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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Big Ray
January 23rd, 2012
9:25 pm
WTF…..looking like idiots out there. I wonder what sage witicisms Uncle Larry has for the huddle…
Rod from College Park
January 23rd, 2012
9:25 pm
This is where the game gets out of hand.
ntrigue
January 23rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Joe killing us put him on the bench!
cape crusader
January 23rd, 2012
9:26 pm
I believe josh is what makes this team work. Teague doesnt have a clue and JJ is poison. Jennings killed teague.
Ole Hawks's Fan
January 23rd, 2012
9:26 pm
Every Hawk’s Player was Jump Shooting………..To The Tune Of Kung Fu Fighting.
MattP
January 23rd, 2012
9:26 pm
Hawks have to be the worst 3rd quarter team in the NBA.
Melvin
January 23rd, 2012
9:26 pm
Joe shooting all these stupid jumpshots when he has the smaller Delfino on him… The offense needs to go thru Teague and Josh
northcyde
January 23rd, 2012
9:27 pm
JJ having a cold Kobe Bryant type game. Missing difficult shots. He may need to get some easier looks and/or go into playmaker mode for a few minutes.
Give-us us free [Amistad]
January 23rd, 2012
9:27 pm
Joe Johnson’s NBA player contract: 6yrs., $123.7 million USD
Hope Diamond: estimated value $200-$250 million USD
Bill Gates net worth: estimated $56 billion USD
USA Total Debt: $56.5+ trillion USD [which includes Social Security, Medicaid & Medicare]
Marivn Williams selected #2 overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks: Priceless!
Rod from College Park
January 23rd, 2012
9:27 pm
If the J is not falling, Joe is nothing offensively.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 23rd, 2012
9:27 pm
Put T-Mac in for Marvin please.
Melvin
January 23rd, 2012
9:27 pm
Take Marvin out
Najeh Davenpoop
January 23rd, 2012
9:28 pm
” Missing difficult shots. He may need to get some easier looks and/or go into playmaker mode for a few minutes.”
Those shots are not that difficult. He needs to go into bench mode if he keeps missing those. Delfino ain’t exactly Iguodala.
Big Ray
January 23rd, 2012
9:28 pm
Northcyde is just hoping against hope. You can’t blame him.
After all, Joe is supposed to be our best player (I say again). Instead, we’re paying him megabucks to “almost” average 19 ppg and shoot badly.
bigdave
January 23rd, 2012
9:28 pm
there you go big guy..
yodaddybrother
January 23rd, 2012
9:28 pm
Bucks always play the Hawks tough historically…..yall act like the Hawks are supposed to blow every team out. ….relax. we’ll end up pulling this one out I think. It looks like they are playing spirited basketball but just aren’t hitting their shots on offense
Boondox
January 23rd, 2012
9:28 pm
if we win this one it will be because of the bench lets hope the bench catches fire
O'Brien
January 23rd, 2012
9:28 pm
finally JJ gets in the paint for a floater.
Meanwhile…marvin being Marvin.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 23rd, 2012
9:29 pm
MARVIN BLOWS PLEASE PUT T-MAC IN
northcyde
January 23rd, 2012
9:29 pm
That’s better JJ
Sundusky
January 23rd, 2012
9:29 pm
I like bonding with you fellas. We are one family.
Rod from College Park
January 23rd, 2012
9:29 pm
Marvin is horrible
bigdave
January 23rd, 2012
9:29 pm
weak ass pass..
sit him down Marvin Williams is garbage and you are a fool to think otherwise.. it was a matter of time before he would fade to nothing.
Big Ray
January 23rd, 2012
9:29 pm
Sloppy passing.
Maybe Joe needs to shoot more floaters or back guys down into the lane more.
Bogut is trash. I see that idiot with the multiple name who wanted him is being strangely quiet.
