Atlanta Hawks at Bucks: Game thread
Milwaukee–Zaza Pachulia is the starter at center. “He’s been playing well lately,” Larry Drew said. “He has played well against the Bucks. So we elected to go with him.”
- Zaza has been as productive and efficient as usual but his minutes have fluctuated. “It’s hard, but you have to be a pro,” he said. “I’ve been in a situation where I was getting mad previous years. But you learn one thing, you can’t control it or make it better. All you can do is be professional. I am not worried about that. I’ve been in the league long enough to realize my role and what I can do, where my strength is, what I can do for a team.”
- Included among the keys on Milwaukee’s pregame board: “Match Pachulia’s energy.”
- Jeff Teague on Drew keeping him as the starter when Hinrich returns: “That feels real good to hear. But I really can’t control it too much. I’ve just got to go out there and play hard and keep playing my game.”
- Scott Skiles on how the schedule has affected the Bucks: “We’re trying to be smart and and build in rest and have the most energy we can for the game and at the same time prepare properly. It’s very difficult to do. It’s one of the reasons we feel like our defense hasn’t been what it normally would be. Hopefully we’ve gotten far enough into the season so it’s something we can be more consistent with.”
- The Bucks ground down the Heat to win a low-possession game last night in Miami after doing the same to the Knicks Friday in a high-possession game in New York.
- Skiles though the offensive execution was good at Miami: “We just didn’t make shots. I think we are moving in the right direction but that doesn’t necessarily show up when you shoot 35 percent.”
- Like always, shot selection will be key for the Hawks. “When we e talk about playing on the road, we talk about playing with a smartness,” Drew said. “We can’t get seduced into taking a bunch of jump shots. We have to move the ball from one side of the floor to the other and attack the basket. Where we’ve gotten in trouble, particularly on the road, is settling for too many jump shots.”
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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628 comments Add your comment
Najeh Davenpoop
January 23rd, 2012
8:47 pm
Ilyasova has been the spark for the Bucks, making it happen on both ends.
steven a
January 23rd, 2012
8:47 pm
Can’t wait to see Hinrich run this second unit. What happens to Pargo?
Hinrich-Willie Green-T-mac-Ivan-Scrub Collins I would play Ivan as the 5 and Vlad at the 4,
Sit the “TWIN”
Eric
January 23rd, 2012
8:47 pm
Hawks GM deserves credit for Tracy McGrady, Ivan Johnson, Vlad Rad and the last minute addition of Willie Green. Green is solid. With Heinrich coming back, who has a better second five coming off the bench?
Ryan
January 23rd, 2012
8:48 pm
nasty oop…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 23rd, 2012
8:48 pm
It’s funny, because this is the kind of team against which Twin would actually be useful. Bogut is one of their go-to scoring options in the post and Milwaukee is a methodical, slow paced team.
SoullRenaissance
January 23rd, 2012
8:48 pm
LD is so late in calling timeouts!
yodaddybrother
January 23rd, 2012
8:48 pm
“not air conditioniing the whole neighborhood”
they stole that from Bernie Mac….House Party 3
Vino
January 23rd, 2012
8:48 pm
what centers are available right now?
MattP
January 23rd, 2012
8:49 pm
I don’t know what makes me hate watching the Hawks more, Smith sit at the arc or LD letting the other team catch up.
Rob
January 23rd, 2012
8:49 pm
@ Big Ray giving it up indeed
J.J.M.
January 23rd, 2012
8:49 pm
im turning at 9 to watch alcatraz
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 23rd, 2012
8:49 pm
MattP
You have to rest your starters man, they are people not horses. Long road trip here.
ntrigue
January 23rd, 2012
8:50 pm
Waste of a timeout should’ve put all the starters in at the last timeout! Coach has a tendency of riding 2nd unit too long were not the Celtics! Drew sometimes just does dumb stuff!
Give-us us free [Amistad]
January 23rd, 2012
8:50 pm
Josh Smith made perimeter jumper=fool’s gold
yodaddybrother
January 23rd, 2012
8:51 pm
Bogut is so weak…..can’t believe yall like him as a player
J.J.M.
January 23rd, 2012
8:51 pm
joe needs to sit
steven a
January 23rd, 2012
8:51 pm
” Twin ought to be selling insurance” free up that roster spot asap.
