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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TMACfan
February 29th, 2012
9:41 pm
We lost this game, I hope the whole team gets pissed and plays lights out next game. FIRE LD!
High-sider
February 29th, 2012
9:41 pm
Stephen Curry says to himself, “Dang, Coach [Jackson], you’re killing my scoring average. LOL
FACTS
February 29th, 2012
9:41 pm
J-Smooth sucks
Buddy Grizzard
February 29th, 2012
9:41 pm
LD overmatched as an NBA coach… doesn’t give this team a chance.
O'Brien
February 29th, 2012
9:42 pm
I hope we dont run ISO JJ
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
9:42 pm
Let me guess… the play gets busted, Josh shoots a jumper, GS gets the board, makes 1 out of 2, and then Joe hits a step back 3 to send it into overtime. Kinda like the Detroit game.
FACTS
February 29th, 2012
9:42 pm
J-Smut
Big Lou
February 29th, 2012
9:42 pm
My God. LD is AN IDIOT!
crazy_88
February 29th, 2012
9:42 pm
What has Willie Green done tonight to warrant 20 minutes ?
Beating the Warriors who aren’t even .500 isn’t saying nothing…I hope LD doesn’t try to puff his chest out like he did something…
Hollywould
February 29th, 2012
9:42 pm
Nice d smith
bigdave
February 29th, 2012
9:42 pm
Poop…
Steph your #1 pick??
bigdave
February 29th, 2012
9:43 pm
stupid sh!t.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
9:43 pm
Teague should have taken that 3.
DawgNole
February 29th, 2012
9:43 pm
“Nique for once with good analysis.”
“For once” is right!
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
February 29th, 2012
9:43 pm
teague choked…rose deron williams would have made that shot
Slimjr
February 29th, 2012
9:43 pm
Josh wanted that 3 so bad! LOL!
Mac-Town (#maconchevyrider)
February 29th, 2012
9:43 pm
no touch on that floater
Luke Cage
February 29th, 2012
9:43 pm
Teague had the open look for a 3
Hollywould
February 29th, 2012
9:43 pm
Najeh, wrong / Joe doesn’t want it.
TMACfan
February 29th, 2012
9:43 pm
Good try Teague, I’m glad at least you aren’t scared to take the last shot.
northcyde
February 29th, 2012
9:43 pm
Terrible play by Teague there . .had the 18 million man wide open, and Marivn in the corner . . but he shoots the floater.
He’s a scorer, not a true PG
sigh
DREABABY
February 29th, 2012
9:44 pm
THIS TEAM IS D LEAGUE MATERIAL
O'Brien
February 29th, 2012
9:44 pm
northcyde,
terrible game by Josh on both ends.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
9:44 pm
Yeah. I took him instead of Deron Williams. I got the 9th pick in a 7 man draft.
Hollywould
February 29th, 2012
9:45 pm
no bb IQ/ nice guys/ just don’t know how to play together
Slimjr
February 29th, 2012
9:45 pm
This will be a brutal loss..GS with 53 freaking rebounds????????????/
Game, set, and match right there……..Wow!
Buddy Grizzard
February 29th, 2012
9:46 pm
LD just completely out of his depth.
DREABABY
February 29th, 2012
9:46 pm
WE ARE HEADED TO THE LOTTERY,ANY OFFERS FOR JOSH SMITH
flintrock
February 29th, 2012
9:46 pm
Ohhh… so we want to make OUR Free Throws???? Difference in the game.
TMACfan
February 29th, 2012
9:46 pm
WE NEED A BIG MAN! MAKE A MOVE SUND! KAMAN IS FREE.
Slimjr
February 29th, 2012
9:47 pm
Take Teague Floater over anything from Marvina everyday of the week!
He makes 8 out of 10 of those…
High-sider
February 29th, 2012
9:47 pm
Hawks have missed 10 free throws. Shooting was bad all across the board.
DawgNole
February 29th, 2012
9:47 pm
Let’s see, down by 4 with 14 secs left and Nique says “We need a quick score here.”
DUH!
Luke Cage
February 29th, 2012
9:48 pm
Sad thing is the next Hawk head coach will be another LD, someone cheap, mgmt won’t go after a real coach, they’ll prop up a clown like Lester Conner or Tyrone Hill!!
TMACfan
February 29th, 2012
9:48 pm
Can we please hire Jeff Van Gundy?
steven
February 29th, 2012
9:48 pm
that’s not how you put the jinx on Nique
Mac-Town (#maconchevyrider)
February 29th, 2012
9:48 pm
Recent Blog
The Hawks got back to work today and their moods seemed noticeably improved from last week. They had a spirited scrimmage session near the end of practice (Kirk Hinrich, Joe Johnson, Tracy McGrady and Erick Dampier were among those who looked to have more pep).
“I can see our guys needed [the break] not just from a physical standpoint but from a mental standpoint,” Larry Drew said. “It’s good to get away from everybody. I’m sure they were glad to get away from me, and now we will look to finish up the second half of the season.”
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All of The Above + Reality = opening up the 2nd half of the season with a home lost to the Warriors.
Bullcrap. TRADE SOMEBODY. Enough sugarcoating.
steven
February 29th, 2012
9:48 pm
Nick Van Exel for next coach
tb hawk fan
February 29th, 2012
9:48 pm
only if they would miss there free throws like we always do
O'Brien
February 29th, 2012
9:48 pm
Najeh,
Still think Hawks win by 6
Hollywould
February 29th, 2012
9:48 pm
I can hear the after game comment by Joe Johnson ” We have to come out with more energy/ that starts with me” How many rebounds did he end up with? I think it was the 1 in the first half.
Slimjr
February 29th, 2012
9:48 pm
Collins for COY!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
9:49 pm
Yeah, I really didn’t have a problem with the Teague floater on that possession in that situation, but he should have taken the 3 earlier in the possession.
O'Brien
February 29th, 2012
9:49 pm
Rod,
GS is terrible defensively, but yet Hawks only have 82 points. We need a scorer
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
9:49 pm
Marvin for all his other faults has at least hustled in this game and got on the glass.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
9:50 pm
“Still think Hawks win by 6″
Haha… my luck was bound to run out at some point.
TMACfan
February 29th, 2012
9:50 pm
Good Night fellow Hawks Fans
Luke Cage
February 29th, 2012
9:50 pm
This team is now starting to frustrate me, injuries are no excuse!
Najeh Davenpoop
February 29th, 2012
9:50 pm
Nick Van Exel for backup point guard
High-sider
February 29th, 2012
9:50 pm
Marvin Williams with 11 points and 11 rebounds?!