Atlanta Hawks at Raptors: Game thead
Toronto-–Same starting lineup for the Hawks: Jason Collins at center in place of Zaza Pachulia. Linas Kleiza (knee) will not dress for the Raptors.
- Larry Drew said Hawks players were miffed about last night’s debacle: “It wasn’t a good mood at all. I am sure they were very disappointed in themselves. I certainly was not a happy camper last night. After a game like that, it’s emotional. I had a chance to watch a bit of the game flying in last night, got a good night’s rest, got up this morning and I felt like a new person. I felt like that game and that day was so far behind us right now. As I told the guys, it’s a matter of looking at that game and saying, ‘Hey, we let that one get away from us.’ Now it’s a matter of lacing them back up and going out there and playing the way we know we are capable.”
- The Hawks get an immediate chance at redemption and clinching a playoff berth all in one shot. “It’s just one loss but looking back at it we could have played a lot more competitively,” Josh Smith said. “Now we are able to get that sour taste out of our mouth and play the same team.”
- Drew: “We’ve got to play better. From an energy standpoint and going back and looking back at the game, we didn’t have the energy for some reason. You have got to Toronto give credit they came out and sustained for an entire game but I know we are much, much better and more capable of playing better. We didn’t play good basketball last night on either end.”
- Drew said Toronto’s assault on the rim had more to do with poor perimeter D than a lack of inside presence: “We didn’t defend off the dribble very well. We did a good enough job defensively at defending sets but, at the tail end of a few sets, we just got beat off the dribble. It wasn’t anything they did, they just put the ball down and went by us. You have to play better defensively. When it comes down to mano y mano you just have to sit down and you have got to guard.”
- Drew on Toronto’s zone D: “Zone is zone. When you are not making shots against a zone, the zone is pretty good. When you are making shots, the zone is not worth a heck. They seem to have confidence in their zone. But it wasn’t anything to surprise us. In all of our meetings we had with them they have zoned us. We have been able to make the adjustments. I wouldn’t say that was the determining factor.”
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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Sautee
April 16th, 2012
8:46 pm
“We miss Zaza.”
Co-sign. Horford too.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
8:46 pm
Probably wouldn’t miss Zaza quite so much if he had a viable backup. Kind of like how Horford, as good as he is, hasn’t been missed that much because he had a viable backup.
terrell
April 16th, 2012
8:47 pm
Teague/Joe/Josh/Ivan/Zaza
should be the Playoff starting 5.
nuff said.
.....
April 16th, 2012
8:47 pm
I bet this is asked all the time, but why isn’t Ivan starting?
bigdave
April 16th, 2012
8:47 pm
a fool wit it!
Melvin
April 16th, 2012
8:48 pm
Ivan, 9-5, Deebo is doing his thang…
Blast
April 16th, 2012
8:48 pm
Least, Hawks are competing.
And what about Ivan Johnson! He needs to watch that knee, though.
Admiral Snackbar
April 16th, 2012
8:48 pm
he wanted to take that charge on Ivan but chickened out. . smart..
terrell
April 16th, 2012
8:48 pm
Down goes Marvin. Down goes Marvin. lol
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
8:48 pm
lmao I knew marvin was going to fall
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
8:48 pm
At the very least Ivan should be getting more minutes than either Kirk or Marvin.
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
8:48 pm
Ivan’s kickin’ butt here.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
8:49 pm
Tough foul Marvin absorbed..That had to hurt!
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
8:50 pm
As is Teague.
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:50 pm
Miss both Zsa Zsa and AL
like I said yesterday, maybe they should consider Al & Marv off the bench as your sixth & seventh men
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
8:50 pm
good defense teague
terrell
April 16th, 2012
8:50 pm
Josh LOVES to shoot. lol
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
8:51 pm
smh shut up nique!
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
8:52 pm
And of course, here comes Nique with his premature champagne celebration: “Well, Toronto has run out of gas.”
