Atlanta Hawks at Heat: Begging for bench boost
Miami–The Hawks survived to beat the hapless Kings but to do it needed big minutes from Al, Bibby, J.J and Smoove.
Now they face the Heat, who are without Bosh tonight but get back LeBron. The Hawks have been suspect defending in transition lately anyway and now I’m imagining D-Wade and LeBron galloping in the open court against their tired legs.
About 90 minutes before tip, L.D. said he wasn’t sure which starting lineup he would use. He was waiting on Erik Spoelstra to reveal his starters.
“There’s going to be a wait-out,” Drew joked.
Atlanta’s pregame board had Bibby matched on Arroyo, J.J. on Wade, Smoove on LeBron, Al on Juwan Howard and Twin on Ilgauskas.
Whichever way he goes, the Hawks will be looking for a bench boost. Jamal is a pretty good bet to give them something but the other guys are a mystery.
“I wasn’t anticipating playing my starters the amount of minutes I played [them] last night,” L.D. said. “I’m going to need production from my bench tonight. Coming in on a back-to-back, playing a team like Miami it’s going to take a total team effort.”
Still here
Damien Wilkins is glad to still be with the Hawks on another 10-day. He knows his time could be limited and admits it’s hard not to think about that because he so badly wants to stay with Uncle ‘Nique’s franchise.
“If this was a team where I wasn’t happy here, it wouldn’t be on my mind as much and not bother me,” he said. “It’s tough because this is where I want to be.”
Last time Atlanta was here Wilkins did a good job harassing LeBron. He plans to use the same strategy this time: Get physical and cut off his space. And he wants redemption.
“I felt so bad about letting Tyreke get that layup last night,” Wilkins said. “I couldn’t even sleep. I was pissed about that. Luckily, we got that win. But tonight is a totally different animal. I am up for the challenge. He is a great player. I love watching him play and IU love playing against him.”
Etc.
“Limit” was the theme for the Hawks’ pregame board. On defense the Hawks want to limit transition scores, offensive rebounds, 3-pointers foul shots and the crowd. On offense they want to limit turnovers, bad shots, missed screens and standing. . . .
The Heat has been slipping defensively, too. Spoelstra: “We have to get back to our identity and do it consistently. It has been a long time since we’ve held a team to under 90 points and under 40 percent [shooting]. We were doing that semi-regularly in the month of December.”
MC
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Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
7:40 pm
Interesting to see Spoelstra go with two centers in the starting lineup. I think Horford would have rather been matched up on Juwan Howard than Joel Anthony to start the game, but I don’t think either one is going to feel comfortable stepping out on Horford’s mid range jump shots.
Damien should get a lot of minutes in this game. He showed in the last meeting that he can cause problems for LeBron.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
7:43 pm
I wonder if LD has had the Hawks play zone at all this year. I can’t remember them using a zone at any point. Miami seems like a team that would have some problems against a zone being mixed in every now and then.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
7:45 pm
big head Joel always gives Al trouble..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
7:45 pm
Good D to start the game. Can’t let that team get too many second chances though.
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
7:46 pm
jj to start it off… another hot night that will go unnoticed for him
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
7:50 pm
Good to see Joe attacking instead of settling so far in this game.
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
7:51 pm
lmao al
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
7:51 pm
LeBron and Wade 2/4, rest of the Heat 1/3.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
7:52 pm
Joe playing great so far. Good D, attacking when he has room, passing when he has the open man.
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
7:55 pm
Najeh,
I like the zone idea.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
7:55 pm
if that wasnt a black blonde.
Sleepy
January 18th, 2011
7:55 pm
OMG How is Arroyo starting for them ? We talk about allowing jamal to walk or even trading him and I could see him walking right into there starting lineup for the MLE .That Arroyo sucks worse than Bibby
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
7:55 pm
*blond
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
7:56 pm
oh man j smoove
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
7:57 pm
LeBron fades away matched up on Collins. Thanks for bailing the Hawks out on that one.
Sleepy
January 18th, 2011
7:58 pm
way to recognize big z on joe and give it right back jamal who then feeds josh for the open 3 …very nice
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
7:58 pm
wow great start so far…until the bench comes in
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
7:58 pm
A lot of settling by the Heat so far, and a lot of good ball movement by the Hawks so far. Hopefully that continues. We all know the Hawks have a tendency to start settling.
Sleepy
January 18th, 2011
8:00 pm
cmon hawks gotta go up stronger than that
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:00 pm
Joe, Al, and Smoove have taken every shot so far for the Hawks.
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
8:00 pm
LD is smiling at that “sense of urgency” he sees.
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
8:01 pm
Hawks need to attack the rim. Stop settling for the jumpshots. Miami have no shot blockers…
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
8:01 pm
I sense josh might be scared to drive the ball…might just be me though
drmaryb (*_*)
January 18th, 2011
8:02 pm
On that Horford turnover early in the game, Nique said,” Al definitely had NIMBERS!” LOL
DrSteam
January 18th, 2011
8:03 pm
Anyone know what shoes Joe Johnson is wearing?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:03 pm
That possession is Exhibit A on why LD > Woody all day all the time. Last year, the Hawks would have seen that zone and given it to Joe or Jamal and watched them shot an off balance jumper. This year, they swing it around and get a dunk.
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
8:04 pm
man joel is playing al tough so far
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:05 pm
As solid as Horford is at every other aspect of the game, if he could develop one go-to low post move he would really be deadly.
dj
January 18th, 2011
8:05 pm
DrStream Joe Johnson wears Jordans.
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
8:05 pm
Who was the nimrod that said Horford has low B-ball IQ?
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
8:06 pm
lmfao pachulia… also the heat are awful
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
8:06 pm
“As solid as Horford is at every other aspect of the game, if he could develop one go-to low post move he would really be deadly.”
Word. And a left hand counter move, too.
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
8:07 pm
gosh mo evans suck
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
8:08 pm
Good first for the Hawks. Very nice defensive intensity.
Blast
January 18th, 2011
8:08 pm
This is a big game for Hawks. Love the intensity to start. But can they keep it up?
FanfromFL
January 18th, 2011
8:09 pm
I predict the final score to be 76-44 hawks…
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
8:09 pm
he’s been in the Jordan 6-17-23’s
DrSteam
January 18th, 2011
8:10 pm
Cool thanks bigdave, his shoes r sweet
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
8:11 pm
Hawks should have scored more than 19pts in the 1st qtr..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:11 pm
Why does Damien not get regular minutes again?
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
8:11 pm
Melvin,
Actually Anthony blocks 1.4 per game in not many minutes.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:12 pm
“I predict the final score to be 76-44 hawks…”
Haha… way to multiply by 4.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:13 pm
I was hoping the Hawks could keep the Heat in single digits for the first quarter. That would have been great. But as it is, that first quarter was probably one of the best defensive quarters they have played this season.
Sleepy
January 18th, 2011
8:13 pm
why is Damien trying to block a HOF players shot ? just play sound defense dude !!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:13 pm
How long can the Hawks go with only one real scorer on the floor?
FanfromFL
January 18th, 2011
8:13 pm
Yea, laugh all you want Najeh… but you’ll see…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:14 pm
First BS call of the game.
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
8:15 pm
wtf… here we go with the refs
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:16 pm
Bad play by Powell on the offensive end, but he really made up for it on the other end by rotating over for that block.
Still don’t know how long the Hawks can count on Jamal carrying the entire load offensively.
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
8:16 pm
I knew our bench was going to come in and play semi bad
Sleepy
January 18th, 2011
8:16 pm
with Lebron off the floor just trap wade or go zone why let him put us in the bonus ?
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
8:17 pm
jamal was like the only decent scorer on the court
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
8:17 pm
maybe we’ll be better when marvin comes back… he can come off the bench and be another scorer other than jamal
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
8:17 pm
Why don’t the refs just let Wade line up for FT every time down. Save a lot of subterfuge, eh?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:19 pm
Five bench players were on the floor together during that stretch, and no Teague.
Not that this game really dictates that Teague should be in, since Miami’s PGs are not exactly going to abuse the Hawks defensively, but still a little surprising.
DrSteam
January 18th, 2011
8:20 pm
Youre surprised Najeh? Its been going on for a while now…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:21 pm
Hawks are still playing very well, but at some point some of those shots are going to start falling for Miami and they will make a run. How the Hawks withstand that run will be important.
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
8:22 pm
Now Josh has 2 fouls b/c he took that silly foul at the end of the 1st qtr.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:22 pm
Hawks missing a lot of rhythm 3’s in this game.
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
8:22 pm
omgggg mo evans
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
8:23 pm
mo evans= marvin in 3 years
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:23 pm
“Youre surprised Najeh? Its been going on for a while now…”
It’s a little more surprising in a game where LD empties the bench, as opposed to a game like yesterday’s game where he only used six players for more than 10 minutes.
Freshfromatl
January 18th, 2011
8:24 pm
Sac-Town Mike!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:24 pm
Miami is shooting 20%. That is unheard of. It’s not going to be like that all game, but still, to hold them at 20% for 18 minutes when they have two of the best players in the league is really impressive.
