Atlanta Hawks at Celtics Game 4: Game thread
Boston–Josh Smith is testing his left knee pregame but said he will play tonight after no setbacks during this morning’s shootaround. He plans to wear a brace during the game. “When the adrenalin kicks in I probably won’t feel it,” he said. “I’ve just got to go out there and not even think about it. Play hard, play the way I’m capable of playing and not worry about re-injuring it.”
- Josh said if the Hawks were up 2-1 instead of down “I would probably be more cautious with the decision. But this is a must-win game for us tonight.”
- Larry Drew on Smith’s movement at shootaround: “Once he loosened up he looked pretty good.”
- Tracy McGrady (ankle) said he’s fine: “I feel great. I’m not worried about it.”
- Al Horford (pectoral) warmed up before the game and decided he feels good enough to be put on the active list. The Hawks say he’s a game-time decision.
- Drew said he would monitor Josh and T-Mac’s minutes: “I will certainly try to keep an eye on their minutes and we will use them accordingly depending on what the matchups are. If we get into a situation where we have to play one or two gys extra minutes, then so be it. We are in the fourth game of the playoffs and we want to put our best foot forward and play as well as we can and put ourselves in position to win.”
- Drew on playing without Josh: “Without him, we lose a big part of what we’ve been. He’s a guy that, now, down in the low block he commands double teams. He plays out of double teams really well, he’s an extremely good passer, he gives us stability defensively. We just miss his leadership out on the court.”
- Jeff Teague has been the most efficient shooter for the Hawks in this series, (non-Erick Dampier category) but he’s fourth in usage percentage. Teague’s 16.5 points per 36 minutes are second to Josh Smith (17.1).
- Drew wants Teague to be more aggressive offensively late in games even if his number isn’t called. Teague’s chances in the halfcourt still will have to come by playing off of Joe and Josh. Drew said Teague is the No. 2 option in those situations when Josh is not on the court; with Josh in the lineup tonight, Teague presumably slides back down to third in the pecking order.
- “When we get into that stretch run, particularly not having Josh, obviously we are gong to go through Joe a lot and I know they are going to keep a couple guys around him at all time with double teams and making sure he can’t get away,” Drew said. “But when Joe does give that basketball up, and that ball is swung out to Jeff, we need him to be in aggressive mode. You can’t be passive at that point because the shot clock is winding down and he is probably the only one on the floor that has that break-the-defense-down type speed. We just need him to be aggressive and be smart with his decisions.”
- Drew on Teague playing off Joe and Josh: “He’s growing. You can definitely see where he’s starting to understand how to play off those guys and how to get those guys involved. He’s not going to be perfect at it because he’s a scoring point guard. But he has gotten so much better in that area. The one thing is I want him to continue to be himself and stay aggressive and staying in that attack mode and just allow his natural instincts to come out.”
- Avery Bradley (shoulder) is a go for the Celtics.
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Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
6:20 pm
Foysy
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
6:21 pm
Good to see that Josh recognizes that this is a must win game.
With that being the case, it is not an elimination game, and I don’t think the situation is desperate enough to rush Al back.
I hope he’s actually ready to go. If the Hawks advance, they will need a healthy Al. The last thing they need is for him to aggravate the injury.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
6:21 pm
Bibby . . from the corner . . . BANG !!
Knicks up 3.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
6:22 pm
Bibby killing there ass with the 3 ball. Bottom of the net!
Trade sorry Al how disgusting His butt is even on the team.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
6:22 pm
Not one mention of Marvin.
I guess LD doesn’t want or expect him to step up
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
6:25 pm
Git em Melo.
Knicks don’t deserve to be swept, after the year that they have had.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
6:26 pm
Mike Woodson coaching his ass off. They just gave Bibby credit for being a master of the 3 over his PLAYOFF CAREER.
Al is a master of disappearing in the playoffs…. Im giving him credit.
Id rather have Zaza and Ivan than Al. You get the same amount of points rebound as Al, by starting Zaza but more heart and fighting to protect the rim.
Al is trade bait.
steven a smith
May 6th, 2012
6:27 pm
I would start Ivan tonight and play him 40 minutes. That is the only way Coach Drew will salvage this series.
DawgNole
May 6th, 2012
6:27 pm
steven a smith
May 6th, 2012
6:16 pm
SOME OF THESE BUMS CRITICIZING COACH DREW COULD NOT COACH THEIR WAY OUT OF A WET PAPER BAG…
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True, but these bums aren’t being paid 7 figures to coach winning basketball.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
6:27 pm
Seriously, Marvin is The Invisible Man.
I never ever ever see him mentioned on the blogs
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
6:29 pm
Didn”t like that shot at all by Melo, lucky to get the foul. That’s why he’s missing the FTs. Basketball karma.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
6:30 pm
Carmelo missed a chance to put the game away missing 2 of 3 free throws. That may come back to hurt….
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
6:31 pm
Oh no . . . why pass it to Amare with that club hand? He’ll definitely miss one of these FT
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
6:32 pm
SMH . . . knew he was going to miss one.
Now Lebron may end this with a 3 . . . or Battier in the corner.
DawgNole
May 6th, 2012
6:32 pm
Can’t believe they fouled LeBron up by 4.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
6:32 pm
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
6:29 pm
Didn”t like that shot at all by Melo, lucky to get the foul. That’s why he’s missing the FTs. Basketball karma.
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yup you got this all figured out
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
6:33 pm
Hawks need a fighter at center not a whiner hoe like Al. Id rather have Ivan over Al.
Knicks giving the game away with the missed free throws at crunch time.
AG
May 6th, 2012
6:33 pm
Glad that Al will dress with the team. Just play 2-5 minutes… that is all. Once the adrenaline kicks in…
Blast
May 6th, 2012
6:34 pm
Happy to see Bibby make two big three’s in this game.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
6:34 pm
Woodson,Bibby, Amare, and Melo with the win
KevinM
May 6th, 2012
6:35 pm
Well, to have either Josh or Al back at this point should be motivating.
But this one will be tougher to win than Game 3 no matter who we throw out there.
Are we still starting Marvin for this one?
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
6:35 pm
Woodson is a very good coach. Why in the hell did we hire his servant to coach?
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
6:36 pm
Happy for Woody and Melo. Knicks got a stop when they needed it the most. That’s what you need in the playoffs. Critical stops.
Now it’s time to take the gold from the leprechaun. Let’s go Hawks.
MattP
May 6th, 2012
6:36 pm
I am glad to see Al trying to comeback early. Even if he is given Vlad minutes, he will be much more helpful then Vlad playing.
IceColdATLien
May 6th, 2012
6:36 pm
Al is coming back
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
6:37 pm
KevinM
May 6th, 2012
6:35 pm
Well, to have either Josh or Al back at this point should be motivating.
But this one will be tougher to win than Game 3 no matter who we throw out there.
Are we still starting Marvin for this one?
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not sure. Our coaches and beat writers never mention him, so it’s anyone’s guess
IceColdATLien
May 6th, 2012
6:37 pm
Exactly, MattP: Even if Al sux, he’ll suck less than Vlad or Damp…
Let’s get this W and then steal game five, over in seven.
Atl teams = CHOKE, but still love em.
May 6th, 2012
6:38 pm
Is Al playing?
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
6:38 pm
Having Al back is discouraging to me. He is the reason we never get out of the second round, he fights with his team mates over playing another position. He is very weak as a defender and cannot create a shot.
He brings nothing to the game tonite.
IceColdATLien
May 6th, 2012
6:39 pm
Al will come off the bench, and I would expect Marvin to join him with Josh back at the four.
IceColdATLien
May 6th, 2012
6:40 pm
Fan of T.S.:
So, you prefer Vlad or Dampier cuz they’re such great defenders, create their own shot, and bring so much to the game? You’re a fool.
Blast
May 6th, 2012
6:40 pm
Melo was awesome in game 4. Now that’s how superstars play.
Agree with Northcyde, Knicks did not deserve to be swept.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
6:43 pm
Josh has been here all season and is this season MVP for the Hawks. Al brought nothing, So how does he get to have his name mention with Josh is only to help Al’s sinking ship. This is a much better team with out Al.
RIP Goober.
TMACfan
May 6th, 2012
6:45 pm
I’m back in Seattle and am gonna be watching/rooting from here!
GO HAWKS!!!!
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
6:47 pm
IceColdATLien yo mother is a fool and has produced you in her image idiot.
I never said anything about Vlad or Dampier cuz they’re such great defenders. But since your ass breath mentioned it Al, Vlad and Dampier ar all about the same. Not much difference there.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
6:47 pm
Both Josh and Al are coming off the bench, apparently. They are going with Teague-Kirk-Joe-Marvin-Collins starting.
TMACfan
May 6th, 2012
6:47 pm
STARTING LINEUP
Teague, Hinrich, JJ, Marvin and Collins.
SMFH
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
6:48 pm
“Now it’s time to take the gold from the leprechaun. Let’s go Hawks.”
Everybody seen the leprechaun say yeah.
doc
May 6th, 2012
6:50 pm
just barely dn …..
“Two sources close to the hiring process have confirmed to FanHouse’s Sam Amick that Drew will in fact become the Hawks’ next head coach, and that his contract will be for two guaranteed years between $1.2 and $1.3 million per year. That will make Drew the lowest paid coach in the league, supplanting Sacramento’s Paul Westphal ($1.5 million per year next season).”
sadly, the bottom of the list maybe still. anyone wanting a new coach i.e. nate mcmillan, ld is gettimg the most out of their dollars spent per win than any other coach in the league.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
6:51 pm
So Josh says it’s a must-win game, and LD when asked whether it’s a must-win game says no, it’s just like any other game. Hmm.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
6:52 pm
Hawks PR Guy corrected his tweet. Josh is starting tonight.
Teague-Kirk-Joe-Josh-Twin
Bench should be mostly T-Mac and Ivan, with spot minutes for Damp and Al and maybe a few minutes for Pargo so that Teague doesn’t have to play 48 minutes.
Mark
May 6th, 2012
6:55 pm
I don’t know if Al should be playing, but hey it’s his decision.
hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
6:56 pm
yes I was right I said it in the last blog that Horford should play as a decoy and look what happens
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
6:59 pm
I wonder how LD will screw up the subs tonight.
Can’t wait…
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
7:01 pm
“Hawks PR Guy corrected his tweet. Josh is starting tonight.
Teague-Kirk-Joe-Josh-Twin
Bench should be mostly T-Mac and Ivan, with spot minutes for Damp and Al and maybe a few minutes for Pargo so that Teague doesn’t have to play 48 minutes.”
But this is LD we’re talking about. I expect him to have the whole bench out there again.
mountain_jim
May 6th, 2012
7:02 pm
Don’t give Pargo any minutes if he is playing like last game.
MattP
May 6th, 2012
7:05 pm
LD will probably play Al like he played Kirk when he came back.
yodaddybrother
May 6th, 2012
7:05 pm
Horford back
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:06 pm
In other news, Charles Barkley said f@g on national television.
yodaddybrother
May 6th, 2012
7:07 pm
Must win game certainly
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
7:07 pm
Al looking tense out there
Rob
May 6th, 2012
7:07 pm
Im cool with analysis of the teams, but I do not like people like Charles Barkley (no rings) to say the Celtics will be tough when they get to Eastern Conference Finals. Not only disrespecting Hawks, but the Bulls/76ers too.
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
7:09 pm
Let’s get it fellas!!!
Lame n****s be quiet !!!! You in real n****s presence!
Y’all don’t now how amped I was to see Floyd come out to that…
Worked for him.. good luck to our Hawks, they gotta fight on their hands tonight… start a riot!
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:10 pm
I see Paul Pierce talking sh-t in Joe Johnson’s ear before the tip.
Blast
May 6th, 2012
7:11 pm
Here we go!
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:11 pm
Great ball movement to start the game, and Josh moved well on that possession.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:12 pm
Kirk passes up a wide open 3 and the Hawks end up turning it over. SMH
Blast
May 6th, 2012
7:12 pm
Shoot it, Teague!
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
7:12 pm
Shoot the rock kirk!
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:13 pm
J-SMOOVE
Melvin
May 6th, 2012
7:13 pm
Just when I thought Josh was favoring that knee he dunks on KG and Bass
Blast
May 6th, 2012
7:16 pm
Give the ball to the point guard, Josh!
Tootsi
May 6th, 2012
7:16 pm
Josh is so damn lazy with the ball.
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:16 pm
didn’t see the memo about josh smith starting at the point. wtf.
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
7:17 pm
Why is Josh bringing the ball up. Thats 2 turnovers so far
Melvin
May 6th, 2012
7:17 pm
2 turnovers by Josh b/c he’s over handling the ball. Then after he turn it over, he let KG beat him back door.
Hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
7:17 pm
We look very slow. Especially Collins. Ivan, get a$$ in the game
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:17 pm
Transition D gotta get better. Calm down Josh
Mark
May 6th, 2012
7:18 pm
No Josh is a POINT FORWARD who can HANDLE the ball. Dummy
Rob
May 6th, 2012
7:18 pm
hawks need to push the pace
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
7:18 pm
Wow rondo has 5 assists in 4 min. When can we get a pass first pointguard.
CamiloAtlanta
May 6th, 2012
7:18 pm
This team is a joke. A must win game & what a start. Same old sorry Hawks.
mark33
May 6th, 2012
7:19 pm
Josh Smith is such a dumb@ass.
i don’t care how good he can be at times, he would drive me nuts if i was a coach.
Michael
May 6th, 2012
7:19 pm
jeff needs better def
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:19 pm
is josh going to use the injury excuse to take off plays?
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:19 pm
mv teague
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:19 pm
Stay aggressive Teague!
2 fouls on Avery Bradley, which isn’t necessarily a good thing.
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:19 pm
No Josh is a POINT FORWARD who can HANDLE the ball. Dummy – mark
really? what josh have you been watching? he’s always had shaky handles at best.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:19 pm
iso-teague.
Melvin
May 6th, 2012
7:19 pm
How the heck do Rondo have 5 assist when the Celtics only has 13pts?
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
7:20 pm
Nice shot.. but its a shame our guys taught to go 1 on 5
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
7:21 pm
Way to go punch that shid jeff
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:21 pm
you know it’s a good going to be a good night when josh is handling it more than teague. bah!
Tootsi
May 6th, 2012
7:21 pm
That was not a foul and of course neither Harlan or Reggie Miller pointed that out.
kevkat
May 6th, 2012
7:21 pm
Do I see correctly..Joe and Josh..standing around
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:21 pm
Playoff foul. Only complaint is that Teague did not manage to “inadvertently” elbow Bass in the head.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:22 pm
Kirk brings the ball up = turnover.
terrell
May 6th, 2012
7:22 pm
Superstar Joe just hanging out in the corner. smh
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
7:22 pm
Can’t afford to play catch up this entire game
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
7:22 pm
Pathetic ball control.
Blast
May 6th, 2012
7:22 pm
Hawks playing clumsy, allowing Boston’s defence to rattle them.
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:23 pm
TAKE CARE OF THE BALL!
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:23 pm
yay josh going back door. stick with what you’re good at.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:23 pm
The turnovers are bad, but the D has been pretty pathetic so far too.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:24 pm
Joe wearing the cloak of invisibility
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
7:24 pm
Knock down ur shot Al!
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:24 pm
Here comes Al. Stay healthy boss.
terrell
May 6th, 2012
7:24 pm
Teague on Allen???? Come on LD.
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
7:24 pm
Does KG ever get called for moving screens?
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:24 pm
big al
Blast
May 6th, 2012
7:25 pm
Can’t believe Horford is playing.
Another turnover.
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:25 pm
let him know you’re there al
MattP
May 6th, 2012
7:25 pm
LMAO, Horford is the first person off the bench…
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:25 pm
Marvin with his allotted 1 made field goal for the game.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:26 pm
Get Marvin out. With that shot he has hit the ceiling with his offensive output
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
7:26 pm
Marvin cant guard pierce, why is T-mac not in?
Tootsi
May 6th, 2012
7:26 pm
There is no reason why Marvin should be off the bench before T Mac. Horford looks timid, hope he is ok.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:26 pm
Really? Marvin is the guy who has to chase Ray Allen around screens?
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
7:27 pm
Nobody fouled him
Tootsi
May 6th, 2012
7:28 pm
Pierce gets that little ticky tack call meanwhile Joe gets mauled on the other end with no call.
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
7:28 pm
There was no foul.
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
7:28 pm
Don’t go away from posting Joe
Michael
May 6th, 2012
7:28 pm
after seeing tmac on friday, LD still wants marvin in?
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
7:28 pm
Hawks can’t continue to give the Hawks early offense
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:28 pm
Pierce is just torching Joe.
Rob
May 6th, 2012
7:28 pm
Same way Pierce started game 2
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:29 pm
In a game where Josh and Al return from injury, Joe has looked slower than both. Other than that one contested shot he made, he has looked invisible.
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
7:29 pm
Better keep Joe on paul drew u dummy.. or u must like 36
terrell
May 6th, 2012
7:29 pm
Joes getting schooled. Now start a new blog about him needing to step up on defense.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:30 pm
Hawks better realize that the C’s are going to challenge every pass. These lazy and cross court passes are going to get stolen tonight.
