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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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    Rod from College Park

    January 12th, 2011
    9:21 pm

    Al is having a terrible night defensively. He can’t check anybody tonight.

    bigdave

    January 12th, 2011
    9:22 pm

    there is no art on getting fouled on 3’s.. his release is what it is..

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    9:22 pm

    Nique can’t decide if Amir Johnson’s name is DerMeer or Jameer.

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    9:22 pm

    yes illegal screen

    O'Brien

    January 12th, 2011
    9:23 pm

    Wow. Toronto is a horrible team. A moving screen when your team is up 2, with the game almost over lol.

    Which is why if the Hawks lose this game, it will be very disappointing

    bigdave

    January 12th, 2011
    9:23 pm

    lol..

    Rod from College Park

    January 12th, 2011
    9:23 pm

    Nique- Jameer Johnson. LOL

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    9:23 pm

    lol @najeh

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    9:23 pm

    “Al is having a terrible night defensively. He can’t check anybody tonight.”

    Part of it is because he’s had to float around on the perimeter and check Bargnani all game, and part of it is because the perimeter D can’t keep Calderon and Barbosa out of the lane on pick and rolls. But yeah, he has struggled.

    bigdave

    January 12th, 2011
    9:24 pm

    shiiiiii..

    go to the backdoor.. they collapse on Joe.. open 3..

    they probably go to the Joe.. Jamal pick and roll..

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    9:24 pm

    BOOM BIBBY

    Rev in Tampa

    January 12th, 2011
    9:24 pm

    Bibby

    bigdave

    January 12th, 2011
    9:24 pm

    Bibster.

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    9:24 pm

    mike for 3!!!!!!!1

    LionHearted

    January 12th, 2011
    9:24 pm

    BIBBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    9:24 pm

    I hope they didn’t score too early though…

    bigdave

    January 12th, 2011
    9:24 pm

    hardly touched net.

    O'Brien

    January 12th, 2011
    9:25 pm

    Thanks Amir.

    Hawks just need to defend this possession. And we win. And try not to foul…

    Melvin

    January 12th, 2011
    9:25 pm

    Great shot by Bibby… now take him out for the final defensive possession…

    Rod from College Park

    January 12th, 2011
    9:25 pm

    Teague would never make that shot.

    bigdave

    January 12th, 2011
    9:25 pm

    take Bibby out

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    9:25 pm

    Damien better be in the game for this defensive sequence.

    Ron

    January 12th, 2011
    9:25 pm

    Amazing shot by Bibby, but there’s a lot of time left for the raptors to get a nice final shot in. Hawks desperately need to play strong defense on this last possession.

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    9:26 pm

    cmon play defense gaurd the paint!

    O'Brien

    January 12th, 2011
    9:26 pm

    I would send 2 to Barbosa

    Jae Evolution

    January 12th, 2011
    9:26 pm

    The most important stop of the game

    LETS DO IT!!!

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    9:27 pm

    That was GREAT D by Al. Keep whining Raptors fans, but that was not a foul.

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    9:27 pm

    hawks ball!!

    O'Brien

    January 12th, 2011
    9:27 pm

    Should be Hawks ball. it hit Calderon on the way out after hitting Al

    bigdave

    January 12th, 2011
    9:27 pm

    Horford might have been out when it hit him..

    Rev in Tampa

    January 12th, 2011
    9:27 pm

    Al may have had a bad night defensively but he just made the defensive play of the night

    Jae Evolution

    January 12th, 2011
    9:27 pm

    OUR BALL
    LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!

    Rev in Tampa

    January 12th, 2011
    9:27 pm

    Hawks may have just stole this game

    bigdave

    January 12th, 2011
    9:28 pm

    Al was in.. Hawk ball

    Rod from College Park

    January 12th, 2011
    9:28 pm

    Al redeems himself defensively. Still cant understand why he keeps ending up checking point guards. His lateral movement is not that good.

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    9:28 pm

    hawks ball!!!!

    LionHearted

    January 12th, 2011
    9:28 pm

    yesssssssss

    O'Brien

    January 12th, 2011
    9:28 pm

    Nique said it hit Bargnai when he was still in-bounds lol. It’s Calderon ‘Nique.

    Hawks did not play well, but we’ll take the victory.

    bigdave

    January 12th, 2011
    9:28 pm

    if Nique calls him Amir.. maybe there’s a different result.

    thanks Nique.

    LionHearted

    January 12th, 2011
    9:29 pm

    Thank god Josh or Joe didn’t take the last shot. They woulda choked as usual.

    terrell

    January 12th, 2011
    9:29 pm

    “Jameer Johnson”. Poor ole Nique.

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    9:29 pm

    put in jamals hands hes a good free throw shooter

    Rev in Tampa

    January 12th, 2011
    9:29 pm

    Drew should have saved that timeout to give insurance against the 5-count on the inbound

    Sautee

    January 12th, 2011
    9:29 pm

    Horford blocks a shot with his armpit. I’ve never seen THAT before.

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    9:30 pm

    all up to joe

    Alfred

    January 12th, 2011
    9:30 pm

    That wasn’t an illegal screen on “Jameer Johnson” (LOL) but I’ll take it

    jason

    January 12th, 2011
    9:31 pm

    we cant lose now if they hit a 3 it will go in OT nice play by al. that was the play of the game

    Najeh Davenpoop

    January 12th, 2011
    9:31 pm

    “Still cant understand why he keeps ending up checking point guards.”

    Too much switching on the pick and rolls in this half. Hawks don’t have anyone who can check opposing PGs who can get in the lane.

    bigdave

    January 12th, 2011
    9:31 pm

    wow.. gutsy road win that we tried to lose..

    Melvin

    January 12th, 2011
    9:31 pm

    Take the win and get the hell out of Canada..

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