Trail Blazers at Atlanta Hawks: Game thread
- Larry Drew is using the “big” lineup with Jason Collins at center. Marcus Camby plans to suit up for the Blazers but Nate McMillan said he’s an emergency option. Hawks nemesis Kurt Thomas will start at center. “It’s a good matchup with Kurt Thomas who plays a physical game, Twin who plays a physical game,” Drew said.
- Tracy McGrady (back) said he’s good to go.
- Jamal Crawford on how things ended with the Hawks: “I feel like they had over a year to make something happen. I was part of their core and I was the only one that wasn’t under contract past last year. Teammates, coaches, the city, the fans—it’s all good. No hard feelings. But kind of deep down inside last year I knew it was the end of the line for me. I had a feeling.”
- Crawford on his slow start with the Blazers: “I’m still figuring things out a little bit. It’s similar to when I first came here. Eventually I got it and the same thing will happen here. It’s hard when you go to a different team, a different system,. Everything is already in place. It will come.”
- Drew on Crawford: “I will remember always having that guy when we needed instant offense off the bench. He was a guy, once he got in the game, you knew there was a guy who could put numbers up in a hurry. When you go back and look at teams that have had success they have kind of had guys like that. Back in my day, I remember a guy like Vinnie Johnson. Once he got in the game, you knew it was going up, you knew he could get in a groove, get in a rhythm and turn bad starts into good starts.”
- Drew on not having that kind of guy on the bench now: “When Tracy gets in the game, yeah, we run plays for Tracy. But we try to do things now that involve every player and just let them get what they can out of it. With Willie [Green], who can score the ball, he’s not a guy we run plays to, he just gets his in the offense. Vladimir [Radmanovic] is the same way. The way our team is structured now these guys kind of gets theirs with what we do, where with Jamal everyone knew we were running plays for him.”
- Crawford said he might “rope-a-dope” the Hawks and not look to light them up as L.D. has suggested. Drew is on the lookout: “That’s normal for any player that comes back to face his former team to be motivated to come back and play well. We don’t treat it any different than normal. We have a game plan and we have to go out and execute it. Jamal is a scorer and he can go out and score in bunches. Just like against any other scorer, you have to make sure you are prepared to defend him and have a backup plan.”
- Drew on Josh Smith’s free-throw slump: “Just keep practicing. He’s going to get fouled a lot. He’s just got to get focused on the free-throw line. With him, a lot of his free throws are long. From time to time I shout out to him, ’soft,’ so he can take a little bit off of it. It’s just something he’s got to spend more and more time with because he’s going to get to the free-throw line a lot and he’s got to step up there and knock them down.”
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Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
7:49 pm
Jalen Rose is on the Smoove for All Star bandwagon.
FTPB, here is my trade proposal. Benefits all three teams, especially if a pick or two is sent to New Orleans.
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=88okexa
Hawks4Eva
January 18th, 2012
7:51 pm
I personally think what we are seeing right now with the Hawks is “fools goal”. We are too much a jump shooting team. We are making them right now. That won’t last! Especially from Josh Smith. Fools goals not doubt.
hawkfan
January 18th, 2012
7:51 pm
haha did jon barry just say “watch out for the hawks” that’s a first
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
7:51 pm
By the way, this is not NBA-related but it affects every one of us since we all spend time on the Internet. If they pass SOPA, MC could be charged with a crime for posting that Jamal game winner video on the previous blog. If they pass SOPA, Leuer’s mom could be charged with a crime for every video he uploads to his Youtube channel. If they pass SOPA, pretty much every one of us will be unable to use the Internet the way we currently do.
Keep the Internet free.
https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/
Hawks4Eva
January 18th, 2012
7:54 pm
Yeap…SOPA will change a lot on how we view/use the web… Not a good development. Came across this issue today with Wikipedia blackout…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
7:54 pm
FTPB
“Good call AJ. Can you guess which player who has been in the top 10 in playoff rebounding rate two of the last 3 years is the lowest-paid player in that category? He shouldn’t be hard to spot on this list… he’s the only one making less than $10m per season:”
Here’s another hint: he’s also the 12th worst player on that list in turnover rate.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
7:56 pm
C’mon Hawks. Its a Nationally televised game! DO NOT EMBARRASS THIS CITY AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
7:57 pm
MAKE US FORGET ABOUT THOSE SORRY AZZ FALCONS AND THEIR SUPER THROW BACK OBSOLETE QB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Hawks4Eva
January 18th, 2012
7:57 pm
The first REAL test without Horford….Will see it this team is GOLD or TIN without Horford.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
7:58 pm
BENCH MARVIN WE GOT A SHOT.START MARVIN? LONG NIGHT………………
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
7:58 pm
I like Twin for his basketball IQ, ability to take charges, and some of the little things he does that don’t show up on the stat sheet (like sealing his man out of the lane so that a teammate has an easy path to the rim). With that said, if the Hawks had to sign a veterans’ minimum old unathletic physical center, I’d gladly take Kurt Thomas over Twin any day. I’ve been wanting Kurt Thomas on this team for three or four years now, at least since the Milwaukee-Atlanta series a few years ago.
Hawks4Eva
January 18th, 2012
7:59 pm
@ Slimjr –
LOL – “SUPER THROW BACK OBSOLETE QB”…
Hawks4Eva
January 18th, 2012
8:01 pm
True…can ANYONE explain why he starts Marvin for the first 6 minutes and the rest of the game he might play an additional 6 minutes TOTAL?
Why start him then? I’d just as soon as see him star VLAD, IVAN
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
8:04 pm
Buddy Grizzard’s Column!
”The Hawks’ problem isn’t lack of size as much as lack of quality size. After Josh, the second most effective big man the Hawks have is a guy straight out of the D-League. Other teams may not have big men who dwarf the Hawks’ big men, but their big men are much more effective.” -Najeh-
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copyright this. i was just on Buddy’s blog and posted this exact same comment over there, emphasizing that talent and skill set trumps size alone. also, can we sign a petition to stop SOPA?
the whole piracy issue would be a huge blow to us all … the www: whole wide web world!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:04 pm
Every national media member spits out a similar cliche when it comes to the Hawks.
Wilbon – “The Hawks go as Joe Johnson goes”
Kenny – “The Hawks will go as far as Josh Smith takes them”
I am pretty sure none of these people watches more than five minutes of Hawks games before these games start.
Hawks4Eva
January 18th, 2012
8:05 pm
Is it even possible that of the 280 or so players in the D-League, not one of them better than Zza Zza Twin and Stackhouse? I don’t believe that.
Lazy azzz scouting….Must be.
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:06 pm
SWEET CHRISTMAS!!!
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:08 pm
LOL Najeh . . . funny how your trade has not affected the winning percentage of the Hawks.
I’m hoping that Josh will have another big game tonight. He needs to play well in front of a national audience, in order to build that proper playoff support.
Garnett is a fan favorite, so he’ll be named as the starter, even if Bosh deserves it. Bosh will be the 2nd PF. So it’s up to Josh to play well enough to get that last forward spot from the coaches vote. He’ll need to beat out Amare, Kris Humphries, Boozer and possibly Ryan Anderson.
Looking at center, Dwight is the automatic vote by the fans. Greg Monroe is a rising sleeper pick to get that 2nd center spot, if it doesn’t go to Bargnani. So Josh needs to hope that the Coach of the East team only takes 2 centers, and 3 PFs.
Rose will start at PG and Rondo will probably be the backup. Deron Williams will probably be the 3rd PG taken.
You’re looking at Wade as the starter and JJ as the backup at the 2 ( Note: JJ may not make the All-Star team, if he were playing in the West )
At the SF spot, you’re looking at Lebron as the starer and Melo as the backup. The 3rd SF could be Pierce, or especially Iggy, who if Philly keeps playing well, HAS to make the team.
So right now, this is my All-Star team
PG: ROSE – Rondo – Deron
G: WADE – Johnson
F: LEBRON – Melo – Iggy
PF: BOSH – Garnett – Smith
C: HOWARD – Monroe
Hawks4Eva
January 18th, 2012
8:09 pm
@ Najeh –
The national perception of the Hawks is due in part on how and what is shown on ESPN. I will never forget the coverage we got when we beat the Heat at the time they were undefeated. The highlights showed 9 total highlights….6 of the 9 were about LBJ and Dwade. Only 3 were of the Hawks….
Same thing when we beat Chicago like a dog….there were only 6 highlights of that game….4 was about the Bulls and only 2 of the Hawks.
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:09 pm
prefer the NBA TV guys, I like to think they watch more than just certain teams unlike the ESPN Shoot Around clowns, NBA TV guys do have more insight
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:10 pm
just dont get blown out…
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
8:10 pm
LETS GET IT…!!!
Blast
January 18th, 2012
8:10 pm
For Portland playing Hawks tonight, I think the most dangerous Blazer out there is Gerald Wallace. That guy lives to play the Hawks.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:10 pm
why would garnett make the all star? fans?
Hawks4Eva
January 18th, 2012
8:10 pm
This is NOT going to be a pretty game for us I’m afraid folks.
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:11 pm
I rarely watch ESPN if im looking for Hawks highlights
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:12 pm
Twin seals off his man and gets Marvin an open layup.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:12 pm
I agree with Najeh’s 8:04 post.
You can tell they’re just spitting out “taking points”. Even Mullin just called us “athletic”. We’re no more athletic than anyone else. Our only legit “athlete” is Smith.
As for Jamal being “clutch” for Portland, Jamal has played well in THREE GAMES in Portland, yet, he’s the reason why they’re 8 – 5? Nah man . . . he’s the reason why the Blazers have lost 2 of their last 3 games. In the last 2 losses, Jamal shot 5 – 23 FG.
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:12 pm
Good start Marv, usually he plays good when the 1st goes in
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:13 pm
Teague is a legit athlete too. Don’t want to forget him.
LOL Drew , .. get Collins out of the game.
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
8:13 pm
Collins didn’t even leave his feet lol
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:13 pm
josh is too weak to post up
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:14 pm
smh joe…
Hawks4Eva
January 18th, 2012
8:14 pm
Its almost a sin to be given so much natural gifts (height) like Twin and be so stiff. He has not significantly improved since his arrival in the league.
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
8:14 pm
Let Teague iniate THE DAMN OFFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:15 pm
Weak start offensively for both teams.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:15 pm
LOL @ the woman in the crowd after the Smith missed 3
“Come on Josh”
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:15 pm
(Sighs) rather hear Bob & Nique, Mullin and this clown are kinda boring, what we do draw the D team of announcers??
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:16 pm
Bob and Nique are calling the game on SportSouth too.
Old Man Peabody
January 18th, 2012
8:16 pm
Man, Teague lets every PG blow by him. Do he ever have any good defensive games.
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
8:16 pm
I don’t like Teague giving the ball up once he crosses the 3 pt line
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:16 pm
Nasty spill
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:16 pm
Good tackle Teague . . .
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:17 pm
@work, have to struggle with listening to these clowns online
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:17 pm
lol collins have no lift at all
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:17 pm
Come on Twin… nice box out, but you gotta jump a little to get those boards…
Meanwhile on the other end I thought Josh got fouled by his own guy but he gets the foul call.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:18 pm
JJ 0 – 3 . . . may have to ride Marvin for the offense this quarter
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
8:18 pm
terrible game so far
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:18 pm
lmao wtf josh
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:19 pm
time to bring in DEBO!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:19 pm
Marvin is not going to carry this team offensively all game. Joe and Josh need to get going.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:19 pm
Right on cue Marvin
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
8:19 pm
How is JJ being paid so much
Marvin is outplaying him
Hawks4Eva
January 18th, 2012
8:19 pm
Gotta give Twin credit on the screens he sets. thats 2
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:20 pm
“Hawks are doing a good job boxing out” says Bob. Say what you want about Twin, but he’s good at that.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:20 pm
<<<watching espn
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:20 pm
Marvin with 6 points and 4 boards.
The haters must hate that.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
8:21 pm
its early, but C’mon Josh no more 3 pointers tonight pleassssssse!
WTF, need a win not a show off!
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
8:21 pm
Im watching espn also
Don’t feel like hearing Nique
Blast
January 18th, 2012
8:22 pm
Can we say low scoring game?
Portland’s starters are not better than Hawks 5.
