Heat at Atlanta Hawks Game Thread

Horford attended the team’s morning shoot-around Sunday as a spector. The center had his left arm in a sling.

How long before anything happens with Horford as far as rehab, getting that arm out of a sling?

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This will be a good one. If the J Smash of Magic gam shows up – we win. If npt then who knows. Hawks go as Smith goes.

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Let’s not sell Smoov short- he’s averaging 15.5 boards in the last 2 games.

Horf’s a “spector”??? Yikes!

Hope Bosh brought an extra pair of spandex for tonight. Just looking at Ivan should make him pi$$ himself.

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Don’t turn it over, move the ball on offense, switch screens, and limit their dribble penetration. Hawks can win this game, especially if D-Wade doesn’t play.

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From the last blog @ Tmabry:

The Hawks have to make money from those marquee games, so tix prices will be much higher. I guess my mentality is different because I’m a die hard, but I get enjoyment watching the Hawks play anybody. Doesn’t matter if its against the Heat or the Hornets.

LOL @ upper level seats being almost $80, when just last weekend I bought a 100 level club seat off the street for $40 for the Philly game. Hawk fans just have to go to watch the Hawks more, not just watch the Hawks play a marquee team.

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“Hawk fans just have to go to watch the Hawks more, not just watch the Hawks play a marquee team.”

I don’t think there’s a single NBA city where ticket prices don’t go up on the secondary market when the Heat, Clippers, and Lakers come to town.

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Chicago never panicked when they were down 10. Anybody’s game now.

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Lil. Who does CJ Watson think he is? Derrick Rose?

CJ, you’re not running the Vols, you’re running the Bulls. He think he’s back in college.

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Hatter; I think this post has earned you a new moniker:

‘`Ditch~Weed`’ … yeah; I like that … !!

Sorry to ruin your time-line;
HS & College = done that; scouting and player development
is my calling card now.
I will appreciate you recommendation though.
With permissision, may I add you to my resume ?
Seriously – your endorsement means more to me than others.
Happy to have you on board.
When the opportunity presents;
we can get together and discuss basketball,
perhaps at a Hawks game.
____________________________________________

I look forward to mtg you.
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‘`After reading Grandads logic over the past years
and particularly his most recent posts.
I see why he is a blogger and not a coach.”

‘`Grandad is your garden variety arm chair coach.
Its further clear that he is not a professional manager
in employment and that his understanding of the game
and players ability is equal to Ouija Board Coaching”

‘`Drew may not call all the shots Id wish he would call
bet he’s running his offense, successfully,
and utilizing the talent and talent levels presented to him.
Talent by the way, he did not developed but Woodson did.”

‘`Grandad why dont you start with pee wee leagues
and run your offense. If its anything like your mouth it will be popping.
Then work your way up to the pros.
If you game is that strong you will probably do like Josh
and make the Jump right out of high school.
Let me know when you coach on the high school level
then I’ll lobby for you to get some college experience
and then finally a pro shot.
That should put us around 2056 AD.”
________ ________ ________ ________ ________

‘`Grandad;
is undoubtedly the largest consumer of marijuana in the state of Ga”
- Ditch~Weed – ….. formerly known as ‘`the Hatter”

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I will appreciate you recommendation though

* should have been – typo / mispelled

I will appreciate *you[r] recommendation though

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Well Grandad I merely stated my opinion of your opinion and did so with out calling you out of your name(moniker). But hey, I can do that.

In a war of wit, many are unarmed and must result to name calling,

Its nice to know that gutter name calling is beneath such an excellent offensive co-coordinator as yourself Grandad.

What college do you coach for?

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offensive co-ordinator

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I wonder why the Hawks don’t run pick and roll with JJ and Smith, like Boston just did with Pierce and Garnett.

Because our coach isn’t that smart?

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“specter not spector. Like ND and LS said…
I hope you meant spectator.”

T-s thought he meant sphincter. After all, it was Al.

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Scary game tonight, we could see a 2 for 20 night out of the snubbed “ALLSTAR”. Hopefully we won’t and maybe, just maybe a 15 – 18 rebound night and no boggin or slowing the offense down by not giving the ball to the point guard and playing near the rim will help the snubbed ALLSTARS credibility. LMAO…Like Aretha once said, “Ain’t No Way!”. Oh yehhhh, Joe can move the ball a lil quicker too.

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Sautee you sure he didnt mean Al is a spectacle?

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Dwyane Tyrone Wade averaging over 27 ppg the last 5 games, looks like he is back to form.