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
8:26 pm
Big Two are 3-15. That will not keep going.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:27 pm
Heat have picked up the defensive intensity.
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
8:27 pm
wtf joe
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
8:28 pm
I like the way the Hawks are playing so far. Especially on the second of a back to back on the road against Miami
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
8:29 pm
???
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:29 pm
Momentum is shifting.
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
8:29 pm
please take joe out the game
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:29 pm
Two straight possessions on which Joe hasn’t attacked like he did earlier in the game.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:30 pm
Good hard fouls by Zaza. That’s what he does best.
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
8:30 pm
ZaZa is terrible…
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
8:30 pm
Come on Hawks. I try to give you a compliment, and this is how you repay me?
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
8:31 pm
hawks “they are who we thought they were”
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
8:31 pm
Dunk the ball Josh..
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
8:31 pm
wtf r they doing
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
8:32 pm
MAJOR CHOKING
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:32 pm
2 fouls on Al, 2 fouls on Josh. Hawks can’t buy a bucket. Bibby needs to knock those down when he is wide open.
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
January 18th, 2011
8:32 pm
Embarrassing to see how ATL teams operate against elite competition. It’s as if the Hawks are helpless right now out there.
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
8:33 pm
I guess its ok for Bibby to stand along the perimeter and just launch jumpshots…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:33 pm
Joe had that blocked, but I’d still like to see that aggressiveness more often from him.
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
8:34 pm
lol hawks are just garbage
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
8:34 pm
joe is playing agressive again
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
8:34 pm
The Hawks are mystifying sometimes. We miss point black layups because no one goes up strong. Joe starts holding the ball. Unbelievable.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:35 pm
Iso-f-cking-Joe.
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
8:35 pm
wtf iso joe
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:35 pm
How many open 3’s are the Hawks going to miss in this game?
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
January 18th, 2011
8:35 pm
back against the wall…revert to ISO Joe…..choke
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
8:35 pm
how do you miss that many open 3s
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
8:35 pm
4 on 2 fastbreak and we took a 3pt shot…
Ben G.
January 18th, 2011
8:36 pm
Joe Johnson is killing us right now. Come on, Joe. Pass the damn ball!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:36 pm
Hawks need some energy and some stops right now. I want to see Damien.
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
8:36 pm
Josh going to the hole uncontested, and Bibby passes to Joe for 3?
Freshfromatl
January 18th, 2011
8:36 pm
Lol….Damn!!!!!! This is an intense 2nd quarter LMAO! I kinda like LD decision to let his stars play through this.
Blast
January 18th, 2011
8:36 pm
Hawks are gonna give me a heart attack the way they play hot and cold!
Freshfromatl
January 18th, 2011
8:37 pm
Why Jamal get hit wit the 2 foul rule though?!?
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
8:38 pm
funny thing is some reason im not surprise on whats happening
Wabe
January 18th, 2011
8:38 pm
Are the Hawks looking for a bench boost?
How bout playing the GD rookies???????????????????????????????
But, I guess that’s too much to ask for. I mean really, when dude on a 10-day contract can see as much PT he does and JT0 and JC2 can’t see the court at all, it tells me everything I need to know.
Don’t get me wrong, I like Damien. Mo Evans, not so much. They’re both the same damn players and Damien’s a better defender.
By the way, what’s with all the ISO-JJ’s right now? We just blew a 10+ point lead because JJ can’t make his move.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:38 pm
That’s what the Hawks get coming out of a timeout? An iso-Joe out of rhythm 3?
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
8:39 pm
can we get anymore predicable by going to joe
Blast
January 18th, 2011
8:39 pm
Joe needs to stop pressing so much! What happened to the ball movement?
Dept. of Unintended Irony
January 18th, 2011
8:39 pm
“The Hawks are mystifying sometimes. We miss point black layups because no one goes up strong.”
The Heat are making me feel point blue…..
Opps, blanked out there for a minute.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
8:40 pm
not only be there to receive the basketball.. but FINISH.
bunch of damn jump shooters and guards.
No Woody for Me
January 18th, 2011
8:40 pm
The ghost of Woodson’s offense rises once again.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:40 pm
If Kevin Martin’s skinny azz can be top 5 in free throw attempts, Joe Johnson can too.
lukas
January 18th, 2011
8:41 pm
Woody let JJ singlehandedly get the Heat in this game.
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
8:42 pm
talk about low scoring half…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:42 pm
Not a good end to that half, but being down 1 on the road against them is not a bad situation. They need to come out in the 2nd half with the same level of defensive intensity with which they started the game.
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
8:42 pm
All the complaints about we need a point guard, and a center. We really need someone who attacks the basket like Wade and Lebron, and can get to the line.
Freshfromatl
January 18th, 2011
8:42 pm
I wouldn’t mind seeing Mo being replaced with JC2
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
8:42 pm
And this is one of those games where it would be nice to have a PG who can penetrate, maybe get fouled and go to the line
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:42 pm
I don’t know why Bob and Nique are so surprised about this game being low scoring, though… the Hawks lost the previous meeting between these teams 89-77.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
8:43 pm
hey DrSteam.
the more i look @ them.. he’s playing in some exclusive.. Jordan Pure J
white, blue, red…
leedsatlanta
January 18th, 2011
8:43 pm
pound
leedsatlanta
January 18th, 2011
8:43 pm
pound pound pound
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:43 pm
Heat have out-shot the Hawks from the line 16-3. Some of that can be attributed to a couple of BS calls, but more of it can be attributed to the Hawks starting to settle for jumpers in the 2nd quarter.
Freshfromatl
January 18th, 2011
8:43 pm
Dept. of Unintended Irony is one funny dude lmao!
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
8:44 pm
Wade and Queen have 12 FTs between them. Hawks have 3 and JJ has 2 of those.
We need to be more aggressive on offense.
leedsatlanta
January 18th, 2011
8:44 pm
Enter your comments herepound pound
and LD wonders how we blew a 13 point lead
pound!
FanfromFL
January 18th, 2011
8:44 pm
Thats exactly why he gets to the line Najeh… hes got the foulable look… JJ is too big looking to get the calls every time
Ben G.
January 18th, 2011
8:45 pm
Talk about hogging the ball…
Why don’t the Hawks get it? Iso-Joe doesn’t work against good teams. It hurts our team, every time! I’m so tired of watching Joe pound the air out of the ball while the other team goes on a run. Larry Drew needs to scream at the team during the halftime break and slap Joe upside the head.
Blast
January 18th, 2011
8:46 pm
Loved the 1st qrt, hated the second, but Hawks only down 1. Anybody’s ballgame, but Hawks got rattled when Heat made their run and reverted to Iso Joe. I hope Drew addresses this at the half. Iso Joe will not win this game. What happened to the pick and pop with AL?
Well, when Al popped, Joe did not drop him the ball! More offense needs to be ran with Josh and AL.
And no more jumpers, Josh! They are not going in tonight!
If Hawks don’t find their mojo in the 2nd and still plays scared, then they might get blown out, despite a low scoring game.
leedsatlanta
January 18th, 2011
8:47 pm
Teague and Crawford give us more offense than Collins,Evans, Zaza, Wilkins and Powell put together!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
8:47 pm
Al and Smoove having 2 fouls each contributed to the 2nd half offensive swoon too. Neither one of them was on the floor for a long enough continuous period in the 2nd half to get into the flow of the offense. Smoove also missed a couple of heavily contested layups earlier in the quarter.
Ben G.
January 18th, 2011
8:48 pm
The Hawks are not playing scared. They are just playing stupid. The Hawks were pushing the Heat around inside before Joe started dribbling the air out the ball and ignoring his teammates. That entire collapse in the second quarter was due to our poor isolation offense, and the majority of that blame goes to Joe, The Hawks better come out playing smart at the start of the third quarter.
northcyde
January 18th, 2011
8:49 pm
Looks like I jinxed JJ on that last blog, when I said that it looks like he was going to roll a big number.
LOL . . he’s 1 – 10 FG since that comment.
Pick it up Mr. Johnson. Quit holding the ball if you’re not going to make a play. Catch and shoot, if you’re looking to score.
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
8:51 pm
We can criticize Joe for pounding the ball too long but the fact is the Hawks did have any other person on the court that could create their own shot off the dribble. The Hawks PG pass the ball as soon as he cross halfcourt than go stand in the corner or along the perimeter waiting on a jumpshot….
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
8:51 pm
*Hawks did not have any other
smartguy
January 18th, 2011
8:52 pm
ISO JOE = DEJA VUE.
HOw long do the dumbasses runnin this team NEED TO REALIZE THIS OFFENSE IS A JOKE.
I TUNED IN AT 30-17, HAWKS. AFTER 5 OR 6 JJ ISO’S AND NO SCORES, THE GAME IS TIED.
WAKE UP
WAKEUP\\\\\\\\\\\
HELLOO.
YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME, NOT TO GIVE joe johnson WASTED SHOTS.
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
8:52 pm
JJ is being too indecisive (imo). he must have looked over and saw Woody in the stands
Blast
January 18th, 2011
8:54 pm
And the Hawks cannot expect to get any calls from the refs in this game, except for the most obvious ones the refs cannot ignore. I’m shocked that Hawks are not used to this already against the ‘elite’ big market teams.
