Hawks-Nuggets game thread
Greetings, all-
Ken here. Sorry for the late start. A few notes, nothing earth-shattering.
1) Same lineup.
2) Larry Drew’s keys: Defend the 3, transition defense, defend the pick and roll, make Denver work on defense, move the ball side to side, good shot selection. Something tells me you’ve read that before.
3) An obvious matchup to watch is Jeff Teague-Ty Lawson. You may remember that they were drafted No. 18-19 in the 2009 draft.
4) Joe Johnson is still wearing a headband. Not a superstitious type, apparently, or at least someone with an interest in being sanitary, he broke out a fresh Air Jordan headband for the Nuggets.
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O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
8:45 pm
Ok guys. over or under…19.5 points scored by the Hawks in the 4th.
Art Vandelay
March 16th, 2011
8:45 pm
Zaza is our leading scorer lol.
northcyde
March 16th, 2011
8:45 pm
Najeh trips me out when he freaks out over every JJ bad play, but tries to rationalize Smith’s mistakes.
Having said that JJ is playing like garbage.
This is why others refer to the Hawks as “soft”. When it’s time to buckle down and get physical and scrap, it’s almost like they have to get down double digits to even realize that.
Zaza, whem motivated, is about the only dude that can ne counted on to simply scrap.
Jerome
March 16th, 2011
8:46 pm
‘Nique is really stressing that the Hawks get Al more touches. When even Nique points that out, you know it’s an issue. The Nuggets are doubling Al in the post every time he gets the ball, however, he’s been open for that pick and pop almost every time, the Hawks have just failed to get him the ball.
cp
March 16th, 2011
8:46 pm
Guys just do not box out on a consistent basis
lewis
March 16th, 2011
8:47 pm
delayed blowout, im predicting
HawksGoingBackward
March 16th, 2011
8:48 pm
@northcyde
I agree that Josh makes some bad plays, but it cant be discounted that on a game by game basis he is the only starter who plays like he truly gives a damn.
If passion comes with a couple of bad plays considering this team, then at some point you have to be willing to deal with it.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 16th, 2011
8:48 pm
Grandma Williams!
Come on Grandma! We need you and Marvin to win this game for us!
Here is his chance to go into that “duffle bag”, and pull that Money Game out! You said he won a game in Washington? Well, we need him to win one in Atlanta! It’s been what? 4 years since Marvin has won one?
Can grand son pull out a miracle tonight? I pray he do, cause’ his shot is on FIYAH!
Jae Evolution
March 16th, 2011
8:49 pm
Time to see what we’re made of.
slimjr
March 16th, 2011
8:49 pm
Al is hurting! Betcha his back is acting up??
HawksGoingBackward
March 16th, 2011
8:50 pm
Josh goes to block the shot, and not one other Hawk comes to help clean up the rebound. He gets a foul fighting off two Nuggets.
Effort. This team is horrible at it.
ClassicHawks
March 16th, 2011
8:50 pm
Guranteed a dumb shot by hawks
steven
March 16th, 2011
8:50 pm
bailed out there. thanks aaron!
slimjr
March 16th, 2011
8:51 pm
Marvin will start shooting blanks in crunch time…
bigdave
March 16th, 2011
8:51 pm
way to scrap Josh..
ClassicHawks
March 16th, 2011
8:51 pm
Marvin Duck Williams, just retire.
cp
March 16th, 2011
8:52 pm
right back in it. Zaza has been big this game
steven
March 16th, 2011
8:52 pm
ZaZa scares the bejesus out of me on the court, but he’s performing tonight
Sautee
March 16th, 2011
8:52 pm
Thank you Zaza for your willingness to scrap.
Melvin
March 16th, 2011
8:53 pm
Standing ovation for ZaZa….
ClassicHawks
March 16th, 2011
8:53 pm
Way To Hustle Zaza. Jumpshooting will be the doom of this team… Got that feeling, We are Going to win tonite, even though we have gotten beat in every category.
