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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Admiral Snackbar
April 16th, 2012
6:39 pm
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Blast
April 16th, 2012
6:46 pm
Lets see what these idiot Hawks do tonite!
High-sider
April 16th, 2012
6:47 pm
2nd?
Blast
April 16th, 2012
6:47 pm
2nd!
steven a smith
April 16th, 2012
6:55 pm
Best thing for these “BUMBS” is to lose all remaining games and get into the Lottery, and just maybe
they will get a HIGH Draft Pick..
pointguardslim
April 16th, 2012
6:55 pm
Kirk Hinrich is garbage. Kirk es Basura.
Kirk Hinrich est corbeille.
steven a smith
April 16th, 2012
6:58 pm
Best player available when Hawks pick will be Kansas Center Jeff Withey…..2nd best shot blocker in this years’ draft…
Rev in Tampa
April 16th, 2012
7:00 pm
A big beautiful hawk just swooped down in front of my car. Unlike the rest of you, I’m guarenteed tonight of being impressed by a hawk doing what their supposed to do
steven a smith
April 16th, 2012
7:08 pm
Fire Joe Johnson and Al Horford this offseason!!!
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
7:09 pm
SWEET CHRISTMAS!!!
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:10 pm
Trade the Starting 5! Waive the rest! lol
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
7:10 pm
Hawks will win easily tonight, my “Spidey Sense” says so!!
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:10 pm
Raptors by 12..
steven a smith
April 16th, 2012
7:11 pm
Anyone out there think that the Hawks have any chance against the BULLS or the HEAT, in the upcoming playoffs, please, by all means, come forward….
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:11 pm
A must win? Maybe a trap?
ntrigue
April 16th, 2012
7:11 pm
Jason again come on drew!
steven a smith
April 16th, 2012
7:12 pm
Hawks will lose by “10″ 2-night….
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:12 pm
Brutal shot by Josh.. His post game needs a ton of work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:12 pm
Raptors in another blowout!
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:13 pm
Collins got a rebound!
steven a smith
April 16th, 2012
7:15 pm
Teague-Josh-Willie Green-Ivan–Kirk and Zsa Zsa, only keepers on this team. And maybe T-Mac.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:15 pm
Captain Kirk looks so slow against Mr. Anderson(The Matrix)!
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
7:16 pm
collin have no lift whatsoever
Brian
April 16th, 2012
7:16 pm
Lets go hawks…massive hawk fan here in Tampa, FL i gotta watch box scores instead of the actual game because this market carries the stupid Magic…..#gohawks
.....
April 16th, 2012
7:16 pm
Why is Jason Collibs starting? LD is a moron.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
7:17 pm
Twin is so bad LMAO
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:18 pm
Brian, firstrowsports dot eu…
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:19 pm
Collins with 2 rebounds in 5mins! Hmmmm
Brian
April 16th, 2012
7:19 pm
hopefully you guys will call the game right and not make it seem like its the end of the world when the hawks are leading
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
7:19 pm
Twin is screwing up the entire offense’s floor spacing, something that isn’t so great to begin with.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
7:21 pm
Hawks’ offense looks so much better when the PG, SG, and SF play like they are not drunk.
Brian
April 16th, 2012
7:21 pm
Good look Slimjr
Walt Frazier
April 16th, 2012
7:21 pm
This should be Teague’s game for the taking; but Jeff can’t play stupid.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:22 pm
10-4 Sir…
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
7:24 pm
If you
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
7:26 pm
raptors gettinf too many easy baskets in the paint
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
7:26 pm
If you have cable and you press “info” on your remote, here’s what you get as the description of the game:
“Former Raptors star Tracy McGrady joins fellow veteran Jerry Stackhouse off the bench ofr Atlanta, which is on a 5-1 run at Air Canada Centre”
Way to emphasize the key players in this game.
.....
April 16th, 2012
7:29 pm
Can Joe Johnson please play defense tonight?
Brian
April 16th, 2012
7:29 pm
I never thought i would see the day Josh Smith would acutally lead the team in PPG. I aint mad at him though….and I still dont think he has peaked yet
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:30 pm
Get stops somebody?
