Atlanta Hawks at Sixers: Game thread
Philadelphia–The Hawks are using the “big” lineup with Jason Collins at center. Larry Drew said that before Spencer Hawes (Achilles) so it could change before tip off.
- Then again, maybe it won’t change since the “big” lineup apparently has become the standard lineup. “That’s the regular lineup,” Drew said. “For right now that will be pretty much how we go. That was basically the lineup last year when we went bigger. Right now that will be the starting lineup.”
- Why does Drew like that lineup? “With Jason, we really are able to play a lot more at home in the post, particularly against big guys who do have a strong low-post presence,” Drew said. “We play them head up. He gives us a little bit more size, a little bit more physicality at that position. Jason, he is a smart pro. He knows how to play his position. He does a good job playing individual and team defense. We all know with him in the lineup it’s defense-first with him. ”
- Drew on the fluctuating minutes for his reserves: “That is something I do have to manage. Given what our schedule is, guys are going to be in a situation where maybe one night they play more than others. One thing I don’t want to do is wear guys out given what our schedule is. [Vladimir Radmanaovic] hasn’t played a lot the last couple games, I’ve spoken with him, and that could be a plus for him now with this stretch coming up he will be a little bit more rested. Minutes will vary particularly with the way our schedule is. ”
- Vlad Rad: “It all depends on how you look at it. Knowing that we have such a compressed schedule, it can be a positive thing if you look at it that way. But we are all competitors here. We like to be on the court and contribute but obviously not everybody can play. It is up to the coaches to make decisions. We have to fit in that system.”
- Vlad Rad on players preferring consistency in playing time and roles: “It’s easier when you know when you are going to play and how long you are going to play. When you have certain pattern, it’s easier to prepare. You just sometimes have to deal with different things. Fortunately for me I’ve been in different situations through the course of my game. I know how to deal with it and take positive things out of it.”
- Drew on how he decides who finishes games: “I look at the matchups. If we have a group that is in a rhythm I will try to ride that, but I look at the matchups and how the game is flowing. We are a team that, at times, we get stagnant with the starters and the reserves. What I’ve tried to focus on a lot more is focus on matchups that are in there in the fourth quarter just to make sure we don’t leave ourselves open to where they have an advantage on us. We have to make sure start of fourth quarter we get off to a good start.”
- Drew on All-Star consideration for Josh Smith: “I can’t see why he wouldn’t be. He’s impacting both ends of the floor. His numbers are up offensively but defensively he’s done a good job guarding bigs and guarding smalls. He is playing with a high energy. The level he’s playing, he should be considered as an All-Star. His discipline he’s shown over the summer with losing the weight, you can see his energy level has gone up since losing that weight.”
- Tracy McGrady left the Blazers game because of cramping. He’s good to go tonight. Drew on T-Mac’s impact: “You put him in his sweet spot, he can still make plays. He’s a phenomenal passer and still with his length he causes problem. We have been trying to use him in different places on the floor, put the ball in his hands and take advantage of the matchup problems teams have against him because of his size.”
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704 comments Add your comment
Admiral Ackbar
January 20th, 2012
6:54 pm
ITS A TRAP!!!!
hawks_4_life
January 20th, 2012
6:59 pm
LETS GO HAWKS
Section 303
January 20th, 2012
7:00 pm
I have not watched the Sixers all year. Looking forward to this one tonight. Philly is starting to get attention from national media. Just listened to Tim Legler talk about Philly as a playoff lock that could make noise. He said nothing about the Hawks, of course.
Seems like Philly has always been a tough game for us. Tonight no different.
Hawks27
January 20th, 2012
7:00 pm
Big game.
vava74
January 20th, 2012
7:01 pm
Tough game tonight. Let’s hope that they bring the effort.
That would be enough for me. The win would be the cherry.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:01 pm
MC you need to close the bold tag on the last line of your blog post.
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:01 pm
everything in bold?
ANDRE IGLUODALA
January 20th, 2012
7:02 pm
WELCOME HAWKS FANS, YOU ARE FACING A FAR MORE BETTER CLUB TONIGHT, I WILL BE DISSAPOINTED IF I DONT HAVE A TRIPLE/DOUBLE BY END OF 3RD QUARTER, 76ERS 6-1 AT HOME A VERY TOUGH LOSS AGAINST DENVER IN OT, SO WE SOULD BE VERY EXPLOSIVE 76ERS 112 HAWKS 91 IN A ROMP!!!!!!!!!!
vava74
January 20th, 2012
7:03 pm
Let us all be bold as well and believe in a win by 15!!!
Just Joe
January 20th, 2012
7:04 pm
Hawks by 1. TMac game winner at buzzer.
Astro Joe
January 20th, 2012
7:04 pm
This is just another game. Win or lose, the Hawks will play another one soon enough and win or lose, they need to put the 76ers game behind them and be ready for the next opponent. At this point, I’m hoping that they come out of every game with good or better health. Blowouts that allow the starters to rest would be ideal, but that is highly unlikely tonight.
GO HAWKS and bring me home an authentic cheesesteak!
ANDRE IGLUODALA
January 20th, 2012
7:05 pm
SPENCER HAWES OUT TONIGHT BIG LOSS 76ERS DONT CRY OR USE EXCUSES WE JUST WIN BABY, DIFFERENT GUY STEPS UP EVERY GAME
Rufus1
January 20th, 2012
7:05 pm
The Difference…
No Bibby or Jamal for their guards to exploit….
O'Brien
January 20th, 2012
7:08 pm
Hawks 8-0 against teams under 500. Sixers 9-1 against teams under 500. Which team steps up tonight.
We need a big game from Teague.
MattP
January 20th, 2012
7:08 pm
Now ANDRE IGLUODALA will be talking about the right game on this blog. lol
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:09 pm
But I like the bold words!
ANDRE IGLUODALA
January 20th, 2012
7:10 pm
I WILL BE BACK AT HALF TIME , FOR HALFTIME STATS AND ANNALISIS, OF GAME,, LOOK 4 GEIRGIA TECHS THAD YOUNG TO HAVE A GREAT GAME, SEE YA AT HALFTIME, PROMISE!! DONT WORRY
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:10 pm
Big test #2 for the Hawks after the Horford injury. They passed test #1, but this being a road game against a better team (at least according to most if not all power rankings) it is a tougher test.
I still have bad memories of that blowout loss against the Sixers last year — in my opinion the worst game of the entire season — so I hope the Hawks can get some revenge tonight.
Stop dribble penetration, make the Sixers make the extra pass, and zone them up since they only have one shooter.
On another note, always good to see ATLiens in the NBA, and the Sixers have plenty of them.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:11 pm
Over/under on
numbernimber of times Nique says “Oogadala” tonight: 9J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:12 pm
iso already
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
7:12 pm
SWEET CHRISTMAS!!!
X factor
January 20th, 2012
7:12 pm
I agree O’brien, Teague needs to cut down on those many turnovers and Play some Lock out defense.
Playing lock out defense can take you away from your offensive game but if thats what the team needs you to do thats what you should be doing.
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
7:13 pm
Philly crowd kinda dead
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:13 pm
“Teague needs to cut down on those many turnovers and Play some Lock out defense.”
Billy Hunter plays great lock out defense.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
7:14 pm
FTPB
LOL @ northcyde defending Marvin.
We all know you love reading stats all day, but the per 36 doesn’t mean much to me. I’m sure Ivan (a 27 YEAR OLD ROOKIE) has extremely similar numbers per 36 minutes as Marvin does.
This is how I sum up Marvin::
Can he jump up and land without falling? NO
Can he absorb contact and not fall? NO
Can he UTILIIZE MISMATCHES (Ridnour, Korver)? NO
Does he want to utilize mismatches? NO
Is he shot great? NO
Can he stay healthy? NO
Can he make a layup/dunk at the rim? NO
Can he drive to the basket without falling? NO
Is he a bust? YES
Does he have the longest wingspan on the team, is the tallest starter, yet plays the smallest? YES
AMNESTY MARVIN
—
Rod for blogger of year. Clyde can be co-#1
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:14 pm
They really should run a lot more of those curls for Joe where he can catch and shoot.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:14 pm
Did ANYONE think Marvin was going to finish that fast break?
Sometimes nimbers can lie.
THAD YOING
January 20th, 2012
7:14 pm
BRAND THE BLOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
7:15 pm
LOL MARVIN GOT BLOCKED
SO PREDICTABLE
GET THIS SCRUB OFF OUR TEAM
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
7:15 pm
Send Marvin to UNC. Let him finish his African Studies degree he’s been pursuing for 15 years. He is not needed or wanted here.
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:16 pm
his nimbers a little down this year
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:16 pm
There’s our first “nimbers” of the game. Still waitin for Heat Check and Oogadala.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
7:16 pm
Hawks win tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
7:16 pm
nice screen
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:16 pm
Good start for Teague in particular, and the Hawks in general.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
ROOK
MattP
January 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
THAD YOING,
First you can’t spell Iguodala and now you can’t spell Young…
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
Nobody can stop the Transformers J and J (Joe and Josh)!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
Meeks is the ONE guy you can’t lose on the 3 point line for the Sixers, and Marvin gave him like 5 feet of space.
THAD YOING
January 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
MEEKS THE 3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:18 pm
smh here josh go
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:18 pm
my god marvin is horribleeee
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:19 pm
Nice setups by Josh and Teague… horrible finish by Marvin.
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
7:19 pm
DUNK THAT MARVIN!!
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
7:19 pm
Josh needs to STOP!!!!
Hawks27
January 20th, 2012
7:19 pm
Teague is starting well
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
7:19 pm
MARVIN CAN’T EVEN FINISH
WHERE ARE YOU NORTHCYDE?
WHAT AN AWFUL PLAYER
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
7:19 pm
Teague 7 pts 3 steals
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
7:19 pm
what going on inside Marvins HEAD????????????????
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
7:20 pm
Teague is my favorite player. Is he on the AS Ballot?
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:20 pm
marvin more confused than a boy ladybug
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
7:20 pm
BE AWARE ME AND SWEEY LOU WILLIAMS COMING INTO GAME SOON
Chu
January 20th, 2012
7:20 pm
I do not understand WTF did all the scouts saw in Marvin to rank him that high in his draft!
MattP
January 20th, 2012
7:20 pm
Teague is looking great tonight.
The Spook who sat by the door
January 20th, 2012
7:20 pm
Marvin misses point blank layup; Josh grabs his head and says, “WTF!” LOL
Just Joe
January 20th, 2012
7:20 pm
Teague has his hands on his hips early. This is a pretty fast paced game.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
7:21 pm
Marvin, Marvin, Marvin you are a friend of mines……(Commodores) LOL!
Simple thoughts
January 20th, 2012
7:21 pm
SMH @ Marvin Williams…My mom always told me ” if ya can’t say something good, don’t say anything at all” …. I will remain quiet!!
vava74
January 20th, 2012
7:21 pm
Good grief… Marvin…
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
7:22 pm
Ah talk to me so we can see whats going on?……(Marvin)
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
7:22 pm
Thank u Josh
Just Joe
January 20th, 2012
7:22 pm
TMac is my projected player of the game.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:22 pm
Nice move Josh… keep doing that. Brand is nowhere near quick enough to hang with Josh.
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
7:23 pm
WTF??????????
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
7:23 pm
They called TO first!
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:23 pm
I’m liking this Hawks D so far.
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:23 pm
yea josh is too fast for brand
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
7:24 pm
HERE COMES THE NIGHT SHIFT
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:24 pm
Good move by Joe even though he didn’t finish.
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:25 pm
Oh no, Zaza is in. They’re gonna come back.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:25 pm
Rather see T-Mac with 2 fouls than Josh with 1 anyway. Don’t know why Josh is sticking his hand up.
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
7:25 pm
Stop shooting jumpers Josh!!!!!
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:25 pm
zaza didnt stop he went straight up!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:25 pm
Teague has been making great decisions so far.
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:26 pm
Holy crap! Zaza caught a Jeff Teague pass! It’s a trap!
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
7:26 pm
Sing this Song for EVERMORE EVERMORE EVERMORE! MARVIN! MARVIN! MARVIN! Your full of joy and pain!!!!!! et al………….
Sautee
January 20th, 2012
7:26 pm
Great pass by Jeff off the dribble
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
7:27 pm
Once Josh masters the pull up jumpshot, he will become an MVP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hawks27
January 20th, 2012
7:28 pm
Bad turnover
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:28 pm
smh put vlad in the game
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:28 pm
“Once Josh masters the pull up jumpshot, he will become an MVP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Yeah, and once Rosie O’Donnell gets a new face she’ll be smoking hot.
I’m happy with the 20 point, 10 board, 2 block Josh that we’ve seen for the last couple of weeks, even if he can’t make a jumper consistently.
atlantadeepdirtybench
January 20th, 2012
7:28 pm
lol at Big Lou
terrell
January 20th, 2012
7:29 pm
Teague ballin.
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
7:30 pm
agreed with Najeh
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
7:30 pm
Teague= Da Blur
He see stars as in ALLSTAR!
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
7:30 pm
Hawks again w/ great 1st qrt d..
X factor
January 20th, 2012
7:31 pm
Smoooove Defense!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:31 pm
Great setup from T-Mac.
One reason I think Kirk is expendable, even though Pargo is not a great backup PG, is that T-Mac is really the second unit PG anyway. Pargo is just there to shoot.
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:31 pm
Let them play refs!!!
