Atlanta Hawks at Rockets: Game thread
- The Hawks are using their normal starting lineup. All players except Kirk Hinrich (shoulder) are available.
- There could be a Twin sighting tonight. “The first three games we didn’t play Jason Collins, who was a big part of what we did last season,” Larry Drew said. “I want to preserve him but at the same time I want to make sure I keep him in basketball shape. I take it game by game. It’s pretty much given who will be the first 10 players.”
- The Rockets will see the Hawks’ fourth game in five nights and raise them the last leg of a back-to-back-to-back. The Rockets also had their flight diverted from Hobby airport to Bush International because of dense fog that was still lingering when my flight landed at Bush this morning. The Hawks’ charter was the last flight to make it into Hobby last night.
- Both teams figure to be tired but Houston should be downright exhausted. Drew said the Hawks plan to attack: “That’s our whole objective. When you play against a team that has played a back-to-back and has done a lot of traveling, we definitely want to go into this game with an attack mentality. At the same time, on the road, we have to control the tempo. We attack when we can attack. Sometimes a relentless attack is not always the answer.”
- Josh Smith on Atlanta’s perimeter D: “It definitely helps when you are able to have perimeter defenders who take pride in sitting down on their man and not letting him get past them easy. It definitely takes a lot of pressure off me and Al [Horford] from having to contest a lot of shots and it keeps us out of foul trouble.”
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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Rich
December 31st, 2011
6:57 pm
first
doc
December 31st, 2011
7:01 pm
ouch, take that bibby.
Section 303
December 31st, 2011
7:04 pm
Was wondering what the deal was with Jason Collins. He needs to get some minutes tonight. Can’t just expect him to perform without giving him some time.
What a boring New Year’s Eve for me. Recovering from being sick. Decided not to attend a party I was invited to. All alone, since my wife is up north with family. Thank God the Hawks are playing. I would have zero to do otherwise.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:05 pm
“Josh Smith, in my opinion, is the heart and soul of the Hawks. But he also represents why we can’t get to the next level. People keep waiting for him to “get it”, but he simply doesn’t. And his ‘tweener’ status is also a reason why we can’t match up with elite teams.”
They said a lot of the same things about Rasheed Wallace until he won a title.
I firmly believe that as long as a player plays defense, you can put him in the mix with the right group of teammates and build a championship team.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:11 pm
Josh. . . Ken Strickland would agree with you.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:12 pm
“HEDO TURKOGLU???? have you guys seen this man play recently??? He’s flat out terrible nowadays and having him undermines the idea of actually playing defense or rebounding. Add that in with a horrendous contract.
Jason Richardson is older than Joe Johnson, smaller, less productive and presents no matchup problems.”
The only reason I keep including Turkoglu in those trades is because taking his contract off the hands of the Magic improves the Hawks’ chances of getting the trade to happen. I don’t like Turkoglu as a player and I don’t like his contract, but the willingness to trade for him is in itself a trade chip.
“There’s no way Atlanta trades BOTH Joe Johnson and Al Horford to get Dwight Howard. It will be one…with some complementary players and draft picks/cash. That’s the reason this deal will never get done.”
Unless the Hawks part with two players from the core, they are not going to trump a Lakers trade involving Gasol or Bynum.
“Najeh, sounds like you’re saying that the Orlando core with Josh & Teague would be the right combination?”
Maybe. I do think Teague-JRich-Marvin-Smoove-Howard gives the Hawks a chance to go deep in the playoffs right now. But more importantly, I think the fact that Smoove and Al are each owed much less per year than Joe over the course of their contracts means that hanging on to one of them gives the Hawks more cap space to acquire a better supporting cast around those players.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:12 pm
Najeh . . . Rasheed had a good to sometimes very good post game. And he always defended the post well. And he always rebounded the basketball. Rasheed was simply a head case.
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:13 pm
Stop the jumpshots
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:15 pm
Marvin being the hero
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:15 pm
lol . . thank god for Marvin
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
7:15 pm
Rockets are getting all their shots in the paint and the Hawks are shooting jumpers….
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:16 pm
Ball it out MaRVIN !!
Ree Roe
December 31st, 2011
7:16 pm
What has gotten into Marvin brehs?
-REE Roe!!!
RethinkPossible
December 31st, 2011
7:16 pm
Team looks tired….
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:16 pm
Marvin is playing well again.
Defense is slacking early again.
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:16 pm
Josh with the FT problems
Marvin>>>>>Josh
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:17 pm
Marvin>>>>>Josh
Im gonna keep sayin it till all u get it
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:18 pm
Get him Marvin
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
7:18 pm
I don’t like the Hawks body language to start this game..
hawks_4_life
December 31st, 2011
7:18 pm
Not a good start so far.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:18 pm
“Rasheed had a good to sometimes very good post game. And he always defended the post well. And he always rebounded the basketball. Rasheed was simply a head case.”
I’ll give you the first two, but Sheed was never a good rebounder for his size. His career high of 8.2 boards per game has been topped by Smoove in 3 separate seasons. And Sheed was always criticized for the exact same thing as Smoove — drifting out to the perimeter and taking too many jump shots.
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:19 pm
Hangover from yesterday obviously
Section 303
December 31st, 2011
7:19 pm
No defense being played by the Hawks right now. This one feels like a loss already.
Wabe
December 31st, 2011
7:20 pm
Hawks look like they want no part in a New Years Eve game…
jjm
December 31st, 2011
7:20 pm
Hawks are trash man. I knew it was just because of them scrub teams.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:20 pm
Getting ran off the court right now.
Now we’ll see what this team is made of. See if they can calm down and start playing some defense.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:20 pm
The Hawks look like the tired team so far, not the Rockets. Poor energy on defense. Seeing as how most of the Hawks subs are offensive minded, I wonder who they are going to bring in who will make a difference on the defensive end. Ivan Johnson maybe?
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
7:20 pm
Which team is coming off a back to back?
Wabe
December 31st, 2011
7:20 pm
I wouldn’t say tired…
The Rockets are playing a back to back to back, right? So tired ain’t an excuse.
They look like they just don’t wanna hoop tonight. Prolly tryna hit up a party or some ish. Minds ain’t in the game.
Edward Nigma
December 31st, 2011
7:21 pm
Take out Smith, Horford and Johnson.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:22 pm
Houston is getting into the paint at will.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:23 pm
Until that Smoove drive, the Hawks were struggling to get in the paint.
They need to slow this game down in my opinion.
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:23 pm
Man he is such a terrible FT shooter UGH
MArvin>>>Josh
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:23 pm
Please do that the entire game Josh . . please?
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:24 pm
And another dumb jumper from Josh
Marvin>>>>>>>>Josh
jjm
December 31st, 2011
7:24 pm
Welp I’m bout to head out. Hope they won
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
7:24 pm
Predicted this entire loss.
Every f’ing time we play this team
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:24 pm
So LD’s solution to the team struggling on defense is to bring in Pargo?
I miss Damien.
terrell
December 31st, 2011
7:24 pm
Judging by the 1st 3 games, it looks like our weakest positions are pf and center. Wow! What a difference a year makes.
Wabe
December 31st, 2011
7:24 pm
makes sense….
0-3 from the FT line but the jumpers should fall…
Dream
December 31st, 2011
7:24 pm
Nice drive by JS but bricked the FT.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:24 pm
LOL . . too much to ask i guess
Edward Nigma
December 31st, 2011
7:24 pm
Jumpshooting Josh missing more FTs. SMH
terrell
December 31st, 2011
7:25 pm
And I’m talking about the starters.
Section 303
December 31st, 2011
7:25 pm
Have to have the worst free throw shooting team in the league.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:25 pm
Horrible pass by Pargo.
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:26 pm
Josh is an IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:26 pm
pargo is a horrible PG. just good for defense
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:26 pm
That was uncalled for.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:27 pm
LOL @ T-Mac getting booed
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:27 pm
Houston announcer: Josh is not making them, but he continues to shoot. If you’re a Rocket fan, that’s a good thing
Bad that the entire world knows about that.
MattP
December 31st, 2011
7:27 pm
our best offensive player right now gets benched…
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:28 pm
The shot selection has been bad, from Smoove especially, but the problems in this game start and end on D. Houston is getting wide open lanes to drive to the paint.
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:28 pm
Houston announcer: Josh is not making them, but he continues to shoot. If you’re a Rocket fan, that’s a good thing
Bad that the entire world knows about that.
Exactly northcyde
MattP
December 31st, 2011
7:29 pm
Why were Williams and Teague the first to get subed?
Blast
December 31st, 2011
7:29 pm
Hawks gotta wake up, man. They’re sleepwalking right now. And let Marvin play until he starts missing shots.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
7:29 pm
C’mon Gearon we need D12 ASAP!
terrell
December 31st, 2011
7:29 pm
Josh and Al for Dwight.
Smith.Leuer.Bogut
December 31st, 2011
7:30 pm
“Judging by the 1st 3 games, it looks like our weakest positions are pf and center. Wow! What a difference a year makes.”
Horford’s defense = impeccable.
Its funny… If smith is such a bad shooter then why do people keep passing it to him. One time Marvin was wide open trailing for 3… and no one passed it to him. Leuer woulda got the ball.
And Marvin is not protecting the rim on penetration. “Small” forward indeed.
Scola is assaulting Al.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
7:30 pm
Take Smoove out. Smh
Blast
December 31st, 2011
7:31 pm
Get Pargo of there!
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
7:31 pm
Overrated All “1950’s set shot” being exposed? What else is news around the parts?
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:32 pm
really need T-Mac to give us something. If not, get Marvin right back in this game.
LOL @ me saying that about Marvin. The team actually needs marvin these days
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:32 pm
Nobody is boxing out and everyone is too slow to rotate on D. Recipe for disaster.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
7:33 pm
Where is our RIM PROTECTOR?
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:33 pm
poor job on the box out by JJ and RadMo
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:33 pm
What up Twin.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
7:33 pm
Smith.Leuer.Bogut,
Because there are a lot of idiots who think Josh can be a reliable offensive weapon. Some in uniform, some on this blog.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:34 pm
LOL @ this lineup . . wtf Drew
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:34 pm
Wow, Willie Green did something useful. Nice shot.
MattP
December 31st, 2011
7:34 pm
is that Green’s first 3 with the Hawks? so many misses I forgot.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
7:34 pm
Wheres Chuck Hayes? All Whatever’s nightmare…..lol
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
7:35 pm
The western conference owns the Hawks..Somethings never change…….
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
7:36 pm
Pargo thinks that he is this year’s version of Jamal. Someone done told him wrong.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:36 pm
As horrible as they played, it could be worse than a 9 point deficit.
Defense and rebounding have to improve by a lot. Hopefully Teague gets back in the game.
Houston somehow manages to get the most out of their talent every time I see them play.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
7:36 pm
Looking forward to another 5-16 outing from Smith, and silence from all his apologists.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
7:37 pm
Didnt Josh work on his game this past summer???
kevkat
December 31st, 2011
7:37 pm
Enter your comments here
kevkat
December 31st, 2011
7:38 pm
so much for attacking a “tired” team Mr. Drew
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:38 pm
“Didnt Josh work on his game this past summer???”
Yea more jumpers lol
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
7:38 pm
Bynum returned from his suspension with a quiet 29 & 13.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
7:39 pm
BEAT HOUSTON,DENVER,OKC, et al for once will ya?
