Atlanta Hawks at Bulls: Drew says low post is priority
Chicago–Plan A hasn’t been working for the Hawks’ offense.
What does L.D. want to see tonight instead of jumpers?
“First, establish ourselves in the low post,” he said. “If the ball does come on the kick out, everything doesn’t have to be a three. We are sitting outside, sitting at that 3-point line, [and] we can move in closer. Instead of turning it into a 3, turn it into an 18- to 20-footer. Our drive-and-kick game has to be up to par, force them to not just defend a shot on the closeout but teams have to have a fear about closing out and putting the ball on the floor.”
Even considering their poor 3-point shooting as of late, this season the 3-pointer has been (not surprisingly) much better for the Hawks than long 2-pointers. Then again, Bibby is gone and J.J. is in a slide, leaving Smoove as the team’s best 3-point shooter (not counting Al’s 2 for 4 and Twin’s 1 for 1).
L.D. dismissed Al’s back injury as a factor in his game moving outside.
“I don’t think so,” he said. “I think sometimes players they stay with what’s comfortable to them. Obviously he is making jump shots but both he and Josh have to establish themselves down in the low post still. We run plays to get them involved in the post and they have got to establish themselves in there.
“Just keep mixing it up. I don’t want them to be predictable in what they do. I want their overall offensive game to be hard to predict because they both have the ability to play inside and out.”
Game notes . . .
- “Normal” lineup for Hawks: Hinrich, J.J., Marvin, Josh, Al. Etan and Pape are inactive.
- Boozer is out for the Bulls and Kurt Thomas will take his place. Luol Deng is a game-time decision.
- Even with Boozer out, the Bulls still have Thomas, Noah, Omar Asik and Taj Gibson on the front line. No wonder they managed to keep winning despite Boozer missing 15 games and Noah sitting out 30 (of course it also helps to have D-Rose and that Noah’s absence from Dec. 18 to Feb. 17 coincided with a soft spot in Chicago’s schedule).
- Said Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau: “We’ve had injuries before with with Boozer and Joakim out. We feel like we have quality bigs up front and all of them have started.”
- After Al went off for 31 and 16 in the first meeting, Thibodeau said Gibson would be part of a gang effort against him: “At different times he will guard him. All of the bigs will. All four guys give us different looks. He’s a tough matchup.”
- Hinrich was asked how the Hawks held down D-Rose last time: “He missed shots.”
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James
March 11th, 2011
7:56 pm
It seems like teams are really starting to put more a larger defensive focus on Al these days. It’s clear that his offensive game has gotten the attention of opposing coaches and teams. That’s a good thing, since it makes our attack less one-dimensional. No longer are teams just keying in on Joe the way they were last season (for the most part). You can’t take away everything. The more you focus on one guy, the more often the other 4 guys are open.
MistaGamer
March 11th, 2011
7:57 pm
first?
MistaGamer
March 11th, 2011
7:58 pm
fail…lawlz
terrell
March 11th, 2011
7:59 pm
Kurt Thomas? Oh no!
terrell
March 11th, 2011
8:00 pm
Kurt owns the Hakws .lol! Hopefully not tonight.
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
8:01 pm
I love Hinrich’s honesty. DRose could easily go off tonight.
I sincerely hope that the Hawks will listen to LD and make the post a priority. An NOT just the first couple of trips. Joe, this means YOU.
JaeEvolution
March 11th, 2011
8:01 pm
Just like the Heat stopped their 5 game losing streak last night, I predict the Hawks pull through on this one and stop a 3 game slide.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
8:02 pm
I look for Smoove to take a 20 ftr from the get go.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:03 pm
Here goes LD saying intelligent things again. I’ve been saying the Hawks should go through the low post for a good two years now. Does anyone really expect any of his talk to result in action at this point?
My guess is Rose avenges his lackluster game from last week, the Hawks hang around for much of the game, but end up losing by 8 thanks to some well-timed, momentum killing 3’s by Chicago. That team gets all the breaks at home, with or without Boozer.
uh
March 11th, 2011
8:04 pm
online stream anywhere?
JeJe
March 11th, 2011
8:05 pm
FIRE SUND
ANOTHER BAD GAME FROM JOE TONIGHT
FIRE SUND
terrell
March 11th, 2011
8:05 pm
Start Damien over Marvin for crying out loud.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:05 pm
Also, the Hawks better get a body on the Bulls’ bigs, especially Asik. I’m tired of seeing them play good defense and force the other team into a bad shot with 2 or 3 left on the shot clock, only to see them come away with the offensive board. That has happened way too often over the last few games. Put Zaza on Asik exclusively if necessary.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:08 pm
http://www.atdhenet.tv/35449/watch-atlanta-hawks-vs-chicago-bulls
They haven’t started the stream yet, but I’d imagine once the game starts you’ll see it up there.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
8:09 pm
Defense. Period
lewis
March 11th, 2011
8:10 pm
takes these games forever to start
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:14 pm
Well at least they went to the low post on the first possession. Marvin got the ball a little outside of his range in the post. Then they come down and forget about the low post the second time down leading to a Smoove 3 with very little on the clock. So that lasted all of one possession.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
8:14 pm
I was wrong. Josh from 30 ft. lol!.
Brian
March 11th, 2011
8:16 pm
josh smith is an absolute joke. i have never seen a player walk around on offense this much. he camps out at the three point line and waits to throw up yet another brick.
Brian
March 11th, 2011
8:18 pm
josh smith has never committed a foul. ever.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:18 pm
Nice post move Al.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:20 pm
At least the defensive intensity has been pretty good so far. A couple of deflections by Smoove and good on the ball defense on the perimeter. Gotta box out Noah though.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:21 pm
Joe floats to the 3 point line and kills the fast break opportunity.
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
8:21 pm
So much for the low post.
Brian
March 11th, 2011
8:23 pm
Another $200 grand in Joe’s pocket tonight for his moping around and his now typical 11 points per game…..
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
8:23 pm
My boys came to play defense tonight. Keep it going. Don’t worry about the offense, just get stops and grind this one out in the paint on offense. Oh! And take care of the ball.
“You can not win w/o the ball!” -barkley-
So – rebound.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:24 pm
Damn… good play by Deng. 2 fouls on Smoove. Let’s see how strictly he sticks to the 2 foul rule.
Need some good minutes from Zaza on the boards.
Brian
March 11th, 2011
8:25 pm
again…more complaining from this idiot about fouls…..when he obviously committed one….what a crybaby.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:25 pm
Kirk is active early, especially on D, but a little trigger happy.
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
8:26 pm
Hawks not even a treat to penetrate the lane… Nothing but jumpshots…
lewis
March 11th, 2011
8:28 pm
we all knew kurt would destory
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:28 pm
Nice play by Kirk to draw contact with the clock running down. Smart play. Joe could learn from that.
James
March 11th, 2011
8:28 pm
Is it just me or does Kirk Hinrich over-handle the ball a bit sometimes?
terrell
March 11th, 2011
8:29 pm
Joe still throwin up BRICKS. Damn!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:29 pm
This myth about Zaza being a good defensive player needs to stop. 2 wide open jumpers given up by Zaza to Kurt Thomas already. Crashing the boards and playing D are two entirely different things.
Brian
March 11th, 2011
8:31 pm
this team is becoming almost un-watchable. Larry Drew has no control. Clueless.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:31 pm
Joe this quarter: 0 field goals, 3 times he’s been stripped.
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 11th, 2011
8:31 pm
Was that Justin Bieber on the Hawks sideline?
Brian
March 11th, 2011
8:32 pm
Thats why he’s getting paid the big buck Naj…..
hawks_4_life
March 11th, 2011
8:32 pm
?
terrell
March 11th, 2011
8:32 pm
How many times has Joe been stripped???
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
8:32 pm
Joe didn’t even TRY to get around Thomas’ screen and Deng takes Zaza off the dribble. Then he turns it over.
Joe, we need better. Earn that $199,000.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:32 pm
^And that includes one time when Joe would have had a layup if he had kept going toward the hoop rather than floating out to the 3 point line, where he created an iso situation out of what should have been a fast break layup.
James
March 11th, 2011
8:33 pm
I thought the game plan was to “First, establish ourselves in the low post”. Why does Al only have 1 field goal attempt when he really the only big man we have available (Josh is out with foul trouble) to post up? Sometimes, the Hawks just don’t make sense.
Even if it’s not in the low post, why are we not trying to get Al more involved in the offense? Every starter has more attempts than him already. Even Marvin Williams has 3 attempts.
