Atlanta Hawks game thread: Waiting on starting lineup (updated)
Vivlamore reporting.
Larry Drew was still undecided about his starting lineup against the Wizards an hour before tip off. The coach was still deciding whether to go with a smaller lineup or make an adjustment based on some of the success the Wizards had in their meeting two weeks ago.
Despite their height disadvantage, particularly in the backcourt, most games this season Drew has gone with a smaller lineup. It something he came to terms with during the offseason when the roster went through an overhaul.
Stay tuned for his decision. UPDATE: Starters are Teague, Harris, Stevenson, Smith and Horford.
The Wizards have won two of their last three games – their only victories of the season. According to coach Randy Wittman, his team is looking to build on those efforts, including their win over the Heat this week.
“That’s the main thing that we take from these last couple of games that we continue to build on them,” Wittman said. “We don’t take steps backward and it stops and the ball stops moving and we starting holding. We showed them the Miami game. We watched it and the things that we did. That’s what we have to continue to build on. We can’t let what we did in the Miami game go to waste.”
There is no local television broadcast tonight. Radio only in Atlanta.
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Slimjr
December 7th, 2012
8:04 pm
Lottery pick point guards make your team so much better…Most of the time anyway…lol
Felton was a #5 behind Marvin, Chris and D-Will in 2005!
J.J.M.
December 7th, 2012
8:04 pm
zaza with the great effort
Runner-
December 7th, 2012
8:04 pm
ZAZA
MattP
December 7th, 2012
8:04 pm
Did Teague really play the whole 1st quarter?
Blast
December 7th, 2012
8:05 pm
End of the 1st qrt, Hawks up 12.
Slimjr
December 7th, 2012
8:05 pm
Josh is shooting 3’s again. Uh oh….
Clank
Slimjr
December 7th, 2012
8:06 pm
That Christmas day uniform commercial is awesome!
Rev in Tampa
December 7th, 2012
8:10 pm
Lol at the Wiz announcers saying that the Joe Johnson trade was hard to sell to the Atlanta fans.
DawgNole
December 7th, 2012
8:13 pm
Slimjr
December 7th, 2012
8:00 pm
Rev,
I could not believe what I watching last night? No Melo, no Amare and the Knicks dismantled Miami on their home floor? It was the worst Home loss for the big 3 at home..
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Glad it wasn’t the worst Road loss for the big 3 at home . . . .
J.J.M.
December 7th, 2012
8:15 pm
seems like the hawks should be up by 20
J.J.M.
December 7th, 2012
8:17 pm
come on josh
keith
December 7th, 2012
8:17 pm
Joe Johnson 18 points on 7-10 shooting in the 1st half = Wow. 3-4 on 3 pointers. He never did this for us???
Slimjr
December 7th, 2012
8:20 pm
Josh is jumper happy…
Hawks only up 9.
keith
December 7th, 2012
8:20 pm
Andray Blatche is playing “Grown Man Basketball” for the Brooklyn Nets. Turns out he was a missed opportunity for us. Blatche can play the 4 or the 5 effectively.
J.J.M.
December 7th, 2012
8:21 pm
come on teague finish at the rim
J.J.M.
December 7th, 2012
8:21 pm
lmao yo josh has no moves
Slimjr
December 7th, 2012
8:22 pm
The way that arena sounded last night in the 3rd and 4th quarters on TNT you would have thought that the Heat were on the road DawgNole.. LOL!
keith
December 7th, 2012
8:22 pm
Understand this Bloggers, we are 10-5 and in 3rd place in the east, go figure! Not bad for a bunch of average Basketball players. Imagine if we had a “go-to-guy.”
keith
December 7th, 2012
8:25 pm
Devin Harris with 12 points and 3-4 from “downtown”. Devin Harris playing Grown Man Basketball. We have got to start Devin at the point and he needs to finish at the point! PERIOD!!!!
J.J.M.
December 7th, 2012
8:28 pm
whats up with the guards losing the ball on a fastbreak
J.J.M.
December 7th, 2012
8:29 pm
post up horford nene is taking it to you
J.J.M.
December 7th, 2012
8:30 pm
horford cant guard nene
Blast
December 7th, 2012
8:31 pm
Hawks missing a lot of chances. You don’t want this game to get too close. Remember the last time we played the Wiz? Go Deshaun!