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
7:39 pm
We cannot be conservative wih starter minutes
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:39 pm
damn refs
Ra'mon
December 31st, 2011
7:39 pm
I am probably the biggest Josh fan on the blog. But Josh has been playing terrible! His defense is good. But he keeps taking bad shots! Its aggravating because they give him the lane to drive!
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
7:40 pm
Drew: “Josh I need you to work on your game.”
Smith: “No problem.” *goes outside to shoot 10 jumpers every other day*
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
7:40 pm
Josh thinks he’s former Mr. Kris Kardasian…lmao!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:41 pm
Houston is getting second chances every time down the floor. Hawks are getting none.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:41 pm
Bynum helped me out big time in Fantasy . . . still a long shot to win the week though.
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:42 pm
Josh’s idea of a good Porn movie is to watch videos of Ray Allen and Reggie Miller shoot jumpers all day
Josh: Aww yea show me that jumper
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
7:42 pm
The western conference is the measuring stick for your Atlanta Hawks…Need help!!!!!
Gearon get D12 in hear ASAP!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:42 pm
Haha. People are still talking about Josh who hasn’t been on the floor for nearly six minutes of game time.
Someone on this team has to step up on D and on the boards, regardless of what kind of shots are being taken.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:42 pm
Houston announcer: “The problem with the hawks, is that they’re a perimeter offensive oriented team. They don;t have a consistent low post threat”
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
7:43 pm
Put in some f’ing starters.
Where the hell is Duck?
MattP
December 31st, 2011
7:43 pm
I want Ivan!
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
7:43 pm
Stro Joe..
when he got the ball he scored.. he looked like he added muscle..
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:43 pm
Get Marvin and Horford back into this game.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:43 pm
And it would help if the Hawks got to the line more frequently, which they have not done in this game like they did the previous three games.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
7:44 pm
If they don’t get Dwight, I see no reason for Josh to remain here, honestly.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
7:44 pm
D12 D12 D12 D12D12 D12 D12 D12…broken record ………Huh?
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:45 pm
T-Mac still got it!
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:45 pm
Tmac!!!!!
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:46 pm
T-mac . / oooooooooo
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
7:46 pm
I told yall last night TMac was saving it for tonight’s game…
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
7:46 pm
Glad to see Chuck Hayes aint clogging up the midldle so is All NBA….
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
7:46 pm
nice.. !! love the activity defensively from the 2nd unit..
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
7:46 pm
Nice flush by T-Mac.
Meanwhile, the Hawks losing for all the reasons I’d thought they would be. Get it together, guys.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:47 pm
If taking charges got you fantasy points, Twin would be a first round pick.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
7:47 pm
Bet you didn’t thinking you’d be praying to get Marvin back in a Hawks game, eh?
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:47 pm
Good job Marvin . . . big time charge on Scola
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:47 pm
Like I said JOSH IS A DUMBA**
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
7:47 pm
Thanks, Josh. We needed that.
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:47 pm
Go ahead and try to defend Josh I dare u
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:47 pm
Good D and rebound by Smoove on one end, idiotic shot by Smoove on the other end.
MattP
December 31st, 2011
7:47 pm
Bring it Marvin, not Josh!….
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:47 pm
(( sigh ))
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
7:49 pm
Free throw shooting is killing us….
welikebaseball2
December 31st, 2011
7:49 pm
Not to be captain obvious, but there’s nothing different about this year’s team…& that’s what dampers any potential of excitement about them. What’s worse is that we’re stuck with Drew’s perimeter-shot-offense for another season. And as I’m typing this, Josh throws up another long jumper. We’ll suffer the same pattern as last season. When the long shots are falling, we look great. When they aren’t, the offense dries up like a raisin in the sun.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:50 pm
Jumpers on the offensive end, offensive boards on the other end. Might as well bring Bibby back if this is how it’s going to be.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:50 pm
Teague with 0 shot attempts.
Lowry is just as quick as he is
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:50 pm
Josh couldn’t help himself he had to shoot another J after the whistle lol
Ra'mon
December 31st, 2011
7:51 pm
Tonight Josh done missed more than Chaney playing duck hunter on Nintendo!
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:52 pm
I seriously think Josh wants to get traded so he doesn’t care
I say get rid of him b4 he brings the whole team down
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
7:53 pm
In the famous words of Metta World Peace:
“If you ain’t got no heart, what’s all the athleticism for?”
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:53 pm
Another missed FT from DUMMY
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:53 pm
Time for Smoove to try Granny Style at the free throw line.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:54 pm
So he drives and draws a foul.
Good job Josh
Just need to concentrate a little harder at the line.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
7:54 pm
Is Smoove tanking?
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
7:54 pm
big 3..
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:54 pm
Airball from DUMMY instead of giving it to Teagie
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:54 pm
Great break by Teague and JJ
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:54 pm
Dammit Smoove, Bibby doesn’t play for the Hawks anymore.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
7:55 pm
LOLJosh
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:55 pm
Josh with the DUMB PASS
GET HIM THE F..K OUTTA THERE
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:55 pm
5 point swing right there . . . come on Josh
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
7:55 pm
Ok – time to blame Al Horford for passing Josh the ball right after Al collected the rebound. Because of this, Josh ran the break all by himself and finished with an airball.
Al, this is your fault. Don’t do it again.
sportschick
December 31st, 2011
7:55 pm
Josh as much as I love u get on my nerves at times
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
7:55 pm
Sit Josh on the bench
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
7:56 pm
LOL @ Big Ray
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:56 pm
Dumbass shots from Smoove and Joe the last couple of possessions.
Teague, as the point guard, needs to speak up in those situations and demand the ball.
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
7:56 pm
wish our bigs would give the ball up on the break.
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
7:56 pm
I did enjoy the setup for JJ by Teague. Perfect.
sportschick
December 31st, 2011
7:56 pm
Sometimes I wonder if Josh is not trying to get traded. Just to prove a point
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
7:56 pm
Josh is so lucky he doesn’t play with a Charles Oakley type player who won’t put up with his crap
terrell
December 31st, 2011
7:57 pm
TAKE JOSH OUT!
sportschick
December 31st, 2011
7:57 pm
I meant trying to get traded
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
7:57 pm
It’s times like this wonder how Bob Knight would have dealt with Josh if he went to Indiana.
Cbenj
December 31st, 2011
7:57 pm
Does Josh think he’s a point guard? Why doesnt Drew sit him on the bench…he looks terrible!
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
7:57 pm
Josh is making it hard on his diehard fans tonight.
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
7:57 pm
i dont mind Joe Johnson looking for early offense in transition in that situation.. but the bigs need to give the ball up and run the floor.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
7:58 pm
Has Teague even shot yet? He was 9/12 last night vs elite PG
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
7:58 pm
all day long young man. all day.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
7:58 pm
ZOMG Josh took it to the rim!!!!!!!!!!
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
7:58 pm
That’s more like it, Smoove!
Ole Hawk's Fan
December 31st, 2011
7:59 pm
Does Jeff Teague have a attempt @ a basket tonight?
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:59 pm
I hate to say it . . but Josh is actually helping me get back in contention in the fantasy league. I’d rather for Smith to pick it up though and lose the fantasy week
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:59 pm
“It’s times like this wonder how Bob Knight would have dealt with Josh if he went to Indiana.”
Wasn’t Mike Davis there by that point?
Good drive by Smoove for the and-one. Doesn’t make up for what he’s done on offense most of this game, but hopefully it’s a start.
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
7:59 pm
Josh make you wanna pull your hair out… Now he attacks the basket and make a AND-1
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
7:59 pm
There you go Josh . . . just do that. Is that so fuggin hard? Damn.
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
7:59 pm
yikes Joe..
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
7:59 pm
Joe just got his ankles broken.
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
7:59 pm
Nice hustle by Al.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
7:59 pm
How has Marv not gotten some offense run thru him? He has been killing it this yr
Smh
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
8:00 pm
Joe….damn…
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:00 pm
LOL @ JJ . . stay on your feet dog.
Yeah Marvin. pad those stats.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:00 pm
OFFENSIVE BOARDS
Cbenj
December 31st, 2011
8:00 pm
Not rebounding very well….
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
8:01 pm
nice Al..
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:01 pm
Great post-up by Al. He looks a lot better with his back to the basket so far this year.
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:01 pm
The Hawks are hanging tough….
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:01 pm
Al needs to stop drinking whatever Josh drinks and keep his hindpott in the paint.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:01 pm
Hawks are battling though. I gotta give it up to them. They’re right back into this game.
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
December 31st, 2011
8:02 pm
Drake killin us
Cbenj
December 31st, 2011
8:02 pm
Would someone like to guard Martin?
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:02 pm
Another BOSS MOVE by Al!
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:02 pm
Boss…
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
8:02 pm
They killin these 3s
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
December 31st, 2011
8:02 pm
lol@Drew
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:03 pm
Gotta quit helping so much on D and stay with your man on the perimeter.
Edward Nigma
December 31st, 2011
8:03 pm
It seems our bigs are coming out of the coma.
Can we defend the perimeter though?
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
December 31st, 2011
8:03 pm
Dalembert??? sure glad we picked up pargo instead ____________________
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:03 pm
Houston gets wide open shots every time because the Hawks keep doubling the ball handler on every screen.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:04 pm
Basketball is so easy when you play it right. They can’t guard either of you in the paint @ Josh and Al
LOL but no defense on the other end.
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:04 pm
Nice block by AL to end the half….
Nique's Revenge
December 31st, 2011
8:05 pm
Happy New Season and Happy New Year everyone!
So, we still have Josh, and he still can’t play basketball. Why. Please trade.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:05 pm
Even with all the dumb shots and passes by the Hawks, the halftime deficit still comes down to defensive breakdowns and poor rebounding. If they play exactly like this on offense but contest shots and don’t allow second chances, they will probably win this game.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:05 pm
The doubling and trapping is part of the “new defense” of the Hawks. A good shooting team will exploit that though. And that’s what Houston is doing right now.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:05 pm
I predict a 10-0 Houston run to start half
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
8:05 pm
Hmmmmph.
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:05 pm
Sometimes that scrambing, gambling defense works and sometimes…
Kind of like blitzing on every down in football. If you don;t disrupt the QB, you have only left a teammate more vulnerable.
Oh well, with some good adjustments, we should be able to steal a win in the second half.
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:06 pm
Teague didn’t take a shot in the first half…. WOW
MattP
December 31st, 2011
8:06 pm
Thank Drew for taking Marvin out when he was making his shots…
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:07 pm
Yeah, it is inexcusable for the fastest player on the floor not to get any attempts. Run some damn pick and rolls Hawks.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:08 pm
Hou is playing 3rd of b2b2b smgdh
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
8:08 pm
Marvin Tikvah: Josh
Josh: what
Marvin Tikvah: Josh
Josh: WHAT
Marvin Tikvah: COME ON!!!
ThePro,
December 31st, 2011
8:09 pm
Well only down 7 at half….could’ve been a whole lot worse!!!!!
kwooden
December 31st, 2011
8:10 pm
Defense looks a little weak this game. Houston shooting well from 3
SteveW
December 31st, 2011
8:10 pm
As I was saying about Teague earlier today – best +/- among starters, good on Assists and TO’s but no points. Good job Jeff!! Really, I’m serious. Don’t expect 20 and 10 out of him every game. Expect Solid D, Solid ball handling, and he’ll score when he can.
Edward Nigma
December 31st, 2011
8:11 pm
Teague will finish this game with 12 points and 10 assists.
SteveW
December 31st, 2011
8:11 pm
Houston Coach been keepin’ fresh though, spreadin’ the playing time around.
TMac, Collins, and Zaza are our only + guys tonite in +/-.