Marvin trying to justify his starting spot. Must have been reading the blogs!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:22 pm
I would probably watch ESPN if Hubie Brown was calling the game, but without him, I’ll stick to my long-established superstition of watching the local broadcast over the national one.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
8:23 pm
Marvin is paid to do what he’s doing thus far every time he’s laces up! Its about time!
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
8:23 pm
Good play
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:23 pm
Great drive and dish Teague!
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:24 pm
classy
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:24 pm
“Marvin trying to justify his starting spot. Must have been reading the blogs!”
Haha… they should hire Rod from College Park to be his therapist and yell at him like the guy in the Geico commercial.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:25 pm
come on teague josh had crawford on him in the post
MattP
January 18th, 2012
8:27 pm
LD is clueless, no matter how good Marvin starts out he is the first to get benched. Tmac should have been in for Johnson.
Admiral Ackbar
January 18th, 2012
8:27 pm
ITS A TRAP!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:27 pm
Good to see T-Mac get up for that offensive board. He didn’t look hurt on that play.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:28 pm
This is looking like another poorly coached game. The hawks may lose by 12pts, and come up 8 rbs short – LOL
Yeah Al was a real contributor. Hawks really gonna miss that 1 blk.
Blast
January 18th, 2012
8:28 pm
Hear you on that, Najeh. Will only watch the ESPN feed if Hubie was calling the game. He is smart and fair.
So you wanna watch ESPN, then do not complain about the play by play you get!
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:29 pm
Admiral Ackbar
January 18th, 2012
8:27 pm
ITS A TRAP!!!
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We’re 3 – 0 since you’ve been saying this. Keep saying “it’s a trap” ( even if it isn’t )
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:29 pm
uh oh
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:29 pm
Admiral Sautee Ackbar Whatz up?
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
8:29 pm
i like josh back to the basket post up game. he just schooled gerald wallace. very nice. marvin looking real good to-nyte … (bernie mac’s voice)
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:30 pm
Come on Joe WTF
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:30 pm
my god joe you suck
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:30 pm
LOL JJ . .come on man. Stop point shaving.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
8:30 pm
Aldridge has a nice jumper.Its Automatic….
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
8:31 pm
How is this guy not an ALLSTAR? Wow…
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
8:31 pm
Josh please stop
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:31 pm
Aldridge is what Al would be if he had a back to the basket game.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:32 pm
this is the worst 1st quarter iv ever seen
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:32 pm
LOL Josh with the pull up jumper. I have NEVER seen Josh do that off the dribble.
Stay within yourself man.
Katie
January 18th, 2012
8:32 pm
Am I the only person who thinks Janero Pargo sucks? Seriously, Kirk needs to hurry up and get better so we don’t have to send this guy out anymore.
The Monger
January 18th, 2012
8:32 pm
What confuses me the most and is downright mind-boggling is Larry Drew’s continued use of Jason Collins like he is ANYWHERE close to a legitimate NBA player. He in FACT is without a doubt the WORST player in the NBA today. HANDS DOWN!!! I mean he should not even be on a D-League roster let alone the Hawks. I don’t understand why he is even on the roster. let alone getting any playing time, let alone STARTING for the Hawks. He is terrible…I cant explain just how bad he is….He cant shoot AT ALL, Nothing, he cant make jump shots, putbacks, layups, 5 footers, nothing at all, he is slow, he cant defend, gets outrebounded nightly, turns the ball over every time he touches it, contributes nothing on offense, and just bogs the offense down. All i see him do is set half hearted screens, miss every shot he takes, dribble the ball off his foot, and then get beat down the court and out-rebounded on defense! Seriously, we can get a guy off the street to do that, why not play Pachulia and Ivan Johnson and NEVER use Collins unless absolutely forced to??
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:33 pm
And that’s why Willie Green is a better player than you Jamal.
Blast
January 18th, 2012
8:34 pm
Off the bench, Jamal is playing the point, though.
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:34 pm
@X Factor
Nobody said was Al was the savior of the Hawks, just that he helps this team, we have no superstars so we have to win games as a team, I would feel the same no matter who goes down.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:34 pm
Nuttz!!!
Damn these hawks play better now that Al’s gone…
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
8:34 pm
Why hasn’t Ivan played yet
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
8:34 pm
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:32 pm
“LOL Josh with the pull up jumper. I have NEVER seen Josh do that off the dribble.
Stay within yourself man.”
He’s on National TV, He’s pulling out something new! lol
Sautee
January 18th, 2012
8:35 pm
T-S, you are wrong again, my friend. I’m only me.
But keep trying, it’s entertaining.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:35 pm
Zaza has played well, so no Ivan yet. Marvin has played well, so no Vlad yet. That would be my guess.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:36 pm
Luke every player on the team helps. Whats your point?
mountain_jim
January 18th, 2012
8:37 pm
Just happy it’s on ESPN as SportsSouth blacked out here in NC for me.
Hope Joe wakes up soon.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:38 pm
LOL @ The Monger ( haha @ that name )
I agree 80% of the time. Collins’ worth to a team is in setting screens and defending low post scoring big men. That’s when his true worth is showcased.
IN a game like this however, he shouldn’t even play. Aldridge isn’t going to do a lot of scoring down on the blocks. Kurt Thomas is hardly a scoring threat at all. If Collins could at least rebound the damn basketball, he’d be a nice option at center on most nights. But he doesn’t even rebound. He’s just . . . . . there.
If Collins was an NFL player, he’d be a 4th string blocking TE. A guy that gets no passes thrown his way, with his main function being to block for the RB in short yardage situations . . and be the blocking TE on the field goal and extra point team.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:38 pm
T-Mac: the Hawks’ weapon against the zone.
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:38 pm
And yeah we could use that 12pt 8rb 1blk, who couldn’t??
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:38 pm
Sautee they only person you fool int the one you see in the mirror. But on another note. Im glad you are entertained. Me too!
Keep up the good work.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:39 pm
Pargo isn’t really good at much else, but he’s a pretty decent shooter.
The Monger
January 18th, 2012
8:39 pm
lets take a look at the pathetic Collins stats shall we???
In Collins last 5 games including so far tonight he is shooting 20 % from the field (1-5), 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 turnovers, and 2 points in 50 minutes. WOW! He has as many turnovers as points scored…2 points in 5 games….We dont have any BETTER options??? REALLY??? Zaza and Ivan are on the bench and this guy gets their minutes to score 2 points in 5 games and contribute nothing on defense!!
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
8:39 pm
does lamarcus play inside anymore?
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:39 pm
neva mind, going to enjoy the games no matter who’s playing
FreshFromATL
January 18th, 2012
8:39 pm
Man, why the hell is ESPN’s broadcast so biased against the Hawks?
Hawks4Eva
January 18th, 2012
8:41 pm
@ northcyde “f Collins was an NFL player, he’d be a 4th string blocking TE. A guy that gets no passes thrown his way, with his main function being to block for the RB in short yardage situations . . and be the blocking TE on the field goal and extra point team.”
LOL…dyning laughing at that comparrison!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:41 pm
I see the organist has added “Round Of Applause” to his list.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:41 pm
LOL @ Zaza
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:41 pm
Aldridge game is just like Al’s almost, but he gets love from Blazer fans
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:41 pm
Thats what im talking bout…Lets start a fight. Fck the mother Fckers. go hawks!
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
8:42 pm
I guess Pargo’s feelin good
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:42 pm
Zero free throw attempts for the entire Hawks team so far.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:42 pm
drmaryb . . . LaMarcus is the modern day Patrick Ewing these days.
Pargo on FIRE
Katie
January 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
Hahaha, for weeks I’ve been harboring this dislike for Pargo. When I finally voice my opinion on here, he finally shows up.
FreshFromATL
January 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
SMH @ Jamal Crawford’s defense. I see some things will never change.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
“Aldridge game is just like Al’s almost, but he gets love from Blazer fans”
Al gets a ton of love from Hawks fans too, Leuer’s mom and T-S notwithstanding.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
I see the Department of Redundancy Department licking his chops at northcyde’s 8:42 PM post.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
Blazers going to have to draw blood if they think they can win this one. Its on. I hope poot butt azz Larry Drew dont Fck it up.
Hawks4Eva
January 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
What we get between Zza Zza and Twin combined on a game-to-game bases surely we can get that same production from Mel on 680 the Fan!
Kevkat
January 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
No one currently on the floor can play defense
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:41 pm
I see the organist has added “Round Of Applause” to his list.
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haha Najeh . . . he played that Monday at the Raptors game. I was laughing to myself when I heard that.
I hate that damn organ though. It’s even worse at the arena.
Boondox
January 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
nobody really respects the hawks i just hope we win on national t v this time the commentators can kick rocks
Hawks4Eva
January 18th, 2012
8:45 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:42 pm
Zero free throw attempts for the entire Hawks team so far.
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I’m telling you, we are seeing FOOLS GOAL with these hawks. Live by the jump shot…dye by the jump shot….
Rob
January 18th, 2012
8:46 pm
I hate ESPN commentators.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:46 pm
Sh-t, I was at that Raptors game and I didn’t notice. Only noticed it this time because of the claps. At least they should have the dance team out there acting it out when they play that song.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:46 pm
Around the league:
Magic and Spurs tied at 50
Philly losing by 7 to Denver
Boston up 6 at halftime over the Raptors
Knicks losing by 3 at halftime
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:46 pm
Zaza with the great defense.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:47 pm
Zaza is, so far, playing one of his best games of the season. Now is a good time to point out he put up that monster game against Portland last year right after the trading deadline.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:47 pm
Nuttzz on their azz Tmac
Summer Sautee
January 18th, 2012
8:47 pm
Zaza stays keep Kaman / We are building a Scrappy Dog House team. Scrappy not scruffy
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
LaMarcus game is no where near All NBA’s game..
LaMarcus has handles and a jumpshot, not a set shot. Can shoot from distance!
He has not showcased his post game yet…Why? Hmmm….
Blast
January 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
Kind of a good, weird feeling seeing TMac playing for the Hawks. I remember when he and Vince were tearing the league up. Not the same all star TMac, but he still got game, man!
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
Teague! on both ends
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
Still no Vlad. Hawks have been offensively challenged a little in this game, and the Blazers are playing zone. Vlad might help with that.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
Great pass from Teague to Zaza. Looking like a PG
MattP
January 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
Why was Pargo taking out?
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
Enter your comments here
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
Teague is playing more and more like Kevin Johnson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
FIRE LARRY DREW AND SUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
8:50 pm
winnable game here
The Monger
January 18th, 2012
8:50 pm
Serious question who would you rather have shooting free throws…. the Hawks or a 6th grade girls basketball team?
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:50 pm
Teague with the great pass. Looking like a legit PG.
One of Zaza’s unsung worths, is his ability to make FTs at a much higher rate than most big men.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:50 pm
I meant to say the starters have been offensively challenged. The bench has been solid.
Smith.Leuer.Bogut
January 18th, 2012
8:51 pm
Lamarcus Aldridge is garbage. I remember I thought he was going to be a mix between Garnett and David West.
He’s one of those guys who’s so big he’s too slow. And he doesn’t have the power to use it to his advantage.
Consistently. More center than power forward.
Check his rebounding rates.
Good steal on Aldridge Josh.
Blast
January 18th, 2012
8:51 pm
Portland fouling a lot!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:51 pm
Hawks attacking the basket in the 2nd, unlike the 1st.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:51 pm
Z bringing his A game. Hawks can go physical with these boys.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:51 pm
leave marvin on the bench
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:51 pm
Marvin blows the Teague dime. Between Marvin and Zaza, Teague probably deserves 10-15 more assists this year than he actually has.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:51 pm
Two no calls on Marvin’s shot attempts. Good aggressiveness by him though.
FreshFromATL
January 18th, 2012
8:52 pm
Damn, Marvin got beat-up under the basket on that one.
Sautee
January 18th, 2012
8:52 pm
LOL, Marvin let the bottom of the basket block him!
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
8:52 pm
wow! marvin blocked his own shot with the bottom of the rim. only marvin could pull that play off. zaza all thumbs too, can he not dunk anymore?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:52 pm
In news around the league, Big Baby Davis lived up to his nickname by pulling his pants down and getting T’d up for it.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:53 pm
“The Monger ” ? WTF Sautee you got me laughing. -
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
8:53 pm
3 straight dimes Teague’s dished that these fools couldn’t finish…
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:53 pm
LOL @ calling Aldridge garbage, but hyping up Bogut like he’s the 2nd best center in the league.