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
7:31 pm
derozan gets all the calls I swear
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:32 pm
And therein lies a problem, Josh should not be leading any team in scoring…
The streak will continue…
Brian
April 16th, 2012
7:32 pm
Clearly collins is on the roster to take up space in the game and foul the opposing team’s big man…has he even scored a basket this season???
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
7:32 pm
The Hawks normally do such a great job on staying disciplined against master pump fake artists like D-Wade, and yet time and time again they keep jumping in the air against DeMar f-cking DeRozan.
Here comes Vlad for Josh. Expect a lengthy Raptors run.
Brian
April 16th, 2012
7:33 pm
I remember during the woodson years all we had was big men and no guards worth anything until a over the hill bibby came along
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
7:34 pm
“And therein lies a problem, Josh should not be leading any team in scoring…”
The Hawks haven’t had a player who “should” be leading a team in scoring — at least, a title contending team — since Nique. Nobody since then has had that kind of scoring talent. Not Joe, not Josh, not Steve Smith, not Shareef, not anybody.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
7:36 pm
Yet another mind-numbingly dumb play by Kirk, who hacks away at a D-Leaguer’s arms instead of just standing in front of him and playing D.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
7:36 pm
wow tmac
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
7:37 pm
Gotta luv this blog, always gloom & doom LMAO!!
.....
April 16th, 2012
7:37 pm
Where is the defense? You know… stopping then from getting easy shots?
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:38 pm
71% shooting? Anybody feel like playing some D tonight? Wow….
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:38 pm
Self Check hit a shot! Whoopie!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
7:39 pm
Hawks were -3 after Vlad subbed in for Josh. Would have been -6 if not for that miracle Marvin 3, which I can pretty much guarantee he wouldn’t make 9 out of 10 times.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:41 pm
Self Checked got blocked in the paint again!
.....
April 16th, 2012
7:41 pm
What a bs foul.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
7:41 pm
smh these refs are horrible…you cant jump into the player anymore I thought
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:43 pm
7′1″ too tall…
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
7:43 pm
no over the back on vlad
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:43 pm
Nice POSTER JAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
7:44 pm
lmao damn vlad I just tried to defend you…
.....
April 16th, 2012
7:44 pm
I didn’t know you could push off with your arm to get a dunk…
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:44 pm
No stops= Blow out!
Brian
April 16th, 2012
7:44 pm
We really need to get outta this 5 slot…6 or 3 would benefit us bettter…if we play boston round one..Paul Pierce gets sneezed on he is gonna get a call…im really not trying to watch that type of series
Brian
April 16th, 2012
7:45 pm
I would settle for dampier right about now…at least he could find the basket …smh
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:45 pm
Teague he’s 7′1″ , no goal tending Sir!
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
7:46 pm
lmao marvin you a bum
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
7:46 pm
Great pass by T-Mac, typical atrocious attempt at finishing by Marvin.
Brian
April 16th, 2012
7:46 pm
imagine with this current bench + Jamal Crawford
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:47 pm
Self Check has had his shot blocked 3 time already! Is he really 6′9″?
Plays like he’s 5′9″…
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
7:47 pm
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
7:37 pm
Gotta luv this blog, always gloom & doom LMAO!!
_______________________
With good reason, wouldn’t you say?
Melvin
April 16th, 2012
7:47 pm
Is there any other teammates that get their shot block as much as Marvin and ZaZa?
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:49 pm
Sweet Luke, just smack yourself….Wake up man..lol
tb hawk fan
April 16th, 2012
7:49 pm
yes what is a foul
.....
April 16th, 2012
7:49 pm
So, the announcers compliment Marvin after he gets stuffed twice? Only in ATL
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
7:49 pm
“Marvin Williams has been sensational since he moved to the bench.”
Yes, Rathbun actually said it.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:50 pm
Homers……
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
7:50 pm
Slimjr,
Entertainment purposes only lol.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:51 pm
24-8 in the paint! Hawks getting raped!
Stan
April 16th, 2012
7:51 pm
how long is LD going to leave the starters out
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
7:51 pm
the raptors are not that good…
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:52 pm
26-8 in the paint..Hawks getting raped!
HawkEye
April 16th, 2012
7:52 pm
Hawks are giving up too many dunks.
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
7:52 pm
Raptors playin with alot of confidence, plus the fact the we are TUUUUURIBLE on Defense.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:53 pm
26-8 in only 18mins?
drmaryb.(*_*).
