Nets at Atlanta Hawks: Josh Smith’s knee still ailing
Smoove says he has a new plan for his knee pain and his game.
The right knee is still sore. He sprained it against the Nuggets on Feb. 28 after he’d tweaked it earlier in the season.
“It gets sore as I play on it,” Smith said. “That day off after that back-to-back was big for me. I needed the rest. It’s probably not going to be 100 percent at this point. I will just get it treated as much as I can and rest it when I can.”
Smith said his father, Pete, told him a few games back to try running on his toes. He resisted at first because he’s more comfortable running heel-toe but finally relented at Philly and said it helped alleviate some of the pain.
Even with the bum knee, Smoove said he plans to continue to play closer to the basket like he did at Philly.
“I’m trying to drive the ball a little bit more,” he said. “I think it’s a positive for the team and a positive for my game. I can’t think about [the knee]. It makes me play worse. I’ve got to go out there and try to play the way I’m capable.”
Notes
- “Regular” lineup tonight: Hinrich, J.J., Marvin, Josh and Al.
- Deron Williams (wrist) shot baskets before the game but is out for the Nets.
- L.D. said the seven-man rotation he used at Philly won’t be the norm: “I was looking at matchups, looking at the rhythm of the game. As we wind down these last 10 a lot of it will depend on the matchups and how the game is going. If I feel we need to kind of speed the game up, I’ll be playing Jeff Teague more. I am definitely going to get him in tonight playing against Farmar and [Uzoh]. But a lot depends on matchups.”
- Al on the increased minutes for the starters: “We have to do it as a team. We can’t do it with five, six guys. We have to rely on our other guys. They have to be ready to come in and play.”
- Hawks players were a very loose group in the locker room before the game tonight. Same thing at practice yesterday. “You have got to give a lot of credit to coach,” Marvin said. “Coach is not a big downer. I think when you are a head coach that comes in with an upbeat, positive attitude and things are kind of shaky it really does help your confidence as a player. He has come in with a great attitude and it is really rubbing off on us players.”
- Marvin on his increased production lately: “My shot has been so up-and-down all year. I guess I am going through a stretch where I am making shots, thankfully. I have just got to continue to stay aggressive, get to the free-throw line and I guess that has helped me stay in a little rhythm lately. “
- The Nets are awful on offense but not half bad on defense. They are an average offensive rebounding team which is good enough to give the Hawks problems.
- “New Jersey is going to be a brutal game,” L.D. said. “That team has not thrown the towel in. They are playing hard. They’ve got big guys who play physical, they have got guys who can shoot it. It’s going to be a war. We have to bring our hardhat and our tool box. We have to roll our sleeves up. That’s just the kind of game it’s going to be.”
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initial J
March 26th, 2011
6:50 pm
A pro athlete running heel-toe? Is this common?
Was there a “bad” matchup for teague against the sixers?
Please show up Marvin
tremaine
March 26th, 2011
6:52 pm
yawn
Jae Evolution
March 26th, 2011
6:52 pm
So a guranteed Teague sighting tonight, good.
No more excuses LD.
tremaine
March 26th, 2011
6:54 pm
“GIVE TEAGUE A CHANCE!”
Nunna!!
March 26th, 2011
6:58 pm
If I feel we need to kind of speed the game up, I’ll be playing Jeff Teague more. I am definitely going to get him in tonight playing against Farmar and [Uzoh]. But a lot depends on matchups.”
Punk!! U play him as your change of pace guy and u make them defend your players,its not about u trying to match up with them all the time.
Make them play yo game Larry!!
kaminari
March 26th, 2011
7:00 pm
More hot air from this group. Put your money where you’re mouth is, and come out and play hard. I’m sure they will, cause the Hawks match up well with mediocrity.
And why not sit Josh if he’s injured? Is that the reason for the recent lollygagging half the time when getting back on defense? Is that the reason for the air balls and bricks? Well sit his behind and let someone willing to give 110% play. What’s wrong with these people? They are a professional basketball team and we fans demand 110% or else.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
7:03 pm
“A pro athlete running heel-toe? Is this common?”
