Knicks at Atlanta Hawks: Game thread
- Larry Drew initially said he would start Jason Collins at center but left open the possibility of changing the lineup if Tyson Chandler doesn’t play. It turns out Chandler will sit, Landry Fields starts and Amar’e Stoudemire is at center. Drew will counter with Josh Smith at center and Marvin Williams at power forward.
- Zaza Pachulia remains out and Drew said he’s still not sure if he will be available for the start of the playoffs: “I’m hoping so. He’s certainly doing better than, from my understanding, what they had anticipated. There is some progress with the injury and where he is with it.”
- Al Horford put his chances of being ready for the first round at 70 percent. Drew: “We are keeping our fingers crossed but we are not totally counting on him. We don’t want to have wishful thinking. When they told us about the surgery that the probability would be very slim so at that point made our mind up we would not get him back.”
- Drew said he anticipates Horford would play “not very many” minutes if he returns: “We would have to work him in gradually. I wouldn’t want to throw him right into the fire. I know his conditioning is not very good because he’s been off for so long. It would be a gradual process to get him back adjusted. It will really be how he feels. When you lay off for that long it’s tough to get your legs under you.”
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
1:31 pm
Teague – JJ – McGrady – Marvin – Ivan
Interesting lineup.
Teague showing out.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
1:31 pm
Teague should score 25 on this team. Think what Rose would do in rd 1
smh
April 22nd, 2012
1:31 pm
man im turning to the home station this lady needs something in her mouth
Melvin
April 22nd, 2012
1:32 pm
Nice defense by Ivan…
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
1:32 pm
Look at Ivan with the heady defensive play.
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
1:33 pm
Finally got a call.
steven a smith
April 22nd, 2012
1:33 pm
Josh is a better 5 than any on this team. He should always be near the basket…
Sautee
April 22nd, 2012
1:28 pm
“Great line-up LD. Josh is a better center than Al.”
LOL. If that’s true then why on earth were so many freaking out at Al playing PF? Just make Josh the 5 and Al the 4. Easy, eh?
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
1:33 pm
Stop with the sexist comments against Doris. She has said NOTHING wrong about this team. And she’s exactly right about Teague. He’s not a high assist PG, and needs to score the ball to stay engaged.
JJ is red hot . . heck . . everybody is red hot.
High-sider
April 22nd, 2012
1:34 pm
Does anybody think that -jc100,000 [Collins] can have another “career game” this afternoon?
steven a smith
April 22nd, 2012
1:34 pm
BAD DEFENSE BOYS…
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
1:34 pm
kncks getting all the bounces
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
1:34 pm
Knicks 13-14 since bad start. WTF
smh
April 22nd, 2012
1:34 pm
quacl quack duck booty
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
1:35 pm
Marrrrrrvinnnnnn . . . . wow Teague, would’ve brought the house down with that dunk.
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
1:35 pm
smh
April 22nd, 2012
1:31 pm
man im turning to the home station this lady needs something in her mouth
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It’s gotta be bad when you’d rather hear Bob & Nique. I detest espn’s scrub announcers as well but relish the opportunity to tune out our bush-league bums.
High-sider
April 22nd, 2012
1:35 pm
Hawks’ players are playing stupidly.
Melvin
April 22nd, 2012
1:35 pm
Teague took off from Stone Mountain for that dunk attempt…
smh
April 22nd, 2012
1:35 pm
duck booty again !!!!!
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
1:35 pm
Man…
Teague!
Rev in Tampa
April 22nd, 2012
1:35 pm
Dang! I say Dang!
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
1:35 pm
Marvin looking like . . . ( gasp ) . . . Theo Ratliff? Who made that comparison over the weekend?
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
1:35 pm
Damn, Teague, woulda brought the house down.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
1:36 pm
really tmac…
terrell
April 22nd, 2012
1:36 pm
Man, the Hawks do a lot of dumb shizz. smh
Melvin
April 22nd, 2012
1:36 pm
I don’t think I ever seen Marvin play this well… Good job so far fella….
bigdave
April 22nd, 2012
1:36 pm
oooohhhhh if Teague had only got it to go..
looked like KJ out there..
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
1:36 pm
WTF @ these bs passes
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
1:37 pm
Tmac plays so nonchalantly…
He needs to get his head out of his azz!
steven a smith
April 22nd, 2012
1:37 pm
HAWKS are not wired this way. They cannot keep up this pace… They need to go to a zone, and
double Melo 100% of the time.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
1:37 pm
Nice blocks by Marvina. Still woll only finish with 12
HORRID passes being thrown
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
1:38 pm
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
1:33 pm
Stop with the sexist comments against Doris. She has said NOTHING wrong about this team. And she’s exactly right about Teague. He’s not a high assist PG, and needs to score the ball to stay engaged.
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I don’t think its’ sexist; she looks/sounds like a guy.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
1:38 pm
Melvin
April 22nd, 2012
1:36 pm
I don’t think I ever seen Marvin play this well… Good job so far fella….
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he didn’t even contest Melo’s shots
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
1:38 pm
*in first half of qtr
terrell
April 22nd, 2012
1:39 pm
Vlad Rad? Oh no??
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
1:40 pm
Stop with the sexist comments against Doris. She has said NOTHING wrong about this team. And she’s exactly right about Teague. He’s not a high assist PG, and needs to score the ball to stay engaged.
JJ is red hot . . heck . . everybody is red hot.
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she said Marvin has developed a jumpshot. Have they not followed the team this year?
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
1:40 pm
“I don’t think its’ sexist; she looks/sounds like a guy.”
Lol
Thread winnar!!!
High-sider
April 22nd, 2012
1:40 pm
Who was that [blogger] who referred to Marvin Williams as “Darkwing” a while back?
steven a smith
April 22nd, 2012
1:40 pm
Woody has no imagination, what a Bumb.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
1:40 pm
boston lead 2-0 really nba? lol
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
1:41 pm
pointguardslim and Rod are rolling over in their graves right now.
Now . . let’s see if the bench can keep it going
Teague- Green – McGrady – Vlad – Ivan
Haha @ ESPN saying that Boston leads the series 2 – 0 . . when we just beat them Friday night.
Yeah ESPN.
smh
April 22nd, 2012
1:41 pm
radmonovich can roll he hasnt hit a 3 since the 2nd game of season
steven
April 22nd, 2012
1:42 pm
Amare has two fouls. Why is he back in the game?! Smh Woody
steven a smith
April 22nd, 2012
1:42 pm
Pargo for 6th man of the year…lol
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
1:42 pm
Pargo = the 2012 Tyronn Lue
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
1:42 pm
come on ivan
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
1:42 pm
Keep driving to the damn hoop
smh
April 22nd, 2012
1:42 pm
you and her can shut up screw your feelings
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
1:43 pm
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
1:40 pm
“I don’t think its’ sexist; she looks/sounds like a guy.”
Lol
Thread winnar!!!
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Guess I decided to attack the announcers so doc wouldn’t be mad at me for dissing my fellow bloggers.
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
1:43 pm
Tmac is playing like a loser.
High-sider
April 22nd, 2012
1:44 pm
Marvin Williams is definitely no “Batman.”