No Woody for Me
January 18th, 2011
8:55 pm
Why do we need somebody to create their own shot off the dribble? Joe can create his own shot, but it doesn’t go in. And meanwhile you have 4 teamates standing around with their hands on their hips. 1 on 5 doesn’t work, unless you are Kobe. And Joe ain’t Kobe. Ain’t never gonna be.
cp
January 18th, 2011
8:56 pm
At one point Bob and Nique were talking as if the Hawks were up 30 or something….I really dont understand why Mo plays as much as he does. What does he bring to the table? He is constantly beat off the dribble, cant finish in traffic, and is a streaky outside shooter….Its cool to have a defensive specialist and a 3 point specialist on your team but the Hawks have too many 1 dimensional players. Joe tried to do way too much and yes it would be nice to have a guy who can attack the rim.
Ben G.
January 18th, 2011
8:57 pm
By the way, Josh is once again taking way more shots than he should. This is a recurring theme.
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
8:58 pm
Or my mother.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
8:59 pm
ill be happy when Al can score over James Jones.
northcyde
January 18th, 2011
8:59 pm
Big win by the Vols over Georgia. Brian Williams with the airball rebound off of a missed 3 pointer, that he catches and shoots in one motion, and goes in.
Tough way for the Bulldogs to lose, but another gutty win by the Vols.
Now if I can just get a Hawks win tonight over the Heat, I’ll be happy.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:00 pm
The Miami fans don’t seem to be in too big of a hurry to get back to their seats.
rusty
January 18th, 2011
9:00 pm
If we played teague 15 min a game would we really hurt the team or would we really see that he should play more. The small & inconsistent min he gets is not fair & makes no sense out all. How could anyone play well when he is getting dnp or a few minutes at a time. As far as nortcyde there is a man who makes no sense out all, jjust trys to justify his point with so called,stupid stats. How can we not play jt or jc2 but play one one like mo who has no potential what so ever.
fs
January 18th, 2011
9:01 pm
smartguy, I tuned in at the same time (30-17) and have been cussin ever since!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:01 pm
Nobody stepped out on James Jones as he bricked that 3. That’s not a good sign.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:01 pm
Joe takes too damn long to make a decision with the ball.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:02 pm
Hawks need to create more of those transition opportunities.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:02 pm
damn Joe’s handle is sick.. in rhythm.. he drove baseline.. between the legs, then kicked to open Bibby..
northcyde
January 18th, 2011
9:02 pm
LOL @ NBA TV flashing the Heat’s injuries on the screen. D-Wade and Lebron don’t look hobbled to me by an ankle, so stop reporting that they’re hurt.
DUMguy
January 18th, 2011
9:02 pm
Just give it to JJ EVERY TIME. 4 of 14 is a great strategy, and JJ is the BEST POLAYER EVER!!!1
Joe johnson will lead the HAWKS TO THE SUPERBOWL!!!!!!!!!
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:04 pm
lol# them running a play for Al when he running up the floor limping.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:04 pm
Quit whining Wade.
DUMguy
January 18th, 2011
9:04 pm
CAN THE HAWKS AND THE wnba team SWITCH OWNERS???????
THOSE GIRLS ARE SO MUCH SMARTER THAN THE DUMBASSES RUNNIN/ruinin THE HAWKS.
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
9:04 pm
Lebron you push Josh out of bounds… What are you crying about.
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
9:04 pm
oh no horford.. no replacement for him
James
January 18th, 2011
9:06 pm
I hope Horford is alright. He sure was limping quite a bit. We can’t afford to lose our MVP. I really hope he’s alright and returns to the game.
Blast
January 18th, 2011
9:07 pm
Talk about a low scoring game.
Hawks vs Heat
January 18th, 2011
9:08 pm
Hawks 3 free throw attempts, Heat with 22. Either the Hawks aren’t getting fouled or the refs are in the home team’s corner
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:09 pm
ANOTHER missed wide open rhythm 3. Hawks are now 1/11 from behind the arc. If they lose this game, they can point to that as the reason.
fs
January 18th, 2011
9:09 pm
Najeh, I’m doing more echoing than commenting; but I sit here and say it too, make a move to the basket, shoot it, or pass it, what’s there to pat the ball and think about?
Blast
January 18th, 2011
9:09 pm
If the darned refs called the again anyway close to even and Hawks has as many free throws, we would win this game easy.
The NBA and the NFL sucks. They are all a joke.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:09 pm
2/15, not 1/11.
lukas
January 18th, 2011
9:09 pm
James,
Don’t worry man, we don’t need him!! JJ can take all his shots and Zaza the boxer canplay some D. JJ for MVP (sigh)!!!
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:10 pm
put Damien in.
fs
January 18th, 2011
9:10 pm
Poor Bibby can’t even jumo two inches off the floor.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:11 pm
“Either the Hawks aren’t getting fouled or the refs are in the home team’s corner”
Or the Hawks are shooting jumpers while the Heat are taking it to the hoop.
Sometimes you need to do like Wade and LeBron do and drive with the primary intent of drawing contact as opposed to scoring. Joe and Jamal always drive with the intent to score, not to draw contact.
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
9:11 pm
It’s mind blogging why Josh refuse to drive the ball to the lane and dunk it…
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
9:11 pm
Either that or the Hawks are being WAY too passive.
lukas
January 18th, 2011
9:11 pm
Nique explained that Joe Johnson doesn’t get to the line as much as Dwyane Wade becuse Joe Johnson is “So quick.”
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
9:12 pm
final score HEAT 104 pigeons 66 hahahahahaha
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
9:12 pm
josh is scared to get blocked
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:13 pm
Heat have had three or four open looks from 3 in this half, after getting maybe one in the first half.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:14 pm
“It’s mind blogging why Josh refuse to drive the ball to the lane and dunk it”
He doesn’t have the handles.
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
9:14 pm
com on guys say with me LEST GO HEAT
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:15 pm
lol @ Nique clearing his dog fight analogy up b4 peta got on his @ss
cp
January 18th, 2011
9:16 pm
lol@Nique…..”This game is a dog fight..I dont mean that literally”
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:16 pm
Heat are just running pick after pick trying to isolate LeBron or Wade on Zaza, and it’s working. Quit switching.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:16 pm
what is there to gain by playing Mo over Damien?
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:16 pm
Just tuned in, where is Al?
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
9:17 pm
I didn’t ask for you to analyze everything i say…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:17 pm
Or at the very least, Zaza needs to tackle them if they get isolated on him. Your fouls are worthless, Zaza. You are pretty much in the game to hit people. Put your fouls to good use.
Dept. of Unintended Irony
January 18th, 2011
9:17 pm
“com on guys say with me LEST GO HEAT”
enough said.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:17 pm
Melvin.. i agree… if he just went hard left and went up nobody could jump w/ him.. its not like he has to do anything fancy.. he attacks the rim looking to pass.
northcyde
January 18th, 2011
9:18 pm
So JJ changed his last name to Iverson . . and Josh changed his name to Wallace ( cousin of Rasheed ).
OK . . so that explains things then . .
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
9:18 pm
Najeh,
The lane was wide open when he took that jumpshot…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:18 pm
Al out of the game. That sucks.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:18 pm
well no excuses Heat.. Horford is gone.
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
January 18th, 2011
9:19 pm
no problem…quality depth: Zaza, Etan Thomas
…………………………………………………………….
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
9:19 pm
even with out bosh out the pigeons can’t beat the heat wow
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:20 pm
Smoove is doing a great job on LeBron.
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
9:20 pm
LeBron: You mean I can’t lift my pivot foot? They let me last game.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:21 pm
he must not like handling with his left cause he always crosses over right..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:21 pm
Smoove has really turned the tide in the Hawks’ favor. His D on LeBron has created the last three scoring opportunities for the Hawks.
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:21 pm
O’Brien
January 18th, 2011
8:58 pm
Or my mother..
Somebody is imitating me…
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
9:22 pm
Sautee,
Lebron said that was a crab dribble…
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:22 pm
jj 0-6 FROM 3. Why does he keep taking them?
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:22 pm
Lol air ball, but come on hawks, finish them and prove your legitimacy.
Jordan Smith
January 18th, 2011
9:23 pm
No update on Al yet?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:23 pm
In the last meeting the Hawks were right there with the Heat until five minutes were left in the game, and the Heat went on a big run to close out the game. Hawks have to keep the defensive intensity going for the entire quarter.
Heat got too many open looks from 3 in that quarter, including the one House knocked down near the end.
Wabe
January 18th, 2011
9:24 pm
Yeah, Drew inserted Bibby and Wilkins back into the game with the remaining 6 seconds to watch JJ take a 3-pointer contested by two Heat players…
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:24 pm
Bigger picture, I hope Al’s injury isnt extensive
Blast
January 18th, 2011
9:24 pm
This is like a playoff game, man. Intense, slow, grinding, low scoring… despite Hawks best attempts to run….
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:26 pm
Jamal heating up.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:26 pm
LMAO @ Zaza
Blast
January 18th, 2011
9:26 pm
It’s easy to score 25+ points a game when you go to the line 10-20 times!
