Atlanta Hawks at Bulls: Game thread
Chicago–Regular lineup for the Hawks. All Hawks except Kirk Hinrich (shoulder) and Donald Sloan (inactive) are available. Ronnie Brewer is starting in place of Rip Hamilton (groin) for the Bulls.
- Hinrich had his eight-week checkup today. “Good news,” Hinrich said. “They are going to let me start doing all of the non-contact stuff with the team. A couple weeks from now, we will see how it goes from there. It’s one of those deals where I’m excited to do some things. Hopefully I can get my conditioning right and keep strengthening. I have some weakness. I need to get stronger before I get out there.”
- Larry Drew said he hasn’t decided on Hinrich’s role when he returns: “We will see how that goes with Kirk. We are certainly going to bring him along slowly. But as far as who is going to be the starter, I haven’t made a decision.”
- Drew doesn’t think a zone defense can be as effective against the Bulls as it was against Miami: “You are talking about two totally different beasts. With having to defend Wade and LeBron I think it’s totally different from having to defend Rose. With Rose I think he may be more explosive. Both LeBron and D-Wade are very explosive but Rose’s explosion is a little bit different. His ability to get into the paint is more of a havoc than LeBron and Wade. LeBron and Wade are more open court. Rose can get into the basket open court and half court.”
- Jeff Teague is back in the building where he started the best run of his young career. He said he’s not still drawing confidence from those moments against Rose, though: “I’m a confident player, anyway. I don’t really get into the matchup last year. He’s going to come back with something totally different.”
- Vladimir Radmanovic is 0 for 10 from the field in the last two games, including 0 for 4 on 3-pointers. He passed up a couple open attempts at Miami. Drew wants him to keep shooting. “We brought him here to shoot when he’s open,” Drew said. “He hasn’t had his typical type games but I am not going to instruct him to stop shooting. He’s got to keep putting them up.”
- Al Horford had a productive game around the basket against Chris Bosh. Joakim Noah is tougher by multiple degrees. “I think you have to try to match his energy as much as you can,” Horford said. “He is going to bring that every night and I think that’s what makes him such a great player.”
- Josh Smith was 1 for 7 on long 2s against the Heat before settling down. “He got into a jump-shot mode,” Drew said. “When he came out that first time, we spoke to him at that time. Then he just kind got it together and started putting it in the floor and getting to the basket, which is a strength of his because he’s long and he can elevate. He did settle down.”
- The Hawks are playing their sixth game in eight days. “We are doing OK,” Horford said. “At this point everybody has got something that is wrong with them. That’s just a part of it. Tonight is a big game for us so we are going to come out here and focus on tonight and tomorrow hopefully we will get to rest and recover.”
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
7:58 pm
Lets get it
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
7:59 pm
LETS GO HAWKS, WE CAN DO IT….WATERBOY VOICE
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
7:59 pm
Round 2
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
7:59 pm
Let’s Get It On! !
Bulls coach Thibodeau: “McGrady is a great player,” Thibodeau said. “He has been a great player for a long time. He’s been derailed some by injuries the last couple years. But he’s a complete player. Everyone talks about his scoring. I think the best part of his game is his decision-making. He’s a great pick-and-roll player, great passer, great vision. He’s extremely smart. “They’re a tough team. They’re playing as well as anyone in the league.”
Big Lou
January 3rd, 2012
8:00 pm
Go Hawks! Put Ivan in the game today, Drew!
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:00 pm
Now if we can win this 1
Well u already know
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:01 pm
Why does Larry Drew give so much love to Willie Green? Thus far, Green has not shown anything of value. Why not let Ivan get some of those minutes. Green jacks up shots like there is no tomorrow.
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:01 pm
Wanted to post the latest T-Mac article from Hoopshype, which has updated its format:
http://hoopshype.com/interviews/tomasson/tracy-mcgrady-i-didnt-want-to-go-to-a-team-to-chase-a-championship
Good pub for our guys and T-Mac calls this a ‘great’ core.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:01 pm
@ Big Lou –
You beat me to the though about Ivan….
FreshFromATL
January 3rd, 2012
8:01 pm
DAMN, so T-Mac was the first person to get treated over in Germany? He said he’s the one who recommended it to Kobe.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:02 pm
“Larry Drew said he hasn’t decided on Hinrich’s role when he returns”
Shouldn’t be that hard. Give him all of Green’s minutes and at least half of Pargo’s minutes, and let him take some of T-Mac’s minutes every now and then if T-Mac looks like he might be wearing down.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:02 pm
We need Good Josh to show up to win this
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
8:03 pm
Love the comment from Teague.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:03 pm
I still can’t get the image and smack talk I endured on my way home from last years playoff loss to the Bulls. The Marta train was Filled with Bulls fans talkin’ big time trash.
I hope we get them again in the playoffs!
buddy
January 3rd, 2012
8:04 pm
Reminds me of Ginobili…
O lawd
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:05 pm
@ Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:02 pm
————————————————
That would make since. Would be nice.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:05 pm
I agree Najeh. Matter of fact, cut Green or Pargo altogether. Once Kurt comes back, keeping both of them becomes redundant.
Just as long as he doesn’t insert Hinrich into the starting lineup, establishing Kurt’s role should be easy.
The question will be, who does Drew choose as his PG to close games?
Teague or Hinrich?
buddy
January 3rd, 2012
8:05 pm
Ivan Johnson makes shots… Willie Green has a job why again?
Big Lou
January 3rd, 2012
8:06 pm
Hawks4Eva
Great mind think alike! I’m just sayin… it could help us get some boards from those hard-nosed Bulls.
Ignition
January 3rd, 2012
8:06 pm
Willie Green is Horrendous ….. Should never be allowed to shoot..
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:07 pm
Can’t stand ESPN – Everything I saw on TV today wasn’t about how well the Hawks played, but rather how the “ZONE” affects Miami.
Hell, even the highlights had 7 highlights of the Heat and only 4 highlights of the Hawks. Had the Heat one, it would have have been 12 highlights of the Heat and ZERO of the Hawks.
Rev in Tampa
January 3rd, 2012
8:08 pm
“But as far as who is going to be the starter, I haven’t made a decision.”
I can’t believe that Drew is considering taking the keys away from Teague. I am speechless.
n-trigue
January 3rd, 2012
8:08 pm
Id rather let Ivan or Donald play over Willie too.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:08 pm
I like the Webber – Payton duo on NBA TV
Big Lou
January 3rd, 2012
8:09 pm
We beat the Bulls tonight, and we’ll get more coverage. You know how the Hawks can be inconsistent…
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:11 pm
Jeff Teague needs to play alongside Joe Johnson . . period. Both guys benefit from playing with each other. Hinrich is in the final year of his contract, and will most likely NOT be re-signed, unless he takes a significant pay cut.
Hinrich may not like it, but this has to be Teague’s time now. Bring Kurt off the bench and give him 20 – 25 minutes a night at the PG and SG spots.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:11 pm
“I can’t believe that Drew is considering taking the keys away from Teague. I am speechless.”
If I was Sund, LD’s job status would be tied to him continuing to start Teague. It’s that simple. Only an idiot would bench Teague at this point.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:11 pm
When did Joe hurt his wrist this season? I thought that was a last year injury. Something to be concerned about the rest of the year.
Big Lou
January 3rd, 2012
8:11 pm
Teague looks amped!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:11 pm
SWEET CHRISTMAS!!!
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:12 pm
JJ ain;t playing with that 3 ball this year. I love seeing that
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:12 pm
C’mon All NBA dont let em punk you tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:12 pm
Nice drive Josh. Good sign early.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:12 pm
thats right josh do that
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:12 pm
See Josh . . . do that EVERY TIME
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:12 pm
“”Larry Drew said he hasn’t decided on Hinrich’s role when he returns: “We will see how that goes with Kirk. We are certainly going to bring him along slowly. But as far as who is going to be the starter, I haven’t made a decision.”
Does LD flat out dislike Teague like Astro Joe (just kidding Astro)?
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:13 pm
It shouldn’t be a second thought bout starting Teague???
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:13 pm
smh @ me . . . I said Gary Payton . . meant Greg Anthony
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:13 pm
Marvin!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:13 pm
On another note does it seem to anyone else like the lighting is really bad at the United Center? Seems like every game there looks really dark on my TV.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:13 pm
Nice start by the Hawks…
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
8:14 pm
MW!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:14 pm
not going to even listen to LD anymore
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:14 pm
Go stronger next time Jef.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
Now we got Josh back to being dumb
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
Wow JOsh
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
I think LD is making sure that Teague stays focused and doesn’t take his current role for granted. I wish that there was more competition for Marvin, Josh and Al when they were “coming up”. If Teague is up to the competition, I’m sure that his status will remain the same. If not…
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
Jumpshooter Josh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT NOT NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joe for 3
January 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
Why Josh, Why
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
Way to make up for it . . on defense.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
Two good defensive plays by Josh, sandwiched around a bad shot.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
Just take a dribble in Josh
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
yes marvin
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
MARRRVIIIIIIN
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:16 pm
Josh missed a jumper but comes back and draw a charge…. This guy will make you pull your hair out….LOL
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:16 pm
Marvin with a very nice drive. He looked like Deng right there
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:16 pm
stay aggressive Marvin!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:16 pm
Great activity on D thus far
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
8:16 pm
Atlanta’s Village Idiot [Josh Smith] shoots another [airball] jumpshot.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:16 pm
good job marvin
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:16 pm
Nice drive by Marvin!!
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:16 pm
Nice move Marvin! 11-4
Joe for 3
January 3rd, 2012
8:16 pm
MARVIN got tricky dribbles.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:16 pm
ditto my last comment
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:16 pm
Two nice drives by Marvin, and he didn’t fall down on either one. He continues to look like an improved player.
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
8:16 pm
Shut them up Marvin.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
I like Marvin aggressiveness
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
Great job Marv, keep driving, Deng can’t Hang
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
Live from Belgium, Im loving it.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
it was not a bad pick!
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
Great start again.
(( clapping )) @ Marvin.
Rod from College Park is rolling over in his grave right now.
Big Lou
January 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
Marvin!!!! Way to step up with those fresh legs!
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
Man If Josh stops playing Dumb we could be up by more
SoullRenaissance (formerly Hawks Fan In New Orleans)
January 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
There you go Marvin – Show Smoove how to attack the rack!
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
Marvin with the dribble penetration x2 for lefty layups off glass over Deng!!!!!!!!!! Bang!!!!!!
Josh just stop it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:18 pm
good start by Hawks, Marvin is honestly a different player, a MUCH needed new Marvin
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:18 pm
Yeah, shut me up Marvin!
Sautee
January 3rd, 2012
8:18 pm
Marvin looks…visible.
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
8:18 pm
Thats why I would love to see Marvin and TMac on the floor together. Especially when Josh is shooting those broke jumpers.
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
8:18 pm
Good point Big Lou
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:18 pm
Let’s see if Drew subs out Marvin first. He probably will.
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:18 pm
#24 can get it done!!!!!!!
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:19 pm
Good def by the Hawks
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:19 pm
D-up on Deng!
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:19 pm
Defense is Strong so far
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:19 pm
AAAARGGGHHH, Stacey King’s voice is annoying!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:19 pm
LD comes out of the timeout with a wrinkle. Hawks are playing zone this year so much better than in previous years.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:19 pm
This zone reminds me so much of the Syracuse 2-3 matchup zone.
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:20 pm
The Zone baby!!
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:20 pm
look at the movement by the hawks on offense. love to see folks running around
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:21 pm
It was after the whistle, obviously, but Al missed that mid range jumper. WTF is wrong with his jump shot?
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:21 pm
Astro,
The fact LD mention if he doesn’t know if Teague will remain the starter is crazy…
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:21 pm
What is Woody doing these days?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:21 pm
Great ball movement and player movement leads to the Josh dunk.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:21 pm
nice look by JJ to JOsh
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:22 pm
every time Josh….
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
8:22 pm
“Great start again.
(( clapping )) @ Marvin.
Rod from College Park is rolling over in his grave right now.”
No this is how he should play all the time. I have no problem giving him credit when he plays aggressive.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:22 pm
LOL .. I be damn. He STILL took Marvin out first.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:22 pm
i cant say it enough. Look at all the cutting and movement hawks are doing. never so that last year
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:22 pm
Yup, Marv comes out 1st
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:23 pm
“What is Woody doing these days?”
Coaching the Knicks’ 17th ranked defense.
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
8:23 pm
I have the game with the Bulls telecast and its very funny. The Bulls can do no wrong lol.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:23 pm
No one foul Rose….
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:23 pm
GO TEAGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
8:23 pm
TEAGUE
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:23 pm
Foul?? Where?
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
8:23 pm
Watching these two PG’s go 1 on 1 could get interesting.
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:23 pm
The best personnel decision LD was ever forced to make: Teague!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:24 pm
GO AT KORVER, dude has got to be the WEAKEST Defender in the NBA!!
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
8:24 pm
Time for ZAZA
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:24 pm
I hate that we have to listen to the Bulls feed.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:24 pm
Dumb josh with a jumper
wat a fool
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:25 pm
get em out of his system early…
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:25 pm
Chicago announcer”: And you encourage him ( Josh ) to shoot it from there
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
8:25 pm
Another Village Idiot jumper…dang Josh!
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
8:25 pm
Should have took Mr. Jumpshot out first.
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:25 pm
lol @ Smoove’s move then shot
Big Lou
January 3rd, 2012
8:25 pm
I want to punch Josh Smith in the head.
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
8:26 pm
Are to be worried about Josh this season?
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
8:26 pm
PG Josh!
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:26 pm
Josh with another DUMB PLAY
give it to Teague
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:26 pm
DAMMIT . . . GIVE THE DAMN BALL UP
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:26 pm
Dagnabit! Give up the ball #5!
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
8:26 pm
&^^$%$%^&^%$#@$%^
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:26 pm
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
8:25 pm
Another Village Idiot jumper…dang Josh!
I don’t want to start anything, but were you the same one posting as Herman Cain a few days ago? Just wondering…
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:26 pm
Cmon Josh, gotta give it up to a guard
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:26 pm
what the hell was that? HAND IT OFF TO YOUR POINT GUARD JOSH
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
8:27 pm
Josh Smith with the dumb turnover…give it to Teague.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:27 pm
I admire the Teague for his non-fear of Derrick Rose. He honestly believe he can hang with Rose as for as speed.
SoullRenaissance (formerly Hawks Fan In New Orleans)
January 3rd, 2012
8:27 pm
Josh is an idiot. Comon brah!
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
8:27 pm
Hawks don’t have any idea how to space the floor on fast breaks. I don’t care who is leading the break, they seem clueless in transition.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:27 pm
Teague was running right beside him, and he REFUSED to give the PG the damn ball
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:27 pm
T-Mac vs. Korver oh yeah! Looks good!
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
8:27 pm
NICE!
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:27 pm
Nice 3 by Vlad
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:27 pm
There you go Vlad.
Love the way T-Mac facilitates for the second unit.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:27 pm
Vlad Rad!
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:27 pm
there we go Vlad
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:27 pm
Seriously one of u Josh Nuthuggers tell me why we need to keep Josh
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:28 pm
dumb foul Teague
Boondox
January 3rd, 2012
8:28 pm
radmo for threee
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:28 pm
Josh is our best defender thats why
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:28 pm
“I admire the Teague for his non-fear of Derrick Rose. He honestly believe he can hang with Rose as for as speed.”
He should believe it. He is every bit as quick as Rose. Rose has a slight size advantage, but I don’t think he’s necessarily any quicker.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:29 pm
Josh is a mediocre on ball defender
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
8:29 pm
That’s when Josh pisses me off. Give the ball to the freakin guard!!!!!!
kwooden
January 3rd, 2012
8:29 pm
The announcer said you have to watch out for the HAWKS weak side movement!! When did you ever think anyone would say that about the HAWKS
BEN
January 3rd, 2012
8:29 pm
Josh is the DUMBEST player in the NBA. Someone needs to stand up and tell him he can’t shoot the ball. Good grief you moron.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
8:29 pm
Larry Drew said he hasn’t decided on Hinrich’s role when he returns: “We will see how that goes with Kirk. We are certainly going to bring him along slowly. But as far as who is going to be the starter, I haven’t made a decision.”
Astro, do you really feel like Uncle Larry is pulling a “Phil Jackson” with this?
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:29 pm
yall need to give Josh Smith a break….every time something happens yall are all over him.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:29 pm
Why is Mavin always the first one out? I would like to see Tracy come in for Josh more. Especially when Marvin is agressive and on his game
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
8:30 pm
@Najeh Davenpoop
No, I am not Herman Cain…I’m here for fun, shock value and sensationalism. I was Black Power recently.
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:30 pm
Isn’t T-Mac a CHI native? Motivation?
doc
January 3rd, 2012
8:30 pm
for the where are you when i need you billy knight file:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Photo-Shelden-Williams-dunks-the-ball-into-his-?urn=nba-wp12751
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
8:30 pm
Melvin, I hope that Teague welcomes the challenge to maintain his status.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:30 pm
Larry Drew is dumber than a bag of bricks if Teague is not the starter period no matter if Kirk comes back or not
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:30 pm
That should have been a foul. T-Mac has every reason to gripe.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:30 pm
refs tryin to help bulls
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:30 pm
TMac got fouled
Joe for 3
January 3rd, 2012
8:31 pm
McGrady can’t seem to ever draw a whistle. Come on refs.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:31 pm
C-Webb acknowledges that although Josh’s jumper tried to break the “logo’s leg” ( talking about the brick that hit the backboard ) . . he’s talking out there on defense. Basically called him the leader of our defense.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:31 pm
Take the damn shot Zaza, no hesitation…
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:31 pm
All right they’re coming back
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:31 pm
T-Mac bumped by Korver again, no whistle again…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:32 pm
Aggressive defense!
