Wizards at Atlanta Hawks: Game thread
- Zaza Pachulia said he woke up today with soreness in his left shoulder. He tested it before the game and said he’s good to go. Pachulia doesn’t remember suffering an injury. He went to the doctor this afternoon and was told it’s tendinitis.
- Jeff Teague (ankle) is in the lineup. “He didn’t complain about any problems,” Larry Drew said. Kirk Hinrich (shoulder) and Donald Sloan are inactive. Mo Evans (knee) is out and Jan Vesley (hip) is not on the trip for Washington.
- Jordan Crawford is back at Philips Arena for the first time since the Hawks traded him to the Wizards. He said there’s no extra motivation against his old team: “I’m always extra.” He did allow that there could be some spirited conversations with good friend Teague. “If it calls for it, I will definitely trash talk.”
- Drew said his main concern vs. the Wizards is controlling John Wall in transition. “He’s one of the fastest guys in the league,” Drew said. “We have to get him corralled. We’ve had problems with him in the past. He’s kind of the head of the snake for them.”
- Drew on the thing he liked the most about last night’s W at New Jersey: “Their energy and defensive activity. We’ve been preaching for the longest about being a better defensive team.”
- The Hawks said last night’s telecast on SportSouth earned a 2.82 rating. The highest-rated game last season earned a 2.68 rating.
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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hawks_4_life
December 28th, 2011
8:45 pm
good half
Runner-
December 28th, 2011
8:45 pm
jordan crawford with 0 points… Hinrich with 0 points as well… trade looking even so far!!
drmaryb.[*_*].
December 28th, 2011
8:45 pm
Hawk Eye!
Josh swooped in like the backyard bandit and got that John Wall ish outa’ here! dark horses?
i_am_soulstar
December 28th, 2011
8:46 pm
Am I gonna have to buy a Marvin Williams jersey? It must be snowing in hell.
Ryder
December 28th, 2011
8:46 pm
Thats right Big Ray…Give me and A, a. give me an L l what does it spell? AL…….G000000000OOOOOOOOOOooooooooo AL
WE hate you josh!
phil
December 28th, 2011
8:46 pm
I don’t understand…
We’ve actually resembled a TEAM for 6 qtrs now.
What’s wrong?
Big Ray
December 28th, 2011
8:47 pm
Don’t know what the complaints are about Teague. He’s not getting assists, but he’s also not turning the ball over and missing a bunch of shots. He puts pressure on the defense and doesn’t make things real easy for Wall.
phil
December 28th, 2011
8:48 pm
Fire Mike Woodson!
RethinkPossible
December 28th, 2011
8:48 pm
I credit Marvin’s great play to me getting a game-worn marvin autographed gigantic shoe this xmas.
cp
December 28th, 2011
8:48 pm
Good way to end the quarter
northcyde
December 28th, 2011
8:48 pm
Hawks with 21 first half FTs . . . made 18
Big Ray
December 28th, 2011
8:49 pm
I am Soulstar,
LOL…I like the way Marv is playing. He’ll never justify his draft slot, but that is all about who picked him at that slot. But I’ll say this much – he is looking very much like a guy who wants to be very prominent on this team, instead of forgettable.
Where’s Buddy Grizzard ? The man owes me a crow sandwich. Looking so far like he was right, and I was wrong.
phil
December 28th, 2011
8:50 pm
RethinkPossible
December 28th, 2011
8:48 pm
I credit Marvin’s great play to me getting a game-worn marvin autographed gigantic shoe this xmas.
*******
brilliant use of those unemployment benefits….
stizz
December 28th, 2011
8:50 pm
A bench of Hinrich, Green, Tmac, RadMan, and ZaZa looks damn good.
But of course if phil didn’t have his cosmopolitan, he’ll still find things to b*tch about.
Runner-
December 28th, 2011
8:51 pm
in terms of offensive production, this game is almost identical to last night’s so far, minus the 3 point percentage. Defense has been great as well, it’s just that the Wizards aren’t as bad as the Nets. If they keep up this tempo through the rest of the season, the Hawks will easily be a 4th seed if not better as they will take care of the worser teams easily, and maybe throw in some good games against the better teams as well.
Big Ray
December 28th, 2011
8:51 pm
Meanwhile Rod from College Park has made an appointment with his optomologist. Because he can’t believe his eyes.
Big Ray
December 28th, 2011
8:52 pm
LOL @ Stizz….damn man…you even picked the man’s drink out….LOL
phil
December 28th, 2011
8:52 pm
Hinrich hasn’t played a down this year….
Runner-
December 28th, 2011
8:52 pm
“A bench of Hinrich, Green, Tmac, RadMan, and ZaZa looks damn good.”
You think Teague will start when Hinrich returns? Is this his team from now on? Just wondering what people’s inputs are on this
KevinM
December 28th, 2011
8:53 pm
Marvin is the leader vs under .500 teams.