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
7:30 pm
Rondo was moving. Looks like the game is rigged. Wonderful.
Blast
May 6th, 2012
7:30 pm
Hawks cannot catch a break, even on the fast break!
Al looks nimble.
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:30 pm
7 to’s already. seriously
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
7:30 pm
Joe has been on paul?
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:31 pm
Hawks are getting out hustled tonight
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
7:31 pm
Looks like drew is letting joe rest. Has mac on paul. Stupid.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:32 pm
Why is Pargo in the game. Did Larry Drew not watch the game tapes?
msc
May 6th, 2012
7:32 pm
don’t think the hawks are going to be allowed to win by the refs and the nba.
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:33 pm
marvin williams is the best defense on pierce
smh
May 6th, 2012
7:33 pm
it wod be nice if ld can get josh to stop bringin the ball up court and get joe johnson to play some kind of defense
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:33 pm
why did pargo lay on the ground for 10 seconds there? take him out
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:33 pm
Marvin is PATHETIC
terrell
May 6th, 2012
7:33 pm
Marvin blocked again. smmfh
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:34 pm
This is pathetic
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:34 pm
this could get ugly quick
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
7:34 pm
Shoot the 3 pargo. Marvin sucks
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
7:34 pm
Brilliant LD.
Playing Pargo.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:34 pm
Dang it, Marvin! Dang it, Larry Drew! Why is he in the game???
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:34 pm
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:34 pm
this could get ugly quick
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has been ugly since tbe 10 minute mark
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:35 pm
I hope the Cavs manage to acquire Stiemsma at some point in his career. “Cleveland Stiemsma” would be a great nickname.
Melvin
May 6th, 2012
7:35 pm
The Hawks dont look sharp at all to start this game…
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:35 pm
ya caught that right after i posted.
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
7:35 pm
Marvin Williams doesn’t even know how to draw fouls. smh
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:35 pm
Huge 3 by Pargo.
Need some stops. This is the first quarter they have played this series where the defensive effort has been lacking.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:36 pm
Pargo is still playing too far off Rondo. Giving Rondo too much space to see the floor.
smh
May 6th, 2012
7:36 pm
8 turnovers already
Rob
May 6th, 2012
7:37 pm
Not looking good
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
7:37 pm
The refs are making it obvious.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:37 pm
Ivan hasn’t played this entire quarter.
Bringing back Al is backfiring so far. He hasn’t contributed anything more than Ivan would have given them.
TMACfan
May 6th, 2012
7:37 pm
Bench Horford NOW
smh
May 6th, 2012
7:37 pm
We wont last Joe playing timid Tracy playing like wet boo boo
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:38 pm
Terrible offense
Terrible defense
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:38 pm
where’s the foul?
Rob
May 6th, 2012
7:38 pm
this is some bull
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
7:38 pm
Al is shooting bricks, turning the ball over and the hawks are losing big time. while the man that brought us here Josh is on the bench. Fire Drew for listing to you idiots.
Trade Al and Teague WhY IN THE HELL WOULD YOU GIVE AL A ROLE WHEN HE IS A HOUDINI AND HAS BEEN INJURED ALL YEAR LONG.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:38 pm
WHAT??? NO FOUL ON AL AT THE END OF THE QUARTER????
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:38 pm
8 turnovers in one quarter is unacceptable.
Melvin
May 6th, 2012
7:38 pm
Terrible 1st qtr by the Hawks. Now they have to play from behind for the rest of the game.
Melvin
May 6th, 2012
7:38 pm
Terrible 1st qtr by the Hawks. Now they have to play from behind for the rest of the game.
ntrigue
May 6th, 2012
7:39 pm
Why is Ivan not in! He shouldve came in before Al! Drew is an idiot!
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:39 pm
The one guy who is perfectly healthy and capable of carrying the load, Joe, did pretty much nothing that entire quarter.
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:39 pm
Al should have been shooting ft’s at the end of the quarter. no question.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
7:39 pm
Al looks bad, but im not surprised. he is a loser. what the hell was Drew thinking in playing this jerk.
Wabe
May 6th, 2012
7:39 pm
Larry Drew’s looking beyond stupid for playing Horford…
I’d rather see Ivan down there gaurding KG than Horford at this point…
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
7:39 pm
KG hooked Al. It’s not his fault.
Also, Ivan should be in over Marvin.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:39 pm
That was a crap “no call” at the end of the quarter. Horford was molested.
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
7:39 pm
Say goodbye to Ivan. Al’s back. LOL
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:39 pm
Celtics are just an excellent defensive team and our offense sucks. It’s that simple. Pierce was on fire
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:40 pm
what do you mean al hasn’t contributed anything? he’s brought the ball up court almost turning it over each time only to hand the ball off to the pg after crossing half court. when the media says the hawks are the “dumbest” team in the league there’s some pretty strong evidence of it on a nightly basis.
cedrickc
May 6th, 2012
7:40 pm
NO HEART!!!!!!!!
jjm
May 6th, 2012
7:40 pm
This game is over.hawks just not healthy enough. Have bad coaching. No superstar. No true point guard who can drive the ball
terrell
May 6th, 2012
7:40 pm
Hawks wont get any calls tonight. They might as well stop looking for them. And btw, Joe Johnson has to be the softest, quietest, most boring, “so called” superstar ever.
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:40 pm
you guys are crazy harping on Al. He’s going to have a little rust. He’s got to get a little run.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:40 pm
Garnett did hook Al
Bump
May 6th, 2012
7:41 pm
I look at it like this:
1.We have been in all 3 games.
2.We have not been blown out.
3.We have taken their best shot and we’re down what,12?
And 4.This is my 6th Heineken since 6:55 pm and im feeling great!
OldTimer
May 6th, 2012
7:41 pm
The must win game for the Hawks was game 2. They didn’t.
This game is “Please Sir may I have another.”
I suggest we all turn off the tube and do something constructive with the rest of the evening.
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
7:41 pm
Weak quarter. Can LD get these guys motivated?
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
7:41 pm
Retarted coach have Josh AND Horford guarding KG in the paint, JUST DAM
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
7:41 pm
WHAT A STUPID DECISION TO GIVE ALL PLAYING TIME. STUPID STUPID STUPID. NOW THE HAWKS ARE IN A HOLE FCK DREW.
STUPID MOVE TO PLAY HOUDINI.
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:41 pm
who’s going to step up and settle down the troops? this is usually where the team’s best player leads. where’s joe?
Blast
May 6th, 2012
7:41 pm
Hawks get no calls, no respect from refs.
Hawks just have to wake up, hike up their defensive effort, stop turning the ball over, run their offence, and it’s over yet. But if they continue to play with such lethargy, they get blown out tonight.
Boston cannot continue to shoot so well. But Joe needs to come out of his funk, and just play basketball. Stop dribbling the ball into a crowd of four defenders!
ROZEMAN13
May 6th, 2012
7:41 pm
Big LOU agree with you, refs are setting the tone for the Celtics
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:42 pm
Pargo can’t even stop Keyon Dooling
terrell
May 6th, 2012
7:42 pm
Wow! Look at this lineup. Does LD know this is the freakin Playoffs?????
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:42 pm
If Dooling is going to make shots like that, might as well call it a night.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
7:42 pm
JOSH HAS BEEN ON THE BENCH FOOL AL HAS BEEN PLAYING
yodaddybrother
May 6th, 2012
7:42 pm
Pargo can’t even guard dooling
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:42 pm
uhm, how is this Al’s fault? he’s not guarding rondo and pierce folks. He had 1 turnover. his team had 8.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:42 pm
The Hawks decided that this game was theirs since Josh and Al were returning. THe mentally weak Hawks showed up tonight. COnsequently, they are making sloppy passes and playing lazy defense
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:43 pm
Good job Jannero.
NOW PLAY SOME D!!!
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:43 pm
there goes josh with long jumpers. he should be inside.
terrell
May 6th, 2012
7:43 pm
I hate Josh Smith sometimes. There’s a reason your’re open man.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:43 pm
WE NEED OFFENSE
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:43 pm
Refs are not giving the Hawks any calls
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:44 pm
finally a call. you can stop shooting jumpers now josh. thank you.
OldTimer
May 6th, 2012
7:44 pm
Maybe if the Hawks are lucky the Celtics will give them the courtesy of a reach-around.
Wouldn’t be on it though.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:44 pm
PARGO
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:44 pm
“uhm, how is this Al’s fault? he’s not guarding rondo and pierce folks. He had 1 turnover. his team had 8.”
It’s not Al’s fault. It’s LD’s fault for playing him when he isn’t ready to be himself.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
7:44 pm
AL IN 6MINS GOT HIS SHOT BLOCKED PUT UP 2 CINDER BLOCK BRICKS 2 TOUR OVERS AND 0 PTS THATS ZERO POINTS AND NOW THE HAWKS ARE BEHIND BY DOUBLE FIGURES AL WHILE JOSH WAS ON THE BENCH.
Blast
May 6th, 2012
7:44 pm
Pargo! There you go!
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
7:44 pm
The Hawks shouldn’t expect the Celtics to shoot poorly for the entire series.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:44 pm
Letting this scrub go off on us
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
7:45 pm
Pargo is an idiot.
He gave the three back.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:45 pm
Hawks losing people on back cuts, paying for it by switching, getting caught in mismatches, and having to double team. Easily the worst defensive game they have played in this series.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
7:45 pm
DOWN BY 13 THANKS AL. THANKS DREW
FCK
IM GOING TO BE A LAKER FAN… I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:45 pm
Can anyone tell if Marvin is actually in the game or not?
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
7:45 pm
Marvin lazy close outs
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:46 pm
Truly a pathetic defensive effort on everyone’s part.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:46 pm
Put Al back into the game so he can give an elbow to dooling in the mouth
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:46 pm
lol josh about to not even run back. what a joke.
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:46 pm
josh offensive rebound. then throws it away.
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
7:46 pm
Pargo’s inconsistent offense is not worth his horrible D.
Melvin
May 6th, 2012
7:46 pm
Come on Josh. 4 turnovers already….
Bump
May 6th, 2012
7:46 pm
Pargo is hooping tonight
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:46 pm
Rondo and Pierce on bench and we can’t even cut the lead
tank
May 6th, 2012
7:46 pm
hawks look a mess, Celtics got their cushion, back to homework for me
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
7:47 pm
Josh is playing like the old Josh
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:47 pm
This might actually be Marvin’s worst game of the series so far. Considering that he is 3/17 from the field for the series coming into tonight, that’s saying something. His D on that last possession was just nonexistent.
smh
May 6th, 2012
7:47 pm
why are they sending 5′11 pargo to double team kg he can see right over that and kick it to the open man
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:47 pm
Put Kirk back in. Enough Pargo
ntrigue
May 6th, 2012
7:47 pm
Ivan needs to be in! Drew is terrible! Take Willie and Ivan out!
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:47 pm
put teague and his two fouls back in.
justin
May 6th, 2012
7:47 pm
Fan of T.S. If you blame this 13 point deficit on Al, you show you know very little about basketball.
drmaryb.(*_*).
May 6th, 2012
7:47 pm
Ha Ha … Josh retweeted my post today at 445PM to his 58,818 followers.
Am I famous now? LOL
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
7:48 pm
Where is 9 – 5 Ivan, SMH
FIRE LD DUM COACH
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:48 pm
Defense vs this sh7tty lineup is a joke
TMACfan
May 6th, 2012
7:48 pm
I’m not worried. We have seen that this team can bounce back from these situations.
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
7:48 pm
Put in Ivan for MArvin
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:48 pm
Celtics bench is 5/8 with 11 points. Celtics shooting 65% as a team. The turnovers and offensive execution are bad, but the D is the root of the problem so far.
welikebaseball2
May 6th, 2012
7:48 pm
Would be nice if we rotated as quickly & closed the driving lanes the way the Celtics do. Oh well, that’s Larry Drew’s team for you…no identity.
rob
May 6th, 2012
7:48 pm
We got to cut into lead, if it gets to 20 its over
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
7:48 pm
PUTTING HOUDINI IN COST US THIS GAME AND PERHAPS THE SERIES. Al should be traded along with Drew.
Fck Al
tyger
May 6th, 2012
7:49 pm
LD let loose Josh’s scrotum…he’s killing us!
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
7:50 pm
Collins? C’mon man. Put in IVan
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:50 pm
TMACfan
May 6th, 2012
7:48 pm
I’m not worried. We have seen that this team can bounce back from these situations.
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do they win though?
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
7:50 pm
Watch how early the c’s look to attack
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:50 pm
Why is willie green on the floor. Get Hinrich back in
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:50 pm
what a crappy 5 to have out there.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:50 pm
Ivan still hasn’t played. LD continues to show that too many options is a bad thing for him.
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
7:50 pm
Pargo is still in. LD is retarded. Watch the lead grow.
Melvin
May 6th, 2012
7:50 pm
No Ivan tongiht? SMH
drmaryb.(*_*).
May 6th, 2012
7:51 pm
Al was not quite ready fro this level of competition.
smh
May 6th, 2012
7:51 pm
We freakin suck
welikebaseball2
May 6th, 2012
7:51 pm
We’re getting out-coached…flat out…
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:51 pm
Over
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:51 pm
while joe sits his sorry ass on the bench. beautiful.
TMACfan
May 6th, 2012
7:51 pm
FCK PAUL PIERCE
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:51 pm
This game is over.
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
7:52 pm
Losing Game 2 really hurt the Hawks in this series.
smh
May 6th, 2012
7:52 pm
The hawks are garbage yall
rob
May 6th, 2012
7:52 pm
Too often the teams best player shows up= Pierce, and ours doesnt = Johnson, Ball game
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:52 pm
do these guys even want it?
Blast
May 6th, 2012
7:52 pm
Grave is getting deeper.
drmaryb.(*_*).
May 6th, 2012
7:52 pm
Josh’s knee is not quite right yet, no explosiveness there.
TMACfan
May 6th, 2012
7:52 pm
FIRE LARRY DREW
FIRE LARRY DREW
FIRE LARRY DREW
FIRE LARRY DREW
FIRE LARRY DREW
FIRE LARRY DREW
terrell
May 6th, 2012
7:52 pm
Blowout city.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:52 pm
UGLY and getting UGLIER
Melvin
May 6th, 2012
7:52 pm
The Hawks don’t know what has hit them this game. They all look like a deer in headlights
drmaryb.(*_*).
May 6th, 2012
7:52 pm
Put Ivan in now.
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
7:53 pm
It seems like the return of Josh Smith and Al Horford disrupted team chemistry.
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
7:53 pm
Good job, LD.
The game is now lost. You keep the starters on the bench, even when Boston puts theirs out. I’m done watching this. At least the Braves are winning. Thank God this series is almost over.
lewis
May 6th, 2012
7:53 pm
LD has no clue how to coach. Pargo does not deserve to be in the NBA – the only reason is because he’s Joe’s friend. Teague should be playing a minimum of 40 minutes a game.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
7:53 pm
I could have lived with Al getting 2 or 3 minutes off the bench with the game not in the balance but not getting time this early when its important to get off to a good start, not with the game on the line.
That was a stupid decision and Al played stupidly as he always does in the play offs. Fire both Drew and Al Houdini
ntrigue
May 6th, 2012
7:53 pm
Drew looks lost! this is terrible they put there starters in and he leaves the 2nd unit in! Drew is terrible!
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:53 pm
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
7:52 pm
Losing Game 2 really hurt the Hawks in this series.
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that’s all we had to do…WITH RONDO OUT
tank
May 6th, 2012
7:53 pm
im ready to go on with my life, Hawks are done today
jlewis
May 6th, 2012
7:53 pm
what is drew doing, JJ and teague resting and the second team with collins is on the floor, everyone talked about woody, LD is worse, this stuff makes no sense
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:53 pm
it’s the playoffs and you have a lineupe of pargo, green, tmac, josh and twin? my god man. really?
cedrickc
May 6th, 2012
7:53 pm
Does LD not realize he has to move away from his normal rotation and leave the starters maybe a little longer. It does not help that Pierce is hot tonight!! Its starting to turn into the same old Hawks now. No HEART!!!!!!!
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:54 pm
Everyone (LD) keeps saying it’s a long series…GTFOH.
drmaryb.(*_*).
May 6th, 2012
7:54 pm
Where is Joe? Is he even playing today, seriously, I haven’t seen him out there.
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
7:54 pm
Pierce is stomping us
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
7:54 pm
LD Man this guy have no clue as a coach, mismatch all over the court.
BIG DOG IN TE HOUSE
terrell
May 6th, 2012
7:54 pm
Damn Joe, earn your fu…. $!
Bump
May 6th, 2012
7:54 pm
drmaryb.(*_*).,
Ivan should have been taking Al’s minutes. I would like to see Damp in as well,he has deserved it and he has outplayed Twin big time
FormerSeason TicketHolder
May 6th, 2012
7:54 pm
The only way to get rid of the low-intellect losers on this roster is a few more games like tonight.
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:55 pm
Josh’s knee is not quite right yet, no explosiveness there. – drmaryb
he looked fine on that dunk.
now his head? he left that at home.