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You are kidding right? How else do you run, or walk for that matter?
kaminari
March 26th, 2011
7:04 pm
Josh stepped it up recently, so maybe I shouldn’t criticize him but LD. Play Teague ya fool!
calihawks
March 26th, 2011
7:04 pm
Will shall see if Jeff Teague gets in the game.. Who knos
with LD… If josh cant play then he should sit and get ready for the playoffs…
ntrigue
March 26th, 2011
7:06 pm
LD has lost his mind he just doesn’t get it! I liked him at first but now I want him gone! Teague should be starting no matter the matchup the entire season.
tremaine
March 26th, 2011
7:07 pm
Why are they talking about the Orlando game when they still have to beat the Nets and Cavs. No automatic W’s the way this team been playing.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
7:09 pm
Speed the game up? You down 5 in the 4th with 2 mins left, and yall walking the ball up the court and passing it around the perimeter until time expires or it ends up in Josh’s left hand?
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You definitely need to speed the game up! Geez! How many times do I scream at the “telly”?
Run fool Run! You need 3 possessions and less than 2 mins to go!!!!!!!
Puzzled
March 26th, 2011
7:11 pm
Hawks should have an easy go of it tonight, even if Josh doesn’t play: The Nets played last night, the Hakws have had 2 days off, and they’re playing at home tonight.
Booo!
March 26th, 2011
7:11 pm
Hahaha! You Fools! LD’s comments OBVIOUSLY mean that we wont be seeing Jeff Teague tonight! Get a clue smh…. -_-
kaminari
March 26th, 2011
7:14 pm
Joe Johnson is a beast. Like Godzilla. I wish he’d just act like it more often.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
7:14 pm
Heads Up!
With Joe wearing the white headband, perhaps Al will mistake him for Josh and pass it to Joe for all the perimeter shots?
Josh said he’s gonna’ play inside to help his team! I guess we know what all the locker room fussing was about now.
kaminari
March 26th, 2011
7:15 pm
Josh! #5 didn’t shoot the jumper!!!
calihawks
March 26th, 2011
7:16 pm
nice smoove shot
kaminari
March 26th, 2011
7:17 pm
If only we could play the Nets like 20 times a year. LD, give the keys to Teague, recline your seat and go to sleep.
CONservative Johnson
March 26th, 2011
7:20 pm
That’s right Nique. Go BEFORE the double gets there . . .
kaminari
March 26th, 2011
7:22 pm
This is a good game plan for #5 in the playoffs. Off the glass, all night. Way to go guys. We’re gonna win this game.
calihawks
March 26th, 2011
7:27 pm
josh missed 3 ..made up by a steal and 2 points..lol
Stizz
March 26th, 2011
7:29 pm
I really hate how Nique is quick to talk about another team’s shortcomings, yet says nothing about the awful coaching and decision making on the Hawks side.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
7:29 pm
Big Trouble!
Nique said, “When you got your big guys shooting jumpers, you know you’re in trouble.” Referring to Johann Petro, 7′ Nets center.
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Now yall know that also applies to The Hawks bigs shooting jumpers too.
That’s the pot calling the kettle – black, if I ever heard one.
tremaine
March 26th, 2011
7:30 pm
TEAGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 26th, 2011
7:34 pm
Even if it’s the Nets, it’s good to see us mopping somebody considering the play as of late.
prison mike
March 26th, 2011
7:35 pm
It takes 2-4 weeks to fully recover from a mild to moderate mcl sprain, JS came back in 5 days…
Let the guy fully heal and be close to 100% for the playoffs.
calihawks
March 26th, 2011
7:35 pm
Where the hell is teague … only sub jamal and zaza … Anyways good 1st quarter hope they can keep it up.. 32 points wow..!
Booo!
March 26th, 2011
7:36 pm
Jamal and Joe Ignoring Teague on the offensive end early. Put the Ball in his hands and let him go to work!
kaminari
March 26th, 2011
7:36 pm
I want to think Nique is smarter than he might come across. The reason he said “when you got your bigs shooting jumpers – you know you’re in trouble” must be aimed at LD even though he was talking about the other coach.
Dezz Nuttz
March 26th, 2011
7:41 pm
Congrats To Clayton State University and the Girls Basketball Team’s Division II National Championship. Way to Go Lakers!
Booo!
March 26th, 2011
7:42 pm
LOL @ Jamal with his Krafty Dribblez
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
7:44 pm
Knee Brace!
I see Josh has finally taken that right knee brace (with metal supports) off tonight. I guess the MCL is feeling stronger.
If he still has pain in there, its still mildly sprained. Yikes! I hope he doesn’t twist it or get it collapsed on in that paint. Be careful, Josh.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
7:49 pm
Did anyone see Jeff push the ball or speed the game up any?
