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.”
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Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
7:37 pm
SWEET CHRISTMAS!!!
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
7:38 pm
Wow, 1st time ever that I was FIRST!!!
Astro Joe
January 27th, 2012
7:38 pm
Go Hawks and kidnap Ben Wallace on the way out the door.
O'Brien
January 27th, 2012
7:39 pm
Some hard feelings Damien?
•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.’.
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
7:39 pm
Cmon Hawks, Lets do this!!!
rob
January 27th, 2012
7:40 pm
Damien Wilkins was a good dude, the Hawks management is head scratching sometimes, but this will be the last year for the core regardless if Horford comes back or not at seasons end.
O'Brien
January 27th, 2012
7:40 pm
FTPB’
AJ,
between the Bulls, Heat, Celtics, Hawks and even Magic (all teams with 2nd round aspirations) which ones are missing a starting big and which teams could offer a quality big an “easy” 20+ minutes each and every game?.
If Kmart is good enough, he can cut into somebody else’s PT from another team. Also, how much will his decision be motivated by his ability to win a ring?
But also, has K-Mart been playing? Didn’t he get a buyout? So how do we know what kind of shape he is in?
And Does Collins think the Hawks will play KMart at Center? because wouldnt that cut into what limited minutes Collins is already getting?
I agree its all speculation, but I just hope Sund isn’t planning on hitching his wagon to “K-Mart will sign with the Hawks”.
terrell
January 27th, 2012
7:41 pm
Marvin still startin.
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
7:41 pm
Pistons starting lineup = GARBAGE!!!
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
7:42 pm
Kmart has been playing with a team in China i believe
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
7:43 pm
When Josh drains that 1st one usually that means he’s going to have a nice nite
rob
January 27th, 2012
7:46 pm
Big Ben must be almost 40 years old
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
7:47 pm
Here we go with the stupid offense again.
Astro Joe
January 27th, 2012
7:47 pm
OB, my guess is that the Stanford educated Collins has already figured out his role and knows that he and K-Mart would NOT be competing to defend the same type of player. Funny how there haven’t been articles about all of those teams being interested in Pryzbilla, Dampier, Rasheed, Fesenko, Gadzuric, etc. Hmmm.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
7:48 pm
Hawks are a little sloppy on both ends right now. All the points so far have been off jumpers.
Sautee
January 27th, 2012
7:51 pm
Why didn’t Joe just HAND IT to Josh?
J.J.M.
January 27th, 2012
7:52 pm
smh this team…sucks
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
7:52 pm
Hawks’ offense still looking like sh-t. Teague is not being utilized correctly on possessions where he is standing around watching Joe or Josh trying to create shots for themselves.
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
7:52 pm
Again… jump shots. Stupid offense. I bet we lose this game.
Blast
January 27th, 2012
7:52 pm
Hawks offence looks bad. No passes, iso ball resulting in turnovers.
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
7:52 pm
Geeeez fellas, the pistons are a horrible team, they will quit if you jump on them
O'Brien
January 27th, 2012
7:52 pm
offense looks sloppy. too many jumpers
Dre
January 27th, 2012
7:52 pm
Is it just me, or are the Hawks getting more and more boring everytime I see them play.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
7:53 pm
Marc Stein says no trade is imminent but the Hornets are actively looking to trade Chris Kaman.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
7:53 pm
Zaza is showing why he has not been a starter over the years….
O'Brien
January 27th, 2012
7:54 pm
Najeh,
0-2 FG, 0-2 FT, 1 turnover, 2 rebs.
Go easy on Zaza
atlantadeepdirtybench
January 27th, 2012
7:54 pm
Pull the starters, put the bench in.
O'Brien
January 27th, 2012
7:56 pm
Wow. 6 turnovers.
Why is Teague not involved on offense?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
7:56 pm
The Hawks did Damien wrong. I am not in the locker room obviously but it’s hard for me to imagine what Stackhouse provides in the locker room that outweighs what Damien provided on the court. Good hard worker, hit open shots, and in limited minutes played better D against LeBron than anyone else on this team.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
7:56 pm
Thanks for your contributions Marv…
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
7:56 pm
Enter your comments here
J.J.M.
January 27th, 2012
7:56 pm
all they do is shoot jumpers…
J.J.M.
January 27th, 2012
7:57 pm
teage doesnt know he can drive and score or drive and dish to josh for easy baskets…wow im turning
O'Brien
January 27th, 2012
7:57 pm
7 turnovers for the Hawks.
Our offense can look so terrible at times…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
7:57 pm
2 fouls on Josh. Hawks down by 6 and getting nothing on offense. This isn’t looking good.
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
7:57 pm
These offensive sets makes no sense at all??
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
7:58 pm
very sloppy….Pistons have out scored us 13-4. How is that possible?
Dre
January 27th, 2012
7:58 pm
They definitely have a very methodical boring feel to them.
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
7:58 pm
They have no offense sets. Larry Drew only cares about defense.
O'Brien
January 27th, 2012
7:59 pm
AJ,
Go Hawks and kidnap Ben Wallace on the way out the door.
That we can agree on.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
7:59 pm
“0-2 FG, 0-2 FT, 1 turnover, 2 rebs.
Go easy on Zaza”
Haha… he only did one really boneheaded thing, and that was the turnover after Joe passed it to him out of the double team. I am keeping track, though, and I’ll put the per-36 bonehead stats up after the game
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
7:59 pm
Like I said before, a new center can’t fix this horrible offense and stupid mistakes.
atlantadeepdirtybench
January 27th, 2012
8:00 pm
iso joe
Blast
January 27th, 2012
8:00 pm
Joe trying to shoot Hawks out of this game. He forgot he’s got four more guys playing with him.
terrell
January 27th, 2012
8:00 pm
Teague stop deferring to these jumpshooting fools and do your damn thing.
MattP
January 27th, 2012
8:00 pm
Big Lou,
I agree. Drew talks all about defense but nothing about offense. To me every night looks like they are just doing whatever they want.
atlantadeepdirtybench
January 27th, 2012
8:01 pm
iso joe
iso joe
iso joe
iso joe
iso joe
iso joe
Can someone please take the ball out of his hands?
O'Brien
January 27th, 2012
8:02 pm
AJ,
From Marc Stein;
Martin’s priority is to join a contender on which he’ll have a sizeable role, according to a person close to Martin.
The Clippers and the Knicks can offer the $2.5 million mini-midlevel exception. San Antonio can as well, but it is unlikely to do so because of the luxury tax, sources said.
Atlanta is also limited by luxury tax concerns. Miami can only offer the veteran’s minimum of $1.4 million..
So…take the same money from Miami that the Hawks can offer, or take more money from the Clipps to play with Chris Paul, Chauncey, Blake Griffin?
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
8:02 pm
nobody wants Chris Kaman…..I’m so sick of hearing about that bum everyday on this blog. Kaman and Bogut…two bums yall constantly want I just don’t understand why
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:02 pm
Nothing has changed these last few years….
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
8:02 pm
We should be able to make a move with this line up
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
8:03 pm
jason collins….is terrible….he has no right to shoot
O'Brien
January 27th, 2012
8:04 pm
Haha.
Ivan has been watchin Josh and is thinking…”I can run the break too”
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
8:04 pm
You know nobody is running the offense when Ivan does something stupid like that.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
8:04 pm
What do you want? A slam dunk alley-oop through the legs around the back plays every time down?
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
8:05 pm
yeah this is a scrub game
MattP
January 27th, 2012
8:05 pm
Did kirk just run into Ivan?
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
8:05 pm
Clearly nobody wants to win this game…..unwatchable basketball right here folks
Blast
January 27th, 2012
8:06 pm
Return of the Mack!
Sautee
January 27th, 2012
8:06 pm
Detroit is a truly wretched team.
MattP
January 27th, 2012
8:07 pm
I wonder how many turnovers the Hawks will end this game with…
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:08 pm
Jumpshot city…
Blast
January 27th, 2012
8:09 pm
Don’t know why u are watching and blogging about a boring game.
Not all NBA basketball games are pretty. Some are low scoring slugfests. Like tonite. Don’t care if the game is boring or not, I just need a Hawks win.
Old Man Peabody
January 27th, 2012
8:10 pm
D Wade is back.
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
8:10 pm
Hawks will win!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:10 pm
Grown man post move by Ivan.
Hawks are only down 2 despite their top 3 players playing like sh-t. I guess you could look that as a positive.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:12 pm
Collins may be terrible on offense, but he is a smart defender. Another charge drawn by him.
O'Brien
January 27th, 2012
8:12 pm
yodaddybrother,
Answer me this. Do you think Kaman is a better player than ZaZa and Collins?
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:12 pm
Pathetic….
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
8:12 pm
Najeh
No. I don’t. Because we would be down by twenty against a good team.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
8:14 pm
when Vlad is @ the 4 it seems like we get killed on the glass.
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:14 pm
I think im gonna go check out Magic City
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
8:15 pm
Larry Drew hasn’t learned from Jamal Crawford. Vlad is a liability on defense, and occasionally shots well. It’s not worth the tradeoff.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:15 pm
T-Mac’s been the Hawks’ best offensive player in this game by far.
“Because we would be down by twenty against a good team.”
This is true.
atlantadeepdirtybench
January 27th, 2012
8:15 pm
This lineup has the potential to be the best 2nd string in the nba.
We can get away with playing Johnson centre with Vlad and T-Mac
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:16 pm
Every song the Pistons have played in this game has been at least 8 years old, but at least they are playing the actual song instead of playing it on the organ.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
8:17 pm
I am sure some of you would prefer the Hawks play exciting bball and blow a 27 point lead along the way like the Magic did last night.
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
8:18 pm
Its 80’s nite at the palace, most songs are going to be from tha era
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
8:18 pm
#FreeJeffTeague
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:18 pm
Points in the paint must be something like Detroit 10 Atlanta 0 at this point.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:19 pm
Marvin Williams gets knocked around like a pinball quite a bit, Bob.
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
8:19 pm
@Section 212
We just want to see smart & consistant good basketball for 4qtrs per game, and dominating performances vs lesser opponents like the pisons.
Dawgs Man
January 27th, 2012
8:20 pm
Pachulia should never shoot unless it is a layup, and then he is probably 50/50.
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:20 pm
Kirk Hinrich had played almost an entire quarter until just now. Maybe I should take Larry Drew to Magic City so that his love affiar with Hinrich will end.
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
8:20 pm
Josh smith All star among forwards?