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:32 pm
We are getting mug on offense
Rusty
January 3rd, 2012
8:32 pm
I don’t understand why so much credit is given to ld for switching to a zone. If your team is getting killed in a man to man it’s quite obvious to switch to a zone defense.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:32 pm
Calm down T-Mac . . . just play your game. Don’t need you taking every shot
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:32 pm
never seen a more awkward, ugly and clumsy games as ZsaZsa.
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:32 pm
nice hustle zaza
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
8:32 pm
Ray, yeah, I do. I think he wants to keep him focused and attentive to instruction. And seriously, why would any player resist competition?
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
8:32 pm
TMac kind of force it a little.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:33 pm
“If your team is getting killed in a man to man it’s quite obvious to switch to a zone defense.”
It wasn’t obvious to Woody.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:33 pm
These refs are only looking for the fouls for the Bulls
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:34 pm
by the way, thank god CJ Watson wasnt in today’s game, dude killed us last season
Rev in Tampa
January 3rd, 2012
8:34 pm
“Isn’t T-Mac a CHI native? Motivation?”
No, he is from just down the road from where I am. I believe he was raised in Bartow, FL but moved to Orlando. One of the guys in my church went to his highschool.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:34 pm
Please don’t let Josh back in the game
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:34 pm
Vlad’s quick hands disrupted 2 or 3 Bulls possessions over the last few minutes, including that final one.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:34 pm
I will take that 1st quarter any time against a quality team like the Bulls.
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
8:34 pm
Good defense by the Hawks…held the Bulls to 15 first qtr. points.
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
8:35 pm
That shelden williams photo is clutch.
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:35 pm
Chicago with only 15 points? Wow! Great D Atlanta!
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
8:35 pm
Rose played the whole quarter, this is going to be a rough season for him. With all those back to back to backs, good luck come playoffs.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:35 pm
TMac is from Florida. I think the Orlando area.
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:35 pm
Thanks Rev for that update….
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:35 pm
If Larry Drew starts Kirk over Teague he will be run out of this town I guarantee it. There’s nothing to think about. Teague is the guy period. Sorry Kirk…shouldn’t have gotten hurt bruh.
Big Lou
January 3rd, 2012
8:36 pm
This Hawks defense is doing beastly so far.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
8:36 pm
So far, not bad.
T-Mac plays like he’s got a chip on his shoulder for having teams pass on him due to health problems and alleged locker room issues.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:36 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
Where is Mike Woodson these days? Probably somewhere with his arms folded with that dumbazz look on his face he always had when he couldnt figure ish out
Mr.E
January 3rd, 2012
8:36 pm
Gotta admire Pargo’s defense, he’s been solid for us so far this season
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:36 pm
Josh will go down as one of the worst shooters in NBA History! His shot is permanently broke! Oh CHIT!!!!!
JSS
January 3rd, 2012
8:36 pm
“I was Black Power recently.”
Where is D(epartment) of U(nintended) I(rony) when you need ‘em?
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
8:37 pm
BS commercial.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:37 pm
Suprised by Vlad’s Defense, always thought he was like Korver as just a spot up shooter.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:37 pm
Pargo is playing his best D of the season so far in this game. Motivation?
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
8:37 pm
Good D Pargo
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:37 pm
I hate the Bulls announcers. They are so arrogant.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:37 pm
wow willie green got lucky
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:38 pm
Wille G with the banker! Love that shot!
doc
January 3rd, 2012
8:38 pm
lucky shot
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:38 pm
Willie Green is terrible…flat out
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:38 pm
Hey Mike Woodson is probably still walking around in New York with no eyebrows…He look like a freaking Martian!!! Just crazy ish!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:39 pm
@Hawks4Eva
Mike Woodson is on Knicks coaching staff
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:39 pm
“Where is Mike Woodson these days? Probably somewhere with his arms folded with that dumbazz look on his face he always had when he couldnt figure ish out”
He is with the Knicks. I trash talked my Knicks fan friends for several days after he got hired.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:39 pm
About time TMac gets a call
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
8:39 pm
Was anyone else worried TMAC just busted his knee?
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
8:39 pm
Get up T-mac
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:39 pm
This is an excellent defensive performance so far by the Hawks.
On the other end, finally T-Mac gets a whistle.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:40 pm
zaza just looks lost sumtimes
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
8:40 pm
Radmo has to shoot when he is open. Tmac keeps setting him up, and he keeps passing.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:40 pm
smh . .2 bricks for zaza
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:40 pm
Atlanta might get some props if we go ahead and close this one out…. Bulls got nothing
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:40 pm
Gotta take the good with the bad with Zsa Zsa
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:40 pm
Get the ball out of ZaZa hands
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
8:40 pm
Willie G FTW
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
Willie said . . . “so ya’ll want to talk about me huh?:
Rusty
January 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
Dumbass ld in this story says he don’t know who will be the starter when KH comes back , nothing like even pretending to have any confidence in jt.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
ZzaZsa posses no offensive threat whatsoever. Its almost like 4 on 5 offensive for us.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
pargo u fool
doc
January 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
me thinks hinrich solidifies the second string at two positions and can work with the first unit at times but i ike the pressure teague puts on the other team and guards from the get go. i would ideally like to see a three guard rotation of teague, hinrich and jj.
ok willie!
pargo uh not so much.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
Shot selection has been questionable to say the least in this quarter, and the D is starting to slack a little.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
GO AT KORVER!!
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
Bad shot by Pargo
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
That was a terrible call on ZaZa
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
January 3rd, 2012
8:42 pm
that boy willie green say he HOT tonight lol
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
8:42 pm
Late call.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:42 pm
This defense is impressive. Can’t say enough about it.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:42 pm
can Marvin get some burn coach??? I mean wtf
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
8:42 pm
Our starters shouldve been in there YETERDAY,
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:42 pm
Green just needs to drive on Korver, its the easiest 2pts in the NBA next to free throws.
doc
January 3rd, 2012
8:42 pm
captain kirk and t mac might be pretty good on the court together. add a sharp shooter at two that is not pargo or green and we fly. shot put ivan in there to shoot it.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:42 pm
Marvin should definitely be coming in for Vlad right now.
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
8:42 pm
I never thought I would say it after the last couple of years but can we please get some MARVIN back in the game?
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:43 pm
If Hinrich starts over Teague…
We’ll have to boycott Larry Drew……Huh?
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:43 pm
Willie Green must be feeling it…. smfh
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:43 pm
If Marvin is going to be the first one off the floor, I wish LD would bring him back in when he normally brings in Green. I may be picking on Green too much but I really don’t see what he brings to the table, and as long as Marvin is playing well there’s no reason his minutes should be so limited. May as well increase his minutes at the expense of the weakest link on the bench.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
8:44 pm
Astro,
Okay. So what nifty little Jedi mind tricks does he have for Josh…Marvin…Al…and other established starters? Haven’t seen ‘em yet.
Not that I expect you to have the answers, mind you. Something just seems a little inconsistent here. What IS consistent is LD answering a lineup question with “I haven’t decided yet.”
So while you may be seeing something ahead of time that I’m not prepared to recognize, I’ll reserve judgement on the mind tricks. Especially when they only seem directed towards one guy.
As for Teague, he keeps talking confident, and really….I haven’t seen the kind of timid play from him that was evident many times last season.
Boondox
January 3rd, 2012
8:45 pm
mike woodson aka mr. potato head is sitting on the new york knicks bench
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:45 pm
More questionable shot selection for the Hawks in this quarter…
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
8:45 pm
Guys, give Green 10 games, its not like he is out there for 30 minutes/game.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:45 pm
what is wille in the game for still? smh
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
8:46 pm
Aj – So I guess if you had done incredible at a position when someone was out sick for a few months at your job, you wouldn’t mind not keeping the job and going back to being an ignored clerk? Oh well
And trust me, I know you don’t think Teague has done incredible, but to go from out of the rotation to this…is incredible
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:46 pm
Larry, You are the weakest link!
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
green must leave!
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
Willie Green is terrible…
yes I already posted that exact same sentence
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
Boozer is so overrated, dude is soft as silk
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
THE D IS Tremendous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
Did you see Josh try to leak out instead of blocking out and Boozer almost got the rebound? Frustrating.
Joe for 3
January 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
stop, now, josh.
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
smooth has got to be doing this on purpose.
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Sit Josh back down…………….
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Another jumper!!!!!
Josh is trying to lose
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Questionable shot selection continues.
Run some damn pick and rolls with Teague.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Trying to defend ya Josh but ya killing me bruh!!
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Smooth is trolling
BEN
January 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Josh will shoot us right into a loss if this keeps up. THe guy just doesn’t get it and is a complete moron
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
after JOsh’s miss. . . Chicago Announcer: “Now they’re the Atlanta Hawks we know and love”
7 – 38 FG for Josh outside of 3 feet
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Rose got ripped on that but before that THNX JOSH
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:49 pm
His jumper is permanently broke…Never seen anything quite like this…Surreal….
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:49 pm
There’s a good shot. Marvin has become pretty good at catching and shooting of the screen.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
8:49 pm
That really looked good. Marvin coming off the screen for the J.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:49 pm
LOL Teague
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
8:49 pm
Josh – if you quit taking the jumpers, you dont have to make up for it on D – you can just play good D
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:49 pm
LMAO @ Boozer
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
8:49 pm
Ray, LD wasn’t in charge of the development of Marvin, Josh, Al, etc. But he did watch the impact of those guys having limited competition. I doubt that LD will actually consider changing Teague’s status. Anyone who believes every quote from LD hasn’t been paying attention. But again, if any professional athlete (in any sport) resists competition, that doesn’t sound like a coaching problem to me.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:50 pm
LOL@Boozer
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
8:50 pm
Well Teague with a couple of shot attempts, twice as many as Al – wonder what AJ will say about Al if that keeps up?
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:50 pm
Josh bailed out again on defense by Boozer and a bad shot.
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
8:50 pm
shoot it Al!
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:50 pm
ugly 2nd period –both teams
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
8:50 pm
Horford with a fairly quick move….just off due to defender’s length.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:50 pm
Hawks can’t buy a shot now….
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
8:51 pm
Keep attacking that rim
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:51 pm
why won’t Al take the mid range jumper???? wide f(reaking) open bruh
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:51 pm
Regroup guys, starting to get stale on offense
Sautee
January 3rd, 2012
8:51 pm
Glad to see Al using his left hand. Make it next time.
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:51 pm
Al what the heck was that garbage you put up? Wow…
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:51 pm
nice move by horford, unlucky it didn’t go in. If Joe’s shot and a few others had gone in, this game would be getting out of hand
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:51 pm
Go ahead and defend Josh I will know ur a f….in idiot if u do
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:51 pm
Some of these shots are going to start falling for the Bulls later in the game. Hawks need to take advantage while they are not falling and extend this lead. They have played well but really they would be up by double digits right now if they had been taking good shots this quarter.
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:51 pm
Shoot your set shot dude!
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
8:52 pm
Maybe Josh wants a trade
Big Lou
January 3rd, 2012
8:52 pm
I sense Josh Smith being taken out of the game soon…
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:53 pm
Al stop it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Shoot your set shot..
Al and Josh will lose this lead with their poor offensive skills..
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:53 pm
Hawks shooting 38% . . but Bulls shooting 31%
Joe for 3
January 3rd, 2012
8:53 pm
Hawks need to put up some points while Chicago is shooting horribly.
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
8:53 pm
Somebody tell Josh Smith just because he’s playing IN Chicago doesn’t mean he’s playing FOR Chicago.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
When the Hawks recover this well on D they are really, really tough to beat. When they don’t, the Houston game happens.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
Astro,
Gotta say, that’s most you’ve ever been in “Uncle Larry’s” corner. He may not have been in charge, but he was involved…hence your complaints of “sameness” last season, no? And you were right…LD with no more control of the children he’s been with for 6 years than his predecessor. Seems like he would know how to take different tactics than his predecessor, having had the advantage of watching mistakes being made, yes?
Heh. The whole thing is a trap, and it all leads to Gearon.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
nobody is making anything
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
LOL . . brickfest.
Teague needs something going to the basket
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
Al needs to take some dance lessons, foot work is brutal..
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
travel
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
Noah was scared of Josh right there
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
Noah saw Josh
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
Bout damn time
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
8:55 pm
Thanks you attack the rim.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:55 pm
omg . . . JJ got a foul call and went to the line
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:55 pm
Did yall see Noah decided not to take an open layup b/c Josh was standing in the lane….
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:55 pm
Good drive Joe.
These will be the 4th and 5th free throw attempts of the game by the Hawks. Their early season improvement in getting to the line has tailed off in the last few games.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:55 pm
Bulls are playing defense too….yall act like the Hawks are just missing shots just beacuase
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
good pass marvin
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Nice lob from Marvin to AL….
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Lob city
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
OOOOOOOOO HORFORDDDD
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Probably the first time I have seen Marvin throw a lob. Great fast break. Hawks are not letting the Bulls get any momentum.
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Marvin earning more minutes and da Bulls look da bad!
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Look at Marvin tossing the lob
Lob City South
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Marvin Williams has been a beast this season.
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Freaking MARVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Josh is selfish, immature and downright mean.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Way to go Hawks, love when these guys get up the floor
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
That was a perfect pass
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Good play Marv.
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:57 pm
awful play so far by the Bulls but you have to give some credit to the Hawk’s defense I guess, even though the Bulls have been missing wide open jump shots, but so have we I guess
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:57 pm
Najeh,
The Hawks are drawing contact by not getting the call
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
8:57 pm
That said, this team is off to a better start than I’ve seen in a while. Maybe Uncle Larry isn’t as bad as we think. Who knows.
What I do know is that these guys are so far not falling apart against good teams while beating mostly only the bad ones. Their defense is the best I’ve seen…we’re running the Bulls off the court, we handled the Heat…but didn’t know what to do against the Rockets.
Yeah, yeah…reserve judgement until later, when a lot of games have been played and teams have gotten their ish together. Only then will we really know.
Until then, enjoying what I see tonight for the most part.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:57 pm
we should be up by 15 or more
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:57 pm
Josh actually boxed out that time and still didn’t get the board. Good D though.
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
8:58 pm
Ray, hen did his predecessor have someone like Hinrich to challenge the other guys? When Harrington challenged Marvin? And what happened then? Marvin had to earn his playing time. Everyone calls for player development as if that is narrowly defined by “here’s the ball, go play”. Sometimes player development means more than that. How can Teague be hurt by having to stay focused on maintaining his status?
Steve, does Al having any shot attempts this half?
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
8:58 pm
Really liking Josh’s battling on defense…especially the glass.
At this rate, he gets 20 boards tonight.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
8:58 pm
Refs swallow their whistle again, this time for Teague.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:58 pm
alley opp was there for Josh smith…didnt see him. then josh hung his head
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
8:58 pm
We’re playing a lil sloppy cuz we’re tired
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
8:58 pm
Ok Joe, maybe its time to stop shooting those 3’s in transition.
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
8:58 pm
anyone wonder if Joe’s thumb is affecting his shot? been way off tonight
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
8:58 pm
Hit a shot Joe. Damn!!!!
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
8:58 pm
lmao josh mad at teague…teague needs to learn how to throw the alley
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
8:58 pm
No one can score but Ill take it….grind it out guys
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
8:59 pm
Man this is some good D on both teams, gotta give the bulls credit on that dept
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
8:59 pm
Marvin should probably rebound with 2 hands…..he is not good with the tip stuff.
But we are holding our own.
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
8:59 pm
Tough rim tonight.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
8:59 pm
Damn JJ . . . 3 wide open 3s he’s missed. Could’ve blown this game wide open.
Teague maybe should’ve tossed the lob to Josh. I’m sure Josh is talking to him about that right now.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
8:59 pm
Bulls have NOTHING. They literally only have Derrick Rose and if he isn’t turning in an MVP performance then the team is buns
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:59 pm
Keep up the hustle Josh…Clean the glass like u r doing and all will b well
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:00 pm
Josh has 10rebs in the 1st half… Come Josh bashers, let’s not ignore that fact this game.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:00 pm
T-Mac goes to the locker room with a leg injury. Uh oh
A Hawk in Minnesota
January 3rd, 2012
9:00 pm
Either they are shooting with an inflated ball tonight, or Atlanta’s defense is a thing of BEAUTY tonight!!!
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:00 pm
that 3 wasn’t wide open….yall aint see Derrick Rose jump out there?
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
9:00 pm
“Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
8:57 pm
we should be up by 15 or more”
Well, 14 ain’t so bad…..
basti
January 3rd, 2012
9:00 pm
this game is the definition of futility.. hahaha.. that’s fine, as long as both teams are not making any shots… we’re still up b 10 though, hahahahah..
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:00 pm
Hawks shooting 34% . . . Bulls shooting 24%
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
9:01 pm
Hawks are going to surprise some folks this year I truly believe it. Bulls are not that impressive thus far. we match up well against them this year.
Boondox
January 3rd, 2012
9:01 pm
The question is not who will start when kirk comes back but how long will it take for kirk to get hurt again coming of the bench is the best thing for him he s injury prone
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:01 pm
Nice lob from AL to Josh
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:01 pm
Once again, Hawks come out of a timeout and get a dunk. Give LD his props.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:01 pm
Atlanta Hawks are starting to believe
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:01 pm
Weak Call ref
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:01 pm
LOL . . why Drew take TEague out? Because he didn’t throw the lob to Josh?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:01 pm
There’s D-Rose’s first half highlight, which will be replayed 5 times during the highlight package on ESPN even if the Hawks win this game by double figures…
NUNNA!!
