Atlanta Hawks: Hornets 100, Hawks 59
Maybe this is all that needed to be said. (Hyosub Shin / hshin@ajc.com)
- After this debacle the question was obvious: How can the Hawks follow up a strong effort at Miami by laying down to the Hornets at home?
- Some of the Hawks’ answers top the question made it sound as if they’d just loss a close one at Boston.
- “The difference was they made shots,” Mo said. “That’s very discouraging throughout the course of the game. Early on, we played great defense on Chris Paul, and he came down and shot a 35-footer. That was the type of night it was for them.”
- Yes, the Hornets made some shots, especially in the third quarter, when Belinelli made some deep threes. But that’s about the only unusual thing that happened. The Hornets basically played like a competent NBA team and won by 41 at Philips.
- Again–how can the Hawks get embarrassed like this at home three days after winning at Miami?
- “You really can’t explain it,” Smoove said. “You have games like this. I think Chris Paul is a very smart point guard. I think he just got the ball where he wanted to with dribble penetration.”
- Yes, CP3 is a very smart and skilled point guard and he did hurt the Hawks with dribble penetration. But Paul had only 16 points and eight assists in 30 minutes while shooting 4 of 10, and the Hawks always struggle with dribble penetration.
- The Hawks also missed a lot of open shots early in the game.
- “We couldn’t make shots and we just panicked,” L.D. said. “We just lost our composure. Then we had defensive breakdowns and the game just slipped away from us.”
- But the Hawks missed shots at Miami, too, and they didn’t stop competing. So, one more time: Can the Hawks explain how they got handled like this at home after handling their business at Miami?
- “No, not at all,” J.J. said. “Over the course of a season you are going to have a two like this. Unfortunately it had to be tonight after a big win against Miami. Give New Orleans credit. They are a great team and they have been playing great basketball for a few weeks now. They came in here and controlled the whole game.”
- Yes, the Hornets are a good team and they’ve been hot. But how can the Hawks. . . aw, forget it.
- It was Atlanta’s largest margin of defeat at home since losing 118-74 to Phoenix on March 30, 2000. The Hawks scored the fewest points in a game since the franchise moved to Atlanta in 1968. They avoided the franchise scoring low of 57 points when JC2 made a 3-pointer with 32 seconds left.
- Boos rained down on the Hawks when they left the floor. I actually thought fans showed restraint by waiting until then to let the Hawks have it.
- Maybe they were just keeping things in perspective. Even with this ugly L, the Hawks still are on a good run over the last month.
- “It’s one loss, whether it’s by one or 80,” Mo said. “No matter how disappointing or embarrassing, it’s one loss. Tomorrow we’ve got a chance to go out there and show what kind of team we really are.”
- But that’s the thing, isn’t? Just when you think that scrappy W at Miami provides evidence of what kind of team they really are, the Hawks turn around and lose in a way that makes you wonder what they are about. The same thing happened last weekend, when the big W at Utah was followed by a defenseless L to Houston.
- “Id be lying if I said games like this are easy to forget,” Jamal said. “But if you lose by one or lose by 40, it’s still a loss. You just have to move on. It’s not like football where we have to wait a week. So we have an opportunity tomorrow.”
- The Hawks were without Al (ankle). I avoided mentioning that until now because that can’t come close to explaining how they got blasted like this.
- Like the Hawks, I can’t come up with a coherent analysis to explain this, either, so I’ll skip it and just let my blog people have at it.
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K-Dogg
January 22nd, 2011
11:30 am
Yeah games like this do happen rather its once a year or even once every 10 years. You guys know i have always said this team is one good trade away from being taken serious but a loss like this can happen to anybody!! We taking to much from that Heat win b/c they did not play good that game either and did not have Bosh. This team is the same team we have saw the last two years and this was just a bad game. They will mess around and win 7 of 8 again and play the magic and lose buy 30!! The true fans are use to this now!!! Im just glad i did not do NBA L pass this year b/c i got tired of spending $180 a year to see them do this same song and dance this year!!!