Tank
May 6th, 2012
7:55 pm
@ Big Lou, there wont be nothing but Celtics fans at THEIR home game at Phillips on Tuesday
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
7:55 pm
You [bloggers] need to be talking about firing Rick Sund; that’s who “f”-ed up.
welikebaseball2
May 6th, 2012
7:55 pm
To you idiots dumping on Al…he’s the least of our problems tonight. Put aside your bias, maybe you’ll notice that Joe’s giving us nothing, Josh (who shouldn’t be anyone’s number 2 scoring option) has got no lift therefore ineffective, & Drew (the bargain bin coach) is simply in above his head.
Clarification
May 6th, 2012
7:55 pm
This is all Horford’s fault. I mean just look at the +/- . Oops, my bad, the starters are even worse than Al.
jlewis
May 6th, 2012
7:55 pm
And as always, someone will find a way to blame JJ, this is pure bad coaching, and its like that at the end of games. Get collins out of the game man, he is a liability, put someone in they actually have to guard.
smh
May 6th, 2012
7:56 pm
Jason Collins is a waste of space why is he in the league are we so desperate that we had to sign him
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:56 pm
Everyone here just assumed we’d win because Josh returned
terrell
May 6th, 2012
7:56 pm
Sit down LD, looking like a deacon. Its too late now.
Mr.E
May 6th, 2012
7:56 pm
On the brightside this increases the chance of LD getting fired and breaking up this sorry core…
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:56 pm
over.
we’ll be lucky to keep this under 30
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
7:56 pm
Might as well rest Josh and Al the rest of the game.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
7:56 pm
Thats also true High Sider. Al coming back to the team disrupted the chemistry and put us right back where we were when all the locker room fighting about Al wanting to play josh’s position.
That was a really really stupid move from Coach Drew and Al farted as he always does.
I dont know how you can compare Josh missing 1 game to Al missing 95% of the season.
Al should have only got time in mop up if that …
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
7:56 pm
Where is Ivan
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
7:56 pm
24 point lead. And hawks can’t even hit a lay up
5150 UOAD
May 6th, 2012
7:57 pm
Hawks are DONE. as usual.
jlewis
May 6th, 2012
7:57 pm
how can joe give you anything on the bench….pay attention.
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:57 pm
even though i want the hawks to win.. don’t want pierce injured.
smh
May 6th, 2012
7:57 pm
we playing like hummingbirds soft as Sh@@@t
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
7:57 pm
fck Al hes already cost us the series. We will be down 3 games to 1
im through with the hawks
drmaryb.(*_*).
May 6th, 2012
7:57 pm
Uh oh! Josh exploded for a dunk!
Pierce comes up limping. Come on Hawks, crawl back into this game,
Bump
May 6th, 2012
7:58 pm
On TNT the sideline reporter said that LD told the team that they’re getting outplayed.I wonder if anyone then told him that he was getting outcoached?
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
7:58 pm
Paul Pierce down with a knee injury – “Drama King”!!!!!! LOL
Bring out the wheelchair. Oh, wait a minute; he’ walking. LOL
smh
May 6th, 2012
7:58 pm
watching this game is like wathcing mosely get beat up last night sad
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:58 pm
All we had to do was win game 2
Celts ain’t scared of Phillips
lewis
May 6th, 2012
7:58 pm
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
7:53 pm
it’s the playoffs and you have a lineupe of pargo, green, tmac, josh and twin? my god man. really?
yodaddybrother
May 6th, 2012
7:58 pm
Atlanta franchise is a joke….don’t know why I believe in these guys night in and night out.
Such a disappointment
ntrigue
May 6th, 2012
7:59 pm
Al should not have came in before Ivan guessn will not see any action today!
lewis
May 6th, 2012
7:59 pm
At least mike woodson only played decent players and kept his rotation at 7 in the playoffs. drew can’t even do that
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
7:59 pm
Pargo doesn’t play D.
Ld said more mins for Kirk
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:00 pm
Al has basically taken Ivan’s spot in the rotation. LD is a CLOWN
yodaddybrother
May 6th, 2012
8:00 pm
Has anyone seen Joe Johnson???
welikebaseball2
May 6th, 2012
8:00 pm
How can you not blame Joe, the multi-million dollar man, for not giving us anything? Even Avery Bradley has matched his point production. Coaching is part to blame, but 5 points on 3 field goal attempts from your “superstar” is inexcusable…no matter who’s coaching you.
Bump
May 6th, 2012
8:00 pm
welikebaseball2
To you idiots dumping on Al…he’s the least of our problems tonight.
=====================================================
welikebaseball2 AKA Al’s new bride
jcwfalcon
May 6th, 2012
8:00 pm
I would like to give away my tickets to Tuesdays game. Can send to someones email. I would rather walk through broken glass than spend the night at Philips watching this team.
Tank
May 6th, 2012
8:01 pm
Guess we can start looking forward to Falcons foorball, and at least the Braves have been playin well
Melvin
May 6th, 2012
8:01 pm
Hawks need to get this league down to 15 before halftime.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:01 pm
He did the exact same sh-t with Kirk and it took nearly two months to get the bench rotation right again. We don’t have two months to win this series. LET AL REST AND GET 100% YOU F-CKING MORON
drmaryb.(*_*).
May 6th, 2012
8:01 pm
Turn up the D!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
8:02 pm
If LD is really trying to play Al is should be Collins that is removed from the rotation, not Ivan
MattP
May 6th, 2012
8:02 pm
Seriously? He puts Horford in again and no Ivan. Drew is moving Ivan to the back of the bench just like he did with Pargo when Hinrich returned.
Strange Murphy
May 6th, 2012
8:02 pm
Hawks don’t even care. What a bunch of sad losers.
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
8:02 pm
cut it down to 10 and we have a shot
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
8:03 pm
let’s go!
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:03 pm
They have done a terrible job getting around screens on Ray Allen all game, and it’s only a matter of time before he makes them pay.
Mike
May 6th, 2012
8:03 pm
The Wrecking ball is getting warm up!
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
8:04 pm
nevermind
lewis
May 6th, 2012
8:04 pm
I honestly can’t believe i’ve had to watch 2 of the worst head coaches in NBA history for the past 4 years
welikebaseball2
May 6th, 2012
8:04 pm
To you guys flapping your gums about how Al took Ivan’s minutes. Please, please, please tell me this: in what capacity has Ivan been effective this whole series? I’ll answer that. None. So, what are we missing with him out? I mean, really. Garnett was manhandling him.
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
8:05 pm
pick up that defensive intensity!
old man with bone spurs is outplaying big money joe
welikebaseball2
May 6th, 2012
8:05 pm
The Larry Drew Offense: As many 3-point attempts for Teague & Smith as they can muster. Ugh.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
8:06 pm
Hawks attacked C’s in the first the games. It helped them on offense and defense. They are playing the C’s game tonight.
Michael G.
May 6th, 2012
8:06 pm
For a game the players admitted was a must win, these guys are showing no heart whatsoever! I can’t say I’m not surprised, but it still is disappointing. Oh well, Chopped: All Stars comes on soon.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
8:06 pm
Get horford out NOW
Old Man Peabody
May 6th, 2012
8:06 pm
Rondo will get 25 assists if Doc lets him play the whole game
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:07 pm
“To you guys flapping your gums about how Al took Ivan’s minutes. Please, please, please tell me this: in what capacity has Ivan been effective this whole series? I’ll answer that. None. So, what are we missing with him out? I mean, really. Garnett was manhandling him.”
Even if what you say is true — which it is not (Ivan has done a good job on the boards) — Al clearly hasn’t been better than Ivan. So when you have two players giving you more or less the same thing, why play the injured guy over the healthy guy?
Dumb move by LD.
terrell
May 6th, 2012
8:07 pm
Is Joe wearing ankle weights?
Blast
May 6th, 2012
8:07 pm
Joe chasing Ray Allen around all night won’t help Joe’s offence.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
8:07 pm
How is it that RayAllen can be that wide open in the corner?
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:08 pm
SMH @ this.
Wide open shooters everywhere.
The wrong people shooting the ball on offense.
A ton of turnovers . . 11 already.
Boston running the ball right down our throats after every turnover and every missed shot.
This team is going to have to give the defensive effort of their lives come the 2nd half, just to get back in this game.
Just a disgraceful defensive performance.
Hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
8:08 pm
Not playing Ivan is just disgusting. This guy is so stupid. Al is actually holding his own but nobody should expect him to come in and riight away be better than Ivan who was Rookie of the Month. He should play before Marvin or Twin. In fact where is Damp who showed to be a much better player than Twin. Firing LD is too humane
Loserville USA
May 6th, 2012
8:08 pm
Three words you will NEVER EVER see in a sentence…
Hawks…..furious…..comeback.
Shoot the horse.
terrell
May 6th, 2012
8:09 pm
Stfu KG.
Old Man Peabody
May 6th, 2012
8:09 pm
Can’t wait to hear Kenny and Chuck
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
8:09 pm
Nice possession to end the half. YUCK
Melvin
May 6th, 2012
8:09 pm
Not looking good for the Hawks…
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
8:09 pm
Just imagine; the Hawks could’ve faced a very young, inexperienced Sixers team or an injury-plagued Bulls team in the second round of this year’s playoffs but Rick Sund decided not to re-sign the Hawks’ best “pure” scorer and “Boston Strangler” [Jamal Crawford]. smh
Fire Rick Sund, immediately! [in my Dollar Bill (Bernie Mac) voice from the movie, "The Players Club"]
Bump
May 6th, 2012
8:10 pm
welikebaseball2 AKA Mrs.Al Horford,we really don’t wanna hear it right now ok?
John T
May 6th, 2012
8:10 pm
“Stfu KG.”
^_^
Michael G.
May 6th, 2012
8:10 pm
Can’t even get up a shot before the half ends?!? Embarrassing
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
8:10 pm
to joes defense people get away with pushing and shoving him all day. i don’t see any other “star” not get that call.
Blast
May 6th, 2012
8:11 pm
What a brutal half of basketball, from Hawks perspective, that is.
Can they play any worse in the second? Can Boston play any better? I’m actually shocked anytime Boston missed a jumper.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:11 pm
“Just imagine; the Hawks could’ve faced a very young, inexperienced Sixers team or an injury-plagued Bulls team in the second round of this year’s playoffs but Rick Sund decided not to re-sign the Hawks’ best “pure” scorer and “Boston Strangler” [Jamal Crawford]. smh”
Jamal wouldn’t have helped tonight. The Hawks are losing because their team defensive effort was pathetic. Jamal would have only made that worse.
Bump
May 6th, 2012
8:11 pm
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:08 pm
SMH @ this.
Wide open shooters everywhere.
==================================================
Like Marvin?
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:11 pm
And mo-fos got the nerve to talk about JJ . . . tell OTHERS to stop tossing up bricks and throwing the ball away, and maybe JJ can get up some shots.
But offense isn;t the problem. DEFENSE is
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
8:11 pm
Hawks must fine them a new coach, LD IS JUST LOST OUT THERE.
DR River argue every call and LD JUST WATCH AND NOT SAY NOTHING, SMH.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
terrell
May 6th, 2012
8:11 pm
Marvin and Joe are just happy to get a check. No heart or will whatsoever. Josh is a dummy sometimes, but at least he shows passion.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
8:11 pm
Only thing left to do in this game is wait for Rusty and Phil to show up on the blog.
Blast
May 6th, 2012
8:11 pm
Now, let’s hear it from our esteemed, knowledgeable TNT crew.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
8:12 pm
Putting Al back on the team disrupted the chemistry. That put us in a hole that we may not crawl out. Absolutely the Dumbest Move Drew could have made.
Tank
May 6th, 2012
8:12 pm
so what should the Hawks do with their roster next year?
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:12 pm
Defense sux tonight but so does offense. And offense was the issue games 2 and 3
These soft guys thought we’d be fine just because Josh returned
honest_abe
May 6th, 2012
8:12 pm
they’re only going to state the obvious.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:13 pm
Hawks literally have to hold Boston to about 15 points in the 3rd quarter, and hope they can post a 30 point quarter of their own via hot shooting, or baskets in transition.
A damn shame.
Now we gotta hear this garbage halftime crew clown us.
Bump
May 6th, 2012
8:14 pm
Hey MC!
Is Hawks PR Guy Triche or however you spell his name,ever contribute to this blog?
I know you know. Just give us a yes or a no.You don’t have to give us his name on here.
jcwfalcon
May 6th, 2012
8:14 pm
Is there a program to donate my tickets to an inner city kid who has never been to an NBA game before? Seriously. If there is someone please tell me what it is. Thanks!
Canary
May 6th, 2012
8:14 pm
There seems to be no rhyme or reason to how the Hawks approach defense or offense.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:14 pm
I think Smooe tripped PP
Geno
May 6th, 2012
8:14 pm
Speechless… No ivan… Tracy didnt demand the ball…. Josh brought back all the turnovers…..ld lookn stupid….joe who?….marvin joke williams… what the hell is this…. Pargo bball iq is 2..stackhouse in his gucci outfit…. Tracy had his head down the entire time he was in there…. I keep waiting for theannouncers to keep it real…. I dont wanna hear the good out the bad …. I wanna hear the thrashing talk…only from the hawks announcers not tnt
SCG4675
May 6th, 2012
8:15 pm
There needs to be drastic changes made to this team in the off season. This is getting embarrassing.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
8:15 pm
YES FIRE DREW. THIS TEAM IS GOING BACKWARDS. WOODSON HAD US IN THE SECOND ROUND DREW AND AL HORFORD WILL HAVE US OUT IN THE 1ST ROUND.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:15 pm
This team is going to lay down in game 5
Same ole Hawks
Bump
May 6th, 2012
8:16 pm
northcyde,
But offense isn;t the problem. DEFENSE is
=========================================
Agreed!
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:16 pm
Shaq is useless on TNT
soullrenaissance
May 6th, 2012
8:16 pm
wtf is Ivan, Dampier? – Horf came back too soon.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:16 pm
My bad . . . JJ is the 2nd option now. So it’s not his responsibility to carry the team.
He needs to defend better though, as do the entire team. Maybe Pierce won’t come back though.
Bump
May 6th, 2012
8:16 pm
My bad,its Defense,and Offensive turnovers.
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
8:16 pm
Since I don’t have the time for the ignorance on this board… let’s break down the points:
Pierce has 18.
Ray Allen has 8.
Fooling has 6.
Bradley has 5.
Greg and Garnett only came together for 11 points.
How does Ivan change that?
Al has the best plus/minus. The problem is the Gaurds and substitutions. Ray Allen guarded by Joe? Rondo guarded by Pargo? Only thing I see wrong is LD’s stupidity and lack of guard play.
welikebaseball2
May 6th, 2012
8:17 pm
Najeh: I’ve always respected your entries, but I flat out disagree with you here. Ivan’s “done a good job on the boards”? Seriously? So, averaging 4 boards a game for the series is doing a “good job on the boards”? Look, I like Ivan’s game & what’s he’s contributed this season, but how can you deny that h’e’s been no match for Garnett? How can you deny that he’s given us nothing this series? If I’m Drew & Al says he’s ready, I’ll take my chances on bringing in a guy that I’m sure will give me the 4 rebounds per game I got from Ivan & likely more points all day. I guarantee Al will give us more than Ivan’s 4 boards & 4 points tonight.
Admirable SnAckBar
May 6th, 2012
8:18 pm
Ouch. Ok, plan B is to win at home then win the next 6 and we’re in the ECF!
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:18 pm
Look folks, 41 points is par for the course for the hawks in this series. Giving up 64 points is the problem. It’s the defense and the turnovers that was the big problem.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:18 pm
Hawks have 11 turnovers, but is shooting 46% FG. That’s about as high as they’ve shot in a half since the first half of Game 1.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
8:18 pm
To a team we could have beat tonight if Al horford hadnt put us in the hole.
Tank
May 6th, 2012
8:19 pm
Next year sign Steve Nash and start alongside Teague for one last run at this thing. New coach, new owner, and new general manager
DHunt
May 6th, 2012
8:19 pm
I thought it couldn’t get any worse than Woody’s coaching in the playoffs. I was wrong. Doc is outcoaching LD without even trying. Celtics defense is too simple. All five guys keep a foot in the paint, double Joe hard, run hard at shooters. Hawks have had absolutely zero answer for it. Nobody can hit a jump shot, and they are scoring less than 20 points a qtr since the Celts started doing this in Game 2. Hawks haven’t run a coherent pick and roll, pick and pop, back screen, or for that matter anything else recognizable as an organized offensive set. It’s all one on ones, and even if a Hawk player does get penetration, there is never anybody trailing, the other four just stand a watch.
Hawks defense is even worse, because on top of having no answer for the pick and roll, or for Celtics screen game, they also are playing with what appears to be very little effort. And the effort guys off the bench, like Ivan, haven’t even gotten off the bench.
I’m beyond disgusted right now, because this is one of the most talented Hawks teams in the history of the franchise, and they are squandering this series.
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:19 pm
On the bright side, there’s no way that Boston duplicates this effort in any half the rest of this series. They will regress to the mean.
tyger
May 6th, 2012
8:21 pm
Both Al and Josh cost us this one…
And LD is the biggest fool for going for it…
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:21 pm
Hawks need to go on an immediate 8 – 0 or 14 – 4 run to start this 3rd quarter. If not, a big time blowout could occur, which will cause a lot of Hawk fans won’t show up on Tuesday night, and Philips will be flooded with Boston fans . . . which will be sickening.