Aldridge is the “stretch 4″ that you dream about. A guy whose offensive game from 20 feet and in is as good as anybody in the league.
Katie
January 18th, 2012
8:53 pm
In this condensed season, don’t be surprised to see this type of game every so often. Not just from the Hawks, but from any team. With the starters playing so many minutes we’ll have games where the bench NEEDS to show up, and luckily for us it seems we have a bench that can do that.
Can’t say the same for out benches the past 2 years.
n-trigue
January 18th, 2012
8:54 pm
Marvin” Butter Fingers” Williams!!! He can’t finish at the rim easy buckets he always finds a way to mess it up!!! Put Vlad in!!!!
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
8:54 pm
Marvin your almost 6″10″. Dunk the ish pleeease!
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:55 pm
“J-Crossover” . . . 2 – 6 FG ( missed his last 4 though ) . .. 4 – 4 FT . . 8 pts
Good night for Jamal so far.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:55 pm
marvin with the bad pass
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:55 pm
The jumper ain’t falling tonight Josh.
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
8:56 pm
Here we go with Jumper Josh
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:56 pm
This game is a lot like the Toronto game. Hawks seem to be in complete control, but the Blazers are right there with us.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:56 pm
Damn Summer Sautee, the monger, boondox, Kevat, KeeVat,
LOL
Handle your business Sautee.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:56 pm
Portland has missed some makeable shots and yet they are down by only 2.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
8:56 pm
Teague=KJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:57 pm
Teague caught that azz sleeping. Teagues going to be the X factor in this game .
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
8:57 pm
another lazy pass from teague
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
8:57 pm
Josh ATTACK ATTACK the rim
Jase
January 18th, 2012
8:57 pm
If we get a center sky is the limit
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:57 pm
Way to run Zsa
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:57 pm
Zaza’s best game of the year. Portland brings out the best in him, I guess…
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:57 pm
One of the reasons why we’re not missing Horford as much, especially on offense, is because of Jeff Teague’s ability to get to the rim.
Nice play by Zaza on both ends. good pass by Smith.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
Z got that A going !
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
JJJJJJjoe!
Jrips
January 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
Time to heat up Joe!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
Good time for Joe to wake up.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
Ring it up JJ
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
lol @ the cash register audio after Joe scores..
hawksfancents95
January 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
did anybody just hear bob rathburns comment on jamals pass to aldridge? “jamal couldve passed that ball through a car wash and it wouldnt of gotten wet”. classic line, love bob & nique
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
If LaMarcus played on the EAST Coast, would be and Allstar the past 4-5 years…..
X factor
January 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
Dezzzz Nuttttzz Joe!
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
WOW JJ . ..
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
joe heating up
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
Joe got it going now….
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
Heat Check???
MattP
January 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
Joe woke up! lol
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:00 pm
Joe having a lebron moment..
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:00 pm
ISO heating up..Heat check, huh Nique?
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:00 pm
Damn dude . . . play like this all the time when you get hot. Just let that thang FLYYYYYY
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:00 pm
Joe got that azzzzzzz!
Hawks27
January 18th, 2012
9:00 pm
Joe! 3 in a row!
Smith.Leuer.Bogut
January 18th, 2012
9:00 pm
JJ to Crawford. I got yo money. come get some.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
9:00 pm
Joe like Matty Ice – 2 points!
Oh OH … Joe on fire two threes! He’s baaaccckkk!!!
Runner-
January 18th, 2012
9:00 pm
there we go Joe… its crazy how much the injury to Horford has given Smith a chance to truly shine and be himself. I just wonder what type of player this kid would be if he were on a team that had only 1 starting PF…
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:01 pm
That switch that put Josh on Jamal iced that Jumper. Jamal wasn’t expecting that . Josh got lifts.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:01 pm
More Like Ryan= ICE MELT..
Smith.Leuer.Bogut
January 18th, 2012
9:01 pm
Has Josh gotten anything against Lamarcus Aldridge? How is he gonna fake him out if he WANTs him to take that jumper.
i’m okay with Josh not shooting against the guy with a 7′6 wingspan.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:02 pm
RG3 RG3 RG3….
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:02 pm
Marvin Williams:
6 points – 7 rebounds
mountain_jim
January 18th, 2012
9:02 pm
Yes Joe!
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:02 pm
c’mom Marvin, finish!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:03 pm
Good pass Josh.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:03 pm
LaMarcus is a Legit 6′11″..And coordinated!!! lol
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:03 pm
That look on portlands face is priceless. That dont know what the fck to expect. Hawks can come at you in many ways.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
Aside from the missed jumpers, Josh has played a great half.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
crawford knew what was coming
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
God give the ball to teague after a rebound
WHY DON’TR THEY GET THIS
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
yea ZaZa.. on you, raise your hand, and keep Josh out of foul trouble..
Sautee
January 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
T-S, if you only knew how poor a typist I am, you’d NEVER think I could be anyone but me. I truly don’t have the time to post as another. Plus I’m somewhat dyslexic (dyslexics untie!), so I have to keep backing up and changing what I have typed. My point is, that it took me LONGER than the last timeout to just type this.
So keep on accusin’, if you like, but you are so far off base that it’s laughable.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
Thats why Josh is shooting them long jumpshots. Hes intimidated!
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:05 pm
count it
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:05 pm
And aside from the usual inability to finish at the rim, Marvin has been solid.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:05 pm
Drew Barry was ready to talk ish about Joe Johnson. Let’s see what he says now that JJ has scored a quick 10 points to close out this half.
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
9:06 pm
Weak call Ref
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:06 pm
Too much switching means Teague has to try to box out Gerald Wallace, and that’s what happens.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:06 pm
thats a stupid azz foul from Teague.
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
9:06 pm
Thats Jon Barry at the ESPN studios
who is Drew Barry
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:07 pm
Don’t go 2 for 1 please Hawks
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:07 pm
Hawks dont switch…NOOOOOOoooooo
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:07 pm
JJ’s main responsibility tonight is Wesley Matthews and Jamal Crawford.
They are shooting 3 – 14 FG combined.
Write about that MC.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:07 pm
Phantom call Stern jr…..
Boondox
January 18th, 2012
9:07 pm
we need some energy out there in comes ivan since g. wallace loves hittin the floor iwould goon him since ivan at him everytime he goes to th basket
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:07 pm
LOL . . . 3 – 15 . . . with the block by JJ
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:07 pm
ISO said give me that money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:08 pm
broke them ankles…gotta make the shot though
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:08 pm
if you high enough to volley the rebound, you should just grab it..
Runner-
January 18th, 2012
9:08 pm
Joe with a block?????
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
9:08 pm
LOL@Chris Mullin sayin Joe is LeBron like
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:08 pm
that punk azz chit from Crawford…trying joes mettle. fck crawford.
Admiral Ackbar
January 18th, 2012
9:08 pm
THE DUDE JUST SAID JOE JOHNSON IS A LEBRON JAMES LIGHT?!?!?!? ITS A TRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
9:08 pm
Joe with the block shot and share down at Jamal…LOL
Smith.Leuer.Bogut
January 18th, 2012
9:08 pm
Did Joe just give Crawford “The Stare?”
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:08 pm
lebron lite
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
9:09 pm
Good first half by the Hawks.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:09 pm
Luke . . he said “Lebron Lite”
Woody used to treat JJ like “Lebron Lite”
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:09 pm
Aldridge is nice!
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
9:09 pm
damn wallace! kat-man-du? looks like a cat been licking on his hair.
Runner-
January 18th, 2012
9:09 pm
Solid half but if the Blazers shot a bit better they would be right in it. Great movement by the Blazers though, wish the Hawks knew how to do that…
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:10 pm
Admiral Sautee Ackbar its Lebron Lite not light….LOL
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:10 pm
Very encouraging half for the Hawks against the first good team they have faced since losing Al. Gotta keep the foot on the throat and not let up in the 2nd half. Portland missed a lot of good looks in the first half, and some of them are bound to go in to spark a run. Hawks have to be able to withstand it.
Admiral Ackbar
January 18th, 2012
9:10 pm
ITS A TRAP!!!!!
MattP
January 18th, 2012
9:10 pm
We have our very own Lebron Lite!
Basti
January 18th, 2012
9:10 pm
The score might not tell you this, but, this is a strong half for the hawks.. 6 players scoring 5 points or more.. This how you play basketball, old school style.. Let’s Go!!!
Sautee
January 18th, 2012
9:10 pm
LOL @ drmaryb
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:10 pm
they did not shoot well because of the hawks defense…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:10 pm
I am pretty sure ESPN analysts are contractually obligated to say “LeBron” once every hour, regardless of whether they are calling a Heat game, someone else’s game, brushing their teeth, having sex, etc.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:11 pm
Can Josh get the 5 x 5 tonight?
6 pts
5 rebs
2 asst
2 stls
2 bks
He should’ve had about 4 or 5 assists already.
Admiral Ackbar
January 18th, 2012
9:11 pm
X factor, I got confused from all my light speed traveling. ITS A TRAP!!!!!
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:11 pm
Good half considering Josh’s jumpshot never show up to Phillips tonight? So far…
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:12 pm
Basti LOL damn sautee
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:12 pm
Admiral Ackbar, are you related to Shelden Williams?
Rob
January 18th, 2012
9:14 pm
Dion Glover….
Rob
January 18th, 2012
9:14 pm
Priest Lauderdale….
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:15 pm
Espn trying to give the ATL some props. This is a very deep team and they play together….at least of late.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:15 pm
Philly is a legit team folks. That team was dead in the water, but completely locked down the Nuggets. Now they’re in position to win the game. This will be a big time test on Friday Night.
Smith.Leuer.Bogut
January 18th, 2012
9:15 pm
Chris Mullin said Joe Johnson is LeBron-lite. And he is. Nice size, nice handle, post up, passing awareness.
This team was built around “Iso-Joe” because coaches/players double team him.
People are idiots for wanting to trade him.
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
9:17 pm
jon barry is sooooooooooo annoying
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:17 pm
Northcyde they said today would be a big test.
Smith.Leuer.Bogut
January 18th, 2012
9:17 pm
Well maybe not idiots but panic artists.
Sautee
January 18th, 2012
9:17 pm
Bench is 10-12. That’ll make up for ANY one player missing.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:18 pm
Dre Miller scores for Denver . . then Jrue Holiday gets it right back. Sixers up 1. Denver will get the last shot, if they choose to hold it.
6 players in double figures for the Sixers. They look a lot like us.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:18 pm
“they said today would be a big test.”
This game isn’t over. The test hasn’t been passed yet.
Admiral Ackbar
January 18th, 2012
9:19 pm
I am from Mon Calamari, I think Shelden Williams might have some ancestors from that system too. We are not related, but we look alike. ITS A TRAP!!!!
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:19 pm
Wow at Dre Miller. This time scoring on Iggy.
Damn . . I wanted him so bad in ATL 3 years ago, when he was a free agent. Denver basically plays with he and Lawson in the same backcourt.
Big Test
January 18th, 2012
9:21 pm
This team is legit without Horford. And all the stereotypes that Hawks have suffered and had inferred on them about Horford’s IQ were wrong.
Selfish, lazy, Stupid .
We should make a move for another center.
Big Test
January 18th, 2012
9:21 pm
It’s more of a test for management
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:22 pm
1. Portland Trail Blazers: Contenders or pretenders?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop: Contenders, barely. The bad news is that Nate McMillan is playing people long minutes in a dense season. The other bad news is that he has a history of being predictable, which is especially costly in the playoffs. However, this season the style is all different, with higher energy and less predictability. This is also now a veteran team. If healthy, the Blazers could make a run.
Jovan Buha, ClipperBlog: Contenders. Make no mistake, this team can win the West. By ditching his traditional coaching style (slow-paced, half-court basketball), Nate McMillan has finally put the Blazers in position to play to their full potential. They’re deep, long and athletic. Oh yeah, LaMarcus Aldridge is pretty good, too.
Zach Harper, Daily Dime Live: Pretenders. It’s not that I think the Blazers are bad or not one of the better teams in the West, it’s just that I don’t see this being a championship-capable team quite yet.