Double Zero Eight
January 22nd, 2011
11:37 am
ant banks
We will be looking for your posts after the playoffs.
No way this roster will win the eastern conference.
There will not be a trade of any significance.
The goal is to contend for a championship…..right?
still disgusted
January 22nd, 2011
11:43 am
coaches, players and managment can not just blow off this game. Bottom line is that the team had no energy (NO was on a back to back and Hawks last game was Tuesday). They were dominated on the boards. No movment on offense. These guys were going through the motions. You have to make changes after this. Also look at the blowout loss to Houston at home and the lucky W vs Sacramento at home. This loss is a real nightmare. Everyone is responsible including players, coaches, managmenet and owners. No one is taking responsibility. Looks downhill from here.
ant banks
January 22nd, 2011
11:55 am
folks pullleezzzee!! y’all act like every effin’ day you are 100% on your job!! there are some days you come to work and give 75%, 50%, 110%, 0%. WHY ARE WE HOLDIN’ THE HAWKS TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN WE HOLD OUR SELVES?
yes, they were out of it last night. but for the first 40 games of the season we are 29-16, which clearly demonstrates that they have been in it.
NO, WE WON’T MAKE IT OUTTA THE 2ND RD.
but the point i am makin’ is last night’s game was much to do about NOTHIN’!! DON’T PUT ALOT OF STOCK INTO IT!!!
ant banks
January 22nd, 2011
11:57 am
furthermore, if we don’t GET FOCUSED and knock off orlando or miami in the 2nd rd, y’all same ones who are rippin’ them now, will be on your knees then jockin’, talkin’ about “I KNEW THEY COULD DO IT!! THESE ARE MY HAWKS!!”
Sautee
January 22nd, 2011
11:57 am
slim,
about this: “Rick Sund you must be retarded or something?? Something is definitely wrong at Phillips and you refuse to address it.”
OK slim, I’ve told you twice, but you don’t see it yet. Neither does cdog.
Mike Gearon, Jr. thinks we have a great core. Rick Sund is a puppet who will NOT do anything unless the owners TELL him to. We are f_cked as long as we have this ownership group.
The only glimmer of hope is that a few more godawful games like last night and maybe, just maybe, Gearon starts to doubt the core.
Otherwise, all of this wailing and gnashing of teeth is a useless exercise.
But hey, if it makes you guys feel better to vent, have at it. But know that things are not likely to change. So vent at the ownership. They are the ones who have tied Sund’s hands.
northcyde
January 22nd, 2011
12:22 pm
LOL Ant.
It’s crazy isn’t it?
I remember when Boston was getting destroyed at home by the Wizards back in April last year. Some of the Boston faithful did the same thing . . freak out and act like the entire season was lost right there. That’s the game where KG said something to the fans booing him as the C’s were leaving the game.
The Celtics acknowleged that they played bad. KG eventually apologized to the fans for his actions. And they went on to make a run to the NBA Finals.
Now I’m not saying that the Hawks are going to do that. But I’m not going to act like a 40 point home loss is indicitive of what kind of team we are. Especially a game in which we don’t have Horford, arguably our MVP this year.
Truth be told, you’d see this same reaction from the fans, had we lost by 10. Because they’d say that this game proves that we’re not ready for the “big time teams” . . even though we just beat Miami on the road.
Hell . . even Orlando lost by damn near 30 earlier this year.
Ish happens. Even to good teams.
I’m not under the illusion that we’re “elite” by any stretch of the imagination. I didn’t think it after the Miami win at all.
One good win or one bad loss does NOT make or break a season. It’s what you do over the long haul that counts.
ATL RAISED INDY LIVING
January 22nd, 2011
12:37 pm
LOL @ PUBLIX….sure they will be hungry..but they wouldnt win that many games…that lineup would probably get 25 to 30 wins @ the most….
Here is a better scenario….
The hawks must change their persona with the focus on getting consistent players…now i know thats hard to find in the nba..but with the right moves i think the hawks can become a more consistent team….
