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Atlanta Hawks: Bulls 99, Hawks 82

11:57 pm May 6, 2011, by Michael Cunningham

When D-Rose is going like this–making 3-pointers, baking in scores form impossible angles, etc.–not sure what else you can do to him except maybe put him on his butt a few times. “He hit one floater when I thought I got a piece of it,” Teague said. “I knew tonight was his night.”

  • But you don’t even have to look at Rose’s amazing performance to find fault with the Hawks.
  • Rose didn’t have anything to do with Noah and Taj Gibson pushing around Atlanta’s bigs. He wasn’t even on the court for the bulk of Chicago’s decisive run in the second quarter (and neither were the other starters). Rose did not limit Marvin to one rebound in 23 minutes, induce Smoove into jacking up Js as the Hawks tried to mount a comeback or make Al passive with the ball.
  • There were a few signs of fissures among the Hawks afterwards. Everyone seemed to have a different idea of what they need to do for Game 4.
  • J.J. didn’t like the offensive approach: “It just seemed as if a lot of times we just ran a lot of pick-and-rolls and I was just kind of buried in the corner. I just thought we played into their hands. We didn’t do anything, I thought, to get our scorers the basketball to make plays. They come with the double team and they make us give it up. We can’t win like that. If you look at Game 1 it was nothing like that. Obviously they made adjustments but at the same time we have to stick with what got us here.”
  • So what should the Hawks do? “Honestly, I just got to force the issue,” Joe said. “In Game 4, I am definitely going to do that. I am not going to succumb to the double team and give it up every time because that’s what they want. We are playing right into their hands. I blame myself for that.”
  • From my perspective watching the game live, it seemed like J.J. had his chances to make something happen but fell back into Iso-Joe dribbling. When Joe starts talking about forcing the issue, the Hawks are in trouble.
  • Al: “We had too much one-on-one. When you do that, this team is too good defensively. We just need to do a better job moving the ball and running the offense the right way. If one guy is not running the offense right, it’s not going to work for others. So I think that’s our biggest problem right now on the offensive end.”
  • Al is guilty of it, too. He’s holding the ball trying to figure out his moves when his best move might be catching it and quickly driving to the basket or, if that’s not there, pass the ball. When Al takes his time going inside it’s easy for the Bulls to both help against him and keep their own men within closing distance.
  • The Bulls are taking away the pick-and-pop, too. “That’s all we’ve been doing and they’ve been doing a great job at contesting everything,” Al said. “I got a couple touches in the post but I think we can do more of that. Because I feel playing inside out would work to our advantage. I hope that’s something coach looks into.”
  • I’m not sure if Al can get anything in the post. His college buddy is making it tough in there along with the rest of Chicago’s aggressive bigs and Al’s post moves are still limited.
  • Al needs to do something of the Hawks hope to rally in this series. “It’s going to be tough for us to win without him,” Joe said. “We’ve just got to get him back on track.”
  • Jamal slipped free for an open J early and then never saw much space again. “Whenever I’m at the top of the key, I see a second defender,” he said. “They’re coming until I pass the ball. They’re kind of taking it out of my hands. That’s fine. I just want to make sure that we make them pay because we have an advantage
    somewhere out there with two guys on me. if we don’t make them pay, then they’re going to continue to do it.”
  • Chicago’s superior depth was glaring in this game. Their sixth through 10th guys are all legit NBA rotation players.
  • Jamal suggested the Hawks didn’t like it when L.D. called timeout after D-Rose ran a one-man fastbreak through their defense (after J.J. missed an iso fadeaway). “I think everybody was surprised by that,” Jamal said. “Whenever you have to call a timeout less than a minute into the game, it’s kind of disheartening. But coach felt like he had to do it.”
  • Yes, he did. “When I don’t see the effort on getting back in transition and allowing them to get to the basket without a contest, I knew we were not committed like we were in Games 1 and 2,” Drew said. “To be perfectly honest, that was really discouraging to have to call a timeout that early.”
  • The Bulls hammered the Hawks on the boards again. They have more good rebounders, yes, but they also are just hungrier and more physical when it comes to loose balls.
  • “We didn’t come out with any physicality,” L.D. said. “They completely beat us up, particularly in the paint.”
  • And then there’s the D-Rose problem. Atlanta’s screen-roll defense was powerless against his dynamic drives to the basket and the inevitable result of Atlanta’s bigs helping were putbacks and drive-and-dishes.
  • “We were doing the same [coverages] tonight,” Al said. “I think they made adjustments as a team and they figured out how to attack it. They totally exploited it. We now have to make adjustments and change it up. It’s not working like it did the first two games.”
  • “When he gets it going, we have to figure out a way to get the ball out of his hands and make someone else beat us,” Josh said.
  • D-Rose hasn’t been getting to the line but maybe it’s worth it to put him there if it means he has to take some hard falls. “You don’t want to see anybody hurt but this is a physical game,” Jamal said. “We have to figure out what we want to do with him. We can’t give him both ways. You can’t give him threes and the outside jumper and the layups as well.”
  • Some positives: Teague played his third straight superlative game. Josh had 13 rebounds and eventually stopped jacking Js and went hard to the hole. Al eventually got ticked off, too, and was more aggressive.
  • That about covers it.

Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat

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190 comments Add your comment

Slimjr

May 7th, 2011
8:54 am

shop all 3 of em……

JeJe

May 7th, 2011
9:08 am

Still, he was 0-6 from 16 feet and out, which makes him 0-17 from that distance this series.

darrell starks

May 7th, 2011
9:11 am

I told you guys that the hawks will not win this series unless TEAGUE, COLLINS starte.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!

ejh

May 7th, 2011
9:11 am

I maybe wrong, but I still pick the hawks to win this series. I still feel they will win in six or seven. I said six earilier. The hawks seem to be a better road team, where they have more focus and energy, because of that us against the world mentality. I feel they will win sunday, and maybe loose tuesday, win thursday, and win sunday. I think for them to win you have to keep rose to 25 points or less with 7 assists or less. You have to double team him out top to take the ball out of his hands and make other players make decisive plays to beat you. He is the orchestara of this orchestra. As I have said all along, cut the head off of the snake and watch the rest of the body just wiggle or flail all over the place. Also if you win the rebounding game you win the series.

Joe, Jamal, Josh, Al, etc., when teague is penatrating stop standing around waiting for the ball, cut to the basket, set screens away from the ball side to free up a team mate, do the little things, set hard screens, foul rose when he comes to the basket, stop being passive. Go out Sunday and play with heart, and show that you belong and that you are the better team. If they are playing hard, you play harder. It is just that simple.

darrell starks

May 7th, 2011
9:27 am

The hawks starting line up is very unbalance, you must have guys that play there role, look at the bulls starters NOAH do all the dirty work in the paint, BOGANS is a lock down defender on the perimeter, DANG is solid, BOOZER stays in the paint and beat people up all day, D ROSE IS MVP, bulls starting line up is very balance, look at the BULLS rotation compare to HAWKS rotation, bulls coach will bring in the hole second unit and rotate atleast 10 man, and the hawks coach rotate 7 man, LD is a very undevelop COACH and if HINRICH would have never been hurt TEAGUE would still be on the bench riding the pine.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

vava74

May 7th, 2011
9:31 am

Double Zero Eight

May 7th, 2011
8:05 am

Say what? Haven’t you noticed that motion offense was ditched around December?

Motion where? Occasionally they make the extra pass but always with little to no personnel movement.

JJ got a bundle of back door cuts early in the season and there were several picks sets per play and guys moved.

Now, if we are lucky, they will pass around the perimeter.

Geemack

May 7th, 2011
9:35 am

ejh

Cut to the basket? You are asking these guys to play fundamental basketball, when they
grew up in the And1 era, long 3’s and dunks.

darrell starks

May 7th, 2011
9:37 am

HAWKS 7 man rotation compare to the BULLS 10 man rotation, some time i wonder if coach LD just over think to much, TOM THIBODEAU never worry about match up he have a solid 10 man rotation that is organize, this why him and DOC RIVER are great coaches because they understand basketball.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

brigadierjerry

May 7th, 2011
9:42 am

You DAMN RIGHT I like hearing that. I think he finally gets it . . I hope.

We CANNOT win this series with Joe Johnson playing like a complimentary player no matter what anybody says, including the beat writer, who thinks we’re in trouble if he forces the issue.

LOL . . hell . . we’re in trouble if he DOESN’T force the issue. If he or Jamal isn’t scoring . . (( talking like Dr. Dre in “Training Day” )) we’re DEAD . . we’re FVCKING DEAD!!

