Atlanta Hawks: Video: Season ends at Boston
Boston–My video report following the Hawks’ season-ending 83-80 defeat to the Celtics.
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northcyde
May 11th, 2012
2:05 pm
Slimjr
May 11th, 2012
1:29 pm
Josh should have drove the ball to the rim and shot the floater or pull up jumper with 7 sec on the shot clock!
Oh thats right, he’s not Rudy Gay! Billy sorry azz Knight passed on Rudy for Shell Head..
Worst GM in Hawks history!
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Slimjr . . . This is the highlights of last night’s game
You don’t have to watch the entire thing, just let enough of the video to load so that you can go to the 2:13 mark of the video and FREEZE IT THERE.
What you’ll see, is Josh at the top of the 3 point arc with Brandon Bass on him. Look at the score, where the players are, and most important, look at the time on the shot clock.
Then watch the BRILLIANT move that Josh puts on Bass to get to the rim and DUNK the ball. It took him 3 SECONDS for him to cross over Bass from the top of the 3 point arc, and get to the rim.
In all honestly, that WAS a Rudy Gay-esque move that he put on Bass and went right to the rim.
But in the shot he took with under a minute to go, instead of trying to do that same move, he settles for the 22 foot jumper.
It’s just the maddening part of Josh’s game that drives people crazy. Had he made that same type of move and made the same type of dunk, he’d be a hero in ATL right now, because that puts us up by 1 and puts us in position to get a stop to win the game.
Instead, we’re talking about breaking up this team.
Section 303
May 11th, 2012
2:10 pm
I see a lot ripping Josh for the jumper. That was a bad shot, but I do not think he had time to do much else. I think his technical was a bigger problem. That one point ended up being huge. And, for what? So, he could b#tch at the ref for not being allowed to check in.
That was Josh’s dumbest play of the night. Perfect example of him reverting back to his “$1,000,000 talent, but 10-cent head” mode.
Section 303
May 11th, 2012
2:11 pm
Mike, I only think you’re crazy for including Hinrich on that list of guys to build the team around.
christopher mehegan
May 11th, 2012
2:13 pm
HEY,J @J YEAH I AM TALKING TO U D-BAG JUST ADMIT IT U GUYS BY AND FAR HAVE PROBALLY THE WORST GM IN THE HISTORY CHEAP PATHETIC JUST LIKE THE CHOKELANTA CHOKEARTIST’S FANS HAHAHAHAHAHAHA YOUR TEAM BOWED OUT OUT OF THE 1ST ROUND PLAIN AND SIMPLE UR TEAM IS NOWHERE NEAR BOSTON’S LEVEL NOT NOW NOT IN THE FUTURE U GUYS EARNED URSELVES AN OFFSEASON OF GOLFING GOLFING GOLFING AND EVEN MORE GOLFING MAYBE UR MUDDER CAN BRING U SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS SANDWICHES FOR THE ENTIRE OFFSEASON WHILE UR CRAPPY GM AND THE DISJOINTED MANAGEMENT SPEND THE ENTIRE OFFSEASON NOT LURING FREE AGENTS WHO DON’T WANNA PLAY IN THAT CESPOOL THEY CALL CHOKELANTA U GUYS ARE STUCK WITH A MEDIOCRE TEAM AT BEST HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH ENJOY THE OFFSEASON SHMUCK GREEN AND WHITE FOREVER GO CELTICS
CrαZy
May 11th, 2012
2:14 pm
I was thinking about possible things that could be done for the team this offseason… I’ve concluded that it doesn’t matter because no matter what they do we’ll still have Joe and the ASG and we’ll NEVER win with either of them!!
ctrim
May 11th, 2012
2:15 pm
At first glance I thought Christopher Meegan’s posts were E.D. e-mails meant to get thru spam blockers
wordsmithtom
May 11th, 2012
2:17 pm
Shmuck green and white forever.
Just about says it all. No class fans. Coming on an opponent’s board and crowing like a chicken who just laid an egg. Sheesh. Class. Nada. Not one whit.
Shmuck green and white. Old and just barely beat a lame team. You’ll lose next series in 5.
BostonSAL
May 11th, 2012
2:19 pm
I might be 300LB’s and so what my wife has back hair I live in Boston where winners live!!
BostonSAL
May 11th, 2012
2:21 pm
Like most men from Boston I haven’t seen my willy since I was a teenager me belly is too big!!!
BostonSAL
May 11th, 2012
2:22 pm
There was no way we were going to lose that game last night!!! I shaved a good luck clover into my wifes back hair before the game!!!
