Warriors at Atlanta Hawks: Game thread
- Joe Johnson (knee) is in the starting lineup. Larry Drew said he will monitor how Joe feels to determine how much he will play. “I know with tendinitis the best thing for it is rest,” Drew said. “Hopefully these days off will benefit him.”
- Drew said he doesn’t ever plan to make Joe a healthy scratch for the sake of giving him days off: “At this stage of the season, I don’t think it will be a case of giving him days to rest. If we do anything, we will cut his minutes down. Since the season is still in full bloom, we just have to grind it out with the way the season is. What we are cutting back on is the practice. Those are the recovery days now.”
- Vladimir Radmanovic (ill) is out. “He’s had some problems with his stomach,” Drew said. “He missed shootaround, came to the arena to warm up and it started bothering him again. So we went ahead and just sent him home.”
- Zaza Pachulia (calf) is active.
- Erick Dampier’s second 10-day contract expired so the Hawks have to sign him for the rest of the season to keep him. They have yet to do so but said they expect to complete a deal tomorrow. Dampier is at the arena tonight.
- No word on if Al Horford (chest) was cleared to begin rehab.
- Jason Collins (elbow) said he’s scheduled to begin rehab Friday.
- Stephen Curry (foot) is out for the Warriors.
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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hawksfancents95
February 29th, 2012
8:20 pm
@icecoldatlien
haha ive learned from bob rathburn when you got material you gota work it in there
Mac-Town (#maconchevyrider)
February 29th, 2012
8:20 pm
smh
pointguardslim
February 29th, 2012
8:20 pm
Good post defense… then Teague hits a 3.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
8:21 pm
Hawks have blown at least 4 assists tonight between Marvin and Zaza.
IceColdATLien
February 29th, 2012
8:21 pm
Marvin, can’t go the reverse well too often
tb hawk fan
February 29th, 2012
8:21 pm
we look so unprofesional under the goal
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
8:22 pm
Make that 5 assists blown by Zaza and Marvin.
IceColdATLien
February 29th, 2012
8:22 pm
Jeff with the nice pass (which Za MUST finish) and then the block
Luke Cage
February 29th, 2012
8:22 pm
AGAIN, anotther point blank miss, ZERO AST!!
Melvin
February 29th, 2012
8:22 pm
Who get their shot block more, ZaZa or Marvin?
ntrigue
February 29th, 2012
8:23 pm
We need stop running pick n roll with Teague it does not work and it crowds the lane and he looks lost….Thats not his strength hes not Nash hes a scorer need to run ISO with Teague do that and you will set him free Coach Drew!
High-sider
February 29th, 2012
8:23 pm
Zaza blows a Teague assist by missing a [bunny] layup. That’s why Teague’s assist totals are skewed downward.
pointguardslim
February 29th, 2012
8:23 pm
Josh Smith sees Brandan Rush on him and a chance to draw double defender to free Marvin or score.
Backs him down. Left hand pass to Marvin. $8million 2nd rounder. Blocked.
Teague blocks David Lee. Note Lee is taller than Josh Smith
Mac-Town (#maconchevyrider)
February 29th, 2012
8:23 pm
Bob Rathbun told me when Joe returned the offense was going to explode…I’m disappointed
Slimjr
February 29th, 2012
8:23 pm
I had predicted yesterday GS by 7..Not far off so far…..Sad Organization indeed..
4-9 this month would be horrendous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Luke Cage
February 29th, 2012
8:23 pm
15 DAYS TILL TRADE DEADLINE!!!
IceColdATLien
February 29th, 2012
8:23 pm
All love, hawksfancenter, all love
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
8:24 pm
Joe draws the foul, but why the hell are they trying to iso him on the perimeter instead of in the post?
The Hawks should post up the majority of the time against most teams, but against this particular team, they should be posting up EVERY DAMN TIME.
crazy_88
February 29th, 2012
8:24 pm
Tracy used to be a 74% FT shooter – Its all about confidence and repetition. The coach should look to get him in the game a lot sooner instead of waiting til the 2nd quarter and playing him only 6 minutes…get him in the game at the 4 minute mark of the 1st quarter.
