Atlanta Hawks at Magic Game 5: ‘Growth’ business
Orlando–”Growth” has been the buzzword for the Hawks over the last two days.
Marvin: “We have an opportunity to show some growth. We’ve had a chance to close series [early] in the past and we haven’t done that.”
Al: “This is the first time we’ve been in this kind of position where we are up 3-1. We are a different team but they are coming out and giving us all they have. We have to make sure we come out ready and expect it and it will show some growth if we are able to come out on top.”
L.D.: “With this team I am always talking about this team growing. To me them positioning themselves to go into Orlando and finish this thing off, that’s a huge step in our growth process.”
I know what you are thinking. The Hawks have bigger goals than winning a first-round playoff series. That’s true but I’m also inclined to agree that a W tonight would mean be significant in a few ways.
Already the Hawks are the second team in franchise history to lead a seven-game series 3-1 (the ‘69-70 squad beat the Bulls in five). Win tonight and they would be the fifth time in 15 tries that an Atlanta Hawks team closed out a playoff series on the road (the ‘95-’96 squad was the last to do it, winning at Indiana). It also would be just the third time in 24 series the Atlanta Hawks won as the lower seed and the first time in a best-of-seven.
And let’s not forget that the Magic bludgeoned the Hawks last spring, prompting everyone to question their heart. Beating the Magic in five, even a different Magic team, would have to count for something.
That’s historical perspective. From a practical standpoint, the Hawks need the rest. Going seven games with Miami and Milwaukee the past two seasons didn’t help. That was especially true last season, when expectations for the Hawks were high and the Milwaukee series felt like a letdown.
“We were more worn out mentally than physically,” L.D. said. “We were already battered mentally and then we had had to gear up for what was going to be a physical pounding we knew that was going to happen during that series. It took a toll on us.”
So here’s a chance for the Hawks to put away the Magic and get a break between series. It won’t be easy.
“Coming back to this building, the energy is going to be high,” L.D. said. “The Magic have a lot of pride. They play hard. We have to expect we are not going to get a lot of calls. There’s a certain mentality you definitely have to have to close out a team. You play to be the desperate team as well. You don’t play like you have a 3-1 lead; you play like you’re behind 3-1. You play like this is the last game for you.”
More on those missed 3s
It seems one popular narrative in the series is that the Magic are missing bushels of wide open 3s. So I fired up the Synergy Sports Technology machine again to see if the video evidence supports that story.
In Game 3, the Magic got nine clean looks on 3-pointers (not counting heaves at the buzzer) and made four. One of those clean looks was a Redick miss when the Hawks pretty much let him shoot because Orlando was down four with time about to expire.
In Game 4, the Magic got eight clean looks on 3-pointers (not counting heaves at the buzzer) and made two. One of those clean looks was an Arenas miss after Jamal tripped and fell to the court (Jamal, by the way, aggressively defend 3s in that game after hardly working at it in the first three).
The Magic have attempted a total of 90 3-pointers in the series when subtracting the six heaves at the buzzer. By my count they’ve had 39 “clean” looks (43 percent of their legit attempts) and made 13, or 33 percent. I don’t know how many clean looks the Magic normally get or how many they usually make but it’s a pretty safe guess that they are accustomed to more open looks and making more of them.
There’s more to this story when you look at the video. The definition of a “clean” look is subjective but I can tell you mine was pretty liberal because these are NBA players in general and proven 3-point shooters in particular. I counted some looks as “clean” when Hawks defenders were quickly closing to challenge but didn’t appear to get a hand in the shooter’s face or into the expected path of the shot.
Those plays have happened a lot in this series. It’s been rare that a Magic shooter is standing alone outside of the 3-point line without the shot either being directly challenged or with the imminent threat of a closing defender. The Hawks have been very aggressive on their close-outs against Magic players other than Jameer (whom they don’t have to challenge as hard because he’s shorter) because none of them are a real threat to score off the dribble.
If Orlando’s 3-point shooters don’t look comfortable, could that be less about choking and more about being thrown off balance by swarms of long, athletic Hawks defenders buzzing around them? You can see on video that even when the Magic do get clean looks from 3 they tend to rush their shots. Could at least part of the reason for that be because they get only half a beat before a Hawks player is running at them to close off the space?
Maybe that’s why today Stan Van Gundy said: “We have to shoot the ball better, which I think in some ways means we have to have better patience and execution to create better shots.”
Again, I don’t know how many clean looks the Magic usually get in a game. I do know that a principle of their offense is to get those looks by way of Dwight post-ups leading to spot-up 3s. And I can tell you that after four games in this series the Magic still have gotten exactly one open 3-pointer in that manner. One.
That’s stymied the Magic’s effectiveness with spot-up Js, which was of one of their most effective play types in the regular season. Like Ryan Anderson said the other day, the Hawks are forcing the Magic to get their 3-point looks in different ways. It’s not going well for Orlando.
After looking at replays of all of Orlando’s 3-point attempts in this series, my take is that the “Magic are missing open shots” theory holds less water than the “aggressive Hawks defenders are disrupting Orlando’s shooters” theory.
Notes
- Zaza on the expected reception from Magic fans: “I remember rookie year I was fan favorite. Now I am most hated.”
- L.D. on fan animosity for Zaza: “It’s not anything he’s not used to. I’m sure in his career it’s happened before. Zaza is a pro.”
- L.D. expects the Magic to use Arenas in more pick-and-rolls. Van Gundy expects the Hawks to adjust how they defend Arenas in those plays.
- There have been 194 teams to face a 3-1 deficit in a best-of-seven series. Only eight of them recovered to win.
- According to Synergy, Jamal leads the playoffs in field-goal attempts per game off the dribble (7.8). Said Van Gundy: “That is a tough thing. It’s not an easy thing to handle. We will make adjustments but when he’s ‘dribble, dribble, dribble’ and then pulls up that’s not easy to deal with without fouling.”
- Van Gundy on Dwight’s minutes: “I don’t want to give away a big secret but he’s not going to get a lot of rest.”
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608 comments Add your comment
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
4:58 pm
MUST WIN MENTALITY TONIGHT
FIRST
hawks_4_life
April 26th, 2011
5:00 pm
JUST WIN BABY
Jermaine
April 26th, 2011
5:00 pm
Come on, Hawks, close this series out tonight. The Hawks need to come out with tons of energy and aggressiveness in this game. The Magic are going to be fighting for their playoff lives, so the Hawks need to be prepared to not just match their intensity, but to surpass their intensity. The Hawks need to show that they are truly growing as a team and they are ready to take that next step. I hope that the Hawks come out with fire and desire tonight (like Rick James) and earn a huge closeout victory on the road. Let’s go Hawks! I know you can do it!
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
5:01 pm
Tonight is about heart. I expect Al Horford to step up and make sure everyone is on the same page. He better be communicative with his teammates and make sure Smoove doesn’t screw us over by shooting 3s and getting idiotic Technical Fouls
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
5:01 pm
Orlando has not led much in this series and has not beaten us in a week. We need to ATTACK
Nate ArchiBALL
April 26th, 2011
5:05 pm
LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!
Nate ArchiBALL
April 26th, 2011
5:14 pm
@JeJe – It would help if the following trio shoot better than they did in Sunday’s victory.
Al (6 – 15), Joe (6 – 15 ) and Josh (4 -10)……..40% might not work on the road.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
5:15 pm
MC, I appreciate the extra work in the video room for this write up. I will completely affect the way I watch the game when the Hawks are on defense. Great insights.
p2theC
April 26th, 2011
5:17 pm
I especially liked what Drew said about expecting to not get alot of calls. If some of his players can get that through their heads, aka JSmooth, we might actually have a shot at closing this thing out. I believe things go way better for my Hawks when they are able to just move on to the next episode after a foul call. Go Hawks!!!
Freshfromatl
April 26th, 2011
5:18 pm
If the Hawks come out tonight and handle their business the way they are supposed to by closing out this series, we may just have something brewing here.
However, if they come out and get blown out by the Magic, that will let me know that these are the same ol’ Hawks.
I will be watching.
NagoyaHawk
April 26th, 2011
5:19 pm
For us fans, too. Being able to witness history, the better kind that is, is growth and completely new. I’m hoping those guys exorcised away those old Hawks and we never ever see them again. These Hungry Hawks look like the real deal.
JObJO
April 26th, 2011
5:19 pm
I expect the Hawks to loose game 5. Orl will find their shot.
I hope I am wrong.
atlienforlife
April 26th, 2011
5:21 pm
The hawks need this game tonight. They do not need the pressure of this series being prolonged;also, Michael’s right the length of those other series hurt the hawks in the second round, with fatigue and injuries. Jamals been great, but please pass the ball a little more. Josh Smith is the key to this game in my opinion, he needs to bring his energy to match what the magic are going to bring.
The Truth
April 26th, 2011
5:25 pm
LD: “Coming back to this building, the energy is going to be high,” L.D. said. “The Magic have a lot of pride. They play hard. We have to expect we are not going to get a lot of calls”
I’m thinking Orlando’s real six-man will not let them lose tonight
The Referees, that is
Somewhat agree with Chuck on this one, the Hawks have not shown that “killer instinct” in the past (over coming adversity with opponents on the ropes, ripping their hearts out), I would be quite surprise if they showed it tonight. But a win, by 1 or 20, any means necessary is still a win.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
5:34 pm
Has anybody ever seen LD work the refs after bad calls? If he is ever going to do it tonight would be the right time to start.
Gamer
April 26th, 2011
5:37 pm
TO HAVE A CHANCE OF CLOSING THIS SERIES DOWN IN ORLANDO IN FIVE GAMES, IS A HUGE FEAT FOR HAWKS..
IF MET BY HAWKS…THEN HISTORY WILL FAVOR HAWKS TO WIN SEMI-FINAL MATCHUP WITH BULLS OR PACERS…
LD IS RIGHT, THE MAGIC WILL PLAY DESPERATELY….MEANING ANYTHING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM MAGIC’S PLAYERS…IT GOING TO GET PHYSICAL AND DIRTY….
IN ORDER FOR THE HAWKS TO MATCH MAGIC’S HIGH-LEVEL INTENSITY IN GAME FIVE, THE HAWKS MUST PLAY AS THE DESPERADOS…..LEAVE NOTHING AFTER THE GAME…..LEAVE IT ALL IN GAME FOR FORTY EIGHT MINUTES!!!!!
NON STOP HUSTLE….HUSTLE HUSTLERS,,,GOT TO BE HUSTLING TO WIN….YEA, YEA,,,MY RAP,,HAWKS FOCUS IN ON MAGIC’S AND THAT’S A WRAP…..
Rufus1
April 26th, 2011
5:38 pm
NO RESPECT….
It could possibly be the 6’4 PG, 6’8 SG, 6’9 SF, 6’10 PF, or the 7ft center and their incredible wingspans that is causing them to miss. Maybe their LEGS are tired from gaurding players who are 20lbs heavier and more athletic.
If they(Magic) were playing the Celtics or Bulls they would get the credit, but the Hawks are just lucky after 8 games….
SWAT Native
April 26th, 2011
5:55 pm
I hope the Hawks can close it out tonight on the Magic’s logo in their brand new arena. They really need to treat this as a must-win game. The Hawks shouldn’t let the Magic get started in this series. Don’t count on game 6 in Atlanta, and you will definitely not win game 7 in Orlando. Tonight’s the night.
doc
April 26th, 2011
6:06 pm
wow one three after a post up. way to defend hawks. keep it up.
the path is by defense. if it is there, these guys can win, no other way. i want to hear more of this defense stuff MC as the tale will be told there. very nice analysis and keep it up. wonder if your detractor here will abide by this rather than rah rah stuff? i just wish josh would say how much fun it is to shut down the other team instead of it is fun to get put and run. he is also not the only one but it suggests a mentality needed.
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
6:10 pm
AAU ball or not, a closeout W on the road tonite would be impressive!!!
doc
April 26th, 2011
6:13 pm
heh heh at myk.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
6:17 pm
I have just Two Words about tonight!
DE FENSE!
__________________
I don’t give a rat’s tail about the offense – really.
Section 303
April 26th, 2011
6:24 pm
I always want the Hawks to win. I really want them to win tonight because Game 6 would be too much stress, for them and me. Get it done tonight.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
6:26 pm
I don’t want to have to pay for tickets for another first round playoff game. Hopefully the Hawks will let me save my money for Round 2. Let’s get it Hawks.