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C’mon Hawks. Gotta hate the Heat.

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http://www.nba.com/rookie-ladder/

Ivan Johnson is garnering more national love!

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I think Ivan can be a secret weapon against Bosh. Bosh is kinda weak-minded and gets intimidated by certain guys… namely dudes who look like Ivan! Get Bosh off his game and let Smoove roam a bit to help on the Other Two.

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Can’t wait to see Bosh and Smith go at it.

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“Can’t wait to see Bosh and Smith go at it.” Heat Fan

Agreed. Josh won’t admit it, but he is pissed he got snubbed again. Expect him to play Bosh like a man possessed.

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Apologies for the iPhone typos.

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Dude just used the word “transmutation” on a Hawks blog.

Awesome.

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Vava, I would add the lottery pick in 2007 that turned into Al, as a part of that “luck”. But I agree. That type of luck just doesn’t happen to us. Even in Ivan’s case, Sund may balk on signing him this summer if Ivan commands a mid-level deal for multiple years.

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The Hawks got lucky when they got the #2 pick in 2005 with a chance to pick a franchise-altering point guard. Sometimes you have to make your own luck.

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Here come the 5,000 heat fouls.

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Josh can’t get in foul trouble

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Wade just “Sprited” himself!

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like how our “stars” came out aggressive

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for Ditch~Weed

-retired-

Scouting and Player development *[service]

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Hawks are moving the ball well on offense. Get some stops and let’s make a run.

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Smith bailing out Joe on that possession…

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Marvin’s a$$ was out of bounds, I guess…

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good post defense….Lebron can’t muscle MARVIN!

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2 bad turnovers for Marvin so far.

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Marvin the playmaker, eh? FAIL

Can’t let the Heat run like this. They kill you that way.

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Josh aint want a foul…otherwise he would have tried to send that one

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Josh watched Wade lay it up, didn’t want to be on a poster lol

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Josh and teague were scared of the two foul rule so they let wade get the easy drive

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Ll . . .just let Wade waltz right down the lane. T-Mac and Kirk will be in when we come back from commercial.

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Please get Marvin out of the game. He is over-matched. Has no chance

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3 TOs in a row…

Marvin out of bounds,

Josh off rythmn jump shot (air ball should be credited as a TO),

Marvin going nowhere in the baseline…

This could be a crucially negative sequence.

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Nice play by Teague.

Miami is getting their shots a lot closer to the basket than the Hawks are. That’s not a good sign.

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Marvin has to make those shots. Wide open.

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Hit LeQueen again. He don’t like it.

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Bob Rathbun trying to jump on the “clown LeBron’s hairline” train.

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Joe HAS to make those in this game.

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Every Hawks shot is from 15 feet or farther. Nearly every Heat shot is from 15 feet or closer.

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drive and dish simple basketball

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Lol Tmac

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has joe had a GREAT game against a elite team this season?

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you guys are so negative about the Hawks

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Bad Josh emerging.

Rebounds seemingly under control lost…

Lack of energy statement coming.

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What y’all talking about? Zaza is a fullback. Lol

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everyone knows the Heat will hit a scoring drought once the defense tightens up and closes down the lane….Ivan Johnson time bcus “they don’t wanna touch that man!” via Barkley

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T-Mac needs to be posting up, not Ivan.

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uh oh blowout

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More jumpers. No attempt to go inside at all.

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Hawks look sluggish.

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Is anybody going to drive the ball?

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Dumb fouls. I can understand vs. Bron, but that chump?

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Miami living in the paint

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fade away jumpe…nothing new from joe

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Hawks didn’t do anything the last 5mins of the qtr….

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Blowout coming I sense……..

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“Atlanta did not scoe in the last 4 and a half minutes” Hubie Brown

Sound familiar? Get used to hearing that a lot this year. We don’t have enough scorers.

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Hawks have no inside game, gonna be their undoing in the playoffs

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They are playing with zero confidence right now. They need to step up their play before they are down by 20 points.

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Closer to Reggie Kelly than Tony Gonzalez, on top of that.

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What a shock, Josh disappears on defense against an elite team and the Hawks follow.

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I dont understand why coach continues to bring hinrich in to check quick guards soon as he comes in our defense breaks down! How long does it take for him to undrstand that? When were playing against quick guards bring Pargo in for teague nd use Hinrich to sub for Joe! Its not rocket science Drew just is lost!

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“Sound familiar? Get used to hearing that a lot this year. We don’t have enough scorers.”

