Live from Hawks-Mavericks, and Big Z’s not in the house
Big game tonight. Fourth-best team in the West against the team tied for third in the East. ESPN on hand. Nice little midseason test for the Hawks. And we’ll get around to it momentarily. But first …
A few words about Big Z.
Michael Gearon Jr. admitted to Charles Odum of the Associated Press that the Hawks are “definitely interested” in Zydrunas Ilgauskas and plan to be “very competitive” in the pursuit. But Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News wrote yesterday that “almost everyone in the league expects [Big Z] to return to Cleveland.” (The Mavericks likewise have an interest.)
Having spoken with some folks in the Hawks’ locker room, there’s no question the team would welcome the Z-man. “I hope we get him,” Josh Smith said. And there’s even a thought the addition of Ilgauskas might — I said “might” — lead Mike Woodson to change his longstanding starting five to make Big Z the center, Al Horford the power forward and Smith the 3-man.
Me, I wouldn’t. Ilgauskas is basically a jump shooter, and if you move Horford farther from the goal you lessen your post presence. And if you deploy Smith on the perimeter, you halve his value. (I do think, however, that Marvin Williams would best be used as a sub. He’d get more shots with the second unit.)
The trouble with such speculation, alas, is that it’s probably moot. A Cleveland radio station reported Friday that Ilgauskas will re-up with Cleveland after he sits out his mandated 30 days. (Big Z was traded from Cleveland to Washington but bought out his contract this week.) It’s silly the NBA allows such a trade-and-return, but it does.
So, long story short, this whole Hawks’ flirtation with Big Z could wind up being just a big zzzzzzz. (Sort of like the Braves’ not-very-assertive move to land Johnny Damon.) And with that, we turn to tonight’s titanic tilt.
The Hawks have a nice starting lineup. But check out the Mavs’: Dirk Nowitzki, Shawn Marion, Jason Kidd, Brendan Haywood and Caron Butler. (Not to mention Jason Terry as the sixth man.) I must confess that I proposed a deal — a sign-and-trade with Washington that would have sent Marvin there and brought Butler here — last summer, and I submit that with Butler at small forward the Hawks wouldn’t be tied for third in the East. They’d be second to the Cavs, and not a distant second.
But Dallas did the deal at the trade deadline — it also included Haywood, not to be confused with Jason Heyward — and many now regard the Mavs as the only real challenger to the Lakers in the West. I’m looking forward to seeing this team tonight, and I’m looking forward to your company as I watch, report and attempt to crack wise. Join me, won’t you?
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Brandon from Warner Robins
February 26th, 2010
7:01 pm
Evening Mark,
Big Game I would say tonight. A much improved Dallas team with the addition of Caron Butler, Haywood, Stevenson. Hawks need to prove they can run with teams from the west.
Brandon from Warner Robins
February 26th, 2010
7:03 pm
Evening, Mark!
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:04 pm
Hey, Brandon. Kudos!
Brandon from Warner Robins
February 26th, 2010
7:05 pm
apologies for the double post. it disappeared so i type something again. sad.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:07 pm
A couple of notes: Butler isn’t playing tonight. (Still out with a reaction to medication.) And the Akron Beacon-Journal reports Ilgauskas won’t make up his mind on a team until next week.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:09 pm
Josh Smith makes a one-hop jumper to tie it a 6.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:16 pm
Hawks up five at the first timeout. Playing well. Sharing the ball. Moving the ball.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
7:19 pm
It looks like a lot of folks didn’t get the word that the game was moved up an hour.
KevinA
February 26th, 2010
7:19 pm
Marvin is a nut lol
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:22 pm
It’s not a good crowd, TheAntiMe. But traffic was bad all afternoon. (Friday in Atlanta.)
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:23 pm
Mavericks tearing it up. Scored four baskets in less time than it takes, “Scored four baskets.” They’re up seven.
buzz Aldrin
February 26th, 2010
7:24 pm
Why couldn’t Jason Terry get away with walking like that when he played for the Hawks?
al
February 26th, 2010
7:25 pm
Man, this is going to be a rough night if we don’t get more from Marvin.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
7:25 pm
The Hawks need to do that re-focus thing, at least on D. They’re just a tad slow right now.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:27 pm
It’s a 16-nil run. Shawn Marion has five baskets — four dunks and a layup — with a net yardage of about two feet.
