Live from Game 6: The Hawks look to book a Chicago return
Nobody figured it would be this tough for the top-seeded Bulls. (AJC photo by Curtis Compton)
It’s win or go home, except that the Hawks are already home. But you get the picture.
The series in quick review: Hawks shot great, played hard and won Game 1; Hawks did neither and lost Game 2; Hawks appeared ready to succumb in Game 3; they refuted such a notion in winning Game 4 and in clambering from 15 points down to take a brief lead in Game 5.
Larry Drew on his Hawks, speaking a few minutes ago: “I think people saw us as a team that would make the playoffs and wouldn’t do well … [What his men have done] is truly a testament to their commitment.”
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau on his by-now-familiar opponent: “This is a quality team. They have quality depth. They have a lot of guys who can put it on the floor.”
This was reminiscent of what Dwyane Wade said after the Hawks beat his Heat in a Game 7 in 2009: “They’ve got five guys they can throw it to and have them make a play.”
Along the way, we’d lost sight of that. The epic Round 2 collapse against Orlando last spring skewed our view of these Hawks, and this middling regular season did nothing to make us remember. But these playoffs have made us recall why it was we got excited about these Hawks in that giddy Boston series of 2008, and the giddiest of those nights came in Game 6.
The Hawks fell behind by 15 points early and you figured, “That’s that, done and dusted.” Then Josh Childress — remember Josh Childress made a tip-in that hung on the rim forever and cut the lead to one after the third-quarter horn — and the rest was astonishing.
Spanning the third and fourth quarters, the Hawks scored on 17 consecutive possessions. They did it against the Celtics, who would become NBA champs. “They thought they had us,” Josh Smith said, speaking of that star-spangled night.
But they didn’t, at least not in Game 6. And Chicago, like those Celtics a No. 1 seed, haven’t yet gotten a real handle on this bunch. The Bulls have won three games in the series, but their biggest lead in any game has been 15 points. If we return to the regular season, the Bulls led the Hawks by at least 19 in all three games.
Yeah, these are the playoffs, and they’re different. But the Hawks are also different. They’ve gotten good again. They can take this back to Chicago. They really can.
And with that, I turn it over to you. Another tight deadline looms tonight, so I’ll be flitting forth and back, but I welcome you company as we hurtle into Game 6. And if the Hawks score on 17 consecutive trips this evening, just recall who put a little bug in y’all’s ear.
By Mark Bradley
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505 comments Add your comment
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
7:26 pm
hello Mark
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
7:26 pm
I’m afraid the Hawks may be soaring their last time this season
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
7:29 pm
You’ve been kind of quiet lately. Wondered if you were on holiday.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
7:30 pm
I took three days off after 18 consecutive days of not being off, for those keeping score at home.
tom
May 12th, 2011
7:30 pm
no matter how this series will turn out i can say i’m pumped about the hawks future. based on what teague has show us, this team is maybe one or two pieces away from being a legit threat. LET’S GO HAWKS!!!
Volman
May 12th, 2011
7:30 pm
Hawks fans BETTER BE CHEERING HARD TONIGHT!
I don’t want to hear any of that “MVP” crap…. People of Atlanta, you’re better than that.
Go Hawks!
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
7:35 pm
well, that wasnt a shot. just meant i missed reading your stuff.
D in ATL
May 12th, 2011
7:40 pm
This game will be about defense and rebounding. The Hawks have to defend like they did in Game 1. If so, Game 7 Sunday night.
Buddy Grizzard
May 12th, 2011
7:40 pm
http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/atl/atlanta-hawks
NBA – JOHNSON BUCKLES UNDER PRESSURE
If Joe Johnson is unable to find his stroke tonight, the Hawks will likely lose. Unfortunately for the Hawks, Johnson doesn’t always perform when his back is against the wall. Johnson has the 2nd worst field goal percentage in Win-or-go-home playoff games among active players.
about 1 hour ago | ESPN Stats and Information
Willie Beamen
May 12th, 2011
7:41 pm
The Hawks will need “The difference” tonight and Sunday.
D in ATL
May 12th, 2011
7:41 pm
Yes Mark. We keep score. I’ve been reading you since High School man. Why else would I keep reading a newspaper?!?!
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
7:42 pm
Sometimes I feel guilty when I don’t write. I need to get over that. But I haven’t yet.
Time
May 12th, 2011
7:42 pm
Go Hawks. Shut the ESPN people already talking about a Bulls/Heat conference finals up.
Spud Webb
May 12th, 2011
7:43 pm
Great article. I remember driving around all day after game 6 in that 2008 Boston series eating up every moment of talk about the win. I couldn’t get enough and got chills just thinking about the arena that night. I think tonight will be a replay. Just hope game 7 turns out differently this time around.
Willie Beamen
May 12th, 2011
7:43 pm
The hawks will need “The Difference’ tonight and Sunday regardless of the craziness Ive read talking about benching him
Heat Fan
May 12th, 2011
7:44 pm
Lets go Hawks. Even though most of you hate the Heat. I’m rooting for you tonite.
Spud Webb
May 12th, 2011
7:45 pm
As Time said, all day ESPN has been discussing a Heat-Bulls Eastern Conference Final like it’s already set in stone. mark, will Coach Drew use that as a motivator tonight? Do the players listen or care?
rob
May 12th, 2011
7:45 pm
@ Time I am so tired of people already saying Bulls, Heat. From my friends to every website, I hope the Hawks shut these people up.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
7:47 pm
The Hawks looked intense to me. Though even their coach would concede it’s hard to tell if looks mean anything.
OrsonWellesEgo
May 12th, 2011
7:47 pm
Please, for the love of Waffle House and Coca-cola…don’t let this series end tonight!
OrsonWellesEgo
May 12th, 2011
7:48 pm
Please….for the love of Waffle House and Coca-cola…Push this thing to a game seven!
Heat Fan
May 12th, 2011
7:48 pm
@rob
That how the Heat fans felt all those years losing to the Bulls, Knicks, and Pistons. We had to earn our respect by getting their 1st. Once you get their, you earn the respect then, not a minute earlier.
Time
May 12th, 2011
7:49 pm
Yes, push it to 7. Make Stern and his cronies and his ESPN cheerleaders sweat.
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
7:52 pm
i feel guilty about wanting to retire. i hope to get past that in 4 years.
Time
May 12th, 2011
7:52 pm
Listen to this crap. This whole pregame show has been about a Heat vs Bulls finals. Scares me. Maybe ESPN knows that Stern has sent down marching orders.
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
7:55 pm
Mark, just for curiosity’s sake, is 18 straight days of work your record or are we looking more towards 56 days?
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
7:56 pm
Here come the conspiracy theorists – Everyone put on your tin foil hats
The Game Has Changed
May 12th, 2011
7:56 pm
I would like to take this time and thank Drew for doing a great job. Win or lose, this was a great season. If the curtains should happen to close tonight on us we would be joining the other 15 NBA teams that are sitting at home. The Hawks have something special and I dont think firing Drew or getting rid of players would be wise. We are done rebuilding its time to start reloading. Go Hawks. LEAVE IT ALL ON THE COURT TONIGHT.
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
7:56 pm
much better to say “wheres Mark been?” than not notice you’ve been off.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
7:56 pm
Think I went more than three weeks solid once — back during the 2007 NCAA tournament.
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
7:57 pm
Time, I dont think Howard Stern has much influence on the NBA
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
7:57 pm
Oh, yes. I’d be displeased if you didn’t notice.
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
7:57 pm
oh look at all those red dots…
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
7:58 pm
but now we can tell you are tanned, rested and ready to blog.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:00 pm
If the NBA got its druthers, would Kobe Bryant be gone in Round 2?
Joe for 3
May 12th, 2011
8:01 pm
Smoove taking jump shots in warm ups…
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
8:01 pm
it makes me feel proud that i’m considered a regular blogger you dont have to offer kudos to. just like blogging. (and coming in first on occassion).
Willie Beamen
May 12th, 2011
8:01 pm
@ bamaboy1 – Hawks fans never take them off
NagoyaHawk
May 12th, 2011
8:02 pm
Wondering what’s gonna happen. I just hate seeing teams like the Bulls and Heat get better after we were superior the last few years. It must eat at the Hawks pride for the national media already talking Bulls-Heat. The Hawks as the underdog cause the team didn’t improve. But you say they did. I still look at this 2010-11 version of the Hawks as a continuation of last year’s team. Not making the Conference Finals is failure. I think I speak for all ATL fans. The Hawks players? Who knows what they’re thinking, but I hope they win tonite and Sunday in Chicago. This city has waited for that much to long. It would trounce Lebron’s display of redemption. This entire fan base would be drowning in it, and then there’d be the champagne.
Come on guys, let’s stick it to them!
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
8:03 pm
was meloncholy a bit ago. turned on a little dusty springfield and now is all right in the world
CONservative Johnson
May 12th, 2011
8:03 pm
Nothing but negativity about the Hawks on ESPN . . .
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
8:04 pm
@willie lol
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:05 pm
Kudos, todd grantham.
Joe for 3
May 12th, 2011
8:05 pm
Not really conservative johnson, mullin and jalen just picked ATL.
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:06 pm
The numbers are damning; when JJ scores 20+ Hawks win in the playoffs but lose if he scores less than 20. JJ needs to set the tone for us in the first quarter…
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:07 pm
Hawks starting Jason Collins at center. Though Al Horford was named third-team All-Pro as a center today.
Joe for 3
May 12th, 2011
8:07 pm
Jon Barry has a clear anti-hawks agenda.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:09 pm
Ted Turner seated three seats from Hubie Brown
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
8:09 pm
3 weeks is 504 hours. assuming you wrote a piece every 8 hours that’s a streak of 63. you bested joltin joe by 7.
