Atlanta Hawks game thread: Morrow out, Stevenson questionable (updated)
Vivlamore reporting from Washington, D.C.
UPDATE: Anthony Morrow will not play against the Wizards as he continues to experience soreness in his back. “We are going to rest him tonight due to the soreness in his back,” coach Larry Drew said. “We’ll take the extra precautionary measures.”
I asked Drew if the loss of Morrow would tempt him to play DeShawn Stevenson, whom he would like to rest for tomorrow’s game against the Thunder. Stevenson will dress. “In terms of the game plan of (Stevenson) playing or not playing, I was hoping (Morrow) would be able to play. So, we’ll just see how the game goes.”
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The Hawks will go with a starting lineup of Jeff Teague, Devin Harris, Kyle Korver, Josh Smith and Al Horford against the Wizards tonight.
There are two reasons for the unit, according to coach Larry Drew.
With a game at home against Oklahoma City tomorrow, Drew may not play DeShawn Stevenson. The veteran swingman and defensive stalwart does not play in back-to-back games and Drew would likely rather have him against the Thunder. By not starting Stevenson, Drew can monitor whether he needs to use him.
“There is a possibility that we will limit his minutes,” Drew said. “There is a possibility he will not play. We will make that decision right before game time.”
Drew also likes the lineup for matchup reasons.
“We have two guys who really push the basketball,” Drew said. “Kyle gets up and down the floor and is a spot-up guy. I think our matchups are pretty good with both Jeff and Devin. They are not very big at the 3 so we can go a little smaller.”
* Drew said the status of guard Anthony Morrow would be a game-time decision. Morrow, who has been suffering from a sore back, went through the team shoot-around Tuesday. Drew said he was still experiencing some soreness.
* The Hawks enter the game having won 17 of the past 18 games against the Wizards, including both games this season. Drew is wary that his team does not take the Wizards lightly.
“They are a very physical team with Nene, (Emeka) Okafor and (Kevin) Seraphin,” Drew said. “They have guys who can score the ball. … They are a very capable ball club. The last thing you can do is come into a game like this and underestimate this team. Forget the record. You have to go out and play this team with a sense of urgency. That is going to be the message tonight.”
Chris Vivlamore
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390 comments Add your comment
Keith
December 18th, 2012
12:31 pm
He should start Zsa Zsa tonight!!!!
Keith
December 18th, 2012
12:31 pm
Enter your comments here
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
12:34 pm
As Admiral Ackbar would say…”It’s a trap!”
MattP
December 18th, 2012
12:34 pm
Stevenson should not be questionable, he should be saved to play against the better team tomorrow. Drew better not do this again like he did against the Grizzlies, even though the Hawks won without him.
hfc95
December 18th, 2012
12:36 pm
teague harris korver smith horford
bench: williams,pachulia,johnson,jenkins
let morrow and stevenson rest.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
12:36 pm
Larry saving his weapons for the OKC fight tomorrow night!
He’s going to need them all..
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
12:40 pm
Hey doc, that was a good article about Lin and the Knicks from the previous blog!
Thank you for posting Sir!
Agree with you on your take ref. Amar’e and Melo melding into a cohesive unit to pursue the Finals!
Woody is going to have to step up his game to make this work…
Keith
December 18th, 2012
12:48 pm
Nene is finally healthy. Okafor is healthy. Their bench is healthy. Wizards will “DOMINATE” and control the boards tonight. The Washington Wizards 102 Atlanta Hawks 90.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
12:55 pm
Watch Hawk fans how this 6′11″ baller dominates in the post. He is just too big, too strong, and too fleet of foot for Allstar Al to defend..Al may get torched tonight in the post..
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
1:01 pm
That 6′11″ baller is none other than NeNe.
Section 303
December 18th, 2012
1:06 pm
Can someone help me out here….I seemed to be banned from posting on here when I post from my home computer (I’m posting from work now). Any suggestions on how to fix this? Of course, I’m probably going to be banned from this computer, now that I just pointed out that I can post from it.
Section 303
December 18th, 2012
1:08 pm
I am upset that I will not be able to attend tomorrow’s game (though, I did make a nice profit by selling on stubhub!). Will have to settle for TV. Sucks…
Chris Vivlamore
December 18th, 2012
2:11 pm
Section 303: Let me look into it. I haven’t banned you.
ATMAN
December 18th, 2012
3:02 pm
Start IVAN! Our hardest working player, has size, has skills, doesn’t get the minutes. Josh is lazy, doesn’t want to rebound, Al’s undersized but, a warrior……needs help on the boards…… Zsa Zsa needs to be in there, too. I do not like this starting lineup!
Section 303
December 18th, 2012
3:03 pm
Thanks, Chris!
Section 303
December 18th, 2012
3:07 pm
I think the Hawks will win tonight. They aren’t going to play badly two games in-a-row. I still think this team is a top 3 team in the East. I like this team a lot.
Hey, did anyone else watch Minny play Orlando last night on League Pass? I know no one wants to bring race into the dicussion, but bare with me….Minny is a fun team to watch. There are several minutes a game where they have an all white lineup. Really…who would have thought an entertaining team would field 5 white guys at any time?! Just an observation….
Section 303
December 18th, 2012
3:09 pm
Speaking of fun teams to watch…..I miss OKC coming to town tomorrow. Hate this. Seriously bothers me that I will not be at Philips tomorrow night. Wish OKC came back through this season.
MsDee
December 18th, 2012
3:41 pm
Section 303,
Why cant u make it to the game? Did I miss u telling us u cant make it? If so, sorry to have u repeat it.
O'Brien
December 18th, 2012
3:57 pm
303,
There have been articles written about Minny and the fact that at times, they are fielding an all white team. Go to google, and look it up, and you will see the articles.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
4:05 pm
Yea it must of been an entertaining smack down loss for Minnesota..
Who would of [thunk] that a bunch of nobody’s fielded by Orlando could defeat the mighty Timber with the AllStar?
Orlando on a 3 game winning streak…Hmmm
The Hawks should try to go after Derrick Williams. He is a good pick.. He could be that solid scoring threat at the #3…
BIG DOG
December 18th, 2012
4:07 pm
Zaza should starte why LD continue to do this, JUST DAM
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Just Joe
December 18th, 2012
4:08 pm
Do Spaniards & Russians count as white guys?
Rubio, Pekovic, AK47, Schved
BIG DOG
December 18th, 2012
4:09 pm
Chris V. have i been banned ?
My post continue to be block
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
O'Brien
December 18th, 2012
4:16 pm
Slim,
Why is Nene coming off the bench?
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
4:29 pm
OB, you just asked a 64 million dollar question?
Why does Larry give Ivan DNP’s for goodness sake?
I just asked one too…lol!
Astro Joe
December 18th, 2012
4:33 pm
Nene is barely healthy, doesn’t play in back-to-back games, has had a limit on the number of minutes he plays in each game and is coming off the bench because Wittman is hoping for some stability in his starting line-up. He has had some decent games but certainly hasn’t prduced like he does when healthy. And like another undersized center, Nene is not much of a shot-blocker… even when he is healthy.