January 3rd, 2012
9:02 pm
Northcyde,Josh was talking about it going into that last t.o. lol
He talked about it during the last time out as well..U could see josh talking to teague and teague flailing his arms about where josh was on the floor and why he went with the pass he did..
To be truthful,its gonna take some time to be able to see da whole floor
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
9:02 pm
nice Marvin..
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
9:02 pm
Go at Korver every time.
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
9:02 pm
Always, always pass it to whomever is being guarded by Korver!
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:02 pm
Marvin almost with the and 1
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:02 pm
Good look Josh, and Marvin once again goes up strong without falling down or getting stripped.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
9:02 pm
see…joe johnson should have knocked derrick roze on his buttt when he went up. Intead, he did a half aszz attempt to stop the shot
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
Just hope the refs don’t let that bulls back in this game
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
Why don’t we give Joe a rest and let T-Mac play with Marvin and JT?
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
Astro,
Now I must say that I find this interesting. I declared for more than a couple of years that Josh Smith’s development was hurt by his not having a mentor or veteran competitor (or not veteran) at his position. Of course, back then it was en vogue to shovel sh!t in my face for being a Josh apologist….some things really do come full circle….LOL.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
More great defense inside by the Hawks.
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
theres that shot..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
There you go Al. Good to see last year’s best mid range shooter get going from his sweet spot.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
Hawks hold the Bulls to 24 points in the half….
DEFENSE
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
There’s the Horford jumper
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
9:04 pm
bullseye, we need more of those from Horford
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
9:04 pm
Hawks look likes a team that believes it reallyu can play with anybody. its all between the ears with this team
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:04 pm
Boozer remains me of Sammy Sosa after he got off that juice. Not that I am suggesting anything… dude has just gone from really good to really average overnight.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:04 pm
I think Teague got taken out because he has two fouls.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:04 pm
LOL JJ . . come on man. Stop playing with the ball and go
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:04 pm
dammit joe
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
9:04 pm
WTF is Joe doing?
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
9:04 pm
Take your pick: good Hawks’ defense or bad Bulls’ offense.
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
9:04 pm
Dammit Joe
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:04 pm
not a smart foul Joe
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
Joe gives up 2 free points….sheesh
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
Joe is one of the best when it comes to playing keep – away while dribbling. But if there’s two guys I don’t want to play that game with, it’s Rose and Deng.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
damn can’t allow that turnover but good half of basketball by the Hawks. Our athleticism and energy can wear teams down as well.
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
incredible Hawks defense, holding this Bulls team to 24 points in one half, I don’t care how bad a team is shooting, 24 points can definitely be attributed to the defense of the Hawks
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
Let’s see what Drew calls here out of the inbounds
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
if josh takes the final shot smh
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
Chicago 2 – 21 FG in the 2nd quarter
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
Ill still take it…..no third quarter collapse.
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
9:06 pm
Big Ray, that is one thing the Bulls are good at…defensive pressure on the guards. They make Joe look slow out there.
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
9:06 pm
Can we just stop and reflect that Chicago only has 26 points.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:06 pm
Best defensive half of the season, which is saying a lot since the Hawks have played a lot of good D this year.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
9:07 pm
Said it before…what differniate this years team and last years team is how they come out in the 3rd period. This years squad have not shown the propensity to stink in the 3rd period.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:07 pm
Watch for the bulls to try and get aggressive and get weak ticky tacky calls because they have a star
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:07 pm
Ray, exactly. Mentor or just someone who would threaten their playing time. As I recall, Horford had to compete in his rookie year with Zaza but Josh NEVER had competition. Marvin had Harrington and Childress (to a lesser degree). Again, my guess is that Teague won’t hide from competing with Hinrich, if he does…
NUNNA!!
January 3rd, 2012
9:07 pm
I think teague was taken out because of the 2 times josh was open..
ummm naw..i don’t believe that lol..
FreshFromATL
January 3rd, 2012
9:07 pm
Better hope T-Mac’s not seriously injured…
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:08 pm
Good 1st half by the Hawks…
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
9:08 pm
Rethink, you busted me…yes, only 26 is spectacular!
Good job fellas!
FreshFromATL
January 3rd, 2012
9:09 pm
Teague was taken out so he wouldn’t pick up his third foul within those final 2 mins. Do you people even watch the games????
doc
January 3rd, 2012
9:09 pm
yeah aj, but try telling that to josh that gets hammered early every game by boozer. he did it again but got called for it but even though he might not look juiced he is still big when he lowers his shoulder.
Big Lou
January 3rd, 2012
9:10 pm
Hawks playing good D, but missing open shots. If they keep up this D, we can start scoring the second half and blow this away.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
9:10 pm
did i miss something? T-mac got hurt?
BEN
January 3rd, 2012
9:10 pm
Who said TMAC was hurt?
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:10 pm
Boozer never struck me as the hard working type. When you aren’t a hard offseason worker, you slide over the years, as your athleticism fades, especially if you’ve been injured enough times.
Boozer is 30, and he’s experienced a number of injuries. And…again…he never struck me as being a very hard worker. He did enough (like so many guys) to get that last BIG contract, and guess what? Chicago has been stiffed again with another large contract to a PF. Boozer hasn’t gone off the deep end the way Ben Wallace did, but the comparison still stands….paid a lot of money to have a major impact down low, though this time it was supposed to be on the offensive end. FAIL.
The Bulls thought they signed a 20 and 10 guy in Boozer. Well, he ain’t that anymore.
Ask Philly what that feels like (Elton Brand)….
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:11 pm
7 pts – 11 boards for Josh
That’s how you do it man.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:11 pm
Stat guy gave Josh zero blocks for that half? That seems a little fishy to me.
Ken Strickland
January 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
Just a reminder to all of those who were so afraid of the Bulls DEF. THE ATLANTA HAWKS CAN PLAY DEF TOO, AND WE ARE THE ONES LEADING THE NBA IN TOTAL DEF. I also said the Bulls were as vulnerable to a zone DEF as the Heat, and we’ve seen that so far in the 1st half. They are bigger, but we’re quicker, faster, more versatile, and have more OFF weapons. And our DEF is definitely better, because we have a SOLID perimeter DEF, with Pargo, Green, JJ and Teague. GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
Speaking of Brand . . I think I;m about to cut him from my fantasy team. I might give him one more game, and he’s gone.
Dont Brick It
January 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
Just 26 poinst for the Bulls.. Wow.
JaeEvolution
January 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
Chris Webber is praising us like no other right now.
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
“RT @HawksPRGuy: Tracy McGrady bumped knees earlier, but he’s expected to return. #Hawks”
Glad he is coming back.
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
Yea T-Mac limped up after a collision under the basket, he looked OK though, not sure
Dont Brick It
January 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
*points
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
I guess the Hawks are giving the Bulls a taste of their own medicine – good defense.
Big Lou
January 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
Tmac isn’t injured. Don’t listen to the hype.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:14 pm
Boozer had knee problems in Utah too, and there are too many examples of players for whom knee problems never really go away. Maybe if he had worked harder on his rehab he would be a better player now, but maybe not. One thing about him is that even when he was healthy in his best years in Utah, he struggled mightily against taller players. I remember one year when the Jazz and Lakers played in the first round and Boozer was damn near invisible.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
9:14 pm
FreshFromATL
January 3rd, 2012
9:07 pm
said “better hope tmac not hurt
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:14 pm
Ken . . you may as well apply to be GM of the Hawks. Everything that you’ve been saying for the past 2 years has FINALLY came to pass.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:14 pm
Again – love what Josh is doing on the glass. He’s really fighting and hustling for boards, and it shows. Very much needed with Al not getting a lot done in that area (but he is tying up guys, which helps Josh), though he’s gotten a good bit of help from Marvin.
Speaking of which, Marvin is having a nice game.
Rusty
January 3rd, 2012
9:14 pm
Why does ld take. JT out for long periods of time. This kid doesn’t need to taken out for long periods of time,he needs to be out there to keep in the flow of the game,pargo shouldnt be getting big minutes. JT needs big minutes to mesh with the team.
Ignition
January 3rd, 2012
9:15 pm
That tat on the back of Rose’s neck = über Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy
He got a “Tramp Stamp” on the back of his neck !!!!!!!!!!
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:16 pm
Najeh,
True, good point.
Slimjr
January 3rd, 2012
9:16 pm
T-Mac will be okay..
FreshFromATL
January 3rd, 2012
9:17 pm
I got it from MC’s Twitter http://twitter.com/ajchawks
“MT @AschNBA: T-Mac heads to ATL locker room. Had something going on w/ left leg when came out of game earlier.”
But he just posted this:
RT @HawksPRGuy: Tracy McGrady bumped knees earlier, but he’s expected to return. #Hawks
So I guess we can breath a sign or relief…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:17 pm
“Everything that you’ve been saying for the past 2 years has FINALLY came to pass.”
I can appreciate Ken’s eternally glass half full approach, but it has only been six games. Maybe it’s best to wait until the playoffs before declaring that something has or has not come to pass.
Joe Piskepo
January 3rd, 2012
9:18 pm
jamal who
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:19 pm
Grandad’s boy Byron Mullens had a pretty nice game off the bench for Charlotte.
Hawks4Eva
January 3rd, 2012
9:19 pm
Hey guys, I know its early in the season, but the fact of the matter is, we seem to have a team that we can have confidence in going forward. Last night effort against the number 1 team in the conference, and now what we are showing in against the number 2 teams is a great sign of what we can do….
Looking forward to a great year,.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:20 pm
NBA TV obviously wants the bulls to win, very little props for the Hawks!!
Joe Piskepo
January 3rd, 2012
9:20 pm
t-mac knees must have been in a hot tub time machine
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:21 pm
The Hawks defense seems pretty legit. The Bulls aren’t shooting well, and they’re missing some makeable looks, but the Hawks are doing a good job making it a tough on them. Every shot is contested.
Continue to hit the boards, and slow down D.Rose in transition.
Jeff Teague had a rough half, but even when dude’s ineffective offensively, he plays good defense.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:21 pm
Gotta stay focused, gotta buy into the defense, even when we’re down, which will happen in some games.
Can this team show some mental toughness when they’re down? Teams will get better as the season wears on. Become more focused. Will the Hawks do the same?
Joe Piskepo
January 3rd, 2012
9:22 pm
Luke if you want props watch the game on sports south buddy
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
9:23 pm
The initials L.D. are an abbreviation for _____
A. Losing Dummy
B. Lame Duck
C. Legally Dumb
D. Larry Drew
E. Long-term Deal (as is contract or contract extension)
F. Limited Deal (as is contract or contract extension)
G. Lethargic Decision-maker
H. Long-head Dunce
I. A, B, C, G and H
J. D, E and F
K. None of the above
L. All of the above
Ken Strickland
January 3rd, 2012
9:23 pm
NORTHCYDE-This is exactly what I expected from this team before the season started, which is why I was so positive about how they would perform, regardless of the schedule. But the thing that got me really excited about our current roster was our ability to get SOLID PERIMETER DEF out of our 4 man guard rotation. I knew it would cause our interior DEF to noticeably improve. LDrew’s MOTION OFF is really giving the Bulls DEF fits. Even though we’re not hitting our outside shots, we’re executing our half court OFF well enough to maintain a comfortable lead. Let’s hope we can keep it up, because we’re in the same position Miami was in last night before we came back and won.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:23 pm
7 – 39
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:23 pm
Take that jumper next time Jeff.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:23 pm
I was ready to see Horford take that shot instead of trying to drive into the thick of the defense.
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
Brewer has really worked on his jumper. It used to be flat and off.
Joe Piskepo
January 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
be quiet najeh i am trying to watch the game stat nerd
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Wow look at that ball movement.
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Marvin!!!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Let it fly Teague
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Marvin to the hole.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Great job by Al on the offensive glass to start this half.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Teague’s looking a little passive here.
Big foul there on Noah. That’s 4.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Looks to me like it is still off….LOL
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
horford and smith manning up on the boards.
Good drive by Marvin. Pad your stats sir
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Way to go Josh!!
JT – 2 pts, 1stl, 0 assists – Best +/- on the team – Just win baby, win!
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Good drive Marvin, bye bye Noah lol
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:26 pm
LMAO I didn’t know I was a “stat nerd”.
Shake it off Josh
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:26 pm
Ankle braces smoove…
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:26 pm
Teague looks like he’s out there trying to make the right pass. And several times he has, but guys have either passed up shots or missed them, which of course means no assists.
There have been some shots Teague could have taken.
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:27 pm
Nothing like giving up 29 points in the half to make you forget that your team only produced 38 points in 24 minutes.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:27 pm
Marrrrrvinnnnnn
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:27 pm
Marvin
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:27 pm
Gotta finish that instead of throwing it up there.
But Marvin there for the follow. He’s having a NICE game.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:27 pm
lmaoooooooooo
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:27 pm
LOL@bulls fans booing
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
9:27 pm
IM LOVING IT
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:27 pm
Teague has to finish those. More good D by the Hawks though.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:28 pm
I haven’t seen the Hawks play this good on defense since Game 6 in Milwaukee . . when they shut the Bucks out in that 3rd quarter.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:28 pm
If the Hawks would clean up a bit here offensively, they could put that chokehold on the Bulls.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:28 pm
Come Josh, watch the passes
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:28 pm
Nasty quick move by Rose.
LD getting nervous…
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:28 pm
Good timeout
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
9:28 pm
Its all good, we have this.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:29 pm
Good timeout LD. Seems like the first time in forever that the Bulls made two consecutive baskets.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:29 pm
For the record . . JJ is something like 4 – 22 from 16 – 23 feet this year. He needs the “no midrange jumper” rule put on him too.
JSS
January 3rd, 2012
9:29 pm
My goodness you just hope that this is not a mirage!!! Keep the accelerator to the floor!!!
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
9:29 pm
B Mullens may be a late bloomer
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:29 pm
Here comes another lob to josh?
Seems that’s our bread and butter out of timeouts.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:30 pm
Good time out. Gotta settle down the troops again.
kwooden
January 3rd, 2012
9:30 pm
Marvin, keeping the HAWKS in the lead!
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
9:30 pm
I like the new Marvin
keepinitreal
January 3rd, 2012
9:30 pm
The boos got the Bulls fired up. Hawks need to weather this.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:31 pm
There ya go, Jeff.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:31 pm
teague
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:31 pm
there ya go teague
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:31 pm
Nice shot by Teague
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:31 pm
Not much of a play out of the timeout, but big shot by Teague. Don’t know why Josh didn’t go to his left hand in the post.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:32 pm
teague needs to take those open shots
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:32 pm
Good defense, even if it was a foul. Last season, that would have been an And 1 for Boozer.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
Teague should went with his left hand on that drive
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
Teague gotta have more confidence in that jumper…
Dude didn’t even come out to contest that. Gotta pop that every now and then, hit a couple, and at least get them to close out on you so those penetrating lanes open up.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
I didn’t like Asik on the floor for some reason – he makes me nervous.
Bring in IVAN for two minutes to mess with Boozers head
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
Joe went up super weak..
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
keep going hard at em’ teague
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
block party!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
Nice STRONG drive to the basket by Teague. Neutralize the shotblocker by taking it right at his body.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
Way to take it strong Teague
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
Way to go right at dude Teague.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
Asik twice covering Bulls defensive mistakes.
But this last time Teague takes it to him. Good job.
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
FREE ZAZA!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:34 pm
These bulls announcers are straight garbage
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
9:34 pm
Teague is pensive – but who wouldn’t be with all the junk getting put in his head – just play!
Fickle
January 3rd, 2012
9:34 pm
Marvin with 7 Boards, Josh with 11
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:34 pm
gotta get asik off the boards…
he’s been more effective than noah.
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:34 pm
Boozer looks like a future amnesty player.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:34 pm
JJ is 2 – 11 . might be time for him to go into playmaker mode, with his shot broke tonight
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
9:35 pm
Now if Teague starts to break out – he’s a difference maker!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:35 pm
Bulls haven’t played well as a team, but Asik has made an impact. He is like a shot blocking version of Zaza.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:35 pm
Love these lobs.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:35 pm
love the set plays man…
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:35 pm
Nice lob from Teague to AL
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
9:35 pm
Told Asik was making me nervous for some reason
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:35 pm
LOL . .great lob from TEague
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
9:35 pm
Teague, stop sleep walking
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:36 pm
LMAO and just as I say that Al burns him for the alley oop.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:36 pm
Hawks looking like lob city
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:36 pm
keep attacking
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:36 pm
Hawks dominating
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:37 pm
Teague has played well on D the whole game, but he is looking a lot better on offense this half.
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
9:37 pm
Hawks should’ve beat this [Bulls] team in the second round of the 2011 Playoffs.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:37 pm
Rose is finna get aggressive here…
questionable charge there, but i’ll take it.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:37 pm
perfect defense by josh smith. he was there all day
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:37 pm
2nd charge drawn by Josh this game.
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
9:37 pm
GOOD JOSH, LET IT BURN BULLS
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:38 pm
nice actin job josh lol
Rufus1
January 3rd, 2012
9:38 pm
TALENT, we have more than them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:38 pm
Josh took the charge from Rose
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:38 pm
SteveW,
I think Teague does sometimes try too hard to “find the balance” as his estimable Jedi Master Coach has mandated that he do.
Being a good pg is about making good decision. The riddle is that balance comes when you remain aggressive always and do your best to make the right decision. You gotta feel it more than you find it…
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:38 pm
Drew sticking with the starters extra long this quarter. Smart move
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
9:38 pm
Man if you’d of told me Marv was our only guy in double figures halfway thru the 3rd, and we were shooting 36%, I would have said we were toast
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:38 pm
Joe held the ball too long
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:39 pm
won’t fault josh on that one
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:39 pm
OK . . Josh is forgiven for that jumper. Clock was at 2
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:39 pm
Iso-Joe ends in a Josh 3 at the end of the clock…
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:39 pm
bad call ref
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:39 pm
Now that time we could clearly blame the Josh 3 on Joe.