What do you want him to do MC? Pass it to Horford so that he can shoot a jumper that he can’t make anymore? Pass it to Smith for 3, since you aptly cited how he shot a better percentage than JJ from 3 this year, like he was an adequate shooter or something? How about passing it to Marvin? Is that what you want him to do out of the double team?

I hope JJ finally sees the light. And it took Rose taking over Philips for him to see it. JJ simply has to get his shots up, and frankly, I don’t care how he does it. Because even if he shoots and misses, we have a greater chance of gathering up a rebound off of his miss, than a rebound off of a miss of one of our bigs shooting a jumper.

Joe and Jamal are also our best “bad shot” makers. So if it’s anyone on the team I want taking bad shots, it’s those two. I’d rather see them take a bad shot, than for Smith to take a wide open 3 or Marvin to take a 21 footer.

The only thing I ask of JJ, is what Najeh and some other people have criticized him for. All I ask is that when you get the ball, do something RIGHT THEN and THERE with it. If they’re going to double you, you won’t have time to size your defender up to take him via ISO. You’re either going to have to get that shot up before the double team comes, or you’re going to have to go on the move and attack that double team. And if you drive the ball, don’t always look for the floater. Look to get to the rim, and possibly even draw contact. But it has to be aggressive, no matter what you do. Jamal, you do the same. WE honestly need both of you in Game 4.

Folks . . every lead scorer in the NBA has to force the issue at times, in order for his team to win the game. The whole “team concept” sounds nice. But you don’t want anybody and everybody shooting the ball, just because they are open. So when the star player starts to force the issue, it’s up to everybody else to be in position to keep the possession alive. Chicago is doing this by letting Rose, Deng, and Korver take 85% of the jumpers, while the rest of the guys crash the offensive board to rebound their misses. That’s what we did last year, and got us the #2 highest offensive rating.

We’re not winning a DAMN THING with Joe Johnson playing like he’s “one of the guys”. Everybody doesn’t need to be shooting the ball, especially out on the perimeter.

Even Barkley alluded to this after the Game 2 loss. He essentially said that he wished he could put “Jamal’s brain in Joe’s body” . . because Jamal has the mentality of an aggressive scorer, while JJ picks and chooses his spots to score. And that’s what makes him passive in some games.

12 shots from your leading scorer is unacceptable. He doesn’t need to be deferring shots so that Horford and Smith can get more open jumpers, especially in these playoffs when they’re not falling. If anything, tell those guys to do what Noah and Gibson did tonight, and get a few of their points via offensive rebounds.

JJ . . I hope you mean this man. Force the damn issue. Get your shots up, and see what happens.

northclyde i agree, Joe J has to go down guns blazing, like he did in game 1. The major problem I have always had with Joe J is that he is too much of a blend in guy. Games like these when you are down early and it was mangenable only bulls had 6 point lead or so end of first quarter you have to carrry the team on his back. His personality is not that. Atlanta really needs an alpha male type on this team and a banger and rebounder to really go places. I like Teague. HInrich will be expiring contract. Get rid off Marvin if you can. Make a decision who you gonna keep between Josh and Al. I think Al would keep. I think the fans even the most ardent Smith fans have turned on him and I think he would be best elsewhere. Let Jamal go. I have seen enough of his career. Not good defensively hot and cold player that plays streetball.

The biggest thing this team needs is an alpha male player to makes himself accountable and when the game grinds down and says f it I am going to take this team on my back and lead them. Hawks dont have that. If it means getting D Howard or Paul or WIlliams so be it even if it means trading half the team for a player like that. This team is mentally weak and look at the landscape of the NBA that is changing. Lakers might be done after Sunday, Same as Celtics. Younger teams are now coming up like Memphis, okc Heat Bulls.

JeJe

May 7th, 2011
9:43 am

The Hawks assumed they’d win last night because it was at home.

This game was a lot like Game 2 @ Orlando. We got down a bit early and never recovered.

Like SVG said, when we play from down, we suffer

JeJe

May 7th, 2011
9:43 am

LD told the Hawks in the huddle before the 2nd quarter that the effort wasn’t there. That was the same thing he told them at halftime…..

JeJe

May 7th, 2011
9:44 am

Josh is so AUTOMATIC in the lane when DRIVES THE BALL AND POSTS UP

Why doesn’t he do this ALL THE TIME?!1?!

