Doc tweaks ‘Nique, but then the Hawks outslug the Celtics
An apparent example of Dominique Wilkins' previously hidden "skill-set." (Fulton County)
The Hawks beat the Celtics on Friday, and it was a night of pugnacity. Zaza Pachulia reprised his “Rocky” act of spring 2008, and his rebounding told the tale. But much earlier, all one inquiring mind wanted to know was:
Had Doc Rivers, the former Hawk who coaches Boston, ever been punched in the face by Dominique Wilkins?
“No, I have not,” Rivers said, deadpan. “I told him yesterday I was considering hiring him for security. I had no idea he had that skill-set.”
As you might have heard: Wilkins, the Hall of Famer who’s a Hawks’ TV broadcaster, was confronted after Wednesday’s game by Rashan Michel, a former NBA referee who claims Wilkins owes him money for clothing. Fisticuffs ensued. Michel was charged with two counts of simple battery.
The celebrity site TMZ unearthed video of the melee’s end, which showed Wilkins landing punches. Be advised that Rivers, even on short rest, took time to click on TMZ.
“I told ‘Nique I was real impressed,” Rivers said. “You know how he is: ‘I didn’t mean to do anything, I didn’t throw any punches.’ Then I saw the video and I thought, ‘Wait a minute’ ”
Wilkins couldn’t be found at Philips Arena before Friday’s game. (ESPN was broadcast, as opposed to the Hawks’ regular TV crew.) Speaking via phone early Thursday morning, Wilkins told this correspondent, “Everything’s all right.” Then, at the Hawks’ apparent request, he started ducking the media.
It will, however, be hard to duck his ex-teammate for long, and Rivers will be certain to bring up the incident. “Now that it’s all over and everybody’s all right,” Rivers said, “what I’m thinking is: I can use this to roast him.”
OK, back to basketball. (We were talking about basketball, weren’t we?) Beyond the postgame brawl, something else newsworthy happened Wednesday: The Hawks beat a good team. This hadn’t happened in a while. Then they went out Friday and beat another, which, if not yet a trend, certainly represents a favorable-looking blip.
March opened with the Hawks surging from 19 points down to beat the Chicago Bulls on a night when Josh Smith didn’t play, and there could have been no better start to a fairly significant month. Matters deteriorated forthwith. The Hawks wound up losing six home games in March — they lost only seven at Philips all last season — by greater and greater margins.
On March 18 they trailed the Miami Heat by 29 points after two quarters; four days later they trailed the Bulls — yep, them again — by 29 after two quarters. “This is starting to get embarrassing,” Smith told reporters after the latter game, and to that we could only ask: Starting to get embarrassing?
March concluded with the Hawks beating Orlando, the team that annihilated them in Round 2 of last season’s playoffs and the team they’re sure to face in Round 1 this time. After a series of retreats, the Hawks finally made some sort of stand.
Said coach Larry Drew, speaking before Friday’s game: “I thought we needed to have it a lot. It was good to really beat a team with a plus-.500 record. If we’re going to be mentioned in the same breath as those teams, we have to be able to beat them. That should be a confidence-booster for us.”
The Hawks caught a break in scheduling, getting the aged Celtics one night after the Green People played (and won) in San Antonio. “We got in a 4 o’clock,” said Rivers, who looked as if sleep had come grudgingly if at all.
The game was no classic. The Hawks fell behind by eight at the half, by 12 in the third quarter. And here you thought, “They’re doing it again.” But they didn’t. They rode the will of Zaza and a cluster of misses by the Celtics’ Glen Davis to a five-point victory. It was a game that meant far more to the Hawks, and to their credit they grabbed it.
And if you’re thinking these two wins could suggest that the Hawks, who we’d all but written off 10 days ago, might have a puncher’s chance come the postseason … well, punching is suddenly he rage, is it not?
By Mark Bradley
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Ryan
April 1st, 2011
7:50 pm
Use nique to make josh stay in the paint lol
Nunna!!
April 1st, 2011
7:53 pm
2nd!!
Sonny Clusters
April 1st, 2011
7:53 pm
For a vice-president ‘Nique sure hits hard.
Sonny Clusters
April 1st, 2011
7:56 pm
We have about $12,000 worth of suits in our closet but we paid for ‘em. We would never hit a haberdasher.