April 16th, 2012
7:53 pm
FUGLY!
WTH! Those uniforms are embarrassing, they’re throwing my Hawks off. Just tuned in and were down by 2?
Wassup?
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
7:53 pm
please stop joe…
tb hawk fan
April 16th, 2012
7:54 pm
playing like they don’t care
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:54 pm
Oh same ole same ole. Hawks getting abused in the paint with 2.5 quarters left in the game..
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:55 pm
Are the Raptors going to the playoffs? Wow!
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
7:58 pm
Where is our 7′1″ shot blocker Sund?
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:00 pm
Raptors did beat the Celts before the whupped the Hawks ya know.
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:00 pm
Raptors did beat the Celts before the whupped the Hawks ya know.
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:00 pm
Raptors did beat the Celts before they whupped the Hawks ya know.
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:00 pm
Raptors did beat the Celts before they whupped the Hawks ya know.
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:00 pm
Raptors did beat the Celts before they whupped the Hawks ya know.
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:02 pm
Ooops, my bad
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
8:02 pm
did the server just burp? lol
High-sider
April 16th, 2012
8:03 pm
Man, what is Minnesota’s problem [tonight] or are the Pacers [just] peaking right about now?
Rod from College Park
April 16th, 2012
8:04 pm
“Marvin Williams has been sensational since he moved to the bench.”
Yes, Rathbun actually said it.”
LOL. I would take this James Johnson kid over Marvin any day. I am convinced that there are many SF’s in the D-league that are better than him.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
8:04 pm
Oh Sweet Luke just burp! Hahahah…
Rev in Tampa
April 16th, 2012
8:05 pm
I’m out in the middle of a cow pasture watching my daughters flag football game so I can only read the blog on my blackberry. From the way it sounds hawks are down by double digits. Finally got an update on espn website and hawks are up by two. I guess everybodys still mad about last night.
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:05 pm
LOL, it happens.
High-sider
April 16th, 2012
8:05 pm
Gary Forbes needs to give up basketball and try to become the next Philip Michael Thomas or something.
.....
April 16th, 2012
8:05 pm
This defense is atrocious.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
8:06 pm
Where is our 7′1″ shot blocker Sund?
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:06 pm
These Raptor’s announcers beating down the Hawks, makes it sound like the Raptors are All-World!
drmaryb.(*_*).
April 16th, 2012
8:09 pm
Marvin is so unreliable! This guy can’t score inside nor, outside.
.....
April 16th, 2012
8:09 pm
Luke Cage
Difference between Hawks and Celtics… is the Celtics loss due to their poor shooting. They played tremendous D that kept them in the game at the end. The Hawks are playing ZERO defense.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
8:10 pm
Marvin= p-90
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:10 pm
Leading at the Half, still the D has got to pick up, the dreaded 3rd qtr will decide this game, still going to listen to my “Spidey Sense” that the Hawks will win tonight.
High-sider
April 16th, 2012
8:11 pm
Toronto Sports Network [TSN] just showed Roberto Alomar. I thought that dude was HIV+ or had AIDS. He looked healthy as he left the court.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
8:12 pm
This is hilarious
High-sider
April 16th, 2012
8:13 pm
Pacers leading T-wolves at halftime, 64-30.
Admiral Snackbar
April 16th, 2012
8:15 pm
so it could be worse, eh Najeh?
playoffs is all that matters now.
High-sider
April 16th, 2012
8:19 pm
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:00 pm
Raptors did beat the Celts before they whupped the Hawks ya know.
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I thought this blog didn’t allow you [one] to post the same comment over and over.
.....
April 16th, 2012
8:21 pm
Rather be the Bobcats. At least they get a good draft pick.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
8:27 pm
Hey Luke join the club..I keep repeating too..I don’t know how I get away with it?
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Hawks Fan Down Under
April 16th, 2012
8:28 pm
Drew is a coaching genius….it’s all about energy!
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
8:28 pm
damn collins
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
8:28 pm
Twin LMAO
.....
April 16th, 2012
8:28 pm
Collins in again!?
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
8:29 pm
It could always be worse. It could be a trap…
drmaryb.(*_*).
April 16th, 2012
8:30 pm
Rev in Tampa!
Watch out for the cow chips! Tread carefully, they’re like IED’s.
