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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slimjr
February 5th, 2011
6:29 pm
Hawks should run the this Team outta Washington tonight! Look for Josh to go off…Jeff Teague should be handling the rock more..Get him ready for the playoffs…Should be a double digit win…
JaVale McGee will have a high-lite dunk tonight! Looking forward to seeing him the dunk contest in a couple of weeks. He can jump with Dewight…
slimjr
February 5th, 2011
6:32 pm
Al may miss several games. That was nasty, the fall….
bmoney
February 5th, 2011
6:36 pm
Any comment from Coach Drew on the transfer of his son from UNC in the MIDDLE of the season?
Blast
February 5th, 2011
6:40 pm
As mentioned previously, Blake Griffin committed 2 hard fouls on Marvin and Al with seconds left to play, and both men up in the air. One hard, mid-air foul I can understand. 2 means you are looking to hurt somebody. Can’t believe his coach didn’t think the foul was flagrant. And one of Blake’s teammate actually had the nerve to say Blake only did what others do to him. Get out of here. He’s lucky he wasn’t tossed. That was the nastiest fall I’ve seen in a long time. We are lucky Al is tough and will only miss one game. Had it been Marvin going down like that, his career could have been over.
Get out of here, Clippers. Hawks sweep you again this season.
Clips are getting really better, though. 3 teams I’m glad play out West: Clippers, Thunder and Hornets. Hawks always have problems with those team.
Go, Hawks! Total team effort needed tonight with Al out.
Luke M
February 5th, 2011
6:44 pm
Sucks Al isn’t playing but I can’t blame him. Glad to see Zaza get a rare start.
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Luke M
February 5th, 2011
6:57 pm
Apologies for misspelling your name, Ken.
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Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:01 pm
Flip Saunders loves using zone defenses, and the Hawks showed yesterday that they still can’t consistently score against the zone. And needless to say, Bibby is going to get torched by John Wall. I think this game is once again going to be much closer than it should be.
lewis
February 5th, 2011
7:08 pm
they are athletic, this gon be tough
Luke M
February 5th, 2011
7:14 pm
Over/under 32 for “times John Wall blows past Bibby like he’s not even there”?
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:14 pm
Wow, Bibby actually made a good play. Nice pick and roll. Take a picture of that and frame it.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:17 pm
Gotta know your personnel, Smoove. That’s a good pass if Horford is the recipient; not so much if it’s intended for Zaza.
lewis
February 5th, 2011
7:18 pm
take bibby out he can only play in 5 minute increments
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:18 pm
Zaza is playing pretty well to start this game. Good D on McGee and good offensive board on Bibby’s brick. I’ll give him credit, he’s played much better over his last few games.
Rev in Tampa
February 5th, 2011
7:18 pm
I’m surprised Zaza’s teammates trust him enough to pass the ball to him in transition.
Rev in Tampa
February 5th, 2011
7:19 pm
Good defense so far
Ken Sugiura
February 5th, 2011
7:20 pm
arena not teeming with energy. the game isn’t either. bibby doing ok so far, but his cold shooting continues. (granted, it’s early)
Blast
February 5th, 2011
7:20 pm
And big props to LD for calling that last play for Al. Clips totally bought the fake hand off to Joe, only to see Al driving hard to the rim. Woody would have ran the iso guard to death.
MJC
February 5th, 2011
7:23 pm
Good ball movement early.
O'Brien
February 5th, 2011
7:23 pm
Good drive and dish by Bibby…leading to good ball movement
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:25 pm
“And big props to LD for calling that last play for Al. ”
No doubt. In an otherwise questionably coached quarter, LD came up with the perfect play call at the biggest moment of the game.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:25 pm
Zaza just converted an and-one. I think I see some icicles forming in hell…
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:26 pm
Spoke too soon about the and-one (he bricked the free throw) but seriously, how often do you see Zaza finish at the rim and get fouled?
Great defense and good ball movement by the Hawks so far. Credit to Zaza, he’s played better lately and is giving the Hawks quality minutes early in this one.