LaMarcus Aldridge has been fantastic and Gerald Wallace is a great weapon next to him on both ends. I just wonder where the consistent threat from the perimeter is going to come from. If they can address that need or someone on their roster (Matthews, Crawford, Batum?) can become an elite scorer at the end of games, I’m on board.
Bret LaGree, Hoopinion: Contenders. Behind the Thunder, the Western Conference is wide open. If Portland converts the benefit of the doubt regarding its tough early schedule into wins as the schedule eases, the Blazers will contend for the second seed.
Rob Mahoney, The Two Man Game: Contenders. The Blazers are hovering around the impressive distinction of having both a top-10 offense and a top-10 defense, a special level of balance that typically results in playoff success. Portland is certainly an imperfect team, but it has an opportunity to capitalize on a Western Conference in flux by way of its speed, efficiency and versatility.
2. Atlanta Hawks: Contenders or pretenders?
Abbott: Pretenders, until Al Horford is healthy again. In the playoffs, they have an opportunity to overwhelm teams with long athletes such as Josh Smith, Marvin Williams and Horford. But of those guys, Horford is the one who plays the best team defense and scores most efficiently. They need him in order to beat a great team like the Heat or the Bulls.
Buha: Pretenders. Don’t be fooled by their impressive start — even with Al Horford, the Hawks are stuck in mediocrity. But playing without him for possibly the rest of the season? Atlanta will be lucky to win two playoff games. Making the playoffs, of course, is contingent on the Hawks not blowing the team up (and trading Josh Smith) before the March deadline.
Harper: Pretenders. I’m on the record of urging people to never trust the Hawks, and until they get new ownership, a new system and a new attitude, I stand by that stance. Losing Al Horford cements that notion further in my mind. We all know they have the talent to make things interesting in the playoffs, but that doesn’t mean much of anything. They have to want to change the basketball culture there before we can take them seriously.
LaGree: Pretenders. The Hawks will definitely make the playoffs, but the absence of Al Horford for likely the rest of the season and the day-to-day uncertainty of Tracy McGrady’s ability to contribute seriously reduces their margin for error in the unforgiving context of a seven-game series.
Mahoney: Pretenders, and that was true even before Horford’s unfortunate injury. With Horford, Atlanta is a sub-elite team with a chance to muddle the playoff picture but little opportunity for actual contention. Without him, they’ll likely live and die by Joe Johnson’s itchy trigger finger.
I don’t have much faith in the Hawks’ ability to maintain their success on either end of the court; the regression is coming, and Horford’s absence will hit the Hawks particularly hard on the defensive end.
terrell
January 18th, 2012
9:23 pm
No Al, no problem. Hawks look just as good(or bad at times) without him. They beat the teams they usually beat(struggled a little), and they played an excellent 1ST HALF against a good team.(they always do). Same ole, same ole. lol. Btw, if the Hawks keep winning without Al, Sund might start thinking trade bait.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:23 pm
She should step out!!!!! lol
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:23 pm
Nothing mechanical tonight?
terrell
January 18th, 2012
9:24 pm
Jamal in the lockerroom.
“Dont worry guys, we’re only down 9. This team doesnt know how to close out games. We’ve just got to play for 4 qtrs. Trust me, I know.”
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:25 pm
I had the same thoughts today about Al, In his defense Al has All the right physical attributes, but where Al comes up short is his desire. He doesnt have the fire. No heart to take his game up… or the team up. Maybe this injury and the long struggle to get back to playing shape and game conditioning will motivate Al to do better.
I just shake my head at Al. He could and should be a stopper in the paint.
Blast
January 18th, 2012
9:25 pm
This is crazy. Spurs/Magic tied with 36 seconds to go, Denver, Philly tied with 4 seconds to go….
Hawks needs these two east teams to lose tonight.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:26 pm
I wonder what the answers to that contenders/pretenders survey would be if Portland was in the East and Atlanta was in the West. I doubt that anyone picks Portland as a contender with Miami and Chicago in the conference.
This is the first time I’m watching Portland this year, and to me they are a lot like the Hawks in terms of the kinds of things they try to do on offense. Their go-to guy can probably score against good defenses better than our go-to guy, since Aldridge gets to the line better than Joe, but it seems to me that they would run in to a lot of the same problems in the playoffs that the Hawks have had.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:27 pm
The passing is much better.. The Shots are in sync! Nothing mechanical. The flow is not disruptive….
Teague is starting to play like Kevin Johnson!
FIRE LARRY AND SUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Busters!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:27 pm
Nique basically calling Batum soft for leaving the game with a scratched eye.
Sautee
January 18th, 2012
9:27 pm
T-S, I agree for the most part about Al’s desire. He had it his first two seasons, but I still say that he hasn’t been the same since Griffin took him out.
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:27 pm
hell nawl..
they sent Batum to grady..
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:27 pm
Al wont be back this year, and may never be the same 12 pts 8 rebound guy you all know and love.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:28 pm
Bigdave.
The sad thing about that Portland vs ATL ( contenders / pretenders discussion ), are the comments from Bret LeGree.
I don’t know what username he uses on this blog, or on Hawksquawk, but the sad thing is that he so believes in advanced stats, that it blinds him from what this team truly is at times. He’s the same guy that once believed that Horford should be the #1 option in the offense.
He, of all people, should recognize that this team is far superior than last year’s team. Even without Horford, we look to have the right type of mix of people here to compensate for his loss. We’ll see how the season plays out, but we may all be apologizing to Sund at the end of the year.
It’s the DEFENSE that makes us a Contender. The defense has been excellent all year for the most part.
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
9:28 pm
lol @ collins
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:28 pm
That why im so hard on Al Sautee.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:28 pm
LOL @ Twin
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
9:28 pm
Cmon Twin lol
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:28 pm
SMH Collins
O'Brien
January 18th, 2012
9:29 pm
We cant afford a 3rd quarter lull.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:29 pm
smh
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
9:29 pm
Collins is sorry
terrell
January 18th, 2012
9:29 pm
LMAO @ Collins.
Big Test
January 18th, 2012
9:29 pm
You guys seeing where Smith is catching the ball? ALdridge pushed him to 3
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
9:29 pm
Twin outa’ be ashamed of himself
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:30 pm
That was a late call.
May be time for an early timeout LD.
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
9:30 pm
The Lull is in effect sadly
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:30 pm
hawks showing no energy..teague needs to drive the ball
O'Brien
January 18th, 2012
9:30 pm
Hawks need another big so we dont have to rely on Twin depending on matchups.
11 minutes, 0 points, 1 reb.
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
9:30 pm
That was a Terrible call for Felton
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:30 pm
I hope teague dont start that turnover teague chit. like he just did.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:30 pm
Lead quickly down to 2.
Hawks make nothing easy I guess.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:30 pm
Possible makeup call on Kurt Thomas.
Boondox
January 18th, 2012
9:30 pm
Man cheeseburger sucksz u cant let a man shorter than you block your shot momentum shift for portland
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
9:31 pm
LOL@”The Mugger” Kurt Thomas
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:31 pm
Collin is soooooooooooooooooooooo slow………
The Spook who sat by the door
January 18th, 2012
9:31 pm
Gerald Wallace with the block on Collins.
terrell
January 18th, 2012
9:31 pm
O.k., put the bench back in with Teague.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:31 pm
Hawks need Vlad or T-Mac against this zone.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:31 pm
Yeah Marvin. Take it strong to the hole. Get your double-double man.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:31 pm
to the rack hawks take it to the rack.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:32 pm
Hey Larry @ the Half give them men 5 hour energy drinks….Wow…
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
9:32 pm
looks like sautee has caught a virus. why is sautee under attack? does marvin even try to finish anything near the rim … like erika badu’, i need a rim shot.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:32 pm
Portland starting to hit those shots they missed in the first half.
Blast
January 18th, 2012
9:32 pm
Jeff needs to look for his shot.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:32 pm
teague struggling to keep up with anybody
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
A Heat Brick from Marvin. Keep going to the hole man.
terrell
January 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
Marvin with the damn near airball.
MattP
January 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
is LD waiting for portland to take the lead before a timeout?
BBJones
January 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
How is Marvin Williams still in the league… much less this team?
he sucks balls.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
Uh Oh….10-4 run by Portland!
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
@Northcyde
smh..
i like Horford.. im critical of Horford, in fact 2 yrs ago i said LaMarcus was the better player though their stats were similar; but i swear the media over values/hypes this dude. until he’s able to create his own offense this team is Joe’s.. and Josh is a close 2nd.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
The rotations on the screen and rolls defensively are abysmally slow.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:34 pm
Jason “the fullback” Collins setting hard screens
Blast
January 18th, 2012
9:34 pm
Looks like both teams are playing in slow motion….
Or is it just me going in fast motion……
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
9:34 pm
teague needs to be aggressive and penetrate more
GT Alum
January 18th, 2012
9:34 pm
Bogut -
The reason people wanted to get rid of JJ is because his salary is greater than his production. When you have a limited amount of money to spend, you have to maximize the amount of production you get for your money. It’s not that he’s not a good player. It’s that his contract is a bad one. Of course, the other side of that is if you’re going to pay guys like Marvin, Bibby abd Claxton, then why not pay JJ?
It also depends on how you use JJ. Iso-Joe was fine when this was a bad team with no other options, but as this team developed, the offense needed to mature.
Rob
January 18th, 2012
9:35 pm
LMAO @ Najeh Collins blew me a kiss from the bench once.
steven a
January 18th, 2012
9:35 pm
Hawks play much better team defense with this unit.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:35 pm
They are talking about the hawks veterans being role players and every body accepting there roles…. I wonder If Al is listening…
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:36 pm
Sautee is All NBA’s #2 Fan! We already know who #1 is….LOL
He quotes a character from a 4 star movie twice a day….lol
O'Brien
January 18th, 2012
9:36 pm
I wish Josh would give the ball up. And another missed FT
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
9:36 pm
Josh is just smh
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:36 pm
Josh had an open man in the corner and missed him.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:36 pm
Come on Josh . . you got JJ wide open in the corner. You always make that pass. Pass it to the open man.
terrell
January 18th, 2012
9:36 pm
JOSH GIVE THE FREAKIN BALL TO THE PG!!!!
The Spook who sat by the door
January 18th, 2012
9:36 pm
Josh with the coast-to-coast brick layup.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 18th, 2012
9:37 pm
Time to GTFOH until my screen name stops being jacked. Peace
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:37 pm
josh is too small!
steven a
January 18th, 2012
9:37 pm
Josh gets schooled……..
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:37 pm
Sixers couldn’t handle Dre Miller in the 4th and OT. Denver about to win.
Damn Marvin. You MUST make that shot.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:37 pm
once again marvin is useless
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:37 pm
UH Oh Aldridge now going in the post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This guy is a legit ALLSTAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
O'Brien
January 18th, 2012
9:38 pm
That is the shot we need Marvin to knock down. Other team making a run, and marvin is wide open.
Hopefully marvin will knock those shots down going forward.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:38 pm
LOL @ najeh . . . naw . . Elle Duncan is the baddest yellowbone in ATL.
Or is she a “redbone”?
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:38 pm
Can stop and pop @ 6′11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:38 pm
catch the ball Gabrielle Reece!!!
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:38 pm
“Mike Bibby was the baddest yellow bone in Atlanta.”
pause
MattP
January 18th, 2012
9:38 pm
Put tmac in or did his back get stiff again…
steven a
January 18th, 2012
9:38 pm
Where is Radmonvich?
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:39 pm
She’s a redbone and would love to give her a rim shot!!!!!!!!!!!!! LMFAO!
The Spook who sat by the door
January 18th, 2012
9:39 pm
Chris Mullin, ESPN Analyst and HOFer, blames Josh’s poor FT shooting on the lockout. And you bloggers say the Hawks get no love.
terrell
January 18th, 2012
9:39 pm
Ther you go Marvin. Throw that big butt around. lol
Jase
January 18th, 2012
9:39 pm
Is v rad hurt
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:40 pm
GREAT question is vlad hurt?
BBJones
January 18th, 2012
9:40 pm
Hawks have like 4 guys where their salary far exceeds their production.