Sonny Clusters
April 1st, 2011
7:57 pm
Usually fights like these start with an inseam measurement.
Sonny Clusters
April 1st, 2011
7:58 pm
3 Clusters posts in a row. That’s called Clustering.
Sonny Clusters
April 1st, 2011
8:00 pm
Mark, is this the guy that makes suits for Arthur Blank? We was noticing the fine tailoring.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:01 pm
I’ve never seen such a cluster of comments, if you take my meaning.
Sonny Clusters
April 1st, 2011
8:01 pm
We can retire now knowing we did 5 in a row. Something tells us this blog is not gathering a lot of interest. Try blogging some baseball and see what happens.
Duckafawg
April 1st, 2011
8:01 pm
I’m a Tech fan but have always admired Nique’s work ethic….I say….beat that LOSER’s A** Nique!!!….at 51 he has that “old man’s” strength….don’t mess with #21!!!!!
Nunna!!
April 1st, 2011
8:04 pm
I can see it now..Coming to a TV Network near u..
The Nique-A-Nator!!
NaNa for short..
Announcer says:
“Out of the bowels of Phillips Arena comes the Equalizer for truth,justice,and the players way”!!
Dominique will be terrorizing the former refs of the NBA..He will set out to even the score on all
of the bad calls he may have gotten(like maybe 3 out of the 23 fouls called on him in his career)..
You will see former refs talking on a roundtable sports talk show about the playoffs and out of nowhere comes nique,his nephew damian,his brother gerald,and lenny..And nique will announce before the beat downs of the former nba officials that,” i got my my neph,my brother,and a cat wit da same name i had and this time I GOT NIMBERS!!”
Did u think it would stop there?? Heck No!!
Nique will be going after NFL officials,College Basketball and Football Officials,HS,and pop warner refs too..
Will any ref in any sport be safe??
Nooooo!!
And it won’t stop there..Prisoners with prison strips who resemble refs will get it..
And so will all employees of foot locker..Especially in the West End…
Be on your guard..Dominique is coming..
Patrick
April 1st, 2011
8:05 pm
I agree with Ryan, holy cow. That makes perfect sense.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:13 pm
Drew said Jason Collins would start. But he doesn’t. Hawks go with the small (regular) five.
concerned mothers
April 1st, 2011
8:14 pm
All the facts haven’t come out yet!!! The tape shows Dominique hitting first and maybe he does own money. There are a lot of ball players that are in debt and make bad investments and lose all there money. If he can prove that he owes him money then Dominique should pay it and stop getting over on people. Like big names do
AG
April 1st, 2011
8:16 pm
Why does he refuse to start Teague. Mark, can you ask him. I really think that JT,KH,JJ,Js,AH lineup is our best. Marvin has been playing good ball off the bench. JT plays better with the starters. It will be interesting to see if he even gets any burn. The last time these teams met, he scored 18.
Nunna!!
April 1st, 2011
8:16 pm
Hey Mark,im not gonna ask u about Teague..Well,not yet..
But how does the team look to u?
If they look too loose and free spirited,then they will look good for da 1st quarter,then after that the old celtics will look new again..
LD should keep the big center playing alongside Horford to start.It frees him up to get all of the downcourt passes like josh was giving him the other night..
a few other questions if i may?
what do u think has to happen in the playoffs in order for the ASG to resign Sund,and let LD keep his job?
Is Gearon the only talking piece out of that group?
Is there a front runner to buy the hawks yet??
would it have been a better trade in your opinion if we had got rid of Jamaal Crawford instead of Jordan?
Has Marvin said anything about what has made his turnaround with his play in the last few games?
And last,Who would you choose if you had to make a decision to hire a GM for your basketball team?
I bet u say rick sund,lol
dagnabit
April 1st, 2011
8:17 pm
I don’t want Nique oweing any money to me if this is part of his payment schedule.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:17 pm
Hawks look fine so far. They’re up 10-6. Boston looks tired.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 1st, 2011
8:23 pm
Hawks look pretty discombobulated though.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:25 pm
Where’s ‘Nique?
