Atlanta Hawks at Nets: Game thread
Finally, it’s time for real basketball. The Hawks are the last team in the Eastern Conference to play their first game.
Jeff Teague (ankle) is in the starting lineup with Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith and Al Horford. Kirk Hinrich (shoulder) and Donald Sloan are inactive.
Brook Lopez (foot) and Jordan Williams (dehydration) are out for the Nets. New Jersey won 90-84 at Washington last night.
The Hawks (and me) got here late because of awful traffic and rain. (Note: never trust the Google maps LaGuardia to Newark route that takes you through the city. Wish I’d known this 2 1/2 hours ago).
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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Melvin
December 27th, 2011
9:16 pm
Astro Joe,
Was that TMac move athletically enough for you?
J.J.M.
December 27th, 2011
9:18 pm
pargo is trash
Katie
December 27th, 2011
9:18 pm
Someone please explain to me how that was a delay of game. I wasn’t paying attention and don;t have Tivo.
Astro Joe
December 27th, 2011
9:18 pm
Melvin, who’s complaining about his athleticism?
BoneKollector
December 27th, 2011
9:19 pm
MAN GET ZAZA OUT THE GAME PLEEZ
J.J.M.
December 27th, 2011
9:19 pm
ok zaza needs to sit now
J.J.M.
December 27th, 2011
9:20 pm
whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Melvin
December 27th, 2011
9:20 pm
ZaZa with the authority….
BoneKollector
December 27th, 2011
9:20 pm
Well at least he dunked on shelden lol
bigdave
December 27th, 2011
9:20 pm
give it to em dirty!!!!
FreshFromATL
December 27th, 2011
9:20 pm
LMAO!! Zaza with the JAM over Shellhead.
Astro Joe
December 27th, 2011
9:20 pm
Nice play from the Euro connection.
Big Ray
December 27th, 2011
9:20 pm
Hell. Yeah.
Vlad with a grea pass to Zaza, who posterizes Shellhead with the And-1….
northcyde
December 27th, 2011
9:20 pm
There you go Zaza . . no weak layups
The Euros doing it on the break.
northcyde
December 27th, 2011
9:20 pm
Although Zaza isn’t European. . .
BoneKollector
December 27th, 2011
9:21 pm
The refs are horrible!!!
Melvin
December 27th, 2011
9:21 pm
No respect for TMac…
#Let'sGoHawks!
December 27th, 2011
9:21 pm
bad 3Q
bigdave
December 27th, 2011
9:21 pm
Mac still got a 1st step
northcyde
December 27th, 2011
9:21 pm
T-Mac showed the 1st step, but his elite hops are gone. Nice drive though.
FreshFromATL
December 27th, 2011
9:21 pm
Refs disrespecting T-Mac out there SMH.
bigdave
December 27th, 2011
9:22 pm
umma need that whistle though
Big Ray
December 27th, 2011
9:22 pm
T-Mac thinks he should get the calls he used to get. Well, you don’t have the lift you used to have. Otherwise you would be dunking HARD and getting the And-1 call.
Just keep at it, T-mac, and work on your finger roll if you can’t dunk with authority anymore, lol.
BoneKollector
December 27th, 2011
9:22 pm
LOL @ MC making sure to call Shelden a bust
Big Ray
December 27th, 2011
9:22 pm
Although Zaza isn’t European.
Exactly….
bigdave
December 27th, 2011
9:22 pm
its just what happens when you put on a jersey with Atlanta or Hawks on it
Melvin
December 27th, 2011
9:23 pm
Astro Joe
December 27th, 2011
9:14 pm
TMac looks athletically and gracefully ineffective so far.
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I thought you were taking a shot a TMac athletically ability.
Big Ray
December 27th, 2011
9:23 pm
Vlad showing he can still get in the passing lanes with no problem.
Astro Joe
December 27th, 2011
9:23 pm
Like I said after the scrimmage/free practice, Vlad is better than most will expect. He isn’t a one trick pony. He won’t be locking down anyone on defense, but he is a pretty complete player on the other end of the floor.
Big Ray
December 27th, 2011
9:24 pm
Melvin,
Nah. You know Astro just has to take a shot, but T-Mac is definitely an athlete…hops ain’t there anymore though.
FreshFromATL
December 27th, 2011
9:24 pm
Nice work Zaza…
Big Ray
December 27th, 2011
9:24 pm
Y’all screaming for Zaza to get out of the game…do you want to compete on the glass or not?
Astro Joe
December 27th, 2011
9:25 pm
Melvin, no. Good athleticism with little production. That was the shot. Getting to the rim is nice. Finishing is better.
Melvin
December 27th, 2011
9:25 pm
Vlad may make Jamal a distance memory with his all around game….
KevinM
December 27th, 2011
9:25 pm
28 pts by the bench so far? Much more than I thought they would contribute….
J.J.M.
December 27th, 2011
9:25 pm
nets giving up…
Buddy Grizzard
December 27th, 2011
9:25 pm
Look at Zaza eating boards
#Let'sGoHawks!
December 27th, 2011
9:25 pm
ZAZA!!
northcyde
December 27th, 2011
9:26 pm
Zaza an offensive board DEMON !!!
MattP
December 27th, 2011
9:26 pm
Look at Zaza go.
kevkat
December 27th, 2011
9:26 pm
give stack some play
KevinM
December 27th, 2011
9:26 pm
31 by the bench…if they keep doing that…….
kwooden
December 27th, 2011
9:26 pm
Zaza taking over!
Big Ray
December 27th, 2011
9:26 pm
Like I said before the season began, those who want Zaza gone would hate life when Horford is having one of the nights he is having on the glass, and Smith is in foul trouble.
Aside from Marvin, tell me which Hawk is really working the glass (again, Smith in foul trouble)?
Astro Joe
December 27th, 2011
9:26 pm
I’ll say this (even though their opponent is awful), Hawks are doing a better job of moving the ball.
#Let'sGoHawks!
December 27th, 2011
9:26 pm
double double for zaza..
northcyde
December 27th, 2011
9:27 pm
13 points – 10 rebounds ( 7 offensive ) for Zaza . . . in 17 minutes
Melvin
December 27th, 2011
9:27 pm
Astro,
Gotcha…. I’m just glad he’s attacking the rim. I think he will finish more of those by the end of the season…
Big Ray
December 27th, 2011
9:28 pm
Astro,
Seems to me T-Mac has trouble reconciling with the idea that a return to good health meant a return to the spring in his legs…not so.
He’ll have to work on that finger roll, like I said, LOL
vava74
December 27th, 2011
9:28 pm
it’s ivan johnson’s time!
come on give him some minutes!