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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NoShamSam
April 24th, 2010
5:38 pm
First!
SWAT Native
April 24th, 2010
5:38 pm
Last time I do this…First!
SWAT Native
April 24th, 2010
5:39 pm
Mark, what do you think about the Hawks wearing their red uniforms tonight? Seems like they almost always lose in them.
SWAT Native
April 24th, 2010
5:40 pm
Mark, what do you think about the Hawks wearing their red uniforms tonight? They look cool, but they almost always lose in them.
NoShamSam
April 24th, 2010
5:41 pm
45 degrees…Mark, better lay of the cold beer and get some of that hot choc
NoShamSam
April 24th, 2010
5:45 pm
Oh…2nd
Meanwhile...but Mark
April 24th, 2010
5:46 pm
But Mark, isn’t what Milwaukee lacks in weather more than made up for by the vibrant and exciting nightlife?
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
5:47 pm
Kudos, NoShamSam.
I’m agnostic about the red uniforms. They look OK to me. Not great, but OK.
Meanwhile...it's a matter of faith.
April 24th, 2010
5:55 pm
If the players wore rosaries with their red uniforms, would you be less agnostic?
Or would you be pragmatic and recommend they save them for the Orlando series?
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
5:58 pm
I became agnostic on uniforms when Georgia broke out the black helmets for Florida last season.
SWAT Native
April 24th, 2010
5:59 pm
What’s funny is that the Bucks are calling for a “red out” tonight, and the Hawks will be wearing their red uniforms. Almost like they’re the home team.
Meanwhile...it's a matter of faith.
April 24th, 2010
6:01 pm
Mark do you ever wonder if anybody, ironically enough, became agnostic on uniforms from looking at the old San Diego Padres uniforms?
Hey, the Hawks are 2-0 in a series that’s all but a foregone conclusion. Got to talk about something, right?
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
6:06 pm
I’m staying in the same hotel that left me cold (pun intended) during the NCAA tournament. You might recall that this particular establishment doesn’t offer room service for lunch. Nor, I learned today, is its restaurant downstairs open for late lunches. (No, this is not Motel 6.)
But I mention the hotel because it’s a block from the arena, and you know what jerseys I saw people wearing in the lobby? Cubs shirts. The Cubbies are in town to play the Brewers.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
6:07 pm
Meanwhile, you’ve stumbled on the secret of blogging. You’ve got to find something to gripe about, and I can’t gripe about the Hawks.
The Braves hitting … now, that’s a different matter.
ATLBadger
April 24th, 2010
6:11 pm
OMG it can get chilly in Milwaukee in April?! Who knew!
Delbert D.
April 24th, 2010
6:11 pm
Just about anywhere east of Iceland, I’d think, would be bleaker.
Which Bradley is the Center named after? Milton? Bill? Mark?
Biff Pocoroba
April 24th, 2010
6:13 pm
Is Chipper at the game? It looks like he is taking another day off for his birthday?
Delbert D.
April 24th, 2010
6:14 pm
My favorite odd experience hotel was the Holiday Inn in Key Largo a few years ago. The African Queen was suspended on a davit on the canal adjacent to the hotel.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
6:15 pm
The Bradley Center is named after Harry Lynde Bradley. Or, as we call him, Crazy Uncle Harry.
Kidding. Apparently Harry Bradley was a philanthropist of the first rank. We Bradleys of Kentucky would just as soon fill you full of buckshot as loan you a dime.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
6:16 pm
I saw where Chipper left today’s tilt after two at-bats. Not good.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
6:21 pm
One nice thing to say about Milwaukee: I’m seated on the floor for tonight’s titanic tilt. I haven’t been seated courtside at Philips Arena since 2003, I believe it was.
Shane
April 24th, 2010
6:29 pm
Be curious to see how much the crowd gets on Josh Smith.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
6:31 pm
A Milwaukee writer was asking Josh Smith what he planned to do tomorrow in Milwaukee. Maybe go to the mall, Josh said.
NoShamSam
April 24th, 2010
6:33 pm
Here’s hoping this game will be as exciting as the Celtics-Heat game was.
NoShamSam
April 24th, 2010
6:35 pm
Is Milwaukee that bad???
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
6:38 pm
There’s just not a lot in Milwaukee, NoShamSam. The people seem nice enough, though.
5IML
April 24th, 2010
6:41 pm
As a Hawks fan, it feels really good to confidently look down on another team. I wasn’t so sure in last year’s Miami series, and I’m too young (or too old) to remember that feeling from the Dominique days.
NoShamSam
April 24th, 2010
6:43 pm
In the Dominique days, 5iml, L. Bird & co was just too much for us
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
6:44 pm
Even in the Dominique days, 5IML, the Hawks never swept anybody in Round 1. (And never got past Round 2.) Indeed, the last gasp of that team was a loss in a best-of-5 series to an undermanned Milwaukee bunch in 1989. They lost Game 5 at home — first rounds were best-of-five back then — after the Bucks had blown a lead and seemingly the series in Game 4 here. (Jack Sikma missed a free throw that would have won in regulation.)
NoShamSam
April 24th, 2010
6:45 pm
And Dominique scored a lot of points back then…but he really needed a lot of shots to get those points…not the most accurate shooter there ever was
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
6:45 pm
But let’s be realistic, too: This is much different test if Andrew Bogut is playing for Milwaukee.
Ree Roe
April 24th, 2010
6:47 pm
We’re wearing red & Milwaukee is having a red-out? LOL @ the irony. I’m hoping the Hawks saw how fired up OKC, CHA, CHI & MIA came out & play at a high level
-REEfried Roe!!!
5IML
April 24th, 2010
6:47 pm
Yeah, the Bucks are a shell of themselves without Bogut. And I’m okay with that.
NoShamSam
April 24th, 2010
6:47 pm
Even with Bogut, the Hawks win in 6 or 7 games.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
6:49 pm
I’d agree. Hawks in six if Bogut plays.
Iceman
April 24th, 2010
6:51 pm
The delay was ridiculous. Who’s the bonehead that set up this playoff schedule? Hawks should be getting ready for game 4 by now.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
6:56 pm
TV sets the schedule, Iceman. And it is ridiculous: The Hawks (and the Bucks) have played once since last Saturday.
