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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Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
9:23 pm
T-Mac comes across like someone who has TV analyst in his future.
phil
January 31st, 2012
9:23 pm
You are what your playoff results say you are.
And therein lies the problem.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
9:23 pm
F-ck high school recruiting.
northcyde
January 31st, 2012
9:24 pm
We are the most unhappy 17 – 6 fan base in history. Always in worry mode, instead of enjoying the season so far.
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 31st, 2012
9:24 pm
Lets have a blog marathon tonight and see how many pages we can get before MC comes back.
Hawks offense looks much better without Horford.
phil
January 31st, 2012
9:24 pm
Best road trip since 1968.
Well done.
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
9:25 pm
FYI – Kenyon Martin too small
Melvin
January 31st, 2012
9:25 pm
I like TMAC, Hinrich, Green, Vlad and Ivan off the bench over Jamal and ZaZa….
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 31st, 2012
9:25 pm
HAWKS WILL BE IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 31st, 2012
9:26 pm
Sautee’s Credo!
Like Mr. Sautee always says, “Another quality win on the road – I’ll take it!”
_______
Yep!
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 31st, 2012
9:26 pm
Jeff Teague for MVP
Sautee
January 31st, 2012
9:26 pm
yodaddybro,
Here’s what I mean:
Vs. .500 teams:
Bulls: 5-4
Heat: 7-3
Pacers: 4-3
Hawks: 3-6
Gotta pick it up in Feb.
phil
January 31st, 2012
9:26 pm
Tmac isn’t covered in tatooes either…
Is he?
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
9:26 pm
northcyde,
I totally agree, always waiting and in some cases wanting all gloom & doom
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 31st, 2012
9:27 pm
Shout out to all the haters that rode the Hawks off when Horford went out.
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
9:28 pm
@phil
Nobody is covered up like Chris Anderson up in Denver
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 31st, 2012
9:29 pm
I hope Horford was at home watching Big Ivan play defense. Maybe when Horford gets back he will learn how to take a charge.
phil
January 31st, 2012
9:29 pm
Hawks = gloom and doom normally.
Give us time!
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 31st, 2012
9:30 pm
I miss Al Horford a lot!
It would be nice to go BIG when he returns and start Al with ZaZa: Twin (no pun) Towers! LOL. But, to do that we need another mobile, defending, rebounding big. Get him NOW and we may become a title contender.
Kaman is being bought out, so there it is.
High-Tech Lynching
January 31st, 2012
9:30 pm
northcyde,
The Hawks’ record is currently 16-6 or I guess you are already booking a win at home against the Grizz this Thursday.
vava74
January 31st, 2012
9:30 pm
Najeh,
And he will be able to look at cameras 1 and 2 AT THE SAME TIME!
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 31st, 2012
9:31 pm
BEFORE DRMARY B THERE WAS BASKETBALL PRINCESS
#hawksbloghistory
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
9:32 pm
“And he will be able to look at cameras 1 and 2 AT THE SAME TIME!”
LMFAO you are wrong for that one.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
9:33 pm
No athlete in ATL has ever been as tatted up as Eric Hinske.
Luke Cage
January 31st, 2012
9:34 pm
Who cares who’s covered up, its not my body all inked up lol.
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 31st, 2012
9:35 pm
They play rap music during the game at other arenas but at the Highlight Factory they play techno.
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 31st, 2012
9:36 pm
Nobody calls Chris Anderson a thug.
Rusty
January 31st, 2012
9:38 pm
Buster rhymes. Your an idiot
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 31st, 2012
9:38 pm
ADD THE TWERK TEAM TO THE HAWKS DANCE TEAM AND I WILL BUY SEASON TICKETS
High-Tech Lynching
January 31st, 2012
9:39 pm
Near the end of the Cavs-Celts game, the [Cleveland] DJ was playing “Super Freak” [by Rick James], “More Bounce” [by Roger and Zapp] and some song by Parliament Funkadelic. The [Cavs] DJ was goin’ real old school.
doc
January 31st, 2012
9:40 pm
najeh nobody except moylan bro. that boy got tats.
in todays era, anyone worried about who got tats has had a few tats in their brain or is crawling out of a dark hole.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
9:42 pm
I co-sign the twerk team idea.
Astro Joe
January 31st, 2012
9:48 pm
So which one of y’all are writing the post-script to this blow-out and highly successful raod trip? Who is ready to front like they’re Sekou or MC tonight? Make sure that you include Zaza when recapping the strong road trip.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 31st, 2012
9:48 pm
Sautee
“But these were some truly awful teams. Very little quality on benches.” – sautee -
__________
But, Sautee it’s like Barbara Striesand said, “It’s The Way We Were.” I.e. (the way we are winning)
It’s a lot different this year because we are winning on a different level, domination, crushing the life out of these teams and we are playing a different style than in the past.