Bravesfan79
April 16th, 2012
8:31 pm
Lets go Toronto! I say this not only because Boston is my 2nd favorite team in the league (Ray Allen is my favorite old school star left in the league)… but because i think they handle the Pacers more easily than the Celtics.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
8:33 pm
Joe going into ISO mode!
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:34 pm
Josh settles too much for the jumper
Bravesfan79
April 16th, 2012
8:35 pm
Does anyone really think the Hawks would win more games in a series against Chicago than Miami? Miami couldnt even beat Chi the other night when D Rose only had 2 points. Chicago has the better defense, and plays with intensity ALL the time, where Miami is prone to mental lapses.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
8:36 pm
wtf man derozan is not that good
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:36 pm
$50 says LD brings Collins back next season!!
drmaryb.(*_*).
April 16th, 2012
8:36 pm
Teague is NOT running the offense at all. We need Steve Nash to make easy plays. Jeff passing the ball around the perimeter like Bibby.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
8:36 pm
only a 2 point lead just like that horrible
.....
April 16th, 2012
8:36 pm
Hawks sucks.
Melvin
April 16th, 2012
8:37 pm
What is Josh doing tonight?
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
8:37 pm
Call 911! The Hawks are getting abused in the paint!
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:37 pm
OMG, The Sky Is Falling lol.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
8:38 pm
I keep saying teague is not that good only time he drives the ball is when hes on a fastbreak
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
8:38 pm
derozan going for 40 tonight!
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
8:38 pm
A real coach would have taken Josh out for taking that unecessary 3. Cmon SMOOVE, take a couple of dribbles in 1st.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
8:40 pm
lol see driving on a fastbreak
Melvin
April 16th, 2012
8:41 pm
Teague is a one man fast break
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
8:41 pm
Bravesfan79
April 16th, 2012
8:31 pm
Lets go Toronto! I say this not only because Boston is my 2nd favorite team in the league (Ray Allen is my favorite old school star left in the league)… but because i think they handle the Pacers more easily than the Celtics.
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Still hoping your team loses. Amazing.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
8:42 pm
MC tweets that Zaza may be out for the rest of the regular season.
Better get Damp in the game so he can get in shape.
drmaryb.(*_*).
April 16th, 2012
8:42 pm
My bad Jeff, I just tuned in and saw three bad sequences, I didn’t know you were ballin’ earlier. 7 assists is great.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
8:42 pm
I find that shot blockers go for head fakes all the time..
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
8:44 pm
joe dribble dribble brick leads to a 3 for the raptors
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
8:44 pm
“And then the playoffs, a fun time of year.” — Rathbun
Guess he meant fun for the teams that win in the playoffs.
terrell
April 16th, 2012
8:44 pm
Question
What is Kirk Hinrich good for?
Defense? hitting open shots? leadership? passing skills?
Just wondering why he gets so many min??
terrell
April 16th, 2012
8:45 pm
We miss Zaza.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 16th, 2012
8:45 pm
sadly we do miss zaza
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
8:46 pm
“Question
What is Kirk Hinrich good for?”
ans: giving up two 1st round picks for..sigh…..
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.
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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
Sautee
April 16th, 2012
9:13 pm
Indifferent Josh showed up tonight. Only 3 shots in the paint.
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
9:14 pm
Gotta get Dampier ready for the playoffs, should start getting some burn now.
bigdave
April 16th, 2012
9:14 pm
niiiiice
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
9:14 pm
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!
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And we have to hear it from the Toronto media. Doesn’t say much for ours.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:14 pm
Anything worse than a sprain? Just stick a fork in him for the playoffs…See ya next season ZaZa..
Good job Sund! shoot!
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
9:14 pm
T-Mac needs more playing time.
Sautee
April 16th, 2012
9:15 pm
OK, now 4 shots in the paint.
terrell
April 16th, 2012
9:15 pm
TMac is one of the best fascilitators on the team, but LD cant get over the fact that he called his azz out. Wow.
Melvin
April 16th, 2012
9:16 pm
Up 17pts with less than 3mins in the game. No need to bring Ivan back into the game and risk getting hurt. Play Diamper, Vlad and Stack….
kingd92
April 16th, 2012
9:16 pm
Tmac in the post is our best offense
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:17 pm
Josh is working on the jumper for those nationally televised games. He’s got to show case himself for free agency! Cant blame him…. He’s out of here anyway…
Better trade him for picks…
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
9:18 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
9:14 pm
T-Mac needs more playing time.