The Rockets sure wanted ZaZa last year.
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:11 pm
So I wonder if Teague is pouting about something. Like the comments that MC reported last night about not finding teammates on drives to the basket. I think the young man may be a tad bit sensitive. Maybe he just had one of those Kobe-like meltdowns.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:12 pm
The defense was suspect last game too, but New Jersey wasn’t good enough to take advantage. Houston is.
SteveW
December 31st, 2011
8:13 pm
Kyle Lowery is 0-4 tonite – but 9 dimes. But JT has done a good job on him for the most part
Mr. Obvious
December 31st, 2011
8:14 pm
“New Jersey wasn’t good enough to take advantage. Houston is.”
Keep it coming, this is great!!
SteveW
December 31st, 2011
8:15 pm
AJ – I don’t think you’ll be happy until Teague fails. Teague hate from last season from you man. What’s the beef with JT? Nevermind, shouldn’t of asked, we went thru this last season
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
8:15 pm
Let’s see if Martin and Lowry start losing their legs late in the game.
If the Hawks keep scrapping, Houston might just fade.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:16 pm
These western teams expose our Hawks.. C’mon Gearon!
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:18 pm
W/O Chuck Hayes in there..All NBA should grab 20 bds tonight?
Ole Hawk's Fan
December 31st, 2011
8:19 pm
Why is PARGO on this TEAM? He STINKS!
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:19 pm
Steve, the half ended without a shotblocker on the floor for Houston. As the guy with the ball who successfully killed a team last night on drives to the paint, what did you want Teague to do? Pass to Josh? You can call it hate, I call it expecting him to do his job. Y’all wanted him to play, now he’s playing. A half without a FGA with some minutes on the floor with no shotblocker in sight and his team struggling to score? Give me a break. Drive to the effing hole, young man.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:19 pm
Here we go, here we go, let’s get this intensity started!! We got this Hawks!!
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:20 pm
How can anyone hate Teague? He and Zaza are the only ones on this team with the heart to take it strong to the rim consistently.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:20 pm
Joe has got to bring the energy!
Ole Hawk's Fan
December 31st, 2011
8:20 pm
Weak Marvin……..pass the BALL!
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:21 pm
Thank You!
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:21 pm
C’mon Al!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:21 pm
Bad pass Teague.
Bad start to the half in general.
Ole Hawk's Fan
December 31st, 2011
8:21 pm
Do Da Hawks want to PLAY?
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:22 pm
Stop playing soft in the paint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:22 pm
good timeout call… bad that he had to call it…
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:22 pm
C’mon Gearon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:23 pm
I checking to see if Horford plays down his abilities to hinder the trade. Tonight his opposite is Hill. Al should go for 22-26 pts and 12-18 rebounds against a scrub like Hill. Lets see if Al finish him off in the second half.
jerry
December 31st, 2011
8:23 pm
Marvin is getting smashed by Budinger
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:23 pm
terrible post by Al on that 5′6″ guard in the block..
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
8:24 pm
“As we come back Josh MISSED a jumper”
SMH
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:24 pm
I really like Teague’s aggressivness when he’s going to the basket, and his ability to penetrate and finish is great. However, one thing he really needs to improve is his playmaking for others. He seems to be really struggling with trying to hit the open man, especially after coming off of a pick. I’ve been seeing him do this over and over, and it’s a bit annoying at times. When you come off of a screen, you have to read the defense, and your top 2 options are typically to either finish the play for yourself or hit the man who set the pick. Teague usually just uses the pick to finish his own shot attempt, which is fine, however, when that shot is not there, Teague needs to do a better of job at making the right play. It’s common sense to typically hit the guy who set the pick for you first, he’s usually the one who is open if you aren’t right after you come off of a pick. We’d have a lot of wide open looks if Teague would just learn to do that.
Just to be clear, I’m not putting Teague down. I’m just saying that there are a lot of little things like what I mentioned above which Teague needs to work on improving. Teague seems to be at his best when he’s being aggressive looking to score. However, when defenses are preventing Teague from scoring, he needs to be prepared to make plays for others.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:24 pm
Al should get 25 and 20..
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:24 pm
Yeah Slimjr, good inside. All NBA should take over any minute now.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:25 pm
Jordan Hill may not have much of an offensive game but he is not bad on D.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:25 pm
Hey Al that new turnaround fadeaway aint for you Sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:25 pm
Agreed Al = 25 pts and 20rbs tonight. No competition
kevkat
December 31st, 2011
8:25 pm
Al needs to give that shot up..
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:26 pm
Put a body on him Al.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:26 pm
Josh for THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:26 pm
Donald Sloan > Josh
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:27 pm
Our #4 and #5 are killing this team….
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:27 pm
Next time Al gets a 5′6″ guard on his back I hope he does better than that. I wonder if the pending trade is eating at Al.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:27 pm
Smoove singlehandedly saved that last possession from being a score for Houston, something nobody else on this team does regularly, but I expect that will go ignored by the herp derp trade Smoove now crowd.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:27 pm
#4 and #5 for D12!
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:27 pm
Horrible fast break, no spacing, just horrible.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:27 pm
JOSH IZ DRIBBLING
jerry
December 31st, 2011
8:28 pm
Get tmac in there
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:28 pm
What the hell are the Hawks doing out there? First two games they were passing the ball about on offense now it looks like they have no idea what they’re doing
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
8:28 pm
Now Nique is telling Josh to give it to the PG
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:28 pm
Rockets ARE PLAYING THIRD NITE IN ROW. TAKE JOSH OUT
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
8:28 pm
i dont understand taking Jeff out..
Rev in Tampa
December 31st, 2011
8:28 pm
Even though Marv got the 3-sec call against him I still like the way he went up strong in traffic
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
8:29 pm
put a pg on the court!!
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:29 pm
Josh offense is just brutal…..
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:29 pm
Why sub Willie for Jeff????
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:29 pm
Oh yeah, Willie Green is the solution to the problems on D, I’m sure.
MC makes a good point on Twitter that Teague has been passive in this game.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:29 pm
Its gonna be an eight pt game all night.
Same ol Hawks
SteveW
December 31st, 2011
8:29 pm
AJ – I understand your point, but he’s being doing his job pretty good – just not elite – anyway, gotta run, Go Hawks!!
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:30 pm
Hawks are mostly hanging around because the Rockets aren’t finishing them off. Everything about this game feels like the Rockets should be up by at least 17.
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:30 pm
Hard to believe Hill has 11 boards against an All NBA/2XALLSTAR aka Boss.
Why wont Al play defense?
SteveW
December 31st, 2011
8:30 pm
Teagues ankle i wonder?? Def. gotta run now!!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:30 pm
Good D Al.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:30 pm
AMNESY JOSH
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:30 pm
JUMPSHOOTING JOSH! YAY!
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
8:30 pm
driiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivve!
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:31 pm
C’mon ALL NBa! DESTROY THESE STIFFS MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:31 pm
What the hell smoove STOP!!!!!!!
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:31 pm
CUT THIS LEAD DOWN DAMNIT
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:31 pm
If LD wants to rattle Teague with an early rest, what are his options?
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:31 pm
Houston moves off the ball better than any Hawks team I have ever seen.
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:31 pm
I have a feeling that Krik is going to be the starting point guard later this season. If you are willing to sub Green in for Teague at the pioint, I don’t think you have much trust in him.
In other news – Josh apparently will never learn to stop jacking up lazy jumpers.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:32 pm
smh @ rockets announcers clowning Josh for shooting jumpers
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
8:32 pm
Drexler with the hi-side on Josh’s jumpers. lol
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:32 pm
Josh has 12pts 6 rebounds to lead the team. I wonder what game the haters are watching…
Nique's Revenge
December 31st, 2011
8:32 pm
yeah Najeh because that’s not worth having someone who can’t play basketball. look it
good things josh does = oo bad things josh does = oooooooooooooooooooooo
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:32 pm
Why is TMac not in the game?
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:32 pm
aLL nba SHOULD GO FOR 30 AND 30!
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:32 pm
OMG THIS TEAM LOOKS ASLEEP. WAKE UP
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:33 pm
I have it on mute so I don’t know who is that Rockets player they just showed on the bench, but I hope he got some Proactiv for Christmas.
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:33 pm
Nice post up. Finally, someone takes a shot that isn’t a jumper. That wasn’t by design though.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:33 pm
That’s all you need to do Horford, take it to your right and hook it in!!
Leuer Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:33 pm
“Al should go for 22-26 pts and 12-18 rebounds against a scrub like Hill.”
Is that the same scrub that SOMEONE on this blog wanted to trade for?
doc
December 31st, 2011
8:33 pm
man i hate it when these guys play like the hawks.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:33 pm
Why is Josh playing so f’ing many minutes?
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:33 pm
EVERYONE IS LAUGHING AL JOSH.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:33 pm
Wow, someone moved off the ball for the Hawks. It’s a New Years Eve miracle.
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:33 pm
About time someone cut to the basket.
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:34 pm
WTF is Al doing? He wont play defense, hes not scoring not defending what the hell is he doing? fck, I see why he is being traded. He needs to be benched for a game or 2
yoursporthouse.com
December 31st, 2011
8:34 pm
Make Kyle Lowry shoot..we are making this clown look like John Stockton.
jerry
December 31st, 2011
8:34 pm
Is tmac injured? why is pargo in and not him. drew is a moron
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
8:34 pm
Josh Smith tryin’ to match Kevin Martin jumper for jumper.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:34 pm
ALL NBA IS SUPPOSED TO DESTROY THESES CHUMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:34 pm
JOSH TURNOVER ALERT. ROUND OF APPLAUSE!
BoneKollector
December 31st, 2011
8:34 pm
sigh
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:34 pm
smh @ pargo
MattP
December 31st, 2011
8:35 pm
Amnesty LD!
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:35 pm
WHEN THE GUARDS SUCK..GAME OVER!
kevkat
December 31st, 2011
8:35 pm
Why blame Josh alone…it’s Larry fault for leaving him in..throw some fault at him. He’s good at saying what’s wrong..can’t motivate
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:35 pm
OK, now the score reflects the play of the Hawks.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:35 pm
No off the ball movement on offense, and no contest on defense.
This game is over. Time to hit up some inevitably lame New Years party.
doc
December 31st, 2011
8:35 pm
is teague playig any defense tonight as lowrey cooly racks up 10 dimes with 16 minutes to go?
who guards martin?
or, who doesnt guard martin?
yoursporthouse.com
December 31st, 2011
8:35 pm
We never seem to beat Houston..oh well this is a wrap time to get ready for New Years party. Hawks have no energy whatsoever.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:35 pm
Pargo playing bad, Green playing bad, Teague playing bad. As a result, our offense is in a standstill. Not much you can do when your PGs are playing like this. Either go with T-Mac at the point, give Joe the reigns, or give Teague another try before it’s too late.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:35 pm
I predicted this whole game. Go read the last blog.
Pathetic. season is over
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:36 pm
LD with his stupid rotations/subs. Should have sub for Josh instead of Teague. And playing Green over TMac is just stupid.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:36 pm
Amnesty LD! #2,#4, AND #5! LOL
Nique's Revenge
December 31st, 2011
8:36 pm
smh. same ole hawks. we should be past this by now. get rid of drew and josh. and the sorry owners.
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
8:36 pm
Somebody tell Josh Smith that the Hawks’ jersey he’s wearing means he plays for Atlanta and not Houston.