He dribbled the clock down, made an awkward pass to Marvin, who as not about to take that 3. He passed it off to the nearest “open” guy…and guess who that was….
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:39 pm
Knee looks fine to me
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:39 pm
Cant blame Josh on that 3 point shot..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:39 pm
No box out by T-Mac but he out-jumped his man for the board. I guess his knees are fine.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:40 pm
lmaooooo
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:40 pm
LOL @ Bulls announcers clowning us . . but constantly complaining about the refs.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:40 pm
3rd made jumper for Al. Looks like he’s getting his stroke back.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:40 pm
Nice. Teague drew the attention of the defense…made the right pass.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:40 pm
nice penetration – dish
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
9:40 pm
Big Ray – I know – Teagues just gotta play, and if LD doesn’t like it, get traded – But he’s gotta try at the same time, I know
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:41 pm
Good pass by Teague for Horford jumper
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
9:41 pm
did the bulls play last night also?
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:41 pm
finish this quarter strong…
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
9:41 pm
Rose has had a subpar game to this point also
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:41 pm
looks like the Hawks will cruise to a win here
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
9:42 pm
Guys the bull have 37pts this deep into the third quarter, our defense has arrived.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:42 pm
Amir is showing why we need a lil more size upfront
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
9:42 pm
I’M OFFICIALLY A BELIEVER!
Kevin
January 3rd, 2012
9:42 pm
Number one defense in the NBA!!
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:42 pm
The Bulls announcers are trying to clown the Hawks while their team is down by double digits….LOL
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:42 pm
After a first half with very few free throw attempts, the Hawks have a respectable 15 with 3 minutes left in the 3rd.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:42 pm
Bulls had a day off last night. The Hawks are just in that a$$. don’t make any excuses for the Bulls.
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:42 pm
I’m not taking away credit from LD because he makes the decisions, but I wonder if the Hawks new defensive schemes are the brain child of our D-Coordinator (Lester Connor), LD or the whole staff. The Bulls look dazed and confused to me… and the Hawks D gets at least some of the credit.
Blast
January 3rd, 2012
9:43 pm
Early days yet, but I am starting to believe in the Hawks the way I never did before.
But then again, early days yet.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:43 pm
For those that care . . it’s a dead heat in the Iowa Caucus right now
Romney, Paul, and Santorum are all at 23%
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:43 pm
SteveW,
Rose is having a subpar game b/c the Hawks defense is suffocating him….
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:43 pm
Alright, Al!
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 3rd, 2012
9:43 pm
Awakened!
Just woke up before half-time and thought I was dreaming. Chicago is being b!tch slapped by the Hawks.
52-37 Hawks. The Bulls basically have one scorer, bless his MVP heart. I see Rip is out with that groin, I don’t guess he is in shape yet. If all they did was add a shooter, the Bulls will not see the ECF either.
We look good yawl, somehow – feeling a little different about this particular mix of guys. The bench and starters seem to have a connection now.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:44 pm
Boss
Blast
January 3rd, 2012
9:44 pm
And they are doing this on the road, silencing the crowd once again!
Kevin
January 3rd, 2012
9:44 pm
Its hard not to believe if you beat the heat and bulls back to back in a comfortable fashion.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:44 pm
Strong move by Al inside. The Hawks have consistently gone up strong at the rim in this game.
Smith.Leuer.Bogut aka Other Options?
January 3rd, 2012
9:44 pm
Damn I wish playoffs would get here already!
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
Bulls will bring a fresh Noah in the 4th – better be ready for that furious energy – he can ignite Chicago
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
Astro,
Good dang question. This is easily the most committed I’ve seen these guys to defense…
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
Hawks winning ugly.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
“Its hard not to believe if you beat the heat and bulls back to back in a comfortable fashion.”
If they come back to ATL later this week and play both teams tough, I’ll start believing.
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
Rose didn’t bring his legs tonight either.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
Al, come on. You can’t pound the rock and think about it.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
I know i’m beating a dead horse but when Korver is on the floor take advantage of the match up
Smith.Leuer.Bogut aka Other Options?
January 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
That is I wish this were a playoff game we’re winning by 17/ PLEASE CLOSE EM OUT HAWKS!
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
Melvin – yep
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
Didn’t like that fade away by AL
RethinkPossible
January 3rd, 2012
9:46 pm
Is that not a self pass?
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:46 pm
Hawks can’t get complacent here man.
Keep the foot on their throats.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:46 pm
Can’t start fouling and giving them confidence.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:46 pm
Close the quarter strong, Hawks. No momentum for the other team.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
Alright Hawks lets finish this strong
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
Blast ,
Nothing wrong with enjoying this. This start to the season doesn’t have the phony feeling of those in years past. We’ve gone 6-0 and better in past seasons, but it was nearly always involving bad teams and even escapist performances on our part against such teams.
Kevin
January 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
got to ride this little storm
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
Big miss by Korver. That would have been a big momentum swing.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
hawks need to close this out
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
LOL . this is the best worst game ever
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
alrite hawks stop being dumb
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
Dang
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
LOL. Al took 14 steps there.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
Travel? BS call
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
9:48 pm
FOCUS
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:48 pm
quit fouling and letting them chip away at the lead!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:48 pm
Ok now the Rose-fest begins
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:48 pm
First team to 65 wins
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:48 pm
Here come the whistles for the Bulls
Kevin
January 3rd, 2012
9:49 pm
Najeh good point.. I have a feeling we may take those two games off but I hope I am wrong.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:49 pm
Hate going for the 2-for-1. It ALWAYS ends up with a bad shot.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
9:49 pm
smh bad shot
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:49 pm
Would’ve rather held that rock…
seemed like they were going 2 for 1 there?
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:49 pm
Asik just pancake tackle Vlad under the goal….
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:49 pm
Asik got away with a foul at the end there.
Joe’s shot is so off….just plain ugly. Get in the post and make some plays, man.
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:49 pm
Y’all know that when we win this game, I’m going to remind y’all who was being optimistic about this team a week or so before the season started. I’ll wait until we best the two top Eastern Conference teams from last year on the road in consecutive games.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:50 pm
I feel good about this lead. All we need is 15 points in the 4th and we should win.
Attack the basket, stay under control, don’t turn the ball over and don’t foul.
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
9:50 pm
CPT KIrk hurry back, we need you at back up point asap.
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
9:51 pm
Joe has to go to the hole strong and get to the line. Can’t keep settling for Jumpers.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:51 pm
JJ is frigid . . has missed 8 in a row. We’ll need for him to make a few shots in the 4th though.
Get into the lane and either shoot the floater or draw a foul
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:51 pm
Luke Cage is right about the Hawks needing to attack Korver every time down, and to add on to that, I would have attacked the rookie as soon as Chicago put him in the game.
Can’t say enough how much I hate going 2 for 1.
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:51 pm
northcyde, you should be happy… my fantasy players tonight are shooting a combined 2% (or something like that). YIKES.
Blast
January 3rd, 2012
9:52 pm
Hawks are playing hesitant. Pulling the quick and open trigger is what got them this lead. Guys are faking when they have an open shot, then driving and turning the ball over. Shoot the open jumper!
Noah ain’t gonna do crap. Hasn’t done nothing all game and he has 4 fouls.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
9:52 pm
rose still in the game…
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
They’re still within striking distance…
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
Keep this in double digits
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
Pargo sucks
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
LD needs to be careful here. Can’t go with the bench too long.
Kevin
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
were playing stupid now
Smith.Leuer.Bogut aka Other Options?
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
I think it could be subtraction by addition with Kirk. His defense/conditioning will be lagging…
As long as its just Pargo’s minutes and Teague is not hindered.
Bulls surging.
Joe for 3
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
Hawks are gonna lose.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
That could be trouble…
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
and they’re right there…
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
Get Teague back out
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
and here comes the bulls
Kevin
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
big answer
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
Where’s the complaining now Stacey King
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
pargooooooooooo
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
BIG shot by Pargo. Nice setup by T-Mac.
Smith.Leuer.Bogut aka Other Options?
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
Pargo b!tches, >:)
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
And the much lambasted Pargo just erased Rose’s 3….
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
Big shot by Pargo
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
PARGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
Yeah . . the pace of this game is about to pick up big time.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
they call everything for rose…
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
Damn Pargo!
JSS
January 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
Come on weather the storm, play your game!!!
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
Get the starters back in
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
they said rose was in the act of shooting?
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
Rose just put his head down and runs into the lane and they call foul everytime
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
Stacey King? He’s an announcer now? Wow!
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
No starters in in the critical time.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
Look, if they gonna call everything when rose drives then put him on his butt!!!
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
need some points from T-mac
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
LD is tryin to mess this game up
Joe for 3
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
Wow. That was an ugly possession.
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
ok time to get the starters back in.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
Vlad has to look for his shot
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
smh LD put in the starters
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
starters get in there
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
too patient here offensively…
no time to just go into prevent here.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
Can’t bring the starters back in soon enough.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
GET THE STARTERS IN!!!!!!!!!!!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
Get Teague n Marvin in the game
Blast
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
Shoot the damn ball!!!
Bring in the starters!
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
wow
Kevin
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
if you have a 14 pt lead at the beginning of the 4th quarter just dont let them beat you by 14
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
LD UR AN IDIOT, HOW CAN YOU NOT HAVE ANY STARTERS IN. UGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
choke time
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
they look froze…
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
Sloppy.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
LARRY DREW= THE WORST COACH IN THE LEAGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
Damn Larry Drew.
Joe for 3
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
BS
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
Damn, take ZaZa out…
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
Penchant!
“Early days yet, but I am starting to believe in the Hawks the way I never did before.
But then again, early days yet.” -Blast-
_________
Under Drew, this core has not yet developed a penchant, (that maybe too strong of a word) but to end the regular season and the beginning of this one, the core seems to have tuned Drew out. They’re flipping the switches now.
So, now the query: Who really is running this team behind the scenes?
Bulls hitting threes know. Hawks lead down to 7, Deng steals and score. Pargo did hit that three though.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
The timeout came two possessions too late. This is going to be a grind it out game until the end now, when it didn’t have to be.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
LD has to put the starters in the game in the 4th quarter…..bad coaching
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
LD gambled with his bench last night and won. Tonight?
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
Wow @ how quickly this game changed.
Zaza’s head not in the game at all. He’ll surely be on the bench.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
they look like they have no clue what they’re doing offensively.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
Bad coaching, shoulda called time when it got under 10
keepinitreal
January 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
You knew the Bulls would make a push. Hawks missed some chances to put this one away.
kwooden
January 3rd, 2012
9:57 pm
Rose has gotten hot, looks like we’re in trouble!
Time to bring back the starters!
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
9:57 pm
THIS IDIOT DOESN’T REALIZE ZAZA IS TERRIBLE
JSS
January 3rd, 2012
9:57 pm
Is Stacy King doing his Bill Cartwright impersonation? It is damn funny!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
9:57 pm
Rose is feeling it now plus he will get to the line alot now
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
9:57 pm
LD and his bad rotations…
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
9:58 pm
I swear the hawks was up by almost 30 like 4 min ago
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:58 pm
We were up 14 to begin the quarter…lead down to 5…..will be a definite grind to pull this one out now
Mr.E
January 3rd, 2012
9:58 pm
…and the Hawks are back
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
9:58 pm
his rotations actually have been pretty on point…
just not that time.
but i mean, when you’re up 14, you’d figure these guys could spell you a bit.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:58 pm
Time to show whether the Hawks are mentally tougher than last year.
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
9:58 pm
Josh better not come in taking jumpers.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
9:58 pm
crowd is into it
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
9:59 pm
wtf is teague doing
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
9:59 pm
SMOOVE
Atlanta Sports Suck
January 3rd, 2012
9:59 pm
Falcons get a lead, they let it get away, UGA get a lead, they let it get away, Hawks get a lead, they let it get away. Thats the common theme of sports in Atlanta. We just dont have good coaches in Atlanta
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
9:59 pm
Not very clutch, Joe…
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
9:59 pm
Teague did the same thing Rose but didnt get the call
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
9:59 pm
flop flop flop
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
9:59 pm
hawks are ice cold
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
Bulls with that BS Flopping
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
Flop City
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
And now the MVP has gotten hot.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
game over
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
mvp’s here…
hawks can’t buy a bucket.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
Get off his nutsack Stacey
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
Derrick Rose proving why he is the MVP
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
tables have been turned…
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
Can’t buy a jumper…
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
Thank you Drew for making this game close and letting the Bulls get energy.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
jumpshot after jumpshot
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
Can’t buy a basket, and they are reverting to last year. Too many jumpers, not enough attacking.
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
jumpshots
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
Yeah Josh….
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
NOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
LOL….want to complain but can’t…..
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
Josh with a jumper
smh
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
who would’ve thought…
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
Josh with the jumper1
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
LOL .. I knew he was going to make that
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
Wheew
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
nobody even touches the dude and gets whistles…
keepinitreal
January 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
Rose is taking this game over.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
Rose carried the ball
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
never mind…
horford got a peice of him.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
bulls have nobody but rose why not double him up
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
Please explain how that is not a carrying violation
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
Joe needs to get going on offense.
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
Hawks should’ve been called for the 8-second half-court violations…they need to watch themselves.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:02 pm
was just finna say that melvin…
he looks like he palms that ball an awful lot.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:02 pm
Alright Joe, time for you to take over
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:02 pm
Bulls doing a lot of reaching
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:02 pm
About time the Hawks got a foul call
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
10:02 pm
lol @ Marvin telling Al to go up strong..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:02 pm
They should have helped Al out a lot sooner than that. Knock em down Marvin.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:02 pm
GO TO THE DAMN BALL
Marvin was the only one who had sense enough to even be in the area
Ignition
January 3rd, 2012
10:02 pm
I don’t like how rise gets the calls and Teague isn’t ….
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:03 pm
man how you go from being up 14 to being in a dogfight with more than a half a quarter left.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:03 pm
my god…
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:03 pm
I see why the bulls are a great defensive team, REFS won’t call a foul when they hack
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:03 pm
Wow this is intense…
Marvin with clutch free throws.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:03 pm
rose breakin’ that hawks defense.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:03 pm
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moboman
January 3rd, 2012
10:03 pm
LD can blame himself if we lose. Hung with the scrugs WAY TOO LONG.
Smith.Leuer.Bogut aka Other Options?
January 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
I abhor the Bulls
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
BIG SHOT JOE
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
JOE!
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
bow!
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
Big 3 by Joe
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
There you go JJ
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
Joe Johnson! needed that
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
Terrible offensive possession, but still, big shot.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
Josh is playing big in the paint….
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
hugee joe…
need you here.
go ahead and say it nique…’that was a heat check for Rose’
JSS
January 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
Answered!
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
Did they call foul on that rebound?
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
Josh Smith battling on the boards 13 REBS
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
10:05 pm
The hawks are definitely tired
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:05 pm
Amir has made a big difference playing like a big being bigger
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
10:05 pm
Still got this.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:05 pm
this game shouldnt be this close…
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
10:05 pm
Bad gamble by LD with the starters
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:05 pm
Rose legs are starting to get heavy… Dont let him drive…
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:06 pm
Oooh, the Hawks are leading the Bulls by 3 in the sixth game of the year. I don’t derive enjoyment from regular season games. I don’t love basketball enough for that.
SoullRenaissance (formerly Hawks Fan In New Orleans)
January 3rd, 2012
10:06 pm
Joe the Assassin!!!!
d.carter
January 3rd, 2012
10:06 pm
ATTENTION LARRY DREW….GO BACK TO THE ZONE!
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:06 pm
Josh hit that one jumper, so you know another one is coming . . SOON.
Marvin and Teague can’t be afraid of the moment right here. If they’re open, they need to take the shot and make it. And JJ needs to earn his money . . offensively or defensively.
Horford has been solid all game.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:06 pm
when d.rose is making those 3-point bombs…
it gets really tough defensively.
gotta respect the jumper but can’t let the dude start getting into the lane to get his own shot off or get others involved.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:06 pm
Man they play the fool out of Deng and Rose
Anelka
January 3rd, 2012
10:06 pm
Wow, looks like this game is abt to be thrown by the Hawks, that 2nd unit was awful esp ZAZA, coach shld have sensed he wasnt in it n TMAC playing majorly with d 2nd unit is not a win cos at this stage of his career he need his team mates to be just as good if not better than him.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:07 pm
Rose is no longer having a subpar nite
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:07 pm
Nice post by Josh
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:07 pm
gotta hit the ft’s
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:07 pm
Nice post up Josh, now KNOCK DOWN THE DAMN FREE THROWS
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:07 pm
Josh Smith making it happen
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:07 pm
There you go josh . .draw those fouls and get to the line. Try to make the FTs
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:08 pm
Stacy King hates when Josh something positive
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
10:08 pm
I wish ‘Nique would introduce LD to his tailor. That assumes, of course, that ‘Nique isn’t punchig him out.
keepinitreal
January 3rd, 2012
10:08 pm
LOB CITY
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:08 pm
GREAT pass by Josh.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:08 pm
pretty Josh
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:08 pm
Bulls are getting Heat disease. We should win this.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:08 pm
lobbbb f’n cityyyyyy
bread and butter man
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:08 pm
Josh with another great pass
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:08 pm
Josh Smith….making it happen
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
Two huge offensive plays by Josh those last two possessions.
SoullRenaissance (formerly Hawks Fan In New Orleans)
January 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
NBA TV announcers are soooo biased. WTF
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
Damn straight. Good call.
