Hawks-Wizards game thread
Greetings, all-
Ken Sugiura sitting in for MC, who is at home celebrating his birthday. A few notes prior to Hawks-Wizards, or the basketball Super Bowl, as I like to call it.
1) Al Horford is not playing. He tested out his back after getting to the arena, but decided against it. Zaza Pachulia will go at 5, Josh Smith at 4, Marvin Williams at 3, Joe Johnson at 2, Mike Bibby at 1. He said he’ll be ready to go Tuesday for Philadelphia.
2) Larry Drew, not surprisingly, talked about the importance of containing Wizards rookie John Wall, remarking at his baseline to baseline speed. Bibby will start out on Wall, which will obviously be a bit of a test for Bibby.
3) Hawks have won 11 in a row against Washington.
4) Courtesy of Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN, Jamal Crawford’s 34-point game against the Clippers last night gave him three 30-point games off the bench for the season. No one else has more than one this season.
5) Wizards’ lineup: JaVale McGee, Andray Blatche, Rashard Lewis, Nick Young, Wall.
6) Hawks wearing red. I think they’re either 3-0 or 4-0 in red this season.
Ken Sugiura, Hawks beat
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bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:11 pm
if Mo in the game.. thats a blow by instead of a contested jumper.
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
9:11 pm
Crawford does not look to pass on the pick and roll play…
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:12 pm
Looks like it will be a DNP for Teague in this one, and Bibby hasn’t really played much in the second half either. The Hawks’ offense hasn’t been noticeably different without a true point guard on the floor.
Kent
February 5th, 2011
9:14 pm
We have no true point guard any night…
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
9:15 pm
Nice move by Josh…
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:15 pm
mmmm…
and who’s the better PF?
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:16 pm
Huge post up by Smoove just as it looked like the Wizards may be making their final run.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:16 pm
Damien with the ole skool take..
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:16 pm
More minutes for Damien please.
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
9:17 pm
LD, give Damien more PT…
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:17 pm
16 boards.. smh.
and i went w/ him in my pick 1 challenge yesterday..
Blast
February 5th, 2011
9:17 pm
Monster game for Josh.
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
9:19 pm
I have Josh on my Fantasy team, he is a stat stuffer.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:20 pm
Wizards wanted this game @ home after losing last night .. good effort from the Hawks.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:20 pm
I think Nique just said “nimbers”, although it sounded a little like “nipples”.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:20 pm
Wall w/ the ddt.
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
9:20 pm
C’mon fellas!!!
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:21 pm
lol
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:21 pm
yessir.. ill take 15and 12 from that young man..
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
9:22 pm
Enter your comments here
drmaryb (*_*)
February 5th, 2011
9:23 pm
Nimbers Don’t Lie!
Nique said, “Josh should have been on the All-Star team, but I guess he got lost in the Nimbers.”
Maybe that’s what happened, the coaches were looking for Josh’s numbers and they weren’t there? They should have looked up his Nimbers.
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
9:23 pm
No chants about trading Smoove tonight??? Where r the haters?
It was not a bad pick
February 5th, 2011
9:24 pm
Monster game by Marvin!
terrell
February 5th, 2011
9:24 pm
Trade Josh Smith. lol!
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:26 pm
7-12 Joe
was doubled hard often, got rid of the ball and the ball swung..
when he was single covered he turned it over anticipating 2nd defender..
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
9:26 pm
You couldn’t resist terrell
Sautee
February 5th, 2011
9:27 pm
As someone once said…..
Regardless of the quality of the opposition, road wins are like GOLD.
16 road wins. Maybe that will make a difference in the playoffs.
Oh yeah, that was me.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:27 pm
Your grandson had a great game, it was not a bad pick. Hope he keeps it up.
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
9:27 pm
Another road win, I will take it…
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:27 pm
I wonder what Sam Cassell just said to Smoove?
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:27 pm
gotta respect ole Sam Cassell for giving Josh a few pointers there @ the end..
terrell
February 5th, 2011
9:27 pm
Wtf is Cassell saying to Josh? Ha
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:28 pm
Not only is it another road win, but it’s another win on the back end of a back-to-back. 12-4 now in that situation. Yeah, it’s over a bad team, but it’s good to see them overcoming the absence of Al.
Blast
February 5th, 2011
9:28 pm
Wtf was Sam Cassell taking to Josh about at the end of the game?
Another nice/road win for Hawks.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:28 pm
Poop..
u dont see that often.. @ the college level sure, but not in pros..
terrell
February 5th, 2011
9:29 pm
it was not a bad pick, where ya been? Waiting on ya boy to do his thang? lol! Good game for your boy, no doubt.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:29 pm
they werent talking after party..
terrell
February 5th, 2011
9:30 pm
Cassell knows Josh is coming into his own. Cut down on the boneheaded plays and watch out!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:31 pm
Speaking of weird looking retired point guards, I was wondering yesterday… who would be a better NBA point guard right now — Bibby or Nick Van Exel?
Ra'mon
February 5th, 2011
9:32 pm
If Flip Saunders is the coach of the Wizards next season, he has pictures of someone in his office.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:32 pm
these road wins are stacking up..
Ra'mon
February 5th, 2011
9:33 pm
Najeh, Bibby would. Do you remember the run ins (literally, lol) with the officials that Van Exel used to have? Him and Josh on the same team, wouldn’t be good for the calls.
Sautee
February 5th, 2011
9:33 pm
Cassell said “when you do the big balls dance you have to reach farther down, LOL”
Ra'mon
February 5th, 2011
9:33 pm
He and Josh,*
drmaryb (*_*)
February 5th, 2011
9:33 pm
Did yall see Sam Cassell having a heart to heart convo with Josh after the game? I saw his lips say All-Star and he tapped the ATL on his jersey a couple of times. Yall, think maybe he was impressed with Josh’s play tonight?
I’m glad Josh is not sulking, he does look pissed though. I haven’t seen him smile since his snub! Hopefully, he will play with that proverbial chip on his shoulder, the rest of the way!
I know Kobe was so pissed, when Steve Nash won B2B MVP’s, while Kobe was in his prime and arguably could have won those two.
Marvin, played great! Damien was WOW! I loved Maurice Evans sneakers. patented leather red adidas low cuts, I didn’t see his game tho.
MJC
February 5th, 2011
9:33 pm
Nice to see Marvin and Damien step up huge in the absence of Al.
terrell
February 5th, 2011
9:33 pm
Love that lineup LD. Jamal/Joe/Damien/Marvin/Josh.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:33 pm
“Cassell said “when you do the big balls dance you have to reach farther down, LOL””
LMAO
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:34 pm
Ramon..
im sure he’ll be back.. Wizards should be ok.. they have a little bread to spend..
the southeast division will be hands down the most competitive yrs to come.. well if Dwight stays in Disney..
terrell
February 5th, 2011
9:34 pm
lol @ Sautee.