The Wizards should be looking to trade either nene or Okafor in the coming months. Seraphin should be getting at least 32 minutes/game (when not in foul trouble). I’m not interested in either for the Hawks, just a comment about tonight’s opponent.
doc
December 18th, 2012
4:35 pm
303, the minny’s have been attacked by the fact. they also tried to get “of color” players but were rejected and said so in their own defense. meanwhile, lin an asian heresy in a union, gets racist comments by brothers. also criticized for his contract by melo and jr saying it was too big. nobody said dirt when jj got better contracts than heat big three. go figure.
lin did what they told him to do like we did with josh, go find a contract and we will match. when will it end? reverse racism always is a numbing one.
to answer my question it wont. we are too judgmental.
ATMAN
December 18th, 2012
4:40 pm
Between Horford, Zsa Zsa, and Ivan. Two of the three should always be on the court. These are the only bangers we got!
W.R. Terrell
December 18th, 2012
4:43 pm
A win against the Wizards is more then a possibility unless stupidity takes hold. Lets see, if a certain person rebounds, defends and gets his points off put backs and not standing outside the 3 point line then the HAWKS have a good possibility of winning this game. Is that too much to hope for? oh yeah, he needs to play a lil defense also. Al will be fine, he will give Nene a battle. I say lets start IVAN at PF, Al at center and hopefully that nuddy buddy at SF will play with some sense, if not then the HAWKS gotta big prob if those outside shots are not dropping. LD needs to make a statement about stupid play, if not and the launcher does his thing and goes 4 for 22 then the Wizards will win by 30. Sounds far fetched? Lets see what the wanna be superstar does and if he hinders the team. Maybe he looked at his 1-12 and will decide not to be ignorant. Ha ha gotchaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Chris Vivlamore
December 18th, 2012
4:50 pm
Big Dog, you have not been banned. You and Section 303 try to post and let me know via email if it worked (cvivlamore@ajc.com). Thanks.
Astro Joe
December 18th, 2012
4:51 pm
I think I read somewhere that Adelman is already planning his retirement when his contract expires, so the T’wolves need to make their run in the next 1-2 seasons or find another top-shelf head coach (which isn’t very easy). of course, keeping their top 2-3 players healthy would be a good place to start.
Rod from College Park
December 18th, 2012
4:55 pm
“he needs to play a lil defense also. Al will be fine, he will give Nene a battle.”
Al will give Nene a battle huh? How much do you want to bet that Al does not check Nene the majority of the time he is on the floor? It will be Zaza, or the guy you state needs to play a lil defense. I wonder why?
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
5:18 pm
Rod with the vicious cross-over step-back 3 over the [Fan Club] member! [Yes]!!! In Marv Albert’s voice.. lol
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
5:43 pm
Hopefully they don’t make Kevin Seraphin look like Tim Duncan tonight like they did the last time these teams played.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
5:49 pm
FTPB
“it was an early season game. OKC was still trying to find themselves after losing the bearded one!
Now they have jelled and are running folks out of the gym”
Kevin Durant has never beaten the Hawks by double digits in his entire career and is 5-5 against the Hawks in his career. Maybe that is just coincidence, but for whatever reason the Hawks have always been competitive with Durant’s teams, regardless of whether one player or another is injured. I don’t know if the Hawks will win tomorrow night, but I think the game will be competitive.
They gotta take care of business tonight, though, and hopefully they don’t do what I just did and look forward to tomorrow while forgetting about tonight.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
5:50 pm
The official Hawks Twitter feed says Morrow is officially ruled out.
ATMAN
December 18th, 2012
5:57 pm
Is it me or is Josh a much worse shooter this year, FG’s & FT’s? I haven’t compared %ages to past yrs. He’s got to play with energy or the Hawks struggle, sick of the complaining and not getting back. Most talented we got by far…….C’mon Man!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
5:59 pm
“lin an asian heresy in a union, gets racist comments by brothers. also criticized for his contract by melo and jr saying it was too big”
Based on Lin’s lackluster season so far, Melo and JR appear to be right. Lin calls his critics racist, but the race thing goes both ways — dude isn’t even a top 10 guard in the West and has a serious shot at getting voted into the All Star game. I don’t condone the racism but I am not that surprised that people in the league are somewhat resentful at the outsized amount of attention and praise he has gotten. He has benefited from his race the exact same way Tim Tebow has benefited from his religious beliefs.
Section 303
December 18th, 2012
6:03 pm
Here’s a test…trying to post on here from home (fingers crossed!)
ATMAN
December 18th, 2012
6:08 pm
ND, you don’t think Linsanity was because an underdog got hot on the biggest stage…..NYC?
Section 303
December 18th, 2012
6:08 pm
MsDee, I had to look long term. I’m missing the game because my wife is really busy this week and does not want to go. So, instead of her going when she really didn’t want to, I sold the tickets on stubhub.
I guess it’s sort of like managing a pitcher in baseball. Don’t want them to to work too many innings. Need them to last the entire season and have a long career. My wife is a good sport. Goes to games with me all the time (including two road games: @Charlotte in November and Brooklyn in March). Gives me no grief on buying season tickets every year. Don’t want to burn her out. Got a lot of games left, plus a long postseason (right?!). Just had to scrafice this one.
Good thing there was a decent stubhub market.
Duluth Joe
December 18th, 2012
6:09 pm
“Kevin Durant has never beaten the Hawks by double digits in his entire career and is 5-5 against the Hawks in his career. Maybe that is just coincidence, but for whatever reason the Hawks have always been competitive with Durant’s teams, regardless of whether one player or another is injured. I don’t know if the Hawks will win tomorrow night, but I think the game will be competitive. ”
Has more to do with the mismatch that is Ibaka for all other teams. But for Hawks he is not a mismatch. Josh takes care of him and neutralizes him. While Al can handle their centers(Perkins, Thabeet, Collison). Add Teague and his speed to mix, and Hawks are a nightmare match-up for OKC.
OKC should still be favored because of Westbrook and Martin, but not a huge favorite like against other teams.
Section 303
December 18th, 2012
6:12 pm
Was not trying to start race stuff when talking about the T-Wolves. I just found it funny that they are entertaining, but play so many white guys.
I watched the Suns/Kings game after (I need help, I know..). Those are two bad teams. Will watch the Suns, though, because Shannon Brown is a starter for them….GO GREEN!
Section 303
December 18th, 2012
6:17 pm
By the way…glad we are done with the Wizards and Bobcats for another month. I swear…seems like the Hawks play these teams every-other-game!
I still stand by the Wizards not being as bad as their record. I think there is hope there. If they can get Wall back sometime before the All Star Break, better chance of getting a decent amount of wins.