JJ
Marvin
Josh
Hinrich
It’s the reason they will never be great. just good.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:41 pm
Teague brought his C – game, Poor passing, 1 rebound 2 turnovers… We cant afford teague to play weak. When we win Its JJ, Josh and teague.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
9:41 pm
najeh please dont leave >>> we know who you are >>>fk them trolls man.
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:41 pm
definitely yellow..
but pump ya breaks.. baddest??
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
9:42 pm
lol @ the Najeh on the yellabone comment
Smith.Leuer.Bogut
January 18th, 2012
9:42 pm
Where is Radmonvich?
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:42 pm
BsauteeBJones You should have had Al tops on the list.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:42 pm
my god
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:42 pm
maybe i just cant shake those thoughts of her bad habits back in the day.. (wiping my nose) if you get my drift..
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:44 pm
wow zaza
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
9:44 pm
Why does Pachulia let out that yell lol
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:44 pm
game over?
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:44 pm
put Ivan in.. threw w/ ZaZa man.. he thinking bout a fashion show somewhere..
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
9:44 pm
Josh is back to dumb Josh
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
9:44 pm
Gotta put in DEBO
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:44 pm
Glad Teague rewarded Smith for running the floor.
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
9:45 pm
zaza is awful lol
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:45 pm
lmaooooooooooooooooo zaza you are WEAK
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
Zsa Zsa should quit with the pump fakes and just go hard
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
Why can’t Pachulia ever just go straight up man!?!?!
The Spook who sat by the door
January 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
Crack is wack and so is Zaza.
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
lets go j!! lets go!
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
man hawks need a big that can post and score
Sautee
January 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
attaboy Josh
MattP
January 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
Clumsy Zaza is back…
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
Zaza is useless on offense from point blank range.
Josh dunk! But, stop shooting josh … Tunite is not your night my friend! Josh on the base line! Yeah!
Oh oh! Josh jumper is jumping now! I’m so confused.
Jase
January 18th, 2012
9:47 pm
We need a big please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
9:47 pm
I swear ZaZa and Twin have the two worst vertical leaps in the NBA….
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
9:47 pm
Zaza + Marvin Williams always looking to get bailed out by a whistle…
They’re both always in the perfect spot to get easy buckets + possibly draw contact, but the ball always goes flyin’ somewhere entirely out of the picture and they both just hit the ground everytime they’re in the freakin’ paint…
Get easy 2’s when you get the chance man…
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:48 pm
JJ . . . miss 5 in a row . . . make 3 in a row. . . miss 5 more in a row
He thinks he’s Jamal Crawford tonight.
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
9:48 pm
If there was a drug named ZaZa it would have u pump faking and falling on the ground yelling all day
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
9:49 pm
I wonder we didn’t get any 76ers updates on the blog tonight.
O'Brien
January 18th, 2012
9:49 pm
Why is Teague not pushing the ball? he seems to walk it up most of the time.
ntrigue
January 18th, 2012
9:49 pm
Refs are killing us!
O'Brien
January 18th, 2012
9:50 pm
Meanwhile, jamal is 2-8.
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
9:50 pm
stay in attack mode teague
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:50 pm
Take the pill to the hole and drop that mother fcker off.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:52 pm
Dezz nuttz Joe!!
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:52 pm
wow what a bs call
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
9:52 pm
refs bailing the blazers out
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:52 pm
smart Pargo.. looked off Josh who was looking to get up a jumper, went to Joe… made a off dribble jumper..
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:52 pm
Redick hits the game winner . . . after the buzzer
Magic lose.
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
9:52 pm
Sup with the weak calls Ref??
GT Alum
January 18th, 2012
9:52 pm
Someone’s working out his repressed homosexual desires tonight.
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
Joe is on fire…
O'Brien
January 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
Jamal is 2-9
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
Dezzz nutttz bEEcht
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
we too deep!
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
tmac!!!
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
niceeeeeeee
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
Wizards upsed OKC, cool
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
TMac nice
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
Nice play between TMac and Joe…
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
Final
7:00 pm et
den
108
phi
104
19 32 27 18 12
Philly lost in OT
28 17 27 24 8
108
104
Overtime
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
LOL @ JJ
miss 5 – make 3 – miss 5 – make 2 ( and counting )
and gets an assist via an and 1 to T-Mac
Great run by ATL right now.
GT Alum
January 18th, 2012
9:54 pm
And the Hawks are making a run of their own.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:54 pm
this is a better team with out Al.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:55 pm
joe looks a lil tired
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
9:55 pm
Sup with Vlad??? Is he hurt?
Hawks27
January 18th, 2012
9:56 pm
13 point lead at the end of the 3rd. Cool!
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
9:56 pm
that was a pretty terrible look out of bounds…
but no worries.
give JJ some rest to start the 4th. same with josh.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
9:56 pm
13-0 run last 3:35 of the Quarter!!!!!!! Awesome!
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
9:57 pm
Dont know why the Hawks run a out of bounds curl play for Josh. As if he’s a great catch and shoot guy.
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
9:58 pm
Nice end to the 3rd qtr by the Hawks.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
9:58 pm
Looks like Josh has drawn their toughest assignment…..what else is new.
Lets get Ivan some minutes and rest the starters to the second half of the quarter. Lets beat them with our depth.
terrell
January 18th, 2012
9:58 pm
Joe and Josh playin some ball right now. Playin hard. Love it. Al injury perhaps?
MattP
January 18th, 2012
9:58 pm
He should have passed back to Pargo
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
9:59 pm
come on bench scrubs keep the game up by at least 6 or 8 so the starters can get some rest
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
9:59 pm
I don’t think we’re better without Al, because this team looked DOMINANT at times in those early games. Offensively, we’re definitely not better. It’s just that on defense, the loss of Al has basically meant nothing.
Josh has REALLY stepped up, and tried to be a dominant rebounder. And as long as our role players play their roles, we’re not losing anything on defense.
Blazers shooting 36% right now. The defense is just on point.
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
9:59 pm
Philly and Orlando lost tonight…. Hawks can pickup a game with a win tonight.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:00 pm
shut up drew this game aint over. Rest the starters hoe.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:00 pm
By the way MC . . . your boy Jamal has missed his LAST 7 SHOTS, after making his first 2.
2 – 9 FG . . 4 – 4 FT . . 8 pts . . . ( – 23 ) PLUS/MINUS RATING
That’s Jamal Crawford in a nutshell.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:01 pm
missed his last 8
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:01 pm
Josh needs to be resting
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:01 pm
need
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:02 pm
AllNBA is not a Rim Protector thats why he’s not missed much..
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:02 pm
2 – 11 for Jamal . . . keep jacking them up dude.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:02 pm
Smoove looks tired.
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:02 pm
Green gettin’ a bit trigger-happy…
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
10:02 pm
Time out, starting sluggish
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:02 pm
smh bench scrubs
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:02 pm
more minutes needed for Ivan
terrell
January 18th, 2012
10:02 pm
Wouldnt go as far as to say “this is a better team without Al”. However, I think the offense looks better without him standing there holding the ball trying to decide what to do with it, or shootin fade awy J’s, that’s for sure.
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:02 pm
crucial point.. no Joe.. no Josh.
GT Alum
January 18th, 2012
10:03 pm
Jamal slow getting back on D? I don’t believe that.
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:03 pm
foul him ZaZa..
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:03 pm
put the starters in please
FreshFromATL
January 18th, 2012
10:03 pm
SMH @ Willie Green, really dude?
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:04 pm
much better team without “BIG AL” Josh is way more active as well as Marvin.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:04 pm
I was hoping he would shoot 1-8..He’s topped that!
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:04 pm
Take smith out and portland goes straight to the rack. Ivan needs to step up and put somebody on their Azz once or twice…that ‘ll cut that chit out.
terrell
January 18th, 2012
10:04 pm
Wish we had Kurt Thomas insted of Collins.
Kevkat
January 18th, 2012
10:05 pm
boy, better find a big from somewhere, zaza and twin ain’t cutting it
ntrigue
January 18th, 2012
10:06 pm
Settle down Willie!
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:06 pm
Wait till she takes off..Its gonna cost Lamar a whole lot more….Sheesh…
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:06 pm
Terrell Al is a clog on offense and he refuses to hold the post down on defense. Since his attitude about defense sucks and he has no offensive game we are better off with Al coming off the bench.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:06 pm
Josh has logged 31 mintues. Drew probably needs to take Josh out and put JJ back in. Or just trust the bench a little more.
Maybe insert Teague back in, and tell him to get to the rim.
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:06 pm
Collins ought to be selling Insurance or something. he is awful. He is the Wayne Brady of the NBA.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:07 pm
hate this lineup
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:07 pm
Portland’s making their run now….Uh Oh….
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:07 pm
Open look brick by teague
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:07 pm
PUT IN THE STARTERS
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:08 pm
choke time
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
10:08 pm
Man zaza is garbage
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:08 pm
Team defense Hawks. wow. Crawford still has it.
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:08 pm
there that ish go again…
the ball goes flyin’ somewhere while zaza looks for a whistle…
MattP
January 18th, 2012
10:09 pm
J.J.M. ,
The starter are in besides Collins and Williams
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:09 pm
smh pathetic
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:09 pm
c’monnn man
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:09 pm
down ta two..11-0 run!!!!!!!!1
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:09 pm
LOL . . just like the Toronto game. A game of runs.
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
10:09 pm
Well typical Hawks, ALL NBA allowed them to come back
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:09 pm
Ivan for ZaZa please..
O'Brien
January 18th, 2012
10:09 pm
Wouldnt it be ironic if jamal gets hot?
Meanwhile, i think this could come down to FTs. And ZaZa has no vertical.
Wasn’t Kurt Thomas available? i wish we had signed him. meanwhile, Josh is struggling
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
10:09 pm
Now Josh dumb self is out there
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:09 pm
Stop the bleeding Hawks, 0 for 8?
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:09 pm
game over
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:09 pm
there it goes……..
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
Streaky azz Jamal
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
same 4th quarter choking
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
Drew is a stupid azz coach.
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
Do something ALL NBA????? Oh Wait?? LOL
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
teague letting a rookie shut him down
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
northcyde,
you just had to say something about Jamal…
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
Tied! Now Coach calls a timeout after a 13-0 run!
Fire LD!!!!!!!!!!!
MattP
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
We lost, JC is looking good in the forth.
The Spook who sat by the door
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
Hawks imploding and Jamal playin’ possom [sp.?]
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
fatigue…
teague gotta get aggressive.
he can’t just keep deferring to Joe and Josh hoping they can get looks. minus Horford, there’s gotta be another viable threat out there…
Jase
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
We need a center!!!!!
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
Zaza is turrible tu-nite, (bernie mac’s voice – RIP)
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
LOL . . . 13 – 0 this quarter.
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
What’s wrong with Radmonovich. need him bad.
Admiral Ackbar
January 18th, 2012
10:11 pm
Zaza is garbage, Ivan the great PLEASE!!!
ITS A TRAP!!!!!
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:11 pm
Josh worn down from guarding Aldridge and crawford.
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
10:11 pm
Why does LD always wait to call a TO
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:11 pm
Should have amnestied
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:12 pm
Wabe, I agree. He has to get the ball to the rim, or at least get in the lane to create for others.
Also, this is NOT the time to be playing with Marvin’s minutes, in favor of McGrady. Marvin has been playing well. Get him back in this game.
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:12 pm
Should have amnistied Horford and kept Jamal
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:12 pm
This loss will be on Drew if it comes to fruition…
BTW, the Hawks had the 4th quarter chokes with AllNBA in the mix too…Nice try….
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:12 pm
What the fck is teague doing?
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:12 pm
Last season^^^^^
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:13 pm
Poor coaching tonight by Drew
tb hawk fan i think
January 18th, 2012
10:13 pm
looks like one of those 4 point 4rth
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
10:13 pm
Here comes Jamal
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
10:13 pm
1st place on the line fellas, lets do this, don’t let Crawford steal this game
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:13 pm
Down 1? JC1 trying to bury em?
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:14 pm
Jamal has made his last 4. Let’s see if he cools off
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:14 pm
shooter touch.