Joe Johnson knocks Paul Pierce down. Pierce gets up and shoves Johnson. Gets a T
Nique's Revenge
April 1st, 2011
8:26 pm
pierce needs to stfu and gtfo
tired of his ugly azz
IF IT TAKES throwin punches to take your game to the next level hawks LETS DO IT
battle of wills
Nique's Revenge
April 1st, 2011
8:27 pm
JJ >>>>> uglyazz pierce
dawg4u
April 1st, 2011
8:28 pm
Herschel Walker has announced that his next MMA opponent will be Nique. Niquie has a big height and reach advantage but it should be a good clean all UGA fight.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:29 pm
Two former Bulldogs. Cage match?
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
8:31 pm
Gonna be a great game tonight
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
8:31 pm
Gonna be a great game tonight
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:31 pm
You know, I always thought if any announcer punched someone it would be Steve Holman. Don’t tell him I said that, though.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
8:34 pm
I think Steve Holman is ready to punch some of the Hawks.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
8:35 pm
is that Damon Evans in the column picture?
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:37 pm
Now Zaza shoves somebody. Gets a T. Jermaine O’Neal shoves back. Also T’up
dawg4u
April 1st, 2011
8:37 pm
I think they are about the same age and graduated from UGA only a year at the most apart or maybe the same year.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
8:37 pm
I think that picture was taken after his wife heard about the red panties.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:38 pm
Oddly enough, the image of Damon Evans after his arrest did cross my mind when I saw Mr. Michel’s photo.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
8:39 pm
The Human Highlight Film vs the Heisman Hurricane. Where is Don King when we need him!
dawg4u
April 1st, 2011
8:39 pm
If Steve Holman isn’t ready to punch someone after broadcasting as many consecutive Hawk games as he has then he has my vote as one of the most composed announcers ever.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
8:40 pm
As I understand the situation, Mrs. Evans was arrested shortly after that picture was taken.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:40 pm
Hawks up 23-21 after the first. Led throughout.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:41 pm
Should be ahead by more, though
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
8:41 pm
Broadcasting too many Hawks games lead to Skip’s overzealous consumption.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:41 pm
Now Zaza fouls 80 feet from the goal
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
8:43 pm
Faster Teague, starting to look like JJ
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
8:44 pm
speaking of announcers, it was good to hear Don Sutton on the radio again dropping the “s” from words like Braves.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:45 pm
Perhaps Mr. Sutton chooses to emphasize the singular.
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
8:46 pm
Damn Big Baby, Dirk type shot right there
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:47 pm
C’s by a deuce. Big Baby just hit a three at the clock horn
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
8:47 pm
Things starting to get out of hand, once the crowd starts wowing at the Celtic’s moves, that’s when things usually get out of hand
dawg4u
April 1st, 2011
8:49 pm
Celtics still look tired but Hawks can’t separate.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:50 pm
Players watching Kiss Cam. Hilarity!
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:50 pm
Marvin Williams falls for the fourth time in the game. Jeff Green gets a layup.
James on Pharr Rd
April 1st, 2011
8:51 pm
I’d like to see Nique square off with Stern, the great tyrant.
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
8:51 pm
Oh man he’s just automatic…
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
8:52 pm
Should have been a 4 point play
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
8:53 pm
Yea baby!!!
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:54 pm
Crawford with eight quick points. Hawks back in front
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
8:54 pm
maybe he is accentuating the singular, but i think its more a matter of dropping a letter like i do when i say “Mark Bradley is somethin else”.
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
8:55 pm
Crawford with a chance for 10 points in about a minute. Dude’s on fire!!
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
8:56 pm
@ 51 i yearn for Ernie, Pete and Skip. Good Lord, what will I be like @ 71? Maybe dead.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:57 pm
At 55 I yearn for retirement.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
8:58 pm
Crawford with 12 in a row. He’s having an OK quarter.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
8:59 pm
at 55 I CAN retire. Might put in an application to the AJC sports department.