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Some of us on here (maybe you included) have been saying that for quite a while. Hard to believe a guy with his experience and skill set has been virtually ignored.
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
9:18 pm
LD is comfortable with Collins instead of letting Damp play, Gosh Idiot!!!
TMACfan
April 16th, 2012
9:19 pm
TMAC laser passes.
Please give him more PT
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
9:19 pm
In a lot of sports, you hear veterans say “the game has slowed down for them”. T-Mac plays like the game has slowed down for him any more than any other Hawk. Dude never panics when he has the ball in his hands. Never rushes anything.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:19 pm
Shame on Larry for not giving Tmac more burn this season!
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 16th, 2012
9:19 pm
If KG was on the Hawks, he would be suspended for 2 seasons they way he RIPS TEAMMATES FOR LACK OF EFFORT
#GODFORBID
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
9:20 pm
Just out-athleted ‘em tonight. Need to keep winning–build that momentum into the playoffs. Losing breeds losing. Stay away from that stuff, Hawks.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
9:21 pm
Case in point — that cross court pass by T-Mac out of the trap. Anyone else on this team would have struggled like hell to get the ball out of that situation. T-Mac finds Pargo with a perfect pass in the other corner which leads to a dunk. Won’t show up in the stat sheet but that is a high basketball IQ play.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:21 pm
Tmac is a Hall of fame PLAYER LARRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unbelievable this weasel coach!
Luke Cage
April 16th, 2012
9:22 pm
My “Spidey Sense” was correct!!!
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 16th, 2012
9:22 pm
“From an energy standpoint and going back and looking back at the game, we didn’t have the energy for some reason.”
-Larry Drew
^^^SMH
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:22 pm
TMAC help blow this team out!
TMAC TMAC TMAC TMAC TMAC TMAC TMAC!
Blast
April 16th, 2012
9:23 pm
Ivan needs to be the starting center, point blank. Even ahead of Zaza.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 16th, 2012
9:23 pm
Gonna need T-Mac come the Playoffs. There will be no b2bs. He should play 22 mpg MINIMUM in the playoffs
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:23 pm
Tough loss ZaZa will be in the playoffs.. Huge loss…
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 16th, 2012
9:25 pm
Joe T-Mac Smoove Ivan ZaZa
would be a hell of an interesting lineup come playoff time. All can defend, 3 are mean players (Smoove Ivan and Z). Get healthy Z!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not one person on this entire blog or anyone who cares about this team, EVER wants to see Collins or Dampier out there unless it’s to see them hack the hell out of a guy.
TMACfan
April 16th, 2012
9:27 pm
I seriously can’t wait for the playoffs now with TMAC. He is going to control the game with everyone else starts panicking.
He is fourth All-Time for ppg with 28.53 in the playoffs. He will help this team, as long as LD gives him around 25 minutes a game.
Blast
April 16th, 2012
9:28 pm
Or if Zaza is gonna start, then Ivan needs to play the most minutes.
If Al comes back and does not want to play center, that’s fine. Have him come off the bench behind Josh or Zaza. Ivan is beasting!
Rev in Tampa
April 16th, 2012
9:29 pm
Hawks clinch playoff berth with this win. 5th year in a row. Where’s Rick Sund? https://twitter.com/#!/fakericksund
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
9:30 pm
TMACfan
April 16th, 2012
9:27 pm
I seriously can’t wait for the playoffs now with TMAC. He is going to control the game with everyone else starts panicking.
He is fourth All-Time for ppg with 28.53 in the playoffs. He will help this team, as long as LD gives him around 25 minutes a game.
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I wouldn’t count on it, knowing LD.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:31 pm
“He is fourth All-Time for ppg with 28.53 in the playoffs”
INSANITY THAT STAT!!!! This dude better get 25-30 mins a night!
Friday is must win to possibly secure the Home court…
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
9:31 pm
Braves’ run is over. Mets have their number so far this season (4-0).
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:32 pm
Big Lou should have stayed home..He jinxed the Braves by showing his mug at the stadium tonight! LOL!
kingd92
April 16th, 2012
9:33 pm
That’s higher than any other active NBA players playoff ppg right now
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:35 pm
In his prime I might take him over Kobe..
