Updated: Pacers at Atlanta Hawks Game Thread
Coach Larry Drew said there will be lineup changes for tonight’s game against the Pacers. Drew said Tuesday he was considering ways, including lineup changes, to get his team to play with more energy. He wants the Hawks to get their ‘mojo’ and ’swagger’ back as they have lost the past three at home.
The Hawks have lost three straight, all at home. They haven’t lost four straight home games since 2007, part of a seven straight losses.
Wednesday morning, Drew was still concerned with the Hawks lack of response to offensive runs by the opposition. The Suns used a runs between the first and second quarters and to end the third to build a 22-point lead Monday.
“The way we have responded to runs,” Drew said of his biggest disappointment during the current three-game skid. “I’ve told the guys we have to get past the point of when teams do make runs at us feeling like the game is over, particularly when there is so much basketball to be played. I gave them the example of [Tuesday] Indiana’s game with Utah. Utah went down by 22 in the third quarter and came back to take the lead in the fourth quarter. The game is never over until the final horn blows. You have to, hopefully, withstand runs but you can’t get discouraged when teams make runs. …
“Under no circumstances can you hang your head when a team makes a run. You have to respond like a professional.”
Big man update: According to Drew, he expects a signing at center in the next few days.
“I think in the next few days we will have another player who we can add to give us some help at the five position,” Drew said.
Drew confirmed that the team worked out Kenyon Martin before the free agent signed with the Clippers. Drew also said the team has not decided at the direction they will go with a signee.
“We’ve talked about both scenarios as far as a 10-day [contract] and bringing someone in for the year,” Drew said. “We haven’t made a decision on it yet. We just talked about the pros and cons of both. It’s just a matter of going through the list of names.”
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Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:38 pm
why Mac isnt closing games i have no idea.. -bigdave
He didn’t come here to start games. He wants to come off the bench. Not to mention, he is injury prone.
11 day contract
February 8th, 2012
9:38 pm
Who here would trade al for hibbert straight up?
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:38 pm
TMAC is old people. He can’t start games. He doesn’t want to.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 8th, 2012
9:40 pm
No one ever moves, Nique.
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:40 pm
ISO-Joe
Everyone else just watch him screw up.
Rod from College Park
February 8th, 2012
9:40 pm
“TMAC is old people. He can’t start games. He doesn’t want to.”
Not true
Team
February 8th, 2012
9:40 pm
BIG DOG
February 8th, 2012
9:32 pm
Coach LD will lose this game, Joe and Josh are tired with no energy down the stretch.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Slimjr
February 8th, 2012
8:07 pm
Short leash was the change? Yep
Watch the Pacers go inside and start to score the ball…Lead will shrink..
terrell
February 8th, 2012
8:07 pm
$100 says Pacers lead at the half.
BIG DOG
February 8th, 2012
9:32 pm
Coach LD will lose this game, Joe and Josh are tired with no energy down the stretch.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Najeh Davenpoop
February 8th, 2012
9:40 pm
Great job by Josh on the boards tonight.
Jcard120
February 8th, 2012
9:40 pm
The best moment in this game was seeing T-Mac get pissed off that that pony tail retard. You knew Drew was gonna leave him in and let him take care of business. He is looking like the T-Mac of old.
I wish he started for the hawks.
Start Teague, Johnson, T-Mac, Smooth, Horford (when healthy) …that’s a nasty lineup
Team
February 8th, 2012
9:41 pm
false prophets
BIG DOG
February 8th, 2012
9:32 pm
Coach LD will lose this game, Joe and Josh are tired with no energy down the stretch.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Slimjr
February 8th, 2012
8:07 pm
Short leash was the change? Yep
Watch the Pacers go inside and start to score the ball…Lead will shrink..
terrell
February 8th, 2012
8:07 pm
$100 says Pacers lead at the half.
BIG DOG
February 8th, 2012
9:32 pm
Coach LD will lose this game, Joe and Josh are tired with no energy down the stretch.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:41 pm
LMAO @ Zaza
Dude has no ball skills.
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:42 pm
“Not true” – Rod
How elaborate of you to say. Have you even watched TMAC’s interviews?
Im a Chinese man
February 8th, 2012
9:43 pm
There is no way teague starts over hinrich.