PPG # 8
RBG # 3
APG # 8
STL # 6
BkG # 2
Yea, the only one with better numbers is Lebron, but hes # 28th for Blks – no defense
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:20 pm
#24 is softer than Charmin toilet paper… LOL
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:21 pm
The Clippers and Grizzlies are exciting. I can understand the criticism of the Hawks as a boring team. Fast paced teams that share the ball and get shots near the hoop are exciting to watch. The Hawks don’t qualify as any of those things. At the end of the day I don’t care as long as they win, but I can see why a casual fan would care.
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
8:21 pm
I don’t care if it’s tied. Still taking jump shots like idiots.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
8:21 pm
im going to need a better effort at keeping opposing pg’s out of the paint..
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
8:22 pm
I don’t care if it’s boring. I just wish we had an actual offensive scheme. All they are doing is chucking up shots and playing ISO ball.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
8:22 pm
@O’Brien
NO. Kaman had like 2 good (not great) years for a scrub team and has been living off that ever since. Zaza has never had the chance to start.
The thing about Zaza is that he has short arms (the reason his shots get blocked and he can’t block shots) but he is a monster on the boards, 7 ft tall, and like 275.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:23 pm
Marvin has had a good game. Keep knocking down those open shots and crashing the boards. Be the best damn role player you can be.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:23 pm
Larry, for the love of Basketball why are benching Teague for Hinrich in the 1st?
Hirich should be used to give ISO a breather.. Leave Teague along Genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:23 pm
For real half these songs were on BET Uncut when I was in high school.
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:24 pm
@ Luke Cage well said
We just want to see smart & consistant good basketball for 4qtrs per game, and dominating performances vs lesser opponents like the pisons.
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
8:24 pm
See? WTF was that? BUELER? BUELER?
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:24 pm
Josh Jumper is super BROKE AGAIN!
Dept. Of Unintended Irony
January 27th, 2012
8:24 pm
“Leave Teague along”
Along where?
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
8:25 pm
Motor City
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
8:25 pm
Its really amazing how Josh Stacks up against the other Forwards in the running. Its really not close that Josh (who just shot a brick) is the second best power forward. Check out these comparatives….
http://hawksbasketblog.com/2012/01/13/is-this-the-year-for-smoove/
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:26 pm
Enter your comments here
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:26 pm
Teague starting to get them Mookie hands.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:26 pm
Hawks were giving Stuckey that shot the entire possession, and I guess they were right to do so…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:26 pm
Damien should have known better. That had turnover written all over it for Zaza.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:27 pm
alone? LMAO!
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:27 pm
maybe we could start Priest Lauderdale at center?
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
8:27 pm
This game is hard to watch….no rhythm whatsoever….both teams seem like whatever….and there’s clearly no motivation or drive.
They aren’t dogging it…but they are just uninspired. Can’t wait to get to their hotel room p.or.n channels
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
8:27 pm
Zaza doing his patented grunt with no shot, lol.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
8:27 pm
this pistons team play like football players … ugly ball here.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
8:27 pm
Josh jogs back talking to the ref while Max gets lay..
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
8:27 pm
Great hustle on that loose ball Marv.
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
8:28 pm
Teague is not the best finisher…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:28 pm
Every time the Hawks have a chance to tie, they take some idiotic shot like Joe just did, and Detroit makes it a two possession game again.
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:28 pm
Atlanta fans cannot relate to the quiet Joe Johnson personality.
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
8:29 pm
I keep telling y’all. The offense is costing us games. Simply horrid.
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
8:29 pm
Josh looks like he is just going through the motions on defensive rotations.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:29 pm
The Pistons are offensively challenged..
So what’s the Hawks excuse?
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:30 pm
Marvin for Derrick Williams!
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
8:30 pm
This is a very winnable game and we are much better personnel wise. The only way we lose this game is if Drew F s it up. Look for the JJ and Josh team to rock the palace in the 3 quarter.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:30 pm
“Atlanta fans cannot relate to the quiet Joe Johnson personality.”
I don’t think the fans would have a problem with Joe being quiet if Joe brought it every night like Tim Duncan, but it’s hard as a casual fan to buy into a franchise that sells you a marquee player who routinely has games where he plays like how he has played so far tonight.
Blast
January 27th, 2012
8:30 pm
Fact is, most NBA basketballs games are boring. Especially with two scrub teams playing. That’s one reason I support the Hawks. They the home team, they do have some exciting, explosive players, they are the only team I watch on a regular basis and I have no roots elsewhere. I do not watch a lot of other games because I don’t care for those teams, they are boring, I only care about who won, not gonna spend 3 hrs watching teams I don’t care about.
Come playoffs, though, I try to see every game, except for those late west coast games.
Starters comes in, and promptly fall behind.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:30 pm
Josh is just not feeling it tonight…..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:31 pm
Good strong move by Josh.
ntrigue
January 27th, 2012
8:31 pm
It take Joe to take 30 shots before he gets warmed up! Everybody talks about Josh shot selection what about Joe he takes the worse shots to me!
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:32 pm
Sekou Smith is reporting the Hawks are close to signing Priest Lauderdale.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:33 pm
Joe 1/7. They are wasting possessions by not running plays for Teague to get in the lane.
J.J.M.
January 27th, 2012
8:33 pm
another brick by joe…when will he try driving looking for contact
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:33 pm
The Pistons are Defensively challenged.
So whats the Hawks excuse?
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
8:33 pm
Consistant is spelled: C O N S I S T E N T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is the one word you really need to know how to spell IF, you want to make your comment credible, especially when you’re complaining about someone’s inconsistency . (drives me up the wall)
J.J.M.
January 27th, 2012
8:33 pm
another miss by joe
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
8:34 pm
Are Maxiel or Monroe going to miss tonight?
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
8:34 pm
Has any one mentioned that the hawks need a center?
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:34 pm
Joe and Josh not feeling it tonight…
Feel a loss coming? Its a trap……….
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:34 pm
Enter your comments here
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
8:34 pm
I’m done. Seeya next game after this loss.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:34 pm
Joe 1/8. Yes, I realize he is the go-to scorer supposedly, but at some point you have to go away from what is not working.
Let Teague drive. Quit making him give up the ball to Joe or Josh after coming over the half court line.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
8:35 pm
yall are crying about Joe Johnson….but he has never in his career scored exactly 1 point in an entire basketball game
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
8:35 pm
HOLY GOD THESE REFS ARE ABSOLUTELY AWFUL!!!!
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
8:35 pm
Consistant ly needing to step the game up…..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:35 pm
Zaza gets the ball taken right out of his hands. Bonehead tally increases.
The Hawks have let this game become a 10 point game by continuing to try to feed Joe. And what is LD’s solution for Joe’s ineptitude? Replace Teague with Kirk. Can’t make this up.
J.J.M.
January 27th, 2012
8:35 pm
thats why the hawks should have went and got chauncy. teague is like joes hoe he will give the ball to him at anytime…if chauncy sees joe strugglin he will step up and make plays
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:36 pm
iso 1-8! This ship is sinking….
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
8:36 pm
Wow Zaza decides to put it on the floor… if he had ever been coached he could have been so much better.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
8:36 pm
Larry Drew….. #FreeJeffTeague
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
8:36 pm
Geez Zsa Zsa
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
8:37 pm
Slimjr stay with me thru the 3rd and see what happens…..
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:37 pm
Teague on bench, Hinrich in. Meanwhile, Sekou Smith is reporting the Hawks are close to signing Priest Lauderdale.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:37 pm
Fire Larry!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:37 pm
Fitting end to one of the worst halves the Hawks have played this entire season.
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
8:37 pm
Speaking of bad coaching… if Drew doesn’t light a fire under them at halftime this will be an ugly loss and the Hawks may be on their way to .500 by the end of February.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
8:37 pm
Pistons in a blowout….we won’t bounce back from this….guaranteed
MattP
January 27th, 2012
8:38 pm
I think JJ is throwing this game on purpose.
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
8:38 pm
Its almost comical tonight
Sautee
January 27th, 2012
8:38 pm
35 points in a half. Musta been running the Magic offense from last night.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
8:39 pm
who the freak is Priest Lauderdale??? Hope the Hawks don’t sign that bum
J.J.M.
January 27th, 2012
8:39 pm
somebody message me when the playoffs start with or without this crappy team
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
8:39 pm
shoot yourself hot Joe..
where’s the better offensive option?
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
8:39 pm
LOL Pistons get a 3 point play out of a Lawrence Frank timeout with 2.2 seconds to play in the half. Larry Drew getting punked again.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
8:39 pm
Bigdave, I will email MC and, have him shoot you my cell# and email so we can get together at Stats to celebrate your graduation dear. Give it a couple of days, OK?
atlantadeepdirtybench
January 27th, 2012
8:39 pm
What is wrong with this stat? : JJ 1-9
JT 0-1
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
8:40 pm
Kenyon Martin is watching this game and asking himself hmm… do I want to play on a team that doesn’t even try against bad teams? Or do I want to go to Miami where I won’t have as big a roll but I will be treated like a rock star on a team that will probably go to the finals?
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
8:41 pm
Hinrich rotation is hurting us. Has reduced Green’s and Pargo’s minutes….both of them have demonstrated they can carry the 2nd unit scoring for 2-3 minutes. I don’t think Hawks have the luxury of waiting for Hinrich to “get his game legs”
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
8:41 pm
MSNBC The Ed Show – now. (smh)
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:41 pm
The game was 33-31 Detroit. The Pistons were struggling to score and the Hawks had a golden opportunity to execute the offense, get good shots, and take the lead.
Instead, what do they do? They run 4 straight plays for Joe. Joe predictably throws up bricks on every single one of those plays. Teague spends those plays standing at the 3 point line watching Joe futilely trying to go 1 on 5. The Pistons push the ball after every rebound, get layups and trips to the foul line, and extend the lead to 10. Next thing you know, it is 43-33 Detroit.
This team already should have figured this out, but ISO-JOE DOES NOT WORK.
If they are going to isolate someone, go Iso-Teague. At least he can get in the lane and draw contact against anyone. Sh-t, run the Chicago offense, with Teague playing the role of Rose, Josh the role of Noah, and Joe the role of Kyle Korver standing in the corner waiting for the pass. I’d have more confidence in that than iso-Joe.
drebaby
January 27th, 2012
8:41 pm
Enter your comments here
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:42 pm
Breaking News: Sekou Smith is reporting the Hawks are close to signing Priest Lauderdale.
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
8:43 pm
Holy Christ! That was the most pathetic half of basketball I have ever seen. Just horrid.
Would be nice if the Hawks would let us know ahead of time when they are not going to try. Would save us all from having to watch.