Any of you listen to Sekou’s podcast? He had Eton Thomas on there last week. Eton covers the Wizards for the Washington Post these days. Eton made a strong case for the team having hope. Eton is a d@mn good debater, though…
Admiral SnAckbar
December 18th, 2012
6:18 pm
it’s a TRAP!!!
Chilly
December 18th, 2012
6:19 pm
This is a special Hawks team. They will go further this season than ever before. It will start with the defeat of the Wizards, then OKC tomorrow.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
6:28 pm
Ibaka went for 25 and 17 against the vaulted Spurs last night?
Improving his game big time! It wont so easy defending this guy anymore as he continues to work on his game..He now has a midrange jumper that has been added to his arsenal.
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
6:32 pm
Is tonight’s game thread on its way?
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
6:37 pm
Just Joe
December 18th, 2012
4:08 pm
Do Spaniards & Russians count as white guys?
Rubio, Pekovic, AK47, Schved
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Definitely.
MattP
December 18th, 2012
6:37 pm
This is the game thread, Viv likes to make it early.
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
6:38 pm
Oh, this [blog] IS the game thread – my bad.
MattP
December 18th, 2012
6:42 pm
Wonder if we will see Jenkins this game. Could be a real possibility with Korver starting at 3 and it is only the Wizards. But knowing Drew he will go with a small rotation again like against the Grizzles.
doc
December 18th, 2012
6:46 pm
Najeh it may have been a shooting star but you aren’t giving the kid cred for what he did which was to revive a dead brand and team that was lost until he got on the court. If he hasn’t done what he did they would not have been in a position to be in the playoffs.
He may not be a one hit wonder as he and harden figure it out. No slouch walks in and does 22 and nine dimes in the garden under pressure and not have some skill. His contract is no more absurd than JJ’s and I counter Lin’s will have more worth to it in the end in comparison. It was quite a put down by those guys and he has a target on and people and players not wanting him to succeed much like Jackie Robinson did because of his race and accolades. That is my point as well. Rationalize all you want folks have done that on race and gender for a long time.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
6:55 pm
“ND, you don’t think Linsanity was because an underdog got hot on the biggest stage…..NYC?”
Partly, sure. But at the same time, I don’t see the reigning NL Cy Young winner getting the kind of national love that Lin got, despite also being an underdog in NYC. And I definitely don’t think he is 3rd in the West among guards in All Star voting if not for his ethnicity. Just saying it works in his favor at least as much as it works to his detriment, that’s all.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
6:56 pm
And apparently I can’t say the reigning NL Cy Young winner’s name because it gets eaten by the blog monster.
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
7:02 pm
doc,
“Najeh it may have been a shooting star but you aren’t giving the kid cred for what he did which was to revive a dead brand and team that was lost until he got on the court.” – doc @6:46pm, 12/18/2012
You aren’t giving Woody enough cred[it] for what he [Woody] did with the Knicks from last season to present. The Knicks [squad] is currently a No. 1 seed in the East. You don’t even give Woody enough credit for what he did with the Hawks. While this [Hawks] franchise may not be a title contender at the moment, it [this Hawks franchise] sure as hell ain’t “irrelevant.” [sic]
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
7:05 pm
“It was quite a put down by those guys and he has a target on and people and players not wanting him to succeed much like Jackie Robinson did because of his race and accolades. ”
Come on, man. Crowds yelled the N word at Jackie Robinson in unison. How many crowds were yelling chink at Lin? Dude got standing ovations in opposing arenas last year. It’s not even close to the same.
Lin had a target on him because he was being hyped way beyond his level of production, which in turn was at least in part because of his ethnicity. Yao Ming saw some early resentment when he was getting voted into All Star games, but most of that dissipated once he evolved into a player who actually deserved to start the All Star game. If Lin develops into that player, I figure you’ll probably see a lot of the resentment towards him dissipate as well.
I’d also argue the Amare signing and Melo trade revived the Knicks’ brand a lot more than a 16-10 stretch with Lin at the helm did.
Clarification
December 18th, 2012
7:06 pm
Mike Woodson’s coaching record:
W 242 – L 298 448%
Playoff record: 12-22 .353%
Just the facts, ma’am.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
7:10 pm
I don’t remember Yi Jianlian ever being targeted or resented by his peers. Just saying. The negative reaction comes from hype a lot more so than race.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:11 pm
Good work Hawks!!!! This is the Game Thread!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:11 pm
Hawks win the tap
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
7:13 pm
Hawks doing a better job of giving Korver options when he catches the ball coming off screens. He did a good job finding open teammates in Chicago when teams played him too aggressively.
Great ball movement so far.
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
7:14 pm
Nice start by the Hawks. 10-2
Hawks_4_Life
December 18th, 2012
7:15 pm
No mercy
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:17 pm
H-s,
its interesting how some of these Hawk fans show resentment towards Woody who took a basketball team who hadn’t been to the playoffs in almost a decade take them their several years in a row! What gives? Hmmmm
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:20 pm
Woody is 36-12 with the Knicks:
.750 wining percentage..That’s a fact, not imagination.. Hahahahahah
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:21 pm
there^^^
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
7:21 pm
Bob and Nique ain’t holding back about Jordan Crawford.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
7:23 pm
This is not Teague’s finest quarter, to be kind.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:24 pm
Oh here comes NeNe!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:25 pm
#3 with the Facial! Vicious Dunk!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:25 pm
Go Ivan!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:26 pm
wizards shooting 57%
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:27 pm
Both teams are pushing it tonight! Its run and gun..
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
7:27 pm
LD needs to show some confidence and play Jenkins. He’s down 2 wing players and playing the awful Wizards. Let the rookie play….
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:29 pm
Wizards are 3-18, just brutal..Injury bug has set them back big time…
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:30 pm
ZaZa too slow to guard NeNe!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:31 pm
NeNe is a freaking beast!
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
7:32 pm
slim, IMO, Woody under achieved in his last two seasons. Plus, he lost the team, so what’s to be done?
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
7:34 pm
Sloppy quarter by both teams, but good result for the Hawks. I’d like to see them limit some of the wide open jumpers the Wizards got.
Blast
December 18th, 2012
7:35 pm
Not a bad qrt, but too many Hawks turnovers.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:35 pm
Free Jenkins!
MattP
December 18th, 2012
7:36 pm
Looks like my question was answered early, Drew is going to play a small rotation instead of giving Jenkins time against the Wizards.
Hawks_4_Life
December 18th, 2012
7:36 pm
No a fan of Williams at the point but it works most times.
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
7:37 pm
Slimjr,
I don’t know “what gives.” I guess some of these Hawks fans have “selective ‘Romnesia.’”
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:37 pm
This Beal guard is smoking the Hawks guards!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:38 pm
Hahah@ H-s!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:42 pm
Dang Crawford just is a tough shot.
Hey Nique your description of JC2 mirrors your playing days!
“he’s an unconscious scorer”
“he never saw a shot he did not like” WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
7:42 pm
Selective? I thought I was pretty specific.
Luke Cage
December 18th, 2012
7:42 pm
SWEET CHRISTMAS!!!