Freshfromatl
April 26th, 2011
6:35 pm
Co-sign comments made by:
drmaryb (*_-),
Section 303,
and Najeh Davenpoop.
JUST WIN BABY WIN!!!!
SteveW
April 26th, 2011
6:40 pm
That Collins stat from the last blog means with Collins on the floor, ATL is playing unbelievable defense. Near historic defense for the last 4 games really.
Good job Hawks!
Blast
April 26th, 2011
6:40 pm
Let’s Go, Hawks!
Blast
April 26th, 2011
6:43 pm
Finally my posts are showing up again!
Game 5 will tell a lot about Hawks ‘growth’ or not. Close out the series, then they’ve really matured. Lose by not playing intensive defence, then they are not just there yet. Liking what I’m seeing in this 1st round series so far, though.
Jermaine
April 26th, 2011
6:44 pm
“I don’t give a rat’s tail about the offense – really.”
Well, I sure hope that the Hawks care about the offense because good offense is a big step toward good defense. Quick, ill-advised, low-percentage shots lead to easy transition buckets and defensive breakdowns on the other end. I get what you are saying, and I, too, hope that the Hawks play with all-out intensity on defense, but they better be sure that they also play smart on the offensive end, because that will be just as important. The Hawks need to step it up on both ends of the floor, not just one.
Mike W
April 26th, 2011
6:46 pm
Lets Getter Done Hawks,Win tonight and have a boost of confidence going into 2nd round. Play TEAMBALL AND DEFENSE.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
6:46 pm
Fresh Lettuce!
You feel me Bruh?
Your DE FENSE is your OF Fense. And, if your defense is really good?
It can be down right offensive! (see ZaZa in the Head-Butt department)
Neki Ecko
April 26th, 2011
6:47 pm
I think this game will sum up the Hawks growth during this series. If Orlando wins this one, then the chance that the Hawks get past the first round will be very silm.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
7:05 pm
Roll Call!
____________
JeJe
Najeh
303
Northcyde
Grand-Daddy
O’Brien
BigDave
Doc
SlimJr
It Was Not A Bad Pick
DUI
Rufus1
Mykhalc
Jermaine
SWAT Native
SteveW
Blast
Kevin M
IMUS
Sautee
Ken Strickland
et. al.
_________________
Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!
Gentlemen! Start Your Engines!
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
7:15 pm
I am PRESENT drmaryb!!!! The ice cold ones are now at the right temp.. The big screen is warmin up!!!!!!!!!!!
I have one word that just came to mind?????
MOTION, MOTION, MOTION, MOTION, MOTION, MOTION
Oh one more thing, Elle Ducan should get some TV time tonight????? LOL
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
7:19 pm
yep…present!!!
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
7:19 pm
Folks fyi, Georgia is supposed to get slammed tomorrow by potentially the worst storm in recorded history..So get your gear together and be ready….Man I hope those weather experts are wrong…Those weather radios do work pretty good though..Now back to the game at hand!!!
Blast
April 26th, 2011
7:34 pm
Let’s get it!
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
7:34 pm
LETS GET IT!!!!!
BE SPECIAL….
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
7:35 pm
Haven’t had a beer in a while … Just pulled up with my 6 Pack:
Icehouse on tap tonight. Got my popcorn. Got my game face.
Let’s Go Hawks! Anything less than a win will disappoint!
Killer … Killer. … Killer Instinct … That’s what’s up!
James on Pharr Rd
April 26th, 2011
7:35 pm
Looking to see how well we close quarters tonight.
thwg
April 26th, 2011
7:35 pm
ANOTHER MUST WIN! GET IT DONE!
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
7:37 pm
Is NBATV off the air in Atl? I typically get it but it is saying it is temporarily unavailable. I can still watch the game on FoxSportsFlorida in high def, but that means I have to listen to the blowhard Magic announcers.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
7:39 pm
Roll Call!
________
Rod from College Park
Niremental
Honest Abe
Astro Joe
Superior Blogman
NDTKA
Where yall at?
Come on! We need everybody!
James on Pharr Rd
April 26th, 2011
7:39 pm
MC
Did LD make the team watch film of last year’s embarrassing blow out games today as an added incentive?
J from the A
April 26th, 2011
7:39 pm
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_magic/2011/04/atlanta-hawks-at-orlando-magic-game-5-live-chat.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sports%2Fmagic%2Fbasketblog+%28Magic+BasketBlog%29
Have fun!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
7:40 pm
Hard to tell from TV, but does it seem like that Magic crowd is really quiet for the start of maybe their last home game of the season?
mr. phil
April 26th, 2011
7:40 pm
need focus tonight
thwg
April 26th, 2011
7:42 pm
Maybe we’ll win a tip in the second round..
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
7:42 pm
does Josh not even jump on the tip off?
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
7:43 pm
Smoove vs. Bass jumpshot contest!
James on Pharr Rd
April 26th, 2011
7:43 pm
Roll Call!
Wonder if Tiger shows up to support his Magic tonight…
thwg
April 26th, 2011
7:43 pm
I don’t think Josh has jumped all series. Doesn’t really matter though. It’s not like we get an advantage by winning the tip.
thwg
April 26th, 2011
7:44 pm
Turkadoo out of the game
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
7:45 pm
Fallen Soldier!
Turk down and out!
thwg
April 26th, 2011
7:45 pm
I like how we’re attacking early
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
7:46 pm
#1 on Dwight. Three attempts at the rim for Smoove so far — one brick and two trips to the foul line. Good start.
J from the A
April 26th, 2011
7:46 pm
Horford should of hit Josh a bit sooner, but I’ll take the foul on Dwight!
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
7:46 pm
How did the magic leave Josh alone so long? He was open on the block for like 10 seconds.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
7:47 pm
Josh drawing fouls! Go Josh Go!
Calm down and make the FT’s! Jitter bugs.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
7:47 pm
Smoove is 8/18 (44%) from the free throw line in this series.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
7:48 pm
3rd time Collins has opened up and we didnt look for him..
Dwight is leaving him.. feed him the rock, he has finished..
cp
April 26th, 2011
7:48 pm
slow game so far
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
7:48 pm
SteveW, the Magic announcers are quoting your stat about the Bucks and points per 100 possessions to explain the impact that Collins has made on the playoff series.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
7:49 pm
James on Pharr Rd!
Is in the HOUSE!
_____________
BTW, I once lived on Pharr Rd. In 1986!
J from the A
April 26th, 2011
7:49 pm
Looking for a good time? Here ya go!
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_magic/2011/04/atlanta-hawks-at-orlando-magic-game-5-live-chat.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sports%2Fmagic%2Fbasketblog+%28Magic+BasketBlog%29
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
7:49 pm
ball movement!!! ain’t it beautiful!!!
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
7:49 pm
Nice dish by Kirk
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
7:50 pm
Nice post up Smoove.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
7:50 pm
allllllllllllll
niiiiiiiiiiiight
long!
long..
thwg
April 26th, 2011
7:50 pm
Smith where he should be..on the post
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
7:51 pm
run that $hit Kirk…
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
7:52 pm
good help and contest Joe.. like the effort
cp
April 26th, 2011
7:52 pm
Collins was wide open again. Joe has to pass him the ball
thwg
April 26th, 2011
7:53 pm
burrrr it’s cold in here
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
7:53 pm
Josh need to make those shots in the paint… Dang it…
J.J.M.
April 26th, 2011
7:53 pm
why dont josh just dunk the ball at the rim
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
7:53 pm
Looks like the refs are trying to decide who wins the game.
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
7:54 pm
yep…Joe passed on Collins twice…give it up…make Howard have to think about some more stuff…
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
7:54 pm
Tight!
Both teams look tight, tense. Loosen up Hawks and Run!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
7:54 pm
Hawks need to slow the pace down a little and get Joe going on offense. Get him in position to hit that floater.
Section 303
April 26th, 2011
7:54 pm
Josh Smith awful, per usual.
thwg
April 26th, 2011
7:55 pm
Yea it’d be nice if we would make Dwight play some defense. You know he doesn’t want to pick up the 2nd foul so the going should be a little easier for Twin.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
7:55 pm
I can’t see how that last foul was on Horford. Horford went flying but he gets called for the foul. HOMECOOKING!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
7:55 pm
Joe has been catching the ball out on the perimeter so far. He’s more effective when he gets it in that 15 foot range so that he doesn’t have to drive so far to get in the paint.
thwg
April 26th, 2011
7:56 pm
Sweeet
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
7:56 pm
Foul #2 on Dwight. Way to crash the boards Smoove.
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
7:56 pm
2 fouls on Howard, yes….
J.J.M.
April 26th, 2011
7:56 pm
yesss now get collins out and move horford at center
thwg
April 26th, 2011
7:56 pm
Time to make our run
cp
April 26th, 2011
7:56 pm
yes sir 2 quick fouls on Dwight. attack the rim Hawks
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
7:56 pm
Josh is hittin the glass tonite…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
7:57 pm
Magic in the penalty already and no Dwight on the floor for the rest of the quarter. Hawks gotta start posting up.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
7:57 pm
Fallen Soldier #2!
Dwight is down and out!
thwg
April 26th, 2011
7:57 pm
tweet tweet tweet all night long….
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
7:57 pm
First of all Howard walked all over the place. Then Collins doesnt get the obvious foul. Josh grabbed one of the strongest rebounds I have seen in a long time. Finally the ref called the reluctant foul on Dwight.
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
7:58 pm
Ok let’s see if the hawks take the ball to the basket.
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
7:58 pm
alpha dog is in…
Sautee
April 26th, 2011
7:58 pm
Bob kills me with his “reach around”
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
7:58 pm
Haha @ Jamal getting booed by the Magic crowd. U mad?
thwg
April 26th, 2011
7:58 pm
That was one ugly shot by richardson
J.J.M.
April 26th, 2011
7:58 pm
wooooow josh was wide open nder the rim and marin just sucks
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
7:59 pm
Josh may need to get rid of those sleeves. Maybe that will help him shoot better….
steven
April 26th, 2011
7:59 pm
nice defense joseph
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:00 pm
Brandon Bass is not that much bigger than Joe to where he has to resort to chair-pulling.
J.J.M.
April 26th, 2011
8:00 pm
hawks will lose this game
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:00 pm
Also, Marvin seems to be using the “flail arms wildly in the air” technique to try to get rebounds. That hasn’t been known to work all that well.
steven
April 26th, 2011
8:01 pm
so much for the focused shoot around. we haven’t hit crap
J.J.M.
April 26th, 2011
8:01 pm
yup we will lose
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:01 pm
Seriously, did anyone here think Marvin wasn’t going to get stripped on that drive?
steven
April 26th, 2011
8:01 pm
we needed a timeout that possession Larry..thanks
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:01 pm
DAMIEN WILKINS!!
cp
April 26th, 2011
8:02 pm
smh Marvin. dude is terrible. then a bad pass by Josh
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
8:02 pm
damn can we get a timeout coach?
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:02 pm
Hawks have drawn zero fouls since getting into the penalty.
J.J.M.
April 26th, 2011
8:02 pm
jumpshot after jumpshot
steven
April 26th, 2011
8:02 pm
there the timeout is…2 possessions too late
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
8:02 pm
Marvin…ahh is still bad…
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
8:03 pm
Ugly start to this game… No energy and playing dumb…
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
8:03 pm
Hawks are leaving all their shots about 6″ short.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:03 pm
Magic are +9 with Dwight on the bench so far.
Wabe
April 26th, 2011
8:04 pm
how bout showing some killer instincts and actually putting them away tonight.
the magic haven’t play particularly well this first quarter, but the hawks decide to play the worst b’ball they’ve played all series.
terrell
April 26th, 2011
8:04 pm
Uh oh. Shots not falling tonight. Will we adjust, or keep chucking?
Sautee
April 26th, 2011
8:04 pm
Worst defense in all 5 games.
Blast
April 26th, 2011
8:04 pm
Wake up, Hawks.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
8:04 pm
I feel like the Hawks are bringing energy, but the Magic have just been very active on defense.
Jae Evolution
April 26th, 2011
8:04 pm
Dwight Howard on the bench, no post-ups, no attacking.
steven
April 26th, 2011
8:04 pm
you can bet jamal will keep chucking
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:04 pm
You want to talk about basketball IQ? Ask why this team does sh-t like not posting up when they are in the bonus and the other team has no shot blockers on the floor.
