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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J.J.M
January 26th, 2011
10:05 pm
this game might be over
Jae Evolution
January 26th, 2011
10:05 pm
TAKE JOSH OUT COME ON THATS 2 BAD THREES!
ATL FAN
January 26th, 2011
10:06 pm
SMITH????????
Hawks vs Bucks
January 26th, 2011
10:06 pm
they had a nice lead going into the 4th but they’re completely collapsing now .. wow, bench probably shouldn’t have opened the 4th
Melvin
January 26th, 2011
10:06 pm
Where is the offense? Iso and Jumpshots…
cp
January 26th, 2011
10:06 pm
smh who the hell is Temple. Why cant we find 10 day contract guys like this
Ramon
January 26th, 2011
10:06 pm
Why no motion now LD?
ATL FAN
January 26th, 2011
10:06 pm
yes jamal…
Hawks vs Bucks
January 26th, 2011
10:06 pm
ok forget collapse, this is more “choke” like
Jae Evolution
January 26th, 2011
10:07 pm
How can we live with these terrible shots, joe brick 3, josh brick 3, jamal got lucky with that call this is so sad.
Rod from College Park
January 26th, 2011
10:07 pm
Why are you passing to Josh for three at the end of the game?
J.J.M
January 26th, 2011
10:07 pm
hawks just suck man…trade josh for melo asap
Rod from College Park
January 26th, 2011
10:08 pm
All jumpshots.
ATL FAN
January 26th, 2011
10:08 pm
why do the hawks always panic as soon as they are down in the 4th quarter?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 26th, 2011
10:08 pm
If Jamal is going to pass it to a wide open Smoove — who does after all make 39% of his 3’s — that is not a bad shot. Criticize him when he forces it early in the clock, not when he shoots it in rhythm in the flow of the offense.
Sautee
January 26th, 2011
10:08 pm
Jamal needs to run the offense. His isos are killing us. (I DID like the 3 fts).
Melvin
January 26th, 2011
10:09 pm
Good Jamal, bad Jamal….
Jae Evolution
January 26th, 2011
10:09 pm
Idk how we can even be close in this game, half their starters are injured their best player on the perimeter has been in foul trouble all game long, this is pathetic.
O'Brien
January 26th, 2011
10:09 pm
I thought the motion offense was supposed to cure these offensive droughts?
This looked like one of our fourth quarters under Woody.
I can hear LD now. Our energy in the fourth was lacking…
The Rephaim
January 26th, 2011
10:10 pm
For this team have so many so called all stars, they sure do fold up in the clutch alot. Nothing but horrible shot selection from panicking.
Antawn
January 26th, 2011
10:10 pm
Atlanta has shifted gears to Woodson mode now. Iso Joe and horrible shots. Someone slap Drew and tell him to get his act together. What kind of plays are these? It’s been nothing but iso-Joe, iso-Jamal, high pick and roll, and awful shots by Josh ever since the team got into a trouble in the fourth quarter. I hope that Drew is not the one encouraging these plays. If it’s a case of the players not executing, that makes more sense, but if these are the actual plays that Drew wants, then something is horribly wrong.
Melvin
January 26th, 2011
10:10 pm
Najah,
Smoove could have pass to a wideopen Bibby on his 2nd 3pt shot attempt.
FanfromFL
January 26th, 2011
10:10 pm
Smoove does not make that 3 usually Najeh, it IS a bad shot…
Rod from College Park
January 26th, 2011
10:10 pm
“If Jamal is going to pass it to a wide open Smoove — who does after all make 39% of his 3’s — that is not a bad shot. Criticize him when he forces it early in the clock, not when he shoots it in rhythm in the flow of the offense.”
I support Josh, and that was a bad shot. Especially with Bibby and Joe wide open also.
bigdave
January 26th, 2011
10:10 pm
if you’re wide open you have to make an aggressive play.. though im not sure why we’re falling in love w/ the 3 ball right now..
Ramon
January 26th, 2011
10:10 pm
When you have a 7 footer that no one else on the other team can guard in single coverage on the block, and it causes the opposition to double (when you’re spacing the floor) you can always pull away in a game.
J.J.M
January 26th, 2011
10:10 pm
im ready to see a trade. this team will not get it done
Melvin
January 26th, 2011
10:11 pm
Hawks have been outscored 22-6 in the 4th qtr so far…
Jae Evolution
January 26th, 2011
10:11 pm
BAWSE!
ATL FAN
January 26th, 2011
10:11 pm
Antawn,
Drew can’t control how the players react as soon as the Bucks get on a roll. It’s not like he holds their hands and tells them what to do, it’s the players fault not the coach’s what’s been happening in the 4th quarter
bigdave
January 26th, 2011
10:11 pm
thats what im saying.. heady play Al.. way to go quick..
O'Brien
January 26th, 2011
10:11 pm
Games like this explains why people dont think the Hawks can win in the playoffs.
Because when our jumpers are not falling, we cannot rely on our defense to stop the other team.
Meanwhile, Hawks with a chance to close within 2. As bad as we played this quarter, we still have a chance to win. Wow.
Melvin
January 26th, 2011
10:12 pm
Glad to see Maggett fouled out…
Wabe
January 26th, 2011
10:12 pm
4th quarter shot selection…wow.
Motion offense? Where you at?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 26th, 2011
10:12 pm
Good drive by Horford. He has a hard time handling Bogut in the low post, but Bogut can’t stop him when he drives on him.
Still don’t like that they have abandoned the post altogether.
Ramon
January 26th, 2011
10:12 pm
Fan, no player on the Hawks ‘usually’ makes a 3 pt attempt. but late in the shot clock with no ball movement, both threes weren’t the best option you’ll want going in. but at that point what was a better option with 5 seconds on shot clock or less?
Melvin
January 26th, 2011
10:12 pm
Why are we in a zone?
bigdave
January 26th, 2011
10:13 pm
THANK YOU!
J.J.M
January 26th, 2011
10:13 pm
why would you keep leaving the same person open for 3
Wabe
January 26th, 2011
10:13 pm
How many times have the Hawks left Bucks sharp shooters (Maggette, Delfino) wide open beyond the arc?
bigdave
January 26th, 2011
10:13 pm
strong drive left.. impressive..
O'Brien
January 26th, 2011
10:13 pm
Why does Al have only 8 shots, while Josh has 17 shots?
The Rephaim
January 26th, 2011
10:14 pm
All the good teams the Hawks beat had injuries or new rosters that hadn’t meshed.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 26th, 2011
10:14 pm
See now THAT is a bad shot by Smoove.
Wabe
January 26th, 2011
10:14 pm
How bout calling a play here Coach???????
Do you see Josh Smith? WTF is that?
J.J.M
January 26th, 2011
10:14 pm
trade josh smith
ReddJonn68
January 26th, 2011
10:14 pm
Same old Hawks no defensive intensity, for once I like for these guys to get fired up not mad.
Wabe
January 26th, 2011
10:14 pm
Al Horford pick & pop…
Should’ve gone back to that 10 minutes ago…
bigdave
January 26th, 2011
10:14 pm
Bibby gets burned off dribble but Josh cant save him b/c he’s looking to the bench or ref..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 26th, 2011
10:15 pm
That possession was Exhibit A on Mike Bibby, defensive liability.