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:36 pm
Leuer Watch I dont know if a blogger wanted to trade for the scrub or not, I just know Al should be getting 25/20 and we should cruise. If not then bench Al to after the trade so he doesnt lose any more trade value
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:36 pm
CAN WE BEAT THE THUNDER OR CHICAGO?
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:36 pm
I think TMac turns into Gerald Green after 20 minutes of playing time, that is likely why he isn’t in the game.
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:37 pm
I have to agree that Josh has hurt the team more than he has helped the team tonight. His man has been all over the boards, and on offense Josh has take more bad shots than one can count. Yes, he’s done some good things too, but the good don’t outweigh the bad tonight.
If I were L.D., I’d sub in Zaza for Josh. Zaza will keep whoever he is guarding off of the glass, and he and Al typically play well together. I don’t have much confidence in L.D. to make the right move though.
jerry
December 31st, 2011
8:37 pm
I bet tmac wishes he was back with the pistons where he was getting minutes. lol
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:37 pm
LOL @ Najeh . . I was just thinking the same thing. I know this party will be lame, but it may be better than watching the rest of this game.
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:37 pm
LD is scared to bench Josh.
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:37 pm
Houston has 3 players in double figures and Atlanta 2 with Josh and JJ, Al is some where smoking weed.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:38 pm
Someone tell Josh Smith that the Hawks’ jersey means he plays for Atlanta and not Josh Smith
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:38 pm
Josh earns the 2nd highest salary on the team: Shouldn’t Drew be able to depend on him to not take stupid umpers?
HAI GUYS!
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:38 pm
HEY AL SET SHOT TRY THAT TURNAROUND FADE AWAY AGAIN? TRY AND HIT THE RIM!
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:38 pm
I cannot believe that last play. Josh was literally right in front of the ball.
jerry
December 31st, 2011
8:38 pm
astro retard, he has only played 9
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
8:38 pm
Rockets announcer, ” Josh Smith…Scola giving him a lot of room.” lol
yoursporthouse.com
December 31st, 2011
8:38 pm
Horford is now the clown on the team. Marvin is slowly being let off the hook. See told you, let Lowry shoot, he’s a bum.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:38 pm
TAKE JOSH OUT
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:38 pm
SMOOOVE, GET AT HIM
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:39 pm
LD is trying to win thats why josh is in, but I agree he is scared to bench that sorry azz Al Horford.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:39 pm
LD STOP P*55ying AROUND AND SUSPEND JOSH SMITH
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:39 pm
smh @ Josh.
Dr Jeckyl – Mr. Hyde
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:40 pm
Hawks run some of the ugliest fast breaks ever. Even when they convert, just fugly.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:40 pm
IS THAT COLLINS OUT THERE? NO ITS NUMBER 15…
Blast
December 31st, 2011
8:40 pm
No way Hawks win this game playing this passive, disinterested.
yoursporthouse.com
December 31st, 2011
8:40 pm
Let Lowry shoot..let Lowry shoot..
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:40 pm
Nique said ‘Dalen-bear”
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:40 pm
here we go, we’re finally getting some breaks and taking advantage. maybe there’s still hope, nothing coming easy though…
kevkat
December 31st, 2011
8:40 pm
Dang..even we they score it’s ugly…
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:40 pm
bout time Al did something. His a – 17 against the over and under right now. Trade his … oh we are already working on that .
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:40 pm
YO JOSH #OCCUPYTHEPAINT
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:40 pm
Nique probably wants to deck Josh by now. I wonder how he maintains his composure while watching some of these games.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:40 pm
Season is over.
JEFF TEAGUE R U PLAYING TONIT?
HOUSTON IS PLAYING THIRD NITE IN ROW ANS WE HAVE DONE JACKSHT TONITE
yoursporthouse.com
December 31st, 2011
8:41 pm
GET A REBOUND!!!!
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:41 pm
jerry, if you play him extensively in the second half, then the number exceeds 20. Now stop using your mother’s PC and go to bed.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:41 pm
THIS IS PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:41 pm
pass it to Vlad, hes open on the wing…
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:42 pm
REBPUND. WHERE IS THE DEFENSE
TROTTINGHOME
December 31st, 2011
8:42 pm
lol poop, smoove also went 0 for 8 jump shots…and is not slowing down the Rockets. smoove will not lead them to a championship nor will he ever learn to give up a wide open jump shot so someone else that can make will.
But at the end of the day…its just poor draft picking that has done them in…along with poor free agent signings.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:42 pm
The people blaming Al are mysteriously quiet about Jumpshooting Josh. And Al has clearly played better than Josh. HMMMMMM.
doc
December 31st, 2011
8:42 pm
time to get some champagne or anything.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:43 pm
wow, great hustle at the end there, game’s still within reach i guess…
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:43 pm
GOTTA FIND ANOTHER TEAM TO ROOT FOR TILL WE GET D12..THIS ISH LOOKS THE SAME….
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:43 pm
Enter your comments here
TROTTINGHOME
December 31st, 2011
8:43 pm
The real Hawks have just shown up.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:43 pm
PUT THE STARTERS IN
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:44 pm
I’m I the only one who doesn’t like Drew playing a full bench unit? Maybe when Kirk gets back, it will be fine to have 5 bench guys on the floor at once in a meaningful game, but I don’t feel comfortable with that at this point. I think one of the core players (Joe, Josh, or Al) needs to be on the floor with the bench unit at all times. Drew has more options this year to mix and match the pieces, but he has yet to do so.
Cbenj
December 31st, 2011
8:44 pm
Can we get Gerald Wallace for Josh Smith? Some one who is consistently competitive?
Najeh Davenpoop
December 31st, 2011
8:44 pm
“Hawks more interested in going to a NYE Party hosted by Kirko Bangz, Mike Jones”
Who?
yoursporthouse.com
December 31st, 2011
8:44 pm
People were looking at me like I was crazy when I said we should trade Horford, now people are saying trade Horford. Funny…
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:44 pm
THIS TEAM IS SO PREDICTABLE. WE WILL WIN MONDAY AND AT CHARLOTTE AND LOSE THE OTHER 3 gAMES TIL NEXT SAT
jmoore
December 31st, 2011
8:44 pm
SAME OLD HAWKS!!!!!! THE HEAT AND BULLS GAME WILL BE WORST!!!! GOOD LUCK SUCKERS………….
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:44 pm
Raul
December 31st, 2011
8:41 pm
Hawks more interested in going to a NYE Party hosted by Kirko Bangz, Mike Jones and Slim Thug downtown Houston at some club
*******************
Is their a flyer for that? Let me look on some of the Houston social party sites and see.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
I’M AFRAID ITS TOO LATE FOR JOSH..HE’LL NEVER GET IT….
kwooden
December 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
Jeff may be hurting a bit, because he’s had one drive to the basket. They him to attack!
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
LD should put Teague in now and let JT0 go all “prove-you-wrong” on his coach. Play that youngster like an Atari game.
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
Hawks have scored 60 points through three quarters. What happened to the motion offense? And y’all [bloggers] said the Hawks don’t need Jamal’s scoring off the bench.
doc
December 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
before i leave like in everything this is a team effort.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
Deshawn Stevenson > Josh Smith
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:46 pm
FIRE AL HORFORD DO IT KNOW! FIRE AL HORFORD DO IT KNOW FIRE AL HORFORD DO IT NOW!
BENCH AL’S SORRY AZZ BENCH AL’S SORRY AZZ BENCH AL’S SORRY AZZ BENCH AL’S SORRY AZZ
FIRE AL HORFORD DO IT KNOW! FIRE AL HORFORD DO IT KNOW FIRE AL HORFORD DO IT NOW!
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Rev in Tampa
December 31st, 2011
8:46 pm
Radmo is active on Def
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:46 pm
L.D. better get Al and Joe back on the floor early in the fourth. You are down by 12, you’re not going to comeback without someone who can score and capable rebounders.
yoursporthouse.com
December 31st, 2011
8:46 pm
Told you..LET LOWRY SHOOT…LET LOWRY SHOOT..HE’S A CLOWN!!
Cbenj
December 31st, 2011
8:47 pm
Radmonovich sucks…
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:47 pm
T.S. may be looking at yet another ban…
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:47 pm
So why did we sign Willie Green and not Flip Murray?
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:47 pm
PUT IN THE STARTERS. THEY SHOULD BE RESTED FROM FIRST THREE GAMES
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:47 pm
did Drew already give up on this game? no starter in with less than 10 minutes left…
Blast
December 31st, 2011
8:47 pm
Hawks are playing on slooooooooow motion.
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:48 pm
Cut Pargo tonight. Leave him in Houstin.
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
8:48 pm
Kevin Lowry with the hustle block on Pargo.
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:48 pm
Why would you take a lazy layup there when you have someone right behind you?
Blast
December 31st, 2011
8:49 pm
Pargo should have dunked that ball! Bring back Jeff!
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:49 pm
Horford = Respected by coaches and opposing players.
Smith = Mocked by commentators in Houston.
LOLZ
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:49 pm
Teague would’ve yammed that. Pargo gets a layup blocked
Drew . . get Teague back in this fuggin game
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:49 pm
lol, keep booing T-Mac
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
T-Mac is beasting. Teague is going….poof….
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
Zaza.
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
Keep Al on the bench
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
Leave the bench players along with Teague in the game.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
Don’t know why Drew kept Teague on the bench this long, it’s not like we had any better options…
jmoore
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
BREAKING NEWS NUMBER 7 FOR THE HAWKS IS A JOKE!!!!!!! LIKE THIS SAME OLD TEAM…/
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
“Hawks have scored 60 points through three quarters. What happened to the motion offense? And y’all [bloggers] said the Hawks don’t need Jamal’s scoring off the bench.”
I seem to remember WAY TOO MANY sub 20 point quarters last year even with Jamal.
doc
December 31st, 2011
8:51 pm
resurgence rathbun when you cut the lead by two? oh my! homer?
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:51 pm
GET IT TO TMAC
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:51 pm
I was hoping Drew’s coaching would have improved this season, but I don’t see signs of it yet. Pargo should not be playing this many minutes. Josh should have been benched early in the game for some motivation. So many things could be done better…
Matt Jones
December 31st, 2011
8:52 pm
Where is our 120 million dollar Star Joe Johnson tonight?
Blast
December 31st, 2011
8:52 pm
If I were Drew, my lineup to close this game would be:
Jeff. Joe. Marvin. Al and Zaza
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:52 pm
doc, the biggest homer in sports broadcast history. So where does Paul Johnson rank in your list of favorite head coaches? Behind Woody I hope. 0-for-bowls? Geez.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:52 pm
I CALLED THIS AS AN L
FIRE LD
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:53 pm
FIXIN TO LOSE 3 STRAIGHT AGAINST HOUSTON?
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:53 pm
WE OWN HOUSTON AT ALMOST EVERY POSITION BUT CANT DO JACKSHT
jmoore
December 31st, 2011
8:53 pm
WHERE IS HOWARD??? PLEASE GIVE THE MAGIC THE HOLD TEAM EXCEPT FOR HOFORD
TS (Transexual)
December 31st, 2011
8:53 pm
Horford Sux
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:53 pm
Ivan Johnson should be playing.and Al horford should be packing his bags.
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
8:54 pm
lol @ Za Za
keep it up !! lets steal this one..
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:54 pm
Hideous fast breaks. Zaza was bailed out big time.
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:54 pm
LOL at ZaZa on that layup
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:54 pm
lol @ Zaza. I’m glad they called a foul there.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:54 pm
lmao he scraped pachulia’s hand
doc
December 31st, 2011
8:54 pm
lol @ zaza, bailed out.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:54 pm
FINISH THE 3 on 1
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:54 pm
LOL . . . don;t ever give it to Zaza right there. lucky call
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
8:55 pm
bad shot..
