Hawks-Heat game thread
Greetings, all-
Hope all are well. Ken here. A few notes, some Mike Bibby quotes and we’ll get it rolling.
1) Larry Drew said it’ll be the big lineup. Jason Collins, Al Horford, Josh Smith, Joe Johnson, Kirk Hinrich.
2) Drew didn’t say he was committed to starting Jeff Teague with the “regular” lineup. He said it was still to be determined. It sounded like Teague would be the designated starter against teams with small, quick point guards.
3) Drew said he wants the team to be more committed to running, particularly after the rather sedentary effort against Denver. Other keys: defending the 3-point line, not letting the non-Bosh/James/Wade guys go off, rebound well, force Miami to defend.
4) Drew on Horford: “We definitely have to get him more shot attempts, we’ve got to get him more touches and we’ll try to get him back on track tonight.”
5) Some Bibby quotes:
On buying out his Washington contract: “It is (a risk), but you never know if there’s going to be a lockout or not. There’s a lot of talk about that. I just felt that being here would be a better situation for me as far as giving myself another chance to even get another contract. I just felt it was a better decision for me to be here.”
On the trade: “This is a business. They felt they needed to change the point guard position and that’s what they did. Somebody’s trash is somebody else’s treasure.”
On coming off the bench: “I don’t mind that. I like to win games regardless of how things go down. I don’t worry myself with points, shots, stuff like that. I just do whatever it takes to help win the game.”
Enjoy the game…
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Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 18th, 2011
8:25 pm
jump shooters
Jae Evolution
March 18th, 2011
8:26 pm
LOLLOLOLOLOLOLOL, omg Smoove what was that.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 18th, 2011
8:26 pm
LeBron is a very hateable player, but damn, his court vision is special. Wish Joe was that good at passing out of double teams.
bigdave
March 18th, 2011
8:26 pm
lol @ Dr Mary B..
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 18th, 2011
8:26 pm
Smoove’s offensive game is ugly as hell
Najeh Davenpoop
March 18th, 2011
8:26 pm
Smoove pulled the Rajon Rondo move.
bigdave
March 18th, 2011
8:26 pm
hells yea.. he do..
Jae Evolution
March 18th, 2011
8:26 pm
This guy is a guard in a big boy body, man.
Booo!
March 18th, 2011
8:27 pm
Im through with LD.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 18th, 2011
8:28 pm
Denver down by 5 to Orlando at halftime, and New York and Detroit tied in the second quarter. This could be a big win if the Hawks can make the comeback.
Booo!
March 18th, 2011
8:28 pm
Smoove pulled another Hakeem fake out of his bag of tricks.
terrell
March 18th, 2011
8:29 pm
If Josh loses any more athleticism, his game is in trouble. Better hope that knee is ok.
O'Brien
March 18th, 2011
8:29 pm
Wow. Bosh, LeBron and Wade have 1,487 FTA on the season.
The entire Hawks team have 1,411 FTA on the season.
cp
March 18th, 2011
8:29 pm
smdh@LD. Bibby cant handle ball pressure nor can he guard quick athletic pg’s yet Teague hasn’t played. smh@LD’s rotations so far too…Josh is still jacking up jumpers but LD wont do anything about it. and he still loves playing Jamal at point smdh
mykhalc
March 18th, 2011
8:29 pm
i’m not watchin’ but i KNOW LD is an idiot!!!
slimjr
March 18th, 2011
8:29 pm
LD=JIM Mora, in way over his head….LOL
drmaryb (*_-)
March 18th, 2011
8:30 pm
It’s Urgent!
When will the energy and intensity start tonight? Perhaps, when it is mentioned in the post game comments?
SPEED KILLS! That’s what the DOT sign says anyways. So, why not put our foot on the pedal and run Teague out there NOW!
We down 12! If not now? When?
Teague would eat Bibby alive!
bigdave
March 18th, 2011
8:30 pm
Al watching rebs.