Ree Roe
April 24th, 2010
6:58 pm
Mark,
Non Hawks question before the game starts: What are your initial thoughts on the Falcons draft?
-REEligiously Roe!!!
Bat Masterson
April 24th, 2010
6:59 pm
Good thing it’s not going to 7 games, hell it would be summer up there by then.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:00 pm
I liked the Weatherspoon pick, Ree Roe. And I liked the offensive lineman from Alabama in Round 3.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:01 pm
Does Milwaukee even have a summer, Bat?
Ree Roe
April 24th, 2010
7:05 pm
@ Mark,
I’m assuming the DT from UK or the OL from UNLV didn’t floor you, huh?
-REEady to Roe!!!
Bat Masterson
April 24th, 2010
7:05 pm
Beats me Mark, closest I have ever come was having an Old Milwaukee beer, 25 or so years ago.
jim
April 24th, 2010
7:05 pm
Summer in Milwaukee is the same as summer in Detroit – July 1 – July 5. Thats it. Lived up there and NEVER got warm.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:06 pm
Josh Smith gets booed when he’s introduced. But it’s not deafening.
The Bradley Center isn’t full. There’s a nice crowd on hand, but it doesn’t look like it’s sold out.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:07 pm
No, that wasn’t my meaning, Ree Roe. I particularly liked those other two picks.
RB
April 24th, 2010
7:07 pm
Meanwhile, the braves better start looking for a lead off man AND a three bag’er. Trade rumors will start early in the ATL this year! Move Chipper to 1B and trade for a proven payer at 3B. Braves do not have many 3B prospects on “the farm”.
justin
April 24th, 2010
7:08 pm
Go Brewers.. I was at game 2 of cubs series in atlanta and saw more than a few cubs fans crying. Was a nice sight to see. Oh yeah, hawks in 6.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:08 pm
Someone very close to the Braves suggested the Chipper-to-first move to me Thursday night, RB.
Shane
April 24th, 2010
7:10 pm
And Dominique scored a lot of points back then…but he really needed a lot of shots to get those points…not the most accurate shooter there ever was
He shot 46 percent for his career. Thats pretty good
Bat Masterson
April 24th, 2010
7:10 pm
Chipper to first, after today it looks like Chipper to the DL.
MaryM
April 24th, 2010
7:10 pm
Go ahead and gripe about the Hawks, it’s allowed. Their highlight film of the almost fifty years since they came to Atlanta from St. Louis would be depressingly slim, especially the last decade or so.
So gripe. Anyway, Milwaukee wins at home tonight.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:12 pm
Carlos Delfino misses a layup. Drove on Bibby. Nobody drives on Bibby!
Bat Masterson
April 24th, 2010
7:12 pm
I’m pretty sure I saw Yunel Escobar hung in effigy on BOD’s blog today, too.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:13 pm
Josh makes one of two free throws. Hawks lead 1-0.
Not for long. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute scores.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:13 pm
Brandon Jennings with a three-ball.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:14 pm
Mark, wondered where you wandered off to. You missed the NFL draft blogging rendezvous.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:15 pm
Another trey for Jennings. Bucks up seven.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:15 pm
You must have a program in front of you to be able to spell those names.
MaryM
April 24th, 2010
7:16 pm
I haven’t seen anything all year from this bunch that makes me think they can win the third game in a row while they’re on the road.
Shane
April 24th, 2010
7:16 pm
Falcons with some curious picks I thought.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:16 pm
Bucks by nine. Woodson takes timeout.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:16 pm
What is the fare provided in Milwaukee? Bratwurst?
RB
April 24th, 2010
7:16 pm
Another, “meanwhile” – everybody get off Jon Dwyer’s back! Do the names Terrell Davis AND Doresey Levens ring a bell? Bothe went in late in 5th and 6th rounds. Bothe have Super Bowl Rings. Dwyer is a class act and will get his money in a couple years.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:17 pm
I did miss Day 2 at Flowery Branch, Coach Grantham. I had a health issue.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:18 pm
Shane, was there a Falcons’ pick you didn’t like? It looks like they addressed some needy positions.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:18 pm
That’s part of my health issue, Coach Todd. I have to eat a bland diet this next month. No bratwurst.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:19 pm
Hope you’re fully recovered. It wasn’t a malady caused by anxiety of the Bradley-Live-Blogging-Streak being ruined was it?
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:20 pm
But enough about me. Hawks are switching everything on defense, as per usual, but the Bucks are exploiting the switches.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:20 pm
Do the Cheeseheads make appearances at Bucks games?
Shane
April 24th, 2010
7:20 pm
Smith should have just kept his mouth shut.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:20 pm
Bucks by 12. Salmons three-point play.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:21 pm
The Hawks’ bench will eventually sink them as the playoffs progress.
S Uga Fan
April 24th, 2010
7:22 pm
Fire Woody!!!!!! He is clueless again!
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:22 pm
Joe Johnson cuts it to eight.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:22 pm
Chick fil-A can be pretty bland sometimes.
Shane
April 24th, 2010
7:23 pm
Shane, was there a Falcons’ pick you didn’t like? It looks like they addressed some needy positions.
The safety from Montana I found curious.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:23 pm
Smith blocks a Delfino dunk.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:24 pm
Another 3 for Brandon Jennings.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:24 pm
Did Smitty make some off color remark about the draft?
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:24 pm
And now Stackhouse. Bucks 27, Hawks 11.
Shane
April 24th, 2010
7:24 pm
Another, “meanwhile” – everybody get off Jon Dwyer’s back! Do the names Terrell Davis AND Doresey Levens ring a bell?
To paraphrase the late Lloyd Bentsen …. Jonathan Dwyer is no Terell Davis.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:25 pm
Hawks are being badly outplayed. Of course, the score might be a hint.
Shane
April 24th, 2010
7:26 pm
This is the old we’ve got home court in our hip pocket so were not going to show up for Game 3 play.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:27 pm
Franks in the 5th round? things get pretty dicey by then and i think Smitty and Company took a bet on that pick.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:27 pm
Me thinks the Hawks just want to close out in Atlanta.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:27 pm
On the one hand, you had to expect Milwaukee to start fast. The Bucks had had four days to recover and adjust after Game 2. But the Hawks have showed no real interest so far.