Ree Roe
February 26th, 2010
7:29 pm
SMH…
-REEiterate Roe!
Steve
February 26th, 2010
7:30 pm
This bench play right now is why we need Ziggy bad.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:30 pm
It was 18-13, Hawks. Then it was 29-18, Mavs. That’s a run, folks.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:33 pm
An NBA game consists of four quarters. Good thing — the Hawks lost the first quarter by 10 points.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
7:33 pm
You’re right, Mark, about the run, the Hawks must have thought it was the 4th quarter.
joeBjoe
February 26th, 2010
7:36 pm
Al shoulda just dunked that one.
joeBjoe
February 26th, 2010
7:37 pm
there’s a lid on the basket!
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:38 pm
Hawks missed two layups and a tip. Down 12, and lucky it’s just 12.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
7:40 pm
This is getting ugggggleee.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:41 pm
At least seven minutes since the Hawks made a hoop.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:43 pm
Bibby trey breaks the skid.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
7:44 pm
Screen and roll, baby.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:46 pm
Dallas doesn’t defend the pick-and-roll very well, I’ve noticed.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
7:51 pm
Mark, is this an entertaining game or another yawner like a week or so ago?
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
7:51 pm
Don’t go, Joe!
buzz Aldrin
February 26th, 2010
7:51 pm
Here is the spirit. Looks like this will be an ebb and flow game.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:52 pm
Hawks cut it to five on Joe’s three. They’re playing really well again
buzz Aldrin
February 26th, 2010
7:52 pm
They just said it was a sellout on TV. Is that true Mark? Did everyone just show up late?
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:53 pm
Weird how that works, huh? One team goes on a 16-0 run. Then other team responds with an 9-0 run. It’s the NBA.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:53 pm
The crowd is filling in, buzz Aldrin. But it’s not full.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
7:55 pm
Soft touch by Dirk.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:57 pm
Hawks lead. Josh block, Crawford pass, Joe layup.
Bibby has 10. Best game I’ve seen him have in a long time.
buzz Aldrin
February 26th, 2010
7:58 pm
The Hawks just thought the game started at 7:30. Here we go.
Ree Roe
February 26th, 2010
7:58 pm
The thing about Philips is that it’s usually more people in the building in the concourses filling in slowly than it appears. It’s soldout legitimately.
Great run Hawks
-REEsale it for Roe!!!
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
7:59 pm
Wild sequence. Josh steal. Josh turnover. Josh steal. Horford dunk.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
7:59 pm
The guys are playing some D now (unlike the 1st quarter).
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
7:59 pm
Mark, is he related to the old Hawk Henry Bibby?
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:00 pm
Did Henry Bibby play for the Hawks?
Neil Armstrong
February 26th, 2010
8:01 pm
that’s one small step for Horford, one giant leap for the Atlanta Hawks.
just felt like waxing poetic for a moment.
Jody
February 26th, 2010
8:01 pm
Moving Horford to the 4 and Josh to the 3 would not move them away from the basket if you had a perimeter center.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:02 pm
Yes, early ’70’s I believe. i dont think i’m making that up.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:03 pm
Wild half. Hawks went up five, down 14, then up five, then down two. Now they’re tied at 50.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:04 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Bibby maybe he didnt play for the Hawks.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:06 pm
Henry Bibby is indeed Mike Bibby’s father. But the two aren’t close.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:07 pm
Nope, Bibby wasnt a Hawk. I think you knew and as such used misdirection on me.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:09 pm
I didnt realize it but his brother Jim died February 16th this year.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:10 pm
Jim Bibby started Game 7 of the World Series for Pittsburgh against the Orioles in 1979.
jeffrey d
February 26th, 2010
8:11 pm
I was worried that the bench would get too cold, but Woody’s got it covered, as always.