Michael G.
May 6th, 2012
8:21 pm
We know what the problem is. The question is why did this team come out and give such a lackluster effort in a game they all said beforehand was a “must-win”?
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
8:21 pm
If LD was going to Al, then Collins should have been the odd man out. LD should’ve played Al @ center and Ivan @ PF but still let Collins start and play just a few minutes.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:22 pm
“So, averaging 4 boards a game for the series is doing a “good job on the boards”? ”
When he’s only playing 15 minutes per game, yes.
Obviously Al at full strength is much, much better than Ivan at full strength. I am not even saying Al has been that bad in this game, although he hasn’t been anywhere near his best. What I am saying is that Al isn’t going to help the Hawks win this game any more than Ivan would. The Hawks have problems in this game that go way beyond who plays backup PF.
If Al is 100%, no complaints from me (although Ivan still should be getting minutes alongside him). But if Al is not 100% — and he almost certainly is not — why the hell are they risking injury to him in a game where he isn’t and can’t help them win?
My beef is about Al risking reinjury, not Al’s quality of play. If they are going to play him, they need to ease him into the rotation. He’s on pace to play 22 minutes this game, which is way too much for his first game back.
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:22 pm
Celtics made 10 jumpers of 17 feet or longer in second quarter. It’s a case of hot shooting as much as anything. These things happen. Not time to panic.
DHunt
May 6th, 2012
8:24 pm
Of course you have to play Al Horford. But only an idiot coach does that at the expense of the biggest energy guy we’ve had on the team all year in Ivan Johnson. That man has earned his rotation minutes and to DNP-CD him for a whole half is unforgivable. Someone earlier asked, “How might he have affected the game?” One word. Hustle.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:24 pm
And why are people blaming Horford? Like Ivan has done anything this series. I’m surprise that Horford can even get his arm above the goal. He’s played much better than I expected, and he’s only ( -6 ) +/- in the game.
We might be down 30 without Al.
bbfan
May 6th, 2012
8:24 pm
Took a nap before the game; woke up refreshed and the score was 4 to 6. Then came the tsunami.
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:24 pm
Najeh, he needs the game experience to play at 100%. How is he supposed to play at peak performance without ever entering a basketball game and getting the rust off?
Clarification
May 6th, 2012
8:24 pm
LOL @ the Horford haters. Dude has the best +/- on the team but it’s all his fault.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:24 pm
I mean, it’s one thing if the Hawks had started the game playing like they did the first three games, in a grind it out, close game. Maybe in a game like that, you can do a little experimenting by bringing Al in, see what he’s got, and if he is playing well the upside with him is higher than the upside with Ivan. But in a game that is slipping away even in the first quarter, why complicate things by screwing up the rotation and risking reinjury? Makes no sense.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:25 pm
LD postgame: “we just didn’t play with a sense of urgency”
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:25 pm
One thing is for sure . . . Jason Collins should NOT start the 2nd half. No time for that right now.
Hawks need to get out, defend, secure defensive rebounds, and run this ball down their throats . . . and get the ball to the right people that can make ball decisions and score.
Brian
May 6th, 2012
8:26 pm
Like I always say……..it’s part of the sports script in the city of Atlanta!
Atl teams = CHOKE
May 6th, 2012
8:26 pm
What else did you guys expect from an Atl team?
This was the perfect opportunity for a Choke Job.
Lets see:
Is if the playoffs? Check.
Is it a nationally televised primetime game? Check.
Is it a must win situation? Check.
Typical
May 6th, 2012
8:26 pm
4 shots from Joe in a first half where we desperately needed someone to step up. We’re the laughing stock of the NBA.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:26 pm
Is Bibby the only healthy true pg on NYK now?
3 days off so hopefully Lin will be ready??
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:27 pm
Yes everyone, you’re right. It’s ALL Al Horford’s fault that the Hawks have 11 turnovers and shot 60% on long range jumpers. The 11 minutes that he played that half did all that.
Luke Cage
May 6th, 2012
8:27 pm
WOW!!! Just got in from church, turned the tv on and we are getting blown out in the most crucial game of the season for us. Well it was fun while it lasted, losing game 2 was the turning point.
day old fries
May 6th, 2012
8:27 pm
cant beat the saints
cant beat the phillies
cant beat the celtics
Tank
May 6th, 2012
8:27 pm
the Hawks need a personality transplant, with Larry Drew being the first lame personality out the building
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
8:27 pm
Look on the bright side..
Braves are looking real good. They’re number one in league in runs scored.
Falcons have two new coordinators and made a heck of a trade for Asante.
Hawks will be easily forgotten.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:27 pm
This game sux but at least MIA lost. My only major wish besides us winning ring is MIA NOT winning one
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:27 pm
I mean that the Celtics shot 60% on jumpers.
Braves Fan Since 1966
May 6th, 2012
8:27 pm
Just saw a small headline “Ailing Hawks take on Celtics”. They are ailing by 23 points at halftime if my math is right. I was afraid they were going to throw in the towel but alas, they are giving it a go. Not much of one mind you…but a go.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:28 pm
@ Clarification . . . actually Marvin has the best +/- on the team. But don’t tell nobody.
Hawks just need to get this down to 10 going into the 4th quarter. Preferably around 8.
Mac-Town (478)™
May 6th, 2012
8:28 pm
expecting different results with the same core…..lol ok
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:28 pm
JeJe, they also have Toney Douglas
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:28 pm
Celts had a scrub lineup in with PP and Rondo out, and we let scrubs like Dooling destroy us
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:29 pm
Say it REGGIE . . . your #1 scorer can’t only have 4 attempts.
But then again, Josh is the #1 guy now . . so that point is moot
Tank
May 6th, 2012
8:29 pm
I just want the hawks to show some heart this 3rd quarter, dont lay down
O'brien
May 6th, 2012
8:29 pm
Northcyde,
This is why you cant assume Josh (and Al) playing tonight would be a win.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:29 pm
Plus/minus means jack sh-t when you are getting blown out. Every unit on the floor sucked in that half. Whether one sucked by a couple more points than the other is irrelevant.
Rondo starts the 2nd half with a 3. Game over.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:29 pm
My bad Najeh. 3 days off…everyone has been returning…cmon Lin!
Atl teams = CHOKE
May 6th, 2012
8:30 pm
I knew it was too good to be true, the Hawks need to get blown out at least one game in the playoffs or else they won’t be the Hawks.
O'brien
May 6th, 2012
8:30 pm
FTPB,
Najeh,
In any case I definitely wouldn’t have guessed that Al would come back before Zaza. Zaza’s foot injury at the time definitely didn’t look that serious..
Where is Ra’mon to question Zaza’s toughness?
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:30 pm
smh . . another wide open jumper . . so much for the 8 – 0 run.
Almost Stackhouse time already.
day old fries
May 6th, 2012
8:30 pm
2004 – childress over iggy/deng
2005 – marvin over cp3/deron
2006 – shelden over rondo/gay
you reap what you sow
Loserville USA
May 6th, 2012
8:30 pm
Johnson contract making Koncak signing look like a steal.
Just good enough not to be in the lottery. No help coming. It really sucks. Management is awful.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:30 pm
GET AL HORFORD OUT OF THE GAME THEY ARE DOWN BY 30
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:31 pm
OMFG
Is this April 2008 vs Boston? We look like a freaking D2 NCAAW team
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:31 pm
LOL at you morons who thought we still had a chance after game 2…..
Told ya. Again.
Teknision
May 6th, 2012
8:31 pm
This team is forever entrenched to be the 5h best team in the East. I don’t know if I was a Hawks fan if I can ever think a Hawks team can win a championship. This team is just an average team with no heart. It seems as if they are just going through the motions.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
8:31 pm
Hawks down by 31 thanks Al horford.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:31 pm
Good pass Josh.
Get your triple-double in a 30 point blowout
lewis
May 6th, 2012
8:31 pm
Al’s the only one scoring stfu
KBB
May 6th, 2012
8:32 pm
This is embarrassing
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:32 pm
This is so fking depressing.
I’ve dedicated a million hours the last 5 months to these losers and they just bend over
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:32 pm
LOL @ Kirk
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:32 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:30 pm
GET AL HORFORD OUT OF THE GAME THEY ARE DOWN BY 30
Thought we still had a chance? Do you pay attention year after year to the playoff train wreck that is this bunch, no matter the decade?
Blast
May 6th, 2012
8:32 pm
Nique said Pierce is hot. No, the whole team is hot. This game is over.
Luke Cage
May 6th, 2012
8:32 pm
I know I came in late but maybe, just maybe the Hawks are just NOT A GOOD TEAM, no sense in blaming any player on this team anymore, collectively this team is barely 2nd tier with a 3rd tier head coach. Its time to face facts, how does rondo have 13 asst at the half, thats crazy
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
8:33 pm
Actually the only way Al should be playing is if we are down 30 or up 30. trade his ass
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
8:33 pm
A regular and frequent blogger said this series would be laughable. Well, Game 4 is laughable for Hawks’ haters.
Rusty
May 6th, 2012
8:33 pm
I said that LDumby lost us game 2&3.grandpa(grandad) more or less said I was stupid. He was a coach Rusty you don’t understand rotations) . Give me reasons why besides substitutions ,he brought us there,I challenge you he said. Well I blogged after the game why I thought he lost us the game. He didn’t even read it & he challenged me. He must of been a lousy coach like LD.LD is a joke but people like dumb grandpa stick up for him. Grandpa told me he was done with well grandpa I’m done with you.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:33 pm
Popovich would take out starters back in 2nd. LD will just let them rot out there
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:33 pm
O’brien
May 6th, 2012
8:29 pm
Northcyde,
This is why you cant assume Josh (and Al) playing tonight would be a win.
******************
Point taken O’Brien. I NEVER imagined this team playing this poor defensively. They’ve been all up on shooters all series. Now, all of a sudden, people have wide open looks everywhere.
Mac-Town (478)™
May 6th, 2012
8:33 pm
40 pt loss?
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:33 pm
Nice wide open bricked 3 Joe. Yeah, he sure does need more attempts.
Tank
May 6th, 2012
8:33 pm
No shoe Average Joe Mother F Johnson
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:33 pm
Pierce has a bad knee and is draining 3s.
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:34 pm
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:32 pm
This is so fking depressing.
I’ve dedicated a million hours the last 5 months to these losers and they just bend over
*******
are you actually surprised?
Loserville USA
May 6th, 2012
8:34 pm
Now Johnson is embarrassing the franchise like an idiot.
He is a tool.
Isaiah Rider
May 6th, 2012
8:34 pm
Put me in coach…I be balling !!!
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:34 pm
But hey . . . if only we had Jamal Crawford . . . Jamal would have 30 points right now, and we’d be only down by 12
KBB
May 6th, 2012
8:34 pm
City of losers
Tank
May 6th, 2012
8:35 pm
They are making everthing
Atl teams = CHOKE
May 6th, 2012
8:35 pm
The game 2 CHOKE cost us the series.
O'brien
May 6th, 2012
8:35 pm
northcyde,
This Hawks team is very unpredictable. And they are mentally weak. I think when the players see Josh out there (and Al), I think mentally they ease up, and dont play as desperate.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:35 pm
BOS will come in ATL like CHI did game 6 and murder us
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
8:35 pm
Altanta lost this game in the 1st ten minutes with the guys that got us here Josh and JJ on the bench Al Houdini lead us to be down by 13 pts that totally demoralize the team and brought back that chemistry issue Al brings to the team.
KBB
May 6th, 2012
8:35 pm
Joe Johnson is the Invisible man. Paul Pierce is playing on one leg and is eating his lunch
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:36 pm
Only down 36….
We’re fine. No need to panic.
LOL!
Larry
May 6th, 2012
8:36 pm
Phil,
Didn’t you know that N. PoopForBrains believes Hawks are the best sports team in Atlanta?
ROTFLMAO!
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:36 pm
Take out Teague. Rest him for game 5 so he an play 48 and NO Pargo
Mac-Town (478)™
May 6th, 2012
8:36 pm
wouldnt be shocked if these guys have already given up on the series. blow it up.
KBB
May 6th, 2012
8:36 pm
When is the last time you’ve seen a team lapped in the 3rd quarter?
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:36 pm
Celtics are up by 36. Pierce is sitting the rest of the game. For the love of God take out Teague/Joe/Josh/Al and let the scrubs close this game out. You are not going to come back from a 36 point deficit against Boston on the road. We already have seen 3 players blow out their knees in these playoffs. Please don’t add a Hawk to the list.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:36 pm
LMAO . . . the Hawks have been outscored 15 – 2 in this quarter. Wow.
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
8:36 pm
That is a crap flagrant 1 call
Same ole Hawks.
May 6th, 2012
8:36 pm
And the real Hawks are back.
keepinitreal
May 6th, 2012
8:36 pm
I never for one second believed the Hawks would win this series, even after they won Game One. The Celtics were the absolute worst possible matchup. I was quietly kind of hoping we’d slip behind Orlando into the 6th spot, but alas, Howard’s injury ruined that possibility.
See y’all next year.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:37 pm
This game doesn’t erase the fact that our offense sucked in ames 2 and 3 and we should’ve won at least one of those gamez
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:37 pm
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:35 pm
BOS will come in ATL like CHI did game 6 and murder us
******
of course they will….
And several thousand will be stupid enough to go….i mean hawks fans.
Mark
May 6th, 2012
8:37 pm
Ivan sees no minutes simply because Al is back. LD is …. I don’t know what he is
CamiloAtlanta
May 6th, 2012
8:38 pm
Seven playoff series in a row lost to Boston. Man alive.
Luke Cage
May 6th, 2012
8:38 pm
This team was not ready to play it doesn’t matter who is on the court, this is a collective FAIL.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:38 pm
80 points in the 3rd quarter . . with 8 minutes STILL to go in the quarter.
Unbelievable.
LakeDawg
May 6th, 2012
8:38 pm
Smooooooooove!!!
Meebo Bar
May 6th, 2012
8:38 pm
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:31 pm
LOL at you morons who thought we still had a chance after game 2…..
Told ya. Again.
______________
You are soooo right Phil!
RA
May 6th, 2012
8:38 pm
New game plan. Try not to lose by 50, pull the starters, and pray no one gets hurt.
cedrickc
May 6th, 2012
8:38 pm
WOW! Just turned the TV back too the game and the lead is almost “40″!!!!!
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
8:38 pm
How was that not a foul by bradley against Teague?
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:39 pm
Doc coaching like he’s down 7 . . . bet you Drew isn’t yelling at anybody.
O'brien
May 6th, 2012
8:39 pm
Woody was fired when we got blown out 4 games in a row to Orlando. If we lose this series 4-1, with this blowout included, is that grounds for LD to be fired?
Or maybe the Hawks will win 3 straight
LakeDawg
May 6th, 2012
8:39 pm
Yep. Game two was the series.
smh
May 6th, 2012
8:39 pm
No wonder they clown us on espn and tnt look at how we play when it matters we are the laughing stock oh the league
TMACfan
May 6th, 2012
8:39 pm
BLOW UP THE CORE
cedrickc
May 6th, 2012
8:39 pm
POOR COACHING!!!
NO HEART!!!!!!!!!
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:40 pm
Larry – lol! Absolutely pathetic, but predictable and typical….
Mr.E
May 6th, 2012
8:40 pm
At least we don’t have to listen to Gearon saying we made the 2nd round 4th years in a row,,,
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
8:40 pm
No second unit? Has LD finally shorted his rotations? LOL
LakeDawg
May 6th, 2012
8:40 pm
Hawks quit half way through the second quarter.
Walt Frazier
May 6th, 2012
8:40 pm
I predicted the Hawk lose the last game by twenty; I was wrong, they lost by under 20, but they’re making up for it tonight. This is the manure game. Hawks will go back to Phillips down 3-1. They may as well just give the Celtics the series now. It will hasten the firing of Larry Drew and finally, this team will be broken up from the core on outward. Sund-don’t get too comfortable.
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:40 pm
Nobody wants to talk about the once in 100 games shooting performance that the Celtics are having right now. Look, Rondo and Garnett are not 3 point shooters. This is a game where everything lined up for the Celtics. They will come back to earth in the next game. You can quote me on that.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:40 pm
If a Hawk starter gets injured in this second half, LD should be fired. WHY ARE THEY STILL IN THE GAME WHO CARES YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN EMBARRASSED REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME YOU ARE NOT COMING BACK PLAY THE SCRUBS AND STAY HEALTHY
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:40 pm
Take Josh out.
LOL Rec
Rusty
May 6th, 2012
8:41 pm
During the regular season LDumby gave up on games early,I can’t believe he is giving up games early in the playoffs. I guess he just wants to give JT & others a lesson by sitting their asses on the bench. How I hate that imposter for a coach. The storm knocked at my direct tv signal out ,I am only at the half as I typed this. I read further on the block about the subs being in. I know they are probably still getting killed,even if they won I would still hate this imposter. His motto should be,I’ll teach you.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:41 pm
(( clapping ))
Josh got his double – double.