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:31 pm
smh come on with the bs calls
Ike
January 20th, 2012
7:32 pm
Everybody watching this on Sports South? Channel seems to be down in my area.
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
7:32 pm
HAWES BEING OUT IS REALLY HURTING IS TONIGHT
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
7:32 pm
Agree, kirk is expendable…………..Yep…… Need a big……..
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
7:33 pm
let it fly Vlad.. !!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:33 pm
Pull the damn trigger Vlad, that’s why you are on the floor.
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
7:33 pm
hmm… Ivan Turner Nique?
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
7:33 pm
Dissin Green like that, sup with that
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
smh stop complaining we dont have horford so what
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
No 2 for 1 plays
RJ Voorhees
January 20th, 2012
7:35 pm
Wow these refs are blowing the whistle at everything.
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:35 pm
ivan always gets blocked on them type of plays
Just Joe
January 20th, 2012
7:35 pm
Kirk is not expendable. Pargo sucks besides his average defense.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:35 pm
Gotta finish those T-Mac dimes.
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:35 pm
Green has been on fire lately.
Sautee
January 20th, 2012
7:35 pm
Very good defense, Hawks!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:36 pm
Nice first quarter. Overall great defense and great decision making.
Just Joe
January 20th, 2012
7:36 pm
Trading Kirk means we need a decent backup PG along with whatever center we trade for.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:37 pm
Put it this way: I think the Hawks are better off with Pargo as the backup point guard than they are with Collins or Zaza as the starting center. If they have to choose one or the other, I can live with Pargo. Of course if they can get a point guard and a big man in a Kirk trade, all the better.
Yodaddybrother
January 20th, 2012
7:37 pm
Hawks got this 76ers overrated
Just Joe
January 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
Agreed.
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
Unleash the Teague!!!!!!!
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
I saw iverson at lenox the other day…sign him up for vet contract
O'Brien
January 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
Marvin, Josh and JJ are 3-12 combined. I don’t know if Teague can keep it up, so we need them to step up.
As for Marvin, that’s why you can’t pay attention to just his numbers.
Melvin
January 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
Good 1st qtr by the Hawks. Free throws are keeping the 76ers in the game.
vava74
January 20th, 2012
7:39 pm
Ivan is going to beat the Blocked Against Per Minute Average…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:39 pm
T-Mac even at his age does a better job drawing fouls than Joe.
MattP
January 20th, 2012
7:40 pm
I agree with Najeh, the Hawks need a starting center more then having Kirk has backup PG. Pargo is not great but he works because they have McGrady that helps run the 2nd unit.
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:41 pm
T Mack daddy!
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
7:41 pm
stepback shawty!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:41 pm
T-MACCCCCCCC
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
7:42 pm
Man so loving this 2nd unit this season
Yodaddybrother
January 20th, 2012
7:42 pm
Tmac swag
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:43 pm
Still hard for me to get used to seeing the second unit extend the lead instead of giving it up like they did the last 13 years.
Vino
January 20th, 2012
7:44 pm
Enter your comments hereThaddeus young should be a hawk! When his contract up anybody know?
Yodaddybrother
January 20th, 2012
7:45 pm
76ers ain’t built to play from behind…..they are overrated like a fool they got nothing and Espn ppl rank them above the Hawks smh
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:45 pm
Green loving the boos!
atlantadeepdirtybench
January 20th, 2012
7:45 pm
Starter points 15
Bench points 18
Deepdirtybench!
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
7:46 pm
Willie sayin “Ya Miss Me”
Vino
January 20th, 2012
7:46 pm
Ha ha
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:46 pm
Props to Willie Green, who after a horrible first few games has started to do a reasonable Flip Murray impersonation.
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:46 pm
Refs trying to prevent a blowout.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:46 pm
That is the Sixers’ Achilles heel… they can’t shoot to save their lives. Hawks are playing smart defense against t hem. Let them have the jumpers.
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
7:46 pm
Marvin in.. lets see if he asserts himself offensively. the last possession he was in the same area Mac was abusing Turner in, and he didnt even make an effort to call for the ball..
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
7:47 pm
Man this is a ticky tacky called game
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:48 pm
I heard Smoove get a few boos… maybe Sixers fans remember that their team gave Elton Brand $80 million after Smoove turned them down.
Melvin
January 20th, 2012
7:48 pm
76ers are getting all the foul calls…
Vino
January 20th, 2012
7:48 pm
Its like Tracy mcgrady has his own second unit team out there great for chemistry!
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:49 pm
Marvin is so garbage.
terrell
January 20th, 2012
7:50 pm
TMac at 850, 000. Marvin @ 7 million. What’s wrong with this picture? TMac gives us more playing in only a couple of games a week, than Marvin does as a fulltime starter. lol
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:50 pm
clumsy marvin
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
7:50 pm
Smart timeout for a change
Sautee
January 20th, 2012
7:50 pm
Didn’t take Marvin long to make us want him on the bench again.
Melvin
January 20th, 2012
7:50 pm
Hawks are shooting too many jumpers.
O'Brien
January 20th, 2012
7:51 pm
This has the makings of a close game all the way down to the wire
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:51 pm
Refs look like they’re gonna keep this game close.
Hawks4Eva
January 20th, 2012
7:52 pm
Melvin
January 20th, 2012
7:50 pm
Hawks are shooting too many jumpers.
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I’ve been saying for a while now…its fools goal.. its going to kill us in the playoffs…
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
7:54 pm
Cmon refs
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:54 pm
Thanks for the breezes and bricks Iggy.
Ms. Jones
January 20th, 2012
7:54 pm
Smoove didn’t turn the Sixers down. They didn’t make him an offer. Don’t alter history
MattP
January 20th, 2012
7:54 pm
11 fouls for the Hawks already….
Micheal C.
January 20th, 2012
7:55 pm
Those refs is doing a wonderful job…………….Not
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
7:55 pm
Here goes Dumb Josh
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:56 pm
Decision making has gotten worse since the starters re-entered the game.
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:56 pm
Ref was in the way…
hawks_4_life
January 20th, 2012
7:56 pm
WHOLE TEAM PLAYING DUMB @$$ BALL RIGHT NOW
Just Joe
January 20th, 2012
7:56 pm
Clear path foul?
Ms. Jones
January 20th, 2012
7:57 pm
Gooood Teague! Nooooo Teague!
Hawks27
January 20th, 2012
7:57 pm
Josh hits 2 and then thinks he can make any shot in the world… wth?
Another bad turnover there.
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
7:57 pm
This is a great run by the Refs
Micheal C.
January 20th, 2012
7:57 pm
I think that Ivan needs to run through those refs so they don’t get too cute with their calls.
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
7:57 pm
They aren’t driving to the basket. Take notes from Tmac, starters!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:57 pm
I don’t know if that was a clear path foul, but I hope LD at least tried to argue the point.
Melvin
January 20th, 2012
7:58 pm
Starters have let the 76ers back into the game b/c they want to shoot jumpers…
Blast
January 20th, 2012
7:59 pm
Philly did make Josh an offer and Hawks matched it right away.
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
7:59 pm
joe cant drive for nothing
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
7:59 pm
TEAGUE
Hawks27
January 20th, 2012
8:00 pm
TEAGUE IS A MONSTER!!
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
8:00 pm
Go Teague
RJ Voorhees
January 20th, 2012
8:00 pm
Does anyone happen to know Marvin’s career high in points?
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
8:00 pm
smh collins just suck
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
8:00 pm
Josh’s handle is atrocious
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:00 pm
Well Josh actually signed an offer sheet with Memphis, which was matched by the Hawks, but I distinctly remember the Sixers expressing a lot of interest.
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:01 pm
Teague > the rest of the starters.
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:02 pm
Refs are full of crap.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:03 pm
“When you can get points like that out of Jason Collins, that’s just a bonus.” Nique in a rare moment of honesty.
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
8:03 pm
Neither starting unit ballin’ tonite
Hawks4Eva
January 20th, 2012
8:03 pm
Dominique: “When you can get points out of Jason Collins that’s a bonus”…
Wrong Nique….Its a MIRACLE ! !
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
8:04 pm
Keep feeding Twin in the post! Try it you’ll like it.
Hawks4Eva
January 20th, 2012
8:04 pm
Davenpoop…you an I picked up on that at the exact same time….
Melvin
January 20th, 2012
8:04 pm
My goodness, an inadvertent whistle when the Hawks had a fast break….. Do these refs have 76ers jerseys on
Hawks27
January 20th, 2012
8:05 pm
Nice half! Up by 8! Teague is ballin’
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:05 pm
Our defense is kicking butt tonight!
Hawks4Eva
January 20th, 2012
8:05 pm
What’s Twin career High I wonder? Is he half way there already?
hawks_4_life
January 20th, 2012
8:05 pm
Ill take it so far
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:05 pm
No idea why Lou Williams didn’t just jump into Vlad (or why Vlad was on the floor for a defensive possession in the first place). Kenny Smith was skewering Marco Belinelli on Inside the NBA last night for the same thing. If you pump fake and get your guy in the air, why not jump in to him?
In any case, nice half for the Hawks. 5 steals for Teague, 4 dimes for Josh, 8 points for T-Mac. Hawks are looking good.
Sautee
January 20th, 2012
8:06 pm
I wish LD would have the insight to start TMac the third quarter.
vava74
January 20th, 2012
8:07 pm
Horrible officiating.
JJ is being slapped and grabbed like a nice ass in the subway and no calls… Jeeeezzz…
terrell
January 20th, 2012
8:07 pm
Teague/Joe/Josh
“The BIG 3″.
terrell
January 20th, 2012
8:07 pm
What I tell u about Teague Dr. Mary? lol
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:09 pm
I expect JJ to heat up the second half. He is getting smacked around, though.
HawkEye
January 20th, 2012
8:09 pm
Good Half. Good Start.
Saw an interesting stat some time ago. Don’t know if this is accurate (correct me if I’m wrong) but the Hawks have the best 1st Quarter defense in the league holding opponents to less than 20 points. Hopefully they continue playing good Defense.
terrell
January 20th, 2012
8:09 pm
How many times will Marvin fall in the 2nd half?
All bets welcomed. lol
Sautee
January 20th, 2012
8:10 pm
terrell,
Rod would say 60% of the time.
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
8:11 pm
lmao barkley asked shaq does his horse owner “pull it”
http://youtu.be/8zZNkuPgsBo
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
8:13 pm
Yep Captain Kirk is expendable..He’s turning into Tyrone Lue anyway(injured much)..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:13 pm
“JJ is being slapped and grabbed like a nice ass in the subway and no calls”
Good thing Reggie Evans doesn’t play for the Sixers anymore.
HawkEye
January 20th, 2012
8:13 pm
Best decision Hawks made: starting Jeff Teague.
Sautee
January 20th, 2012
8:14 pm
LOL, Najeh. Ouch!
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
8:14 pm
Marvin should never start the 3rd quarter..His game is an energy drain…
X factor
January 20th, 2012
8:15 pm
OK guys here is my voting for this years All Star. Excuse me if I was a little partial.
Josh Smith Kevin Durant
Lebron James Paul Gasol
joe Johnson Kobe Bryant
Jeff Teague Chris Paul
Dwight Howard Andrew Bynum
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:15 pm
Haha this is a funny sign
http://twitpic.com/89oj6w
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:16 pm
X factor, partiality is fine, but Gasol over Love or Griffin?
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
8:16 pm
18-4 record and the Hawks will get a lot of love from the media! Bank on it!
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
8:17 pm
Kobe coughed up 75 mille and 3 Mansions for his soon to be ex? OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:18 pm
Najeh
Nice!!!
Where is that 76ers troll at? Does he only come out when they’re winning?
O'Brien
January 20th, 2012
8:19 pm
Najeh,
During FA, Josh went and visited the Sixers. I think he met the mayor, team brass etc. And they expressed alot of interest.
But then they signed Elton Brand instead. if they had offered Josh 5 years, $80 mil, I dont htink ASH would have matched
terrell
January 20th, 2012
8:19 pm
Start Ivan in the 3rd. Anybody but Marvin if you want “energy”.
steven
January 20th, 2012
8:19 pm
i believe the hawks have a good chance to make some noise in the east….
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
8:19 pm
Kobe ex single yet? Let me get them digits!
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:20 pm
Love should get in, yet you know how they only focus on winning teams.
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
8:20 pm
nothing compared to what jordan gave up to his ex wife
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:21 pm
I know it’s only an outside chance, but it would be great to see Jeff Teague get his first career triple double tonight.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
8:21 pm
Philly offered Josh 57millie. They signed Andre to 80 millie! Cause he got that pullup!
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:21 pm
Crap, there’s Marvin.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:21 pm
F-ck a dog, a prenup is a man’s best friend.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
8:21 pm
“What I tell u about Teague Dr. Mary? lol” -terrell-
_________
Boy! You ain’t NEVER lied. Teague is the bomb!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
8:22 pm
Man Josh is pitiful
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:22 pm
Not off the dribble, Josh.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
8:22 pm
Amen..Pre-Nup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
8:22 pm
smh joe kills the clock and passes it and wtf is josh doing
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:23 pm
Take the duck outta there. Put in Tmac!
O'Brien
January 20th, 2012
8:23 pm
Great first half defensively. Sixers are one of the top scoring teams in the NBA.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
8:23 pm
Teague= Kevin Johnson!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:24 pm
“Where is that 76ers troll at? Does he only come out when they’re winning?”
