Atlanta Hawks at Pistons: Game thread
Auburn Hills, Mich.–Hawks will use same lineup as last game with Zaza Pachulia at center. “It’s not set in stone,” Larry Drew said. “We will stay with it for right now.”
- Drew said Kirk Hinrich had no issues after his first game back from shoulder surgery. “We are going to ease him back into it,” Drew said. “He still has to get into that playing shape where he can play on a nightly basis. I don’t want to pile too many minutes on him.”
- Drew said “for right now we will keep [Hinrich] at the one. He could play off the ball some. There are a couple of things I possibly want to experiment with as we move forward: him at some two, Joe [Johnson] at some three, that type of thing.”
- ESPN.com’s Marc Stein runs down a list of teams who will compete with the Hawks for Kenyon Martin’s services and says K-Mart is looking for a major role on a contender.
- Drew on the Pistons: “They play a very physical style. That has always been a problem or us in the past. They really bang the boards. I told the guys by no means can we come in here and think these guys are going to lay down. They’ve had some close ballgames that they could have won. Looking back at their last game against Miami they were in perfect position to win.”
- Damien Wilkins is starting for the Pistons tonight. “Our effort has been a lot better, our fight has been a lot better,” he said. “To me, that’s what we had been lacking the most. We had kind of a glass jaw. Now we have a lot more effort, a lot more fight.”
- Wilkins on not getting an offer from the Hawks: “It was disappointing. They basically told me they weren’t bringing in anymore perimeter guy and I’d have to fight [for a spot] with Pape Sy and [Jerry] Stackhouse. And then I look up and here they are with Willie Green and two other wings, and I’m like, ‘Wow.’ It was fun. I appreciate the opportunity they gave me initially. But I miss the guys.”
- The rec center in northwest Detroit Willie Green came up is now called the Willie Green Center for Physical Fitness. Green attended a ceremony yesterday. “My uncle [Gary Green] was coaching a team up there,” Green said. “He used to open up the gym for us, so we were going up there every day. That’s where I first started playing basketball. It was awesome when I walked in the place. I couldn’t believe the gym was so little. I came from humble beginnings like a lot of us.”
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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Section 212
January 27th, 2012
10:06 pm
Remember when I said this…
Section 212 Hawks, if you score 88 points you will win. Pistons about to hit a scoring wall
January 27th, 2012
9:45 pm
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
10:06 pm
This f’ing team…..where has this effort been all night? Glad I held off on the movie.
Spyro, here’s one….Antoine Walker. Dumb.
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
10:06 pm
Smoove barely missed a triple double… 17pts, 8rbs 8 assists.
To much, JJ, Smoove and Duck down the stretch. .
D
January 27th, 2012
10:06 pm
Zaza played lights out OT too
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
10:06 pm
Northcyde,
It was a great ONE NIGHT. Didn’t know that playing good for just one night was acceptable, but whatevaaaaaaaa….
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:06 pm
Teague probably out 2-3 weeks! Those sprains are brutal!
doc
January 27th, 2012
10:06 pm
good roll osh.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
10:07 pm
DID ANYONE ELSE SEE LAWRENCE FRANK AND JSMOOVE STARING DOWN EACH OTHER IN THE 2ND HALF? IT WAS A BREAK IN PLAY AND THEY WERE ICE GRILLING EACH OTHER
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
10:07 pm
get Josh a double double! 1 more rebound! go go go go go
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
10:07 pm
CHURCH!
“Hawks caught fire….Joe Johnson is the MVP….Marvin Williams co-MVP”
——-
PREACH! TABERNACLE! PULPIT!
D
January 27th, 2012
10:07 pm
Noticed how empty DET’s arena was tonight. goes to show it’s all about winning
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:07 pm
Good call Section 212.
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
10:08 pm
Slimjr
Depends on the grade of the sprain.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:08 pm
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
10:05 pm
HORNETS PURSUING TRADE OF CHRIS KAMAN
Kirk and Marvin for Kaman!
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
10:08 pm
Joe did what his salary commands that he do….
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
10:08 pm
GET WELL SOON my NINJA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE this kid teague.