I didn’t notice any impact, on offense. His defense looked good though. Where is Damien lately? Defense is always appreciated.
This Nets team is a gift for the winless ones. We’ll take it, heck, we’ll t ake a forfeiture at this point. A good practice game for the Hawks, I guess.
Booo!
March 26th, 2011
7:58 pm
Johan Perto is trying to show off in fron of his girlfriend Rick Sund…
Booo!
March 26th, 2011
8:01 pm
Yeah, everytime Jeff touched the ball after a rebound on the defensive end, I heard LD’s whistle and teague would look up, comply and either hand the ball of to Jamal or Joe.
Woody-Lite has the teaguer on the shortest leash ever!
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 26th, 2011
8:03 pm
“Who Got Snaps on The Petro?”
- MC Eight
Menance II Society
calihawks
March 26th, 2011
8:03 pm
great 1st half guys. even if it was the new jersey nets..
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 26th, 2011
8:04 pm
who is this cat
mykhalc
March 26th, 2011
8:05 pm
LD is still stooopid!!!
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 26th, 2011
8:05 pm
lmao@showing the halftime show on TV for a Hawks/Nets game.
scrub teague
March 26th, 2011
8:09 pm
Hey just give me 4 more years and Ill make it…
Larry Drew
March 26th, 2011
8:10 pm
you guys stop talking bout me. Sund Hired me and he fired Woodson because Im better. Besides Mike Cunningham endorsed me. So SHUT UP!
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
8:11 pm
Well then Teague should ignore that little whistle and run his team.
Be the PG! What’s he go to lose? Playing time?
Jae Evolution
March 26th, 2011
8:15 pm
Well, here’s to hoping the Pacers fallout of the playoffs and the Bucks get the 8th seed. With them getting Redd and Gooden back, they have more offense and a pretty deep squad now, they might push the Bulls/Celtics to a good series.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
8:17 pm
“great 1st half guys. even if it was the new jersey nets..”
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Well haven’t the Nets kicked our butts pretty good all last year and two times this year already? They way we’ve been playing, we can’t take any professional team for granted.
Travis Outlaw is horrible! Doesn’t he have a Marvin Williams sized contract? Farmar and Vuiajic are awful Laker rejects. For that matter, so is Josh Powell.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2011
8:19 pm
I just turned the game on. A few questions:
1) Joe in a white headband? WTF?
2) Multi-genre halftime show? WTF?
3) Hawks up by 25? WTF?
bigdave
March 26th, 2011
8:21 pm
Arthur the PR guy got a bad chic..
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 26th, 2011
8:23 pm
lmao@box fade nique…”swag”
Mac-Town, Georgia (urban-macon.blogspot.com)
March 26th, 2011
8:25 pm
nice to see marvin on the glass
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2011
8:26 pm
“I really hate how Nique is quick to talk about another team’s shortcomings, yet says nothing about the awful coaching and decision making on the Hawks side.”
Nique still gets paid by the Hawks.
Section 303
March 26th, 2011
8:28 pm
Watched most of the first half (gave my tickets away for tonight). Unreal. This changes nothing, though. This team still gets swept right out of the playoffs by whoever they play.
Josh just now realizes that it’s better for the team if he attacks the rim? Not buying it…he’ll be back jacking up sh#tty shots by tomorrow night. I continue to pray at night that he gets traded.
Section 303
March 26th, 2011
8:29 pm
Najeh, from what I hear, ‘Nique needs the money. Sounds like he blew a lot of his jack from his playing days. He can’t afford to get fired, I guess.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
8:31 pm
Najeh!
In da house … Yeah!
All is right in the blog world.
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Joe sprained his right thumb (shooting hand). Yikes! I hope it’s very mild.
He should be shut down for tonight. When do we play next.
The thumb is what separates humans from all other species.
It’s a big deal, real big deal, fellas!
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
8:33 pm
Anthony Morrow is a very nice player. Who is this guy? Where did he come from? Is he a SF!