Slimjr
December 7th, 2012
8:32 pm
Nene is a superior post player. This is what he does… School?
Slimjr
December 7th, 2012
8:34 pm
NeNe is 6′11″ going about 260-270.
Al has no shot defending him..Too Big.
Runner-
December 7th, 2012
8:35 pm
Great half for the Hawks
Hawks_4_Life
December 7th, 2012
8:35 pm
I love watching Hawk-ball this season, too bad we’re thin upfront or we might be dangerous.
Slimjr
December 7th, 2012
8:36 pm
Teague with 14! He is your starter not Harris…
Slimjr
December 7th, 2012
8:37 pm
{starting pt guard} ^^^^
keith
December 7th, 2012
8:40 pm
Our guys need to get into the weight room. Al should carry about 265-270lbs if he wants to be more dominant in the post. Post play is about attitude.
cp
December 7th, 2012
8:40 pm
Teague looks a lot better tonight on both ends. Looks like LD sitting him last game woke him up. Devin Harris seems to have found his rhythm too. Nice board work by Zaza tonight too. I still think guys need to give up the ball a little more on the break to the pg’s. Good game so far.
lacsho
December 7th, 2012
8:42 pm
online game link:http://online-tv-rocks-videos.blogspot.com/2012/12/washington-wizards-vs-atlanta-hawks.html
doc
December 7th, 2012
8:42 pm
i hear the refrain of “taking care of business”, right now. good half, now keep it up. wish i could watch its i am in colorado watching boston. i hate boston. at least philly is leading and rondo has a triple double going. so much for that.
keith
December 7th, 2012
8:42 pm
I love this team more than any other we have had since the Nique-Doc Rivers tandem. Wish we had a young “Tree Rollins” right now.
lacsho
December 7th, 2012
8:43 pm
Teague is in Beast mode. He has taken over the game on both ends of the court. The wizards TV analyst can’t stop talking about him. The hawks are shooting lights out.
doc
December 7th, 2012
8:43 pm
ok thanks lacsho?
rev, bro, where is the faith?
your sermons better be better early, rather than later. heh heh
Slimjr
December 7th, 2012
8:44 pm
Benson could have been that young Tree Rollins.. @#$%^&
Hawks_4_Life
December 7th, 2012
8:45 pm
After my Hawks, Im rooting hard for the Rockets so we can get that first round pick. H
lacsho
December 7th, 2012
8:45 pm
No problem doc, I’m running my hdmi from my laptop to my flatscreen. It’s beats listening to it online.
doc
December 7th, 2012
8:47 pm
not mac compatible it seems. ;-( more green for me.
keith
December 7th, 2012
8:47 pm
How did we get the Rockets 1st round pick??? Is it lottery protected?
Slimjr
December 7th, 2012
8:47 pm
Teague was getting schooled by Lawson the other night, that’s why he looks more relaxed tonight..
Hey it happens..
As a baller, sometimes you get owned on some nights…
Jae Evolution
December 7th, 2012
8:47 pm
Wish Harris could play like this every game his trade value would skyrocket.
Rev in Tampa
December 7th, 2012
8:48 pm
doc,
F-U
doc
December 7th, 2012
8:48 pm
nene is a load and would prefer him over gasol in a minute if we were to trade. he is also on my true warrior team.
Jae Evolution
December 7th, 2012
8:49 pm
Yeah Lawson killed Teague the other night going for 32.
Tonight he has ZERO on 0-6 and George Hill is no defensive stopper.
doc
December 7th, 2012
8:50 pm
rev, serious?
got to keep them in their seats. cant let the minds wander.
strong finishes might be missed.
Rev in Tampa
December 7th, 2012
8:51 pm
For the uninitiated.
F-U = Forgive you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLXW_Y0S4-c
doc
December 7th, 2012
8:52 pm
lol rev, just saw the comment about the hard sell. man, it was almost like we won a world series when jj went. even df was surprised at the response of fans. maybe he has a bit more respect for us than either of his two predecessors.
Rev in Tampa
December 7th, 2012
8:53 pm
how does devin hit so many threes in the first half and then throw up an air ball on a wide open shot?