Haha I was wondering that myself. That troll is one of the more entertaining trolls, mainly because it’s just funny that someone takes the time to post Sixers updates on a Hawks blog.
Hawks27
January 20th, 2012
8:25 pm
Another slow start to the 3rd.
welikebaseball2
January 20th, 2012
8:25 pm
1st two plays of the half: No ball movement (Iso Joe), ending with Josh shooting & missing a jumper. This is NOT how you cure the problem of slow 2nd half starts.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
8:25 pm
Hey Marvin its in the Shoes man..Try playing bear feet?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:26 pm
Teague continues to make great decisions.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:26 pm
Again, Meeks is the ONLY SIXER WHO CAN SHOOT, so stop leaving him open!
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
8:26 pm
Josh’s jumpers are horrendous
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
8:26 pm
Marvin should never start, he is the energy drain to a slow start
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:26 pm
Dang it Josh! Could you drive to the freaking basket???
welikebaseball2
January 20th, 2012
8:26 pm
Ugh…that’s 3 long jumpers for Josh here in the 3rd…
terrell
January 20th, 2012
8:27 pm
Take it to the hole Josh.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
8:27 pm
“Josh’s jumpers are horrendous”
When Josh masters the J, the sky’s the limit!
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
8:28 pm
will somebody grab Josh and say WTF?
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
8:29 pm
get joe and josh out the game
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:30 pm
Josh is the one draining the energy this time.
O'Brien
January 20th, 2012
8:30 pm
LD said he wants better starts to the second half. Hmm..
Sixers lead 9-4 in the 3rd. Meanwhile Marvin is 2-8
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:30 pm
Stop leaving Meeks open
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
8:30 pm
teague needs to drive the ball
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:30 pm
F-cking Marvin
welikebaseball2
January 20th, 2012
8:30 pm
If we keep taking long jumpers & allowing them wide open jumpers, we’re in trouble.
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
8:30 pm
Call a f*ckin timeout u idiot
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
8:30 pm
smh hawks look horrile
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:30 pm
marvin is so trash..anyone, please take this dudes mins.
terrell
January 20th, 2012
8:31 pm
Please cut Marvin.
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
8:31 pm
Another Dumb Josh shot
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
8:31 pm
No Assist!
“…. Kobe won’t pass to you!” Ha Ha LOL … That’s why Shaq left! Kobe wouldn’t pass to Jesus!
Blast
January 20th, 2012
8:31 pm
Take out Marvin! Liability. Bring back Tracy!!!!!
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
8:31 pm
smh pathetic
O'Brien
January 20th, 2012
8:31 pm
We need a timeout.
And get Marvin out the game. Am I over-reacting?
And why does Josh keep shooting those?
LD should have taken a timeout prior to the Sixers 3.
terrell
January 20th, 2012
8:31 pm
Knew they’d make a run sooner or later. It happens.
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
8:32 pm
take out joe josh and marvin
welikebaseball2
January 20th, 2012
8:32 pm
That’s 4 long jumpers for Josh here in the 3rd. This is where any props Drew has gained for his coaching efforts this season are nullified.
Josh21
January 20th, 2012
8:32 pm
You’d think Josh would stop after seeing all the misses, I don’t think he understands that him taking J’s hurts our team. Wasted possessions pretty much
Blast
January 20th, 2012
8:32 pm
And Joe needs to step up! Josh, stop jakking up jumpers!
hawks_4_life
January 20th, 2012
8:32 pm
SAME OLE SH!T
Simple thoughts
January 20th, 2012
8:32 pm
Bad coaching strategy or lack thereof..
MattP
January 20th, 2012
8:32 pm
LD always waits untill it’s tied or the get the lead to call a timeout…
Wabe
January 20th, 2012
8:32 pm
I know the Hawks pull out these lulls even when horford plays…
But, these are the type of moments where it’s pretty obvious that this group needs another option to turn to.
They’re crowding Joe, he can’t get it going.
Josh has been stuck takin’ jumpers this half, and hasn’t been as effective tonight as he’s been over the course of the past few games.
Essentially, you’re banking on a young Jeff Teague to take over.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:32 pm
I’d rather they run plays for Josh in the post against Brand than use him to set picks on the perimeter, because he too often tends to hang out there after setting the screen.
terrell
January 20th, 2012
8:33 pm
No freakin reason to be playin Marvin over TMac. NONE!
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:33 pm
God. This team is so frustrating to watch. Josh keep chunking jump shots and missing. It’s freaking annoying!
Wabe
January 20th, 2012
8:33 pm
And Marvin, as usual, back to being the invisible man…
atlantadeepdirtybench
January 20th, 2012
8:33 pm
Drew’s an idiot! we all saw that coming. Knucklehead Josh to the bench now, he has lost it again!
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
8:33 pm
Keep trotting Marvin out there Drew. You will eventually learn.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:34 pm
People complaining about Marvin . . but Josh is now 3 – 11 FG on that flatfooted jumper from 16 – 23 feet
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
8:34 pm
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Wabe
January 20th, 2012
8:34 pm
Enter your comments here
welikebaseball2
January 20th, 2012
8:34 pm
Long jumpers, long jumpers, long jumpers…
EmirS.
January 20th, 2012
8:34 pm
That’s just the problem. Josh’s shot is not hot atm. He’s shooting the jumpers instead of taking it to the hole when ITS NOT falling.
Sigh this is where Drew fails as a coach. Either take him out or yell at him from the bench.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:34 pm
STOP LEAVING MEEKS OPEN WTF
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
8:34 pm
game over
n-trigue
January 20th, 2012
8:34 pm
Stop shooting J’s man take it too the rack!
Buddy Grizzard
January 20th, 2012
8:34 pm
LOL… “There’s the Josh Smith we know and love.”
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
8:35 pm
Wat a choke job
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:35 pm
No energy on either end for the Hawks. Ivan time?
vava74
January 20th, 2012
8:35 pm
LD was asleep there…
And Malik Sealey covering for PHI’s Comcast just say: that’s the Josh Smith we know and love…
Wabe
January 20th, 2012
8:36 pm
no defense…
terrible offense.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:36 pm
The slow starts happen in the 3rd because we get jumpshot happy. They’re doing the exact opposite of what got them the lead in the 1st quarter.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
8:36 pm
Take Over Teague!!!!!!!!!! Be like Kobe.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:36 pm
This is what I was afraid the Sixers would do from the start of the game. Dribble penetration leading to easy buckets.
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
8:37 pm
Enter your comments here
Hawks27
January 20th, 2012
8:37 pm
Lol what a joke this quarter has been.
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
8:37 pm
smh no heart
Wabe
January 20th, 2012
8:37 pm
how many dunks have they had in this quarter…
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
8:37 pm
Wow
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:38 pm
“And Malik Sealey covering for PHI’s Comcast just say: that’s the Josh Smith we know and love…”
Malik Sealy rollin’ over in his grave.
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
8:38 pm
welp im turning later people
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:38 pm
23-7 Sixers in the quarter.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:38 pm
And now all of a sudden this game is on the brink of getting out of control
Buddy Grizzard
January 20th, 2012
8:39 pm
Flat footed on the transition defense.
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
8:39 pm
will somebody drive the freakin ball….
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:39 pm
Sixers letting the Hawks hang around with bad shots. Hawks not taking advantage by taking worse shots.
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
8:40 pm
Larry Drew showing how bad of a coach he is
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:40 pm
Hawks have taken a total of 2 shots in the paint this quarter
two
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
8:40 pm
Tmac has to start shooting more.
keepinitreal
January 20th, 2012
8:40 pm
This is as bad an offensive quarter as an NBA team can play.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:40 pm
Time for the Hawks to show some mental toughness. At least keep the margin where it is for the rest of the quarter.
welikebaseball2
January 20th, 2012
8:41 pm
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’ve counted 2 shot attempts in the paint for us this quarter.
Justin
January 20th, 2012
8:41 pm
Most pathetic quarter ever.
MattP
January 20th, 2012
8:41 pm
I love LD defense but overall he is a bad coach.
X factor
January 20th, 2012
8:41 pm
Najeh Davenpoop I wrestle with that one but yea, Gasol can bring it too. Love is good but not total.
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:41 pm
Willie.. slick willie!
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:41 pm
Lmao @ Green.
Blast
January 20th, 2012
8:41 pm
Willy Green keeping hope alive!
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
8:41 pm
Gee????
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:41 pm
Wow Willie Green just bailed out the Hawks. A 7 point deficit is a hell of a lot better than 10.
Josh21
January 20th, 2012
8:41 pm
Willliiiiiiieeee!!!
hawks_4_life
January 20th, 2012
8:42 pm
SMDH
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
8:42 pm
Slick D*** Willie
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:43 pm
Larry Drew has no control over his team right now. Why are they never going into the paint? We gave the 76ers this game by stupidity!
Yodaddybrother
January 20th, 2012
8:43 pm
I leave for a few minutes…..what happened for real??? Up 8 now we down 7! We got this though
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
8:43 pm
Leave Green in the game. Do not let Marvin Williams take that towel off anymore tonight. If Josh keeps shooting jumpshots, leave him right next to Marvin.
Melvin
January 20th, 2012
8:43 pm
I thought LD preached about the starting slow in the 3rd qtr. I guess the Hawks decided not to start at all in the 3rd…
hawks_4_life
January 20th, 2012
8:43 pm
To me the frustrating thing is that the majority of the games lost so far are games we had a double digit lead in
O'Brien
January 20th, 2012
8:44 pm
Against the Pacers, Hawks were outscored 27-9 in the 3rd. And tonight, outscored 25-10 in the 3rd. What is the problem?
vava74
January 20th, 2012
8:44 pm
Hawks stink bomb. With the refs giving major assistance.
Huge discrepancy on what they allow each team do.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:44 pm
The Hawks play right into the Sixers’ hands if they don’t post up. Josh has a huge advantage over anyone who guards him in the post. Post him up when he’s in the game.
Sautee
January 20th, 2012
8:44 pm
Rebounding edge is showing now.
rudy
January 20th, 2012
8:44 pm
And where the hell Joe Johnson go? He dissapears too much in games
Simple thoughts
January 20th, 2012
8:44 pm
Just a thought.. Philly did not take FULL advantage of that quarter. It may come back to haunt them…
The mac is back
January 20th, 2012
8:45 pm
Start tmac
hawks_4_life
January 20th, 2012
8:45 pm
Also all jumpshots no drives, no free throws
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:45 pm
The Hawks PR Guy on Twitter is more willing to criticize the Hawks than Bob and Nique are.
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:45 pm
get Ivan on Young..
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:45 pm
Green’s 3 may have saved us . . . and we get the 1st possession of the 4th quarter and cut the lead to 5 with T-Mac’s FTs
Huge sequence
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
8:46 pm
OBrien,
“Against the Pacers, Hawks were outscored 27-9 in the 3rd. And tonight, outscored 25-10 in the 3rd. What is the problem?”
5 against 4
Ole Hawks's Fan
January 20th, 2012
8:46 pm
This team needs some energy………………..PUT IVAN JOHNSON in the game.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:46 pm
Green is the hot man . . . why not run a play for him?
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
8:47 pm
Why does this idiot zaza always pump fake?
no one was even there
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:47 pm
man get Vlad out!!!
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:47 pm
he’s not getting rebs!!!
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:47 pm
Are you kidding me?
keepinitreal
January 20th, 2012
8:47 pm
Hawks are just getting outworked and beaten to the ball right now.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:47 pm
Zaza the ELITE PLAYOFF REBOUNDER giving up three offensive boards on one possession.
Ole Hawks's Fan
January 20th, 2012
8:48 pm
Can’t get a damn rebound!
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:48 pm
Drew needs to get JJ back in this game before it gets out of hand. And JJ needs to be assertive offensively, not passive.
BoneKollector
January 20th, 2012
8:48 pm
ZAZA IS TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:48 pm
man LD.. smh.
wanting weak ZaZa and Vlad in the game!! play some guys w/ grit man.. c’mon!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:48 pm
Hawks have 12 points in the entire HALF
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
8:48 pm
how you like me now??????????????????????
Melvin
January 20th, 2012
8:48 pm
Put Ivan in the game.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:48 pm
Get the bench out of there Drew . . . they don’t have it tonight.
Ole Hawks's Fan
January 20th, 2012
8:49 pm
T Mac LOOK OLD Tonight!
hawks_4_life
January 20th, 2012
8:49 pm
The subs are not working…do something idiot
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
8:49 pm
TMAC shoot the freakin ball!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:49 pm
Don’t get why Ivan is on the bench.
Bigman needed
January 20th, 2012
8:49 pm
Getting out physicaled and out muscled down low
Luke Cage
January 20th, 2012
8:49 pm
No excuse to be behind
MattP
January 20th, 2012
8:49 pm
LD tries to sound like the Master or Rotation but his rotations are one thing that makes the Hawks terrible.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:49 pm
GET THEM OUT OF THERE !!!
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
8:49 pm
E T
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:49 pm
Joe had opportunities to attack quickly but chose to pull the ball out and dribble..
Ole Hawks's Fan
January 20th, 2012
8:50 pm
LD is the worst coach in the NBA!
X factor
January 20th, 2012
8:50 pm
Well we are on the road and this is a very good team but we just have a very sorry coach. This was a winnable game. But LD is awful. We can beat this team.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
8:51 pm
How hard is it to not suck in the 3rd quarter?
LOL @ people who think LD deserves an extension. He is a mediocre head coach. The only commendable thing he has done as a coach this season is not play Marvin in most of the 4th quarters.
