Nets at Atlanta Hawks: Game thread
- Normal starting lineup for the Hawks: Jeff Teague, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith, Al Horford. Brook Lopez (foot) is out for the Nets.
- The Nets lost 94-78 at Orlando but showed some spirit while rallying to within three points in the third quarter after being down 20. Tucker High’s MarShon Brooks scored 10 of his 17 points in the second quarter.
- Larry Drew says he expects a better effort from the Nets after the Hawks ran them out of their gym on Tuesday. He’s confident his players won’t overlook New Jersey: “This game will be a dangerous game because they are a team that was a little embarrassed the other night and they are going to come out and show they are a better ball club. It’s the old ‘wounded animal’ theory. When they are wounded, that’s when they are the most dangerous.”
- Jannero Pargo says he’s still getting his bearings with the Hawks: “Defensively, very comfortable. Defese is pretty much playing with hard and with heart. I’m pretty good with that. Offensively, it’s a bit of a challenge remembering the calls. I know the plays once we get into them and start running them. But the funny thing is, I have to start it. I have the ball in my hands. I’m waiting for somebody else to make a move so I can say, ‘Oh that’s the play.’ But I am actually getting more comfortable after two games.”
- Hinrich is to see his doctor on Jan. 3. “I’m pretty sure I will be cleared to do everything non-contact,” he said. “Everything with the [physical therapist] is going good. It’s really more of a formality.” Hinrich has been shooting and doing ball-handling drills.
- Elias says the Hawks are only the third NBA team in the last 20 years to outscore their first two opponents by at least 50 points combined (Kings in 2002-03 and Lakers in 2008-09).
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BoneKollector
December 30th, 2011
8:18 pm
I think this is the year we trade Josh. He doesn’t give a single @!&#!
Melvin
December 30th, 2011
8:18 pm
Teague was playing the best of all the starters and now he’s sitting the bench the longest of any starter. SHM at LD….
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
December 30th, 2011
8:18 pm
Willie Green…Pargo…Sundiata Gaines, etc…..you’re lookin at would could be an elite D-League backcourt if you got them on the same team out there tonight folks
Steven A
December 30th, 2011
8:19 pm
Josh needs to play CENTER. Do not let this guy get far from the paint.
Just Joe
December 30th, 2011
8:19 pm
Green and Pargo must be replaced.
Dept. Of Unintended Irony
December 30th, 2011
8:19 pm
“Sign Andre kerekinko now ASG!!!!”
Or Andre KireFedEx
northcyde
December 30th, 2011
8:20 pm
Big Ray
December 30th, 2011
8:17 pm
Josh just can’t stand it. Everybody else shoots jumpers and makes them (because they know how to shoot and when), so he has to try, too.
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He really can’t stand it. I wish he’d just catch and go straight to the rim, ala Shawn Kemp. But that’s never going to happen . . ever.
Steven A
December 30th, 2011
8:20 pm
Bring in Jerry Stackhouse….
drmaryb.[*_*].
December 30th, 2011
8:20 pm
Free Willie!
Ole’ Willie boy just drew air on a 10 foot fade away.
Bye Bye Birdie! You’re just like Plexico Burress, they should lock Willie up for ’bout 24 months. The crime? He shot himself in the leg, with that air ball.
Sautee
December 30th, 2011
8:21 pm
“Willie Green is f-cking TERRIBLE. I think I have seen enough to give Sloan a chance to take his minutes.”
co-sign
Hmmmm
December 30th, 2011
8:21 pm
Time for the Al’s haters to call out Jumpshot Josh.
BoneKollector
December 30th, 2011
8:21 pm
Teague is the best player on the team
northcyde
December 30th, 2011
8:21 pm
easy money for teague
Melvin
December 30th, 2011
8:22 pm
Marshon Brooks looks like he’s on one….
BoneKollector
December 30th, 2011
8:22 pm
Trade Josh please!!!
Big Ray
December 30th, 2011
8:22 pm
Nice rebound, Josh.
Steven A
December 30th, 2011
8:22 pm
Josh an allstar?
J.J.M.