CONservative Johnson
May 12th, 2011
8:09 pm
They picked us after nothing but negativity, which just made it even more odd. It was more by the producers of the show; the talking heads go where they are led . . .
rob
May 12th, 2011
8:09 pm
What is Jon Barry’s problem with the Hawks. He really hates them. But i love when Hubie Brown commentates on the hawks.
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
8:10 pm
After Game 1, I figured this would be Bulls in 7. However, I don’t have a good feeling tonight. I think the Bulls blow us out. We looked really deflated towards the end of the fourth qtr the other night, like we’d given it our best shot but were spent. Hope I’m wrong!
Ekim
May 12th, 2011
8:10 pm
@CONservative Johnson
I’m with you there. I finally stopped watching ESPN altogether because of the way they play favorites to the detriment of everyone else. I think my blood pressure is actually lower now.
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
8:10 pm
you didnt have to do that obviously, but still appreciated
Joe for 3
May 12th, 2011
8:10 pm
Any word on Ted Turner buying the Thrashers?
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
8:10 pm
lol…There goes Joe
Duck
May 12th, 2011
8:11 pm
David Stern and the NBA Ref’s have a clear Derrick Rose Labron James matchup agenda.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:11 pm
Josh with a pretty baseline turn.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:11 pm
Hawks win the jump, defer to second half.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:12 pm
Joe Johnson misses. Carlos Boozer dunks.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:12 pm
Josh ties it. Hook over Luol.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:13 pm
Three seconds on ATL.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:13 pm
Noah hook.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:14 pm
Deng misses 3-pointer, steals ball, feeds Rose.
rob
May 12th, 2011
8:15 pm
Bulls active defensivley
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:15 pm
Boozer hits, gets fouled. Bulls up 10-4, good buddy.
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
8:16 pm
Eh, had a bad feeling coming in tonight. Nothing I’ve seen so far makes me feel better
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
8:16 pm
@Mark I see what you did there!
todd grantham
May 12th, 2011
8:16 pm
heh good cb talk
Parkethia Jordan
May 12th, 2011
8:16 pm
The hawks are done.
Joe for 3
May 12th, 2011
8:17 pm
Jason Collins with the TOUCH.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:17 pm
Jason Collins from 15 feet. Really? Really. (But he made it.)
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
8:18 pm
This is gonna be a long night I’m afraid guys.
G
May 12th, 2011
8:19 pm
2 air balls by Josh Smith and Joe Johnson invisible again
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:19 pm
Bulls shooting lights out. Some D would be nice…
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
8:19 pm
Comments getting eaten by blog monster
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:19 pm
Josh has four points, Horford two, Collins two.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:19 pm
Bulls up 15-8. Smith with free throws at the resumption.
Luke Cage
May 12th, 2011
8:19 pm
Man, Rose hasn’t done anything and we’re behind!!
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:20 pm
Teague has a bit of a deer on headlights look to him tonight… I hope he shakes it off…
G
May 12th, 2011
8:20 pm
Once again Braves getting dominated by a no name pitcher. This is not a playoff team.
Katie
May 12th, 2011
8:21 pm
Jamal will have a monster game tonight. At least he better.. Joe hasn’t seemed to get going..
Average Joe
May 12th, 2011
8:21 pm
Game ova!!
J.J.M.
May 12th, 2011
8:22 pm
who cares about the braves right now
Duck
May 12th, 2011
8:22 pm
Teague was asleep at the wheel when Dang stole the ball. inexcusable in an important game 6
Truth2
May 12th, 2011
8:23 pm
Enter your comments here
Average Joe
May 12th, 2011
8:23 pm
You would have thought after the Bulls hot start last game we would have come out with more intensity and a sense of urgency tonight
J.J.M.
May 12th, 2011
8:23 pm
I dont see the hawks winning this sorry
Coach D
May 12th, 2011
8:24 pm
Go Joe! We’ll need a lot of where that came from. Finally a double team on Rose, YES!!!
Truth2
May 12th, 2011
8:24 pm
Go Hawks, but no iso’s Joe!
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
8:24 pm
WOW!
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:24 pm
I’m a bit concerned about Teague’s play and the fact that LD was not letting him bring the ball up court after his silly turnover. As usual, LD is over-coaching the kid instead of letting him play through it. I’ll be interesting to see how long he’ll be on the bench…
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
8:25 pm
This is game 3 all over again. The Hawks gave this a good run though.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:26 pm
It hasn’t been a flying start. But this is the National Basketball Association. The home team always makes a run.
J.J.M.
May 12th, 2011
8:26 pm
welp game over im turning
omar
May 12th, 2011
8:26 pm
who’s gonna guard rose, now
Atlanta Bricks Elimination Game 6
May 12th, 2011
8:26 pm
I imagine a possible game 7 would start kinda like this one, though with the Hawks scoring 9-10 points fewer.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:26 pm
Joakim Noah blocks Jamal Crawford’s first shot. Then the Bulls run the floor and Josh Smith fouls Luol Deng.
Johnnie Black
May 12th, 2011
8:26 pm
Hawks need to show up or it’s over before halftime!
rob
May 12th, 2011
8:27 pm
Bad start to the game, still early though
rob
May 12th, 2011
8:27 pm
@ Cousin Vicker, yeah feels like game 3 again
Coach D
May 12th, 2011
8:27 pm
Josh was just going for the block. Hope Deng is alright after we win game 7.
Heat Fan
May 12th, 2011
8:28 pm
They better get someone in there to stick Rose or this will get ugly. Come on Hawks beat these clowns.
G
May 12th, 2011
8:28 pm
Bad call. Ref out of position, not surprised.
Truth2
May 12th, 2011
8:28 pm
The Hawks are playin terrible. Now you see why it ain’t easy to even be considered a Hawks fan. Why? Because in the biggest game of their playoff career history, the Hawks choke. Horford is still Horrible, Joe is iso, LD is a joke. Now, you see it unravel. The heat is too hot and the Hawks are showing the world why they need to brake this mess up in the off season.
Atlanta Bricks Elimination Game 6
May 12th, 2011
8:29 pm
I’m thinking a possible game 7 would start kinda like this one but with the Hawks scoring 9-10 points fewer.
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:29 pm
They are pummeling us inside. We need Zaza because Twin is ineffective against either Noah or Boozer…
Truth2
May 12th, 2011
8:32 pm
It’s all in how you close out the quarter. Let’s see what happens.
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
8:32 pm
Joe….
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:33 pm
Our D is non-existent right now.
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
8:34 pm
The Hawks made their run to cut it to 5 Mark, and now it’s back out of hand. All Bulls tonight.
Johnnie Black
May 12th, 2011
8:34 pm
Fat lady not singing yet, but Florida Evans is warming up for a “Damn, Damn, Damn” before halftime.
Truth2
May 12th, 2011
8:34 pm
Why does LD bring in a non-productive Jamal to bring the ball up the court. He’s giving us nothing. What and idiot.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:34 pm
Hawks down 27-17 after the first. Could have been worse.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:35 pm
The Bulls stopped Teague from getting in the lane in the first.
rob
May 12th, 2011
8:36 pm
The Hawks look a step slow…
Duck
May 12th, 2011
8:36 pm
It will be before it’s over.
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:36 pm
22 out of 27 points from their front line. Our inside defense has been atrocious. We are actually shooting the ball well but F me, some one has to start manning up inside…
mr mojo
May 12th, 2011
8:36 pm
Josh is the only one playing with any energy. Not the start we wanted. Long way to go but they better win the 2nd qtr.
david
May 12th, 2011
8:37 pm
Seems to be coming another ATLANTA sports team playoff BUST.I mean sure we played well this playoffs.But to constantly go through FALCONS HAWKS BRAVES post season failures is just plain sick.I mean every year.I swear Atlanta is only good enough to make the playoffs but never win the championship.How did the Braves actually win one? I dunno.And Joe good player but we pay him max money and he plays no better than a second or third option player on other teams.Just sad.
NagoyaHawk
May 12th, 2011
8:37 pm
The team that has won the first quarter has won the games in this series. It’s another sad day to be a Hawks fan. Let down again.
Fitten
May 12th, 2011
8:37 pm
If the Hawks don’t show up in the first quarter, they don’t win.
It’s over
ben marko
May 12th, 2011
8:37 pm
Where’s the D, they are playing LAZY!!! Horford if your not pumped up for tonight I dont know if you ever will…. this is Game 6 buddy
Horford Fan
May 12th, 2011
8:37 pm
So tired of the Dr. Jekykell Mr Hyde routine. Refreshing the box score every 10 secs or so cuz I am at work and its brutal to watch. I mean your at home, its game 6 on the brink of elimination and you end the 1st quarter with a 10 point defict. We can still win, but its aggravating.
Joe
May 12th, 2011
8:38 pm
Josh is playing out of control tonight….
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:38 pm
Al and Twin were sleep walking on the court during the first quarter. They had to go to a zone once Zaza came in just to keep him inside. Al needs to wake up…
Truth2
May 12th, 2011
8:38 pm
What will be an early exit, will depend on what the Hawks bring into this second quarter. It’s not like they haven’t seen what the Bulls have thrown at them, so why are they playin so scared?
Fitten
May 12th, 2011
8:38 pm
After that 1st quarter, I’m calling this game “OVER”
But if these playoffs have given us a regular season with Teague at point, then we can call the post-season a success.
david
May 12th, 2011
8:39 pm
AND Teague out good lord when the sports gods hate us they really hate us.Im a loyal fan but its over now.DAYUM.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:40 pm
Jeff Teague comes up slowly after bumping C.J.W. on a runout. Going to the training room
Johnnie Black
May 12th, 2011
8:40 pm
Might as well br Friday 13th for Hawks. Teague just got hurt.
rob
May 12th, 2011
8:40 pm
Teague hurt… It hurts being an Atlanta sports fan
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:40 pm
I think Josh has been OK.
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:41 pm
Noooooooooo. The one guy we can’t afford to lose…
Truth2
May 12th, 2011
8:41 pm
There goes buster azz M. Williams who ain’t @%it. This is getting real ugly.