Basketball IQ is a team-wide problem for this team.
cp
April 26th, 2011
8:05 pm
Dwight is sitting on the bench with 2 fouls but the Hawks are throwing up jumpers instead of attacking
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:05 pm
UH OH COACH??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????WTF
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
8:05 pm
Put Teague in the game….
Jermaine
April 26th, 2011
8:05 pm
I hope Josh is coming out the game. He means well, but outside of drawing those early fouls, he’s been terrible so far in this game. We cannot dig ourselves a hole. The Hawks have awoken the crowd, and now they are going to have to work hard to take back control.
The Hawks look awful right now. They need to calm down and focus.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
8:05 pm
I don’t think he stepped out of bounds
steven
April 26th, 2011
8:05 pm
ahh so instead of posting Al up, we post Zaza up…okayy??
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:05 pm
Co-sign Sautee. The D so far has been pretty bad.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:06 pm
a ZaZa post up out of a TO? wish Al had a block game
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:06 pm
free teague
it a freekin blowout the other way???
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:06 pm
Marvin is HORRIBLE.
steven
April 26th, 2011
8:06 pm
thank god ryan anderson sucks
Sautee
April 26th, 2011
8:06 pm
“Ask why this team does sh-t like not posting up when they are in the bonus and the other team has no shot blockers on the floor. ”
Co-freakin’ sign
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
8:06 pm
Marvin…
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:06 pm
MARVIN!!!!!!! awful
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
8:06 pm
Soft Hawks!
Marvin sucks!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:06 pm
Way to go Zaza. Finally a Hawk draws a foul.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
8:06 pm
Get marvin out of the game.
J from the A
April 26th, 2011
8:06 pm
At least someone is trying to attack (Zaza!)
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
8:07 pm
My gosh, Marvin is terrible. How many times has he fumble the ball in this 1st qtr…
Jermaine
April 26th, 2011
8:07 pm
I hate playing from behind. It’s so uncomfortable when that happens on the road, but the guys just need to stay calm.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:07 pm
“ahh so instead of posting Al up, we post Zaza up”
Al gets blocked by someone shorter than him, Zaza draws a foul. As good as Al is, his post game is pretty damn mediocre.
J from the A
April 26th, 2011
8:07 pm
For a while during the regular season, I was taking up for Marvin. Why? Get him out of here!
J from the A
April 26th, 2011
8:08 pm
freakin’ JJ Redick
steven
April 26th, 2011
8:08 pm
Our fearless leader with 0 points in the 1st quarter
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
8:08 pm
The Magic announcers are BLOWHARDS.
Jermaine
April 26th, 2011
8:08 pm
This is looking bad. We are almost down by 20 and it’s only the first quarter. Let’s see how mentally tough the Hawks are. I hope they don’t start to crumble now.
J from the A
April 26th, 2011
8:08 pm
2 fouls on Kirk. Any chance we see Teague?
cp
April 26th, 2011
8:08 pm
please bench Marvin. Jamal shots aren’t falling so his defense is being exposed. dumb foul on Kirk
J.J.M.
April 26th, 2011
8:08 pm
not surprise at all…im turning to tnt until the hawks stop relying on damn jumpers
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:08 pm
JJ Redick and Jamal Crawford seem to have switched jerseys.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
8:08 pm
Hawks look scared!
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
8:08 pm
No killer instinct in these Hawks….
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:08 pm
ALLSATR AL POSTUP GAME ABOUT A 2…DISMAL….
steven
April 26th, 2011
8:08 pm
turnover after turnover after turnover
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:09 pm
PLAYIN LIKE MARVINA……………………….ALL OF EM….
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
8:09 pm
I hope that gets crawford going….
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:10 pm
Magic are +14 with Dwight on the bench.
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
8:10 pm
god rathbun is so annoying.
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
8:10 pm
Crank it up Jamal!
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
8:10 pm
Hawks are on pace to commit 20 turnovers tonight.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:10 pm
I love how Bob gets personally offended by the Magic trash talking…
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
8:10 pm
turn alpha loose…LOL
steven
April 26th, 2011
8:10 pm
shut up bob
terrell
April 26th, 2011
8:10 pm
Zaza and Marvin get stripped more than a Magic City dancer.
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
8:10 pm
13pts in the first qtr… My goodness…
lewis
April 26th, 2011
8:11 pm
turrible kenny
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
8:11 pm
LMAO@Q-Rich with all the lip.
All-Bench 3rd Team member
terrell
April 26th, 2011
8:11 pm
Down 13. Could be worse. Hope Jamal doesnt turn this into a 1 man show, after the trash talking.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:11 pm
Gotta get Joe going in the 2nd quarter. Slow the tempo down, run some plays for him to set him up for the floater, and hope Aggressive Joe shows up.
steven
April 26th, 2011
8:12 pm
as magic fans have been saying…”we can’t shoot that bad for the rest of the game….”
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
8:12 pm
This series has officially started folks. Bout to see what our Hawks are made of.
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
8:12 pm
@terrell…LOL
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:12 pm
“god rathbun is so annoying” lol
HE’S KNOW AS MISTER KNOW IT ALL???? YIKES…..HE’S A LEGEND IN HIS OWN MIND!!!!!!!!
Buddy Grizzard
April 26th, 2011
8:12 pm
So you get Dwight out of the game and you go iso Jamal? What is he 0 for 7?
Jermaine
April 26th, 2011
8:13 pm
Why the hell are we running post-ups for Zaza? L.D., are you kidding me? Stop with the stupidity. Even if Ryan Anderson is guarding him, that doesn’t make Zaza a good post-up player. Zaza is a garbage player (in the rebound and put-back sense), don’t try to make something out of nothing L.D. Please, L.D., don’t make us lose this game due to poor coaching.
We are already in a hole, but if we just slowly chisel away at the lead, it will disappear with smart basketball. I really hope that Kirk and Al stay on the court as much as possible during this comeback because they are the only players that we can really trust to make smart decisions. Joe has been awful so far, Josh is playing with a lot of energy, but not smart energy, and Jamal is not hustling on defense.
Get it together, Hawks! You’ve worked to hard to throw it all away. If you want the world to respect you or believe that you are “growing” as a team, then prove it. Now’s your chance.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:13 pm
There we go. Joe with the floater. Time to grind back in this game.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:14 pm
JJ Redick is not this good. Come on.
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:14 pm
ball game
Jermaine
April 26th, 2011
8:14 pm
It looks like a 3 point parade right now. The defense needs to tighten up, and the stupidity needs to stop. This is starting to look like a flash back to last year.
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
8:14 pm
this is going to be a long night.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:14 pm
#24 IS ONE NERVOUS SOB??????
RAINING JUMPERS FOR THE OTHER GUYS….
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:15 pm
This looks like last year right now.
Jermaine
April 26th, 2011
8:15 pm
The Hawks look like they are scrambling. This is bad, whenever they start scrambling, things go wrong.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
8:15 pm
Horford SUCKS bad on the post! Bad!
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:15 pm
Bob is a legend.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
8:15 pm
MARVIN, DON”T YOU DARE ASK HIM IF HE IS OK!!! DON”T SHAKE HIS HAND!!!
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
8:15 pm
yep
cp
April 26th, 2011
8:15 pm
this is ugly. the Magic are hitting 3’s and I have to listen to Bob and Nique
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:16 pm
how many mother fkgkkkk turnovers are we going to commit
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:16 pm
Magic have more energy right now. You can see it just in the way they are beating the Hawks to the spot trying to get the board on the free throws.
Sautee
April 26th, 2011
8:16 pm
“This looks like last year right now.”
Just what I was about to post.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:16 pm
way to look inside Jamal..
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
8:16 pm
…just get it within single digits by the half
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:17 pm
Finally a couple of good plays by Marvin.
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:17 pm
non-shooting my wihte butt
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
8:17 pm
Marvin, I guarantee you that when Dwight elbows you in the mouth and plants you on the floor he is not going to help you up. He’s just going to walk away with a smile on his face.
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:17 pm
the magic are providing the killer instinct that is nowhere to be found with this team
Jermaine
April 26th, 2011
8:18 pm
The Hawks are making the Magic look like last year’s magic. due to a combination of their own stupidity on the offensive end, weak defense, and some help from the refs.
The Hawks need to stop this now. They are getting punked right now.
Nate ArchiBALL
April 26th, 2011
8:19 pm
Josh 1 of 6 / Al 1 of 5 / Joe 1of 4
kgbsfinst
April 26th, 2011
8:19 pm
This is a good test for this team. Last year we fold up and lose by 30. This game will tell what kind of team this is. LD has to pull players that refuse to run his offensive, I dont care who it is, sit there azz!
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:20 pm
lol @ 15/37
northcyde
April 26th, 2011
8:20 pm
OK . . question. I’m at work and can’t watch most of this game. LOL . . what happened in the 1st quarter?
I see the box score, but I’m wondering how they played JJ? Did he just not have enough looks to shoot the ball, so he passed to other people? Or did the other people take it upon themselves to shoot more?
At any rate, it looks like the Magic has started to make shots, while we’re in an offensive funk. Oh well.
What I would like to see though, is for us to show some perseverence right here, and slowly wittle this lead back down. Just don’t get blown out by 30 or 40. That might be a huge momentum changer for this series.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:20 pm
No Hawk has made more than one field goal yet.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:21 pm
now watch the Hawks go into true hero move instead of playing together to trying to chip into this lead.
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
8:21 pm
Take Jamal out…
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:21 pm
terrible shot attempt
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
8:21 pm
21% and shrinking?
cp
April 26th, 2011
8:22 pm
Jamal with the hot sauce b.s.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:22 pm
Dwight comes out to the perimeter to guard Joe, Joe doesn’t drive, and nobody flashes in the paint to provide an outlet to score inside. Come on man. This team is playing really stupid right now.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:22 pm
same ole post game excuses.. same ole’ mentality..
“we can dig ourselves in a hole like that.. blah blah”
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:23 pm
Najeh, we have been playing stupid all series/year. We were just hitting shots in the first 4 games whereas we aren’t hitting anything tonight
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
8:23 pm
There’s still merit in MC’s point that the Hawks’ defense is the reason that the Magic have been shooting poorly on the perimeter. So hopefully the Hawks won’t stop playing.
The Magic announcers are saying that the Hawks are jogging around screens and not hustling at all.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:23 pm
DOWN 21??? LOOKS LIKE LAST YEAR???
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:23 pm
Magic have their swagger back. When Turkoglu is hitting contested turnaround J’s on the baseline, it’s not a good sign.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:24 pm
i think they need to move Al to center and try to cut this down..
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
8:24 pm
LOL. The Magic announcers were talking about Zaza’s headbutt. They said that JRich got headbutted by the Georgia Dome.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:24 pm
KEEP FEEDING JOSH ON THAT LEFT ELBOW……CAN SOME ONE PLAY DEFENSE????
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:24 pm
Joe lazy on d..
lazy acting like he going hard.
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
8:24 pm
The Hawks look awful…
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
8:24 pm
cant take this shiz…..looks like they’ve given up.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:24 pm
“we have been playing stupid all series/year. We were just hitting shots in the first 4 games whereas we aren’t hitting anything tonight”
Certainly not this stupid on D though. On offense you have a point.
Jermaine
April 26th, 2011
8:25 pm
Where is the defense right now. Has there ever been a more schizophrenic team in the history of the NBA than the Hawks? I’m having a tough time thinking of one.
The Hawks need to get this down to at least 10 before halftime, and it has to start on the defensive end.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:25 pm
Hello Passive Joe. Haven’t seen you in a while.
Buddy Grizzard
April 26th, 2011
8:25 pm
Wow finally get Jamal out?
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
8:25 pm
DE FENSE!
Anyone? Drive the ball … puh-lease!
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:26 pm
OMG??????????????
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:26 pm
Starting to look a lot like last year…and the year before…
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
8:26 pm
Joe is playin’ like do do…
cp
April 26th, 2011
8:26 pm
and another turnover.. not good when Arenas is taking cats off the dribble
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:26 pm
All the bounces going the Magic way now too.
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:27 pm
well see everyone @ phillips
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
8:27 pm
Joe is moving like his feet are stuck in cement….
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:27 pm
GRIM……………..
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
8:28 pm
time for a lil CHI and IND…
northcyde
April 26th, 2011
8:29 pm
OK . . I saw about the last 3 minutes. No need to watch this game unless they get it close. I’ll check the box score every now and then.