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
Hawks are getting a lot of ticky-tack calls.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
Josh and Al playin’ good this game
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
Al getting superstar calls now. I’ll take it
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
Thank you. about time they call one for Al
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
These missed free throws are getting to be a problem.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
missed fts becuz of tired legs
keepinitreal
January 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
That free throw never got above the rim.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
free throws…
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
C’MON
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:10 pm
what’s with these hawks and the ft’s this season man…
they aren’t shooting a good clip from the strik
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:10 pm
Al is fatigued
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
10:10 pm
Free throws are killing us
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:10 pm
Man whats up with these missed FT’s
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:10 pm
That was a questionable whistle on Marvin.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:10 pm
Bail out call for Deng
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:10 pm
refs blowin those whistles kinda late
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:10 pm
TRAVELED REF!!!!
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:10 pm
bad call ref
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:10 pm
ball don’t lie
SoullRenaissance (formerly Hawks Fan In New Orleans)
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
or is it the hometown chitown announcers and commentary?
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
Korver is in to make sure LD doesn’t go zone.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
Why the f-ck are they going to Iso-Joe NOW?
keepinitreal
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
Too much Joe.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
What is Joe doing?
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
Deng needs to go strong to the hole there.
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
Playoff intensity
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
smh no need for iso right now
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
No iso Joe
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
smh ISO . . if you’re going to keep that ball like that, you got to get in the lane
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
Joe – clutch one minute, fail the next…wtf…
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
Good foul Teague. Joe trying to do to much.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
teague gotta wrap up harder than that….
could’ve been a 3-point play there.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
Cmon Joe, WIN THE GAME
stizz
January 3rd, 2012
10:12 pm
Imagine how good we would be with someone who could teach these guys how to make free throws.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:12 pm
Hawks have to score and that involves passing
Smith.Leuer.Bogut aka Other Options?
January 3rd, 2012
10:12 pm
“Man they play the fool out of Deng and Rose”
To the guy above the NBATV announcers are Chicago’s
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:12 pm
that should’ve been an 8-second call
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:12 pm
Awful possession.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
10:12 pm
man wtf
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
What in the HELL, Joe….
Marvin’s been playing his butt off.
keepinitreal
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
Terrible possesions in the fourth quarter. Brutal.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
joe is ass wtf is he thinking
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
wtf was that Joe Johnson??? Teague bring the ball up and start the damn offense
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
Deng might want to start hitting free throws. He’s missed two.
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
Good foul Marvin. Joe what are you doing?
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
Clean block for Marvin
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
Teague, keep the ball and make a play, the right play
stizz
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
Joe might lose this game for us.
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
OK, need some of those well-designed plays. Can’t have iso-Joe to close this game.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
Wish we had Taj sometimes
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
these are some terrible possessions…
and the bulls got the idea man…
go to the f’n rim.
one teams attacking the paint.
the other’s just tossing up 3-point prayers.
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
Stupid offense….im getting too pissed…..ATTACK THE DAM RIM…GEEZ
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
They are mentally tired obviously
Smith.Leuer.Bogut aka Other Options?
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
Wow Marvin with the block yet Josh caught him on the leg. sigh.
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
Please get Marvin out of the game. Deng has taken over the game.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
For all the strides the Hawks have shown this year so far, they are still reverting to their Woody habits in crunch time. Run the offense and get good shots.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
3 – 16 FG for JJ. Bulls are giving us some of our own medicine, trapping the guards.
If you’re not going to move toward the rim, give the ball up JJ
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
Harry Hawk, that is a good thing. lol
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
Put TMac back in the game.
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:13 pm
Joe trying to be TMac.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
Marvin can block sometimes
dsgb
January 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
Iso Joe is killing us right now
SoullRenaissance (formerly Hawks Fan In New Orleans)
January 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
The 120 Dollar Man needs to pass the dayum ball
Atlanta Sports Suck
January 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
Dang I wish we could trade Joe Johnson somewhere. I dont care what the Hawks do, Joe and Josh need to go
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
at least try driving the ball joe
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
Rod stfu Marvin is playing good
Ignition
January 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
Black Hole Joe !!!!!!!!!!!
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
JOE WTF. Get McGrady in the game.
Anelka
January 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
Talk about self destructing, wtf is Joe Johnson doing n LD just looking.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
WE do need TMac maybe – but can he guard Deng?
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:15 pm
Trying to call it down the line, MattP. The Hawks don’t pay me enough.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:15 pm
Nobody is moving without the ball . . . just standing in the corner. And the ball handler is dribbling too much
ntrigue
January 3rd, 2012
10:15 pm
Why are we running offense thru Joe he keeps just holding the Ball he can’t create anything? Go back to sharing the Ball!
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:15 pm
T-Mac’s legs are dead, I reckon.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:15 pm
we have to make some shots. Teague has to make a play on offense because we are stagnated
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:15 pm
We do not need iso Joe right now
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
10:15 pm
BoneKollector,
Who is MArvin’s MAn?
reality
January 3rd, 2012
10:15 pm
…and where did our point guard go? Hes standing in the corner letting anyone else bring up the ball
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:15 pm
Can’t let the Bulls get this lead.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:15 pm
I don’t have any problem with Joe taking shots down the stretch, but set them up for him. Don’t make him create his own shots.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
smoove.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
got lucky
Ignition
January 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
We have a miss match with Horford and Joe wants to ball hog… F him
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
lmaooooooooooooo
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
LOL Josh
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
LOL…..Smoove with the J….wtf….can’t complain…
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
Shoot it, Josh! Don’t ever let ‘em tell you different!
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
josh with the jumper!
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
Josh with another jumper.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:17 pm
somebody help JOSH down there!
dsgb
January 3rd, 2012
10:17 pm
Josh playing strong
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:17 pm
Smoove with the block, AND battling Asik
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:17 pm
got to get that loose ball Marvin.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:17 pm
Josh with big plays on both ends.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:17 pm
won’t even say ish bout josh…
horford getting it handed to him on the boards by asik.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:17 pm
Josh on dem BOARDS
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:17 pm
Josh!!
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:17 pm
biggggg
get a good possession here man.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
10:17 pm
Noooooooooo
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
Went to that well one too many times.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
LOL . . Heat check
Chris
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
Josh beasting the boards!
keepinitreal
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
The Hawks are trying their best to give this away.
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
Forgot Teague was on the floor.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
see wat happens
josh falls in love with the jumper
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
man when we settling for josh jumpers to close out a tight game…
smh…
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
ehhh….thought that might not continue..but I’m not looking to bash. Gotta leave the next one alone, though, unless he has no choice.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
come on teague drive all the way or drive and dish to someone other than josh
dsgb
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
Why is teague playing scared tonight
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
I like the play by Teague to draw defenders and kick to the open big man, but that open man should be Al, not Josh.
reality
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
so what actual offense do we run at crunch time?
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
What kind of set was that where Josh is always left to shoot with the shot clock running down???
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
The Hawks are clearly GASSED. But it’s their 6th game in 8 days. SUCK IT UP and GET IT DONE!
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:19 pm
We can still win this game, if we think
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
10:19 pm
For all the good we did, this game shows if we dont stay focused we will revert to the old ways, bad subs, josh jumpers, JJ iso.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:19 pm
they had the wrong guy set the pick there…
should’ve been horford for a pick and pop
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:19 pm
LD’s stupid comments about Kirk Hinrich got Teague playing weak.
MistaGamer
January 3rd, 2012
10:19 pm
Josh had to shoot that one. 1 sec on the clock
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 3rd, 2012
10:19 pm
Jeff probes for 23 seconds and throws it to Josh with 1 second let. That may be the game right there.
Where was the 5 guys moving? Everyone just sttod there and watched Jeff dribble.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:19 pm
Want something going to the basket
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:20 pm
They’re playing too tight….except for Josh who will take that jumper.
The problem with this is…yeah, we damn sure will take it tonight. But you can’t gameplan to win that way, because it will fail more often than succeed. And we all know it.
It should not come down to Josh shooting long jumpers.
No denying we don’t have a shot at winning this game without his continued work on the boards and on defense.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:20 pm
Teague needs to be more alpha
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:20 pm
how lucky was that ish.
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:20 pm
offensive foul
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
10:20 pm
Marvs man again
JSS
January 3rd, 2012
10:20 pm
@ Big Ray…
Josh is going to give you ulcers!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:20 pm
Bulls benching Boozer and going with Asik in crunch time.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:20 pm
Put TMac in the game
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:20 pm
common LD…
get em’ in something good.
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:20 pm
That was off Al.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
BUlls ball
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
We had iso Teague instead of JJ – bad habits from last few seasons comin’ back
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
I smell a Josh Smith jumper.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
WTF? you can review a play like this?
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
dude’s over horford’s back as it is.
Dont Brick It
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
We will obviously lose this game. Why aren’t we attacking the inside wtf?
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
If we lose this game the blame goes to Larry F***in Drew
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
Yeah shoulda been a foul
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
They should have call Asik for the foul
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
Hawks need to get something going towards the hoop on offense, and nobody goes towards the hoop on this team like Teague. He hasn’t driven to the hoop this entire quarter.
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
its over
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
This team is totally different with TMac in crunch time
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
bullish
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
The problem is that TEague can’t get to the rim . . so it’ll have to be ISO JJ
Oh well . . moot point now
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
Teague giving the ball up very early and looking like he either isn’t wanting to take a shot or make a play, or like the play call wasn’t for him.
Bulls getting some home cooking from Stern’s minions.
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
WOW WTF
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
I like the replay there. Might help us down the line.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
Gotta love the refs, STERN will be so proud
Blast
January 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
This is bull crap! That was Hawks ball!
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
I would have cried if Rose had dunked that.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
LOB CITY
reality
January 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
AlphaTeague!
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
lobbbbbbbbb cityyyyyyyyyy
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
LET’S GO
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
omg . . another lob
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
lets D up!
JSS
January 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
Way to fight back!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
GREAT DEFENSE TEAGUE
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Great lob to Josh from Marvin
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Big free throws
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
LOB CITY SOUTH
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
gotta make em’ teagueeee
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Terrible possession by the Bulls…and they didn’t even foul Josh. Amazingly stupid.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Wow. That lob to Smith….awesome…
And how about that defense by Teague on Rose?!
dsgb
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
J smoove again coming up big
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Teague excellent defense. Make these
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
my god teague is useless
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Great job, Teague.
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
… 0/2
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Damn, Teague….
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Teague with major fail at the charity stripe. Ouch.
keepinitreal
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Wow.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Missed free throws are killing the Hawks.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Teague is tired
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Great defense by Teague on that Rose possession.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
our legs are tired! damn TEague!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Teague is nutting up because of Rose
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
wowwwwww
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
Teague with the best +/- so far – Good job Jeff!
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
Damn Teague. Tired.
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
DAM TEAGUE..
reality
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
ouch!!!!!
dsgb
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
Teague is not ready for the big time yet
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
damn teague . . . gotta earn your stripes man.
OK . . so you need to rip Rose right here. Make up for it.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
d.rose time
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
DEFENSE!
Sautee
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
Teague needs for this to be a “teachable moment” for himself.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
And we can’t let Korver beat us
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
put joe on rose…
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
Rose wil drive and win this
BEN
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
It’s over now. All you had to do was make 2 FTS. CHoke
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
Shake it off and play defense Teague
Section 212
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
Ouch….
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
We really do have a team full of unclutch players. Everybody playing scared except Josh.
Blast
January 3rd, 2012
10:24 pm
Now it comes to defence. Hawks would have won this if Jeff had made his free throws.
Heck, if Hawks had made their free throws, they would win this game easy!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
Larry Drew blew it with leaving starters on the bench when rose got it going
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
Ouch. MVP scores over Smith.
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
Plenty of time for the Hawks.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
Teague’s doin’ ok – he’ll get better – need TMac
keepinitreal
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
The Hawks completely gave this game away.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
DAMN DAMN DAMN JAMES!
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
that’s what mvp’s do…
Dont Brick It
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
SteveW,
Indeed.
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
Rose is a one man show. Blame this on Larry Drew.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
OK JJ . . earn your money dog. Either make the shot, or pass it to the open guy who can make the shot.
Sub out Teague and put T-Mac in.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
like I said put joe on rose teague is done
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
He just cannot guard Rose, he is intimidated
Section 212
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
how many FTs have we missed in this qtr?!?!?!
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
Bad coaching. Should’ve put Joe on Rose…
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
No worries. We got this. LD will draw up the winning play.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
Moment of truth for Joe.
Sautee
January 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
We have possession and we have over 9 seconds.
Go win it Hawks.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
And the hawks mvp would be????????
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
Joe’s shot.
dsgb
January 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
Rose doing what mvps are supposed to do, where the f**k is our 120 million dollar man
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
one more lob in us?
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
Just let Teague drain a 30-footer.
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
GOT ISO?
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
Drew can’t get the blame for this.
Blame FT shooting first
Then you have to blame JJ 2nd, because he can’t miss that many shots on the road
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
Back screen. No iso play.
SoullRenaissance (formerly Hawks Fan In New Orleans)
January 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
the youngster CHOKED!
Chu
January 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
In the previous posesion we needed a leader!! WTF is Teague taking the ball? If JJ where near a leader we would had search for teh ball himself.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
Loving all of these emotional moment comments…
reality
January 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
iso Joe coming
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
Not over yet man, if we blow this……………
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
KNOCK EM DOWN AL
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
HAHAHAHA…a foul.
oldbird
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
we have missed at least 6
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
We can win this – dagger at their place
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
anti climatic
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
c’mon horford.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
make the free throws…
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
this will still give Rose time for a drive
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
Nice play by Al to draw the foul….
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
come on fellas lets make the free throws!
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
Great play call. Horford gets fouled.
Section 212
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
interesting,……
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
Cmon Stacey, he was fouled
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
That foul call is actually bad . . because the Bulls will get the ball back
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
WOW.
Missing so many FTs….
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
guess horford ain’t ready for bigtime either…
huh
Dont Brick It
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
Shoot the f**king FTs!
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
Choke city
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
SMH
dsgb
January 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
Can anyone on this damn team shot free throws
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
Somebody need to check that rim.
keepinitreal
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
Great, now the BEST we can hope for is overtime.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
Put Joe on Rose…..
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
been sayin’ it for a f’n while man…
FT’s.
this team has been pretty bad from the FT line this season.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
Good play call for Al
Chris
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
Oh Lord!!
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
hawks are too tired for overtime…
Section 212
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
we have missed 6 FTs in this qtr, 11 for the game
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
this ft shooting is TUUUURRRRible
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
this would be devastating loss. DEFENSE!
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
LD needs to make them all shoot 100 FTs immediately after the game.
Blast
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
Make some damm free throws, man!
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
Do the starters have any legs left even if this ish goes into OT?
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
Like I said . . Drew can’t control the bad FT shooting. Guess this is what fatigue will do to you with this schedule.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
I’d like to see them overplay the inbound and try to force a steal. Risky play in this situation but teams that have balls in crunch time usually pull it out.
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
Trap Rose.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm
Maan
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
This Hawks team is not a great team and won’t win anything of consequence this season, but that’s no different than what we’re used to. Nevertheless, these guys are fun to watch. Just gotta learn not to grind on every result. They’ll kill ya if ya do.
Section 212
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
put Joe on Rose
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
agree.. Joe should guard rose..
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
Great job by the Bulls there.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
Ewwwww….
BEN
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
game over
Smith.Leuer.Bogut aka Other Options?
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
Horf with the J Kidd play. And fNCk . CHI got us on our own backdoor.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
wow hawks deserve to lose this game
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
Great play call.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
nice set play…
hawks choked this away hardcore.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
Burned by the back door cut. Miscommunication between Joe and Josh. Ouch.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
come on Joe Johnson!
keepinitreal
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
I don’t mind that. I’ll take our chances of making a three over winning n OT.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
Hell of a play by the Bulls
Go for the Win drew. T-Mac or JJ for the pull up 3
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
sigh.. cant go to sleep
Atlanta Sports Suck
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
Thats game, once again bad coaching. LD refusal to take out ZAZA and call a timeout
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
Joe got lost on that one.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
joe not paying attention
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
LD, this is what happens when you slip against a good team…
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
the second you start believing…
they revert…
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
see man and ball!
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
go for the win!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
How a guy gets backdoor at this point???
dsgb
January 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
Damnit
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
Great offensive play call by Thibs (defensive guru).
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
Here comes Joe for a three.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
Drive to the basket
Section 212
January 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
the sux
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
Coaching lost this game….
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
WTF is that man…
dueces
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
joe is trashhhhhh
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
back breaking loss.
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
The Bulls deserved that. They beat the Hawks when it mattered the most.
Big Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
Joe – not clutch.
Well, that was an intense game. How will Hawks respond in the next game?
I’m out.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
34 pts by the Bulls in the 4th quarter . . . just a bad loss right there
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
Need a 3
reality
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
dang!!
Kevin
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
These are the same Hawks
keepinitreal
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
Never should have lost this game. Totally botched the fourth quarter.
Smith.Leuer.Bogut aka Other Options?
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
FNCK Chicago. Keep your heads up. Miami tomorrow. We need Home Court come playoffs/
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
Good game. Lost their legs in the end. Re-group on Thursday.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
We are so much better than they are, we let this get away, we will beat them next time
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
Wow.
dsgb
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
120 million dollar airball, choke Johnson strikes again
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
Why no Tmac?.. LD has to be the most confused coach out there.
Blast
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
Hawks had their chances….
They messed it up.
G
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
This team will never change. They don’t have a guy who can win games and they can’t do the little things. Just awful up 19 and lose.
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
After all the good plays the Hawks ran the entire game, they run that piece of sh-t coming out of a timeout.
This game was lost with about 10 minutes left when LD didn’t call timeout after the Bulls cut it to 10.
painter
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
A terrible team, these Hawks. They stink!!