That said, this is the NBA. Sixteen-point leads can go away.
NoShamSam
April 24th, 2010
7:27 pm
No answer for Jennings yet…
S Uga Fan
April 24th, 2010
7:29 pm
If we had a quality coach ….. this would not happen! The Atlanta Spirit group will somehow find this poor showing to be acceptable and in the master Woody plan! Amazing what we settle for in Atlanta sports!
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:31 pm
I’m so humble several buildings, arenas, schools, streets and stadiums are called “Anonymous” because I simply wont have things named after me just because I pay for them.
Hawks vs. Bucks
April 24th, 2010
7:32 pm
My guess is also that the Hawks weren’t quite truthful with themselves, “Hawks like rest, dismiss rust”
that … and the Bucks are at home / the Hawks are on the road
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:35 pm
Ridnour hits a fadeaway over Zaza Pachulia to end the quarter. Milwaukee by 17. Whoa.
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
7:36 pm
I wish someone on the Hawks had to guts to lay a good hit into Jennings.
Just knock his little hide to the ground with authority!
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:37 pm
This was not the way you want to start Game 3. It’s one thing to fall behind. But by 17 points?
Chipper Jones
April 24th, 2010
7:37 pm
Mark, I just want to reassure you and the fans I’ll be in the lineup tomorrow night.
Sid
April 24th, 2010
7:37 pm
they MIGHT win one game on the road in this series. Doesn’t really matter though. The Magic will eat them up and spit them out.
NoShamSam
April 24th, 2010
7:37 pm
They can’t miss and we can’t hit or rebound…hence 17 behind
hawkfan
April 24th, 2010
7:37 pm
Let’s see Josh & Al both 1-3 fg and less aggressive. Typical road showing, the Hawks need JJ more than ever.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:38 pm
Someone would have to get near Brandon Jennings to hit him, Dawgs2010.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:39 pm
when chipper goes on a streak
and is playing at his peak
all of a sudden he begins to limp
with that all to familiar gimp
oh no, its another oblique
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Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:40 pm
Jennings and Salmons made nine of 10 shots between them in the first quarter.
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
7:40 pm
It is obvious that the Hawks have not turned the corner and into the class of the NBA Elite. Good teams do not let this happen.
It doesn’t matter after this series. They are toast! Just a stepping stone for the Magic on the way to Cleveland.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
7:41 pm
Mo Evans need sto be benched
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:42 pm
Another mismatch. Ilyasova underneath on Crawford.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
7:42 pm
The need Gene Hackman to measure the court in front of them
NoShamSam
April 24th, 2010
7:42 pm
The Hawk’s radio announcer, Holman, said it can’t get any worse…fat chance…it could get a lot worse if we don’t start hitting our shot or at least start rebounding for 2nd shots
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:43 pm
It’s safe to say the Hawks’ coach is not pleased.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
7:43 pm
What a wild shot by Crawford. Is this a game at the East Cobb YMCA?
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:44 pm
the Hawks are really losing bad
making all their fans feel sad
said Mike its just bad luck
to lose to a Buck
we’ll be in Atlanta soon and glad
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
7:44 pm
Maybe “not pleased Hawks coach” should do something about it. For 3 years he has had the same problem. Jekyll and Hyde home vs road.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:44 pm
It can’t get much worse. Only Joe Johnson is playing.
NoShamSam
April 24th, 2010
7:45 pm
Todd…get a life
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:46 pm
There was a slow switch — the theme of the night — on Ilyasova back in the first quarter. After Ilyasova’s trey dropped, the Hawks’ coach said a word I will not repeat.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
7:46 pm
and Joe Johnson is on his way out of town. Oh boy.
Hawks vs. Bucks
April 24th, 2010
7:46 pm
“This was not the way you want to start Game 3. It’s one thing to fall behind. But by 17 points?”
are you going against what you said earlier Bradley?
“That said, this is the NBA. Sixteen-point leads can go away”
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
7:47 pm
I said a bad word too. But Woody isnt a fan. He is a coach. Bad words dont make the poor play on the road go away.
jlewis
April 24th, 2010
7:47 pm
Oh yeah, Jamal can replace JJ. His shot selection and intensity is ridiculous. Also, if Josh is an all-star, he needs to show up, he and Al.
Lori
April 24th, 2010
7:47 pm
Come on Hawks pick up on the offensive and defensive end. I know you can pull it together and win this game 3!!!! SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!! Come o HAWKS!!!!!
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
7:47 pm
This is what happens when they take 4 days off between games. It steals all of our momentum.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:47 pm
No mystery is the Hawks’ current fate
a step slow, a shot too late
but what matters now
is not this current row
but the next Phillips Arena gate
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
7:48 pm
Joe Smith? Really? Joe Smith with the turn around? Why is he shooting?
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:48 pm
Mark, did the word rhyme with luck?
Real Talk
April 24th, 2010
7:49 pm
Instead of Josh Smith worrying about what to do in Milwaukee he needs to be at the Bradley Center day and night working on those free throws and that jump shot.
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
7:49 pm
Can we draft a new coach?
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
7:49 pm
Dawgs…momentum doesnt cause you to be on pace to give up 140 points after one. Poor play, poor coaching, and poor prep does.
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
7:51 pm
jcwfalcon: I am with you 100% about the coaching. The Hawks have won not b/c of the coach, but in spite of him.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
7:51 pm
they look hungover
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:52 pm
Josh with a dunk. Backed in on Delfino.
marvin already got a pay day.
April 24th, 2010
7:52 pm
Great defense on the road. What a way to make a statement.
S Uga Fan
April 24th, 2010
7:52 pm
Mark that is the problem…. the coach don’t look happy! the last time I checked it is the coachs job to get the players ready under all circumstances. Geez! This is the playoffs! But I am sure Mr. Woody is already trying to figure whom he will blame and it doesn’t include himself! Hopefully the media will point the fingers in the right direction!
HawksFan11
April 24th, 2010
7:52 pm
WTF kinda lineup is this woodson??
Paul Hewitt
April 24th, 2010
7:53 pm
I think Coach Woodson is doing a fantastic job.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
7:54 pm
WTF is that sound that sounds like something Paul Hogan did with the boomerang on a rope in Crocidile Dundee II? Is it legal for them to have that?