BostonSAL
May 11th, 2012
2:24 pm
The hardest thing about being a fatty is it’s a mutha trying to keep the wife beata clean!!! I be drippin chiat on it all day… ya know what I mean!!
Slimjr
May 11th, 2012
2:29 pm
Check that, last nights loss = 14-25! Ouch!
christopher mehegan
May 11th, 2012
2:29 pm
HEY,CTRIM @CTRIM HAHAHAHAHAHAHA U JUST EARNED URSELF A FREE TICKET TO A OFFSEASON YEAR ROUND OF GOLFING GOLFING GOLFING GOLFING AND MORE GOLFING HAHAHAHAHAHAHA U GUYS HAVE THE MOST DISJOINTED MANAGMENT ON TOP OF THAT THE WORST GM PROBALLY IN HISTORY AND MOST OF ALL A DISJOINTED BUNCH OF PLAYERS ON THE COURT THAT ARE NOWHERE NEAR THE CELTICS LEVEL NO WONDER WHY NO MARQUEE FREE AGENT PLAYER WOULDN’T WANNA PLAY FOR A CESPOOL OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT COULDN’T GET THEIR LAZY ARSES PAST THE 1ST ROUND INSTEAD THE COLLECTIVELY BOWED OUT OF THE S1T ROUND AND INTO AN OFFSEASON OF MEDIOCRITY AND UNCERTAINESS ENJOY UR GOLFING SEASON YA SHMUCK GREEN AND WHITE FOREVER GO CELTICS WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR CHOKELANTA IF U MAKE IT NEXT YEAR
BostonSAL
May 11th, 2012
2:30 pm
It must be wicked hard being a ATL fan!!
hawksfan2012
May 11th, 2012
2:31 pm
those refs were paid to throw that game last night. boston got every call the whole series after game 1
hawksfan2012
May 11th, 2012
2:33 pm
TIM DONAGHY LIVES!!!
BostonSAL
May 11th, 2012
2:34 pm
On top of the obese problem we be having in bean town… ole Christopher is making it wicked obvious that were also having a education problem up here. Lazy fat kids running all over the place wearing wife beaters and drinkin beers.
Slimjr
May 11th, 2012
2:36 pm
Excellent points northcyde..That move on Bass was a thing of beauty! If he had tried it again he would have been fouled for sure.And at least tied the game up..
How does Joe and gang let Paul Pierce make that layup to basically seal the deal?
Again Larry must go!
Slimjr
May 11th, 2012
2:38 pm
The Ole Celts looked old didnt they?
Philly will finish them off and bury the old geezers!
hawksfan2012
May 11th, 2012
2:38 pm
I HOPE PHILLY TEARS KGS ACL.
DREABABY
May 11th, 2012
2:42 pm
Fire L.D.,Fire Atlanta Spirit,Fire the refs,and trade Joe Johnson for Kevin Martin and Marcus Camby.I dont know if the salaries match,personally i would just amnesty the choke artist.We can not afford to lose Josh,he may be a bonehead at times,but with a better coach,he would be an all star every year.
Slimjr
May 11th, 2012
2:43 pm
GO DOUG COLLINS!!!!!!!!!! I’m gonna enjoy this Boston beat down thats coming!
hawkfan
May 11th, 2012
2:45 pm
a Josh Smith quote: “When you’re playing in an environment like the Boston Garden, they have probably the best fans,” Smith paused, and then thought better of completely throwing Atlanta fans under the bus, adding, “some of the best fans in the whole entire league. Like I said before, I was a little jealous, you know what I mean?
“The fans out here are so supportive of their team,” he said. “You go out and look in the stands, there’s nothing but Celtics jerseys and I don’t see a trace of red in there, you know what I mean? Understanding that the fans are that passionate, it adds an extra advantage for them. A bad shot can be as good as a turnover when you’re playing against a team like Boston, especially with the fanbase that they have.”
hawksfan2012
May 11th, 2012
2:45 pm
PHILLY ALL DAY!!! I HATE BOSTON. THE TEAM, THE FANS, THE COACHES, AND THE MEDIA THAT SUCKS UP TO THEM ALL MAKE ME WANT TO PUKE.
Slimjr
May 11th, 2012
2:46 pm
That knee of Paul is not gonna hold up and Ray is done..Stick a fork in his game with the shot up ankle!
That well coach Philly team is gonna light up these old geezers!!!