What a sack of sh#t performance by the Hawks.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:43 pm
By the way, Zaza -11, Twin +1.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
8:43 pm
Uh Oh! Better get your popcorn and cherry coke ready, the 3rd quarter is comming. I wonder what they do in that locker room at half-time?
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
8:43 pm
trade Hinrich
ntrigue
January 27th, 2012
8:45 pm
Joe Johnson is playing like garbage this is where Larry Drew gets me. He will ride Joe when he is having off nights and just let him continue to play. But if Teague or somebody else is hot he will pull them right in the middle of their run… Its just puzzling how you start kirk over Pargo soon as he comes back I understand over time that he will trump Pargo but Pargo was playing good. I would give Kirk mins after Pargo and more mins depending on how Pargo or Kurt is playing. Put Joe on the bench sometimes when he is out of sync and talk too him tell him what you need him to do if his shot not falling dont just keep shooting fadeaway jumpshots. Tell him to at least try and pentrate and get fouled or look for someone thats has a better shot. Tell him hey if you are going to drive don’t hold the ball dribbling for 20 sec then try to drice with 4secs left on the shot clock! Drew pull Joe out and talk too him sometime then put him back in be a coach I have never seen him pull Joe aside Never. Even Lebron coach pull him to the side from time 2 time!
O'Brien
January 27th, 2012
8:45 pm
Yodaddybrother,
Zaza has never had the chance to start.
ZaZa started in ’05-06, and averaged 12 pts, 8 rebs in 31 mins. Not bad numbers, but that Hawks team went 26-56. Obviously its not all Zaza’s fault, but if you watch the game, its not just about numbers with him.
He was a backup with the Bucks, and has been mostly a backup with the Hawks. There is a reason for that. he is very inconsistent if you have to rely on hm for 32 mpg.
drebaby
January 27th, 2012
8:46 pm
Drew is an idiot,why the hell play Twin when your team cant score.How many minutes did Vlad play.Why did he pull T mac so early when he had a good rhythm going.Joe is forcing up terrible shots.No ball movement,no pick and rolls,just terrible offense.Fire Drew,promote Nick the quick.
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
8:46 pm
All those Drew idiots dont seem to realize that Drew is the worst coach you can find. When we win its in spite of Drew not because of Drew. He has to be the worst coach ever. This team is not as good as us personnel wise. Drew has all the pieces to win this game.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
8:46 pm
Hey mary, will hot wings and a sam adams work?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:47 pm
I really can’t get my mind around how astoundingly dumb it is to tell Teague to give the ball up after coming over the half court line and watch Joe try to create his own shot. It is such a mind-numbingly idiotic usage of personnel. Joe is not a good enough player to sacrifice the team’s offensive flow to “get him going”. If he doesn’t have it, let the other players carry the load. Joe is not Kobe. The Hawks can win with him having an off night.
So far this is LD’s worst coaching job of the season, which is saying something considering how thoroughly he got outcoached by Popovich on Wednesday.
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
8:47 pm
I’m rooting for my DirecTV to go out for the next two hours.
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:47 pm
Guys relax, Sekou Smith is reporting the Hawks are close to signing Priest Lauderdale.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:47 pm
AH HOUSTON,WE HAVE PROBLEM..WHAT’S THE PROBLEM SLIM JR?
WE GOTTA COACH THAT IS A ROUND PEG IN A SQUARE HOLE.. ITS JUST NOT FITTING ROUND HERE…..HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I MEAN LUBGARD WONT HELP….
DSGB
January 27th, 2012
8:47 pm
LD is killing this team. He is determined to play Hinrich for some dumb azz reason. Pargo and McGrady were leading the second unit and LD has f**ked it up. Fire LD please.
drebaby
January 27th, 2012
8:48 pm
Zaza sucks.Trade him and Twin for J.Oneal,or any 7 footer with a pulse.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
8:48 pm
drmaryb..
no need to put anyone else to work..
da.harris2@yahoo.com
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
8:49 pm
The problem is that the Hawks offense does not consistently provide opportunities for easy baskets.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:49 pm
How bout a bottle of wine?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:49 pm
Zaza Watch: no moving screens or missed layups, but he did have 2 completely avoidable turnovers where he basically handed the ball to the other team. 5 boards in 14 minutes is good, although his counterpart Greg Monroe has 8 boards. Still, he hasn’t been a major liability. About what you would expect from a typical backup center forced into a starting role.
O'Brien
January 27th, 2012
8:50 pm
northcyde,
What’s up with your boy JJ? Very little impact in the Spurs game, and no impact so far. 1-9.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
8:51 pm
Scott Walker really needs to do something about that growing bald spot.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:51 pm
Oh yeah, if Jason Maxiell and Ben Wallace are putting up 14 points in a half against your big men on 7/9 shooting, it’s probably time to find some reinforcements, Rick Sund.
O'Brien
January 27th, 2012
8:51 pm
Najeh,
LD is improved over last year. But sometimes I think the Hawks are winning in spite of him, based on the player talent.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
8:51 pm
Section 212
Oh hella yeah! Wings and Sam Adams … Mmmmm good! LOL
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
8:51 pm
Nejah, the iso-Joe play has only worked about 5% of the time. Yet, LD, like Woodson, continues to go to it. They should just run a play. The best teams in last second possessions just run regular plays. They don’t give the ball to one guy and just have everyone else stand and watch.
Just a horrific game tonight. Looks like a f’ing D-II college game.
drebaby
January 27th, 2012
8:52 pm
The problem is why do they pass Zaza the ball when they know he is a walking to.Do not pass him the ball beyond 5 feet,duh.
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
8:53 pm
I actually have ways wanted Maxiel on the Hawks. I think he is a good player. Would trade Zaza for him. And, I like Zaza.
anna
January 27th, 2012
8:53 pm
Who is Priest L? Info please. Thanks
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
8:54 pm
Scott Walker gonna’ have to “walk – it -out” and, do that perp walk real soon! What a tool. This guy campaigned on one platform, got elected and flipped the Tea party script – hard! Lock his azz up now!
Sautee
January 27th, 2012
8:54 pm
O,B,
Joe is used to having a physical advantage. Both Danny Green and Damien are good defenders with size and strenth to match Joe. Plus, I’m sure that Damien guarded Joe in practice, so he knows his tendencies.
things that go bump in the night
January 27th, 2012
8:54 pm
Is some one saying that the Lakers cant win if Kobe has an off night?
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
8:55 pm
Quick! Cover your eyes! The 2nd half is starting!
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
8:55 pm
Najeh – Zaza just does not pass the eye test. He misses too many lay ups, he gets am o-rebound but loses the ball because he does not keep it up high, wants to dribble, does not set solid screens….but he is the best option we have at this time.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
8:55 pm
im just hard pressed to find consistently good shots from anyone else in this starting 5. if and when Joe’s rolling the Hawks are rolling. until LD puts Josh on the block, playing off of him is still your plan A.
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:56 pm
and the best the Hawks have been able to get out of a possession is a Zaza jump shot
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:56 pm
“but he is the best option we have at this time.”
I agree, which is why they need to make a trade.
THAD YOING
January 27th, 2012
8:56 pm
76er 82 bobcats 52 mid 4th thats a 30 point lead!!!!!
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
8:57 pm
that last stat was nuff said…
in wins 21.. in losses 13. u gotta get him going at all cost..
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:57 pm
nice block on Marvin!
Dre
January 27th, 2012
8:57 pm
Marvin blocked again! We need to campaign sportcenter for a top 10 block party against Marvy Marv
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:58 pm
The Pistons attack the basket every time. The Hawks make the one guy who can attack the basket every time give it to a guy who prefers to dribble for 20 seconds and launch a jump shot.
drebaby
January 27th, 2012
8:58 pm
I think big booty Marvin scores 18 tonight
Blast
January 27th, 2012
8:58 pm
Refs have their instructions tonight. Call every call against the Hawks.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
8:58 pm
That was a Marvin-like play by Josh. On the other end, Monroe in a similar situation uses his body to make the layup.
THAD YOING
January 27th, 2012
8:59 pm
76ers will go to 13-6 comfortable 4 game lead at worst after tonighr
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
8:59 pm
Hawks may get blown out of here tonight.. Just Brutal man!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:00 pm
Teague’s low release point gets him on that shot.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:00 pm
i dont think we can win w/ out Joe having a good game. not when you’re missing another productive starter. i mean, had he gotten hot in Mil. thats an L.
THAD YOING
January 27th, 2012
9:00 pm
looking at 76ers next 2 games both at home
1- sat vs detroit
2- mon vs orlando
both very winnable games
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
9:01 pm
It just keeps getting worse.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:01 pm
Bob, it’s more like LD has been handed the keys to a pretty nice car and he’s stomping on the A/C button and the windshield wiper knob trying to figure out what gets the car going.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
9:01 pm
Hawks may lose by 20 to the offensively challenged Pistons? Wow!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:01 pm
Good to see Zaza making a layup.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:01 pm
Zaza made a lay up!!!
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:01 pm
great feed J!
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:02 pm
bow!
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:02 pm
@Obrien
Kaman averages 9 ppg and 6.6 rebs…..why trade for him when we’ve already got Zaza Pachulia at a lower price???
My point is Zaza Pachulia can start at center. He may not set the world on fire but he isn’t a liability like say Jason Collins.
In my opinion he’s the same guy as Bogut, Kaman, Okafor, Noah, Hibbert, Dalembert whoever etc. He’s a decent starting center that will rebound the basketball and is physical. His short arms hinders his offense.
Realistically the only centers you have to worry about are Dwight and Bynum. Everyone else’s center is irrelevant in comparison
There’s no need to trade and blow up the team and add salary for a guy we already have.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
9:02 pm
C’mon ISO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:02 pm
jigga man.. !
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
9:02 pm
Thad, who gives a sh#t?
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:02 pm
now Drew will kill the mojo….
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
9:02 pm
Enter your comments here
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
9:02 pm
Hummm 3rd must be here….
THAD YOING
January 27th, 2012
9:02 pm
hope to have spencer hawes back vs detroit sat, must be back by mon vs dwight howard, a must
Dre
January 27th, 2012
9:03 pm
Enter your comments here Sekou Smith is reporting the Hawks are close to signing Priest Lauderdale.
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
9:03 pm
Almost 50 points!
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
9:03 pm
Bigdave! Thanks … I’ll shoot you an email tonight.
“I really can’t get my mind around how astoundingly dumb it is to tell Teague to give the ball up after coming over the half court line and watch Joe try to create his own shot.” -najeh-
_____________
This drives me up the wall too. Why cant Joe run curls like: Ray Allen, Rip Hamilton and Reggie Miller to draw his defender and make them work on D, instead of drawing triple teams and passing it to Josh and ‘nem? Will somebody please tell me why?