First I say we trade AL HORFORD straight up to Minnesota for KEVIN LOVE
and trade JOSH SMITH , MARVIN WILLIAMS, and 1st round pick to DENVER for CARMELO and CHRIS “Birdman” Anderson..
I think we need to trade MIKE BIBBY JEFF TEAGUE, an MO EVANS to PHOENIX for STEVE NASH
Finally trade JOE JOHNSON and ZAZA to Cleveland for RAMON SESSIONS , Daniel Gibson, and Anderson Varajao…
Line Up
PF – KEVIN LOVE
SF- CARMELO ANTHONY
C- ANDERSON VARAJAO
SG- JAMAL CRAWFORD
PG – STEVE NASH
BENCH
PF- CHRIS ” BIRDMAN” ANDERSON
SF- DAMIEN WILKINS
C – TWIN COLLINS
SG – JC2
SG – DANIEL GIBSON
PG- RAMON SESSIONS
SF/PF – JOSH POWELL
SCRUBS
C – ETAN THOMAS
SG/PG – PAPE SY
NOW WHY THIS TEAM MIGHT NOT BE THE FLASHIEST BUNCH OF PLAYERS…THIS GROUP WOULD BE EFFICIENT AND GET THE JOB DONE
northcyde
January 22nd, 2011
12:49 pm
Indy . . that team would be 5 – 10 games worst than the current Hawks or Denver Nuggets. That’s an offensive team that would have major trouble stopping anybody.
And Kevin Love is not better than Al Horford. Kevin is a better rebounder. Al is a more efficient scorer and a far better defender.
Melo isn’t playing good defense . . nor will Nash . . nor will Jamal . . nor will Varejao ( seeng that he’s out for the season ) . . and that bench? LOL.
That’s a 44 win team at best that gets bounced in Round 1.
KevinM
January 22nd, 2011
12:57 pm
Al over KLove any day.
Northcyde, at least KG apologized. Do the fans of Atlanta ever get an apology from this team? They truly don’t think they have to answer to anyone.
I think they have been together too long if you ask me.
- Thibs goes to Chicago and has them ahead of us 1/2 way into his 1st year.
- Miami is above us and they have been a team 1/2 of the year.
- Boston and Orlando continue to lead us despite any moves they make. They are still better.
This team isn’t going to be any better than Sund put it. He wants to compete, stay below the cap, and answer to the puppet master that is the ASG.
The Thrashers situation can’t be one that helps us going forward. This ownership group is going to be so for revenue sharing considering they state they have lost money for multiple years.
KDogg, we are 5th as of today. Should we be higher? You bet we should. We have had the same core for years now….we should be on the Celtics backdoor looking to knock it down…..
Portcity
January 22nd, 2011
1:00 pm
Everyone can complain all day long, but nothing will change until the ownership change. We have owners that purchased this team for the wrong reasons. The owners have no money to move forward, have you all been reading about them in the news lately? Too many investors and not owners! There is a difference u know.
TruthSeeker
January 22nd, 2011
1:03 pm
People are saying that the Spurs, Lakers, Heat, Celtics, etc. would never allow a team to beat them by 41, and that’s correct. But the Hawks are not on the same level as those teams. Sure, they can beat all of them on a given night, but they don’t have the star power of those teams.
The Hawks are what they are. They’ll win 50 games and have nights where they look like a title contender, and other nights (like last night) where they look like the worst team in the league. That’s because they have solid talent, but not elite talent, and they still have questionable leadership.
I didn’t get too excited over the win over Miami, and I’m not going to get down over the loss to New Orleans. It’s just typical Hawks.
HAWKS GO TO NO WERE
January 22nd, 2011
1:13 pm
PLEEEAZ DO A BIG TRADE CUZ WE ARE GOING TO GET KICKEDUP BY ANY GOOD TEAM
HAWKS GO TO NO WERE
January 22nd, 2011
1:14 pm
I WANT JC TO START OVER JJ WHO IS PLAY LIKE A SH;T
ant banks
January 22nd, 2011
1:16 pm
lakers, san antonio, boston, miami, detroit ( dumars missed on darko), orlando, chicago, okc, denver.