MJC
February 5th, 2011
7:28 pm
The only problem I am seeing so far is too many jumpers. The ball movement is great, but jumpers have gotten us in trouble way too much lately.
Ken Sugiura
February 5th, 2011
7:29 pm
at the risk of being a debby downer, how much of this has to do with washington being 25th in the league in shooting percentage?
Ken Sugiura
February 5th, 2011
7:31 pm
bibby going back in.
MJC
February 5th, 2011
7:31 pm
Collins and Zaza are driving with a suprising amount of effectiveness.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:35 pm
Good first quarter all around. Good defense, good ball movement, mostly good shot selection. Two players I pick on a lot, Bibby and Zaza, mostly played well in that quarter.
Sautee
February 5th, 2011
7:36 pm
debbie downer,
You are 100% correct.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:36 pm
“how much of this has to do with washington being 25th in the league in shooting percentage?”
Probably at least some, but the Hawks did D up well in that quarter. It’s not like the Wizards were missing open shots.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:40 pm
Another 3 for Bibby. About damn time.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
7:43 pm
i like when Marvin goes to that hook.. good patient move..
drmaryb (*_*)
February 5th, 2011
7:45 pm
“Icicles”
I admit, Najeh … I did put that word up against my blackberry spell checker and it did pass the smell test. But, your name? Not even close!
LOL!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:45 pm
Unlike the Hawks’ previous game without Horford (the debacle against the Hornets) they are getting solid contributions from the other members of the front court in this game. Smoove had a dominating first quarter, and Zaza/Marvin/Collins have all played solid minutes.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
7:47 pm
Joe seeing the double.. and getting rid of the ball.. wish we could make them pay on the back end of ball rotation. have to knock down open shots..
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:48 pm
Hawks’ defense has fallen off in the last few minutes with no Smoove on the floor. They can’t settle for jumpers on the offensive end when that happens.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
7:49 pm
Perry Ga.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:49 pm
Damn, Zaza was on the wrong end of that poster.
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
7:49 pm
Did Thronton use ZaZa for a launch pad on that dunk…
Sautee
February 5th, 2011
7:52 pm
Is it just me, or does it seem that MC takes more time off than George Bush did while he was president?
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
7:54 pm
That’s why the coaches pick Joe for the All Star team every year.
EmirS.
February 5th, 2011
7:54 pm
I think Mr. Davenpoop should be along side Mr. Rathburn.
(hope I spelled his name right)
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
7:58 pm
Sautee,
I was thinking the same thing about MC. However, its his Bday so I understand this one…
Ra'mon
February 5th, 2011
7:59 pm
Sautee, I just asked that question a few weeks ago. Its not like he doesn’t have an entire off season, lol
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
7:59 pm
Forget Steve Nash, I want Kirk Hinrich…
MJC
February 5th, 2011
8:01 pm
That was a terrible possession.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:03 pm
Joe is taking over.
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:06 pm
Nothing every goes clean for Zaza….
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:07 pm
hit these Fts
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:08 pm
Can the Hawks over take the Bulls?
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:09 pm
We have 3 games against them.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:10 pm
The D completely fell off whenever Smoove left the game in that half, and if that hadn’t happened, the Hawks would be up by way more than 6. It would be nice to get more bench scoring too, specifically from Jamal.
Sautee
February 5th, 2011
8:10 pm
I guess we should be happy with a six point lead, with No Al and with Jamal shooting an O-fer. I can’t help but think that we’re getting a lot of help from the Wiz.
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:11 pm
With just this first half alone….I cannot believe people are still crying for JJ and Smoove to be traded.
EmirS.
February 5th, 2011
8:12 pm
Bulls and Hawks are in different divisions. The top 3 spots are reserved for each division winner. So the only way we can overtake the Bulls is if we win our division and have a better record then the Bulls.