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
8:51 pm
DONT WORRY HAWKS FANS ITS ONLY 1 GAME YOU SHOULD GET 7TH SEED
Ole Hawks's Fan
January 20th, 2012
8:51 pm
JJ having FLASH BACK to Woddy sysytem of ISO.
hawks_4_life
January 20th, 2012
8:51 pm
T-mac gets calls because he just knows how to ball, the rest of the team need to take out their note pad
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:51 pm
LD is a freaking idiot.
Yodaddybrother
January 20th, 2012
8:51 pm
Where is Ivan?
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:51 pm
and he needs to stop that ish bigdave . . . just go and try to score.
Ironically, JJ is +2 in this game somehow, and has only played 23 minutes so far. So if he isn’t hurt, he needs to be back in this game.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
8:52 pm
If Horford had been playing tonight, I bet anyone here $10,000 (Romney bet) we still would lose
Just Joe
January 20th, 2012
8:52 pm
Time for starters plus Ivan (instead of Collins).
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:52 pm
I have a hard time blaming this on LD. This happened because the starters came out of the locker room with no energy. Maybe LD gave them the cancer/AIDS/genocide speech like Woody in the locker room, but you can’t go out there and hustle for your players.
I do think he f-cked up by not calling a time out before losing the lead and by not running post plays for Josh when he started getting jump shot happy, but he can’t inject energy into the players’ veins.
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
8:52 pm
Hate to tell you guys this, but this is how we will look in the playoffs when the defense picks up. We have no scorers. Joe is our best scorer, but he can’t draw fouls. Early in the season we look good, but it will kill us in the playoffs.
Ole Hawks's Fan
January 20th, 2012
8:52 pm
Let’s see if Ivan is put in the game.
welikebaseball2
January 20th, 2012
8:52 pm
Can we bring in an offensive coordinator?
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:52 pm
Teague
JJ
T-Mac
Smith
Zaza
should finish this game
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
8:52 pm
JUST THINK IF SOENCER HAWES WAS ACTIVE TONIGHT, LOL
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:53 pm
Nique says Oogadala for the first time.
MattP
January 20th, 2012
8:53 pm
THAD YOUNG ,
You finaly comeback when the sixers lead. You must have been scared at first.
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:53 pm
where is Joe?
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:53 pm
Marvin over joe??
MattP
January 20th, 2012
8:53 pm
THAD YOUNG,
Just think if Horford was here…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:54 pm
“Hate to tell you guys this, but this is how we will look in the playoffs when the defense picks up. We have no scorers. Joe is our best scorer, but he can’t draw fouls. Early in the season we look good, but it will kill us in the playoffs.”
And just as importantly when Josh is not on the floor, there are no rim protectors, which means players like Holiday and Williams get to the hoop at will.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:54 pm
smh @ the sixers announcer calling JJ . . . Joe Smith
And why in the hell isnt Teague and JJ back in this game?
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
8:54 pm
IM GOING 2 THE KINE AGAIN
Wabe
January 20th, 2012
8:54 pm
exactly Rod…
folks were dumpin’ on Al after those previous wins…
but, minus Horford, we’ve got two options, neither which can do it consistently, IMO.
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:54 pm
Ivan moves his feet quick enough to hang w/ Young.. i just dont get LD tonight..
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
8:54 pm
what I would not do to get rid of duck and get Thaddeus
Section 212
January 20th, 2012
8:55 pm
Just now checking in…..Why do we suk tonight? Is Joe playing his incredible shrinking act?
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:55 pm
there goes Joe.. dribbling around the perimeter.. when you see daylight, you need to hit it. they not going to guard you way out there..
Ole Hawks's Fan
January 20th, 2012
8:55 pm
If JJ is geting double team……………..someone should be open.
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
8:55 pm
Double Joe, and make the other guys beat you. Good coaching
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:55 pm
Where is Ivan Johnson? LD, why wouldn’t you play a guy who is scrappy during a slump?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:55 pm
Wow, terrific pass there Joe.
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
8:55 pm
THANKS ROD BUT I LIVE PHILLY
Wabe
January 20th, 2012
8:55 pm
how simple is it to defend these hawks…
double joe.
force him into bad passes..
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
8:56 pm
HAWKS HAVE DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS LOOK
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:56 pm
lazy azz pass by JJ
wake up dude
Section 212
January 20th, 2012
8:56 pm
Oh…i’ve seen enough of JJ…that explains this second half
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:56 pm
3 Oogadalas for Nique now.
Just Joe
January 20th, 2012
8:56 pm
Looks like Joe has given up.
hawks_4_life
January 20th, 2012
8:56 pm
JJ GO SHOOT YOURSELF
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:57 pm
“how simple is it to defend these hawks…
double joe.
force him into bad passes..”
That only works if the Hawks insist on running the offense through Joe, which they should pretty much never do.
Ole Hawks's Fan
January 20th, 2012
8:57 pm
Guys not getting back on defense. Why is Marvin in the game. Where’s Barkley…………where’s Ivan?
Big Lou
January 20th, 2012
8:57 pm
Well, I’m done. LD is stupid. Nobody is driving to the basket.
Mark
January 20th, 2012
8:57 pm
Why is Marvin allowed to be in the game? Drew is crazy
Yodaddybrother
January 20th, 2012
8:57 pm
Joe sucking it up tonight….5points smh. He needs to start showing up to arenas with a ski mask on
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
8:57 pm
people will whine how we didn’t have Horford.
We would have lost with him anyway.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:57 pm
This game is just about over. A shame that they came out jacking up all of those jumpers in the 3rd. Completely took them right out of this game.
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:57 pm
Jeff cant keep anyone in front of him..
Runner-
January 20th, 2012
8:58 pm
blame this loss on Drew, leaving in Zaza and Rad at the beginning of this quarter to get dominated on the inside
Mark
January 20th, 2012
8:58 pm
Drew must HATE IVAN.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
8:58 pm
MARVIN SUCKS F-CK HIS PER 36 NUMBERS
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:58 pm
nobody stopping ball.
Zone
January 20th, 2012
8:58 pm
Zone defense LD
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
8:58 pm
MARVINNNNNNN
Ole Hawks's Fan
January 20th, 2012
8:58 pm
Marvin gets his shot block more than any other player in the NBA!
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:58 pm
exactly Nique..
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
8:58 pm
LOL MARVIN BLOCKED AND FALLS DOWN
Section 303
January 20th, 2012
8:59 pm
What a f’ing mess this game is turning into. Dumb turnover after dumb turnover.
Marvin has been horrid tonight.
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
8:59 pm
AM I GREAT OR WHAT
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
8:59 pm
switching getting us killed on the defensive glass..
Mark
January 20th, 2012
8:59 pm
Ivan can defend Kevin Love, but nobody on the Sixers. Brand is getting Ivan’s rebounds because Drew is a HORRIBLE COACH
Section 212
January 20th, 2012
8:59 pm
Only 8 shots for JJ??? What happened to being “aggressive”?
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
8:59 pm
smh . . . just shoot the damn ball JJ
keepinitreal
January 20th, 2012
8:59 pm
Not putting Ivan in during the avalanche by the Sixers was inexcusable. He’s already proven several times this year that he can swing the emotional tenor of a game.
Smh
January 20th, 2012
8:59 pm
Man why does Josh stilllntsking that broke ass jumper can’t buy a bucket
acewigsplitta
January 20th, 2012
8:59 pm
Wait and see what the Heat does to the sixers 2morrow!
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
8:59 pm
BRAND 15 REBOUNDS
Zone
January 20th, 2012
8:59 pm
Once again we show how we suck
Mark
January 20th, 2012
8:59 pm
Ivan should be ahead of COLLINS AND ZAZA
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:00 pm
Northcyde I’m pretty sure Elton Brand is just doing this to make fun of you for dropping him in fantasy.
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
9:00 pm
Josh if you gonna walk around and mope you can sit down too..
Zone
January 20th, 2012
9:00 pm
Joe sucks
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:00 pm
Josh has checked out of this game . . . his body language is terrible right now
Smh
January 20th, 2012
9:00 pm
Josh smith try playing some defense bum
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
9:00 pm
BRAND DOUBLE./DOUBLE
Section 212
January 20th, 2012
9:00 pm
Enter your comments here
Ole Hawks's Fan
January 20th, 2012
9:01 pm
Is Josh playing DEFENSE? Where is IVAN…………………..Woddy Lite?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:01 pm
I am pretty sure Ivan could have played small forward better than Marvin tonight.
Section 212
January 20th, 2012
9:01 pm
Time to go zone on D
welikebaseball2
January 20th, 2012
9:01 pm
Our offense is offensive
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:01 pm
game over . . . might as well put the bench in.
Zone
January 20th, 2012
9:01 pm
Josh would sit down if we had a real coach
Mark
January 20th, 2012
9:01 pm
Horford being out is a problem when Coach starts LOSERS LIKE MARVIN AND ZAZA. They are HOLES in the lineup.
Josh21
January 20th, 2012
9:01 pm
I like Smoove, but I swear I’m so tired of seeing him pout and make that face like wtf and slowly walk back down the court after someone else misses a shot. I think the other 4 players on the floor for us should do the same thing everytime Josh misses a J. Would show him what he’s doing lol
O'Brien
January 20th, 2012
9:01 pm
Marvin 2-9. And on multiple possessions after he misses, Sixers scored on the other end.
Josh 5-15 doesnt help.
LD should have had Ivan in the game early in the 3rd to see if he could provide a spak, because if Josh doesnt provide the spark, nobody does.
lilspud4
January 20th, 2012
9:01 pm
Josh Smith has no heart……we will never be any good until josh is gone and joe is moved to SF. Need a real shooting guard cause joe is a sf play sg…come on
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
9:01 pm
76ERS DEFENSE SOOOOOOO GOOD , SERIOUSLY COULD GO TO THE FINALS
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:02 pm
2 offensive boards for the Hawks the ENTIRE GAME.
Section 212
January 20th, 2012
9:02 pm
Smoove has that bitter beer face going tonight….which means he has mentally checked out
JSS
January 20th, 2012
9:02 pm
Anytime they score less than 20 points in a quarter, it is just maddening!
FreshFromATL
January 20th, 2012
9:02 pm
Something is going on between Josh and Joe…
Just Joe
January 20th, 2012
9:02 pm
Getting outrebounded by 17. Collins & Pachulia have combined for 5!!!
Chu
January 20th, 2012
9:02 pm
“Big test #2 for the Hawks after the Horford injury. They passed test #1, but this being a road game against a better team (at least according to most if not all power rankings) it is a tougher test.”
1-1. But they will win tomorrow. As long as they handle subpar teams we’ll make the playoffs…
Bigman needed
January 20th, 2012
9:02 pm
The hawks lost this game when collins got tired. Twin clogged the lane and prevented penetration until he got tired. Hawks lacked depth on interior and their slashers got to the rim, brand killed us on the glass. Also tmac should not have been taken out the game he could have carried us to a 20 point cushion.
Get okafor in here and we win this game!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:03 pm
“Anytime they score less than 20 points in a quarter, it is just maddening!”
Sh-t, they only managed 10 in the 3rd quarter because Willie Green made a Hail Mary 3 at the end of the quarter.
EmirS.
January 20th, 2012
9:03 pm
Pathetic. We know why we lost this one, no point of milking the same fact. Guess I see why they had the Sixers ranked higher then us, can’t complain now
Oh well, hopefully we can beat the Cav’s tomorrow.
Good night.
MattP
January 20th, 2012
9:03 pm
THAD YOUNG,
The were so good they did nothing in the first half. The Hawks gave them the second half, nothing to do with their defense.
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
9:03 pm
It’s not rocket science. When we get up on teams, if we would stop shooting jumpers, and attack the rim, teams would not be able to come back from 20 point deficits.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:03 pm
People will blame Marvin ( and he did play sorry tonight ) . . but Josh shot the Sixers right back into that game in the 3rd. He was 1 – 6 in that quarter and missed all 5 of his jumpers. And it didn’t help that JJ wasn’t assertive offensively in that quarter and not going to get the ball.
Hawks with 8 FTAs tonight ( 4 coming from T-Mac )
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
9:03 pm
“2 offensive boards for the Hawks the ENTIRE GAME.”
thats what happens when you go w/ the volleyball team instead of grit.
especially if your 3 ball man isnt hitting or taking his shot.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:03 pm
Vlad p-sses me off with his double clutching. If there is one player on this team who should shoot when he gets an open look it’s him.
Section 212
January 20th, 2012
9:04 pm
Gotta run…l8r
FreshFromATL
January 20th, 2012
9:04 pm
Wow starters pulled at 3:27….Something is definitely going on, Wow!
vava74
January 20th, 2012
9:04 pm
In a game with collapsing effort/hustle levels Ivan sits the whole second half?
Hawks27
January 20th, 2012
9:04 pm
effin ugly
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
9:04 pm
CAN YOU SAY 11-4 7-1 AT HOME
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:05 pm
Hawks currently being outrebounded 48 – 30
Wabe
January 20th, 2012
9:05 pm
When Joe’s a no-show and Josh ain’t playin’ like an All-Star…
you do the math.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
9:05 pm
@ 7 mins … Hawks should have driven every ball to get to the line and stop the clock while scoring. The 30 second offense!!!!!!!!!
Stack in means white flag is up!