3 COMMON THEMES that these championship contenders in the past 10 years have, ELITE OWNERSHIP, ELITE GM, OR ELITE COACH.
the LAKERS have all 3, which is rare.
DETROIT has fallen off of late, but dumars couldn’t miss for a minute.
hawks have NEITHER of the 3 qualities of traditional championship contenders, ownership, gm, or coach
HAWKS GO TO NO WERE
January 22nd, 2011
1:19 pm
IS THERE ANY TEAM WOULD FUVKED UP AND ACCEPT JJ CRAZY CONTRACT ??
Geemack
January 22nd, 2011
1:24 pm
northcyde
I would agree with you if this was just one game.
However this outcome reflects a pattern for the core of this team.
Look at the “great” 2008 playoff series versus Boston we lost by an average of 25 in that series.
The playoff series in 2009 against the Cavs, we lost by an average of 18ppg.
Last years playoff series versus the Magic we lost by an average of 32ppg.
Last season’s regular sesson series versus the Magic we lost by an average 16ppg.
Then there was last nights 41 point loss that contiues the pattern for the core of this team.
The fans can deal with losses, but to not compete is unacceptable.
brigadierjerry
January 22nd, 2011
1:28 pm
That was a bad loss last night. I really think a problem of the Hawks is they play to the level of their competition.
One thing I would like to point out is the fact of the matter is can you win or better yet do you feel the Hawks can get to the Eastern Conference finals with this group as currently constituted? It seems the fans and management have different ideas for what is considered a sucessfull season. Seems management wants to get to 2nd round not embarass themselves and the fans want conference finals or further.
Another thing I will say watching this hawks team since the early 80;s, this team doesnt have a personality. I dont think this team excites the fans . The players are quiet mellow somewhat nondescript which is fine but I always feels Atlanta likes a player or a team with some swagger that can back their talk up kind of like the pistons of the 80’s or even the Nique Atlanta teams. Even when the Nique teams battled the Celtics or Pistons or even Bulls in playoffs you got a buzz in the arena, you felt that the Hawks had somewhat of a chance and the games were competitive. I dont get that with this Hawks team ever outside of when they played Boston a few years ago.
And all have make a good point about the point guard needs an upgrade. Hawks are much better if they had a point guard that could push the ball so the Hawks can run. The problem is management is fine with going to the second round every year and not embarass themselves and that is fine when you are starting to build a team for the first year or two like when they played the celtics to seven games but it has been i believe year 5 with this group has to be eastern conference finals or better. 2nd round in the playoffs losing in 6 games or 7 isnt to me acceptable.This isnt a rebuilding team this is a team to win now. Thoughts?
HAWKS GO TO NO WERE
January 22nd, 2011
1:28 pm
DO WE HAVE A CHANCE TO TRADE WITH GSW ?
Geemack
January 22nd, 2011
1:32 pm
K-Dogg
Did the Heat not play good, or did the Hawks compete and play very good defense?
Chris Bosh may not have played, but neither did Marvin, and Al missed the entire 2nd half.
So D-Wade scores 27 points, LBJ dropped 34, EHouse gave them 15, and Chalmers game them 13, plus they held the Hawks under 100 with an overtime period, but the Heat didn’t play well. Lol. That’s funny.
O'Brien
January 22nd, 2011
1:34 pm
Geemack,
Actually, we lost by an average of 25 ppg to Orlando in the playoffs, but I see your point. This core group has had some real bad losses together.
Its like once they get knocked in the mouth, more often than not, they hang their head, tuck their tail between their legs, go sit on the bench and just wait for the next game.
We need more passion, more fire, more leadership, more intensity on the court.
O'Brien
January 22nd, 2011
1:39 pm
We lost both games in Charlotte last season. One by 20 (Charlotte was 11-18 from 3), and one by 9.