Hawks a Joke
April 24th, 2010
7:54 pm
Big Hawks fan here but I dont even attempt to turn on the tv for a ATL road game. Its a joke to watch. They might as well have given Milwaukee the two wins on the road and stayed and at home and played. Nothing new though. Will never be an elite team under the direction they are now.
HawksFan11
April 24th, 2010
7:54 pm
Is it more or does josh smith play lazy? the guy the went right past him and he tried to just grab him lol wtf.
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
7:54 pm
This is all part of a master plan to get the series back to Atlanta for a game 5. Game 5 will bring oin more revenue for the ailing City of Atlanta. They are doing this to improve the economy.
No Effort
April 24th, 2010
7:54 pm
HawksFan11
April 24th, 2010
7:52 pm
WTF kinda lineup is this woodson??
One that might play defense? What a uninspired effort.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:54 pm
Again, you expect this to be the Bucks’ last-stand game. But you don’t expect a good team to roll over.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:56 pm
Atlanta’s not, and never will be a basketball town just like UGA will never be a basketball school. Leave that kind of sports to the folks in the Research Triangle.
No Effort
April 24th, 2010
7:57 pm
This is a veteran Hawks team. Why do they need the coach to get them motivated? This is just another repeat of last year. Zero drives to the basket. It’s like watching high school.
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
7:57 pm
It looks more like Custer’s last-stand for the Hawks.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
7:57 pm
Mark, I’ll bet you’re regretting now that AirTran flight ever left ATL.
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
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
7:58 pm
The Bucks are starting to slow down.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
7:58 pm
love the no look pass Smoove. Worked at the court in bankhead in the offseason!?
HawksFan11
April 24th, 2010
7:58 pm
Josh already thinks he is the best he can be. He has no self-motivation to get better. He can be so much better but he think he’s already there, therfore he doesnt give it his all.
No Effort
April 24th, 2010
7:59 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.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
7:59 pm
How bad are we losing the battle of the boards?
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.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:25 pm
Hawks staying in it at the foul line. They’ve taken 13 free throws to the Bucks’ four.
Hawks have been outscored by 18 points from the field.
MaryM
April 24th, 2010
8:27 pm
Instead of suffering another half of watching overpaid, overstuffed zombies sleepwalking through the game, change your TV to Weather Channel. With all the storms, I promise you it’s more interesting.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
8:28 pm
Mark, how many players are on an active NBA roster?
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:30 pm
Fifteen guys on a roster. Twelve get to dress for games.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:30 pm
Bad start to the half. Joe misses in the lane, and then Salmons hits over Marvin.
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
8:31 pm
Does Randolph Morris count as a player?
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:32 pm
Chance to cut it to nine. Joe on the line. He has 19 of the 43.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
8:34 pm
Ok, 12 times 6 fouls is 72 fouls. all a team has to do to win is foul every time its on defense. if the opponent makes 60% of the foul shots, then that’s 84 points. Most NBA teams can win when holding an opponent to 84.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:34 pm
Smoove- that shot is why you arent an All Star
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
8:35 pm
I’m not just a great football coach, but a “thinker” as well.
No Effort
April 24th, 2010
8:35 pm
why does the ball stop every time Josh Smith touch’s it?
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
8:35 pm
J-Smoove is now Mr. Bumpy
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:35 pm
Bad sequence there. Marvin missed from the lane and Josh Smith forced one from the baseline, and then Carlos Delfino hit a three-pointer. Back to 11. Could have been cut to six.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:36 pm
Horford shoots once the play has been setup…and 3 Hawks are on the screen. Its easy to see why we arent getting rebounds. Half our team is staying around mid court.
Pay Day man
April 24th, 2010
8:36 pm
The hawks have one starter playing for a pay day, Joe Johnson. Who is the only guy producing? Nuff said.
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
8:36 pm
Marvin William is offically a Draft-bust. Time for him to find a new team.
S Uga Fan
April 24th, 2010
8:36 pm
Paul… UGA and Duke grad!!!!!
Hawks a Joke
April 24th, 2010
8:37 pm
Ive been saying all along that J Smith needs to let go. Yea he can play when he wants to, but hes never consistent.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:37 pm
is Horford trying to get it “in the hoop” or throw it “through the hoop?”
Give me the ball
April 24th, 2010
8:37 pm
Why is Josh Smith hanging out at the 3 point line? hehe.
Hawks a Joke
April 24th, 2010
8:39 pm
This kind of reminds me how we played against Cleveland last year in the playoffs. Our guys were so intimidated by Lebron and the Cavs, they just walked around for 48 minutes.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:39 pm
Another Delfino 3-pointer. Back to 17.
The Hawks have 18 minutes to make up 17 points.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:39 pm
The worst thing you can say about a team is that they lost due to a lack of effort. Of the reasons the Hawks will lose this game, lack of effort has to seem like #1. It really is frustrating to watch. It kinda makes you want to slap each of them across the face.
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
8:39 pm
So much for this team taking us to the next level. It is just not going to happen. No wonder there are empty seats for the home games.
D. Ward
April 24th, 2010
8:40 pm
I tuned in to watch this? What a HEARTLESS display of basketball being played by the Hawks right now!
Confucius
April 24th, 2010
8:40 pm
Confucius say Hawks will win this series and get blown out by Orlando. The same lack of intensity on the road will result in Orlando in 6.
Dawgs2010
April 24th, 2010
8:40 pm
This is truly disgusting.
Mike Modell
April 24th, 2010
8:41 pm
64-47, 3Q-600, 10-2 Milw run….
Atlanta fans deserve better…And, don’t try to make
sense out of anything Mike Woodson does because
he is a third-tier coach at best…This game was
lost in the lockerroom….
An absolute embarrassment to the franchise…I hope
none of you have wasted money on season tickets…
There’s a very succinct phrase for the type of basketball
the Hawks are zombieing through tonight but it’s
connotation is too negative to say here…
kurula
April 24th, 2010
8:41 pm
hawks moving at half speed tonight….
D. Ward
April 24th, 2010
8:41 pm
They will not make up 17 points in eighteen minutes. How’s that for a bold prediction?