Atlgent
March 11th, 2011
8:33 pm
@James
It’s just you…Kirk rarely has the ball bc JJ is dribbling the air outta it…What you think the TV timeouts are for–they have to re-inflate the ball..
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:33 pm
Gotta be able to take advantage better than this when Rose is out of the game.
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 11th, 2011
8:34 pm
people get to the bucket with ease against us
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:34 pm
If I’m not mistaken, the Hawks have gone to the low post two times since the opening possession. Al made his look, while Smoove missed his.
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
8:34 pm
Jamal at PG = recipe for disaster.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
8:34 pm
Jamal “give up 2, get back 2″ Crawford.
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 11th, 2011
8:34 pm
look at those jump shooters…
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
8:35 pm
Full Force!
I see the fake poster is working full force tonight. Why bother to change the name? “Content reveals Character”.
Blow the Whistle! Throw in The Towel!
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Hawks doing work! Defense!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:35 pm
“people get to the bucket with ease against us”
With Jamal on the perimeter and no Smoove inside, yes.
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
8:36 pm
Do Joe still play for the Hawks?????
Atlgent
March 11th, 2011
8:37 pm
lol@ Melvin
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:37 pm
The D was fine until Jamal came into the game. Can’t have him in unless you have someone who can challenge shots at the rim.
The O still needs a ton of work. At this point, any possession run through Joe is a wasted possession.
I’d like to see Teague in whenever Kirk goes out. There is no reason whatsoever why Jamal should be running the point. LD put in Damien to go with Jamal in the back court instead of Teague, which makes no sense since the Bulls don’t have a scoring 2 guard.
lewis
March 11th, 2011
8:38 pm
score-less joe johnson
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 11th, 2011
8:39 pm
knowing the ASG there is your next Hawks’ head coach, Lester Conner
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
8:39 pm
Melvin,
Well he’s on the roster.
James
March 11th, 2011
8:39 pm
Wow, L.D. is playing Josh with 3 fouls. That’s very uncharacteristic of him. I can’t say that I disagree with him doing that, but it’s definitely risky.
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
8:40 pm
Oh my goodness, LD is going to play Josh to start the 2nd qtr and he has 3 fouls
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
8:40 pm
Jumpshot Josh!
bigdave
March 11th, 2011
8:41 pm
great team D.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:41 pm
Y’all can hate all you want, but this team is totally different defensively when Smoove is in the game. Way to make up for the botched post up.
lewis
March 11th, 2011
8:41 pm
Josh smith lookin a little healthier..maybe 70%
terrell
March 11th, 2011
8:42 pm
And 1.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:42 pm
Smoove only has 2 if I’m not mistaken. I think he went to the bench with 2.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:42 pm
The J isn’t falling though Smoove. Time to stop going to that well.
lewis
March 11th, 2011
8:42 pm
get zaza out he is awful
lewis
March 11th, 2011
8:43 pm
he has 3
terrell
March 11th, 2011
8:43 pm
JAMAL CRAWFORD IS NOT A PG!
James
March 11th, 2011
8:43 pm
It drives me crazy when Josh settles for all of these contested jumpers. He’s 1-2 down low, but 0-3 on jumpers, yet he will happily continue to take jump shots whenever he has the chance to do so.
rusty
March 11th, 2011
8:44 pm
hawks suck no matter who on the court
terrell
March 11th, 2011
8:44 pm
Josh gets the and 1 inside, and then goes right back to shooting jumpers.
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
8:45 pm
lewis,
espn box score says 2.
James
March 11th, 2011
8:45 pm
You’re right, Najeh. Josh only has 2 fouls. I thought I heard the broadcasters say he had 3 fouls when he went out. My mistake. It’s a lot less unusual for L.D to be playing him if he only has 2 fouls.
Atlgent
March 11th, 2011
8:45 pm
Well..It seems as if Teague will get a DNP-Coached decision because as soon as JC attempted to go behind his back he should have been taken out the game but he wasn’t…
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:46 pm
With Smoove and Al both on the floor, no attempt at all to get either one to post up. Jamal still running the point.
WTF LD
Sleepy
March 11th, 2011
8:47 pm
Its amazing how people blame jamal for Josh shooting jumpers roflmao….. still making excuses . I blame the way josh is on the fans . Why wont some of you allow josh to take responsibility for his own play .
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
8:47 pm
Dont know why LD is playing Marvin extended mins. He’s doing nothing…
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
8:47 pm
Marvin tripped and fell, wth?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:47 pm
Kirk has been a lifesaver in this game.
lewis
March 11th, 2011
8:48 pm
and to hinrich haters, he’s kept us in every game we’ve had a chance in
terrell
March 11th, 2011
8:48 pm
Marvin 0 points, 0 reb, 0 assists in 13 min. Wow! And Teague cant get no burn. Pathetic!
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
8:48 pm
Hinrich may be a better 3pt shooter than Bibby..
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:49 pm
Nice setup by Joe. About time he started getting involved.
lewis
March 11th, 2011
8:49 pm
not to discount jamal actually showing up tonight offensively
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:49 pm
That Joe/Korver matchup is paying dividends — not with Joe scoring, but with Joe drawing double teams and (for a change) getting the ball out of his hands quickly).
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
8:50 pm
Yall may beat me up for this but I think the Hawks matchup better with the Bulls than any of the top four teams in the East….
terrell
March 11th, 2011
8:51 pm
And we’re stuck with Marvin for 3 more years. Unbelievable!
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 11th, 2011
8:51 pm
sure does look like it@melvin
them and MIA
lewis
March 11th, 2011
8:51 pm
for the split second Josh and Hinrich were healthy the other day the D looked like something else, hopefully it can regain that form
Atlgent
March 11th, 2011
8:52 pm
I’m confused by everyone thinking that Josh can just TAKE everybody off the dribble. He has to shoot a jumper sometimes….
lewis
March 11th, 2011
8:53 pm
such a shame that teague gets no run
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
8:55 pm
Josh is dragging that leg…
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:56 pm
3 fouls on Kirk and still no Teague.
lewis
March 11th, 2011
8:57 pm
you gotta throw in teague to defend rose of the game is over
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
8:57 pm
Ok I was confuse earlier. I thought Josh had 3 fouls b/c the Bulls broadcast crew kept saying he had 3 fouls….
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:58 pm
Smoove sinks the jumper, but Al has to be more aggressive and take that shot himself. Dude needs to start playing like the most efficient offensive player on the team.
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
8:58 pm
Why would LD have Jamal guard Rose…
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
8:59 pm
Great D by Damien on Korver broke up that play and forced that 24 second violation.
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
8:59 pm
Shot clock robs Al of his third block of the half.
Sleepy
March 11th, 2011
9:00 pm
Jamal played some decent defense on rose during that stretch . Je should give this sort of effort all the time defensively .
Jerome
March 11th, 2011
9:00 pm
Does it surprise anyone that Josh is, once again, leading the team in field goal attempts? I don’t what it is about Josh. I guess he just thinks that he is a lot better than he really is on the offensive end.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:00 pm
“I think the Hawks matchup better with the Bulls than any of the top four teams in the East….”
You may be right, but they have played well against the Magic and Heat this season too.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
9:01 pm
The Hawks match up well with The Bulls roster. We are a better team than they are at most all positions. We are a load for them.
We are a tall team on the perimeter, rose couldn’t see the shot clock before that T.O. That’s why Marvin plays people, he has size and defends the perimeter very, very well.
Sleepy
March 11th, 2011
9:02 pm
cmon gotta chase down that rebound
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:02 pm
None of the damn box scores are refreshing for this game…
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:04 pm
“Does it surprise anyone that Josh is, once again, leading the team in field goal attempts?”
Does it surprise you that he has made half his attempts and has looked pretty good on the block?
If you are complaining about his jump shots you have a better case, but he shot 3 of his 4 jump shot attempts early in the game.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
9:04 pm
Josh has more attempts because he is more aggressive than his team mates on offense. Josh is prolly leading the scoring. Don’t hate – congratulate!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:05 pm
Nice bucket by Joe, finally looking like he might be breaking out of his slump a little bit. Good close to the half by the Hawks.
cp
March 11th, 2011
9:05 pm
LD still has baffling rotations but at least the Hawks are up.
hawks_4_life
March 11th, 2011
9:06 pm
Still not happy about points in the paint.
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
9:07 pm
Najeh,
Try this one: http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=310311004&refresh=30
Sleepy
March 11th, 2011
9:07 pm
The problem with Joshs scoring is that he ignores rebounding and and shotblocking which is what this team actually needs from him .
Bulls winning the boards 23-14 but hey Josh’s jumper is falling . When neither your PF/C want to do the dirty work you are not gonna go very far .