In the first game, Bibby had 2 pts, 3 assists in 20 minutes, while Teague had 4 pts, 3 assists in 20 minutes.
In the second game, Bibby did not play, and Teague had 9 pts, 6 assists in 22 minutes.
However, Felton is gone, and so is Rajah Bell. I know that we are mising Al (I’m not sure we’re missing marvin), but I think the Hawks win tonight.
They have played well on the second game of back to backs, and after last night’s embarrassment, they will start out focused (imo).
Treme
January 22nd, 2011
1:40 pm
New Orleans continues to dominate atlanta sports teams.
DO A BIG TRADES
January 22nd, 2011
1:45 pm
MONTA – RADMANOVIC – BIEDRINC FOR JJ – JS 2 FIRST R.P
DO A BIG TRADES
January 22nd, 2011
1:56 pm
MONTA – RADMANOVIC – BIEDRINC FOR JJ – JS 2 FIRST R.P
AND MB AND JT FOR ANDRE MILLER
DO A BIG TRADES
January 22nd, 2011
1:58 pm
ANDRE MILLER
MONTA
MARVIN
AL
BIEDRINC
DO A BIG TRADES
January 22nd, 2011
1:59 pm
OR JUST DO’NT PLAY SUCK HAWKS
mollo
January 22nd, 2011
2:02 pm
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GET ANDRE MILLER FROM PORTLAND HE IS REAL GOOD FOR US
HOLLA
January 22nd, 2011
2:14 pm
Z.RANDOLPH AND O.J MAYO FOR JJ AND ZAZA SO
drmaryb (*_*)
January 22nd, 2011
2:32 pm
The Maniac – Multiple blogger is worse than last night’s game and I don’t have to listen to this troll!
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Peace! Later to the real and iconic bloggers – see yall later!
Ray
January 22nd, 2011
3:22 pm
You know after last nights game maybe Marvin isn’t so bad lol.
Seriously I’m beginning to think we need to blow this roster to ashes and start over with Al Horford being the person we keep. We have no choice with JJ so he stays back as well.
Jordan Crawford can stay and so can Teague( if he got the correct teaching he’ll be on point with at least Westbrook).
We need a new coach forget Larry Drew he’s Woody 2.0 with the offense which makes you wonder why we stalled all the time last year.
Trade everyone else maybe keep around Collins and Pape Sy(don’t know much about him yet). Still everyone else is gone in my book.
northcyde
January 22nd, 2011
3:26 pm
Geemack . . people just tend to overreact to everything around here . . good or bad.
Why even bring up the 2008 team, a team that was expected to get swept by the mighty Celtics, and had only won 37 games total ( 12 on the road ). We weren’t even supposed to last 5 games, let alone 7.
2009 . . the entire team had nagging injuries, ( including Horford, who had gotten hurt midway in the Miami series, and Marvin, who was probably playing at 40% – 50% )
2010 . . Orlando simply had our number all year, sans one game.
It all goes back to 2 things.
1) our star players just aren’t as good as people hype them up to be ( talking about JJ, Al, and especially Josh, whom people think is a top 3 PF in the league, by the way they hype him up )
and 2) our bench is below average ( horrible, if you remove Jamal )
So when the starters have a bad game, the only person that steps up on occasion to pick up the slack, is Jamal. And if he isn’t able to carry the team somewhat, we can definitely get blown out.
We don’t have a Big Baby Davis . . or a Lamar Odom . . or a Dejuan Blair . . or even a Kurt Thomas to bring off the bench in the frontcourt, in the event if Al or Josh are out.
So when Al or Josh are out, JJ, Bibby, and Jamal have to play lights out. If they don’t, who is going to step up?
Zaza?
Powell?
Collins?
Teague?
I’m not making excuses for those guys. I’m just being realistic. It would be totally different if we had Shaq and Josh on the frontline. Teams would have to still account for Shaq, which would make life easier for Josh and our guards.
Just don’t act like this team is supposed to play at a high level if one of our main guys are out. You guys KNOW that the Hawks are nowhere near as talented as that.