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
10:14 pm
stop ball hoggin joe
tb hawk fan i think
January 18th, 2012
10:14 pm
how can you get so cold so fast
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
10:14 pm
Crawford will take his teamates out of their game
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:15 pm
Turn over teague
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:15 pm
Heat check
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:15 pm
That’s the shot Jamal should take all the time though. The midrange jumper from about 16 – 20 feet. He can get to that spot anytime he wants. But he refuses to do it. Watch him jack up another 3.
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:15 pm
kurt scrub thomas. what a bum,,,
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:16 pm
Thomas needs his azz beat.
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:16 pm
Joe coming up huge..
great pass Josh..
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:16 pm
big bucket
FreshFromATL
January 18th, 2012
10:16 pm
Jooooooeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
10:16 pm
Big 3 by Joe…
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:16 pm
Ditto on the poor coaching by Drew.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:16 pm
ISO STEPPING UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:16 pm
been wondering why they’re not feeding T-Mac…
Aint Crawford gaurding him?
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:17 pm
Joe LEBRON Johnson….please Mully.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:17 pm
I still want Marvin in this game instead of T-Mac or Ivan. This is not the game for them.
Admiral Ackbar
January 18th, 2012
10:17 pm
ITS A TRAP!!!!
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:17 pm
Damn, Josh quietly has 15 pts and 10 rbs 2 steals, 2 blks and 3 assist.
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2012
10:18 pm
“Also, this is NOT the time to be playing with Marvin’s minutes, in favor of McGrady. Marvin has been playing well. Get him back in this game.”
Might be the funniest post of the night. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:18 pm
They need to exploit Jamal on the defensive end…
These dude’s got Wallace gaurding Joe.
Get Marvin/T-Mac in the block and force the double…
The Spook who sat by the door
January 18th, 2012
10:18 pm
Still wish Jamal was in a Hawks uni.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:18 pm
Marvin will lose the game for sure..Leave his azz on the bench where it belongs…..
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:19 pm
i dont know Northcyde..
what is Marvin giving you better? defense…? not really. Mac is a good rebounder.. plus, you can do so much w/ him on the offensive end out of a post up.. Marvin is good for nothing but spotting up.
ntrigue
January 18th, 2012
10:19 pm
Gerald Wallace took 5 steps and no travel called Teague took 1 step and Refs call travel…Refs suck this game glad the hawks are playing thru it!
Basti
January 18th, 2012
10:19 pm
T-mac started that play by posting up.. he got doubled, joe got open.. simple as that..
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2012
10:19 pm
“I still want Marvin in this game instead of T-Mac or Ivan. This is not the game for them.”
This one is a close second.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:19 pm
JOSH IS AN ALLSTAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hawks27
January 18th, 2012
10:20 pm
Lol T-mac
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:20 pm
no McGrady…
you gotta pass out of that double…
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:20 pm
Drew . . get him out of the game.
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:20 pm
smh teague needs to let joe run point
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:20 pm
Bad shot T-Mac
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:21 pm
Aldridge has got a great post game…..
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:21 pm
omggggg bench teagueeee
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:21 pm
Josh body language is crazy.. lol. he dont care if you on his team or not if you f up..
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:21 pm
WTF is Teague doing. Throw the damn lob. Ivan could’ve gotten that.
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:21 pm
Teague gotta either go up strong there or get a guy a good look…
Rev in Tampa
January 18th, 2012
10:21 pm
Missed being on the blog because I was helping my son with a stupid school project. Had to build a landslide. I’ve got the best 5th grade education Hillsborough County has to offer.
I hope you guys counted down the score of the Philly game for that Iguodala fool who comes on here when the sixers are playing.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:21 pm
Great Block by Josh!!
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
10:21 pm
One dribble too many on that fast break
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:21 pm
teague needs to attack better.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:22 pm
overtime?
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:22 pm
Drew is fuggin this up. Marvin needs to be in right now.
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:22 pm
McGrady ain’t really doin’ ish out there…
He’s got JC1 on him. He’s gotta get something outta that either for himself or for someone else…
MattP
January 18th, 2012
10:22 pm
I hear a JC clutch shot coming.
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:23 pm
bad turnover
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:23 pm
lol hawks are out of it
Hawks27
January 18th, 2012
10:23 pm
Josh with a horrible drop.
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:23 pm
need Scrub Marvin on the court now for 3 pt shooting.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:23 pm
Damn, Josh quietly has 15 pts and 10 rbs 2 steals, 2 blks and 3 assist.
Well make that 3 Blks and hes guarding Aldridge.
Josh? 7 of 16
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:23 pm
Northcyde gotta be thinking fantasy points..
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:23 pm
Aldridge to good on the block! Josh at his mercy!
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:23 pm
had a chance for easy 2 points instead turnover
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:24 pm
Need to double Alridge drew
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:24 pm
JOSH IS AN ALLSTAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
10:24 pm
TAKE THAT LA
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2012
10:24 pm
McGrady has got the last 3 rebounds
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:25 pm
wowwww
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
10:25 pm
LOB CITY!!!
FreshFromATL
January 18th, 2012
10:25 pm
Woooooowwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:25 pm
“McGrady ain’t really doin’ ish out there…”
but you gotta account for him.. they’d play off Marvin all day.
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
10:25 pm
Nice lob from Joe to Teague…LOL
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:25 pm
ON QUE Haters !! Josh!!
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
10:25 pm
crazy play
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:25 pm
LOL @ JJ . . the steal and the lob . . to Teague?
That’s why JJ >>>>>> Jamal
And it ain’t even close folks.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:25 pm
c’mon Josh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WTF?
MattP
January 18th, 2012
10:25 pm
that was funny to watch.
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:25 pm
dem Hawks man!
Basti
January 18th, 2012
10:25 pm
since t-mac guarded jamal, jamal hasn’t scored yet..
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:26 pm
Boy, Josh has an ugly shot. going to pass out from holding my breath when he shoots
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:26 pm
Rod. . . Marvin has 8 rebounds in 20 minutes. Those would be the same rebounds that Marvin would’ve gotten.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:26 pm
josh 8 of 17 for 17 pts, 11 rbs 3 blocks 4 assists while guarding their top player.
KISS MY AZZ HATERS.
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2012
10:27 pm
“McGrady ain’t really doin’ ish out there…”
“but you gotta account for him.. they’d play off Marvin all day.”
Ding!!!!!!!
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
10:27 pm
These refs are making some bad calls…
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:28 pm
You’re not Najeh . .. and my name is not Clyde
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2012
10:28 pm
“Rod. . . Marvin has 8 rebounds in 20 minutes. Those would be the same rebounds that Marvin would’ve gotten.”
OK. LOL
Rev in Tampa
January 18th, 2012
10:28 pm
This Hawks team is different that previous years. I haven’t allowed myself to believe that the Hawks could grow in mental toughness, but they are making me a believer.
At this point the Hawks would be wilting instead of fighting back into the lead
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:28 pm
knock em’ down
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:28 pm
Josh + 11 BEEETTch.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:28 pm
Good drive Teague. Way to be aggressive.
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
10:29 pm
1st place here we come!!
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:29 pm
some growth with this win.. impressive. blazers took the lead back at one point..
Sautee
January 18th, 2012
10:29 pm
Teague hits both clutch free throws. Tonight.
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:29 pm
better free throw shooting tonight. Top 5 team in the east now, Wilbon.
Admiral Ackbar
January 18th, 2012
10:30 pm
THOSE ARE SOME HOT CHICKS WITH SOME BIG MELONS RIGHT BEHIND THE COMMENTATORS.
ITS A TRAP!!!!
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:30 pm
lmfao@marvin joggin to come in
X factor
January 18th, 2012
10:30 pm
Josh put that hoe on his azz
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:30 pm
T-MAC is balling, hes playing some darn defense and quietly contributing!
Thats why Marvin is riding the pine!
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
10:31 pm
Did TMac get hurt. I see they are looking at him on the bench….
tidog
January 18th, 2012
10:31 pm
professional objective commentary duo on espn
phil
January 18th, 2012
10:31 pm
Fire LD!!
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:32 pm
finish Marvin!
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
10:32 pm
Of course Marvin would missed a dunk…
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:32 pm
and then marvin does that
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:32 pm
wow marvin got fouled but he needs to score that easy basket
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:32 pm
Get Marvin out of there!
Boondox
January 18th, 2012
10:32 pm
wilbon is in love wit his own philosophy top 5 shiny bald heads …wilbon #1
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:32 pm
game, set, match.
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:32 pm
Rev . . . I saw last week where you guarded Milos Babbic(sp).
I live in OVC country, and remember Milos back in my high school days while watching Austin Peay.
Here’s a clip of the softie Milos, trying to be a tough guy . . . but all he did was spark one of the ugliest basketball fights in college basketball history.
This is Tennessee Tech vs Middle Tennessee
1990
“The Melee in Murfreesboro”
Take a look at this after the Hawks game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J-xUhFVyZ0
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:33 pm
i said it earlier man…
when marvin and zaza got the ball from point-blank range, expect that ball to go flyin’ somewhere while they lunge their bodies into somebody or their bodies hit the ground…
phil
January 18th, 2012
10:33 pm
Fire FG!!
Admiral Ackbar
January 18th, 2012
10:33 pm
Wilbon is an idiot!!
ITS A TRAP!!!
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:33 pm
Marvin is one sorry basketball player…..
ClassicHawks
January 18th, 2012
10:33 pm
This team has great chemistry. I hope Chicago & Miami can get a major injury, because if we had Al we would have a shot at the Finals. Gotta give Sund & LD credit on this roster and the way they are playing. They are actually fun to watch. Jeff Teauge over Bibby makes this team a contender, that simple…
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:34 pm
LOL fake Najeh . . . I’ve NEVER gone by “northclyde”. It was a guy on here that went by “clyde”. Then when I started posting on the board, some of you would routinely misread “cyde” as “clyde”.
Basti
January 18th, 2012
10:34 pm
T-mac is not injured, he, kobe, grant hill, etc. gets their legs massaged the moment they sit on the bench after playing..
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:34 pm
come on marvin
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:34 pm
Scrub “butt” marvin better knock down free throws
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:35 pm
sigh.
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2012
10:35 pm
Marvinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
J.J.M.
January 18th, 2012
10:35 pm
my god…
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
10:35 pm
marvin u better not
phil
January 18th, 2012
10:35 pm
Release Marvin!
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:35 pm
LOL @ Marvin making me look bad.
Come on man
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:35 pm
marvin freakin’ williams…
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
10:35 pm
good make up play marvin
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:35 pm
Great play by Marvin to seal the game. . . Good job man.
Luke Cage
January 18th, 2012
10:36 pm
nice Marvin
Crickets...crickets...crickets.
January 18th, 2012
10:36 pm
Josh 8 of 17 for 47% (17pts 11 rbs 3 ast 2 stl 3 blks) + 10 Damn nice game
Porland on the meltdown
stick a fork in this beetch.
phil
January 18th, 2012
10:36 pm
Finals?
We haven’t even made the conference finals since 1970.
Idiot.
Rev in Tampa
January 18th, 2012
10:36 pm
I haven’t watched the game closely but every time I look up the camera is in the Portland huddle. For these ESPN guys Drew is invisible. It just seems unprofessional for those guys to be that in the tank for the visiting team.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:36 pm
GREAT WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
4-1 without ALL NBA. Pretty Impressive!
11-4……
Crickets...crickets...crickets.
January 18th, 2012
10:36 pm
*portland
Rod from College Park
January 18th, 2012
10:36 pm
Marvin’s good at the line. That’s about it.
Melvin
January 18th, 2012
10:37 pm
Good win by the Hawks tonight. Lets see how folks are going to discredit this win…LOL
Hawks27
January 18th, 2012
10:37 pm
Nice win! Wheres all the people who said the hawks would get badly beaten? GO HAWKS!
GT Alum
January 18th, 2012
10:37 pm
Gotta give credit – JJ and Josh have stepped up their games, and Marvin is showing signs of life.
BoneKollector
January 18th, 2012
10:37 pm
good win
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:37 pm
Nice win Hawks. Great line-up down the stretch. Eastern conference finals BABY!!!!!
northcyde
January 18th, 2012
10:38 pm
Yeah Jamal . . way to pad your stats and get your 22 points.
Good job man.
********************
JJ with another highly efficient game
24 pts – 7 rebs – 5 asst – 2 stls ( 4 – 7 from three )
Great game man.