J.J.M.
December 18th, 2012
7:42 pm
Serious question who’s the last first round pick from the hawks that actually got crazy playing time?
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:42 pm
hit^^
2 FOR JOHN DREW
December 18th, 2012
7:42 pm
GO HAWKS !!! …… ATL IS WINNERSVILLE AGAIN !!!!!!!
Luke Cage
December 18th, 2012
7:43 pm
Back after a mini hiatus
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:44 pm
The Hawks suck right about now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
9 TO’s converts to 12 pts for the Wizards.
Wizard shooting 64%? Huh?
Luke Cage
December 18th, 2012
7:44 pm
Seems like our High Flyin’ Hawks are looking past the generals tonight and already thinking about OKC
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:47 pm
Wizards are playing like they are14-4?
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
7:47 pm
“Serious question who’s the last first round pick from the hawks that actually got crazy playing time?”
Horford
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
7:48 pm
LD needs to quit f-cking around and get Josh back in this game.
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
7:48 pm
Dog Fight!
No defense going on here.
Blast
December 18th, 2012
7:48 pm
Hawks defence is non existing at this point.
Hawks_4_Life
December 18th, 2012
7:49 pm
Sloppy
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:50 pm
Aw come on. Now they lose two guys? Ivan and Devin? What gives?
Luke Cage
December 18th, 2012
7:50 pm
Maybe a Jenkins sighting with Devin going down?
J.J.M.
December 18th, 2012
7:51 pm
Dunk it josh!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:52 pm
Josh playin the point?
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
7:54 pm
D. HARRIS #34 G 14:26 3-6 2-5 0-0 -1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 8
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
7:55 pm
K. KORVER #26 F 13:39 2-2 2-2 0-0 +1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 6
J. SMITH #5 F 12:54 3-4 0-0 1-1 +9 1 4 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 7
A. HORFORD #15 C 11:32 1-3 0-0 0-0 +6 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2
J.J.M.
December 18th, 2012
7:57 pm
Nique says the same lines every game…
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
7:57 pm
Still remember D-ck Vitale (yes, the blog monster makes me censor his name) saying Okafor would be better than Dwight Howard. What a dumbass.
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
7:58 pm
B Real!
B.Beal is for Real.
B. BEAL #3 G 15:00 5-6 0-0 0-0 -11 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 10
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
7:58 pm
Craw takes terrible shots!
3-18 is justified! These guys do not know how to play basketball very well.. A bunch of stiffs!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
7:59 pm
No Hawks are in double figures yet.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
8:00 pm
Oh Boy! AllStar Al is guarding NeNe!!!!!!!
Touch time!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
8:01 pm
Torch^^^^
Luke Cage
December 18th, 2012
8:02 pm
Guys just kinda going thru the motions
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
8:03 pm
Super-Scrub!
Toliver? smh
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
8:03 pm
NeNe too skilled for Al in the post!
Luke Cage
December 18th, 2012
8:04 pm
Bet college players praying they don’t get drafted by the Hawks, they know ROOK = NO PLAYING TIME.
Jae Evolution
December 18th, 2012
8:04 pm
Heat have 3 rebounds after 1 qtr, Timberwolves have 18.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
8:05 pm
Beal is Ballin
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
8:06 pm
OK LD, Tolliver got his one basket… quit while you’re ahead and get his ass out of there.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
8:08 pm
Jordan going for a double-double
8-6
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
8:09 pm
Nice finish for JT!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
8:11 pm
Nice finish to an otherwise lackluster half for Teague.
Hawks still letting this team hang around. I’d like to see them step on their throats to start the 3rd quarter so that they can get some rest in the 4th on the heels of a back to back against OKC tomorrow.
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:19 pm
The 1st 6 minutes of this 3rd quarter will determine the outcome tonight. Will tell us a lot!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
8:21 pm
Harris is out for the rest of the game.
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
8:21 pm
Thank Goodness Randy Wittman only played NeNe 10mins in the 1st half
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
8:24 pm
With Devin out for the 2nd half, I sure hope LD can find some meaningful mins for Jenkins to play at the worst team in the league.
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:25 pm
Is Al playing tonight????
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
8:26 pm
I generally don’t get too bent out of shape about Jenkins not playing, but he can’t possibly be worse than Tolliver. Come on LD.
Blast
December 18th, 2012
8:27 pm
Horford’s defence has been so weak so far.
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:27 pm
Kyle Korver is the new Hawk MVP!!!!!!!
Blast
December 18th, 2012
8:28 pm
And he cannot make any jumpers either.
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:30 pm
Turnover Machine Josh Scrub Smith Strikes agian. Mr. All Over-hyped can not make a play!!!SMDH!!!
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:34 pm
Punk Booty Josh cries too dog gone much!!!!
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
8:34 pm
Quick Sand!
What a hard game to watch.
O'Brien
December 18th, 2012
8:34 pm
Slim, HS,
What’s Woody’s record in the playoffs (both with the Hawks and with the Knicks)?
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:35 pm
Big Dummy Josh!!!
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:36 pm
MVP KYLE KORVER BALLIN!!!
bigdave
December 18th, 2012
8:37 pm
mercy…
Hawks_4_Life
December 18th, 2012
8:37 pm
IM TIRED OF THE TEAM BEING TO DAM THREE HAPPY ALL THE TIME. Dont pass up the easy two….geez.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
8:37 pm
Well, looks like I’m going to be dropping Beal from my fantasy team tomorrow.
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:37 pm
Nice Block Josh! Get up Beal!
Luke Cage
December 18th, 2012
8:37 pm
Beal laying on the floor like Manny Pacqiuo
will
December 18th, 2012
8:38 pm
the commentators on the wizards cable three were literally CACKLING at that patent Mid-Range Shawty 3… too bad their teams so poopy
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:38 pm
Can you say ‘Concussion” boys and girls???
bigdave
December 18th, 2012
8:38 pm
if another big gets the ball near the hoop and passes …
Hawks_4_Life
December 18th, 2012
8:38 pm
Clean block, hope he ok.
Blast
December 18th, 2012
8:39 pm
Jeff Teague!
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:39 pm
Teague FINALLY making positive plays..
bigdave
December 18th, 2012
8:39 pm
Back to back rim punches…
Blast
December 18th, 2012
8:39 pm
Josh Smith!
Luke Cage
December 18th, 2012
8:39 pm
Hawks are now playin Hawk Defense
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
8:40 pm
Looks like that rejection fired up the team a little bit.
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
8:40 pm
Head Banging!
That fool got a concussive headache. i hope B.Real is ok but, son better get cable and, learn to keep that ISH out of the paint, where the Big Boy’s play.
Let’s Go Hawks! Put these scrubs away!
Duluth Joe
December 18th, 2012
8:40 pm
Who was it that was saying Josh should play a lil defense?
His block changed the game
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:41 pm
Randy Whittman could flat out shoot-it back in the day. He was Kyle Korver before Kyle Korver. Whitman was probably the Hawks best shooting guard ever!