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
10:08 pm
Did we only have one TO after the half?
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:09 pm
Heard he got a grade 4,the worst…Could be a month or more…
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
10:09 pm
I WILL BE SHOCKED IF K-MART EVER WOULD SIGN HERE ANYWAY
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
10:09 pm
Sometimes they are ugly but a win is a win, this ain’t the BCS where you have to win on style points.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
10:09 pm
Hey D – the other night, the Heat had empty seats also.
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
10:09 pm
Wow .. . WTF is wrong with Orlando. Losing by 24 vs the Hornets. Howard having a monster game, but everyone else around him is garbage. And they only have 58 points with 4 minutes to go in the half.
27 points for JJ after halftime.
It will be interesting to see what MC’s write-up on the game will be.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
10:09 pm
Free throws from here on out….boring. Glad to win this one, a win is a win. Later, y’all….
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
10:09 pm
pad the points Joe Johnson….
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
10:10 pm
“DID ANYONE ELSE SEE LAWRENCE FRANK AND JSMOOVE STARING DOWN EACH OTHER IN THE 2ND HALF? IT WAS A BREAK IN PLAY AND THEY WERE ICE GRILLING EACH OTHER”
mean mugging!
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
10:10 pm
Zaza!
D
January 27th, 2012
10:10 pm
lmao he missed an open layup like he’s 5″6
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
10:10 pm
double double!
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:10 pm
settle down folks, this aint the 04 Pistons! Hahaha…
Vino
January 27th, 2012
10:10 pm
say what almighty grandmaster??????
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:10 pm
Miami barely beat this team by 3 the other day, so Rick Sund can delude himself into thinking the Hawks are as good as Miami.
Great game by Marvin. Good job by Joe to bounce back after halftime. Zaza did a nice job after he was reinserted in the 4th quarter. Solid games by T-Mac and Josh.
The outlook for this team hasn’t changed for this team though:
GET. A. DAMN. BIG. MAN.
question mark ?
January 27th, 2012
10:11 pm
Why is teague playing so dumb. Is he trying to earn his way back to the bench? I guess he likes it there.
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
10:11 pm
Slimjr
How did you get that magical information? Did a leprechaun give it to you on a rainbow that was passing by?
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
10:11 pm
Najeh my point is that I was glad to be alive to witness this Larry Drew coaching tour de force.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
10:11 pm
Come on Pistons, this is not college….quit with the stupid fouls
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
10:12 pm
LD just disrespected Willie Green
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
10:12 pm
Win doesn’t change much.
We still will always lose to Texas teams, OKC, and the Lakers (in LA).
We will lose to teams like Philly and the Knicks.
We won’t contend, with or without Horford.
We will get to the 2nd round without Horford.
Ross
January 27th, 2012
10:12 pm
If we had DH, we’d win a championship
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:12 pm
Big Lou got jokes………………………………………….
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:13 pm
I wonder if the Pistons fans get free Big Macs if they crack 100.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
10:13 pm
man double up on Brandon Knight…wtf
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
10:13 pm
“LD just disrespected Willie Green”
What happened?
Did he tell him he needed to pass?
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
10:14 pm
lol @ Ivan looking like he just woke up
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
10:14 pm
we win. Joe played to the level of this contract.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:14 pm
Hawks steal a win…..What?
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
10:14 pm
“I wonder if the Pistons fans get free Big Macs if they crack 100.”
Comment of the night. Haha.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
10:14 pm
Yeah yawl! I daignosed a grade [4] when I saw the replay. Teague came down from 4 feet – hard. high ankle sprain is the worst. The MRI will tell us if he tore that deltoid ligament or not. Let’s pa-ray for THE BLACK NINJA!
Drew is gonna’ put Jeff on that fence now. My Grandma told me, “If you see a turtle on the fence … you know somebody had to put it there.”
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:14 pm
Someone on my Twitter timeline says Joe Johnson was trending nationwide earlier. Good for him.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
10:14 pm
FIRE LD FIRE LD FIRE LD FIRE LD FIRE LD
FIRE SUND FIRE SUND FIRE SUND FIRE SUND FIRE SUND
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
10:14 pm
Nice one Najeh…