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).
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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leedsatlantadeepdirtybench
December 30th, 2011
8:35 pm
Marvin James lol!!!!!!!!!
BoneKollector
December 30th, 2011
8:35 pm
Lets get Dangerous
JSS
December 30th, 2011
8:36 pm
@ Mac-Town
Ha-ha!!!
Runner-
December 30th, 2011
8:36 pm
marvin trying to look tough after he made it lol… but na good job marvin, work is paying off
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
December 30th, 2011
8:36 pm
You not tryin to say your boy marvin hit a Jordan/Kobe pose are you lol
northcyde
December 30th, 2011
8:36 pm
PJ Carleismo ( Nets asistant coach ) @ halftime:
“We need to do a better job on Zaza.”
LOL . . imagine that. The defensive gameplan will be to stop Zaza next half.
NUNNA!!
December 30th, 2011
8:36 pm
Steven A
December 30th, 2011
8:19 pm
Josh needs to play CENTER. Do not let this guy get far from the paint.
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And he’ll be thinking he is the PG running the ball up the court slooooooowly…
BoneKollector
December 30th, 2011
8:37 pm
Mac-Town yes he did pose bruh lol
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
December 30th, 2011
8:37 pm
next thing you know Marvin is gonna be tellin the media “28?? I can get that in my sleep” #notreallythough
RethinkPossible
December 30th, 2011
8:39 pm
Did Marvin do the discount double check?
bigdave
December 30th, 2011
8:40 pm
they need to stop showing the ZaZa dunk..
BoneKollector
December 30th, 2011
8:40 pm
Moment of the year so far for the Hawks
Marvin doin the Michael Jackson History tour pose
superiorblogman
December 30th, 2011
8:40 pm
This is bad Hawks, too selfish. Teague needs to run the team, things are going bad when anyone else tries to do it.
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
December 30th, 2011
8:40 pm
lol zaza
doc
December 30th, 2011
8:41 pm
cp3 whoo?
Herman Cain
December 30th, 2011
8:41 pm
Al’s turnovers are beginning to affect teague. The sooner we trade Al the better it will be for Teague!
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
December 30th, 2011
8:42 pm
On a serious note, Kirk needs to get back, Pargo & Green as backups is like playin in traffic
Joe
December 30th, 2011
8:42 pm
Maybe it’s due to the surgery, but an anyone say that Marvin doesn’t play better without Jamal here? His production immediately dropped when Jamal came here, and now it immediately rises once Jamal leaves. Seems like more than a coincidence to me.
drmaryb.[*_*].
December 30th, 2011
8:42 pm
Luke Cage on point. Team mates have to give him passing angles and come get the ball quickly. I tooted that ole’ horn for many years and eventually moved on to newer complaints. Nice astute observation from Luke Cage.
Joe
December 30th, 2011
8:43 pm
“Al’s turnovers are beginning to affect teague. The sooner we trade Al the better it will be for Teague!”
LMAO. What turnovers? Al has a total of 1 turnover so far this season. Lay off the reefer…
Melvin
December 30th, 2011
8:45 pm
Teague penetration ability compliments/offsets the other starters jump shoot first mentality….
Sautee
December 30th, 2011
8:45 pm
Scuse me Herman (or should it be “Hummin”?), but about this:
“Al’s turnovers are beginning to affect teague.”
To be exact, you should say Al’s turnover. He has one.
For the season.
NUNNA!!
December 30th, 2011
8:45 pm
superiorblogman
December 30th, 2011
8:40 pm
This is bad Hawks, too selfish. Teague needs to run the team, things are going bad when anyone else tries to do it.
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U need to be LD and tell Josh that!!
n-trigue
December 30th, 2011
8:46 pm
Willie Green looks out of control on offense today. I like the fact that he wants to attack but it has to be in sync with the game. Marvin is playing well even though he missed an easy 1 and a couple of tips didnt go in he’s playing with a lot of energy. I would rather see Sloan then Pargo with our 2nd unit seems like pargo likes to keep shooting 3pointers and not hitting. But they will probaly do Sloan like they did Teague last yr or it will take aan injury for him to get some tick.
yodaddybrother
December 30th, 2011
8:47 pm
yall overreact to everything….critique every little thing…RELAX
trade Josh Smith….yea (friggin) right. Get your head out your (behind)
Najeh Davenpoop
December 30th, 2011
8:47 pm
“Maybe it’s due to the surgery, but an anyone say that Marvin doesn’t play better without Jamal here? His production immediately dropped when Jamal came here, and now it immediately rises once Jamal leaves. Seems like more than a coincidence to me.”