Jae Evolution
March 18th, 2011
8:30 pm
Damien plays Lebron like such a G, he should start next time.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 18th, 2011
8:30 pm
I wonder how different the Hawks rotations would be if they had a defensive coach like Tom Thibodeau. (Yes, I realize Woody was a defensive coach, but he never used his bench so it doesn’t really count.) Would Jamal get fewer minutes? Would Teague and Damien play more? Thibodeau has shown in Chicago that he values defense, which explains him starting Keith Bogans and giving Ronnie Brewer as much playing time as Korver.
slimjr
March 18th, 2011
8:30 pm
Hey Josh, do your really believe your a jump shooter?????????????????????????????????????
Apparently he does………………………Shoot…………………….
bigdave
March 18th, 2011
8:31 pm
Al.. you have Bibby on you.. dont look to pass sir. shoot over him.
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 18th, 2011
8:31 pm
Drew makin a statement with that tie
Najeh Davenpoop
March 18th, 2011
8:31 pm
“LD=JIM Mora, in way over his head….LOL”
More was also notorious for putting the blame on his players and not his schemes when things went wrong. You may be on to something.
slimjr
March 18th, 2011
8:32 pm
Al for NeNe yesterday…………………………..
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 18th, 2011
8:32 pm
abused
bigdave
March 18th, 2011
8:32 pm
Al can guard 4’s right?
bigdave
March 18th, 2011
8:32 pm
Damien should start.. period.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 18th, 2011
8:33 pm
F-ck wiffle ball, how good is Jason Heyward at coaching basketball?
northcyde
March 18th, 2011
8:33 pm
Jordan Crawford update:
7 – 16 FG for 15 points . .in the 1st half.
LOL @ him taking 16 shots in 19 minutes. Straight gunnin.
bigdave
March 18th, 2011
8:33 pm
finish!
good cut though.. such a “heady” player..
Najeh Davenpoop
March 18th, 2011
8:33 pm
Bob just called Bibby “Teague”. Maybe LD thought he was playing Teague the whole time Bibby was here.
Paradise Lost
March 18th, 2011
8:34 pm
Bob, was that a Freudian slip? (Teague with first foul, eh I mean Bibby…)
slimjr
March 18th, 2011
8:34 pm
whats JC1 Shooting?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 18th, 2011
8:34 pm
Hawks 3/7 on free throws in this half.
bigdave
March 18th, 2011
8:34 pm
northcyde..
well, he started..
so if he didnt take them, you can bet Nick was..
slimjr
March 18th, 2011
8:34 pm
Bob the nasal guy is brutal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
northcyde
March 18th, 2011
8:35 pm
JJ leading the team in rebounds . . . that’s good for him, but not a good sign overall for the Hawks.
slimjr
March 18th, 2011
8:35 pm
Josh for Rudy Gay yesterday……………….
mykhalc
March 18th, 2011
8:35 pm
Damien is a player and shoulda replaced Marvin in the lineup longtime ago…
Najeh Davenpoop
March 18th, 2011
8:36 pm
Joe to his credit has been in attack mode all game. Nice drive.
slimjr
March 18th, 2011
8:36 pm
Marvin who??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
bigdave
March 18th, 2011
8:36 pm
damn good take.
ill say this.. the “attack” message got through to some degree.. Jeff Teague a guy that wants to drive.. still sits though.
Sautee
March 18th, 2011
8:37 pm
Hilton getting Mario West minutes, lol.
slimjr
March 18th, 2011
8:37 pm
Nene is better than all of the Hawks BIGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RaJaH
March 18th, 2011
8:37 pm
Armstrong in before Teague….
tremaine
March 18th, 2011
8:37 pm
Armstrong in for Marvin. ?????
Paradise Lost
March 18th, 2011
8:38 pm
Hilton comes in and still no Teague? I’m seriously reevaluating giving up an afternoon at the beach to watch this…
bigdave
March 18th, 2011
8:38 pm
Miami will let us back in it..
as talented as they are they hit droughts.. will we take advantage..?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 18th, 2011
8:38 pm
I would love to see what the Heat do against Teague/Joe/Damien/Smoove/Al, which would be the Hawks’ best defensive regular-sized lineup.
I fully expect to see plenty of Jamal/Joe/Smoove/Al/Zaza in the second half, which is probably one of the worst defensive lineups the Hawks can put out there.