Jae Evolution
March 16th, 2011
8:53 pm
Way to come out and be aggressive!
tremaine
March 16th, 2011
8:53 pm
Can’t believe the lead is only 3. Zaza MVP!
slimjr
March 16th, 2011
8:53 pm
Josh= its time to learn the game dude……………….Go get that Magic Johnson DVD….
Ryan
March 16th, 2011
8:53 pm
Hilton never sees the floor lol seems like if you needed athletic d he would be a good pick
northcyde
March 16th, 2011
8:55 pm
Without Marvin and Zaza and Jamal, this game would be over. Point the finger at the 3 captains, not Marvin.
ClassicHawks
March 16th, 2011
8:55 pm
Zaza has been effective since L.D. has been giving him consistent minutes. Ummmmmm.
steven
March 16th, 2011
8:55 pm
STOP SHOOTING JOSH! you’re open for a reason
tremaine
March 16th, 2011
8:55 pm
How many bricks do you have to shoot to realize your shot is not falling tonight?
ClassicHawks
March 16th, 2011
8:56 pm
BAD JOSH Strikes Again…
koe
March 16th, 2011
8:56 pm
josh 3-14 on the night and still shooting long bricks
ClassicHawks
March 16th, 2011
8:56 pm
Put BAD JOE back in L.D.
Jae Evolution
March 16th, 2011
8:56 pm
We can call him J-Smoove or Momentum Killer…
slimjr
March 16th, 2011
8:57 pm
ISO ISO ISO
Rev in Tampa
March 16th, 2011
8:57 pm
Earthquakes, tsunamis, nuclear meltdowns, Marvin and Zaza leading Hawks scorers.
Maybe the world is coming to an end!
steven
March 16th, 2011
8:58 pm
Josh has blown this game for us
bigdave
March 16th, 2011
8:58 pm
needed to get into something while the game was there for the taking..
no Kirk.. no Jeff..
burned.
Rev in Tampa
March 16th, 2011
9:00 pm
When I learned how to play basketball as little boy my coaches taught me to take away the baseline. I wish somebody would teach the Hawks
ClassicHawks
March 16th, 2011
9:00 pm
josh takes ill-advised shot we go from being down 3 to being down 6 in a one possession. He is such a loser, I’m sorry, This whole organization is such a loser, from the top down. I’m a Hawks fan for life, but this whole thing is really hard to support on a nightly basis. They are so inconsistent. At least with Woody we knew we would get effort!
Sautee
March 16th, 2011
9:00 pm
I fail to understand LD’s affection for Jamal at PG. Ball movement stops.
bigdave
March 16th, 2011
9:00 pm
no way LD could think that the contributions we got from the bench could carry us to a win.. smh. this isnt last years. PHX bench..
get your guy in there before the game is over..
Jerome
March 16th, 2011
9:01 pm
Josh has already built a small condo with all the bricks he’s put up tonight…
drmaryb (*_-)
March 16th, 2011
9:01 pm
Our defense has actually been excellent tonight. The offense is selfish and ‘turrible’ from all the starters. Are they tired? Then rest tomorrow.
The bench has played outstanding, with Za, Marvin and Jamal leading the way. Teague has done a little but has made no impact either.
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OMG! The commercial said, “Will the Hawks give Miami something to cry about? Come see the game!”. LOL!
Jae Evolution
March 16th, 2011
9:01 pm
Still plenty of time, just hope LD understands what to do.
steven
March 16th, 2011
9:01 pm
Joe can retire the headband. He had his one good game and now he’s back to average Joe
bigdave
March 16th, 2011
9:01 pm
Joe got the ball from the Josh double and bailed out the defense by not attacking, or passing QUICKLY. defense recovers. bad shot.
HawksGoingBackward
March 16th, 2011
9:01 pm
turned to watch the OKC game, turn back and Joe is still playing like a bums sack.
steven
March 16th, 2011
9:02 pm
ballgame girls. night.
HawksGoingBackward
March 16th, 2011
9:02 pm
Nene gets the easiest layup ive seen in professional basketball
ClassicHawks
March 16th, 2011
9:03 pm
Hawks=time to dismantle the core and management.