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:13 pm
Yep, I was just answering my own question. thanks E
Rev in Tampa
February 5th, 2011
8:13 pm
I was thinking about making some crack about asking Ken Sugiura to come down to Tampa and preach for me on my anniversary at the end of February, but could not figure out how to do it without sounding like a smarta**. I like MC and did not want to disrespect him. Nor do I begrudge his personal time since I don’t begin to know the scope of his job. But since you guys brought it up…
Sautee
February 5th, 2011
8:17 pm
Rev,
I certainly hope that MC would take it as gentle ribbing and not a comment on the job he is doing. That’s why I included a smiley face.
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:17 pm
Rev – I had to read this twice…”I was thinking about making some crack…”
That meth commercial got me off track….
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:18 pm
“The top 3 spots are reserved for each division winner. So the only way we can overtake the Bulls is if we win our division and have a better record then the Bulls.”
They changed that rule a couple of years ago. Division winners are guaranteed a top 4 spot now, not top 3. So if the Hawks finished 2nd in the division but had a better record than Chicago, they would be seeded higher than Chicago.
I’d like to see how those two teams match up. The Bulls are the best defensive team in the league statistically and will probably have Noah back by the time they play the Hawks, but the Hawks have the players to lock down Boozer, who is really the only low post scoring threat they have. I’m not looking forward to seeing what the Hawks will try to do to mask Bibby against Rose, though. I think Joe will end up having to spend a lot of energy chasing Rose around.
afd
February 5th, 2011
8:19 pm
mirs u picku materinu
Sautee
February 5th, 2011
8:20 pm
Najeh,
So you have no faith in Teague becoming a defensive stopper by March?
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:20 pm
Yep, that is how the Hawks got the 3 seed last year
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:22 pm
Rose had big games against us last year, I don’t think that will change this year. All things equal, Hawks have more fire power than the Bulls. Bulls only have advantage at PG.
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:24 pm
I’m looking for big 3rd from Crawford.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:26 pm
Haha @ Nique… “they need a couple more adults”.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:26 pm
“So you have no faith in Teague becoming a defensive stopper by March?”
Haha… I wish.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:27 pm
Hawks are making a good effort to get the ball inside to start this quarter. Hasn’t worked out every time, but they need to continue doing that.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
8:29 pm
beautiful pass from Bibby, dropped by ZaZa.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:29 pm
Zaza is reverting to his usual form to start this half. He’s dropped one great pass by Bibby and got stripped on two other plays on which he should have finished or drawn a foul.
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:29 pm
Does Zaza still have NBA skills?
drmaryb (*_*)
February 5th, 2011
8:29 pm
Seeing Red!
If we wore the red unis on every B2B game? We would never see the blue ones.
Nice bench play tonight. Bibby does look tired lately. Thought we would have seen Jeff by now, but the Wiz made that run, I guess.
ZaZa came to play. Josh playing inside. Joe just being Joe.
Spoke too soon, how can Za be under the basket alone and not ready for a pass?
Sautee
February 5th, 2011
8:29 pm
Did Bibby just knock Zaza over with an entry pass? LMFAO
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
8:29 pm
ZaZa hands are as hard as those brick pizzas he use to sell at his restaurant
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:31 pm
Marvin has to finish that or draw a foul. Can’t let Wall get out in transition. Wall isn’t very good at setting up the offense in the half court (which probably explains part of the Wizards’ low shooting percentage on the season) but he is great in transition.
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:31 pm
Zaza is really hurting our efforts to get the ball inside
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:33 pm
There’s a good strong take by Marvin. He’s comfortable shooting that hook. I just wish he would be as comfortable driving inside and drawing contact.
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:33 pm
Nice shot MW, can’t believe Z is still in game….Make 2 FTs for once!!!
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:34 pm
figures/….
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:35 pm
J-Smoove…bang!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:36 pm
The defense has fallen off big time in this half so far and the shot selection is starting to get worse.
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
8:37 pm
Wall better be glad that Collins lost some weight this passed summer…
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:38 pm
This is when we miss Al. He has a great knack for getting an easy shot when we need it most.
