Atlanta Hawks game thread: Smaller lineup vs. Nuggets
Vivlamore reporting.
The Hawks will go with a smaller starting unit against the Nuggets. Jeff Teague, Devin Harris, DeShawn Stevenson, Josh Smith and Al Horford will get the starting assignment against the bigger five from the Nuggets.
“Sometimes you’ve got to roll the dice,” Hawks coach Larry Drew said of his lineup decision. “I’m really going on feel with this. Instead of always adjusting to the other team, sometimes it’s good to go with your guy and see if they adjust to you or see if it works. With the lineup that we are going with I do like the fact that we are a lot faster. We do give up size. At some point in the game that lineup is going to change and we’ll get bigger. I really going with feel on this.
“Some things that I really like about the smaller lineup is the fact that again, particularly at home, we’ll be able to get up and down much better. I would anticipate more pick-and-roll basketball with both Devin and Jeff.”
Also, John Jenkins did make it back from his D-League assignment and will be available.
“It was really fun to go out there and see the ball go in a few times,” Jenkins said. “… There is definitely some talent down there. There are a lot of guys fighting for spots to come up here, so they want to impress people. I knew me being a call-down there would be pressure on me, with those guys trying to go at me. I had to match their intensity and go at them, too.”
- Chris Vivlamore
Tell us what you think about the site
Customer Care »
Vacation stops, manage subscriptions and more
AJC Services
Sections
Other Editions
Visitor Agreement | Privacy Statement
© 2013 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
464 comments Add your comment
Slimjr
December 5th, 2012
9:41 pm
Yes, Lawson is a better guard than Teague..
Guess thats why he went higher?
Stone
December 5th, 2012
9:42 pm
Someone please tell Josh Smith to stop shooting the ball…..he is killing me….if he shoots the ball tell him to hit the showers…..hey Drew tell Josh he is not there to shoot….Please
Astro Joe
December 5th, 2012
9:42 pm
Yeah, Lawson is in a different tier of PGs. He may not have the stats this season but he clearly has “it”. And as I recall, Denver traded up and picked him.
Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
December 5th, 2012
9:43 pm
This is a team game. When one person has a bad game your teammates have to pick up the slack.
HawkFan
December 5th, 2012
9:43 pm
Like the way we are playing tonite. Real good effort and ball movement
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 5th, 2012
9:43 pm
‘96 Olympics in Atlanta!
Didn’t we have a mascot named IGGY? or, was it IZZY?
keith
December 5th, 2012
9:43 pm
No blocks tonight??
Najeh Davenpoop
December 5th, 2012
9:43 pm
Josh with great post defense man to man against Gallinari, something certain people on this blog think he can’t do.
Slimjr
December 5th, 2012
9:43 pm
Nice fake Al!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
High-sider
December 5th, 2012
9:43 pm
Kobe goes over 30,000 [points] – DAMN!
Slimjr
December 5th, 2012
9:43 pm
Nice block Al!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Astro Joe
December 5th, 2012
9:44 pm
Did Al just swat Javale’s shot?
Melvin
December 5th, 2012
9:44 pm
JaVale was going to shoot that from behind the backboard…
Slimjr
December 5th, 2012
9:44 pm
Nice Dunk Al!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rusty
December 5th, 2012
9:44 pm
LD never shows confidence in JT ,everyone has always yanked him around since he has been here,he didn’t even play until KH gets hurt,then always had to play with JJ hogging the ball,then when he played great he was yanked out first,then LD doesn’t let him play big minutes in 4th quarter.now he plays him with another pg(Harris) & then he let’s Williams run the point. Again JT was a first round draft pick who never got fair chance.He has tremendous ability which will never be realized here which is typically what we do to high draft picks,just wasting our picks.
