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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Slimjr
January 31st, 2012
8:03 pm
Oh say it aint so JOE
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
8:03 pm
JOE JOHNSON
JaeEvolution
January 31st, 2012
8:03 pm
Bustin they ass!!
MattP
January 31st, 2012
8:03 pm
JJ is on fire!
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 31st, 2012
8:03 pm
Joe might score 40 tonight!
Joe 3!!!!!!!!!! 24 points.
Slimjr
January 31st, 2012
8:03 pm
with the 40 footer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Lou
January 31st, 2012
8:03 pm
Haha JJ! I’m loving that stuff!!
Vino
January 31st, 2012
8:03 pm
I’m going to the Memphis game nough said
Go joe
Mac-Town (#maconchevyrider)
January 31st, 2012
8:03 pm
This is a nice lil stretch Joe been on….please keep this up
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
8:04 pm
wooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Sautee
January 31st, 2012
8:04 pm
Too bad the half had to end. JJ ballin’.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
8:04 pm
Math problem of the day.
What is 56-37?
Answer: 19
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
8:04 pm
Teague is obviously the biggest reason we are a top EC team, you rather go back to Bibby that couldn’t play D, run the O or hit open shots??
yodaddybrother
January 31st, 2012
8:04 pm
Joe Johnson is earning his money this year……Should be a starter on the All Star team so far….too bad he doesn’t have a lot of fans
Melvin
January 31st, 2012
8:04 pm
Dang Joe, don’t do them like that… Then again, break them off proper….
phil
January 31st, 2012
8:04 pm
Wow.
Fire LD?
Busta Rhymes
January 31st, 2012
8:04 pm
Luke Cage I dont call getting Dwight Howard by trading teague a give a way. Any body in their right mind makes that trade. Whats with all the hate, is this site like a cult or something?
bigdave
January 31st, 2012
8:04 pm
joe put up a stretch like this in January’s past..
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 31st, 2012
8:05 pm
Joe might need to do one of those Pro-Activ commercials.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
8:05 pm
I wish I was in ATL on Thursday, so I could hit up that game against Memphis and get me some Taco Mac gift cards. Tony Allen will be the toughest defender Joe has seen in weeks, though.
phil
January 31st, 2012
8:05 pm
Joe is killing this team….
Melvin
January 31st, 2012
8:06 pm
Hopefully Joe will shoot like this on Thursday as well….
Bigman needed
January 31st, 2012
8:06 pm
High-Tech Lynching
January 31st, 2012
8:00 pm
Joe Johnson will be an All-Star again this year.
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And im gonna say this: best 2 guard in the league
Busta Rhymes
January 31st, 2012
8:06 pm
Luke Cage Where you get your weed at? You know that stuff is illegal right?
Slimjr
January 31st, 2012
8:07 pm
Coach brought in Hinrich with 4mins left in the 1st Quarter and guess what happened? We got slow and started walking the ball up court!
Thats on Larry not Teague..Hinrich kept the game close..Teague came back in with 9mins left in the 2nd Qtr and guess what? The pace picked up and so did the lead increase….C’mon man…..
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
8:07 pm
I hope they step on their throats to start the 3rd and we see Stackhouse get a good 15 minutes of playing time.
phil
January 31st, 2012
8:08 pm
UK killing UT at Corrupt Arena…
Dept. Of Unintended Irony
January 31st, 2012
8:08 pm
8:02: “We should be up 15-20 against these guys but instead it a close game”
8:03: Halftime score: Hawks 56 Raptors 37
Maybe it’s the New Math, LOL.
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
8:09 pm
yodaddybrother
January 31st, 2012
8:04 pm
Joe Johnson is earning his money this year……Should be a starter on the All Star team so far….too bad he doesn’t have a lot of fans
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Too bad most of the people who don’t like JJ, reside in Georgia.
Slimjr
January 31st, 2012
8:11 pm
I dont understand why All NBA has more fans than ISO?
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
8:11 pm
JJ scored 8 points in 50 seconds.
Busta Rhymes
January 31st, 2012
8:11 pm
Thats because Teague quit ball hoggin and let JJ do his thing. You are only proving my point. Teague is a third or fourth option. If he gives the ball to the stars we win this going away. When teague is hoggin he disrupts the flow. Most teams will let teague beat you rather than JJ or Josh.
Your math proves my point.
Vino
January 31st, 2012
8:11 pm
Would you trade rose for Dwight so why would you trade Teague for him at least Teague wants to be here and play for a winner unlike Orlando Brooklyn Dallas and the rest of his giant fantasies!!
HaWks
Bigman needed
January 31st, 2012
8:12 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
8:07 pm
I hope they step on their throats to start the 3rd and we see Stackhouse get a good 15 minutes of playing time.
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15 minutes of run for stack? U know u have dominated!
Rod from College Park
January 31st, 2012
8:13 pm
Wish Joe could get on a roll like this in the playoffs like most 20 million dollar players do.
Slimjr
January 31st, 2012
8:13 pm
Trippin on Da Blur….Now thats funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Slimjr
January 31st, 2012
8:16 pm
Rod, remember Woody would wear ISO out cause he was always the leader or top 5 in mins played..
Come playoff time dude is tired..Worn out..But he came to play…
phil
January 31st, 2012
8:16 pm
Joe can’t and won’t….
Wishin won’t make it so.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
8:16 pm
“JJ scored 8 points in 50 seconds.”
T-Mac is unimpressed.
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
8:16 pm
Well. . .JJ technically only makes 18 million this year, so . ..
yodaddybrother
January 31st, 2012
8:17 pm
@northcyde
It’s the contract we don’t like and it’s not his fault it’s ASG signing that long a$$ expensive contract. It’s not worse than Jon Contract Koncak but it’s pretty bad.
Joe Johnson #3 SG in the league easily (Kobe & Wade…gotta give them that respect).
phil
January 31st, 2012
8:17 pm
Speaking of Corrupt, Romney over Ginggrinch…
Slimjr
January 31st, 2012
8:17 pm
Best point guard by far since Mookie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6th in the NBA in Steals and hes only going to get better!
Busta Rhymes
January 31st, 2012
8:18 pm
Teage has 6 pts and is being compared Rose. Yall smoking some crack
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
8:19 pm
yodaddy . . . JJ’s contract has not hampered the Hawks up to this point. People are worried about what he’ll make in years 5 and 6, when those years are 2 and 3 years away.
Rob
January 31st, 2012
8:19 pm
Wow nice link Najeh TMAC was a beast
atlantadeepdirtybench
January 31st, 2012
8:19 pm
Second half game plan:
Play starters first ten minutes and extend the lead, then bench.
Get KH some playing time to shake the rust.
Get Vlad shooting out of his funk.
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
8:19 pm
3 and 4 years away . . . my bad
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
8:19 pm
The appropriate people to blame for Joe’s contract are Sund and the DASG. He is overpaid but that is not his fault. If he is going to be criticized, he should be criticized when he doesn’t play well, not for the amount of money he makes. Dude isn’t even the most overpaid #2 in Atlanta.
phil
January 31st, 2012
8:19 pm
But not better looking…..ugly dude.