Jae Evolution
March 26th, 2011
8:37 pm
That last post up, was there really a need for Jamal to double team on Anthony Morrow, lol? Let him take a fadeaway over Kirk…
bama52
March 26th, 2011
8:38 pm
When Josh Smith is healthy or if he play,have him take notes from his homeboy in Orlando, Dwight Howard move game closer to the basket ,finish on all layups and follow his short jump shot. Josh will not make a living shooting jump shots. Teams know if he hit a couple of jump shots he’ll keep shooting, he will never pump and drive or drop the ball into another big (Al Horford) or whoever is playing in the post. Joe Johnson needs to shoot when he’s open, not when he has 3 people on him. Screens are set for him inside the 3 point area and he will not shoot the ball or drive until 2 or more people defend him. He needs the leader and have a killer instinct.Joe’s a good NBA player,but he needs to be a D.Wade, Kobe, Paul Pierce, Kevin Durant or L James.
tremaine
March 26th, 2011
8:38 pm
Najeh and drmaryb (*_-)
KISS CAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stizz
March 26th, 2011
8:45 pm
“Nique still gets paid by the Hawks.”
True, yet other home team announcers still can critique when needed. I see Joe Simpson and others get on Nate McClouth’s case in baseball, same with Chip Caray who dogged out the Cubs a few years back which resulted in his firing. Section 303 I believe you are correct.
Rev in Tampa
March 26th, 2011
8:46 pm
Through 36 minutes of play LD’s 7 man rotation has played all the minutes except Teagues 4 minutes and less than a minutes for Damien.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
8:46 pm
Peek-A-Boo!
Jeff can’t get a crack at PT to save his life! Peek-A-Boo!
At least Damien got in. We up dang near 30 pts, put the entire bench in and rest the starters.
This game is a wrap.
James on Pharr Rd
March 26th, 2011
8:46 pm
Smoking mirrors people.
Does anyone have trouble with LD for coaching the score? Ample opportunities to coach on defensive lapses and broken offensive play by MW,JC and a couple on Al, but nothing from LD as usual. I dont blame him for taking the job, but our next coach has to be a major teacher of the game.
Boy, if you just read stat sheets after the game, you would have co-sign Jamal to a 3 year extension.
James on Pharr Rd
March 26th, 2011
8:47 pm
I think Steve Smith would make for a better Hawk Ambassador than Nique!!!!
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
8:49 pm
Yeah, but Chip Caray was a complete imbecile azz jerk.
Rev in Tampa
March 26th, 2011
8:51 pm
Teague seemed frustrated with the moving screen call on horford
cp
March 26th, 2011
8:52 pm
lol@ Bob and Nique..When Teague has played well he hasnt recieved consistent p.t. so how is this game any different? Bring Steve Smith back
Casual Observer
March 26th, 2011
8:56 pm
Morrow is playing like there’s no to-morrow LOL. Corny, I know…
Stizz
March 26th, 2011
8:57 pm
Something like that drmaryb, but his father sure was a joy to listen to.
cp
March 26th, 2011
8:58 pm
having a hard time puttin the Nets away
Rev in Tampa
March 26th, 2011
8:58 pm
Teague had a turn over so he is back on the bench
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2011
8:59 pm
Even in this bullsh-t game the Hawks can’t close out a blowout victory. Pretty terrible.
tremaine
March 26th, 2011
8:59 pm
lmao!
Rev in Tampa
March 26th, 2011
9:00 pm
Nice blockout Josh. NOT!
cp
March 26th, 2011
9:00 pm
this team isn’t very good and terrible shots by Jamal
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
9:01 pm
Bench Play!
Our bench play has let them back into this game from 30 down.
It all started when Najeh log onto this website.
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-wink- LOL!
Sleepy
March 26th, 2011
9:02 pm
Cmon we gotta move when Crawford breaks down his man no one is moving everyone is standing way out at the three point line. Someone has got to be making a hard cut to the basket with him for the dump off . We really are way too jumpshot happy as a team.
soldierman
March 26th, 2011
9:02 pm
Good lord how in the world do we yet again allow another team to come back on us.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
9:04 pm
Yeah, but Steve Smith is boring.
Nique is very entertaining and has Barkley-Esque comments.
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For all the bench lovers? This is why they sit and warm the seats.
soldierman
March 26th, 2011
9:04 pm
here comes the jumpshots! man this team really has no clue. i am really starting to believe that i am addicted to pain or get off on it because i constantly watch these bums. geez.
soldierman
March 26th, 2011
9:06 pm
man al horford bailing our butts out tonight but i still cant understand for the life of me why if they were so effective in the first half banging down low would they go back to the jump shot?