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:26 pm
thats a damn shame. bench his sorry @ss
cp
January 18th, 2011
9:26 pm
Pachulia is garbage smdh
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:26 pm
In a big game against a big time opponent, we need JJ to do what he has been doing all month.
But instead…JJ is 6-20 tonight, including 0-6 from 3.
And when was the last time ZaZa went up strong in traffic?
drmaryb (*_*)
January 18th, 2011
9:26 pm
ZaZa!
DUMguy
January 18th, 2011
9:26 pm
KEEP IT UP JJ. 6 OF 20.
MAYBE YOU CAN FINISH THE GAME 7 OF 30.
MORONIC OWNERSHIP TO CONSISTENTLY LET THIS CRAP GO ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IS IT TOO LATE TO GIVE JJ ANOTHER EXTENSION??????????????
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:27 pm
I literally started laughing out loud as soon as Zaza caught that. There was ZERO CHANCE the 6′11″ Zaza was going to make that over the 6′4″ Wade.
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
January 18th, 2011
9:27 pm
zaza didnt want to mess up his hair…calm down guys thats all….
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:27 pm
Zaza hasn’t yet fulfilled his daily quota of one illegal screen per game.
Blast
January 18th, 2011
9:27 pm
If Al is hurt, that is gonna be a BIG problem.
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
9:28 pm
hahaha the hawks pay joe 120,000.000.00 dollars they most be desperate or crazy, we got wade,le ‘brown and bosh for less than that.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:28 pm
Well both teams have the scrub units in basically.
And Rod, I didn’t say Marvin was a great defender, just arguably the best perimeter defender on the Hawks according to many. I actually think JJ is.
And I didn’t just quote 10 games of stats, 4 months – get the facts straight..
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:28 pm
ZaZa may lose the game for us
drmaryb (*_*)
January 18th, 2011
9:29 pm
Jj is NOT the problem. He is being tripled teamed all night. Someone else has to step up!
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:29 pm
Stop rushing shots
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
9:29 pm
hahaha THE HEAT IS ON.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:29 pm
Ok Josh is back in, maybe we can take over the game, even without Al
isssie
January 18th, 2011
9:30 pm
IS IT TOO LATE TO GIVE JJ ANOTHER EXTENSION??????????????
MORONIC OWNERSHIP TO CONSISTENTLY LET THIS CRAP GO ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:30 pm
Gotta get those boards.
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
9:30 pm
Zaza just committed the weakest play of the year. He looked like Marvin.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:30 pm
Uh oh – This our still our game for the taking – but momentum with the Heat
Hawks vs Heat
January 18th, 2011
9:31 pm
they just really need to stop with all the 3 point attempts .. all these misses, try something different
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:31 pm
Come on guys, quit throwing up 3’s – get it down low
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:31 pm
What kind of shot was that by Josh? Wow.
Hawks are jump shot happy.
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:31 pm
Lol Crawford went for the dunk lol
Blast
January 18th, 2011
9:31 pm
Hope the Fans are getting their money’s worth on NBA TV.
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
9:32 pm
josh is just not smart…most people would drive the ball if they are sucking shooting
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:32 pm
I still say we got this game if we want it.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:32 pm
Marvin is a f-cking Hall of Famer compared to Zaza. You gotta at least give him that much credit.
isssie
January 18th, 2011
9:32 pm
mary b wants WWOOOODYY BACK AS COACH.
STUPPPIDDD.
MARY, ARE U STILL MAKING 10 GRAND A DAY, BUT DRIVING A 1980′S HONDA??
STOOOPID.
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
9:32 pm
Hawks shot selection is the only reason Miami is leading. Otherwise, this would have been a blowout for the Hawks.
jason
January 18th, 2011
9:32 pm
hope the hawks can pull off a win
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
9:33 pm
Rod, even Marvin looks better than that 60% of the time.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:33 pm
Drmaryb – Agree – JJ is not the problem
isssie
January 18th, 2011
9:33 pm
DRMARYB BLOWS JJ.
ALL THE TIME
jason
January 18th, 2011
9:33 pm
jamals been off of his shop hope that he isnt injured or nuthin..
Jordan Smith
January 18th, 2011
9:33 pm
Josh Smith’s shooting tonight has been horrid. However, he has played pretty good defense. Joe’s shooting has also been awful. We are definitely going to have to step up our defense to win this one with all of the terrible shooting.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:33 pm
Bob Rathbun is a funny dude.
jason
January 18th, 2011
9:34 pm
shot*
isssie
January 18th, 2011
9:34 pm
U2, STEVE?
GUESS JJ LIKES GUYS TOO
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:35 pm
That’s open look number 6 or 7 for the Heat from 3 this half. Hawks are lucky they have only connected on about half of them.
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
9:35 pm
SteveW
“And Rod, I didn’t say Marvin was a great defender, just arguably the best perimeter defender on the Hawks according to many. I actually think JJ is.
And I didn’t just quote 10 games of stats, 4 months – get the facts straight..”
If you are not posting his season or career stats, your points are invalid. He is not a better perimeter defender than Joe or Josh or Damien for that matter. Many are wrong also.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:35 pm
he could drive if he wanted to.. he just doesnt.
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:35 pm
Omg Smith…
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:36 pm
Ok, for those that love the +/- stat – Bibby is -14, worst on the team tonite.
And i think LD reads this blog, and is just being stubborn by not playing Teague.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:36 pm
Don’t blame Smoove for shooting jumpers if the Hawks guards are going to hog the ball until there are 5 seconds left on the clock before passing it to him.
jason
January 18th, 2011
9:36 pm
careless turnover josh
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:36 pm
These are the games where Josh frustrates me.
he is struggling from the field (4-15), but the minute he gets the ball a few feet inside the 3 point line, he hoists a shot.
Now he is 4-16. Come on Josh. Be smarter than that!
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:36 pm
Josh get your head in the game. He can still win this thing for us.
jason
January 18th, 2011
9:36 pm
no defense in the league can guardd lebron…
northcyde
January 18th, 2011
9:37 pm
First team to 73 wins this game.
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:37 pm
WHERE IS JJ
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:37 pm
Uh oh, LeBron back in. That is not good news
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:37 pm
Hawks are starting to lose it a little. Now would be a good time for a timeout.
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:38 pm
O’Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:35 pm
Omg Smith….
Reveal yourself
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:38 pm
Do we have Josh at C?
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
9:38 pm
5 free throws wtffffffffff
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:38 pm
Great setup by Smoove.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:38 pm
he looked pretty quick going left ..
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:38 pm
Hawks need to win this game. Too many games against big time opponents, we are close in the fourth, and then the other team makes a run, and we lose.
We need to win this game to help our confidence that we can beat these teams. We are currently 4-9 against teams over .500.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:38 pm
Yes!!! Way to go Jamal
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:39 pm
GET A F-CKING BOARD
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
9:39 pm
HAHAHA THE HEAT IS ON PIGEONS.
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
9:39 pm
With Josh Smith shooting blanks from beyond the three point line and the Hawks leaning on Damien Wilkins to score, the Hawks have no chance.
Thank goodness they finally got the ball to Jamal Crawford.
How many chances are we going to give Miami to score on the same possesion?
Geez!
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:39 pm
Embarrasing, no Al no rebound
cp
January 18th, 2011
9:39 pm
getting outworked and out-hustled
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:39 pm
Meanwhile, we have given up 13 offensive rebounds
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:39 pm
Wow, unbelievable…
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:39 pm
Can we buy a rebound? Maybe bring Etan? Collins? Powell? IDK
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
9:40 pm
Oh my gosh, LD had Jordan at the score table ready to checking with 5 mins left in the game…
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
9:40 pm
Jordan Crawford?
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:41 pm
Gusman heat is only up by one, and from the way they are shooting its more of a deep chill.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:41 pm
Joel Anthony has 14 boards. We seem to give up a lot of season highs on the glass. We are soft up front
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:41 pm
we would’ve loss the rebounding margin w/ Al.. Joel will out everyone on our team.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:41 pm
*out work..
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:42 pm
Is gunslinger coming in the game?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:42 pm
Weird coaching decision by LD to put a cold JC2 in the game right now.
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
9:42 pm
LEST GO HEAT HAHAAH MARIO CHALMERS HAHAHAHA
northcyde
January 18th, 2011
9:42 pm
LOL . . no way Drew puts in Jordan right here.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:43 pm
The Heat are tougher than us plain and simple. They want the game more. But we can still come back
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:43 pm
Not at all wierd Najeh… we need someone to score, as all of our players are cold.
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
9:43 pm
Heat attack the rim, hawks shoot contested jumpers. Story of the game.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:43 pm
Yeah, I think it’s safe to say this wasn’t one of LD’s smarter moves.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:43 pm
Take out Bibby and put in Etan. At least he’ll fight down low
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
9:43 pm
smh
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:44 pm
Joel Anthony > every big man on the Hawks put together.
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:44 pm
NO AL NO REBOUND
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
9:44 pm
OHOH WADE IS HOT HAHAHA JOEL ANTHONY JHAHAH
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:44 pm
Thats 16 Boards for Anthony
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
9:44 pm
josh stop getting mad and try driving
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
9:44 pm
Terrible coaching down the stretch by LD
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:45 pm
SMOOVE MOTHERF-CKERS
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:45 pm
f im talking bout.
