Atlanta Hawks: Video: Hobbled Hawks fall to Celtics in Game 3
I reviewed the Hawks’ 90-84 loss to the Celtics in Game 3 with Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe.
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Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
10:54 am
“We bring in Horford as a decoy for either game 4 or 5 just to throw the celtics off. He doesn’t have to play well or make a lot of shots just be there as a presence to throw certain matchups off and then for a little bit insert smith in the same lineup as him and then try mcgrady also at times. ”
If Al isn’t ready to go I don’t see what is accomplished by playing him. None of this is necessary if Josh is healthy, anyway. The Hawks have outscored the Celtics while Josh has been on the floor. If he can go, play him 40 minutes and don’t play the entire bench at the same time and the Hawks should win.
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
May 6th, 2012
11:37 am
Amnesty Marvin, trade Horford, have Joe restructure his contract and sign Dwight Howard.
doc
May 6th, 2012
11:39 am
gm jeje, possibly no one will until there is a new collective bargain. different rules, right? so what is your point? so let go of the obsession, which is all it is; he got it fair and square. it is called capitalism and you dont need to be smart to win necessarily.
anyway, not many folks actually are worth what they get paid in this business or any other big business, nor are the rules set up that way. dude, you could go crazy if you begin to look at everything that way. not many want you to know it and only warren buffet is honest enough to say it. do you earn every last dollar you make, every one? did you always give 100% effort to everyone of your bosses or customers or whoever paid you? doubt it bro. it is so funny to hear folks on here slamming people on that one, those are the ones ripping their own bosses off, pure unadulterated projection.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
12:06 pm
T-Mac
“I don’t know if the coach [Larry Drew] was saving me for this time or it was just the opportunity presented itself.”
THEN WHY DID HE BARELY PLAY IN GAMES 1 AND 2? WHY ONLY WHEN THERE ARE INJURIES IS HE PLAYING? IT’S OBVIOUS HE’S OUR BEST BENCH PLAYER
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
12:12 pm
Michael Cunningham @ajchawks
RT @WindhorstESPN: Mike Woodson has lost last 7 playoff games (ATL & NY) by 10+ points, the longest such streak in NBA history
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
12:27 pm
stephen a smith just took his shot at the atlanta fans. Saying that when you think of the hawks you alwas think of a team that has something missing.. maybe its that they have the worse fan base in america…
Lol.. shid getting old.
DawgNole
May 6th, 2012
12:32 pm
Sautee
May 5th, 2012
2:46 pm
“I have a hard time celebrating or feeling positive about ANYTHING to do with the game when one of my favorite teams has just lost YET AGAIN in the playoffs.” – DawgNole
“I cheer INTENSELY throughout the game when any of my favorite teams plays well–as in the case of the Teague play you cited.” – DawgNole
Do you not see the contradiction here? Wasn’t your cheering Teague’s play “celebrating”?
If you did not feel something positive then why did you cheer?
“Citing individual excellence in the face of ANOTHER HUGE LOSS simply diverts attention away from the fact that this is what we’ve had to put up with from ALL ATL pro teams for the better part of a half-century.”
I’ll call BS on this one. At least in my opinion. Here’s why: You can never be CERTAIN that the citing of individual excellence was done WITH THE PURPOSE of diverting attention from the past. If you are certain of that purpose, rant away, but how you will ever know is far beyond me.
Why is a play that you cheered for when it happened not fair game to be mentioned if the final score isn’t what you wished? That seems not only a little harsh, but contradictory.
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Sorry for the delay in responding. I’m entertaining a houseful of Bostonians, believe it or not, for the weekend.
Not sure at all what you fail to understand here. There is no contradiction, and I don’t post BS. My not “celebrating” has always referred to AFTER yet another loss–not to individual performances DURING a game.
And no, I can never be “CERTAIN” of anyone’s “PURPOSE” in posting here. So what? Who can? It’s my PERCEPTION that calling out the positives of yet another painful loss on the big stage is simply dancing around the real issue, which is the complete and utter failure of this city’s pro teams (’95 Braves notwithstanding) to rise above mediocrity for nearly a half-century. THAT’S the issue; stop avoiding it. Face it. Admit it. Loudly. And quit quibbling over my words.