The Truth

May 7th, 2011
9:47 am

He who controls the tempo, controls the game (He = D Rose)
He who controls the game, usually wins the game (He = D Rose)

To beat the Bulls, the Hawks must beat the head of the snake (The head = D Rose)

D Rose was so much of a game controller; he took JJ and Jamal out of their offense without even guarding them. He dictated the speed of the game which got the Hawks offense out of sync. Yes, in this game, the best defense is a good offense. But, the Bulls defense was already excellent. So when you add Rose study diet of unstoppable dribble penetration on offense with their excellent defense, the Hawks spent the whole game scrambling to keep up. Neither JJ nor Jamal could find their rhythms. That must change in game 4.

Games 4 adjustments – Rose has now gotten into a comfort zone against Teague, it is time to show him something different. Start Damien in place of Marvin and occasionally switch him to PG on Rose to disrupt his timing. Damien can beast on defense. He has a way of getting under opponents skin with his combative style defense. If Rose tries to bully Damien the way he bullied Teague, Damien could easily put him on his azz or frustrate him. If he uses his quickness and blows by Damien, the help defender should (also) put him on his azz. The bottom line, make him work for his points. NO MORE CHI-TOWN PARTYING IN THE PAINT AT PHILLIPS!! Dribble penetration must stop for the Hawks to have a remote chance of winning the series.

Absolutely a NO-NO: LD must not play into the Bulls hands and leave the shooters to double Rose in Game 4. That is exactly what the Bulls are expecting. Tim Thibodeau was coach of the year for a reason. He will not error the way LD did and show the same look in game 4 as he showed in the previous games.

JEWELL ROLLEN

May 7th, 2011
9:52 am

NO REBOUNDS=NO WINS. HAS ANYONE SEEN MARVIN? NOAH IS KILLING HIS OL’ COLLEGE ROOMMATE….WHAT HAWKS TEAM WILL SHOW UP ON SUNDAY NITE? JSMOOVE, SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STAY IN THE PAINT? HINT…HINT

JeJe

May 7th, 2011
9:55 am

Teague is having a killer series, but LD won’t acknowledge that. Dude secretly hates Teague

JeJe

May 7th, 2011
9:57 am

LD had 2 days between games 2 and 3 to make rebounding adjustments – whether to start a bigger lineup or change matchups.

We went out last night and got outrebounded by 13.

LD’s coaching last night, as well as his inability to have the team ready to play, should remove all reasonable doubt that he is the worst coach in the NBA.

If this guy starts Marvin Williams in game 4, I might be done with this team for good.

JeJe

May 7th, 2011
9:57 am

Joe Johnson got 1 f’ing rebound in 38 minutes. This is the biggest shooting guard in the NBA. ONE REBOUND

RB

May 7th, 2011
10:04 am

Last year I saw Josh Smith cross 4 lanes on 285 (in a classic blue convertible) to get off at the northside exit. It was a idiototic last second maneuver that could have killed someone. At that point I realized this grown kid just doesn’t have a clue. I just don’t see this guy ever growing up and bing a leader of anykind!

The Game Has Changed

May 7th, 2011
10:27 am

Teague had a good game but he couldnt stop Rose. He is too small. I dont care how many points he scores. Especially when he allows Rose to do as he pleases. Teague has to understand that he cant try to trade baskets with Rose

GarthLukes

May 7th, 2011
10:28 am

Knock Rose on his butt? Seems he’s been kicking the Hawks’ butts while they’ve been lamely trying to do just that. And Rose is the guy with the “bad” ankle. A clear sign the Hawks are toast in this series….

no justice

May 7th, 2011
10:44 am

I know yall love Teague and I don’t want to bust your lovebubble but the only reason he’s getting most his point is because they are doubling JJ and JC1 everytime they touch the ball. The Bulls can live with Teague getting tewenty a night and JJ and Jamal getting 12 and 7. If they really gaurd him closely he would be getting 1/2 of what his present average. I like the ways he palying offensively (finally) but his defense leaves a lot to be desired. The hawks should be what the Pacers did to him, allow no layups. Whatever it takes allow no layups

no justice

May 7th, 2011
10:48 am

Now we are going out to I-285 to find things to hate Josh Smith about. really!!!