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
9:35 pm
Mets have good starting pitching and enough hitters to carry them if they can stay healthy. Staying healthy, though, has been a problem for them for many years now. I don’t trust them to stay healthy any more than I trust the Hawks to break their 45 year streak.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 16th, 2012
9:35 pm
Ivan had 21 points. I doubt Marvin has cracked 20 points more than once this year, if at all.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:36 pm
If Kobe played for the Raptors, Orlando, and Houston he’d have not one ring either?
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 16th, 2012
9:37 pm
With T-Mac, let the dude play in the Playoffs. We won’t even need Willie or Marvin
Teague
Kirk
Joe
Josh
Ivan
Z
T-Mac
Pargo
Marvin (minimal minutes)
should be our playoff roster, unless we need Twin or Dampier to take someone out
Sushi
April 16th, 2012
9:38 pm
This blog is full of panic artists. One bad game and ya’ll are ready to break up the team. I knew they would blow out Toronto tonight.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 16th, 2012
9:38 pm
Cosign Slim. T-Mac was best player in league in 2002-2003 and then damn injuries destroyed him. He still knows this game damn well. His passes are great. Doesn’t even look for his shot. Hope he is ready to play minutes in the Playoffs. He better be giving 100% effort too – I do recognize he is playing under the worst Head Coach in the NBA
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 16th, 2012
9:39 pm
*Not playoff roster, but our rotation.
RealTmacFan
April 16th, 2012
9:40 pm
TMAC PLAYS, HAWKS WIN
JUST THAT SIMPLE!!!!!
Sushi
April 16th, 2012
9:41 pm
Dampier is overweight and washed up. Give me a break.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:42 pm
Did TMac not play last night? Hmmmmmmm
Sushi
April 16th, 2012
9:43 pm
T-Mac can’t play back to back nights anymore – lets’ be real.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
9:44 pm
Whatever…
kingd92
April 16th, 2012
9:44 pm
Hopefully zaza and al heal up soon
Sushi
April 16th, 2012
9:49 pm
I know ya’ll hate Marvin but he actually had a good game tonight.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 16th, 2012
9:52 pm
“If Kobe played for the Raptors, Orlando, and Houston he’d have not one ring either?”
Exactly. People who call T-Mac a loser because of his playoff record miss this point. That Orlando Magic team he carried to the playoffs back in 2002 and 2003 was HORRIBLE. Like, Charlotte Bobcats horrible. Dude carried a team to the playoffs that started players like Andrew DeClercq. That team had no business being in the playoffs. They made it because of a) T-Mac and b) Doc Rivers. That’s it.
Rev in Tampa
April 16th, 2012
9:55 pm
“Mets have good starting pitching and enough hitters to carry them if they can stay healthy. Staying healthy, though, has been a problem for them for many years now. I don’t trust them to stay healthy any more than I trust the Hawks to break their 45 year streak.”
The Mets are more dysfunctional than the Hawks.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 16th, 2012
10:05 pm
“I know ya’ll hate Marvin but he actually had a good game tonight.”
Who?
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 16th, 2012
10:05 pm
Najeh,
Houston went to the 2nd round the one year T-Mac was hurt. We’ll see what happens this year. He can still play.
doc
April 16th, 2012
10:11 pm
hope zaza doesnt have a stress fracture.
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
10:15 pm
May have to stick a fork in ZaZa?
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
April 16th, 2012
10:17 pm
“This blog is full of panic artists. One bad game and ya’ll are ready to break up the team. I knew they would blow out Toronto tonight.” – Sushi
Man you didn’t know crap. lol. Where were you yesterday?
DawgNole
April 16th, 2012
10:18 pm
Sushi
April 16th, 2012
9:38 pm
This blog is full of panic artists. One bad game and ya’ll are ready to break up the team. I knew they would blow out Toronto tonight.
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You knew? BS. If you knew, why didn’t you get on here before the game and say so? Then we all could’ve relaxed in the first half as well as the second.
“One bad game . . . .” It’s NOT one bad game. It’s 45 years of many bad games–especially when they count (playoffs).