Simple thoughts
January 23rd, 2012
9:29 pm
Marvin can’t even throw the ball down court…wow
northcyde
January 23rd, 2012
9:29 pm
Marvin threw that pass like Matt Ryan . . . weak arm
O'Brien
January 23rd, 2012
9:29 pm
Nique killing Bogut. “If you watch his game, none of his moves are impressive”
bigdave
January 23rd, 2012
9:30 pm
ZaZa battling today.. good to see.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 23rd, 2012
9:30 pm
Mind Reading!
“Too bad they don’t keep per-36 stats for number of times falling down and number of times a point blank layup gets blocked.” -Najeh-
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Man you’re stealing thought outa’ my head: I was just about to post: Is there a stat for the MOST blocked shots in the HISTORY of the NBA?
Marvin may have surpassed Josh’s youngest player to block 1′ shots and that’s amongst centers too. Marvin must be the antithesis of that stat!!!!!!! Najeh – you good. LOL
Melvin
January 23rd, 2012
9:30 pm
Why is Marvin still in the game? Did TMac back lockup again
Big Ray
January 23rd, 2012
9:30 pm
Thank God. Was ready for Marvin to goooooo
BoneKollector
January 23rd, 2012
9:30 pm
lol @ northcyde dissing Matt duckface
northcyde
January 23rd, 2012
9:30 pm
LOL @ JJ getting 6 feet from the basket, but passing it out for Josh at 22 feet . . swish
A low percentage play goes well.
bigdave
January 23rd, 2012
9:30 pm
assert yourself.. f it…
Big Ray
January 23rd, 2012
9:31 pm
Nice make. Better have made it after all that dribbling, I’m just sayin’….
Big Ray
January 23rd, 2012
9:31 pm
WTF Joe…good thing he got the steal, but it ended up doing us no good…
J.J.M.
January 23rd, 2012
9:31 pm
smh
BoneKollector
January 23rd, 2012
9:31 pm
wtf are they doin
why give it to zaza
bigdave
January 23rd, 2012
9:31 pm
“LOL @ JJ getting 6 feet from the basket, but passing it out for Josh at 22 feet . . swish”
not good tho.. he continuously does that.. he rather bring it back out.. like, you gotta call take backs or something..
Big Ray
January 23rd, 2012
9:32 pm
Josh = the best man.
Rod from College Park
January 23rd, 2012
9:32 pm
I need Tmac to shoot when he is open.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 23rd, 2012
9:32 pm
If you are going to make the duck face you at least need to make plays like Eli Manning.
Of course either one is better than duck butt.
Boondox
January 23rd, 2012
9:33 pm
Captain jack aint happy in milwaukee not enough strip clubs
Najeh Davenpoop
January 23rd, 2012
9:33 pm
“Josh = the best man.”
Marvin = Rosie O’Donnell at a bisexual bridal shower.
Ole Hawks's Fan
January 23rd, 2012
9:33 pm
Cape Crusader……… you must be smoking “KRYPONITE”!
Simple thoughts
January 23rd, 2012
9:33 pm
I hope you guys realized something a couple possessions ago…T-Mac REFUSED to give Josh the ball in a position in which Josh could have shot a jumper….He forced Josh to post…GREAT DECISION..
Big Ray
January 23rd, 2012
9:34 pm
People get aggravated with Zaza….I get it…
But the person you should be clowning is that damn Sund, who decided to hire 50 guards to cover for Hinrich’s absence, then leave us with nobody down low besides Jason “I can’t play unless its against Dwight” Collins.
bigdave
January 23rd, 2012
9:34 pm
ball Ivan thats go.. its your half..
northcyde
January 23rd, 2012
9:34 pm
bigdave
January 23rd, 2012
9:31 pm
“LOL @ JJ getting 6 feet from the basket, but passing it out for Josh at 22 feet . . swish”
not good tho.. he continuously does that.. he rather bring it back out.. like, you gotta call take backs or something..
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LOL. I agree. He does it way too much.
JJ 3 – 5 FG this quarter, by the way. And the Bucks only have 11 pts this quarter.
J.J.M.
January 23rd, 2012
9:34 pm
lol@eli porter line