Live from Hawks-Bucks Game 3: The weather outside is …
Even this Milwaukee dance team, shown warming up, has seen sunnier days. (Photo by M. Bradley)
Milwaukee — I’m sitting in the Bradley Center. There are two things good I can say about the Bradley Center: First, it has a nice name; second, it has a roof. Other than that …
It’s raining in Atlanta. I know. It was pouring when Airtran Flight 420 departed — 75 minutes late — from Hartsfield-Jackson this afternoon. From the forecasts, I wasn’t sure we’d depart at all. So I guess, in that sense, I’m glad I’m here.
Then again, “here” is Milwaukee. Where it’s 45 degrees — 45 degrees! — and windy and foggy and raining. It might be possible to find a bleaker setting in April in the Northern Hemisphere. Then again, it might not.
I mentioned the weather to Dominique Wilkins. “What do you expect?” he said. “It’s Milwaukee. It’s just … dreary.”
Students of history will note that I, M. Bradley, was in this city last month to cover Georgia Tech in the NCAA tournament. And it snowed then. But somehow you expect snow in a Midwestern city in March. It’s now spring. And it’s a balmy 48 degrees. Give me a break.
About the series: It has been a bore. The Hawks won the first two games easily, and at issue tonight is whether the Bucks can win the game that keeps them from getting swept. They’re passing out red towels at the Bradley Center that read, “Fear the Deer,” but I don’t believe the Hawks arrived shaking in their sneakers. (Shivering from the cold, perhaps. But not from terror.)
The Hawks’ dressing room is scheduled to open in five minutes, so I’ll duck down there and see if anyone appears to be suffering from a phobia of antlered beasts. I’ll check back momentarily. And send some hot chocolate, would you?
Update from the Hawks’ locker room: Not much to report. (At playoff time, no news is always good news.) Mike Woodson said: “I like the way we handled our business at home. Now we’ll see what we can do here.”
Woodson also had this observation: “It was 39 degrees when we got on our bus this morning [for shootaround].” Then he laughed. Or maybe he just shivered.
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todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:59 pm
I never thought you would convert to Agnosticism.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:00 pm
This is about to tighten up. Hawks will be within 10 at halftime.
Hawks a Joke
April 24th, 2010
8:00 pm
HawksFan11
April 24th, 2010
7:57 pm
GET ZAZA THE HELL OUT THE GAME WE ARE DOWN 17 HE HAS NO OFFENSE. OMG I CAN COACH THIS TEAM
You think offense is the issue? The bucks are on a pace to score 130. Idiot.
And the Hawks are on pace to shoot below 35%. Idiot.
MaryM
April 24th, 2010
8:00 pm
Where’s the effort? What I’m seeing are lazy, uninspired millionaires giving a game away.
Thank goodness for 100+ cable channels. Bye!
HawksFan11
April 24th, 2010
8:00 pm
I Hate Josh’s attitude. he just let jennings go rite by him and is mad at everyone else and is yelling at them. and he didnt even take the ball out he just dropped it and walked down court. man we need a coach who will sit hit ass down for thinking he’s too good.
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
8:01 pm
I have the Brain Pain.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:02 pm
Rebounds are 20-17, Bucks. Not terrible. But not good if you’re the bigger team.
MaryM
April 24th, 2010
8:02 pm
Ah yes, you can always count on the Hawks to revert to form; i.e., lose.
No Effort
April 24th, 2010
8:02 pm
Jennings blows by Josh Smith on the baseline. A lot of guards can do that to a power forward. But Smiths defensive set up, footwork, and denial of the baseline was a joke. That is why the Hawks will be embarassed by Orlando.
Shane
April 24th, 2010
8:03 pm
Pouring cats and dogs in Montgomery. Was going to watch the Montgomery Biscuits play the Mississippi Braves. Thought maybe they could get a hit or 2.
HawksFan11
April 24th, 2010
8:03 pm
Thanks Hawks Is A Joke. That Guy No Effort is An Idiot.
gohawks
April 24th, 2010
8:03 pm
Hey Mark, why do the Hawks look so out of sinc tonight?? They don’t seem to have the intensity we see at home. Can they come back in the second half??
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:03 pm
Jennings is the fastest guy in the league.
Shane
April 24th, 2010
8:04 pm
Jennings is the fastest guy in the league.
Faster than Lebron?
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:04 pm
I think Josh got hurt on that tumble.
Shane
April 24th, 2010
8:05 pm
Well there is your hard foul
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:05 pm
Thats what you get Jennings
rob graner
April 24th, 2010
8:05 pm
Looks like the Hawks offense is taking note on how to score from the Braves….Come on boys get it going.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:05 pm
Horford just made a great steal. Took a Milwaukee lob out of the air and fed Marvin, who got fouled. Big play, believe it or not. Bucks had a chance to go up 19.
gohawks
April 24th, 2010
8:06 pm
does ATL mean another tough loss??
Hawks a Joke
April 24th, 2010
8:07 pm
Thanks Hawks Is A Joke. That Guy No Effort is An Idiot.