KevinM
December 31st, 2011
8:55 pm
we have a chance here if we can make a good decision.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:55 pm
wtf Vlad, that’s your only job
jmoore
December 31st, 2011
8:55 pm
CAN WE TRADE FOR FOR THE MAGIC COACH ALSO..
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
8:55 pm
Continuing to get handled on the boards…that is part of the problem.
But good defense is starting to help a 4th quarter rally….along with some good play from T-Mac.
doc
December 31st, 2011
8:55 pm
just off the mark? i see better attempts fans at the game fillers.
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
8:56 pm
lets go.. just 10.. lets go..
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:56 pm
take the shot Vlad!!!!
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
8:56 pm
its gonna take 20 Joe..
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
8:56 pm
Could Joe have another nice 4th quarter? We sure could use it.
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:56 pm
What the hell is L.D. doing. Why is Radmanovic still in the game?
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:56 pm
What game is he watching,”WE OWN HOUSTON AT ALMOST EVERY POSITION BUT CANT DO JACKSHT”
Martin is killing us.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:56 pm
Definitely had our chances . . . but Martin won’t miss forever
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
8:57 pm
lets go!!!
doc
December 31st, 2011
8:57 pm
down to six after all this?
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
8:57 pm
Wow….T-Mac with the slash (can he teach Josh to do that?) and Teague with a bullet pass to him…
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:57 pm
we have ourselves a game…
KevinM
December 31st, 2011
8:57 pm
leave T-Mac in there….mving without the ball.
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:57 pm
I say let this group finish the game….
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:57 pm
Good pass Teague.
Amazing that we’re still in this game.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:57 pm
Rockets MVP is Josh Smith
doc
December 31st, 2011
8:58 pm
can someone stop martin, or do we hope he stops himself?
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:58 pm
LEAVE JOSH AND ALL NBA ON THE BENCH..THEY CANT HELP US TONIGHT.LEFT THEIR GAMES IN THE SUIT CASE BACK AT THE HOTEL TONIGHT!
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
8:58 pm
As bad as the Hawks have looked tonight, they’re still only down by six points [79-73].
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
8:58 pm
why we didnt try to murder this team in the paint, i dont know..
especially when big Sam not in..
Blast
December 31st, 2011
8:58 pm
Only down six! To win, Hawks need great defence and conversion. The offense has been gruesome tonight, the defence not that much better.
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
8:59 pm
Rad with the good pick to free T-Mac.
keep hanging around Hawks.
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:59 pm
Someone needed to get Joe in the post. He would have schooled Martin and forced McHale to make a decision. Instead, Martin has been mostly allowed to play his game and not feel beatdown by Joe. I don’t know if Joe should have demanded the ball in the post during a TO, LD should have made the call or the PG. In a perfect world, any of the 3 would have recognized how to defend Martin by making him play post defense.
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
8:59 pm
congrats ZaZa..
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:59 pm
LD is scared to bench Josh and AL
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:59 pm
BRING ALL NBA AND JOSH BACK IN, HAWKS LOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:59 pm
Blast,
You should be the coach.
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:59 pm
This was suppose to be a dominating performance by ALL NBA 2xALLSTAR AL HORFORD. INSTEAD HE IS BEING SHUT DOWN.
Al should have 20-25 pts and 20-25 rbs against this extremely light defense. Where the hell is Al?
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:59 pm
TOLD YA!!!!! THEY LOSE NOW,
MattP
December 31st, 2011
8:59 pm
Thank you Josh!
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
9:00 pm
Al’s d has been A1..
Josh has to secure that board.
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:00 pm
Nice D by Horford. Josh with the butterfingers.
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:00 pm
That killed the rally. Hawks 3-1 …just go ahead and bank it.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
9:00 pm
SEASON OVER
SSDD
FIRE GEARON
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:01 pm
JOSH TURNOVER ALERT LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:01 pm
GAME OVER
doc
December 31st, 2011
9:01 pm
is martin dealing on jj or what?
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:01 pm
Wow, has Joe ever received a tech?
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
9:01 pm
AMNESTY JOSH
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
9:01 pm
Just like that, the Rockets go on a quick 5-0 push the lead to 11 and now 12 with the techical free throw.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
9:01 pm
jj with his first career technical?
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
9:02 pm
whats up w/ Joe hand?
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:02 pm
BUT JOSH HAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
9:02 pm
Joe should have jump into Martin chest on that pump fake. He let the ref off the hook.
doc
December 31st, 2011
9:02 pm
well it was a legit no call and it amazes me how we get shafted over and over. teague is constantly getting called for the phantom foul.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
9:02 pm
T MAC!!!!!! boom, keep feeding him!!
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:02 pm
Nice move by Al.
doc
December 31st, 2011
9:02 pm
jj just get pizzed and take ver the game.
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
9:03 pm
Al is now -20 on the over and under. Hes getting dominated by no-names. LD is scared to bench Al. This trade cant happen soon enough. Al just cost us another game.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
9:03 pm
Horford, T MAC, lets get it!!!!
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:03 pm
Scola just no-looked Josh.
Embarrrrrrasssing.
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:03 pm
TMac may play 24 minutes tonight.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
9:03 pm
START TMAC. BENCH JOSH
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
9:03 pm
Hawks not getting the call on their drives
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:04 pm
Al fails to close out on Scola. Like I said, we’re done.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
9:04 pm
Why can we not beat Texas teams?
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:04 pm
LOLJOSHLOLOSHLOLJOSH
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:04 pm
OVER
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
9:04 pm
GOOD JOB AL
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
9:04 pm
Al has a total of 6 boards. where the hell is he?
TMACfan
December 31st, 2011
9:04 pm
Tmac 13 points in 33 seconds, PLEASE DO IT AGAIN!!!
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:05 pm
SOON AS ALL NBA AND JOSH CAME BACK IN THE LEAD MORE THAN DOUBLED….
TROTTINGHOME
December 31st, 2011
9:05 pm
Good Night atl…u sux again
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
9:06 pm
gonna need a 3 ball somewhere..
Dream
December 31st, 2011
9:06 pm
The only guy playing for us is Tmac. The rest.. just resting..
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
9:06 pm
good job for what? Al was suppose to score 22-26 pts and board 20-25 rocks. instead he has 6 boards. what the hell is that for the center of your team? FIRE THIS SORRY CENTER AND GET A REAL CENTER HERE
Do it know.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:07 pm
JUMPSHOT JOSH I THOUGHT U WUZ SHOTBLOCKERRRRRRR
kwooden
December 31st, 2011
9:07 pm
Jeff has got to learn to draw and dish like Lowry has been doing all game.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:07 pm
WE GOT STIFF’S ON OUR FRONT LINE?
Blast
December 31st, 2011
9:07 pm
Every time th Hawks make a run, the Rockets get back into it. That is because Hawks make dumb plays at the offensive and defensive ends to let the Rockets get back into it. Josh hurt his team in this game.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
9:08 pm
We own this team at every single matchup.
How can we not ever beatthis team? They won’t even make the Playoffs
SSDD
season over
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
9:08 pm
Big Al blew that game. This sucks. Im tried of watch Al cost us games.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:08 pm
THANKS A LOT JOSH. MORE JUMPERS, MORE TURNOVERS! YAY!
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:08 pm
Sometimes being crafty and skilled like Scola is better than being…
Never mind.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
9:08 pm
Dont trade for Dwight because that means Smoove would prob still be a Hawk
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
9:09 pm
Kyle Nash . . . smh
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:09 pm
MEMO TO GEARON YOU TEAM NEEDS MAJOR HELP ON THE FRONT LINE!
AS USUAL THESE WESTERN CONFERENCE TEAMS HAVE EXPOSE THESE PRETENDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
9:09 pm
Awful defensive game by the Hawks today, even worse offensively, had no rhythm on offense whatsoever. The offensive game starts at the point and JT and Pargo were bad tonight, I’m just worried this might carry onto Monday, where we can make an early season point that we are a team to be reckoned with.
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
9:09 pm
i hope Jeff didnt let Josh get to him.. smh. play your game Jeff..
Rod from College Park
December 31st, 2011
9:09 pm
This Kevin Martin is water!!!!!
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
9:09 pm
Rockets’ best players came up big; Hawks’ best players came up small.
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
9:09 pm
Marvin found his invisibility cloak again. Maybe he should play some PF when T-Mac is in.
Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:09 pm
Well, it’s not like this loss wasn’t expected. Josh had one of his poorer showings. Teague had his worst game of the season. Drew did a bad job managing who was in and out of the game. The bench (outside of T-Mac) was subpar, and even Joe wasn’t as good as usual. Very poor collective performance tonight.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:10 pm
I AM AFRAID THE STREAK WILL CONTINUE? 45 YEARS NO ECF VISIT! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:10 pm
MAYBE JOSH SHOULD LOSE 50 MORE POUNDS HMMMM?
SMOOVE FOR THREEEEEEEEEE
Neki
December 31st, 2011
9:10 pm
Come on guys, you going to have a game like this each year, they didn’t play well, they got a game on Monday and if it still the same then you start “We need Dwight” chants
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
9:10 pm
Two wins over the Nets and one win over the Wizards means you can beat wack teams.
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:10 pm
Watching this game wasn’t a whole lot of fun.
I don’t understand why LD banishes Marvin. What did he do wrong? I’d have kept him in over Josh Smith, I can tell ya that.
This whole nonsense of seeing who we can bash the most – Al or Josh – retarded. Neither did great tonight, but I know what the stat column says….
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
9:11 pm
Time to ship Al of to Disney land where he can dream on.
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
9:11 pm
We need a miracle return by Hinrich. Either that or cut Pargo and sign another vet guard from the scrap heap.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:11 pm
HAWKS ARE A 10TH SEED IN THE WEST
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
9:11 pm
Does anyone here really think we can make a deal for Dwight AND keep Smoove AND have Dwight sign a long term deal here? Lets be realistic, no way Magic will take Joe/Horford for Dwight with a few additions here or there, plus we would have to unload Joe to make Dwight stay. And no way Dwight will sign a long term deal in Atlanta with this ownership group. Get a grip people, these trade talks are nothing…
Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:11 pm
The only impressive Hawks player tonight was T-Mac.
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:12 pm
OK, let’s see how Ralph Tresvant (Jeff Teague) handles the tough love in his next game. One can only wonder if Teague gets up for playing guys like D-Rose, Wall and Deron but couldn’t find the motivation against Lowry. The good news is that he will surely be motivated against the Heat, even if that means playing opposite of Mario Chalmers and Norris Cole.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
9:12 pm
My post from the previous blog:
Tonight @ Houston is one of those games where we are just down 11-2 early and lose 97-84
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:13 pm
Teague played like somebody peed in his cheerios or he’s scared of Kyle Lowery.
heh….we’ve always struggled against Houston, so there goes the “new team” theory. All the same, on to Miami and Chicago.
This could get interesting.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
9:13 pm
I almost predicted the exact score for to ir’s game. happy NYE.
I’m out
Josh Smith
December 31st, 2011
9:13 pm
My bad yall. I lost all dat weight tho??!!!
Rusty
December 31st, 2011
9:13 pm
Did lt tell jt not to shoot ,your making me look bad . Who is now the first string pg jt or pargo?
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
9:13 pm
…and this game’s MUP (Most Unvaluable Player) goes to Josh Smith aka J-Smurf.