We sure do. Willie Green, Pargo, and T-Mac are easily capable of scoring when they need to, but Drew simply refuses to play them for more than 20 minutes a night COMBINED

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The Heat committed one foul in the 1st qtr. Hawks are not being aggressive

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No interior defense, no points in the paint, NO CHANCE.

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so glad I aint spend my money to go see this predictable game

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LeBron is simply UNSTOPPABLE when going full speed like that and when the Refs are on his side… nothing you can do there, he’s simply too good

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This is not a game that Ivan needs to be involved in. He looks lost and like the undrafted 27 year old rookie that he is.

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Good aggressive move by Kirk to draw the first Hawks foul of the night.

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Here’s the bench comeback!!!

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Josh hits a couple Js — HE SHOULD BE AN ALL STAR

Then you watch him a little longer and realize why he’ll never be an all-star.

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Looks more like the Princeton offense transmuting into St. Johns or Fordam University, the Hawks offense…..

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Transmuting is transmuting into a blog catch phrase.

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Really the only chance we stand tonight is for Teague to have a great game…

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See what transmuting just did?

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Three plays/shots I don’t have a problem with:

1) Going inside to Zaza.

2) Going inside to Josh Smith

3) Going to McGrady on the midrange jumper.

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Ok, so the bench has at least stopped the bleeding. Time for the guys to really put it on MIA’s bench and make up for their starters’ hot 1st.

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So… when is Teague coming back in?

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All the Josh and Marvin comments are true, but the 20 million dollar man is the one that needs to show up.

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I swear T-Mac has the worst shooting touch I have ever seen. I mean I have seen worse overall shooters, but for as smooth as McGrady’s form looks, he throws up some of the hardest bricks i have seen in my life. Its like he is throwing a two-handed missle at the rim, and not surprisingly they all clank out. I understand he is not the same T-Mac of 2002-2003, but in reality as long as he has been in this league he is still only 32 years old. His skills, especially his shooting should not have deteriorated this much….

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Get back in it

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Shooter touch

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About time we got a lucky bounce.

I notice nobody is screaming for Willie Green to be cut or traded. And those who were doing it in the first 5-7 games aren’t admitting it now…..

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Willie did not foul Wade

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told y’all to watch out for the bench tonight. Miami’s starters have an advantage, but our bench has the same. Gotta re-balance the score with the bench and hope our starters can get hot and keep up with those big three.

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Wade with the BS lean in. That’s how you know a guy ain’t a good shooter.

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I detest that BS call where dude doesn’t make a genuine shot attempt (meaning, he changes his shot in order to initiate contact)

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Meet the ball Teague

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Loserville USA

February 12th, 2012
7:46 pm

“Atlanta is the only damn city in America that has THREE teams significantly over .500 with ownership groups that REFUSE to take steps to make the team ELITE.

Now I understand why fans won’t show up. Amazing how the same story exists with the Braves, Hawks and Falcons. The only owner willing to do anything is Blank, but with little impact (see Ray Edwards).

Braves 89-73…..CHOKE and UNDERACHIEVE
Falcons….10-6….CHOKE and UNDERACHIEVE
Hawks….18-9…CHOKE and UNDERACHIEVE

Many cities would be thrilled with this. In Atlanta it’s about lousy ownership.”

So will this City ever advance and transmute into a winning sports town?

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That D Wade guy is not bad

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Josh….this is what hurts your all-star chances….

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Down 13, the MORON Smith takes a 3-pointer.

This is an old script.

Anyone who thinks this team can win a playoff series is in the same category as Smith/

There is nothing elite about this team. They don’t shoot well, they don’t hustle back on defense and they don’t have a chance in hell.

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No energy

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If Wade is in, then Joe should be in. Come on LD. Utilize your players!

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This look like one of those games where the Hawks will tighten their defense and start driving the ball to the basket when they are down 20pts in the 4th qtr to try to make a comeback….

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Josh Smith shooting 3’s is about as cringe-worthy as finding a Norweigan rat in your bed, while sniffing some spoiled milk, while some guy scratches his nails on a chalkboard….

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20 mill man can’t make an impact if he’s not in the game.

Drew should’ve subbed JJ for T-Mac, not Marvin. Now the lead is 15 again. This is a 40+ minute type game for JJ, yet Drew is saving him again for some reason.

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Josh has transformed and disappeared…

Time for the Grammy’s..I want to see Rhianna and Chris bang it out! Oops that did not transcend properly. My apologies to the Elegant Ladies of this awe inspiring blog!