Vino
December 18th, 2012
8:41 pm
Josh and Teague going off
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:42 pm
Al Horford needs to be more assertive tonight.
Vino
December 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
Josh has shown rookies this year who is!!!!
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
Nene has that “Girly” RGIII look tonight minus the headband…
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
We should be blowing these scrubs out tonight. Devin will give us a lift…
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
Jelly Legs!
“Harris is out for the rest of the game” – Naj -
_________________
That boy need to do some – seated incline leg presses, twice his body weight. Or, something.
J.J.M.
December 18th, 2012
8:45 pm
Got a feeling hawks will lose…coach drew doesn’t know what he’s doing and the players seem to be thinking ahead
Blast
December 18th, 2012
8:45 pm
Stevenson gonna get a few minutes here.
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:46 pm
Stevenson, please get rid of that “Messed-up” hair-do!!
TBhawkfan
December 18th, 2012
8:46 pm
it is so hard to watch.
Luke Cage
December 18th, 2012
8:47 pm
Love Zsa Zsa but gotta be the worst finishing big man out there lol.
MattP
December 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
Stevenson but no Jenkins…. Clueless Drew at it again. I am going to laugh if Stevenson doesn’t play tomorrow.
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
Ivan”Debo” Johnson,,,time to regulate ladies…
J.J.M.
December 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
Nobody on the hawks can guard nene
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
Nets lead Jazz at halftime, 57 – 44.
“Duck” has five points and five rebounds in 15:28 of game time. I guess M-arv-I-n willi-A-ms is not totally M.I.A. at this point.
http://www.nba.com/games/20121218/UTABKN/gameinfo.html?ls=iref:nbahpgt0021200358
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
Ivan rejected??
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
Here Comes The Boss!
The “Worst MoHawk” in the world. [smh] My father was the most talented Barber in NYC, [RIP] and, too bad Mr. Burton isn’t around to tighthen the young fella up. [lol]
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
8:50 pm
Tolliver was a -7 in 8 minutes of playing time.
Nate ArchiBALL
December 18th, 2012
8:50 pm
Randy Wittman was no Kyle Korver. Randy was known at the reluctant shooting guard. Shot 51% from the field as a Hawk but would pass up way too many open shots. I remember one game Mike Fratello was in his face for about 5 minutes on the bench about not taking shots. Fratello forgot there was a game going on…
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:51 pm
What’s up with these grown men with “PUNK” hair-dos tonight??? Is this the WNBA???
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
8:51 pm
That was a heat check for Zaza.
Hawks_4_Life
December 18th, 2012
8:51 pm
Like I said this team is too three ball happy, now even Ivan.
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
8:51 pm
I wonder if the play was design for Ivan to stand at the 3pt line? If so, now you know Josh stands at the 3pt line.
Hawks_4_Life
December 18th, 2012
8:53 pm
Already tired of seeing JJ in that bouncing basketball commercial.
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
8:53 pm
K. KORVER #26 F 25:25 4-4 3-3 1-2 -2 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 1 0 12
J. SMITH #5 F 29:54 5-10 0-1 3-6 +6 1 5 6 0 3 2 2 3 1 13
J. TEAGUE #0 G 26:03 5-10 1-2 2-2 +6 0 3 3 6 4 2 1 1 0 13
Z. PACHULIA #27 11:12 0-2 0-1 0-0 +1 1 4 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
L. WILLIAMS #3 22:56 3-8 1-3 6-6 +6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 13
bigdave
December 18th, 2012
8:54 pm
That trouble man not bad…
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:54 pm
THAT’S WHY I WOULD TRADE AL…
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
8:54 pm
NeNe is AllStar Al’s nightmare! lol!
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:55 pm
Stevenson is the “REAL DEAL”
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
8:56 pm
That was DeShawn Stevenson’s first made 2 point basket since November 21 against the Wizards.
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:57 pm
GREAT TRANSITION DEFENSE HAWKS!!
bigdave
December 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
3rd time Al has caught the ball at the basket and passed.
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
ZSA ZSA COME ON MAN???
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
Damn ZaZa!
Can you JUMP & DUNK in traffic? [Geezus]
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
Al is doing way too much passing tonight. A shot by Al is nearly always better than a shot by Zaza. Power that up and try to draw a foul instead of passing it to Zaza just to see him get stripped.
Hawks_4_Life
December 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
No hustle at all….
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
Trap game Admiral?
keith
December 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
Should be Catrice Martin….
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
He did it again. Passed up an open jumper to get it to Zaza in the post, and the possession ended with a contested Lou 3 at the end of the clock. He needs to understand that on this team, especially when Josh is not on the floor, he needs to look to score.
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
9:00 pm
Nepitism! – sic
Joey Crawford for Jordan Crawford?
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
9:01 pm
LD player rotations sucks. These unbalance lineups are not working. Should have played Jenkins instead of forcing Tolliver/Ivan and Josh to play SF.
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
9:01 pm
“He needs to understand that on this team, especially when Josh is not on the floor, he needs to look to score.”
Co-freakin’ sign.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:01 pm
Horford playin “Chump” Basketball tonight… What’s up AL???
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:02 pm
Is AllStar Al playing power forward? hmmmmm
Smaller, quicker defenders are crowding him so he cant take em off the dribble..
And since he cant create his own shot he passes up shooting opportunities..It will continue if he plays the 4!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:02 pm
JC2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:02 pm
SportSouth needs to quit playing around with these weird camera angles for entire possessions at a time.
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
9:02 pm
Lou at PG tonight is a train wreck
Rod from College Park
December 18th, 2012
9:02 pm
Will someone inform Horford that he is the all star. Stop passing the sot up and getting it to Zaza. SMH
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:03 pm
AL is playing more like “Alania…2-night
J.J.M.
December 18th, 2012
9:03 pm
Omg korver
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
9:03 pm
Spent Money!
No way we should need the Mohawk tonight, to beat the Wizzles! [smh] coach?
Rod from College Park
December 18th, 2012
9:03 pm
Thanks Al.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
He will not be as effective at the 4..Not going to be at all.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
We need another point guard on our roster…Watch Josh miss both free -throws,,,
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
Street Cred!
No way should an elite team lose to this scrub-club. [smh]
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:05 pm
The high-low game between Josh and Al has been pretty nonexistent in this game.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:05 pm
Whos 14-7?
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:06 pm
Rebounding issues strike again.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:06 pm
JC2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
J.J.M.
December 18th, 2012
9:06 pm
Hawks deserve to lose
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:07 pm
Bad call Joey Crawford?? Horford could not get a rebound!!!!SMDH
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:07 pm
JC2 is killin Lou!
4 3-balls in the 2nd half? Huh?
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
9:08 pm
Boss Hog?
A. HORFORD #15 C 33:35 2-8 0-0 0-0 +1 1 7 8 6 1 1 1 0 2 4
————-
SMH … The Duke of Hazard.