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:41 pm
Yeah “Hawksajoke.” But the bad thing is this Bucks team is full of scrubs. LeBron is intimidating. None of the players on the Bucks team should intimidate the Hawks…yet they are. Its sad to watch.
hawks vs. bucks
April 24th, 2010
8:42 pm
sweep isn’t looking possible right now, but maybe they’ll finish the 3rd strong and have a great 4th …
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:42 pm
Confusious, Orlando will take it in less than 6. Did we beat Orlando at all this year?
Confucius
April 24th, 2010
8:43 pm
Hawks a Joke
April 24th, 2010
8:39 pm
This kind of reminds me how we played against Cleveland last year in the playoffs. Our guys were so intimidated by Lebron and the Cavs, they just walked around for 48 minutes.
At least Cleveland has the best player in the league, and is a pretty good team. There is zero excuse for the performance of Josh Smith, Bibby, Williams and Crawford.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:43 pm
Horford finally getting going.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:43 pm
Jim Neidhart just schooled Smoove. Time to call it a night and go back to the hotel. 3 games in 8 days is too many for these Hawks to take.
kurula
April 24th, 2010
8:43 pm
this is not a team that is gonna beat orlando or cleveland. why do all the teams i love seem to play their worst in the biggest games?
Jo Bling
April 24th, 2010
8:44 pm
You people need to calm down. This game has a long way to go.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:44 pm
The Hawks beat Orlando in March. Josh dunked home Joe’s miss at the horn.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
8:44 pm
has horford finally crossed the fjord?
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:45 pm
I want to hire Jo Bling to follow me around and whisper positive nothings to me from the time I awaken til the time I fall asleep.
S Uga Fan
April 24th, 2010
8:45 pm
Announcers really hard on Hawks! Wait… they deserve it!!
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:45 pm
What was the series record Mark? Is that the only one we got? A buzzer beater?
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
8:46 pm
I guess the Hawks are taking lessons from watching the Braves’ game. Apathy.
kurula
April 24th, 2010
8:46 pm
jcwfalcon–hilarious.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:46 pm
Are they getting close to a playoff team record for 3’s in a game?
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
8:47 pm
turn out the lights on this game.
hawks vs. bucks
April 24th, 2010
8:48 pm
hawks start to get close but then they can’t defend the 3. I think Orlando will know the shot to use in order to eliminate the hawks
Miss Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:48 pm
Mark, did the Hawks victory against Orlando in March make them 1-6 over the last 7 games?
Steve Holman
April 24th, 2010
8:48 pm
this really sucks!
Mike Modell
April 24th, 2010
8:48 pm
A whole lot of tough questions to be asked by the beat writer after the game tonight and especially at practice tomorrow…
Is Rick Sund still alive?
Hawks a Joke
April 24th, 2010
8:48 pm
Josh Smith even lazy when he walks off the court….HAHA…Orlando will sweep us even IF we get by Milwaukee.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:49 pm
Hawks 2/11 behind 3pt. Bucks 8/16. This isnt a basketball game. Its a shooting contest…and the Hawks are losing badly.
D. Ward
April 24th, 2010
8:49 pm
HEARTLESS!!!!!!!!!
Jo Bling
April 24th, 2010
8:49 pm
Sorry jcwfalcon, but I’m taken. I’ll wager the Hawks will make this one interesting. May not get it done, but they’ll make it interesting.
quickwitt
April 24th, 2010
8:50 pm
Another shining example of mediocre expectations from the top on down. ASG thinks it’s great to make the playoffs, collect some extra playoff revenue then go home. Mike Woodson is a mediocre coach who once again has failed to get his team ready to play. A committed team would have come out and blown the Bucks out of their arena, making them expend the energy to come back then fold at the end. Instead it’s the ATL that’s gonna do it, if they even bother to make a comeback. It sucks being mediocre but that’s what we as fans are stuck with. ASG is no more capable of producing a winner than the Five Smiths Inc. were. At least we have Arthur Blank around to keep ATL from being a total Losersville in the sports world.
D. Ward
April 24th, 2010
8:50 pm
The entire team needs to go see the wizard………”Follow the yellow brick road”
Snapdrop
April 24th, 2010
8:50 pm
typical hawks game they are going to wait until 1 min is on the clock to play hard. I was looking for a different game from the hawks… thought they were serious..ooops my bad
kurula
April 24th, 2010
8:50 pm
we need a guy with artest-like hair. rodman set the precedent. it wins championships.
jcw_ATL
April 24th, 2010
8:50 pm
This is crazy…the hawks are showing no effort whatsoever…they want to make to bring the series back to ATL…and during the press conference Mike Woodson said we want to close the back in ATL…meaning the coach even wants to go to a game 5…the Magic won in Charlotte ad it look like they can sweep the series, if they sweep the series and the Hawks are still playing they will be resting, and planning for the next series…
hawks vs. bucks
April 24th, 2010
8:51 pm
Hawks = .350 and .182 / FGs and 3s
Bucks = .527 and .500
Steve Holman
April 24th, 2010
8:51 pm
Folks, I apolgize for this effort (or lack thereof).
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 24th, 2010
8:51 pm
Is a hangover considered a “health issue” nowadays? lol
Mtn Hawk
April 24th, 2010
8:51 pm
This is frusterating…Especially after the Braves.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:52 pm
Down 19 after Brandon Jennings stripped Bibby and fed Stackhouse for a dunk.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
8:52 pm
i think the problem is the Hawks dont have enough tatoos to distract the enemy.
Hawks a Joke
April 24th, 2010
8:52 pm
Absolutely Horrible….When is the last time the Hawks won a road playoff game?????????????????
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
8:53 pm
“Down to 19″? you act like this is still winnable.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:53 pm
Boy that halftime speech and adjustments went well! Minus 7 in the 3rd.
What game is this?
April 24th, 2010
8:53 pm
Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart just schooled the Hawks? Am I missing something here?
Miss Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:54 pm
Jo Bling
April 24th, 2010
8:49 pm
Sorry jcwfalcon, but I’m taken. I’ll wager the Hawks will make this one interesting. May not get it done, but they’ll make it interesting.
The only thing interesting is how the Bucks are beating the Hawks by 20 in the 3rd. And they don’t have their best player.