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Good fighting, Josh/Zaza

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JOSH FOR THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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That’s game. I just don’t see it happening. Later guys.

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Men vs. boys. Good night.

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At least Teague gets somewhere near the paint when he throws up a brick, unlike every other Hawk who prefers to throw them up from 20 feet away.

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Could Marvin Williams be any more useless?

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Joe is nonexistent on both ends.

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why is LD pretending SMOOVE a 3??? His shot off tonight THROW HIS ASS IN THE POST

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What is more pathetic….William Hung’s singing career or Marvin Williams trying to finish in the paint?? I would have to say Marvin. because at least Hung has completed several albums, whereas Marvin has yet to finish a drive to the basket without losing the ball, getting rejected, or flat out missing the shot.

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Its has transitioned into a wrap men…

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They can’t rebound? Welp, don’t miss Horford, right?

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And they wonder why no one wants to pay and see the Hawks…

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Whoever was saying that the Hawks have been better than the Falcons is a complete moron.

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It’s basketball, y’all. Still at home. Generally a streaky team. Have a chance IF Drew makes those line-up changes he was talkin bout a few days ago.

The match-ups just aren’t working right now, so there’s no reason not to try a different look (as far as line-ups go).

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Fire eveybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hit the remote…

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Josh the all-star! Best player! Joe the all-star! 100M!

HAWKS FANS MAKE SOME NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIISSSSEEEEE! LOL

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Drew should’ve subbed JJ for T-Mac, not Marvin. Now the lead is 15 again. This is a 40+ minute type game for JJ, yet Drew is saving him again for some reason.

Dude, you really need to stop with this Marvin stuff. Dude is horrible.

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Larry Drew need to earn his money and get on these Refs…. The Heat are getting too many calls.

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“Whoever was saying that the Hawks have been better than the Falcons is a complete moron.”

Did the Falcons win a playoff game last night when I was sleeping?

No?

Then the Hawks are still better.

Let’s not go through this again. Feel free to look at previous blogs to see my stock responses. I don’t want to put the rest of this blog through this discussion again.

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Finally Joe makes a shot.

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Teague missing a bunny.

How sad.

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Damn, even when the Hawks get layup attempts they can’t convert.

Ain’t our night tonight.

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The funniest part? Drew complains about energy and the MAIN TWO PLAYERS walking up and down the floor are Josh and Joe! LMAO

Best team in Atlanta!

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Ain’t our half-century either.

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Marvin Williams. Zero ability in the post.

And we picked him 2nd overall?

Hilarious.

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Great^^^^^

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Hawks getting absolutely murdered on the glass 26-13…Sund are you awake??? How about getting a LEGIT Center in here?? Another heartless, gutless effort by these clowns….Please stop supporting these bums at all you guys. Fan support, or lack thereof, usually forces the owners hand into stopping the insanity, I said usually because most sane and rational owners objectively look at ways to get better all the time. Sadly this is not the case with ASG, as they are so delusional and insane that they think this is A GREAT TEAM!!! They gave Joe Johnson 120 million dollars to average 19 ppg and disappear against good teams? They gave Marvin big money?? Please stop supporting this NONSENSE AT ALL… Eventually even retarded, irrational, head in the sand owners will notice when they are DEAD LAST in attendance….trust me they will get the message.

I, for one am ready for the Braves, because I will sadly not watch the Hawks again this year until new ownership and a whole roster overhaul is complete.

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This is turning out to be one of the most anticlimactic [NBA] games of the year for Hawks’ fans. The Hawks should be tired of getting clowned in their arena.

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*player

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Looks like that might be the recipe:

Just run!!!

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Hawks always choke on national TV.

Blamne the refs? Best. Team. In. Atlanta.

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39 point half, simply embarassing

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Najeh he can’t get past Wade. And we all know that JJ doesn’t look for contact going to the hole, events if he should. So he has to shoot when open,, just like Marvin just did twice.

Hawks are losing this game on the boards and with their transition defense.

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Us Hawks fans never tire of getting clowned… otherwise we’d all stop being Hawks fans!

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Bob needs to chill using the word “reacharound”.

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Where’s LD? Why is he not coaching?

Fired LD!!!!!

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In reference to this game,

the Heat = the Harlem Globetrotters in their prime and at their best.
the Hawks = the Washington Generals in their futility and at their worst.

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Good thing Ivan doesn’t watch tape… or he wouldn’t have foul Lebron with less than a second on the clock.