HawkFan
December 5th, 2012
9:44 pm
Josh to Al…….AGAIN
Blast
December 5th, 2012
9:44 pm
Al is super balling, Josh another great assist.
keith
December 5th, 2012
9:45 pm
Drew Should be coaching in the Developmental League!! NFL, not for long, will Larry keep making these sorry substitutions!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 5th, 2012
9:45 pm
Josh and Al putting on a show. That play where Josh brings the ball up, Al runs down the lane, and Josh finds him in transition has almost become a nightly occurrence. There really isn’t any other team in the league that can do that with two big men.
Melvin
December 5th, 2012
9:45 pm
Boss
bigdave
December 5th, 2012
9:46 pm
Gave up the Lawson 3, but the rotation was good…
keith
December 5th, 2012
9:46 pm
Devin Harris is 5-5 12 points. All-star Devin???
Najeh Davenpoop
December 5th, 2012
9:47 pm
This is, to put it kindly, not ESPN’s commentating A-team.
keith
December 5th, 2012
9:47 pm
Josh Smith has no strengths. Period.
Slimjr
December 5th, 2012
9:48 pm
C’mon Jeff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
keith
December 5th, 2012
9:48 pm
Oh no, Teague is back, Yikes???
Melvin
December 5th, 2012
9:48 pm
That’s a nice spin move that Josh does but he has to keep the ball under control
HawkFan
December 5th, 2012
9:48 pm
Let’s see if Teague can step up
Slimjr
December 5th, 2012
9:48 pm
Lobe City!
High-sider
December 5th, 2012
9:49 pm
Lawson is ballin’. Iguodala [pronounced by 'Nique as EYE - goo - dollar] is the one who’s pullin’ a “no show” for the Nuggets.
Astro Joe
December 5th, 2012
9:49 pm
Josh in the post against Brewer and passes out for a 3 pointer. SMDH.
keith
December 5th, 2012
9:49 pm
We need more size Danny Ferry. Come on man!
Blast
December 5th, 2012
9:49 pm
Game of runs….
Who will have the last and desive run to win the game?
keith
December 5th, 2012
9:50 pm
Jeff Teague was probably bullied in school.
High-sider
December 5th, 2012
9:51 pm
Maybe ‘Nique pronounces the name as “IG – loo – dollar” since it’s [the month of] December.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 5th, 2012
9:51 pm
I see Philips Arena, like every other NBA arena, also feels it is obligated to play Gangnam Style at least once a game.
Slimjr
December 5th, 2012
9:51 pm
Did you see that fake jab by Brewer against Josh to create space than takes one step and one dribble to rise up into a stop and pop 11 foot jumper..Not many people can do that..Now that is professional grade!
HawkFan
December 5th, 2012
9:51 pm
Josh say. TAKE THAT BLOGGERS
Melvin
December 5th, 2012
9:52 pm
They need to band Jon Barry from doing Hawks games…. He simply can’t say anything good about them…
keith
December 5th, 2012
9:52 pm
Al Horford is always smiling.
Slimjr
December 5th, 2012
9:53 pm
Josh J is like rollin dice, even a blind squirrel will find a nut from time to time…lol
Najeh Davenpoop
December 5th, 2012
9:53 pm
I can’t wait for the day that Andre Oogadala and Roy Hibbits become teammates. Someone should assemble the Nique All-Name All Stars.
Josh starting to drift a little.
Melvin
December 5th, 2012
9:53 pm
Put Morrow back in the game.
keith
December 5th, 2012
9:53 pm
Josh Smith should be called Lamont(Big Dummy) Sanford.
keith
December 5th, 2012
9:54 pm
Big Dummy strikes again and again.
Melvin
December 5th, 2012
9:54 pm
Get away from this big line up..
Rev in Tampa
December 5th, 2012
9:54 pm
Why do they keep giving the ball to Josh on the perimeter???
High-sider
December 5th, 2012
9:54 pm
^Correction: “Ig – LOU – dollar”
keith
December 5th, 2012
9:55 pm
Trade Josh for Corey Brewer Danny. Make it work somehow.
Slimjr
December 5th, 2012
9:56 pm
Josh will hit less than 1 in 5 from 22-23 feet…
DO not feed him out there guards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!