The rock is swing from side to side a whole lot more on offense, and we are attacking zones and man to man defenses. The 3 point shot is deadly and, we are getting whatever we want and, showing more energy in the third quarter on this road trip.
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 31st, 2012
9:57 pm
“BEFORE DRMARY B THERE WAS BASKETBALL PRINCESS
#hawksbloghistory”
_________
But, I know where her body is buried. I’m sittin’ on her face.
yodaddybrother
January 31st, 2012
10:01 pm
Vs. .500 teams:
Bulls: 5-4
Heat: 7-3
Pacers: 4-3
Hawks: 3-6
@Sautee
all this means is that the Hawks don’t lose to scrub teams. You can spin it however you want to. 2 of those losses should have been wins…up 20 against CHI you gotta pull that one out as well as the infamous triple OT loss to the Heat. The loss to INdiana was the game Horford got injured. They haven’t won in San Antonio since Lenny Wilkens was the coach.
But anyway, this isn’t College where you can pick who you play…you play who’s on the schedule. Nobody wants to hear about strength of schedule bc everyone has it tough with traveling and no rest days.
They are blowing teams out on the road without an “all star” when people thought they would just go in the tank. They’ve just done something the franchise hasn’t done in 50 years…win 4 out of 5 on a road trip.
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 31st, 2012
10:04 pm
High-Tech Lynching they play Kesha at the end of Hawks games.
SMH
Dawg
January 31st, 2012
10:13 pm
Is the AJC pretending there was no game tonight?
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 31st, 2012
10:14 pm
Jeweler can garnish NBA Iverson’s bank account
1st the Lambo, then the wife, next the Jewels. How did Allen spend 87M so fast?
Melvin
January 31st, 2012
10:15 pm
I guess some of you bloggers would prefer the Hawks lose to these sub .500 teams.. These teams are not sub .500 b/c they are losing to themselves. They lost to other teams with winning records as well but I guess the Hawks should give their wins back b/c the other team had a losing record. SMH
FreshFromATL
January 31st, 2012
10:16 pm
Damn,
Did the ajc
Damn,
Did the AJC fire MC and decide to stop funding the Hawks blog? SMH…this racist-ass city!!
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
10:17 pm
I don’t have a huge problem with the Hawks’ record against above .500 teams, since 5 of those losses were on the road, but I do have a problem with the fact that 4 of those losses were by double digits.
They have a chance to show what they are made of the next few games though.
Ken Strickland
January 31st, 2012
10:18 pm
The Hawks will start Feb on a roll and with a great deal of confidence. Once Hinrich gets his legs and gm back, and Horford returns, we’ll be a tough team to deal with. Hell, we’re arleady a tough team to deal with, so I should have said we’ll be an even tougher team to deal with. Teague, JJ, and Marvin have become much more aggressive, and it’s really paying off.
The way this team is playing, especially on DEF, and considering the difficult circumstances they’re playing under, they’ve proven beyond any doubt that Bibby and Jamal didn’t benefit the team as much as some seem to believe.
Najeh Davenpoop
January 31st, 2012
10:20 pm
If Minnesota beats Indiana tomorrow, the Hawks’ record against .500 or better teams will improve to 4-6.
Rufus1
January 31st, 2012
10:25 pm
Elite Status…
Every time the Hawks answer, you change the question…
Answer:
Top 5 in defensive efficiency
Top 10 in offensive efficiency
16-6
8-5 on the road
8-1 at home
2nd in the NBA in point Diff.
Sounds like Elite to me…
drmaryb.[*_*].
January 31st, 2012
10:26 pm
As far as Kaman goes, he wants PT. No contender has a big of a hole at center as does the Hawks. But, the way Zaza is playing, kaman may have to beat him out. But, shhhh … don’t tell him that until after he signs.
KBB
January 31st, 2012
10:34 pm
almost 1500 posts for a two game series against the Raptors and Hornets? Who says there isn’t a interest in this city for the Hawks. Its nowhere near fever pitch, but its building.
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
January 31st, 2012
10:35 pm
I say let Big Ray take over the Hawks Blog
Grandmaster JeJe
January 31st, 2012
10:41 pm
Where the heck is the new blog? We are stuck with this antiquated blog from 2 days ago.
More importantly,
Every person here needs to read Rod from College Park’s posts on this blogs.
He is clearly the best blogger here and has destroyed every person who has bothered to argue with him.
He keeps it real and spits the truth.
Rod for poster of the year
Everything you post is just brilliant literature
Grandmaster JeJe
January 31st, 2012
10:43 pm
Marvin with 10 & 4 tonight.
Northcyde probably thinks this performance justifies Marvin being an MVP Candidate and that Joe’s performance makes him the G.O.A.T.
SMGDMFHFFS