Atlanta Hawks at Bucks: Game thread
Vivlamore reporting from Milwaukee.
Here is a quick look at tonight’s game against the Bucks with the Hawks coming off Sunday’s four overtime victory over the Jazz – their third game in three nights. Add tonight’s game at the Bucks and tomorrow’s home game against the Bulls and that’s five games in six nights. The Bucks are playing their fifth game in six nights.
The Hawks will be without forward Vladimir Radmanovic due to his back. Radmanovic missed four straight games with the back injury before playing 17 minutes against the Wizards on Saturday. He did not play (coach’s decision) in Sunday’s epic against the Jazz.
While Radmanovic is the only player out (besides Jannero Pargo recovery from an appendectomy) coach Larry Drew said several other players are hurting and weary.
“We will see how it goes,” Drew said of going deep into his bench. “I think the one thing I’ve been pretty adamant about, I’ve got to be very mindful of the minutes my starters are playing. I don’t want to pile a lot of minutes on those guys. We do have some guys who are a little banged up, nicked up. Having to play tomorrow night, I don’t want to pile the minutes. Hopefully, we can come out and play well and I can have a normal rotation. If that’s not the case, it’s not the case. But we will keep an eye on the minutes.”
Drew admitted he is not sure just how his team will respond to another game so soon.
“Don’t know,” Drew said. “We’ve come off three tough games. … I know we needed that day off yesterday in the worst way. We came in for shoot-around today and guys seem to have a little energy, which I was happy to see. As far as a performance, to be perfectly honest, I don’t know. I’m anxious to see how we respond after these last three ball games.”
Joe Johnson played 55:23 against the Jazz. Zaza Pachulia (54:10) and Jeff Teague (52:32) also broke the 50-minute mark.
Drew expects an even more up-tempo Bucks team with the trade-deadline addition of Monta Ellis from the Warriors. The Hawks got similar games from the Bucks in two previous meetings this season (both five-point Hawks wins). Ellis adds another scoring dimension.
“I’ve always been a big Monta Ellis fan,” Drew said. “He is, in a lot of ways, similar to Joe Johnson. He can really score once he gets it going. … As far as playing up-tempo that doesn’t change. They just have another guy to break the defense down and put points on the board.”
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490 comments Add your comment
TMACfan
March 27th, 2012
8:40 pm
Why do the point guards even bother to pass to Josh when he’s on the perimeter?
Luke Cage
March 27th, 2012
8:40 pm
Crazy, you hear “AND 1″ screamed in every game, even in the college games, now its tech??
ntrigue
March 27th, 2012
8:40 pm
Tech for screaming And ! really? Lebron and D-Wade do way worse!
drmaryb.[*_*].
March 27th, 2012
8:41 pm
Saying, “And 1!” = TKO now? Smh
Ole Hawks Fan
March 27th, 2012
8:41 pm
Josh 1 for 8 @ this point and just got Tech. Come OB MAN!
Big Lou
March 27th, 2012
8:41 pm
Thank God Joe is back in–make sure Zaza stays on the bench.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 27th, 2012
8:41 pm
They can T you up for yelling “and-one”? That is suolucidir. I would have been thrown out of every pickup game I have ever played in my life.
Shout out to Milwaukee’s dead silent crowd for allowing the SportSouth mic to pick up what Josh was yelling.
Dept. Of Unintended Irony
March 27th, 2012
8:41 pm
SMGDH
Ole Hawks Fan
March 27th, 2012
8:41 pm
“On”
Big Lou
March 27th, 2012
8:42 pm
Refs can suck a 8lllllllD
Blast
March 27th, 2012
8:42 pm
Bucks are hustlin, Nique said.
Bucks are desperate to get in the playoffs, and Hawks are tired.
Here comes Joe.
That tech sucks. Player has a right to voice one objection. Teague got one too for celebrating a dunk on Ray Allen.
The refs are and always have been on the case of Josh Smith and the Hawks in general.
Only winning big will change that.
Luke Cage
March 27th, 2012
8:42 pm
@TMac
Defenses leave Josh open on the perimeter and dare him to shoot, wouldn’t you, thats why he needs to stay around the low post.
phil
March 27th, 2012
8:42 pm
Why do the Hawks even bother to play their games?
We all know full well that we’ll be bounced by round two, if not before.