NorCalHawk
May 12th, 2011
8:41 pm
Put this one in the book. Hawks are clearly overmatched by a more talented team that has learned to play together. Nice effort, though, to take it this far.
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Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:41 pm
Horfy gets fouled. Hawks haven’t scored this quarter.
Sonny Clusters
May 12th, 2011
8:42 pm
Enter your comments here
Truth2
May 12th, 2011
8:42 pm
We don’t have anyone else that can play pg.
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:42 pm
Crawford is killing us too…
Sonny Clusters
May 12th, 2011
8:43 pm
Hey, Marcel. We was wondering if you’re watching this?
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:43 pm
But they have now.
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:43 pm
About time Al.
Andy
May 12th, 2011
8:43 pm
We are done. Teague is out.
Truth2
May 12th, 2011
8:43 pm
I predicted this @$it, but I thought that the team effort would be there. This is hard to watch.
playmeortrademe
May 12th, 2011
8:44 pm
The Braves won because they were lucky enough to draw the only city with more futility than Atlanta, else Atlanta may still sportin’ a donut for major championships with three major sports in the city since the mid-sixties.
Jay Dubu
May 12th, 2011
8:44 pm
Marvin and or Jamal have to have a super game in order for the Hawks to win this.
Coach D
May 12th, 2011
8:45 pm
The vets have got to step up. Bottom line. They might be not fazed by the enormity of the game. Crawford, go on one of your famous runs!!!
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:46 pm
Hawks within eight. Bulls missed a put-away opportunity. Went with subs. Scored only one basket in three-plus minutes.
mr mojo
May 12th, 2011
8:46 pm
not a good sign they maintaing an 8-10 pt lead with all their starters on the bench.
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:47 pm
I can not believe we are down by 8, all things considered…
Fitten
May 12th, 2011
8:47 pm
This is just ugly.
What has happened to Crawford? He was feeling it in the first game, but he’s putting up bricks since
Hot err
May 12th, 2011
8:47 pm
Looking at the way the Hawks play you’d never think there’s a max contract player on the team.
Coach D
May 12th, 2011
8:47 pm
Duck already has a rebound or two. Step up your quack!
Octavius
May 12th, 2011
8:47 pm
No point watching the Braves—they continue to embarrass themselves against the Nats.
Duck
May 12th, 2011
8:48 pm
Hopefully the hawks are just trying to lul the bulls to sleep.
Fitten
May 12th, 2011
8:49 pm
HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE PAYING JOE JOHNSON!?!?
WHY DID WE RESIGN THIS STIFF??
IT WASN’T FOR HIS P.R. SKILLS
MAD-DONNA
May 12th, 2011
8:49 pm
Teague’s wrist is broken! I hope he can come back strong next season!
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
8:50 pm
WOW
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:50 pm
Wow. I’m speechless at that series. Al and Jamal keep killing us…
G
May 12th, 2011
8:51 pm
Horford is horrible. If they lose this series he and Crawford are a big reason why.
Hot err
May 12th, 2011
8:51 pm
This is embarrassing.
Jay Dubu
May 12th, 2011
8:51 pm
Marvin, get your hands up on defense.
aswingruber
May 12th, 2011
8:52 pm
Fantastic. Our crowing achievement was when we were a sub .500 club and lost in the first round of the playoffs, albeit in 7 games to the eventual champs. This was three years ago and we still have the same core group of players and all the progress we’ve made since then is to become an interesting underdog story that will likely be bounced in the second round for the third straight year… God it’s painful being an Atlanta sports fan.
MAD-DONNA
May 12th, 2011
8:52 pm
23 points in almost 20 minutes! This one is ova!
Fitten
May 12th, 2011
8:52 pm
Joe Johnson. How much are we paying him?
Mike
May 12th, 2011
8:52 pm
Typical atlanta teams. Braves get swept and hawks gonna get blown out in a crucial game
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
8:53 pm
@aswingruber Try being a Cubs fan! We go for the beer
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
8:53 pm
If Boozer is making that shot. Forget this.
Jay Dubu
May 12th, 2011
8:53 pm
I know the Hawks proclaimed it a while ago, but they really are a jump shooting team.
Shawn
May 12th, 2011
8:53 pm
Awesome defense losers
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:54 pm
Al has played every minute and done nothing…
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:54 pm
Home team looks shocked. Down 39-25. Has eight points in the quarter.
Joe for 3
May 12th, 2011
8:54 pm
Yawn… Thank goodness we won’t get a chance to be humiliated by the Heat.
Haha
May 12th, 2011
8:54 pm
That stupid idiot matt chernoff said they would win this one. I laughed when I heard that as I knew this team would revert back to its norm. Final
Bulls 98
Losers 77
G
May 12th, 2011
8:55 pm
Where s the offensive game plan?
mike
May 12th, 2011
8:55 pm
Well at least I can go on with my life with no Atlanta teams playing. I hope Lebron knocks Rose on his ass every time he drives to the hole
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
8:55 pm
Good effort tonight Hawks.They have learned nothing. This is very, very embarassing, but not at all suprising. Horford is completely outmatched as a center, and Marvin Williams is a waste of a roster spot. We gave them a good series, but tonight this is a joke.
Peter
May 12th, 2011
8:55 pm
Horford is such a puss. If you’re going to foul, foul HARD. I can’t count the times he’s given up and 1’s on 2 hands. Joe Johnson continues to suck. Marvin is overweight and useless. Crawford is hit or miss.
Teague seems to be the only hope.
Jay Dubu
May 12th, 2011
8:55 pm
Too bad ther won’t be any basketball next season. Maybe when they come back, the Hawks will have enough flexibility to add some size down low.
Good thing they didn’t sign Shaq, that would have been a diaster.
ben marko
May 12th, 2011
8:55 pm
Thank god i didnt go to this game, embarassing! they dont deserve to be on the same floor with this team
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:55 pm
No word on press row about Teague’s boo-boo
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
8:56 pm
The Hawks live or die by the jump shot- have all year. Without Teague only Crawford occasionally drives to the basket.
I mean really?
May 12th, 2011
8:56 pm
Is anyone really surprised by this? If you are, then you’re a dumbass
Bean Counter
May 12th, 2011
8:56 pm
Just finished watching the first quarter of game six. Josh Smith has been inept at best. When on offence he walks from foul line to foul line and does not move. My grand mother could guard him. He does not try to get any rebounds. On defense he skips from foul line to foul line and does not guard his man. Loul Deng has eaten him alive. We might as well be playing 5 on 4!! Trade this prima donna in the off season and get someone who wants to play and hustle.
UGAKev
May 12th, 2011
8:56 pm
the only satisfaction left in the NBA season is seeing the Miami Heat Spanking the bulls in the conference semifinals
Matthew
May 12th, 2011
8:56 pm
Is it possible to talk the Bulls into taking Joe Johnson and his contract on the flight back with them?
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:57 pm
How much longer can LD go with these 5 players? Nothing is changing!!!
Those awesome ATL sports teams
May 12th, 2011
8:57 pm
Nats 5
Braves 1
Bulls 40
Chokers 25
Duck
May 12th, 2011
8:57 pm
Blow it up. Trade Al, Marvin, Zaza and Crawford for Dwight Howard.
Soldierman
May 12th, 2011
8:57 pm
It’s over ladies and gentlemen it was a good ride though looking forward to after the lockout next year
Fitten
May 12th, 2011
8:58 pm
ESPN Mike Turico “Welcome back to Chicago…”
Not a shock
When certain gullible columnists believe in Hawks, they get killed. When they doubt Hawks, the team plays well.
Turn out the lights.
Jay Dubu
May 12th, 2011
8:58 pm
Tigue is going to do a Willis Reed!!
G
May 12th, 2011
8:58 pm
This hilarious. You can’t write this stuff. Fans get excited and once again the Hawks come out uninspired and throwing up air balls.
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
8:58 pm
Sit Al now!!!!
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
8:59 pm
Jeff Teague returns to the fray.
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
8:59 pm
@Duck I bet Chicago gets Dwight
Jimmy Crack
May 12th, 2011
8:59 pm
Just another “hide in shame moment” in Atlanta sports. No worries, we’re used to ‘em. Thankfully we are an “event” town (right Kincaid?) and don’t have time for sports or we would all collectively hang ourselves with our shoelaces after watching these embarrassing displays of manhood.
Hey, the Braves are on the other channel! hahahahahahaha
Jay Dubu
May 12th, 2011
8:59 pm
The jump shooters need glasses!!!
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aswingruber
May 12th, 2011
9:00 pm
Of course no fan can claim more suffering than a Cubs fan.. But Chicago has plenty of championships in the other major sports. We got ONE with the Braves in ‘95… and that’s it. Welcome to Loserville, USA.
Dan
May 12th, 2011
9:00 pm
Hawks have no hart. Braves are sucking it up against the Nat’s again and the Falcons will only be good enough to get your hopes up before cruelly beiotch slapping them down. Atlanta sports suck!
MAD-DONNA
May 12th, 2011
9:01 pm
That’s it! LD is officially stupid! Why would you continue with guys, that are not getting it done!
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
9:01 pm
True – The Sox in 2005 will probably be our last MLB in my life
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:02 pm
Teague scores. Down by a dozen.
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
9:02 pm
Horford, my favorite Hawk, has been horrendous in this series. I don’t care how many times you say otherwise, he is totally overmatched at center. Although he is overmatched everywhere this series.
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
9:03 pm
We would have been swept without Teague…
Fitten
May 12th, 2011
9:03 pm
ESPN’s Mike Turico just called him “Derrick Teague”
Bulls are only team that ESPN has focused on in this series.
Joe for 3
May 12th, 2011
9:03 pm
Joe Johnson with another forced shot.
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
9:03 pm
LD is a moron. Al and Jamal keep killing us but he never holds them or JJ accountable by sitting them down. We so need a need a new coach…
Dan
May 12th, 2011
9:04 pm
Piss on ESPN and all their yankee hierlings!