5 more assists for your triple double . . 5 more turnovers for a quadruple
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:41 pm
Nice post move Al
Larry
May 6th, 2012
8:41 pm
So, the big question now is, will the Hawks great head coach once again tell us “I’m going to be a little birdy on their shoulders during game 5…you just watch and see!” A little birdie on their shoulders whispering sweet motivational tunes. Now isn’t that just powerful leadership?
This dweeb should have been fired after game two when the grossly handicapped Celtics wiped the Hawks butts all over Philips Arena.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:41 pm
Mr.E
May 6th, 2012
8:40 pm
At least we don’t have to listen to Gearon saying we made the 2nd round 4th years in a row,,,
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Idiot said we have top 5 payroll
Luke Cage
May 6th, 2012
8:41 pm
Hawks are still my team, sadly I may never experience a Championship with them but I will stay a loyal fan to the end, if I catch flack for it so be it…..To bad Stephanie Ready is working the Pacers/Tragic series.
heartofdarkness
May 6th, 2012
8:42 pm
Would all passengers on the S.S. Atlanta Hawks please move to the stern deck of the ship. The stern will be that end of the ship rising in the air. The bow will be that area dipping below the surface.
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:42 pm
Atlanta Hawks blog. Where over-reaction to one lousy game happens.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:42 pm
“Nobody wants to talk about the once in 100 games shooting performance that the Celtics are having right now. Look, Rondo and Garnett are not 3 point shooters. This is a game where everything lined up for the Celtics. They will come back to earth in the next game. You can quote me on that.”
They had a once in 100 shooting performance because nobody on the Hawks felt like playing defense in this game. Yeah, they made a few improbable shots after they got rolling, but the Hawks defense was pathetic. That’s what happens when you play bad D and let players get rolling.
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:42 pm
As I said recently, the entire eastern conference, aside from us, could forfeit the playoffs and we’d still find a way to miss the finals….
Why are the starters out there? Why am I asking?
smh
May 6th, 2012
8:42 pm
7 shots for joe johnson and 9 points smh if you see him in public please cuss his ass out
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:42 pm
Doubt wewould even beat PHI in a series.
LD will be back next year. Sund if he wants,
ASG,
PLEASE sell the team
tyger
May 6th, 2012
8:43 pm
Who gave Teague the green light???
Tired Tired Tired
May 6th, 2012
8:43 pm
I have watched this sorry excuse for a basketball whatever(not a team) for thirty seven years. I am Tired of watching millionaire pretend to be players collect a check and do absolutely NOTHING. Lousy players, Lousy coaching, Lousy management, Lousy ownership about sums it up. Get out of town LOSERS. Don’t let the million dollar door hit you in your sorry a$$ on the way out of town. Go embarass some other city LOSERS. Tired Tired Tired
TMACfan
May 6th, 2012
8:43 pm
BLOW UP THE CORE, BUILD AROUND JOSH
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:43 pm
Now the Celtics go cold
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
8:43 pm
I know this is a blowout, but the refs rigged this game big time. They’re still calling bs sh!t.
WHOCARES
May 6th, 2012
8:43 pm
How bout these “Low” flying Hawks! And they wonder why no one gives a $hit about them!
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:43 pm
smh @ JJ with the Kobe fadeaway. Too late for that.
Should’ve been taking those type of shots, instead of making the “right play” and passing to wide open teammates
RA
May 6th, 2012
8:43 pm
I’m sorry, I’m with Justin, the Celtics are hitting everything that they’ve put up, and Pierce could have bounced a ball off his backside from three point range and hit it tonight. I’m sorry, but the 1988 Lakers wouldn’t have won this game.
Meebo Bar
May 6th, 2012
8:43 pm
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Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:44 pm
LD will blame this loss on lack of energy and call out Jeff Teague
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:44 pm
Justin…..
Where stupid is as stupid says…..
We’re down 3-1 now, you moron.
CamiloAtlanta
May 6th, 2012
8:44 pm
Can you imagine a Doc Rivers-coached team bring down almost 40 in a must win game? No, never!! Why? Cause he isn’t a blue-light special like we have. The Hawks will always be lousy until they get a real owner that cares about winning, not just black and red ink.
tyger
May 6th, 2012
8:44 pm
Braves sweep Rockies 7-2….
Freeman-Uggla HRs…
WHOCARES
May 6th, 2012
8:44 pm
Ref’s don’t have a team down by 35!
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:44 pm
The Hawks are a very good defensive team. All evidence points to that. The Celtics struggle to get 80 points against us. We gifted them early turnovers and then they had an unbelievable jump-shooting night. This is an aberration, and the odds are the Celtics will be much more human the next game.
5150 UOAD
May 6th, 2012
8:44 pm
The REAL HAWKS are playing tonight.
Meebo Bar
May 6th, 2012
8:44 pm
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
8:43 pm
I know this is a blowout, but the refs rigged this game big time. They’re still calling bs sh!t.
______________________________________________________________________
It is always the Refs…Blame the Refs….
Luke Cage
May 6th, 2012
8:45 pm
Unless there is a draft day trade this team will basically stay intact.
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
8:45 pm
Maybe if Authur Blank buys the team, the Hawks can get some real superstars.
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:45 pm
At least LD will finally be fired…
I’m tired of begging.
He couldn’t coach our cats to use a litter box.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:45 pm
Turnovers:
ATLANTA: 14
BOSTON: 6
Field Goal %
ATLANTA: 44%
BOSTON: 64%
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:45 pm
Now on the offensive side of things, the Hawks can’t be so sloppy with the ball. That’s what has killed their offense. And Al Horford’s return is a good thing. Anybody who blames this game on Al is delusional.
RA
May 6th, 2012
8:45 pm
I’d like to say that I’m surprised at the lack of class shown by Celtics fans and the lack of loyalty on the part of…Hawks fan, but now, this is about right.
LakeDawg
May 6th, 2012
8:46 pm
Drew is mediocre, but he’s still better than Woodson. Doesn’t really matter who is the coach with this bunch. It has to be blown up and start all over. Smooove is fool’s gold. A lot of talent, but selfish. More interested in his numbers than progressing to the next level. JJ is a good 2 guard, but not a leader. Marvin is the biggest bust in NBA history. He should be in the CBA. I like Horford. Get him away from these losers and get him a coach and he will shine.
kevkat
May 6th, 2012
8:46 pm
Well today is not a total loss. I did see some real professional athletes from Atlanta play today and win. On to Chicago for the Bravos.
Larry
May 6th, 2012
8:46 pm
And do I need to pull up my blog where BEFORE the series started I said the Celtics in 6?
Specifically, I said the Celtics would come into game 5 with a 3-1 lead and the Hawks will win a desperation game 5 followed by a Cetic clinch in game 6 at home.
This team and its coach are an absolute joke around a joke of a league that lets 16 of 30 teams in the playoffs.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:46 pm
Keep grinding Josh.
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:46 pm
Since Doc once was a Hawk, astounding he was able to overcome it.
Same ole Hawks.
May 6th, 2012
8:46 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:40 pm
If a Hawk starter gets injured in this second half, LD should be fired. WHY ARE THEY STILL IN THE GAME WHO CARES YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN EMBARRASSED REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME YOU ARE NOT COMING BACK PLAY THE SCRUBS AND STAY HEALTHY
_____
For what? This series is OVER.
5150 UOAD
May 6th, 2012
8:46 pm
Big Lou…………If HOWARD didn’t want to come to his HomeTown what STARS do you think the HAWKS can EVER GET?
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:47 pm
Damn . . turnover #6. Just drive or shoot Josh.
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
8:47 pm
How many turnovers does Josh have?
Mike D
May 6th, 2012
8:47 pm
AAl Horford is f$$$ing it up for everyone an where is JJ he not doing nathaniel for the hawks! T Mac still not in the game!
bbfan
May 6th, 2012
8:47 pm
I wonder what the national tv rating right about now ??
Robbie
May 6th, 2012
8:47 pm
Al and Pargo have been the only ones playing hard.
HERE COME THE WHINERS FOR JUMPSHOT JOSH AND HIS MIGHTY TURNOVERS!
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:47 pm
Is there a worse coach than LD when it comes to rotations and giving guys minutes?
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:48 pm
Sure.
Arthur Blanks’ boys are just as bad in crunch time, if not worse.
TMACfan
May 6th, 2012
8:48 pm
TMAC still can’t get out of the first round… DANG
Same ole Hawks.
May 6th, 2012
8:48 pm
The Hawks blew the series in Game 2.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:48 pm
Teague looked like Spud Webb right there on that assist to Josh.
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
8:48 pm
“Big Lou…………If HOWARD didn’t want to come to his HomeTown what STARS do you think the HAWKS can EVER GET?”
He doesn’t want to come here because of horrible ownership. If Blank buys the Hawks, then people will want to play here. Trust me.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:49 pm
There you go #1 option . . . carry the team.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:49 pm
Put in the whole bench and see who looks like he wants to be in game 5 the most
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:49 pm
Idiot Josh…
WHOCARES
May 6th, 2012
8:49 pm
Oh Wow! Dominique says the Hawks have it down to 29! You homer! They suck!
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:50 pm
Fire everyone!!!
RA
May 6th, 2012
8:50 pm
Nothing’s over, not yet. Hawks need to run them for the rest of this game, and run them, and run them some more. Unless they’ve found the fountain of youth, they can’t keep this pace up.
Tank
May 6th, 2012
8:50 pm
Hawks blew the series in winnable games in game 2 and 3
smh
May 6th, 2012
8:50 pm
LOL @ phil
brigadierjerry
May 6th, 2012
8:50 pm
This is pretty embarassing but I am not even mad. One thing I want to say though you get to the point that even if the coaches arent great sometimes it really comes down to the players. I know Woodson and LD are not great coaches but this group has been together the core that is for awhile now. I think it is time for this core to be broken up bottom line. That game 2 loss was a killer.
Also, as others have said this team is mentally weak when the games get tight hawks have a tendency to crumble. Game 1 Hawks was very fortunate to win that game
steven a smith
May 6th, 2012
8:50 pm
I would not take free tickets to watch these SCRUBS!!1 Rather play Madden..
jcwfalcon
May 6th, 2012
8:00 pm
I would like to give away my tickets to Tuesdays game. Can send to someones email. I would rather walk through broken glass than spend the night at Philips watching this team.
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:50 pm
Al Horford with 12 points and 5 rebounds in 20 minutes, with 60% shooting in his first game back. Any everybody wants to throw him under the bus. You guys can’t be taken seriously.
Bellefay
May 6th, 2012
8:50 pm
Spirit.
Please sell the team this year.
Please.
We beg you. You have no direction. We hate you. No one buys anything you say and we wish nothing but the worse for you.
Signed,
Hawks fans.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:51 pm
Hawks once lost a game @ Philips ( I think in 2008 ) in which they were up big over UTAH.
But the Jazz outscored us 40 – 13 in the 4th quarter, and won the game. Let me see if I can find that game right quick.
Big Lou
May 6th, 2012
8:51 pm
Horford has 12 points and 5 rebounds. Yeah, Ivan is really better.
Ivan should replace Duck.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:51 pm
When you lose by 30, it’s never just one player’s fault. It takes a total team effort to get outplayed that badly. Everyone on the team sucked on D and there was no cohesiveness.
LakeDawg
May 6th, 2012
8:51 pm
Smooove!!!!
WHOCARES
May 6th, 2012
8:51 pm
Get rid of this organization! MOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Section 212
May 6th, 2012
8:51 pm
Robbie
May 6th, 2012
8:51 pm
Blaming the game on Al when he has OUTPLAYED that idiot Josh?
GIVE IT UP. Everything they say about the Hawks applies to JOSH, not Al.
Josh – questionable effort, shot selection, maturity, athletic, etc
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE DAMN COFFEE JOSH APOLOGISTS
WHOCARES
May 6th, 2012
8:52 pm
I challenge all Hawk fans to boycott game 5!
Section 212
May 6th, 2012
8:52 pm
time to shock the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
steven a smith
May 6th, 2012
8:53 pm
Real question moving forward, who should be amnestied next season? I say Joe Johnson should be amnestied or traded for expiring contracts…
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:53 pm
Just shoot the ball JJ. Stop the dribbling and let it fly.
Hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
8:53 pm
Anybody kicking Horford is blind. What an improvement over Collins he should be. Get the starters out and try to win Game 5. Joe was terrible tonite. I’m a big fan of Joe but he brought nothing. He should play with the scrubs
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:53 pm
Celts had scrubs in 2nd qtr and we did nothing
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:54 pm
Marvin . . . hmmmmm
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:54 pm
MARVIN HAS TWO MADE FIELD GOALS
I REPEAT: MARVIN HAS TWO MADE FIELD GOALS IN A PLAYOFF GAME
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
8:54 pm
Marvin with the garbage time 3
steven a smith
May 6th, 2012
8:54 pm
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:50 pm
Al Horford with 12 points and 5 rebounds in 20 minutes, with 60% shooting in his first game back. Any everybody wants to throw him under the bus. You guys can’t be taken seriously.
STATS ARE FOR LOSERS!!!
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
8:54 pm
Some of you guys still don’t understand. Has nothing to do with defense. Celtics are simply hitting shots that they have been missing. WE CAN’T SCORE. Our offense is the problem.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:55 pm
Marvin steps up in garbage minutes
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:55 pm
Killer 3 by Rondo . . . could’ve cut that lead to 19 if we go the other way.
Hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
8:55 pm
22 down could it be? Nope F;()ing Rondo is pretty good
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:55 pm
haha . .. so much for the run. Back to 28 just like that. Oh well
crawdiddy72
May 6th, 2012
8:55 pm
everybody talking about blow this team up who you going to get in return? draft picks? you certainly aint gonna get no superstars. its about coaching. in order for the hawks to take the next step is get a big name coach. look at philadephia its doug collins not the scrubs they playing with. drew been outcoached in each playoff game so far
steven a smith
May 6th, 2012
8:55 pm
GREAT SHOT BY JOSH???
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:56 pm
RA – have you lost all touch with reality? Come on, man…
Melvin
May 6th, 2012
8:56 pm
No Ivan, LD is about a fool…
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:56 pm
Thanks Stephen A. I always appreciate your objectivity and how you never let your emotions get the best of you in your analysis.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:56 pm
Rod, those minutes in 2nd qtr Celts had at least 3 scrubs in and we did nothing. Pargo suffered defensively
LakeDawg
May 6th, 2012
8:56 pm
MARVIN HAS TWO MADE FIELD GOALS
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I see he’s doubled his normal output. Way to go Marvin!
Section 212
May 6th, 2012
8:56 pm
Didn’t we have it down to 22????
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:57 pm
Pizz poor effort by JJ . . . first he just gives up chasing Ray Allen, then he lets Rondo drive into the lane uncontested.
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:57 pm
Talent?
Coaching?
LOL
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
8:57 pm
GET THE STARTERS OUT
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
8:57 pm
Dumb foul by Stiemsma
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:57 pm
Ivan has had a pretty mediocre series. Let it go
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
8:58 pm
Marvin garbage points
Harpie
May 6th, 2012
8:58 pm
Hey, Fan of T.S. – You’re Al Horford’s ex -girlfriend, aren’t you?
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
8:58 pm
“MARVIN HAS TWO MADE FIELD GOALS
I REPEAT: MARVIN HAS TWO MADE FIELD GOALS IN A PLAYOFF GAME”
Now northcyde will say he should be getting more time. Garbage points. They mean nothing.
justin
May 6th, 2012
8:58 pm
Rod, the reason they’ve been missing them is because that’s who they are. Look at their FG% the 6 games they’ve played us. It’s pretty consistent. Tonight is the exception.
phil
May 6th, 2012
8:58 pm
Ivan is a mediocre player…hello!
Stephen Colbert
May 6th, 2012
8:58 pm
Seeing Mitt Romney reminds me that if corporations are people, then Romney is a serial killer.
steven a smith
May 6th, 2012
8:58 pm
The Atlanta “Rodney Dangerfields” They get no respect at all…(SMDH..)
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:58 pm
Somebody call Jamal Crawford. He could score 37 this quarter and lead us to victory.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
8:59 pm
So the movie Battleship, is really an ocean version of Transformers?
Lil Fawkers
May 6th, 2012
8:59 pm
THANK YOU BOSTON!!! Can we break up this team finally and get a real head coach?
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
8:59 pm
MARVIN HAS TWO MADE FIELD GOALS.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
8:59 pm
Marvin Williams has 8pts, 0rebs and 0asts; that’s eight “empty” points.
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
8:59 pm
61 points at the end of the 3rd. SMH
justin
May 6th, 2012
9:00 pm
Rondo is a career 24% three point shooter. He’s 2-2 tonight. It’s just one of those nights. Take solace in the fact it won’t be duplicated.
yodaddybrother
May 6th, 2012
9:00 pm
embarassing as usual.
Actually I’m not embarrassed anymore. It is what it is. They are who we knew they were.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:00 pm
I’d play Damp some in the 4th to help get rid of rust. And play him game 5 instead of Twin
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:00 pm
Put in Dampier….
He can score 30.