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Good music tonight on CBSHD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Screw the Hawks who have transitioned into THE CHOKERS ONCE AGAIN ON THE NATIONAL STAGE!!!!!!!!!!!1

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Down 22 sucks, but it is Bball. It’s critical that our guys don’t come out to lay down in the third. Losing is one thing. Laying down is something entirely different.

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“This game is done. Heat are running the break a will. We’re doing almost nothing right.”

I told you that 12 minutes ago.

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Playoffs? HAHAHAHAH…….

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Prediction: Hawks transmute into an ECF participant in the year 2063…

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50 years or so..

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“Now Marvin starts making shots. Thanks for waiting until getting down by 20.”

Northcyde will talk about him hitting those shots not realizing that he is responsible for us getting down early.

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Chris Brown up next transforming into MJ2!

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Done, embarrassed, etc. No reason not to give up the remote to my wife and watch the Grammy’s. Hawks make me feel less of a man.

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Wilbon calling out the Hawks’ effort, kind of like we all do every day.

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Maybe Hawks don’t like playing in Atlanta. Bad vibe, or something.

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Thanks fellow…I can’t stomach watching the game and decided to check in with the blog occassionally which tells me all I need to know.

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These chumps mailed it in tonight..

Hey Coach you have got to ban these dudes from attending the shoe modeling contest on Saturday Night’s @ The Infamous Magic City Club and Entertainments!

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“Stop being an idiot. We are not missing Jamal tonight.

That would be bringing a fire hose into a thunderstorm.

We are missing better preparation.”

Yeah, I’m sure Jamal would come out and play scared against Wade like the 20 million dollar man. You’re right.

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oops..so disgusted I said the same thing twice…

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Zaza has 5 boards, Josh 4. The rest of the team combined has 4.

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Something’s eating my posts. Like Miami’s eating the Hawks’ lunch.

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Hawks messed up by letting us wear our white uni’s

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Somebody still tell me why stand in the corner Marvin William is starting ?

BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE

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I know I make [spelling, grammar, etc.] mistakes on this blog but “Magic” Johnson is just killing the English language and is just outright butchering some of these [NBA] players’ names.

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“Rod, the end of the night game flow will show that the Hawks were only down by 3 when Marvin exited the game in the 1st quarter. While Marvin’s play may have prevented us from having the lead, the Hawks were still well in the game when he went to the bench.”

Marvin, Josh or Teague are mot the reason we are getting blown out. The fact that your favorite player, the 20 million dollar man decided to sit this one out is part of the man reason.

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Rod,

I prefer your normal fixation.

Marvin had 2 TO in a span of 1 minute – stepped out of bounds and as usual drive baseline into nowhere when we were last up.

And Josh air balled. That was the deciding swing in the first half.

Later he got stuffed another 2 times. That’s 4 TOs before he drained the two 3 pointers.

Marvin shoul concentrate in doing the two thing on offense that he manages to do: shoot and cut for short range Js on the move.

Every single time he tries to drive or post up its a lost possession.

And as you correctly said, that’s not enough without Al on the floor.

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“Jamal wouldn’t have the Hawks winning this game — they are losing mainly because they are getting outrebounded.”

No, they are losing because that’s what ATL pro teams do on the national stage.

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Jamal would be 1 – 7 for 2 points right now, with Wade still having a field day. People all on that dude like he showed up in games like this. His clutch stats last year were HORRIBLE.

I want to see JJ coming out this half firing the basketball. Get your shots up JJ and let’s see if we can quickly cut down this lead.

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The Hawks clearly need another scorer. Sign JR Smith or make a trade….

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Hawks mentally weak…

- Hawks beat Pacers, Magic…
- They are more than satisfied…
- They’ll come up w/ some lame excuse…
- Energy, weather, whatever…

- Oh! Teague sucks…

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I am now officially on the 76ers band wagon

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bullshhh foul when the guy just falls down

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Hawks coming out flat in the 3rd quarter as usual.

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unfathomable ? whatever

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Didn’t we just have this conversation about FTs and lane shots?

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Train wreck? Why SPOCK????? WHY??????????

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What a clankfest. Maybe the owner should have put on a uni.

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Good ball movement, and Marvin misses another open shot.

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TAKE IT TO THE BASKET MARVIN!!!!!!!!

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“Marvin opts not to take the open 3 only to move slightly to the left and take a leaning long 2… why not try and drive it in?”

Because he knows he’ll get his shot blocked or fall down as usual.