AUG2424
May 12th, 2011
9:04 pm
The Hawks have had this core together for a long time. The Bulls have no experience and haven’t been together that long. No excuses! The Hawks suck! I’m tired of this crap! Bring on the Falcons!
MAD-DONNA
May 12th, 2011
9:05 pm
Down 12? Is that suppose to be encouraging?
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:05 pm
Hawks shooting .382 on fgs and 0 for 4 from 3pt.
Duck
May 12th, 2011
9:05 pm
bamaboy, I doubt it cause it would take Rose’s game which is scoring. Howard probabley ends up in LA or maybe he wants to play in front of the hometown.
G
May 12th, 2011
9:05 pm
Joe Johnson is just not a prime time guy. He can’t create. He reminds me of Adrian Dantley. Just a shooter.
Bama 13
May 12th, 2011
9:05 pm
Dan, you must not have been here long enough to remember when sports sucked around here. Our current teams just haven’t had the big effort that puts us over the hump.
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:06 pm
El Bravo you are correct sir
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:07 pm
Maybe a turnaround. Josh deflects pass. Joe throws a lob. Josh dunks and gets fouled.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:09 pm
Down to 10.
G
May 12th, 2011
9:09 pm
Turning this game and can’t hit freaking free throws!!
MAD-DONNA
May 12th, 2011
9:09 pm
THE HAWKS ARE FULL OF(Bull)S!
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:09 pm
Offensive foul on Smith. Probably was not.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:10 pm
It’s 45-35 at the half. The Hawks have given themselves hope. It was close to done at minus-17.
JOKER
May 12th, 2011
9:10 pm
Win or go home…. Well if the hawks lose atleast their home so they don’t have that far to go i feel they will put a run together in the third….last year Crawford was horrible in the 1st round now this year its the 2nd round. And Joe was horrible 2nd rd last year and once again this year overall. Why don’t they give smoove more touches in the paint next half…But with this team it ain’t over to its over….LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!!!!
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:10 pm
It was for sure a foul-charge
bball is boring
May 12th, 2011
9:10 pm
No matter, which series did you really want to see….Hawks/Heat or Bulls/Heat.
Hawks/Heat would be an epic blowout anyway.
Winning 2 games against the #1 seed is progress. Lets look to the draft and watch them blow that again.
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
9:11 pm
It was Mark. It was a good call.
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:11 pm
Hawks will never make the next round until they get a big man who can score AND buy a bench that can contribute- the Hawks bench is pitiful
G
May 12th, 2011
9:12 pm
If you are a professional ref and there are THREE of you and you have to ask for help on a call you are out of position. Even if the right call was made, get into position. He is notorious for being out of osition to make calls.
NUNNA!!
May 12th, 2011
9:13 pm
Yo…WHat da heck have they done to harry da hawk??
He was red,now they have bleached him white..WTF!!
Jay Dubu
May 12th, 2011
9:13 pm
Al’s gotta get in the weight rom during the lockout/strike.
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:13 pm
assists chicago leads 17-9 17 assists on 20 baskets
MAD-DONNA
May 12th, 2011
9:15 pm
THE HAWKS GET NO RESPECT FROM TNT OR THE NBA, BECAUSE THEY DON’T DESERVE IT! IF I WASN’T FROM THE ATL, I WOULD LOL AT THEM TOO!
Duck
May 12th, 2011
9:16 pm
The Ref’s can’t even wait until the 4th period to stop a hawks run like they did in chicago. I guess the ref’s need to stop the hawks runs earlier since it’s a home game. Labron vs Rose, it’s business deal.
JOKER
May 12th, 2011
9:16 pm
How is it no matter how bad the hawks have played this series they always are down 8 or so so i dont know if the bulls are that good as everybody is making them or if the hawks just try to stay in a good position but can never capitalize and take a led???
DF
May 12th, 2011
9:17 pm
WTH has Horford been doing all series? Seriously, he’s sucked.
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:17 pm
Duck Give me a break- it’s not the refs
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bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
9:18 pm
+1 Coach Dooley
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:20 pm
I’m so gullible. I’m so damn gullible. And I am so sick of me being gullible.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:20 pm
Was a charge, eh? Would have been a big score for the home club.
Duck
May 12th, 2011
9:22 pm
I agree Coach Dooley and glad to hear you are sick of it too.
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:24 pm
look at the tape- a charge without question
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:24 pm
go ahead Duck tell us some more how the refs are beating the Hawks – cry some more for us
Mike
May 12th, 2011
9:24 pm
Was it a charge? For the Hawks….yes.
Was it a charge last night for the Heats?….No, LeBron cemented his legacy as one of the most clutch players in NBA history because he made a few shots vs. an old/injured Celtics team in the 2nd round of the playoffs.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:26 pm
The Hawks have been outscored by six baskets. Outrebounded as well.
Duck
May 12th, 2011
9:26 pm
1) it was a flop 2) Smoove slid to the DRose’s side before flop 3) DRose was in the circle
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:27 pm
He was nowhere near the circle
Bulls take early lead over Hawks – Chicago Sun-Times | Sports Latest News Wall
May 12th, 2011
9:29 pm
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NagoyaHawk
May 12th, 2011
9:30 pm
No matter if they win the Hawks know deep down they won’t win in Chicago. The Arlanta Hawks are an historically bad team. Keeping guys on the bench, overpaying second-rate talent, throwing away draft picks and hiring cost-cutter coaching can’t lift up an historically bad franchise. I’m upset they’re gonna lose, but it’s a heck of a lot better than getting swept.
Stuart
May 12th, 2011
9:31 pm
The Braves have come back after being down. Can the Hawks?
mike
May 12th, 2011
9:31 pm
Somebody close out on Boozer
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Peter
May 12th, 2011
9:32 pm
Hubie just said it, Horford is getting killed by Boozer. No idea why he is playing so far off of him. Horford is being exposed in this series.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:34 pm
Fifteen again
rob
May 12th, 2011
9:34 pm
Hawks are moving around but bulls defense is on point
rob
May 12th, 2011
9:34 pm
Well Hawks fans its been a good run.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:34 pm
Mr. Hullinger was here this evening.
Jimmy Crack
May 12th, 2011
9:35 pm
Gotta hand it to you Mark. You have been in this town a long time and have seen what alot of us have seen as far as sporting disappointments and horrific losses. You’re a pretty calm guy in the face of all this. You remind me of Hullinger. Just kidding.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:36 pm
Hawks with two in the period.
DF
May 12th, 2011
9:36 pm
I don’t know which I can stand less, the announcers or our performance.
Kelvin Frazier
May 12th, 2011
9:36 pm
Embarrassing!
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:37 pm
Hawks can get back in this one- but they have to do it by playing better defense and then running with the rebound
Tech Man
May 12th, 2011
9:37 pm
Hawks are shell shocked. Joe isn’t a big game scorer and the Bulls are concentrating on Crawford. No one is getting a good open shot within their personal range.
Hawks beginning to look like they are going through the motions and don’t want to go back to Chicago.
ben marko
May 12th, 2011
9:38 pm
They should pull a tiger woods and quit now
DC Hawks
May 12th, 2011
9:38 pm
Any chance we can get rid of No Show Joe Johnson? He went from one of the most underrated players to the most overrated players in the NBA in one season. He is really useless. He’s not a 1st option much less a 2nd option. He cant get his own shots off b/c he is just too slow and not big enough.
BK
May 12th, 2011
9:38 pm
Wow Did you see LD chewing out Teague on that last break.
Trint
May 12th, 2011
9:38 pm
Did Larry Drew just get in Teague’s face when he was the only one to run down the court after the turnover. Joe “NO HEART” Johnson is a joke. Has Horford been taken over by Marvin’s body
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:39 pm
Jason Coillins. Big bucket.
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
9:39 pm
Bulls are the team playing as though their backs are against the wall. But you could kind of tell in the 4th qtr of game 5 that the Hawks looked like a team that had given it their best shot but were spent.
Jay Dubu
May 12th, 2011
9:39 pm
If the Hawks could get a little run going, the crowd would erupt, and could put them over the top.
Kelvin Frazier
May 12th, 2011
9:39 pm
I’m not watching anymore. Someone will have to tell me the final score.
Please go away Joe
May 12th, 2011
9:39 pm
Mark,
Please risk irritation and ask Joe Johnson if
he has heart?
has an excuse?
feels he owes money back to ATL?
plays unselfishly?
knew WTF he was doing out there?
he threw the series?
Can someone really ask the man, I mean go down to the locker room right now to see him and his leadership at the end of game, tough questions?
Egads, he is way overpaid. Way way way overpaid. He had Crawford are weak.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:39 pm
Ran a nice play out of the timeout. Got Josh the ball low. He gets fouled, makes the pair.
Fitten
May 12th, 2011
9:39 pm
How much are we paying Joe Johnson? Al Horford?
How much does Jamal Crawford make?
Keep Teague & Josh Smith, Zaza off the bench.
And why is Marvin still on this team???
d.carter
May 12th, 2011
9:40 pm
MY POINT EXACTLY LD IS A BIYATCH…HE YELLED AT TEAGUE AS JOE THREW THE BALL AWAY AND JOGGED BACK….
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:40 pm
Hawks in the penalty with 6:50 in the period.
DF
May 12th, 2011
9:41 pm
Nice hands Horford!
Tech Man
May 12th, 2011
9:41 pm
what play was that?
Bama 13
May 12th, 2011
9:42 pm
As badly as the Hawks have stunk, they can still get this game.
Tech Man
May 12th, 2011
9:42 pm
Hubie asks for the Hawks to move the ball and set some screens.
Hubie, they only do that in the first half.
Old School Hawk
May 12th, 2011
9:44 pm
In the immortal words of the great Dennis Green “They are who we thought they were!!”