I still would like them to battle and get back into this game by the 4th quarter. Show some grit.
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
8:29 pm
seems to me the hawks are forcing just a tad.
Buddy Grizzard
April 26th, 2011
8:29 pm
THIS GAME WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY IF NOT FOR LD’s STUPIDITY IN GAME 2!!!!
J from the A
April 26th, 2011
8:29 pm
Tighten up on D, stop turning the ball over, and the Hawks MIGHT be all right.
Jermaine
April 26th, 2011
8:29 pm
We need a 10-0 run in the next couple of minutes.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
8:29 pm
Nostradamus!
Barkley said, “Hawks lose tonight, NO KILLER INSTINCT. If they win at all? Game 6.”
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:29 pm
64MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION? WHATS WRONG WITH MARVIN??????
Rod from College Park
April 26th, 2011
8:30 pm
Well the Hawks we all know are back. Some people had the nerve to be talking about how we match up with Chicago, LOL
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:30 pm
Magic 5/10 from 3.
J from the A
April 26th, 2011
8:30 pm
Another moving screen by Howard.
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:30 pm
agree Buddy. One of the dumbest coaching moves in the playoffs
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:30 pm
if we know they’ve quit.. you know they know when they’ve quit on each other..
put in some hungry players LD before we lose all confidence and it carries over.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:30 pm
The closeouts on the 3 point shooters have been awful in this game.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:31 pm
AL IS PLAYING LIKE MARVINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!COME ON ALLSTAR AL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
8:31 pm
nice drive josh.. lets play some mother…. defense!
Rod from College Park
April 26th, 2011
8:31 pm
No reason why Horford should not be dominating Ryan Anderson on the block.
O'Brien
April 26th, 2011
8:31 pm
northcyde,
Too many jumpers from the Hawks, even when Dwight was out of the game.
22 of their 32 shots have been outside the paint.
cp
April 26th, 2011
8:31 pm
the drive and kick is killing the Hawks right now
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
8:31 pm
finish this half strong please
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:32 pm
can we still get it to 10 before half
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:32 pm
15 would be ideal
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
8:32 pm
Just let the bench play in the 2nd half. The Hawks are looking forward to game 6…..
hawkfan
April 26th, 2011
8:33 pm
ok so we lost this game now i can see us losing this series if we don’t show up on thursday, hope we fans had fun so far but the tide is turning oh so quickly
ceeCee
April 26th, 2011
8:33 pm
Joe is moving very slow tonight. His defense has been absent these playoffs
I feared that if the Magic start making shots we would get blown out like last year because when we get down by alot we dont play within ourselves and we go into 1 on 1 mode.
We know the refs are not on our side but we wanna move on so we gotta man up and play smart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VERY SMART………
Where is Teague and Damien…these guys look tired! Geeeessh
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:33 pm
NEWS FLASH!!!! ALLSTAR AL U AINT AN ALLSTAR.NEXT YEAR YOUR GOING FISHING….
Hawks Fan In New Orleans
April 26th, 2011
8:33 pm
Growth!?! Right now it appears like ‘arrested development’ is setting in.
I am not able to see the game right now, are they throwing the game in order to generate playoff revenue at Phillips in game 6?
Man Man
April 26th, 2011
8:33 pm
Same ol hawks
Jermaine
April 26th, 2011
8:34 pm
This is just pathetic. The only guy doing anything right now is Horford, and the sad thing is that no matter how hard one or two players work, the rest of the idiots will ruin things.
Blast
April 26th, 2011
8:34 pm
The game is simply gonna come down to this. Can Magic continue to make open jumpers left and right, or can Hawks display maturity coupled with better defence and offense?
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:34 pm
ANT BANKS, I BELIEVE YOU WONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE HAWKS GOING TO AN ECF THIS YEAR…..LOL
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:35 pm
MOVE THE BALL JOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ceeCee
April 26th, 2011
8:35 pm
I thought we werent doubling down on Dwight??? Why have we changed this in game 5!!!!!!!!!!
Stay on the shooters!!
O'Brien
April 26th, 2011
8:35 pm
In 9 minutes, Jamal is -16.
Geemack
April 26th, 2011
8:35 pm
This is the Hawks team I thought I would see the entire playoffs. The undisciplined , jump shooting, non competitive, no hustle, and no defense playing Hawks.
This is the team the city refuses to get behind and we see why. It’s one thing to lose but a blowout is unacceptable.
Game 5 is over. Hope they have a better showing in game 6.
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:36 pm
Josh is trying to take a page out Brian Westbrook’s shooting numbers
bird
April 26th, 2011
8:36 pm
What took LD so long to call a timeout in the first QTR? He waited until the team was down 10pts.. It was to late at that point.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:37 pm
Hawks look a little more alive after that timeout, but it’s too late at this point.
James on Pharr Rd
April 26th, 2011
8:37 pm
Like MC said of which I co-sign to the tee-We have to stick this Magic team on defense: droughts are fine, as long as we are not worrying too much and digging the ball out of the net every play. Jamal gotta sit this one out for a while if we are to win this game-he can always come back in when the storm is calm. We gotta go big big big and grind it out on the boards.
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:37 pm
so much for the stop. that was way too easy
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
8:37 pm
what is that? wdf
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
8:37 pm
Ole defense by jj
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:37 pm
Joe just coasting on d.. smh.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:37 pm
THIS MAY GO 7 AND THEN HAWKS MELTDOWN AGAIN?? WOW,,
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:37 pm
EFFORT EFFORT EFFORT
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:38 pm
WTF?!?
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
8:38 pm
smh
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
8:38 pm
Ole defense by Jamal
O'Brien
April 26th, 2011
8:38 pm
JJ didnt even try to stop Richardson. And then Jamal gets stripped. SMH
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:38 pm
GET READY REMOTE CAUSE THIS IS BEYOND UGLY….SH_T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
thwg
April 26th, 2011
8:38 pm
FIRE LARRY DREW!!
Sautee
April 26th, 2011
8:39 pm
Magic end with two straight layups with Joe and Jamal giving up WAY too easily.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:39 pm
If memory serves me right, Smoove is 3/5 on jumpers and 1/7 on everything else.
cp
April 26th, 2011
8:39 pm
Jamal getting abused off the dribble
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:39 pm
BYE SUND,BYE LARRY…
Hawks vs Magic
April 26th, 2011
8:39 pm
well lets see if Joe can be a take control guy in the 2nd half or if he’ll just fade into the background and leave the leadership to someone else
ceeCee
April 26th, 2011
8:39 pm
JOE JOHNSON’S DEFENSE LOOKS LIKE S&*&^%^%$%&^*!
IF HE AINT GONNA SCORE HE CANAT LEAST HELP US OUT IN OTHER WAYS!!! MY GOODNESS..GET RID OF THIS BUMM…
Jae Evolution
April 26th, 2011
8:39 pm
Knicks came back against the Celtics from being down 23, the Magic won’t continue to hit their shots at this rate. If we play smart and go at Dwight get him out of the game, we can manage a comeback.
BILLY KNIGHT
April 26th, 2011
8:39 pm
No transitition points every thing half court, can’t win like that.
kgbsfinst
April 26th, 2011
8:40 pm
this is embarrassing
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:40 pm
DISGUSTING……………
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:40 pm
“didnt even try ”
watch how the kids in Indy and Chi. defend. everything contested hard; and if you happen to slip through and get an opening, you’re getting decked.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:40 pm
And those last two minutes are a case study in the disadvantages of Zaza — yeah he can rebound, but he offers zero resistance at the rim, so if the perimeter D is not on point the team can’t stop anyone with him at center.
Buddy Grizzard
April 26th, 2011
8:40 pm
Rod one reason all star al not dominating… We’re going iso instead of pounding the ball inside which is what got Dwight in foul trouble… Hawks should work I side out for the rest of the game
Sautee
April 26th, 2011
8:41 pm
northcyde,
Sorry you can’t watch, but you would be averting your eyes. Even your “elite defender” is coasting big time. Big time.
BILLY KNIGHT
April 26th, 2011
8:41 pm
If magic starte hitting there jumshots, they will comeback and win this series.
Wabe
April 26th, 2011
8:42 pm
no killer instincts with this team.
how do you take a night off in the playoffs? who does that?
this just makes me question their hunger. why can’t you put your foots on their necks? why do you have to keep them breathing? why do you have to give them confidence?
p1sses me off
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:42 pm
THE HAWKS LOOK LIKE THEY FORGOT TO PUT ON THEIR JOCK STRAPS!!! TAKE OFF THE PANTIES…..AND STRAP DOWN……………..
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:42 pm
Magic are shooting better from 3 than from 2. And if I’m not mistaken at least half their 3’s have come in transition.
Blast
April 26th, 2011
8:43 pm
Throwing a road, potentially series clinching game in other to make money in a game 6 at home so to generate revenue might make good sense for business, but it could backfire big time.
I know Orlando is fighting for their lives now, so they came out banging. Hawks are making it easier for them. What if Orlando comes out banging again in game 6 and Hawks somehow suck it up? Then Hawks are done.
James on Pharr Rd
April 26th, 2011
8:43 pm
You’re damn right am pissed: it was written, talked about and debated all of yesterday and Sunday night repeatedly-This style doesn’t win games. Shots do not always drop, we have to force the issue with Joe and JJ and pound the glass on this team. Jamal is going to play us out of this game alongside “random OFFENSIVE optimism by LD”
We probably make a run in the 2nd half, but hot damn-the score is already 60 and that is not Hawks style ball period.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:43 pm
U TOO MARVINA….
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:44 pm
looking ahead, Hawks facing a pressure situation. its going to be hard for me seeing them playing loose in a tense atmosphere come game 6.
James on Pharr Rd
April 26th, 2011
8:44 pm
And some folks including LD think the same ol same ol works for every game.
BILLY KNIGHT
April 26th, 2011
8:44 pm
Najeh you have play big, if horford played center the hawks would be down by 30points with Dwight dominating the boards.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:44 pm
NEWSFLASH!!!!!!! ALLSTAR AL IS NOT SKILLED ENOUGH TO DOMINATE THE PAINT DUDE,,,
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
8:44 pm
Are they showing Last Year Beat Down by The Magic?
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:45 pm
Dwight is on pace for by far his least productive game this series. 1/3, 6 points, 3 boards at the half. At this rate he won’t even get a double double.
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
8:45 pm
Larry Drew should have called that time earlier and tried to stop the Magic momentum.
Wabe
April 26th, 2011
8:45 pm
put these clowns away.
why do the hawks wait till they’re up 3-1 to give us one of these games? it’s obvious things weren’t going their way and they pretty much just gave the magic a freebie.
they really had no business of trying to compete within this game once they let go of the rope.
again, this is the thing about this team that needs to change. i hate watching a team that doesn’t come out to play every f’n night. i know we’re up 3-1, but the hawks are acting as if we’ll go home and are gauranteed to win.
the door was still cracked open for the magic. instead of trying to shut it, the hawks just opened it up a bit more.
O'Brien
April 26th, 2011
8:45 pm
In 13 minutes, Jamal is -19. In 21 minutes, JJ is -20.
With both of those guys struggling, we dont have a chance.
What will the hawks do different in the second half?
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:46 pm
Hawks killing my draft night right now.
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
8:46 pm
Hawks lose tonight and they will lose this series.
Ant banks
April 26th, 2011
8:46 pm
The hawks have NO ALPHA male. No one holds other players accountable. Kareem, Jordan, cp3, woudnt put up with his ish. Coaches ain’t even ALPHA MALE.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
8:46 pm
Brandon Leak!
Said, “The Hawks have NOT played DEFENSE tonight! They will have to sure up the DESENSE to win it tonight.”
I say, The Hawks thought The Magic were gonna lay down, fool – hearted
thinking!
Kurt
April 26th, 2011
8:46 pm
I hate it when Josh leads the team in field goal attempts. It seems like every time that happens, we lose. The guys who are annoying me more than anyone are our guards, outside of Hinrich,
Look at that pathetic defense by Joe on the Richardson drive. What is up with Joe? Does he have some sort of foot/leg injury that he’s not telling us about? Or, does he just not care? Right now, I think it’s the latter.