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:09 pm
Preciate it Sautee.
2 FOR JOHN DREW
March 11th, 2011
9:10 pm
@ drmaryb
I’ve notice about Marvin, his balance sux he’s on the floor all the time
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:11 pm
“Bulls winning the boards 23-14 but hey Josh’s jumper is falling . When neither your PF/C want to do the dirty work you are not gonna go very far .”
3 of his 4 buckets have come inside. I agree with you about the boards though. They have to get a body on Noah/Gibson/Asik, and that falls on all the Hawks’ front court players (Smoove/Al/Zaza), who have taken turns giving up boards in this game.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:11 pm
Definitely a DNP coming for Teague tonight.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
9:11 pm
Melvin and Mary Ellen think alike! LOL! Re:Hawks matchup well.
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Anybody seen Horford. He must be doing the dirty – little things.
He is not being aggressive offensively at all. He is not even looking for his.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:12 pm
Glad to see Damien in the rotation though.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:13 pm
One thing about that half, though, is that Chicago went 0/7 on 3’s. Mostly this was due to good Hawks defense, but it doesn’t take much for Rose, Korver, or Deng to get hot from out there. Chances are they will make a few of those in the second half, especially if they continue to get offensive boards. The Hawks need to be able to answer when that happens.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:13 pm
Sixers are about to beat Boston.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:13 pm
Can the Hawks hold on? That’s he BIG ?
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
9:16 pm
Stinking – Thinking!
The Hawks are playing very measured.
Don’t Think about it – Be about it!
___________________
Josh, Kirk and Jamal carried us offensively in the first.
I guess all the other jump – shooters are playing defense tonight?
_____________________
I guess Joe called his team out for jump-shooting, so they are trying to find their back-up game now. (the jump shooters, that is)
________________________
The Hawks struck: bubbling crude, black gold, texas tea – Oil, that is!
We won the game – 1st Half! NICE!
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
9:18 pm
10 out of 40 shots in the paint and we only converted 3 of those.
That’s not good enough. We need to go back down there over and over.
Jerome
March 11th, 2011
9:18 pm
For the record, Najeh, yes, I was complaining about Josh’s jump shots. Almost every one of them was contested. I’m fine with him playing on the low block, but just in case you didn’t notice, the majority of his shots have been long jump shots, and he has missed the majority of those shots. His made only one of his jump shots, meanwhile making 3 of his shots in the paint (one of them was a fast break dunk).
Even if he’s making those jumpers, if they are contest long jump shots, early in the shot clock, I do not approve of him taking those shots. I don’t encourage bad shots, even if they’re going down.
Think of it this way: If Joe was isolating every time down the floor and dribbling out the clock before shooting tough, contested jumpers, but he had made 5-10 of those tough shots, would you still want him taking those shots? I wouldn’t.
doc
March 11th, 2011
9:21 pm
josh is not close to full speed and wont be the rest of the season if at all in the post season. he has lost something in certain directions if folks havent picked up on it yet. the injury is significant to affect his game but allow him to play at less of what we expect. be patient folks some players might sit the 4 to 6 weeks to heal.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:23 pm
Calm down Smoove…
Ra'mon
March 11th, 2011
9:23 pm
How does Dominique expect Josh to just stick and go with 4 seconds on the shot clock, and 3 Bulls in the lane waiting to draw a charge? Also Nique always talks about making the extra pass, but how many times in the playoffs did Niue choose not to make that ‘extra’ pass?
doc
March 11th, 2011
9:23 pm
personally i dont thing these guys know how to finish at the rim. i am amazed at how they tend to shy away at the end rather than dunking or using the back board. they as a whole are very tentative in close.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:24 pm
Wtf is Josh doing??
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:25 pm
Smoove’s last two shots were the worst shots he’s taken all game… and both came when he tried to drive. HE CANNOT DRIBBLE, PEOPLE. CALLING FOR SMOOVE TO DRIVE IS LIKE CALLING FOR ZAZA TO SHOOT 3′S.
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
9:25 pm
Bad stretch for Josh. Two very tough shots and a to.
JaeEvolution
March 11th, 2011
9:25 pm
Why does Josh get in this ‘force everything’ mode. That’s like 4 straight terrible forced passes or shots.
Ra'mon
March 11th, 2011
9:26 pm
Jerome, Josh didn’t have a fast break dunk.
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
9:26 pm
It’s never Josh fault. He is our savior, maybe we should trade Al for a center then.
James
March 11th, 2011
9:26 pm
I definitely don’t like the start to this third quarter. Scattering defense and 3 bad offensive possessions in a row. Josh needs to tone it down a bit. He’s starting to force shots a little bit. We can’t play like this against the Bulls. Every possession has to be a smart one.
Sleepy
March 11th, 2011
9:26 pm
@ Doc… you are right Josh is not anywhere close to full speed mentally
Ra'mon
March 11th, 2011
9:27 pm
Tremaine, most nights Al is just a taller rebounding Rip Hamilton.
Jerome
March 11th, 2011
9:28 pm
Ra’mon,
I guess that wasn’t a fast break dunk for Josh. It was a wide open dunk though, when Chicago fell asleep on defense.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
9:28 pm
DOC! Absolutely on point! I told the Josh haters basically the same thing.
I was thinking a minimum of 14 days. I was floored when he returned.
That man has HEART if nothing else.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:29 pm
Yeah Marvin, that’s a fantastic shot right there.
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
9:29 pm
Marvin what are you doing give the ball to Josh.
James
March 11th, 2011
9:30 pm
These turnovers are really getting out of hand…
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:30 pm
Enough is enough. Bench Josh already.
JaeEvolution
March 11th, 2011
9:30 pm
Josh are you serious? Why?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:30 pm
Going back to the theme of this blog, the Hawks have zero post ups in this half so far if I’m not mistaken.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
9:31 pm
Peach Turnovers!
We should be up by 12.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:31 pm
All those dumb ass passes. This aint the Allstar game.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:31 pm
If Chicago had shooters, man, this game might be over already.
Nique's Revenge
March 11th, 2011
9:32 pm
josh no handles, then parks it at the 3 point line and heaves up a brick. sigh
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 11th, 2011
9:32 pm
jump shooters
Ra'mon
March 11th, 2011
9:32 pm
Tremaine, Josh is the only one consistently attempting to go to the lane on the Hawks. Remember this is the same defense that figured out how to keep Lebron, Kobe, and Wade out of the lane last season. When the last time Al tried to post up on Noah? Or why isn’t Joe posting up on Bogans, when he clearly has a size advantage?
Nique's Revenge
March 11th, 2011
9:33 pm
josh, there’s a reason the opponents leave you open at that 3 point line
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:33 pm
Time to watch college basketball.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:33 pm
Did LD really think he could replace Kirk with Jamal again and not expect Rose to get loose?
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
9:34 pm
DRose beastin’
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:34 pm
LD is a f-cking idiot for not playing Teague right now, plain and simple. Play Jamal at 2 guard if you want.
Ra'mon
March 11th, 2011
9:34 pm
Nique, right now Josh’s 3 pt attempt > Joe/ Marvin 3 pt attempt.
Sleepy
March 11th, 2011
9:34 pm
Rose is getting loose because our bigs are totally out of the game mentally at this point not because jamal is on him …
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:34 pm
How can LD just sit and watch this shi.? Dumb turnovers, bad shots, etc… Unbelievable!
Nique's Revenge
March 11th, 2011
9:34 pm
at least LD dresses nicely
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
9:35 pm
And LD said the low post was a priority?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:35 pm
Al, again, not being aggressive. Take the god damn jump shot. You’re a top 10 mid range shooter in the league.
I wish Al had half of Smoove’s confidence.
JaeEvolution
March 11th, 2011
9:35 pm
So we’re going to keep letting Jamal get burned? This is what were going to do…OK.
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
9:35 pm
LD, how dumb can you be… Why play your weakness defender on the league MVP….
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
9:35 pm
Josh is our savior.
Sleepy
March 11th, 2011
9:35 pm
Theyve got to tighten the double team up and force rose to give it up like we did in the first half .
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
9:36 pm
“doc
personally i dont thing these guys know how to finish at the rim. i am amazed at how they tend to shy away at the end rather than dunking or using the back board. they as a whole are very tentative in close
March 11th, 2011
9:23 pm”
___________________
Like I said, the hawks are playing very measured. Where is the confidence?
Ra'mon
March 11th, 2011
9:36 pm
Its 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, and after multiple dunks by Asik in the first half (uncontested) and drives to the hole by Rose, Horford finally picks up his first foul. How does our starting center go close to three quarters with no fouls, and the opponents lighting up the lane?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:36 pm
Joe bricks a 3.