O'Brien
February 26th, 2010
8:11 pm
Mark,
Hawks are so up and down. They missed 16 straight shots, and in the second quarter, they made 9 or 10 shots in a row. I dont get it.
I wont be surprised if one of the teams make a run in the 3rd. I just hope its the Hawks.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:15 pm
Father and son not close, huh?
Bert Emanuel
February 26th, 2010
8:15 pm
Mark Bradley,
If we had Butler we would still be 4 in the east….But if we got a center we would be first in the east….we are to small on the front line to beat elite teams…
…oh yeah leave Hewitt alone…Gt by 20 tomorrow
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
8:18 pm
They’re talking about Dwight Howard on the halftime show. lol – He’s from around here, Ya know?
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:20 pm
I remember Jim because even after Bob Gibson an African American starting pitcher was not terribly common in the major leagues then. I DO remember Al Downing, of course. I could have hit that pitch he lobbed Henry out of the park.
Stoned Mountain
February 26th, 2010
8:20 pm
I watched Henry Bibby come off the bench for the championship Knicks of the early 1970’s
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:21 pm
How would you like to go down in history as the guy Henry hit number 715 off of? Sort of like a Russian saying he was on the 1980 olympic hocky team.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:25 pm
I watched Henry Bibby at UCLA. That’s how old I am.
Hawks take the lead.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
8:27 pm
The Hawks need to stop guarding Dirk. The only time he misses is when he has a wide open look.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
8:28 pm
Never mind.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:28 pm
There aren’t many times Josh Smith looks lost on defense, but this is one. Dirk Nowitzki has 22 points.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:30 pm
Marvin with a three from Joe. Then Joe with a layup after a Josh steal. Hawks up five.
Ree Roe
February 26th, 2010
8:33 pm
Mark, is there any way you could get Ryan Cameron (Hawks PA) to play a quack sound everytime Marvin scores? It would be something similar to what the University of Oregon does. Thanks in advance
-Roe is REE!
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
8:35 pm
Smoove has his hands full tonight.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
8:36 pm
Touchdown!
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:39 pm
Hawks up nine and looking great again. Nice long pass from Josh to Joe — Nowitzki couldn’t deflect — for a layup.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:41 pm
I don’t know why, but the visitors’ bench always cracks up at the end of KissCam.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:41 pm
Marvin misses a layup. Would have put the Hawks up 11.
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
8:41 pm
Sittin in a BW3s in Chicago watching the game, and it’s amazing how a lot of people are starting to recognize how good the Hawks are…
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:43 pm
The Hawks are good, IceColdATLien. And you’re right: More people are paying attention.
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
8:44 pm
JKidd still cant shoot
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:44 pm
Kidd has missed five shots this quarter, four of them three-pointers.
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
8:45 pm
exactly
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
8:45 pm
Nice to see Woody using his bench, if for nothing else just to get some starters a rest going int the 4th.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:46 pm
is Dirk related to Ray Nitschke?
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:48 pm
Hawks up 11 after the third. Big-time quarter there. And a nice move by Joe — off the Iso-Joe — to flash past Marion for the layup to end the quarter.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:48 pm
Now THAT’S a name for a tough, toothless, baldheaded linebacker. Ray Nitschke
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
8:48 pm
So, do the subs stink up the start of the 4th again tonight?
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:49 pm
a childhood hero of mine. even better than Butkus (also a great name).
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:51 pm
Mark, do you remember the Chief’s wide receiver from the early ’70’s Charlie Horse? I think he stayed hurt most of the time.
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
8:51 pm
Look at Woody smiling on the camera! That’s rare…
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:52 pm
and then there’s Darryl Strawberry who was constantly hurt sliding into second base.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:52 pm
Woodson was in a good mood before the game, I should report.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:53 pm
another kid memory was Harmon Wages always complaining about his salary with the Falcons.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:53 pm
Coach Todd, you’re a card. And you need to be dealt with.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:54 pm
Joe Kapp, qb for Minnesota was a hat freak.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
8:55 pm
you remember Mack Strong at Georgia? He still holds the record for power lifting.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:56 pm
Joe Smith scores! Game’s over!