Ken Sugiura
February 5th, 2011
8:40 pm
melvin – ha ha. even before collins did his work, seemed like the hawks were doing a pretty good job containing him.
drmaryb (*_*)
February 5th, 2011
8:40 pm
ZaZa 3 for 8 at the line. If he makes those FT’s he’d be in double figures.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:42 pm
Marvin is playing well this quarter, other than the missed layup. The Hawks as a team need to get less jumper happy and need to tighten up on D. A lot of settling for jumpers so far in this quarter, particularly from Smoove and Jamal.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:42 pm
SMOOVE
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
8:43 pm
Take it to the whole strong Josh…
drmaryb (*_*)
February 5th, 2011
8:43 pm
Jamal spent all his shot – money last night? 0 for 5 so far, if we lose tonight, we can look at all the missed FT’s!
Josh jams and 1!
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
8:43 pm
no right handed dribble needed..
go hard left and up.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:46 pm
Defense sparked the Hawks’ big 3rd quarter run yesterday. They need some more of that in this game.
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
8:47 pm
Jamal is on a 6-0 run…lol
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
8:49 pm
McGee jumps so high until he just toss the ball down towards the rim without in forum and it goes in…SMH. That kid is a freak of Nature…
Ra'mon
February 5th, 2011
8:50 pm
If Josh goes in the gym this off season and ties his left hand behind his back, he will come out close to a super star. If he becomes half as good with his right hand as he is with his left, he will be unstoppable. And before someone insult him about it, Grant Hill was notoriously poor going to his left hand for years before the injuries came. It wasn’t until his last season in Detroit that he became serviceable with his left hand.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
8:52 pm
no back up pg.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
8:52 pm
this unit will lose this game.
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
8:52 pm
LD, you need a PG in the game…
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:53 pm
Another 4th quarter starting with too much perimeter play resulting in bad possessions.
Blast
February 5th, 2011
8:53 pm
Don’t know about this lineup for Hawks.
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
8:54 pm
The Wiz front court are too fast for Collins…
Sautee
February 5th, 2011
8:54 pm
That’s EXACTLY what Marvin needed to do.
Now knock the FT’s down.
Blast
February 5th, 2011
8:55 pm
Marvin has a double double!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:55 pm
Solid second half for Marvin in this game.
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
8:55 pm
Need better effort from Mo Evans
ATL FAN
February 5th, 2011
8:55 pm
good drive by marvin
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
8:55 pm
Mo is not the defensive player he once was…
terrell
February 5th, 2011
8:56 pm
Nick Young needs to head to Mitchell Bros barber shop. Damn!
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
8:56 pm
Comeon Josh, time to take the ball back into the paint…
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:56 pm
Damien has made some good hustle plays while he’s been in the game. Solid minutes from him.
Blast
February 5th, 2011
8:56 pm
Damien! Defense!
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
8:56 pm
Damien Wilkins should have all of Mo’s mins.
Ra'mon
February 5th, 2011
8:57 pm
Bigdave, you said no back up PG. You mean no starting pg either. Bibby is a dribbling Shooting Guard now.
Sautee
February 5th, 2011
8:58 pm
Melvin,
Yeah, Marvin tried to show him how, but he didn’t notice.
Blast
February 5th, 2011
8:58 pm
Yeah, Josh needs to stop jacking up jumpers and take it to the rim, or rotate the ball.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
8:58 pm
imo Mo was always an overrated defender. he is a walking foul.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
8:58 pm
The Hawks are trying to get the ball in the post on offense, but they give up when the Wizards deny the entry pass. If the defender is going to cut off the entry pass on the front end, they need to throw it over the top of him instead of pulling it back out. Gotta find a way to get the ball inside somehow.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
8:59 pm
well Ramon of course..
can we have a @ least a former pg in the game..
is that better?
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:00 pm
Mo is the perimeter version of Jeff Foster..
Ra'mon
February 5th, 2011
9:00 pm
The Hawks seem a lot tougher going up against Washington, and last night. Maybe that fight did change their mentality in some ways.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:00 pm
Good work by Damien inside to get that layup. If Smoove’s right hand worked they would have got the layup on the first entry pass when it went to him, but he had to kick it back out because he couldn’t go to his left.
