We’re LIVE from Hawks-Bucks (and tickets for 98 cents?) (Update: make that 89 cents)
And another thing: There will be no Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons. (Curtis Compton/AJC)
For those of you not preoccupied with the Dogwood Festival, Freaknik, Braves-Colorado, the Sweetwater 420 Festival or general vegging on an absolutely perfect Saturday, welcome to what many of us look forward to most: playoffs. (Actually, vegging on a Saturday is nice, too. But I wasn’t given that option.)
The Hawks and Milwaukee tip off at 5:30. This is their third straight season in the playoffs but it’s the first time since the late 1990s that expectations have been this high. Two years ago, most were just happy the Hawks reached the postseason. Last year there was some question whether they would make it past Miami in the first round. (Indeed, the series, went seven games.)
These playoffs are different. Players genuinely feel they can go on a memorable run to the finals. That includes getting past probably Orlando in round two and Cleveland in the Eastern Conference finals.
Longshot? Maybe. But that’s how you want players to think.
“Ultimately, if we were to win a championship, the city would be flipped inside out,” guard Joe Johnson said. “I think people here are deserving of it. It’s a long time coming. It w0uld be amazing. That’s pretty much all I can think about.”
For those who missed it Friday, I wrote a piece with Johnson in which he had some interesting comments about the importance of him coming through in the clutch this postseason. Here’s the link.
One last thing before we get into the pre-game banter. There has been a lot of talk this week about potentially low attendance and slow ticket sales. For what it’s worth, a Hawks’ spokesperson told me tonight’s crowd will be over 17,000 and that the game could sell out (capacity 18,729).
If you’re still thinking of coming to the game, you can probably get in pretty cheaply. I was tipped off by alert reader “Robbie” that tickets were available on StubHub Friday for as low as $4.99. Actually, they’re even lower than that now. Just checked and there are a limited number of upper bowl seats ranging from 98 cents (you read that correctly) to $6 (and you read that correctly, too).
StubHub does have a $15 game-day, pickup fee (for the entire order) on top of that. But even two tickets at 98 cents plus $15 fee is only $16.96. Yikes.
(UPDATE: StubHub has dropped some tickets to 89 cents. Not going to update this anymore, but just wanted to bring you up to date.)
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Dawgs2010
April 17th, 2010
7:24 pm
I have seen this before and the Hawks are laying down. They are actually flipping over like a drunken college chick on a Thursday night in Milledgeville.
Pi$$onaDAWG
April 17th, 2010
7:25 pm
Foulball and the mets make an out. Headed to the 11th. Hawks looking like they are sleep walking.
ryc30078
April 17th, 2010
7:26 pm
Hey Piss, STOP TALKING ABOUT A REGULAR-SEASON MLB GAME GEEZ! Anyways Mike Bibby has come to play; Hawks need to tune it back up!
Pi$$onaDAWG
April 17th, 2010
7:26 pm
Dawgs2010 You mean a UGA coed any night of the week don’t you?
Dawgs2010
April 17th, 2010
7:27 pm
Any college chick will do it.
Hawks vs. Bucks
April 17th, 2010
7:27 pm
is this another one of those “we thought the game was over and probably let up on them” moments?
Jeff Schultz
April 17th, 2010
7:28 pm
Here’s a stat: Jennings is 13 for 20 from the floor. The rest of the Bucks are 15 for 41.
Jeff Schultz
April 17th, 2010
7:32 pm
Ryc30078 — Bibby’s perfect tonight: 7-for-7 (3 for 3 on 3s)
Pi$$onaDAWG
April 17th, 2010
7:33 pm
Between watching the MLB, NBA, and paint drying I think Paint drying is more exciting. The Hawks look good against this high school team, but just wait and the true Hawks will be revealed.
Jeff Schultz
April 17th, 2010
7:34 pm
Horford in and out — those kind of shots were falling earlier.
Pi$$onaDAWG
April 17th, 2010
7:36 pm
1 out Met on 1st top of 11th.
JSS
April 17th, 2010
7:36 pm
Hi Nostra “Freaking” damus here! So Jeff Schultz, what and who did I say were the keys to this series? Thank you, thank you very much!!! By the way, you can’t ban anyone (well you shouldn’t really) after that Big Ben free for all the other day, that was just downright nasty!
Jeff Schultz
April 17th, 2010
7:37 pm
JSS — I did ban a few folks the other day and deleted several comments. If I missed any, let me know. Almost all of the bad ones were by 2 or 3 people.
ryc30078
April 17th, 2010
7:38 pm
Hawks going thru one of their lulles again. This can’t happen in playoff games; c’mon Joe you want max dollars; take over this game now!
chem
April 17th, 2010
7:38 pm
Pi$$onaDAWG, you sound like an idiot moaning about professional sports leagues on a sports blog. Go away.
Rod
April 17th, 2010
7:40 pm
John Berry sounds like he hopes the hawks lose.
ryc30078
April 17th, 2010
7:40 pm
Thank you chem; couldn’t have said it better myself
Hawks vs. Bucks
April 17th, 2010
7:40 pm
i think FG percentage has decreased dramatically between the first and second halves
ryc30078
April 17th, 2010
7:41 pm
Jon berry is a hawks hater; you should have heard last year talking about the hawks
Rod
April 17th, 2010
7:41 pm
Hawks need to tighten up.
mmgtfan
April 17th, 2010
7:41 pm
Can anyone remember when Bibby went for 20???