MattP
January 23rd, 2012
8:51 pm
drmaryb.[*_*]. ,
I agree, but you would bench Teague early this game and let Joe play most of the 1st? Joe should have been the one on the bench and Teague should have played most of the 1st. He stops the players that are doing good.
J.J.M.
January 23rd, 2012
8:52 pm
again joe needs to sit
SoullRenaissance
January 23rd, 2012
8:52 pm
ice cold joe
Big Ray
January 23rd, 2012
8:52 pm
Joe acting like he doesn’t care on defense.
Big Lou
January 23rd, 2012
8:53 pm
Haha, Zaza is like… I’m not passing to you Josh Smith!
Rob
January 23rd, 2012
8:53 pm
Joe Camel
Big Ray
January 23rd, 2012
8:53 pm
Bogut is so weak…..can’t believe yall like him as a player
Who is y’all ?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 23rd, 2012
8:53 pm
F-cking Joe what the hell
steven a
January 23rd, 2012
8:53 pm
Joe Johnson..Give back some of that money, pleeaasseeeee….
SoullRenaissance
January 23rd, 2012
8:53 pm
Zaza hustling
bigdave
January 23rd, 2012
8:54 pm
Joe w/ a series of crosses and misses his signature floater..
he’s off early tonight..
O'Brien
January 23rd, 2012
8:54 pm
JJ is 1-8.
Meanwhile, where is the teague of the 1st quarter? He has changed…
MattP
January 23rd, 2012
8:54 pm
Just imagine if Drew knew how to sub and rotate, this team would be amazing.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 23rd, 2012
8:54 pm
Drew finally has a bench to play with and people still complaining. That’s just smart coaching there. He trusts those guys and rightly so.
Hawks playing too fast, TO’s. They need to slow the pace and play some half court sets. The Bucks wanna’ run like the Warriors. Stop that!
Vino
January 23rd, 2012
8:54 pm
who has a better second Six coming off the bench?
Marvin Williams
steven a
January 23rd, 2012
8:55 pm
Bogut is a very GOOD shot blocker and rebounder. Better than Al horford.
Rob
January 23rd, 2012
8:55 pm
Can you restructure contracts in the NBA? I have always wondered… I know it happens in NFL.
bigdave
January 23rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Hindu!
ntrigue
January 23rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Joe act like he hot coach should sit him for some mins put t mac back
Luke Cage
January 23rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Bogut is a 7 footer, makes a big difference
Najeh Davenpoop
January 23rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Marvin took like 5 steps but it’s all good.
Big Ray
January 23rd, 2012
8:57 pm
Sund is an a$$ clown. Thinks we have just fine big man depth. Yeah, well the Bucks are wasting our big man reserves down low…
J.J.M.
January 23rd, 2012
8:57 pm
my god another tip in
Rob
January 23rd, 2012
8:58 pm
I read a column on SI.com that Josh Smith takes more jumpers than Dirk Nowitski!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 23rd, 2012
8:58 pm
“Can you restructure contracts in the NBA? I have always wondered… I know it happens in NFL.”
Contracts are only partially guaranteed in the NFL, so there’s more flexibility. In the NBA I think you can restructure to an extent, but since contracts are fully guaranteed there’s not much that can be done usually. The Thunder restructured Nick Collison’s contract last year, I think, by front-loading nearly all of his deal so that they would have cap room in future years.
Ryan
January 23rd, 2012
8:59 pm
2nd chance points killing us
kevkat
January 23rd, 2012
8:59 pm
Zaza couldn’t block the sun out of his eyes…no help defensively
Najeh Davenpoop
January 23rd, 2012
8:59 pm
The jumpers haven’t been falling for anyone on the Hawks tonight. Gotta attack off the dribble or post up more, and that means everyone.
Rob
January 23rd, 2012
9:00 pm
@ Najeh thanks.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 23rd, 2012
9:00 pm
Josh, try granny style.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 23rd, 2012
9:00 pm
I like that Pierre Cardin shirt Drew is wearing – that’s some old school flavor. Been shopping?
terrell
January 23rd, 2012
9:01 pm
Has Joe made a shot yet?
O'Brien
January 23rd, 2012
9:02 pm
Raise your hand if you think the hawks will outscore the Bucks in the 3rd quarter…