Sixers at Atlanta Hawks: Game thread
- The Hawks said Jason Collins will miss at least two weeks with what they said is a sprained left elbow. Elton Brand (thumb) is out for the Sixers. Spencer Hawes (Achilles) will play.
- Collins is glad his injury wasn’t worse: “I didn’t break it, didn’t dislocate it. We will look at it in two weeks and be re-evaluated.”
- There are different degrees of sprains, which also can mean torn ligaments, but neither Collins nor Larry Drew would get into the details of Twin’s diagnosis. “They said for me to say a sprain,” Collins said.
- Drew said the Hawks are looking at candidates to sign to a 10-day contract. “It’s possible,” he said. “We met yesterday and talked about it and tossed some names around. We will keep doing that until we make a decision what we want to do.”
- Available free-agent centers include Erick Dampier, Kyrylo Fesenko, Dan Gadzuric, DJ Mbenga, and Joel Przybilla (who appears headed to Miami or Chicago). Theo Ratliff says he’s done.
- For now, the Hawks will use forward Ivan Johnson to back up Zaza Pachulia. Drew said Josh Smith also will play minutes at center while Vladimir Radmanoivic and Marvin Williams could see time at power forward. “We will be moving people around, without a doubt,” Drew said. “Game-to-game we will just have to look at the matchups and see what makes sense where we are not putting ourselves at a disadvantage.”
- Josh on losing another big man: “I guess we’ve just we’ve got to roll with the punches. In this short season when you look around the league every team has had a significant injury. We are limited at the big position. I will have to play some minutes at the five position. We just have to man up and not worry about it and just step in and be there for each other.”
- Joe Johnson: “We ain’t got no choice, man. We’ve got to step up and try to do something a little different. With the way the season is, it’s going to be somebody dropping different every week in the league. We have got to do whatever we can to stay as healthy as we can. We have got to keep rolling with that we’ve got. Somebody has got to step up and fill that void.”
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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Najeh Davenpoop
February 4th, 2012
7:53 pm
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Big Lou
February 4th, 2012
7:53 pm
This team is so retarded sometimes. Here comes the blowout.
yodaddybrother
February 4th, 2012
7:53 pm
the last two games we’ve been turning it over too much…point blank
Slimjr
February 4th, 2012
7:54 pm
I had predicted yesterday Philly by 12..Oh no, it maybe more….
They are starting to pull away
Ivan > Josh
February 4th, 2012
7:54 pm
lol
terrell
February 4th, 2012
7:54 pm
“Just didnt have the energy”. I can hear it now.
Big Ray
February 4th, 2012
7:55 pm
Yeah Marvin, just stand there.
Philly fans must be as destitute as New Orleans fans….they don’t even have their own blogs.
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
February 4th, 2012
7:55 pm
Things fall apart when Big Ivan goes to the bench
Najeh Davenpoop
February 4th, 2012
7:55 pm
Hawks have out-shot the Sixers from the foul line 12-2, but they have left 5 points on the board there.
Big Lou
February 4th, 2012
7:55 pm
What’s the point in going to the line, if you can’t make it?
Rod from College Park
February 4th, 2012
7:55 pm
Marvin 6′10 is being guarded by Jodie Meeks 6′4
Ivan > Josh
February 4th, 2012
7:55 pm
How many layups have we seen? Isn’t Josh a shotblocker?
Big Ray
February 4th, 2012
7:56 pm
Standing around on defense again. If this keeps up, there goes everything.
yodaddybrother
February 4th, 2012
7:56 pm
get Ivan back in the game
J.J.M.
February 4th, 2012
7:56 pm
It was good while it lasted people…
Rod from College Park
February 4th, 2012
7:56 pm
When we play good teams, we can’t score. I wonder why?
HawkFan
February 4th, 2012
7:56 pm
Hawks laying another egg. I hope they don’t fold again.
THAD YOING & ALL US 76ERS
February 4th, 2012
7:57 pm
76ERS ARE AWSOM
terrell
February 4th, 2012
7:57 pm
Same ole Hawks.