This is just embarrassing. The Hawks deserve no credit for what they’ve done in the first three games, after the way they’ve come out in this game. The only guys on this team who I have any respect for are Al and Zaza. The rest of the guys are a bunch of soft panzies. I guess I shouldn’t dislike Kirk, or Teague, they’re not really part of the problem, but I could care less for any of the other players outside of those whom I just mentioned.
Jamal is only good when he’s on fire on the offensive end, and Joe is only good when he’s scoring through his selfish play-style (he doesn’t even attempt to play team basketball most of the time).
I’m just completely disappointed in this team right now. The only way to redeem themselves is through a huge comeback in the second half.
I tip my hat to Al for him at least trying and hustling in this game, but the rest of the players can kiss my a$$ right now.
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
8:47 pm
Needs something Stronger than Beer Tonight!
Sautee
April 26th, 2011
8:47 pm
Slim,
Who was EVER saying that Al dominated in the paint?
Errr…. no one.
That is a straw man. You can do better than that.
BILLY KNIGHT
April 26th, 2011
8:47 pm
Teague give the hawks easy transitition points, which is why LD have starte playing him before too late.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:48 pm
I TOLD DOC A FEW DAYS AGO HISTORY TENDS TO REPEAT ITSELF TO JUST HOLD ON AND SIT TIGHT BUT DEEP DOWN I WAS THINKING HOPE YOUR WRONG SLIMJR..MAN O MAN…WOW….
MAY BE DOWN BY 35 BY THE END OF THE 3RD….
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:48 pm
FREE TEAGUE
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
8:48 pm
Put Damien and Teague in there NOW! DEFENSE first! Its the NBA play offs maane!
James on Pharr Rd
April 26th, 2011
8:49 pm
Random side thought-should have switched Zach Randolph and Jamal’s expiring contracts at the deadline.
Wabe
April 26th, 2011
8:49 pm
it’s not even that they’re struggling, it’s that they’re not even bothering to show up.
they literally came into this game with the mindset that if the magic hand it to them, they’ll take it.
but if they have to break a sweat to get it tonight, they’re not really down with that.
you know the magic are gonna come out desperate, and this is what you put together?
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
8:49 pm
When JC! not hitting his shots, he kills the team on defense.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:49 pm
As much trouble as the Hawks are having keeping the Magic guards out of the paint, I’d like to see the Teague/Kirk back court resurrected just to see what happens. At the very least that’s a much, much better option than anything Marvin has done so far.
Ant banks
April 26th, 2011
8:50 pm
Well, the hawks are still my team. I refuse to do what my coworkers do and bum rush the bandwagon of anotha team. we will win Thursday
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
8:50 pm
“go back to the basics”
whats going back to the basics for us? taking jump shots and hoping they fall unlike in the 1st half?
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
8:50 pm
i wish they’d stop postin’ the Hawks score durin’ the CHI game…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:50 pm
4 Magic players have as many or more points than Dwight so far.
Honest Truth
April 26th, 2011
8:51 pm
Sautee
From previous blog-do you still think this game plan is working out well for the Hawks?
Sautee
April 26th, 2011
8:51 pm
IF and of course it’s a HUGE if,…….. we come back and make it close in the 4th, they will tighten up.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:51 pm
WAIVE MARVIN…IAM SORRY,HES SORRY WE ALL SORRY “IT WAS A GREAT PICK”!
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
8:51 pm
I’ve said all along, Marvin should have been D-activated for the playoffs.
Sautee
April 26th, 2011
8:52 pm
We had a game plan?
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:53 pm
GRIM PREDICTION: HAWKS LOOSE BY 30+ TONIGHT, THEY WILL LOOSE GAME 6……
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
8:53 pm
LOL!
“Rod one reason all star al not dominating… We’re going iso instead of pounding the ball inside.”
________________
What game are you watching? They fed Al a few times on the post, and he pounded the ball and turned it over. He pounded it and threw up garbage. He has NO post move whatsoever – he sucks in the post!
He threw it back out to Josh! No one I’d defending anyone!
Take Jamal out and give it to Teague and Damien on the perimeter, they will defend and run!
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
8:54 pm
I bet the NBA telecast is Bashing These HAWKS!
James on Pharr Rd
April 26th, 2011
8:54 pm
If I see Jamal’s blowing his fists in the 3rd quater, LD will have confirmed his Woodson-ness to every one in the A. And win, lose or draw, will not get the benefit of the doubt about in game adjustments.
In all honesty, the strategy that worked in games1-4 was the obvious choice that Woodson wished he had tried last year. So, LD gets no points for in-game or post game adjustments for that matter.
Kurt
April 26th, 2011
8:54 pm
Why does dumba$$ Smith have 12 field goal attempts already in this game? Someone needs to hurt this guy’s feelings just to make him realize that he isn’t as good as he thinks he is. Maybe that will get him to stop playing so stupid all of the time. There’s a reason why people rant about wanting to trade guys like Josh. It’s not because he isn’t a talented or capable player, but rather because he just doesn’t get it. No matter how much experience he has, he plays like an inexperienced rookie, and when things aren’t going his way, he’s too weak mentally to tune in and stay focused. As the Cavs announcers put it during our last game against them in the regular season, Josh “wilts under the pressure”.
This is exactly why we need to get strong-minded players on this roster and weed out the weak. We need more guys like Kirk, Al, and Zaza, who put the team first, and only care about winning. Those guys are strong-minded and smart (Kirk and Al moreso than Zaza).
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:55 pm
I wonder what the Hawks’ shooting percentage at the rim is in this game. I would guess no higher than 20%.
cp
April 26th, 2011
8:56 pm
Al gets a pass by a lot of fans for some reason but I didnt see him do much either the first half
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
8:56 pm
FT Line!
IF the Hawks win it? It will be at the line.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:56 pm
“Why does dumba$$ Smith have 12 field goal attempts already in this game?”
Have you been watching this game? He’s missed like 4 shots at the rim, which is where everyone wants him to be all the time. It’s not like he’s been clanking jumpers so far. I thought the prevailing feeling was that Smoove was some unstoppable force inside who should always drive to the hoop?
Geemack
April 26th, 2011
8:56 pm
Kurt
This the way they’ve played all season.
The way they played in the 1st 3 games were exceptions….this is the real Hawks team.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:57 pm
Joe bricks a wide open 3.
James on Pharr Rd
April 26th, 2011
8:57 pm
drmaryb
How many beers do you have left?
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
8:58 pm
“Al gets a pass by a lot of fans for some reason but I didnt see him do much either the first half”
all while playing.. gasp… power forward.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
8:59 pm
Smoove has really been horrendous at the line in this series.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
8:59 pm
Al for DeAndre Jordan
lukas
April 26th, 2011
8:59 pm
I can live with Josh taking 20 FGA as long as 70% of those are in the paint.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
9:00 pm
trade Josh yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Josh for rudy gay who BK passed up for that super scrub sheldon williams
Rod from College Park
April 26th, 2011
9:00 pm
drmaryb,
Remember Allstar Al can do no wrong. LOL
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:00 pm
Hawks have not closed out well on the 3’s in this game. And it hasn’t been because they have doubled Dwight. It has been because they haven’t gotten around screens well and people have left their man on the perimeter to come in the paint and help.
Wabe
April 26th, 2011
9:01 pm
OKC was up 3-0 on the Nuggets, playing in Denver, but that didn’t mean a ‘blowout’ like what we’re seeing. They may have lost, but they brought energy and effort.
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
9:01 pm
rathbun and nique already talkin about game 6 lol
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
9:03 pm
PLAY TEAGUE and Damien!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:04 pm
They have actually looked decent so far in this quarter, but it’s too late for “decent” now. If they want to get back in the game they need to force four or five turnovers and get points in transition.
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
9:04 pm
Drive to the basket with Howard 3 Fouls!
ceeCee
April 26th, 2011
9:04 pm
JOE’S D IS HORRENDOUS TONIIGHT!!
TAKE THE BALL TO THE BASKET!!!!!
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
9:05 pm
They are throwing it to Josh and at the end of clocks!
Josh is the ONLY ONLY ONLY Hawk being aggressive with his offense and trying to make something happen.
All his team mates are on ventilators!
Get OFF Josh’s back and jump on Marvin, Passive Joe and ice cold Jamal!
Josh is NOT the problem! Geez-Us!
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
9:05 pm
nique got him one off to the right dont he
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:05 pm
11/18 FTs for the Hawks so far.
Kurt
April 26th, 2011
9:05 pm
My goodness, our guards have been almost worthless so far tonight. No defense, no boxing out, weak closeouts. What is wrong with these guys. Even Kirk has been sloppy on defense, and that’s usually his calling card. He’s known for hustling on defense, yet tonight he has gotten caught on picks, failed to box out, and has taken a lot of questionable shots.
O'Brien
April 26th, 2011
9:06 pm
I hope fans come out loud and rowdy for game 6. Hawks will need them more than ever.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
9:07 pm
All Al is doing ios passing it to JOSH! He is not even LOOKING at the fkn basket! He sucks on offense!
Kurt
April 26th, 2011
9:07 pm
Kirk has nothing for Arenas. Drew should at least give Teague a shot. It’s not like Teague could do worse.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:07 pm
Hawks haven’t looked this bad getting around picks since Bibby was here. It’s not just one player either.
O'Brien
April 26th, 2011
9:07 pm
We want Teague.
That way, he wont be as rusty in the next round (if we advance to play the Bulls).
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
9:07 pm
Yeah Nique and Rath have thrown in the towel, talking about coming to the game Thursday. Set Capt Kirk DOWN……………….PLEASE! He just doesn’t have it tonight.
Sautee
April 26th, 2011
9:08 pm
Rod,
Go back and look at this blog. A LOT more negative posts about Al than positive. I think the halo has lost some shine. As it should the soft way he’s played.
cp
April 26th, 2011
9:08 pm
smh Kirk is having trouble with Arenas.
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
9:08 pm
It’s as if the Hawks just expected the Magic to roll over and die. What kinda mentality is that?
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:08 pm
Hawks get murdered on the pick and roll again.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
9:08 pm
i like the foul Al.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:09 pm
Magic commentators are dogging the Hawks. The said, “A pass and cut. Wow, we haven’t seen that this whole playoff series.”
They said that after Kirk passed and cut. The re-ran the replay. They said no other player on the Hawks would even consider passing and cutting.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
9:09 pm
The only thing The Hawks are eliminating tonight is:
Waste/Feces. Their energy/intensity is not there, they are playing like crap/turds!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:10 pm
Invisible Joe
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
9:10 pm
ALLSTAR AL aint no ALLSTAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
9:10 pm
Big $$$$$ JJ looks like he put money on this game in Vegas. Good shot JOSH!
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
9:10 pm
Josh Smith want to be Joe Johnson.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:10 pm
This game is over. I want to see Teague.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
9:10 pm
lol.. we just refuse to cut. rather stand around and wait to get the ball to put up a jumper.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:11 pm
“Josh Smith want to be Joe Johnson.”
Joe Johnson wants to be Pape Sy.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:11 pm
Josh has shut it down. He is just filling his stat line.
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
9:11 pm
Will the hawks score 70 points tonight?
Wabe
April 26th, 2011
9:11 pm
might as well call it a night and just wait for game 6. hawks got me pretty heated tonight.
i wanna try to keep it in perspective because they’re up 3-1, but what we’re watching now is everything that’s wrong about this team.
no leaders, no hunger, no drive.
Hawks vs Magic
April 26th, 2011
9:11 pm
yeeep, this team doesn’t have the ability nor talent to come back for a big deficit … on to Game 6
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:11 pm
Smoove has gone from being aggressive and trying to make something happen to being crazy and trying to win it himself over the last two possessions.
Kurt
April 26th, 2011
9:11 pm
There’s more stupidity by Josh. A fadeaway jumper off the dribble, followed by another dumb jumper. This is embarrassing. When it rains, it pours, for the Hawks. When the going gets tough, the weak get weaker for the Hawks, and dumb get dumber.
J from the A
April 26th, 2011
9:12 pm
Teague Time? Why not?
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
9:12 pm
No DEFENSE………………these guys just don’t CARE!
cp
April 26th, 2011
9:13 pm
the Hawks look like they rather be somewhere else. might as well play Teague and Damien
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:13 pm
Time for Teague. And Damien for that matter. Maybe even Pape Sy in the last few minutes of the 4th.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
9:13 pm
Stub Hub!
Hawks selling Game 6 tickets tonight! That’s what they came to do!