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
9:44 pm
Just like Game 3. Hawks incapable of getting it below double digits
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
9:44 pm
Just like Game 3. Hawks incapable of getting it below double digits
rob
May 12th, 2011
9:44 pm
Hawks dug theirselves a hole. Now they are going to stay in it
Kelvin Frazier
May 12th, 2011
9:45 pm
6 years ago, the night before the draft, I had a sports argument with my buddy. He said we should draft Marvin Williams because he’s 6′ 9″. I said draft Chris Paul because we need a point guard. Till this day my buddy still won’t admit that he was wrong. Marvin Williams is a empty uniform. He gives you absolutely nothing.
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
9:45 pm
Blog eating a lot of comments tonight. ugh
Tech Man
May 12th, 2011
9:45 pm
When a team is struggling offensively, like the Hawks are now, they have to run sets to get open shots.
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
9:46 pm
I would be shocked if, after this series, we didn’t hear about some sort of injury for Horford. He’s been absolutely useless
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:46 pm
Fourth foul on Joakim.
rob
May 12th, 2011
9:46 pm
Hawks lost game in 1st quarter
Old School Hawk
May 12th, 2011
9:47 pm
Choke Johnson
Joe “The Average Joe” Johnson
Hoe Johnson
So So Johnson
No Johnson
Blow Johnson
H-M- Johnson
And Lastly
No Mo Johnson!!!!!
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:47 pm
They can still win this game if they play good defense
d.carter
May 12th, 2011
9:47 pm
IN AN ELIMINATION GAME AL HORFORD IS REACHING FOR HIS NOSE INSTEAD OF CLOSING OUT ON THE SHOOTER… PLEASE TRADE HIS OVERRATED AZZ
Ben
May 12th, 2011
9:48 pm
Derek Rose- a guy you give a long term, max contract to
Joe Johnson – Not that guy. Good thing we’ll be paying him 25 million when he’s 35 in 5 YEARS.
*shoots self*
Mike
May 12th, 2011
9:48 pm
Stern’s ugly hand taints another series.
Nice flop you soccer f word.
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:48 pm
he is unconscious
rob
May 12th, 2011
9:48 pm
I am sick of Boozer
Worm
May 12th, 2011
9:48 pm
In honor of Dandy Don, “turn out the lights the party’s over”!
Calm Down
May 12th, 2011
9:49 pm
Joe Johnson’s dribbling is killing the tempo… he just holds the ball dribbliing and then instead of shooting, he just passes. I think he’s afraid he will show just how bad he is in pressure situations.
d.carter
May 12th, 2011
9:49 pm
AL HORFORD IS A TOTAL LIABILITY ON DEFENSE
wayxbulldog
May 12th, 2011
9:49 pm
Why is Jason Collins still in the game? I understand the rebounding concept but he isn’t even do that. At least get some offense in there or somebody that can jump over 1 foot.
AD
May 12th, 2011
9:49 pm
I hate the Hawks
d.carter
May 12th, 2011
9:50 pm
WE JUST DONT SHOW UP IN BIG GAMES AT ALL
Tech Man
May 12th, 2011
9:50 pm
Bulls are calm and confident with the big league as if they are at practice. Everything is going in.
Duck
May 12th, 2011
9:50 pm
This Joe Johnson performance is reminiscent of Matt Ryan in the home playoff game with Green bay.
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Jay Dubu
May 12th, 2011
9:50 pm
Everybody afraid to shoot, except Josh.
rob
May 12th, 2011
9:51 pm
Bulls hitting all their shots, Hawks missing everything
d.carter
May 12th, 2011
9:51 pm
REALLY REALLY SUX
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:52 pm
I can’t stand watching johnson and crawford at the 3 point line, dribbling the ball , between their legs, running the clock down- give me a break I’m not impressed that you can dribble between your legs
AD
May 12th, 2011
9:52 pm
This is so typical ATL sports
marc
May 12th, 2011
9:52 pm
nice, broke 50 before the end of the quarter
rob
May 12th, 2011
9:52 pm
Its over
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:53 pm
Not over yet. Getting near, but not yet.
rob
May 12th, 2011
9:53 pm
I really cant stand this BS
rob
May 12th, 2011
9:53 pm
There is no coming back from this, well at least there is a lockout next year
marc
May 12th, 2011
9:53 pm
it has been
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
9:54 pm
Be intriguing to see if the Bulls use their bench. Starters still in, save Noah
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
9:54 pm
This performance shouldn’t detract from the Hawks strong post-season showing overall, but clearly this team needs a legit center and another scorer.
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:54 pm
good defense will get it under 10 going to the 4th
Jackets 2011
May 12th, 2011
9:55 pm
Jon Barry has a Jon Barry agenda.
Nice second career for the ex-Jacket and NBA player.
What about this game should make Barry give the Hawks a compliment?
Bulls look the better team.
Ben
May 12th, 2011
9:55 pm
WHO THE **** IS OMER ASIK??
REALLY? I mean, REALLY???
AD
May 12th, 2011
9:55 pm
Well thats it. Stick a fork in it. I am so sick of being a fan of ATL sports teams. Always a let down. They can never show up when it means the most. They are just perfect at crapping the bed. Uggghhhhhhh, how can a city punish its fanbase worse
Calm Down
May 12th, 2011
9:55 pm
I think some knee pads are in order for Hubie and Trico. After the game they can just have the Bulls line up.
BravesFan79
May 12th, 2011
9:55 pm
Anyone else sick of seeing the Hawks defenders run at the guy 2 seconds after hes already shot the ball.. to make it look like there playing defense?? NO EFFORT! sad
ATL Professional Sports Futility
May 12th, 2011
9:55 pm
And just for fun, Alex Gonzalez just turned the GW Home Run into getting thrown out at second down the street at Turner Field…following sports in this town is as futile as trying to navigate the traffic from Hell that keeps fans away from the venues many a night…
Dan
May 12th, 2011
9:56 pm
Bama 13
I was cheering Hank Arron when he hit 715 so yeah I’ve seen lots of crappy teams in Atlanta.
rob
May 12th, 2011
9:56 pm
The Hawks lost the game in the 1st quarter, pretty much they were even until then
AD
May 12th, 2011
9:56 pm
ATL is the worst sports city ever. I cant handle any more of this. We just Crap our pants whenever it matters most. This is just punishment
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
9:56 pm
jump shots- always jump shots
Ben
May 12th, 2011
9:58 pm
You’re dreaming Coach Dooley.
It’s over. The Hawks simply don’t have the ability comeback from these kinds of deficits.
I don’t recall one in recent memory at least.
matt
May 12th, 2011
9:58 pm
120 million does not buy what it used to
Jay Dubu
May 12th, 2011
9:59 pm
Send in the clowns, Send in the clowns…don’t bother, they’re already here!
NagoyaHawk
May 12th, 2011
9:59 pm
Typical ATL performance. I think I’m done with ATL sports. Good luck people.
Salsedo Chris
May 12th, 2011
9:59 pm
hey Mark Bradley—ya want me to invent a time machine so you can go back and rewrite today’s column ?
(it’ll make ya look smarter )
AD
May 12th, 2011
10:00 pm
have we ever gotten an off rebound. Eff Schmo johnson
Matt from MN
May 12th, 2011
10:00 pm
Hahahahahahaha….burn in hell, ASG!!!
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
10:00 pm
Kind of quiet in there…
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
10:00 pm
at times they don’t play well together as a team- just pass it to Johnson or Crawford and let them create
playmeortrademe
May 12th, 2011
10:00 pm
Another shining moment for another Georgia sports team in a big game…think they’ll break 70?
AD
May 12th, 2011
10:00 pm
UNCLE
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
10:02 pm
Hawks shooting .352 for the game
Murph
May 12th, 2011
10:02 pm
I hear Florida Evans now…”Damn, Damn, Damn!”
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
10:02 pm
only 19 fgs for the game
BK
May 12th, 2011
10:03 pm
53 points after 3 quarters, On national TV.
Keith
May 12th, 2011
10:03 pm
I thought we needed to keep Jamal Crawford, but seeing him in this series made me realize what a terrible defender he is. Also, when Teague is in we run plays, when Crawford is in it seems like we get that ISO crap again.
DF
May 12th, 2011
10:03 pm
What this series has taught me:
-Josh Smith is easily our best player when he sticks to his game
-Teague is going to be a great PG
-JJ is aging. He can play great when he’s fresh but he just looks tired out there.
-Horford has something seriously wrong with him right now. It could be an injury or it could be something psychological. He’s been outplayed by the Bulls main four frontcourt guys (Boozer, Noah, Asik, Gibson)
-Marvin sucks and needs to be traded ASAP
Spud Webb
May 12th, 2011
10:03 pm
The Hawks have one more run in them. I can feel it. 17-0 to start the fourth.
BravesFan79
May 12th, 2011
10:04 pm
At least the Braves came back in their game. Thats why there Atlantas favorite team.. they have HEART!
omar
May 12th, 2011
10:04 pm
this putrid
Ben
May 12th, 2011
10:04 pm
HERE WE GO MAVS!!!!
Would love to see Stern hand the trophy to Cuban.
Tech Man
May 12th, 2011
10:05 pm
Hubie Brown is the best analyst in the business! He isn’t the problem with the Hawks tonight. His partner isn’t the best.
I really miss Dick Stockton and Hubie as a team on TNT!
Spud Webb
May 12th, 2011
10:06 pm
Never mind.
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
10:07 pm
oh brother
Worm
May 12th, 2011
10:07 pm
Too bad the NBA season doesn’t end tonight…We have to hear about these thugs until mid-June..RIP-Jesse Outlar
Spud Webb
May 12th, 2011
10:08 pm
Maybe next year. Or maybe never.
VOL
May 12th, 2011
10:08 pm
I think it’s time to break this team up. They do not have the team makeup to become a NBA championship team. The problem is they are pretty and stuck in NBA draft purgatory. Where are they going to get the personnel to put them over the top if they don’t trade current players for different ones? Bradley, can the Hawks be a player for Dwight Howard? Perhaps build a package around Josh Smith? Anybody got a list of upcoming NBA free agents?