Does somebody have the Celtics blog address?
christopher mehegan
May 11th, 2012
2:50 pm
EY,SLIMJR @SLIMJR HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH JUST LIKE U CHOKELANTA CHOKEARTIST’S BOWED OUT OF THE FIRST ROUND THE SAME TREATMENT WILL HAPPEN TO THE SIXERS BUT FOR U GUYS U GUYS GET TO SPEND THE ENTIRE OFFSEASON GOLFING GOLFING GOLFING GOLFING GOLFING AND MORE GOLFING AND ALSO U EARNED A FREE NIGHT’S STAY IN UR MUDDERS OLD BASEMENT WITH AN OFFSEASON’S MEAL OF SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS SANDWICHES BARNEY THE DINOSAUR CHIPS AS WELL AS A TELETUBBY JELLY ROLLS HAHAHAHAHAHAH WHILE THE CELTICS WILL GO ON AND HUMILIATE THE SIXERS THE SAME WAY THEY HUMILIATED THE CHOKELANTA CHOKERS AND THE BEST PART OF IT IS U GET TO WATCH THE WHOLE THING FROM UR MUDDERS OLD BASEMENT ENJOY UR OFFSEASON GREEN AND WHITE FOREVER GO CELTICS WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR THAT’S IF U MAKE IT NEXT YEAR REMEMBER IT’S OK TO CHOKE OUT
Slimjr
May 11th, 2012
2:52 pm
Hey Josh stop worrying about the Hawks fan and focus on improving your game? What a novel idea?
You did not attend college so you’ve got four years of make up! Learning how to dribble properly. Learning how to shoot a proper jump shot…You have a long way to go dude.. Go watch the Magic Johnson DVD asap! Get started today!
BIG DOG
May 11th, 2012
2:55 pm
Dwigt is not coming to the Hawks unless Josh is here, so stop wasting your key board type on trading Josh for Dwight is ludarcris.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Sautee
May 11th, 2012
2:55 pm
Graduated from High School in ‘06 but from the posts one would think it was actually not until 2016.
Immature nonsense, but just what one might expect of a visiting troll. Oh well, comes with losing I suppose.
I’ll just keep scrollin’
BoscoRobinson
May 11th, 2012
2:56 pm
JOSH SMITH IS NO MORE INTELLIGENT THAN A DUMB MULE. THERE HE WAS LAST NIGHT WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE AND THE HAWKS UP 79-76, AND ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS DRIVE TO THE BASKET AND WIN THE GAME [THIS GUY LIVES ABOVE THE RIM--HIS VERTICAL LEAP IS INCREDIBLE]–ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT JOSH DOESNT KNOW THAT HE CAN DOMINATE A GAME. JOSH DIDNT KNOW THAT THE HAWKS COULD HAVE EASILY WON LAST NIGHT’S GAME BY 20 OR MORE POINTS. SINCE THE HAWKS AND SMITH DIDNT KNOW THAT, THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD TO GRIND IT OUT TO TRY AND WIN THAT GAME.. THE HAWKS COULD HAVE EASILY SPRINTED AND BREEZED TO AN EASY CAKE WALK WIN BY RUNNING THE BASKETBALL DOWN THE THROATS OF THE OLD, ANCIENT CELTICS. TEAGUE HAS AS MUCH SPEED AS RONDO AND COULD HAVE EASILY UTILIZED HIS SPEED, THE SAME WAY THAT SPUD WEBB USED TO FOR THE HAWKS DURING THE MIKE FRATELLO YEARS. IF TEAGUE GOES OUT AND REPLICATES SPUD WEBBS GAME, THEN THE HAWKS SHOULD WIN 60 GAMES EACH YEAR FROM NOW ON. GO HAWKS, GOOD LUCK.
Section 303
May 11th, 2012
2:57 pm
hawkfan, I wonder, rereading the Josh quote, if he really does want to play for the Celtics. I know we have had Celtic fans on the blog claiming that Josh will be playing for them after next season. Maybe they’re right. He is tight with Rondo.
Anyways, no one knows, but thought crossed my mind after reading what he said again.
Slimjr
May 11th, 2012
3:02 pm
I had the same thoughts section 303 after reading Josh’s quotes!
He’s going to walk..They better be prepared….
Rod from College Park
May 11th, 2012
3:02 pm
Anybody want to bet the the great Boston defense won’t hold Philly’s offenese to 81 ppg for the series. The difference maker will be Lou Williams, a guy off the bench who plays very similar to a guy we used to have. LOL
BIG DOG
May 11th, 2012
3:03 pm
Hawks need keep Josh AND Horford and move Josh to SF and get the ball rolling, trading Josh would be crazy unless your getting back a star player in return, Joe is the issue here not getting players involve with his dribble dribble, trade Joe who has no heart and never has anything to say.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Ray
May 11th, 2012
3:05 pm
DID SOMEONE REALLY SAY BUILD AROUND MARVIN WILLIAMS OF ALL PEOPLE!