AJC418

May 7th, 2011
10:53 am

Jamal needs to shut his mouth about questioning the coach’s decision. He won’t be back on the team anyways next year. I do not see a word about how terrible Josh Smith is in this. Josh could dominate the NBA much like Lebron does because of his size and athleticism but he thinks he is a guard. Joe Johnson continues to make the Hawks front office look like idiots; he has no fire in his game. Johnson never seems to want to be THAT guy on this team, he is not a number one option on any team. Teague explodes out of the gates then the game plan changes all of a sudden and teague rarely gets a shot off. Players and coaches, this was an all around bad effort. Sadly this has been the same type of game we have watched this team play all year.

Section 303

May 7th, 2011
11:17 am

Bill Simmons always points out that bad NBA contracts are moved all the time. Everyone thought Gilbert Arenas could not be moved, for instance. He was. So, I don’t think it is impossible to move Joe. Not saying I want that (at least for right now), but I think he could be moved.

Reading posters saying that this series is not over. Love the spirit. However, I saw nothing last night to make me think the Hawks have anything left in this series. Al is playing like garbage. Joe is Joe, totally up and down. Crawford has come back to Earth. Josh Smith is a disaster and had better not be back here next season. They’re done. I see no way they win another game in this series, let alone win the series.

O'Brien

May 7th, 2011
11:32 am

blogman,

If you think JJ is overated, put him on the Bulls team and see how he takes his game to another level. The problem for us is given JJ’s laid back nonchalant attitude, he doesnt have what it takes to be Batman. but he is a very good Robin. The Hawks just dont have enough good players or a good enough HC.

northcyde,

I agree. We need to give Rose the Jordan treatment that the Bulls gave to JJ and Jamal. Everytime those guys caught the ball, even if it was at mid court, they ran 2 defenders at them and forced them to give up the ball.

Hawks need better role players. Do we have a shooter (like Korver or Bogans)? Do we have an energy guy who puts everything into rebounding (Noah)? What about a guy designated for defense?

Hubie Brown said a good coach is able to get his best players high percentage shots in high percentage areas (based on the player’s regular season statistics). But our coach doesnt know how to do that.

All we know how to do is pass the ball around until we get a good shot. If jumpers fall, we look good. If they dont, we look really bad.

Lukas

May 7th, 2011
12:05 pm

For the 1st time since Horford got here, i was happy when LD benched him in the 1st half. Dude is offering NOTHING!! There was a sequence where DRose crossed JT0 and bullied his way through the middle for the 2-handed dunk. In this sequence you can see clearly that Horford only threw a hand to the ball instead of blocking the shoot or giving a hard foul.

I could live with him not being an offensive force, but in defense?! it’s unacceptable!! he offers no resistance at the rim, does not help on defense, watch everybody grab rebounds around him, gets pushed away at will by Noah and Gibson, his man is grabbing offensive rebounds over his head. The only thing that is left, and i would not be surprised if that happens, is that DRose gives him a 2-handed facial!!

All-Star?? hell no!! Soft-Gal? definitely!!

Buddy C

May 7th, 2011
12:31 pm

I am officially DONE with this pathetic joke of a team. This group has gone as far as they will ever go and this organization is a JOKE….from the top to the bottom!!!

JOE JOHNSON – 6 yrs. 123 MILLION……..REALLY? NUFF SAID!

MARVIN WILLIAMS – COULD HAVE HAD CHRIS PAUL…..REALLY? NUFF SAID!

AL HORFORD – I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF THIS KID UNTIL RECENTLY BUT IT LOOKS AS IF
HE IS DEVELOPING SOME OF THE SAME HABITS AS THE JOKE OF A
TEAM THAT HE IS SURROUNDED BY……PLAYED LIKE A GIRL LAST NIGHT !

JOSH SMITH- I COULD WRITE A BOOK!!! KEEP FIRING UP THOSE SWEET JUMPERS
SMOOVE………YOU ARE REALLY HELPING THE CAUSE WITH YOUR
GREAT OUTSIDE STROKE …. GROW UP AND QUIT POUTING LIKE A BABY!
SHOW A COMMITMENT TO YOUR TEAM AND TRY EARNING YOUR
PAYCHECK.

JEFF TEAGUE- CONGRATULATIONS YOUNG MAN! YOU PLAYED FAR BETTER THAN ANY
OF YOUR RICH, SELFISH TEAMMATES! YOU SHOWED A LITTLE HEART
AND A LITTLE PRIDE…..WHAT A CONCEPT!!! PLEASE GET OUT OF
ATLANTA BEFORE THE REST OF THIS PATHETIC BUNCH RUBS OFF ON
YOU!!!!!!