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
8:56 pm
Let’s just blow em out with a bit of a Friday Night-National TV Audience-Statement Game!!!
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
8:58 pm
Mark, you did NOT just say that…
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
8:58 pm
I’m under assault! Chick-fil-A cows dropping from the roof. T-shirts being fired by Harry the Hawk.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
8:59 pm
It looks like the Hawks got their dreaded 4th quarter scoring drought out of the way in the 1st quarter tonight. Way cool.
willie martinez
February 26th, 2010
9:02 pm
Mark, I must apologize for Todd Grantham’s behavior tonight. I’m embarrased at some of his blogs.
willie martinez
February 26th, 2010
9:03 pm
I’ve told Coach Grantham he is banned from the blog until further notice.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
9:04 pm
T.O., baybee, T.O.!
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
9:05 pm
Mark, you remember Alex Hawkins who was always enamored with birds during his career?
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
9:05 pm
MB, from where do you watch the game?
Max McGee
February 26th, 2010
9:06 pm
does anyone remember my performance in Super Bowl II? I don’t.
Larry Munson
February 26th, 2010
9:08 pm
look at the chicken falling out of the sky!! Oh look at it!!
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:08 pm
Super Bowl 1, actually.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
9:08 pm
Run the clock, run the clock!
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:08 pm
I’m in the mezzanine, IceCold.
Max McGee
February 26th, 2010
9:09 pm
Thanks Mark. told you i didnt remember it. best, max
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
9:10 pm
Mark, how do you tolerate all this silliness on the blog?
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:10 pm
Uh-oh. Lead’s gone from 13 to 4 in about two seconds.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:11 pm
Down to one. Wow.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
9:11 pm
Time effin out, Woody!!!
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
9:11 pm
I love me some drama on a Friday night
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:12 pm
Woodson only has one TO remaining.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
9:12 pm
Mark, surely, surely you’re going to be in Athens tommorrow afternoon.
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
9:12 pm
E’rybody cool out… no worries…
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:13 pm
Jason Kidd trey puts Dallas in front. Are you serious, I ask.
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
9:13 pm
Bibbly dropping bombs, baby!!!
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
9:14 pm
are you surpised?
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
9:14 pm
Hey, Dallas, what yall got on that?!
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:15 pm
Woody — yes, the coach — bumps Jason Kidd!
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
9:15 pm
Kick his butt, Woody.
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
9:15 pm
Don’t get mad, JKidd…
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
9:15 pm
Mark, if you will blog from the game in Athens tomorrow I promise the UGA Athletic Department will renew its subscription to the AJC.
Hawks2010
February 26th, 2010
9:16 pm
This game has a bit of everything tonight.
jeffrey d
February 26th, 2010
9:16 pm
At least Woody has the bench to back him up. Heaven knows they’re rested.
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
9:16 pm
Is that Mike Woodson or Mike Smith???!!!
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
9:16 pm
Flashbacks of Mike Smith going after MeAngelo Hall. Atlanta coaches don’t take no stuff.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
9:17 pm
and if not, you, Tucker and all others are blacklisted.
JASON KIDD
February 26th, 2010
9:17 pm
i JUST TOOK OUT YOUR COACH
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:18 pm
Refs don’t know what to call. Got to call something, though. Woodson was on the court.
jeffrey d
February 26th, 2010
9:18 pm
Well it is Woodson’s fault. Even if he was out, he shouldn’t have been that close to a player in play to begin with.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:18 pm
Technical on Woodson.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:19 pm
Just when you think you’ve seen everything, you see this.
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
9:19 pm
Look at those two!!
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
9:20 pm
What for goodness’ sake? I dont have a televsion.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:20 pm
Amazing. Kidd hits another three. Dallas up two.
soldierman
February 26th, 2010
9:21 pm
Gosh darnit helluva shot J kidd.Hopefully we can regroup and pull this one out
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:21 pm
Woodson bumped Kidd, who was dribbling up the floor. Woodson was on the court, yelling at his team. Kidd got mad. Technical on Woodson.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
9:21 pm
Get it together, dudes!
