Game thread, Bucks-Hawks
Greetings, all-
This is Ken sitting in for MC, who’s getting some needed down time. I know it was hard for him to pass up a trip to beautiful Milwaukee (just ask Josh Smith), but discretion is the better part of valor, as they say.
I was going to post a little earlier, but wanted to let the Carmelo thread get more of a run. Interesting, I thought, though, as Mike pointed out, I don’t know what the Hawks have that they’d be willing to give up that the Nuggets would really want. Maybe the Hawks could arrange a three-way trade and be able to use Carmelo like a timeshare.
Anyway, some tidbits from the shootaround.
- Al Horford and Marvin Williams both shot and will be ready. Larry Drew sounded like he was planning on giving Wiliams about 20 minutes of playing time.
- Drew is going with the big lineup to tangle with Andrew Bogut.
- Drew said the team is playing better on the road in part because it’s understanding that you have to play differently on the road than you do at the super-energized Philips Arena.
Drew: “When you look at our team in the past, and when I say past I’m saying years back, we’ve tried to play the same way on the road as we do at home, and the one thing I tried to instill in these guys is the fact that the mindset has to be a little different on the road because you can’t play with the pace on the road like you do at home.”
- Hawks wearing the red uni’s again. They’re 4-0 thus far in them this season.
- Got any questions for Jamal Crawford? Get them to me by the time I get to the arena for open locker room (6:30 EST) and I’ll ask what I can. (Presuming he’s willing and available, which he generally is.)
- Question – as best I can tell, there’s five arenas in the NBA that aren’t named by a corporation. The Bradley Center (named after a local philanthropist) is one of them. Can you name the others? No googling, please.
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Jae Evolution
January 26th, 2011
8:36 pm
Looks like he heard, quick attack being aggressive KEEP IT UP!
terrell
January 26th, 2011
8:36 pm
And Zaza ruins another assist.
ClassicHawks
January 26th, 2011
8:36 pm
Horford Is An All Star, What Do We Mean By We Not Utilyzing Him RIGHT? Typical complaining HAWKS FAN. Not Knowledgeable EITHER!
J.J.M
January 26th, 2011
8:36 pm
Josh can dunk on anybody if he tried@Ramon
Melvin
January 26th, 2011
8:36 pm
Nice assist by Teague….
terrell
January 26th, 2011
8:37 pm
Bibby hurts his hands more than any player in history.
cp
January 26th, 2011
8:37 pm
Thats what we need to see from Teague
niremetal
January 26th, 2011
8:37 pm
Ha, just checked – you actually missed one, Ken. It’s six now. Ford dropped its sponsorship of the arena in OKC, so now that’s just “Oklahoma City Arena.”
http://www.kfor.com/news/local/kfor-news-ford-center-ok-arena-story,0,6405721.story
terrell
January 26th, 2011
8:38 pm
Marvin for 3eeeeeeeee!
Melvin
January 26th, 2011
8:38 pm
Teague has a basket and an assist in less than 2mins of playing time. He looks aggessive to me….lol
Trig
January 26th, 2011
8:39 pm
Just because he is an all star, which is an individual accomplishment, doesnt mean he is being utilized best for the sake of the team
Najeh Davenpoop
January 26th, 2011
8:39 pm
I don’t know about y’all, but I think I saw some “inner dog” at the end of that first quarter.
Blast
January 26th, 2011
8:39 pm
Yeah, Horford is not having plays called for him, and I put that on the coach. Josh is getting the ball but not doing much with it.
Melvin
January 26th, 2011
8:41 pm
Jamal was playing street ball just now…. WTF
J.J.M
January 26th, 2011
8:42 pm
horford didnt even attempt to block that last shot
Blast
January 26th, 2011
8:42 pm
Teague looking good so far, and so is Marvin. This is Hawks game to take.
Continue the road win streak, baby!
Hawks need a lineup change.
Jae Evolution
January 26th, 2011
8:42 pm
Teague needs to build confidence on his shot, if he takes another shot and misses it, I gurantee he won’t shoot for the rest of the game or LD will bench him, with the Bibby injury I hope he gets extended minutes to prove himself, DONT BENCH HIM YET!
Randolph
January 26th, 2011
8:43 pm
ClassicHawks,
Al is not an all-star because of the way the team uses him. His skill set would be effective on any team. It’s his own hard work that has allowed him to become an all-star. Apparently, you have not been following the Hawks for long if you haven’t heard the complaints for years about Horford being underutilized. He had 1 shot in the first quarter, one shot. When Ilyasova is guarding him, it really makes no sense to keep the ball away from him. Not knowledgeable? It appears to me that you are the one showing a lack of knowledge by not assessing the situation before responding. I think most people would agree with me that the Hawks did a poor job of attacking their mismatches with Josh and Al inside. Also, for Al’s offensive ability, there’s nothing crazy about insisting on him having more field goal attempts per game, especially, when he’s in on the beneficiary end of mismatch.
Also, as far as Josh is concerned, the Hawks gave him an ample amount of attempts during that first quarter, the problem is that he’s playing to his weaknesses again by taking long jump shots which he hits with low accuracy, rather than using his size inside against Maggette. It’s just frustrating to see these trends continue night after night.