QUESTIONS????

Calling 'em out

May 7th, 2011
1:12 pm

Go back and read the blog from the last game of Orlando series. There was so much love for all things hawks. Now these same mf want to “osama” the hakes. Smgdhnd

Wabe

May 7th, 2011
1:31 pm

One man cannot stop D.Rose…

It takes team defense. You can’t throw a 2nd year PG out there whose played very little all season and toss him in front of the league’s MVP and expect him to lock the dude down.

Be real.

ag

May 7th, 2011
1:55 pm

Wabe..DITTO… Rose is the MVP of the league! NOBODY stopped him. Yet, unlike the championship Bulls, there is no Scottie Pippen on this team. If you cut off the head the tail will follow! Let D. Rose take 30 shots, but if you stop his team mates, then you have something. You have to grab those rebounds! If the Hawks win the rebounding war, they win the series. Rebounding is a sense of hustle and pride. Even Teague has to grab at least 6 boards because when Rose blows by him, he has to follow and be prepared to rebound since Al or Josh is helping on D.

Again we can win this series. We can!

Mike is back

May 7th, 2011
2:00 pm

MC, like another blog mention JJ forcing the issue…may be a bad thing…especially if JJ means going quicker before the double team sets up…But if he holds that ball…WE DEAD.

I think this series could turn on a dime…if we unleash our Bigs…GO BIG AND STAY BIG…THE REST OF THE SERIES…Al has always struggle against Bigs with length.

Let Collins and Zaza dish out some punishment…and take some charges…and kick some asssss…Yeah, they can kind of flop sometimes…but it work. heh heh

Bring Marvin of the bench…so he can regain his aggression…what little he has.lol

I SAID IT ONCE…I WILL SAY IT AGAIN…the 64 million dollar question is…WILL THE HAWKS CONTINUE TO FIGHT!!

If the Hawks continue to fight…than the series is only 2-1 like Josh said…However, if the Hawks come out Sunday and lay TF down…this series is over.

COME ON LD…TiB…don done his thang…lets see what you got…talk is cheap.

LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

d.carter

May 7th, 2011
2:22 pm

THE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE HAWKS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE ONE.. YOU NOTICE THAT EVERYTIME JOE AND JAMAL COME OFF A PICK AND ROLL THAT THEY TRAP AND FORCE THEM TO GIVE UP THE BASKETBALL? THATS EXACTLY WHAT THE HAWKS NEED TO DO TO CHICAGO!

LD- TRAP D ROSE IN PICK AND ROLL SITUATIONS AND MAKE SOMEONE ELSE BEAT YOU. THEY DONT HAVE ANYBODY WHO CAN CREATE THEIR OWN SHOTS EXCEPT FOR D ROSE… MAKE SURE YOUR ROTATIONS ARE SOLID

AL HORFORD- FOR CRYING OUTLOUD MOVE YOUR DAMN FEET ON DEFENSE WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU A PERSONAL ESCORT TO THE BASKET, YOU PLAY LIKE YOU START THE GAME WITH FIVE FOULS! YOU HAVE SIX FOULS WAKE THE **** UP AND WALL OFF THE LANE

J-BRICK AT SOME POINT GET IT THRU YOUR HEAD THAT YOU GOT TO THE LEAGUE BY BEING A HUSTLE GUY, REBOUNDING AND BLOCKING SHOTS IS YOUR THING. YOUR A DUNK CONTEST WINNER DAMMIT GO DUNK ON SOMEBODY.. THIS ISNT NBA2K11 “YOU CANT SHOOT” HELLO

JOE JOHNSON- WITH ALL THAT MONEY BUY YOU A TICKET TO THE LAND OF OZ SEEK OUT THE WIZARD AND FIND SOME COURAGE AND A HEART… WHY DOES THE BASKETBALL STOP MOVING EVERYTIME YOU GET IT? AND DAMMIT GO HARD TO THE BASKET YOUR TO DAMN BIG TO BE AVOIDING CONTACT AND SHOOTER FLOATERS AND ****. THATS FOR SMALLER GUYS WHO CANT TAKE THE POUNDING, MAYBE…JUST MAYBE IF YOU ATTACK THE BASKET INSTEAD OF SETTLING FOR THE STEP BACK 20FT FADEAWAY JUMPER YOU WILL GET YOUR ASS TO THE FT LINE MORE…