Runner-
February 8th, 2012
9:43 pm
@Lou
T-Mac is a baller, of course he would start if given the opportunity, no reason for him not to, he looks as young as ever out there
yodaddybrother
February 8th, 2012
9:43 pm
Hawks will give this game away Nique….mark my words
bigdave
February 8th, 2012
9:43 pm
“why Mac isnt closing games i have no idea.. -bigdave
He didn’t come here to start games. He wants to come off the bench. Not to mention, he is injury prone.”
tell me, where did you see anything similar to the word “start” in my comment?
Im a Chinese man
February 8th, 2012
9:45 pm
Oh Hell naw, trade Al’s sorry whining defensively reluctant ass now!!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 8th, 2012
9:45 pm
Big time offensive board by Josh to save that possession and keep it a double digit game.
Im a Chinese man
February 8th, 2012
9:46 pm
Teague is fcking up costing us the game. sit his sorry azz down. This game is to close to have teague in.
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:47 pm
T-Mac is a baller, of course he would start if given the opportunity, no reason for him not to, he looks as young as ever out there
In his interview, he stated that he did not come to start, and wanted to come in a help out when he could.
11 day contract
February 8th, 2012
9:47 pm
Indiana, physical.
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:47 pm
My bad bigdave!
Jcard120
February 8th, 2012
9:47 pm
Josh Smith is playing his @SS off tonight. He has his rhythm shot falling..and he is killing the pacers inside with points and rebounds.. all around great game for the hawks.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 8th, 2012
9:48 pm
Roy Hibbert has zero blocks in this game. For a guy who is 7′2″ with long arms, the Hawks haven’t had a whole lot of trouble taking the ball at him and absorbing contact.
The sound of crickets...
February 8th, 2012
9:48 pm
can some one tell me where the Josh haters have gone? They were here in full force when the game started.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 8th, 2012
9:49 pm
Another hustle play by Josh. That’s his 3rd or 4th in this quarter.
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:49 pm
Why can’t Josh play with this much fire every game? He’s such a stud when he plays to his strengths.
Luke Cage
February 8th, 2012
9:49 pm
Refs lol
Runner-
February 8th, 2012
9:49 pm
LMFAO
yodaddybrother
February 8th, 2012
9:49 pm
I’ll be damned….the Hawks found a way to win
Najeh Davenpoop
February 8th, 2012
9:50 pm
You ain’t LeBron, Zaza. Only LeBron gets three steps.
bigdave
February 8th, 2012
9:50 pm
pffffffffffffff…
gooooooot dayum ZaZa.. lol
J.J.M.
February 8th, 2012
9:50 pm
lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo zaza fohf;lwehgj’qwgjqwg0oi’
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:50 pm
HAHA ZAZA! HAHAHAHHAHA
Spyro
February 8th, 2012
9:50 pm
Awww, who calls that travel!! What a buzzkill!
yodaddybrother
February 8th, 2012
9:50 pm
that was only 2 steps ref….scottie pippen strides
Luke Cage
February 8th, 2012
9:50 pm
Even though Zsa Zsa hasn’t finished I love the hustle and effort
Najeh Davenpoop
February 8th, 2012
9:51 pm
That was obviously out on Indiana.
How to tell a lie...
February 8th, 2012
9:52 pm
Lead will shrink..
Coach LD will lose this game,
$100 says Pacers lead at the half.
Joe and Josh are tired with no energy down the stretch.
Spyro
February 8th, 2012
9:52 pm
Zaza got a no-call earlier this year on a similar play, so I was hoping for a repeat!
yodaddybrother
February 8th, 2012
9:53 pm
game not over….T-Mac did it before
Jcard120
February 8th, 2012
9:53 pm
God I love me some Zaza.
Spyro
February 8th, 2012
9:53 pm
That was such a bad possession.
J.J.M.
February 8th, 2012
9:54 pm
joe just got his weak ass backed down
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:55 pm
joe just got his weak ass backed down
Come on man. The guy has been out there all game. He tired. lol
Najeh Davenpoop
February 8th, 2012
9:55 pm
The 1-2 screen is pointless unless either Joe is going to come off the screen and drive (if they don’t switch) or post up (if they do switch). On that last possession, they switched and Joe ended up sizing up a point guard one on one, and he’s not quick enough to take advantage of that matchup.
J.J.M.
February 8th, 2012
9:55 pm
come on let josh dunk!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 8th, 2012
9:56 pm
Double digit win over an above-.500 team. Good way to break the losing streak.
Spyro
February 8th, 2012
9:56 pm
Game over, but the Pacers might still come back because of Teague or something!
Why yes, I am bad at trolling.
Im a Chinese man
February 8th, 2012
9:56 pm
Hawks win baby!