Wow.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:54 pm
I think the Hawks took a game @ Miami last year…they had to cause I think they dropped a home game
hawks vs. bucks
April 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
and the field goal shooting keeps getting worse
kurula
April 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
well, on the bright side…the hawks are shooting WAY better than the braves are hitting.
Mtn Hawk
April 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
Who has a hangover in the game?
Snapdrop
April 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
only if the better team played all home games…lol we would be good
kurula
April 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
Enter your comments here
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:56 pm
OK, it’s not going to happen. Down 21 after three. Cut it to eight, then wilted.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:57 pm
See the guy on the Bucks with the mane flowing from his chin like hes going to be on WWE next week? Thats what I am talking about “What game is this?” Salmons, Delfino, Ridenhour…dudes like that whipping the Hawks…they should all be ashamed.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
8:57 pm
The Hawks won Game 4 at Miami last spring.
adrain
April 24th, 2010
8:57 pm
mr. bradley u can’t tell me that this is ok this is not good. These are grown mens and they have got blown out by 24 point are more on the road if we is looking at our team for the last three years. We as fan love teams that play with heart this is team has no pride, and I do mean no Pride
Hawks a Joke
April 24th, 2010
8:57 pm
I really believe Mark Bradley myself and 3 other bloggers could shoot better than the Hawks….32% wow.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
8:58 pm
Don’t be down Mark. I made the reservations for Ruth’s Chris for 10pm cst.
falcons pick(ed) spoon
April 24th, 2010
8:58 pm
This is what scares the hell out of me about the Hawks. You just have no clue what you’re going to get away from Phillips. True, the Bucks have shot lights out and I don’t expexct for this to keep up on Monday but the Hawks have to step it up if they want to be called elite
Greg
April 24th, 2010
8:59 pm
Why is it that when the ESPN announcers(or most anyone else) mentions the Hawks being a horrible road team when you consider their talent, no one calls out Woodson? The Hawks have two guys who made the all–star team, another that should have and the 6th man of the year and this is the best they can do against a glorified d-league team? Disgraceful.
Woodson is a joke. I don’t care if Milwaukee comes back to win the series. At that point, we’ll at least know Woodson will be gone and they might bring in a real coach.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
8:59 pm
“Hawksajoke” maybe you are on to something. I won an Elks Club free throw contest when I was a kid by making 19/21! Lets give it a shot! *Rimshot*
hawks vs. bucks
April 24th, 2010
9:00 pm
they’ll need to keep the bucks to miami numbers in the 4th if they still want to win this
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:00 pm
Ele Giante just made a jumper. That guy has the most square face I have ever seen. Hawks defense is embarrassing. I hope they take this personally and come out ready to fight game 4.
Hawks a Joke
April 24th, 2010
9:01 pm
Hawksajoke” maybe you are on to something. I won an Elks Club free throw contest when I was a kid by making 19/21! Lets give it a shot! *Rimshot*
JWCfalcon, lets try it out man. I was an allstar pg for a few years in my rec league when i was 10.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:01 pm
Will the Hawks be held to less than 70 points? Wow. What a poor performance all around.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:03 pm
Teague time! This one is over.
todd grantham
April 24th, 2010
9:03 pm
Ruth’s 8 ounce filet, sauteed mushrooms, mashed potatoes, lettuce wedge with blue cheese dressing, and Clarendon Hills Astralis Syrah 2005.
hawks vs. bucks
April 24th, 2010
9:03 pm
yep, that’s not going to happen. this game is done
S Uga Fan
April 24th, 2010
9:04 pm
Can you fire the coach during a playoff series? Wait…. the ASG will find this defeat as a positive! Rick Sund you seem to know basketball…. prove it!!!!
hawks vs. bucks
April 24th, 2010
9:04 pm
is the number 3 seed going to suffer an embarrassing 30 point loss?
Mike Modell
April 24th, 2010
9:05 pm
Here’s another point about this shiftless bunch of bums:
When a Joakim Noah makes a comment about Cleveland,
it’s coming from a fellow who speaks French, Swedish and English fluently and has seen the world.
When a career burp like Josh Smith makes a comment
about Milwaukee, it’s coming from some stooge who wouldn’t know how to find Peachtree St. if he hadn’t
followed the boys on to the team bus.
The Bucks would do the NBA a huge favor if they
just knock out this roving band of swill in six games.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:05 pm
“Hawksajoke”…I made a B in a college in “Basketball.” The final was like a Wesminster Dog show of hoops. Dribble between cones, make 8/10 free throws for a B. etc. I am older and fatter now…but at least we will bring more effort than these guys. WE CAN DO IT!
adrain
April 24th, 2010
9:06 pm
this team has no heart this is crazy they will get sweep in the second round i say lets not show up at game 5 in the playoff and let see how we fill when they go own the road and don’t show up lets start a boycot for game 5 in Atlanta if you all agree lets past the word
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
9:07 pm
I apologize for having to step away and finish a column (9:45 deadline), but I’m still monitoring your comments. And your suggestions for the head coach.
My suggestion: Stop all the switching on D. (But there’s no way Woodson would even consider such heresy. He’s a switching guy.)
D Hawks
April 24th, 2010
9:07 pm
This is why the Hawks don’t get respect from the media as being a top-tier team. At least when the elite teams lose on the road, they are still in the game until the end. This is yet another example of completely laying an egg outside of Philips Arena.
J-Smoove
April 24th, 2010
9:07 pm
This is awful… Braves look like the Bad News Bears and the Hawks are looking like the Atlanta Dream (WNBA team for those not aware). Hawks will win in 5 and hopefully won’t play like this against Orlando
Josh Smith should apologize
April 24th, 2010
9:07 pm
Josh Smith should apologize to all Hawks fans, especially season tickets holders.
Tonight Josh Smith’s performance has been a joke for a veteran. Tough shooting night, but the defensive and rebounding effort have been no existence. On 3 consecutive trips down the floor, he was beat at the rim.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
9:08 pm
Offensive foul by Josh Smith. About time to pull the starters.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:08 pm
Mike…Smoove uses a Garmin. And we all have a hardtime finding the right Peachtree…and the right spot ON that Peachtree. Smoove comes to play some of the time and didnt play well tonight. But lets be real, we dont want a linguist…we want effort and coaching.
