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Atlanta Hawks at Raptors: No Canada

5:50 pm January 12, 2011, by Michael Cunningham

Long and boring story short: I didn’t make it to Toronto. Neither did Etan, who apparently couldn’t get out of his ‘hood. Marvin’s sore back didn’t allow didn’t make the trip, either.

I plan to watch the game on TV and then post some analysis here. Until then, here is some Hawks-related linkage:

  • (Via TrueHoop.com): Hoopism put together a cool graphical representation of the NBA teams by average age. Rick Sund always says the Hawks are still a young team in relation to the other top teams in the East, and this chart backs him up on that: The Hawks are the fourth-oldest team among the East’s top five, slightly older than the Bulls. Hoopism also weighted age by minutes played and the Hawks rank fourth among the East’s top five by that measure as well.
  • You might recall ESPN’s John Hollinger was among the chief critics of the Hawks(Insider) following their surrender against Boston at Philips. Two months later, he’s got the Hawks No. 6 in his power rankings and includes the Hawks among six “good” teams flying under the radar (Insider).

    • Hollinger cautions: “‘good’ here is relative — none of these teams is going to win the championship, and it’s likely that none will even host a first-round playoff series. Nonetheless, there’s an interesting story brewing with several clubs that have been well off the league’s radar since early in the season, and it’s high time we revisited them” Says Hollinger:

    “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. . . . This team remains flawed — it’s basically four good players and a whole lot of filler — but has coped with injuries surprisingly well. . . . As a result, the Hawks are on the upswing.”

  • Jason Walker at Peachtree Hoops wishes ‘Nique happy b-day. Inspired by Nick Young going off for 45 points, Walker also looks back at the Hawks’ last 40point game and discovers that J.J. has the last six. Writes Walker:

    • “Makes sense since: A) He was the only capable scorer for many of the past 7 seasons. B) One must gobble up possessions to achieve such heights, usually, and Johnson was/is the alpha dog in terms of possession usage, so it would be difficult for another player to sneak in there unless Joe was injured and that player took his possessions.”

  • Bret Lagree at Hoopinion scouted Pape Sy’s games at the D-League Showcase and came up with these ugly numbers: “Unofficial on/off numbers, assuming Utah haven’t played much faster or slower with Sy on the court and that he’s played an equal number of offensive and defensive possessions: Utah are -10 points per 100 possessions with Sy on the floor, -0.6 points per 100 possessions with Sy off the floor over the last six games.”
  • Jonathan Givony of Draft Express has already seen enough of Sy to declare that the Hawks wasted a pick, roster spot and $600 k on him: “If Pape Sy wasn’t drafted by the Hawks and making 500k this year, you’d wonder if he’s good enough to play at the D-League level. . . . . Its moves like this (drafting Pape Sy) that make you wonder about the decisions that get made by certain NBA front offices, like the Hawks.”

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    Ron

    January 12th, 2011
    8:42 pm

    The Hawks desperately need to get Al involved more in the offense. This seems like a recurring theme in each game, but Al just doesn’t get enough touches sometimes. He only has 5 field goal attempts so far in this game. I would really like the Hawks to run some more pick-and-pop or pick-and-roll with him. I’d also really like to see them get him established in the paint early-on and let him go to work down there when they are struggling to find offense. That opens up a lot of other guys on the offensive end as well.

    Jae Evolution

    January 12th, 2011
    8:42 pm

    Bad sign Al is hobbling, good sign Al is hobbling.

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    8:42 pm

    i meant lose gosh.

    northcyde

    January 12th, 2011
    8:44 pm

    I can’t stress how imporant it is for the 2nd unit to hold its own right here.

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    8:44 pm

    if the hawks dont resign jamal i think the hawks should go after barbosa.

    hawkfan

    January 12th, 2011
    8:45 pm

    wow at this rate jamal might end up with just 32 points the ball keeps going through jj

    northcyde

    January 12th, 2011
    8:45 pm

    What a horrible pass by Mo . . even after he pump faked.

    J.J.M

    January 12th, 2011
    8:45 pm

    wow embarrassinggggg 2 defenders

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    8:46 pm

    teague travled ughhh.

    {MAC-Town Georgia 478}

    January 12th, 2011
    8:46 pm

    Teague allergic to shootin

    O'Brien

    January 12th, 2011
    8:46 pm

    Sautee,

    Al is averaging 9 rebounds per game in January, so he is doing better (imo).

    Not too long ago, ‘Nique said the Raptors can’t stop the Hawks. Really ‘Nique? The Raptors are leading…

    Come on Jeff. We need you to take care of the ball

    J.J.M

    January 12th, 2011
    8:46 pm

    hawks are melting down big time

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    8:46 pm

    When Smoove leaves the game, there is no effort on anyone’s part to contest shots at the rim.

    bigdave

    January 12th, 2011
    8:47 pm

    thats a big 3

    bigdave

    January 12th, 2011
    8:47 pm

    poor effort from Za Za.