Harpie
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
If you can’t shoot freethrows as well as 8 -year -old kids, you deserve to los. It’s inexcusable!
Rod from College Park
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
Ends the right way, Joe chokes. TMac better be hurt.
BoneKollector
January 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
Hawks lost becuz they were tired!!!!!
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:32 pm
miss free throws cost the game
Marcus
January 3rd, 2012
10:32 pm
I hate Stacey King,… biased MF.
We gave this game away.
painter
January 3rd, 2012
10:32 pm
I’m so glad Chicago won. I love Losersville USA!! Everytime I watch a game the Hawks lose. I love this city!! Losersville!!!!!!
stizz
January 3rd, 2012
10:32 pm
WTF, the wonders of free throws. I’m still convinced the Hawks are a better team than the Bulls.
BBJones
January 3rd, 2012
10:32 pm
missed FT’s cost that win.
no excuses.
Tremaine
January 3rd, 2012
10:32 pm
Larry Drew lost this one. TMac hit some clutch shots last night. Nowhere to be found.
Hawvks vs Bulls
January 3rd, 2012
10:32 pm
“back breaking loss”
losing the 6th game of the season isn’t “back breaking”
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:32 pm
Josh, Al, and Teague all 50% from the line – Marvin 4-7 – Team 55% of so – that’s it on the road – and your best player goes like 3-17 or something.
Mr.E
January 3rd, 2012
10:32 pm
Pathetic really…
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:32 pm
Hawks lost that game……..Derrick Rose is a force man.
Our team is RIGHT THERE though but it still stands that we should have won that game. Up 14 to begin the 4th…..bad execution and coaching down the stretch…missed free throws. Can’t have that.
painter
January 3rd, 2012
10:33 pm
Falcons will lose this weekend. Yay!! And then the Braves this summer. Yay!!! LOSERSVILLE!!!!
oldbird
January 3rd, 2012
10:33 pm
unbelievable 4th quarter meltdown. no wonder we can’t believe in them. Damn
Anelka
January 3rd, 2012
10:33 pm
Wat a shame, dat was an avoidable loss, wtf was LD thinking with his rotations, he lost this one no doubt.
MistaGamer
January 3rd, 2012
10:33 pm
This team can’t shoot f’n free throws for shi^t!!
Mike
January 3rd, 2012
10:33 pm
Joe is suppose to be the guy that takes over games in the 4th to get the win or preserve the win, and 10 pts all game doesn’t cut it. He has been an absolute waste and a disappointment since signing his big deal.
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:33 pm
Ok, I will be the first to say. We could use Jamal this game…LOL
Section 212
January 3rd, 2012
10:33 pm
I meant “that” instead
hawks_4_life
January 3rd, 2012
10:34 pm
Good night all, LD go play in traffic.
Chris
January 3rd, 2012
10:34 pm
Easy Painter….u sound like a fool.
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:34 pm
He tried to ride the bench tooooooo long, once Rose was going and it was like a 9 or 10pt game he shoulda got the starters back in there it was obvious!!! Rose played the entire 2nd half, sometimes u gotta change things up to win, I know we played last night but thats no excuse to leave ALL 5 starters on the bench
Runner-
January 3rd, 2012
10:34 pm
Finally a chance to show we were a force to be reckoned with… but once again choke
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:34 pm
I’m actually encouraged – last year we would have been blown out by 35
Hope TMac is ok – really needed him on the floor offensively.
superiorblogman
January 3rd, 2012
10:34 pm
LD let the momentum get away and Teague might be a choker.
Spyro
January 3rd, 2012
10:34 pm
Two things before I go into a basketball induced rage: missed free throws and THAT WAS OUR PLAY?!?! WTF?!?
Dont Brick It
January 3rd, 2012
10:34 pm
I’ve said it a lot of times.. those FT’s! Damn..
Marcus
January 3rd, 2012
10:35 pm
Can somebody please kick Stacey King in the teeth?
dang, we gave this one away. We knew they were gonna make a run, but like C-Webb said, late in the game, we reverted to old habits vs. doing what got the big lead.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:35 pm
this game will be mental on the hawks the rest of the season everything will go downhill the rest of the season becaise of this one game
truth
January 3rd, 2012
10:35 pm
Joe dribble, dribble, dribble….hawks lose. Nothing will change until the non super star making super star money is dribbling the Hawks chances away….joe is a coach killa. Just like MV.
reality
January 3rd, 2012
10:35 pm
LD better think about tMAC AT CRUNCH. Option to iso Joe for sure.
dsgb
January 3rd, 2012
10:35 pm
Choke Johnson is a completed joke
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:35 pm
The good thing about it is that they play them again on Saturday
TMACfan
January 3rd, 2012
10:35 pm
People, the only reason the Hawks lost was because of free-throws. We missed SOOOOO MANY!
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:35 pm
Damn, Joe was 3/17, OUCH
stizz
January 3rd, 2012
10:35 pm
painter,
Shutup jackass. It was a tough loss, but these aren’t the Hawks of the past.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:35 pm
I think if Teague would’ve played Rose more in the 2nd half, he might not have gone off quite so much
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
10:35 pm
Joe Johnson 3 of 17 from the field, 10pts – wtf?
Mr.E
January 3rd, 2012
10:36 pm
So this is how LD follows up a good coaching performance, typical…
Sautee
January 3rd, 2012
10:36 pm
Yeah boy, the Hawks really stink. I mean we just played the two best teams in the East, beat one, and took the other to the wire. But let’s throw out the baby with the bathwater, since they didn’t win BOTH games.
Section 212
January 3rd, 2012
10:36 pm
And they want respect from fans and the media….they need to make FTs in the clutch. Teague and Horford did not handle the pressure late in the game.
truth
January 3rd, 2012
10:36 pm
TeamTradeJoshSmith TeamFireMarkRicht == Team dumb a$$
Section 303
January 3rd, 2012
10:36 pm
What a bunch of f’ing losers.
oldbird
January 3rd, 2012
10:36 pm
Good point SteveW
FreshFromATL
January 3rd, 2012
10:36 pm
Rose with like 17 pts in the 4th. That’s your game story right there. Once Teague left the game, Rose got hot and brought them back. If we had Hinrich, who knows what would have happened. Also, Teague had a major learning experiece with the missed free throws. Oh well, rest up and suit up for the next one.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:36 pm
The shame of this, is the same ATL radio stations that virtually ignored our great win over Miami, will clown the Hawks and especially Joe Johnson for the loss tonight.
This is what Gearon talks about, when concerning the Hawks.
JJ definitely deserves at least 1/2 blame for this game though ( Free throw shooting the other 1/2 ). He can’t shoot 3 – 17 FG . .and only shoot 2 FTs. It’s the fatal flaw in his game, and he needs to find a way to fix that.
Just wasted a great defensive performance for the first 3 quarters.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:36 pm
We are terrible in crunch time with only JJ – Josh did come up big in the 4th tonite – way to go Josh!!
Section 212
January 3rd, 2012
10:36 pm
Should not have come down to Joe having to make that shot.
tckr83
January 3rd, 2012
10:37 pm
I’m about out of excuses for Joe Johnson… NEVER shows up in big games. 3 for 17 shooting and gave up the game winning basket on a simple switch that he blew with Deng.
But by all means… let’s let him take the last shot. Why?
worse that john starks
January 3rd, 2012
10:37 pm
3 for 17
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
10:37 pm
Each Hawks’ starter needs to shoot 500-1,000 free throws per day.
truth
January 3rd, 2012
10:37 pm
TeamTradeJoshSmith TeamFireMarkRicht == toilet bowl skidmark
moboman
January 3rd, 2012
10:37 pm
We lost because LD allowed ZAZA, PARGO, GREEN, VLADRAD, to give away the entire lead without putting his players back in the game. He let them get confidence back and never put any players back in to stop them before it was too late. Bad play by Teague not giving Joe the ball back immediately when the shot clock was off and we had the ball. Then he misses 2 FTs. Too much iso JOE. No excuse for taking this game and then GIVING IT BACK TO THEM.
J.J.M.
January 3rd, 2012
10:37 pm
um teague couldnt keep up with rose…
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:37 pm
T-Mac’s legs aren’t going to be up for the pounding 15-20 games this year. This was one of those games.
dsgb
January 3rd, 2012
10:37 pm
Ld is f**king clueless
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
10:37 pm
This Off Season,
Don’t rehired LD, Hire an experienced coach.
Don’t rehired Sund, Hire someone that knows basketball and the Hawks.
Amnesty Joe
Trade Josh for a Center or a good SG to take Joe’s place.
Sign wisely in FA with the space Joe gave up.
Joe is not a clutch player and he is not always good on offense so why is still here.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:38 pm
LD bad coaching hurting Teague’s confidence before the game talking about Kirk coming back. Give Teague his vote of confidence and let the veteran be a backup.
hittman jamillion
January 3rd, 2012
10:38 pm
IT DISGUSTS ME AS A FAN,TO BE UP TWENTY AND LOSE THE GAME,JUST THROW IT AWAY.BAD COACHING JJ WENT 3 FOR TWENTY AND SINGLEHANDILY BEAT US BY GOING INTO ISO JOE MODE. ARGH WTF IM PULLING MY HAIR
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:38 pm
Sautee – Away no less – with Chicago rested and us flying from Miami to Chicago last nite… Like I said, I’m actually encouraged
JSS
January 3rd, 2012
10:38 pm
Dang it!!!
stizz
January 3rd, 2012
10:38 pm
I guess it’s the jackass brigade on the blog tonight.
Teamtradejosh, painter. All decendants of phil.
Spyro
January 3rd, 2012
10:38 pm
I sense our day “off” tomorrow is going to be filled with a lot of free throw shooting.
brigadierjerry
January 3rd, 2012
10:38 pm
Was a tough loss. I think out of all the free throws missed the one with Hawks up 1 and Teague short on those two free throws killed the Hawks. Free throws missed and the fact that LD should’ve called timeout where there was too much iso. The worst part about is is Noah and Boozer did absolutely nothing. Hawks will have to learn from this but they match up well with Chicago. It did look like fatigue was definetely a factor.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:38 pm
Rose knew he could punk Pargo – they played together until recently – Rose went off on him
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:39 pm
who can keep up with rose?
truth
January 3rd, 2012
10:39 pm
TeamTradeJoshSmith TeamFireMarkRicht == loser
Smith.Leuer.Bogut aka Other Options?
January 3rd, 2012
10:39 pm
Keep heads up. We played hard. And teamuni
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:39 pm
That last play was just awful… Marvin and Josh standing together behind the 3pt line. Teague coming off the curl which was totally ignored by the defense. Should have had Josh running toward the goal for a possible lob at least it would have cleared out the defense then Joe would have had clean look. Don’t know why Marvin was in the game over TMac. At least TMac would have drew defense attention.
tckr83
January 3rd, 2012
10:39 pm
Northcyde –
We’ve been talking about J-Smoove jacking jumpers, JJ not getting to the line/disappearing against good teams for years… they’re not going to change no matter how much they swear they have.
Hollywould
January 3rd, 2012
10:39 pm
Nice Joe, crap defense the play before/air ball from 19/ same ol same ol
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:39 pm
Yes we did play the 2 best teams in the East, beat 1 and shoulda beaten the other, missed FT’s was the real killer but letting Rose go off on your 2nd unit was even bigger.
Saying we wen 1-1 against the 2 best teams is no consolation prize, Hawks and Hawk fans should be tired of moral victories. Like Ric Flair says, “In Order To Be The Man, Ya Gotta Beat The Man”
truth
January 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
TeamTradeJoshSmith TeamFireMarkRicht == dumpster dweller
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
When dude’s making 3-point bombs the way he did in that 4th quarter…
You’ve gotta respect his jumper.
That opens up those penetration lanes.
Then you see him getting calls in the lane or getting guys like Deng get involved.
Teague may have missed those FT’s, but who made them tonight?
Who made any clutch shots going down the stretch?
Grandmaster JeJe
January 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
DID NO ONE ON THIS TEAM PRACTICE FREE THROWS THIS OFFSEASON?
YOU GUYS MAKE MILLIONS A YEAR AND CAN’T HIT AN F’ING *****FREE****** THROW
IT’S F’ING FREE
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
Greg Anthony made a great point before that last play.
He said that he’d like to see JJ get the ball in the “Carmelo Anthony area” . . which is 10 – 17 feet from the basket. At least for there, he could catch and turn toward the goal, and have a chance to get to the rim or draw the foul.
But when you’re 25 feet away, it’s hard to get any type of quality shot . . especially since JJ isn’t the fastest guard in the world.
JJ’s last 4 shots of that 4th quarter were from 22 feet and out. Just can’t have that.
Spyro
January 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
Another stat to pay attention to: All the starters were positive +/-, and the entire bench was negative.
This game could have used some IVAN JOHNSON during that 4th quarter stretch by the bench. GIVE THE GUY SOME PT!
Michael Crespo
January 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
best believe the hawks are going to be shooting free throws and running suicides each time they miss one ALL DAY tomorrow…. can’t believe this
Grandmaster JeJe
January 3rd, 2012
10:41 pm
HORFORD 7 REBOUNDS IN 40 MINUTES. IS THAT A FREAKING JOKE?
stizz
January 3rd, 2012
10:41 pm
I know Teague missed some FTs tonight, but if Drew even thinks about replacing him with KH in the starting lineup I will personally slap the s*** out of Drew.
Hawvks vs Bulls
January 3rd, 2012
10:41 pm
10 pts for Joe, that means his 16 million earned this season equates to $1,632,450 per point tonight
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:41 pm
@ tckr83 . . . you’re right.
FreshFromATL
January 3rd, 2012
10:41 pm
Sautee,
I lot of the people running in here posting now are just trolls posting under different screen names.
Rose got hot while Pargo was guarding him and brought them back. T-Mac obviously didn’t have his legs anymore or Drew would have had him playing instead of Marvin. Teague missed two free throws when the game was on the line (he’ll learn from that trust me). Suit up and get ready for the next one.
Moses Cologne
January 3rd, 2012
10:42 pm
Its really time for a change…the Hawks have been blowing games in this fashion since the days of Dominique Wilkins…missed free throws, missed defensive rotations, ZaZa giving up the ball intentionally to Luol Deng…maybe its time that the Hawks change the name of the Franchise…maybe its time the NBA quit fixing games..honestly David Stern would’ve never allowed the Hawks to beat the Heat and the Bulls two nights in a row.there may be a spirit in the air, but there is a curse on the ground and the Hawks are forever being affected by that curse.
northcyde
January 3rd, 2012
10:42 pm
JJ will actually make 18 million this season . . so re-calculate
Hoopster
January 3rd, 2012
10:42 pm
Question regarding the replay overturn……..the official on the sideline AND the official on the baseline ruled it Hawks ball. What is the justification or need for a review when the 2 closest to the play both indicate Hawks ball?
Luke Cage
January 3rd, 2012
10:42 pm
WE LOST, bulls didn’t beat us, not encouraged by that, want to be taken serious, win these kinda games, don’t care back to back on the road or not, peace i’m out!!
Ray
January 3rd, 2012
10:43 pm
Tough loss but at least they stayed in the thick of it this team looks to be one that won’t roll over and die it may be only 6 games but da*mit call me a happy fan tonight.
ntrigue
January 3rd, 2012
10:43 pm
Worset coached game in history…….I have never witnessed such madness…Why did we have Joe bringing the ball up the court making the offense stagnant…..then we have Josh smith check rose on the inbound pass taking him away from the basket just terrible dont understand it……This is just terrible totally unacceptable…….We seem to always miss free throws in clutch situations terrible….Joe Johnson is not Lebron, he is not D-Rose, he is not D-Wade- he is nothing but Joe “dribble the ball till the shot clock goes down” Johnson… stop trying to put him in positions to create when that is not his strenght. Wake up Coach Drew and get a new suit this is just terrible these are the type of games we should win but we dont and we end up with the 4th and 5th seed because of it!!!! I still love the Hawks but this was the worst coached gm from the fourth qtr on that I have EVER SEEN IN MY 33 yrs ON THIS Planet!!!!! Larry Drew needs to be slapped!!!!
Melvin
January 3rd, 2012
10:43 pm
This lost sucks…
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
10:43 pm
“losing the 6th game of the season isn’t “back breaking” ”
having a 2nd half 18 pt lead on the back end of a road trip against the eastern conference finals and not putting them away sure isnt soothing..
at some point you have to be mentally tougher.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:43 pm
Just chalk it up to a bad loss.
This teams talented enough.
Mentally tough enough though? Don’t know.
They can play with Miami and Chicago.
They’re still the 3rd best team in the East, IMO.
It’s a matter of whether this team can overcome their mental lapses.
Long season. Pretty heated about tonight’s outcome, but can’t do ish bout it now. We get another shot at em’ on Saturday.
If they take 3 of 4 from these clubs, it’s still pretty convincing. Take Miami out twice, and the Bulls at home, and it’s still a pretty strong statement.
Smith.Leuer.Bogut aka Other Options?
January 3rd, 2012
10:43 pm
Josh Smith is more valuable to ATL than anyone else. Deal with it.
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
10:44 pm
sets up nicely for blow out losses at home.
doc
January 3rd, 2012
10:44 pm
disappointment
tckr83
January 3rd, 2012
10:44 pm
It doesn’t matter where JJ catches the ball… he doesn’t know how or refuses to get to the line.
Section 303
January 3rd, 2012
10:45 pm
FT’s are just concentration. That’s all.
They can run, they can hide, but they will still be the Atlanta Hawks.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 3rd, 2012
10:45 pm
Weren’t we a top FT shooting team last year?