Co-sign Ramon. Smoove needs to tie his left hand behind his back and work on that right hand all summer.
Blast
February 5th, 2011
9:01 pm
I agree. Damien should have all of Mo’s minutes. Damien is clearly better, or more reliable.
Where all them fake fans today?
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:02 pm
Pull up jumper on a 4 on 3 break… bad shot by Jamal. The Hawks in general take too many jumpers in transition.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:02 pm
Marvin is playing a great game..
Sautee
February 5th, 2011
9:03 pm
Josh and Al need to play one-on-one all summer. Josh all righty and Al all lefty.
ATL FAN
February 5th, 2011
9:03 pm
nice strong play by marvin here
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:03 pm
damn that was nice..
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
9:03 pm
Nephew!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:03 pm
Great D by Smoove on McGee to cause that turnover. Made up for blowing the coverage on that Hinrich 3.
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
9:04 pm
Nice pass by Jamal to Damien for the dunk…
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:04 pm
i mean @ this point it must be the whole contract thing.. b/c Damien gives u more..
Ra'mon
February 5th, 2011
9:04 pm
Sautee, that would be good training for both of them.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:04 pm
that was a slick pass.. great anticipation.. good for Damien to open up..
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:05 pm
Nice cut by Damien. I don’t get why the Hawks — who supposedly run a motion offense — don’t cut down the lane more, when they have so many players who can finish at the rim and so many players who can make good passes.
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
9:05 pm
This game has proven that Mo/Bibby can hit the road. Would be nice if the Hawks could get Hinrich in return…
Ra'mon
February 5th, 2011
9:06 pm
How much better would the Hawks be if they had Hinrich and Thornton instead of Marvin and Bibby?
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:06 pm
pfft.. all Josh needs is to dribble down some hills w/ his right hand..
and Al.. George Mikan left all day.
Blast
February 5th, 2011
9:06 pm
Like that Sautee. 9:03 post.
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
9:06 pm
Outside of a few bad shots, Josh has played a monster game…
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:07 pm
though on his hip.. Kirk never gave Joe and opportunity to feel where he was..
crafty defender that kirk..
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
9:08 pm
Damien should be guarding Wall instead of Jamal…
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
9:08 pm
Alright, lets close this one out
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
9:09 pm
Understand, most of Josh’s bad shot come with the shot clock going down.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:09 pm
Thanks for the bailout call, ref.
There was one second on the shot clock, for those of you about to criticize Smoove’s shot selection. Obviously that’s a bad shot in any other situation.
ATL FAN
February 5th, 2011
9:09 pm
lol
Melvin
February 5th, 2011
9:10 pm
Marvin is playing well tonight…
Section 212
February 5th, 2011
9:10 pm
Marvin!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
9:10 pm
Big game for Marvin. He and Smoove have really attacked the glass in this game.
bigdave
February 5th, 2011
9:10 pm
2nd time Marvin needs to find that line and get the money ball instead of the long 2..
ATL FAN
February 5th, 2011
9:11 pm
atta boy marvin
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
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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.
MJC
February 5th, 2011
9:36 pm
Also, Jamal had a terrible shooting night but he did have 5 assists and 3 steals. Sometimes it’s nice to have other things appear in the stat sheet.
O'Brien
February 5th, 2011
9:38 pm
Najeh,
I think Sam Cassell and Nick Van Exel would both take Bibby. In fact, LD might even give Bibby a run for his money
Ra'mon
February 5th, 2011
9:42 pm
O’Brien, do you think Teague will say any ‘Your son’ jokes to LD when he gets mad about playing time?
LD- “Teague you suck and can’t shoot”
Teague-”Your son! I ruled the league your son quit in”… ?
Jae Evolution
February 5th, 2011
9:44 pm
It’s obvious Bibby needs less minutes until playoffs start, unfortunately Teague did not get to play tonight.