Is Rose going to have to tear Jamal’s ACLs for Teague to get in this game?
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
9:36 pm
Get Josh back in the game LD.
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
9:37 pm
Horford with 4 shot attempts in 24+ minutes.
Ra'mon
March 11th, 2011
9:38 pm
Am I the only one who is SURPRISED when Joe hits a 3?
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
9:38 pm
#1) Crawford is NOT a PG. #2) He should NOT be guarding Rose.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:38 pm
I’m bout to give up on this team after all these years. I basically cant take it anymore.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:38 pm
The defensive intensity just disappears when Jamal replaces Kirk, and Teague is still sitting on the bench. This is unbelievable.
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
9:38 pm
You FAIL Larry! You absolutely FAIL at LIFE!!!
Smh….IDIOT!!!
Nique's Revenge
March 11th, 2011
9:38 pm
oh well, another L
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:38 pm
Well, actually, it is very believable.
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 11th, 2011
9:39 pm
too easy
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:39 pm
Crawford guarding Rose should be enough to get LD fired after the game. Is he serious?
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
9:39 pm
I’m threw with LD… Get him outta here….
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
9:40 pm
Only an Idiot would Hold Teague out of this Game!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:40 pm
Sh-t like this makes me think the people who call LD Woody Lite are probably right. This quarter has been an exhibition of horrendous coaching.
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
9:41 pm
No wonder LD has been an assistant coach for 20years. He’s not HC material….
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
9:41 pm
Fire Rick Sund! You Re-sign an Idiot, Let him go only to sign another idiot for a coach. When will the madness end!?
Tony
March 11th, 2011
9:42 pm
Teague really should be playing in this game!
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:42 pm
I blame LD for most of this nonsense. After all, He’s the one that puts up with this mess. What a joke.
UGA
March 11th, 2011
9:42 pm
No more blaming Marvin.
Josh Smith is PITIFUL!!!! Drew is not better to keep playing him. Smith’s shot selection and turnovers have cost us another game!!
Get rid of him this summer Sund!!
JaeEvolution
March 11th, 2011
9:42 pm
This guy LD, he KNOWS Jamal is not known for his defense for the second half of the third quarter he has been getting burned EVERYTIME, not once or every other time, EVERYTIME they come down Kurt sets a hard screen Jamal sits at the three point line and watches Derrick torch the inside, why?
2 FOR JOHN DREW
March 11th, 2011
9:42 pm
DRose reminds me of a running back, the footwork, the fakes, he’s poetric in motion !
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:42 pm
That might be the first time in a couple of months that Joe tried to create contact and draw a foul.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:43 pm
Always talking bout defense, yet he lets Teague rot on the bench while DRose torches Jamal. Clown!
steven
March 11th, 2011
9:43 pm
10 points in the 3rd. Nice job guys.
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
9:43 pm
Everyone celebrated when we got rid of Bibby, saying “we finally got someone who could guard quick/penetrating PG’s.” Well, what good is that when L.D. assigns Crawford to that quick/penetrating PG until the game is out of hand?!
JaeEvolution
March 11th, 2011
9:44 pm
…and Joe misses 2 free throws, PLEASE LET THEM FALL TO 7TH SEED!
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 11th, 2011
9:44 pm
Both ends of the court have too many holes
steven
March 11th, 2011
9:44 pm
Hoe misses his first two FTs of the night.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:45 pm
7th seed, here we come. Hawks-Bulls 1st rd.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:45 pm
“Everyone celebrated when we got rid of Bibby, saying “we finally got someone who could guard quick/penetrating PG’s.” Well, what good is that when L.D. assigns Crawford to that quick/penetrating PG until the game is out of hand?!”
This is why Jamal should have also been traded.
JaeEvolution
March 11th, 2011
9:45 pm
“Everyone celebrated when we got rid of Bibby, saying “we finally got someone who could guard quick/penetrating PG’s.” Well, what good is that when L.D. assigns Crawford to that quick/penetrating PG until the game is out of hand?!”
I can finally point out LD for this terrible coaching decision, I am seriously questioning what the fu*k is he currently thinking, this whole lead was because Jamal was guarding Rose, simple as that.
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
9:46 pm
Joe just put a on Bulls jersey….
omar
March 11th, 2011
9:46 pm
Where’s Woody? Just kidding!!!!
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:46 pm
Wonder what Sund is thinking right now?
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
9:46 pm
Yes, Josh back in. Get ready for the comeback hawks fans.
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
9:47 pm
How to have a 10 point quarter? Two shots in the paint (made one)
4-15 overall. Turnovers galore.
UGH.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:47 pm
I say Keep Al, and maybe Kirk and try to move everyone else. IF POSSIBLE
Nique's Revenge
March 11th, 2011
9:48 pm
ugh
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
9:48 pm
Let’s go Josh.
Nique's Revenge
March 11th, 2011
9:49 pm
LOLOLOL hawks suck
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
9:49 pm
Zaza with the jumper. Nice!
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
9:49 pm
Why cant Marvin be productive/play like Deng
steven
March 11th, 2011
9:49 pm
this team is done. break em up after this game.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:49 pm
Kirk prolly wondering what in the hell he’s gotten in to?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:49 pm
“I say Keep Al, and maybe Kirk and try to move everyone else. IF POSSIBLE”
Al has been as much a part of the problem in this game as anyone else. The one guy on this team who should take more shots is too f-cking scared to put it up.
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
9:50 pm
“Sh-t like this makes me think the people who call LD Woody Lite are probably right. This quarter has been an exhibition of horrendous coaching.”
Damn Straight Poop,
LD (Woody-Lite) is a FRAUD
F-LD!
Sleepy
March 11th, 2011
9:50 pm
We are not losing because jamal is not a pg or because he is guarding Rose we are losing because more of the Bulls players (even without Boozer) showed up to play than the hawk did .
All this pg talk is just a tired excuse
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:50 pm
Portland by 15 tomorrow night.
Ra'mon
March 11th, 2011
9:50 pm
Terrell, you don’t think Al’s lack of an inside game, is part of the problem?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:50 pm
Good thing Teague is still on the bench, or else the Hawks might lose even worse.
SteveW
March 11th, 2011
9:51 pm
Put this one Ld guys. He’s no NBA Head Coach. No Teague on the fastest guy in the League? What a joke
JaeEvolution
March 11th, 2011
9:51 pm
“He couldn’t score a bucket in an empty gym with a ladder.” – Stacey King
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:51 pm
But Al brings it more than he doesnt.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:52 pm
Jamal is STILL playing point guard. Unbelievable.
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March 11th, 2011
9:52 pm
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terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:53 pm
Fire LD. There, I said it.
Ra'mon
March 11th, 2011
9:53 pm
Terrell, Al brings a bunch of jumpers and uncontested defense in the lane. Al’s game against Chicago last week was the first game we can remember where he ‘brought it’. Why doesn’t he play with that intensity more? And why when Amare walks in the building Al becomes timid?
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:53 pm
Bill Lambieer anyone?
JaeEvolution
March 11th, 2011
9:54 pm
Finally big boy, damn.
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
9:54 pm
Teague should be starting becuase JT doesnt play well with Jamal but Hinrich does. He can guard SG’s and he will demand the ball from Jamal unlike Teague.
JT solidifies the Starting unit. He is the oly person who consistantly draws fouls on the opposing team. He’s the only one who does not constantly chuck jumpshots, and honeslty, he will probably end up being our best post player A la Tony Parker. Besides, Offensive production is not needed at the start of the game, defense is.
Kirk, Jamal, and Marvin should be coming off the bench while Collins and Teague should be starting with our captains.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:54 pm
Nice move Joe.
Everyone on this team thinks they are a jump shooter, but Joe, Smoove, and Marvin are all at their best on the low block.
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
9:54 pm
Damn, looked like the old Joe Johnson for a second.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:55 pm
So maybe we shoulda passed on Al, and took Mike Conley at 3, and moved up a spot and grabbed Noah?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:55 pm
Al passes up an open jumper AGAIN.
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
9:57 pm
LD why didn’t you play Teague “We wanted a more offensive look.”
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
9:58 pm
@Najeh: I too am amazed at the time Jamal has clocked at PG this game. L.D. has got to take a chunk of the blame for this one. As for Al, I don’t know if it’s a lack of plays being called for him or his reluctancy to shoot, but it’s a definite problem & only ads to our schizophrenic excuse for an offense.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
9:58 pm
Just imagine Marvin waddling in the room, after you just watched Chris Paul work out. That woulda sealed the deal for me. And we still went with Marvin. Are you kidding me?