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
9:45 pm
lmao I called it
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:45 pm
Yes!!!!Josh
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:45 pm
damn anything else!
cp
January 18th, 2011
9:45 pm
damn Josh
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
9:45 pm
See what happen when Josh drive the ball for a dunk…
J from the A
January 18th, 2011
9:45 pm
Smoove is a fkn monster!
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
9:45 pm
Go up all the time like that Josh.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:45 pm
I would get JC2 out of there and get Collins in. Hawks need someone who can box out Anthony.
lukas
January 18th, 2011
9:46 pm
Jordan in puts Jamal on Wade. Damn LD!!!!
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:46 pm
Josh Smith!!!
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:46 pm
1 Possession game
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:46 pm
six free throws wow
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:46 pm
Mo Evans? to do what?
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
9:46 pm
OHOH WADE IS HOTTTTTTTTTTTTT
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:46 pm
That’s why you’re not a coach Najeh…
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:46 pm
Joel Anthony was a FA this offseason, and I guy I liked as a backup center. but he resigned with the Heat for $3+ mil.
Can we really expect JC2 to come through in this game, after sitting on the bench for weeks?
And thats the Josh we need. not the jumper happy Josh
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:46 pm
Najeh – somebody
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:47 pm
I wish the Hawks would push these punk losers around!!
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:47 pm
Mo giving Wade whatever he wants on the pick and roll..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:47 pm
“That’s why you’re not a coach Najeh…”
Haha… word. Point taken.
Blast
January 18th, 2011
9:48 pm
Do Hawks have the heart to take this game?
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:48 pm
Dont know why everyone is up in arms when we finally get a call lol. Way to show grit and come back hawks.
northcyde
January 18th, 2011
9:48 pm
Now they’re destroying us on the offensive glass . . and JJ has only taken 1 shot the entire quarter.
You might be shooting under 30% FG JJ, but you still have to shoot, considering the circumstances.
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:48 pm
jk Najeh dont go all soft on me keep doin your thing im just messin with you
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:49 pm
THAT DUNK WAS SO SICK
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
9:49 pm
Blast
January 18th, 2011
9:48 pm
Do Hawks have the heart to take this game?
NOPE
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:49 pm
Almost every game, Bibby will hit a clutch!
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:50 pm
Northcyde I think he is focused on D
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:50 pm
way to step up and hit em mo
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:50 pm
We can do this!
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
9:51 pm
LEST GO HEAT
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:51 pm
Well there is the BS call we all knew was coming.
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:51 pm
Thats some bs…
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
9:51 pm
ok the refs are just horrible
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:51 pm
where is the foul
1!!!??
ChrisM
January 18th, 2011
9:51 pm
Wow, Joe is showing emotion!!
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:51 pm
If we pull this off w/o Al and Marvin….
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:52 pm
knock em down!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:52 pm
Smoove is clutch.
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
9:52 pm
fake whistles
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:52 pm
silky.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:52 pm
I said when josh came back in he could win the game for us. And he might
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:53 pm
yeeeesssssssssssssss…
ChrisM
January 18th, 2011
9:53 pm
great call, he just tackled bibby
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:53 pm
I f-cking love Bob Rathbun. Biggest homer this city has had since Skip Caray.
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
9:53 pm
and wade dont get a tech?
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:53 pm
LETS GO HAWKS….GOOD JOB MO
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:53 pm
Bob was sick of that shiiiiii
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:53 pm
Come on Bibby…
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:53 pm
We are playing with emotion
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:53 pm
O’Brien,
To prevent confusion, I think you need to change your name, or put a number at the end.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:54 pm
Mo Evans has shut me up
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:54 pm
LOOK AT MO……GOT TO LOVE THE EFFORT
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:54 pm
Keep whining DWhine. Great D by Mo. LD proving me wrong again by going with Mo over Damien down the stretch. Mo has been terrific.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:54 pm
Anthony has 5 fouls – lets get him out
ChrisM
January 18th, 2011
9:54 pm
wtf mo???????????????????????????????????????????????
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
9:54 pm
What the Hell is Mo doing…
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:54 pm
then Mo does what Mo does..
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
January 18th, 2011
9:54 pm
Rathbun really hates the heat lmfaooo
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
9:54 pm
omg mo evans please go away
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
9:54 pm
Drive the ball to the hole dummies!!!!!!!!!!!
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:55 pm
Mo Evans giveth, and he taketh away…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:55 pm
Time to close this out. Come on Hawks. One more minute of smart basketball.
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
9:55 pm
Mo Evans? Really!
ChrisM
January 18th, 2011
9:55 pm
JAMAL FOR 3!!!
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:55 pm
1/3 of the heat points came off free throws, wtf.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:55 pm
Legit foul call on Mo, but LeBron is clearly a soccer fan. That was a hell of an acting job.
J from the A
January 18th, 2011
9:55 pm
I’ve never seen so many whining p***ies in one place – Miami Heat. GO HAWKS!
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
9:56 pm
Mo had a wide open lane and shot that 3 then made it worst by committing a stupid foul on Lebron.
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
9:56 pm
OHOH THE PIGEONS ARE GETTING SCARE
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:56 pm
I’m not sure if I’d rather have Mo’ or Wilkens in right now.
drmaryb (*_*)
January 18th, 2011
9:56 pm
LeBron 6-22! What about Smoove defense on him all game long!
Hey Hawks fans, call it both ways!
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
9:56 pm
Sup fellas? Hawks gonna close this one out?
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:57 pm
Aw man
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:57 pm
Wow. Joe completely f-cking blew that opportunity.
Hawks vs Heat
January 18th, 2011
9:57 pm
um can you say dumb move hawks?
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
9:57 pm
wow
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:57 pm
while so they only call the foul once he shoots.
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
9:57 pm
unprintable
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
9:57 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHA LEST GO HEATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:57 pm
CRAP
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
9:57 pm
oh no!!! sorry execution!!!
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
9:57 pm
NOBODY is brave enough to take a charge from Queen. Too bad.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:57 pm
Joe given his Demarcus Cousins impersonation.
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:57 pm
Wow, tough loss to take here… Good effort.
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:58 pm
game not over yet
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
9:58 pm
Does anybody know how to drive the lane?
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
9:58 pm
Really a shame that JJ’s pass was bad. Josh had it wide open.
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
9:58 pm
set it up for Bibby at top of key!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
9:58 pm
Great play call by LD, executed perfectly, except for the Demarcus Cousins-like pass by Joe. What the hell. That is a 4 point swing and could very well end up costing the Hawks this game.
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
9:58 pm
Obrien dont mail it in yet
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
9:58 pm
I bet Joe was laughing at Cousins last night when he threw that inbounds pass…
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
9:58 pm
Joe makes a number of questionable decisions in the clutch.
O'Brien
January 18th, 2011
9:58 pm
Bad pass by JJ.
Hawks need this win. if we lose, thats why people say we are not elite, because one way or another, we find a way to lose these games.
We need a bucket right here
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
9:59 pm
really.. wtf was that Joe?
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
9:59 pm
We can still do this!
Blast
January 18th, 2011
9:59 pm
Good play by LD last tryout. Joe just threw that ball too high for Josh.
Bibby, if you can’t wrap up Lebron, no touch fouls, please!
Hawks missing Al.
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
9:59 pm
need a fast two going to the bucket!!!
Loserville USA
January 18th, 2011
9:59 pm
Hawks are blithering idiots.
northcyde
January 18th, 2011
9:59 pm
Boy . . if we lose this game like this.
MAKE A PLAY JJ !!
drmaryb (*_*)
January 18th, 2011
10:00 pm
Another win by 2 pts?
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
10:00 pm
LEST GO HEAT.LEST GO HEAT HAHAHAHAHAHA
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:00 pm
YES!!!!!
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:00 pm
yes!!
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:00 pm
nice..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
10:00 pm
Good aggressive take by Joe. D up Hawks, let’s go.
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:00 pm
Prediction foul
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:00 pm
Com’on man!!
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:01 pm
lets get it…
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:01 pm
LMAOOOO KING JAMEEEEESSSS
Smiling Jack
January 18th, 2011
10:01 pm
OVERTIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
10:01 pm
Extra session
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:01 pm
I’m stunned. All the Heat had to do was to get close to a Hawk and a foul would have been called.
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:01 pm
OT!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
10:01 pm
Great D. Mo has really stepped up big on that end in this game. Maybe his knee is finally feeling better.
drmaryb (*_*)
January 18th, 2011
10:01 pm
Free Basketball!
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
10:01 pm
FINAL SCORE HEAT 90 PIGEONS 77
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:02 pm
did Joe shoot that with his left?
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:02 pm
Clutch shot by Joe…
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
10:02 pm
<turns to nbatv
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:02 pm
never mind.. patten floater.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:02 pm
Yessss!!! We can do this. Frustrate the Heat!
Blast
January 18th, 2011
10:02 pm
1st overtime game of the season, versus the Heat no less! Can Hawks bring it home?