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:03 pm
Oh that three, Josh wasn’t even looking to get rebounding position.
Rob
January 27th, 2012
9:03 pm
F off Thad
THAD YOING
January 27th, 2012
9:04 pm
lou williams leaves the game w/ 17 points in this blowout
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:04 pm
Good to see Joe show up.
“i dont think we can win w/ out Joe having a good game. not when you’re missing another productive starter. ”
Maybe, but I’d like to see what happens if the Hawks as a team just commit to sharing the ball and getting good shots on every possession, without worrying about who is having a good game and who isn’t. The Nuggets did that after the Melo trade and they have become a better team, and this is with Melo being a significantly better scorer than Joe.
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
9:05 pm
Dre, the Lauderdale joke sucked the first time.
Dre
January 27th, 2012
9:05 pm
Zaza with that freakin grunt
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
9:05 pm
Kaman averages 9 ppg and 6.6 rebs, Hell we already got Al horford 12 9 rebounds
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:05 pm
Preach yodaddybrother.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:05 pm
Zaza bringing the ball down low….
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:05 pm
Zaza fumbles a Teague pass out of bounds in the lane. No turnover charged, but that is a trip to the free throw line for a big man with good hands.
THAD YOING
January 27th, 2012
9:05 pm
3 minutes ro go 76ers up by 21
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:05 pm
nice spike ZaZa.. grab the ball man
MattP
January 27th, 2012
9:06 pm
great pass PG Smith
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:06 pm
Josh Smith is an all star….how do you vote for all stars?????
well except that last pass
Dre
January 27th, 2012
9:06 pm
Tell Josh to stop running the open court dribbling, i dont think I have seen anything positive happen when Smith is running the court with the basketball
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:06 pm
Thanks Josh
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
9:07 pm
Zsa Zsa in the off season just sit there and catch bullet passes everyday
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:07 pm
Marvin has been solid in this game.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:07 pm
bow..!! bow..!!
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
9:07 pm
C’mon ISO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
THAD YOING
January 27th, 2012
9:07 pm
76ers played excellent d-fence tonight, doug collins coy book it
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:08 pm
Hawks finally picking it up….that’s what they need to do….run up and down the court…pick up the pace
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:08 pm
Count it! JJ might be heating up. Hawks must keep up the speed of play. no more half court crap
drebaby
January 27th, 2012
9:08 pm
Well Joe haters,what do u have to say.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:09 pm
“Why cant Joe run curls like: Ray Allen, Rip Hamilton and Reggie Miller to draw his defender and make them work on D, instead of drawing triple teams and passing it to Josh and ‘nem?”
Exactly. I’m sure someone with a Synergy account can confirm this, but to my eyes, the two most efficient plays for Joe are the catch-and-shoot (like that last play before the timeout) and when he comes off the curl and catches it with a chance to turn into the lane for the floater. Giving him the ball any farther than 15 feet away from the hoop almost always results in a bad shot by him or a bad shot by Josh.
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
9:09 pm
Stop with the Kamen talk. Really, stop it. Bad enough I have to watch this putrid game. Do not need to read speculation on a player that is not what you guys think he is.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
9:09 pm
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
9:07 pm
“Zsa Zsa in the off season just sit there and catch bullet passes everyday”
Passing and catching is a gift..ZaZa didnt get that at birth!
Rob
January 27th, 2012
9:10 pm
Missed that floater b Teague today.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:10 pm
oh no
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:10 pm
That is one guy I do not want to see injured.
Melvin
January 27th, 2012
9:10 pm
Damn, Teague is hurt….
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:11 pm
Teague injured….what a disaster
drebaby
January 27th, 2012
9:11 pm
Oh no my baby better not be hurt.
Rob
January 27th, 2012
9:11 pm
@ Thad, kick rocks.
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
9:11 pm
Gee, 3rd and the hawks are back… what do you know about that….
MattP
January 27th, 2012
9:11 pm
Sloan gets waived and then Teague gets hurt. lol
Rob
January 27th, 2012
9:12 pm
When did Teague get hurt?
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
9:12 pm
Joe doesn’t like curls cause he’s has to create timing for the shot through his tricky dribble..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:12 pm
Zaza could have grabbed that board but chose to volleyball tip it instead and it went to the Pistons.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
9:13 pm
ANALAPHOR!
“Bob, it’s more like LD has been handed the keys to a pretty nice car and he’s stomping on the A/C button and the windshield wiper knob trying to figure out what gets the car going.” -najeh-
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LMAO!
OK … here’s one for you: Teague is my super hero Donatello, (teenage mutant ninja turtle). But, Drew keeps sitting him on the bench. Like my Grandma used to say, “If, you see a turtle sitting on the fence … you know somebody had to put it here.”
I never knew what that meant until now. Uh oh! Is Teague hurt? OMG Nooooo!!!
Drew dit it! He hurt Teague so, he can play Kirk.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:13 pm
TEague…high ankle sprain…out two weeks at least
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
9:13 pm
Oh know if Teague goes down, game over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Ankle shot!
THAD YOING
January 27th, 2012
9:14 pm
well thats a wrap up final score 76ers 89 bobcars 72
good nite all until tommorow nite 7pm vs detroit
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
9:14 pm
Pistons making the right substitutions. Drew is just fcking up and doing nothing.
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:14 pm
Collins puts it on the floor directly under the basket? Really?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:15 pm
And as usual the Hawks are leaving points on the table at the free throw line.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:15 pm
Hawks need to close out this quarter
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:16 pm
“Maybe, but I’d like to see what happens if the Hawks as a team just commit to sharing the ball and getting good shots on every possession, without worrying about who is having a good game and who isn’t. The Nuggets did that after the Melo trade and they have become a better team, and this is with Melo being a significantly better scorer than Joe.”
scorers need shots period. in the case of Joe you cant just tell him to get passive, or defer b/c he’s not on early. dude rarely takes bad shots.. and unlike Anthony, he’s a play maker.. a willing passer.
in the case of the nuggets, they have guys that can simply put the ball in the basket. i dont trust the scoring ability of Josh, or Jeff. its just not there.. so they have that option. dont be fooled by that parity though, b/c come playoffs that game slows down. you need a guy who you can give the ball to and have him go get a shot or make a play for others.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
9:16 pm
DAYUM! Teague has a grade [4] sprain yawl. He came down 100 mph on that left ankle. 2-3 weeks yawl, maybe 4. I pray and hope that is not the same ankle. Drew got his wish … he fittna’ put my Ninja turtle back on the fence.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
9:16 pm
Teague back on the bench! Whew!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:16 pm
Marvin got totally lost on that defensive possession.
Dre
January 27th, 2012
9:16 pm
Teague is ok, and oh so sexy.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:17 pm
Hinrich don’t know the plays Trade Hinrich
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
9:17 pm
Josh was there for 20 seconds under the basket wait for the ball.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:17 pm
more to blame is the offense, not the player. @ some point you have to appreciate what you have in a very complete player.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:17 pm
drmaryb..
ok, cool..
you just made my night a tad bit more interesting..
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
9:18 pm
Yea Teague was up pretty high amongst the trees..
Detroit, just too big.. They are destroying the Hawks inside!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:18 pm
Every time the Hawks get close, they make a stupid play on D. This time it’s Josh. Let Collins handle Monroe on his own. The Hawks help too often in situations where it is not necessary.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:18 pm
lol.. they face guarding Joe..
opening up a lot of court.. who’s gonna make a basket?
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:18 pm
Here’s a good idea Josh… you already got faked… commit a foul to compound the bad defense.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:18 pm
good job Collins start bodying these guys
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
9:18 pm
Too long, Too big!
Melvin
January 27th, 2012
9:19 pm
Monroe is too big and skill for the Hawks big men…
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
9:20 pm
Git ready for February…Its going to be a few night like this one…………..shoot…
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:20 pm
let Josh Smith live
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
9:20 pm
That was still awful basketball. Just a little less awful than the first two quarters.
Dre
January 27th, 2012
9:21 pm
Thats what she said @ Slimjr “Too long, Too big!”
Dog
January 27th, 2012
9:21 pm
Marvin should be an allstar. I dont know why hes not ranked as high. But night in night out you can count on Marvin. You guys talk about JJ an Josh but how can you leave Marv out of this?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:21 pm
Can’t do much about that jump hook Monroe has, especially when you are already giving up 2 inches and 25 pounds to him. Now I see why Monroe has been putting up big numbers for my fantasy team (not the one in the Hawks bloggers league) this season. Dude is really polished for a second year big man.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
9:22 pm
“Zsa Zsa in the off season just sit there and catch bullet passes everyday”
________
Do this with a 20lb heavy ball. I’ll be his ball girl.
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:22 pm
Teague out for February? Hawks definitely .500 by March 1st.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:22 pm
Get Hinrich out of the game….put in pargo
truehoops
January 27th, 2012
9:23 pm
Teague has damn near 25 minutes in the game and 2 pts WTF is teague doing?
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:23 pm
Greg Monroe is a decent center but we shouldn’t have let him get comfortable in the first half….then we wouldn’t have to deal with this type of performance in the second half.
Hawks always make it hard on themselves though.
Pistons have the same type of team as the Hawks just not as talented
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:23 pm
i like this lineup..
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:23 pm
Joe go off….
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:23 pm
Hawks within one possession again. Time to make defensive stops.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:24 pm
“Teague has damn near 25 minutes in the game and 2 pts WTF is teague doing?”
Giving the ball to Joe and watching him go 1 on 5. That’s pretty much what he’s done in the half court the entire game. The one time someone set a screen for Teague to get in the lane, he hit the floater and twisted his ankle.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:25 pm
feed him and fan him.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:25 pm
Joe Johnson….worth every penny! lol
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:25 pm
Good look T-Mac.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:25 pm
Poor Damien. He never imagined that Sund was a liar.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
9:25 pm
Kirk! you shoulda’ threw that pass up top to zaza for an alley oop! LOL
A high ankle sprain is the worst type, grade [4]. Ouch!!! very painful, Jeff’s ankle should be wrapped in a bag of ice right now!!! these trainers sux.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:26 pm
Nice to see Joe workin’ it tonight, and Marvin playing above his average.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:26 pm
That is what Smoove should be doing! His ability near the basket puts so much more pressure on the opponent
truehoops
January 27th, 2012
9:26 pm
Fire Teague.
Fire Drew.
Trade Teague, Drew and Al for Howard….Do it now!
