GO HAWKS!!!
Hawks Fan In New Orleans
January 12th, 2011
1:52 am
northcyde
your 2:12 pm post was spot on man. People need to show more respect for the legend. Number 11th all-time scorer and face of the historic franchise.
I wonder will the Raptor’s game will be cancelled. How bad IS the ice up in ATL?
Jamillion
January 12th, 2011
3:47 am
SO THE RUMORS OF THE TRADE THAT PHOENIX WANTED MARVIN WAS TRUE. BUT ACTALLY I WOULD LOVE TO KEEP MARVIN GIVE THEM A 1ST 2ND BIBBY & MO. WE WOULD NO LONGER BE THE 4TH BEST TEAM WE’D BE FIRST.
Jamillion
January 12th, 2011
4:04 am
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SHOW THEM YOU HAVE BALLS.THIS MOVE A MAKE US GREAT. WE’LL FINALLY HAVE A LEADER AT THE MOST PIVOTAL POSITION. ADD SHEED FOR LENGTH AGAINST BOSTON AND STACK FOR INSURANCE
Jamillion
January 12th, 2011
4:17 am
WELL NO LONGER BE A TEAM FIGHTING FOR 4TH WE’D INSTANTLY BE FIGHTING FOR FIRST.OuR BENCH A BE SOLID WITH DUCK AND JC
Jamillion
January 12th, 2011
4:25 am
But add sheed & stack and it’s a blend of experience athleticism and toughness.
Jamillion
January 12th, 2011
4:31 am
Our attendence a rise.Publicity thru the roof,more televised games also equates to more revenue. Pathetic lethargic franchise hits seldom homerun.GO HAWKS