It doesn’t excuse a 40 point loss, but people should easily see how it could happen if other “core” guys are off their games.
Dept. Of Unintended Irony
January 22nd, 2011
3:31 pm
“DO A BIG TRADES”
Name kinda says it all, doesn’t it?
Ken Strickland
January 22nd, 2011
3:43 pm
That was certainly a 1st class butt whipping last night. I wonder how many fans of other teams would whine, complain, b!tch, and generally show so little appreciation for its players and team, especially one that’s likely headed for its:
1-2nd consecutive 50+ win season,
2-3rd consecutive finish as a top 4 seed team.
3-4th consecutive playoff appearance,
4-3rd consecutive 2nd rd apprearance
5-2nd consecutive season with mulitple All stars and 6MOY.
And they’ve managed to accomplish this despite losing 4 of 5 starters and the reigning 6th MOY to injuries. I recently read a post that said one win against Miami doesn’t prove anything. However, in their minds one blowout loss against the Hornets appears to be more than enough proof to fuel their negative minded thinking towards the Hawks.
ONE SHOULD NEVER MEASURE SOMEONE BY HOW MANY TIMES THEY FALL, BUT BY HOW MANY TIMES THEY GET UP. Even with the same starting lineup, and virtually the same roster, the Hawks have done a pretty good job of getting up over the last 3yrs, and they’ll do it again.
northcyde
January 22nd, 2011
3:45 pm
And last night was definitely a game in which we could’ve used Marvin in. He can play PF . . and if Drew goes small, we can even get away with Smith playing center for a short stretch.
But we were without 2 of our starting frontcourt, and had to rely on Collins to play bigger minutes?
Just be realistic about the Hawks guys and gals. No way in hell are we good enough to play at a high level, with 2 of our top 7 guys out . . who happen to be 2 of our best 3 frontcourt players.
JJ, Smith, and Jamal would have to play extremely well, and we’d have to get good defense out of everybody, to get wins.
Makes no sense to freak out over a horrible loss, when you know we were shorthanded in the first place.
Kapoonka
January 22nd, 2011
3:47 pm
Wow! I was at my fiance’s house last night, and I had the ugly face because I wanted to watch the Hawks, and she wanted to watch TLC crap and catch up on her pre-recorded soap operas. I sucked it up and joined her..just to be close to her. This morning I mentioned that I thought it was kind of selfish for her to not let me watch the Hawks last night. That was before I saw the score. Boy do I owe her an apology!!!!! The Hawks just lost a lot of respect from the fans and a lot of other NBA teams.
SteveW
January 22nd, 2011
4:04 pm
KenS – I think it would only be 2 consecutive top 4 finishes if we finish in the top 4.
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Northcyde – And to think, we could have had DeJuan (wasn’t he like the 45th pick), and Big Baby (2nd rounder somewhere in there) if we had the talent gurus a few teams have.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 22nd, 2011
4:04 pm
We all knew what this team was coming into the season, and the last two games have proven it. At their best, they can hang with the league’s elite, but at anything less than their best, they are nowhere near being an elite team. No team, even during the playoffs, can sustain playing at their very best every minute of every game, and the result of this is going to be another 50 wins and another first- or second-round playoff exit.
My expectation for this team is to improve upon last year; in other words, make it to the second round and don’t get embarrassed after getting there.
And please make the Nash trade before the deadline. The Hawks haven’t had a good point guard since I was in middle school.
Ramon
January 22nd, 2011
4:13 pm
@johnhollinger Not sure how I didn’t notice earlier, but Hawks PGs (Bibby + Teague) combined to shoot 0-for-15 in last night’s debacle. Yuck. about 2 hours ago
Dept. of Denial
January 22nd, 2011
4:15 pm
“everyone calm the fuq down!!! this was an abberration of epic proportions. we are top 4 in the east, top 10 in the league, 15-9 on the road, and 14-6 at home. miami has lost 4 in a row, boston lost to clev., this ish happens.
games like this show who the REAL hawks fans are. some of yall cryin’ like b!tches over an anomaly. now if our record was like the cavs, im with you but STFU otherwise”
who this guy?must be a friend of Marvin? Maybe Sund?? Some strong stuff in Le pipe???