Tech Man
May 12th, 2011
10:08 pm
Braves up in the bottom of the 10th
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
10:08 pm
Mark thanks for the blogs for all the Hawks games- it’s been fun
Jackets 2011
May 12th, 2011
10:08 pm
Poor Jalen Rose.
He drew the short straw so he had to pick the Hawks.
Hairy DAWG
May 12th, 2011
10:09 pm
Sad thing is will prolly either #1. Have the same lineup next year or #2. Let jamal go away during free agency and be even worse!! SAD SAD SAD!
chas
May 12th, 2011
10:09 pm
Never have we gotten past this round…why should we now. In fairness, Chicago is a good team..they are tough.
BK
May 12th, 2011
10:09 pm
They have really stop trying, Sorry for the people there who paid good money for this s*it.
chas
May 12th, 2011
10:11 pm
This feels like the Falcons loss to Green Bay. So close, yet so far away. We need to move some players in the off season.
rob
May 12th, 2011
10:11 pm
ill take maybe never
Worm
May 12th, 2011
10:11 pm
R.I.P-Jesse Outlar-This is the semis and it’s a laughable product…David stern making 7 million a year..
Japan and Germany will be in the finals!
BravesFan79
May 12th, 2011
10:11 pm
WTF is Joe Johnson doing! No intensity on defense, little awareness on offense, the fact that THIS guy makes 20 million a year makes me embarrassed to be a fan and actually support them.
d.carter
May 12th, 2011
10:11 pm
WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MARVIN AND PAPE SY?
Jackets 2011
May 12th, 2011
10:12 pm
If you want to see an Atlanta team man up, better take in a Dream game.
d.carter
May 12th, 2011
10:12 pm
RIGHT NOTHING!!!!GET IT?
Spud Webb
May 12th, 2011
10:12 pm
I thought the Bulls and Hawks were fairly evenly matched all series. Very clear tonight that Chicago is just a lot better team. I think Miami will beat them like a drum though.
JR1967
May 12th, 2011
10:12 pm
I imagine that by now, the only fans left in the stands are the 10,000 or so Bulls fans that showed up for the game.
Ben
May 12th, 2011
10:13 pm
Tech man, McOUT openly just missed being safe for not hustling to first. Catcher missed the ball.
As it is, 2 on, 1 out. Should be 2 on with Chipper up.
Freaking McOUT.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
10:13 pm
Taj Gibson has been big the past two tilts.
Tech Man
May 12th, 2011
10:14 pm
Braves win
Ben
May 12th, 2011
10:14 pm
BRAVES WIN!! BRAVES WIN!!
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
10:14 pm
Crowd is exiting.
Bama 13
May 12th, 2011
10:14 pm
Blowing this team up wont be easy. The other teams have seen us play.
Our problem has been our inability to choose the right pieces when we had the chance, like Chris Paul. I’ll even go back as far as picking Koncak over Karl Malone (and no, I don’t hate Koncak, he was who he was).
Marie
May 12th, 2011
10:15 pm
In the words of Magic Johnson “it’s time to blow up this team”. I don’t care who they get as long as they ship these SORRY JOKERS out of here. The ony player I would keep would be Jeff Teague but all others need to GOOOOOOOOO!!!. I don’t care if we end up with the worst record in the NBA next year it would be better so we have a chance to get a bona fide superstar in the draft. I have had it up to height of heaven with Atlanta teams embarrassing us by stinking up the arena or field at home after the fans have paid their hard earned money to come out and cheer for them. And with this bunch of Hawks players they just don’t have any passion, fire, or any real desire to win. Enough is enough — get rid of these clowns.
Duck
May 12th, 2011
10:15 pm
http://youtu.be/W4xswSxRtGY
Hairy DAWG!
May 12th, 2011
10:15 pm
What’s frustrating is the hawks roster will be either #1. The same or #2. Minus jamal crawford.
Jackets 2011
May 12th, 2011
10:15 pm
At least the Braves won (6-5) in ten innings.
rob
May 12th, 2011
10:15 pm
well i hope they at least break 70 this is pathetic
Columbus
May 12th, 2011
10:16 pm
No COACHING answer for the Bulls D.
Oh well….Let go Braves!
omar
May 12th, 2011
10:16 pm
this is hot garbage!
Mike
May 12th, 2011
10:16 pm
57 points? Joe Johnson score a basket.
Same as it ever was.
Mark Bradley
May 12th, 2011
10:16 pm
This is not what I thought would happen. Don’t know why I didn’t.
Tech Man
May 12th, 2011
10:16 pm
Yes, Mark and fellow bloggers thank you for the entertainment this year! Much appreciated!
Luke
May 12th, 2011
10:16 pm
Birdbrains, useless Hawks, they need to get new players with human brains.
Dear Tech fans
May 12th, 2011
10:17 pm
Go work on a math problem/bother someone else… signed-SEC Fan
BravesFan79
May 12th, 2011
10:17 pm
Joe Johnson.. FINALLY takes the shot himself instead of passing to Josh Smith for the jumpshot. And you would of thunk that we would of been covering Boozer harder by the 2nd quarter.. but nope!
Jackets 2011
May 12th, 2011
10:18 pm
@Marie.
I’m all for you replacing Sund as GM.
You’re spot on, babe.
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
10:19 pm
I don’t think this ownership will ever get the job done- I think until new ownership takes over and has the green to spend to get a big man and a bench it will not happen. An ownership that knows what it is doing. Remember what the Smith years were like for the Falcons?
Rob
May 12th, 2011
10:19 pm
I hate to go out so weakly again after some good effort through most of the series. Bulls tough on D and Hawks (mainly Johnson and Crawford) not doing enough to create shots. Josh Smith and Teague were the best players for the Hawks in this series.
Aaron
May 12th, 2011
10:19 pm
How can anyone be surprised? This result is just as likely as a win. We don’t know how to lose close. Win close or get blown out.
Hairy DAWG!
May 12th, 2011
10:19 pm
BRAVES Win! BRAVES WIN! BRAVES WIN! Hawks SUCK! Hawks SUCK! Hawks SUCK!
Jackets 2011
May 12th, 2011
10:20 pm
Funny Hairy.
We can agree on something.
Cousin Vicker
May 12th, 2011
10:20 pm
I think the Hawks were simply spent after the Bulls put them away in the fourth qtr in game 5. Bulls doing what a number one seed should. It won’t come as currently constructed, but maybe the Hawks will be that team one day down the road. Need a real center and another scorer though. This team , however, is closer to being a lottery team than a true championship contender. I’ve seen this Hawks team before, back in the late 90’s with Steve Smith and mookie. Good enough for the playoffs, but no more. Hawks had to blow that up. Gonna have to do that with this bunch too.
Columbus
May 12th, 2011
10:20 pm
Why is Josh constantly standing around the 3 point line? If I was coach he better NEVER be CLOSE to it! Too much standing around.
NO plan to attack their defense! Standing around. Where is the movement? Coaching is incompetent. Fire Drew and hire someone proven!
flea
May 12th, 2011
10:20 pm
Time to blow it up and start the bring Dwight home campaign. Everyone goes except Teague
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
10:21 pm
Daryl Hawks – This win is for you
Eric
May 12th, 2011
10:21 pm
Marvin, Al, Jamal, Joe were a no show in games 5 & 6! Our frontline looks soft.
tyler
May 12th, 2011
10:21 pm
This definitely takes the zing of this unexpected playoff run….Embarrassing performance for the home team.
omar
May 12th, 2011
10:22 pm
sy
juenal
May 12th, 2011
10:22 pm
gave up on the hawks post paul-GT enuf of a lost cause(like Richarrd in Dundee]…….Mark, if we quit that easy………
Jay Dubu
May 12th, 2011
10:22 pm
Marvin Williams has completely vanished.
Ben
May 12th, 2011
10:23 pm
Bama 13, it doesn’t matter. The Hawks CAN’T blow it up. The most troubling pieces are Josh and Joe and they’re here for a while. LOCKED in.
Maybe there will be another franchise like New York was in the early part of last decade who will take these HUGE contracts of mediocre players but I doubt it.
BTW, Horford’s contract comes up next year (or is it this year?).
Bottom line: Another 2nd round exit to an OKAY team. The Bulls will lose to the Heat in 5.
Phil
May 12th, 2011
10:23 pm
Mark – how long have you been in Atl? 27 years? You thought we would win after losing game 5? Come on…you’re smarter than that, right? The Hawks have been losers for 41 years plus….
Jackets 2011
May 12th, 2011
10:23 pm
The Braves were down 5-1 and didn’t quit.
BTW Mark what if the Hawks failed to score on 17 straight trips?
That would have been the better bet.
DHD
May 12th, 2011
10:24 pm
No heart. The ownership of this team doesn’t give a rat’s behind. Please sell the team to somebody who cares.
flea
May 12th, 2011
10:24 pm
The Heat are going to abuse the Bulls
G
May 12th, 2011
10:24 pm
Steve Belkin looks real smart on the Joe Johnson situation.
Duck
May 12th, 2011
10:24 pm
Seriously- we need to go get Dwight Howard.
aswingruber
May 12th, 2011
10:24 pm
Media gets their preferred Eastern Conference matchup. Garbage time’ll let them bask in that a bit.
chas
May 12th, 2011
10:25 pm
Nice series Marvin…what zero points tonight? Dude needs to go bye bye.
Phil
May 12th, 2011
10:25 pm
Jay Dubu – marvin vanished 3 yrs ago….
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
10:25 pm
@flea you are just jealous
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
10:25 pm
Media just picked the obvious better team pal
Eric
May 12th, 2011
10:25 pm
Marvin Williams has no pride!
groundfog
May 12th, 2011
10:26 pm
This team may not make the playoffs next year. They are clearly bored in the regular season but not good enough in the playoffs either
Angie O'Plasty
May 12th, 2011
10:26 pm
The Hawks pissed the bed…..