Ok, my work here is done! I’m going to watch Nancy Grace now.
Gonna go see something that really happened.
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
9:13 pm
Joe Johnson wants to be at Magic City.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
9:13 pm
instead of coming here to take care of B.I. like these folks owed you money, and you were laying everybody down.. the Hawks b!tched out.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
9:13 pm
bigdave wants to be at Magic City.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
9:13 pm
josh for DeAngelo Hall…………
Blast
April 26th, 2011
9:13 pm
A shade of last year’s 2nd round series, perhaps? Hawks just rolling down and dying against Orlando resistance?
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
9:13 pm
“GIVE TEAGUE A CHANCE!”
Sautee
April 26th, 2011
9:14 pm
If I’m drawing my last breath, I want these Hawks closing out on me.
I’d have what seems like forever on this Earth.
ceeCee
April 26th, 2011
9:14 pm
45 pts in the PLAYOFFS!!!!????!?!?!????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????? WHERE DEY DO THAT AT???????????? ONLY THE HAWKS WILL IVE U A PISS POOR PERFORMANCE LIKE THIS!!!
BILLY KNIGHT
April 26th, 2011
9:14 pm
IF TEAGUE DON’T SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:14 pm
lol @ Sautee
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
9:14 pm
i cant take this no mas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kurt
April 26th, 2011
9:14 pm
When the Hawks starting looking like they might win this series, I thought it might save Drew’s job, but the way it is looking right now, he’s likely going to be gone after this season, and for the most part, he deserves it. He hasn’t done much to help the team in this game. No Teague, no damien, he continues to let Josh launch jumpers and keep him in the game, and he refuses to urge the team to attack their mismatches. I’m disappointed with everyone, including the coach.
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
9:14 pm
Beat Down like LAST YEAR……………………They(Hawks) are who they ARE!
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
9:15 pm
thank you for flashing Josh.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
9:16 pm
Marvin for a beer
steven
April 26th, 2011
9:17 pm
supposedly this team was focused at shootaround, whatever that means. Even worse at true
Sautee
April 26th, 2011
9:18 pm
Well, so much for “Growth”.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:18 pm
At least the Magic have as little character as the Hawks. They have shut it down too. Their energy level is way down from what it was earlier in the game. Atlanta will slowly cut into the lead but lose by at least 15.
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
9:18 pm
Josh Johnson for 33333333333333333333333333333333333333
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:18 pm
http://twitter.com/#!/BlkSportsOnline/status/63048536312389632
Ain’t that the truth.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
9:19 pm
game on the line .. who u want @ the stripe Josh or Dwight.. smh.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:19 pm
Josh would be approaching 30 if he would hit his first foul shot.
Kurt
April 26th, 2011
9:20 pm
Even if he is being aggressive out there, Brick Smith should not have 18 shots in the third quarter. That’s just too many for a guy of his offensive skill level. You can make excuse that he’s open when he’s shooting those jumpers, but keep in mind that he’s always going to be open out there because defenses know that Josh can’t shoot.
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
9:20 pm
Zaza trying to get somebody suspended again lol.
Ole Hawks Fan
April 26th, 2011
9:20 pm
ZaZa should have clothes Line Dwight there.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
9:21 pm
hmmm..
Dwight got a little of that lebron i cant be fouled in him..
get over it.. wasnt even a hard foul..
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:21 pm
Way to go Zaza. Where’s Dwight protector? Where you at JRICH.
Brad
April 26th, 2011
9:21 pm
Nique: “Howard hasn’t had to have a big game because all the small people for Orlando has had a big game”
lol wtf
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
9:21 pm
on offense….if only we could mix josh’s aggressiveness/confidence with joe’s ability/talent…we’d have a player we could count on nightly
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:21 pm
Stupid.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:22 pm
Well, that time Smoove didn’t take the shot and took the shot clock violation instead. I guess that’s… better?
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
9:22 pm
coach must not teach these guys to look weak side/ opposite ball for a cutter. Al (as has Jason, and Josh) flashed wide open, ZaZa never saw him.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:23 pm
“Brick Smith should not have 18 shots in the third quarter. That’s just too many for a guy of his offensive skill level. ”
That’s a fair statement, but at least half of his misses in this game haven’t been jumpers.
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
9:24 pm
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
April 26th, 2011
9:21 pm
on offense….if only we could mix josh’s aggressiveness/confidence with joe’s ability/talent…we’d have a player we could count on nightly
We already have that player, Josh Smith alter-ego
JOSH JOHNSON
Sautee
April 26th, 2011
9:24 pm
bigdave,
It’s not just Zaza. Joe missed Al twice in the lane unguarded in the 1st half.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:25 pm
Magic have not had a turnover since the first quarter!!!
cp
April 26th, 2011
9:25 pm
still no Teague or Damien
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:25 pm
Another clock violation.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:26 pm
Magic commentators – “Get Dwight out of the game before Zaza makes him do something stupid.”
Kurt
April 26th, 2011
9:27 pm
I’m amazed that Marvin did not finish that.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:27 pm
Of course Marvin leaves that short and falls down. Has he ever successfully finished a fast break?
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:27 pm
Marvin, you big dummy. You’ve got to finish that.
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
9:28 pm
LD wont be happy until one of his regular guys get hurt….
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:28 pm
The Hawks lost this game in the 1st quarter when they went 5 minutes in the penalty and didn’t draw a single foul, instead opting to shoot under 20% for the quarter.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:28 pm
That was no foul. JJ Reddick was already past. The two hawks ran into each other.
cp
April 26th, 2011
9:28 pm
the game is over LD, get the bench in
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
9:28 pm
Losing by 500 and Dwight has like 8 freaking points
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
9:28 pm
Sautee..
that was my point.. which is why i said “these guys” and mentioned the opposite ball side big flashing.. i made notice of Joe missing it earlier.. Al has missed too.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:29 pm
5 on hinrich. Maybe teague time.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:30 pm
Kirk please commit a charge so that Teague can come in.
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
9:30 pm
Damn I hate dumb coaching. Your regular players had 3qtrs to play and they let the other team build a 20+ lead. Play the bench the entire 4th qtr you idiot….
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
9:30 pm
4 Bottles of Beer on The Wall!
If one of them bottles of beer should fall?
3 bottle of beer on the wall.
James on Pharr! The answer is 4. LOL!
______________
I guess the Hawks got the MEMO:
Daddy War-Bucks (ASKG) need a game 6 to pay the light bill @ Phillips this month!
Hawks vs Magic
April 26th, 2011
9:31 pm
“Losing by 500 and Dwight has like 8 freaking points”
and when he scored 46, the Magic lost by 10 pts. This is one seriously frustrating team
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:31 pm
The defensive rotations have just been awful in this game.
bigdave
April 26th, 2011
9:32 pm
Marvin Williams should be in the D League.
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
9:32 pm
This is insane. Hawks down 25pts with 9mins left and still playing the starters….
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:32 pm
Marvin, you big dummy. (with fred sanford voice)
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:35 pm
Al had a wide open lane where he could have cut and Kirk could have found him for the easy dunk, but he hung out at the top of the key instead waiting for the pass.
Now, Al knocks down that shot with regularity, so it’s not a big deal that he hangs out up there. But as far as the Smoove criticism is concerned, if the problem is just in the idea of a big man hanging out on the perimeter, Smoove is by no means the only big man on this team who is guilty as charged.
leedsatlanta
April 26th, 2011
9:35 pm
LD so bad he cannot even empty the bench!
Wabe
April 26th, 2011
9:36 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:31 pm
“The defensive rotations have just been awful in this game.”
Defense requires effort. Effort is something the Hawks don’t bring when they don’t want to. The Hawks are the only team in the playoffs that takes nights off in a playoff game. The only team that will hand their opponent a freebie.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:36 pm
Passive Joe is worse than Aggressive Joe, but Invisible Joe is worse than both. Tonight, Joe is rocking the invisibility cloak.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:36 pm
TEAGUE PARTY!!
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:36 pm
My daughters have been doing a lot of trash talking to their classmates and making their dad very proud. But I am very glad this week is spring break in Tampa otherwise I would have to let them skip school tomorrow.
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
9:37 pm
Hawks continue to get blown out with their starter on the floor. What will this do to their mental state going into game 6?
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
9:37 pm
TEAGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:37 pm
Of course along with Teague comes Josh Powell, so expect to see several good passes get fumbled away out of bounds.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:37 pm
Why did I know that Marvin’s jumper would not go in?
Brad
April 26th, 2011
9:38 pm
I really dislike Quentin Richardson for some reason
steven
April 26th, 2011
9:38 pm
a masterful 5 points so far from one of the highest paid players in the league
ceeCee
April 26th, 2011
9:38 pm
I CANT BELIEVE THIS EFFORT..I REALLY WISH THE TNT AND NBA ANALYSTS WOULD CALL OUT JOE JOHNSON!! NOBODY CALLS HIM OUT BECAUSE THEY DONT GIVE A FLIP ABOUT ATLANTA. IF JJ GOT CRITIZED BY THE MEDIA MORE HE WOULD STEP HIS GAME UP!!
TEAGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i HOPE HE BALLLS OUT!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:38 pm
“Why did I know that Marvin’s jumper would not go in?”
Don’t you know? They just need to run more plays for him. He was the #2 pick after all.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:39 pm
I don’t think TNT even mentioned this game at halftime. I think at this point they are actively trying to avoid talking about this series.
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
9:42 pm
Dominique trying to coach right now. You got to swing the ball until you find my Damien.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:43 pm
Josh Powell = Marvin Williams
steven
April 26th, 2011
9:43 pm
5 points and 0 free throw attempts from our hero. When things aren’t going your way YOU HAVE TO DRIVE THE BALL and get to the line and pick up some easy points to get your shot going. WHYFOR?!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:44 pm
Marvin is the king of having a toe on the line when he shoots 3’s.
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
9:45 pm
Thank you to whoever told Dominique to STFU!
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
9:46 pm
amen wabe amen.
this team is a joke. up 3-1 they’re still a joke. the magic played about as bad as they possibly could and still had a shot of winning each of those games. what playoff team has lost by this kind of margin? there hasn’t been one because most teams have heart. this team is clueless. they don’t respond well to adversity and yet they still have shot to close out the series in game 6. lets just hope the magic somehow fall back into their shooting slump and hand the hawks the series because i have no confidence in them taking it.
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
9:46 pm
Just checked in to see Teague balling!
He should have started and Damien too, at least at the 9 to 21 first qrtr mark. Now, it doesn’t matter. Drew !!!!!!!!!!
niremetal
April 26th, 2011
9:47 pm
Round up the usual suspects.
Kurt
April 26th, 2011
9:47 pm
If I didn’t know better, I would think this was the second round of the 2010 NBA playoffs. Games like this hurt so bad that it makes it difficult to even watch other NBA games if you’re a diehard Hawks fans. For me, as soon as I start watching or playing basketball after a game like this, I’m reminded of how embarrassing the Hawks played. I don’t see how the team can expect fan support when they make it look like they don’t even belong on the court. You can’t tell me that the Magic are so good that they would blow the Hawks out by thirty when the Hawks were playing smart or giving maximum effort. That’s just silly. A true contender would wipe the floor with the Magic. Boston would sweep them without breaking a sweat. I wish the Hawks had even half as much heart and mental toughness as Boston.
cp
April 26th, 2011
9:48 pm
Teague must have forgot who he was passing that to
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:48 pm
Win- Win.
If the Hawks eliminate the Magic I will be happy. If the Magic win the series Larry Drew will very likely be fired and I will be happy.
Even though I would not lay this loss at Larry Drew’s feet, if the Hawks loose this series it will be worse that the four game beat-down from last year which cost Woody his job.
Hawks vs Magic
April 26th, 2011
9:48 pm
Teague’s got just 5 and a half minutes under his belt and already has almost as many pts as Joe (who played 35 minutes)
drmaryb (*_-)
April 26th, 2011
9:48 pm
Stomp The Yard …… Is on BET now.
Now, that’s fierce competition from TNT.
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
9:49 pm
my case in point. indy. hawks would lose to the 8th seed in a 7 game series. no doubt.
Joe Johnson
April 26th, 2011
9:49 pm
sorry guys. maybe next game i’ll show up. or maybe i won’t, and i’ll get booed? all i know is i’m stealin yo money bahbahahah
ceeCee
April 26th, 2011
9:49 pm
@Najeh: I wish they would and talk about how JJ needs to step it up!! That the problem with these guys…they dont get called out indiviually.