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
9:00 pm
Hawks settling for shots, and when they stop falling is when we start bleeding
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:00 pm
Tied with 2:44 left in the period.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:00 pm
but before i reach 55, i’m sure there will be another UGA defensive coordinator’s name i can coopt for blogging purposes.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:02 pm
i think it would be fun for a while at least, to be paid to watch sports and publicly applaud or excoriate sports figures.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:03 pm
Oh, it’s lots of fun. Especially the excoriation.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:04 pm
Let’s see Mark, in your career you have Goff, Harrick, Felton, Gailey, Hewitt and numerous Falcons coaches scalps.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:06 pm
Don’t think I got anybody fired, truth to tell. I ain’t that powerful.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:07 pm
the excoriation, i know, except in the case of Hewitt, isnt personal. pro athletes are paid gazillions to perform, and your job is to make an unbiased assessment. I sincerely doubt Bobby Cox got torqued when you wrote that some changes would be welcome.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:08 pm
Pierce. Then Garnett. Then KG again. Now Pierce again. Eight-point game
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:08 pm
the pen is mightier than the sword, to coin a phrase.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:09 pm
Hawks down eight at halftime. Misleading score, given the way the game has gone. But Boston finished the quarter. The Hawks stopped scoring
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:10 pm
those fired coaches all got the fate they deserved. you just pointed out the deficiencies for the world to see.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:10 pm
Just asking: Has anybody ever phrased a coin? “E Pluribus Unum”? Does that one count?
"Chef" Tim Dix
April 1st, 2011
9:10 pm
Bodyguard maybe, Accountant never.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:11 pm
I’m deficient in most areas, if you must know.
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
9:11 pm
Not misleading at all. Hawks were surviving off of Jamal’s late push, very little post moves near the end of the half and a lot of jump shots allowed the Celtics to open up an easy lead. Poor finish from the Hawks
BYRDDAWG
April 1st, 2011
9:12 pm
Since the WWE’s in town maybe we could have Nique vs Bird in a Geritol match……
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:13 pm
“from many one” i know that one.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:13 pm
Kevin Willis is in the house, I note. He and Wilkins used to compete at everything — once Mike Fratello stopped the team bus so the two could race down a street — EXCEPT boxing.
Kevin Willis is an imposing human being.
"Chef" Tim Dix
April 1st, 2011
9:13 pm
Mark, changed a five today and got 5 dollar coins. I’m 48, first chance today I got to exchange for bills I did.
As far as I’m concerned, gold dollar coins are not official U.S. currency.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:13 pm
and i did get the coin part of the phrase.
Shine Time
April 1st, 2011
9:14 pm
nique’s going to get hired by rivers to be his security enforcer? Is rivers some kind of important man that needs his own private security force? He’s just a coach.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:14 pm
I thought gold was considered a hedge against inflation.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:14 pm
i’ve always enjoyed being a supporter of athletics. carrying around team balls and all that kind of neat stuff.
"Chef" Tim Dix
April 1st, 2011
9:14 pm
K. Wills is the biggest guy I’ve ever met with the shortest arms for his size.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:15 pm
Mark, you can delete that one if its too risque.
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
9:16 pm
We’re no longer on the gold standard
ItsInTheBlood
April 1st, 2011
9:16 pm
PS – I know that’s right.
Freshmaker
April 1st, 2011
9:16 pm
Gah…JC2 with a triple-double for the Wizards. *sigh*
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:16 pm
funny, but risque
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:18 pm
chef, Presidential Golden Dollars have no gold in them. Instead they are composed of:
a pure copper core
with an outer layer made of 77% copper, 12 % zinc, 7% manganese, and 4% nickel.
This unique combination of metals gives the dollar coins their golden appearance.
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
9:18 pm
Yea, many were saying they were relieved when they realized it was JC2 that was traded and not Jeff Teague. Would have much rather preferred Teague to have been traded right about now…
"Chef" Tim Dix
April 1st, 2011
9:19 pm
In my book, lined up side by side between the hedges, they still don’t represent US currency.
Gold colored quarters I say.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:19 pm
so, the presidential coins are a large, glorified penny
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:21 pm
Before 1982, the penny was made of copper which is why they, unlike most other coins, don’t look silver. However, after 1982, the U.S. government realized that it was too expensive to make a penny–more than the penny was worth in money–so they decided, instead, to make it with a mixture of two different metals. Nearly ninety nine per cent of the penny is made of zinc while the other per cent (at most) is made of copper.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:21 pm
I was surprised the Hawks gave up on Jordan Crawford so quickly. And for Kirk Hinrich?
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:22 pm
the presidential coins are pretty to look at. at the last cocktail party i hosted i regailed my guests with my collection.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:23 pm
The cocktail party in Jacksonville?
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:23 pm
the most surprised person was the little old lady that stitches the hawks names on the back of their jerseys.