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:38 pm
good win…
have yall read ESPN.com’s 5 on 5 “contenders or pretenders”…
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/5-on-5-120118/nba-contenders-pretenders
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:39 pm
up next Friday night @ PHILLY!
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:39 pm
Still don’t think this team makes noise in the playoffs minus Horford…
Those bigs are terrible.
They need to be working on getting Hinrich off the books to get another body in here man…
ntrigue
January 18th, 2012
10:39 pm
Good gm hawks way to silence the haters!
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:40 pm
We should have signed Dalmbert…..
ClassicHawks
January 18th, 2012
10:41 pm
I never saw Josh play this under control. Him & Teague make us a contender… Only if we had the Boss. Finals could be in our near future… Damn
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:41 pm
“nothcyde,
You’re a grown man (I’m assuming) and you’re (using) LOL?
Cool.”
where is the dept. of unintended irony when you need him..
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:41 pm
Hawks are now 4-1 without
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:41 pm
Gearon will get a big! Count on it!
rm
January 18th, 2012
10:43 pm
Im might be late to the party but where is vlad radmonivich (sp?)…
MattP
January 18th, 2012
10:43 pm
Wabe,
I agree with you, some people talk so highly of Zaza because of his stats but don’t really focus on his play, he is too clumsy to get starter minutes.
Bigman needed
January 18th, 2012
10:43 pm
Great win! Team is so deep, no minutes for vladrad!
Mac-Town #maconchevyrider
January 18th, 2012
10:43 pm
good win after POR tied it. What’s wrong with VladRad?
steven a
January 18th, 2012
10:43 pm
DeAndre Jordan looking good already..My fantasy team Center…Would have been great in a Hawks uni…
terrell
January 18th, 2012
10:44 pm
Hawks could very easily be 14-1. Should be at least 13-1. Not bad.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 18th, 2012
10:44 pm
I have not seen Marvin finish at the rim in a long time.
Can he please retire?
terrell
January 18th, 2012
10:44 pm
“13-2″
The Spook who sat by the door
January 18th, 2012
10:45 pm
Hawks are getting it done w/o their All-Star and All NBA Center.
Crickets...crickets...crickets.
January 18th, 2012
10:45 pm
Classic sautee hawks Al’s attitude and lazy effort doesnt work well with the chemistry of this team. This team plays better without Al. We should trade Al for someone who will fight in the paint not escort.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:45 pm
That half azz dunk attempt by Williams was pathetic!
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:46 pm
5-1 Friday night if VLad plays!
Grandmaster JeJe
January 18th, 2012
10:46 pm
Who the heck is Buha?
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:47 pm
The offense is so much improved!
Jase
January 18th, 2012
10:47 pm
We need a center
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:48 pm
agreed Najeh.
Thought they were pretty dumb with their comments about the Hawks. They completely disregarded how the Hawks pushed the Bulls around for 7 outta the 8 quarters we played them this season, how we went to Miami and gave them their first L.
This team was a Top 3 team in the East minus Horford. They’ve done well minus Horford, although we’ve had a pretty manageable schedule and played a number of these games at home. With another quality big, this group can make some noise in the playoffs, and could push a team like CHI.
ClassicHawks
January 18th, 2012
10:48 pm
Gotta give Sund & LD credit… Ya’ll Like to Bash, but credit is due. They have a limited payroll and lose an All-Pro and we just keep plugging away. GIVE CREDIT, because we are all quick to BASH, including myself… I think they have bought in to LD’s system and his philosophy and this guy is not a bad coach….
SteveW
January 18th, 2012
10:49 pm
Celebrating this home win streak – Kudos to the Hawks – Good game!
Now I want to see what we do on the road. Win at a .500 clip on the road, good things will be happening.
Hey, we’re #1 in our division!
Crickets...crickets...crickets.
January 18th, 2012
10:50 pm
Oh yea… Zaza…11 big boards and a block off the bench with 5 pts.
Let's get it!
January 18th, 2012
10:51 pm
Marcus aldridge is maybe the most skilled low post player in the game. Josh contained him and dropped 17&10 on him. Impressive
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:51 pm
The ball movement has improved big time in the past 5 games(Princeton Offense)….
Wabe
January 18th, 2012
10:51 pm
Not sure why so many are so quick to jump on the ‘this teams better without Horford’ bandwagon…
I’m happy with the wins, but aside from this one tonight, this team hasn’t played any quality opponents…
The Bobcats? T-Wolves (although improved, but still)? The Raptors?
This win tonight was a good win. But wouldn’t you wanna see them get it done against a quality opponent on the road before jumping on Horford’s case?
I know folks got it in for Horford…
But be real man.
Our bigs right now are Zaza and Jason Collins, and yall are making a case that we’re a better team?
ClassicHawks
January 18th, 2012
10:52 pm
“Classichawks Al’s attitude and lazy effort doesn’t work well with the chemistry of this team. This team plays better without Al. We should trade Al for someone who will fight in the paint not escort.”
I disagree with that crickets. Al Horford is undersized and is Powerforward. He and Joe are the most consistent ballplayers on the the team. The way were playing defense and Josh finally playing like an All Star, we would be a problem for Miami & Chicago if we had the BOSS…
bigdave
January 18th, 2012
10:52 pm
6′5 actually.. next time im court side ill turnaround shoot you a deuce..
The Spook who sat by the door
January 18th, 2012
10:52 pm
LD for COY [Coach of the Year].
Rufus1
January 18th, 2012
10:53 pm
Bogut Sucks!!
SteveW
January 18th, 2012
10:53 pm
Lookin’ like 6 straight All Star games for JJ. Now that Al’s gone, he’s picking up his scoring.
Teague’s turnovers are up – I think teams are scouting him differently now that he’s a starter, and playing pretty good.
The Spook who sat by the door
January 18th, 2012
10:53 pm
LD is COY.
terrell
January 18th, 2012
10:53 pm
If the Playoffs started today, we’d be the 3rd seed. That means we get the Heat in the 1st rd. Not good. Wow! Haha.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:53 pm
Boss no more..Its the Universe Twins!
ClassicHawks
January 18th, 2012
10:54 pm
“LD for COY [Coach of the Year].”
Spook,
He is right now in my book… No question….
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
10:54 pm
Nothing mechanical bout this Princeton Offense?
Jase
January 18th, 2012
10:55 pm
Is v rad hurt mc?
Crickets...crickets...crickets.
January 18th, 2012
10:58 pm
Wabe We can get better and certainly a real center will help. We are better without Al’s bullchit and locker room drama. The unity and chemistry is why we are better. Thats not to say we dont need a center, we do. We just dont need Al’s bull chit telling everybody what position he wants to play, and refusing to be aggressive defensively on the post. His attitude and lack of heart is like poison. Yea, we are better without Al but still need a good center to go past the second round.
Rufus1
January 18th, 2012
10:59 pm
Every time Zaza/ Collins misses a layup, get his shot blocked or drops a pass…..ask your self WWAD in that situation. (What would Al do)
Boondox
January 18th, 2012
11:00 pm
yeah twin and zaza have concrete ankles no just stiff and slow with no verticle we need a big
Crickets...crickets...crickets.
January 18th, 2012
11:00 pm
ClassicHawks Al is consistent All Right. Consistently producing 12 pts 8 rebounds 1 blk and getting his shot blk 1 pergame.
Consistently average by the numbers. Then he brings the baggage of his attitude.
X factor
January 18th, 2012
11:02 pm
Ditto on the Average Al with the negative unwilling attitude that hurts the team. We are better without him.
NekiEcko
January 18th, 2012
11:03 pm
Crickets…….
I never heard that Al had locker room drama in Atlanta. Link or it never happened.
But i think that ASG needs to swallow its pride and get a bone fide center for this team period. If this team had a true center (No Bogut) then they will be even more dangerous right now. Good Win tonight, Hawks and keep doubt those doubters at ESPN
The Spook who sat by the door
January 18th, 2012
11:07 pm
The Hawks are currently 3rd in the Eastern Conference and 1.5 games out of 1st place. The Pacers, currently 2nd in the Eastern Conference, are now playing the Kings in Sacramento. Go Kings.
Crickets...crickets...crickets.
January 18th, 2012
11:10 pm
NekiEcko or Sautee what ever name you want to troll with. everybody know about it, and MC wrote a story on it. Many bloggers have wrote about it.
Its not my job to educate your lazy ass You just like Al. Go back and read MC stories and youll find out for yourself.
Rufus1
January 18th, 2012
11:11 pm
Bogut Sucks
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
11:16 pm
The Horford Effect!
IDK, but I do see mental toughness finally coming from these Hawks! Joe is like “Mr. McGoo” he is oblivious to everything going on around him. I did see him seething though when Lamarcus pushed him two feet for a stolen rebound!
But, The Horford Effect to me is: the team is rallying together like never before. Playing like “Us” against the World!”. Thanks and Kudos to Charles Barkley for helping to light that fire under my Hawks.
We still need to add another defending, rebounding BIG though to really seal the deal. I’d even look at some D-Leaguers at this point. All we need is some more rebounds.
Nice tenacity from the Hawks 1 through 13.
NekiEcko
January 18th, 2012
11:16 pm
Actually, i am not Sautee and I am not a Al lover, it just I never hear about this before and i been checkin MC blog for a while now. But you need to stop this. You are one of the reason why this blog is getting out of hand.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 18th, 2012
11:21 pm
Hard to believe Lamarcus only had 20 pts. Seems like he scored like 50.
Crickets...crickets...crickets.
January 18th, 2012
11:22 pm
NekiEcko go kiss a diuretic puppy in the butt.
SteveW
January 18th, 2012
11:23 pm
So if I’m looking at this correctly, if the playoffs were today, the Cavs would be the 7th seed, and the Knicks the 8th seed, with the Celts out of the playoffs and in the lottery.
And the Cavs have played like only 4 home games, and 9 road games. Can the Cavs really be that good with Irving, Jamison, Varejo, Sessions, Tristan, Gee, Gibson, Parker and the rest?
I guess time will tell.
Wiz beat OKC, and SA beat Orlando at Orlando.
The Wizards beat OKC – this is wild.
Ronoshir
January 18th, 2012
11:23 pm
If only they can continue this for the remainder of this hectic season… They definitely could have used Al tonight. I like the bench much better than last year.I never thought I would say this but Marvin is really having fun and showing why he should be on a winning team. What can you say about T-Mac,Green & Pargo, LLC! We are lucky to get these guys here. ZAZA and Ivan the terrible still holding it down for AL. We already knew what JJ & Josh could do and they haven’t let us down. And now last but certainly not least, Jeff Teague is the PG we’ve been missing. I had fun at the highlight factory. I really wish more people in Atlanta and the surrounding area would realize the priviledge of havin a team – and now a preety good team to cheer on. I hope to see my fellow Atlantans or ATL liens at the next game. Until then, I’m out like the lights hoops fans. Good night from Phillips Areana in Atlanta!
hittman jamillion
January 18th, 2012
11:24 pm
JUST FINISHED READING THE CONTENDERS AND PRETENDERS FROM ESPN. A WABE I BE WONDERING HOW ARE THE BLAZWRS CONTENDERS BUT OUR ROSTER IS BETTER THAN THEIRS WITHOUT AL AND KIRK? AND WE JUST BEAT THEM FOR THE SIXTH STRAIGHT TIME AND SHOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT THEIR DARLING CHICAGO TWICE WTF
Crickets...crickets...crickets.
January 18th, 2012
11:24 pm
NekiEcko you are a sorry unlearned non reading stupid ass bytch.
SteveW
January 18th, 2012
11:27 pm
LaMarcus got really physical with Josh down low some also – like some elbow dirty physical.
If TMac will just stay healthy, except for an occasional stupid shot, he and JJ are great to have on the court together.
I know we bash JJ alot, but he’s just a great basketball player, especially when he’s not in 18 second iso mode.
Crickets...crickets...crickets.
January 18th, 2012
11:27 pm
ZAZA and Ivan the terrible still holding it down for AL LOL
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these Players aint thinking bout Al sorry azz, thats your wishfull azz thinking. These players thinking about winning. The only time Al name even comes up is when you mention it. Or the press asks “hey, do yalll miss All”
AL is fcking trade bait.