You lose all credibility when saying that.
Slimjr
May 11th, 2012
3:05 pm
BTW, nice mugshot christopher mehegan on your facebook page..Betcha you dont get much action…LOL!!!
Your momma should be proud of her virgin son going on 27!
Rod from College Park
May 11th, 2012
3:06 pm
As I’ve said before, Josh won’t be doing this franchise any favors when it comes to free agency, and I don’t blame him. Better try to get something of value for him, because he is good as gone, unless we can get Dwight Howard.
Ray
May 11th, 2012
3:08 pm
@ BIG DOG
Someone is finally starting to see it Josh is not a PF and Horford not a C both are SF and PF. As much as you guys hate for Josh to be a SF that’s where he really belongs.
Yes Joe is the issue here like I said whomever did that one poll someone talked about 2 pages ago they only see points not the big picture.
The Big picture is Joe didn’t do a dog gone thing this season or last season after Joe got his big payday he checked out on the entire NBA how he even got to All-star these past 2 years I’ll never know, and actually it lets me know just how irrelevant the All-star game is since Joe did get there.
Rufus1
May 11th, 2012
3:10 pm
The Truth about the Refs…
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2012/5/10/3013327/josh-smith-video-celtics-vs-hawks-nba-playoffs-2012/in/2775502
christopher mehegan
May 11th, 2012
3:22 pm
HEY,SLIMJR @SLIMJR HAHAHAHAHA THE ONLY ACTION UR GONNA BE GETTING IS BANGING THE CRAP OUT OF SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ON TOP OF BANGING A TELETUBBY IN UR MUDDERS BASEMENT FOR THE WHOLE OFFSEASON’S WORTH PLAYING GOLF GOLF GOLF GOLF AND MORE GOLF HAHAHAHAHAHAH GET USED TO IT CHOKELANTA MUDDER’S BOY CHOKER UR MOM WILL PROBALLY BE PROUD THAT U WILL HAVE BOTH SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS A TELETUBBY ON TOP OF BANGING BARNEY THE DINOSAUR FOR OFFSEASON ACTIVITIES AHHAHAHAHAH BWAHHHHHH GREEN 7 WHITE FOREVER GO CELTICS WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR IF U MAKE IT
northcyde
May 11th, 2012
3:24 pm
Section 303 . . . I think he simply wants to play in a place where he will be beloved. In Boston, he can get the love that he seeks. Even mediocre role players become legends in that town, if the Celtics advance deep in the playoffs.
Ironically though, Josh is probably the 2nd coming of Antoine Walker. So talented, that he made 3 All-Star teams and made almost 110 MILLION DOLLARS over his career.
But the thing that killed Toine, was his horrible shot selection, and the fact that he wanted to be a PG. It was the thing that really kept him from being a true Celtic great. His shot selection was far worse than Josh, and the things that he did sometimes were mind boggling.
He was more offensively skilled than Josh, but never efficiently maximized what he could do on the court. Defensively, it was no contest that Josh was the better player.
But their mindset, and passion for the game were the same . . as well as why people criticized them.
Slimjr
May 11th, 2012
3:24 pm
No doubt Rufus1 the NBA game is rigged like all American Professional Sports!
And has been that way a very long time….Cheating is a way of life in America, like baseball and apple pie….
Denver took the refs out of the picture with a massive beatdown..
Wont happen in Atlanta till we get new ownership….Gearon Jr opened his mouth and once again convinced us of that thought…
BIG DOG
May 11th, 2012
3:29 pm
Ray – Thanks bro Josh lost 20 pound over sumer so he could play SF, this dum coach not one time did he even play him there all year, if you put Josh out on wing with Teague on fast break this Hawks team would be dangerous.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Slimjr
May 11th, 2012
3:29 pm
Christopher is an example of what happens to the human brain when you over saturate the water with flouride….
Thank gawd I was not raised in the town that Ruth Raped!
Sautee
May 11th, 2012
3:31 pm
“if you put Josh out on wing with Teague on fast break this Hawks team would be dangerous.”
First, you must convince Josh to give the ball to Teague. Best of luck with that.
northcyde
May 11th, 2012
3:37 pm
As for Gearon . . . I wonder which blogger he is on these boards?