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:14 pm
Sautee, I think LD made Marvin disappear. He was playing better than his fellow front court starters during his limited stint in the game.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
9:14 pm
Anyone who thinks Al was part of the problem tonight obviously didn’t watch the game… Al was in the paint the whole game.
Problems tonight had to do with the PG position not executing plays, our bench (Green and Vlad) not providing ANY valuable minutes, Smoove taking WAY too many shots (sure he can take a few just not this many), and our lackluster defense. I don’t know if it’s fatigue or what, we lacked energy today on all parts of the floor.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:14 pm
WHY CANT WE BEAT THESE WEST COAST TEAMS?
TWO WORDS: AL JOSH
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:14 pm
Lets be realistic, no way Magic will take Joe/Horford for Dwight with a few additions here or there, plus we would have to unload Joe to make Dwight stay.
Heh…actually if I’m Otis Smith, I jump all over that. The only other “best” option is trading with LA.
kwooden
December 31st, 2011
9:15 pm
Nice game by the Rockets, they hit all the shots they needed to in the 4th. We missed a lot of jump shots and didn’t get to the line enough. Our guys definitely got discouraged when the Rockets kept making jumpshots, our offensive became jumpshot heavy also. We’re executing the offensive much to slow and Jeff needs to drive and dish. I hate to say this but they needed this loss to get a much better idea of how hard they need to work on defensive and on offensive.
GO HAWKS!
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:15 pm
DWIGHT DOESN’T ANT TO COME TO ATLANTA. HE KNOWS HOW BAD JOSH IS!!! LMAO
Dream
December 31st, 2011
9:15 pm
We should have stayed with the second unit minus Pargo..
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
9:16 pm
Raul . . . it just proves that in this league, you have to simply play people straight up sometimes. Houston shot 9 – 19 from three, and left the most dangerous shooter on the team open all night.
Can’t do that and expect to win.
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:16 pm
Anyone who thinks Al was part of the problem tonight obviously didn’t watch the game… Al was in the paint the whole game.
Mostly by himself.
Josh’s four buckets all came from scoring down low. Guess where most of his 8 misses came from?
Ok, somebody tell me how many of his jumpers were taken as the shot clock was about to go off….
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
9:16 pm
“Get a grip people, these trade talks are nothing…”
Careful, you’ll have somebody goin’ off again and the blog will get closed down.
His entire being is wrapped around getting Horford out of here. Don’t rob him of his fantasy.
BILLY KNIGHT
December 31st, 2011
9:16 pm
It’s okay Hawks fans only 1 game.
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
9:16 pm
“This whole nonsense of seeing who we can bash the most – Al or Josh – retarded. Neither did great tonight, but I know what the stat column says….”
Hey but before I close with such an adult statement let me get 1 more bash in .
“I don’t understand why LD banishes Marvin. What did he do wrong? I’d have kept him in over Josh Smith, I can tell ya that.”
ALL NBA2XALLSTAR PRODUCES – MINUS 19 ON THE OVER AND UNDER TO GO ALONG WITH 6 REBOUNDS. ON A NIGHT WHERE THERE WAS NO REAL DEFENDER TO KEEP HIM FROM PERFORMING.
AL WAS EXPECTED TO GET 20-25 PTS AND 20-22 REBOUNDS. . HE GOT 6. FIRE AL DO IT NOW.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:16 pm
WHO WAS IN THE PAINT IN CRUNCHTIME?
I KNOW IT WASN’T JOSH!
Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:16 pm
True playmaking point guards are kind of tough to find these days. All you really find nowadays are combo guards who want to score first. Think about it, how many pure point guards are really left in today’s game?
Rondo plays like a pure point, but he also can’t shoot the ball well and has hall of famers to pass to. Steve Nash is a great playmaker, but he’s about to retire. Rose is more of a scorer than a true point guard, and Westbrook is definitely not a true point guard. Other than Chris Paul, most of the top guards these days are scorers. Players don’t take as much pride in setting the table for others anymore, apparently. Also, the media as a whole seems to be very naive and wouldn’t give someone who was a great playmaker, but averaged less than 10ppg as much credit as they deserve, so I’m not surprised that it’s so tough to find guys who really want to play like true point guards anymore.
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
9:17 pm
smh @ Drew . . . how does Marvin only get 19 minutes tonight?
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:17 pm
3-3 BY WED…..
UP NEXT MIAMI BY 30!
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
9:17 pm
The Lakers’ MWP is Metta World Peace. The Hawks’ MWP is Man With [Mental] Problems aka Josh Smith.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
9:18 pm
“Heh…actually if I’m Otis Smith, I jump all over that. The only other “best” option is trading with LA.”
Really? With Joe’s contract? They already have 2 overpaid players in Arenas and Turkoglu and they know the nightmare that comes with them with their experience with Rashard Lewis. Plus, they’re LOADED at the 2 position, no way they’d add another overpaid player at that spot
jerry
December 31st, 2011
9:18 pm
JJ=the most overrpaid overrated player in the league. Only positive was mcgrady’s last quarter play.Tmac>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>marvin williams
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:18 pm
I shouldn’t say things like that. After all, Josh cleans up all of our defensive mistakes with his shotblocking.
Wait a minute…is that Al Horford leading the way for the Hawks with two blocks per game? Ouch…
And just like last season, we give up a bunch of jumpers to the opposing team’s big men. Front line of Scola, Buddinger, and Hill tore our butts up from 15 feet.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:18 pm
HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY SAME OLD JOSH…….DAMN LOL
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
9:19 pm
I just want some reporter out there (MC please) to address Drew on Marvin’s minutes tonight. What’s up with that?
Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:20 pm
“His entire being is wrapped around getting Horford out of here. Don’t rob him of his fantasy.”
Isn’t it ironic that his attempts to get Horford out of here are likely going to result in gettiing him (the blogger) out of here (banned from the blog)? Some poeple will never learn. It start off with biased comments, then mindless comments, then spam and personal attacks, and before you know it, it’s another banned I.P. address.
OTIS SMITH
December 31st, 2011
9:20 pm
You offered Josh for Dwight?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *dies*
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:20 pm
AL WAS EXPECTED TO GET 20-25 PTS AND 20-22 REBOUNDS.
Not even the ONLY person who posted that straw man argument was expecting that sort of performance.
BIG DOG
December 31st, 2011
9:21 pm
I told you guys, the Hawks where expose tonight and need a center bad, this just the beginning of what to come unless the Hawks make a trade for a center.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:22 pm
Runner,
The trade would involve unloading one of their bad contracts on us.
But the trade isn’t going to happen. No matter how much a library haunting troll wants it.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
9:22 pm
@Joe, alot of those guys can dish the ball as well as score, the “true” point guard is a thing of the past
BIG DOG
December 31st, 2011
9:22 pm
Look for the Hawks to loose the next 2 games Heat and Bulls.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:22 pm
Joe,
Happens every year…without Le Troll, we would not know what total depravity was like.
At any rate, on to Falcons football tomorrow…
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
9:23 pm
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:16 pm
Anyone who thinks Al was part of the problem tonight obviously understand the game.
Any idiot who says Josh took to many shots did not understand the game. Josh and Al took about the same number of shots. 12,11 respectively, so shut up.
Offense wasnt the problem defense was. staying in the paint is not the same as doing something while you are in it.
DONT JUST STAND THERE AL DO SOMETHING.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
9:23 pm
“The trade would involve unloading one of their bad contracts on us.”
That’s exactly why the trade wouldn’t happen, no way ASG will take another big contract AND be able to sign Dwight to a long term deal.
Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:24 pm
“smh @ Drew . . . how does Marvin only get 19 minutes tonight?”
Is it really that surprising? I’ve never thought of Drew to be a reliable head coach, and he’s never really appeared to be the type who rewards minutes based upon on-court production, either. Just because Marvin plays well, it doesn’t mean he will be rewarded nor punished. His minutes will likely end up being the same as they were with the past. He may even sit out a lot of fourth quarters the way he did the last couple of years in favor of Jamal, only this time, it will be in favor of T-Mac, regardless of how either T-Mac or Marvin are playing.
TMACfan
December 31st, 2011
9:24 pm
Smh @ all Hawks players, only one that played hard was TMAC. He may be a shell, but atleast he has something called PRIDE.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
9:25 pm
“Any idiot who says Josh took to many shots did not understand the game. Josh and Al took about the same number of shots.”
Josh took too many “shots”, as in jump shots. Almost all of Horfords “shots” came from the paint
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:25 pm
HAWKS ARE A 13TH SEED OUT WEST…
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:26 pm
Chicago by 25 on Wed!
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
9:27 pm
(( sigh )) @ my sports life
- Tennessee Vols
- Atlanta Hawks
- Cincinnati Bengals
The Vols b-ball team is sorry this year . . the Bengals have to battle the Ratbirds just to get into the playoffs . . and the Hawks are the Hawks
oh well
Dept. Of Unintended Irony
December 31st, 2011
9:27 pm
“Look for the Hawks to loose the next 2 games Heat and Bulls.”
So, conversely, do “lose lips sink ships”?
What a looser, LOL
BIG DOG
December 31st, 2011
9:27 pm
Hawks 40 Rebounds
Rockets 45 Rebounds
Hawks 6 off
Rockets 11 off
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:27 pm
Any idiot who says Josh took to many shots did not understand the game. Josh and Al took about the same number of shots. 12,11 respectively, so shut up.
Who said Josh took too many shots? Go find the post and repost it.
By the way, you’re right. They did take nearly the same number of shots. Josh hit 4 of his 12. That’s about 33%. Al hit 6 of his 11. That’s about 55%.
Was there a point you wanted to make there, or shall we gloss over it and pretend you’re a little smarter than that? No? Allllllllrighty then…..
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:27 pm
TRADE JOSH FOR RONNIE BREWER?
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:28 pm
what happen LARRY?
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:28 pm
Larry looks clueless post interview! Dayum……
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:29 pm
Get Hayes in here!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:29 pm
TRADE JOSH FOR BRIAN SCALBRINE?
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:31 pm
JOSH FOR KWAME BROWN STRAIGHT UP?
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:31 pm
staying in the paint is not the same as doing something while you are in it.
Tonight – Josh 1 block, Al 1 block.
For the season – Josh 4 blocks, Al 6 blocks.
Am I missing something here?
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
9:31 pm
Josh was 4 – 7 FG on shots 10 feet and in . . plus drew fouls on shots going to the rim that got him to the FT line and saw him shoot 8 FTs
On shots outside of 10 feet, he was 0 – 5 . . . making him 4 – 21 on the year on jumpshots
That’s why people get mad at Josh. The dude can’t shoot, but swears up and down he can. But when he drives the basketball or tries to score in the paint, something good happens about 70% of the time.
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:32 pm
Not that this was the issue, really.
Gambling defense and failing to close out on Rockets outside shots doomed us on defense.
Jerome
December 31st, 2011
9:32 pm
L.D. needs to learn how to manage player minutes and his rotation. This loss was as much his fault as it was the fault of the players.
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:33 pm
That’s why people get mad at Josh. The dude can’t shoot, but swears up and down he can. But when he drives the basketball or tries to score in the paint, something good happens about 70% of the time.
Thankyou. It’s the ONLY reason I get mad at him….well…except when he ignores our fleet-footed PG and runs the break himself…and ends up with a 5 foot, fall away airball.
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
9:34 pm
AL WAS EXPECTED TO GET 20-25 PTS AND 20-22 REBOUNDS.
Not even the ONLY person who posted that straw man argument was expecting that sort of performance.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:24 pm
Al should get 25 and 20..