MattP
January 20th, 2012
9:05 pm
I just hoe this lose gets to Sund and make him get another big now, out rebounded 48-30.
acewigsplitta
January 20th, 2012
9:05 pm
These teamThese two teams are both respectable more so the 76er’s but neither of the two are real championship contenders! The Hawks loss to the Heat at home without Wade and James! The sixer’s are tough on Defense, the question is will they produce enough offense to win a 7 game series vs the Bulls or Heat! I think they can handle the Bulls but the Heat will have to much fire power!s are
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:05 pm
Its over, I put this one on Larry.Poor coaching decision in the 3rd with his line up..Gave up an 11pt. lead…They did this chit last year time and again……
Smh
January 20th, 2012
9:05 pm
Man why do they have old Jerry in there we stink tonight
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
9:05 pm
thad playing like a young Jamison out there.
J.J.M.
January 20th, 2012
9:05 pm
need a superstar
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
9:05 pm
I HAVE 20 POINTS
Hawks27
January 20th, 2012
9:06 pm
The rebounding tonight was a joke. Piss poor 2nd half
Yodaddybrother
January 20th, 2012
9:06 pm
Ivan should have been playing….ld don’t b thinking sometimes
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
9:06 pm
# 16 REBOUND FOR BRAND
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:07 pm
LOL . . . MC stopped tweeting after the early part in the 3rd quarter.
THAD YOUNG
January 20th, 2012
9:07 pm
76ERS 90 HAWKS 76 GREAT NIGHT , NITE ALL, SLEEP WELL , I SURE WILL
Gwinnett Fred
January 20th, 2012
9:07 pm
You know, if any Hawks owner, front office person, player or coach wonders why the fans simply cannot buy in to this team – just look at the 3rd quarter as a microcosm.
Drew doesn’t have the balls to bench Josh despite brick after brick after brick. The team plays ZERO defense and 90% of the quarters posessions end in either a turnover, a bad shot or a missed wide open shot.
Seriously, I was planning on going to the game Saturday, but after that disaster of watching a heartless, gutless, nadless, talentless, hustleless group of overpaid prima donnas sleep walk thru the 3rd and hand away a game they had – forget it. They haven’t earned my money.
Wabe
January 20th, 2012
9:07 pm
onto the next one…
MattP
January 20th, 2012
9:08 pm
Terrible coaching, JJ and Smith going back to what the love, nothing new for the Hawks.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
9:08 pm
Brand with one achilles tendon left … Out rebounds the entire Hawks team. The other one probably has a titanium rod in it. (smh)
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:08 pm
Marvin Williams should never start another 3rd quarter again! PERIOD!!!!!!!!!! He is a energy drain and that ish is contagious!
This is Larry’s loss. He has a long way to go…
O'Brien
January 20th, 2012
9:08 pm
Are we really better off keeping Stackhouse instead of signing another big? ZaZa and Twin combined for 9 points, 5 rebs in 37 minutes!
Sautee
January 20th, 2012
9:08 pm
Outrebounded 50-31. Ball game, right there.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:08 pm
Can’t beat good teams on the glass when Collins and Zaza are playing center the whole game.
Tonight: 40 minutes combined, 9 points, 5 boards, 2 dimes, 3 turnovers, 0 blocks.
GO GET KAMAN.
Runner-
January 20th, 2012
9:08 pm
I want to hear Drew’s explanation for this one, no in game adjustments made by him whatsoever, he’ll probably just blame it on the players and their normal “second half collapses”… pathetic… BRING ON KAMAN!!!
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:09 pm
You shold lose when you shott a bunch of jump sohts and go 4-17 in the #rd Quarter!
Yodaddybrother
January 20th, 2012
9:09 pm
Weak 2nd half….fatigue caught up in my opinion because hustle plays (rebounding) and ball security fell completely off. When iggy is dunking it energizes their team
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:10 pm
should^, 3rd
Sautee
January 20th, 2012
9:10 pm
co-sign, O’B
ANDRE IGLUODALA
January 20th, 2012
9:11 pm
HATE 2 SAY I TOLD YOU SO BUT U TOLD YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TIME TO PARTY!
MattP
January 20th, 2012
9:11 pm
Ms. Jones,
He has poor substitution just about every game. Funny thing is, he talks like he is the master of rotation but he has no clue.
STRETCH
January 20th, 2012
9:11 pm
Well folks, the Hyde just showed up for the Jeckyll! Im tellin you, i didnt see the game but im pretty sure Josh screwed up and i know Pachulia sucked and JJ sucked….im just guessing.
Philly is going to be a number 3 seed this year. They might be a 2! PEOPLE, DONT GET YOUR HOPES UP!
MattP
January 20th, 2012
9:12 pm
LMAO at this Sixer guy trying to act like 2 different people on this blog.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:12 pm
I don’t expect the Hawks to win every game, but I expect them not to get blown out, and I expect them not to blow big leads. The Hawks blew an 8 point half time lead and got blown out. Can’t do that and expect to be taken seriously.
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
9:12 pm
“Marvin Williams should never start another 3rd quarter again! PERIOD!!!!!!!!!! He is a energy drain and that ish is contagious!”
THIS. 4 on 5
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:13 pm
Gwinett Fred . . . lol . . . some of you ATL fans ( or trolls ) simply want an excuse to NOT go to the game. Despite this loss, this team is still 11 – 5 and has more than proven that they’re a good team. If you’re going to let an occasional bad performance deter you from going to the game, then keep your azz at home.
I know people get tired of hearing me say how I drive 300 miles to go to games at least once a month. But it pizzes me off when some of you who live right around the damn corner find every excuse in the world to NOT support the Hawks.
Keep your azz at home then dude.
Apple
January 20th, 2012
9:13 pm
“The hawks lost this game when collins got tired.”
LMAO That just hilarious on so many levels.
So where are the idiots who think Horford doesn’t matter? Does some bum off the street come in and help the Hawks win this game? Pretty sure Philly is a playoff team and lo and behold, the rebounding was nowhere to be found tonight?
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:13 pm
This one is on Larry…He should have benched himself..Rotations, Rotations?
This guy is Bobby f__cking Cox all over again………………..
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:13 pm
Rod . . . it’s 3 on 5 then . . because Jason Collins is more useless than Marvin.
ANDRE IGLUODALA
January 20th, 2012
9:14 pm
BIGGER ASSCLOWN ORGANIZATIONS??? BRAVES OR HAWKS?????
Smh
January 20th, 2012
9:14 pm
We gave up like a freak at a skip party
MattP
January 20th, 2012
9:14 pm
“Well folks, the Hyde just showed up for the Jeckyll! Im tellin you, i didnt see the game but im pretty sure Josh screwed up and i know Pachulia sucked and JJ sucked….im just guessing. ”
That about sums it up, Josh went back to his usually jumpshots, JJ went to his Woody ISO in the 2nd half.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:15 pm
Kirk + Zaza for Kaman
ANDRE IGLUODALA
January 20th, 2012
9:15 pm
ATLANTA FANS CITY SONG, WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR, LOL HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
9:15 pm
3rd Quarter Blues!
___________________
What happened?
Josh’s Jumpers
Joe in stand by – power save mode
Boxed Out by Brand
Poor passes
Panic button pushed to soon
No Ivan (see coach)
Teague stopped ballin’
Vlad Rad lost his dog whistle
Take your pick or add to the list.
Willie Green was balling!
Admiral Ackbar
January 20th, 2012
9:15 pm
I told y’all ITS A TRAP!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:16 pm
Kirk for Ronny Turiaf and Jordan Crawford
Smh
January 20th, 2012
9:16 pm
Quiet ass Joe Johnson lazy no jump shot shooting Josh bum Marvin old Jerry we stink
Sautee
January 20th, 2012
9:16 pm
D12 showing the Lakers why they should get him.
10 pts, 15 reb, and 3 fouls on Bynum. At half.
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
9:17 pm
“Rod . . . it’s 3 on 5 then . . because Jason Collins is more useless than Marvin.”
We finally agree.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:17 pm
I am going to the game tomorrow night. It helps that my tickets were free.
Scrooge McDuck
January 20th, 2012
9:17 pm
“But it pizzes me off when some of you who live right around the damn corner find every excuse in the world to NOT support the Hawks.”
Just like every other team in this city. Whine about not contending but never show up to the games. It’s that gimme something for nothing mentality of this generation.
vava74
January 20th, 2012
9:18 pm
Every single time we face poor officiating Josh loses his focus and JJ sulks.
Damned mentally weak team and a coach to match.
Too much patting in the back does not help either.
I am sure that it was all laughter at half time.
Well, let’s hope that the 2011/12 Hawks are better at learning from their mistakes.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:18 pm
“1-1. But they will win tomorrow. As long as they handle subpar teams we’ll make the playoffs”
Sound like the Lousy Falcons Brain Trust?
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
9:19 pm
Magic just said, when your team is struggling, YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE BALL TO THE BASKET.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
9:19 pm
Most predictable team in NBA.
Whenever we play on a Friday and Saturday, one game is vs. scrub team and we almost always lose vs. good team (Chicago 2 weeks ago is one exception) and we will beat the scrub team. What a joke.
Horford had nothing to do with us losing
This is a bunch of nice guys. No leaders.
3rd quarter meltdown every night.
ag
January 20th, 2012
9:20 pm
very disappointed in the game. Marvin and Twin are the weak link. Somebody different had to step up. It is so disappointing for the PG to have great passes to Marvin, ZaZa and Twin just to get their shots blocked at the rim. I also think LD quit – or he was sending a message to the starters
MattP
January 20th, 2012
9:20 pm
vava74,
Lets just hope we get a better Coach this off season, and a GM that understands basketball and the Hawks.
Scrooge McDuck
January 20th, 2012
9:20 pm
“D12 showing the Lakers why they should get him.
10 pts, 15 reb, and 3 fouls on Bynum. At half.”
There are some very stupid people who believe Dwight is overrated, and that Bynum is superior.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:20 pm
Lakers with 31 points at halftime. Gasol and Byunm ( who have been killing people this year ) are a combined 0 – 7 FG
Amazing how Howard just disrupts everything in the paint.
Smh
January 20th, 2012
9:20 pm
Your right scrooge if you don’t show up u shouldn’t complain
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:20 pm
Kirk for Jason Thompson (Lakers would probably have to send Sacramento a pick to make this work)
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:21 pm
Larry= Stupid is as………..
ag
January 20th, 2012
9:21 pm
I do see missing Hortford did affect this game. Down low we were terrible. Game plan should have had Joe and Josh posting more.
Scrooge McDuck
January 20th, 2012
9:21 pm
Didn’t Drew JUST SAY the other day that this team looks terrible in the 3rd quarter? Then he and they do nothing to correct it. LMAO
Smh
January 20th, 2012
9:22 pm
Ld said it best we quit
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
9:22 pm
“it got tough for us and we quit”
-Drew
well said.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:22 pm
LOL . . why is my TV on TBS and showing Meet the Browns?
Keisha Knight-Pulliam is FINE AS HELL . . . WOW. Got a body and everything.
Is she 30 yet?
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:22 pm
The Hawks should have beat this team!!!!
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
9:22 pm
LOL @ northcyde defending Marvin.
We all know you love reading stats all day, but the per 36 doesn’t mean much to me. I’m sure Ivan (a 27 YEAR OLD ROOKIE) has extremely similar numbers per 36 minutes as Marvin does.
This is how I sum up Marvin::
Can he jump up and land without falling? NO
Can he absorb contact and not fall? NO
Can he UTILIIZE MISMATCHES (Ridnour, Korver)? NO
Does he want to utilize mismatches? NO
Is his shot great? NO
Can he stay healthy? NO
Can he make a layup/dunk at the rim? NO
Can he drive to the basket without falling? NO
Is he a bust? YES
Does he have the longest wingspan on the team, is the tallest starter, yet plays the smallest? YES
AMNESTY MARVIN
Smh
January 20th, 2012
9:22 pm
4 second chance points 32 rebounds to their 51
Smh
January 20th, 2012
9:23 pm
Joe Johnson 8 points you make 100 million plus and u have 8 points smh
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:24 pm
No thanks, I’ll pick Kobe’s ex Vanessa over Keisha every day!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:24 pm
Kirk for Jason Maxiell (again, Lakers send a pick to Detroit)
I’m not a fan of Maxiell, but he is expiring and can at least take up space inside and get boards better than Collins.
kwooden
January 20th, 2012
9:25 pm
Really bad second half, they lost the lead so quick that I almost missed it. During that 3rd quarter run Philly’s defensive forced everything to the perimeter and we gave up posting up Josh! These guys should learn a lot from this loss because the exact thing they needed to work on happened again. Teams make adjustments to LD offensive after half time and the HAWKS don’t adjust to how they are being played. Marvin played like garbage, which can’t be denied and Josh took to many jumpers. Right now, I personally don’t care to much about wins and losses, just that we make the playoffs. So I’m not that upset from this loss just frustrated that we can do a lot better.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:25 pm
Marvin is a mental basketball midget in an almost 6′10″ body..So sad, So sad………
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:26 pm
Kirk for Ben Wallace works too (they are starting to block my posts for having too many links I guess)
Scrooge McDuck
January 20th, 2012
9:26 pm
Amnesty Marvin? Uh no, you have to save that for the $100 million man. Marvin isn’t going anywhere for a few years. (You can thank Rick for that, too.)
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:26 pm
Drew simply needs to stop playing Collins if he’s not guarding a player in which the offense flows through his low post play. Collins is NOT going to grab defensive or offensive rebounds. He’s not going to block any shots. He did make 2 lay-ups today, so that was a Christmas present.