    J.J.M

    January 12th, 2011
    8:47 pm

    I really do hope we trade for nash without giving up jamal

    bigdave

    January 12th, 2011
    8:48 pm

    “When Smoove leaves the game, there is no effort on anyone’s part to contest shots at the rim.”

    i mean NOBODY!

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    8:48 pm

    lmao @bigdave

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    8:48 pm

    Zaza is such a f-cking uncoordinated oaf. This is the second time in this game that he has pushed a guy after that guy gets the board instead of boxing that guy out in the first place.

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    8:49 pm

    nash would be a nice addition not to mention he is a 2 time mvp

    O'Brien

    January 12th, 2011
    8:49 pm

    in 11 minutes, ZaZa has more fouls (3) than points (1). SMH…

    J.J.M

    January 12th, 2011
    8:49 pm

    teague doesnt even look to take a jumper…we need nash asap

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    8:50 pm

    and we’re giving zaza 5 million to do this? 5 million? really?

    J.J.M

    January 12th, 2011
    8:50 pm

    lmaoooo@O’brien

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    8:50 pm

    Two big misses at the line for Damien.

    And on the rebound, Zaza tries to reach over the shoulder of a guy who already got the rebound and then falls to the ground. Seriously, the guy has the motor skills of a three year old.

    O'Brien

    January 12th, 2011
    8:52 pm

    I thought the motion offense was supposed to cure these offensive droughts?

    Hawks had 15 points in the third quarter. And we are losing to a team thats 8-10 at home.

    Come on Hawks. Don’t build us up…just to let us down. Show us a strong 4th quarter, and win this game.

    J.J.M

    January 12th, 2011
    8:53 pm

    lmao yall are funny one here

    northcyde

    January 12th, 2011
    8:53 pm

    Raptors shooting 55% FG. Needless to say, we can’t let them shoot that well in the 4th. The only reason we’re close, is because of Jamal and FT shooting.

    Sautee

    January 12th, 2011
    8:53 pm

    What an awful quarter.

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    8:54 pm

    here are the dead weights of this team. zaza, josh powell mo evans, marvin williams. giving them more than a million dollars? smh head rick sund. what core are u talking about? thatz about 16 million dollars. go after steve nash and whats left u spend on some acctuall descent players who are making like 500 k. smh….

    northcyde

    January 12th, 2011
    8:55 pm

    Jamal . . when you’re this hot, keep shooting the ball. Don’t be passing it to Mo.

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    8:55 pm

    Raptors’ zone is confusing the hell out of the Hawks.

    J.J.M

    January 12th, 2011
    8:55 pm

    omg bench wilkings bring in the starters

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    8:56 pm

    almost a 4 point play..

    northcyde

    January 12th, 2011
    8:56 pm

    LOL @ this dude, and his ability to get fouled on 3’s

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    8:57 pm

    put jordan in, i like his shooting ability

    O'Brien

    January 12th, 2011
    8:57 pm

    jason,

    Actually, we are paying ZaZa $4.5 mil to do that.

    northcyde,

    Co-sign. I said the same thing about Josh taking so many shots. he is cold, and Jamal is hot. Feed Jamal everytime down. I would like to see him go for 50.

    northcyde

    January 12th, 2011
    8:57 pm

    Jason . . Marvin is nowhere near a dead weight, compared to those guys.

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    8:58 pm

    why is zaza still in?

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    8:58 pm

    Zaza has allowed his man to take a wide open shot three times in this quarter. Lucky for him only one of those shots were made.

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    8:58 pm

    What… the hell… is up with the Hawks and technical free throws?

    J.J.M

    January 12th, 2011
    8:58 pm

    another miss tech

    J.J.M

    January 12th, 2011
    8:59 pm

    game over

    northcyde

    January 12th, 2011
    8:59 pm

    O’Brien . . and you KNOW that Jamal isn’t my favorite Hawk. But I’m not stupid either. Get that dude some more shots.

    Bad force by Horford right there.

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    9:00 pm

    Hawks look lost offensively.

    O'Brien

    January 12th, 2011
    9:00 pm

    Could there be 2 bigger homers than ‘Nique and Bob?

    They said good minutes from ZaZa, because he had 6 rebounds in 16 minutes. What about his 3 fouls, 1 point, and 1 turnover?

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    9:00 pm

    paying marvin 7 million to score like 5 a night is a dead weight. and wasnt it mike woodson who wanted the hawks front office to sign zaza and marvin? idk i still think after we fired woody he is still back to haunt us!

    hawkfan

    January 12th, 2011
    9:00 pm

    wats up with all these turnovers, we are making barbosa look like steve nash here, i will get him in a heartbeat right now and give them marvin

    Sautee

    January 12th, 2011
    9:01 pm

    What an awful quarter and a half.

    Blast

    January 12th, 2011
    9:01 pm

    Hawks are killing themselves in this game. All these turnovers, bad shots, not moving the ball, resulting in more bad shots against the clock….

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