SteveW
March 11th, 2011
9:58 pm
LD – Team in disarray
Philly just beat Boston
We are in trouble guys. LD is worse than Woody at this point.
Nique's Revenge
March 11th, 2011
9:58 pm
LOLOLOL nice one
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
9:59 pm
Damn it Joe. Nice pass Josh.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
9:59 pm
Am I the only one who can’t remember the last time the Hawks played a game where an opposing player wasn’t the best player on the court? The game against the Warriors, maybe?
JaeEvolution
March 11th, 2011
10:00 pm
I didn’t think it would happen but that 6th or 7th seed is coming up a lot faster than I thought.
brigadierjerry
March 11th, 2011
10:01 pm
What the heck has happen to Horford?It is like this guy got shook the other day and get get out of his funk. He isnt even looking to take shots.. Wonderful pass there Josh Smith right into the 1st row
Wabe
March 11th, 2011
10:01 pm
bunch of bums…
football season can’t come back quick enough.
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
10:02 pm
Was watching the Lakers last night & the camera caught Kobe giving Odom & his coach an earful…expletives & all. Oh how I wish we had someone that showed that passion. Gee, if only we had a “star” guard making max money that would open his mouth during games like these. Oh well, I can dream can’t I?
J.J.M
March 11th, 2011
10:02 pm
this team is a complete mess. pure garbarge. please trade everyone except horford.
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
10:02 pm
Najeh, it’s hard to remember when the crowd WASN’T chanting MVP for somebody OTHER than a Hawk.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:03 pm
Hawks-Bulls 1st rd.
l
March 11th, 2011
10:03 pm
can’t watch this team anymore Marvin should his sorry butt on the bench Teague has three strong games as a starter but this refuses to play him ( destroyed the yong mans confidence) please sell this team to someone who really wants to win and please FIRE LD
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:03 pm
Or possibly Hawks-Celtics 1st rd.
Wabe
March 11th, 2011
10:04 pm
i’d rather lose 50+ games and try to draft a legit stud than continue with this bogus mediocority…
the hawks aren’t great. they’re not bad. but they’re not good either.
they’re the hawks. that about sums it up.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:04 pm
“Drew says low post is a priority”. lol!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:04 pm
On the rare occasions where the Hawks have posted up in this game, they have looked good. Pretty much every other occasion, they have looked awful.
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
10:04 pm
Wow…we are indeed a jumpshooting team…and not a very good one…
RaJaH
March 11th, 2011
10:05 pm
Well…that just might be the dagger in the coffin!
Wabe
March 11th, 2011
10:05 pm
then dorkis burke and bums on espn are astonished why folks chant mvp for opposing players in our arena…
its the same ish every year. why are you gonna pay good money to go watch the same ish.
would you pay good money to watch the same movie over and over and over again?
f the hawks man
brigadierjerry
March 11th, 2011
10:06 pm
Fundamentally this team has a lot of issues spacing, floor balance, execution.I get the impression as others have said this team i believe peaked last year.Josh needs to learn some back to the basket moves because his handle cannot beat anyone off the dribble.Josh should really try to pattern his game after Zach Randolph.
JaeEvolution
March 11th, 2011
10:06 pm
The Hawks are not a bad team, they have multiple undefined roles, apparently everyone on the team is a jumpshooter. No one wants to hurt each others feelings, so this is what you get.
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
10:07 pm
Nice Rose only scored 32 tonight.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:07 pm
Seriously, when is the last time the Hawks had someone who can do what Rose can do?
Or Durant?
Or Kobe?
Or Carmelo?
And the fans are at fault for not supporting this franchise?
Get the F-CK out of here.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:07 pm
If the Hawks had any sense, they’d get rid of Uncle Larry as ASAP. Looks like it aint getting any better.
Not Sund
March 11th, 2011
10:07 pm
L.D. is one season and done y’all.
These guys aun’t even trying anymore.
They just jacking up shots from anywhere.
I’ma go cruise he internet.
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
10:08 pm
IDK why PPL think Horford is a savior or something. He just takes what the defense gives him. Sure He’s developed a nice midrange game but how many plays were called for Horford in the post?
Nice Work LD…
Ra'mon
March 11th, 2011
10:08 pm
Najeh, how many post ups do Al have this game?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:08 pm
“Josh needs to learn some back to the basket moves because his handle cannot beat anyone off the dribble.”
Smoove was actually not bad with his back to the basket in this game. The problem is, he was horrendous in all other situations.
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
10:08 pm
Alright, trivia time. Can anyone name ONE thing Marvin brings to the table on a consistent basis?
James
March 11th, 2011
10:08 pm
Another night where we settled for too many jump shots, failed to get to the free throw line, and failed to get Al involved early.
Meanwhile, Josh forced a bunch of shots and tried to do too much on the offensive end while Al didn’t try to do enough on the offensive end. All the while, our coach stuck with the same rotation, regardless of how our players were producing.
Basically, this is a typical Hawks loss.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:08 pm
I’d trade Josh for Randolph tonight. We need a post up player in the worst way.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:09 pm
“L.D. is one season and done y’all.”
He’s the cheapest coach in the league. That alone makes him the Coach of the Year in the eyes of the DASG. Get used to him. He’ll be back next year.
dayoldfries
March 11th, 2011
10:09 pm
4-10 since 76ers embarrassment at home
Melvin
March 11th, 2011
10:09 pm
Another ugly lost. Do the Hawks have a tentative agreement to sell this team yet? I want knew owners in place before this summer…
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
10:10 pm
“i’d rather lose 50+ games and try to draft a legit stud than continue with this bogus mediocority…”
The HAWKS drafting a stud?
wabe, that’s the funniest thing anyone’s said tonight.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:10 pm
welikebaseball2, how bout a big ass?
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
10:10 pm
Why would LD play Teague when Rose is lighting them up? He didn’t play the bigs when Bynum was killing us last game. Great job coach, keep up the good work.
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
10:10 pm
We have no offensive identity & a defensive identity in principal only. Sickening.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:10 pm
Knicks fans in Atlanta come stronger with the MVP chants than Bulls fans in Chicago.
SteveW
March 11th, 2011
10:10 pm
Gotta fire LD in the next 3 Games so the new guy can implement his system in time for the playoffs. I say get that Cavs guy from last year. He was pretty good .
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:11 pm
Josh Powell hits a jumper. Expect him to get 20 minutes tomorrow.
brigadierjerry
March 11th, 2011
10:11 pm
Maybe Pippen and Horace Grant can come back from retirement and helo Atlanta
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:11 pm
No way they bring LD back. Better upset somebody in the Playoffs. Yeah right!
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
10:11 pm
F-LD!!!!
Is that Jeff Teague? 8-0
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:11 pm
Teague bricks a 3. That’s 4 more DNPs for him coming up.
20 points in the HALF for the Hawks.
Nique's Revenge
March 11th, 2011
10:12 pm
dump drew now. get a star coach in here for the rest of the season so we can start remolding this team now and get rid of any beyotches who refuse to change
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
10:12 pm
@terrell: LOL!!! We have a winner!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:13 pm
Free Jeff Teague
Nique's Revenge
March 11th, 2011
10:13 pm
Dominique: [the Hawks] “gotta get a win to get back on the right track”
really?
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
10:13 pm
Mark Jackson, Bill Laimbeer or Dwayne Casey
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:13 pm
Bill Laimbeer please? Btw, did anyone notice when Josh was clappin his hands trying to get Kirk to pass him the ball on the perimeter, and Kirk thought better of it? Hilarious.
SteveW
March 11th, 2011
10:13 pm
Maneb – hope your wrong about LD
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:14 pm
I guess Boston is not the only city that has an inexplicable fascination with Brian Scalabrine.
SteveW
March 11th, 2011
10:14 pm
Enter your comments here
Nique's Revenge
March 11th, 2011
10:14 pm
24 points in the WHOLE SECOND HALF. and that INCLUDES garbage buckets. sigh. bye, drew
Wabe
March 11th, 2011
10:14 pm
sautee,
very true. that’s why i said *try*. if there was a fantasy draft in the nba, and the hawks could have anybody they wanted (lebron, wade, carmelo, kobe, d.rose, dwight), they’d all be sitting there, and we’d take eduardo najera.
that’s how terrible this thing is from top to bottom.
but i still wouldn’t mind some lottery picks. at least something to get excited about. this stuff has gotten to the point where you’re just shrugging your shoulders and saying, “go figure, it’s the f’n hawks”.
bunch of bums
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:14 pm
Feel sorry for LD, but he got to go.