Slimjr
January 22nd, 2011
4:20 pm
@Dept. of unintended irony
““DO A BIG TRADES”
Name kinda says it all, doesn’t it?”
That’s Rick Sund thinking out loud in the bathroom….
SteveW
January 22nd, 2011
4:21 pm
Larry Drew PG development – He runs a camp to develop PG’s. His son is a PG with UNC:
Hawks – Ty Lue (already developed when he got here)
Salim Stoudamire
Tony Delk (already developed when he got here)
Royal Ivey
Anthony Johnson (already developed)
Speedy Claxton ” ” ” ” ” ” ”
Acie Law
Jeff Teague
Mike Bibby (already developed)
With the Wizards – Chris Whitney (already developed)
Ty Lue
Steve Blake (for 1 year)
The only PG I see LD ever developed even a little bit the last 10 years or so is Ty Lue, who I liked alot for what he was.
It seems like he is a graveyard for guys like Salim, Acie, Royal, and now Jeff Teague. I know the players have to be responsible, and it could all just be a coincidence, but I don’t think LD is the PG producing machine people may think he is, and supposed to be. Just a thought.
Slimjr
January 22nd, 2011
4:24 pm
Hawks are now 5-11 against the winners.. WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER…Oh and they want respect?? How bout a size 13 on the rear end?????? Maybe that will motivate these so called professionals??? Not………………………………………………….
SteveW
January 22nd, 2011
4:27 pm
KenS – You are correct, this would be the 3rd consecutive top 4 finish in the East.
And about LD and PG’s, who as an assistant under Woody, he was supposed to be in charge of, all I know, is he’s taken an 11th pick, a 19th pick, a 31st pick and another 2nd pick, and done nothing with them. Now I know this may be the players fault. But I also know of many instances of good players getting inadequate coaching who flourish under different leadership and coaching. Again, just a thought.
Slimjr
January 22nd, 2011
4:30 pm
“1-2nd consecutive 50+ win season,
2-3rd consecutive finish as a top 4 seed team.
3-4th consecutive playoff appearance,
4-3rd consecutive 2nd rd apprearance
5-2nd consecutive season with mulitple All stars and 6MOY”
Who gives a flying ish at those stats when this franchise has not been to an ECF in 23 freaking years and never part took in an NBA Finals in 43 freaking years?
Sund seek some professional help yesterday…………………………………………………………………
SteveW
January 22nd, 2011
4:30 pm
Jeff Teague gets no practice against great PG’s. Bibby and Jamal guard him in practice. When then want him to go out against Chris Paul and Jarrett Jack cold, after some DNP’s, and get mad when Paul steals the ball. Of course! I would play Teague against every great PG, and get his feet wet.
Or we can just have Bibby stand at the 3 pt. line and hope he connects when the ball comes his way.
I would start Jeff Teague the next 10 games and forget about it. It may transform this team. But we’ll never know, unless it’s done.
SteveW
January 22nd, 2011
4:35 pm
What if we had Shaq instead of Boston? Our record may be better than their’s.
What if we had Dampier instead of Miami? Last night probably wouldn’t have happened.
And it would have made our opponents the Heat and Celts weaker and us stronger. Oh well….
Slimjr
January 22nd, 2011
4:37 pm
Marvin/drmary pictures on the “pole”/cash/ Bentley GT/one way ticket to Aruba/ and some hardcore Hawks Fans for DWILL yesterday…Problem solved..
Oh did I just mention pictures of the “HOT CHICK on the POLE???????”
Ra'mon
January 22nd, 2011
4:39 pm
SteveW, that’s why I strongly desired to see Mark Jackson become the coach.
Blake
January 22nd, 2011
4:53 pm
This Is the most Inconsistent team In Atlanta Sports history!