Gearon- April 2010 . . before the playoff series with Milwaukee:
On leaving Woody’s future up to Rick Sund
“Any owner that meddles with coaches and players, that’s a mistake. We have become a franchise that has become a standard for, we are loyal to our coaches, loyal to our GM, loyal to our players. I think loyalty goes both ways. I think (Woody) is the longest tenured coach in the East (tied with Doc Rivers). We brought Joe in here, and we’ve built with a bunch of good young players. I think we are capable of being an elite team, and that is what we have been building for.”
Also
On his view of the Hawks’ offense
“I’m not a coach, I’m not a GM, but when you watch our team, when we move the ball, we are pretty good. Because we’ve got a deep team. We don’t have LeBron, we don’t have Kobe, but we’ve got a deep team where any night we’ve got a bunch of guys capable of performing at a high level. I look at our team kind of like the Boston Celtics of the 80s, when they had Bird, Walton, Ainge, Parrish, McHale–you don’t know on what night which guy is going to get the points. That is when we are at our best. And we’ve got two guys capable of breaking down a defense, Joe and Jamal. Not many teams have that. That is one of our strengths.”
Instead of MC doing a quote list from a guy who doesn’t even talk much in Joe Johnson, maybe he should do one on Michael Gearon, who has given people more than enough on what he thinks about the direction of this team.
Slimjr
May 11th, 2012
3:44 pm
“I look at our team kind of like the Boston Celtics of the 80s, when they had Bird, Walton, Ainge, Parrish, McHale–you don’t know on what night which guy is going to get the points. That is when we are at our best.” -Jr Gearon-
Hey Bone head owner, JOE, JOSH,ALL,ZAZA,AND MARVINA COULD NOT HOLD THOSE BOSTON CELTICS JOCK STRAPS YOU BIG DUMMY!
terrell
May 11th, 2012
3:50 pm
At least Al looks like he’s trying to play like the old Al(boss) again.
Btw, amnesty Marvin.
Josh is probably gone after next year.
Might as well build around Al and Teague.
O'brien
May 11th, 2012
3:51 pm
From ajc.com; Dec. 27, 2011.
The meat-grinder, 66-game schedule might wear down the Hawks. The depth will be tested if a key player is injured. Chances are at some point rival fans will swarm the Hawks’ arena and energize their opponents instead of them.
Whatever the complaints, Hawks coach Larry Drew doesn’t want to hear them. Throughout the team’s training camp Drew delivered a consistent message: No excuses.
“In a nutshell, we play the hand that’s dealt to us,” Drew said. “Whether we are talking about our schedule, our personnel, how we may feel about officiating. It means everything.
“It’s easy to make excuses. It’s easy to point a finger. It’s easy to cop out. ‘No excuses’ means you don’t accept it. You deal with it. You deal with it like a man.”
The Hawks are making what could be one final run with their core group of players. The hope for general manager Rick Sund and the team’s ownership is that these players have reached a nexus of talent and experience and are ready to be true contenders in the East.
Drew thinks they can do it and plans to hold his players to that standard. “When a coach tells you, ‘No excuses,’ he holds you responsible as a player,” Hawks forward Marvin Williams said. “It shouldn’t be any other way. You know your job.”
“Everybody has got excuses, for whatever reasons,” Johnson said. “We have got to put that [aside] and just make it happen. We can’t worry about what people say and think about us.
“Everybody is talking about, ‘Do we think we have enough to win a championship?’ Yeah, we’ve got
enough. We’ve got to believe it, and we can’t keep coming up with excuses.”
Ironically, all we are hearing from ownership, LD, and players are excuses. SMH
More from the article;
Early in camp, Hawks players seemed focused on what the team didn’t have. They said they wanted the team to re-sign sixth man Crawford or replace him with another explosive scorer. Instead, the Hawks added guards Tracy McGrady, Jannero Pargo and Willie Green, players who should improve the defense, but likely won’t have the same impact on offense as Crawford.
Hawks captains said the team could use another center, one who is a defensive force and a threat to
score in the post. The Hawks re-signed Jason Collins, who is an effective defender in a very narrow role, and didn’t add another center..
The players must have been talking to Rod and High-sider before the season started
christopher mehegan
May 11th, 2012
3:53 pm
hey,slimjr @slimjr it’s ok to be a chokelanta chokeartist hahahahahahahahah u have the entire offseason to bang spongebob squarepants the teletubbies barney the dinosaur and even bob the builder as well as the rest of the offseason golfing golding golfing golfing and more golfing then an entire meal menu of teletubby spongebob sqaurepants sandwiches as well as a side of barney the dinosaur cereal to last u the offseason camped out in ur mudders basement while u get to watch the celtics take out the 76ers the same way they took out the chokelanta chokers out of the playoffs all in the comfort of ur mudders couch go celtics green & white forever