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The organist is playing “F-ck You”. Is that directed at the LeBron bandwagon fans in the building or the Hawks’ players?

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This is the kind of game where the starters need to play big minutes. Momentum was lost once the subs were put in

And why not go to a zone defense?

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TIME FOR ALL 5 STARTERS TO TAKE A SEAT.

For as many games as it takes to get their attention.

The lazy Smith is the poster child for this team. Prima dona.

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Has there ever been a bigger flop than Marvin Williams?

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zone it up Larry….it’s obvious we can’t stay in font of anyone tonight

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man this game can’t get into any kind of rhythm, the refs are calling every single contact. This is why the NBA is sucking ass right now, let them play some basketball out there!!

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Chalmers is murdering the Hawks

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hard headed Larry Drew….zone it up man…we are getting blown by every possession

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NBA refs have always been the worst in sports. You can’t breath on the “stars.” Never any consistency within a game, much less from game to game.

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1st Round? Yea right…

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Down 30.

THE OWNER DEFINITELY GOT THE MESSAGE ACROSS.

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Going zone wouldn’t even matter in this game. Heat are out and running after every rebound.

Just a terrible all around performance tonight.

Disappointing but predictable for this team.

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yep….time for the scrubs to get some PT for both teams.

Another sad day for Atlanta Sports fans

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Whatever round we make it through or out of, this will be the last time this “core” gets that chance.

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“The Hawks are so frustrating to watch…”

The don’t watch, just like the rest of Atlanta! LOL

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C’mon Laryy lets lose by say 50??????????????

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transmuting into complete discombobulation! Ya thinks?

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Willie is a decent player, he plays consistently every game, unlike anyone else on this team.

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3 of 28 for jjj, josh, marvin and jeff per hubie as what is wrong with our team. yeah flat awful. so glad i didnt give any money to these guys.

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Was that a pick and roll?

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Blow it up, little Mikey!

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everyone chill. we just need to peak at the right time and we be cool.

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Hopefully the owner went to the locker room to inform the team that they had just made a Dwight Howard trade.

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Fun fact: Josh has a pretty decent chance at a triple double in this game.

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Look what happens when Joe decides to drive.

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Prediction:

LD:

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‘`I thought we we past this`’

*[in reference to quitting]

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This game is a washout, but if you told me they would be 18-10, ahead of Orlando after losing Al Horford I would havge taken that.

Miami is a better team, the Hawks are not in the Miami and Chicago Bulls class, so that is the way it is.

To expect anything more than a high 30’s wins and any further than a second round appearance is setting yourself up for disappointment.

38-28 is what I see this team doing and maybe getting past round one.

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Season Tickets Holders…………………..what did Gearon say to you all this evening? Someone please post what he said and also did he take any QUESTIONS?

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Lol grandad. Yep.

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Miami might finish with 60+ rebounds. WTF

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5 fouls through 3 quarters for the All-Star “snub.”

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Actually, Larry Drew has done what he can with this team. He has gotten more out of them than I thought he could. However, its all for nothing. If I was him, I would sit my starters for about five games. They will either respond or quit, which is what they’re doing now anyway.

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Hey, one thing you can say about the owners is that they are motivated and do give a rats tail to put a team on the basketball side.

I would not be surprised if they make a pitch for a big name at some time, they need to improve their image in this town.

Seriously, we are better off with Levenson/Gaeron than with John Moores or Alex Merullo. Meurello cannot afford the team and Moores, well, look at his record as Padres owner and he makes Liberty Media or Time Warner look good as baseball owners.

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Hawks are about to be 1-4 in their last 5 home games.

The best pro sports team in Atlanta sure doesn’t play too damn well in Atlanta.

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LD has thrown the towel in….he has Vlad..Pargo…Green..Ivan..Hinrich…but no T-Mac ?

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….lately….

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The only team making a STATEMENT tonight is the one losing.

Time to break up this group….wait…we’ve been saying that for 2 years now. And we have Max Johnson until the 22nd century.

Great.

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Nique’s suit bill

February 12th, 2012
8:54 pm

Espn is talking about Lin for past 20 minutes- nice
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The game sure as hell isn’t worth talking about.

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I wonder if the Knicks would do Melo and Landry Fields for Joe and Marvin.

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Atlanta had their chance to DRAFT superstars….. we all know how that went.

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“I wonder if the Knicks would do Melo and Landry Fields for Joe and Marvin.”

I would give Josh and Marvin for Melo alone. No one is taking Joe because of the $$$$$$$.