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
9:00 pm
MARVIN HAS TWO MADE FIELD GOALS, I REPEAT.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
O'brien
May 6th, 2012
9:00 pm
Reggie just has to mention the ‘08 draft (Marvin over CP3 and Deron). Thanks Reggie
Hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
9:00 pm
GM
Ivan has been mediocre this series. However, mediocre is the ceiling for Marvin and a height of which Collins will never reach. Free Ivan!!
Tank
May 6th, 2012
9:01 pm
Well then ,i guess the spirit cant blame the series loss on Al Horfords absence, time to blow this thing up, too long in mediocre land
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:01 pm
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
8:54 pm
Some of you guys still don’t understand. Has nothing to do with defense. Celtics are simply hitting shots that they have been missing. WE CAN’T SCORE. Our offense is the problem.
****************************
Hawks are shooting 47% FG. Celtics shooters are WIDE OPEN.
WTF are you talking about?
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:01 pm
yodaddybrother
May 6th, 2012
9:00 pm
embarassing as usual.
Actually I’m not embarrassed anymore. It is what it is. They are who we knew they were.
*****
a voice of reason!
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:01 pm
Jamal would get points in that 1st half and wouldn’t commit idiotic turnovers.
I think Smoove’s performance tonight has been mediocre. Trying to do too much
justin
May 6th, 2012
9:02 pm
We’re on pace for the 81-82 points that we usually get. Our points column is not surprising.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:02 pm
Celtics now down to 60% FG
Unacceeptable.
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:02 pm
He IS In…..sad and pitiful.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
9:02 pm
Finally, the scrubs. About time.
Get the massage oils out, Marvin. Al’s pec and Josh’s knee need as much as they can get.
steven a smith
May 6th, 2012
9:03 pm
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:00 pm
I’d play Damp some in the 4th to help get rid of rust. And play him game 5 instead of Twin
Great call… this guy should be coaching. YES, let’s play the 59 year old Erika Dampier…
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:03 pm
Great to see Damp.mlet’s hope he catches some passes this time
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:04 pm
I think i’ll go tues. Nite, but i’ll be wearing Celtic green baby!
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:04 pm
Imagine if we had real players instead of Radman and the 2 dinosaur centers
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
9:04 pm
Nice move marvin
Hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
9:04 pm
Theres the Marvin we all know and love. Air ball on a 10 ftr
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:04 pm
Airball Marvin
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:04 pm
haha @ my little brother texting me
“Hawks losing 63 – 90. How u holding up?”
He’s lucky he’s my brother, or I’d cuss him out.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
9:04 pm
Dampier needs more playing time. He should be clearly ahead of Twin on the depth chart.
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
9:04 pm
Why does Damp sit so much? He has done much better work on Garnett in 2 min that Collins did in 12
Same ole Hawks.
May 6th, 2012
9:05 pm
We really needed Jamal Crawford.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
9:05 pm
“I think i’ll go tues. Nite, but i’ll be wearing Celtic green baby!”
Go f-ck yourself
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
9:05 pm
“Hawks are shooting 47% FG. Celtics shooters are WIDE OPEN.
WTF are you talking about?”
FG% means nothing this game. We have 65 points with 10 minutes to go in the game.
terrell
May 6th, 2012
9:06 pm
Marvin is just sad. What was BK looking at when he worked him out? Marvin mustve been shooting jumpers with no one guarding him. lol
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
9:06 pm
Rondo has a “wet” jumper tonight?!?!?!?!?
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:06 pm
Damn Rondo really has a jumpshot now
Shamrock
May 6th, 2012
9:06 pm
u guys talking about playing time, the only things the hawks will be playing is PS3 when the Celts close you out Tuesday in the Highlight Garden
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:06 pm
Guess Ivan is done
justin
May 6th, 2012
9:07 pm
We’ve actually shot the ball better tonight than we had been shooting. The turnovers were the problem on offense. Having Al back in the lineup bodes well for increasing our fg% going forward.
O'brien
May 6th, 2012
9:07 pm
Northcyde,
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=261220001/
Our gunner Salim made some terrible plays in the 4th that game.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:07 pm
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:01 pm
Jamal would get points in that 1st half and wouldn’t commit idiotic turnovers.
I think Smoove’s performance tonight has been mediocre. Trying to do too much
*************
Jamal would’ve done exactly what JR Smith did today, without the decent defense JR played on Lebron.
The problem tonight was defense, not offense ( outside of the turnovers ).
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:07 pm
Najeh – you sound like a whiny little baby….
We stink. Accept it.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:07 pm
Rondo shoots contested jumpers better than Marvin does open shots
AG
May 6th, 2012
9:08 pm
I have thrown in the towel since LD has too.
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
9:08 pm
“We’re on pace for the 81-82 points that we usually get. Our points column is not surprising.”
That’s the problem. We should not be averaging 81 ppg. We average 96 during the regular season. I wonder why we can’t score in the playoffs? LOL
Same ole Hawks.
May 6th, 2012
9:08 pm
Is anyone really surprised?
Dwayne
May 6th, 2012
9:09 pm
could not have happened to any better owners…ASG””go f%&k yourselves
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
9:09 pm
I’m done watching this. I don’t want to see any more wide open threes bricked by marvin
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
9:09 pm
So much for Al Horford’s “Willie Reed” moment. [sigh]
steven a smith
May 6th, 2012
9:09 pm
The New Orlean Saints Defense could not help these HAWKS…
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:09 pm
Anyone have a 33 jersey I can borrow?
I love losing to these guys all my life!!
ntrigue
May 6th, 2012
9:09 pm
I bet no one asks Drew why he decided not to play Ivan at all…..or why he continues to leave our bench in against their starters
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:10 pm
The way this team operates, other teams will be down players and we lose. We can be well rested and lose
Smh
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:10 pm
That link didn’t work O’Brien . . . what year was that game? If it were Salim playing, that’s 2006 or 2007
tank
May 6th, 2012
9:10 pm
@ Phil, i bet the Hawks will be selling Celtic Merchandise at the game on Tuesday
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:10 pm
We’re within 29….
Not bad.
Hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
9:10 pm
Since I am sure we will bring LD back cause he’s cheap I say offer him the job for 50 k a yr. No other team will match, guarantee that.
steven a smith
May 6th, 2012
9:10 pm
bring Shaq, Kenny, and Reggie out of Retirement. Can not be worse than theses “Clowns”
AG
May 6th, 2012
9:11 pm
I am very surprised. I think Josh played very bad as well as Joe. He has to shorten the rotation Tuesday. I will take my hat off tonight to Boston, they hit some incredible shots.
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
9:11 pm
Damn I hat the team but that’s a dope commercial
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:11 pm
Tank – i would if it was me. At least the Celtics try.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:11 pm
Found it. It was 2006
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200612200ATL.html
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:12 pm
Down 31 is pretty good….
Yay team…..rah, rah, rah.
Clarification
May 6th, 2012
9:12 pm
“FG% means nothing this game.”
LMFAO. I’d say that 59% that the Celtics are shooting means just a little something.
JaeEvolution
May 6th, 2012
9:12 pm
Going to be bitter to be eliminated by the Celtics, then a month later when they get 2 picks before us and will surely pick someone I want and that could better this team.
terrell
May 6th, 2012
9:12 pm
You got it Reggie
They werent prepared.
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
9:12 pm
“The problem tonight was defense, not offense ( outside of the turnovers”
Offensive turnovers, Lack of offensive execution, and the Celtics shooting lights out (which superstars do sometimes in the playoffs) is why we are losing.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:12 pm
I’d sacrifice one of our 3 best players in order to have a real coach like JVG or an Adelman
steven a smith
May 6th, 2012
9:13 pm
Joe Johnson,,, I can’t say anymore..Arrest this man PLEASE!! Why? For stealing ASGs MONEY…
AG
May 6th, 2012
9:13 pm
We will be back Tuesday. Al got valuable playing time. He see’s he can do it. He got hit. He played better as the game went. Until those two late treys in the third, it looked like we were climbing back. If you noticed, Al went out on that possession.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
9:13 pm
LOL @ Dampier’s jumpshot
Section 212
May 6th, 2012
9:13 pm
Coaching matters….If Doc had our line up, Hawks would not have lost game 2 and thus would be ahead in the series…and the basketball world all understood that LD lost game 2. I’m ready to get rid of LD and the rest of the management. The draft of Marvin Williams has put us in this spot and since then unwillingness to get rid of him will continue to haunt the Hawks
Hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
9:13 pm
Damp with the J
tank
May 6th, 2012
9:13 pm
I think its time to start over ala trading Steve Smith and Mookie Blaylock back when we got routed over and over again. This time, the rebuilding has to be right
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:13 pm
Damp is better than marvin….
Who isn’t, of course.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
9:13 pm
LMAOOOOOOOOO @ Marvin getting blocked from behind by Daniels
AG
May 6th, 2012
9:14 pm
You cannot blame LD for this loss. Teague early foul trouble and Boston shooting very well.
kima
May 6th, 2012
9:14 pm
Is Ivan hurt? No minutes, not even in garbage time?
ntrigue
May 6th, 2012
9:14 pm
Now Ivan comes in…..Drew is a dummy!
Hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
9:14 pm
Marvin, you play like a b$&tch
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:14 pm
Wow Marvin
justin
May 6th, 2012
9:15 pm
Rod, we don’t average 96 points in the regular season against the Celtics. We average closer to 80. They happen to be one of the best defensive teams and good defensive teams pick up the intensity in the playoffs.
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:15 pm
No AG….
We will get killed tuesday night.
Give up now for the sake of your sanity.
Break out the green jerseys!! Maybe i’ll wear an Ainge jersey instead. Or just wear a bag over my head.
LakeDawg
May 6th, 2012
9:16 pm
I picked the Celtics in six before the series, but I actually think they win in five. Most think that the Celts will coast in game five and the Hawks will ball one more time at home. However, I think the Celts will try to close it out and the Hawks, while playing better, will wilt in the second half. Every single intangible is with Boston….BB IQ, heart, coaching, experience, etc.
WHOCARES
May 6th, 2012
9:16 pm
They all stink!!!
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:17 pm
Najeh was marvin in his kiddie ball playing days…
Explains his anger and bitterness.
tank
May 6th, 2012
9:17 pm
@Phil. Think im gonna wear a bag over my head that reads free Priest Lauderdale and Dion Glover
tb hawk fan
May 6th, 2012
9:17 pm
went to church just got home turned the game on. should have stayed at church.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:17 pm
Once we got down 6 early I knew it was over
GoCelts
May 6th, 2012
9:17 pm
Yes…you guys will get crushed on Tuesday. I am predicting even more Celts fans in the building as well…man this will be fun!
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:18 pm
Rod . . we just see the game differently. I’ll just have to leave it at that. You’re an offensive guy. I’m a defensive guy.
If the Hawks lose Game 5, I can at least say that I was there on the night “The Core” was finally broken up.
But I’ve cleared time to be at Game 5 and at Game 7, if need be.
I like what I saw from Horford tonight. He can at least get our running game going on offense.
High-sider
May 6th, 2012
9:18 pm
Same ole Hawks.
May 6th, 2012
9:05 pm
We really needed Jamal Crawford.
—————————————
Thank you. I thought I was preaching to the choir [only].
NOBAMA
May 6th, 2012
9:18 pm
The Hawks are bums. They have no chance whatsoever of ever winning a nba championship. Similarly, the Falcons will never win a Lombardi trophy. Never. Why? Because they also are bums. Put that under your pillow, and cry yourself to sleep tonight.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:18 pm
Northcyde,
I’d reconsider driving here for game 5. Could be ugly.
drmaryb.(*_*).
May 6th, 2012
9:18 pm
yeah man … the good news is Josh played & Al returned. Moving forward, these are positives, even though tonight was not ours.
Hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
9:19 pm
Adelman wins this series in 5. He would be a great coach. Don’t get the point in not paying for a real coach when you pay 70 mil plus for the team salaries. Like putting a trolling motor on a Yacht
smh
May 6th, 2012
9:19 pm
iavn is no better he cant finish his lunch
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:19 pm
If the Hawks lose Game 5, I can at least say that I was there on the night “The Core” was finally broken up.
***
who’s to say it will be broken up? We are still young and ASG/Sund will pull the injury card
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:20 pm
WTF was that Fartgo
LakeDawg
May 6th, 2012
9:20 pm
I like the Celts. I will pull for them the rest of the playoffs.
Eb
May 6th, 2012
9:20 pm
Don’t forget that ASG and their boytoy Billy Knight (who never found another NBA job) blew two picks on the “Williams”: Marvin and Sheldon. Both are basically circling the drain.
This blowout comes as no surprise. This is the team the ASG built and continues to protect for you. Just look at the teams advancing (Celtics, Heat, etc.) and you’ll see different caliber players and coaches. The fact is that LD would be an assistant on any of those teams and everyone except Al and JJ would be bench players – yes that means Josh Smith too for all you in la la land. And none of these teams would pay JJ half of what the ASG pay him.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:20 pm
Say it REGGIE.
I’ve always said that JJ simply need to get his shots up. Smith actually has the offensive mentality that JJ should have. JJ is too much of a “team guy” sometimes. When you’re the most versatile scorer on the team, you have to look for your own offense first sometimes, especially if you have it going.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:20 pm
Rondo had 5 days off because of that suspension. Resting now
Kelvin
May 6th, 2012
9:20 pm
I guess asking the Hawks to show some pride like the Knicks did earlier was asking too much. How embarrassing! What a pathetic bunch of losers!
The Anonymous Group 0.9
May 6th, 2012
9:21 pm
http://www.bustedmugshots.com/georgia/marietta/mary-ellen-burton/30738392
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
9:21 pm
“Adelman wins this series in 5. He would be a great coach. Don’t get the point in not paying for a real coach when you pay 70 mil plus for the team salaries. Like putting a trolling motor on a Yacht”
I would love Adelman for this roster, but Phil Jackson couldn’t have stopped the Hawks from losing this game. When they decide they don’t want to defend, they are screwed no matter the substitution patterns or play calls.
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
9:21 pm
Northcyde,
Did you hear Reggie Miller? Joe Johnson is shooting 35% for the series. LOL
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:21 pm
The funny thing is this was the type of game most of you were expecting on Friday night.
The Anonymous Group 0.9
May 6th, 2012
9:21 pm
peep that@Jeje
rofl
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:21 pm
Eb,
Spoelstra is a pretty average coach
smh
May 6th, 2012
9:21 pm
congratulations to joe johnson for having 9 points in a critical playoff game
steven a smith
May 6th, 2012
9:21 pm
All “5″ Atlanta starters should choke themselves..This was ATROCIOUS!!!! As Jerry Glanville would say, “they ought to be sellin insurance”
No Yo Momma Is A Bum
May 6th, 2012
9:21 pm
…….
Rev in Tampa
May 6th, 2012
9:22 pm
wish willie had hit that shot on friday night
justin
May 6th, 2012
9:22 pm
In the regular season, we averaged about 85 points again in regulation against the Celtics, and they averaged almost exactly the same against us. In the first 3 games of this series, we averaged 81 points in regulation and the Celtics averaged 78. So scoring in the low 80’s is not a terrible thing in light of that. Giving up 90 points through 3 quarters is, but part of that aberration is due to unusually hot shooting.
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
9:22 pm
Damp!
Loserville USA
May 6th, 2012
9:22 pm
ONLY DOWN BY 20!!!!
Shamrock
May 6th, 2012
9:22 pm
The Fat Lady sings so often in Atlanta that, in order to cut down on travel, she bought a small condo there. She will have no problem being at Philips Tuesday night.
justin
May 6th, 2012
9:22 pm
I meant a game, not again.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:23 pm
Pargo has scored, but his defense is SO BAD.
shamrock
May 6th, 2012
9:23 pm
Im wearing Celtic green to the game Tuesday too baby!!!
Eb
May 6th, 2012
9:23 pm
Reggie Miller just said JJ better start playing like the $100M man he is. Said it’s unacceptable for a superstar to have 9 points and shoot 35% over the series. Amen to that!
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:23 pm
I hear him Rod. JJ has to get his shots up, to get his percentage up. Only 4 – 8 FG tonight.
I got an idea though . . . let’s trade JJ to Portland for Jamal, and see if a Jamal led Hawks team can do any better.
28% FG . . 10% 3FG in Jamal’s last 5 playoff games
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:24 pm
Smoove really set a bad tone early on. Does anyone else agree? He was way out of control after our first 2 FGs
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
9:24 pm
Damn Reggie should coach this team. He knows way more than LD for sure
Kingd92
May 6th, 2012
9:25 pm
Ill take Jeff Van Gundy as well
Meebo Bar
May 6th, 2012
9:25 pm
Hawks can still win this series!
tank
May 6th, 2012
9:25 pm
thank you Joe No show Johnson. Joe Johnson was the same player we got when he got here as a free agent. No improvement in any facet of his game and his lame, laid back personality. Get that stupid droopy ass look off your face and show some heart punk
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:25 pm
Looks like TMac isn’t winning a Playoff series. This ish is depressing.
Game 1 was fools gold. Pierce was so awful in that game
justin
May 6th, 2012
9:25 pm
Josh did set a bad tone. He was awful with turnovers, long jumpers, and blown defensive assignments.