D Hawks
April 24th, 2010
9:09 pm
Might as well get all the starters off the floor. They haven’t done anything anyway. Let ‘em stew on this performance for the last 8 minutes.
adrain
April 24th, 2010
9:09 pm
bradley what do u call this. This team has no heart
D Hawks
April 24th, 2010
9:09 pm
Great minds think alike MB.
Mark Bradley
April 24th, 2010
9:10 pm
Jeff Teague checks in. His team is 27 points down.
chem
April 24th, 2010
9:11 pm
The Hawks aren’t trying. Josh Smith gave up on this one a few minutes into the 3rd quarter. Woodson has no sway with this team. He can’t even get effort in a playoff game.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:11 pm
Maybe they are constipated from all the meat, cheese, and brew?
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:12 pm
Maybe Woody should shave his eyebrows to motivate them for game 4?
D Hawks
April 24th, 2010
9:12 pm
Joe is the only one who showed up tonight, and he’s too quiet to rip his guys a new one for their performance. Would LeBron or Kobe have put up with this performance from their teammates?
S Uga Fan
April 24th, 2010
9:13 pm
Greg…. you really dont know why they are not blaming him? And Mark ask Woody if he is willing to do the right thing and resign! Hire Avery Johnson before someone else does! Great coach!!
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:14 pm
Or maybe shave something else to show them what they need to grow on the road?
Shane
April 24th, 2010
9:14 pm
You know what there is to do in Milwaukee Josh Smith?
Get your tail kicked and embarrassed by 30.
HawksFan11
April 24th, 2010
9:15 pm
Mike Woodson’s scheme isnt good for this team. For his scheme to work u need great iso players. josh and marvin and bibby are not those. horford joe and craword are. 93-65? Wow this is so pathetic. In game 3 u usually want to make it really competative so you can wear them out for game 4. Jennings is laughing on the bench and doesnt even have toplay the whle 4th. Now we got to worry about jennings doing the same thing he did tonight in game 4. Joe brought it tonight but was the ONLY one. Josh Smith is so pathetic at times its scary. He gets to shooting jumpers and going to the hole out of control. Right now you would have to say the bucks are the favorites for game 4. Right?
Kingbyrd
April 24th, 2010
9:15 pm
This series will go 7 games because we can’t play on the damn road. Trade Marvin Williams!!!
adrain
April 24th, 2010
9:15 pm
Boycot Game 5
chem
April 24th, 2010
9:15 pm
Maybe Josh Smith and Co. can’t bring their “special juice” on the airplane. This team has horrible energy on the road…
ATL embarassment
April 24th, 2010
9:17 pm
Lose the red uniforms. Doesn’t anyone remember how horrendous the Hawks were the last 10 years they wore red. Stick with the blue unis on the road.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:18 pm
Problem is this team isnt REALLY a contender. I wish we were, but we arent. It would take A TON of luck for this team to make it to the finals.
Bigger problem is our best player, on this team that isnt even a contender, wont be back. Even biger problem is the ownership group will not open the pocket book to replace our best player with another max contract player. Next year our 6th man of the year will be the starter, and we will bring in a couple of bench players.
Given these factors, I dont know if it matters if Woody, Avery Johnson, or John Wooden coaches this team next year. Whoever it is, they wont have a top player that will allow them to finish in the top 4, and will be lucky to make the playoffs.
I dont like it, but thats how I see it.
dissapointedfan
April 24th, 2010
9:18 pm
has anyone else noticed the loud air horn everytime the Hawks are on offense?!
Oh and dont watch the game on fox sports south because there is like a two second delay
Sherwin-Williams
April 24th, 2010
9:18 pm
If I were the Hawks mascot, I’d be really worried that someone might break out some motivational paint for game 4. CYA…literally!
U B
April 24th, 2010
9:19 pm
Hawks showed why they will NEVER be a championshiop team tonight.
houstondawg
April 24th, 2010
9:19 pm
This definately show the Hawks can not play with the big boys.
When you get blown out by a team in the playoffs this bad, I can take a two point loss but this is embarrassing.
This shows you Mike Woodson will never be in a championship team, you can see they were way out coached inthis game.
Case closed, don’t expect the Hawks to go far in the Playoffs, might not even win this series, Bucks might get some serious momentum,
j
April 24th, 2010
9:19 pm
this is brutal … reminds me of the Heat series last year … what the hell was the game plan tonight? certainly not letting them jump on us for a 20 point plus lead … i knew we’d probably lose one on the road but at least keep it close. we stand no chance in the second round if we get this kind of performance (if we make second round) … UNACCEPTABLE guys … you take care of business on the road, not just at home
D Hawks
April 24th, 2010
9:21 pm
If they can’t motivate themselves after this pitiful performance, this coach and half of “the core” need to go. They’ve gotten many of us to drink the kool-aid, now it’s time for them to put up or shut up about how good and how ready they are to move to the next level.
KP
April 24th, 2010
9:21 pm
This is pathetic! I am so sick of this team not competing on the road in the playoff’s. If your going to lose….dont go out without a fight! I would have been ok with a loss tonight, however to again totally not even compete!? How can you look like a top tier at home and then not even show up on the road?
ATL embarassment
April 24th, 2010
9:21 pm
What really causes this kind of lackluster effort on the road? This Milwaukee team doesn’t have a fraction of the talent that the Hawks have. The Hawks absolutely should not lose AT ALL to a Bogut-less Bucks team, much less by 20+. They’re not even competing. No way Cleveland, Orlando or Boston would lose by 20+ to Milwaukee.
wordy
April 24th, 2010
9:22 pm
Mark- here is your homework, explain in your follow up column why the Hawks are so good at home but so apathetic away. I can’t figure it out. It’s so damn consistent it’s maddening.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:22 pm
But, on the bright side, playoff basketball beats the abyssal teams of most of the last decade. It stinks Atlanta teams always peak out at the 2nd or 3rd tier, but it could be worse and at least they give us some hoops to watch in April.
Real Talk
April 24th, 2010
9:22 pm
this is an embarrassment to the NBA getting blown out on National TV by 20+ points let alone the city or Atlanta
Real Talk
April 24th, 2010
9:23 pm
this is an embarrassment to the NBA getting blown out on National TV by 20+ points let alone the city of Atlanta
The Late Chuck Daly
April 24th, 2010
9:24 pm
What every happened to my NO-LAY UP RULE during the NBA playoffs?