NO HEART
May 12th, 2011
10:26 pm
Blow it up. Biggest game of the year. Bad ball movement the whole game. 120 mil iso joe suckin it up.
flea
May 12th, 2011
10:26 pm
Well cheer up Hawks fans the Braves won.. And Lets bring Dwight home to the ATL
Duck
May 12th, 2011
10:26 pm
The Ref’s would not have let us win even if we kept it close, per David Stern
marc
May 12th, 2011
10:26 pm
if the heat are going to abuse the bulls, it would have been useless for the hawks to have even shown up had they won this series
Phil
May 12th, 2011
10:27 pm
As long as JJ and Smith are on this team, it’s doomed….don’t listen…keep ignoring the obvious….i’ve saying it since january…
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
10:27 pm
atta boy Duck jump in anytime
A-Ville Ranger
May 12th, 2011
10:28 pm
Josh Smith has the only pair of balls on this team. Joe Johnson and his max contract will limit the team to what we saw tonight for many years to come.
POP SY MVP
May 12th, 2011
10:28 pm
WAHOO
Columbus
May 12th, 2011
10:28 pm
They are not locked. Maybe Joe but Josh can definately be traded. Need a coach FIRST!
Phil
May 12th, 2011
10:29 pm
If we did get dwight howard, he’d just get seriously injured….look, this league is all about prime time teams and we ain’t one of em….
tyler
May 12th, 2011
10:29 pm
Seriously- I wouldn’t mind seeing Williams, Horford and/or Crawford all get traded…..JJ wouldn’t bother me either but noone’s gonna want him at that price.
Atl teams = Playoff chokers
May 12th, 2011
10:29 pm
Pape Sy > Joe Johnson
Jackets 2011
May 12th, 2011
10:29 pm
Anyone wonder too if McDavid would have brought us a champion by now.
Thanks Ted for selling to the local clowns instead.
PMC
May 12th, 2011
10:29 pm
Well…. so much for the Hawks. We owe Joe from here until the world blows up. The guy is just not worthy of his contract in the least.
They’ve reached the ceiling for what they are. They are going to be a team that makes it to the second round every year with virtually no stars. Nothing really entertaining or interesting to watch.
I don’t see how they are going to continue to get people to spend 75 bucks a pop on tickets when they don’t really play entertaining basketball on a nightly basis.
They are the NBA version of vanilla ice cream. Pretty good all the time, but incredibly boring.
I don’t think they even care. Keep em, blow it up. So what. They’re done again.
It will be 23 more years before we have another relevant game in Atlanta.
Joe is the new Allen Henderson
GT Falcon
May 12th, 2011
10:29 pm
Joe Johnson is the most overpaid player in all of sports in the world hands down…..
Dan
May 12th, 2011
10:29 pm
Can’t even score 80 pts. Sad!
Duck
May 12th, 2011
10:30 pm
I want see a team with Teague, Joe Johnson Dwight Howard and Josh Smith. That would be nasty.
Phil
May 12th, 2011
10:30 pm
And sadly, the humiliations are usually delivered on our courts and fields as the opposing fans out yell us….lord it gets old being such losers…
PMC
May 12th, 2011
10:30 pm
Maybe they can move BACK to St Louis.
Eric
May 12th, 2011
10:30 pm
Dude, you were the number #2 pick! A la Michael Jordan! Your last two box scores you got the same amount of points that I did!
JaMarcus Russell
May 12th, 2011
10:30 pm
Hawks,
You guys make my performances look better,
Columbus
May 12th, 2011
10:30 pm
Ted did not sell, Time Warner sold I believe
G
May 12th, 2011
10:30 pm
I am not sure any coach can the max out of this team but I do know Larry Drew can’t.
Trint
May 12th, 2011
10:31 pm
These cats have no pride. Kobe didnt shake hands with the Mavs after they were blown up. Joe Johnson is sooooo lame. Not even going to get on Marvin………..
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
10:31 pm
The Hawks did what they do best; they quit and got blown out on the last game…
ramblinman
May 12th, 2011
10:32 pm
Any thoughts on possibly going out and getting a guy like Anthony Morrow? A shooter is certainly not a huge need, but with Crawford perhaps leaving maybe the Hawks could put a little trade together for a reliable shooter in Morrow, a starter in the league, albeit for the Nets. Obviously he was a fantastic shooter down the street at GT, and has established himself as deadly from downtown in the NBA. I just think he could be a cheap trade for pretty solid value…
PMC
May 12th, 2011
10:32 pm
Dwight’s going to LA. We missed our chance when Billy decided to go with no talent Marvin.
Same old, horrible worthless Atlanta pro team.
Maybe in another 23.
Eric
May 12th, 2011
10:32 pm
Is Joe Johnson laughing in the post game congratulations! Dude needs a publicist and a psychiatrist!
Atl teams = Playoff chokers
May 12th, 2011
10:32 pm
This was Josh Smith’s last game as a Hawk.
Atl teams = Playoff chokers
May 12th, 2011
10:33 pm
Hey Joe got paid 150,000 for this game. He doesnt care at all. Hes gonna drive to his mansion laughing his ass off in his Benz
JSS
May 12th, 2011
10:33 pm
You got to love all of these crazy people who think that Howard or any other real star is going to come to “blown up” franchise and start over… He and others want to win (now)!
Thanks Hawks, you gave us a glimpse (of real effort) for a change… Jamal and Marvin are done… Al Horford and Joe have to really do some soul searching this off season… Teague, kid don’t rest on this playoff… See if you can get in the Pan Am Games try outs for USA Basketball and try to get some time leading a team…
See you after they get a new CBA!
bamaboy1
May 12th, 2011
10:33 pm
Daryl Hawks this win was for you! RIP
PMC
May 12th, 2011
10:33 pm
Praying for an NBA lockout next year I guess.
aswingruber
May 12th, 2011
10:34 pm
Pape Sy starting instead of Marvin Williams would be a huge upgrade.
welikebaseball2
May 12th, 2011
10:34 pm
Well, our Hawks are who we thought they were. We all knew their ceiling was the 2nd round of the playoffs & the fanbase has no reason to believe that’ll change anytime soon. We’ve got cheap ownership, so a major free agent signing is out. No one wants our “bad” contracts, so a major trade is out. And we don’t have a 1st round pick next year (not that we’d know what to do with it anyway). [sigh]…depressing.
Eric
May 12th, 2011
10:34 pm
Derrick Rose is easy to root for. Joe isn’t!
Jon Kontract
May 12th, 2011
10:35 pm
Hawks dominated by da Bulls on the glass. Too many easy shots by the Bulls…I think I recognize this Hawks team…Is that J-Smoove teing up another J? CLANK!!! Yes Sir!!
Pete
May 12th, 2011
10:35 pm
Did Al Horford even play tonight?
Atl teams = Playoff chokers
May 12th, 2011
10:35 pm
Joe is laughing all the way to the bank. He dont care.
Big Wally
May 12th, 2011
10:36 pm
Move this POS team to Winnipeg instead of the Thrashers. Horford is a wimp. Josh is an idiot. Joe is heartless and Marvin is the definition of the word lazy.
Adam
May 12th, 2011
10:36 pm
You know the most sickening thing about this game tonight? Absolutely everything about it, from the game itself all the way down to the ESPN broadcast felt like a Bulls/Heat undercard. It was as if the Bulls/Heat series was a foregone conclusion, and all that had to be done was getting this pointless Bulls/Hawks series closed up and out of the way. And our Hawks complied, quite disgustingly.
Such is life for an Atlanta Hawks fan. Same stuff for 40 years.
Coach Dooley
May 12th, 2011
10:36 pm
Rose is such a really good player and so refreshing to see a talent that does not pose- just lets his game do the talking
Atl teams = Playoff chokers
May 12th, 2011
10:36 pm
Well its about that time to choose a bandwagon. Im on the Heat’s
Duck
May 12th, 2011
10:36 pm
That dope Chernoff was ready to put LD as the 2nd best coach in Georgia this afternoon over Coach Richt. Last I checked Richt is the only coach with a few championship rings.
Columbus
May 12th, 2011
10:36 pm
This is a running team who the Bulls made stand still. No chance tonight. No answer from the coaching staff. No creativity. Nothing new. Nothing different. Just standing still waiting on a pass instead of running plays, posting up, hook shots. The Bulls owned the paint on our end. Josh outside waiting on an open jumper which the Bulls did not care to guard him from a jumper. Josh Smith’s new nickname should be SELF-CHECK.
Lets go Braves!
Lets go Falcons!
p.s.
Ted, will you please come back and buy the Hawks and Thrashers? Braves too if you would. Thank you.
NagoyaHawk
May 12th, 2011
10:37 pm
Why did we sign Joe Johnson? Thank goodness Crawford is gone. Hawks fans are a tired bunch. Kind of wish we never made the playoffs to lose like this. I am changing teams. I give up on losers and now cheer for the Heat. At least they have heart.
Jon Kontract
May 12th, 2011
10:38 pm
I’m hookinng my wagon to Bron-Bron and the Heat. Pretty good effort, all in all, by the Hawks…Too many multi million dollar starts for the Hawks went invisible or silent, etc. Pretty sad when Jeff Teague has to carry your team, right Joe?
El Bravo
May 12th, 2011
10:38 pm
Are you guys seriously criticizing Marvin after this game and last? The guy hardly played outside garbage minutes. Al, Jamal and LD killed this team tonight. LD never holds the core four accountable. Jamal can go 0 for 20 with 10 turnovers and he’s still going to get another shot. The bottom line is that we are not getting much for Marvin, we can not move JJ because of his contract so the only trade options are Al, Josh and Jamal (sign and trade). I think that Josh has the bigger upside with the right coach so Al and Jamal must go. We also need to find a real coach. LD is an embarrassment…
Pete
May 12th, 2011
10:39 pm
Josh had a damn good series
Jackets 2011
May 12th, 2011
10:39 pm
McDavid had a deal with Ted.