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
9:08 pm
The Hawks are playing sloppy and allow this team to take the lead this late in the game.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:08 pm
Wizards 38 rebounds (13 offensive); Hawks 34 rebounds (6 offensive).
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:09 pm
We need a D-_____ real NBA Center!!! Sick and tired of this BS!!! Our Bigs, and i use that term “loosely” ARE WEAK!!!!!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:09 pm
JC2= 22 and 10!
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
9:09 pm
slimjr,
Why does it feel like you root for the other team so often?
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:09 pm
Earl Barron has 10 rebounds in 16 minutes for Washington. The Hawks don’t have a single rebounder in double figures.
Rod from College Park
December 18th, 2012
9:10 pm
Remember Grandad thinks Lou and Korver are good defenders. LOL
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:10 pm
HORFORD STINKS TONIGHT…HORFORD CANNOT REBOUND THE BASKETBALL…
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:11 pm
Al Horford is our WORST DEFENDER….PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:11 pm
hahahaha @ drmaryb!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:12 pm
Wizards bench: 23 rebounds
Hawks bench: 12 rebounds
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:12 pm
AllStar Al should be feasting on against this opponent! Hmmmmm
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:13 pm
Maybe we should get Dr. Phil for Al… Al needs to refund ASG some money!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:13 pm
Hawks come away empty on that possession after Al passes up an open mid range shot AGAIN.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:14 pm
KYLE KORVER OUR NEW MVP BOYS!!!!!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:14 pm
Jc2 from Atlanta!
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
9:14 pm
“HORFORD CANNOT REBOUND THE BASKETBALL…”
WTF? Tied for the team lead with Josh tonight. Top 12 in the league among centers. Top THREE in the East among centers.
Of ALL the things Horford is weak at, it’s certainly NOT rebounding. LMFAO.
MattP
December 18th, 2012
9:14 pm
Hawks are playing Horrible
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:15 pm
STUPID DREW HAD TO UNDERUSE JORDAN CRAWFORD….FIRE LARRY DREW…
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:15 pm
Sometimes it feels like AllStar Al is overrated by this blog
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:16 pm
Teague needs to chill. This isn’t a one on one game between him and Jordan Crawford. That last drive when he got blocked seemed like he was trying to get Jordan back. His role is different. He needs to be setting up his teammates with good shots right now, not trying to match Jordan bucket for bucket.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:16 pm
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
9:14 pm
HORFORD IS GETTING PUNKED TONIGHT BY OKAFOR AND NENE…..
J.J.M.
December 18th, 2012
9:16 pm
I wonder if the player we traded crawford for is still on our team(sarcasm)
Wabe
December 18th, 2012
9:17 pm
hit that 3 right in LD’s face…
not saying JC2 is a superstar or anything…
but I’m glad that dude’s showing LD that LD’s a bum, not him.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:17 pm
JC2 shot that last 3 ball from Douglasville!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:17 pm
You woul think Amare is on Al tonight…
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:18 pm
GREAT FLOP BY JOSH SMITH…
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:18 pm
Josh with another clutch defensive play in crunch time. One on one D in the post, for those of you who still think he doesn’t do that.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:18 pm
WEAK MOVE AT THE RIM BY AL….
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
9:18 pm
keith,
You were talking about rebounding:
Okafor 2 reb,
Nene 4 reb
Horford 10 reb
Jae Evolution
December 18th, 2012
9:18 pm
Josh Smith making game-winning plays.
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
9:19 pm
Fed Up!
A. HORFORD #15 C 36:36 2-8 0-0 0-0 +3 1 9 10 6 1 1 1 0 2 4
He not hungry fellas. My man Fed-Exed his game to Oklahoma City … [it was over nighted, yawl!]
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:19 pm
GREAT DEFENSE THAT TIME BY “SOFT” AL……
Rod from College Park
December 18th, 2012
9:19 pm
Why is our SF (josh checking Nene? Oh, I forgot, I know why. LOL . Predicted it before the game.
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
9:19 pm
That was a big no call on Josh and touch foul for NeNe
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:20 pm
Thanks for that gift, Joey Crawford.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:20 pm
Al cant check Nene.He’s too slow of foot..
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
9:20 pm
Josh got the touch foul back… SMH
MattP
December 18th, 2012
9:20 pm
Melvin,
That foul was on Korver that swatted in the air.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:21 pm
Easy lay-up missed by Josh…. Hit a d…..free throw please!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:21 pm
That’s one of those situations where the ball actually didn’t lie.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:21 pm
tough misses on the free throw line…
J.J.M.
December 18th, 2012
9:21 pm
And that’s why josh will never be a #1 option can’t knock down clutch free throws
Wabe
December 18th, 2012
9:21 pm
not sure what everybody else’s take on Louis Williams has been…
but that dude is mighty overrated in my opinion.
Mookie Blaylock
December 18th, 2012
9:22 pm
All-Snub teamer..Josh Smith
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
9:22 pm
“Free Throw Shawty” – I be damn!!!!!!!!!
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
9:22 pm
Missed free throws at the end of the game, nothing new for the Hawks….
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:22 pm
If i am Danny Ferry, I am working the phones tonight…. I need another starting Center….
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:22 pm
SWEET LOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
9:22 pm
Big 3 by Lou
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:22 pm
I was just about to complain why they are running Lou off screens instead of Korver, but nice shot.
Rod from College Park
December 18th, 2012
9:23 pm
Lou!!!
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
9:23 pm
FREE!
They’re FREE boys. That means no one is guarding you. It is an uncontested shot opportunity. Get OFF the bus and stay in the gym till 3:00 O’Clockkkk 2-nite.
Bang! Lou Will for THREE!
Wabe
December 18th, 2012
9:23 pm
guess I look stupid…
still overrated though
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
9:23 pm
Teague hurt his ankle….
J.J.M.
December 18th, 2012
9:23 pm
Lol doublin crawford
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:23 pm
How does SCRUB Baron hit a shot???? Come on mannnnn!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:24 pm
Hold that ball at the top for 15 seconds, run Korver off a screen and get him a shot.
Mookie Blaylock
December 18th, 2012
9:24 pm
Wabe
December 18th, 2012
9:21 pm
not sure what everybody else’s take on Louis Williams has been…
but that dude is mighty overrated in my opinion.
______________
To be a guy off the bench, not really. It seems he gets his 13,14, 15, 16 points quietly. We waited on our “star” Johnson to put up similar numbers game after game.
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
9:24 pm
In the words of Florida Evans from “Good Times,” “Damn, Damn, Damn!!!!!!”
Rod from College Park
December 18th, 2012
9:24 pm
“And that’s why josh will never be a #1 option can’t knock down clutch free throws”
No one on the team is a number 1 option. That’s the problem.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:24 pm
Earl Barron looks like my mailman…he should be sellin insurance…..
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
9:24 pm
FREE Basketball?
Let’s hope NOT!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:25 pm
25 11 for JC2! Larry you messed up on that one..