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 16th, 2012
10:20 pm
Ivan is now our 3rd best player with Z out. Might have overtaken Joe. Jury’s still out
brigadierjerry
April 16th, 2012
10:21 pm
slimjr,
teams aside why would you take a prime mac over kobe?
also you said earlier good to see knicks in the playoffs, they made the playoffs last year
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 16th, 2012
10:23 pm
This sushi guy is busy supporting Marvina
ROTFLMAOLOL
If anyone saw the last 2 plays of the 1st half last night, I think there’s people on this blog who could’ve executed better than that stiff did
Sushi
April 16th, 2012
10:27 pm
I was here last nights blog Clyde – look it up.
I’m not supporting Marvin, JeJe – just said he had a decent game tonight. Why are you talking about the last 2 plays last night?
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
10:28 pm
Lets hope they keep put a streak together like the Hawks have (getting into the playoffs). The Knicks…
TMAC’s bigger and as you saw just a match up nightmare for everybody.. 29 pt. scoring avg. in the playoffs against people designing plays to stop you is insane!
Slimjr
April 16th, 2012
10:29 pm
delete{ keep }^^^
Rusty
April 16th, 2012
10:35 pm
Sautee as per your eariier post I wonder if JT is bipolar,no i think ir is probably LD who is bipolar. If LD would get off his back JT would always perform at this level.
Sushi
April 16th, 2012
10:35 pm
DawgNole,
You’re the one full of B.S. – I blogged yesterday saying they would blow out Toronto tonight – where were you?
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 16th, 2012
10:37 pm
Sushi
April 16th, 2012
10:27 pm
I was here last nights blog Clyde – look it up.
I’m not supporting Marvin, JeJe – just said he had a decent game tonight. Why are you talking about the last 2 plays last night?
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Sushi
April 16th, 2012
10:41 pm
My comments from yesterday – for you non-believers.:
Sushi
April 16th, 2012
2:15 pm
Only one game – watch – the Hawks are gonna kick Toronto in the butt tonight. It’s obvious they totally underestimated Toronto’s D-League loaded lineup and expected them to roll over.
Also, Josh Smith had a decent game, but he needs to quit trying to be a point guard and give up the ball to a guard. His domination of the ball is one of the reasons why Teague is ineffective.
Yes JeJe – Marvin sucks most of the time – but once in a while he has a decent game – of course, I don’t expect you to recognize that.
KevinM
April 16th, 2012
10:53 pm
Glad to see the win tonight, yet no one knew which team LD would coach tonight.
We will more than likely see more of this in the playoffs.
We are looking like our seed will once again go backwards for the 2nd straight year under LD. Oh, he so deserves another contract…in 2 years, we can be the 8th seed.
Sushi
April 16th, 2012
11:01 pm
Actually, my comments were from earlier today – anyway, read it and weep.
Rusty
April 16th, 2012
11:04 pm
After singling out JT last night as having a bad game,LD never even mentions that JT had a great game.
Rusty
April 16th, 2012
11:06 pm
Ld sort of praises Ivan in the post interview,why the hell did the idiot suspend him
Sushi
April 16th, 2012
11:08 pm
Rusty – this is from an article on espn.com:
Drew issued a pregame challenge to Teague to step up his aggressiveness and the third-year guard followed through by leading the Hawks to 28 fast-break points, the most by a Raptors opponent this season.
“I thought he was a difference maker tonight with his speed,” Drew said. “He got in the lane quite a few times tonight. When he’s playing with that type of aggression, we’re just a different ball club.”
Big Lou
April 16th, 2012
11:09 pm
Looks like my prediction was off. I expected a ten point win, but it was more. Predictable Hawks. Now let’s see if they lose the rest of the season.
Rusty
April 16th, 2012
11:09 pm
JT had a great offensive game but let us not forget he usually has a damn good defensive game. Compare his defense against MB,what a joke.
HawkEye
April 16th, 2012
11:10 pm
Rusty, I noticed that as well. Usually someone has to mention Jeff’s “good” performance in the post-game interview before LD gives any credit to Teague. Oh well, at least Teague had a good night so we don’t have to hear LD single only him out for not being aggressive.
Big Lou
April 16th, 2012
11:10 pm
I didn’t see the game, but I bet LD started Collins; which he produced with probably zero points and two rebounds.
Michael Cunningham
April 16th, 2012
11:13 pm
new blog posted. shutting down this thread.