Hawksfan 11 No problem. I hate when our Hawks play like this. 33 pts with 2 min before half?? Horrible.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:07 pm
within 10 huh? Want to take that one back?
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:07 pm
Joe has 14 of the Hawks’ 35.
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
8:07 pm
Too bad I missed the hard foul. I have already given the TV back over to the kids. I am at the computer resting peacefully without the nonsense of Hawks Basketball.
gohawks
April 24th, 2010
8:07 pm
Can someone please tell the Hawks how to rebound???
Shane
April 24th, 2010
8:08 pm
Suprised to see Jennings played a year in Europe.
rob graner
April 24th, 2010
8:08 pm
Even though I am not a huge fan of Woodsen as a coach you can’t do much when offense is not playing well. Than again our offense is more of a one on one AAU style of play compared to most of the NBA teams that run at least one motion offense
gohawks
April 24th, 2010
8:08 pm
Offensively, the Hawks couldn’t drop a ball in the ocean
Shane
April 24th, 2010
8:09 pm
still got a shot
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:09 pm
only down 13 is a blessing after playing that badly.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:10 pm
Hawks within 13 at the break. Not quite 10, but not 17, either.
Still a winnable game. But it will take a huge second half to win now.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:10 pm
The Magic will drink our milkshake without breaking a sweat
rob graner
April 24th, 2010
8:10 pm
ok enough of this I am reading a book…bad weekend for Atlanta pro sports. Hard to watch eith the Braves or Hawks today.
Mark when was the last time the Braves scored more tha 3 runs in a game?
gohawks
April 24th, 2010
8:11 pm
At least they ended the horrible half on a good note
HawksFan11
April 24th, 2010
8:11 pm
We have no motion in our offense. u watch the lakers and the jazz their players are constantly moving, finding holes and doing cuts to get points in the paint. we play from the outside in while everyone else play inside out.
rob graner
April 24th, 2010
8:12 pm
They need to talk about how to cover man to man and not switch or to show and help out. The Bucks killed us on the switches…lack of intensity also was a problem. Lucky we are only down 13 and yes we are still in it!
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:12 pm
Breaking news! Hawks are within 12 at the break! Marvin Williams’ basket, ruled a two-pointer by Tony Brothers, has been adjuged a trey after review.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
8:13 pm
But do they really care? Paycheck’s the same either way.
Shane
April 24th, 2010
8:13 pm
That maybe the first time in history an Atlanta team benefited from a replay.
rob graner
April 24th, 2010
8:13 pm
Hawksfan…exactly what I said…can’t agree more! Good defensive teams will beat us every time!
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
8:15 pm
Don’t even get started on the Braves. They are absolutley PATHETIC! I get sick just looking at Chipper.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:17 pm
good info MB
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kwooden1
April 24th, 2010
8:19 pm
I’m not totally surprised by how were playing, but I’m still extremely upset. I very angry that we don’t get the ball to Smoove in the post on every possession. He’s either going to get doubled or get a shot at the basket. Even if Mbah a Moute is on Smoove, you give him the ball. JJ’s going to have a weaker defender on him. We’ve got to play better defensive.
GO HAWKS!!
Mike Modell
April 24th, 2010
8:19 pm
Scott Skiles said before the game that he wasn’t “thrilled” about the layoff before Game 3.
That said, the Hawks are playing like dogs. Stupid, lazy and unfortunately, all-too-predictable.
Skiles vs. Mike Woodson is no contest. Give them the same team to coach and Skiles would finish an 82-game season at least 20 games ahead of Woodson.
I hope Mr. Bradley pillories Woodson after the game. First Q. should be: “Mike, knowing this ensemble’s record on the road during the playoffs, didn’t you have any sort of original thought about motivating them to come out with a little fire?”
What dogs.
S Uga Fan
April 24th, 2010
8:19 pm
Paul H….. you would think he is doing a good job! and I love people that don’t think the coach has anything to do with this! Sports ignorance!
HawksFan11
April 24th, 2010
8:20 pm
This is what it is.. Woody has been hearing his fans say use his bench so much they he is actually starting to do it more.. zaza was out there for a while and mo and joe got in a while too.. not saying dont use them but its the playoffs now we need the best players on the floor unless their hurt or foul trouble. U can put them in but not for extended minutes.. this offseason they need to learn how to play with each other… ive never seen zaza horford and josh in at the sametime, so why use this lineup in the PLAYOFFS?? That just doenst make sense… why sit crawford out for the rest of the half?? he’s the offense we need to get back into the game. Bibby gets tired QUICK seems like to me.. He has such a hard time getting past defenders on offense that he is wore out on the defensive end..
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
8:21 pm
I think “within” perhaps should be used as “the Hawks are within 13 points of going ahead”
but then Mark, that’s why the AJC pays you the big bucks.
Paul Hewitt
April 24th, 2010
8:22 pm
SUGA Fan, are you a Tech grad?
Paul Hewitt
April 24th, 2010
8:23 pm
I ask that because I see that your grammer is far to good to be a UGA grad.