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:22 pm
Crawford to Smith. Tied.
Ryan
February 26th, 2010
9:22 pm
Wow…another 4th quarter meltdown. Bibby is a completely worthless on defense…why is he in the game????
soldierman
February 26th, 2010
9:23 pm
hopefully dirk misses one or both
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:23 pm
Crawford fouls Nowitzki. He doesn’t get free throws, but the Mavs have the last look. Thirteen point two seconds to go.
soldierman
February 26th, 2010
9:24 pm
mark do you think we are gonna pull it off
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
9:24 pm
another trey-dub fo JKidd
Ryan
February 26th, 2010
9:25 pm
MB – why do you think the Hawks continue to have problems in the 4th quarter of games? Is it the coach (game plan) or the players (execution). I say the coach.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:25 pm
Nowitzki misses. Kidd misses. OT, baby.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
9:25 pm
oh, well
soldierman
February 26th, 2010
9:25 pm
OT it is! WHEW!!! THAT WAS CLOSE
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
9:25 pm
We got lucky, Dirk usually makes that one.
IceColdATLien
February 26th, 2010
9:28 pm
11-point lead wasted in another 4th qtr wreck
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
9:30 pm
That zone D is killing the Hawks.
soldierman
February 26th, 2010
9:30 pm
Why are we not driving the dog gone ball! geez! Watching these guys are giving me a heart attack
Dicky
February 26th, 2010
9:30 pm
Typical of the hawks. Choke again at the end. 1 and done shooting. crappy defense at the end.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:31 pm
Mavs by four. Nowitzki with a jumper, then Barea with a scoop. But Josh steals the ball from Barea. Inside three minutes.
Season Ticket Holder
February 26th, 2010
9:32 pm
The Mavs have been in this zone long enough for the Hawks to make some adjustments… what’s up with the coaching staff of the Hawks????
soldierman
February 26th, 2010
9:32 pm
hahaha bibby is getting killed by barrera(?). Man We gotta get some fire or we are gonna blow this thing
Dicky
February 26th, 2010
9:34 pm
game was blown, as usual, in the 4th qtr. they aren’t going to win.
Ryan
February 26th, 2010
9:35 pm
It is like watching the same game over and over again, night after night. No offense or defense in the 4th, and no adjustments being made. I would like to see Teague or West in the game to play defense instead of Bibby who is just standing around.
Justin Janssen
February 26th, 2010
9:36 pm
Hawks still havent scored in OT
soldierman
February 26th, 2010
9:37 pm
That just did it. we are going to loose this one ladies and gentlemen
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
9:38 pm
Hawks down seven. Haven’t scored this period. One minute left. People are leaving.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
9:39 pm
I see, the Hawks actually saved their patented 4th quarter drought for OT. At least they changed it up some but still couldn’t get it done.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
9:39 pm
Alas and alack
the Hawks fall back
on Woodson its blamed
and now he’s defamed
we knew he was just a hack
Ree Roe
February 26th, 2010
9:39 pm
Fire Mike Woodson
-IREE Roe!
Dicky
February 26th, 2010
9:40 pm
Tried to tell you. This team chokes. You can choke against the wolves and bobcats. But against good teams, you can’t. They lose 9/10 times against a good team. No point in buying tickets for the playoffs. It will be a 4-0 sweep again.
soldierman
February 26th, 2010
9:40 pm
FINALLY! it only took us 4 minutes to drive the ball
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
9:41 pm
says Mark
the fans are leaving
and some are grieving
but all’s ok,
there’s still chick filet
and I’ll go by taco bell still believing
Blowout Baby
February 26th, 2010
9:42 pm
Haha. This team is a joke! But hey they can beat the crappy teams.
soldierman
February 26th, 2010
9:42 pm
Boy I tell you It hurts just a little more every game.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
9:43 pm
Effin pathetic That makes about 12 games they lost that they were ahead by 10 points or more late in the game. WTF!
falcons pick spoon
February 26th, 2010
9:44 pm
Dallas is a bunch of p#$#$#. No doubt in my mind Atlanta wins without that chump play by Jason Kidd. Jason Terry stop throwing up signs after you make a shot, you suck and we traded you away.