BIG RAY IF YOU DOUBT THE COPY AN PASTE TOO BAD DO YOUR OWN LEG WORK. YOUR CREDIBILITY WITH ME IS LIKE HORFORDS OVER AND UNDER FOR THE NIGHT, WHICH, BY THE WAY, WAS THE WORST ON THE TEAM TONIGHT!
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
9:34 pm
“When’s the last time a professional or college team in a major sport won a title in Georgia? The 80s?”
Braves in ‘93
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
9:34 pm
Drew looks more and more like a sideshow attraction joke every day. It’s almost like he’s not there. Except when you see somebody on the bench who should be playing, and THEN you feel the Drew effect.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:34 pm
Al and Josh get exposed out West all the time..Not an accident after 6 years? Duh…………..
C’mon Gearon make it happen!
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:34 pm
HORFORD – ALL STAR
SMITH – AAU STAR
Oop.
kevkat
December 31st, 2011
9:34 pm
I agree 100% Jerome.
BIG DOG
December 31st, 2011
9:35 pm
5th Ward Texas Don’t mess with the BIG DOGS “SUN”
ROOF ROOF
BIG DOG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:35 pm
Thunder by 29!!!!!!
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:36 pm
HORFORD – BACK TO BACK NATIONAL CHAMP
SMITH – SLAM DUNK CHAMP
Oh.
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
9:36 pm
“Not that this was the issue, really.
Gambling defense and failing to close out on Rockets outside shots doomed us on defense.”
EVEN A BROKE CLOCK IS RIGHT TWICE A DAY.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AL HORFORD TRADE BAIT FAN CLUB AND THE HONORABLE GRAND POO BOBB BIG RAY!
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
9:37 pm
“Tonight – Josh 1 block, Al 1 block.”
“For the season – Josh 4 blocks, Al 6 blocks.”
“Am I missing something here?”
Yes Big Ray, you are missing the requisite hate and mindless negativity needed to see Horford with true eyes.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
9:37 pm
“except when he ignores our fleet-footed PG and runs the break himself…and ends up with a 5 foot, fall away airball.”
lol, so true. Josh seems to be a clueless player that doesn’t learn from his mistakes… because he thinks he isn’t making any. It’s the coaches job to discipline the player when they do something like that, but LD is too soft on Smith. At least Woody got in his face on some of these issues, even if it was “in front” of everyone like Smoove said. It’s incredible how someone so talented can waste their talent by not being able to learn
Mike is Back
December 31st, 2011
9:37 pm
Josh and JJ stank it up all night…Al had it going and neither Josh or JJ seem to care…they gotta get their shots…heck, they are captains…they got a green light to the shoot ball.
Besides, Josh and JJ listless play…it was the decision by LD to go back with his starting lineup too soon…VLAD was playing good defense on Scola…why change the lineup…we were clearly back in the game. We go back to the starters…next thing you know…we down by twelve.
Again, it will comes down to whether LD will hold his starters accountable for their performance in the game….TOO MANY…isolation plays for Josh and JJ…the ball stop moving.
JJ was being guarded by Kevin Martin…geeeeeez when did KMartin become a defensive dynamo.
Let’s see if LD is just serving us lip service, or will we see LD bench his starters when they are being ineffective.
Why TF didn’t we keep feeding the ball to AL…Clearly he had it going tonight.
The only way Marvin can disappear…is if LD let him disappear…he obviously doesn’t have a problem letting Josh and JJ hoist up ill-advised shots…he pulls Marvin…when he needs to be pulling Josh or JJ…go figure.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:38 pm
and before you call me a troll, my name is sautee, I dont mind telling you, yes, Im a member of the Al Hoford fan club and you have now enter the BOSSES DEN !
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:39 pm
HORFORD – Left open for a jumper, the crowd goes SHOOT IT!
SMITH – Left open for a umper, the crowd goes NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
9:39 pm
Looks like I found where the Hawks will be partying tonight . . if they stay in town.
Terrance Williams ( a scrub on the Rockets bench ) is hosting a party at a spot called Venue in downtown Houston. I haven’t been to Houston in over 6 years, but I do know that the women in Houston rival the women in Atlanta . . in the looks department.
So the Hawks have plenty of time to shower and mull over this loss, then party with the Rockets team themselves at Venue, with about 700 of the finest women in Texas.
It’s either that, or they’re going to Club Onyx. Yes . . Houston has an Onyx too. Same type of establishment.
Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:39 pm
I can’t believe we didn’t see Zaza and Al on the court at the same time tonight more. That could have really helped out in terms of rebounding, especially during the jumpshooting parade (or should I say Brick-laying extravaganza?) that ensued for most of the night due to the Hawks offense.
You know what is odd to me about the jumpshots? The guy who lead the team in shooting percentage on mid-range shots last season (Al) seems to be taking the fewest jumpshots and seems to be the most reluctant to take those sorts of shots. It might be due to the fact that Teague is terrible at running the pick-and-pop, but maybe Al is just trying to play inside more. I like the fact that he is posting up and driving the ball more, but it wouldn’t hurt to take a few of those mid-range jumpers too if he’s open. You have to play to your strengths, and it’s nice to mix your game up and keep the defense guessing.
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
9:39 pm
Runner,
Braves Series win was ‘95.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:40 pm
lmao^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
BIG DOG
December 31st, 2011
9:40 pm
Share your trade
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7u9t7as
Make it happen Sund
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
SWAT Native
December 31st, 2011
9:40 pm
@ 5th Ward Texas – Didn’t Houston learn when TI shut Lil Flip down a long time ago?
Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:41 pm
Corretion: The guy who *led* the team…
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
9:41 pm
blog filled with sickly old men and guys with slutty wives
Mike got Backks
December 31st, 2011
9:41 pm
We will feed Al when he gets of the bus at Disneyland. Al fcked up the whole team tonight. Most of the players are standing around waiting for him to be traded.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:42 pm
SLIM JR MAD HAHHAHAHAHAH
Mike got Backks
December 31st, 2011
9:42 pm
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
9:41 pm
Hey sautee, we know thats you trolling as Trade Watch.
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
9:43 pm
“and before you call me a troll, my name is sautee, I dont mind telling you, yes, Im a member of the Al Hoford fan club and you have now enter the BOSSES DEN !”
Obviously not me since I know how to spell Horford.
Happy New Year, blog family.
Mike got Backks
December 31st, 2011
9:44 pm
Damn Sautee now you are Hmmmm you are all over the fcking place, Sit your troll azz down.
Neki
December 31st, 2011
9:44 pm
@5th Ward Texas – I got two words for you Long Horns: the movie
But back to the game, Tonight you didn’t see no pride out there at all by the Hawks. One of the reason why they are so looked down because they don’t put 110% of anything. Josh, you are not a jump shooter period. Al, you need to go stronger into the post, and I am seriously think that those rumors is getting to them. JT0, use your abilities to dish off to other players.
I think that a trade is needed if this continues and if Josh keep on doing stuff like this, he needs to pack his bags as well and disappear
kevkat
December 31st, 2011
9:45 pm
All three major atl sports coaches are “cap tippers”..Freddie, Mike and Larry..may as well be MO, Larry and Curly..they all lack fire…but one thing I must admit they do have is the ability to stand before reporters full of excuses…Will we ever get someone who isn’t afraid to throw a chair every now and then to get someone’s attention..
ak
December 31st, 2011
9:45 pm
At what point are we gonna admit signing jj to that bloated contract was a terrible mistake?. Honestly i think Tmac is a better player even with his mileage and past injuries then him.
Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:45 pm
I’ve got to agree with Mike is Back on a lot of things in his 9:37 post. L.D. did a poor job coaching tonight, and for whatever reason JJ and Josh seem to be immune to criticism and punishment/discipline when they are not playing well. Yes, Marvin should have played more tonight, and yes, Al should have gotten more touches when he had it going.
The players had their share of faults, especially on the defensive end, but the coaching in this game only made the situation worse.
KevinM
December 31st, 2011
9:46 pm
The guys must have had their mind on that party a bit too early.
They just didnt stop anyone tonight.
I liked T-Mac tonight, but Marvin sure is taking the hit for it.
So its not Jamal gatting Marvin’s shots…its anyone but Marvin.
Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:48 pm
“Drew looks more and more like a sideshow attraction joke every day. It’s almost like he’s not there. Except when you see somebody on the bench who should be playing, and THEN you feel the Drew effect.”
Post of the night. LOL.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
9:48 pm
The Core The Core the Core
ak
December 31st, 2011
9:49 pm
Marvin had a pathetic 3rd quarter and as a result he was dragged. Tmac pretty much kept us in it.
Smith.Leuer.Bogut
December 31st, 2011
9:50 pm
Atlanta center Josh Smith on Atlanta’s perimeter D: “It definitely helps when you are able to have perimeter defenders who take pride in sitting down on their man and not letting him get past them easy. It definitely takes a lot of pressure off me and Al [Horford] from having to contest a lot of shots and it keeps us out of foul trouble.”
womp womp womp
Same old Hawks.
KevinM
December 31st, 2011
9:51 pm
LD said his guys looked very slow tonight.
Hill and Scola dominated Al and Josh…we looked so short out there.
James
December 31st, 2011
9:52 pm
Herman Cain, Neki, Trade Watch, Mike got Backks… The list of forum names for T.S. just gets longer and longer. He was getting creative with Herman Cain, I’ll give him that, but now it’s just more of the same. I don’t know what the point of posting under all of the different names is. It’s obvious that all of the posts are from the same guy. Oh well…
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:52 pm
5th Ward wants to give us 3 reasons why he thinks Texas is better, but he can only remember 2 of them.
TS (Transexual)
December 31st, 2011
9:53 pm
Josh Smith’s beard turns me on
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
9:53 pm
JOSH JUST STOP SHOOTING JUMPERS AND WE WILL BE GREAT.
NV, THAT AINT HAPPENING SMH.
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
9:54 pm
LOL @ AJ
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
9:56 pm
If LD thought that his team was sluggish, then isn’t that when you give Ivan a little love to ignite the fire? Isn’t that one of the primary reasons he is on the roster, to turn up the energy level? Maybe he was inactive (in favor ofJason Collins). I guess activating Ivan on the 2nd of a back-to-back didn’t seem like a bright idea at the time. Oh well.
Happy New Year fellas. Be safe out there… amateur night, tonight.
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
9:56 pm
“It’s obvious that all of the posts are from the same guy. Oh well…’
Gee, ya think?
Rusty
December 31st, 2011
9:56 pm
I guess ld after the nets game told jt that he wanted his pg to set up team mates not score 20 points for them self. Jt played like he had his tail between his legs & seemed to pissed off. Lt is trying to get into his head, the idiot. I do not trust this man.
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
9:57 pm
Can we put an end to the Atlanta vs. Houston beef? It’s really corny, tired, triflin’ and played out. Both cities got it goin’ on.
BIG DOG
December 31st, 2011
9:57 pm
5TH Ward them GA boys don’t play bro, that’s that bull you where expose 2, check out the mix tape bro where you home boy lil third saying them GA BOYS ANT NO JOKE, and in the mix tape lil third admitting TI and his boys put a whooping on lil Flip and his boys, so don’t get it twisted.
DON’T MESS WITH THE BIG DOGS “SUN”
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
9:59 pm
Well I’m not going to point the finger or put the blame on one or two guys when the whole team didn’t play well. I’m mean no one for the Hawks was lighting it up on offense that was causing the other team to double team him… Put this loss behind like 2011 and get ready for Miami on Monday….