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
10:14 pm
@Najeh: You hit the nail on the head about ASG hiring & keeping L.D. Sad, but true. And they are getting out of him what they paid for…which isn’t much.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:15 pm
And why is Marvin still in the NBA again?
Samuel
March 11th, 2011
10:15 pm
I missed the game but yall’s analysis was way better than any game could be. I see people her are making excuses for Josh playing dumb. He may infact still be hurt but I could sworn I saw him sky about 12 feet for an alley oop the other night. Lazy, stubborn and dumb is a bad combination.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:15 pm
One more thing to say. JOSH WILL NEVER MAKE THE ALL STAR TEAM.
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
10:16 pm
“Free Jeff Teague” I know right.
“Mark Jackson, Bill Laimbeer or Dwayne Casey”
Nancy Lieberman
JSS
March 11th, 2011
10:16 pm
@ Najeh…
Nick Bockwinkle was beloved in Chi-Town… So……
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
10:16 pm
A 26 point second half. How many post ups did y’all see in the second half?
Horford needs to take enough steroids to make him mad, or something. WAY too passive, even with 4 blocked shots, which had to be the quietest 4 block game I’ve ever seen.
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
10:17 pm
“Why would LD play Teague when Rose is lighting them up? He didn’t play the bigs when Bynum was killing us last game. Great job coach, keep up the good work.”
Hahahaha!
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:17 pm
lol@ Tom.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:17 pm
Trade LD and five first-round picks for Tom Thibodeau.
Wabe
March 11th, 2011
10:18 pm
i think i’m bouta go to the next game vs. the bulls just to boooooooooooo the ish out of this team.
that’s how sad the hawks are. i have free tickets and still don’t want to waste my time going to games.
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
10:18 pm
“Rose slicing into lane at will now. No sign of Teague. #Hawks”
Gotta love MC’s unbiased/subliminal Tweets
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:19 pm
Will he keep the guys in the locker room longer than normal again? Whatever.
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
10:19 pm
-22 with Josh on the floor.
Elliot
March 11th, 2011
10:19 pm
It’s not a coincidence that the Hawks beat the Bulls without Josh and lost with him. No one on the Hawks team had a bigger impact on this game than Josh Smith, and that impact was mostly negative.
The Hawks are a smarter and more efficient team without Josh Smith. The shot distribution is better, Al is more involved and more aggressive, and even our rebounding is better, since our bigs box out. Outside of Josh, almost every big man on the roster does a good job of boxing out.
We are a better team without Josh, plain and simple. I don’t care how much some of you bloggers argue with me, I’m not changing my mind on this. I am convinced that Josh is a serious problem for our team. We have other problems, but he’s one of the biggest ones. He makes his teammates worse and just has a negative impact on the team when things aren’t going well in a game.
RomeDawg
March 11th, 2011
10:20 pm
WoW! In the 3rd from 10:30 down to 9:00, J Smoove (what a dumb name) had two turnovers and took two horrible shots. This guys is horrible folks. It ain’t gettin’ any better. He is so athletic but he is a HUGE part of our problem. Why did he reinvent his game to jump shooting? Drew has lost this team, if he ever had ‘em. Trade J Smoove, he is an enigma!
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
10:21 pm
“Nancy Lieberman”
Nancy for Marvin Straight up!
She was in the Celebrity All-Star Game last year. She still got game!
mykhalc
March 11th, 2011
10:23 pm
to borrow from another blogger…at least there ain’t no more fools gold be found!!! BOOM!!!
W.R.Terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:23 pm
LD says that playing in the low post is a priority and ISO Joe says the “SOFT’S” are a jump shooting team. The game is still going on and what I am seeing is a jump shooting team that can’t hit the side of a barn from 5 feet in front of them. Whose message is the team following because it is not LD’s. I saw this loss coming from the first quarter because I knew that the “smoove” fella was gonna launch it and try and make unbelievable passes all night. It was over in the 3rd. Our 20 mill ISO Joe was his usual outstanding self(sarcasm). Marvin the 11 mill man did his thing too, which is “NOTHING THAT RESEMBLES BASKETBALL”. They are not listening to LD or they just don’t give a crap or they are the dumbest group of ball players in NBA history. I feel for Heinrich, he’s been a class act all of his career and Al will be ruined if he has to go thru another season with these guys, so will Teague and Armstrong and I know, we must keep ISO and that friggin “smoove” fella but this time we need a no nonsense coach. Mr. D. Wilkins the true Human Highlight reel is the MAN!. Once we have no way to get into the playoffs the younguns need to play more, they would be more entertaining. So much for jump shooting and the IDIOTS that follow.
mykhalc
March 11th, 2011
10:23 pm
to be found
2 FOR JOHN DREW
March 11th, 2011
10:24 pm
Welikebaseball2- That ugly ass walk and a good attitude…. is all he(Marvin)brings to the table ! (lol)
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
10:24 pm
@Tom: I’m sure there’s a blog somewhere just aching for your brand of ignorance. Go find it. Oh yeah, hate & fear are bad for your health. I’m just saying…
JSS
March 11th, 2011
10:24 pm
Lieberman, Cheryl Miller, Teresa Edwards, Swoopes, and Ann Donovan would all school Marvin…
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:26 pm
Sund wanted Casey to begin with. But the owners just had to have Uncle Larry.
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
10:26 pm
Seven shot attempts in the paint in the second half. Five makes (though two were from Collins and Powell in garbage time). 5-7 when we went inside.
The game plan was SUPPOSED to be “low post is a priority”. And yet we take only 7 attempts in the paint in the second half. And make 5.
Is this team stupid or stubborn?
And that’s NOT a rhetorical question.
L
March 11th, 2011
10:26 pm
the game was close the start of the second half then Josh had 3 or 4 straight turnovers why won’t he bench Marvin and why were we so good last year at scoring on the inside but this year we can’t can somebody please explain this to me
Not Sund
March 11th, 2011
10:26 pm
Terrell i’m with you on that.
Poop, get with us on this, cheap or no, L.D. can’t take a 53 win team and win 45 games tops with them and expect to be back next year.
There will be less than 10k per game at Philips next season if he’s back.
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
10:27 pm
Wow, I can’t belive i’m about to actually Give Mike Woodson a comliment; But Smoove Had WAY MORE POST UPS UNDER WOODY WAY MORE! Mike may have sucked as a coach, but he know wharer smoove neede to be! And Be Talked his ear off until Smoove listened!
F-LD!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:27 pm
“I’m sure there’s a blog somewhere just aching for your brand of ignorance. ”
It’s called the Falcons Blog.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:28 pm
“Poop, get with us on this, cheap or no, L.D. can’t take a 53 win team and win 45 games tops with them and expect to be back next year.”
I’m not saying he shouldn’t be fired. I’m just saying the DASG is not going to fire him.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:28 pm
Monty Williams for Coach of the Year. Eat a dick hair sandwich, Tom.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:28 pm
Tom, who do you reccommend, Terry Stotts? How bout Lon Krueger, or Bob Weiss? Give me a break. ASG hred LD cause he was cheap. Nothing more, nothing less. Had nothing to do with skin color. Clown.
cp
March 11th, 2011
10:28 pm
The blog monster is killing me…No offense, no defense, cant rebound, careless turnovers, no accountability, continuing to start Marvin although he does nothing, putting your worst defender on the opposing teams best player.. Just ugly basketball….LD has to go. These cats have already tuned him out. They look like the same bunch who quit on Woodson last year. I guess that shouldn’t be a surprise because its basically the same team. Its beyond frustrating being a Hawks fan. The basketball Gods tried to hook us up a few years ago and we messed that up by taking Marvin. I guess they’re still pissed at us.
N.D.T.K.A.
March 11th, 2011
10:29 pm
Mike Brown (analyst) or Lawrence Franks (assistant in Boston) will do.
L.D. has to be shown the door. I would have never thought a coach could be worse than Woodson. Jamal at the point with Hinrich at the SG is horrendous decision making.
Play Teague please. We will suffer through Teagues mistakes. You cannot teach Jamal to play defense.
The Hawks may be on the verge of complete playoff collapse if that is possible.
JSS
March 11th, 2011
10:29 pm
My apologies to Bulls fan favorite Tom Boerwinkle, I had a AWA brain freeze…
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
10:29 pm
What Happened?
I went to go take a dump and when I got back, the game was over.
We lost? wth … happened?
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:29 pm
“recommend” “hired”
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:30 pm
“The basketball Gods tried to hook us up a few years ago and we messed that up by taking Marvin.”