Rusty
May 6th, 2012
9:25 pm
LD cost us game 2&3 with his stupid substitutions.
hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
9:25 pm
well once i heard larry drew say it’s not a must win, I knew we would be in for a loooooonnnnng night, but I don’t feel embarrassed by this loss, if we had won game 3 would have still been tied 2-2 after this blowout, now on to game 5
tank
May 6th, 2012
9:26 pm
i knew the game was over when we were down by 6 early as well
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
9:26 pm
Jamal was the better scorer last year in the playoffs. Any player in the league except Marvin could play better than Joe at this point.
rofl@drmary DUI mugshot photo from 01
May 6th, 2012
9:26 pm
no big surprise here. Hoeford returns, worst playoff beating.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
9:26 pm
“Smoove really set a bad tone early on. Does anyone else agree? He was way out of control after our first 2 FGs”
He played like sh-t — my beef with him was more on D than his turnovers — but everyone played like sh-t today. When you lose by 30, it is a team effort.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:26 pm
Seriously.
Can we get a real coaching staff? A real GM?
A stat board at Philips?
Real ownership?
A center?
A small forward?
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:26 pm
Justin. Don’t say that man. Josh got a double-double tonight. No way could he have been part of the problem tonight, could he?
Section 212
May 6th, 2012
9:27 pm
Hawks should only keep Smoove and Teague, then do a man-for-man trade with Golden State
justin
May 6th, 2012
9:27 pm
Turnovers and 3 point shooting tells the story of this game. The celtics had 19 points off our 18 turnovers and had 21 more points from 3 on only 4 more 3 point attempts.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:27 pm
13 rebounds for Josh . . oops . . the Celtics don’t go after defensive rebounds . . so like Marvin’s on Friday night, those 11 defensive rebounds were meaningless I guess.
Dorothy from Kansas
May 6th, 2012
9:27 pm
Here to take the Hawks with me to see the Wizard.
Rusty
May 6th, 2012
9:28 pm
I just seen Rondo go around JT at the free throw line,JJ was just standing there & made no attempt what so ever to stop him.
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
9:28 pm
Northcyde please stop talking about Jamal, that’s 2011 news, JUST DAM.
Jamal did nothing last year and did nothing this year.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
smh
May 6th, 2012
9:28 pm
Ivan i sshootin up bricks
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:28 pm
Core?
Of what?
Garbage? They can’t win a thing that matters. I’d rather be Charlotte.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
9:29 pm
All stats are meaningless when you lose by 30.
Section 212
May 6th, 2012
9:29 pm
I’ll take Van Gundy
phil
May 6th, 2012
9:29 pm
We won one playoff game…
That’s plenty.
justin
May 6th, 2012
9:29 pm
People think this is crazy, but I think it’s better that we lost this way. It’s a wake-up call plus the Celtics will not shoot this hot again. If we take care of the ball better next game, I think we’ll take care of business.
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
9:29 pm
Justin Bieber is with the money team now, I BE DAM.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Admirable SnAckBar
May 6th, 2012
9:30 pm
don’t think you can blame that on the Atl fans.
Najeh Davenpoop
May 6th, 2012
9:31 pm
Big Dog, are you in the house? I can’t tell
kima
May 6th, 2012
9:31 pm
Embarrassing Loss, hopefully they bounce back in Game 5
Blast
May 6th, 2012
9:31 pm
Only positive in this debacle? Horford seems to be back. But not sure how much that is gonna help if Hawks don’t get their act together in game 5.
Win or go home, Hawks. Simple as that.
Best game for Celts this series.
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
9:31 pm
“In the regular season, we averaged about 85 points again in regulation against the Celtics, and they averaged almost exactly the same against us. In the first 3 games of this series, we averaged 81 points in regulation and the Celtics averaged 78. So scoring in the low 80’s is not a terrible thing in light of that. Giving up 90 points through 3 quarters is, but part of that aberration is due to unusually hot shooting.”
We should not be averaging in the 80’s against this team. Doc knows how to defend us, and we don’t adjust offensively. Bad coaching. We have to much talent to be getting shut down defensively by the Celtics.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:31 pm
Big Dog . . . I know that. You need to tell other people that though.
But I agree. I won’t mention Jamal again. Defense was the problem tonight, in a big way. Good defensive teams can survive bad offensive outputs. But good offensive teams can’t overcome bad defensive performances.
devildog
May 6th, 2012
9:32 pm
I’m been an ATL Hawks fans from the moment I could breath on my own. My Hawks, your Hawks, play sometimes like they don’t believe they can win these big games! I know my Hawks have pride! To me, it seems that all ATL teams are scared of being successfully! As I watch the last couple minutes of the game, I have come up with a formula that will help our Atlanta Hawks win in the playoff. First they have to have miles and miles of Heart, second Ambitious, third Will, fourth Knowledge and final Strength to weather the storm. If our Hawks use this formula, they will see that light at the end of this long tunnel call the “Playoff”! Now go out there an play basketball the way it suppose to be played. We will “Rise Up”
Heart
Ambitious
Will
Knowledge
Strength
Hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
9:32 pm
Agreed Najeh that no coach wins this game. I think Adelman would have had us up 3-0 though. Would he have left Pargo in Game 3, Marvin shooting the tech? Would he have let subs give up a 12 pt lead in Game 2? I think this team is talented and plays hard most of the time. I do not think they LD is a good game coach. Just looks lost
WHOCARES
May 6th, 2012
9:32 pm
Hey Rusty…..It’s “I just saw Rondo”!
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
9:33 pm
Bill Laimbeer or Sam Mitchell next Hawks coach.
time for a vote MC ?
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Clarification
May 6th, 2012
9:33 pm
“All stats are meaningless when you lose by 30.”
Except for that big L.
CamiloAtlanta
May 6th, 2012
9:33 pm
Losers go home. Sit on your fat paycheck. Bums.
WHOCARES
May 6th, 2012
9:33 pm
Oh my word.
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
9:34 pm
My bad Northcyde.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Eb
May 6th, 2012
9:35 pm
What’s the love affair here with Josh Smith? The guy is undisciplined and looks like a fool half the time he’s on the court. Very similar to the last few years Andruw Jones was with the Braves and swinging at pitches 3 feet oitside. Josh is not that good and I don’t get how many here see him as some superhero.
WHOCARES
May 6th, 2012
9:36 pm
Hey Bob and Dominique…Call it like it is. Don’t sweet coat it! Hawks are soooooooooooooo worthless!
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:37 pm
Just because a guy gets a double double, it doesn’t mean he had a great game. Smoove was way out of control and this team played like !@#$.
And Boston was red hot
Eb
May 6th, 2012
9:39 pm
No coach is going to win in this town as long as the ASG own the team. These guys have proved their incompetence over many years now across the board: GMs, coaches, free agents, and draft picks. No decent coach would come here knowing these bafoons are in charge.
Clarification
May 6th, 2012
9:39 pm
“We have to much talent to be getting shut down defensively by the Celtics.”
They held the Heat to 72 in early April with all of their big 3 playing. Do we have more talent than the Heat?
Rusty
May 6th, 2012
9:40 pm
Vlad is horrible,he shouldn’t be here.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:40 pm
Yep Jeje . . especially when defensive rebounds vs the Celtics don’t count.
tb hawk fan
May 6th, 2012
9:40 pm
What was wrong with the Celtics the first game?
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
9:40 pm
I told you guys if Hinrich starte the Hawks lose, but dam i didn’t think it would be this bad, SMH
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
O'brien
May 6th, 2012
9:40 pm
Rod,
I don’t know if Jamal would have helped. But what I do know is the Celtics were top 3 in defense in the regular season. So what makes you think we would be able to average 96 against them?
The Bulls were very good defensively last season too, and look what they did to Jamal? Why would Boston be any different?
O'brien
May 6th, 2012
9:42 pm
despite his double double, I was not impressed by Josh’s game. His defense wasn’t what it should be (maybe his injury slowed him down).
But Josh had 6 turnovers. 8 of his 13 shots were jumpers outside the paint, and he was 1-8 on those shots (4-5 inside the paint). Not a good game (imo).
And how many times must we hear LD say “we didn’t respond”
Bravesfan79
May 6th, 2012
9:42 pm
The game was lost when Drew refused to take Collins out of the game when he was obviously playing like crap in the first 5 minutes.
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
9:42 pm
Making the right basketball play? Or not wanting it? Have to play with an assertive edge if you want championships joe. That is what motivates you right? Got the feeling you would have been content with your boy mike bibby still by your side going through the motions on the court and melting the night life immediately after. No better place to rest peacfully in mediocrity. Knew this dude wasn’t bout rings when he turned down NY and Miami. the game and production that is reliable joe just isn’t enough. Especially when you aren’t a motivating presence and take schemes from less than avg coaching.
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
9:43 pm
Thats Fcked up the way horford cost us that game and perhaps the playoffs. We are now down 3-1. Thank s Al
As usual Josh lead the team in pts, rebounds and assists.
Abe the Fan
May 6th, 2012
9:43 pm
As long as Josh insists on bringing the ball downcourt and the coach doesnt call him on it…and as long as the Hawks dont play good fundamental basketball, i.e. spacing on fast breaks (something you learn in junior high), boxing out, no cross courts passes (more acceptable now but still risky)…and the list goes on…WE WILL NOT WIN!!!
Section 212
May 6th, 2012
9:44 pm
Eb – Smoove is a huge talent, not a superhero (like Newt is for you). Understand this, he played all 66 games this past season, most of them with tendenitus in his left knee. Give Smoove a REAL coach who will place real demands on him, like Van Gundy, Sam Mitchell or even Lambier and you will see his game become even stronger. The problem child on the team is Marvin Williams, he was a #2 pick, Josh was considered a reach at #19.
Clarification
May 6th, 2012
9:44 pm
“And how many times must we hear LD say “we didn’t respond””
Hopefully just once more. Though these owners will go the cheap route.
Bravesfan79
May 6th, 2012
9:44 pm
Even if we loose the series, i wanna see (and expect) the Hawks to win game 5, and give the C’s a good game in game 6. Hope we take it to 7!
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:45 pm
And people can’t blame this loss on Larry Drew. This loss is on the players.
I hope people in ATL have already bought their tickets. I do not want to see 5,000 very loud Boston fans in Philips on Tuesday night. Because that green will be out in droves.
Add that to a potential late arriving crowd, and the Hawks could be almost be playing without the home court for the first 7 – 10 minutes of the game.
christopher mehegan
May 6th, 2012
9:47 pm
HAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHHHAH YOUR BUNCH OF WASHED UP REFEREE BIYATCHING DEPENDS SCRATCHING PANTS POOPING ATLANTA CHOKERS R NOW DOWN 3-1 HAHAHAHAH TIME TO PACK IT IN POLISH UR GOLF CLUBS REAL NICE PLAN UR TEE-TIMES AT UR LOCAL GOLF COURSE CAUSE U GUYS ARE FINISHED COME TUESDAY THE CELTICS R GONNA FINISH U ON UR HOME COURT FURTHER PROVING THT U GUYS HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL BE A STEPPING STONE AND A FOOTNOTE AS THE NBA’S LAUGHING STOCK FOR AN EVEN LONGER TIME TO COME ENJOY THE OFFSEASON CAUSE IT’S CALLING YOU CLOSING TIME TIME TO SAY QUIT ATLANTA CAUSE THE OFFSEASON IS CALLING U HOME GREEN & WHITE FOREVER GO CELTICS HAHAHHAHAHA
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
9:47 pm
Doc just man handle LD in coaching department, mis matches all over the court, Teague 6′0 guarding 6′6 Ray Allen is straight up dum.
KG 7′1 POSTING UP Josh 6′9 and Al 6′10 in the post all day
Poor Joe chasing Pierce all over the court and trying to score at sametime, SMH
Doc ARGUING EVERY CALL and LD say nothing, JUST DAM.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Section 212
May 6th, 2012
9:47 pm
LD started 2 players who are self-check…Kirk and Collins. so we started the game playing 3 v 5. My 8 yr old son calls Collins Krispy-Kreme and calls Marvin Floppy….LOL
TryingHardToBeAFan
May 6th, 2012
9:47 pm
Al said he declared “himself” out for the 1st round then he plays. Josh shouldn’t have been out there. Joe gets 4 shots in the 1st half. Drew is just playing who ever goes to the scorer’s table. Doc played the end of the bench the last game of regular season. Garnett ,Allen and Pierce didnt even travel with the team to Atlanta. He knows like everybody else this cluster duck of a team is a mess. Vegas says the Spurs over the Heat in 5 games of the Finals so why bother. Oh well just start over NEXT year!!!
O'brien
May 6th, 2012
9:47 pm
Rod,
Aren’t you the one who always says the playoff is a different animal? And you are right. Denver averaged 104 ppg in the regular season. but in games 1 and 2 against the Lakers, they averaged 94 ppg. In game 3, they scored 99.
But you keep harping on the Hawks should be able to score their season average against Boston, who is top 3 in defense. Let it go.
That being said, one thing we can agree on. marvin sucks
O'brien
May 6th, 2012
9:48 pm
northcyde,
What does it matter? After all, JJ (your boy) does not care if the fans show up
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
9:50 pm
Wish we had gotten the 6 seed.
Hope Boston doesn’t shoot like this Tuesday.
Wow we just lost 3 games in a row. THese guys who have been together 5-6 years can’t figure out yet how to win close games vs GOOD teams
SMH
Section 212
May 6th, 2012
9:51 pm
A lot of Laker fans in Denver….
Robbie
May 6th, 2012
9:52 pm
“People think this is crazy, but I think it’s better that we lost this way. It’s a wake-up call plus the Celtics will not shoot this hot again. If we take care of the ball better next game, I think we’ll take care of business.”
Man STFU
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
9:53 pm
Did all Al’s pts come on dunks from penetrating teammates, so he gave us basically what twin and damp gave or tried to on fri. I think damp had about 5 or 6 the same way, though he took a couple dimes off his chest. Not sure if the Al experiment was appropiate on the road tonight. Especially since he didn’t go fri when one would think hes services were most needed, would love to know what differene a day made in his progression..
Walt Frazier
May 6th, 2012
9:54 pm
They interviewed the Hawks locker room before the game. In particular, Joe Johnson said that- he is definitely-going to give his all to “try” to get this win. “Trying to get this win” is not the same thing as saying- we are going to get this win, or we will fight tooth & nail to get this win, etc. But “try”? Joe set himself and his teamates up for total failure and they knew it. The Celtics are not Clevland or the Hornets, or the Raptors. The Hawks lost the game in the first 10 minutes of the game. Case closed. It’s a wrap. Dump Sund, fire LD, get rid of everythingm, including the kitchen sink at the Phillips.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
9:55 pm
Bigdave . . it;s a combination of both. Horford and Smith are talented players, so the Hawks try to get all three the ball. Sometimes, like in this game, Horford and Smith will get more touches and put up more shots than JJ.
Now you even got Teague becoming a scoring option. So the scoring is going to be more balanced, like what you have with the Celtics or other good teams with multiple scorers.
JJ is paid to be like Kobe, but unless the other guys yield to JJ to take 20+ shots, there’s no way he can put up those kind of numbers, unless he shoots a high percentage. That’s why he has a Hawk career low of 15.6 FG attempts this year.
Part of it is definitely on him for not simply getting his shots up. The other part is him trying to make the right play and get it to open people.
When JJ gets doubled, the right basketball play is to find the open man. But the main superstars in the league could care less about a double team, they’re still putting the shot up.
Mantis
May 6th, 2012
9:57 pm
Oh well… it was fun being back in round 2 for a few years. I guess us Hawks fans have to get back used to not seeing round 2 again. I’m sure there is no longer any doubt in anyone’s mind that signing Joe Johnson to that massive contract was an enormous mistake. Joe couldn’t shoot his way out of an outhouse in the clutch.
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
9:58 pm
Section 2012 – Collins can keep KG from the paint, but sorry Hinrich is just clumsy and never look for his shot or penatrate the basketball, the first thing Hinrich do is play passive and never attack.
Hinrich is hurting the Hawks starting at SG.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Walt Frazier
May 6th, 2012
9:58 pm
Bottom line is-THE HAWKS DIDN’T DESERVE TO BE IN THE PLAYOFFS IN THE FIRST PLACE! And if you’re honest about it: you have to admit that they had the kind of season where at had you scratching you head wondering why they played so inconsistantly-all year long. Then what logic of insanity makes you think that now of a sudden-they will be a changed team in these playoffs?
christopher mehegan
May 6th, 2012
10:00 pm
HAWKS ARE CHOKERS CHOKERS CHOKERS HAHAHAHAH 3-1 SERIES LEAD BY THE CELTICS OVER THE ATLANTA CHOKERS 1 MORE TO GO AND IT’S THE OFFSEASON FOR U FRAUDS HAHAHAH GO CELTICS GREEN & WHITE FOREVER
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
10:01 pm
“I don’t know if Jamal would have helped. But what I do know is the Celtics were top 3 in defense in the regular season. So what makes you think we would be able to average 96 against them?
The Bulls were very good defensively last season too, and look what they did to Jamal? Why would Boston be any different?”
The Celitcs were second in points allowed this year at 89.3 ppg. In our 4 game series we are averaging 81.5 ppg, with an overtime game included. No matter how good a team is defensively, you should still be able to run your offense.