McHale
December 31st, 2011
9:59 pm
Scola was in legitimate foul trouble tonight, meanwhile Al had only 1 foul, yet Scola played more minutes than Al did tonight. Great job, L.D.
The guys who play the smartest team ball (Marvin and Al) get the fewest minutes of the starters, and the guys who are the most selfish and missed the most shots (8 misses each) play the most minutes (Josh and Joe). Great coaching, L.D. You’re a class act.
zachdahater
December 31st, 2011
10:00 pm
Coach LD has NO IDEA what he’s doing as far as rotations go! This is what I would do
2nd UNIT
Green/Pargo
Mcgrady
VLad
Ivan
Zaza
(DEPENDING ON MATCHUPS)
Mixed units
Green/Pargo
Mcgrady
Marvin
Horford
Zaza/Collins
Basically, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE A MIS-MATCH PROBLEM FOR ANY TEAM if we use our players correctly. Let Horford play PF waaay more often, and let’s occasionally use Collins. He’s slow but a smart defender.
Pluses from this game are we stayed in it with DEFENSE, and Marvin still looks good. So does Tracy.
Minuses are we aren’t scoring as easily as we should and JOSH SMITH still wants to play on the perimeter. I remember one play where Joe was posting up and looking DIRECTLY at Josh Smith for the cut, and Josh just stood there and waited for Joe to pass it to him.
This team CAN beat the HEAT, “we have the technology”, will LD use it right. We’ll see Monday
GO HAWKS!!!
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
10:01 pm
San Antonio By 20..
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
10:01 pm
Utah by 17
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
10:03 pm
Miami by 30
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
10:03 pm
McHale,
I’m not saying that Drew coached well, but we ARE traveling to MIA tonight and playing again tomorrow, while Houston is off. I think his bench play over the first 3 made him greedy enough to think we could win with the starters minutes down, thus saving them for tomorrow.
Didn’t work, obviously.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
10:05 pm
Our guards are going to have off nights and when they do it spells disaster..
Because our front line are not talented enough to carry the load to a win..
I sense a trade coming.. A blockbuster?
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
10:06 pm
Trade Josh Smith for Hakim Warrick.
Who Me?
December 31st, 2011
10:07 pm
Yeah – this is the same Hawks we all know and love. Never mind this was Houston’s 3rd game in 3 nights, they look like world champs against our tired-a** defense. 9 3 pointers against tonight, what Perimeter D?
C’mon – really? I’m not willing to give the Heat 30 but you can bet your butt it will be another L.
Sounds like the Falcons, don’t it? Beat the teams you’re supposed to beat and lose to the “elite” teams. Season ticket holders – anyone out there??
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
10:07 pm
Clippers by 14..
Rusty
December 31st, 2011
10:08 pm
I think ld has already fk up this team. Took 4 games, ld is beyond inconpetant.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
10:08 pm
Golden St. by 7
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
10:09 pm
Thunder by 24
BIG DOG
December 31st, 2011
10:11 pm
5TH Ward there you go again don’t no the real story behind this gay boy stuff your talk, just and outsider thats it, them gay dudes your talk are guy’s from other states not from GA, that came to college in atlanta and join the under ground attraction of fraternity ran by other secret society such as the black boule brother, so when you speak on the A do reserch first.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Who Me?
December 31st, 2011
10:13 pm
ld may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but they gotta want it. that’s the biggest difference between Larry and Phil, or hell even Doc. They know how to make the guys want to win it every night.
Dept. Of Unintended Irony
December 31st, 2011
10:13 pm
“ld is beyond inconpetant.”
Enough said, LOL.
There’s no irony as delicious as when an intended slur is misspelled. It just says so much.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
10:15 pm
Hey I saw All NBA pull out that patented turn around fadeaway set shot for the very first time!
He’s been working on it all summer! Wow….
Dept. Of Unintended Irony
December 31st, 2011
10:17 pm
“True, our core is in tack but that may be part of the problem.’
Yes, if the core is wearing saddles it could certainly slow them down.
Who Me?
December 31st, 2011
10:19 pm
DoUI you’re crackin’ me up… spelling goes right out the window in the blogs….
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
10:22 pm
TEXAS THE HOME OF GEORGE W BUSH’S RE-ELECTION.
AW DAMN, THAT F’D UP EVERYBODY, NEVERMIND!
Rev in Tampa
December 31st, 2011
10:24 pm
Sixers looking great against Warriors.
Mike is Back
December 31st, 2011
10:24 pm
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL ON THE BLOG…even the aforementioned TROLLS.lol
Yeah AJ, I thought this would have been a good game to turn the animal loose…the rotation that got us to within six points was the way to go tonight…VLad size was making Scola work harder to score…LD please ride the train until it runs out gas…WHEN YOUR STARTERS ARE STRUGGLING.
Tmack, was ready to take us home…but LD never gave him the keys…ANYTIME either Josh or JJ go into a funk…please put they azzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz on the pine…just like you do Marvin.
Because, both JJ and Josh take a lot bad shots early in the shot clock…Yeah, Josh was the worst of the two…But when you have a guy in JJ that supposedly the third top SG in the game…let some people tell it…How TF do you let Kevin Martin out play you…go figure.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
10:26 pm
Hawks look terrible against the Rockets…
SWAT Native
December 31st, 2011
10:28 pm
@ 5th Ward – Soulja Boy is from Mississippi…
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
10:28 pm
T-S, WHY???????
You’ve been entertaining, but when you cross the line, MC will have to act. Do you really want to be banned again just to try and get a reaction? I hope it’s worth it to you.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
10:29 pm
LD’s bench made a comeback in that 4th quarter,momentum was on their side so what does he do? He brings his #4 and #5 around the 6 minute mark and within a couple of minutes the lead more than doubles…Game over…
Rusty
December 31st, 2011
10:31 pm
Trade jj for ld,oh Christ their both on our team. Does jj make 50x more than ld. Nether is worth what they make.
JSS
December 31st, 2011
10:38 pm
And there it is, a “16 point” quarter! You just can not have those things… Jeff Teague has to force the issue on a night like this in terms of aggressiveness… Happy New Year Hawks People!!!
McHale
December 31st, 2011
10:42 pm
Sautee,
I’m not sure where you got that we play tomorrow, but the next game is on Monday in Miami. Yes, the Hawks are going to be traveling, but that’s not an excuse. The core is pretty young and starters minutes (30+) for each of them on any given night, as long as it’s the third night of a back-to-back-to-back is not something that shouldn’t be expected. These guys are professionals. I’m not asking for L.D. to run his starters into the ground, I’m just asking him to learn how to utilize his pieces. Thinking that his bench was going to beat a gritty houston team and their starters would be an insult to the Rockets. These bench players still don’t have much chemistry since they haven’t played with eachother for very long. Also, the main thing I was complaining about was the way L.D. utilized Marvin and Al. Marvin has been playing very effectively so far this season, and there’s no reason that he shouldn’t have been given more of a chance tonight. Josh played 30 minutes when he wasn’t even very effective for many of those minutes. Marvin was actually playing decent when L.D. took him out. He got off to a great start in this game. There’s no excuse for him only playing 19 minutes on the night. Even if T-Mac was playing well, that doesn’t mean you bench Marvin. Marvin is versatile, he could have played alongside T-Mac or with the second unit, or even in place of Josh at the 4 when Josh was being more destructive than helpful.
There’s also no excuse for L.D. failing to recognize advantages and milk them. Al had it going in the post for a while, and instead of continuing to go to him until Houston either switched matchups or doubled, we went away from one of the few things that was working for us on the offensive end.
L.D. is borderline terrible when it comes to his rotation. He even put Jason Collins in against Dalembert and a quick Houston team where it was clear that Collins would not be helpful. Sometimes, it seems like L.D. doesn’t even have a clue what the strengths of his players are. Is Marvin that hated that he couldn’t even get minutes over Jason Collins? Yes, I know Collins was in due to the fact that Zaza had 2 fouls, but that’s yet another poor decision by L.D. Heaven forbid that the backup center gets 2 fouls in the second quarter. What are we going to do? Zaza doesn’t play big minutes anyway, L.D. could have kept him in without virtually no real consequence.
Sometimes, I really want our team to be broken up so that guys who are serious about competing and want to win have a chance to play for an organization that actually cares, and under a coach who is actually competent. I know I’m being negative, but I’m just tired of seeing the same poor coaching year after year. Players are always going to make mistakes, and that’s enough to annoy someone, but when the coach makes even more mistakes on top of that, and shows no signs of learning from those mistakes, it’s almost a lost cause. Al, Josh, and Marvin would probably all be much more effective elsewhere with a coach that knew how to use them. The only guy who has his talent maximized is Joe, and that’s only because L.D. gives him the green light to do what he pleases. Josh gets the green light too, but he doesn’t have anyone to teach him how to make the most of what he’s got. It’s just a bad situation here in Atlanta.
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
10:44 pm
You don’t know who you are?
James
December 31st, 2011
10:45 pm
lol, T.S. found another name. Now “Play Maker” has joined the list.
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
10:46 pm
McHale,
My bad. And I agree with much of your post.
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
10:54 pm
T R U T H S E R U M,
Enjoy your foolishness while it lasts. Hope it’s worth it to you.
Ray
December 31st, 2011
10:54 pm
Well I watched the game, but the officiating was horrible imo I swear I counted at least 4 big missed calls in the game at least 2 in the fourth quarter.
Ray
December 31st, 2011
10:54 pm
Would that have won us the game probably not, but still c’mon man.
Rusty
December 31st, 2011
10:57 pm
Ld is one hell of a lousy coach, woody was a lot better even tho he was poor.
5th!
December 31st, 2011
11:03 pm
When your #4 and #5 cant score the ball in the 3rd and 4th quarter(same as last year) you lose like this!!! Blowouts are coming again…Sheesh!
Ray
December 31st, 2011
11:03 pm
LD still doesn’t get the whole hot hand thing or as I would say when to yank someone.
Pargo these last two games I would have yanked him if he shot 2 3’s both missed then he shoots a 3rd that’s a cause to say sit your a** down.
Same thing for Vlad Rad he did great, but tonight he was off.
Regardless if not for some major blown calls at least I saw this game could have been closer trust ATL will get them back when they come to our house I’m certain.
stizz
December 31st, 2011
11:04 pm
5th ward is the biggest idiot I’ve seen on this blog. Texas has better women then Georgia? Keep on dreaming.
doc
December 31st, 2011
11:09 pm
maybe we can hope that gearon, et al the basg wakes up in the new year and says to itself in all honesty, yup, the start of a new trend, you know our core got smoked against a very bad team. the core sucked tonight no two ways around it from all star jj thru all star al thru most popular and highest al star vote getter josh and into invisible marvin all showing -14 or greater. i wont try to pick a loser out of the bunch just saying they all sucked and they played hawks basketball.
Ray
December 31st, 2011
11:09 pm
Yeah been to Texas F they woman most are just as he described about Georgia women even though some parts of GA it’s true. Still Texas got it worse.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
11:11 pm
This is your team Gearon and they are not as good as you advertised.. Pull the trigger asap!
Ray
December 31st, 2011
11:12 pm
@ doc
They were all pretty bad, but it’s their 4th game in 5 days I knew this would be that first trap game didn’t help with how bad the officiating was as I stated earlier.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
11:13 pm
The most beautiful women I ever laid eyes on in Austin Tx., turns out she was from Da Bronx! lol!
Michael Cunningham
December 31st, 2011
11:16 pm
new blog posted. shutting down this thread.