At least the 2nd unit is putting up a fight
Why cant damien get Marvins minutes????????LD should get fired over that alone!
Hawks vs Magic
April 26th, 2011
9:51 pm
Teague has now tied Joe’s point total in under 6 minutes
BILLY KNIGHT
April 26th, 2011
9:51 pm
SEE HOW TEAGUE CREATE EASY SHOT FOR HIS TEAMMATE
Kurt
April 26th, 2011
9:52 pm
“Just checked in to see Teague balling!”
Balling? I hope you just mean that he is on the court playing basketball, because he’s definitely not looking impressive at all. He’s 1-3 from the field with 1 assist and 1 turnover against third-string players. It would have been nice to see him in the game against actual starters for the Magic to see what he could do, but at this point, it means nothing. College point guards could probably light up this Magic lineup. Also, you have to keep in mind that the Magic aren’t even trying at this point.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:52 pm
As of right now, the Magic have outscored the Hawks by 14 points in this series.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
9:52 pm
Marvin is the most nervous NBA player I have ever seen…..
Section 303
April 26th, 2011
9:52 pm
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m braced for a debacle on Thursday. They’re going to blow this series.
Just when I thought this team was past these no-show outtings, they show, in a major way, they’re not. Awful game. Same ol’ Hawks.
They should passout tissues to cry in, rather than rally towels. Blowing this series is going to be tough to take.
Hawks vs Magic
April 26th, 2011
9:53 pm
9 out of the entire 12 men on the Magic’s team have more points than Joe Johnson
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
9:53 pm
^^^^^^^and that ish is contagious!!!!!!!!!
Jae Evolution
April 26th, 2011
9:53 pm
Please close out the series at home…we do not need another first round 7 game series.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
9:53 pm
Dang it, Hilton. Let it end.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
9:54 pm
referring to Marvin being the most nervous NBA player I have ever seen^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Buddy Grizzard
April 26th, 2011
9:54 pm
First quarter before dh gets in foul trouble:
Josh def reb
Josh miss 22-footer
Josh def reb
Josh miss 8-foot hook
Collins def reb
Josh draws foul on Hedo 1-2
Josh draws foul on dh 1-2
Collins fouls dh
ah def reb
jj misses 18-footer
kh misses 25-footer
kh def reb
ah hits 17- footer kh assist
Josh fouls J-Rich
Josh hits 9-foot hook
Josh def reb
ah misses 14-footer
kh makes 18 footer
ah misses 19-footer
Josh off reb
Josh misses layup
Josh blocked bh dh on 5-footer
ah fouls dwight
Josh draws foul on dh 1-2
5:39 1st qtr, Brandon Bass subs in for DWIGHT HOWARD
Orlando leads 10-8
5:33 1st qtr, JAMAL CRAWFORD subs for kh
ah def reb
Jamal misses 23-footer
ah def reb
ah misses 18-footer
4:35 first qtr Zaza subs for ah
Orlando leads 12-9
jj misses 9-foot hook
jamal misses 20-foot jumper
josh misses layup
josh of reb
marv of reb
marv turnover
josh throws pass away
jamal misses 25-footer
2:36 kh subs for josh
Orlando leads 19-9
ah subs for jj
jamal crawford turnover
bass block on ah
marv turnover
ah def reb
marv def reb
zaza makes 2 ft
bass blocks zaza 5-ft hook
zaza turnover
jamal makes 2 ft
End 1st qtr Orlando 26, Hawks 13
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:54 pm
No Magic player had more than 6 made field goals and they still blew out the Hawks.
cp
April 26th, 2011
9:54 pm
lol wtf is wrong with Armstrong
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
9:55 pm
seven seven seven seven then 2nd round sweep three years running maybe..Why not set another NBA record??????
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:55 pm
LD better find a solution for defending the high pick and roll. The Hawks got murdered by it tonight, and if they can’t find a way to defend it successfully, the Magic can easily come back and take this sh-t.
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
9:56 pm
cmon guys. give it a break. now chant with me.
lets go hawks…………………….bleh
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
9:56 pm
Dwight Howard with the single-single. 8 points, 8 boards, 1 made field goal. Hawks lose by 25. Woody would be proud.
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
9:57 pm
pick up trash ball at its finest. sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
Kurt
April 26th, 2011
9:58 pm
What a huge disappointment here. This may have changed the entire series. Most of the Hawks players are probably too weak, mentally, to even recover from this for game 6.
By the way, as bad as the Hawks played tonight, a big part of the problem was also the fact that the players payed too much attention to Dwight. Our mediocre coach should realize that that is never a good move. It never works to double Dwight. Even the thought of doing that is silly. I hope Drew realizes that, and I hope he rips his players after this loss. He’s probably too much of a panzy to even do that though. He’ll probably be blowing Josh and talking about how great Joe is in his post-game interview and just blame the loss on a lack of “sense of urgency” and shots not falling. Drew is the perfect representation of what this team is all about. A coward who talks a big game, but never goes out and does what he is talking about. A lot of talk and nothing to back it up…
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
9:58 pm
Press Conference live on NBA.com should be interesting to see what LD has to say about tonight.
Kurt
April 26th, 2011
9:58 pm
Josh should be wearing a shirt that says “Stupidity is contagious”.
J from the A
April 26th, 2011
9:59 pm
Bad game.
The Hawks will pull it together and take the series in game 6.
(I predicted Hawks in 6 before the series began, and it looks like I will be sticking to my prediction as the series nears its end!)
doc
April 26th, 2011
9:59 pm
no grown men her tonight. it is a team of peter pans not willing to grow up.
f’uggly
BILLY KNIGHT
April 26th, 2011
10:00 pm
Kurt josh is the only player that played tonight.
Section 303
April 26th, 2011
10:00 pm
I hope the arena is half full on Thursday. I really do. This team should be booed when they take the floor on Thursday. And, they should be booed loud.
Unacceptable. This debacle tonight might have actually been my breaking point. Just come out and quit today. No effort. They are poised to p#ss this whole thing away. And, when they do, time to hit the red button that is hidden at Philips and blow this team to bits.
Just f’ing awful.
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
10:01 pm
when you have no discipline on offense. when you have no leadership. you have no shot of fighting back against adversity. the hawks proved this tonight.
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
10:01 pm
i left in the 2nd qtr…seems like my AAU boyz showed up as usual eh??? are we really surprised?? not even a lil bit…
Rusty
April 26th, 2011
10:02 pm
Ld is the dumbass coach in the NBA.
BILLY KNIGHT
April 26th, 2011
10:02 pm
Im call my homeboy tonight and ask why teague have not played, he is the hawks only hope for creating easy basket for teammate.
Rusty
April 26th, 2011
10:03 pm
Nortcyde when will you ever face up to the fact that JJ sucks
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:03 pm
devastating loss..Grave injury…May not recover in time…Allstar Al and iso should give refunds!! They suck big time tonight.Allstar AL you have not been impressive one bit during this playoff run..You dont want any part of the low post..You will be going fishing next Allstar weekend
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
10:04 pm
mykhalc: you know i’m not. heh at least most of us that have been on this board for the better part of 5 – 6 years know its the same ol story.
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
10:04 pm
I guess NBATV was blacked out for me in Tampa because it is back on just in time to listen to SVG. UGH!
tremaine
April 26th, 2011
10:04 pm
Like I said earlier, this playoff series has officially started. Good thing we only need one game.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:05 pm
Ld= BUGS BUNNY! TTHHATS ALL FOLKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
10:06 pm
We are in trouble because of the pick&roll defense.
ORL isn’t even posting up Dwight. They just run the pick & roll, and our PG suffers, while ZaZa or Collins try to guard Dwight + Jameer/Arenas
Better make adjustments and sell out this game Thursday
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
10:06 pm
and let’s not be surprised IF they lose the series either!!! wish we had a real leader on this team…
Rusty
April 26th, 2011
10:06 pm
Meant fact, he also holds the ball to long & always chokes in big games, also his shooting is horrible, I wouldn’t pay him over 2 mil a year. He sucks.
hawkfan
April 26th, 2011
10:07 pm
well i saved my eyes and stopped watching the game after that 10 point deficit in the first quarter, just knew it wasn’t that kind of night and we will be blown out, at least now everyone will turn against the hawks and they will have their backs to the wall just like other years, let’s see if they respond, at this point it could go either way and it doesn’t matter which team wins this round, since if we win our team will likely stay the same and if the magic win than otis will probably keep his job so 2 stagnant teams fighting each other, while the bulls might win tonight and look ahead to their 2nd round opponent
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
10:08 pm
@abe…you know, i know, you know better…
Melvin
April 26th, 2011
10:09 pm
The Hawks let the Magic off the hook tonight…
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
10:09 pm
OMG START TEAGUE! STARTING HIM WILL SOLVE ALL OUR PROBLEMS!
Everyone knows our P&R defense f’ing blows. Just watch those Suns games this year where Horford ended up on Nash every time
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
10:10 pm
i don’t know whats worse the hawks game or this sarah palin interview.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:10 pm
this will be a melt down of the ages in Hawks History if they dont get it done
BILLY KNIGHT
April 26th, 2011
10:11 pm
Teague can stop the picking role at top of the key, but LD have 2 make adjustment and play him.
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
10:12 pm
@abe…you tryin’ to kill yourself with your TV viewin’ tonite??? WAY TOO much to a Hawks game with more idiocy!!! CHI and IND bro…great television
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
10:13 pm
to follow a Hawks game…
Rev in Tampa
April 26th, 2011
10:15 pm
Are you guys listening to SVG’s presser as he talks about Dwight not being fragrantly fould all season. Sounds like he is about to lose it. Too funny.
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
10:15 pm
Pathetic game from Joe Johnson. He had freaking Gilbert Arenas on him and couldn’t do !@#$
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
10:17 pm
ya myk i was watchin some indy/chi but then i just couldnt’ watch anymore basketball. teh sarah palin interview wasn’t much better… sounded like a crazy old witch screaming nonsense into the tv
James on Pharr Rd
April 26th, 2011
10:17 pm
Did I say I was pissed offffff.
Again,pissed $^***#@##$
The Hawks are Soft-like Marvin William’s game, soft like Chris Bosh swag, mushy like Jamal’s D, soft like Al’s post up game, weak like JS’s J, soft like everybody else says…
I cant stand regular season style basketball in the playoffs, that’s why we get no respect from anyone in the league. LD, its all on you. I asked this precise qn at the start-why didn’t LD play highlights this morning-with sound, of last years’ blowouts?
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:17 pm
we gotta watch 2 more of this bullsh_t??????????????????????
BILLY KNIGHT
April 26th, 2011
10:18 pm
LD have make adjustment now, there is no more low post for howard, there bringing him to top of key for pick role on every play, so what collins have to do is stay back in the paint and dont follow howard to the key.
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
10:18 pm
As soon as Dwight went out, we suffered.
F’ing pathetic
I actually thought we’d prove EVERYONE wrong and win this
James on Pharr Rd
April 26th, 2011
10:19 pm
^^ WEAK LIKE NIQUE’S COMMENTARY, VERY WEAK. sORRY, NIQUE, I AM PISSED
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:21 pm
pick and roll defense= Hawks cryptonight for years and years and years………
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
10:21 pm
yo! tell me larry drew doesn’t like yoda.
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
10:21 pm
@abe… i ONLY watch FauxTV durin’ football season…PERIOD!!! hate ALL it represents…total BS…PERIOD!!
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
10:21 pm
an idiot am i.
Wabe
April 26th, 2011
10:21 pm
section 303,
co———–f’n———-sign
i was literally gonna post what you posted. the hawks took a night off in game 5, so the hawks fans should take a night off game 6. let them come home to a half-empty arena to teach them a thing or two about taking nights off in playoff games.
seriously, this team is madddd frustrating.
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
10:22 pm
i hear ya myk.. i get a kick out of watching loonies. makes me weird i know.. but how else can i explain watching so many hawks games over the years.
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
10:24 pm
true abe…gotta admit you’re right. as Hawks fans we might fall into that category too….sad!!!LOL
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:26 pm
the brilliant CP3 starts workin his magic at 10:47pm no NO NO with the 2005 #2 lottery pick the Atlanta Hawks pick Marvin”LEAD BUTT” Williams..Thanks BILLY KNIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You Big Dummy…………………….