Rufus1
January 18th, 2012
11:29 pm
Bogut really sucks!
hittman jamillion
January 18th, 2012
11:32 pm
We beat miami in miami wabe what else u want damn
SteveW
January 18th, 2012
11:33 pm
We played 10 guys w/o Vlad Rad. Pretty deep team – and that’s w/o Hinrich.
We do need 1 more Big, I just don’t know if LD will let Stack go.
Talk about balance – when Hinrich gets back we got:
PG – Teague/Hinrich
SG – JJ/Green
SF – Marvin/TMac
PF – Josh/Ivan/VladRad
C – ZaZa/Twin
And who knows who we keep of Sloan, Pargo, and Stack. And I know that lineup, you can plug different guys in different spots, but you get the picture – deep and balanced, except we need 1 more good Big.
Damp, ‘Sheed, Pryzbilla, Chris Daniels, somebody that can just be there and not hurt you, and hopefully help you a little.
SteveW
January 18th, 2012
11:35 pm
ZaZa for 6-11 265 gets up and down the court ok, he’s just no paint presence on either end of the court usually. He’s ok, but I really don’t like him out there more than 20 mpg at this point.
But 11 Boards, hey, whose complaining.
doc
January 18th, 2012
11:40 pm
just got back form the game, it was a game of runs. we just couldnt put them away. lamarcus and jamal kept them in the game. felton was quiet by his standards. not pretty but a win against a competitive team.
yup najeh, been wanting thomas going back to his days in phoenix when they said he was over paid. man he would have been solid here if we had only spent a little money early on. i think the suns gave him to portland one year and it might have cost them in the finals if memory serves me. anyway still a pro, that ivan got into a bit. heh heh love that guy.
you know i never noticed how bad zaza’s hands were back when he was a flopper. did his hands get hard or did his flopping just blind me?
najeh, yes, very disturbing news about the internet, found it whn i did a wikipedia search. it really frightens men and only seems to serve up more of the big brother attitude of government that is growing. another freedom lost in the pretense of something else.
MattP
January 18th, 2012
11:41 pm
SteveW,
I really like that Chris Daniels guy, hope they go for him or someone good in the dleague because vets cost more and the ones out there now are injury prone. I do agree with you on Zaza, he is a good backup but he is not a player that should be playing starter minutes.
SteveW
January 18th, 2012
11:43 pm
I’d give Portland 2 second picks for Kurt Thomas or Marcus Camby right now, just to tide us over till Al got back.
We have 4 to give the next couple of years – Rockets and Suns.
SteveW
January 18th, 2012
11:44 pm
Didn’t Marvin go to the line 8 times tonite? And had 8 boards by halftime? Good stuff right there. Only played 21 minutes or so.
SteveW
January 18th, 2012
11:46 pm
If things keep going according to schedule, I guess we get Hinrich back somewhere around the 1st week of Feb.? Haven’t heard lately.
JaeEvolution
January 18th, 2012
11:47 pm
We should use our 2nd round pick to bring in Erden from Cleveland. Long, tall 7 footer, runs the floor well, athletic, good finisher, and best of all cheap for what we need…more size he can’t hurt only can help.
Steve Camby still has 11m on the books and I doubt they trade Thomas he is a solid backup for a team that deals with a lot of injuries.
SteveW
January 18th, 2012
11:50 pm
I tell you who would thrive the way the Hawks are playing D right now, especially with the 2nd team, and that is Chilz. Maybe the Suns will amnesty him – he’s not even playing right now for them I don’t think. Give me Chilz instead of Stack, then when TMac can’t go, you’ve got another great option behind Marvin. Or in front of Marvin.
prison nike
January 18th, 2012
11:50 pm
Yeah LA looked like he was 2 feet bigger than Josh. I’ll give JS credit for battling him though.
Al would have complained to Tito “that guy was huge Pop. Maybe we both can convince Rick to send Josh to New Orleans for Kaman.”
I kid I kid…
SteveW
January 18th, 2012
11:52 pm
JE – Your right – don’t want that 11 mill on the books if your the Hawks! And your also right – doubt they part with Thomas – I thought that guy ran out of gas along time ago. Whats up with Portland and ancient Bigs I wonder?
X factor
January 18th, 2012
11:53 pm
MattP im with you. Why try to just get by at the 5 position? why not improve? Become a serious contender. Chris Daniels has got All the tools. Size and can score, board, alter shots, plus he is a natural center. Lets give him the chance. Id keep the 2 second round picks and waiting for Al to come back is foolish on 2 accounts.
1) at his best hes a 12 pts 8 reb 1 blk guy. Mediocre by intelligent standards. I can assure you he wont be at his best and that will hurt the team more than help .
2) An injury of this magnitude takes a long time to heal. The swelling and the rebuilding tissues will limit the range and motions of the arm. If youve ever balled before you know that will fck up your game.
On the average injuries like this one takes about 18 months (with no set backs like infections or slow heals) before a player can be back to the level he was before the injury.
If the hawks keep Al, he will have to earn his way back. But I dont think they will keep him. His salary is to great for a 12 pt player. I think Al gets amnestied and we free up his salary and go after a real center who can have an impact.
SteveW
January 18th, 2012
11:53 pm
I just don’t know enough about Erden – I just have no idea if he’d be any good or not. I thought he was garbage at Boston, but maybe he’s got some potential. I just don’t know.
The Hawksta
January 18th, 2012
11:53 pm
This crickets guy is up past his bedtime! Good to see the Hawks doing well without Horford. LD almost gave this one away in the beginning of the 4th trying to give a starters a breather. I would the clip from the Tenn Tech vs Middle Tenn game. Good fight!
JaeEvolution
January 18th, 2012
11:57 pm
I wouldn’t say Erden is bad, wouldn’t say he is good either, but like you said we have 4 2nd round picks it can’t hurt to try and bring in a 7 footer who runs the floor well, has good hands, plays with a lot of energy, and can finish with a dunk under the basket.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z_WqbddDh4
I will let you judge him for yourself.
Slimjr
January 18th, 2012
11:58 pm
prison nike
January 18th, 2012
11:50 pm
“Yeah LA looked like he was 2 feet bigger than Josh. I’ll give JS credit for battling him though.
Al would have complained to Tito “that guy was huge Pop. Maybe we both can convince Rick to send Josh to New Orleans for Kaman.”
I kid I kid…”
Classic ish right there!
SteveW
January 18th, 2012
11:58 pm
The funny thing is, so many say we need another shooter like Vlad – that would be Chris Daniels – a banger, who averages over 2 blocks per game – averages more rebounds per game than Ivan did – but also shoots 45% from 3. He seems like a natural for the Hawks. Like Al, just bigger and a better 3pt shooter – but of course not nearly the intangibles of Al – and I’m sure his midrange is just not there like Al’s If he was as good as Al, he would be in the NBA, hands down. But he is pretty good.
I did read he impressed in Lakers camp, but they went with McRoberts and Troy Murphy.
MattP
January 19th, 2012
12:02 am
SteveW,
I would rather them go for someone like Daniels that is lighting up DLeague instead of giving a 2nd rounder for Erden. Erden hasn’t shown much and he has been getting into foul trouble easy. I would rather give a DLeaguer a shot because you never know, he might turn out good.
X factor
January 19th, 2012
12:02 am
Semih Erden is a scrub. I keep my 4 2nds.
ruff neck
January 19th, 2012
12:06 am
Puff, Puff, Yeah, Al’s a good player, puff puff , inhale. hold, yeah when al comeback we gonna beat the lakers, exhale, puff, puff, hold, pass back to SteveW
ruff neck
January 19th, 2012
12:06 am
exhale.
Ra'mon
January 19th, 2012
12:10 am
On Friday, with Spencer not playing, maybe Ivan should start at the PF position, and have Josh man the C. I wouldn’t want Josh starting the game off guarding Brand, when Ivan is there to use his fouls. The Hawks with Josh in the middle of a zone defense could cause problems for the Sixers, because they only have 2 shooters on the team.
By the way, Atlanta has to be one of the best zone teams in the league!
Slimjr
January 19th, 2012
12:11 am
DeAndre Jordan is a BEAST!
We need him!
Slimjr
January 19th, 2012
12:12 am
16-9 and 4 blks in the 3rd!
SteveW
January 19th, 2012
12:12 am
Ruff neck – cool dude – Just jokin’
JaeEvolution
January 19th, 2012
12:13 am
Yes X-Factor we should keep our 2nd round picks when out of the past 10 years we’ve had such a great history of 2nd round gems right? In the past ten years for second rounds pick 8 out of 10 of them are out of the league, the only two that are still in the league are end of the bench seatwarmers in Jones and Ivey. A 7 footer who’s young or what will sure be a bust of a 2nd round pick when it rolls around, LOL!
SteveW
January 19th, 2012
12:14 am
For what it’s worth, Chris Daniels does have better stats by a decent margin than Byron Mullens had last year in D League – More points per game, rebounds, blocks, assists, shooting %, shooting% from 3 etc.
Ra'mon
January 19th, 2012
12:15 am
I told you guys, Josh and Joe are loving playing without Al. And they compliment each other quite well. Joe and Josh are the best passers on the team (with McGrady right there). So the offense running through them on most plays are paying dividends. There seems to be better spacing and always someone in position for offensive rebounding since Al has gone down.
SteveW
January 19th, 2012
12:18 am
I know, 4-1 really w/o Al – blown out at Pacers after Al played 5 minutes. I really want to see some road wins so we’ll know what we’ve got.
Win at Home vs 3 scrub teams and Portland – Let’s see how we do on the road. Not being pessimistic, just a realist
Slimjr
January 19th, 2012
12:18 am
I have never seen Josh and Joe play this well together its surreal..What a blessing in disguise?
SteveW
January 19th, 2012
12:19 am
Ruff Neck – Quit bogartin’ dude!
SteveW
January 19th, 2012
12:20 am
Ruff neck – Haha – just pickin’ with you man – I take it you don’t think Al is a good player – that’s ok, your opinion
Slimjr
January 19th, 2012
12:22 am
They will be fine on the on the road…. They’re going surprise a few experts?
Teague gets a ton of credit too….Cant believe Larry buried this dude on the bench last year…Wow…
Grandad
January 19th, 2012
12:23 am
Just arrived / only saw the last Qtr & half of 3rd.
I reckon I’m a dumb ass myself;
so where was V-Rad ?
Never heard the announcers say.
[two women in the house / couldn't hear a thing]
ruff neck
January 19th, 2012
12:24 am
Have a great night SteveW,
MattP
January 19th, 2012
12:25 am
SteveW,
I don’t really want to count the Pacers game in there because he went down in the 1st and the Hawks were not prepared for that. I do agree with you, I want to see how they do on the road.
MattP
January 19th, 2012
12:27 am
ajchawks Michael Cunningham
Larry Drew says Vladimir Radmanovic DNP-CD based on matchup. “He will be back in rotation.”
That is why he didn’t play Vlad. Still doesn’t make sense, he could have still played him alittle bit.
SteveW
January 19th, 2012
12:30 am
Grandad – LD said matchups prevented him from playing – will be back in the rotation
Slim – Hope your right – And I wish I knew why LD was such an idiot about Teague last season myself. And if HInrich hadn’t of gone down, no tellin’ if he’d be buried again this season – 3 G rotation with Green/Hinrich/JJ, with TMac playing some maybe. LD hated Teague for some reason – and then Teague bailed him out of that Chicago mess.
Slimjr
January 19th, 2012
12:31 am
“National Defense Authorization Act, which many consider to be a curtailing of US citizens’ rights & liberties.”
Hey Doc, we in for a rough ride real soon?
1776 all over again?
Slimjr
January 19th, 2012
12:34 am
Teague has been huge SteveW.. This guys is becoming the next Kevin Johnson!
Grandad
January 19th, 2012
12:36 am
Larry Drew is doing an excellent job !
He will learn with experience to begin the 4th with starters
in order to bury his opponent.
The 1st three min of 4th Qtr very important !
We had Portland on the ropes;
should have finished them off.
Even as I critique, I see growth with LD.
The Offense is beautiful.
The Defense is unrelenting.
Our rebounding is adequate.
The teamwork is surprisingly extraordinary.
Who is responsible, why LD of course !
Michael Cunningham
January 19th, 2012
12:38 am
new blog posted. shutting down this thread.