"Chef" Tim Dix
April 1st, 2011
9:24 pm
TG: 2 cents to make a penny, 2 dollars to make that MARTA token.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:24 pm
yes. the choking thing i did was an imitation of many of my guests’ responses after seeing my presidential coin collection.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:25 pm
MARTA no longer uses tokens, I don’t think. It’s the Breeze card that’s all the rage.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:25 pm
chef, we can thank the late Maynard Jackson for that.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:26 pm
That one made me laugh, Coach Grantham.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:26 pm
dont tell me that Mark!! I’ve been saving MARTA tokens for years.
"Chef" Tim Dix
April 1st, 2011
9:26 pm
Sund is to Kirk Hinrich as Wren is to K.K.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:27 pm
I don’t know if I’d go that far, Chef Tim. Hinrich’s an OK ballplayer
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:29 pm
Gee, and all along i thought my guests were choking with envy.
"Chef" Tim Dix
April 1st, 2011
9:30 pm
In the land of the rising sun KK is a TKO ballplayer.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:30 pm
Pierce. Then Garnett. Twelve-point deficit
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:30 pm
different subject but i must say i’m surprised brooks conrad made the roster.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:31 pm
Lo and behold, I went to Wednesday’s game and saw Brooks make an error
"Chef" Tim Dix
April 1st, 2011
9:31 pm
I wonder if Wren YouTubes anything after using it as a basis to sign KK.
Freshmaker
April 1st, 2011
9:31 pm
Yeah, it was kinda surprising Mark. JC2 scored 39 the other day too against the Heat. Granted he’s on a bad team and just jacking up shots, but you can see the ability that’s he’s got. Finished the game against Cleveland with 21 pts, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. I hope I’m wrong, but the trade could come back to haunt us in a few years.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:31 pm
chef, are you saying that KK’s pitching let loose a sunami of runs?
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:32 pm
the man is nothing if not consistent.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:33 pm
yesterday brooks was interviewed on tv during the game and dam if he didnt drop the headset.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:34 pm
Hawks get two breaks. Garnett and Pierce miss jumpers that could have made it 16.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:34 pm
my suggestion to brooksie would be to call bill naharodney and get his phil neikro catching mitt to use in the field.
"Chef" Tim Dix
April 1st, 2011
9:34 pm
TG: To a “T” (which you omitted)
Sonny Clusters
April 1st, 2011
9:35 pm
We was at the Dairy Queen a little while ago and Dominique was there. Imagine a vice president missing a game like that!
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:35 pm
how can you tell when brooksie’s gonna make an error? when the ball is pitched.
Sonny Clusters
April 1st, 2011
9:37 pm
Jeff is leading the American League in home runs.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:37 pm
i understand that Bobby Cox refers to conrad as his waterloo.
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
9:37 pm
lol @ Big Baby
Sonny Clusters
April 1st, 2011
9:38 pm
When we was playing ball we never thought about somebody coming on the field and starting a fight with us over something like $12,000 worth of suits we didn’t pay for.
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Runner-
April 1st, 2011
9:41 pm
LMAO AL thats how you respond
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:41 pm
Hawks cut it to 60-51
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:44 pm
How can a guy who is a utility infielder lead the league in errors?
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
9:45 pm
That’s exactly why he’s not a starter todd lol
Mike
April 1st, 2011
9:46 pm
run and gun — I hate watching the hawks! But I like our new point guard.
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
9:47 pm
Who is our new point guard?
Mike
April 1st, 2011
9:48 pm
ok he’s been here a month or two — told you I hate watching the hawks!
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:50 pm
i heard that during Pam and Bobby’s recent cruise she told friends that Bobby awakened her during the night screaming “man overboard!!! its conrad!!!”
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:51 pm
the ole filter is on overdrive methinks
brenda
April 1st, 2011
9:52 pm
that is awesome that we can make light of this illiterate bum. dont worry that dominique cant speak english in spite of attending a major university. dont worry that he is broke in spite of making millions in the NBA. and last but not least, dont mind that he resorts to violence like a common street thug/animal. no, it is all good because wilkins could dunk a ball 20 yrs ago. dominique is in fact the poser that this gentleman has accused him of being and he cannot even afford these zoot suits.
Jesse
April 1st, 2011
9:53 pm
Hubie Brown knows his stuff. Love listening to him… now if Larry Drew would only do the same…
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:53 pm
Hawks down six after three. They outplayed the Celtics the last four minutes
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
9:55 pm
4 minutes do not a game make
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:56 pm
Well, no. But four minutes times 12 do.