December 30th, 2011
8:22 pm
yea its time to trade josh..hes not going to get any better
Najeh Davenpoop
December 30th, 2011
8:23 pm
Nets front court players are giving Smoove nothing in the post. He isn’t able to back anyone down. Maybe the first time this season that losing 25 pounds in the offseason is having a negative effect.
Wabe
December 30th, 2011
8:23 pm
as long as josh continues to jack up jumpers and forcefeed those kinda passes…
people will always question his basketball iq…
guess you just gotta take the good and the bad with this guy.
Luke Cage
December 30th, 2011
8:23 pm
Hawk players have to realize when Josh is in trouble that someone has to go to the ball for the pass
northcyde
December 30th, 2011
8:23 pm
LOL . . and JJ isn’t any better with his midrange jumper this year . .shooting less than 25%. Either shoot a damn 3 or get in the paint and shoot the floater
Big Ray
December 30th, 2011
8:23 pm
Damn, Al! Good defense.
Steven A
December 30th, 2011
8:23 pm
marvin has bad hands…must be related to Julio Jones.
Hmmmm
December 30th, 2011
8:23 pm
Dikembe Horford.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 30th, 2011
8:24 pm
That’s the Marvin I remember.
Wabe
December 30th, 2011
8:24 pm
Back to earth Marvin…
northcyde
December 30th, 2011
8:24 pm
omg marvin . . .come on man
FreshFromATL
December 30th, 2011
8:24 pm
You have to dunk that Marvin.
Big Ray
December 30th, 2011
8:24 pm
Luke Cage ,
Very good point. Hawks aren’t doing that, and it’s making Josh look dumb. Not that he doesn’t contribute to that idea…but your point is still on target.
#1 Smoove Fan
December 30th, 2011
8:24 pm
Horford knows that there are orlando magic scouts in the crowd.
Steven A
December 30th, 2011
8:25 pm
Okur is schooling these scrub 4s of ours,, Al. Josh, and Marvin….
Hmmmm
December 30th, 2011
8:26 pm
Josh has post moves. He just don’t do the dirty work.
J.J.M.
December 30th, 2011
8:26 pm
I dont even think horford has posted up yet in the game…mainly because the ball is not getting to him with too many jumpers
northcyde
December 30th, 2011
8:26 pm
Hawks shooting 35%
Johnson: 2 – 7
Smith: 1 – 6
Marvin; 0 – 4
Najeh Davenpoop
December 30th, 2011
8:26 pm
I wonder if Zaza and Okur trash talk each other in Turkish.
Sautee
December 30th, 2011
8:26 pm
Horford with 3 blocks in 13 minutes.
Somewhere, likely in a library, a man is muttering under his breath.
Wabe
December 30th, 2011
8:26 pm
just seems like a lackluster effort…
no crowd paired with a team you just blew the doors off of = complacency?
Najeh Davenpoop
December 30th, 2011
8:27 pm
“Josh has post moves. He just don’t do the dirty work.”
He took two charges in the previous game.
kwooden
December 30th, 2011
8:27 pm
One of those games, offensive is a little off. We’re getting good looks, but the jumper aren’t falling. Defensive is still solid though. Keep working guys!!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 30th, 2011
8:28 pm
Boss Al has showed up for tonight’s game in every respect except on the glass.
bigdave
December 30th, 2011
8:28 pm
nice Jeff.. ?
Wabe
December 30th, 2011
8:28 pm
Nice dish…
Good finish from Smoove.
Big Ray
December 30th, 2011
8:28 pm
Great sequence by Teague, Smith…
northcyde
December 30th, 2011
8:28 pm
Teague saving us this game. Nice steal and pass.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 30th, 2011
8:29 pm
Every time I see Teague make a play like that it just makes me mad that he got ZERO PLAYING TIME the last two seasons.
BoneKollector
December 30th, 2011
8:29 pm
Teague trying to provide a spark
Luke Cage
December 30th, 2011
8:29 pm
Gotta love Teague
Hmmmm
December 30th, 2011
8:29 pm
Anybody can take a charge. Lamar Odom takes charges and he’s softer than Charmin.
Luke Cage
December 30th, 2011
8:29 pm
I agree with ya Najeh, just stunted his growth