ClassicHawks
January 26th, 2011
8:44 pm
He Is Being Utilyzed As A Second Option. We Go To Al When It Is Crunch Time. I Don’t Understand What Yall Are Seeing. You Telling Me Al Horford Is Tim Duncan? He Can Go For 25points and 10 Boards Every Night? Man Yall Need To Wake UP!
bigdave
January 26th, 2011
8:45 pm
is the Bradley Center located on the campus of Marquette? b/c its always a festive crowd in there.. they were just doing a d..d..d.. defense chant..
sounded like a college crowd. maybe Marquette is downtown.. kinda like GA St. so u just get lots of students in there..
terrell
January 26th, 2011
8:45 pm
Josh makes that dumb pass every game.
bigdave
January 26th, 2011
8:45 pm
he’s not the highest of jumpers but Al doenst look as if he has any lift..
Jae Evolution
January 26th, 2011
8:47 pm
AHHHH Teague don’t run to the 3 pt line, cut to the basket Jamal wouldve found you for an easy layup…
J.J.M
January 26th, 2011
8:47 pm
is mo evavs wearing a headband?
cp
January 26th, 2011
8:47 pm
See now Teague is coming out. He should leave him in and let him play
Melvin
January 26th, 2011
8:47 pm
Nice pass by Horford…
J.J.M
January 26th, 2011
8:48 pm
whoa how did josh not get foul
Blast
January 26th, 2011
8:48 pm
These days I trust Al to make free throws than I do Josh or even Joe. Even Bibby.
Melvin
January 26th, 2011
8:49 pm
Why did he take Teague out so quick?
J.J.M
January 26th, 2011
8:49 pm
omggg josh drive the damn ball
bigdave
January 26th, 2011
8:49 pm
Josh had CDR sealed couldnt get a entry pass .. smh.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 26th, 2011
8:50 pm
“A Waffle House block, scattered smothered and covered”… LMAO
bigdave
January 26th, 2011
8:50 pm
a waffle house block!! lol
J.J.M
January 26th, 2011
8:50 pm
a waffle house block??? *dead*
ClassicHawks
January 26th, 2011
8:50 pm
Ya’ll Aren’t Knowledgeable. Al Horford has been getting easy looks this year on the pick and rolls. His post game is above average, but not dominate. He has a Rasheed Wallace In His Prime, without the range, and not has lengthy. Al Horford is a star, not a super star. He’s Solid, and maybe in a couple more years he can carry us, right now I still don’t think is he capable of carrying us every night, hense the reason he doesn’t get 20-25 shots a night. Horford at his best will go for 22 and 12, so be happy with what he does now.
Sautee
January 26th, 2011
8:51 pm
LOL @ Bob: Waffle house Block. LOL!
bigdave
January 26th, 2011
8:51 pm
if Bob aint Atlanta i dont know who is..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 26th, 2011
8:51 pm
“Drew said the team is playing better on the road in part because it’s understanding that you have to play differently on the road than you do at the super-energized Philips Arena.”
Recently they have seemed to be more energized on the road than at Philips…
J from the A
January 26th, 2011
8:51 pm
“A Waffle House block!” lol smothered and scattered.
Sautee
January 26th, 2011
8:52 pm
We are knowledgeable enough to not capitalize words it the middle of a sentence.
ClassicHawks
January 26th, 2011
8:52 pm
The only way he wasn’t being utilize prior is because he was our center. Al Is a PF and you are getting your first looks at him playing extended minutes at the position. Last year Al Shouldn’t of been an all star. This year no question. HARD WORK? Okay.
Trig
January 26th, 2011
8:52 pm
Man, if he woulkd just concentrate on blocking shots and rebounding Josh would be a beast!!!!…an even bigger beast I should say.
But he is so obsessed with having to contribute on the offensive end. See, I think that Josh is more of an second or 3rd option for this team, while Horford mostly gets garbage points. It should be reversed in my opinion. When it goes into the halfcourt offense the offense should go thru Horford in the post
bigdave
January 26th, 2011
8:54 pm
thats what i like to see.. go left boy! strong!
Blast
January 26th, 2011
8:54 pm
Corey can’t guard Josh in the post!
ClassicHawks
January 26th, 2011
8:54 pm
At SAUTEE Ya’ll Are to stupid to See The Lower Case Wording. SAUTEE equals WACK! Going Hard On The Fair Weather Hawks Fans Tonite, Because I Have Nothing Else Better To Do!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 26th, 2011
8:54 pm
“His post game is above average, but not dominate. He has a Rasheed Wallace In His Prime, without the range, and not has lengthy. Al Horford is a star, not a super star. He’s Solid, and maybe in a couple more years he can carry us, right now I still don’t think is he capable of carrying us every night,”
I agree with basically all of this. The aspect of Al’s game that is elite is his mid range jump shot; every other part of his game is good but not to the level where it makes him a go to option. But that doesn’t rule out the idea that the Hawks do under-utilize him. Maybe he shouldn’t be leading the team in shot attempts by a huge margin, but routinely he has games when three or four of his teammates get more shots than him, which really shouldn’t happen.
I’d like to see them put him in position to take people off the dribble more often. He has the quickness to get to the foul line when facing up pretty much against any big man, and lord knows the Hawks need someone who can get to the foul line consistently.
Jae Evolution
January 26th, 2011
8:54 pm
BRING TEAGUE BACK OUT
bigdave
January 26th, 2011
8:57 pm
lol @ Scott.. “did you call it on Doc Rivers?”!!
J.J.M
January 26th, 2011
8:57 pm
lmao bucks coach “would you call that on doc rivers”
Jae Evolution
January 26th, 2011
8:57 pm
This should be when we run away with the game, never look back come on ATL.