Melvin
January 27th, 2012
9:27 pm
LD gotta learn to use his bench. Guys cant play the whole game
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:27 pm
Collins is getting bodied by Maxiell inside. That’s not a good sign, seeing as how one of the few things Collins does well is box out.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:27 pm
Jason Collins needs to rebound the basketball….put Zaza back in
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:27 pm
This is why Jason Collins is so flippin’ useless. All that size/length and the only thing he’s good for is getting in Dwight Howard’s way.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
9:28 pm
Tied! D E F E N S E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 minutes to go. The Pistons is one scrub team that has always had the hawks ‘nimber.
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:28 pm
Joe with the weak foul… you look bad when you grab somebody’s shooting arm and don’t even impede their progress to the basket.
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:28 pm
Will Drew stick with Collins out of the timeout?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:28 pm
And yet in 9 fewer minutes than Zaza, Collins has one fewer rebound.
HAWKS NEED A BIG MAN.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:29 pm
Collins = Krispy Kreme
Melvin
January 27th, 2012
9:29 pm
LD does the same thing as Woody. Ride his starters into the ground.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:29 pm
This is also why Sund/the ASG is so stupid.
Willing to play with the status quo, figuring we’ll win enough games against bad teams to make the playoffs again (and lose). They should change their name from the ASG to the POFL (Pile of F’in Losers).
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:29 pm
“Teague has damn near 25 minutes in the game and 2 pts WTF is teague doing?”
“Giving the ball to Joe and watching him go 1 on 5. That’s pretty much what he’s done in the half court the entire game. The one time someone set a screen for Teague to get in the lane, he hit the floater and twisted his ankle.”
Jeff wasnt going to win this game for us.. even if he got 25 + teams arent going to account for Jeff Teague heating up. i rather see 15 assist. though a lot of his passes are fumbled, Joe @ the 2 guard is still a better play maker/ passer..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:30 pm
No threat of penetration from Kirk.
I give Joe credit for waking up and hitting tough shots in this half, but if the plan is to continue having him take tough shots the rest of the game to carry the Hawks through, it’s probably going to fail, especially considering the Hawks’ mediocre defense.
Melvin
January 27th, 2012
9:30 pm
Josh and Joe need a rest…. LD is such a dummy.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:31 pm
when you give scrub teams confidence they become hard to deal with….as we are witnessing so far.
The Hawks will lose this game…they just have to play better man
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:31 pm
Yep Collins in crunch time… here we go!
truehoops
January 27th, 2012
9:31 pm
Teague has damn near 25 minutes in the game and 2 pts WTF is teague doing?”
“Giving the ball to Joe and watching him go 1 on 5. That’s pretty much what he’s done in the half court the entire game.”
Really??
JOE has 20 Pts
Teague has 3 assists and 3 turnovers to go with his too points.
What game are you watching? Hawks and Miami on DVO?
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:31 pm
Drew made no offensive adjustments in that TO. He lacks the ability to anticipate the other teams adjustments
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:31 pm
This time the rebound fell directly into Jason Collins’ hands…and he still couldn’t get it.
truehoops
January 27th, 2012
9:32 pm
*2pts
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
9:32 pm
I would send Jeff home tonight on Delta. This 6K mile road trip and all those flights will severely hinder recovery. It is too much cabin pressure and, is highly contra-indicated.
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:32 pm
Glad we got Collins in there to secure those rebounds that come straight to him!
Melvin
January 27th, 2012
9:32 pm
You can see the Hawks with tired legs…. LD is just stupid…
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:32 pm
Detroit moves the ball and gets open shots. Hawks try to fan him and feed him and inevitably throw up bricks.
Joe is not good enough for that.
If you are going to force the ball to Joe, at least run plays that get him the ball in favorable positions.
This game is looking like a loss, and it’s primarily because the Hawks spent more time trying to get Joe shots than trying to get good shots.
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:33 pm
Zaza may not be a beast on the boards in this game but he’s been scoring. What is Collins doing exactly? I mean other than making the Hawks play 5-on-4 as the Pistons put together another 8-0 run? Anybody? Bueler? Bueler?
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:33 pm
mediocre defense??? They’ve given up 78 points through nearly 40 minutes of basketball. It’s more about the offense and the turnovers.
Trade Kirk Hinrich though….put Willie Green and Pargo in there….at least they can knock down some shots
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:33 pm
Kirk should be working his way back into things slowly. But Teague has a game like this, and LD will be trying to start Kirk….lol.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:33 pm
“What game are you watching? Hawks and Miami on DVO?”
Evidently I am watching the Hawks-Pistons game, as opposed to the stat sheet like you.
Dept. Of Unintended Irony
January 27th, 2012
9:34 pm
“Teague has 3 assists and 3 turnovers to go with his too points. ”
Too points? Is that like extra points in football?
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
9:34 pm
Just keeps getting worse.
Halfass performance tonight. Can’t believe they’re going to lose to these guys.
truehoops
January 27th, 2012
9:34 pm
“This time the rebound fell directly into Jason Collins’ hands…and he still couldn’t get it.” -LOL
You mean he fell out the boat and missed the water?
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:34 pm
Good D Kirk. Hawks need some damn defensive stops.
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:34 pm
LD getting embarrassed by Lawrence Frank in this game. If the Hawks win it was because Joe got hot. If they lose it’s because Joe wasn’t hot enough. No matter the outcome, Larry Drew being a legitimate head coach will not be a part of the conversation.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:35 pm
Trade Kirk Hinrich though….put Willie Green and Pargo in there….at least they can knock down some shots
What? These are the same two guys everybody wanted traded, fired, cut, whatever at the beginning of the season…
LOL…..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:35 pm
GET A DAMN BIG MAN.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:35 pm
You mean he fell out the boat and missed the water?
Exactly!
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:36 pm
thank the lord Collins is out the game
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:36 pm
Yeah, Zaza gets those rebounds that come right to him all right. He gets them and has them slapped out of his hands by Jerebko.
GET. A. DAMN. BIG. MAN.
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:36 pm
GIVE IT TO COLLINS WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE… HE’S YOUR FOURTH QUARTER GO TO SCORER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:36 pm
No matter the outcome, Larry Drew being a legitimate head coach will not be a part of the conversation.
This has been true since day 1…
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
9:37 pm
Now all of you Marvin critics tell me this.
Why in the hell is Marvin NOT in this game?
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
9:37 pm
Josh back to being Josh. Still a stupid player, I see.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:37 pm
Good ball movement that time, started by Joe.
truehoops
January 27th, 2012
9:37 pm
Got to give Marvin credit for putting on a clinic and Drew credit for keeping his team up for games like this.
Drew COY
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:37 pm
TRADE ZAZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:37 pm
Northcyde,
Ohhhh, ohhhh! Can I play? It’s because LD is a fooooooooool……
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
9:37 pm
WHY IS EVERYONE WHINING? WE HAVE 3 CENTERS AND 3 PGS. GREAT TEAM SUND
HOW DOES THIS IDIOT STILL HAVE A JOB? HE HASN’T DONE ANYTHING IN 4 SEASONS AS OUR GM
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:37 pm
Good shot Zaza.
The Pistons are a bad offensive team when they do anything other than post up Monroe. They are completely out of sync offensively right now. Hawks have to take advantage.
Rob
January 27th, 2012
9:38 pm
What Big Man is out there to trade for?
truehoops
January 27th, 2012
9:38 pm
I cant figure it out. Marvin is what got us here. Marv needs to be in the game and with the ball. WTF
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:38 pm
“Detroit moves the ball and gets open shots. Hawks try to fan him and feed him and inevitably throw up bricks.
Joe is not good enough for that.
If you are going to force the ball to Joe, at least run plays that get him the ball in favorable positions.
This game is looking like a loss, and it’s primarily because the Hawks spent more time trying to get Joe shots than trying to get good shots.”
im not seeing that…do to his scoring prowess im seeing him open up the floor for others. so you’re saying Joe isnt a willing passer?
who do you want creating the bulk of the offense? who is capable? Detroit has some shooters on the floor, but not one guy who can create good shots for others w/ out f-ing up.
Melvin
January 27th, 2012
9:38 pm
TMac will learn not to pass it to Josh that far from the hoop unless its a clear path for him on the break.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:38 pm
I did have to laugh at Josh all set to do his victory dance for hitting the 3….right as he CLANKED it…
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:38 pm
ZAZA IS TERRIBLE… GET KAMAN IN HERE EVEN IF HE GETS HURT THE FIRST 5 MINUTES THAT 5 MINUTES WILL BE GREATER THAN ZAZA’S WHOLE CAREER!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:39 pm
Yeah, Marvin has played well enough to be in the game right now.
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
9:39 pm
Here’s the offensive game plan: give it to Joe Johnson.
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
9:39 pm
Good lord, we have a fanbase comprised of complete whiners.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
9:40 pm
THE ATLANTA HAWKS: THE ONLY TEAM IN THE NBA THAT LETS CAREER BENCH PLAYERS HAVE CAREER NIGHTS VS. THEM
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:40 pm
nice “ball movement” detroit..
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:40 pm
Another layup…
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:40 pm
i dont see ball movement. im seeing taking it to the man in front of you.
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
9:40 pm
Fortunately, I didn’t get the privilege of seeing the first 30 game time minutes of this game, and only picked it up in the middle of the 3rd quarter.
I see JJ was ice cold, but is now red hot.
I see Marvin is arguably having his best offensive game of the year, and is perfect from 3.
I see Teague is a non-factor, and may be hurt?
I see Greg Monroe killing us.
I see Jason Maxiell killing us.
Is this an accurate summary?
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:40 pm
TRADE ZAZA AND KIRK DO IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
De Ja Vu
January 27th, 2012
9:41 pm
SuperSonics fire coach Hill, remove GM Sund
Associated Press
SEATTLE — The Seattle SuperSonics began overhauling their basketball operations today, firing head coach Bob Hill and removing Rick Sund as general manager following one of the worst seasons in franchise history.
Seattle went 31-51 in Hill’s only full season as head coach, the Sonics’ worst record since they finished with an identical mark in 1985-86. Only three times in the Sonics’ 40-year history have they finished with a worse record.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:41 pm
Hey JeJe…similar to how the Braves make rookie pitchers look like HoFamers
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:41 pm
“Another layup”
exactly .. relentless attacking. like spurs.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:41 pm
“im not seeing that…do to his scoring prowess im seeing him open up the floor for others. so you’re saying Joe isnt a willing passer?”
Joe is a willing passer. He’s just not good enough at creating his own shot to where giving him the ball and clearing out is a good offensive strategy. If they want to get him shots, run some plays for him to get him the ball in favorable positions. The kind of shots he’s been getting in this game — even during the stretch when he was making them — is not a sustainable offensive strategy.
