Atlanta Hawks at Wizards: Game thread
- Zaza Pachulia (Achilles) is back in the lineup and will start. Vladimir Radmanovic (back) is available to play. Tracy McGrady is not with the team because he’s resting on the back-to-back.
- Rashard Lewis (knee) and Andray Blatche (conditioning) are out for the Wizards.
- The Wizards now have Nene after a three-team trade that cost them JaVale MCGee, Ronny Turiaf and Nick Young.
- Larry Drew on the difference with Nene: “Obviously he’s a guy I’m sure they will be throwing it inside a little bit more with him. We are fully aware of what he’s capable of as a big man in the post. He’s a guy who has strength, he has quickness down there. We are going to have to do a good job defending the low post. Whenever we’ve played this Washington team our primary concern has been the transition game and making sure we don’t give up a lot of easy fast-break points. But with Nene he gives them a solid big man they can post-up. We can’t allow easy catches. It’s important we try to get him off his sweet spots.”
- Drew on the injuries and the schedule: “I know they are tired, not only physically but mentally. It’s kind of the stretch run of the season. I think it’s pretty normal for mental fatigue to set in. We have to push through it. We can’t allow it to overcome us. We have to take it a game at a time and not look forward to what our schedule will be. Hopefully we can get healthy bodies back because when you are at this part of the season it’s important to have as many bodies as you can so you don’t pile on the minutes for certain guys.”
- Go Cards.
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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Big Lou
March 24th, 2012
8:32 pm
Actually, Ivan would be a better match because he can guard Nene’s outside shot, which Zaza is horrible at.
As for the better defense… Najeh, what game are you watching?
ntrigue
March 24th, 2012
8:32 pm
Joes forcing it today!
Section 212
March 24th, 2012
8:32 pm
All os JJ shots are going off the front iron…he needs to stop fading and lean a little more into the shot
Slimjr
March 24th, 2012
8:33 pm
C’mon Marvin ,give us something tonight!
ntrigue
March 24th, 2012
8:33 pm
Take Joe out
Section 212
March 24th, 2012
8:33 pm
Oh boy Zaza the line again…
Blast
March 24th, 2012
8:35 pm
Refs are killing Jeff.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 24th, 2012
8:36 pm
I don’t think the Hawks have posted up Josh this entire quarter. They deserve to lose.
drmaryb(*(*)
March 24th, 2012
8:37 pm
“don’t punish me … with brutality.” -marvin gaye-
Najeh Davenpoop
March 24th, 2012
8:37 pm
“As for the better defense… Najeh, what game are you watching?”
Watching Washington’s FG% drop this quarter from 52% at halftime to 47% when I posted that.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
March 24th, 2012
8:38 pm
I circled this game as a loss over a week ago.
*Yawn*
Najeh Davenpoop
March 24th, 2012
8:38 pm
“Jordan Crawford is the least efficient rookie since Adam Morrison.” LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Najeh Davenpoop
March 24th, 2012
8:39 pm
What do you know, they post up Josh and get an and-one. Who woulda thought. Maybe if they did that a little earlier this quarter they wouldn’t be down by double digits.
High-sider
March 24th, 2012
8:39 pm
Jordan Crawford is making the Hawks pay for wasting his time as an Atlanta Hawk.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
March 24th, 2012
8:39 pm
LOL @ T-Mac resting on 2nd of a back-to-back. He played 7 minutes last night.
Why is this guy still on the team?
Big Lou
March 24th, 2012
8:39 pm
Najeh mentions the post and then they do it. Are you a Wizard?
Blast
March 24th, 2012
8:40 pm
Josh’s third and one. Can Hawks pull this out? Wiz playing awfully well.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
March 24th, 2012
8:40 pm
should have traded for steve nash
Section 212
March 24th, 2012
8:42 pm
Ohio State up 10
Section 212
March 24th, 2012
8:43 pm
Well we got it down to 10.