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Espn should cut to Lin’s highlght reel

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Quitters never quit! Huh?

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Are we on ESPN again anytime soon fellas?

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High-sider
February 12th, 2012
8:49 pm
Read again fellow.

I never said that Jamal was taking shots from Marvin AND I reminded Rod that his usual analysis is correct: we can’t be with Marvin, Zaza on the floor. It’s 3 on 5 on offense and JJ gets smothered.

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“And it’s that attitude right there that permeates this city and epitomizes why its pro teams have ONE championship to show for 154 seasons of competition. Losersville.”

No dawg nolie, its being realistic that Miami is a far superior team.

You telling me this is a bad Hawks team? Okay, maybe not a championship team but they are performing beyond expectations given losing one big key piece and that is just the breaks, life goes on.

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Atlanta has one championship because the fans are still divided among racial lines and holding on to near-insignificant playoff series wins like it’s a championships. The rest of the world is laughing.

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It sucks to lose like THIS

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Now I see folks arguing over MARVIN WILLIAMS or JAMAL CRAWFORD. Like either of those clowns would make a difference in winning a championship LMAO

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Wow we suck

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Im the clown, but Rod wants to depend on a guy shooting 39% ft and 32% from three. Blazer fans are already getting tired of his hot and cold ( mostly cold ) azz. Jamal looked like an all-star vs the Hornets one night and turned right around and missed 17 shots vs the Mavs.

Blazers could use a scorer too. Too bad the one they have is inconsistent as hell and will shoot you right out of a game.

But the great Rod loves a player like that. Shoot you right out of the game plus not play a lick of defense.

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I’ve heard (and made) every argument for Marvin Williams I want to hear.

He doesn’t score more because of this. He doesn’t score more because of that.

Look, his top excuses are all gone:

1) Jamal ain’t here no more.

2) One of our starters and an offensive option that was ahead of him hasn’t been here for several games (Horford).

3) His back is fully healed.

Dude still can’t do any better. And when I watched those weak-a$$ shots at the basket and those horrible angles he takes to the basket on drives, I understand why.

Marvin belongs on our bench or in somebody else’s uniform. Period. Problem is, we’re paying him too much to be on the bench.

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Hey look an ATL team is making a fool of themselves on National TV. What else is new?

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“However, I’m no longer embarassed….I’m just indifferent”

Join the club there yodaddybro. Why I remember, oh, 7 or 8 games ago, when you were giving me crap for being pessimistic. How times have changed.

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Aye

February 12th, 2012
9:04 pm

“Now I see folks arguing over MARVIN WILLIAMS or JAMAL CRAWFORD. Like either of those clowns would make a difference in winning a championship LMAO”

These two bumps couldn’t win a shoe contract. They might as well make it rain at the fabulous shoe model establishment known as “The Magic City”!

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Marvin vs. Jamal is a non-argument. Two different positions, two different players, two different everything.

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39% fg

And Aye, I agree. Neither guy would be instrumental in the hawks getting to the next level. Especially the guy on the west coast that every playoff team in the East passed on, despite them needing a scoring guard.

Good shot Stackhouse.

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The Hawks have very small balls.. Why I’d like to kick em! That might transmute into a winning streak of sorts….

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” Especially the guy on the west coast that every playoff team in the East passed on, despite them needing a scoring guard.”

More because of the new CBA’s more restrictive salary rules and Jamal’s unrealistic expectations for a new contract than his ability.

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Disgusted: “You telling me this is a bad Hawks team? Okay, maybe not a championship team but they are performing beyond expectations given losing one big key piece and that is just the breaks, life goes on.”

I didn’t say it was a bad team, I said there’s that attitude again. Same ol’ excuses for 40-plus years. They’re not close to winning a championship, so who the hell cares if they’re “performing beyond expectations.” After a half-century of it, that’s for losers; i.e., Losersville.

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When was the last time an ATL team thrived on national TV?

I can’t remember? Here are the epic fails that I remember.
Falcons vs Packers last year playoffs
Falcons vs Saints on MNF
Falcons vs Giants playoffs
Hawks vs Magic 2010 playoffs
Hawks vs Bulls 2011 playoffs last year
Hawks vs Heat this year.

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Refunds? Demand Refunds on nights like this Grasshopper….

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Joe Johnson 12 pts 0 rb 5 ast
Josh Smith 8 pts 7 rb 7 ast

figures…

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As usual, the bench is looking somewhat lively in garbage time.