I believe it was verbal and McDavid won over two hundred million in a lawsuit.
Maybe it happened when the team was owned by Ted and TBS.
ChiTown
May 12th, 2011
10:39 pm
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Bulls
Loserville
May 12th, 2011
10:40 pm
Can’t get right, falcons, hawks, thrashers, dream, Georgia, what do they all have in common? You guessed right, all part of loserville USA.
PMC
May 12th, 2011
10:41 pm
There’s not a player on the Hawks anyone wishes they were. When we were growing up, everyone wanted to be Jordan. I bet there are thousands of kids all over America who in their driveways and gyms emulate Derrick Rose. Lots of folks want to be Lebron.
The Hawks don’t have one superstar player to hang their hats on, NOT ONE PLAYER!!!
They have only one in team history since they’ve been in Atlanta and that’s Dominique who they traded away.
It’s almost impossible to have this many years of terrible front office work in one town.
Everyone every year says, no negativity… believe.
Screw it. These bums are not worth the money and the effort.
PMC
May 12th, 2011
10:41 pm
The John Konkak and Allen Henderson albatross salaries looks freaking reasonable compared to Joe’s.
WeBelieve
May 12th, 2011
10:42 pm
I’m sure Horford will send Noah 10 congratulatory texts tonight, Joe will chill at home and count his cash and Josh will stay late at the practice facility tryin to hit 20 footers… Meanwhile, marvin will vanish into thin air.
JOKER
May 12th, 2011
10:43 pm
well can’t blame the hawks lack of energy or effort because it was there Hawks just simply got out played this game
JOKER
May 12th, 2011
10:45 pm
guess ill hope on the bulls wagon I hope heat don’t make it if if they do I hope heat lose in finals they can winnext year but I hope not this year.
matt
May 12th, 2011
10:46 pm
you can blame them for lack of energy. this team had no will to win tonight
Can't get right
May 12th, 2011
10:47 pm
Just like falcons, putrid
J-Man
May 12th, 2011
10:47 pm
Maybe we can trade Josh Smith, Marvin Williams, 3 1st round picks for Dwight Howard. It probably will take even more than that to be honest. We also need some shooters if were gonna keep playing the pick and roll like this because I’ve had enough of seeing J Smoove taking 3 pointers
Heat Fan
May 12th, 2011
10:47 pm
Hawks fans you guys need a good GM and coach. When the Heat got Riley, that’s when we became relevant. He’s been with us 16 yrs and we have made the playoffs 13 times. He knows how to build teams and bow them up. I don’t care what anyone says. You can’t build teams thru the draft anymore, you have to make them. The good teams will do what ever they have to do to get the job done. The only team I can remember that has won a SHIP in the past 20 yrs without a superstar was Detroit 2004.
Austen
May 12th, 2011
10:47 pm
All you people seem to do is bash Joe Johnson for every Hawks loss. You have to realize that Joe Johnson is being handchecked, double teamed, and even triple teamed every time he touches the ball which limits his offensive production. The only way to beat the double team is with good ball movement which leads to open shots. The Hawks didn’t make those shots today as Joe, Josh, and Teague were the only Hawks who showed up. So stop blaming Joe for every Hawks loss.
Soldierman
May 12th, 2011
10:48 pm
We knew this was our ceiling folks all I hoped for was effort and we got that. Like it or not this is our team and they played above and beyond what anyone with sense thought they would so I say two beers for my boys. We put a scare into the number one seed and I for one am proud of the home team.
Pete
May 12th, 2011
10:48 pm
Eric, Jordan Crawford averaged about 20 a game after we traded him.
Eric
May 12th, 2011
10:48 pm
Yo blog people! Marvin did not score in the last two games! What the —-? Joe yukes it up at mid court at game’s end. Al lays an egg against his college teammate that he usually dominates. We made Taj Gibson look like Lebron James. Oh yeah, we gave up 3 players and a first round draft pick to trade for a position that we already had covered in Jeff Teague! This team will need a major upgrade or a marketing genius before it gets another dime out me!
Dave
May 12th, 2011
10:49 pm
Okay, now that everyone has ganged up on the Hawks, let’s remember that EVERYONE thought the Hawks were going to be eliminated by Orlando in at best a six-game first round.
Then, when they upset the Magic, Mark himself said they would be lucky to win two games. While i grant you they only won two games, they were IN every game except #3 (even tonight’s game, they were only down TEN after playing a horrible offensive game.
The better team won, but it is NOT all bad for the Hawks. They have found their point guard in Jeff Teague, and the Hawks NOW know that Jamal Crawford is NOT the answer for instant offense off the bench, not against a good defensive team. They can therefore tell Jamal that they will sign him for $5-6 million, or he can become a free agent.
They need to find a good big man to play center, so Horford can play power forward where he belongs, and Josh can play small forward. Given the fight and teamwork they showed in the playoffs this year, they actually have a chance to convince a big man to come play for them.
I would LIKE to think they could trade Al or Josh or Joe as part of a package to Orlando to get Dwight Howard, but I know Dwight will go to either the Lakers or one of the New York area teams.
This I also know: Chicago has NO CHANCE to beat the Heat. They will clamp down on Rose and make the other four players beat them, and I do not believe there is enough talent on the Bulls to score enough against Miami. The Heat probably feared the Hawks more than they feared the Bulls, because the Hawks had more athletic players.
It will be the Heat in five, at worst six.
Gwinnett Fred
May 12th, 2011
10:50 pm
Have to be disappointed that they simply didn’t play a speck of defense, especially early on when the Bulls were shooting 70% from the floor.
Anyway, yet another season where we eclipsed the previous season.
04-05 won 13 games
05-06 won 26 games
06-07 won 30 games
07-08 won 37 games, made playoffs
08-09 won 47 games, made 2nd round
09-10 won 53 games, made 2nd round
10-11 won 2 games in 2nd round
Sure, it’s baby steps, but some level of improvement for 6 straight years – things could be worse folks!
Tech Man
May 12th, 2011
10:50 pm
Bulls coach did a great job designing their defense to stop our penetration. They were up in our jocks and had strong help when we tried to penetrate. Great, great team defensive wall building!
Austen
May 12th, 2011
10:50 pm
All you people seem to do is bash Joe Johnson for every Hawks loss. You have to realize that Joe Johnson is being hand checked, double teamed, and even triple teamed every time he touches the ball which limits his offensive production. The only way to beat the double team is with good ball movement which leads to open shots. The Hawks didn’t make those shots today as Joe, Josh, and Teague were the only Hawks who showed up. So stop blaming Joe for every Hawks loss.
Tech Man
May 12th, 2011
10:55 pm
Hubie is the best in the business!
JSS
May 12th, 2011
10:58 pm
Ted Turner had “nothing to do” with the AOL/Time-Warner deal! That mess was all McGuirk and the Dim Five (the AOL lawyers)…
This team has pieces (they are not great); but I remember Kobe sitting on the bench back in that Phoenix series years back… They had been spanked and people were saying he and Lamar Odom were never ever going to win in L.A. … Then they made the moves, didn’t blow up the team; but made solid moves and Gasol fell into their lap! Still, you got to make the right move…
JOKER
May 12th, 2011
10:59 pm
WELL PEOPLE LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE AT LEAST WE DIDN’T GET SWEPT LIKE THE LATER HA HA SO I’LL TAKE A 6GAME LOST LOL
Old School Hawk
May 12th, 2011
11:00 pm
Austen,
The issue with Joe (and there are several) is that when it is time for him to take over a game and leave his imprint, he just doesnt do it. I dont care what kind of defense they throw at you, usually your “go to” guys come thru. Nobody is blaming him for the loss, but we are blaming him for not showing up when it matters!!!
Columbus
May 12th, 2011
11:05 pm
Good ball movement? How about good feet movement so there can be good ball movement. Bulls played us perfectly and we could not score and our defense was not in the same league so they beat us at BOTH ends of the court 4 out of 6 games. Joe was NOT getting double teamed every timne he touched the ball BTW, I seen many posessions that it was one on one and long arms were all in the air waving and when Joe moved, the dude was like a cat and moved with him. Bogans was who I seen on him like white on rice…or like the misses every time Josh shot a jumper, or free throw.
Columbus
May 12th, 2011
11:08 pm
Josh cant hit free throws…. but he thinks he can hit long jumpers? Makes sense. Shaq should have led the league in 3’s based on that line of thinking.
Columbus
May 12th, 2011
11:11 pm
I disagree, Joe will take over a game but the Bulls defense was too much for the WHOLE team except Teague. Joe can and would have tonight but the D was too much. Best D I have seen in a LONG time without a very good center.
Columbus
May 12th, 2011
11:18 pm
Could be worse, BUT this team was put together and was winning and was further along and should have been AHEAD of the Bulls. Should of made the conference finals before the Bulls. The BULLS took our spot. They jumped over us, leapfrogged us and what will our answer be? What is the plan to stop the Bulls next year? How can we jump back ahead of them? I think it starts with a center and probably a coach.
Harpie
May 12th, 2011
11:30 pm
It’s gonna be this same old story every season until they get a decent coach. Larry Drew is in way over his head…
Gwinnett Fred
May 12th, 2011
11:33 pm
They go to a huddle shot down 15 at a time out.
Drew’s brilliant coaching:
“We can’t get it back all at once”
“We have to chip away at it”
“We can do this”
That’s fine for HIGH SCHOOL Larry, but how about drawing up a damn play that doesn’t take 23 seconds off the shot clock? Or set up some defense that can keep an opponent from shooting 70% from the floor.
These guys are SUPPOSED to be pros – leave the rah rah crap to the prepsters and DO SOME COACHING!!!!!
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JOKER
May 13th, 2011
8:45 am
I Meant LAKERS