Pepe
April 1st, 2011
9:59 pm
Mark – What are your thoughts on Brenda’s (9:52) characterization of Dominique? That’s not my impression, but I’ve never spoken to the man. He sounds good on TV to me. He’s no Hubie, but who is?
The truth hurt Hubie! At least he knows we got something with Horford.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
9:59 pm
Zaza has kept his team in it. Only down three
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:00 pm
Joe with a chance to tie. Fouled on a trey.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:01 pm
Dominique Wilkins is my all-time favorite Atlanta player.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:02 pm
Hawks lead. Zaza from Crawford
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:03 pm
Not the way the Hawks usually play for 44 of them
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:04 pm
what about Pete Maravich? although i did hear he was a sullen inteview.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:04 pm
Boston back up two.
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
10:04 pm
Never in a thousand years did I expect Zaza to make such a big difference coming off the bench. Way to go dude, keep it up
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:05 pm
I don’t mean my favorite Hawk. My favorite Atlanta athlete — Brave, Falcon, you name it.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:05 pm
I always heard that John Wooden was a rather dull interview.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:06 pm
Dale Murphy is spinning in his grave. No, wait a sec.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:08 pm
and Harmon Wages always wanted to be paid for interviews.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:08 pm
and Jeff Van always took notes himself
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:09 pm
Hawks up four. Horford with a jumper, then a layin.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:10 pm
and Haskell Stanback couldnt run the ball but he made a mean headache powder.
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
10:10 pm
Not even close to over yet, Hawks can still end up losing by over 10. It’s happened before
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:11 pm
and i always liked al’s auto endorsement: this is al horford for all fords.
matthew
April 1st, 2011
10:11 pm
how terribly unclassy and tacky of Dominique wilkins..handle confrontation with class and dignity instead of acting like a street hoodloom..offer to discuss the situation like adult men are suppose to do in a calm manner away from the public eye..why are blacks so confrontational and disrespectful toward each other..if you dont respect other blacks why oh why should whites like me or asiains or any other race respect you??stop being such a violent race of folks..fight,argue ,kill..what an embarrassment
Jeremy Williams
April 1st, 2011
10:12 pm
Hey Mark,
Are you married? If not, i am interested. What do you say?
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:13 pm
yes, the old days when cotton fitzsimmons wore polyester suits.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:14 pm
matthew, that was pretty funny. in the public “eye”. heh
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:15 pm
Zaza tears a rebound from Garnett and gets fouled by Pierce. Big play.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:15 pm
i guess Nique’s actions did give some a black eye.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:16 pm
Hawks with a chance to go up six. But Horfy misses two
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:17 pm
Pierce failed to pierce Zaza’s garnett hold on the ball
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:17 pm
Hawks by seven. Johnson with a three.
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
10:17 pm
JJ has finally shown up
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:17 pm
zaza just sounds too much like zasu not to laugh
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:18 pm
how much time Mark?
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:18 pm
Three minutes plus
Jeremy Williams
April 1st, 2011
10:19 pm
Joe Johnson is a pretty good looking man. You know like cute smile, beautiful face…
x-o-x-o
n-o-n-o
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
10:24 pm
Man Boston is not an easy team to get a win against
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:24 pm
Hawks by three, with the ball, 1:24 to go. Glen Davis just missed his fourth jumper of the quarter
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:28 pm
Kevin Garnett fouls on the rebound after Davis misses two free throws
Brandon from Warner Robins
April 1st, 2011
10:29 pm
it seems to me, every foul called on Boston disgusts Doc Rivers.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:29 pm
Hawks by five, 36 seconds to go
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
10:29 pm
Game still not over, keep the tempo up Hawks
Brandon from Warner Robins
April 1st, 2011
10:30 pm
put Zaza in the starting line up. guy plays with emotion, something this team has lacked at points during the year.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:32 pm
maybe the Hawks will actually win
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:32 pm
2 possession game, as they say
Brandon from Warner Robins
April 1st, 2011
10:32 pm
I don’t know how old Hubie Brown is, but the man should be back on the sidelines…
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:35 pm
Horford follows a Johnson miss. Hawks up five, 7.9 to go. That’s all
Brandon from Warner Robins
April 1st, 2011
10:35 pm
Big play from Al there. Rebounding is what kept Atlanta alive tonight.