DawgNole
May 6th, 2012
12:35 pm
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
12:27 pm
stephen a smith just took his shot at the atlanta fans. Saying that when you think of the hawks you alwas think of a team that has something missing.. maybe its that they have the worse fan base in america…
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If they have the “worse” fan base in america, it’s because their pro teams have given them little, if any, hope of rising beyond mediocrity for the past half-century.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
12:37 pm
“stephen a smith just took his shot at the atlanta fans. Saying that when you think of the hawks you alwas think of a team that has something missing.. maybe its that they have the worse fan base in america…”
Atlanta fans have been perfectly fine this series. A few empty seats but every arena I’m sure has had a few empty seats.
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
12:46 pm
Agreed dawgnole and jeje..
I just don’t think the natl media understands or care to consider the dynamic between fan support and solid team mgt/ownership. It begins with trust, and for years the intentions ofour loal team owners have always been questioned. If the top tier athletes and coaches can avoid our team b/c of the onership situation and it be understandable to the media, then why can’t the local fans?
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
12:52 pm
Its just not fair nor logical to blame the fans for the teams performance, it seems like lazy journalism. especially when they use the injury bug as a crutch for these other overrated and gased teams getting waxed this playoffs..
Go f-in Hawks.. and f everybody outside ga. Real talk.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
1:16 pm
Bigdave . . . you can’t blame the fans for the teams performance. On the flip side, it’s sad to see the lack of support the team receives ( not only from the fans, but also from the media ), despite making the playoffs for the 4th straight year.
The majority of ATLiens simply don’t care about the Hawks, even when they pull off a big win. All of you keep saying that the fans will come out if the Hawks won something big or at least advanced deep into the playoffs ( EC Finals or NBA Finals ).
(( shrugs )) I guess.
Maybe an Atlanta – Miami Eastern Conference Final will finally get regular basketball fans in ATL to actually root for the Hawks.
Until then, the attention the team receives from the city, and especially from the media, will be lukewarm at best.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
1:27 pm
I personally hate the media coverage this team receives. And the marketing team of the Hawks have to take a percentage of the blame as well.
I mean, when Memphis outdraws us, despite ATL having over 5 million in the metro area, compared to Memphis 1 million, something is wrong.
Sautee
May 6th, 2012
1:57 pm
“THAT’S the issue; stop avoiding it. Face it. Admit it. Loudly. And quit quibbling over my words.” – DawgNole
Ha! That’s YOUR issue. I prefer to enjoy the journey as well as the destination. And if the road takes me somewhere other than my hoped destination, I’ll not fret overmuch. My “fanhood” is my own to decide, thank you.
And this is a blog, so why would you NOT expect for your words to be challenged? And didn’t you see my caveat that MANY of us (which included me, of course) are also tired of excuses. So what’s this “face it” nonsense?
It seems that you get frustrated that some of us feel differently than you. Sorry for that, but it has to do with your own expectation of how folks “should” react to a loss.
AG
May 6th, 2012
2:22 pm
NorthClyde, I agree with you again. The National media coverage of our Hawks is awful! Then I have to watch a lot of Boston based commercials on ESPN. That is why our team has to make a statement – or they will prove the National media right.
Also, why should I care what anyone on this blog does or has done in their past? To bring that up in a blog is not important. What people do outside of their blog life is up to them.
DawgNole
May 6th, 2012
2:29 pm
Sautee
May 6th, 2012
1:57 pm
“THAT’S the issue; stop avoiding it. Face it. Admit it. Loudly. And quit quibbling over my words.” – DawgNole
Ha! That’s YOUR issue. I prefer to enjoy the journey as well as the destination. And if the road takes me somewhere other than my hoped destination, I’ll not fret overmuch. My “fanhood” is my own to decide, thank you.
And this is a blog, so why would you NOT expect for your words to be challenged? And didn’t you see my caveat that MANY of us (which included me, of course) are also tired of excuses. So what’s this “face it” nonsense?
It seems that you get frustrated that some of us feel differently than you. Sorry for that, but it has to do with your own expectation of how folks “should” react to a loss.
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So the fact that the city’s teams have been mediocre for almost 50 years is not YOUR issue as well? Too bad. Mediocrity breeds mediocrity. And did I say I didn’t expect my words to be challenged? Nope. There you go again, putting words in my mouth. If you’ve enjoyed the miserable journey of ATL’s teams for the past half-century, then you don’t aspire to very much, and that’s a shame.
Michael Cunningham
May 6th, 2012
2:36 pm
new blog posted. shutting down this thread.