Post him up on Stuckey, have him coming off curls, or let Teague drive and kick to him. But the sh-t they were doing in the first half, where he would catch it at the high post and back it out to the 3 point line and dribble the clock down, is a recipe for failure.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:42 pm
Josh….clannnngggg….
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:42 pm
Why Josh?
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:42 pm
lol..
Hawks playing around. ball should be going through Joe.
J.J.M.
January 27th, 2012
9:42 pm
josh miss=pistons score what a idiot
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:43 pm
Josh was waiting for Maxiell to do that.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:43 pm
Thanks Josh. Now get in the paint on offense!
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
9:43 pm
F’ing Josh Smith! The dumbest player I have ever seen! Bad shot, after bad shot. He does good and then counters with four bad.
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
9:43 pm
That was a goaltend.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:43 pm
but Joe has gotten offense from a multiple of areas tonight.. 1st half missed shots he makes..
i dont get it..
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:44 pm
rather see Josh shooting from 18? ill pass.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:44 pm
Maxiell got that offensive board over the best backup center in the NBA.
Tiago Splitter >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Zaza
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:44 pm
Hawks lose another winnable game right here…..weak loss….oh well play again sunday hope they make itup
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:45 pm
That 8-0 Pistons run with Jason Collins playing extended minutes in the 4th quarter hard to come back from. The sorry way the Hawks closed out the first half hard to come back from.
MattP
January 27th, 2012
9:45 pm
we lost
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:45 pm
Hawks, if you score 88 points you will win. Pistons about to hit a scoring wall
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:45 pm
Hinrich just cost us the game
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
9:45 pm
Section 303 has never seen JR Smith, Michael Beasley, or Toney Douglas play of he thinks Josh is the dumbest player ever.
J.J.M.
January 27th, 2012
9:45 pm
hawks just suck…joe is not a superstar to keep going iso
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:46 pm
Zaza Pachulia 10 points 6 boards definitely best backup center in the NBA don’t hate.
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
9:46 pm
Magic & Hawks are playing like crap
DSGB
January 27th, 2012
9:46 pm
Why is this dumb azz coach playing Hinrich in the 4th qtr???
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
9:46 pm
HEY LD HOW ABOUT U HACK MAXIELL EVERY PLAY AND MAKE HIM BEAT US?
OH WAIT U NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT
WORST COACH IN THE NBA
Melvin
January 27th, 2012
9:47 pm
LD couldn’t wait to give Hinrich extended mins. Teague better be unable to comeback in this game..
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:47 pm
Now it is biting Drew in the butt for not playing Green or Pargo…..They cannot help now
Mark
January 27th, 2012
9:47 pm
Pargo Dissed Again!
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
9:47 pm
Terrible loss. Team just not winners. They were in halfass mode from the tip. Just will never change.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:47 pm
“rather see Josh shooting from 18? ill pass.”
Nah, rather see Teague breaking the defense down and drawing defensive attention, and rather see Joe getting the ball in positions where he can score. Those contested 18-23 foot shots Joe occasionally makes are fools’ gold.
ntrigue
January 27th, 2012
9:47 pm
Whats the point in Joe always bringing the ball up? Can somebody explain!
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:48 pm
id like to know how many times Joe scored from isolation clear outs this 2nd half..
sure he’s hit a couple step backs, but ive seen him in the post.. of curls.. and that last floater off a guard/guard pick and pop..
but he hasnt just shot the ball from his looks, he’s moved it around..
Hawks shouldve stayed w/ it.. we wasted 2 possessions under 3 mins.
MattP
January 27th, 2012
9:48 pm
How long do yall think until Hinrich is a starter?
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
9:48 pm
Josh Smith 2 – 9 FG on his jumper. At least he’s 4 – 4 FT
To win this game, the Hawks almost have to shut out the Pistons from here on out.
Unless someone is going to knock down a 3, the Hawks need to be almost perfect offensively and defensively.
Reggie
January 27th, 2012
9:48 pm
Man, go get Robín Lopez…Marvin and Kirk to Pheonix. Cut Collins
Bob Weiss
January 27th, 2012
9:48 pm
You know I really cant understand why I wasnt considered for the Job. I am just as good if not better than Drew…
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
9:48 pm
Spyro, I have seen all those guys. Josh is dumber.
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
9:48 pm
Wow Joe, that wasn’t even close.
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
9:49 pm
Garbage possession right there. NO one sure of anything.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:49 pm
I see you Marvin. Solid game for him.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:49 pm
Not gonna be enough. Too many dumb jumpers and bad defense.
DSGB
January 27th, 2012
9:49 pm
Point blank: the hawks will never be sh*t until we get a real f**king coach
Bob Weiss
January 27th, 2012
9:49 pm
yea stupid azz josh has 14pts 7rbs and 6assist. Fck him
J.J.M.
January 27th, 2012
9:50 pm
horrible
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:50 pm
MARVIN!
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
9:50 pm
And Marvin makes the play going to the rim. Good job man, because that was going to be another garbage possession.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
9:50 pm
FOUL MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US AT THE FT LINE
LD WAKE UP
GOOD GOD
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:50 pm
Hinrich costing us on defense
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:50 pm
MARVIN! still a loss though
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
9:50 pm
No Section 303, you haven’t. JR Smith is the consensus “WTF was he thinking?” player in the league.
Section 303
January 27th, 2012
9:51 pm
Have a good rest of the night, guys. I’m putting in a movie. Hawks are a complete fraud organization. Born f’ing losers.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
9:51 pm
NICE.
LET THEM GET WIDE OPEN JUMPSHOTS
FIRE LD AFTER THIS GAME
MAXIELL IS ONE OF THE WORST FT SHOOTERS
FOUL HIM
J.J.M.
January 27th, 2012
9:51 pm
too bad hawks dont have a 1st round pick for a lottery pick
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:51 pm
yeah gotta Hack a Maxiell to win this game
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
9:51 pm
There you go Marvin. Tell your critics, including Drew, to kiss your azz and play you more when you’re balling.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:51 pm
foul early!
Bob Weiss
January 27th, 2012
9:51 pm
I could still pull this game out better than Drew. We are down 3 with 33 seconds…
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:52 pm
“Nah, rather see Teague breaking the defense down and drawing defensive attention, and rather see Joe getting the ball in positions where he can score. Those contested 18-23 foot shots Joe occasionally makes are fools’ gold.”
when Teague gets in the paint he’s looking to do one thing, score.. im not impressed enough w/ consistency to take the ball out of Joe’s hands and go with that game long. especially when you can get positive results from Joe from so many areas on the floor. now if he was getting 8-9 assist.. you’d be on to something..
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
9:52 pm
STOP LETTING THEM TAKE OPEN SHOTS
FOUL MAXIELL
SHOULD’VE HACKED HIM ALL 2ND HALF
LD YOU ARE A DISGUSTINGLY AWFUL HEAD COACH.
ANY BLOGGER ON HERE COULD’VE COACHED THIS 4TH QUARTER BETTER THAN YOUR PATHETIC SELF
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
9:52 pm
Should probably add Gilbert Arenas to that list as well. There is a reason no one has signed him.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:52 pm
“id like to know how many times Joe scored from isolation clear outs this 2nd half..
sure he’s hit a couple step backs, but ive seen him in the post.. of curls.. and that last floater off a guard/guard pick and pop..”
I’m mainly talking about that 2nd quarter, when the Hawks ran a bunch of isolations for him in a row and saw the deficit balloon from 2 to 11. Without that sequence, the Hawks probably win this game.
It’s not Joe getting shots I have a problem with, it’s the idea that he should do all the work to get those shots. The Hawks have other players who are good and can draw defensive attention to make it a lot easier for him.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:52 pm
What???
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:52 pm
Game tied!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:52 pm
WOW
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:52 pm
Jigga Man get off him!
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
9:52 pm
HOLY JESUS!!!!
Melvin
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
Big 3 by Joe……
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
Good Lord…..Joe earning his cash tonight. Wow. There was literally NO PLAY. It was ALL JOE.
DubC
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
Hella shot, JJ!
Bob Weiss
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
Told ya I could do it.
keepinitreal
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
We haven’t been able to say this much, but Joe has earned his paycheck tonight.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
appreciate what you have folks.
Dont Brick It
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
Funny game lol..
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
BlTCH !!!
doc
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
sweeeet!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
Bob is right. An impossible shot, and Joe hit it.
I am not dissing Joe’s talent. I am just saying, why run plays that get him impossible shots throughout the game instead of running plays that get him good shots?
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
JOE JOHNSON YESSIR
DAMN I THOUGHT HIS FOOT WAS ON LINE
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
Let’s see if Drew learned anything from the Heat game….
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
Thing is, it all started with Joe’s defense….
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:53 pm
wow Joe Johnson….can push this thing to overtime and steal this one
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
9:54 pm
There’s your ISO Najeh.
When the man is ice cold, you’re right.
When the man is red hot, you simply give him the ball and let him work.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
9:54 pm
MARVIN I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF YOURS, BUT YOU ARE PLAYING DECENT
STILL HAVE GOTTEN STRIPPED WAY TOO DAMN MUCH AT THE RIM NO HOMO
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:54 pm
Hawks win if Joe gets hot… Hawks lose if Joe wasn’t hot enough… having a real coach factor into a Hawks victory not an option.
Vino
January 27th, 2012
9:54 pm
what the hell just happen?!!!!!!!!!!!! crazy joe 120
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:54 pm
“Those contested 18-23 foot shots Joe occasionally makes are fools’ gold.”
he doesnt take many of those..
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
9:54 pm
Joe trying to earn a paycheck tonight
Bob Weiss
January 27th, 2012
9:54 pm
watch the refs
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:55 pm
Najeh,
Simple answer. Hawks just don’t play right all the time, particularly when they are tired, and nobody is listening to that boob on the sidelines…
Vino
January 27th, 2012
9:55 pm
overtime and a 5 second vioaltion on nique nephew
HAwks
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
9:55 pm
LOLOL
MARVIN JUMPING UP AND DOWN TO CONTEST THE PASS IN. HE WAS LANDING SIDEWAYS
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
9:55 pm
OK Hawks . . . you took the Pistons best shot. Now let’s win this game in OT and get the hell out of here.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:55 pm
Joe got 30…gave the Hawks life….now we gotta put our foot to the floor and get outta here with a win
drebaby
January 27th, 2012
9:55 pm
Where all the Joe haters at.
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
9:55 pm
for 1 game get off Joe’s A$$ people!!