Big Lou
March 24th, 2012
8:44 pm
“Watching Washington’s FG% drop this quarter from 52% at halftime to 47% when I posted that.”
They are still getting easy shots. They are just missing them.
DawgNole
March 24th, 2012
8:45 pm
Slimjr: “Is there any hope for our Hawks?”
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Now what do you think?
High-sider
March 24th, 2012
8:46 pm
Hawks’ players are tired.
drmaryb.[*_*].
March 24th, 2012
8:46 pm
TMac has some serious surly “tude” issues yawl. He in somebody’s dog house.
DawgNole
March 24th, 2012
8:46 pm
Blast: “Can Hawks pull this out?”
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See response to Slimjr’s question.
Blast
March 24th, 2012
8:46 pm
10 points down. Hawks been down way more. Wiz seems to be monitoring Nene’s minutes, or else he would have played some more.
This is a different Wizard team. Hawks got their work cut out for them to pull this out.
Big Lou
March 24th, 2012
8:48 pm
I’m surprised LD has kept Kirk on the bench so long.
bigdave
March 24th, 2012
8:49 pm
hell of a pass from NeNe
Section 212
March 24th, 2012
8:50 pm
garbage shot
Najeh Davenpoop
March 24th, 2012
8:50 pm
When some D-Leaguer you have never heard of throws up a prayer and banks it in from 3, it’s a pretty good sign you are going to lose.
Rev in Tampa
March 24th, 2012
8:50 pm
That just stinks. And it was a three pointer too against great defense.
Big Daddy
March 24th, 2012
8:51 pm
If they can keep up the D and their shots keep falling they can pull this out. Jeff is playing heavy minutes.
DawgNole
March 24th, 2012
8:51 pm
Any hope we had likely disappeared with that banked 3. Not much you can do when someone’s hitting those.
Blast
March 24th, 2012
8:51 pm
Hawks ain’t gonna win this game.
DawgNole
March 24th, 2012
8:53 pm
Damn, Najeh, we’re thinking in parallel. Kinda scary.
Big Lou
March 24th, 2012
8:53 pm
Game is still winnable if LD puts Josh and Joe back in.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 24th, 2012
8:54 pm
Kirk comes in to play point for Teague. It’s 84-76 Washington. Let’s see what happens between now and Teague re-entering.
Big Lou
March 24th, 2012
8:54 pm
Ivan is clearly a better defender on Nene. Thank you.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 24th, 2012
8:56 pm
Wizards are letting the Hawks hang around, and the Hawks can’t take advantage because they can’t score.
DawgNole
March 24th, 2012
8:56 pm
Guess we got one back with Green’s friendly bounce.
Big Lou
March 24th, 2012
8:58 pm
I can coach mismatches better than that dope, LD.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 24th, 2012
8:58 pm
OK I see you Kirk. Cut the lead by 2 during that stint. A rare effective stretch at PG for Kirk.
DawgNole
March 24th, 2012
8:58 pm
How ’bout Kirk?! Whoa–where ya been all my life?!
Blast
March 24th, 2012
8:58 pm
Hawks cut it down to four, but I am not holding my breath. Will do that when the fat lady sings.
Big Lou
March 24th, 2012
8:59 pm
Since Ivan has been in the game. Nene hasn’t done jack. I hope LD leaves him out there. Zaza has no chance.
drmaryb(*(*)
March 24th, 2012
8:59 pm
loving Ivan johnson. he puts a body on Nene and bangs hard on that Kirk floater. nice. he intense.
Rev in Tampa
March 24th, 2012
9:01 pm
Ivan is playing well. Big rebounds.
Big Lou
March 24th, 2012
9:01 pm
That’s my boy, Ivan! Get some big guy!
Slimjr
March 24th, 2012
9:01 pm
BK should have left Larry leave….
Najeh Davenpoop
March 24th, 2012
9:01 pm
Still would rather close this out with Teague at PG. Kirk’s body of work says that this effective stretch at PG won’t last.
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