Jerome
March 26th, 2011
9:06 pm
It’s a beautiful thing to watch when the offense goes through Al. It should really happen more often…
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2011
9:06 pm
Yeah, I noticed that the Nets started playing with more energy when I started watching.
nwilborn19 tweets that the Hawks fans shouldn’t boo because every team makes a run. Every team… except the Hawks.
Sleepy
March 26th, 2011
9:07 pm
Its just nice to get another road win …..
James On Pharr Rd
March 26th, 2011
9:12 pm
Major Qn for my Atliens:how many games(reg season) do we win if Joe gets hurt for an entire season?
The reason I ask is not because I wish demise on JJ, but to ponder on how our team would adjust next season and after if he were traded or hurt. I think we win at most 32 games and end up picking in the draft- top 10.And we get to develop AH and JS assuming we keep our core team minus JC.
If AH and JS got 18 shots a game a season and were well coached, who knows what we could do in 2013 going forward
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2011
9:12 pm
Well, looks like the Hawks will come away with a win. Unfortunately that means one more victory when Teague plays under 20 minutes, which skews my Teague Watch data, but to be honest after they allowed the Nets to cut a 30 point lead to 10 in the 4th quarter, I kinda want to score this one as a loss too.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
9:17 pm
Philips Arena was EMPTY!
The TV camera angle was low and wide. Real low and real wide.
You get my rift … I mean draft .. Uggh, I mean drift? -winkie wink-
cp
March 26th, 2011
9:17 pm
so beating a terrible Nets team is a big win Bob ? Its been so bad lately I guess you have to take whatever you can get
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2011
9:17 pm
“how many games(reg season) do we win if Joe gets hurt for an entire season?”
That’s a really good question. It would really depend on whether or not the Hawks adjusted the scheme to reflect Joe’s absence. Would LD allow Kirk and Teague to run the show, get in the lane, and set up Al and Smoove with looks inside, or would he just plug Jamal into the Joe role and continue to go perimeter? I think in the first scenario the Hawks could break 40 wins and make the playoffs, but in the second scenario they would be a definite lottery team.
Paradise Lost
March 26th, 2011
9:21 pm
@soldierman –
banging in paint = hard, effort
jumpshots = easy, less effort
@drmaryb -
I logged on late, but the blog seems kinda empty, too. Only two pages of comments for an entire game. Wow, we are a disenchanted, frustrated bunch after all.
tremaine
March 26th, 2011
9:22 pm
Yawn!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2011
9:22 pm
Since the Bibby trade, the Hawks are:
3-2 when Teague gets 20+ minutes, 4-8 when he doesn’t.
2-1 with the Teague/Kirk starting back court, 5-9 without it.
4-3 when Teague starts, 3-7 when he doesn’t.
Free Jeff Teague
soldierman
March 26th, 2011
9:23 pm
1800 tommorrow ladies and gents. see you there.
JSS_blog monster version
March 26th, 2011
9:26 pm
@ Najeh…
On your Teague Watch…
Use an asterisk because of no Deron Williams… Farmar and Uzoh a combined -9 (well that mostly Jordan)…
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2011
9:27 pm
New York is losing again. Amazing that the Hawks are not even the most disappointing team in the Eastern Conference right now. The Knicks will be 6 games back of the Hawks with 9 to play once Charlotte gets done beating them, pretty much assuring that the Sixers are the Hawks’ only viable competition for the 5 seed.
Rev in Tampa
March 26th, 2011
9:34 pm
It is stunning to see the Hawks +/-
Joe +23
Kirk +11
Al +6
Josh +17
Marvin +11
Jamal -6
Section 303
March 26th, 2011
9:39 pm
I’m not exactly ready to plan the Championship Parade down Peachtree after this win. Can’t wait to read quotes from these clowns talking about how “we needed this” or “this has to carry over…” or “This might get us back on track..”.
They’ll probably lose tomorrow night in Cleveland.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
9:39 pm
Stizz
That was Don Sutton and Chip Caray who did the TV games for Braves on TBS: I believe Chip Caray left on negative terms, an arrogant SOB.
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“CHIP CARAY: He was recently dumped by TBS as the Braves announcer but picked up for 105 games by Fox Sports South. He has the “national” profile that the Angels front office craves for their public profile. After the ignomious dumping by TBS, is he hungry to be the voice of a perennial playoff contender even if it means a move to the suburbs of LaLaLand?”
- halo haven.com -
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2011
9:44 pm
I don’t know whether or not Chip Caray is an arrogant ass hole, but I do know that he is an awful, awful commentator who unfortunately is living proof that the ability to broadcast games well doesn’t always run in the family.