Rod from College Park
February 29th, 2012
8:24 pm
Ellis is guarding Joe, and we don’t have Joe posting him up. Joe is trying to shake and bake Ellis. LOL
ntrigue
February 29th, 2012
8:24 pm
If our coach could get our team to drive to the basket we would be straight but our players do not respect our coach!
tb hawk fan
February 29th, 2012
8:24 pm
who can the hawks beat
O'Brien
February 29th, 2012
8:24 pm
Najeh,
We need Kirk to go off for about 3 or 4 games to increase his trade value.
The bad thing is if he plays really well for 3 or 4 games, Rick and LD wont want to trade him then,
Mac-Town (#maconchevyrider)
February 29th, 2012
8:25 pm
“Ellis is guarding Joe, and we don’t have Joe posting him up. Joe is trying to shake and bake Ellis. LOL”
lol
Atl Teams = CHOKE
February 29th, 2012
8:25 pm
OKC is gonna tear us apart.
High-sider
February 29th, 2012
8:25 pm
Zaza did the same thing last year with Jamal…messing up Jamal’s assist totals.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
8:26 pm
Weird how the Warriors start Biedrins but never use him. He is a scrub, but why start him in the first place?
pointguardslim
February 29th, 2012
8:26 pm
“We need Kirk to go off for about 3 or 4 games to increase his trade value.”
Calling BS. Increase it to what? Who are we looking to deal him for? Kaman?
Kirk’s expiring + the Albatross/Duck in exchange for Kaman’s expiring? DOUBT IT.
Mac-Town (#maconchevyrider)
February 29th, 2012
8:27 pm
man we better not lose to this team
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
8:27 pm
1-2 pick and roll, and instead of posting up Ellis, Joe shoots a brick over him.
Rob
February 29th, 2012
8:27 pm
We look like crap
Slimjr
February 29th, 2012
8:27 pm
Build around Teague! Get him some Ballers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This guy could avg 9-11 assist per night!!
Weather Alert: NASTY STORMS ROLLING( Tornado’s ,1″ hail, et al) INTO ATLANTA 2NIGHT BETWEEN 10pm-3am!
Hunker down people! Be safe!
Melvin
February 29th, 2012
8:28 pm
Put Joe on the bench. He’s playing on one leg…
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
8:28 pm
Joe caught Marvinitis on that play.
Luke Cage
February 29th, 2012
8:28 pm
Damn Joe, this is sad
pointguardslim
February 29th, 2012
8:28 pm
Sick of these cardboard cutout talking points. 6′3 Ellis posting up Teague.
Rod from College Park
February 29th, 2012
8:28 pm
This team misses more layups from going to the hole so weak.
ntrigue
February 29th, 2012
8:28 pm
Joe just continues to shoot jumpers and miss instead of driving to the basket.
Atl Teams = CHOKE
February 29th, 2012
8:28 pm
hahaha 120 million dollar man!
tb hawk fan
February 29th, 2012
8:28 pm
cant hit a big bull in the but
terrell
February 29th, 2012
8:28 pm
Hawks should be ashamed. What a joke. Better not get blowed out tonight.Fire LD. PLEASE?
hawksfancents95
February 29th, 2012
8:29 pm
you know whats sad is when you play a team that wants each team to reach the 100s we might get 40 by half against a team that plays two PFs most of the game
Mac-Town (#maconchevyrider)
February 29th, 2012
8:29 pm
95% of the team is scared of contact
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
8:29 pm
Keep staying aggressive Teague.
bigdave
February 29th, 2012
8:29 pm
wow Josh is it that serious.. the jumping up and down b/c you didnt get the ball?
terrell
February 29th, 2012
8:29 pm
Joe robbing the ASG. lol. They’re so stupid. lol
Slimjr
February 29th, 2012
8:30 pm
revision: GS by 10!
pointguardslim
February 29th, 2012
8:30 pm
Not throwing in the towel tonight but Hawks need to re-evaluate a trade and change in identity. The Golden State Warriors have more post up options than us.
tb hawk fan
February 29th, 2012
8:30 pm
no rebounding sad
Melvin
February 29th, 2012
8:30 pm
Leave Joe in the locker room…..