Atlanta Hawks at Hornets: Game thread
Jeff Teague will start at point guard for the Hawks tonight against the Hornets. Teague said he felt “fine” despite the sprained ankle that limited him during Friday’s win against Pistons.
“Jeff is a go,” coach Larry Drew said before the game. “He was moving around on it pretty good yesterday. He hasn’t mentioned that it is bothering him to the point that we have to limit him. We’ll keep an eye on him. Right now, he is a full go.”
Drew said he would split reserve minutes between Kirk Hinrich and Jannero Pargo.
“He has been playing really well for us,” Drew said of Pargo. “That’s why we got him.”
Hinrich, who played 31 minutes against the Pistons after Teague left late in the third quarter, said he is working to regain form as quickly as possible.
“I want to get my game back,” Hinrich said. “I feel rusty and I just want to help any way I can right now and get my rhythm back.”
* Austin Barker, a 17-year-old high school student from Mississippi scheduled for a bone marrow transplant this week, was the guest of Hawks trainer Wally Blase Sunday.
Barker, who is at Tulane Children’s Hospital, attended the game with his father and two friends. He received a hat signed by the Hawks.
The non-profit organization Sunshine Kids brought Baker’s situation to Blase’s attention. Blase worked with the Hornets to organize the outing.
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drmaryb.[*_*].
January 31st, 2012
7:21 pm
You know it’s time to come home when you run out of clean draws, shirts and a neck tie!
Zaza! F O C U S on The 4 points of pressure – ball security is a basketball F U N D A M E N T A L.
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
7:21 pm
Should be able to get to the paint easily, finishing is the issue
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:22 pm
By the way, Zaza has a higher postseason turnover rate than Chris Kaman over the last three seasons.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:24 pm
Raptors fans still boo T-Mac? It’s been like 13 years…
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
7:25 pm
Come on guys . . cut down on all of these silly turnovers.
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
7:26 pm
DEBO checking into the game.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:26 pm
Damn T-Mac with a beautiful pass
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
7:26 pm
Sweet pass & finish
Wild Boy
January 31st, 2012
7:27 pm
Yeah, I’m not so sure this team can survive Feb.
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
7:27 pm
T-Mac throws the deep ball better than Matt Ryan
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:30 pm
If not for that 3 second violation, that would have been a great drive and dish by Josh…
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
7:30 pm
Damn that 3 sec
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:30 pm
Kirk is doing nothing on either end of the floor.
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
7:30 pm
Matty Ice = Vanilla Ice, well until he wins some playoff games.
Vino
January 31st, 2012
7:31 pm
Good pass though by tmac
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:31 pm
Ivan can’t be giving up offensive boards to Amir Johnson when his only purpose is to be an energy guy.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:34 pm
Joe was WIDE open on that 3.
Kind of a sloppy quarter, but if they cut down on turnovers they should comfortably win.
MattP
January 31st, 2012
7:35 pm
We need a another big, atleast bring in a DLeague guy that works in the post and rebounds.
atlantadeepdirtybench
January 31st, 2012
7:35 pm
Atl with 3 of the top 10 3 point % shooters.
3rd Marvin
7th Teague
8th Green
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 31st, 2012
7:35 pm
Should have been up by 10. Josh looks tired to me, he has played his heart out. All these games are catching up to us fellas.
We have played more than any other team so far. We need ’bout 3 days off in a row with no practices yawl.
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
7:35 pm
Good qtr other than a couple of bad transition D, cut down on the turnovers also, keep going to the paint all night long.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:37 pm
Kirk gets burned on the screen by Calderon. The only thing Kirk does better than Teague is getting around screens, and he’s not even doing that well in this game. And yet Teague got taken out after 7 minutes and Kirk has been in since.
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
7:37 pm
C’mon Kirk, gotta bring more than what your giving me
Sautee
January 31st, 2012
7:38 pm
Something is missing tonight.
Doug
January 31st, 2012
7:38 pm
Watch MC come back saying he had a cold or that he left his bags in the cab by mistake, which caused days worth of non-activity on the blog
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
7:38 pm
Time for Pargo or Teague
Big Lou
January 31st, 2012
7:39 pm
Kirk is getting destroyed on D.
Busta Rhymes
January 31st, 2012
7:39 pm
“NBA.com released their weekly “Power Rankings” on Monday morning, and the Atlanta Hawks made the biggest jump up the ladder by moving from 10th to fourth.”
It seems that this team is a much better core without Al. The cohesion has been phenomenal. They haven’t missed Al at all.
Which begs the question why spend any more time trying to develop Al who is turning out to be not not only injury prone but a problem in the locker room. finally Al doesn’t like playing his position and when asked about the possibility of being traded remarked ” I think that will be very interesting. ”
Since Al has injured himself and left the locker room the spirit among the hawks players has risen. starting out at 7-5 with Al the Hawks have run 8-2 with out Al leading to the rise in the polls and the opinion of the experts.
http://hawksbasketblog.com/2012/01/31/turning-skeptics-into-believers/
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:40 pm
Nice charge taken by Ivan. He’s done a good job of drawing offensive fouls.
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
7:40 pm
Ivan drawing charges now? Look at em
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
7:41 pm
Ok LD, Teague is ready to go
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:41 pm
Teague replaces Kirk, thank God.
I’ll say it again — Pargo as backup PG > Ivan and Collins at backup C
The obvious move is to trade Kirk for a big man.
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
7:41 pm
3rd turnover for T-Mac. Way too careless with the ball tonight.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:42 pm
Keep moving the ball. Vlad hasn’t hit a 3 yet but he has played well.
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
7:43 pm
T-Mac sayin “This Is Still My House”
Busta Rhymes
January 31st, 2012
7:43 pm
Teague should have pass to Tmac but was hogging the ball. Shot a brick then He makes a very very stupid foul.
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
7:43 pm
Pretty steal and floater by Teague. Spud Webb-esque
MattP
January 31st, 2012
7:45 pm
Najeh Davenpoop,
I agree, Pargo needs to be the backup PG because we need a Center more. Pargo and McGrady also run the 2nd unit well together.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:46 pm
Teague is getting a hell of a lot better at finishing.
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
7:46 pm
LD coolin off Joe now.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:47 pm
Josh throwing some Kurt Kittner passes in this first half…
Busta Rhymes
January 31st, 2012
7:48 pm
Teague is a ball hog and put the hawks out of sync . We should be blowing this team out. Teague is not very smart
Big Lou
January 31st, 2012
7:48 pm
Stupid turnovers. Sloppy.
Mac-Town (#maconchevyrider)
January 31st, 2012
7:48 pm
should be blowin these guys out
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
7:48 pm
Wow . . another turnover. Smith 4 . . T-Mac 3
Ray
January 31st, 2012
7:48 pm
@ Wild Boy
As far as I’m concerned this team can and will survive they’ve da** near beaten up on the suppose top 2 teams that’s going to be in the ECF this year, and I’m sure they’ll handle Orlando and Boston it’s just Pacers and 76ers that worry me for the east crown surprisingly.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:48 pm
Marvin on FIRE
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
7:49 pm
Road trip kinda showing tonight, but still beat these guys
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
7:49 pm
Joe is going to get whatever he wants as long as he can post up Bayless.
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
7:49 pm
LOL . . Marvin is a corner 3 sharpshooter now. . . wow