Where were the basketball gods in 2004 when the Hawks needed Dwight?
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
10:31 pm
The locker room closed again. LD “let’s close the locker room to make it seem like we care. Joe pass me a beer.”
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:31 pm
Damn Mary B. You mustve been in there for a while. This game was over at the end of the 3rd quarter.
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
10:32 pm
YOU KNOW IT’S BAD WHEN I’M GIVING MIKE WOODSON COMLIMENTS!
SMH!!
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:32 pm
Locker room closed. lol!
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:32 pm
They gettin blunted up in there.
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
10:33 pm
IGNORE IGNORANCE!
mykhalc
March 11th, 2011
10:34 pm
KA BOOM!!!!
James
March 11th, 2011
10:34 pm
Sometimes, I just don’t get it. Is Larry Drew TRYING to get fired? When things were going downhill fast in the third quarter, Larry Drew made zero adjustments. Are you kidding me? Is this a joke?
Also, the game plan was supposed to establish ourselves in the low post first, yet the team does almost the exact opposite. If the players on the floor aren’t doing what you want, why do you keep them in the game? Come on, L.D.? Are you really that much of an amateur?
I, honestly, do not even know why Marvin played at all tonight. He really gave us nothing on either end. Tonight was just a terrible game, both by the players and the coach. Bad execution and terrible coaching. I guess that’s basically the Hawks in a nutshell.
Sautee
March 11th, 2011
10:34 pm
drmarb,
TMI, girl.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
10:35 pm
I have a free ticket to tomorrow’s game. I wonder how much the Brandon Roy jerseys are going to cost.
JSS
March 11th, 2011
10:35 pm
@ DrMaryb…
Oh my!!! Count yourself lucky and relieved!
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
10:37 pm
@Tom: The fact that you call those “facts” speaks volumes about your mentality…and is actually pretty hilarious. Now, speaking of PC, take your politics elsewhere. I know it fills some void in your life to spew such ignorant/inflammatory words, but it’s not welcomed here. Go find your manhood/womanhood elsewhere. Consider yourself ignored.
Section 303
March 11th, 2011
10:38 pm
This team is just awful. I can’t believe I found someone to buy my tickets for the game tomorrow ($24 for the pair). I didn’t think I would be able to give them away.
I leave for New York tomorrow morning. Going to the Knicks/Pacers game on Sunday night. Will be good to watch real basketball for a change.
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
10:38 pm
@Najeh: LOL about the Falcons blog! That’s exactly what I was thinking.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:39 pm
Woody was bad, but LD is looking like a clown. How you gonna play Jamal at pg when you just brought in Kirk to be your pg? How you gonna play Jamal at pg PERIOD? And Jamal guarding Rose is downright asinine. As I type this, Josh just heaves another 20 ftr.
terrell
March 11th, 2011
10:42 pm
Horford prolly said fuc it. Everbody else shootin jumpers, I’m gonna shoot some jumpers. 3’s too. lol!
Samuel
March 11th, 2011
10:44 pm
Maybe LD is throwing in the towel. Watch him finally come out and say……………………………………………………………………………………………..”We settled for too many jumpers tonight.”
JSS
March 11th, 2011
10:44 pm
I wasn’t going to say a thing about “Falcons Blog.” That is just sad… “Facts!” Man please…
Dept. of Unintended Irony
March 11th, 2011
10:45 pm
“12% of total population, majority of jail population. I guess that’s ignorance on my behalf.”
No, your ignorance is in everything you have posted.
Here’s a fact for you: Racists live shorter lives. Look it up. And please die soon.
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
10:45 pm
@terrell: That’s my biggest gripe about L.D. this game. How do you justify allowing Crawford to guard Rose as he burns him possession after possession? At what point do you say, “Hmmm…Jamal’s having a hard time staying w/ Rose. Maybe I should put Joe on him or give Teague a shot”? Coaching gets as much blame for this one as the players. They’re all a hot mess right now. Frustrating. Embarrassing.
JSS
March 11th, 2011
10:46 pm
@ 303…
Where are you sitting at MSG?
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
10:47 pm
Wow, even Michael Cunningham was ask about Teague tonight. What is the world coming to?
Rafa
March 11th, 2011
10:48 pm
Did you see Josh just loafing and watching on someof those possessions?
I was screaming at my tv!
O'Brien
March 11th, 2011
10:49 pm
Teague would not have stopped Rose, but we have seen Jamal fail time and time again as the backup PG, but yet LD continues to go to him at that positon. Whatever happened to giving Teague more burn since he played decent on defense after the trade? Is this how you build his confidence?
It’s like LD is saying “Jeff, sit and watch our backup SG (who probably wont be here next year) get torched on defense playing backup PG (which happens often), even though you are a better defensive option. Oh dont worry, we’ll get you some garbage minutes when the game is out of hand. BTW, I still like what you bring to the table.”
Tremaine
March 11th, 2011
10:49 pm
Watch LD say we just didn’t make shots and don’t even mention the fact that Derrick Rose torched them tonight.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
10:49 pm
terrell (don’t call me Te-Relle)
Man, I should have stayed in the john. I guess my bowels knew the outcome! Damn! LOL!
Hey man, I don’t even get mad anymore. Just apathetic now a days.
It’s tuff being a fan. Since 1986 man, you prolly wasn’t even born yet.
Talk about loyalty or is it stupidity?
I can’t explain it any more. We just are playing awful. I guess after the trade deadline came and went, everybody said, “whew! We dodged that bullet!”. Or, the players have taken on the personalities of these owners.
We got our money, so Fck everybody! To hell with this city and these fans! Because, we don’t come to the games and cheer? If they play better? T.I. would come if, he wasn’t on lock down. He’ll be out this Summer – right?
JSS
March 11th, 2011
10:50 pm
@ Welike…
Do you think Drew was under the assumption that he would trading firepower-for-firepower by letting Jamal take Rose?
cp
March 11th, 2011
10:52 pm
Najeh I forgot about 2004 but hell they gave us great choices the next year and we straight up blew it..D Williams, Paul, Bynum, and Granger. I’m sure I’m probably leaving some guys off but we had chances to get a great player and we ended up with the invisible man. Hell they got it wrong in the second round that year too. Might be a long time before the Gods give us another opportunity like that. That shows you how missing at the top of the draft can haunt you years down the line.
Not Sund
March 11th, 2011
10:56 pm
We all know the players will let you know when they are done with a coach.
Message received guys.
Right Poop, The Spirit group ain’t ready for prime time and they will try to avoid paying two coaches at the same time, but they can’t take an empty arena everynight either.
If the Spirit don’t pay a legit coach we will sink back into the swamp we were in for 10 long years of losing.
welikebaseball2
March 11th, 2011
10:56 pm
@JSS: Good question. I mean, the ONLY way I could POSSIBLY go with Drew on that decision would be if Jamal was trading baskets with Rose. He wasn’t…Rose was torching him..and it served to be the knockout punch.
Booo!
March 11th, 2011
10:59 pm
“Alright, trivia time. Can anyone name ONE thing Marvin brings to the table on a consistent basis?”
Scoliosis, Two left feet, and a Big Booty
Fundamentals
March 11th, 2011
11:03 pm
Absolutely dissappointing. No effort, no intensity. This team has quit, PERIOD!
Jumpshooters? Get real, it’s an excuse because they just don’t care.
Don’t know where ASG will pull the $$ to pay these cats cause they ain’t getting any of mine.
This has to be the most pathetic moment in Hawks history. Even the 13 win team showed heart every night. This team since prior to the All Star break is absolutely a JOKE!
James
March 11th, 2011
11:07 pm
Does anyone on this board still like L.D. as a head coach? Personally, I’ve pretty much lost all confidence in him as a head coach, but does he have any supporters left?
JSS
March 11th, 2011
11:14 pm
@ Welike…
Well, he must have been missing something about Jamal against non Western conference teams… Jamal has just been scouted abd discovered I guess… They know he’ll jack it and never consider driving and dishing…
brad
March 11th, 2011
11:16 pm
ok so the hawks suck. first thing is we should get rid of that crack head looking coach! i swear i seen him on dill avenue the other day buying a nick sack of crack!!!!!!!
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
11:16 pm
Sautee!
Sorry, that was TMI. I’m just so frustrated with my beloved hawks.
JSS … LOL!
_____________
Yall already know who the trolle is – right? Same guy different log on. He ’s just looking for some attention, not enough hugs growing up.
____________________
Hey fellas, we are all just puzzled as to why our team is regressing. I just hope that deep down, they care. I really think they do.