MARVIN- GO PURCHASE A JUMP-ROPE AND START DOING SOME COORDINATION DRILLS, YOUR SO WEAK IT MAKES NO SENSE… YOU COULDNT SCORE AGAINST MY GRANDMOTHER (rip) AND SHE BEEN DEAD FOR 18 YEARS

JAMAL- STOP FORCING 3POINTERS TRYING TO GET FOULED.GO TO THE CUP NOBODY CAN STOP YOU IF YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND

J TEAGUE- MAN I AM PROUD OF YOU FOR DEALING WITH WOODY AND LD’S BS AND LETTING YOUR GAME DO THE TALKING WHEN YOU GET YOUR OPPOURTUNITY TO SHINE… KEEP ATTACKING THE BASKET AND WORK ON THAT JUMPER IN THE OFF SEASON

Mike is back

May 7th, 2011
3:06 pm

d.carter, that was one heck of blog bro…you were all over it…and a bag of chips.

Dang who said all caps…couldn’t bring the pain…may be Je Je is perfectly sane after all…on second thought…no waaaaaaaaaay. heh heh

GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ant banks

May 7th, 2011
3:11 pm

i would take a loss in this series, if it means that jeff teague will be a starter, so all it not lost if we lose this series.

OLDBOY

May 7th, 2011
3:12 pm

It was embarrasing to hear the MVP chants for Rose in Atlanta’s home court. I mean, where is this city’s pride. So mouch criticism for this team but apparently we have the team we deserve. Hell, I now I can even empathize with JJ and his comments about the fans during last year’s playoffs. To let the other tema’s fanns take over like that…And is not like Chicago is across the border. Gutless, suprerficial, trendy, fair wheather fans. Don’t criticize these players unless/untill you grow some heart and guts. And superiorblogman: Are you serious about that trade? I now live in Milwaukee and follow the Bucks closely and you would be getting what people critisize the most about the Hawks: a player with no heart (Bogut) who also happens to be extremely prone to injuries, and an offenssive black hole (ince the ball reaches Maggette’s hands you will never see it again).
Shame on you Atlanta sports fans. Shame on you.

bird

May 7th, 2011
3:46 pm

Will the REAL AL HORFORD please stand up!!

hawksfancents95

May 7th, 2011
4:21 pm

how bout a marvin for hawes trade, we can take another salary and give up a 2nd rounder, id really enjoy seeing the hawks make a trade for that legite 7foot center, hawes is young and can be a good offensive big man for us.
as for our lack of a homecourt, how r fans supposed to give their time/energy/money to a team that gets blown out in the playoffs and gives up. its not like atlanta has bad fans, when u go to a braves or falcons game it is all home team fans because they work hard and give it all and we can see that and appreciate it. the hawks need to make some trades in the offseason and i like LD but maybe a coach with more vigor and experience can instill a new motor in our hawks and bring in more hawks fans.

Slimjr

May 7th, 2011
6:07 pm

Valet Parking Al ..That is your new name!!!!!!!

“He’ll escort right up to the rim”!

Little Fawkers

May 7th, 2011
11:29 pm

Think any Hawk would play hurt like Rondo did tonight? That is a big NO.

Rose continues his “playing for my mama” beat down tomorrow on Atlanta.

Magic Johnson

May 8th, 2011
9:48 am

@hawksfancents95

how about no for waiting for soft big man Spencer Hawes NEXT YEAR and put Jason Collins in for Williams right now and see how that works?
I hate how Hawks fans just roll over. Just like this small ball unit.

Hello, LD yeah every team playing small is out of the playoffs. Phoenix Suns-out, Golden State-out, 76ers- out (Spencer Hawes is incapable of playing center, he’s a worse version of Toronto’s Bargnani).

Can we focus on a lineup that rebounds. How do you make no adjustments on rebounding? You can’t put 5 shooters in and expect some sort of balance. I mean Teague, Crawford AND JJ? That’s like me putting 3 Rondo’s in the game.

Luol Deng’s 7′0 wingspan can contain Joe and Joe’s 6′9 wingspan without fouling. 2 Free throw attempts is not ideal Larry.

Go big or go home! No rebounds no Rings!

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