Bob Horner stayed hurt
April 17th, 2010
7:42 pm
I took the Hawks -8pts……that’s why the Bucks are back in it…..
Dawgs2010
April 17th, 2010
7:45 pm
Orlando will tear us aprt in the next round. Yes. We will win this round. Even a van full of retards can beat the Bucks.
Jeff Schultz
April 17th, 2010
7:45 pm
Ryc30078 — Jon’s not a Hawks hater. I think all he did was predict the Hawks would get swept by Cleveland (and he was right). Of course, Woodson wasn’t thrilled with the prediction.
Jeff Schultz
April 17th, 2010
7:47 pm
MMgtfan — Bibby had 23 vs. Golden State last month.
Jeff Schultz
April 17th, 2010
7:48 pm
That should do it — finally. … A J by Joe makes it 12-pt lead w/3:32.
ignition
April 17th, 2010
7:56 pm
Can Woodson come up with a better play than a Joe Johnson ISO…
Gawd what happened to the great ball movement of the first quarter…
Silky-D
April 17th, 2010
7:59 pm
Is Jon Barry positioning himself for an opportunity to Coach the Hawks because he never has anything good to say about the team. I’ve watched several games that he has done this season and he consistently bashes the Hawks! His negative comments are more consistent that his former game as a player!
JSS
April 17th, 2010
7:59 pm
Nah, they waited till you went to bed and went all George Lopez… It reminded me of the old days when old BugKiller, Larry, and the crew used have their daily feeding frenzy! OK, move along now, nothing to see here (but a Hawks victory!)…
NoleRick
April 17th, 2010
8:00 pm
Typical Hawks game, exciting beautiful basketball, then mental lapse. Did we expect anything else? Just glad we got the W.
Rod
April 17th, 2010
8:00 pm
Ryc30078— You are right, Jon is a hawks hater. Predicting the hawks would get swept in the playoffs is hateful. I think Jeff is wrong.
JSS
April 17th, 2010
8:01 pm
@Dawgs2010…
Sarah Palin is on the line for you! “Words hurt!”
Pi$$onaDAWG
April 17th, 2010
8:01 pm
from 20pt lead to 9pt lead. How can the Hawks find a way to give this away at HOME. Come on Hawks play like you care.
Pi$$onaDAWG
April 17th, 2010
8:03 pm
Where is John Drew when we need him? Damn he lost in an elevator with a bag of Coke.
Washaun
April 17th, 2010
8:04 pm
Barry is definitely a hawks hater. All of a sudden a 10 point win becomes an ugly loss. Cleveland was also up big in the 1st half and let chicago cut it to 7 in the 4th which is exactly what the bucks did.
Yet Cleveland played a great game and LeBron is a beast. ESPN is a disgrace.
Rod
April 17th, 2010
8:04 pm
The game is over onaDawg.
Jeff Schultz
April 17th, 2010
8:04 pm
Hawks will this game and still should win the series. But Game 1 not as impressive as could have/should have been. When inside offensive game was shut down, half-game offense went with it, Bucks came back.
Rod
April 17th, 2010
8:05 pm
Waashaun, you are right. Cleveland let the bulls get back in the game too.
Washaun
April 17th, 2010
8:05 pm
I meant ugly win. You didn’t hear them saying the Bulls now have confidence in game 2 becsause they cut the lead to 7 in the 4th quarter. The fact is, the hawks still get no respect and will have to earn in against Orl.
NoleRick
April 17th, 2010
8:06 pm
Washun, you are exactly right, the two games were almost identical, but yet we are to be more concearned about the Hawks, Lebron walked on water again.
JSS
April 17th, 2010
8:09 pm
Ugly, cute or pretty, I don’t care!!! 15 more wins please, may I have some more Mister?
Rod
April 17th, 2010
8:10 pm
Guys, you just got to over look Jon Berry’s comment with a grain of salt.
Common Sense
April 17th, 2010
8:52 pm
Do you know the difference between Pi$$onaDAWG and a bucket of Pi$$? The bucket.
wesleywhatwhat
April 17th, 2010
9:15 pm
jeff, i know you’re working hard (http://twitpic.com/1gf1nq), but can u PLEASE ban that “pissonadog” douche???? if the ajc doesn’t try to hold idiotic commenters to a minimum standard of decency, why should the rest of us come back???
and if banning boorish behavior isn’t your call to make but someone else’s, make sure they stay on top of clowns like “pissonadog” because his comments leave a bad taste in the mouth of EVERYONE ELSE!!!
wesleywhatwhat
April 17th, 2010
9:16 pm
ooops, bad link.
jeff, i know you’re working hard ( http://twitpic.com/1gf1nq ), but can u PLEASE ban that “pissonadog” douche???? if the ajc doesn’t try to hold idiotic commenters to a minimum standard of decency, why should the rest of us come back???
and if banning boorish behavior isn’t your call to make but someone else’s, make sure they stay on top of clowns like “pissonadog” because his comments leave a bad taste in the mouth of EVERYONE ELSE!!!
Rod
April 17th, 2010
9:21 pm
Wesley, Is Jeff the guy on the left or the right?
Rod
April 17th, 2010
9:22 pm
That was a poor attempt at being funny. lol
JSS
April 17th, 2010
9:26 pm
Enter your comments here
wesleywhatwhat
April 17th, 2010
9:28 pm
yeah, the kid on the right looks a little young to be a professional journalist, but what do i know?
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