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:55 pm
“It’s not Joe getting shots I have a problem with, it’s the idea that he should do all the work to get those shots. The Hawks have other players who are good and can draw defensive attention to make it a lot easier for him.”
agreed.
coaching.
doc
January 27th, 2012
9:55 pm
came in the 4th. where did jeff go?
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
9:56 pm
@bigdave: Joe takes five shots a game from 16-23 range, per Hoopdata.
Buddy Grizzard
January 27th, 2012
9:56 pm
Najeh talking so much ish about Zaza… my man wasn’t in the game when the Pistons went on an 8-0 run… that was Collins… aka MR CRUNCH TIME!!!!
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
9:56 pm
C’mon men step it up!!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:56 pm
“When the man is ice cold, you’re right.
When the man is red hot, you simply give him the ball and let him work.”
When the man is ice cold in the second quarter, the Hawks simply gave him the ball and let him throw up bricks in the name of “getting him going”. Without that sequence they win this game in regulation.
Joe is a really talented player. NONE of what I said is meant to take away from how good of a player he is. I am just pointing out that the perimeter isolations don’t get him good shots. All the anti-iso-Joe posts from me are a criticism of coaching, not Joe. It’s been that way since Woody was here.
doc
January 27th, 2012
9:56 pm
jj prob fouled on the shot.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
9:57 pm
HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US * HACK MAXIELL AND MAKE HIM BEAT US *
doc
January 27th, 2012
9:57 pm
steal one guys.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:57 pm
Excellent effort by Josh, then a great pass.
Pachulia does what Collins can’t – score while wide open.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
9:57 pm
W/o ISO, Larry would be on the street…..Kiss his ring!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:58 pm
” my man wasn’t in the game when the Pistons went on an 8-0 run… that was Collins… aka MR CRUNCH TIME!!!!”
Well if your point is that Zaza is better than Collins, I agree.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:58 pm
lets not forget the steal he made on the defensive end.
shut up Nique
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
9:58 pm
Its amazing how quickly you idiots flip the switch.
Hawks win hoes.
doc
January 27th, 2012
9:58 pm
keep screening josh.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
9:58 pm
Joe Johnson….worth every single penny
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
9:58 pm
Joe coming off multiple screens there..
puts it up.. drawls!!!!
Runner-
January 27th, 2012
9:58 pm
oh yea joe
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
9:59 pm
for 1 game get off Joe’s A$$ people!!
better than being on his nutz
doc
January 27th, 2012
9:59 pm
or should i say osh, the man without a j, tonight anyway.
Mark
January 27th, 2012
9:59 pm
If we win, this sort of MAKES UP FOR THAT MIAMI DEBACLE!
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
9:59 pm
Sorry azz teague got 2 pts and 3 turnovers. What a B itch.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
9:59 pm
Don’t look now, but the dumbest player in the league is really close to a triple double.
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
9:59 pm
@ bigdave
The thing is . . . almost every superstar in the league takes the exact same shots that JJ takes. Whether they make that shot more or less than JJ isn’t even the issue. It’s the fact that those are the types of shots you expect stars and superstar players to take and make.
What pizzes me off more than JJ missing those types of shots, is JJ not even trying to take those shots ( like in the Spurs game ).
Dude was ice cold, but he kept shooting, because he is the scorer on the team.
Since halftime, he’s 10 – 14 FG
In year’s past, he’d just simply stop shooting and would finish the game 3 – 13 FG.
Sometimes, your main guy simply has to keep jacking them up.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
9:59 pm
WTF is everyone’s obsession with Kenyon Martin?
He is NOT a center. We have plenty of guys who can play the 4.
We have our Kenyon Martin. His name is Ivan Johnson.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
10:00 pm
Josh has 8 freakin’ assists.
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
10:00 pm
I hate this “have more FGA than points” funk that Josh is in, but I hope he can keep up the consistent passing: 8 assists to go with 8 boards.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:00 pm
Oh yeah, props to Zaza for making that dunk and not fumbling Josh’s dime out of bounds. Only two inexcusable turnovers and no missed layups for him today. Good for him.
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
10:00 pm
when ZaZa came back in the Hawks went on a run
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
10:00 pm
“keep screening josh.”
and most importantly w/ effort and purpose..
ever notice how many of the little things Josh does sooo much better when Joe is going offensively.. and he’ll talk about it in his post game comments. he’ll say our leader.. etc. Josh can focus on being the game changer he is..
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:00 pm
Teague is tough man! Go Teague!
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
10:00 pm
Who is the dumbest player in the league?
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
10:00 pm
can’t lie….Greg Monroe was thuggin in this game 22 & 11
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
10:01 pm
Say what you want about Kirk Hinrich, dude doesn’t give up on defense.
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
10:01 pm
Does Smoove ever make that shot he takes after the refs blow the whistle?
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
10:01 pm
D R I V E IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:01 pm
“almost every superstar in the league takes the exact same shots that JJ takes. Whether they make that shot more or less than JJ isn’t even the issue. It’s the fact that those are the types of shots you expect stars and superstar players to take and make.”
Yeah, but what separates “superstars” from Joe is that when those shots are not falling, they draw contact and go to the free throw line.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
10:01 pm
Zaza just went down Main St. on the Pistons.
And gets another rebound.
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
10:01 pm
Good shot Z.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
10:01 pm
Za DUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
10:02 pm
MARVIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:02 pm
Marvin has played one of his best games of the season tonight.
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
10:02 pm
Northcyde..
excatly.. he has to get em up.. simply has to.. 6′ers loss as well
Hawks balling right now people and enjoying it.. good to see
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
10:02 pm
KILL THEM MARVIN
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:02 pm
Iso= AI Just keep shooting please?
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
10:02 pm
DUCK
YES
YES
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
10:02 pm
Hinrich is a hound dog
bigdave
January 27th, 2012
10:03 pm
this game..
reciprocal of Bulls game emotion wise..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:03 pm
Detroit doing what the Hawks used to do back in 2006. Losing games they are supposed to win.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
10:03 pm
If Marvin could hit open jumpshots consistently and finish at the rim without falling down or getting the ball stripped, his PPG would go up at least 5 or 6 a game, without taking any more field goals.
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
10:03 pm
This game was never in doubt. Atlanta has too much talent for this team. Josh is about to foul out. There goes the defense.
Drew Is the worst coach in history.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
10:03 pm
Smoove for 3
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:03 pm
Yeah BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Spyro
January 27th, 2012
10:03 pm
Yeah, that’s game.
Vino
January 27th, 2012
10:03 pm
When josh hit those that means ball game people
Dezz Nuttz
January 27th, 2012
10:04 pm
Josh with the Exclamation point!!!1
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
10:04 pm
Glad to see Marvin wake up for this game.
No really, I’m grateful. Now could we convince him to do this more than one out of every 8 or 10 games? I don’t mean score 18-20 points, I mean have this kind of effect.
I don’t wanna hear excuses. Jamal ain’t here, one of our starters is gone for the season, and T-Mac ain’t playing 30 minutes per night.
Explain to me why Marvin is struggling to average 10 ppg….
D
January 27th, 2012
10:04 pm
Lucky to win this one
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
10:04 pm
Hawks caught fire….Joe Johnson is the MVP….Marvin Williams co-MVP
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
10:04 pm
Josh make one jump shot and celebrates like he’s balling like Joe Johnson. Hilarious.
doc
January 27th, 2012
10:04 pm
hush my puppy.
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
10:04 pm
LMAO . . . and Josh would make that 3. Gotta love it.
Mark
January 27th, 2012
10:04 pm
Get a load of this guy JOSH. Happy he FINALLY hit a shot.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:04 pm
That back must be good tonight?
MattP
January 27th, 2012
10:04 pm
Kirk will be starting PG Sunday.
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
10:04 pm
DAGGER
WIN DOES NOT HIDE HOW BAD OUR CENTER DEPTH IS THOUGH
LMFAO @ 3 CENTERS, 3 PGS
WELL LOOKS LIKE TEAGUE WILL PROBABLY BE OUT SOME TIME
AND WE HAVE FREAKING CHEESEBURGER COLLINS AS OUR BACKUP C
Luke Cage
January 27th, 2012
10:04 pm
SMOOOOOOOOOOOOVE WITH THE DAGGER!!
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
10:05 pm
Marvin doing it all. Knocking down 3s. Rebounding. Getting a key assist ( no matter how improbable ).
Good job man. Your critics will still dog you though, instead of giving you props for one night.
Big Ray
January 27th, 2012
10:05 pm
Heh, heh…I’ll take the 3.
D
January 27th, 2012
10:05 pm
At least they go 2-3 at worst on this road trip
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
10:05 pm
HORNETS PURSUING TRADE OF CHRIS KAMAN
yodaddybrother
January 27th, 2012
10:06 pm
make free throws…play defense and this ones in the bag
Runner-
January 27th, 2012
10:06 pm
damien 33 mins 0 points… LOL
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…
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
10:15 pm
As NBA/Hornets survey trade market for Chris Kaman, Rockets, Pacers, Jazz, Spurs are a few teams with interest, sources tell Y!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:15 pm
“If we had DH, we’d win a championship”
Better move to the American League then
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
10:15 pm
Let;s start stuffing those All-star ballots
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
10:16 pm
I doubt that it was a level 4 sprain, Slimjr. Dude wouldn’t be walking on the court if it was that bad, let alone hobbling. Looks like a level one to me, maybe two.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:16 pm
Knicks only down 3 with 8:05 left in the 4th! Go Knicks!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:16 pm
“How did you get that magical information? Did a leprechaun give it to you on a rainbow that was passing by?”
Could be a crackhead…
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
10:17 pm
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….
*******************
Well just give him props for one night then. If Radmanovic had a night like this, people would be calling for him to be the starter, despite him playing subpar most of the year.
I know people may be tired of Marvin, but at least give that dude his props when he shows up. Because when the game was on the line, he made winning basketball plays.
DAGGER
January 27th, 2012
10:17 pm
JJJJJJJSSSSSSMMMMoooooovvvvvveeeee
with the near 3(double)
`7/8/8
Goooo Hawks.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
10:17 pm
Can you imagine what the buzz would be if LBJ scored 28 in 2nd half of game??? He would have every highlight on espn
Dept. Of Unintended Irony
January 27th, 2012
10:18 pm
“If we had DH, we’d win a championship”
This isn’t baseball.
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
10:18 pm
Could be a crackhead…
Fits the name. For some reason I think a crackhead’s diet is slimjims, and newspaper.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:19 pm
DUI I beat you to it this time.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:19 pm
Good job Marvin, now keep it up against the Elites?