If you look at advanced and per-minute stats, although you are right that Marvin got fewer shots with Jamal here, he wasn’t any less efficient with those shots. According to the stats he was essentially the same player he was before, just with fewer attempts.
So far this year, his efficiency stats (which are independent of the number of attempts) are way up. And also, Jamal’s absence can’t account for the spike in Marvin’s non-scoring related stats, like rebound rate.
I think Marvin is just playing at a higher level than he ever has. If that’s because of the surgery, that’s great, because it hopefully means this three game stretch is not a fluke.
Sautee
December 30th, 2011
8:47 pm
Has anyone else gotten an error message trying to record the game on FoxSports?
I get a message as if they are airing a copy protected movie. I can record other channels ok.
Anybody? Beuller?
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
December 30th, 2011
8:47 pm
Big K.R.I.T. from half court = Sportscenter #1 on the top 10
northcyde
December 30th, 2011
8:48 pm
Jordan Crawford not starting tonight. I guess he’s in Flip’s doghouse now, after that game in ATL.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 30th, 2011
8:48 pm
“yall overreact to everything”
Compared to the Hawks and Falcons blogs, though, the people on this blog are generally pretty good about not overreacting.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 30th, 2011
8:48 pm
^I meant Braves and Falcons obviously
Slimjr
December 30th, 2011
8:49 pm
“Scuse me Herman (or should it be “Hummin”?)”
Now that is some classic Chit form Sautee! lmao!
BoneKollector
December 30th, 2011
8:49 pm
Joe needs to step it up
He’s getting payed too much to be mediocre
Rod from College Park
December 30th, 2011
8:50 pm
“Maybe it’s due to the surgery, but an anyone say that Marvin doesn’t play better without Jamal here? His production immediately dropped when Jamal came here, and now it immediately rises once Jamal leaves. Seems like more than a coincidence to me.”
His production dropped when Flip Murray was here also. He was not a better option for the coach to have on the floor when Jamal or Flip was here. He is playing much better this year. First time he has ever looked like a professional basketball player, besides the 2 or three great games per year that he has.
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
December 30th, 2011
8:50 pm
Lets see how this sideline report from Jerome works out about pushing the tempo
i_am_soulstar
December 30th, 2011
8:51 pm
Teague seems to be getting whatever he wants. LD should just run plays for that guy until the fire burns out.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 30th, 2011
8:51 pm
More discombobulated defense from the Hawks…
Herman Cain
December 30th, 2011
8:52 pm
Sautee,Joe, I agree, Al is just a bone head when it comes to making smart plays. How many turnovers does he have so far this game? That’s too many. He should sit down or better yet expedite.
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
December 30th, 2011
8:52 pm
nice
Najeh Davenpoop
December 30th, 2011
8:52 pm
Smoove needs to quit helping on the drive. Stick to Okur and don’t let him get open looks.
Melvin
December 30th, 2011
8:52 pm
Boss….
JSS
December 30th, 2011
8:53 pm
Come on Horford!!!
DREABABY
December 30th, 2011
8:53 pm
TO MANY MISSED FREE THROWS
BoneKollector
December 30th, 2011
8:53 pm
We shooting 58% on FT
J.J.M.
December 30th, 2011
8:53 pm
free throws been bad tonight
i_am_soulstar
December 30th, 2011
8:54 pm
Boss!
Joe
December 30th, 2011
8:54 pm
Finally, the Hawks start to go inside.
Melvin
December 30th, 2011
8:54 pm
Boss
DREABABY
December 30th, 2011
8:54 pm
GREAT JOB AL.
J.J.M.
December 30th, 2011
8:54 pm
damn joe…lmao