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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Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
2:08 pm
F!ck these refs.
Melvin
April 22nd, 2012
2:08 pm
Terrible call on Josh….
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
2:09 pm
take your anger out on the rim josh
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
2:09 pm
CaptCaveman
April 22nd, 2012
2:07 pm
ESPN aka Endlessly Singing Praises of NY
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And Boston. And Miami. And LA. And Chicago. And all ATL opponents.
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:09 pm
lol . . JJ was like . . “a foul on me?”
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:10 pm
There you go Marvin.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 22nd, 2012
2:10 pm
Marvin has played a great game. Fantastic defensive play.
smh
April 22nd, 2012
2:10 pm
Quack Quack duck booty!!!!!
Melvin
April 22nd, 2012
2:10 pm
Marvin is finally playing like he’s 6′9…
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
2:11 pm
lo how can the knicks complain
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:11 pm
Drew . , keep the ball in Teague’s hands. We got a positive play out of the possession, but no need to go away from what was working. No need for ISO JJ right now.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 22nd, 2012
2:12 pm
ESPN can’t cover a f-cking BASKETBALL game without talking about the Yankees and Red Sox.
Rev in Tampa
April 22nd, 2012
2:12 pm
MC tweets that Josh has 11 tech fouls. 13 is a suspension
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:12 pm
Like I said . . , nice Teague Webb
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
2:12 pm
Rev in Tampa
April 22nd, 2012
2:08 pm
A very fun game to watch. Normally I’d be grumpy that I’m missing my Sunday afternoon nap but this is well worth it
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Little too close. Letting ‘em hang around too long.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
2:13 pm
wow joe
smh
April 22nd, 2012
2:13 pm
whether its the braves falcons or hawks espn never gives atlanta respect never
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:13 pm
Teague – Hinrich – Green – JJ – Marvin
LOL . . what a lineup.
JJ needed to hammer him right there. Weak foul call right there.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 22nd, 2012
2:13 pm
Joe fell asleep on that inbounds play.
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
2:13 pm
Wow…
How the f!ck was that a foul?
These refs are horrid.
terrell
April 22nd, 2012
2:13 pm
Damn Joe. Throw your hands up or somthing.
Admiral Snackbar
April 22nd, 2012
2:14 pm
I wonder if Hawks are going to play any d in the second half?
Duck Power!
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:14 pm
Rev . . those techs reset once the playoffs start.
Big boy move by JJ.
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
2:14 pm
Nice to end the half on a Melo airball.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 22nd, 2012
2:14 pm
Don’t know if I am just not listening properly, but this crowd sounds more pro-Hawks than the crowd on Friday.
F-ck you Spike Lee.
Rod from College Park
April 22nd, 2012
2:15 pm
Best half of basketball I have seen Marvin play all year on both sides of the ball. Let’s hope the invisible cloaking device is not in the locker room.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 22nd, 2012
2:16 pm
Hawks are not going to go 9/11 from 3 in the 2nd half. Better clamp down on D and take care of the ball better. Post entry passes have to get better.
Melvin
April 22nd, 2012
2:16 pm
Good 1st half by the Hawks. They need to take better care of the ball in the 2nd half. This is definitely one of the best half of basketball I’ve seen Marvin play against a quality team.
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
2:16 pm
“Little too close. Letting ‘em hang around too long.”
They did last game too and won by ten points in the fourth.
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
2:16 pm
smh
April 22nd, 2012
2:13 pm
whether its the braves falcons or hawks espn never gives atlanta respect never
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Gotta win championship(s) to earn respect. ‘95 was a long time ago.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 22nd, 2012
2:17 pm
Very rare to see this, but Josh is the only Hawk in the minus. And somehow, Josh Harrelson is the only Knick in the plus.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
2:17 pm
zoe saldana is too sexy…
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:18 pm
the Knicks halftime show about to begin. It will be very few mentions about the Hawks.
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
2:18 pm
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
2:16 pm
“Little too close. Letting ‘em hang around too long.”
They did last game too and won by ten points in the fourth.
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True enough, but not a good thing to make a habit of.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
2:18 pm
whoever said they will talk about the knicks halftime was right
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
2:20 pm
Hawks aren’t even playing today it seems. Lol
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
2:20 pm
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:18 pm
the Knicks halftime show about to begin. It will be very few mentions about the Hawks.
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You’re on the money. Only thing they’ve mentioned so far even vaguely related to Hawks is Woodson.
smh
April 22nd, 2012
2:21 pm
Jon Barry talks like he is on of the 50 greatest players or something GTFOH you were a bum
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:21 pm
My bad . . NO mention of the Hawks. Yeah ESPN
Shamrock
April 22nd, 2012
2:21 pm
Just turned on the game and first thing I saw was that disgusting little troll Spike Lee. I thought the game must be in New York. Does he think he is going to get a ring if the Knicks win a championship? Good thing he will never find out.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
2:21 pm
they talked about everything but he team thats winning
Najeh Davenpoop
April 22nd, 2012
2:22 pm
“Jon Barry talks like he is on of the 50 greatest players or something GTFOH you were a bum”
He is to ESPN’s NBA coverage what Trent Dilfer is to their NFL coverage. Two sh-tty players turned sh-tty bald headed announcers with an inflated sense of self-worth.
smh
April 22nd, 2012
2:23 pm
had to turn to good ole sports south to hear some things abou the hawks
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
2:24 pm
“He is to ESPN’s NBA coverage what Trent Dilfer is to their NFL coverage. Two sh-tty players turned sh-tty bald headed announcers with an inflated sense of self-worth.
That was a spot on comparison. They both weren’t worth sh!t.
They both diss ATL.
smh
April 22nd, 2012
2:25 pm
You right abou that Najeh he gets his rocks off talking about players who wouldve dominated his butt
CaptCaveman
April 22nd, 2012
2:26 pm
ESPN aka Everybody Should Play4 NY
their halftime show spent 10 mins talking about Amare coming back and how it’s being handled………. but come back after the commercials and we will show you Kobe walking into the arena and talk about the next game…………….
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING EXCEPT MENTIONING THE NAME ‘ATLANTA’ OR THE FACT THAT WE ARE WINNING !!!
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
2:26 pm
marvin riding a scooter when he was a kid
http://youtu.be/xv7yt0QyRpU
Blast
April 22nd, 2012
2:26 pm
Actually enjoying the ESPN feed while recording FSS on DVR and I think both announcers are doing a good job. They are calling the game correctly for the most part, and not talking about stuff unrelated to the game at hand.
A world without women? Scary. Like being in prison with a bunch of dudes for ever. Ugh! Love women to the max. Started with my love for my mother. Good women are treasures that need to be appreciated.
Nice game, but Hawks need to take it. Let Ivan play!
keepinitreal
April 22nd, 2012
2:27 pm
ESPN is a joke. The word “Hawks” was not muttered during that entire halftime show.
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
2:27 pm
You know that kid was white, right?