IDIOTS
THEY’RE ******************Free*************************THROWS. U MAKE 10 MILLION A YEAR + AND CAN’T HIT A ***********fREE********** THROW
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
10:45 pm
Free throws were likely a result of hard-fought game last night. You can’t ask guys to play a ton of minutes and then expect perfect free thow shooting at the end of yet another hard fought game. The bench came up short in the 4th quarter and starters were forced to return a little early.
Some of y’all act like the Hawks were going to go 66-0. Surely no one penciled in two wins in these last two nights, right?
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
10:46 pm
I doubt Teague’s so much of a wuss that his confidence can be shattered so easily.
Well, I should say that I hope he isn’t. Larry Drew is the best coach our money can buy, so if you have a problem with him, do like thousands of others in the ATL and complain about the idiot owners running this thing.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 3rd, 2012
10:46 pm
Hawks will never recover from this loss the next time they play Chicago. Lose by 18 on Sat
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
10:47 pm
Don’t overreact though….the Hawks are the 3rd best team in the East from my eye test of the first few weeks of the season.
They can give the Bulls all they want any time. We just need to learn exactly what we want to do in those late game/4th quarter possessions. The Bulls know Rose will have the ball. The Hawks don’t really KNOW who will have the ball or what plays to run. And that’s the difference.
This team has some SERIOUS upside though so Hawks fans should be optimistic.
Please stop with the trade talk too. Josh Smith was the Hawks Player of The Game and yall talking about trading him yeah right.
darrell starks
January 3rd, 2012
10:47 pm
When Teague play aggressive and attack the Hawks win, when Teague don’t they lose i guess Joe was right after all.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
doc
January 3rd, 2012
10:47 pm
303 and legs and nerves. you make it sound so simple.
omar
January 3rd, 2012
10:48 pm
this is loss on on coach drew, iso joes, and missed free throws. that’s why we don’t get too excited about this team
Section 303
January 3rd, 2012
10:48 pm
Can’t wait for the massive letdown at the Highlight Factory on Thursday night. You know these a$$holes are just going to roll over for a week after losing tonight.
I defend none of these guys after tonight. Hate being so down after just one loss, but we all know we are going to see games like this a bunch of times this year.
This group simply can’t do it. They just can’t. Born losers.
kwooden
January 3rd, 2012
10:49 pm
Very tough loss, but I’m not as upset as I thought I would be. The HAWKS actually didn’t play that great, except for the start of the game. They had some nice plays and some good ball movement, but the bench really gave up the lead at the beginning of the 4th. Teague’s misses were big, but I’m partial to Jeff so I’m not going to hammer him. Hopefully this loss will help the team with its mental toughness and let them know that the top 2 teams in the East aren’t that much better than them. The mental toughness also goes for LD. He should have used more timeouts early in the 4th and also brought back the starters. He could have tried to sub Tracy back in the game late for a short stretch, but I do appreciate him leaving his best defensive team in the game. Clearly the Hawks are very good when they run their offensive, hopefully this will be another step towards being able to execute under pressure. I think we’re a Playoff team, so all these games are just dress rehearsals, for the really games in April!
GO HAWKS!!
bigdave
January 3rd, 2012
10:49 pm
“He said that he’d like to see JJ get the ball in the “Carmelo Anthony area” . . which is 10 – 17 feet from the basket. At least for there, he could catch and turn toward the goal, and have a chance to get to the rim or draw the foul.”
Joe doesnt look to draw contact enough to be effective in there.. he prefers to work in more space. thats Paul’s spot too.. right in that elbow intermediate area. i always defend Joe, but he goes to the hole with no authority what so ever.
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
10:50 pm
What a collapse! I wish the AJC would start up a[n Atlanta] Dream blog. At least the Dream can win the [WNBA] ECF and play in the Finals. The Hawks need Marynell Meadors to replace LD and Rick Sund as Head Coach and GM. Mrs. Meadors fills both roles with the Dream. BTW, the Dream are only four years old as an organization [franchise] and have been to two Championship Finals, wtf.
Astro Joe
January 3rd, 2012
10:51 pm
ESPNChiBulls Nick Friedell
Rose had more points (17) than the Bulls scored in the first (15) second (11) and third (16) quarters.
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
10:53 pm
yodaddybrother,
Josh was the player of the game because they all sucked on offense. This will be the one game out of 20 that he gets the player of the game for the Hawks. He almost always looks good on defense but his offense really hurt us, bring the ball up like he is a PG, shooting jumpers like he is a sharpshooter. Is it really that hard to drive an open lane? And yes, he had his share of those problems this game.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
10:53 pm
Agree with what Astro Joe said on the last page…
I know it stings…
But no need to overreact about one game.
Ish happens. Onto the next game.
Prison Mike
January 3rd, 2012
10:53 pm
Drew should of went with Al or Josh for the game winner not an overpaid guy that went 3-17. They both played hard on both ends and deserved the chance.
darrell starks
January 3rd, 2012
10:53 pm
Somebody please tell Nique to be quiet, seen like every game listening to him there is a premature bias on his behalf.
GO HAWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:53 pm
I’m not bummed – we beat Miami handily in Miami, and should have beat these guys in Chicago. Pargo stayed on Rose too long, jj was way off tonite, and no TMac at crunch time – and Chicago had yesterday off while we had a 4+ hour flight after the game in Miami.
I think Chicago know we can beat them. Asik and Gibson off the bench are a handful. And Deng and Rose are playing 43-44 minutes – wow
moboman
January 3rd, 2012
10:54 pm
We let Rose rest on defense by having Joe bring the ball up. Iso Joe means rested Rose on offense. Teague standing around while Joe dribbles out the clock is no way to win. Should have won this game. Poorly coached, poorly executed 4th quarter. No excuse. WE quit playing our game and went into same old Hawks mode.
Section 303
January 3rd, 2012
10:54 pm
doc, shouldn’t it be that simple, though? FT’s have killed this team for years. Not just tonight. It’s a concentration issue. And, if nerves are what got in their way tonight, we might as well give up.
Of course, nerves might be it. Can’t even count how many times we’ve seen this group wilt whenever faced with adversity. If things don’t go 100% their way, this team just folds.
SteveW
January 3rd, 2012
10:54 pm
Glad Asik is a RFA after this season – he’s probably gone
Lathargic Drew
January 3rd, 2012
10:55 pm
Coach Drew mentally gambled with keeping the 2nd String Players in during crucial made 3 point shots by Bulls…Pargo made a 3 afterwards, but Drew should’ve called time out and put starters back in game..but trying to showcase his new 2nd string was a gamble Drew took and it cost him..Playing catch up in 4th Qtr when you previously led throughout the game is a Big Mental Disadvantage a new nucleous…Frustraing to say the least…bury my head in sand and wonder about coaching decision
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
10:56 pm
“When Teague play aggressive and attack the Hawks win, when Teague don’t they lose i guess Joe was right after all.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Does Joe know he is the one with the max contract? He is the one that is suppose to take charge of the game.
kwooden
January 3rd, 2012
10:57 pm
Chicago’s bench scored less than ours but the +- was much much better. Thibs used his bench better than LD. Hopefully the coaches will get a better feel for that next game. Go HAWKS!!
ntrigue
January 3rd, 2012
10:57 pm
Worst coached gm in Hawks history!!!!
Dont Brick It
January 3rd, 2012
10:57 pm
Good job LD..
The Rose counter attack was inevitable regardless if it was the 2nd or 1st unit. It’s not unheard of to lose a 20 point lead. The problem was LD lacking quick thinking and decent plays. Expecting a miracle from the likes of JS. And those f’ing FT’s. I’m not sure what happened to T-Mac but I would’ve sub the guy for JJ or JS for that final shot. I don’t care if he misses the ball because JJ really looked awful out there.
Wink
January 3rd, 2012
10:58 pm
Enter your comments here
ntrigue
January 3rd, 2012
10:58 pm
Let me be the coach and I guarentee we at least finish 2nd in our division!!! Real Talk!!!
kwooden
January 3rd, 2012
10:58 pm
With all that said we lost because Joe shot like stinky garbage!! GO HAWKS!!
brigadierjerry
January 3rd, 2012
10:59 pm
Off topic I have heard a lot of Bulls games on TV but Neil Funk and Stacey King who was not a good pro are one of the worst announcers I have ever heard. I thought Tommy Heinson from the Celtics was bad.
Mr.E
January 3rd, 2012
11:00 pm
We will smash Miami in Atlanta.
I’m actually going to say I have faith in this team despite tonight’s choke job.
Section 303
January 3rd, 2012
11:02 pm
Last thing and then I’m out of here.
Why not T-Mac down at the end of the game? I’m so f’ing sick of the ball automatically going to Joe Johnson at crucial moments. What has he ever done to earn that right? Just run a f’ing. This idea that one player HAS to touch the ball on any major possession is just stupid.
Since it must be written in the bible that a team can only look to one guy when it needs a hoop, why not a guy that can actually make a clutch shot? I vote T-Mac. I’ve seen every other “core” player wilt in big moments, why not give T-Mac a shot? We know none of the other guys can perform when needed.
Jeff Teague proved he is not worthy of all the love he gets on here. What a total choke job.
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
11:02 pm
@MattP
Did Josh Smith not hit two clutch jumpers in the 4th? Was he not getting to the free throw line? Was he not making great passes to teammates, rebounding and protecting the rim?
Lay off him. You won’t appreciate what he does until he’s gone. He had 15 rebounds, key blocks, good assists. All you guys do is focus on the negative.
yoursporthouse dot com
January 3rd, 2012
11:03 pm
Deng and Rose had 25 or Bulls 29 points. Hey LD, send Collins in as a goon and knock Rose on his arse!! And go to the nearest outdoor court, I don’t care how cold and practice FREE throws until your hands are fckn numb. THESE DAM ATLANTA TEAMS!!!
superiorblogman
January 3rd, 2012
11:03 pm
LD threw the momentum away and Teague sh..t himself on those FT’s. I love Teague as a basketball player but he did. This stinks bad.
Heat Fan
January 3rd, 2012
11:03 pm
Since I’ve been here the past 5 years watching the Hawks, they remind me of the Heat of the 90’s. Good enough to win 50 games but not good enough to beat the (Ewing) Knicks or the (Jordan) Bulls in a seven game series. Hawks are close but they are a superstar and a good coach away from reaching the ECF or the Ship. JMO
Wink
January 3rd, 2012
11:04 pm
That was a head scratcher. 14 point lead in the 4th quarter just got Rosed. They stop the double team on the pick at the top of the key. In the mist of the run, offensively Josh kept ending up with the ball at the end of the shot clock. During this time Joe was running from the ball, yet Drew want Joe to take the last shot…dude was having a bad shooting game.
Free throws, Free throws, Free throws caused us the game in the end. Miss technicals, bad form from Horford at the end & Teague shot just flat. That 4 free throws missed in the last 30 seconds of game.
This game was in hand, just needed game management entering the fourth…oh well time to finish off the Crown!!
NCBravesFan
January 3rd, 2012
11:06 pm
Should have won tonight, but this year’s team looks better to me than last year’s. Chalk it up to tired legs and a loss of concentration (fatigue).
the truth
January 3rd, 2012
11:06 pm
How Do You Blow A 19 PT Lead. You Deserved What You Got, LOSERS. This Comment Is Not For The Hawks, But For The Chickens, As They Showed Us What They Really Are,against the bulls tonite.
yoursporthouse dot com
January 3rd, 2012
11:06 pm
yodaddybrother,
THANK YOU! Josh shoots a couple of jumpers and EVERYBODY WANTS TO TRADE AND BASH HIM! HE WAS 6 FOR 13 FROM THE FIELD, WHILE JOE WAS 3 FOR 17! HE BLOCKED SHOTS AND CHANGED MANY OTHERS, GET OFF OF JOSH SMITH!!
Hawks Fan Down Under
January 3rd, 2012
11:08 pm
WOW! One of the all time chokes! Horrible free throws, poor offensive execution down the stretch. Just not good enough. They played well but in the end simply let the Bulls run over them….very disappointing!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
11:08 pm
I am starting to believe in this team’s defense. The offense still goes hot and cold depending on Teague’s aggressiveness; when he is not aggressive, like in much of the 4th quarter, they revert to Woody mode. The bench still hasn’t sold me that it is of the quality needed to win in the playoffs (Zaza in particular was very disappointing in this game). And no team wins with free throw shooting this poor.
With all that said, they just lost by 2 to the team with the best record in the league last year on the second game of a back to back. It was a completely avoidable, self-inflicted loss, but still not a back breaker considering the opponent.
TeamNoOverreacting
TeamLookAtTheBigPicture
TeamAtLeastWaitUntilTheEndOfThisWeekBeforeMakingAnyDefinitiveJudgments
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
11:10 pm
By the way, Josh was the MVP of this game.
TeamDon’tListenToTradeAdviceFromDumbassHatersOnThisBlog
Grandad
January 3rd, 2012
11:11 pm
Free Throws are *confidence and *concentration.
“confidence comes from demonstrated ability”
- Bill Parcells -
“concentration and mental toughness are the keys to victory”
- Bill Russell -
“concentration; focusing totally on the business at hand
and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do”
- Arnold Palmer -
“concentration is self discipline”
- G-dad -
____________________________________________
No excuses about weary legs.
weary minds … maybe ?
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
11:12 pm
Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream Forward) = Franchise Superstar and MVP caliber potential/player
Joe Johnson = Grossly overpaid complementary player
yoursporthouse dot com
January 3rd, 2012
11:13 pm
LD,
Have the team outside tonight with the lights on at a basketball court in a park and make them shoot free throws for 2 hours.
yoursporthouse dot com
January 3rd, 2012
11:15 pm
Uncle Tom,
STOP!! I’m choking from laughter!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
11:15 pm
Joe’s 3/17 from the field and missed potential game winner don’t bother me as much as the 2/2 from the line. If you can’t make shots, at least go inside and draw contact.
One of these days Teague will become assertive enough to go get the ball and make plays rather than watching his teammates jack up shots. The sooner that happens, the sooner the Hawks will have a consistently competent offense to go with their impressive defense.
moboman
January 3rd, 2012
11:16 pm
Cant blame this on Josh, or Marvin, or Al. Front line worked their butts off. We were under coached in the 4th. No movement, no passing, no PG in the offense. If we werent going to let Teague do anything in the 4th, should have put in another shooter and made Rose play some D. We got passive. Teague was hesitant to shoot, Marvin settled for the jumper with the lane wide open. We found ways to lose instead of doing what got us the 19 point lead.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 3rd, 2012
11:17 pm
Players on this team always use the excuse that they were tired when we lose, but I don’t hear anyone praising Houston for beating us on the 3rd of its b2b2b. Apparently we were tired too that night
SMH
FIRE LD
FIRE LD
FIRE LD
FIRE LD
FIRE LD
Wink
January 3rd, 2012
11:17 pm
Josh Smith will on most night have good stats, but the problem is when Josh takes that ill fated jumpshot or get a rebound & tries to run break and make a bad pass or get fouled on a un coordinated move to the basket. Every team in the league wants Josh to shoot jumpers or go to the line in crunch time. Soon they will will come up with a Hack a Josh strategy. With Josh it Timing not his Stats impact.
Same can be said for LeBron in the playoffs last year, he had a triple double game and he was not present in the 4th quarter of NBA Finals games. His stats had no impact on the outcome.
Josh’s game is kinda like, taking a gun to a knife fight, GOOD IDEA, but leaving the bullets at home, BAD JUDGEMENT!!
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
11:17 pm
yodaddybrother,
He was 3-6 on FT, That only getting to the line 3 times the whole game, it was also only 50%. Wow he hit 2 clutch jumpers that means he gets the go ahead to shot more. Yes, he does look good at passing sometimes but you don’t remember some of the crazy passes to no one? And like I said he looks good on defense but his offense kills us.I loved him active on boards
He should be a guy that could easily get 10+ FTA a game. Yes, he calmed down this game on jump shots but we all know that Josh will be back. He should not be acting like a PG at all. And I wasn’t basing it all on this game just the overall Josh. He did look better then others but he also looked bad on Offense.
Joe was the biggest killer here along with LD. LD could have won this but he made many, many mistakes in the 4th. That is something you do not want to do with a good team like this because they feed off of it.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 3rd, 2012
11:19 pm
maybe if MARVIN FREAKING SHOWED UP AND CONTRIBUTED IN PREVIOUS GAMES TMAC WOULDN’T HAVE TO PLAY EXTENDED MINUTES
AMNESTY MARVIN
the truth
January 3rd, 2012
11:19 pm
they are stiil losers
Grandad
January 3rd, 2012
11:20 pm
LD is still learning;
he was late calling a TO when Chi went on their run.
He should have never let them get it under 10
w/o calling 2 least two TO’s.
_____________________________________________
I’ve never heard of a rule where an official makes a call;
then checks the moniter to see who ball touched last.
Then ! as per football it should have to be indisputible to overturn !
I’ve never seen or heard of such !
There should be a protest / if it is a rule it must be changed /
otherwise they should check every out of bounds dispute.
The official clearly made the call.
*WRONG*
-regardless of explanation-
There is no justification for that call ! None !
Wink
January 3rd, 2012
11:20 pm
@MattP
CO-SIGN!
yoursporthouse dot com
January 3rd, 2012
11:21 pm
Why was McGrady not in at the end of the game?
yodaddybrother
January 3rd, 2012
11:21 pm
The Hawks are a good basketball team. They didn’t even play well and were up 20 in the 3rd. The league MVP brought his team back in the 4th quarter and he’s done it twice already this season.
Hawks fans should be encouraged. Back To Back after beating the Heat at home. This was their 6th game in 8 days. They got tired which explains 34 points in the 4th quarter (after only giving up 26 in the first half). It explains the free throw shooting, which the Hawks are actually pretty good at.
The Bench helped extend the lead and the bench also helped give up the lead. Joe Johnson had a serious off night on offense. Yet still they hel d a comfortable lead.
