Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks: Game thread
- UPDATE: Larry Drew says Al Horford, out since Jan. 17 surgery to repair a torn left pectoral, got some shots up yesterday. “That’s very encouraging to hear,” Drew said. “I don’t know how far he was able to raise his arm.”
- But Drew said he’s still assuming Horford won’t return this season: “From Day 1 when he had the surgery I was told he would be out for the regular season and there’s a remote possibility we can get him back for the playoffs. My mindset has been to count him out for the year. I don’t want to get my hopes up and the team’s hopes up that he can come back and then he doesn’t and then a mentally there’s a letdown.”
- Vladimir Radmanoivic (back) is out.
- Marvin Williams (hip) said he would test his injury before the game but Larry Drew ruled him out and said he’s not sure when Williams will return.
- Ivan Johnson returned to San Antonio to deal with his girlfriend’s pregnancy. He’s not expected to return by game time.
- Willie Green (hamstring) is expected to play after he dressed for Monday’s game vs. the Celtics but didn’t play.
- For the Cavs, Anderson Varejao (wrist) is out and Daniel Gibson (ankle) is questionable.
- I’m still getting lots of inquiries on Twitter about the Hawks signing one of the free agents who’ve been released. Atlanta’s roster is full, so they would have to waive a player (and eat the salary) or buy out a player (no candidates for that) to open up a spot for the new guy. Either move would add to the team’s payroll and luxury-tax bill. In other words, it’s not happening.
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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High-sider
March 21st, 2012
9:44 pm
Knicks “short”en Sixers, 82-79. Knicks is/are 5-0 under Woody. Hire Woody!!!
yodaddybrother
March 21st, 2012
9:45 pm
unacceptable loss……my momma at this game
Runner-
March 21st, 2012
9:45 pm
JOE
Luke Cage
March 21st, 2012
9:45 pm
JJJJJJJOE
DawgNole
March 21st, 2012
9:45 pm
The Monger
March 21st, 2012
9:38 pm
For those of you who dont know….I CANNOT STAND JASON COLLINS!!!
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What about those of us who don’t care who you cannot stand?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 21st, 2012
9:45 pm
F-cking worthless Kirk can’t hit an open 3. Great drive and kick by Teague.
n-trigue
March 21st, 2012
9:45 pm
Kirk dumb shot!
Runner-
March 21st, 2012
9:46 pm
HAWKS BALL
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
March 21st, 2012
9:46 pm
kyrie is eating teague up
Smh
March 21st, 2012
9:46 pm
I can see this coming down to the last play and LD running that ISO play smh
DawgNole
March 21st, 2012
9:46 pm
Woody’s 5-0 w/the Knicks. It’s just something about this town (ATL) and its pro teams. Remarkable.
Big Lou
March 21st, 2012
9:46 pm
Lol @ the Hawks
n-trigue
March 21st, 2012
9:46 pm
Put Stack in for kirk!
Big Ray
March 21st, 2012
9:46 pm
Some of both… he needs to be more assertive, but too many possessions have ended with the ball in Kirk’s hands instead of Teague’s hands, even though Teague is the point guard.
Ah.
Well….I think we know the deal there. It’s not like Kirk is stealing the shots…
O'Brien
March 21st, 2012
9:46 pm
What’s the play call here? Iso-JJ? I hope not.
n-trigue
March 21st, 2012
9:47 pm
Kirk let Irving just blow by him on defense!
drmaryb.[*_*].
March 21st, 2012
9:47 pm
Sportsmanship – Pass it On!
Be like Alex, Jamison and go tell the ref you touched it last, before it went out.
Big Ray
March 21st, 2012
9:47 pm
I smell LD….
I mean, with Kirk and Joe missing that much, why not sub Stack for Kirk again?
kingd92
March 21st, 2012
9:47 pm
When you take a look at the hawks huddle the players simply don’t look engaged.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 21st, 2012
9:47 pm
Hopefully this is a post up for Josh and not an iso-Joe.
Slimjr
March 21st, 2012
9:47 pm
Tought loss if the Hawks lose?
Big Ray
March 21st, 2012
9:48 pm
Kyrie Irving has been blowing by anybody that has guarded him.
Big Lou
March 21st, 2012
9:48 pm
I can’t believe this team has a chance to lose to the Cavs. Lol
Slimjr
March 21st, 2012
9:48 pm
tough^^
Slimjr
March 21st, 2012
9:48 pm
Game over!
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
March 21st, 2012
9:48 pm
of course teague blows it
Najeh Davenpoop
March 21st, 2012
9:48 pm
Hawks should foul.
n-trigue
March 21st, 2012
9:48 pm
Why are we running off through Joe?????
Runner-
March 21st, 2012
9:49 pm
good call, poor execution of the initial play, nice drive by Teague
High-sider
March 21st, 2012
9:49 pm
Foul immediately!!!!!!!
Slimjr
March 21st, 2012
9:49 pm
Big Lou the Hawks are Brutal man…Just like last season?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 21st, 2012
9:49 pm
F-cking morons. Of course Kirk gets torched by Irving. What did they gain by allowing Cleveland to waste 20 seconds? Dumbass LD. Should have fouled.
Walt Frazier
March 21st, 2012
9:50 pm
LD-you take the paper bag and go for the edges or corners first. This dude can’t coach his way out of paper bag.
kingd92
March 21st, 2012
9:50 pm
LD is a dumba$$. What coach would not foul in that situation?!!??
O'Brien
March 21st, 2012
9:50 pm
Terrible.
Notice Josh was hanging ouy by the 3 pt line on that Teague drive too.
Meanwhile, I think we should have fouled.
Big Lou
March 21st, 2012
9:50 pm
Best team in ATL. Definitely. Lmao
Thank God it’s almost baseball season.
Big Ray
March 21st, 2012
9:50 pm
See? Nobody can guard Irving…not on THIS team.
Every time you turn around, another EC team is picking up another good/great PG.
Irving. Rondo. Rose. Wall. Teague has to get with this….
n-trigue
March 21st, 2012
9:50 pm
Bad coaching we continued to run offense through Mr Joe terrible!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 21st, 2012
9:51 pm
ASPODIFMASPODIFMASPIODFMAPSOIDFMAPSDF
Big Ray
March 21st, 2012
9:51 pm
BIG. SHOT. JOE.
Runner-
March 21st, 2012
9:51 pm
JOE!!!!
bigdave
March 21st, 2012
9:51 pm
Joe bailed us out..
Luke Cage
March 21st, 2012
9:51 pm
The word is BEFUDDLED Cav fans lol
O'Brien
March 21st, 2012
9:51 pm
Bob and Nique are such homers though.
but big shot by JJ.
High-sider
March 21st, 2012
9:51 pm
Should’ve made the Cavs shoot free throws…smh
Kirk got took like Chinese takeout and [finger] rolled up like Bounty, the quicker, picker upper.
Joe with the clutch three!!!!!
n-trigue
March 21st, 2012
9:51 pm
Good shot but we should not be in this situation terrible!
yodaddybrother
March 21st, 2012
9:51 pm
Joe Johnson showed up!!! I gotta start calling him No Show Joe every game!!!
Walt Frazier
March 21st, 2012
9:51 pm
OT-Finally, a play well executed! Iso Joe-go!
gvj
March 21st, 2012
9:51 pm
no tmac to close the game no “W” look at the stats in the early part ofthe season…LD youra sad coach please move to coach a mid-major college program
Rev in Tampa
March 21st, 2012
9:51 pm
Yes Baby!!!