Atlanta Hawks game thread: Rebounds matter vs. Pacers
Vivlamore reporting from Philips Arena.
Watch the Hawks’ rebounding totals tonight against the Pacers. It might well be a good indicator of which Hawks team we will see.
As we have documented, the Hawks were killed on the boards in the season-opening loss to the Rockets. They bounced back (pun intended) to out-rebound the Thunder in a win Sunday.
Now, here come the Pacers. Even without All-Star Danny Granger, who may miss three months with knee problems, the Pacers lead the NBA in average rebounds (53.3) and defensive rebounds (38.0) per game. The Hawks, by stark contrast, are 27th in rebounds (37.3) and 26th in defensive rebounds (27.5). The Pacers will be playing their fifth game while the Hawks will be playing only their third.
Rebounding will be a point of emphasis for the Hawks, according to coach Larry Drew.
“Their size has always been a problem for us,” Drew said. “(Roy) Hibbert is a big body in the middle, does a great job posting up, does a great job sealing in the paint. He always poses a problem for us. We are going to have to do a good job, collectively, in trying to defend him in the post.
“That being said, they do good job on the boards. With their size, they’ve got some guys who can rebound the basketball – Hibbert, (David) West and when (Tyler) Hansbrough comes into the game he’s known for his aggressive play and his ability to rebound the ball. We are going to have our hands full tonight. As I told our big guys we have to bring a physical mentality to the game tonight because it’s going to be physical. Our games with them have always been physical.”
The Pacers have three players in the top 40 in the NBA in rebounding. Guard Paul George is seventh (10.5), West is tied for 15th (9.3) and Hibbert is tied for 36th (7.8). The Hawks have only Al Horford in that group, tied for 25th (8.5).
Josh Smith returns after missing the last game with a sprained right ankle. The forward said now, more than ever, the team must adhere to its team rebounding approach.
“They have Roy Hibbert, Tyler Hansbrough coming off the bench, David West,” Smith said. “Their guards come in and rebound too. They definitely crash the boards and we are going to need everybody healthy and everybody in attendance tonight so we can gang rebound. It has to be a team effort.”
The Pacers (2-2) also lead the NBA in holding opponents to just a .389 field goal percentage.
- Chris Vivlamore
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447 comments Add your comment
Rod from College Park
November 7th, 2012
10:08 pm
That Korver play was the start of the ending.
cp
November 7th, 2012
10:08 pm
They need to stop arguing with the refs and settle down
J.J.M.
November 7th, 2012
10:09 pm
Game over
Najeh Davenpoop
November 7th, 2012
10:09 pm
Lou taking some Jamal shots…
Hejan Poopnevad
November 7th, 2012
10:09 pm
Timeout ?
tank
November 7th, 2012
10:09 pm
Future is in the stands saying turn out the lights, so i told him to sit down
Just Joe
November 7th, 2012
10:09 pm
Pacers get physical, so we start shooting jumpers.
Melvin
November 7th, 2012
10:09 pm
Why is Tolliver playing before Ivan… LD, is stupid
cp
November 7th, 2012
10:09 pm
Get Harris out of there
Blast
November 7th, 2012
10:10 pm
Teague should be playing instead of Harris. Harris ain’t done sh!t. Hawks lose this game, coach fault.
Finally called a timeout.
MattP
November 7th, 2012
10:10 pm
Drew getting out coached in 2nd half, nothing new.
Runner-
November 7th, 2012
10:10 pm
Put Ivan in there you IDIOT
Hejan Poopnevad
November 7th, 2012
10:11 pm
Defense needs to go man to man. Zone defense getting murdered on perimeter shooting.
Astro Joe
November 7th, 2012
10:11 pm
Hawks were disciplined and played from the inside out in the first half. In the 3rd quarter, they have gone back to their jump shooting ways. This team still needs a floor general to get them in the right play at the right time. Where’s Sherman Douglass?
Najeh Davenpoop
November 7th, 2012
10:12 pm
Ivan hasn’t played in this half.
Rod from College Park
November 7th, 2012
10:12 pm
“Lou taking some Jamal shots…”
I tpld you he is just like Jamal except not as good. Should not play the point, and no defense. Very streaky.