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@Sautee

I care…but my blood pressure will not spike because of these guys. Either they have it or they don’t and you can tell in the first 5 minutes what the case is.

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I blame joe Johnson’s contract for this were stuck for years looking like this but joe doesnt care he’s laughing to the bank

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so, how did this one get out of hand?

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coaching is easy when you got LBJ, Wade & Bosh

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Is Josh right…

Tonight is why he didnt make the Allstar team…
But, how/why does Joe Johnson make it every year?…

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Rhianna > the NBA

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Joe Johnson is getting paid about $270,000 for this game! He doesn’t care about winning.

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That was exciting watching the 2nd team running the weave down 24.

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big ray, it says a lot to me. i still dont undersatnd why we have had o be exposed to the guy who has had the worst per in the league before he got here as cheeseburger twin. man the front office is flat out awful. unfortunately for dampier it means his career is about over based on the run the hawks have with guys of his ilk. collins would not be playing in the usa if it were not for the hawks. that says more.

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I blame this loss on Soulja Boy

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What a comeback!

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yodaddybrother

February 12th, 2012
9:17 pm

“coaching is easy when you got LBJ, Wade & Bosh”

Coaching almost impossible when you got I-Duck<OSH<ISO

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@Big Daddy

for the past 2 years this team has been absolutely dreadful at home and pretty good on the road….not sure why.

But I think it is the main players. Somebody has to go and it has to be a main player i.e. a starter. We also need a better coach. We scraped the bargain bin for a coach and thiis the type of effort non respected coaches get from their players.

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“2-4 this Month? So far

= .250 winning %! Elite? In a parallel Universe… Yep….” – Slimjr

Slimjr,

Two wins out of six games played (2-4) is a winning percentage (%) of 0.333 or 33.3%. Two wins out of eight games played (2-6) is a winning percentage (%) of 0.250 or 25%.

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Doc ,

Right you are. Speaks to the ownership and management of this team.

Which has nothing to do with the G-d@mn fans….

Enough for one night.

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20 point losses NEVER look good in anyway especially at home.

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“Im the clown, but Rod wants to depend on a guy shooting 39% ft and 32% from three. Blazer fans are already getting tired of his hot and cold ( mostly cold ) azz. Jamal looked like an all-star vs the Hornets one night and turned right around and missed 17 shots vs the Mavs.”

The fact still remains that this team needs another scorer that plays 20 to 25 minutes. When we face teams that play above average defense we can’t score. Bottom line. Whether you like Jamal or not he can score. The 20 million dollar man has proved that he can’t do it by himself. JOsh, Marvin, Zaza or Jeff Teague are not scorers.

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Beach Boys doing Good Vibrations. Awesome

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it is flat embarrasing. QUITTERS!!!!!

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Haven’t ya heard of fuzzy math? C’mon man. But thanks.Your Calculations conclude that the Hawks right about suck now? Thanks Spock! I’m captain Kirk tonight…..

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thank you Magic Johnson for pointing out the inefficiencies of Larry Drew

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The sad thing is the next game — @ LAL on Tuesday — isn’t going to be this close. That team is probably the worst matchup nightmare for this team in the entire league.

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“they are who we thought they were” Chris Broussard

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Atl teams = CHOKE

February 12th, 2012
9:12 pm

When was the last time an ATL team thrived on national TV?

I can’t remember? Here are the epic fails that I remember.
Falcons vs Packers last year playoffs
Falcons vs Saints on MNF
Falcons vs Giants playoffs
Hawks vs Magic 2010 playoffs
Hawks vs Bulls 2011 playoffs last year
Hawks vs Heat this year.
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Believe me, those “epic fails” you cite go back a whole lot further than this–over 45 years to be more precise.

And the espn guys back at the studio really roasted the Hawks during their postgame analysis. They’re incredulous that this type of performance could happen over and over again. They shouldn’t be; hell just look at the record: ONE championship in 154 seasons of pro competition.

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Hawks shot 7 FTs. Heat shot 31. Even accounting for referee bias and superstar calls, it’s very obvious which team was the aggressor. Hawks were VERY passive.

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Wilbon said it best “everytime we try to hype up and give the hawks the credit they come out and do a flop on us”

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Yeah we laid down tonight. The fix was in tim donaghy style. 20 free throws to 3 in first quarter. Garbage time fts brought it close. So why not lay down when fix in for not 1, not 2, not 3 and crew to win on national tv?

I say lay down flat and ontoa game whenwe have a chance

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