But from an overall standpoint, he just shouldn’t play in these types of games. We’d be better off going with Zaza as the starter, and let Ivan start at the 5 off the bench.
Until we get another serviceable big, Collins shouldn’t just be automatically thrown out there to play.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
9:26 pm
There is no way Collins is more useless than Marvin. He was a huge reason we beat Orlando in that series. Marvin has been responsible for us winning <10 games (none Playoff) in his pathetic 7 year career.
prison mike
January 20th, 2012
9:27 pm
Ivan basically getting a dnp is odd. He is the perfect matchup with Brand considering the roster.
Marvin is the main culprit for slow 3rd quarters and overall period. This is a guy that needed to jump rope during halftime a couple of years back. It takes him way too long to get his energy level up.
The team speed of the Sixers is too great for Zaza, had his head spinning at times. His minutes needed to be limited.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
9:28 pm
Firing Squad!
Grandmaster JeJe! Get your boy WorldWide Clyde and line ‘em up! Put the red dot right between the eyes.
OK … I’ll start the roll call:
Marvin is guilty of getting his rim shots beat down.
(Shoot ‘em)
Scrooge McDuck
January 20th, 2012
9:28 pm
It’s time you guys just realized that Josh will always be what he is, and will continue to shoot those stupid jumpers. The All Star Game will be nice, but he won’t be leading this team anywhere because he is hard-headed. And the absence of Horford will definitely come back to haunt them eventually.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:28 pm
Najeh Davenpoop for GM..
He would have pulled it off by now..We sure could have used that new big tonight!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:29 pm
“Just like every other team in this city. Whine about not contending but never show up to the games. ”
If they build it, the fans will come. If a restaurant serves sh-tty food and everyone gives them two stars on Yelp, they can’t whine that nobody comes there to eat and everyone prefers other establishments. If a sports team offers up a sh-tty product, they can’t whine that nobody comes there to watch and everyone prefers other establishments.
I don’t think the Hawks are sh-tty, but the minute you think they are taking a step forward they play a game like this to show that nothing has changed. You can’t blame average fans for choosing not to buy tickets to see that product.
Gwinnett Fred
January 20th, 2012
9:29 pm
@northclyde:
I’ve been to 4 of the 8 games so far, so I’ve done PLENTY of attending – how many you attended?
And I stick to my guns – anything I spend my money on should earn that money by being a good product or give a good effort. Tonights effort was for crap and I won’t spend $100 to take my kid to a game when that’s all they have to offer me as an enticement.
I’ve lived my whole life in Atlanta and supported every team (well, not the Chiefs), but I go by that same philosophy – you earn my money and I’ll spend my money on you. Just that simple.
kwooden
January 20th, 2012
9:30 pm
Larry is going to have to do a better job of understanding his personnel, which sometimes he does other times he doesn’t. Clearly Ivan should have been on Brand for significant stretches during the game because Josh struggles against him. We got killed on the boards and that’s what Ivan does best. I understand that Horford isn’t there, but we still can’t get destroyed on the boards without making obvious moves to stop it.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:31 pm
I second that drmaryb! Double barrel pump action..Cant miss? HaHaHa!
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:31 pm
JeJe . . that’s my point about Collins.
He was ONLY a factor in that series because his specialty is to guard a low post playing big man. And it’s not like he stopped Dwight, because he didn’t. He did frustrate Dwight enough to enable our other 4 guys to stay on their shooters.
Going into this game, Marvin had the highest win score per 48 minute number amongst all of the regular rotation guys ( .208 ).
Collins win score per 48 minute number?
( -0.03 )
That means that Collins is statistically a non-factor in the vast majority of the games he plays in. It’s almost impossible to post a negative win score number. But Collins manages to do it.
There’s no way that Sund and Drew can continue to count on that dude on a nightly basis. He’s a spot player at best.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:32 pm
Hey Clyde, you bring a winner in here and the people will flock dude….
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:33 pm
Basically if the Hawks trade Kirk into the Lakers’ trade exception, they can get pretty much anyone they want from a 3rd team. As long as the Lakers are willing to throw a pick to that 3rd team — in the case of players like Turiaf, this may not even need to be a first round pick — the Hawks can pull off a trade.
Considering Kirk’s currently nonexistent role on the team, the Lakers’ need for a defensive-minded point guard who can knock down shots, the Hawks’ desire to get under the cap, and the Hawks’ need for a big man, this is a no-brainer move. Kirk for the Lakers’ trade exception, a big man from a 3rd team to the Hawks, and a pick (preferably from the Lakers) to that 3rd team for their trouble. MAKE A DAMN TRADE SUND
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
9:33 pm
hate to admit it but Jeff Teague cant stay in front of anyone.. we go back to switching when we face talented PG’s
JSS
January 20th, 2012
9:34 pm
When does Hinrich come off the IR?
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:34 pm
Its not the fans fault this organization has never partaken in an ECF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF??
kwooden
January 20th, 2012
9:34 pm
Also, if Marvin is struggle to stand-up, LD needs to bring Green in and switch JJ to the SF. Clearly Willie had the J going so why not ride him. LD reminded me of Woody this game, but NOT AS BAD!
GO HAWKS!!
Scrooge McDuck
January 20th, 2012
9:35 pm
“I don’t think the Hawks are sh-tty, but the minute you think they are taking a step forward they play a game like this to show that nothing has changed. You can’t blame average fans for choosing not to buy tickets to see that product.”
Knicks and Warriors fans have done it for a long time. 5 million people in this city.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:35 pm
” I won’t spend $100 to take my kid to a game ”
I agree with your position about only being willing to pay for a good product, but it does not cost anywhere near $100 to take your kid to a Hawks game. Take MARTA and don’t eat terrible arena food and you should easily be able to pull that off for under $50.
bigdave
January 20th, 2012
9:35 pm
20 from Joe.. 20 from Josh and at least 13 from Jeff..
otherwise, no chance.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:38 pm
“Knicks and Warriors fans have done it for a long time. 5 million people in this city.”
The Warriors attendance only jumped into the top 5 in the league six years ago. Before that they were at the bottom of the barrel.
And in any case, do you really think a good fan is one who mindlessly continues to line the pockets of the team owners regardless of how poor the product is? Maybe that is a good fan to you, but that is a sheep to me. A smart consumer votes with his wallet. Lots of entertainment opportunities in Atlanta, even if you leave out Onyx and Magic City.
MattP
January 20th, 2012
9:40 pm
Is that really why LD never calls a timeout when he should because it gets tough and he quits.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:40 pm
Well I’m glad you’re going to the games Fred. If I lived in ATL, I would’ve at least gone to 4 games, if not more.
But this is the problem with ATL fans in general. You just can’t “give up” on the Hawks because they played one bad game. You’re seriously going to use this game vs one of the best teams in the East, as justification for not going to the Cleveland game . . . for fear that the Hawks will play the same way?
Is this what ATL fandom has come down to? The Hawks have won their last 4 games, but they play one bad game, and you throw in the towel?
That’s why outsiders of ATL always talk about our fan base. When 10K show up to home games, even though the team is good ( but not great ), the clowning will come about.
So do what you have to do Fred. If this bad game will prevent you from seeing us beat Cleveland tomorrow night, then so be it.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:40 pm
Not to mention, it’s 5 million people in this METRO AREA. 600,000 in the city. A lot of that 5 million lives in suburban sh-tholes like Loganville and Cumming and would rather kill themselves than go anywhere near Philips Arena (I’d rather not go into the reasons why, but I think they are pretty obvious).
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:41 pm
It not the fans fault he’s a midget amongst ballers at 6′10″!
kwooden
January 20th, 2012
9:41 pm
Najeh, one of the few sensible things I’ve hear on the Blog!
kwooden
January 20th, 2012
9:42 pm
Najeh, about the trade to the Lakers
Cwebb
January 20th, 2012
9:42 pm
The 2nd half was difficult to watch. I guess the haters will show up tonight after such a loss.
YES !
Josh sucked and wasn’t focused
Joe sucked. He wasn’t in the game
Marv has bad hands
etc…
BUT
Josh is having a solid year doesn’t always suck
Joe is having a solid year, will be more aggressive tomorrow
I can understand the frustration, but what do you expect ? We can’t win every single game…
OKC lost in Wdc…
LA lost a lot of games too
Clippers are not that good etc…
Heat are behind us
S**t happens
Relax a little…
justahawkfan
January 20th, 2012
9:42 pm
You guys are calling for everyone tonight; i want hindrich, give me roundfield, call lou hudson, where is tree rollins, let trade them all,. Yall are some poor ass fans. Hawks should be calling for different fans. One game, one loss. Pathetic! We’re are 11-5 celebrate the record. It beeter than any of you thought it would be
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:43 pm
The Fans?????
This guy had one too many tonight…….
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:44 pm
People think Philly fans are so passionate because they buy tickets to their teams even when they are in last place just to go boo them. I think that is the height of stupidity. The owners don’t give a sh-t if you are cheering or booing. If the gate receipts are high, they will go home laughing all the way to the bank.
So-called “good fans” is why owners like James Dolan and Donald Sterling exist all over sports. Vote with your wallet.
MattP
January 20th, 2012
9:44 pm
Cwebb,
What do you expect, them to play strong on crappy teams but terrible on good teams?
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
9:44 pm
I ***GUARANTEE*** ANYONE here that we would’ve lost tonight with Horford
Scrooge McDuck
January 20th, 2012
9:45 pm
“And in any case, do you really think a good fan is one who mindlessly continues to line the pockets of the team owners regardless of how poor the product is? Maybe that is a good fan to you, but that is a sheep to me. A smart consumer votes with his wallet.”
I am from here, and to be honest, I believe this city has a lot of whiining fans. Too often Atlanta simply fans do not appreciate what they have. Not going to games does not help, Pittsburgh Pirates fans are doing that now and it’s doing them no good. The teams who force big changes are the ones who go in heavy numbers. Look at the difference between how the Red Sox and Braves handled their collapses last season. I don’t think enough Atlanta appreciate that we have a good team in this city just because it’s not the Lakers, Knicks or Celtics. But if we had more passionate fans who raised hell, we would get BIG changes, instead another year with this same “core.”
doc
January 20th, 2012
9:45 pm
venom night, lol at the comments. gueron ought to read it as it is very entertaining; better than his team.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:45 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:29 pm
I don’t think the Hawks are sh-tty, but the minute you think they are taking a step forward they play a game like this to show that nothing has changed. You can’t blame average fans for choosing not to buy tickets to see that product.
**************
And as long as this mentality exists in metro ATL, the talking heads and outsiders of that city will continue to talk bad about ATL fans. The fan base just can’t expect to get props, if they’re wishy-washy about even the good teams in that city.
The Hawks organization doesn’t market the team well . . and the fans in general won’t support a decent product.
Top 10 team in the league . . . but 22nd in attendance.
It is what it is.
prison mike
January 20th, 2012
9:45 pm
Why are people arguing over attendance during an away game. People are not going to support a lame duck ownership.
They didn’t do it during the Falcons years under the Smiths reign and Georgia is a football state through and through.
You don’t sell the team while introducing the new owner, renege and state the franchise is not going being sold in less than 7 month period. It’s trolling at it’s finest.
How can fans have faith in a franchise with decades of Time Warner and ASG ownership???
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:45 pm
Yea lets celebrate when the Hawks get their azzes handed to them in the playoffs like those pathetic Falcons continue to do….
Just Joe
January 20th, 2012
9:46 pm
Marvin, Sloan & 2nd rd pick to Detroit for Prince & Big Ben.
Detroit gets a SF that’s 6 years younger and on a little cheaper contract (3 yrs $24M compared to Prince’s new 4 yrs $27M).
Hawks get some veteran leadership. Prince is heating up too. Last 5 games, 17 pts on 48% shooting including hitting 50% of his threes.
It’s actually better for the Hawks too, to have Prince’s contract which is for similar $, but is spread out over an extra year.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
9:47 pm
TEAGUE VS. LD?
NO LEADERS
LD SHOW THESE GUYS BARKLEY’S TIRADE AGAIN
NO LEADERS
QUIET GUYS
SOFT
MENTALLY FRAGILE
REACHED CEILING
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:47 pm
Philly fans are notorious bandwagon fans. When their teams don’t win, they don’t show up . . . period.
But when their teams do show signs of life, they show up in droves.
MattP
January 20th, 2012
9:47 pm
This is funny watching the Magic-Lakers game. Lakers fans really think they can trade Bynum for Howard. Stats don’t lie, lol.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:48 pm
Kirk for Jermaine O’Neal (not a huge fan of him, but probably wouldn’t require more than a 2nd round pick to Boston)
Just Joe
January 20th, 2012
9:48 pm
This loss is not that big of a deal as long as Sund recognizes that we need some changes, and we come out an destroy Cleveland tomorrow night. It’s early. Plenty of time for trades.