Also Marvin stepped up with a big game tonight and part of that was due to Al being out, but if he could at least hit his open shots like tonight I’d be very happy with his contributions.
Overall good win, would just like to see Teague get a few minutes tonight…
Sautee
February 5th, 2011
9:55 pm
We shot 35 FTs tonight because we were the aggressor. That’s the kind of aggression we need all the time.
O'Brien
February 5th, 2011
9:58 pm
Ra’mon,
Teague is probably thinking “If LD can’t develop his son (who he has helped raise/coach from birth) into a legit NBA potential PG, then how is he supposed to help me raise my game”
drmaryb (*_*)
February 5th, 2011
9:59 pm
The Hawks haven’t had a PG in thirteen years, it’s been so long, I guess the players and coaches stopped going by the GM’s office and looking under his desk.or, running downstairs on X-Mas morning hoping to find one under the tree.
At this point, with Bibby sitting in that fourth and Jeff getting a DNP, I guess it’s pretty clear that Jamal is the only viable option at PG. The players are like Fk-it!
We don’t need one, we can all bring the ball up.
In a way, I have heard DWade say, ” The Hawks are almost impossible to contain, because their big forwards can all initiate their offense pretty well, and in transition they put everybody on their heels. They are hard to stop when they run.”
rusty
February 5th, 2011
9:59 pm
Ouk ld
Leo
February 5th, 2011
10:19 pm
We need a point guard before the playoffs start… Ramon Sessions maybe
Rufus1
February 5th, 2011
10:26 pm
Bibby, Evans and 3mil for Kirk Hinrich……The trade keeps the Hawks under the Lux tax for this year and next
Jae Evolution
February 5th, 2011
10:26 pm
Ramon Sessions would be a great pick-up, him coming from another team that runs the Motion Offense, it wouldn’t take him long to fit in at all, from what I know he plays Good D, and can penetrate whenever he wants. I remember he dropped 40 a few years ago, Sund should look into it.
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February 5th, 2011
10:29 pm
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prison mike
February 5th, 2011
10:42 pm
Sammy giving JS advice says alot about how he respects the game, love it.
Atlanta Hawks select Doug Edwards – pick 15, Florida St.
Houston Rockets select Sam Cassell – pick 24, Florida St.
and they wonder why the fans don’t warm to this franchise.
slimjr
February 5th, 2011
10:47 pm
LD what is going with these 4th Quarters Sir? 5 straight games now. The upside is you still have plenty of time to fix…..Its still very early in February…….
Sund help this coach out will ya?
slimjr
February 5th, 2011
10:52 pm
It was not a bad pick
Monster game by Marvin!
Hey your back??? Where have you been hiding??? lol
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
10:52 pm
I’m watching Bulls-Warriors right now, and I’m thinking the Hawks might actually benefit from bringing back the switching defense when they play Chicago. I really don’t see how the Hawks can beat them with Bibby guarding Rose the whole time. The switching defense did work against some teams last year, especially when they didn’t have weeks to prepare for it.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 5th, 2011
10:53 pm
Also, would it have really been that hard to give Kurt Thomas the $2 million they are currently giving Powell and Etan Thomas? Kurt Thomas can still play.
slimjr
February 5th, 2011
10:56 pm
none our guards will be able to stop Rose one on one. Its up to the bigs to help the helper..They seem to forget that in the playoffs.
slimjr
February 5th, 2011
11:00 pm
“If Flip Saunders is the coach of the Wizards next season, he has pictures of someone in his office.”
Ditto for Sund, 31 years of mediocrity
northcyde
February 6th, 2011
12:21 am
Bibby won’t be guarding Rose . . . JJ will. Bibby will be on someone like Keith Bogans or somebody. There’s always a way to hide Bibby on the floor, unless the Hawks don’t adjust.
Can’t let the Dallas situation happen again. In that situation, you double whomever Bibby’s guarding in the post and force the other team to make a jumper . . preferably to a guy who is one of their weaker shooters.