Bill
April 24th, 2010
9:24 pm
This is an immature team.Period mature teams with championship aspirations take care of business.
The Hawks will win this series and be lucky to win one against Orlando.
With the Braves going in the tank the Falcons carry the only hope for Atlanta pro sports.
j
April 24th, 2010
9:25 pm
this is pathetic, similar to the Heat series last year … no way do you receive 3 days rest and put up a stinker like this … why the hell can’t we ever play on the road? i expected us to lose one on the road BUT i also expected the game to be close. To the Hawks players, this is UNACCEPTABLE
J.J.M.
April 24th, 2010
9:25 pm
hawks are pure garbage and will never be an elite team….how the hell you can only win by feedin off the home
Kingbyrd
April 24th, 2010
9:25 pm
I have no faith in this team when it come to playing with the big boys. The deer will take us to 7 and an the magicians will finish us of in 5.
Real Talk
April 24th, 2010
9:25 pm
I am not buying tickets to game 5 which could have been avoided
S Uga Fan
April 24th, 2010
9:26 pm
I am waiting to see if MB has the nerve to blame the coach in his article! Surely he saw the same game we just did!! Let’s see!!!
ATL embarassment
April 24th, 2010
9:26 pm
Maybe performances like this are why the Atlanta Spirit haven’t given Woodson a new contract. A lot of coaching is motivation and the Hawks clearly weren’t motiviated in this game. This isn’t a Wednesday night game in December. This is the playoffs!
houstondawg
April 24th, 2010
9:26 pm
Its preparation by the coaching staff, you can even see no emotion from the coaching staff.
Players feed off their coach and game plan. Mike Woodson is a mediocre coach. Good enough to get by, but to take this team to the next level, I seriously doubt it. Alot of talent on the Hawks, bad coaching, Van Gundy would be a great replacement for this team, way better coach than Woodson.
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:27 pm
Real Talk- I feel your pain, but it isnt THAT big of an embarrassment. I am lazy and have watched a lot of almost every NBA playoff game this year. 3 out of every 4 games has been a blowout. My point is no one will really care, the article will say “Bucks come back in series to take game 3 convincing and is still down 2-1 in the series- Game 4 Monday.” and thats all. Plus no one really sees the Hawks as title contenders, so a major failure isnt a big deal.
Harpie
April 24th, 2010
9:27 pm
DISGUSTING!!!!!! AND – WOODSON IS AN IDIOT!!!!!!!
j
April 24th, 2010
9:27 pm
they need to throw this game away, learn from it, and take care of business in game 4 … nothing to do in Milwaukee, GREAT, mentally prepare yourself for Game 4 … no excuses
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:30 pm
S UGA fan, sadly I dont think the time for a nice Bradley piece that calls out Woody or even the team is now. The team plays in Milwaukee on Monday. They probably wont read the paper, and barely gloss over ajc.com (if at all) between tonight and Monday. If you want to write something to get their attention, IMHO, you do it so that will be what they see on in the paper the day they get back to the airport from Milwaukee. Thats when they will probably be interested and receptive to the local pulse for their performance while they were away.
J-Smoove
April 24th, 2010
9:31 pm
Is this the FIFA World Cup??? What are the Milwaukee fans and Bogut chanting that stupid “olay” cheer for??? Hawks will bounce back in game 4 and end it in the ATL in game 5. Bring on “Superman” and the Magic. Even the Cavs and Lakers lost game 3 on the road…
Harpie
April 24th, 2010
9:31 pm
After watching the Braves, and then the Hawks, today, I am sick to my stomach.
j
April 24th, 2010
9:32 pm
i’m not taking part in a boycott of my team though … these teams are in the playoffs for a reason, and that’s exactly what happens when you don’t credit any team you go up against. The hawks will learn from this tonight, trust me … Game 5 should be the game that finishes off the Bucks
SAL
April 24th, 2010
9:33 pm
The Hawks cannot win big games on the road. It’s as simple as that. Thank God we have home court advantage in this round!
Real Talk
April 24th, 2010
9:33 pm
@ jcwfalcon trust me it is an embarrassment far as bragging rights for a team of multi-millionaires that are representing your city to get toasted by a handicap team without their star big man. Orlando will destroy us in RD 2
Real Talk
April 24th, 2010
9:35 pm
they game wasn’t even competitive
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:35 pm
Real Talk, embarrassment is relative I guess. Should the team be embarrassed? Absolutely. But it wont be a big deal to the nation.
Heck, the game Monday is on NBATV. If you dont live in Wisconsin or Georgia, this series isnt on your radar.
Real Talk
April 24th, 2010
9:36 pm
typo the game wasn’t even competitive sorry I’m pissed right now
jcwfalcon
April 24th, 2010
9:43 pm
i hate when i type a long post and it doesnt make it.
Lawrence Jones
April 24th, 2010
10:49 pm
I left the Met’s game after one @ bat so I would be ready to watch the Hawks/Buck Game and they(Hawks) stunk worse then we(Braves) did today and Friday Night in NY. Maybe The Hawks need Bobby to coach tem!
Lawrence Jones
April 24th, 2010
11:06 pm
Pulled a muscle in my thigh my first time @bat and was removed from the game……………maybe Bobby needs to coach the hawks…………..
FearTheDeer
April 25th, 2010
10:47 pm
Maybe if all the Hawk players, fans, and bias sports writers (”lulz it’s cold in WI”, who knew? oh yeah maybe every 3rd grader ever) would have spent their time preparing for the game instead of being cocky and making fun of our city you might have stood a chance instead of getting blown out (way worse then the Hawks beat us in game one or two by the way) and looking like fools. You got what you deserved. I can’t wait till we tie the series tomorrow night, gain all the momentum and go back to ATL with their pathetic fans and seemed to sit on their hands most of the time and don’t say a peep unless there is some SportsCenter Top 10 alley oop play. So next time before you go and make fun of our city and team (“Fear the Deer,” but I don’t believe the Hawks arrived shaking in their sneakers) be prepared to eat the humble pie. Mr Mike Bradley it seems like you ate the whole thing last night, wipe your chin please.