Runner-
April 1st, 2011
10:36 pm
Wow, very difficult win tonight, great effort by the Hawks, I applaud them
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:37 pm
Hawks win
Brandon from Warner Robins
April 1st, 2011
10:38 pm
yessir, Mark. The Hawks win.
todd grantham
April 1st, 2011
10:39 pm
thanks for the chat Mark
Thomas Pynchon
April 1st, 2011
10:39 pm
Mark Bradley is my all-time favorite Atlanta sportswriter.
1962 DAWG
April 1st, 2011
10:42 pm
Way to go Mark, thanks for the updates. During these last few season games and starting the playoffs the Hawks are going to have to play aggerssive like they have the past 2 games to keep up. The difference in the playoff’s is not only about how much punishment can you take but, how much can you dish out.
Freshmaker
April 1st, 2011
10:42 pm
Woohoo! Great job Hawks! What a game by Zaza. And Jamal too! He really kept us in it for awhile. Great win.
Mark Bradley
April 1st, 2011
10:53 pm
Thanks, Mr. Pynchon. Thanks to one and all.
Not Sund
April 1st, 2011
11:00 pm
Give credit where credit is due, L.D. showed some stones and put Josh’s behind right where it was supposed to be. which is exactly what he needs to do every time Josh gets into his mode of settling for jumpers.
Winning in the playoffs is the only thing that matters.
Katie
April 1st, 2011
11:05 pm
I like ZaZa coming off the bench way more.
RA
April 1st, 2011
11:11 pm
Interesting…
Kentucky Blogger
April 1st, 2011
11:16 pm
I’m losing my touch if I can’t connect Richt’s control over the program to the Nique assault.
beone
April 2nd, 2011
12:38 am
As noted by Not Sund, Josh on the bench was the key. Fewer long jumpers. Zaza, Hinrich and Horford showed some toughness ~ about time. Can they learn from this? I can only hope!
JASon
April 2nd, 2011
3:28 am
“They rode the will of Zaza and a cluster of misses by the Celtics’ Glen Davis to a five-point victory.”
This pretty much says all that needs to be said about Friday’s game. I wouldn’t take too much away from this late-season game
brenda
April 2nd, 2011
5:34 am
it’s okay to love dominique and not be objective, mark bradley. you can ignore dominique’s shortcomings in the same way i choose not to give a crap that mike vick crushed puppies. you see, i also like to watch people perform sports at a high level in spite of their crappy lifestyles. hell, at least you admit you have your nose in Nique’s jock. many other writers do not. keep sniffing his jock and ignore the evidence. I am not shocked that Nique didnt pay up for the suits, he reportedly played so long in the NBA because he was paying money on 20 paternity suits
BYRDDAWG
April 2nd, 2011
7:56 am
Great game! Now the Hawks have beaten Orlando & Boston in the span of about a week….Bring on da play-offs!!!
Dawglasville
April 2nd, 2011
8:26 am
I turned it off after 3 quarters. All the standing around made me sick. I guess they grew a pair in the fourth. Good win.
kojak
April 2nd, 2011
8:37 am
We finally found a way to win. Put Josh’s sorry butt on the bench and let someone with a heart and some brains(like Zaza or anybody else for that matter) play!!!
Josh is killing us! I have never seen such a STUPID basketball player. If he would just play defense and rebound and NEVER take another shot outside the paint we could be a real team. I hope his sorry butt was on the bench for being stupid–maybe LD finally stood up to his sorry play–tell Josh to watch last nights tape of Zaza and play like that or sit on the bench and get you sorry butt traded!!!
Not A Hewitt Fan
April 2nd, 2011
8:37 am
Fisticuffs over clothes? Think that stuff ends after high school for most people. But then again, look who we are talking about.
I Saw It On TV
April 2nd, 2011
8:55 am
Way to go Hawks! Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!
UGA fans are ....
April 2nd, 2011
9:41 am
dawg4u: Graduated? You have got to be kidding! Neither one did!
JEWELL ROLLEN
April 2nd, 2011
9:45 am
NIQUE, HIS MOMMA, AND ALL OF SISTERS NEVER PAID ANYBODY THEY OWE!!!!