Rusty
February 4th, 2012
7:57 pm
Iso joe sucks,likewise Josh & Marvin.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 4th, 2012
7:57 pm
The only things that have worked on offense for the Hawks are Joe coming off screens and Ivan getting putbacks. And yet Joe has come off a screen and caught a pass once in the last 6-7 possessions.
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
February 4th, 2012
7:57 pm
Can we get Big Ivan back in the game please
Najeh Davenpoop
February 4th, 2012
7:58 pm
This Josh Smith/LeBron commercial is the worst commercial ever made, except for those Progressive commercials with that annoying perky woman.
ntrigue
February 4th, 2012
7:58 pm
Coacch needs to tell him hes off tonite thats ok we just need you to play defense and not make bad decisions on offense. Coach put Ivan back in hes been out whole 2nd qtr!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 4th, 2012
7:58 pm
Pretty sure Nique just confused Shareef Abdur-Rahim with Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.
Big Ray
February 4th, 2012
7:58 pm
This is hardly worth watching at this point. Sloppy basketball. Mediocre coaching at best.
I did say I was wondering what would happen when we ran into a good team…well, we see it.
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
February 4th, 2012
7:59 pm
I ask the question again. What do the Hawks see in Marvin Williams?
Slimjr
February 4th, 2012
7:59 pm
3-8………Yawn.. Fal-cons 2.0
Ivan > Josh
February 4th, 2012
7:59 pm
“One can fairly wonder if Horford-less Hawks are regressing to the mean this week after rattling off several wins post-injury.”
Hollinger delivering the cold truth to some of these idiots.
JaeEvolution
February 4th, 2012
7:59 pm
Everyone was so happy when we were beating all the bad teams, and saying who needs Al? When truly we do need him, and the month of February will be brutal reality check for the Hawks and its fans.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 4th, 2012
7:59 pm
KEEP DOING THAT TEAGUE PLEASE
Slimjr
February 4th, 2012
7:59 pm
12 pt. deficit..glad I’m not watching…
Big Ray
February 4th, 2012
8:00 pm
Teague blows the doors off the Philly defense.
Do it again, lil’ fella.
terrell
February 4th, 2012
8:00 pm
Is Al on the bench? Think he’s giving us bad luck. We need to go back on the road, so they dont have to see him. lol
Najeh Davenpoop
February 4th, 2012
8:00 pm
Vucevic the non-lottery rookie schooling Zaza the “best backup center in the league”.
Big Ray
February 4th, 2012
8:00 pm
Teague with the assist. Let’s keep it up.
GERRAD
February 4th, 2012
8:00 pm
Enter your comments here
Big Lou
February 4th, 2012
8:00 pm
Can we get Ivan in? WTF is LD doing?
MattP
February 4th, 2012
8:00 pm
No Ivan?
THAD YOING & ALL US 76ERS
February 4th, 2012
8:00 pm
THAD
Najeh Davenpoop
February 4th, 2012
8:01 pm
Zaza providing zero resistance at the rim.
yodaddybrother
February 4th, 2012
8:01 pm
gotta make a defensive stop
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
February 4th, 2012
8:01 pm
Sixers have to be up by 15 before LD brings Big Ivan back
GERRAD
February 4th, 2012
8:01 pm
Atleast tma.c and ivan were attacking the baskey.s
ntrigue
February 4th, 2012
8:02 pm
Why put Ivan in now he sholdve been in!
Big Lou
February 4th, 2012
8:02 pm
Now he puts Ivan in. BS
Learn to make FTs Hawks.
THAD YOING & ALL US 76ERS
February 4th, 2012
8:02 pm
WOW HAWKS SUCK AT THE LINE
Ivan > Josh
February 4th, 2012
8:02 pm
They weren’t winning because of Josh. His numbers are down across the board. They were winning because of a soft schedule.
terrell
February 4th, 2012
8:02 pm
Fire LD!
Rasputin
February 4th, 2012
8:02 pm
Put Tmac in. he creats things off the low block