Wabe
April 26th, 2011
10:26 pm
again, tonight represents everything wrong with this team.
too many possessions off.
too many quarters off.
too many nights off.
not really a hungry bunch. no killer instinct. nothing about their performance tonight makes one think their really driven to win.
again, i point to OKC last night. did they lose? sure. but a team that’s up 3-0 playing at denver actually showed up and tried to pull one out, they just came up short. the hawks didn’t even bother showing up.
the hawks literally have insisted on putting their season on one game. if this think goes 7…
no comment
Hawks Fan In New Orleans
April 26th, 2011
10:26 pm
smh – gotta bounce back and finish these boys off in Game 6.
Wabe
April 26th, 2011
10:28 pm
i’ll be pulling for them thursday.
but nothing about our previous two wins here vs. the magic were easy. so i’m not sure why the hawks would think this is money in the bank.
they’ll need to bring it.
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
10:28 pm
WHY THE HELL WERE MAGIC SHOOTERS OPEN ALL GAME? I THOUGHT WE WERE SINGLE COVERAGING DWIGHT?
WHY THE HELL IS OUR PICK AND ROLL DEFENSE SO BAD? 99 % OF THE TIME IT WAS JAMEER AND DWIGHT VS. POOR ZAZA OR COLLINS WHO HAS A 2 CENTIMETER VERTICAL WHEN HEALTHY
LOL @ MARVIN POSTING UP AND GETTING STRIPPED
WORST PLAYER ON OUR TEAM
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:29 pm
They found the Hawks out finally..Its going 7 and it looks pretty grim for our
Atlanta Hawks….
Hawks Fan In New Orleans
April 26th, 2011
10:30 pm
Such a typical loss – none of us should be surprised in the least. No defensive adjustment – Lame Duck Drew is retarded for not putting Teague in at PG
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:35 pm
the godfather, chief gangsta is pissing in his pants. he has to be ecstatic superman lives to play another day!!!!!! and then close out a game 7 to meet up with rose and the boys…Chicago is going to be well rested…
It was not a bad pick
April 26th, 2011
10:35 pm
The hawks will win game 6..Orlando had their backs against the wall, they had to come out and play their best..In Atlanta those shots will not fall, and Joe max will show everyone why he signed the biggest contract in the NBA over the summer..well, most likely not, but Jamal will carry us to the easy win, Orlando is horrible..Marvin shot has not been falling but his D has been great..Run some plays for him and let him get in a groove!
doc
April 26th, 2011
10:37 pm
comon guys this is the switch on switch off team. they are gonna flip the switch on on thursday.
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
10:38 pm
WE SHOULD’VE STARTED TEAGUE! HINRICH IS THE PROBLEM!
terrell
April 26th, 2011
10:38 pm
Run some plays for Marvin? GTF outta here. lol.
Does anyone else smell a collapse coming?
J from the A
April 26th, 2011
10:38 pm
If you don’t have tickets yet, you may be able to get a decent deal for seats in the 200s.
https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/group_corp_start.htmI?l=EN&team=hawks&owner=175&group=5131&err&event&customerID
Code: Social
The seats are going fast, so if you are interested, grab them while they are still available.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:39 pm
when you watch CP3, notice hows he always in attack mode probing and lookin for cracks in the defenses.And when he finds it there is no hesitation,split second thought then he executes with precision, you cant teach this ish, its a gift from the creator!!! How did Billy miss on that?????? HUH?????
Hawks Fan In New Orleans
April 26th, 2011
10:40 pm
Co-sign JeJe!
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
10:42 pm
hahaha doc. sense just a hint of sarcasm.
wax on wax off! if the hawks lose on thursday which i see there being a 50% shot they will get waxed in game 7. i guarantee you that.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:46 pm
Marvin drop down and give me 30!!!!
Stop lifting Twinkies….LOL
Hawks Fan In New Orleans
April 26th, 2011
10:47 pm
yessur Slimjr Billy Knight was a fool for that 4ever.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:47 pm
Hear we go the black mamba vs CP3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yeah…………………
honest_abe
April 26th, 2011
10:49 pm
how about someone even out that ass of his.. that little jerk in his step is not only annoying i think it’s holding him back from being a “superstar”.. heh
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
10:49 pm
hawks fan in new orleans,
I’M BEING SARCASTIC. WE DO NOT NEED TEAGUE. WE NEED SOME DAMN P&R DEFENSE AND SOME HEART FROM OUR FAKE SUPERSTAR JOE JOHNSON
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:49 pm
CP3=1st Ballot Hall of Fame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
10:50 pm
5 F’ING POINTS FROM YOUR HIGHEST PAID PLAYER. LOL WOW
LOSING BY 25 AND DWIGHT DIDN’T EVEN HAVE 10 POINTS
PICK AND ROLL DEFENSE, PEOPLE
WE WILL GET MURDERED BECAUSE THEY KILLED US IN P&R THE OTHER NIGHT WITH ARENAS
SVG IS NO DUMMY
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:50 pm
JEJE. it maybe a wrap??????????
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:51 pm
lakers look like the Hawks??????
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:53 pm
lakers playin dirty and getting away with it…god father made the call…..LOL
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
10:53 pm
FIRE LD
It was not a bad pick
April 26th, 2011
10:53 pm
@terrell
Yeah run some plays for a guy who was drafted #2 and almost #1..I have never ever seen anything like this since i started watching basketball..you draft a guy #2 and make him a stand in a corner and watch 3 guys take all the shots..but i guess running plays for the hometown hero J Smooth is cool right?…Until the Hawks get a real coach, we are going no where…next year when Marvin is scoring 20 ppg for someone i will say very loudly, i told you so..Just like with Jordan Crawford..The Hawks have to many ball hogs!..
@slim Jr
you and i both know Woody was not going to play Paul if we drafted him #2.Get over it..Paul has never won a damn thing anyway..If Marvin got as many plays ran for him as Josh Smith, he would average 20ppg..i never seen a former #2 have to defer to average at best players..
Najeh Davenpoop
April 26th, 2011
10:56 pm
Always count on Granny to come lighten the mood when things are going bad.
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
10:58 pm
“@slim Jr
you and i both know Woody was not going to play Paul if we drafted him #2.Get over it..Paul has never won a damn thing anyway…”
Your probably right, stubborn Woody would have left him to rot on the bench.That was then, this is now…..
Josh and Marvin for CP3 and a #1 pick……
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
11:02 pm
We could’ve won tonight or Saturday and had 9 days off til rd 2
Good job Hawks
UGA
April 26th, 2011
11:04 pm
Game 6 is a must win……………if we lose the series maybe we can finally ride ourselves of Smoove. If he could have made a FT or shot in the beginning it would have set a better tone
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
11:06 pm
Smoove=bonehead……………
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
11:07 pm
DWIGHT HAD 9 POINTS AND WE LOST BY 25
WE GOT OWNED BY SCRUBS LIKE RYAN ANDERSON AND REDDICK
LOL!
Hawks Fan In New Orleans
April 26th, 2011
11:09 pm
JeJe – I hear ya, but he should have gotten some burn.
It was not a bad pick
April 26th, 2011
11:12 pm
@Najeh Davenpoop
The Sheldon Williams pick is the pick that will forever hurt us…Hell, we have a good point guard roasting on the bench right now!..Point guard is not the position that is hurting us.. The lakers have won titles with Fisher at the point, and the help of the refs, but that’s another story….It looks like bibby will get a ring running the point with the Heat…But we passed on Rondo in 06, who i like just as much as Paul,..and we passed on Roy, who even with a battered leg is 20x better than Joe Max!..Regardless Marvin has been solid, no small forward is going to score over 12ppg with the 3 J posse out there throwing up more garbage than the basket can take…
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
11:20 pm
LOL
Smoove was THE ONLY guy on the team to show up, who attacked the hoop and played spirited
Yet people still hate on him.
I do agree his Free Throws screwed us early though
Horford is at fault too for not being a leader
Wait, Joe has not been a leader either
Hinrich would be a good leader but IDK WTF he has been doing
Section 303
April 26th, 2011
11:21 pm
I just don’t have it in me to join in on any of the conversations on here. We’re really talking about awful draft picks from the past right now? Geez…..save it for when we lose Game 7 on Saturday.
I have zero faith in these guys bouncing back on Thursday. That’s zero. Just seen this too many times. They’ve quit, again.
I can’t imagine being fired up on Thursday night. I dread being in Philips for the debacle we all know is coming.
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
11:30 pm
@JeJe…yep…what i saw in the first 2 qtrs, Josh was the only one ready to play…
Rusty
April 26th, 2011
11:39 pm
I don’t think that we would have been any worse if we hadn’t signed JJ.
mykhalc
April 26th, 2011
11:39 pm
here’s was for memory lane folks…Woodson refused to let LD go to SAC with Theus’ staff…remember!!!??? cursed i tell ya…cursed with studpidity!!!
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
11:40 pm
Marvin Williams is the softest play in the NBA
On a morning interview with 680, he talked half the time about his love for movies. He didn’t seem that motivated or interested in tonight’s game
SMDH
FIRE ASG
FIRE SUND
FIRE LD
FIRE WOODY
The Real Mandingo
April 26th, 2011
11:40 pm
I’m new to this so please bear with me. As I see it, my support for the ATL Hawks is analogous to a wise, intelligent man in love with a silly, sexy, promiscuous woman (ie., slut, tramp, skank, et cetera). The wise man deep down in his heart knows that the loose woman is no good for him. He knows a relationship with this type of woman is idiotic and a complete waste of time. He knows a tenous relationship with her at best will only end in heartache and potential financial ruin. The ATL Hawks are like the silly, loose woman with whom you fall in love. The Hawks have flashes of brilliance such as J-Craw hitting swagger daggers, game winners and buzzer beaters, Al “Boss” Horford hitting that set shot off the pick and pop, J-Smoove blocking shots, making steals, and dunking lob passes, and Joe Cool heating up and going off on the mid-range game. Even though the Hawks can be exciting to watch, this team is woefully inconsistent and seems to mail it in when the proverbial “chips are down.” This team has some nice pieces but are in need of a coach who is a great communicator, motivator, and tactician. This teams also needs a quality big man (center). This is my two cents.
N.D.T.K.A.
April 26th, 2011
11:40 pm
How many times did “the stinger” say Drew should be emptying his bench pretty soon since this game is pretty much over? Drew played the starters inton the fourth quarter. He sat Jamal early since he was off, but why run your starters into the ground. I think Hinrich, Joe, Al, and Josh just might be tired after playing so many minutes. Why does this fool continue to do stuff like this. I really don’t think the Hawks need to trade anyone until they get a capable coach. Drew is not a capable coach.
N.D.T.K.A.
April 26th, 2011
11:47 pm
Hawk’s playoff run = Fool’s Gold
Grandad
April 26th, 2011
11:50 pm
*sam’l – on [April 26th, 2011] – @ [8:41 am]
** edited:
“Pride in Performance” *[based on excellence]
“Doc Rivers telling the club (which has just won two games)
that in his mind the games were losses
because the Celtics didn’t come up to expectations.
(and he’s pissed too, yelling at them)”
I don’t know if Doc is the best X’s & O’s coach or not?
(doesn’t matter)
Doc is altogether sagacious, profound & incisive.
Pride in perfornance;
Our Hawks are loathsome in their lack of pride in performance.
* –Thanks Sam’l for sharing that post this AM– *
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
11:51 pm
“the 3 J posse out there throwing up more garbage than the basket can take…” funny!
Yeah BK was an idot!! Passed up Rondo,Rudy,and Roy for that super scrub Sheldon Williams in 06……
Welcome to this most awesome blog in the sports world @the Real…….. …
FYI the guys on this blog are 10x smarter than the so called experts…..LOL
Slimjr
April 26th, 2011
11:51 pm
idiot^^^^^^^^
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
11:55 pm
Jamal may be exciting to watch, but he will not win a championship in the NBA with his style of basketball – sorry Jamal
JeJe
April 26th, 2011
11:57 pm
People are so worried about Dwight in the post, but all ORL needs to do to beat us is run the Pick & Roll because it’s obvious we have no idea how to defend it. It’s 2 on 1 EVERY time they run it.
FIRE LD
doc
April 27th, 2011
12:02 am
i want to know if “it wasnt a bad pick” types with a straight face. heh heh
yup honest yup.