Hawks-Cavaliers game thread
Greetings, all-
Hope you’re well. About to head to the court. The lineup: Kirk Hinrich, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith, Al Horford, Jason Collins. Interesting collection. We’ll see how it shakes out.
Gotta run. Will chime in.
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J from the A
March 27th, 2011
6:41 pm
Get Teague out of there!
Good D my a**. Tonight his D has been atrocious.
Sleepy
March 27th, 2011
6:42 pm
Thats a good move by the Baron he has a nice size advantage there
cp
March 27th, 2011
6:43 pm
Baron Davis is not a good match up with Teague defending
tremaine
March 27th, 2011
6:45 pm
Baron Davis look like a power forward out there.
J.J.M
March 27th, 2011
6:46 pm
does jamal ever try driving?
bigdave
March 27th, 2011
6:47 pm
nice Jeff to Josh..
Jae Evolution
March 27th, 2011
6:47 pm
What a lazy pass…
cp
March 27th, 2011
6:47 pm
good pass Teague
drmaryb (*_-)
March 27th, 2011
6:47 pm
“I dont know why, but Jamal and Teague are not a good match…”
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Teague better learn to play with whoever is on the court, and find his alpha-dog. For him, every minute is a blessing!
J.J.M
March 27th, 2011
6:47 pm
byron davis?
lewis
March 27th, 2011
6:49 pm
damien no longer exists i guess
tremaine
March 27th, 2011
6:49 pm
LD takes Teague out as soon Davis goes out. Sabotage?
cp
March 27th, 2011
6:50 pm
it doesnt seem like it J.J.M. Jamal looks like he rather try drawing fouls while shooting jumpers
J.J.M
March 27th, 2011
6:51 pm
omgggggggggggggggggg
bigdave
March 27th, 2011
6:51 pm
why settle when u can do that?
cp
March 27th, 2011
6:52 pm
damn Josh.. more of that
tremaine
March 27th, 2011
6:52 pm
Nice
O'Brien
March 27th, 2011
6:53 pm
So last night, Josh said its a positive for him and the team to drive to the basket more.
But tonight, he is 3-10, including 0-5 on shots from 12 feet and beyond. Way to go, Josh.
J.J.M
March 27th, 2011
6:53 pm
crawford pissin me off
cp
March 27th, 2011
6:54 pm
Marvin falls down even when he passes the ball
bigdave
March 27th, 2011
6:54 pm
thats my guy..
tremaine
March 27th, 2011
6:54 pm
Nice defense Hinrich.
bigdave
March 27th, 2011
6:54 pm
damn Josh, on 2 Cavs..
drmaryb (*_-)
March 27th, 2011
6:55 pm
Sanatoge?
If Teague wants to start? He better learn how to play with the big dogs.
See Baron Davis, et.al.
cp
March 27th, 2011
6:56 pm
even when he’s ice cold, Jamal still gets a bunch of minutes
cp
March 27th, 2011
6:58 pm
im sorry but even when Teague played well he still couldnt get consistent minutes so all this other talk is whatever
bigdave
March 27th, 2011
6:58 pm
block work!
tremaine
March 27th, 2011
6:58 pm
drmaryb (*_-)
March 27th, 2011
6:55 pm
Sanatoge?
If Teague wants to start? He better learn how to play with the big dogs.
See Baron Davis, et.al.
Playing against bigger guards was one of the reason LD didn’t want to start Teague. Fire LD!
J.J.M
March 27th, 2011
6:59 pm
the hawks are RUNNING
terrell
March 27th, 2011
7:02 pm
Glad you stayed at home Joe. We are actually MOVING the ball. And bench Teague when he’s playin well, but leave in Jamal so he can keep chuckin. Wow!
O'Brien
March 27th, 2011
7:03 pm
I like Josh’s effort on the boards, and passing. but Josh, please stop the jumpers…0-6 from outside the paint.
Jamal is 1-5 though. We really need to get him going before the playoffs…
Alton
March 27th, 2011
7:04 pm
Josh is definitely taking too many shot tonight. All the other things he’s doing (rebounding, assisting, etc.) have been great, but he could definitely tune down the attempts. 15 shots is just too many for a half. I wouldn’t care if those shots were all good shots within 5-10 ft. of the basket and were easy looks, but I’d say that about half of them were probably jump shots. I wish Josh would learn that he doesn’t have to be the leading scorer to dominate a game. He should just stick to what he does best and be happy with that.
prison mike
March 27th, 2011
7:06 pm
Please, smith is a couple of blown assists from a triple double right now. In all reality he only took 2 bad jumpshots.
cp
March 27th, 2011
7:06 pm
at this point I dont know if Jamal will get going though. this will probably be the Jamal we see come playoff time
terrell
March 27th, 2011
7:06 pm
And Marvin falls again. lol. Team looks like it did earlier in the season when you know who was out. More ball movement.
Alton
March 27th, 2011
7:07 pm
By the way, Marvin is quietly having a very nice game. He’s got 13 points on 4-7 shooting and 6 rebounds. Perhaps, more importantly, he’s not forcing anything and he’s attacked the basket on several occasions. I’ve always felt that Marvin would flourish as a player if Joe wasn’t around. There may be some truth to that. It could just be that he’s playing a rare good game against a bad team, but it just seems like Marvin typically plays better when Joe is out of the lineup.
Nunna!!
March 27th, 2011
7:08 pm
How can Teague be the alpha dog when only peeps who want him to do well is us??
