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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smh
April 22nd, 2012
2:44 pm
JOEEEEEEE
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:44 pm
Great point by Doris there.
If people would actually listen to her analysis, instead of harping on the fact that she is female, you’d see that she’s dead on the money.
Then Teague drives right to the hole
JJ pitching a perfect game today . . almost.
smh
April 22nd, 2012
2:45 pm
thats what im talkin about josh block that ishhhh
Admiral Snackbar
April 22nd, 2012
2:45 pm
Josh outlet to Teague, and 1.
keep it up Josh!!!
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
2:45 pm
Alright, JJ!
And Josh!!
And the and-one for Teague!!!
Blast
April 22nd, 2012
2:45 pm
And 1, Teague!
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:45 pm
I guess the “inner dog” is coming out of Teague today.
OK . . let’s see if this game picks up now.
Rev in Tampa
April 22nd, 2012
2:46 pm
Josh with two blocks. And then he did something really amazing – he gave the ball to Teague on the break
smh
April 22nd, 2012
2:46 pm
Joshhhhhhhh Jammmm
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
2:46 pm
Haven’t really seen Kirk get into it with anyone this year.
2 years ago he and Rondo almost ripped each other’s heads off
No Homo
Melvin
April 22nd, 2012
2:46 pm
Great move by Josh…
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
2:46 pm
Knicks ain’t sh!t.
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:46 pm
Wow Josh . . that’s pretty. I thought he was going to settle for the jumper right there. Damn good move.
Blast
April 22nd, 2012
2:46 pm
And 1, Josh!
Hawks have to just keep moving the ball!
NY over the limit!
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
2:46 pm
wow only 2 rebs?
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
2:47 pm
Doris said Smoove will be all star
She doesn’t know that he called out the coaches/league. Maybe he makes it next year
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:47 pm
Melo is a killer though. Teague going right at his azz though. Love that.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
2:47 pm
teague is feelin it now
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
2:48 pm
Teague should own this entire team. Knicks backcourt defense is garbage against quicker guards
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
2:49 pm
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:44 pm
Great point by Doris there.
If people would actually listen to her analysis, instead of harping on the fact that she is female, you’d see that she’s dead on the money.
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And if you’d quit harping on the people harping on her, maybe they’d stop.
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:49 pm
Jeje . . once again, you’re not listening to Doris. She said in the first half that Josh’s chirping at officials and perception of a bad attitude may have kept him out of the All-Star game, despite she feeling that he was more than worthy to be on the team.
Good shot Marvin . . . just didn;t go down.
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
2:49 pm
Bad shot by Marvin.
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:49 pm
lol Dawg . . like they always stop being negative about anything? They won’t stop.
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
2:49 pm
Stop being a homer northcyde. Nobody was under the basket.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
2:50 pm
that would have been a and one if that as rose or paul
Admiral Snackbar
April 22nd, 2012
2:50 pm
terrible call on JT
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
2:51 pm
Worst call of the game right there on Teague.
Blast
April 22nd, 2012
2:51 pm
Refs killing us as usual. Sigh…………
smh
April 22nd, 2012
2:51 pm
bad call he did the same thign rose does when he drives cuff the ball to avoid the strip get your eyes checked ref
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
2:51 pm
Wow…
These refs aren’t even trying to hide it.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
2:51 pm
“northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:44 pm
Great point by Doris there.
If people would actually listen to her analysis, instead of harping on the fact that she is female, you’d see that she’s dead on the money.
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And if you’d quit harping on the people harping on her, maybe they’d stop.
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kingd92
April 22nd, 2012
2:51 pm
That is not an offensive foul!
ntrigue
April 22nd, 2012
2:51 pm
Bad call refs!
steven a smith
April 22nd, 2012
2:51 pm
Bad call on Teague..They blew that one…
Melvin
April 22nd, 2012
2:52 pm
Hawks gets no respect. The Knicks have been running over the Hawks all game and don’t get call for a charge. Teague was getting bump all the way to the rim and get call for an offensive foul…
Big Lou
April 22nd, 2012
2:52 pm
These refs are wearing blue and orange.
They have been calling the game unfair the whole time.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
2:52 pm
northcyde,
Wasn’t it you who said our entire bench is garbage and that Willie and Pargo and even Kirk should NEVER play?
Melvin
April 22nd, 2012
2:53 pm
LD need to stand up for his players and get a Tech. This refs are killing the Hawks.
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
2:53 pm
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:49 pm
lol Dawg . . like they always stop being negative about anything? They won’t stop.
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I said MAYBE. Win a championship and the negativity will stop.
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:53 pm
Big Lou . . he was wide open. You’re not going to get a better look than what he got. Any good 3 point shooter in the league takes that shot if they’re that open. He’s had it going today, so I have no problem with that shot.
Now if he were 2 – 8 FG, that would’ve been a horrible shot. But he was 6 – 7 FG with 2 made threes before that miss.
No problem with that shot whatsoever.
As Nique would say . . that was a “heat check”
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
April 22nd, 2012
2:53 pm
dang girl got a nice rack
Shamrock
April 22nd, 2012
2:53 pm
Why doesn’t ESPN just run a split screen with a Kobe cam on one half and the game on the other?
steven a smith
April 22nd, 2012
2:53 pm
DORIS BURKE has a better Basketball IQ than the Majority of the CLOWNS on this post!!!!
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
2:53 pm
How do you get rid of these damn ads at the bottom of the page?
smh
April 22nd, 2012
2:55 pm
duck booty with the 3
steven a smith
April 22nd, 2012
2:55 pm
Marvin….Take that and rewind it back…WOODY.
Shamrock
April 22nd, 2012
2:55 pm
“These refs are wearing blue and orange.”
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Just as long as they change into their green and white undies next week, I got no problem.
DawgNole
April 22nd, 2012
2:56 pm
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:53 pm
As Nique would say . . that was a “heat check”
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That’s why most of us are listening–albeit reluctantly–to Doris.
smh
April 22nd, 2012
2:56 pm
joe takes 15 seconds off the clock for a bad shot
northcyde
April 22nd, 2012
2:56 pm
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
April 22nd, 2012
2:52 pm
northcyde,
Wasn’t it you who said our entire bench is garbage and that Willie and Pargo and even Kirk should NEVER play?
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If I said that . . you better find that post. I’ve mainly harped on Vlad and Collins all year. Pargo was struggling early, but has played great since. When Kirk was struggling with the 2nd unit, I said that Green should get his minutes. Since he’s been a starter, he’s played much better.
Marvin still has it going from deep.
Teague showing some grit today. I love that shoulder block foul.