JSS_blog monster version
March 26th, 2011
9:45 pm
If Drew panics and does what he did when Joe went down and Bibby is still here? Hmmmmm…It could have been truly ugly…
If he plays Teague and Crawford and does not panic when they hit those rough spots? About .425 pace…
If he turned team over to Jamal? Free fall…
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
9:47 pm
Knicks lose to The Cats! That trade made them terrible defensively,
They may not be able to make the play offs now.
I guess Carmelo is not that type of player? – see Amare -
tremaine
March 26th, 2011
9:48 pm
Section 303
March 26th, 2011
9:39 pm
I’m not exactly ready to plan the Championship Parade down Peachtree after this win. Can’t wait to read quotes from these clowns talking about how “we needed this” or “this has to carry over…” or “This might get us back on track..”.
They’ll probably lose tomorrow night in Cleveland.
Co-sign
mykhalc
March 26th, 2011
9:49 pm
didn’t watch…but i said 1-10 in remainin’ 11…well they got their 1… 0′fer from here on out…PERIOD!!! KA BOOM!!!
W.R.Terrell
March 26th, 2011
9:49 pm
New Jersey battled Orlando last night and even tho they were probably a tired team they managed to give a good scare to us in the waining moments of the 4th quarter. A win is a win but this was not as impressive as it should have been. Seems like the “SOFT’S” have difficulty focusing at times, especially on defense. We made the playoffs, good news to some and better news to the opposing team they will be playing. I’m a big fan of the HAWKS but have no clue as to what the “SOFT’S” will bring to the table besides what they have brought all year, and if I was a fatman on a diet I would be thin as the wind if they were food. We play Cleveland tomorrow and I know many are expecting a win but with this team you just don’t know. Very disapointing season to say the least. Expectations were big but reality set in and so did the “SOFT’S”. They kind of looked like a basketball team for 2 and a half quarters. I am glad for the win, but again it’s just “FOOLS GOLD”, but I will be there shouting and screaming and hoping for a real nugget.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2011
9:55 pm
Joe Johnson is out for tomorrow’s game according to MC’s Twitter. Maybe this means the Teague/Kirk back court?
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
9:56 pm
Pearls of Wisdom!
Rondo clip,”We’re not trying to be contenders, we’re trying to win it all.”
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NBA TV just intervied Al Horford.
D3 was asked what player on the Hawks will get in a teammates face,
he said,”Believe it or not, it was Mike Bibby!”
The other guy said, “Maybe that’s what they are missing now. Kirk Hinrich hasn’t been there long enough to bark orders.”
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Bibby directed the offense and put players in their right spots to make all the plays.
O'Brien
March 26th, 2011
9:56 pm
The Nets played yesterday and are also playing without their best player. Hawks win by 11. YAWN.
Remember how good they looked the Bucks game, and what happened when they played good teams after that? They should win tomorrow, setting up a big matchup with Orlando, who will more than likely be their playoff opponent.
I hope they come prepared to send Orlando a message.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2011
10:03 pm
42 minutes for Al on the front end of a back to back to beat a team that has won 32% of its games this season.
prison mike
March 26th, 2011
10:04 pm
JC almost willed the lead completely over. He’s yet another one of those guys that will iso his team to hell if allowed.
It’s nice that drew unofficially called out joe for his slow reaction time because he looked crisped passing out of double teams. Josh just showed him once the guy gets 5 feet within you with the double just pass the dang ball.
prison mike
March 26th, 2011
10:07 pm
God I don’t want the kittens to backdoor their way into the playoffs, such a irrelevant team. Bucks looking healthier than they’ve been, could be trouble for some team.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
10:11 pm
“I am glad for the win, but again it’s just “FOOLS GOLD”, ”
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The starters did not let the nets back in tonight. They were all on the bench. That was Teague and Crew that laid all those eggs. Go back and watch the tape.
Rusty
March 26th, 2011
10:13 pm
I am amazed that when jc1 is in the game with kh or jt he is the man handling the ball,which I don’t like he seems way to careless & takes way to many bad shots. Why is he playing pg?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2011
10:40 pm
Crazy stat: 7 foot tall Brook Lopez had zero rebounds against the Hawks in 30 minutes today.