TOM
January 20th, 2012
9:49 pm
Philly fans are not “good fans.” That’s another lie perpetuated by the media. Philly only supports winners, the Sixers have been struggling with home attendance. The Phillies didn’t start selling out until the they put a winning product on the field.
nbsb
January 20th, 2012
9:51 pm
Sixers fan here. Yall have a nice team, but halftime killed to the Hawks. They were controlling the game until the half, then they get punked 51- 29 in the 2nd half. WOW. The Sixers are legit, a finals darkhorse out of the East. We have at least 7 guys, depending on matchups, who can get you 20 pts on any given night. No stars, big three or any of that crap. Just a young, athletic group of guys who look like they like playing together and believe in each other. The Hawks were lucky they didn’t get blown out tonight, the Sixers shot under 30% FG in the first half and turned it over like 10+ times. This is the scary part: of the Sixers 11 wins this year, 9 have been by double digits(7 by 20+ pts). The four losses have been by a COMBINED 17 PTS, 3 on the road. I like the direction we are going in, lets show up in South Beach to win. SHOUT OUT TO S PHILLY W 112 & YARNELL ST
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:51 pm
“The fan base just can’t expect to get props, if they’re wishy-washy about even the good teams in that city.”
To be clear, I am one of these “good fans”, since I’ve been to every Hawks home playoff game since 2008 and went to a TON of games back when they were starting players like Peja Drobnjak. But with that said, the reason I defend the fans who don’t show up is because I’d rather have money in my pocket than get props from idiots like Rob Parker whose idea of a “good fan” is one who dutifully shows up and hands over their hard earned cash to crooks like Gearon who are too cheap to even fix the scoreboards in the rafters.
ATL fans are smart. Better to throw that $50 bucks at LaStarya’s ass in Magic City than throw it at Michael Gearon. LaStarya’s ass > Michael Gearon’s face.
Scrooge McDuck
January 20th, 2012
9:51 pm
“Josh Smith re Drew: “If he felt that way, that’s his opinion. In times of adversity, everybody has to stick together. Everybody.”
“Jeff Teague: “I don’t think nobody out there is trying to quit. They just made good plays. We don’t have no quitters on this team. ”
UH OH! LOL
Cwebb
January 20th, 2012
9:52 pm
MattP,
We haven’t been bad against top opponents this year. Won against CHICAGO, MIAMI, PORTLAND
nbsb
January 20th, 2012
9:53 pm
PHI @ MIA tomorrow night
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
9:53 pm
Season is about to get very ugly.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:53 pm
“The Sixers are legit, a finals darkhorse out of the East.”
I agree with this. They need a shooter, but they are a legit contender. I don’t have a problem with the Hawks losing to them. I only have a problem with the way the Hawks lost. The way they lost is too typical of this mental toughness lacking team that we have seen for several years now.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:54 pm
Philly lose by 20 tomorrow…
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:55 pm
Hey coach call yourself out! YOU QUIT!
Apple
January 20th, 2012
9:56 pm
Honestly, the fact that this city is still divided, mostly along racial lines, about the Falcons because of the last two starting QBs is proof that Atlanta is a terrible sports town.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:56 pm
. LaStarya’s ass > U got link?
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
9:56 pm
Prison . . . i’m a Bengals fan as well, and about 30% of the fans in that city called itself “boycotting” the Bengals, because we have horrible ownership in the form of Mike Brown.
All that boycott did, was make us look REAL BAD every time we played a home game. 20 – 30 thousand empty seats for some games. Fans of other teams buying up those seats in droves, cheering loudly for their team on OUR home field when the stadium was full.
Here was a young team that was supposed to be one of the worst in the league, playing its azz off all year without Ochocinco and Carson Palmer, and fans chose THIS season to vent about ownership?
It was simply bad timing.
I just get tired of fans jumping on and off the “Hawks bandwagon” every time we have a bad loss ever two or three weeks. Either stay on, or get the hell off. (( Bleep )) the ownership, and support the team.
Just stop with the excuse making about a team that we KNOW isn’t championship material . . . yet.
doc
January 20th, 2012
9:56 pm
gjeje it could be three wins for february.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:57 pm
“Philly fans are notorious bandwagon fans. When their teams don’t win, they don’t show up . . . period.”
Eh… they don’t show up to Sixers games, but they are pretty die-hard about the Eagles (and the Flyers from what I hear). When the Eagles (and maybe Flyers) are struggling, they show up and boo them. Same thing Knicks fans did all through the 90s. Show up and boo the Marburys and Eddy Currys that inept management decided to overpay, all while James Dolan laughed all the way to the bank.
MattP
January 20th, 2012
9:57 pm
nbsb,
I wouldn’t talk that great about the Sixers but yall did a good job adjusting to LD’s offense over the Half. The Problem for the Hawk was the coaching, yall adjusted to the offense but LD did nothing about it in game. Basically he did just what he said the team did, “It got tough for us in the third quarter and we quit. That’s what happened.” He quit when yall started to take over in the 3rd. So his team had no clue what to do when it god though.
Jeff Teague: “I don’t think nobody out there is trying to quit. They just made good plays. We don’t have no quitters on this team. ”
Josh Smith re Drew: “If he felt that way, that’s his opinion. In times of adversity, everybody has to stick together. Everybody.”
There is the proof behind Drew quitting on the team.
Just Joe
January 20th, 2012
9:57 pm
Atlanta’s shot chart in the 3rd quarter shows 3 shot attempts in the paint, and one of those is just inside the FT line.
Scrooge McDuck
January 20th, 2012
9:58 pm
Larry Drew doing his best Phil Jackson impersonation, eh? Trying to call out his team via the media. Well, Shaq and Kobe and walking through that door lol
prison mike
January 20th, 2012
9:58 pm
Varejao is the guy the Hawks need to target. Broke down players like Kaman and Turiaf are not reliable.
Looking at the Cavs roster it’s really no reason they trade him. I’ll even take Ryan Hollins right about now.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
9:58 pm
“All that boycott did, was make us look REAL BAD every time we played a home game. 20 – 30 thousand empty seats for some games.”
I am no Bengals fan but I didn’t blame them at all. I truly feel sorry for Bengals fans. If you can’t field even an occasionally competitive team in a league that is designed for parity, you are really trying to suck as an owner. I am surprised there are even 40,000 Cincinnati residents who are still willing to fork over money to Mike Brown.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
9:59 pm
This is the most predictable team in the NBA. I knew we would lose this game.
We will finish the month okay then by the end of February barely be above .500.
THIS IS WITHOUT HORFORD. WITH OR WITHOUT HIM WE WILL HAVE THE EXACT SAME RECORD
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:00 pm
Apple
January 20th, 2012
9:56 pm
“Honestly, the fact that this city is still divided, mostly along racial lines, about the Falcons because of the last two starting QBs is proof that Atlanta is a terrible sports town.”
News Flash Apple, your whole Country is still divided for the most part because Human Nature never changes for the last 6000 years and its easily deceived by the enemy…Jim Crow lasted for almost a full century..The affect don’t just go away after 45 some odd years.
It may take another 100 years for this ish do die off….
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
10:01 pm
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
9:56 pm
. LaStarya’s ass > U got link?
********************
LOL . . I was about to ask the same thing. Show us LaStarya. LOL @ that name.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:01 pm
to^
doc
January 20th, 2012
10:01 pm
gjeje, 3 wins in february?
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
10:01 pm
Here is some Good News!
_________
Google Collected 4.5 Million Anti-SOPA Signatures Today (TechCrunch)
Apple
January 20th, 2012
10:02 pm
Yeah, keep convincing yourselves that Horford has no positive impact on any games. LOL
Look at that box score.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:03 pm
“But if we had more passionate fans who raised hell, we would get BIG changes, instead another year with this same “core.””
You really think so? Philadelphia Eagles fans have been raising hell calling for Andy Reid’s firing for a good five years now, and even after a season where they would be totally justified in cleaning house, they are bringing back Reid and the rest of the staff. Ultimately owners do what owners want.
The Red Sox have a human owner who is shelling out a league-high payroll and is willing to win. The Braves have a corporate owner for whom the Braves are a tax write-off. That is the reason why the Red Sox made big changes, not the fans.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:04 pm
“LaStarya’s ass > U got link?
********************
LOL . . I was about to ask the same thing. Show us LaStarya. LOL @ that name.”
I don’t have the inside sources that entertainment reporter drmaryb has, so I may have confused LaStarya with someone else, because although she is a stripper I don’t think she is from Magic City. But since you asked, here are some pics.
Bigman needed
January 20th, 2012
10:05 pm
Hawks played a nice first half, but just could not defend the penetration, got tired chasing those guys and twin got tired. Elton brand 16 rebounds.
This was a fatigue compressed schedule no al horford loss.
Get okafor in here for marvin and heinrich
Start tmac or vrad
And we’ll be fine
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:05 pm
In keeping with her name, she has a series of star tattoos on her back leading down to her ass.
prison mike
January 20th, 2012
10:06 pm
Cyde…
Last thing on this ownership thing. The Falcons lost Vick for absolutely nothing. No picks, players, nothing but bad press. Even loss a coach that quit with money still on the table.
Blank was the only thing that kept his franchise from going back to the old Falcons. It’s that simple. No one else but him. All he cares about is bringing a Super Bowl trophy to Atlanta. ASG is scarred to spend one red cent over the luxury tax.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:06 pm
Bigman NEEDED!!
Apple
January 20th, 2012
10:07 pm
“News Flash Apple, your whole Country is still divided for the most part because Human Nature never changes for the last 6000 years and its easily deceived by the enemy…Jim Crow lasted for almost a full century..The affect don’t just go away after 45 some odd years.
It may take another 100 years for this ish do die off….”
And…. what does that have to do with winning a Super Bowl? It ain’t my country, I’m a minority and couldn’t care less about the past. Just a fan of the team, don’t care who suits up for them or what race they are.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:07 pm
Varejao’s contract has four more years on it and would seriously interfere with any plans to extend Josh or Teague. But I can get you Ryan Hollins AND Semih Erden for Kirk. That is a lot of fouls to use, if nothing else, and Hollins provides a shot blocking presence that Zaza doesn’t provide.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:08 pm
It will take 25 years and new ownership for the FAL-CONS to win a SB…Bank on it……
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
10:09 pm
Slick Rick!
“Larry Drew doing his best Phil Jackson impersonation, eh? Trying to call out his team via the media. Well, Shaq and Kobe and walking through that door lol”
__________
Lol is right! The jokes on you – Scrooge .. Ha Ha:
Those famous words belong to Rick Patino with the Boston Celtics …. When he was trashing Chauncey Billups and , Paul Pierce and ‘Nem.
Apple
January 20th, 2012
10:10 pm
Slimjr, serious question, are you one of the people who stopped supported the Falcons when Vick got himself in trouble? Seems like a lot of anger.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:11 pm
I doubt Phoenix goes for this — if they do, it will almost certainly require sending them a first rounder — but Kirk for Robin Lopez.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:12 pm
Just responding to your quote about the City being racially divided.
That is all…..
Grandmaster JeJe
January 20th, 2012
10:12 pm
LD doesn’t realize that any tiny bit of criticism from the coach will probably make these guys cry.
Well Marvin won’t cry. He doesn’t care.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:12 pm
The race angle regarding Vick is way overblown. If they had replaced him with Aaron Rodgers nobody would be complaining. People complain because Matt Ryan is the Falcons’ version of Joe Johnson — paid elite money and given elite billing by the team’s marketing department for less than elite production.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:12 pm
D12 with 20 rebounds! 7:33 left in the game!
Scrooge McDuck
January 20th, 2012
10:13 pm
DrMaryB,
LOL exactly. He doesn’t realize a team that quits is a reflection of the coach.
tb hawk fan i think
January 20th, 2012
10:13 pm
well the lakers did not help us last night. and they are not helping us tonight.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:13 pm
With that said, Joe >>>>>> Ryan
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:14 pm
Big Difference with Iso is that he’s won playoff games..
The other guy????? Crickets………Never……Zilch.Nada.Zero
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
10:15 pm
Nothcyde,
“Going into this game, Marvin had the highest win score per 48 minute number amongst all of the regular rotation guys ( .208 ).”
If you post another stupid stat about what Marvin is the best at on this team, any credibility you have left will vanish. Marvin is probably the 9th or 10th best player on this team. He is good at shooting free throw’s, and he is a decent rebounder. That’s it. Willie Green, Ivan, Joe, Josh, Teague, Vlad, Hinrich, Horford, and even Zaza are better basketball players than him. I’m not a Zaza fan either.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:15 pm
Lakers were down 20 in the first half, on the second game of a back to back, and have fought back to make it an 8 point game in the 4th quarter.
Hawks were up 9 at halftime, after a day of rest, and not only blew the lead and lost by double digits.
This is not a question of talent. It’s a question of mental toughness that the Lakers have and the Hawks don’t.
Jase
January 20th, 2012
10:16 pm
Can we get a center please.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:17 pm
21 rebounds 5:19 left…
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:18 pm
Orlando up 14 and cruzin against them Lakers…
O'Brien
January 20th, 2012
10:18 pm
Hawks have done some good things this season, the biggest of which is beat Miami and Chicago. But Everytime you want to believe in the Hawks, they do something like this;
1) Lose to Miami w/o Wade and LeBron
2) Fold against the Pacers
3) Fold tonight
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:19 pm
I doubt that San Antonio would go for this even if given a first rounder, but Kirk for Tiago Splitter. San Antonio’s main motivation would be getting under the tax line.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:19 pm
Blank shooting Blanks….
Apple
January 20th, 2012
10:20 pm
I disagree Najeh because many of those people would not have wanted any QB following Vick to succeed. I think Ryan is overrated and I haven’t been a fan, but the venom from some folks leads me to believe even Rodgers or Brees would get criticized here because Vick is their hero and they will not let go even though it was his fault that any of this happened. That’s the only conclusion one can make from people bashing Arthur Blank, when he is clearly putting more into his team than the Hawks and Braves combined, yet he’s getting as much heat as those other two.