For the love of basketball, IDK why the PG doesn’t primarily bring the ball up for this team to initiate some set plays and execute a game plan?
Why is this? Isn’t that fundamental Naismith?
Section 303
March 11th, 2011
11:18 pm
JSS, somewhere in the 200’s. My buddy has the tickets. I will post on here when I find out, if you are interested.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
11:19 pm
“Scoliosis, Two left feet, and a Big Booty”
LMAO
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
11:20 pm
I’d rather watch drmaryb taking a dump than watch Jamal try to guard Rose for an entire quarter.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2011
11:21 pm
In other news, I found a nice birthday present for “it was not a bad pick”
http://www.amazon.com/President-Times-Illustrated-Books-Awards/dp/0689863772
HawkEye
March 11th, 2011
11:21 pm
Alot of people on here metion the “what if” draft scenarios with marvin and others. What makes you guys think that if CP3, DWill, and/or Bynum came here that they would be developed into the players they are now? Just because they are great now does not mean they would’ve been great here. I am actually glad they did not come here because they would not be where they are today if they did. You want proof, look at Jordan Crawford. Granted he is on a bad team, he is now getting the opportunity to develop, one thing he could not get while he was here. It takes great coaching and oppertunities for rookie players to blossom into all-stars and unfortunately we have neither.
JSS
March 11th, 2011
11:22 pm
All I know was when they were using so much of camp on fitness and stamina, they are the most ragged bunch I’ve seen in that account in a long time… I mean Doug Edwards and Chris Washburn ragged!
SteveW
March 11th, 2011
11:24 pm
A 14 point loss to the Lakers at home is good. I’m sure an 18 point loss away to the Bulls is acceptable to LD.
JSS
March 11th, 2011
11:25 pm
@ 303…
Thanks, make sure you get uptown early enough to get a quality meal… Enjoy yourself!
HawkEye
March 11th, 2011
11:27 pm
correction: It takes good ownership, great coaching, and the opportunity to learn and grow for rookies to blossom into all-stars and unfortunately we offer none of the above.
JSS
March 11th, 2011
11:29 pm
Ain’t nothing wrong with a big booty when you know how to use it! Marvin’s in like a a water anchor that you use to keep a ship from drifting!
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
11:31 pm
Sautee
I was dropping the “Cosby kids off at the pool”, in that third quarter.
I hope you didn’t get the wrong impression. -smile?-
I’m just playing. Sorry?
Willy
March 11th, 2011
11:34 pm
COACH DREW TELLS THE HAWKS HOW TO PLAY (TAKE IT TO THE PAINT) AND JJ SAYS MAYBE! YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! THE HAWKS THINK THEY’RE DOING EVERYONE A FAVOR BY PLAYING BASKETBALL! DUMP THEM ALL AND LET’S START OVER!
O'Brien
March 11th, 2011
11:34 pm
Steve W,
LD will probably say “the Bulls have the best home record in the East, so we knew it would be a struggle. We just ran out of gas in the second half”
WILLY
March 11th, 2011
11:36 pm
Coach Drew tells the Hawks how to play (get in the paint) and JJ says MAYBE. Let’s trade these jokers and start over!
roger Myers
March 11th, 2011
11:37 pm
PLEASE SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING ANYTHING CHANGE THIS ROSTER AND START WITH THAT DOG JOSH SMITH DOES HE EVEN NEED TO TAKE A ShoweR AFTER THE GAME?
drmaryb (*_-)
March 11th, 2011
11:40 pm
Flush It or Rush It!
Aye Najeh! Thanks for your support. I promise you, that watching me:
“Dropping the Cosby kids off at the pool?”. Would have been far more entertaining.
I had them kids greased up with SP 45 and smelling like a “Rose”!
The most fun I’ve had all day.
LMBAO!
JSS
March 11th, 2011
11:40 pm
I hate what the Hawks are giving us; but I can’t tolerate going 2004 or 2005 again… I just can’t take that “blow it up” mentality….
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11:41 pm
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Rashod
March 11th, 2011
11:45 pm
Its just painful to watch a Hawks game now a day.Lord help me !!!
Buddy Grizzard
March 11th, 2011
11:48 pm
Look how soft New York’s schedule is the rest of the way. No question they overtake the Hawks. First round sweep by the Heat?
O'Brien
March 11th, 2011
11:50 pm
From MC’s article;
“The Hawks are 4-10 since Feb. 8 and dropped to 10-18 in games against opponents with winning records.” MC .
That’s a 36% win percentage against teams with winning records. I wonder how they compare to other playoff teams.
Turrible team loss tonight.
STRETCH
March 11th, 2011
11:50 pm
WHAT A JOKE. LARRY DREW IS THE ULTIMATE BUTT KISSER. HE TALKS “AFTER” THE GAMES INSTEAD OF “DURING” THEM!
1. JOSH SMITH – WILL NEVER MAKE AN ALL STAR TEAM
2. JJ – WILL BE IN A WHEEL CHAIR PLAYING FOR THE HAWKS AND GETTIN PAID
3. TEAGUE, MARVIN AND ZAZA SUCKS
4. JAMAL – NO DEFENSE AT ALL
5. SUND – DUMBEST GM IN THE GAME!!!!!!
Worldwide Clyde
March 11th, 2011
11:58 pm
Time to start things up. I declare that its time for Drew to go. He had his chance but he refuses to make the adjustments needed to win basketball games. We need a coach that will play people based on performance not favoritism.
FIRE DREW
AJC.COM you need to stop crashing my internet browser everytime I get on this blog.
FIRE DREW
Najeh Davenpoop
March 12th, 2011
12:04 am
Does this mean new T-Shirts?
Section 303
March 12th, 2011
12:06 am
JSS, thanks. I’m looking forward to the trip. Staying at the Hampton Inn, one block from MSG.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 12th, 2011
12:15 am
Worldwide Clyde!
Fire it up! Get them presses rolling man.
Hey Clyde, you must be on that fire-fox search engine. Did you try Internet Explorer? I can’t think of that newer one. MC said, he didn’t do it though.
Clyde, I’m with you now, I’ve been converted: Fire ASKG!
Buddy Grizzard
March 12th, 2011
12:32 am
What makes you guys think that if CP3, DWill, and/or Bynum came here that they would be developed into the players they are now? It takes good ownership, great coaching, and the opportunity to learn and grow for rookies to blossom into all-stars and unfortunately we offer none of the above. – HawkEye
DUMP THEM ALL AND LET’S START OVER! – Willy
I can’t tolerate going 2004 or 2005 again… I just can’t take that “blow it up” mentality…. – JSS
The problem with your argument, HawkEye, is that DWill and CP3 came into the league playing at an all star level. They weren’t developed by Utah and New Orleans. They were top 5 point guards the first moment they set foot on NBA hardwood. Instead of taking one of the two most highly-rated point guards in a generation when point guard was the Hawks’ most glaring need, they gambled everything on “potential” and picked Marvin. The need vs. potential argument has been solved for all time.
Here is my rebuilding plan for the Hawks. Fire Sund and LD immediately. Sund cannot be trusted to make another coaching hire, and LD obviously has to go. For the new GM, hire anyone on R.C. Buford’s staff. Then trade Joe to the Nets for draft picks. I know the Hawks have done horribly with draft picks but we’re going to bring in a GM with personnel evaluation talent. Joe’s contract has to go, though. He’s already fading badly in the first year of the contract, and $20m a season under a new collective bargaining agreement and a smaller cap is like a boat anchor.
Next, we trade Smoove. He will cost too much to resign and he and Horford have duplicate rolls. They’re both big men who are not bangers and who like to shoot jumpers. Horford is the better shooter and all star, so we build around him. Jamal is gone after this season, Hinrich is gone after next season, Teague is your point guard of the future under a new coach. Keep Damien. Trade Zaza and Marvin if you can find a taker.
Not Sund
March 12th, 2011
12:49 am
Stretch, lay off the Sund now.
You get what you pay for, and sometimes you don’t. What I’m trying to say is, pay a legit coach, commit to him for some years and give him the security to develope players. Pro players will not play for interim (2 year contract) coaches.
Either the Spirit go all in and spend the doe or we Hawks fans are smucked!!
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daffy duck
March 12th, 2011
8:58 am
first off my best bud joe overated need to be traded he sucks we need money. we need to get my buddy dwight howrad. he will be the real superstar . he can’t dribble so there’s going to be lots of air in the ball
The Game Has Changed
March 12th, 2011
9:11 am
YO Daffy Duck. How is Joe overated when he has averaged 20,5,5 the last five years. The only other shooting guard to do that is Kobe. Also, Dwight doesnt have a ring either