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
9:44 pm
Mark will write how the Hawks did choke
you can’t win with smoke
but I dont care
its worth nary a stare
my press pass is now on revoke
tyler
February 26th, 2010
9:44 pm
Yeah, reminds me of the GS game; we can’t hold a lead to save our lives. Granted- these guys are a little better than the Warriors but still, up 13 at home in the 4th! The Hawks once again prove that they are pretenders. I’ll be shocked of the Hawks finish with anything better than a 5 seed and a 1st round exit.
Chris
February 26th, 2010
9:44 pm
Just like every team in this state. CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE!
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
9:44 pm
Enjoy game 2? I didn’t enjoy game 1.
NCBravesFan
February 26th, 2010
9:45 pm
I want to be optimistic about the Hawks, but I just don’t think Woodson’s the guy to get them where they need to go. I’m probably wrong, but they just don’t seem to have a consistent offensive strategy and focus.
coreyc
February 26th, 2010
9:45 pm
So much for the Hawks being contenders. It was a lot less frustrating when they you knew night after night that they had no chance of winning. Just like the Braves used to be – one of the best in the league until it mattered. Tired of it.
Mavs
February 26th, 2010
9:46 pm
We beat your crappy overrated team. Hahahahaha
todd grantham
February 26th, 2010
9:46 pm
Mark asked Woodson named Mike
coach has your team now spiked
said Mike “what do you mean?”
we’re just a bit green
said Mark you coach like a tyke
Angus
February 26th, 2010
9:47 pm
So I’ve seen the Hawks 3 or 4 times on national TV this year and they’ve been an embarrassment every single time. Kind of like the Falcons a few years back, huh?
Cuban cigars
February 26th, 2010
9:47 pm
My team whooped your sorry hawks. I wish you were in our division. We would be 4-0 against you.
TheAntiMe
February 26th, 2010
9:48 pm
Woody seem’s to be a loser. Heck, he even lost his eyebrows.
wr29te
February 26th, 2010
9:48 pm
NEED A COACH WITH A CLUE Good players bad coaching look as it will be a one and out in the playoffs, oh yes bad or no ownership
Mike Woodson
February 26th, 2010
9:48 pm
What happen To Our Lead? Where’s Teague?
Typical
February 26th, 2010
9:50 pm
Lost another with a big late lead. That is poor coaching. What is it with this city and the pathetic coaching. Can we get one decent coach in any sport?????
Mike Woodson
February 26th, 2010
9:53 pm
Mark you put the curse on US when you said “Da Game Was Over when we had the LEAD”.
coreyc
February 26th, 2010
9:54 pm
NCBravesFan: You are not wrong.
Mike Woodson
February 26th, 2010
9:54 pm
I CAN COACH! Rec league or Middle School??
Mike Woodson
February 26th, 2010
9:55 pm
Da Braves won’t win 50 games this year!
WEBERUNO
February 26th, 2010
9:55 pm
Really! Really! Really! it’s hard being a Hawks or Jackets fan, watching all these victories slip away
Steve
February 26th, 2010
9:55 pm
Haha. Just saw M Bradley say the game was over at 8:56. Now that is funny. He’s done this to every team every year. Premarurely calling a game over and the team loses. Nice job MB! You sure know how to call them.
Phil The Cucumber
February 26th, 2010
9:56 pm
The ESPN announcers can say that Kidd play on Woodson was a smart play, but I think it was bush-league.
coreyc
February 26th, 2010
9:57 pm
And I agree with Woodson’s comment about the jinx.
Phil The Cucumber
February 26th, 2010
9:57 pm
Angus, how is losing in overtime to a very good team an embarassment?
Angus
February 26th, 2010
9:58 pm
Uh because we had a 13 point lead. Duh.