Wabe
December 18th, 2012
9:25 pm
I get your take for a guy coming off the bench…
but dude is a volume shooter.
he’s taking a lot of shots to get those points.
not saying he’s a complete bum or anything, but he’s not in the same ballpark as JC1.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:25 pm
JT you have to go earlier on the clock dude!
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:25 pm
Mama,,,there goes that man…..Stupid Jeff Teague strikes again…..
Jae Evolution
December 18th, 2012
9:26 pm
What…the…fu*k.
MattP
December 18th, 2012
9:26 pm
Teague trying to tackle the Wizards…
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:26 pm
They didn’t run Korver off a screen at all in the last 3 minutes. Bad coaching by LD.
Mookie Blaylock
December 18th, 2012
9:26 pm
With the game on the line and the shot clock off, I dont understand why you’d take ANY shot other than a buzzer beater. Why allow the other team the chance to get a game winning shot?
O'Brien
December 18th, 2012
9:26 pm
terrible play by Teague. He should have made his move at 12 seconds (imo).
And where was the shot for Korver?
J.J.M.
December 18th, 2012
9:26 pm
Get teague out of atlanta next year! How the hell you a point guard and don’t even give your team a chance to win
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:26 pm
No confidence in his Jump-shot…..
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
9:27 pm
Call me a homer but i didnt like that charge call on Teague
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
9:27 pm
You BIG Dummie!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:27 pm
Should have hired Mark Jackson instead of Larry
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
9:27 pm
The best 1-on-1 and clutch player is Lou Williams. LouWill should’ve been takin’ that last shot. Come on, LD; get with the program!!!!
Plus LouWill is the team’s best FT shooter.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:27 pm
“not saying he’s a complete bum or anything, but he’s not in the same ballpark as JC1.”
Jamal was a better shooter off the dribble, but Lou gets to the free throw line at a much higher rate. 9/9 at the line. He hasn’t been consistent enough for me but I’d rather have a guy who can get to the line, especially on this team.
Rod from College Park
December 18th, 2012
9:28 pm
“not saying he’s a complete bum or anything, but he’s not in the same ballpark as JC1.”
Ding, Ding!!!!!! They make the same amount of money also.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:28 pm
Punk Booty Teague….SMDH….Trade Teague and Al Horford TONIGHT to the Lakers for the LAKERS BENCH!!!!!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:29 pm
Teague jumper needs a ton of work and he knows it that why he does not pull in the paint for the wide open 8-12 footer..
He aint got one: a[mid-range Shawty]!
Mookie Blaylock
December 18th, 2012
9:29 pm
Best options as a “closer” = the ball in Lou Williams hands….or kicking something to Korver
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
9:29 pm
NeNe’s feet were NOT set!
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
9:29 pm
“not saying he’s a complete bum or anything, but he’s not in the same ballpark as JC1.” – Wabe @9:25pm, 12/18/2012
Hello!
MattP
December 18th, 2012
9:29 pm
Mookie I agree.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:29 pm
“Teague jumper needs a ton of work and he knows it that why he does not pull in the paint for the wide open 8-12 footer..”
The problem isn’t his jumper as much as his release point. He has shown he can make shots at a decent rate, but he can’t make them off the dribble because they get blocked too often since he releases the ball so low.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:30 pm
If they lose tonight, they get blown out tomorrow
MattP
December 18th, 2012
9:31 pm
Teague pretty much disappeared after 1st half, Lou should have been the closer.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:32 pm
Yea, so what your saying is his jumper-release pt needs a major adjustment or this is what you get TO’s…
Mookie Blaylock
December 18th, 2012
9:32 pm
All Star Al…..STUFFED
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
Nice play call by the Hawks but Al gets rejected. This hasn’t been Al’s night offensively.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
Al gets his shot blocked again!
Wheres our ALLSTAR???????????????????????
J.J.M.
December 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
Bench horford for ivan dude is too damn weak
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
Horford has at least 3 block dunks tonight…
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
WEAK AL GETS BLOCKED TOOO EASY!!!!
Rod from College Park
December 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
“Jamal was a better shooter off the dribble, but Lou gets to the free throw line at a much higher rate. 9/9 at the line. He hasn’t been consistent enough for me but I’d rather have a guy who can get to the line, especially on this team.Enter your comments here”
Not sure where that info is coming from, but it is not true. JC1 has been to the line more than Lou this year, and he is a better FT shooter.
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
9:34 pm
Has Krover even touch the ball in the 2nd half?
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:35 pm
I dont believe I have ever seen al get his shot blocked so much?
Deshawn!
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
9:35 pm
A. HORFORD #15 C 41:38 2-10 0-0 0-0 +3 1 10 11 6 2 1 1 0 3 4
MattP
December 18th, 2012
9:35 pm
Stevenson’s 3 has been very helpful this season.
Rod from College Park
December 18th, 2012
9:36 pm
Again, why is SF checking Nene. DOes the all star have foul trouble. LOL
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:36 pm
Ballgame Stevenson! Whew….
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:36 pm
“JC1 has been to the line more than Lou this year”
On a per minute basis Lou gets to the line more, which matters because Jamal plays more minutes than Lou. But the difference between the two hasn’t been as great this year, because Lou’s rate of getting to the line is down while Jamal is getting to the line at his highest rate in five years.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:36 pm
Opposing Teams do not respect our Post defense…..
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:37 pm
We have got to free up our MVP KORVER…
O'Brien
December 18th, 2012
9:38 pm
Does this mean Stevenson wont play tomorrow night against OKC?
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:38 pm
Al picked a great time to have his best defensive possession of the night. Switches out on Jordan to push him out nearly to half court and rotates in time to block Webster’s shot.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:38 pm
Watch Horford Miss 2 Free Throws……..
Rod from College Park
December 18th, 2012
9:38 pm
Good d Al.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:39 pm
Hawks got lucky 2-night Boys…
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
9:39 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:27 pm
“not saying he’s a complete bum or anything, but he’s not in the same ballpark as JC1.”
Jamal was a better shooter off the dribble, but Lou gets to the free throw line at a much higher rate. 9/9 at the line. He hasn’t been consistent enough for me but I’d rather have a guy who can get to the line, especially on this team.
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Not counting tonight’s game:
2012 – 2013
Lou Williams – 21 games; 70-of-80 from the FT line [0.875]; 3.8 FTA/gm
Jamal Crawford – 24 games; 89-of-95 from the FT line [0.937]; 3.95 FTA/gm
MattP
December 18th, 2012
9:40 pm
wow come on
Mookie Blaylock
December 18th, 2012
9:40 pm
All Soft Al
All Air Ball Josh
wtf were Al and Josh doing those last 2 possessions?
O'Brien
December 18th, 2012
9:40 pm
missed FT will cost them games against good teams. They missed 11 tonight.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:40 pm
Josh and Al just day yum!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:40 pm
Lou at PG over the last couple of possessions has been pretty ugly.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:40 pm
STUPID BIGS….SCREWING UP IN CRUNCH TIME…..SMDH…OVER AND OVER!!!