Slimjr
March 27th, 2012
8:43 pm
Ole Hawks Fan
March 27th, 2012
8:41 pm
“Josh 1 for 8 @ this point and just got Tech. Come OB MAN!”
Prediction: The playoffs will not be kind to Josh!
Dept. Of Unintended Irony
March 27th, 2012
8:43 pm
Najeh, that was tnellecxe.
phil
March 27th, 2012
8:43 pm
The refs….
THAT’S why we suck. Yeah.
Slimjr
March 27th, 2012
8:44 pm
phil
March 27th, 2012
8:42 pm
“Why do the Hawks even bother to play their games?”
Same reason Chipper and the Mighty Braves play there’s…
phil
March 27th, 2012
8:44 pm
I see Idiot Josh is letting fly from 22 again….what a shock!
ntrigue
March 27th, 2012
8:45 pm
Why are we running zone?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 27th, 2012
8:45 pm
Haha DUI, wouldn’t have to do that if not for the retsnom golb.
Luke Cage
March 27th, 2012
8:45 pm
Refs have caused us about 3 games this season
ricardo anyaz
March 27th, 2012
8:45 pm
no tmac no suprise. Drew is a child.
Rob
March 27th, 2012
8:45 pm
I always ask this, but what website broadcast the games again?
TMACfan
March 27th, 2012
8:45 pm
Good find Teague
Luke Cage
March 27th, 2012
8:45 pm
But nothing was more horrible than that last game with the Heat, one of the worst officiated in history.
yodaddybrother
March 27th, 2012
8:45 pm
this game was pretty predictable….legs aren’t there at all
phil
March 27th, 2012
8:45 pm
Agreed, slimjr…
Nice pass, Teague!
Blast
March 27th, 2012
8:46 pm
Stupid turnovers!
Slow down, Jeff!!!
High-sider
March 27th, 2012
8:46 pm
Teague has too many early turnovers. He already has four turnovers.
Ole Hawks Fan
March 27th, 2012
8:46 pm
Keep JACKING Those jumper Josh…………….you are killing the team. Go inside .
phil
March 27th, 2012
8:46 pm
Excuses.
We’ve always got one in Atlanta…
For every team.
Slimjr
March 27th, 2012
8:47 pm
their’s^^^^
Najeh Davenpoop
March 27th, 2012
8:48 pm
Josh is only like 2/7 in the paint, so it’s not like he’s doing so great either. He starts shooting jumpers when he can’t get post position, and he’s having a hard time posting up Udoh. Hawks might have to go big and put him at SF to get him post up opportunities.
Slimjr
March 27th, 2012
8:48 pm
The Mighty Braves have not won a playoff series in 12 years…..Even with the Great Chipper putting up HOF “nimbers”……zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Luke Cage
March 27th, 2012
8:48 pm
Always excuses when a team loses, its in all sports
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
March 27th, 2012
8:48 pm
wow this game is over
phil
March 27th, 2012
8:49 pm
This isn’t even basketball…
Wretched.
Slimjr
March 27th, 2012
8:49 pm
The playoffs will not be kind to Josh…
Blast
March 27th, 2012
8:49 pm
Painfull turnovers.
phil
March 27th, 2012
8:49 pm
Say hello to Idiot Josh!
Slimjr
March 27th, 2012
8:50 pm
They have run out of gas. The Bucks are going to bury them now….
phil
March 27th, 2012
8:50 pm
Excuses are for losers….
So we have plenty in the ole Atl!!
phil
March 27th, 2012
8:51 pm
Idiot Josh does something smart…
Najeh Davenpoop
March 27th, 2012
8:52 pm
T-Mac running pick and rolls. Back in that 2nd unit facilitator role.
phil
March 27th, 2012
8:52 pm
Times two…
hawksfancents95
March 27th, 2012
8:52 pm
travel??
ill take it though
DawgNole
March 27th, 2012
8:52 pm
Rathbun & Nique already in a high-speed shimmy. Rathbun minimizing the early double-digit deficit. No excuse for getting blown out by these weak sisters. Back to that bad ol’ history lesson again: this team will raise you to uncharted heights, then slam yo azz down hard just because you got excited.
yodaddybrother
March 27th, 2012
8:52 pm
Hawks are GASSED! lmao but they are still battling.
phil
March 27th, 2012
8:53 pm
Absolutely, Dawgnole…
Typical Atl…
Rev in Tampa
March 27th, 2012
8:53 pm
Did I just see that josh already has 9 rebounds?