Now, I have never played in an NBA game and I am only 5′11″, but it is hard for me to understand how that is possible. When you are that tall — and notably taller than everyone on the opposing team — shouldn’t you get a few boards just by accident, even if you don’t try?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 26th, 2011
10:41 pm
7 foot tall Andrea Bargnani did the same thing yesterday in 27 minutes, and that might be even more embarrassing considering it was against the Warriors.
Paradise Lost
March 26th, 2011
10:54 pm
Bulls come back on Bucks. Shouts of MVP for Rose from Bucks’ home crowd.
JSS
March 26th, 2011
10:54 pm
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
9:56 pm
“he said,”Believe it or not, it was Mike Bibby!”
I said it a number of times, that Bibby once got into a war of words with Ty Hill back during the final game of the Miami playoff series. He was the only one that seemed to actually care.
Unfortunately, his body was shot…
northcyde
March 26th, 2011
10:55 pm
Najeh . . that’s called “being soft”.
Another incredible stat, is that despite the huge lead we had most of the game, Jamal Crawford was STILL ( -1 ) in the plus/minus category tonight.
doc
March 26th, 2011
10:58 pm
dmd
kidding on a morrow?
kid went to ga tech free agent to warriors
right under bk’s nose
SWAT Native
March 26th, 2011
10:59 pm
@ Najeh – I was watching Lopez tonight and thinking what a different player he is without Devin Harris.
JSS
March 26th, 2011
11:03 pm
Height does not make you a good rebounder, Barkley and Rodman studied the craft. They were as short as most two guards and they were root hogs for boards, Mookie Blaylock too!
EmirS.
March 26th, 2011
11:10 pm
So much for playing Teague more.
I’m sorry but this buffoon that we call a coach is as lost as a 5th grader doing calculus. With the playoffs approaching is he expecting to win a game with just 1 or 2 guys of the bench? Witht eh exception of Jamal who got way to many damn minutes…..
Zaza: 18 mins
Teague: 12 mins
Damien: 6 mins
Rest of Bench: DNP CD
Screw LD. Sick of this crap. This guy needs to quit the NBA scene. And go get a job in whatever he majored in college.
“…If I feel we need to kind of speed the game up, I’ll be playing Jeff Teague more. I am definitely going to get him in tonight playing against Farmar and [Uzoh]. But a lot depends on matchups.”
-Larry Drew
Shut the f*ck up.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
11:15 pm
I Got Jokes!
doc, I got a lot of jokes maane … But I wasn’t kidding. Anthony Morrow went to Ga Tech? For real? Wow! How come I never knew of this guy. He was an enigma out there tonight, he was carrying that team!
What happened to Sundiata Gaines? Isn’t he on their roster? I saw him on NBA TV standing on the scorers table in Utah after a game winner at the buzzer last year. I thought Hawks should have given him a look.
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Najeh!
Skip Caray used to take calls on 750 AM for the Braves a while back.
All the silly callers would ask dumb questions about the millions of complex baseball rules, that to this day I don’t understand.
Skip would pulverize the callers like a blender. He would shake the callers down like that “Soup Nazi” on Seinfield. If he wasn’t so vicious, it actually would have been funny. A 10 year old kid called in once and he made the kid cry on the radio. That parent probably wrote a letter to TBS and got him pulled off the air! No doubt! Dude was evil to the bone.
I used to mute him and listen to music when Braves played after that.
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No lie, Najeh!
O'Brien
March 26th, 2011
11:22 pm
Najeh,
Not to mention the Nets have won only 5 road games all year.
As for the Brook Lopez stat, there are some fans who consider him a real center, but yet criticize our center (Al).
O'Brien
March 26th, 2011
11:28 pm
drmaryb, doc,
Morrow was not drafted, but the Warriors signed him as an undrafted FA, and he blew up. But I think he was right under Rick’s nose (not BK).
He could have been a good role player for us off the bench (as our designated shooter)…For cheap.
brigadierjerry
March 26th, 2011
11:33 pm
drmaryb,
Sundiata Gaines has a bruised hip. He is out for the rest of the season. How are you doing?You know who was an uderrated player for the Hawks back in the days no one ever talks about?Grant long
Mj49
March 26th, 2011
11:36 pm
Marvin said this has been an up & down season for him, Question, When was it up? I mustve missed that game
drmaryb (*_-)
March 26th, 2011
11:40 pm
O’B
Oh OK!
So, without a computer and apparently a newspaper or radio,
Ole’ Slick-Rick let an UFA get away? From a 1/2 block away @ Ga Tech?