Melvin
November 7th, 2012
10:13 pm
Stevenson has been our best 3pt shooter so far this season.
tank
November 7th, 2012
10:13 pm
Future sit down
cp
November 7th, 2012
10:13 pm
Man wtf is Harris doing. Get him out of there
Rusty
November 7th, 2012
10:13 pm
Drew is again killing us with his substitutions,the man seems to hate JT & Ivan.
Jay Dubu
November 7th, 2012
10:14 pm
Enter your comments here
Hejan Poopnevad
November 7th, 2012
10:14 pm
Shooter left open… Bang.
Melvin
November 7th, 2012
10:14 pm
Just dumb coaching to play Tolliver over Ivan.
HueyFreeman
November 7th, 2012
10:14 pm
Get Devin Harris and Tolliver outta there ASAP. Idk why that fool even took Teague out and left Korver in…that was the beginning of the end. Fire LD
MattP
November 7th, 2012
10:14 pm
Did LD go take a bathroom break or something?
HueyFreeman
November 7th, 2012
10:15 pm
Throw Ivan in there
Astro Joe
November 7th, 2012
10:15 pm
“Hey, let’s shoot more jumpers”, one Hawk was overheard saying to a teammate. And so they did.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 7th, 2012
10:15 pm
“I tpld you he is just like Jamal except not as good. Should not play the point, and no defense. Very streaky.”
One thing he usually does better than Jamal is draw fouls, and he is 0/0 from the line today. When he is just jacking up shots like today, you’re right, he’s just a worse version of Jamal.
Hejan Poopnevad
November 7th, 2012
10:16 pm
Gotta stay man to man on defense & risk 2 points in paint over wide open perimeter 3’s. How is it I see that but Drew doesn’t ?
Melvin
November 7th, 2012
10:16 pm
Hawks fizzle out in the 3rd qtr….
Slimjr
November 7th, 2012
10:17 pm
What, we’re down 12????????????????? Going into the 4th quarter at home against Indiana!!!!!!!
WTFreak?? Get AllStar Jabstep back in there pronto!
Leave [Shoot the J! Shoot it] on
cp
November 7th, 2012
10:18 pm
Time to sit Lou. Dude is ice cold
Jay Dubu
November 7th, 2012
10:18 pm
Kyle Korver is quickly turning into Vlad Radmanovic of last season…both came in with reps of being long range shooters, and struggled in the Hawks uni.
Slimjr
November 7th, 2012
10:18 pm
Where the heck is iso?
Najeh Davenpoop
November 7th, 2012
10:19 pm
F-cking Tolliver…
Hawkfan
November 7th, 2012
10:19 pm
Please get a real coach in here. Anything I said good about Tolliver I take back. Free Ivan
Hejan Poopnevad
November 7th, 2012
10:19 pm
Atlanta Hawks Brick Co. free estimates…
cp
November 7th, 2012
10:19 pm
Tolliver but no Ivan? Smdh
tank
November 7th, 2012
10:19 pm
here is IVAN He would finish those attempts
Najeh Davenpoop
November 7th, 2012
10:20 pm
Need more Morrow and Ivan, less Tolliver and Korver.
Slimjr
November 7th, 2012
10:20 pm
Hey #15 try that new step bacK!!!!!!!!!!!!
SWEET LOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A TRUE FACIAL!
cp
November 7th, 2012
10:20 pm
Nice dunk Lou
Jae Evolution
November 7th, 2012
10:20 pm
Jamal ain’t doing that.
Booker.T
November 7th, 2012
10:21 pm
Please,Mr.Ferry….get this bum as a coach that we have out of here. The quickier the better. I will even take him to the airport myself,no charge!
Najeh Davenpoop
November 7th, 2012
10:21 pm
Didn’t know Lou could get up like that…
tank
November 7th, 2012
10:21 pm
I want to punch Larry, he is so old. And why does Bynum have the 70’s fro
Rod from College Park
November 7th, 2012
10:22 pm
Why Tolliver is getting so many minutes is unexplainable.
HueyFreeman
November 7th, 2012
10:22 pm
Nice dunk Lou but you still 3/10 right now. Lets get it
Hejan Poopnevad
November 7th, 2012
10:23 pm
Is Tracy McGrady & Jerry Stackhouse still around ?
Najeh Davenpoop
November 7th, 2012
10:23 pm
Wow, an Ivan sighting!