There’s a difference between reasons and excuses.
Grandad
January 3rd, 2012
11:21 pm
*w/o calling [ @ ] least two TO’s.
KevinM
January 3rd, 2012
11:21 pm
This team is made up of parts that need to work better together. We seem to get up and down performances from the captains lately.
If they would all just become a bit more consistent, we would be a very good team. To me, its the mental makeup of this team that is weak.
The talent is there despite being a bit short in the post.
Josh and Marvin were the guys tonight, but I would have expected T-Mac to come in at least on offense in all those possessions that ended up with no points.
FTs should never beat you, but they did tonight.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 3rd, 2012
11:22 pm
Hawks bench: 5/18, 12 points, 10 boards
Omer Asik: 9 boards
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
11:22 pm
This game is just the reversal of the 83-80 win against the Bulls last season. The Hawks were down big to the Bulls in Atlanta and came back and won. Al Horford had a big game and Marvin had a big block on Rose at the rim. Anybody remember that game. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Karma is a MF!
Mr.E
January 3rd, 2012
11:23 pm
Lol @ all the negativity in here.
There were so many positives to take out of this game as well but people will only remember the missed free throws. We showed why we are a better team than the Bulls.
We’re going to be good this season, real good.
Grandad
January 3rd, 2012
11:24 pm
Stern’s league still gives me the willies.
*touch Rose = foul
*knock Teaguer down = let it slide
**Jordan Rules** = subtle
yoursporthouse dot com
January 3rd, 2012
11:25 pm
Uncle Tom,
I was at that game and Horford was a monster. I never saw that Horford ever again since. Have you?
Grandad
January 3rd, 2012
11:26 pm
The Hawks quit running their offense in 4th qtr.
Iso and jump shots = play not to lose.
Eric C.
January 3rd, 2012
11:27 pm
Still a 2nd round team…nothing has changed.
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
11:27 pm
I can’t wait for Hinrich to get back, I just hope LD plays him off the bench and not start him in front of teague. Playing Hinrich off the bench would allow him to come in for either Joe or Teague depending on who is have a bad game.
yoursporthouse dot com
January 3rd, 2012
11:27 pm
Grandad,
Another, make it seem as if the ball went out off Horford with a review on the monitor to help the MVP’s team come back. There was NO DOUBT IN MY MIND they were reversing that call.
Uncle Tom
January 3rd, 2012
11:28 pm
I betcha Jamal Crawford would’ve made his free throws.
Eric C.
January 3rd, 2012
11:28 pm
And Joe Johnson…go ahead and shoot 3-17, but wth was that turnover at the end of the first half. I had a bad feeling that might come back to roost and sure enough.
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
11:29 pm
Teague doesn’t impress me. He won’t impress me until people shut up about him and he balls hard for a few seasons.
the truth
January 3rd, 2012
11:29 pm
The Hawks And Their Coach Are Stupid. Typical Atlanta Team…………………….
Grandad
January 3rd, 2012
11:30 pm
This game was no one’s fault;
the Hawks played Championship caliber basketball for 3+ qtrs.
No; they did not finish – but – they are “competing” !
We must give them props.
____________________________________________
We need a legit Big !
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
11:31 pm
Harry Hawk,
He is better then what we have. If they amnesty inconsistent Joe this off season we could probably get a decent/good PG.
JaeEvolution
January 3rd, 2012
11:33 pm
“Hawks bench: 5/18, 12 points, 10 boards
Omer Asik: 9 boards”
Kyle Korver had 8 as well in…28 minutes. Our backcourt needs to make more of an effort to rebound, Joe Johnson especially if he can’t score get your big 6′7 ass in there and grab some boards and get dirty, I refuse to believe Korver should get 8 and Joe shouldn’t get just as many.
LakeDawg
January 3rd, 2012
11:33 pm
When you cut through all the analysis it still comes down to one thing with the Hawks. As currently constructed, they will never win a game of consequence. They will do whatever it takes to lose. Don’t be fooled by the talent. They have no leadership or heart as a whole. That’s all I have to say about the Hawks this year. They can move to Winnipeg for all I care.
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
11:34 pm
Grandad,
That was LD fault he played bench to long in 4th, didnt call TO when they were making a come back, let Joe handle the ball and not Teague, and he didn’t play McGrady at the end which would have play smart.
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
11:37 pm
Teague is what we have, MattP. I don’t think he’s a bad player, but I think we saw what his teammates and Larry Drew think of him at the end of that ballgame. When we were in the front-court, the ball was out of his hands. Teague is not a great shooter, so if he’s not going to be running the show late, he shouldn’t even be on the court.
Grandad
January 3rd, 2012
11:37 pm
By the way:
Thanks to cybo … from the last blog.
Rusty
January 3rd, 2012
11:38 pm
This coach is so fking lousy & stupid choker gunner jj tries to take over the game[just what the team did not need] jj has been crap over the last 3 seasons & there is a lot of people on this blog always making excuses for him,saying he is great when he really isn’t..
MattP
January 3rd, 2012
11:42 pm
Harry Hawk,
I agree with you that Teague should be running the show, but I do think they need to bring in a veteran PG to help Teague learn more. I just wish they get a new/experienced coach this off season.
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
11:43 pm
Hinrich will probably get Teague’s minutes late. He’s a vet who will probably space the floor better for Iso-Joe.
Devil's Advocate
January 3rd, 2012
11:43 pm
Joe Johnson 3-17 10 points 2012 Salary: $18,038,573
Derrick Rose 8-22 30 points 2012 Salary: $6,993,708
And there it is Hawks fans…
Grandad
January 3rd, 2012
11:44 pm
MattP
I mentioned some of those very things myself earlier.
As for LD, having coached, “I know” that no coach – ever -
coaches a perfect game.
I’ve been a huge critic of LD on this blog.
However, at this time, LD is doing a fine job.
Perfect – No.
But he was not to blame.
Individual players were not to blame.
It was a team loss in a team game.
Pure and Simple.
The one thing I cannot justify was the reversal on the out of bounds call.
There is much to like and admire from these Hawks.
Now is not the time for picking at nits.
Harry Hawk
January 3rd, 2012
11:49 pm
Nit-pick all you want, fans. That’s what this damn thing is here for. Well, that and page hits.
Wabe
January 3rd, 2012
11:50 pm
Again, I love how we use a 2 point defeat against the league’s top team to declare this season another bust…
Folks need to relax and not get so bent out of shape.
LD made mistakes tonight.
JJ clearly wasn’t on point tonight.
Neither was Teague.
We didn’t get as much pop off our bench.
Yet we lost by 2 points.
It stings, but chill. Dallas suffered a loss like this in a playoff game last year @ Portland. It’s not as much about the loss as it is how they respond to the loss.
Thus, wait till Thursday. Should this team beat the Heat twice in a week, I’m guessing folks will be singing a different tune…
Grandad
January 3rd, 2012
11:50 pm
Going back to MC’s article:
“I haven’t yet decided If I’m going to start him” [Kirk] … paraphrase
That is more than a nit that I will pick.
If he cannot see that Teaguer is his guard……………….
then LD is is just weak, mean, stupid or all the aforementioned plus plus.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 3rd, 2012
11:51 pm
With TMac out looks like our leadership is gone.
Three captains. Reminds me of the Jets.
FIRE LD
Grandmaster JeJe
January 3rd, 2012
11:52 pm
Cosign Grandad.
Glad to see you here. Sorry about your loss.
LD does not like Teague….
It Aint Hard To Tell
doc
January 3rd, 2012
11:53 pm
only way to beat stern rules is by winning by double figures last night or the other guy not makig the mae up shots/chances. rose did the latter and the hawks didnt do the former as they did last night.
gdad irrefutable wasnt it?
superiorblogman
January 3rd, 2012
11:59 pm
Teague will be the greatest PG in Hawks history. He should have gotten these failures out of his system years ago but let him fail some he will be okay.
Big Dog
January 4th, 2012
12:02 am
I can understand why horford is all the way out on the perimeter during the course of the game and especially with the game on the line. He wants to be the hero so bad that it may stomach turn. With 7 seconds on the clock he should have given the ball to JJ. The hawks already had the lead. Instead mr Bone Head draws a foul and bricks. Then he is all the way on the perimeter with 1.2 seconds bringing extra bodies to JJ. Thanks mr. Bone head Hoford.
Josh ? 15 points 11 rebounds 2 blocks…. as usual
Al 6 rebounds 0 blocks and played much of the game on the Arch . Its really time to trade this idiot for a real center.
Can you say Al and 1st rounder for Super man D12?
NUNNA!!
January 4th, 2012
12:02 am
The thing that i see about this game is that we beat ourselves at the end..Missed free throws,low scoring in the 3rd contributed to the bulls comeback..
In years past,we would have been blown out going from Miami into Chicago on back to back nights and yall know it..
The thing i hate is that when it looks like Marvin may have the hot hand early we stop going to him and sub him for Tmac..But if Tmac is playing great,Marvin still rides the pine!!
And i agree with someone earlier that if Teague is not gonna run the show late then he needs not to be on the floor..But i think he was on the floor only to keep up with Rose because he sure didn’t stop him lol..
Melvin
January 4th, 2012
12:04 am
Coaching and FT’s lost this game….
Melvin
January 4th, 2012
12:06 am
This lost sucks….
superiorblogman
January 4th, 2012
12:06 am
Grandad
January 3rd, 2012
11:50 pm
Going back to MC’s article:
“I haven’t yet decided If I’m going to start him” [Kirk] … paraphrase
That is more than a nit that I will pick.
If he cannot see that Teaguer is his guard……………….
then LD is is just weak, mean, stupid or all the aforementioned plus plus.
What article? Happy to see you brother, how are u?
Rufus1
January 4th, 2012
12:13 am
Low self esteem Hawks Fans…
We hold the Bulls to 76pts at home, coming off a tough game with the Heat the previous night and the SKY IS FALLING……WOW, please get a grip.
Slimjr
January 4th, 2012
12:15 am
SeenthisB4:
The Core front line with much difficulty scoring the ball due to lack of skills allowing 3rd quarter blown leads which results in another loss..
That Chicago 25 to 5 run at the end of the 3rd and 1st 5mins of the 4th(about 7.5min span) was a killer..
The missed free throws(6) were huge too..Valiant effort but against the elite help will be needed to get over the hump on offense. We need a #3 who can score the ball inside or out…
Great effort though.
George Jettson.
January 4th, 2012
12:15 am
Dwight Howard Trade Rumors: Al Horford Surprised By Trade Talk
Dec 31 11:28a by Kris Willis
Read More: Joe Johnson (G – ATL), Josh Smith (F – ATL), Dwight Howard (C – ORL), Al Horford (C – ATL), Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks
After an initial report that the Atlanta Hawks had engaged in trade talks with with the Orlando Magic involving Dwight Howard, Hawks beat writer Michael Cunningham weighed in on the original report that the trade with Atlanta was centering around Joe Johnson and Josh Smith.
Cunningham confirmed that trade talks between the two teams had taken place but that it was unlikely that Josh Smith was a part of them. Cunningham further cites that the Hawks would be reluctant to include Smith because of the hope that the presence of his child-hood friend would entice Howard to sign a long-term extension with the club. That would leave the deal to center around either Johnson and or center Al Horford.
In a recent interview with ESPN Radio, Horford was asked about the rumors and was genuinely taken aback.
“Wow,” Horford said. “I guess I’m heading back to Florida. … I don’t know, that’s interesting, I know that Dwight is from here, but as far as I know, this is the first I’ve heard of it. But it’ll be interesting.”
The two-time All-Star Horford would seem more appealing to the Magic due to his University of Florida roots and the fact that while he is somewhat undersized, he does have experience playing the center position.
It is also important to note that the Atlanta Hawks are not on Howard’s list of preferred destinations and any trade would presumably happen without an assurance that Howard would re-sign with the club.
http://atlanta.sbnation.com/atlanta-hawks/2011/12/31/2672579/dwight-howard-trade-rumors-al-horford-atlanta-hawks
George Jettson.
January 4th, 2012
12:17 am
“Wow,” Horford said. “I guess I’m heading back to Florida. … I don’t know, that’s interesting, I know that Dwight is from here, but as far as I know, this is the first I’ve heard of it. But it’ll be interesting.”
The two-time All-Star Horford would seem more appealing to the Magic due to his University of Florida roots and the fact that while he is somewhat undersized, he does have experience playing the center position.
Grandad
January 4th, 2012
12:19 am
Harry Hawk
My fault Harry Hawk I thought this blog was for:
meaningful intelligent discussion.
Perhaps not ?
But good to know that “pickin nits” is an open topic.
Head lice has always been a fascinating topic of mine;
Are you aware that cooties are another name for head lice ?
Are you also aware that “African Americans” cannot get head lice ?
Well – until next time – I’m itchin to discuss any topic.
George Jettson.
January 4th, 2012
12:22 am
“Wow,” Horford said. “I guess I’m heading back to Florida. …I know,….. I’ve heard of it…. it’ll be interesting.”
Slimjr
January 4th, 2012
12:23 am
Joe was not getting clean looks..The Bulls did not want Joe to beat em…
They knew the front line is the weakness when it comes to scoring the ball..It worked for the bulls…
Dennis Green
January 4th, 2012
12:24 am
The Bulls are who we thought they were, and that’s why we took the damn court. So if you want to crown them, then crown their a$$es, but they are who we thought they were, and we let them off the hook.
Iron Balls
January 4th, 2012
12:25 am
Horford fcked up again in the 4th quarter, now he wants to go back to Florida. Well I for one wont miss his sorryaiz
Slimjr
January 4th, 2012
12:27 am
Memo to Josh: Your jumpshot is permanently broke! Just sad…..
Iron Balls
January 4th, 2012
12:29 am
Joe would have had clean looks if our center wasnt dragging his man out to the perimeter to double/triple joe. What the hell was Horford doing spending so much time on the perimeter? Shouldnt his big aziez be under the basket trying to get a freaking rebound and put back? How can you be a 6′ 10″ center and only get 6 rebounds? You aint Dirk Dummy. Get under the basket and defend.
Grandad
January 4th, 2012
12:29 am
Superblogman::: [from MC's article "Game Thread"]
@ the heading of this blog.
•Larry Drew said he hasn’t decided on Hinrich’s role when he returns: “We will see how that goes with Kirk. We are certainly going to bring him along slowly. But as far as who is going to be the starter, I haven’t made a decision.”
Slimjr
January 4th, 2012
12:31 am
All NBA is what he is.. Very limited offensive skills but he makes the most of his limitations and it got him two Allstar invites.
Are you going to win Championships with him at the 4 or 5?
Does it snow in Bimini?
JJ, marvin,Josh, Dwight/ new hawks core
January 4th, 2012
12:33 am
Hinrich is better than Teague who doesnt know how to get his teammates involved. Hes a ball hog who is turnover prone and is too much of a boy to have an impact in a mans world.
Grandad
January 4th, 2012
12:34 am
SuperDuperBlogman:
I’m fine thanks for askin’.
Hmmmm
January 4th, 2012
12:34 am
WHAT I MISS HMMMMMMMMMMMM?
JJ, marvin,Josh, Dwight/ new hawks core
January 4th, 2012
12:35 am
Are you going to win Championships with him at the 4 or 5? You are going to watch it on tv with him after the second round. Hes too soft at either position.
Hmmmm
January 4th, 2012
12:36 am
HINRICH IS BETTER THAN TEAGUE???? OH LAWD I DONE HEARD IT ALL NOW!
LOG OFF AND CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.
superiorblogman
January 4th, 2012
12:37 am
JJ, marvin,Josh, Dwight/ new hawks core
January 4th, 2012
12:33 am
Hinrich is better than Teague who doesnt know how to get his teammates involved. Hes a ball hog who is turnover prone and is too much of a boy to have an impact in a mans world.
PG Slim you are more and more of a joke as the days go by. Hinrich averaged 3.3 assists a game with the Hawks last year, I hope Teague is traded for his personal good.
Hmmmm
January 4th, 2012
12:38 am
Of course I miss Rumeal Robinson too. By Al, Ill holler… Hello D12
Hmmmm
January 4th, 2012
12:41 am
HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON THE GAME:
THIS TEAMS SUCKS AT SHOOTING FRRE THROWS AND DREW GOT OUTCOACHED BY THIBODEAU.
FOUR GAMES IN FIVE DAYS AND YOU’RE RELYING ON YOUR STARTERS TO HOLD DOWN THE MVP??? C’MON LARRY AUERBACH, THIS IS WHY YOU MAKE THE BIG BUCKS! THIBS IS DRAWING UP PLAYS, WHILE AUERBACH RELIES ON ISO BALL FROM TIRED LEGS. GOTTA MANAGE THE MINUTES BETTER AND YOU COULD’VE STOLEN IT. NOBODY WINS BACK TO BACK IN CHI AND MIA. HAWKS WORE DOWN IN THE 4TH QUARTER WHEN ROSE AND DENG WHERE GETTING THEIR SECOND WIND, BUT DREW DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO SAVE THEM.
Grandad
January 4th, 2012
12:42 am
Big Dog / Hatter / “whomever”
Al got the 1st foul setting a screen
[7 or 9 sec ?]
Yes he missed FT’s, as did Teaguer.
However;
Al has been a consistent and clutch FT shooter in the past.
[remember last yr when B.Griffin took him out (cheap shot)]
Al got up from that nasty fall and made two huge, clutch FT’s.
Last shot:
If Al was near Joe;
most likely the play was for him to set a screen.
Which Joe chose not use.
Poor play designed by LD from the get go !
(looked like somethin’ Woody drew up)
Michael Cunningham
January 4th, 2012
12:43 am
new blog posted. shutting down this thread.