Heck, TNT is literally sitting inside the Tech Campus. So much for scouting a college payer, but that is just lazy.
Now, that I think about, I remember Paul Hewitt telling Morrow to stay in school, it was all over the radio. Go Figure!
JSS
March 26th, 2011
11:42 pm
“You know who was an uderrated player for the Hawks back in the days no one ever talks about?Grant long”
I’ve always hoped that someone in the Hawks organization would get him to work with Marvin and that lazy Randolph Morris when we were wasting money on him…
W.R.Terrell
March 26th, 2011
11:47 pm
We are in the playoffs with LD as our Coach. Are there any fantasies about winning a series? I am seeing a broom in the midst and it is “SWEEPING”. LD is too dumb to try and think and he has Teague so screwed in the mind until the kid may be useless now. There are many words to describe LD: Pitiful, DUMB, Ignorant, Useless along with; Stupid, Assinine and POO. The “SOFT’S” have their leader but where will he lead them. I could not have imagined someone being so bad as a professional coach. Even if the “SOFT’S” tried to put up a good game they have tired legs. LD has played them too many minutes to stand against the grueling combat they are about to take on. One thing is for certain and that is LD must go. The present roster has sparked a trade all of em except Al, Teague, Armstrong, Marvin, Zsa Zsa and ISO Joe. I don’t think the “smoove” will ever be anything but a minimal highlight reel and Jamal may as well look for another team. I really thought he could add a presence but it is understandable why he is a nomad in the NBA.
JSS
March 27th, 2011
12:09 am
True story…
February 1975…
Before a Hawks game my Mother bought seats behind the Hawks broadcast table. Skip was doing the radio then. The Hawks were horrible. Skip was drinking and partying pretty hard back then. But after the game, my Mother took me by the table and I said: “Hello Mr. Caray, I want to work on TV some day.” He turned around and spent 25 minutes telling me about the equipment and what it took to put a broadcast on the air. He also told me to respect my Mother because his Mom was the best friend he had as boy.
Now, in 1990 after I graduated and I was doing an internship in the PR arm of Cobb County. We were invited into the Braves booth. Skip and Dave O’Brien were there. So they Braves PR folks introduced us… And without hesitation, Skip Caray said: “I see you made it into the business!” I said: “Yes sir!”
Now, he did not tolerate fools, and a lot of callers were just that… And as he neared the end of his life and a lot of his demons were cleared out, he apologized alt for his caustic temperament. He did not ask to do that show, the Braves and the sponsors wanted him because he brought in ad dollars…
But, Skip Caray was not an evil man. Want someone to hold their phony feet to the fire? Go and get that self serving John Kincade.
doc
March 27th, 2011
12:12 am
my bad o’b i thought he came out the same year as crit and the kid with philly now.
he has stones:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/117341-anthony-morrow-a-pleasant-surprise-in-an-otherwise-dismal-season-for
drmaryb (*_-)
March 27th, 2011
12:04 pm
* Correction!
Skip Caray used to take calls on 750 AM for the Braves a while back.
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CHIP Caray NOT Skip Caray. I’m talking about the son, not the legend father. My bad.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 27th, 2011
12:18 pm
Techwood Homes!
(A place you wouldn’t want to raise your kids)
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Doc,
I think Thaddeus Young plays in philly.
I think Javaris Crittendon was the guy in Washington, DC involved in that gun in the locker room incident with Gilbert Arenas.
(Wasn’t that incident re: a gambling debt from that same type of card game that Tony Allen and OJ Mayo played?)
Anthony Morrow is the kid I know very little about, until you and O’B cued me up. Thanks.
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What’s going on Brigadierjerry Jerry?
Grant Long the master of the pump-fake and baseline drive!
Oh yeah! One of my favorite Lenny Wilkens boys. Smitty and Long! Didn’t Grant Long choke a player on the court. That was the good ole’ days. Who was that guy he choked and lifted up by the neck – funny stuff! They don’t make em’ like that anymore.
Duane ??? I think the chokee’s name was Duane Ferrell? Duane was talking ish! I think?
drmaryb (*_-)
March 27th, 2011
12:50 pm
JSS
Thanks for sharing that Sip Caray personal story with us. That was nice to hear some behind the scenes stuff. Now, I never knew Skip had passed away? Of course, I knew Harry Caray had (the old man).
So, who the heck is CHIP CARAY then? I’m so confused!