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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11 day contract
February 8th, 2012
9:04 pm
J.J.M.
February 8th, 2012
9:02 pm
dunk the ball josh!
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Josh hasnt dunked since the slam dunk comp- documented
Admiral Sinking Ship
February 8th, 2012
9:04 pm
Hinrich should get his starting job back because teague is no leader.
yodaddybrother
February 8th, 2012
9:04 pm
Danny Granger will be in th enext Tyler Perry movie
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:04 pm
Josh is an idiot.
Luke Cage
February 8th, 2012
9:05 pm
But I will admit that Teague is struggling tonight
Slimjr
February 8th, 2012
9:05 pm
TO’s on the breaks are killers
terrell
February 8th, 2012
9:05 pm
Josh has a thing for trying to make spectacular passes.
yodaddybrother
February 8th, 2012
9:05 pm
giving him free throws you don’t have to shoot well from the field
terrell
February 8th, 2012
9:05 pm
lol @ Marvin playing hot potato with the basketball.
J.J.M.
February 8th, 2012
9:06 pm
smh
Slimjr
February 8th, 2012
9:06 pm
down to 9
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:06 pm
Bad D by Josh again. Always looking for a block and leaving his man open.
Luke Cage
February 8th, 2012
9:06 pm
Another 3rd qtr meltdown
Najeh Davenpoop
February 8th, 2012
9:06 pm
If the Hawks need Josh 3s to bail out possessions, they are in bad shape offensively.
Slimjr
February 8th, 2012
9:06 pm
Josh showed up tonight!
MattP
February 8th, 2012
9:06 pm
Hinrich is no leader… Hinrich is finally having a good shooting game and yall want him to start? What about the last few games? Hinrich sure looked liked a starter, lol.
Spyro
February 8th, 2012
9:06 pm
HAHA, take that Smoove haters!
Admiral Sinking Ship
February 8th, 2012
9:07 pm
Please get teague out of there before the lead is gone…
phil
February 8th, 2012
9:07 pm
Josh is an established bonehead….
Dump the guy for anyone.
Runner-
February 8th, 2012
9:07 pm
Smoove
J.J.M.
February 8th, 2012
9:07 pm
why doesnt joe do that more instead of the fade away shots all the time
Najeh Davenpoop
February 8th, 2012
9:07 pm
Way to use your body and draw contact, Joe. Wish he would do that about 2-3 more times every game.
yodaddybrother
February 8th, 2012
9:08 pm
Hawks playing well because David Stern is in the building
phil
February 8th, 2012
9:08 pm
Will Marvin be a first ballot HOFer?
Spyro
February 8th, 2012
9:08 pm
TEAGUE SWAT!
Slimjr
February 8th, 2012
9:08 pm
Heat
74
(19-6, 7-4 away)
Magic
84
(15-10, 8-5 home)
FSFL
4th Qtr6:31 Magic up 10 on the Heat in the 4th!
Magic is coming on strong?
J.J.M.
February 8th, 2012
9:08 pm
lmao the way josh and zaza looked at teague…go take a seat
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:08 pm
I’m telling you, Najeh. They are going to blow out the Hawks. Remember when we had to double Howard before(before Collins)? They had open threes and killed us all game.
Road Dog
February 8th, 2012
9:09 pm
Spyro
Road Dog, please look up Hinrich’s numbers for the year. Go ahead, I’ll wait.
hoopdata.com/player.aspx?name=Kirk Hinrich
Hinrich was the starter till the injury and wed be a fools team not to give him is job back
Runner-
February 8th, 2012
9:09 pm
Maybe if Marvin can knock something down our offense wouldn’t be so stagnant. If all Marvin is going to do is stand on the 3 point line every possession, why not just start a true 3 point shooter in Vlad Rad?
J.J.M.
February 8th, 2012
9:09 pm
my god joe
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:10 pm
NBA is all about match ups. We match up better with the Bulls and Heat, then Magic right now.
yodaddybrother
February 8th, 2012
9:10 pm
Hawks down 15 by the end of this quarter
phil
February 8th, 2012
9:10 pm
On which ballot will Smith appear?
JJ?
Crickets……
Luke Cage
February 8th, 2012
9:10 pm
Thank you Bob for pointing out what I’ve been saying. Maybe they will listen to you
Spyro
February 8th, 2012
9:10 pm
@Big Lou: We never HAD to double Howard. Woodson was just stupid enough to keep doing it. (It also didn’t help that the Magic were on fire that post-season)
Najeh Davenpoop
February 8th, 2012
9:10 pm
“I’m telling you, Najeh. They are going to blow out the Hawks. Remember when we had to double Howard before(before Collins)? They had open threes and killed us all game.”
If they double Dwight, I completely agree with you. I just don’t think they are dumb enough to do that. They haven’t consistently doubled anyone all year. I don’t know why they would start now.
yodaddybrother
February 8th, 2012
9:11 pm
JOSH SMITH!!!!
Spyro
February 8th, 2012
9:11 pm
DO THAT JOSH!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 8th, 2012
9:11 pm
Good things happen when Josh hangs around the basket, huh?
crazy_88
February 8th, 2012
9:11 pm
I would’ve brought Tracy back in for Marvin…dude hasn’t done anything since the first quarter…another great sub by LD..
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:11 pm
I’m happy that Kirk found his shot. He’s going to be great for us.
JOSH FOR THE DUNK!
Admiral Sinking Ship
February 8th, 2012
9:11 pm
TEAGUE IS NOW MINUS 2 AND THE HAWKS LOST POINTS OFF THE LEAD WITH TEAGUE IN. HINRICH IS BACK NOW AND THE LEAD IS OPENING AGAIN.
Rev in Tampa
February 8th, 2012
9:12 pm
WOW! I turned in to the game just in time. That dunk was worth the price of admission for everyone who is at Phillips
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:13 pm
“If they double Dwight, I completely agree with you. I just don’t think they are dumb enough to do that. They haven’t consistently doubled anyone all year. I don’t know why they would start now.”
I hope your right. I really do. This IS LD we are talking about, though. If they let Howard go off and guard the three, they will win easily.
Josh haters
February 8th, 2012
9:13 pm
Crickets…crickets…. crickets
phil
February 8th, 2012
9:14 pm
Fire Jim Boeheim!!
Rev in Tampa
February 8th, 2012
9:14 pm
I wonder if that dunk just put Josh into the All-star game. he will be all over ESPN & NBATV all day tomorrow.
Big Lou
February 8th, 2012
9:16 pm
Also, remember that we had three centers against Orlando last year. Now we only have one true center. We won’t have the fouls to give.
Road Dog
February 8th, 2012
9:16 pm
Ok Josh haters get on your jobs.