Gussman, you should be shaking in your boots. Hawks are tied with your team on the road, and Hawks not playing well at all.
northcyde
January 18th, 2011
10:03 pm
Dammit . . he heard me.
Now . . we need either JJ or Jamal to take control of this OT.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:03 pm
Najeh – Been seein’ glimpses of Mo’ lately…
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
10:04 pm
wtf josh go up for the shot and dunk
Rev in Tampa
January 18th, 2011
10:04 pm
Just got out of a meeting at my church and read some of the early comments. Just for the record, I am not the “FanfromFL” since I am the… Rev in Tampa.
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:04 pm
Threeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:04 pm
Mo Evans.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:05 pm
We’re sure acting like we want this game. Josh is our catalyst. Can he do this with this fire all the time.
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:05 pm
MO!!!!!!!
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:05 pm
Mo Evans? Really? Really!
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:05 pm
If Bibby could have hit that…
lukas
January 18th, 2011
10:05 pm
Why do they insist on the F#$%^ jump shots?
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:05 pm
Throw it in the ocean Bibby!!!
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:06 pm
WOW REFS AWFUL CALL
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
10:06 pm
HEAT BALL
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:06 pm
You cant cheat with the video review…lol
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:06 pm
Jamal touched Lebron, but no the ball. It should be Atlanta’s ball.
Smiling Jack
January 18th, 2011
10:07 pm
Will the refs screw the Hawks??
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:07 pm
It was clearly off the Lebron hands. why are they still looking at the replay
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:07 pm
Hawks ball……….
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:07 pm
That’s the correct call
Blast
January 18th, 2011
10:07 pm
Hawks better get this ball. It went of Lebron.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:07 pm
the ruling on the field is overturned. 1st down atlanta
Smiling Jack
January 18th, 2011
10:07 pm
Not yet!
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:08 pm
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:08 pm
Yes Mo
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:08 pm
MO !!!! MO!!!! MO!!!!!!!!!
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
10:08 pm
Good job LD
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:08 pm
about time Mo show up…
Blast
January 18th, 2011
10:08 pm
That call needed no review. It was clear cut.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:08 pm
Mo’ is taken over!!!
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
10:08 pm
lucky shot
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:08 pm
damn.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:09 pm
Take that LeBron!
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:09 pm
Play some D now
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:09 pm
Clap Clap Clap Clap
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:09 pm
LOL… every time Jamal act like he doesnt know the play, he’s going to shoot it…
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:09 pm
Lets put the dagger in the coffin!
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:09 pm
Good no foul bibby
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:09 pm
wtf is up with this iso s–t??
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:09 pm
WOW!!!
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:10 pm
Jamal 4 333333333333333333333333333
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:10 pm
JAMAL!@!@!@!
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:10 pm
We can still win this game – come on Hawks!
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:10 pm
caught em slipping..
club punch.
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:10 pm
At least Jamal made up for it with the 3….lol
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
10:10 pm
LOL, bonehead move heat GUSMAN where you at?
cp
January 18th, 2011
10:10 pm
big shot Jamal
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:10 pm
Everybody take a deep breath….
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
10:10 pm
MO FOR MVP HAHAHAHAA
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:11 pm
Yaaay! Our Top 4 is better than the big 3! (maybe sometimes)
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:11 pm
yea lmao GUSMAN where you at??
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
10:11 pm
I have never seen a team not take layups and shoot threes. This is unbelievable. Not smart basketball. We are allergic to drawing fouls. Win or lose, not smart basketball.
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
10:11 pm
everybody and they mom watching “the game” on bet
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:11 pm
Gus(wo)man???
Smiling Jack
January 18th, 2011
10:11 pm
The Heat sleep! Great play by Johnson and Crawford. Maybe just maye the Hawks can win one here.
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:11 pm
How much time is left?
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:11 pm
1:23
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
10:11 pm
I’M HERE
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:11 pm
I’m going to miss Jamal next season…Hope he doesn’t go to the Heat, Boston, or Bulls.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:12 pm
I’m glad Anthony went out
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:12 pm
BEAST!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:12 pm
THAT’S SICK
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
10:12 pm
HAHAHAHAHA
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
10:13 pm
Finally. Go to the rim Joe!!!
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:13 pm
thank you Josh.
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:13 pm
j smoove baby… j smoove…
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:13 pm
Good game, huh?
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2011
10:13 pm
Finally go to the rim Josh!!!!!
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:13 pm
Thank you Josh for driving the ball to the rim….
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
10:13 pm
why did joe switch off though
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:13 pm
And1 on Wade.. hit the weight room Wade.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:13 pm
Where is this Josh all season? Drive every time you get the ball man!
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:13 pm
smoove 4 2. Should have been an and-1
J from the A
January 18th, 2011
10:14 pm
And-1! Oh, wait. I forgot the refs play for the Heat.
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
10:14 pm
THE PIGEONS GONA LOOSE, WANA BET?
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:14 pm
Those last two baskets by the Hawks would have been And-1s for the Heat.
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
10:14 pm
GET UP WADE…..NOT A GOOD LOOK SITTING ON UR @$$ LOL
Smiling Jack
January 18th, 2011
10:14 pm
34.7 nerve racking, but good if only Hawks win!
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:14 pm
Josh is showing me he may have the guts enough to lead this team in the playoffs.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:15 pm
a foul???
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
10:15 pm
a foul????????
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:15 pm
dang it
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:15 pm
How is that a foul on Joe Johnson when Lebron pushed off at least three times in that sequence.
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:15 pm
We knew the refs was going to call some BS for the Heat…
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
10:15 pm
WOW REALLY, THE MIAMI CHEAT OWN THE REFS
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:15 pm
WOW what an awful call good d joe…
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:15 pm
10 assists for JJ. And I think we can do this to the Heat in the playoffs also, but Udonis may be back. He’s tough
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:15 pm
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blast
January 18th, 2011
10:16 pm
Hawks are gonna win it!
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
10:16 pm
nba refs hate the hakws I swear
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:16 pm
Live by the three, die by the three.
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:16 pm
Good D by the Hawks on that possession….
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:16 pm
Make’um both and we win (probably)
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
10:16 pm
GUSMAN WHERE YOU AT….WE PUT BIBBY ON LaCRY BABY AND HE COULDNT HANDLE HIS D….LOL
Hawks vs Heat
January 18th, 2011
10:16 pm
James was going for the Globetrotters 4pt play
Smiling Jack
January 18th, 2011
10:16 pm
6.7 sec…wow hang on Hawks play the the end!
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
10:17 pm
Hit ‘em both, Jamal, and we can go home happy.
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
10:17 pm
PIGEONS ARE DONE HEAT BY 2
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:17 pm
The Hawks showed me fire I haven’t seen in a while. If we can do this in the playoffs, anything is possible.
Rev in Tampa
January 18th, 2011
10:17 pm
Wow, I’m sorry I have missed most of this game. This is a slug-match
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:17 pm
get the all inbounds and make both FTs
J.J.M
January 18th, 2011
10:18 pm
good time out
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
10:18 pm
Oops, thought they were in the penalty.
J from the A
January 18th, 2011
10:18 pm
so good it deserves a repost (from Hawks_4_Life):
GUSMAN WHERE YOU AT….WE PUT BIBBY ON LaCRY BABY AND HE COULDNT HANDLE HIS D….LOL
Hawks vs Heat
January 18th, 2011
10:18 pm
hit both of these and Hawks are in good position
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:19 pm
gusman…gusman where u at lmfao
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:19 pm
Come on JJ
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:19 pm
Hawks…close it out!!
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:19 pm
nucka..
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
10:20 pm
Finally gonna win a gut check game.
Blast
January 18th, 2011
10:20 pm
The most impressive win of the season.
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:20 pm
YES!!!! NO FOULS!!! STAY AWAY FROM THEM!!!
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:20 pm
Bob a fool..
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:20 pm
Yess! We’re not out of the woods yet, but lookin’ good!
Rev in Tampa
January 18th, 2011
10:20 pm
I’ve had a sour taste in my mouth since Saturday night. It is finally beginning to abate.
J from the A
January 18th, 2011
10:20 pm
And that is why Joe gets paid more than D-Wade and LeBrat … he is better than both!
OK. I am getting a little carried away …
Smiling Jack
January 18th, 2011
10:20 pm
Yes Yes Yes…Hawks can and should win this game. They can beat the Heat!
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:20 pm
Good point, Sautee.
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
January 18th, 2011
10:20 pm
LMFAO BOB RATHBUN
“Where’s everybody going??? Don’t the know Hawks Live is coming up next???”
JM
January 18th, 2011
10:20 pm
Good win! Showed a lot of heart.
Go Hawks!
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:21 pm
Maybe this is the Night the Hawks finally grow up
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
10:21 pm
I’M HERE WATCHING THE GAME IN MY 103 INCH PLASMA TV HAHAHA
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:21 pm
Standing Ovation for the Hawks….
terrell
January 18th, 2011
10:21 pm
Damn! Hawks beat a good team on the road. Wow!
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:21 pm
Yessss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:21 pm
Later Gus(wo)man!!