Let’s see what he does next week, but him getting 6 FTs in a half is excellent. I would like to see Joe get 6 FTs a half.
i_am_soulstar
December 28th, 2011
8:53 pm
Big Ray,
Agreed. I never expect him to live up to that spot. But if he can at least play like a lottery guy, he’ll never hear my mouth again.
bigdave
December 28th, 2011
8:53 pm
Bobcats playing hard..
Ryder
December 28th, 2011
8:54 pm
We should not be challenged at home against from a team like this. This should be an easy blow out. If this team challenges us at home some body is going to get traded. Period!
phil
December 28th, 2011
8:54 pm
That’s one thing you doofs would never see me drink…
KevinM
December 28th, 2011
8:54 pm
“phil
December 28th, 2011
8:52 pm
Hinrich hasn’t played a down this year”
Coach Fulmer, its basketball season!
Big Ray
December 28th, 2011
8:55 pm
Runner,
Good point. In fact, it’s obvious that the Wiz are more potent than the depleted Nets. But we can also examine why. Deron Williams didn’t look very motivated last night, but Wall always looks hungry. Wiz have Nick Young off the bench. Who do the Nets have?
RethinkPossible
December 28th, 2011
8:55 pm
@Runner – good question, I hope JT0 is starting, he clearly brings the energy…and don’t get me wrong, I love Captain Kirk.
i_am_soulstar
December 28th, 2011
8:55 pm
There was a lot of hype during training camp about Marvin feeling better and TMac feeling better, and even as a usually optimistic fan, I believed none of it.
Gonna need a toothpick for those crow feathers as well.
Astro Joe
December 28th, 2011
8:55 pm
I will never understand how the Hawks fail to connect the dots between games. Vlad-Rad scores 17 last night and gets a single FGA in the fist half of this game. Why not feed him tonight? Oh well, Hawks have a double-digit lead despite little bench production (other than TMac).
phil
December 28th, 2011
8:55 pm
Ryder – insight at its finest!
Ryder
December 28th, 2011
8:55 pm
RethinkPossible
SMELL THEM
Big Ray
December 28th, 2011
8:56 pm
KevinM,
True, but his attitude and energy are totally different. I definitely don’t want to see him pull his disappearing acts like he did last season. We shall see.
KevinM
December 28th, 2011
8:56 pm
Nick Young won’t be on the bench long…..you can’t keep that production sitting.
Has Rashard Lewis just lost his edge?
phil
December 28th, 2011
8:56 pm
KevinM
December 28th, 2011
8:54 pm
“phil
December 28th, 2011
8:52 pm
Hinrich hasn’t played a down this year”
Coach Fulmer, its basketball season!
*****
Sounded like something Fat Phil would say….what a bum.
FreshFromATL
December 28th, 2011
8:57 pm
Pargo haven’t been THAT bad. Dude shot just isn’t falling tonight. However, he has held his own on the defensive end though.
Big Ray
December 28th, 2011
8:58 pm
That’s one thing you doofs would never see me drink…
Which is NOT the same as saying “I’ll never drink that.” It just says “I’ll never get CAUGHT drinking it”
KevinM
December 28th, 2011
8:58 pm
Watching mini Teague on ESPNU while the half goes on….Go Cats!
phil
December 28th, 2011
8:58 pm
Why is it halftime?
Game half over?
Big Ray
December 28th, 2011
8:59 pm
KevinM,
I think Rashard just doesn’t care. He’s getting mad cash, and he’s playing for the Wiz. We’ve seen this before, haven’t we? Think Baron Davis, among others…
stizz
December 28th, 2011
8:59 pm
Runner,
It better be Teague starting. He hasn’t shown anything so far for him not to be. His defense was a given, but his new confidence in his jumpshot is a plus.
phil
December 28th, 2011
8:59 pm
You’re killin me, Ray…
Where’s my peppermint patty?
Big Ray
December 28th, 2011
8:59 pm
Let me guess…that wasn’t phil posting again…it was that other phil….
phil
December 28th, 2011
9:00 pm
I’ll take FaTeague over Hinrich any day…
stizz
December 28th, 2011
9:00 pm
LMAO @ Big Ray,
He’s been had.
phil
December 28th, 2011
9:01 pm
Nope, that was me. Don’t know who posted the illiterate crap earlier.
I may talk nonsense part of the time, but i own up to what’s mine and what may not be.
BoneKollector
December 28th, 2011
9:01 pm
Wow she got a PARGO Jersey
How lucky is she lol
Ryder
December 28th, 2011
9:02 pm
Thanks phil, will you help Big Ray and me cheer for Al horford and hate on Josh Smith?
RethinkPossible
December 28th, 2011
9:02 pm
Ryder done… http://i.imgur.com/vOuXS.jpg
Hawks4Eva
December 28th, 2011
9:02 pm
Zsa Zsa has got to be the most goofy, clumsy clutz, uncoordinated player since Manute Bol.
KevinM
December 28th, 2011
9:02 pm
Sweet rethink! Congrats!