Bigman needed
January 20th, 2012
10:20 pm
Larry drew why did ivan not see minutes until garbage time?
Why did you quit using our best physical enforcer?
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
10:21 pm
Najeh,
“I don’t have the inside sources that entertainment reporter drmaryb has, so I may have confused LaStarya with someone else, because although she is a stripper I don’t think she is from Magic City. But since you asked, here are some pics.”
She’s the chick that Ray Edwards was dating all year, until a week before the playoffs. Body is on point, but the face leaves nothing to be desired.
http://theybf.com/2011/11/14/hes-taken-nfler-model-ray-edwards-brings-dancer-girlfriend-lastarya-to-falcons-game
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:22 pm
22 rebound 4:10 left!
O'Brien
January 20th, 2012
10:22 pm
One of the things that happen in the 3rd is we get jumper happy. When that happens, Teague needs to step up and take control of the offense. But I don’t think he does.
I dont know if he is afraid to speak up or what, but Josh had 6 jumpers in the 3rd. Was there somebody in his face telling him to drive to the basket?
Also, LD should have brought Ivan in early in the 3rd, because it was clear the Hawks had no energy.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:22 pm
Kirk for Jordan Hill
Apple
January 20th, 2012
10:23 pm
Slimjr,
You felt motivated to respond to the earlier quote about race with a long paragraph yet won’t admit if you have ever supported the Falcons?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:24 pm
LaStarya’s on Worldstar a lot. Don’t need much of a face with an ass like that though.
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 20th, 2012
10:24 pm
Why is Marvin starting?
FIRE LD
Bigman needed
January 20th, 2012
10:25 pm
Since injury marvin has no explosion to finish at the rim. Trade him already or DL him toget him right.
Heinrich is an expiring deal. Marvin still has some upside. What are we waiting for? Get the guys some help.
And start tmac.
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
10:26 pm
Wow @ LaStarya
ATL is a dangerous city
HawkEye
January 20th, 2012
10:27 pm
Terrible loss tonight. Hawks gave this one away. However, Hawks aren’t going to win ever game.
Man it must suck to be a Knicks fan. They lost to the Bucks at home. OUCH.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:27 pm
I have followed the Falcons for a while wanted them to succeed! Of course…
Bring back Dan Reeves and they will win the whole darn thing….
Rod from College Park
January 20th, 2012
10:27 pm
“Why is Marvin starting?”
This my friend is the million dollar question.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
10:27 pm
Niagra Falls!
IF I wanna’ pay to see something fall? I will buy a $700 round trip plane ticket to Niagra Falls. But, I will not pay $50 to see MARVIN fall down every time he get’s his shot blocked by a point guard from behind his behind.
His behind alone – should keep a PG off his back!
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I can see 5 scoreboards on ny 13″ TV with one eye closed. Hella, my TV is so small I have to close one eye just to see Marvin’s azz!
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Here’s my point! People are struggling to keep their homes off the courthouse auction steps in Atlanta. Once the mortgage is paid, then the choice is do you pay the $80 light bill or pay $80 to go see a blacked out scoreboard and the Hawks?
IF Gearon can’t BUY a center when his AS CENTER is gone for the season, then don’t get mad at poor ole’ me for squeezing my coins!!! Stupid is as Stupid does … And, I for one am NOT stupid. This game is over and I warm, boozed up and farting in my new SNUGGIE – I’m goode!
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:28 pm
LaStarya’s azz is like MOUNT RUSHMORE… ITS humongous! LOL!
Apple
January 20th, 2012
10:29 pm
I have followed the Falcons for a while wanted them to succeed! Of course…
Bring back Dan Reeves and they will win the whole darn thing….”
So you wanted them to succeed. And when did that stop?
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:30 pm
PREACH ON drmaryB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
northcyde
January 20th, 2012
10:31 pm
Knicks are a mess. Lost AGAIN.
Hire Woody
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:31 pm
Hey Apple who are you inspector gadget?
Scrooge McDuck
January 20th, 2012
10:32 pm
Losing to the Bucks is not the low point to this season for Knicks fans.
When the crowd was chanting “We want Woodson”, it’s time to reassess everything.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:32 pm
Knicks lost, FIRE KNIGHT!
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:33 pm
If they think Woody is their savior they are in for a huge surprise up North….
painter
January 20th, 2012
10:33 pm
Atlanta, home of the great three-headed pretender monster. Never good enough.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:34 pm
Hey win something round here!
tb hawk fan i think
January 20th, 2012
10:35 pm
thanks lakers for nothing get out of fla.
Apple
January 20th, 2012
10:35 pm
Nope, just dialouge. Asking when you stopped being a fan. Question seems harmless.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:35 pm
23 rebounds from D12…C’mon Gearon!
Rufus1
January 20th, 2012
10:35 pm
We lost to a good team on the road, it happens…..
“Sixers a Darkhorse for the ECF”……Please bet someone on the ROAD.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:36 pm
“Man it must suck to be a Knicks fan. They lost to the Bucks at home. OUCH.”
I bet it was because of JON LEUER.
Trade Stoudemire for LEUER. Anthony.Leuer.Bogut
Gwinnett Fred
January 20th, 2012
10:37 pm
Losing a game isn’t what disturbs me about this team. It’s just that when they simply lope up and down the court, don’t give any effort on defense and see Josh lope down the court and chunk up 5 top of the key shots in the 3Q (0-5 result) – THAT’s what sucks.
Give 100% and I’m behind you win or lose – but play (and coach) like you simply don’t care, I just can’t see playing the “faithful fan”.
I’ll guaran-damn-tee you one thing. I never saw a Hubie Brown coached Hawks team play with no heart.
One final thing – a team really has to have a face of the franchise, and this squad doesn’t and hasn’t one since they traded Dominique. The same franchise that traded Pistol Pete (for Dean Meminger, Bob Kauffman and a 1st round pick they didn’t even sign, losing David Thompson to the ABA).
So Sund can at least go to sleep knowing there have been worse GM’s for the Hawks, but far from the top.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:38 pm
Uh OH, Magic calling out the Lakers coach on ESPN..Wheres the game plan he’s asking? Hey Larry wheres the game plan tonight?
Hmmmm
January 20th, 2012
10:40 pm
SO WHATS THIS IM HEARING ABOUT DREW CALLING THE HAWKS QUITTERS?
DIDN’T HIS OWN SON QUIT ON THE TAR HEELS? AND HE ALLOWED IT?
TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE, LAWRENCE LOL. THIS GUY IS A DISGRACE.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:40 pm
“Question seems harmless.”
Shields up Scotty! Red Alert!
Emeka Okafor
January 20th, 2012
10:41 pm
Im ready to win guys. And i tell you with me, no way brand sniffs the glass in second half
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:41 pm
Aint that some Chit? Larry Leisure suits throwing his team under the bus for quitting?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:41 pm
” the venom from some folks leads me to believe even Rodgers or Brees would get criticized here because Vick is their hero and they will not let go even though it was his fault that any of this happened. ”
I wouldn’t judge the fan base as a whole from the people who take the time to post here. Most people who post here are going to have stronger opinions than the general fan base. The average fan is going to support a winner regardless of what they look like.
Rufus1
January 20th, 2012
10:42 pm
15 offensive rebounds for the sixers….That sums up the game.
Hmmmm
January 20th, 2012
10:43 pm
AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICES THAT DREW NEVER TAKES THE BLAME FOR ANYTHING? LACK OF HUSTLE, POOR FUNDAMENTALS, UNDISCPLINED SHOT SELECTION (MOSTLY BY JOSH)… ALL OF THAT COMES DOWN TO COACHING. BUT DREW IS ALWAYS POINTING FINGERS. THAT’S NOT THE WAY TO GET THEM TO RUN THROUGH A WALL FOR YOU, DREW.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:43 pm
I can understand LD being p-ssed at a 3rd quarter let down just one day after he talked about not having 3rd quarter let downs, but I don’t see how airing that out to the media is a productive strategy. A good coach keeps those criticisms in house. It’s not like he’s in Flip Saunders’ position where his team quits every night.
Apple
January 20th, 2012
10:45 pm
“The average fan is going to support a winner regardless of what they look like.”
…Which leads us back to the “Atlanta sucks as a sports town and doesn’t support the Hawks” discussion from earlier, doesn’t it?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 20th, 2012
10:45 pm
Cleveland lost tonight to Chicago by 39. The Hawks beat Chicago by 15 the last time they played. I expect the Hawks to beat Cleveland by 54 tomorrow.
O'Brien
January 20th, 2012
10:45 pm
If its obvious that Marvin does not have it in the first half, then in the 3rd quarter, I would start Ivan instead of Marvin, and play Josh at SF. However, LD has to get Josh to stay away from the jumpers even if he is playing SF.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:45 pm
Drew=Ryan, never take the blame… its always them or we…. never me…..Sad so Sad…
Shut out in a playoff game is beyond acceptable…
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
10:46 pm
Jersey #2!
“People complain because Matt Ryan is the Falcons’ version of Joe Johnson — paid elite money and given elite billing by the team’s marketing department for less than elite production.” -Najeh-
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DUI: Matt and Joe’s jersey number tells the whole story: 2nd tier talent gets you 2nd round exits – OOPs … At least Joe will get his team to the 2nd round.
Micheal C.
January 20th, 2012
10:47 pm
Regrads if its just one game, they are a team that you might meet in the playoffs and you don’t want to be on the losing end like this.
I think that Drew is right and everybody quit including him, and believe me I don’t that it will make your team better when you keep losing games like this. I think that something needs to happen, seriously
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:48 pm
Atlanta has won 1 championship in 150 seasons combined over the last 4.5 decades…..
The franchises have sucked……Leave the fans alone….They aint the problem,,,,
HawkEye
January 20th, 2012
10:48 pm
As highly as the Knicks were regarded (especially prior to this season), they have tremendously underachieved. Where are all of the analysts that had the Knicks over us?
Hmmmm
January 20th, 2012
10:48 pm
DREW THINKS HE’S POPPOVICH OR THE ZEN MASTER. JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS WORLD, YOU HAVE TO EARN CREDIBILITY IF YOU WANT TO GET AWAY WITH THAT STUFF.
Gwinnett Fred
January 20th, 2012
10:49 pm
Until Drew has the balls to sit Josh’s butt on the bench when he continues to chunk up those bricks, I’m ready for a new coach that has a pair!
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 20th, 2012
10:50 pm
Big Ivan should have came in the game in the 3rd instead of Zaza.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:50 pm
Hey Najeh or Ra’mon ya think you could trade for Deandre Jordan? What a beast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hmmmm
January 20th, 2012
10:51 pm
OH SNAP THE KNICKS LOST AGAIN???? TO WHO? KEEP PROVING ME RIGHT NEW YORK HA HA. WHAT A FRAUD. MELO AND AMARE TOO BUSY HOSTING CLUB PARTIES. CALLED IT BEFORE THE SEASON.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:54 pm
This Clipper /Min game is a good one!
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 20th, 2012
10:55 pm
Big Ivan needs 10-15 mins a game. Marvin needs 5-10.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 20th, 2012
10:57 pm
Implants!
LaStarya’s got back! Kim Kardashian got implants! Perhap’s LaStarya can get that spot on a Reality TV Show?
What IF we put a thong on Marvin and send him down to the Lemon Peel, (an old Atlanta strip club we used to go to, to see the fellas). I might cash my check, pay $50 and make it rain downtown.
I heard Marvin was standing erect now? I can’t tell when, he keeps falling down in the paint. Imma’ give him Detlef Shremp’s old monicker: “Dutch Boy in The Paint”. Most players who get their shot blocked don’t fall down like that. The least Marvin can do is run back on defense and make a play on his offender, at least give a hard retaliatory foul, if not a block of his own. Where is the fire, passion, desire and pride?
Reality Check
January 20th, 2012
10:57 pm
Ryan never takes blame? I don’t know about that. He might be the most criticized person in this city after Gearon and Fredi Gonzalez. And rightfully so.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
10:58 pm
The way Josh is going he wont master the pull up jumpshot till he starts playing on NBA2K12!
Hmmmm
January 20th, 2012
11:00 pm
BARKLEY IS EXACTLY RIGHT. KEVIN LOVE IS WAY AHEAD OF BLAKE GRIFFIN. MORE POLISH. ANYONE CAN SEE THAT.
Slimjr
January 20th, 2012
11:00 pm
“His behind alone – should keep a PG off his back!”
dRMARYB FOR BLOGGER OF THE NIGHT!!!!!
Hmmmm
January 20th, 2012
11:04 pm
GRIFFIN PLAYS NO DEFENSE AND HAS NO POST UP GAME. K-LOVE HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED EXCEPT CRAZY ATHLETICISM.
HawkEye
January 20th, 2012
11:05 pm
Najeh,
“I can understand LD being p-ssed at a 3rd quarter let down just one day after he talked about not having 3rd quarter let downs, but I don’t see how airing that out to the media is a productive strategy.”
Agreed. This will do nothing positive for the players.
Also, can’t understand how Ivan could’t see the floor for much of the night (especially during that 3rd). Still smh at that one.
HawkEye
January 20th, 2012
11:06 pm
“couldn’t”
U got to chill
January 20th, 2012
11:06 pm
Hawks lost to a good team tonight, no shame in that. Joe johnson and josh were off, but both will bounce back. Go hawks!
Michael Cunningham
January 20th, 2012
11:08 pm
new blog posted. shutting down this thread.