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
10:21 pm
GUSMAN NOT YOU CAN GET OFF OUR BOARD AND CRY YOURSELF TO SLEEP
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:21 pm
Bob.. w/ the rap lyric..
kwooden1
January 18th, 2011
10:21 pm
This is the Joe Johnson we paid for, really nice shot over the Lebron!
I’m clearly not a Lebron fan, but clearly you have to respect his game!
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:21 pm
What a game! What a win!
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:22 pm
Utah, now the Heat both on the road. Watch out for the Hawks!!!!
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:22 pm
Gus – I’s watching on my 110″ projection in HD
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:22 pm
Heat have lost 4 in a row, Hawks are only 2 back.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:23 pm
should be highlight of night.. Josh dunk #1 on top 10..
no excuses ESPN.. we were w/out Al.
wxwax
January 18th, 2011
10:23 pm
I guess we can say the Hawks match up well against the Heat.
What an entertaining game! And they didn’t give up.
Nice win, Hawks.
kwooden1
January 18th, 2011
10:23 pm
Terrible shooting game by both teams, but a very tough win for the HAWKS. I’m real proud of the team, I missed the 2nd and 3rd quarters, but what I saw was a real tough minded team. Way Way!! to many 3s, but part of that was Miami’s defense. I hope that Horford is OK, we need him back soon.
GO HAWKS!!
cp
January 18th, 2011
10:23 pm
good win
gusman354
January 18th, 2011
10:24 pm
CRY MY SELF TO SLEEP OH NO I’M GOING TO PARTY NOW THATS HOW I’M. PEACE PIGEONS SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:24 pm
lmao gusman no need to lie… just face it your team lost!!!! LMFAO!!!
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
10:24 pm
I’ve said it before, but despite the quality of the opposition…… road wins are like GOLD!
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:25 pm
Yes, Bobcats beat the Bulls…
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:25 pm
Later Gus. U r a good sport…
Blast
January 18th, 2011
10:25 pm
Hawks are finally growing up. Love the way Joe adjusted to the defence, and iso plays. This is a really huge win on the road to boot! Hope this sends Hawks over the top and make them truly elite.
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:25 pm
Hawks pickup a game on the Bulls and Heat tonight….
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:26 pm
check dude out Steven Segal’n on the board.. get out here.. going to party..
boy your rent due.
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:27 pm
Very nice win for the Hawks. Need for validate it with a win the next game.
Sautee
January 18th, 2011
10:28 pm
Gotta give Mo Evans props. His best game of the year. Picked us up in O.T., big time.
Section 303
January 18th, 2011
10:28 pm
SWEET!!! The Hawks take their talents to South Beach and beat the Heat! Little doubt…Hawks are Atlanta’s best team!
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:29 pm
Monster dunk by Smoove.
drmaryb (*_*)
January 18th, 2011
10:29 pm
” but Udonis may be back.”
__________________
Horford and Marvin may be back too!
Section 212
January 18th, 2011
10:29 pm
Any update on Al?
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
10:30 pm
minus the lob, Joe made clutch plays tonight..
Eddie Cook
January 18th, 2011
10:30 pm
Good points, ROd & kwooden1. A sloppy game by both teams. After seeing the Hawks blow one earlier this season at home versus the Jazz when JJ just stunk it up in the last 30 seconds while Deron Williams was clutch down the stretch.
It was good to win a sloppy game. Josh Smith should not shoot threes. He is falling back into old habits, but his dunk down the stretch (as much as I think dunks are overrated) was the difference in the Hawks battling back to make it a game to win it.
By the way, how many times did Lebron travel in this game? It seemed like everytime he touched the ball he was pushing off defenders (with no foul called on him) or travelling down the lane or firing up a loooong range three (from four point land). He’s an excellent player, but he’s no D-Wade and certainly no MJ.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
10:31 pm
On behalf of all Hawks fans, I would like to invite gusman354 to suck my dick.
ATL FAN
January 18th, 2011
10:32 pm
LMFAO NAJEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOOOOOOOOOOOL
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
10:33 pm
Pretty sure ESPN will play up the whole “Bosh injured” angle with no mention of Horford’s absence. (Or Marvin’s for that matter, but most of us have realized his absence doesn’t mean that much.)
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
10:37 pm
To be honest, it’s not even like the Heat played better all game and the Hawks stole it at the end. If anything, the Hawks should have won more comfortably. The league’s leading 3-point shooter was off the entire game and the team as a whole missed a TON of open 3’s that they normally make.
Big confidence booster. Great game.
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:39 pm
Drmaryb – But Bosh will be also. But Bosh/Udonis is about the same as Al/Marvin. I think we can beat this team in a 7 game series, all things being equal.
Blast
January 18th, 2011
10:40 pm
NBA TV can punk us all they want, but Hawks beat the Heat tonite.
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
10:40 pm
NAJEH LOL THAT JUST HAPPEN….LOL HILARIOUS
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:41 pm
Najeh – Co-Sign. We outplayed them most of the night.
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
10:41 pm
I think we match up great with them, even the game we lost we were winninng in the the fourth.
Ree Roe
January 18th, 2011
10:42 pm
Very proud of these Hawks. Hopefully they can keep this hot streak of 8 of their last 9 going. Any word on Al?
-REEspect Roe!!
drmaryb (*_*)
January 18th, 2011
10:42 pm
Najeh! Got a hard on? LOL! (he’s no homo)
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:42 pm
The schedule from now the the All Star break, with the teams we face, and the days off we have in stretches, is probably the kindest stretch of games in the schedule this season.
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
10:44 pm
Props to Joe. He came up big at the end of this game…
hawks_4_life
January 18th, 2011
10:45 pm
I like the D Bibby put on LDJ lol
Grandad
January 18th, 2011
10:45 pm
Stern can stick this one also!
It’s a shame that LbJ and Wade get call after call.
MLB and NFL @ least are on a level playing field once the game starts.
NBA officiating = professional wrestling referees!
Coming soon:
Wade gets refs attention while the Villain LeBron runs out & hits Joe in the head with a chair!
Rufus1
January 18th, 2011
10:47 pm
“DING DONG”…The 2nd Boogie Man is DEAD!!
1st the Magic, 2nd Heat……..Next Celtics
SteveW
January 18th, 2011
10:47 pm
I think the Hawks play the Heat better this year than they did last year.
Mo Joe Johnson
January 18th, 2011
10:48 pm
Hey guys – just got in – what happened to Horford ???
Section 303
January 18th, 2011
10:48 pm
Nice, Najeh! I’ve not read one thing this gunsmen354 wrote, but F him! Go HAWKS!!
drmaryb (*_*)
January 18th, 2011
10:49 pm
Aye Ref! Suck my “titty”!!!!!!!
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How many FT’s does it take to get to the center of a FT Line?
30?
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A very disparate foul called game! You can’t even look at Wade and James in the lane, w/o a phantom foul called! And, they wanted to give the Heatles the ball when LeBron was the only player on the view screen fumbling the ball out of bounds!
Great Job of The Hawks ignoring the nut-sucking refs! We should have been up by 20 pts if the fouls were called evenly.
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Great Job Month Evans! Good to see JC2 when we needed a score as well.
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
January 18th, 2011
10:51 pm
Grandad
January 18th, 2011
10:45 pm
Stern can stick this one also!
It’s a shame that LbJ and Wade get call after call.
MLB and NFL @ least are on a level playing field once the game starts.
NBA officiating = professional wrestling referees!
Coming soon:
Wade gets refs attention while the Villain LeBron runs out & hits Joe in the head with a chair!
……………………
LOL!!
bghawk
January 18th, 2011
10:51 pm
i really hate how lbj acts like a freaking biotch everytime a call doesn’t go his way. king james my A$$.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
10:56 pm
Mo Evans was a -4 for this game. I think it’s safe to say that stat isn’t always accurate.
Section 303
January 18th, 2011
10:59 pm
Najeh, Mo Evans hit some big shots in OT, but was doing nothing prior. I could do with less Mo Evans and less Zaza minutes. Zaza seems more concerned with being Atlanta’s next great socialite than he does being a good player.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
11:04 pm
Chicago also lost today, which brings the Hawks to within a half game of the 3 seed.
Grandad
January 18th, 2011
11:05 pm
Najeh;
You have to study the (+/-) as a team stat.
[groups of five in particular]
I think Mo’s (+/-) in OT was positive.
And…You are correct…as with all stats…use a grain of salt.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
11:05 pm
Mo’s defense on Wade down the stretch in the 4th quarter was bigger than his shots in OT. He was solid defensively all game. I agree he hasn’t done much up to this point in the season, and I wasn’t really feeling LD’s decision to go with him over Damien in crunch time in this game, but he proved me wrong.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
11:09 pm
Hawks are 10-3 on the 2nd game of back to backs this season and 18-12 in all other games.
Rev in Tampa
January 18th, 2011
11:10 pm
Great to have you back with us Grandad. Glad you didn’t die.
Fundamentals
January 18th, 2011
11:14 pm
Great team effort at gut check time. Smoove kept his head in the game and was the difference in terms of key boards, defensive stops and holding it together. Joe played like the All Star he is. Role players played some key minutes. Great game in the face of tremendous adversity.