Naw..Forget it…..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:20 pm
Nah I wasn’t taking shots at slimjr, just making a reference to this video.
DAGGER
January 27th, 2012
10:20 pm
JJJJJJJSSSSSSMMMMoooooovvvvvveeeee
with the near 3(double)
1`7/8/8
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:21 pm
BL= think of somebody North of 320lbs taking a dump..Yes it fits…..
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
10:21 pm
Najeh
That was gold. I just spit my drink all over the screen.
Dept. Of Unintended Irony
January 27th, 2012
10:21 pm
Najeh,
Good job.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
10:22 pm
TBS Very Funny!
“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.” -najeh-
______________
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! KTC!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you are one very funny guy, naj. ROF!!!
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
10:22 pm
Tonight’s MVP? Joe or Marv?
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
10:23 pm
D
January 27th, 2012
10:07 pm
Noticed how empty DET’s arena was tonight. goes to show it’s all about winning
**************************
????
How would that arena look if the Pistons had our record? Is your comment somewhat supposed to excuse the weak crowds at Philips, simply because the pubic doesn’t perceive us to be a championship caliber squad, despite our top 5 in the league record?
The problem in ATL is that our attendance doesn’t match how good of a team we are. That’s why people get onto us about the crowds.
But I’m not into a crowd rant tonight. This was a good win, despite how some may spin this. When you’re playing your 3rd road game in 5 nights, and the league has made you travel almost 6,000 miles to play those 3 road games, this is a good win ( despite how weak our opponent is perceived ).
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:24 pm
This is only the 2nd or 3rd Knicks game I am watching this year, but from what little I’ve seen, I’m pretty sure Woody has implanted some microchips in D’Antoni’s brain and forced him to run the Woody offense. Everyone who doesn’t have the ball for the Knicks stands around watching on every possession.
Rueben
January 27th, 2012
10:24 pm
Hinrich out played Teague. Its time to Start Hinrich. Thats the reason we came back was teague was on the bench. We could trade teague you know and package him with Al and Marvin for DH…..
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:24 pm
ISO=MVP
Marvin= 6th man..Should be coming off the bench every night
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
10:24 pm
We should beat NO easy, though… oh wait. They just murdered the Magic.
Big Lou
January 27th, 2012
10:27 pm
“Hinrich out played Teague…”
Yeah, on a night where he had a busted ankle.
Rueben
January 27th, 2012
10:28 pm
Hye you guys were wrong, Josh had 17pts 11rbs and 8ast. He missed the triple double by 2 assists.
Bird
January 27th, 2012
10:31 pm
Check your facts ruben. I got Josh with 19pts 11rb and 8ast and while your at it put 3blks in the mix.
Damn
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
10:31 pm
Joe got the steal and then he drained the 3 to tie the game. That is how your salary commands that you play!
KevinM
January 27th, 2012
10:32 pm
Get well soon JT….you are badly missed!
Great game by Zaza, Marvin and Joe….I wish they had this result every night.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:34 pm
Haha, well so much for Kaman.
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA Close
(Cont.) Hornets asking price for Kaman too high. “They were asking for draft picks, cap space and a young player,” one executive says.
Draft picks AND a young player for a guy you voluntarily benched? Come on now. F-ck that asking price.
Section 212
January 27th, 2012
10:34 pm
I’m out.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:35 pm
The Hawks cant afford to lose another starter for an extended period!
Tough luck……
crazy_88
January 27th, 2012
10:35 pm
It shouldn’t have taken extended minutes in overtime to close this team out but a win is a win. As long as the Hawks stay 10-15 games above .500 they will make the post season, the question is who will they get in that first round match up and can they win in 7 games. I still see a lot of dumb offensive possessions committed by Josh and Joe…Detroit was missing 3 key players and we barely survived…this is a hollow win..but again..a win is a win..
Rueben
January 27th, 2012
10:35 pm
“Hinrich out played Teague…”
“Yeah, on a night where he had a busted ankle”
Really?
He played 22 minutes. Couldn’t have been too busted.
Was his hands busted too? He only had 3 assists?
Was his brain busted? Dude had 3 turnovers to follow the 6 he had earlier this week.
Looks like hes trying to earn his way back on the bench if you ask me.
terrell
January 27th, 2012
10:36 pm
Just got back home, and saw that Hinrich was in the game in the 4th. Please tell me my boy Teague fouled out, or got hurt(god forbid), or something. Dont make me go down to Hartsfield and wait on LD to get off the plane.
Slimjr
January 27th, 2012
10:37 pm
Teague is gone..but for how long?
terrell
January 27th, 2012
10:37 pm
Oh I forgot, guess I’ll have to go N.O.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
10:39 pm
perhaps we can use this gozelle chick to land kaman. LOL
My Push up Bra will help me get my man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtkU2ch0sRI
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
10:39 pm
“got hurt(god forbid)”
Sprained ankle.
8crazy8
January 27th, 2012
10:39 pm
Zaza once again showing hes just as good if not better than Al . 16 pts 9 rbs and a blk. Those numbers are better than Al’s Thats why this team is better without Al.
terrell
January 27th, 2012
10:40 pm
“Time to start Hinrich”? LMMFAO!
steven a
January 27th, 2012
10:41 pm
Chris Kaman is washed up scrubs…..
Just Joe
January 27th, 2012
10:44 pm
Hawks still need a big man. Gave up 22 & 11 to Monroe, and 19 & 8 to Maxiell…Gave up 46 total points in the paint. Another game where Hawks are under 10 offensive boards.
The Monger
January 27th, 2012
10:51 pm
I agree Just Joe…Definately NEED to get Kenyon Martin. He is the EXACT type of player we are missing. If we get him we become Instantly Elite again, and once Al is ready for the playoffs that trio of Al Horford, Kenyon Martin, and ZaZa Puchulia is unstoppable. Besides, Jason Collins is the worst player in the NBA hands down!! He cant score, he cant rebound, he is not physical and gets dominated down low, he is clumsy and commits lots of turnovers, he is slow, he cant shoot or make free throws, he cant jump at all, he doesnt really do anything at all other than set picks and miss a few shots…
Jason Collins typical stat line- 22 minutes- 0-3 FG- 2 rebounds, 3 turnovers, 4 personal fouls…
Are you serious Sund???!!!!
Pete E. Tong
January 27th, 2012
10:52 pm
Does anyone know if Steve Holman is alright? It felt like I was listening to someone have a heart attack.
Wendy
January 27th, 2012
10:53 pm
Kirk will start if JT is out with the injury. Kirk played so much tonight because of the injury. And look – by the end of the game he was really getting his rhythm back. That took around 45 minutes of game time….
All you JT fans do realize that we can’t go through the rest of his career with an awful backup PG just so the kid doesn’t get rattled, right? It’s his job to lose.
Legit Bigman needed
January 27th, 2012
11:01 pm
Real talk: d12 dominated okafor stats wise tonight, but no whupped magic
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
11:02 pm
Not a fan of the Kenyon Martin move, but any upgrade in talent will be welcomed. A move like that may pay off during the playoffs IF we can get Horford back to 100%. If not, Kenyon isn’t the type of big body we’ll need against more aggressive frontline teams.
We need a “lane clogger”. A guy that can take up space and not easily be moved in the post. And when the ball comes off the rim, he could get the rebound.
If we had the defensive opposite of Zaza, we’d be straight.
Legit Bigman needed
January 27th, 2012
11:02 pm
Chris kaman stat line: DNP organizational decision
Can someone explain this????
northcyde
January 27th, 2012
11:14 pm
Legit . . . that means that he may be about to be traded. There may be a deal in the works ( or possibly in the works ), and the team decided to keep Kaman out of the game so that he wouldn’t get hurt.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 27th, 2012
11:17 pm
WINNING!
Winning makes me so very happy. I can sleep like a baby now. What a thrilling nail biter, Joe and Marvin really stepped up.
With “The Black Ninja” going down, can we really afford to lose Kirk now? Will Kirk even hold up, he looked so winded and, outa’ shape in the 4th. I know Drew did not want to play him that many minutes … Be careful with Kirk, he may have a re-injury or exacerbation if over used.
Play some Pargo and TMac at the point by committee until Jeff get’s back. We still need a big man!
Vino
January 27th, 2012
11:22 pm
kaman for hinrich would make sense.
problem is hawks need to send more out to balance the deal – perhaps marvin williams and ariza would do the trick.
Trade accepted for basketball reasons
Vino
January 27th, 2012
11:25 pm
Sorry Marvin we needed a big man.. MAN!
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
11:27 pm
Couldn’t even blow out a team early without Villy or Gordon
GREAT JOB LD
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
11:28 pm
KENYON MARTIN IS A POWER FORWARD.
WE HAVE GUYS WHO PLAY POWER FORWARD.
LET IT GO FFS. HE IS NOT COMING HERE FOR ASG BS PAY AND SPOT MINUTES
Ramon
January 27th, 2012
11:29 pm
Ariza is worse than Marvin on offense. And he shoots worse than Josh. No thank you. Kaman isn’t worth taking on Ariza in any capacity. I’d rather lose in the 2nd round.
Legit Bigman needed
January 27th, 2012
11:29 pm
Marvin’s value is skyhigh right now. He is playing solid if nt lock down man defense, making good dcisions, crashing th boards, knocking down open jumper, stepping up. Chipped in 22 points.
But j-j-joe is playing like te best 2 guard in th league right now. Yeah i said it. Who isplaying better?
Find away to get a legit bigman and watch us go to ECF and beyond!
Grandmaster JeJe
January 27th, 2012
11:34 pm
Hopefully we destroy NO Sunday. I doubt it since we always find a way to make road games vs weak teams tough.
It would be ideal if Pargo gets minutes, as does Willie.
Kirk’s defense was horrid. Maybe Knight just played well too
Najeh Davenpoop
January 27th, 2012
11:38 pm
Some people mentioned Shellhead the Foreclosure as a possible trade target, seeing as how he makes the veterans’ minimum. He started today for New Jersey and put up 7 boards, 3 blocks, and zero turnovers in 35 minutes in a win over Cleveland.
The crazy thing is, New Jersey might not want to get rid of him because they are only one game out of the 8th playoff spot. Yes, that is how bad the East is after the top 6 or 7 teams. New Jersey and New York are one game out, and Toronto is 2 games out. And considering that Milwaukee currently has the 8 seed and just lost Bogut, there is a very realistic chance of one of those teams making it.
Legit bigman needed
January 27th, 2012
11:48 pm
Teague rolled an ankle, shouldnt miss any time right?
Michael Cunningham
January 27th, 2012
11:51 pm
new blog posted. shutting down this thread.