Season Ticket Holder
February 26th, 2010
9:59 pm
Out coached once again… no adjustments to the zone defense (goes back to the fact that Woody is not offensively minded) – the downfall of a Hawks team with so much talent.
TechMan
February 26th, 2010
10:00 pm
First of all Woodson was out of bounds when he was hit. How was that a technical. on Woodson. Secondly, did they review the play to determine if Woodson was on the court, I didn’t think that was a reviewable play. Should protest. I hope the NBA suspends Kidd for the rest of the season. That’s what happened to the last player(Ron Artest) that attacked someone that wasn’t a player in the game
falcons pick spoon
February 26th, 2010
10:02 pm
cuban cigars you idiot, you already lost to us earlier in the season and you would’ve lost this game if it wasn’t for Grandpa Kidd’s bush league play. Hawks fans cool down, yes we lost and had a drought in OT but the game should have been over before then.
hirsutedawg
February 26th, 2010
10:02 pm
We have officially gone as far as Woody can take us. Sunday night against Golden State was bad enough, but tonight was truly awful. FIRE MIKE WOODSON.
Phil The Cucumber
February 26th, 2010
10:03 pm
Each team had and lost a big lead, Angus. Duh. Duh.
LY Munz
February 26th, 2010
10:04 pm
That loss was even worse than the Golden State loss. Blowing a 13 point lead in the span of 90 seconds in the 4th quarter is absolutely inexcusable. Just such a disgrace. Mark, please give me some reasons why we should be behind this team when it is so clear where their deficiencies are and when it is so obvious that they will once again flame out in the 2nd round of the playoffs. Anybody seriously considering a trip to the Eastern Conference finals is fooling themselves big time.
Woodson’s lack of a brain hurt this team again even if Kidd’s actions were bush league, if Bibby had done that to Carlisle we would be praising him. Never calling a timeout during their run was so atypical of Woodson that I was shocked, and of course this time it hurt us whereas when he does call to’s they normally hurt us.
Marvin once again did nothing but hit some wide open shots. Anytime he attempts to penetrate I would be willing to in game wager my house on him losing the ball or getting blocked.
Crawford missed numerous wide open 3’s. Bibby got shy after hitting 2 huge ones in the 4th.
JJ once again failed to show up when the game was on the line.
Woodson once again failed to draw up proper plays. Smoove and Horford our the only guys on our team who you know will give you certain things every night, even if they struggle every now and then I can live with it.
The rest of this team is useless, and as Hubie said, Joe smith needs more minutes as do numerous others on the bench(See: Teague, Jeff; Evans, Maurice) . Just a brutal brutal loss.
Mark, if you do write a column on this game, please ask Moron Sund how he can be confident that this core can ever compete for a title. I am so tired of this city’s organizations being content with a good but not great team. This team has ZERO chance of a title in the next 5 years especially after JJ leaves, yet Sund likes to say “we like our core” as if there is some future success readily apparent. SO disgusted and so disappointed.
I will never lose faith in ATL teams, but at the same time, I hope people stop bashing the fans here and start understanding that we have been conditioned to not get to high about any team and basically realize that they will eventually accomplish nothing.
Mike Woodson
February 26th, 2010
10:07 pm
Tell JKidd to meet me @Magic City. I’ll kick his @#@##@# real good! He don’t want any of this Big Bald Headed Coach with no ebrows!
NJ Hawks Fan
February 26th, 2010
10:07 pm
Oh boy. That contract extenison for Woody is looking less and less likely. Team has been under-performing since that initial hot start.
In all honesty the more I see of Woodson with controls of this team, the better I feel that Sund did not extend him last year.
Mark Bradley
February 26th, 2010
10:11 pm
I’m writing something for print now, but I’ll be back. Players are stunned. Woodson is stunned.
Angus
February 26th, 2010
10:19 pm
Losing a lead in the 1st or 2nd quarter is completely different than losing it in the 4th. Even a mentally challenged person knows that.
dstdeelite
February 26th, 2010
10:41 pm
MB if you’re going to blog from the game, get your facts straight. Woody did not bump Kidd. Kidd initiated the contact. The commentators concurred as well.