Loved Bob & Nique. Too much, too much.
Is it me or has Josh been fighting a bad cold for weeks? Dude’s nose & eyes seem like he’s got a serious sinus issue going. Folks keep claiming he’s winded…I think he’s sick.
Awesome effort Hawks. Keep it rolling.
Grandad
January 18th, 2011
11:15 pm
Rev in Tampa
Thanks my good friend.
Mrs G-dad is gladder.
Fundamentals
January 18th, 2011
11:16 pm
Grandad – you been reading the recent posts on Ajinca? I’ll have to find it for you.
Fundamentals
January 18th, 2011
11:17 pm
On Ajinca,
I mentioned in last week’s Inside Skinny that I had zero feel for Ajinca’s game until I saw him up close upon his arrival in Dallas along with Chandler this past summer. What we’ve learned is that he’s a solid athlete for a 7-footer with a nice outside touch comfortably stretching out to the short-porch corner 3. He’s also in the last year of a deal making $1.5 million. He’s only 22. The more you see him play, the more intrigued you become. Add it all together and that has value. Teams that may be in trade discussions with the Mavericks right now need to see him play. He’s not just a “throw-in.” He has skills worth developing, but he’s a project and — as we mentioned in last week’s column — that ain’t part of the program with a veteran team thinking about hardware. source: espn.com
Jae Evolution
January 18th, 2011
11:18 pm
Hey look here we had our injury problems early in the season, now it’s time for everyone else to have theirs.
Bulls – Boozer (Ankle), Noah (Hand)
Heat – Big Three all have nagging injuries
Celtics – Starting to get healthy will slowly round into championship form
Magic – Healthy, but only about 8 rotational players with no backup C
The only team I’m immediately worried about is the Celtics, even with Rondo being out with the hamstring when he was and KG with the knee out for a period they are the top in the East and they are the only true threat to us, we can beat everyone else.
Gwinnett Fred
January 18th, 2011
11:18 pm
As close to a playoff calibur game during the season as you could get. Very frustrating at times, but overall a very enjoyable game.
Don’t want to hear from any crybaby Heat fans about no Bosh either – we were without Big Al.
Got a little help from the Bobcats tonight too – beating the Bulls IN Chicago!
northcyde
January 18th, 2011
11:19 pm
This was a San Antonio/Boston “grind it out” like win.
This game ( I hope ) is proof to them that you can have a real bad shooting game, and still be in the game . . as long as you play DEFENSE.
A good TEAM win tonight, with different people stepping up at different times.
{MAC-Town Georgia 478}
January 18th, 2011
11:20 pm
lol@ESPN.
When they showed the possession where Joe Johnson caught the defense napping for the assist to Jamal in the corner, they didnt mention or show how the Heat were caught off guard.
They even cut the highlight short basically just to show JJ kicking it to Jamal
Fundamentals
January 18th, 2011
11:20 pm
Tonight had to be our best effort in playing our game w/o buying into the refs. Dewhine and Lebron whined more than usual and got all the calls. Good to see we stood our ground w/o getting invovled in that.
Hopefully Horford & Marvin will be back Friday.
HawkEye
January 18th, 2011
11:22 pm
lol. Hawks defense flustered Wade in the 4th quarter. Good steal by Damien Wilkens on Wade. He got away with a foul on Wade, but the Heat had the luck of the whistle all night long. Good win. Keep up the good work.
Fundamentals
January 18th, 2011
11:23 pm
Don’t worry, our cameras got the lapse in defense from the Heat. Maybe we should send in Bob’s calls for audio support. Still laughing.
the “tear” comment at the end of Hawks Live just tops the cake.
Ra'mon
January 18th, 2011
11:25 pm
Truthfully, the same way ESPN says the Hawks never win in the big games, couldn’t the same be said for Lebron? Lebron’s teams pay roll is normally about 25-30 mil higher than the Hawks, yet he ends up watching the Finals on the flat screen just like Joe and Josh, annually.
brigadierjerry
January 18th, 2011
11:26 pm
Good win by the Hawks. The Hawks match up well with the Heat. For the Heat it is all iso between Wade and Lebron and at times Wade and Lebron dont seem to play well off of one another. Also the one interesting stat. The Heat are 1-7 in games decided by 3 points or less
Grandad
January 18th, 2011
11:27 pm
Fundamentals
I read a similar article where the Mavs are show-casing him.
As you know, I’ve been on his band-wagon since the summer.
The only way we’re getting a (real) Big is to develop one.
Thanks for the article.
Hawks Fan In New Orleans
January 18th, 2011
11:33 pm
Great game and effort by Hawks in Miami – first seed is within reach – LETS GET IT!
HawkEye
January 18th, 2011
11:37 pm
Hawks beat out all 8 MIami players on the court especially the ones with stripe shirts. Great tough gritty dirty nasty win by the Hawks. Hope they take this momentum right into All Star Break. GO HAWKS!!!
no justice
January 18th, 2011
11:38 pm
All you bloggers who gauranteed a lose if Labrum James played tonight. Well he did and we didn’t. Have a little faith in your team. Predict something positive now and again. Its easy to be negative. Just Saying!
Melvin
January 18th, 2011
11:40 pm
Where the heck is Slimjr tonight? Not a word from him tonight…lol
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2011
11:41 pm
I was actually pleasantly surprised with ESPN’s recap. They didn’t make a huge deal out of Bosh’s injury like I expected.
Hawks Fan In New Orleans
January 18th, 2011
11:46 pm
With Chitown’s loss were movin’ on up.
bigdave
January 18th, 2011
11:52 pm
pure sleaze..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCVI1TgvHTU&feature=player_embedded
The Truth
January 18th, 2011
11:54 pm
Kudus to Hawks on a great team victory!! I hope this game has taught them a valuable lesson that defense do indeed win games. As in the previous two opponents, trying to just out score them is never a good recipe for success. If you notice, the teams that previously showed the Hawks the mismatch lineup with the big center against Al Horford in the past now have to go to plan B after LD willingness to adjust and counter with Collins. The Hawks win ratio has been very high with Collins starting. It doesn’t matter if Collins scores points or finishes the game. The main benefit with him starting is to force the opponent to go to their plan alternate lineups.
BTW what’s up with MC Blog updates? Why is he so late with the summary blog about the Hawks victory?
Wabe
January 19th, 2011
12:00 am
Gutty win tonight.
I’ll eat my crow for Mo Evans contribution. He hit some big shots, including 5 straight in OT.
Still think he’s garbage though.
Miami = 30-13
Hawks = 28-15
Considering you’ve got 3 superstars (2 1/2) on the Heat, it’s hilarious to see the Hawks only back two games from these bums.
The Truth
January 19th, 2011
12:03 am
“I definitely came out rusty,” James said. “I had a week off and that’s what happens, just out of rhythm.
“”It was a good Eastern Conference game, good battle,” Wade said.”
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/sfl-miami-heat-atlanta-hawks-s011811,0,2057012.story
Ra'mon
January 19th, 2011
12:07 am
Wabe, Mo sucks! lol
Rod from College Park
January 19th, 2011
12:13 am
Replay on NBA TV now.
slimjr
January 19th, 2011
12:14 am
NBA TV is replaying the game right now from midnight to 2:30am. I will record this one. Good win for Atlanta! Josh like how you played Lebron. Thats why he was shooting 40 footers at the end. You play him close and got physical with him..From now on you d him up instead of Marvina..JJ is ballin…Jeff T. DNP again??
slimjr
January 19th, 2011
12:17 am
The Hawks out rebounded Miami and the bench came up big, out scoring Miami 35 to 25. Huge….
slimjr
January 19th, 2011
12:20 am
“I’ll eat my crow for Mo Evans contribution. He hit some big shots, including 5 straight in OT.”
Bet you Marvina wont hit 5 in a row in overtime.. What do think of Marvin? At least Mo plays with heart. Never plays scared….
slimjr
January 19th, 2011
12:25 am
@Melvin
” Where the heck is Slimjr tonight? Not a word from him tonight…lol”
I am back Melvin.. Don’t get too excited now. It’s just one game with a “rusty” King James and no Bosh..You know what they say, it’s good to be lucky sometimes…ISO JOE ISO JOE ISO JOE…lol
Ra'mon
January 19th, 2011
12:34 am
In a game like this shooting percentages truly mean nothing! This game is all about heart, hustle, and not quitting. This was the first game I can remember that the Hawks seemed as if they could start to not like a team. The Hawks need to have some teams that it is just understood when they play, that they hate those guys and their uniforms!
Ra'mon
January 19th, 2011
12:37 am
Slim, when has Bosh had success against the Hawks? Also, No Bosh, no Horford.
Ra'mon
January 19th, 2011
12:37 am
‘Rusty’ Lebron is always rusty against defenses that MAKE him settle for jump shots.
jeff p
January 19th, 2011
1:22 am
Hawks = Fraud. Need to trade for Nash and a C to get a real PG and allow Horford to play his natural position. Let’s see if ATL mgt will get creative and aggressive or otherwise it is a one and done playoff appearance just like the Falcons.
terrell
January 19th, 2011
8:06 am
The Hawks are known for suprising us every now and then.