Celtics and Bulls last year are totally different defensively. Chicago played great interior defense, and had great wing defenders. Boston’s strengths defensively are simply KG and Rondo, with Pietrus thrown in. The Celtics never had success in defending Jamal when he was here. Check the stats.
O'brien
May 6th, 2012
10:02 pm
Wow. Kobe just scored, and there was a loud cheer from the crowd. Denver Sports fans need an article. They suck.
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
10:03 pm
Me and pointgurdslim have said all year if you move Josh to SF and go with the big lineup you become a bigger team on defense, plus having and advantage at SF no body can guard Josh in the post at SF.
LD IS JUST CLUELESS.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
O'brien
May 6th, 2012
10:05 pm
Northcyde,
When JJ gets doubled, the right basketball play is to find the open man..
And he does. The problem is there is not much time left on the clock because he pounded it too long. He needs to go quicker (shooting or passing).
Going forward, can JJ and Josh co-exist with josh as the #1 option? I’m not so sure.
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
10:06 pm
You Big Dummy,
“They held the Heat to 72 in early April with all of their big 3 playing. Do we have more talent than the Heat?”
Key phrase EARLY APRIL. This is EARLY MAY. It’s called the PLAYOFFS. End of the regular season and playoffs are two different things.
Robbie
May 6th, 2012
10:08 pm
And yall are in here arguing semantics about a team WITH NO HEART.
DID YOU SEE THEM GET TOTALLY EMBARRASSED OUT THERE?
Idiots.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
10:09 pm
So 8 teams all time have come back from down 3 – 1. The ONLY good thing about being down 3 – 1, is that we have 2 games at home. Had it been the reverse, there’s no shot of us pulling this off.
The only 2 I vividly remember, were the 2006 Suns, who came back on Kobe and the Lakers . . and the Rockets in either 1994 or 95, who did it against the Suns. The infamous Kiss of Death
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
10:11 pm
doc
May 6th, 2012
6:50 pm
just barely dn …..
“Two sources close to the hiring process have confirmed to FanHouse’s Sam Amick that Drew will in fact become the Hawks’ next head coach, and that his contract will be for two guaranteed years between $1.2 and $1.3 million per year. That will make Drew the lowest paid coach in the league, supplanting Sacramento’s Paul Westphal ($1.5 million per year next season).”
“sadly, the bottom of the list maybe still. anyone wanting a new coach i.e. nate mcmillan, ld is gettimg the most out of their dollars spent per win than any other coach in the league.”
Well congrats Hawks fans: THE STREAK WILL CONTINUE FOR YEARS TO COME!
13-24
45
2058
Don
May 6th, 2012
10:11 pm
Joe “Choke” Johnson still has it all going. Great game Choke. I speak for all of Atlanta thank-you not only for this game, but for everything. I want expecially recoginze the wonderful efforts made by Hawks management to totally hose up the Hawks with respect to Cap Space with what has been consistently been voted the worst contract in NBA history.
Rusty
May 6th, 2012
10:12 pm
Nortcyde brighten up JJ’s 4-8 was better than his 8-28 the last game
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
10:13 pm
Wow. Javale McGee does not look like the dummy so many of you thought he was. I wonder why?
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
10:13 pm
Read my LIPS: NO SHOT!
CELTS IN 1! Yawn….Might as well start All Whatever and lose by 25…
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
10:13 pm
BIG LINE UP IS A MUST IF THE HAWKS ARE GOING COMEBACK
http://youtu.be/Y3yKwuzR4fU
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
10:14 pm
But in all honesty his game does not call for the the number of shots I used to suggest. Mostly because they aren’t coming from agressive moves or catch and shoot situations. Joe simply has to stop it with the excessive ball handling and especially against defenders of equal size. He no longer possessthe ability to get by his defender, and I don’t think that’s his objective anyway in most cases due to his inability to finish at the rim.
As a joe fan what bothers me most about our situation going forward is bang for your buck. As his abilities decline, and role reduces I can no longer use the lead by example argument. This guy won’t even become that veteran voice, I just don’t see it. So you basically have a non factor spot up shooter making 19 plus, and being content with it.
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
10:16 pm
Teague, Joe, Josh, Horford, Collins.
Big lineup is must in game 5.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
10:16 pm
13-24= P_A_T_H_E_T_I_C!
Yea, 1st rd exit has been earned..Nice job the “THE STOOGES”..You already know who you are…
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
10:16 pm
Great game 120 million dollar man. The playoffs. Where stars are made. LOL
Clarification
May 6th, 2012
10:17 pm
“Key phrase EARLY APRIL. This is EARLY MAY. It’s called the PLAYOFFS. End of the regular season and playoffs are two different things.”
Yes, and scoring is down in the playoffs for the entire league. Not just us.
northcyde
May 6th, 2012
10:20 pm
Rusty . . he was 11 – 28 . . and I’ll take that type of game over JJ’s 4 – 8 any day of the week.
@ O’Brien . . . people clown Charles Barlkey, but he pretty much predicted this 2 years ago. The Hawks simply have to make a decision on who they want to roll with. JJ or Josh.
Both can play with each other, but the problem is that Josh takes the same types of shots that JJ takes. If Josh is going to be mainly a mid-range jumpshooter that posts up, we may as well move him to SF and get a Reggie Evans type PF to rebound the ball when he misses the shot.
It’s like I was saying before Friday’s game though. Josh is a great talent, but his cons sometimes are major ones. The mid-range shooting and the risky passes being 2 of them that can kill the Hawks. When those things are minor issues, he and the Hawks are very good.
Most of the fan base would rather choose Smith over JJ, and that’s cool. But if that’s the case, we better assemble a team around him that can overcome some of his flaws.
And if he doesn’t let Teague run the team, we’re not going to improve anyway.
Everybody knows that Josh is the great talent and loose cannon on this team ( at the same damn time . . as Future would say ).
Hawks v Celtics
May 6th, 2012
10:21 pm
“Celtics blast Hawks”
lol man the Hawks are pathetic in the playoffs this year.
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
http://youtu.be/tuklWpNBhE0
Smith GUARDING Pierce
LD NEED WAKE HIS A$$ UP
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
Here comes the excuses.. For some they are experts..45 years to hone that skill set makes some an honorary DR of the bullch$t.. Add the three Stooges and you have a picture of long human nails scratching a black board or [ green board]…Just repulsive…….
Abandon ship! It’s 1912 all over again…
“THE SHIP BE SINKIN” -Michael Ray Richardson[ New York Knick two guard]-
hawkfan
May 6th, 2012
10:27 pm
well horford wasn’t the reason we lost today, without him we still get blown out, so it’s better for him to get actual gametime minutes so he will be more productive the next game, celtics were just on fire and to be honest even when we lose this series at least I know this is the last season for the celtics big 3, so from here on out the hawks can just take their place if they want to, nothing to feel sad or mad about
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
10:29 pm
Celtics can go and talk as much ish as they want in the media right now (if they so like) and we won’t respond or do anything. No fines, no technical fouls.
We’re quietly going into our grave as we speak
Fan of T.S.
May 6th, 2012
10:29 pm
Its easy to shoot a high percentage when you got Al protecting the rim. I would have rather gave that time to Ivan than Al. Ivan is a better player than Al
Give me a break.
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
10:34 pm
All Whatever had the defensive presence of camel _____. Fill in the blank @ your convenience…
Hey Joe, say it aint so?????????????????????????
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
10:35 pm
“Rod,
Aren’t you the one who always says the playoff is a different animal? And you are right. Denver averaged 104 ppg in the regular season. but in games 1 and 2 against the Lakers, they averaged 94 ppg. In game 3, they scored 99.
But you keep harping on the Hawks should be able to score their season average against Boston, who is top 3 in defense. Let it go.”
Never said they need to score their season average. You can’t go from 96ppg to 81ppg. That’s a 15 ppg difference. Either way it goes I was correct because I also told you that this team was not built for the postseason and most on the blog disagreed. We are not built for the playoffs because we cant score. We allowed 93 ppg during the regular season, and Boston is averaging 88 ppg, even after tonights game. Defense has been better than it was in the regular season, and offense has been much worse. I wonder why?
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
10:37 pm
IN this corner we have Larry Leisure and in that corner they have the doc!
enough said
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
10:38 pm
You Big Dummy,
“Yes, and scoring is down in the playoffs for the entire league. Not just us.”
Not by 15 ppg. Please name another team whose ppg is that drastic.
coacht
May 6th, 2012
10:39 pm
Anybody going to the next game?
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
10:40 pm
Pierce has destroyed us since game 1. Dude could have dropped 50 tonight
flightman
May 6th, 2012
10:40 pm
We need Doc Rivers as the Hawks coach. He could beat the Celts with Hawks players.
On the other hand, this team needs major restructuring. This team just doesn’t play with any unity\chemistry. Just watch the Grizzlies, no real Super Stars but they play together.
Rusty
May 6th, 2012
10:41 pm
I’m sure JJ is very happy with his 19m when he’s not worth 6m. He is really crap.
Rusty
May 6th, 2012
10:41 pm
I’m sure JJ is very happy with his 19m when he’s not worth 6m. He is really crap.
HilariousOo
May 6th, 2012
10:42 pm
Enter your comments here
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
10:42 pm
“Anybody going to the next game?” Why?
I’d rather be balling at the local gym showing the Locals how a real midrange jay looks against 6-8 stiffs…lol
Rusty
May 6th, 2012
10:42 pm
Can we stand another year of LD being the coach?
LL
May 6th, 2012
10:44 pm
Hawks need to get blown up. It only goes downhill from here with our pathetic ownership, front office, and coaching. We are paying Joe Johnson a max contract? We traded 2 first round picks for Kirk Hinrich? The ownership group is pathetic. Do they think the fan base is going to get excited for repeated first- or second-round playoff exits? I’d rather sell off our valuable parts, and look to 4-5 years from now to put together a solid young team and make a real run. It can be done, and quickly, if we can get management who knows what they’re doing. Just look at OKC. But we have plodded along with Joe Johnson and Josh Smith for 6 years!
PATHETIC. I won’t spend another dime on the Hawks until this crap changes.
Robbie
May 6th, 2012
10:44 pm
“Its easy to shoot a high percentage when you got Al protecting the rim. I would have rather gave that time to Ivan than Al. Ivan is a better player than Al”
Get off the drugs. Your boy Josh had SIX TURNOVERS in this game. Guess what blew the game open? EARLY TURNOVERS.
Yall suck him off because he’s from Atlanta but the boy is TRASH and KILLING the hawks with all his whining and dribbling.
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
10:44 pm
Looks like we get two more years of Larry Leisure, if doc sources are correct? sigh….
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
10:45 pm
At least 20 minutes of the 2nd half were garbage minutes and we didn’t even score 80 points. This is 2 nights after we went to OT and scored 84.
Boston was making EVERYTHING- contested and uncontested
BIG DOG
May 6th, 2012
10:45 pm
http://youtu.be/cvyD9sABGCY
Pierce is happy when Hawks play smallish lineup.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Jesse
May 6th, 2012
10:45 pm
JJ earned his massive salary tonight……
Oh well
May 6th, 2012
10:45 pm
Good thins Atlanta spirit are basketball guys and not hockey guys. This is where they know what they are doing. SELL the team, move from the city(leave hawks here even though you caused thrash to be moved) and go back under a rock..
Bruce
May 6th, 2012
10:45 pm
Maybe we can stop having to hear the Atl Spirit Group or whatever they call themselves now stop crowing about the Hawks being only one of 3 teams to make it to the 2nd round of the playoffs the past 3 yrs. No support will be given by me to anything owned or controlled by the ASG.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
10:46 pm
Slimjr,
What’d you see about LD?
Hope that guy goes back to west coast and leaves this city already
Reality
May 6th, 2012
10:46 pm
NO MORE BLACK COACHES. DONE.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
May 6th, 2012
10:47 pm
Get off the drugs. Your boy Josh had SIX TURNOVERS in this game. Guess what blew the game open? EARLY TURNOVERS.
Yall suck him off because he’s from Atlanta but the boy is TRASH and KILLING the hawks with all his whining and dribbling.
***
he was pretty out of control
Kudzu Wildcat
May 6th, 2012
10:47 pm
Another WASTED SEASON for the Hawks. “Turn out the lights, the party is OVER”.
Rusty
May 6th, 2012
10:48 pm
I wonder if Stupid Larry gave hugs to Ivan & TMac after the game.I sure KH & MW kissed his butt after the game.
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
10:49 pm
I don’t think the turnovers are that big of an issue with Josh. If you are assigned a playmaking role, you will turn the rock over. I think cp3 leads the playoffs in turns. You have to take the good with the bad with Josh, and I’m willing to take potential superstar like stat lines. A lot of Josh turns come with him seeing the game differently and being ahead of the play while others aren’t. Bad offense is bad offense whether turns or too much ball handling.
AP ticker
May 6th, 2012
10:53 pm
Al houdini… 12 pts 5 rbs no blks hawks lose boston dominated the paint early, hawks fall behind by 13 pts while Al played and JJ and Josh on the bench early poor coaching and he team chemistry issue resurfaced with Al’s return to the line up….
Why am I not surprised. ?
This is a better team without Al
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
10:53 pm
Chicago was the #1 defensive team in the league this year without Derrick Rose most of the year giving up 88ppg. Philly is averaging 92 ppg in the playoffs. Chicago can defend all they want, but they won’t win because they can’t score without Rose. We can’t score, and our superstar has played in every game. I wonder why?
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
10:55 pm
Hey Grandmaster Je Je (GM),
I will give Atlanta Professional Sport Franchises credit for one common skill?
They are gifted at hiring incompetent GM’s and coaches..Hands down, bar none..
154 combined seasons..One lonely ducked and lucked into Championship [Bravos]… sigh..
Greyhound is ready Larry Leisure…
doc
May 6th, 2012
10:57 pm
no slimj, that was the info for when he signed on in response to dh saying something along the lines he was a 7 figure coach as if that meant anything or raised expectations. was just saying ld barely made it into the 7 figures and was the leat paid coach at that time and still may be.
Rusty
May 6th, 2012
10:58 pm
Nortcyde sorry,you were right he only missed 17 shots last game.
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
11:00 pm
All Whatever and Osh on the same court in the playoffs= never reaching an ECF..
Limited offensive skills will keep that streak alive.
They put to much pressure on the guards to play like Mike.. Aint happening….
These two would be riding the bench out WEST! Much superior Conference! For Sure!
Rusty
May 6th, 2012
11:00 pm
Your buddy JJ,did he make you a loan recently.
blackprix
May 6th, 2012
11:00 pm
You know what, until YOU ACTUALLY WIN SOMETHING and show the NBA world you are one of the best in the league, Hawks fans need to step back and say nothing about what they are going to do!!
After the first game win, Hawks fans were way too brash about what THEY THOUGHT. You only get high on your horse when you have made your way in the NBA with consistent success and some Championships.
Hawks have never won a thing! I said on this board, ‘talk is cheap’. Winning a series isn’t even a big deal, it’s all about winning it all. Until that happens in Atlanta …. talk will remain cheap by the Atlanta fans.
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
11:01 pm
“I will give Atlanta Professional Sport Franchises credit for one common skill?
They are gifted at hiring incompetent GM’s and coaches..Hands down, bar none.”
LOL.
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
11:01 pm
[ too]^^^
sam'l
May 6th, 2012
11:06 pm
predictions…….
Hawks win in Atlanta……
Game 6 determines the series…..
not over yet…..win one game at a time….or lose
drew fired (if at all possible)
josh traded (if at all possible)
sam'l
May 6th, 2012
11:07 pm
yeah, one more time it should be said…….we needed game 2….
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
11:10 pm
I’m sure teammates are willing to forgive a guy for turning the rock over trying to get him the ball than watching a guy dribble in place to put up a low percentage shot. its a matter of building vs killing chemestry.
bigdave
May 6th, 2012
11:10 pm
*Chemistry
Rusty
May 6th, 2012
11:10 pm
Could we just give Joe away for free if someone would take him?
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
11:12 pm
Robotus will definitely affect the chemistry with his game..
Larry Leisure pulled off what SVG did in the 2008 Finals? He brought back his starting pt guard for the finals who had been out for months while the Magic were winning and it disrupted team chemistry. They lost without putting up much of a fight in the end..Hmmmmm
That team on paper was more talented than the Lakers…But Stan is only slightly improved next to Larry Leisure…..sigh…
Rod from College Park
May 6th, 2012
11:13 pm
“I’m sure teammates are willing to forgive a guy for turning the rock over trying to get him the ball than watching a guy dribble in place to put up a low percentage shot. its a matter of building vs killing chemestry.”
PREACH, CHURCH, TABERNACLE
Ted
May 6th, 2012
11:14 pm
We have had some off coaches, but Drew may be the furthest off of any.
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
11:16 pm
Larry Leisure is the main operative for this meltdown..He is not the one “GRASSHOPPER”…
Doug Collins in 4 with the same Hawks squad!
Slimjr
May 6th, 2012
11:25 pm
When your two main horses do not trust their teammates or the “system” on the floor?
IMHO, you have a head coach who is more likely in over his head and should go back to coaching High school or assisting….Assisting is a valued position!
Michael Cunningham
May 6th, 2012
11:26 pm
new blog posted. shutting down this thread.