Melvin
April 16th, 2012
8:52 pm
Nice end to the 3rd qtr for the Hawks. Teague and Ivan really put the team on their backs in that qtr.
terrell
April 16th, 2012
8:52 pm
Nique
“Toronto has run out of gas”
Slow down Nique. Another qtr to go.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
8:53 pm
Debo gets the game ball!
justahawkfan
April 16th, 2012
8:53 pm
Probably wouldn’t miss Zaza quite so much if he had a viable backup. Zsa Zsa is the backup!!!!!!
Blast
April 16th, 2012
8:54 pm
Last night, I always thought the Hawks would crank up on defence, and that the Raps would start missing some shots. Neither ever happened.
Hawks stayed listless on defence, and a result, the Raps stayed hot on offence all night long.
Different story tonight, yeah?
But we still got a qrt of ball to play.
Rev in Tampa
April 16th, 2012
8:57 pm
“Question
What is Kirk Hinrich good for?
Defense? hitting open shots? leadership? passing skills?
Just wondering why he gets so many min??”
Hinrich gets so many minutes for the same reason Jason Collins started the last two games = larry drew
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
8:57 pm
Slick move by TMac. I’ll always believe he could’ve helped us more this year with some decent minutes.
Blast
April 16th, 2012
8:57 pm
Tracy, beautyfull.
Melvin
April 16th, 2012
8:58 pm
TMac is still tricky with that ball….
terrell
April 16th, 2012
8:59 pm
Hinrich? wtf? LD trying to lose the game?
TMACfan
April 16th, 2012
8:59 pm
TMAC is playing well.
LD looks like he’s bout to hit the club after the game lol.
Buddy Grizzard
April 16th, 2012
8:59 pm
You guys hear the Toronto announcer just now? Ivan was suspended for “getting into the entire team” about effort. SUSPENSION!
doc
April 16th, 2012
8:59 pm
seems like we learned how to punch back. last night no one responded to the early knock out blow delivered by the raptors.
Melvin
April 16th, 2012
9:00 pm
Slimjr,
I think Deebo and Teague should share that game ball.
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
9:01 pm
TMACfan
April 16th, 2012
8:59 pm
TMAC is playing well.
LD looks like he’s bout to hit the club after the game lol.
_______________________
LD always looks like he’s ALREADY hit the club.
doc
April 16th, 2012
9:01 pm
ivan is a man, marvin? uh, not so much.
TMACfan
April 16th, 2012
9:01 pm
@Buddy Grizzard
Sund is just making his case for GM of the Year. He devalues Ivan so he can sign him again for cheap.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:02 pm
only one ball..
Deebo 17 and 7 off the bench..Impressive…
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
April 16th, 2012
9:02 pm
BIG IVAN FOR PRESIDENT
IF IVAN WAS SUSPENDED FOR WHAT THE RAPTORS ANNOUNCERS SAID THEN HE NEEDS TO BE THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM.
ITS ALL ABOUT EFFORT
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
9:03 pm
Night and day, these two games. A shame the team didn’t show up last night for the paying customers.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:03 pm
Ivan is a beast…
Sautee
April 16th, 2012
9:04 pm
Yet another game that makes me wonder if Teague is bi-polar?
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:04 pm
What did Ivan say to his teammates to get docked one game pay?
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
9:05 pm
Wow, guess its not ok for a rookie to speak for the Hawks
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:06 pm
Deebo, 19 and 8
terrell
April 16th, 2012
9:06 pm
Marvin is awful. lol
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
9:06 pm
Glad Ivan spoke up about effort, shows how much he appreciates his long waited opportunity, the guy plays with alot of hunger, if more Hawks showed that we would be a top seed!!
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:08 pm
“You guys hear the Toronto announcer just now? Ivan was suspended for “getting into the entire team” about effort. SUSPENSION!”
That’s all?
Then Larry should be suspended!
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:09 pm
Guess he showed up the weasel Coach?
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:10 pm
Hey Deebo, you found out that what you said was above your pay grade? Yep..
In time rookie…
TMACfan
April 16th, 2012
9:11 pm
Our Season might be over http://www.peachtreehoops.com/2012/4/16/2953627/zaza-pachulias-foot-injury-could-sideline-him-for-remainder-of-the