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
9:40 pm
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/crawfja01.html
J.J.M.
December 18th, 2012
9:41 pm
Hawks deff will lose tomorrow with all these minutes/drew not giving other people playing time
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
9:41 pm
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willilo02.html
MattP
December 18th, 2012
9:41 pm
i hear a crawford 3 coming
Sid
December 18th, 2012
9:41 pm
what a clown
Mookie Blaylock
December 18th, 2012
9:41 pm
Ferry, get a star around these ROLE PLAYERS Josh and Al…or put them on a plane for one.
O'Brien
December 18th, 2012
9:41 pm
Najeh’s fav song. Gangnam Style
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:42 pm
Tomorrow= Oh the Humanity!
SOS Hawks
December 18th, 2012
9:42 pm
Keep the ball away from the ball hog josh. He sux
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:42 pm
High-Sider, on those basketball reference pages, scroll down to the per-36 minutes section.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:43 pm
“Najeh’s fav song. Gangnam Style”
Haha… if only the Hawks won in regulation they might have got through the whole game without playing it even once.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:43 pm
Josh-Al–Jeff = Mo…Larry and Curly
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:44 pm
Al aint blocking that Center!!!
Great BLOCK JOSH on the BIG NeNe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5 blocks for Josh..
Shop Al. lol
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
9:44 pm
keith, do you still think Korver (and not Josh) is the team MVP?
SOS Hawks
December 18th, 2012
9:44 pm
Good job korver. At least mr air ball josh did not have a chance to shoot
Hawks_4_Life
December 18th, 2012
9:44 pm
BALL GAME
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:44 pm
Al had an awful night scoring the ball but still managed to rack up 11 boards and 6 dimes. Props to him for finding a way to help out my fantasy basketball team.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:45 pm
Mo, Larry, and Curly,,,almost lost it for us tonight!!!!
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
9:45 pm
Closer than it should have been.
Blast
December 18th, 2012
9:45 pm
Tough game, tough win. Wizs might be bottom feeders, but there record does not show how good they can be. Hawks will attest to that.
SOS Hawks
December 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
Josh. Stick with blocks and jams. Do not shoot any more than 3 ft out
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
Glad to see them win, but hopefully they have enough juice in the tank to avoid embarrassing themselves against the Thunder tomorrow night.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
If Al continues playing the 4, expect him to avg 5-7 assists per night..
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
9:44 pm
Lou Williams is TRUELY the team MVP,,,No Doubt…
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:47 pm
3-19 people..
Up next the 20-4 Thunder!
Duluth Joe
December 18th, 2012
9:49 pm
Josh plays a lil defense, lol, if not for Josh, this game is over
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
9:49 pm
Per 36 Minutes:
Jamal Crawford – 4.8 FTA/game; 0.937
Lou Williams – 5.4 FTA/game; 0.875
Jamal Crawford is currently shooting 6.2% more accurately from the FT line than Lou Williams. I’ll take Crawford; I know I’m biased. [LOL]
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:50 pm
17,13, and 5 for Allstar Josh!
Melvin
December 18th, 2012
9:50 pm
Take the win and get the hell out of there….
SOS Hawks
December 18th, 2012
9:51 pm
Mr Airball. Never shoot unless its a jam.
drmaryb.(""_*).
December 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
Passer in Chief!
A. HORFORD #15 C 44:05 2-11 0-0 1-2 +8 1 10 11 6 2 1 1 1 3 5
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
9:54 pm
Josh gets to share the game ball with Sweet Lou!
Up next? Brutal
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:55 pm
We need more effort from our front court night-in and night-out… Just not assertive enough for me…
doc
December 18th, 2012
9:56 pm
lou saves game but folks trash him?
if it were jc1 there would be genuflection at his alter.
way to hang guys.
keith
December 18th, 2012
9:57 pm
Al Horford could have been arrested tonight… Why….you say??? Stealing money from ASG, Joe Johnson type stealing!!!!!!!!
doc
December 18th, 2012
9:58 pm
good follow up game for josh after the egg he laid against gs.
Luke Cage
December 18th, 2012
9:59 pm
Hawks win, who cares who gets “Top Billing”, lets get ready for OKC
Luke Cage
December 18th, 2012
10:00 pm
What more can I say, Top Billing – MC Milk
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
10:01 pm
Najeh Davenpoop,
We’re talkin’ a difference of 0.6 FTA/game – less than one FTA/game. Where’s the [big] significance? It all basically washes/cancels itself out because Crawford is currently a better FT shooter than Lou Williams.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
10:02 pm
Teague get your azz in the Gym and fix that jumper ASAP!
That 8-12 footer is there anytime you want it!
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
10:03 pm
AllStar All had 5 points??
What a lousy stat against a scrub front line..
High-sider
December 18th, 2012
10:04 pm
doc
December 18th, 2012
9:56 pm
lou saves game but folks trash him?
if it were jc1 there would be genuflection at his alter.
way to hang guys.
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I know you’re talkin’ about me. [LOL]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genuflection
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
10:04 pm
He puts up 5 tomorrow night they lose by 15
Jesse
December 18th, 2012
10:04 pm
Lou can finish a game. Joe Johnson could not. Lou drives to the hole. Draws fouls. Makes his FTs. And he’s a lot cheaper. I’d take Lou over JJ any day. I know JJ can play, but for his price tag he never earned it. Lou is a steal.
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
10:04 pm
Scrub front line slim? I thought Nene was a beast.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
10:06 pm
I thought Al was an Allstar….
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
10:08 pm
“We’re talkin’ a difference of 0.6 FTA/game – less than one FTA/game. Where’s the [big] significance? It all basically washes/cancels itself out because Crawford is currently a better FT shooter than Lou Williams.”
Over his career, Lou has been significantly better at getting to the line. Lou averages 6 FTA/game for his career; Jamal is at 3.9. Jamal has averaged over 5 FTA/game once in his career; Lou has been over 6 FTA/game in two of the last three seasons. So far this year, the difference hasn’t been as pronounced, but over their careers, Lou has been significantly better in that department.
Regardless, I liked Jamal as a Hawk, and I’m not going to go overboard arguing for Lou over Jamal. I just think Lou is a better fit for this particular Hawks team because nobody else on this team gets to the free throw line consistently.
Sautee
December 18th, 2012
10:09 pm
…not tonight, but looking at a bigger sample size, he’s had a good season so far. We can’t judge Josh on just his bad night either. Both have played well this year.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 18th, 2012
10:10 pm
I quoted the right numbers, but in the previous post I meant to say FTA/36 mins, not FTA/game.
Slimjr
December 18th, 2012
10:12 pm
Golden St.much > then the Wizards
Hmmmmmmm
Luke Cage
December 18th, 2012
10:13 pm
Al is an All Star, as is Josh.
Al had a bad game scoring but had 12rbs & 6ast.