I rewinded the end of the 1st qtr. play where Jamaal inbounded the ball to JT and he didn’t give it back and teague took the drive to the hoop and it was knocked away.Jamaal turned with frustration because he didn’t get the ball and headed to the bench.
Teague has to look for his shot just like everyone else is.
When the ball is rebounded by the hawks they all look to Jamaal,and even Hinrich.Teague is the last option even if he is the PG on the court at that time.
We cannot create the “Alpha Dog” in him,he has to do it and get in his own players face when they are not playing Hawk Ball!!
He is an extension of the coach and he needs to show it.
Im starting to fall in line with J from the A on Teague.
Im tired of saying he has to do this or do that,now mind u,yes,he does need burn especially when he plays well but it seems like if the game is not a blowout that the only good burn time is when his play is questionable..Then LD has the “I told u so” look about him..
Najeh Davenpoop
March 27th, 2011
7:09 pm
Yes, Teague had three or four bad defensive possessions against Baron. He also had several good defensive possessions including the one where he forced Baron into an airball and a couple where he broke up passes leading to turnovers or forced shots, and he led at least two successful fast break opportunities. If you expect him to dominate the game every time he plays you are always going to be disappointed, but he certainly played well enough to secure a consistent role in the rotation, as he always does.
terrell
March 27th, 2011
7:10 pm
Marvin disappears more than a magician. lol. Joe or no Joe. Having a good game tonight tho. The whole team seems to play better without Joe. Maybe it’s just me???
hawks_4_life
March 27th, 2011
7:10 pm
Atleast Woodson’s reason for not playing Teague made sense. He is from the old school of not playing rookies a al Larry Brown. One of LD’s pitches for being head coach was that he would give Teague more playing time…..EPIC FAIL…..
James
March 27th, 2011
7:11 pm
I’ve definitely noticed more ball movement and more offensive fluidity from the Hawks tonight. Part of that is likely due to the fact that the Hawks are playing a poor defensive team. However, part of that is also the result of Joe Johnson being out, no doubt. I’m not saying the Hawks are better offensively without Joe, but the offensive execution seems to a lot more consistent and fluid when Joe is not in the lineup. That’s not a knock on Joe, since his game in Atlanta has been heavily predicated on isolation scoring, and that’s what he does best. The rest of the team, however, outside of Jamal, seems to operate pretty well in formal systems.
prison mike
March 27th, 2011
7:12 pm
I can’t see why JS can’t get his second TD with no johnson. Depends on if they blow out the calfs or not.
W.R.Terrell
March 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
We have a lead of 52 – 39 and there’s no reason to feel safe. The “SOFT’S” have managed to maintain the lead irregardless of the “smoove” going 0 for 6 launching from the outside. Granted, he has a double/double so far but if he continues to launch and miss we will lose. Marvin is playing sound basketball with a good shot selection. Jamal is just crazy right now, hopefully, he will settle down. Teague is having a problem with Baron Davis but that’s exactly what Jeff needs to hone his defensive skills. I would like to see Hilton Armstrong in the pivot but LD is coaching so as far as thinking goes Hilton will be limited to a very few minutes if he can get that. The 2nd half is coming up and i’m a tad nervous. I saw how they squandered a 30 point lead last night and were’re only 13 up at this point. Could be a long 2nd half but I do hope they pull this one out. If the “smoove” heaves another 0 for whatever outside the game is over and that’s a fact jack.
Nunna!!
March 27th, 2011
7:14 pm
O”brien says:”Jamal is 1-5 though. We really need to get him going before the playoffs”
Does that mean that we must sacrifice other players burn time for Jamaal??
I don’t think so..Jamaal has been playing in this league for a while and he just has to get out of this funk..
We can design plays for him or set some screens for him as well(even though he creates his own shots).
But only when its his time to be on the court and not at the expense of an up and coming PG..
Maybe if Jamaal spent his time getting open and looking for a shot instead of playing the PG when the PG is in the game then he may get more shot opps and may perhaps become his self..
This year is the 1st time u see more of a PG playing Jamaal Crawford..More than we did last year…
He just needs to focus on Jamaal the SG instead of the Jamaal i wanna play point..And a lot of that is LD”s fault..
Dept. of Unintended Irony
March 27th, 2011
7:17 pm
“I can’t see why JS can’t get his second TD with no johnson. Depends on if they blow out the calfs or not.”
Leather or not?
Blowing out calfs sounds like a serious and painful grammatical injury
Alex
March 27th, 2011
7:17 pm
The concept of a volume shooting big man really annoys me, and when Josh leads the team in attempts and shoots a terrible percentage, that’s what I think of. Please Josh, show some self-restraint on the offensive end. A few ill-advised jump shots could lead to a near 10 point swing, when coupled with poor transition defense. I wish our players were more aware of that.
prison mike
March 27th, 2011
7:19 pm
4 more assists with a “ball hogging” johnson, easy trip double.
prison mike
March 27th, 2011
7:19 pm
or without, now needs 3.
drmaryb (*_-)
March 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
Teague!
Great pints of insight from all of yall about Teague.
I noticed no one comes to help him when he gets screened out on defense either. Mor team defense on the perimeter would be nice, like they did with Bibby.
W.R.Terrell
March 27th, 2011
7:21 pm
Marvin plays a lot better when he does not have to defer to the “smoove” and ISO Joes POUND…POUND….POUND. Well, let’s see what the 2nd half brings. I’m a lil nervous, what about you?